Chapter 759： Series C financing (5)

"Hello, Mr. Yang and shareholders, I'm Sheryl Sandberg, COO from Facebook."

Sheryl Sandberg?

Yang Cheng gave this woman a surprised look. For this famous Silicon Valley strong woman, he has been well known for a long time, and Donna Lande, who now works under him, are both women standing on the apex of the pyramid. Since Donna Rand's popularity, the evaluation of Sheryl Sandberg has been mixed.

She is a staunch feminist, but she is also a good wife and mother who can maintain good family relationships. As the most successful feminist in the world, she often calls for equality between men and women. She believes that the reason why women do not have the courage to join the leadership is not Dare to let go and pursue their dreams is more out of inner fear and unconfidence. Therefore, she often encourages all women, inspires them to accept challenges and pursue their goals in life with enthusiasm. For this reason, many women Treated her as an idol, and even suggested that she go to participate in the General Tong University xuan.

Well, these have nothing to do with Yang Cheng, but Yang Cheng still recognizes her work ability, but quite a few management experts think Cheryl is dispensable for Facebook because she often commits crimes. Some stubborn mistakes, such as her insistence on being tolerant to the polar bear network, make many Americans very upset. God knows how Americans are hostile to polar bears under the brainwashing of careerists.

But no matter what, as Mark Zuckerberg's capable man today, Cheryl's presence can still arouse the interest of everyone, even more interested than Berkshire Hathaway sent someone.

"Hello Ms. Sandberg, New Times Media welcomes you here. I don't know what you think, but it doesn't hurt to say it?" Yang Cheng asked in a gentle way.

Cheryl bowed slightly and said generously, “Facebook and Toutiao app have many possibilities for cooperation. This time I came to hope that Facebook can cooperate with Toutiao app in depth, such as building a hot search push mechanism. On the popular recommendation homepage of the Toutiao app, push popular posts on Facebook, and add a hot news section to the Facebook homepage. The news source is recommended by the Toutiao app."

The senior officials of New Era Media began to analyze the possibility of cooperation between the two parties. In particular, Sang Pauli, the chief operating officer of Toutiao App, was particularly interested in this proposal and kept winking at Eddie.

Yang Cheng appears to be lacking in interest. Apart from being able to break through the user barriers between each other, it seems that there is no more benefit, and this can also be achieved by sharing accounts between both parties, which is completely unnecessary.

Furthermore, Facebook has reached its peak in the social field. Now I have to consider horizontal expansion. Yang Cheng doesn't want to introduce wolves into the room. Even after returning from Switzerland, he and Mark have a good chat, but personal relationships cannot be involved in official business.

Yang Cheng’s worries are more than that. Facebook has its own gangsters. A lot of things that have happened in the past few years are related to Facebook. Not to mention the case of Facebook user data leaks that became a lot of noise a few years later, then tm is just a case. Tiankeng, if Toutiao breaks through the barriers with Facebook, he will be implicated if he fails to say it. Xiaozha can barely get through with the help of an innocent face and the help of the Jews. What will he do with Yang Cheng?

In the past few years, Facebook has slowly deteriorated. It has lost its original social intentions. It has continued to move toward a black-hearted advertising company. It has often caused the breakdown of journalism and truth. It has made countless enemies in the media world. It is really necessary for Yang Cheng to visit. Is this muddy water?

This is not Yang Cheng’s rumors. Facebook is already recognized as an out-and-out advertising company. With its massive user data, it not only resells users’ personal data as merchandise to a variety of unscrupulous zheng companies. , Also through artificial intelligence and algorithms, more accurately help these zheng business forces carry out their own plans, and they do not care who is behind the money.

Facebook’s powerful information filtering and delivery capabilities are gradually replacing people’s normal social activities and the right to decide what information they choose to contact. In fact, from a certain perspective, this is incompatible with the push of Toutiao app. The difference between Hehe in common is that Toutiao is still very weak today, and it focuses on the news market, and the impact of users is far less extensive than the social field.

This is no wonder Yang Cheng, the current world is mainly affected by two long-term trends: first, life is becoming more and more dematerialized; second, AI is getting smarter.

These two trends overlap at the algorithmic level that affects digital content consumption. Opaque social media algorithms are gradually replacing human beings and determining people’s articles, people to keep in touch, opinions and opinions, and feedback received.

However, the contradiction with the above is that, to a certain extent, Facebook is the natural enemy of Toutiao app: Because of the powerful intermediary effect of social media, the relationship between the young generation and "news" has undergone qualitative changes and no longer maintains the relationship with China. The older generation’s similar news viewing and listening habits have changed into an unexpected relationship with “news”. When they encounter it, they will know some, and even if they don’t encounter it, they will at most immerse themselves in social networking in their spare time. Subsidiary activities in the network.

