In the conference room.
Li Dong lit a cigarette and smoked. Shen Qian got up and opened the window.
Seeing him frowning and deep in thought, Shen Qian said softly, "Why are you in a hurry again? Didn't you say that at this time, we should restrain our edge, keep a low profile, and pass the Nirvana stage? "
"Keeping a low profile doesn't mean that we won't develop."
Li Dong flicked the ash off his cigarette and knocked on the table with his other hand. He pondered, "When I said to restrain our edge, I meant that we shouldn't offend too many people in the same industry. Things like fighting with Su Guo and Carrefour should be avoided at present. But normal development and expansion are still necessary. If we are stuck in our old ways now, it won't be long before we will be surpassed by others and fall behind by a lot. "
Shen Qian said, "But now Far Away is indeed somewhat unsustainable. The investment is more than ten times more than the profit, and it has been in a period of rapid expansion. Maybe it's more suitable to stop and slow down for now, Far Away. "
Li Dong shook his head, "It's not time yet."
"It's not time yet?" Shen Qian smiled bitterly.
In the past, she thought that if Li Dong could make the group reach the level of tens of billions, it would be amazing.
Wasn't it enough for a 20-year-old grassroots group to reach tens of billions?
When Far Away entered the list of tens of billions, Li Dong was still working hard, still struggling as before. At that time, she felt that Li Dong was too amazing.
How many people could go from nothing to this point and still maintain their original intentions?
Enjoyment, this word was rarely experienced by Li Dong.
When Far Away entered the list of tens of billions, Shen Qian felt that Li Dong should be satisfied at this time, right?
Even Shen Qian had never thought of a hundred billion yuan group, nor had she expected it.
Her greatest expectation for Li Dong was that Li Dong could surpass the Shen family. Li Dong did it, in the shortest time possible.
At that time, Shen Qian had already lost the desire to struggle.
However, Li Dong was still not satisfied and was still working hard. Even Shen Qian was surprised by his ambition.
Shen Qian gently said, "Far away, it's been almost five years. Actually, I think you should take a break. For the past five years, your nerves have been stretched taut and you've put too much pressure on yourself. Development and expansion are not things that can be seen in a day or two. If you keep pursuing the fastest speed, it will be difficult for others to keep up with your footsteps. Take it easy. There's still plenty of time. You've become the richest man at your age, so you should at least give the younger generation a glimmer of hope to surpass you. Don't set a benchmark for the younger generation that's hard to break. "
Shen Qian's last sentence sounded like a joke, but in fact, it was from the bottom of her heart.
In the business field, Li Dong had indeed achieved miracles at his age.
One record after another was broken, and one miracle after another was surpassed.
It looked easy, but in reality, it was not that easy.
Far away, it had been five years. In the past five years, had Li Dong rested? Had he relaxed?
Even a man made of iron would get tired, not to mention that Li Dong was not made of iron.
During this period, Shen Qian had long discovered that Li Dong was mentally exhausted and had been forcing himself to hold on.
Take today's meeting for example, it was a matter of a few words.
But how long had Li Dong prepared for this meeting?
He had to weigh the interests of the group, consider the interests of the directors, and make plans for future development.
Just the business restructuring alone, Li Dong had been thinking about it since the beginning of the year. This was not just a casual remark.
Although he was a dictator, it did not mean that Li Dong had no plans or goals.
If his views were really not redeeming, even if he was a dictator, would people like Yuan Chengdao, Sun Tao, and Chen Lang really agree with him?
It was because he had hit the nail on the head that everyone had no objections.
Otherwise, even if Far away belonged to Li Dong, these people would not have agreed so easily.
The group's future needed him to plan, the distribution of the group's internal interests also needed him to weigh, and the external threats of the group also needed him to solve.
All of these things were work that consumed one's spirit, energy, and spirit.
After holding on for five years, Shen Qian was really worried that he could not hold on anymore.
Now, Li Dong still had to make a big leap. Maybe after this Far away would be stronger, but Shen Qian also understood how much pressure Li Dong would have to bear during this period of time.
Embezzling 20 billion worth of goods was not something that could be settled with a meeting.
The risks and pressure needed to be borne by Li Dong.
After all, Yuan Chengdao and the others were just executors. When it really came to a critical juncture, they could just leave.
Could Li Dong just leave?
Instead of bearing the pressure and risks to move forward, it was better to develop step by step, which would also make Li Dong feel more relaxed.
It was precisely because of this that Shen Qian objected at the meeting.
Otherwise, according to her character, she would always support Li Dong in whatever he did.
But this time, she also hesitated.
Li Dong took one last puff of his cigarette, extinguished it, and exhaled. "No pressure means no motivation. While I'm still young, I'll work hard for as many years as I can. At this time, I still have this thought, but after a few years, I might not have this thought. "
"Then …"
Shen Qian hesitated slightly. "You really want to use the money?"
