In fact, in his previous life, the international version of Douyin also faced risks twice.
The first time was in 2020, and the second was in 2024.
In 2020, because of Xinguan, the international version of Douyin gradually exposed its discourse power in the media sphere, and once the West realized this, they wanted to forcibly acquire it.
In the end, although no one knew exactly what happened, in Li Yang's view, it was definitely the "parents" stepping in to negotiate terms.
He didn't believe that a platform boss full of endless counterfeits and all kinds of money-grabbing tricks would suddenly grow a conscience.
And be able to withstand that much pressure.
That year, Wall Street was willing to pay 30 billion US Dollars.
The 2024 incident was even more serious: they directly introduced a bill demanding the international version of Douyin be taken down, but in the end it was still smoothed over by the "parents."
