Jiang Cheng looked at Zhang Yiming and couldn't help but suppress a smile.
Because the words he had just spoken to Zhang Yiming were actually Zhang Yiming's own words—just from two years in the future.
These were his own thoughts, so of course they felt familiar.
However, Jiang Cheng had used them ahead of time.
After listening to Zhang Yiming, Shen Nanpeng couldn't help but praise, "Chairman Jiang, to have such unique insights at such a young age is truly remarkable. Your words have given me great inspiration."
"This is actually the mistake we most commonly make; we always focus our energy on our competitors, watching their every move and even studying how to bring them down, but we rarely concentrate all our energy on our own enterprise, studying ourselves and our customers."
Zhang Yiming said in agreement, "Yes, President Jiang's words have enlightened me. To be honest, I've been a bit lost with ByteDance's development lately."
"Especially facing external pressures and challenges, with troubles both from within and without, I'm seeking innovation every day."
"We've already achieved the combination of short videos and big data search, but the path forward is crucial."
"As Chairman Li Songbo said, we have many competitors. What should we do to truly surpass them and get ahead?"
After Zhang Yiming posed this question, Shen Nanpeng looked at Jiang Cheng.
"President Jiang, as the youngest director among us, your sense for the youth market should be sharper than ours. Do you have any good suggestions for development?"
Jiang Cheng understood what Zhang Yiming meant.
ByteDance had reached a bottleneck and urgently needed a breakthrough.
And Jiang Cheng naturally knew what that breakthrough was.
He took a sip of red wine, looked at them, and said calmly, "Live streaming."
Seeing Jiang Cheng say this, Zhang Yiming's eyes lit up, and he followed up, "Live streaming? There are quite a few professional live streaming apps already—Live Streaming Platform, Huchi, Xiongmao..."
Seeing everyone staring at him, Jiang Cheng continued, "I'm not talking about developing an independent Live Streaming Platform, but rather integrating TikTok's short videos with live streaming."
"The current platforms on the market target a fixed set of users, but TikTok is different. While seizing the short video and news platform markets, haven't we accumulated a massive user base?"
"By combining the short video platform with live streaming functions, we can launch an era of universal live streaming. This means live streaming will no longer be limited to major internet celebrities and stars; as long as someone has a phone, they can stream anytime, anywhere."
After speaking, Jiang Cheng gave them a performative glance and added humbly, "These are just some of my shallow insights. If the suggestion isn't good, please don't take offense."
After Jiang Cheng finished, the big shots present were quiet for a moment before exchanging glances.
As they exchanged glances, a look of interest rose in each of their eyes.
This showed that everyone strongly agreed with Jiang Cheng's proposal.
Zhang Yiming was the first to applaud. "Brilliant, simply brilliant! Hearing you say that, I suddenly feel the problem I've been brooding over for months has been solved. President Jiang, it's no exaggeration to say you're like a kindred spirit who understands my every thought. I've researched Live Streaming Platforms before, but I hadn't considered moving in this direction yet."
In fact, in November 2017, TikTok had already begun rolling out a beta version of its live streaming feature.
But it wasn't until December that the live streaming function was officially launched.
So even if Jiang Cheng hadn't said it, Zhang Yiming likely would have thought of it soon anyway.
Shen Nanpeng also nodded and said, "I think Chairman Jiang's suggestion is excellent. Young people have a unique perspective. Don't be too humble; if it were me, I might not have been able to link short video platforms with live streaming."
Li Songbo from Sina Social Media Platform said excitedly, "Such a large user base is indeed very suitable for live streaming. The business talent Chairman Jiang has displayed at such a young age makes me feel inferior."
Everyone had originally thought Jiang Cheng was just a Second-generation rich kid with a powerful background.
But these words immediately made them drop their stereotypical prejudices against him.
Seeing everyone praising him one after another, Jiang Cheng waved his hand. "I'm not finished talking about live streaming yet."
After Jiang Cheng said this, the people present immediately fell silent, each looking at him with a serious and attentive expression.
Seeing these investment moguls all acting like humble students, Jiang Cheng suddenly felt a bit of a thrill!
"Everyone knows that live streaming has been popular since 2014, but this year there's something even hotter: e-commerce live streaming."
"E-commerce live streaming? You mean Taobao's e-commerce live streaming?" Zhang Yiming asked again.
"Speaking of e-commerce live streaming, I believe everyone knows one person, and that is the Lipstick King, Li Jiaqi."
However, at this time, Li Jiaqi hadn't truly exploded in popularity yet.
His true breakout moment would be during the 2018 Double 11 shopping festival when he competed with Father Ma to sell lipstick.
At that time, Li Jiaqi beat Father Ma and became an instant sensation!
He was known as the "Lipstick King" and "Top Sales Influencer" of the live streaming world.
Starting from his first contact with e-commerce live streaming in 2016, it took him only three years to go from an unknown small Streamer to the top-tier traffic sales influencer at the peak of the pyramid... Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng suddenly said to them, "Sorry, please wait a moment..."
Then, Jiang Cheng picked up his phone and sent a message to Shen Zheng, the manager of Xingchen Media Company... asking him to contact Li Jiaqi's company to see if they could poach him.
After all, this man who was number one in sales across the entire internet had immense potential.
Even during the period when TikTok live streaming was rising.
When various stars and internet celebrities were all jumping into live streaming.
Even in that competitive market, Li Jiaqi's sales figures remained firmly at number one nationwide.
If such a person could be signed to his Xingchen Media Company, the company's development over the next few years would be foolproof.
Seeing Jiang Cheng suddenly pick up his phone, none of them showed the slightest expression of displeasure.
After all, Jiang Cheng's status was clear, and people have a high degree of tolerance for those on their own level.
And the reason Jiang Cheng dared to be so relaxed in front of them was naturally because of his identity.
This was the confidence that came with a net worth of tens of billions...