Some experts call this phenomenon "unexpected news". For the younger generation who are deeply influenced by social media, fragmented information deprives them of the opportunity to have a more comprehensive understanding of the world’s images. In the long run, they will not only Without a deep understanding of the present and history, you may no longer be interested in understanding.

And this "unexpected news" is actually not accidental, but deliberate manipulation. What's more terrifying is that it makes the originally stupid people more stupid, and makes the paranoid people more paranoid, no wonder, face The prosperity of books, the collapse of news, and the collapse of the truth occurred almost simultaneously.

If Toutiao is not born, I am afraid that young people will not even have the last channel to be willing to be close to the news. Therefore, it can be said that to a certain extent, Facebook is already the natural enemy of Toutiao, and the two may not be **** in the future. In order to avoid being controlled by others in the war, Yang Cheng feels that it is necessary to keep Facebook out of the door now.

According to Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook is going to replace it with equity and Toutiao app. However, Yang Cheng only has an interest in making money on Facebook’s shares. After all, Facebook’s stock price has soared in the next few years. Orange doesn't want to miss it, but he can achieve it through four-dimensional space. There is no need for strategic exchange.

Once the equity exchange is completed, it is impossible for Facebook not to ask for more, such as executive positions and board seats, because without real power, it is impossible to seek benefits for itself. Everyone understands this truth. Once a mouth is made for Facebook, it is bound to be It will cause dissatisfaction among other shareholders. By then, everyone will ask to send someone to the management. Will Yang Cheng still manage the company? Does the group want to develop?

These all need to be considered by him, and some things are better to prevent problems before they happen.

The more Yang Cheng thinks about it, the more he feels that he can’t get involved with Facebook. This is a thunder. Whoever touches it will die.

But other people seem to be a little excited, especially a group of executives. They stand from different angles. They are not as comprehensive as Yang Cheng. On the surface, the cooperation with Facebook is completely one plus one greater than two, which is good for both parties, but Actually? When I was sold by Facebook, I helped others count the money.

Yang Cheng looked at the executives with their excited eyes, and couldn't wait to give them one by one, and then kicked them out of the company. A group of short-sighted people who only value immediate benefits.

Okay, he was angry for a while and didn't make any excessive actions. After a little hesitation, he said euphemistically, "We can talk about the cooperation with Facebook slowly. Now it is a meeting to discuss financing."

Cheryl didn’t seem to understand, and said quickly, “Of course, our purpose is also to participate in the financing of New Era Media. Regardless of cooperation, investing in New Era Media is a business that makes no money.”

This sentence once again aroused the goodwill of the executives, and also caused some shareholders to have a sense of identity. This group of people is led by David Ellison’s duo. This guy lives in California all year round, and is famous for the Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurs and management elites know very well, so for Sheryl Sandberg, he has extra confidence.

Jump up and cheer for Cheryl I think we can consider introducing Facebook, and there are many ways to cooperate with Toutiao app, such as smart algorithms, etc. This is a win-win cooperation. "

Yang Cheng really wanted to roll his eyes to death, how could there be him everywhere.

Looking at other shareholders laughing and not speaking, it seems that they have expressed their support by tacit consent. Yang Cheng is very big, and it is not easy to refuse it clearly. It is easy to be mistaken for doing things against investors. He can't do things that don't pay the price. I don't want to get a relationship with Facebook.

Who knows that he has not yet figured out a way to refuse, Cheryl said again, "I heard that Mr. Yang and Mr. Zuckerberg have a good personal relationship. If this cooperation goes smoothly, the cooperation between the two can become one. Beautiful talk, passed down through the ages."

Yang Cheng slandered in his heart, "Is it still spreading through the ages? I am grateful to God for not being nailed to the pillar of shame by Zuckerberg for thousands of years."

But there was a grudging smile on his mouth, "I did have many pleasant exchanges with Mark. There is no doubt that he is a legend. Facebook is the greatest invention of the Internet in the 21st century."

He was boasting, but what he thought was completely different. In his opinion, Xiao Zha was sufficiently hypocritical and cruel enough, which was very similar to Yang Cheng, and was even more the same as the face of the benefactor exposed to money. , But Yang Cheng himself is such a person, so he knows the harm of such a person.

This is the same reason that smart people can never be friends with smart people. No smart person likes someone smarter than himself. Everyone likes to use IQ to crush others, but they don't like to be crushed by IQ. This is human nature. Selfishness.

Just like now, I admire Xiaozha on the surface, but secretly killed him without wanting to cooperate with him.