166: Wang Lin's future vision: ByteDance and DJI!

I have to say.

Human greed expands step by step.

After successfully acquiring Snow King and Bubble Blind Box.

Wang Lin felt that he still had a chance to approach the parent company of Dad Dou, which is ByteDance.

The Series C financing should be in the middle to late part of this year.

He only had a few months left.

If he could successfully board this future hottest short-video trend and keep up with the rhythm of this wave, he would be able to comfortably relax on the trillion-valued aircraft carrier that is ByteDance in the future.

This 'trillion' doesn't just mean one trillion; it means at least three trillion or more.

It's not the same magnitude as companies like Snow King and Bubble Blind Box, which might, at best, be worth a few hundred billion.

ByteDance is the world's ByteDance.

It is the ByteDance that can stand firm against the Beautiful Country without being defeated.

Speaking of this, Wang Lin was reminded of DJI.

He immediately called for the Marketing Department Manager, Sun Chao, and said, "I have a task for you now: go and thoroughly investigate the financing needs and schedule for DJI and ByteDance, as well as all the factors we need to consider."

"I have only one goal: in the coming time, we must spend the money we hold and exchange it for shares in these despicable, insignificant companies!!"

"If you can accomplish this, your department will receive rewards beyond your wildest imagination this year!!"

DJI?

ByteDance?

Sun Chao seemed to have heard of both companies.

Especially ByteDance; their Todays Headlines was indeed a product that was popular for a time, and it was the product that made ByteDance famous.

But what is DJI?

Sun Chao hadn't paid much attention to this area.

New companies appear every year, every month, and even every day in this world.

It was impossible for him to know about all of them.

But seeing how serious CEO Wang was, he immediately said, "CEO Wang, don't worry, I guarantee the mission will be completed!!"

And wouldn't you know it.

The person Wang Lin hired definitely had connections.

Regardless of the method he used.

On the third day, after learning about the matter, Wang Tao, the CEO of DJI, personally flew to Zheng County and arrived at the entrance of Junlin Finance.

He actually came this time with the intention of raising the company's valuation.

As for Wang Lin?

He only knew that the other party was a nouveau riche in the financial market, rumored to be very powerful, but he wasn't exactly sure how aggressive his methods were.

This visit was also because the other party had been extremely enthusiastic in their invitation.

They were still in the same conference room.

Wang Lin sat in his previous seat, looking at Wang Tao across from him.

Wang Tao was also looking at Wang Lin.

Both men were filled with emotion.

Wang Lin was marveling at how Wang Tao's brain worked, enabling him to create a drone that dominates the globe.

This device is something even the Beautiful Country couldn't beat.

It even influenced the situation on a certain battlefield in 2025 to some extent.

Wang Lin knew that some machines produced by DJI were being sold at high prices as weapons by secondary dealers.

What does this show?

It shows that this guy is incredibly awesome!!

Now, in 2014, was when DJI was just starting to emerge, and the Series A financing proved it all.

Wang Tao was also extremely shocked.

Before coming, he had already checked the information: a legendary figure in the financial world, the super Hot Money, Brother Lin, who had achieved a net worth of tens of billions in just one year.

But he truly hadn't expected the other party to be terrifyingly young.

Both parties felt a hint of goodwill toward the other during their first meeting.

"Brother Lin, the legendary Hot Money who earns tens of billions annually?"

"Jiang Tao, the founder of the world's most awesome drone company?"

The former was a statement of fact.

Everyone knew it.

But the latter was a predictive assessment.

After all, although DJI was certainly starting to emerge, it hadn't reached the level of being the "world's most awesome."

A slight blush appeared on Wang Tao's face, and he quickly waved his hand, saying, "Brother Lin, you praise me too much!"

"Although my goal is indeed to be number one globally and let China's drones go worldwide, I must admit that some technologies are still not mature enough."

Wang Lin laughed at this moment and said, "Therefore, you need sufficient capital for research and development and experimentation, and we at Junlin Finance can provide you with enough funds!!"

"And even a completely relaxed environment!! Our company will not interfere with any of your decisions!!"

Wang Tao was stunned.

What the heck? He had been through many collaborations, but who starts off with such a massive move?

It was overwhelming.

Sufficient capital, and no interference in any decisions.

Who could resist that?

Wang Tao's original intention of just coming to look around instantly changed.

If the subsequent cooperation talks went well, then Junlin Finance seemed like a good choice?

For Wang Tao, he certainly needed capital, as well as the various channels and assistance that capital could provide.

But sometimes, the more help received, the more pressure one would face from capital.

In the early stages of the startup, Wang Tao still hoped to maintain greater control over the company.

Therefore, Wang Lin's words truly struck a chord with him.

"What, are you moved by my sincerity?" Wang Lin laughed.

Wang Tao looked at the exceptionally young tens-of-billions-aire before him, nodded, and said, "Indeed, but I'd like to hear what valuation Brother Lin can offer our company?"

Hearing this, Wang Lin smiled.

Reaching this step meant the deal was pretty much secured.

Wang Lin didn't hesitate. He knew his current weakness was his inability to provide these entrepreneurs with help other than financial support.

Only monetary assistance.

"I offer your company a valuation of $2 billion USD, with an investment of $30 million USD. What do you think?"

That single sentence made Wang Tao instantly stand up.

His eyes were filled with shock.

Was this guy really so rich and powerful?

One must know that even a powerful entity like Sequoia was only willing to offer a valuation of $1.5 billion USD, albeit with some additional conditions.

But a valuation of $2 billion USD was incredibly tempting!!

Furthermore, $30 million USD only accounted for 1.5% of the shares, which was indeed a very reasonable range.

For a moment, Wang Tao was genuinely tempted.

But this was too fast.

It was so fast that Wang Tao couldn't fully process it.

Was the other party launching a blitzkrieg?!