"Yes, after all, this money is just sitting there." Li Dong twisted his neck and said, "Actually, I have thought about the possible risks before.
But according to my thinking, the risk is not too big.
Far away's backlog period is only 45 days, which is the shortest in the industry.
For other companies, 90 days is normal.
Gome's side is half a year. For the past few years, the bank did not give Gome a loan, but they are still living well. Who in the industry doesn't know that they are using backlog?
Suning is similar. If they don't use the money, can they develop so fast?
Using the money to expand is almost a recognized unspoken rule.
I think it's not as mysterious as everyone thinks. Even if someone guides them, no one will stand up for them.
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the supplier breaks the contract and asks for the money, this lawsuit alone is enough for us to fight for a period of time.
When the lawsuit is over, when it's time to ask for money, we should have money in our accounts.
In fact, according to my expectations, Far away's situation is good. The supplier is not a fool and may not be instigated.
Which family is not like this?
But when it comes to us, are they worried that we will go bankrupt or that I will run away with the money? "
Shen Qian was not in a hurry to speak. She thought for a while and said, "Then, are you going to extend the backlog period?"
After all, if the backlog period was not extended, the 45-day backlog would not meet Li Dong's expectations.
If it was extended to three months, then Li Dong's goal would be met.
Li Dong shook his head and said, "I really didn't think about this. The reason why the supplier is giving us discounts and the channel is so smooth is because we have a short backlog period. If we extend the backlog period, I am afraid there will be a lot of trouble. Also, I did not say that the 20 billion will be used for the money. 12 billion is enough. "
"12 billion, but there is still a gap of more than 8 billion …"
"Sell the land!"
"Sell the land?"
"Yes." Li Dong was about to smoke a second cigarette when Shen Qian snatched the cigarette box from his hand and advised, "Smoke less. It's not good for your health."
Li Dong smiled and did not insist.
He picked up the teacup and took a sip of the strong tea before continuing, "It's selling the land. Now, Dongyu has dozens of plots of land.
Except for some of the plots, we are going to keep them for ourselves.
I am going to sell the rest. After paying off the land transfer fees, we will still have a lot left.
I don't think it will be too difficult to gather 8 billion.
"Also, after paying off the land transfer fees, our debt on our books may be as low as 20%.
"When the time comes, it will be easy to get some loans, and there won't be too much pressure.
"The reason why everyone is so worried now is that money is actually only one aspect. I think they are still not optimistic about our urban complex project.
"The total investment of ten urban complexes is close to 50 billion, and this is probably their biggest worry.
"After all, the market is not good this year, and everyone is just unwilling to spend so much money on it."
Shen Qian nodded and said, "There is a part of the reason. It's not that they are not optimistic, but it is mainly because the return period for commercial real estate is too long. "To be honest, So far away from here, no one has experienced such a change. "It will take 10 years or even longer to get the money back. It is normal for everyone to have doubts."
"Sigh, it is troublesome!"
Li Dong sighed. It was indeed troublesome.
There were still enemies outside, and if they could not maintain a consensus internally, there might really be loopholes under the attacks from both inside and outside.
The most important thing now was to convince these people in the company.
Although Li Dong could force this plan through, if everyone was resistant, it would not be easy to carry out the following work.
Li Dong thought for a moment and finally said, "Let's put it aside for now. Soon, when the real estate market picks up, everyone should understand."
This was also his idea. The reason why everyone had doubts now was that the cold winter of the real estate market was a very important reason.
When the market began to pick up, Wu Shengnan would probably be impatient, not to mention others.
"Then let's wait a little longer." Shen Qian saw that he had given up for the time being and was relieved.
In Shen Qian's opinion, the recovery of the real estate market was inevitable.
However, it was hard to say at this time. Anyway, it was good to be able to rest for a while. If he worked around the clock, she was worried that Li Dong would be too busy and would not be able to hold on.
After a few more words, Shen Qian suddenly said, "Tomorrow is your birthday. How are you going to celebrate it?"
"It's my birthday again?" Li Dong said with a sigh, "Time is really making me grow old …"
Shen Qian glanced at him impatiently. Is it appropriate to say this in front of me?
"I won't celebrate it. It's a small birthday to avoid trouble."
Li Dong really wanted to avoid trouble. Birthdays were actually not trouble. The trouble was that his birthday was easy to cause chaos.
Yuhan was coming back this afternoon. She probably came back because she had calculated his birthday.
Shen Qian also wanted to celebrate his birthday. If Hu Xiaorui was added, it would be even more chaotic.
"Then let's have a meal tomorrow. I'll order a cake for you."
Li Dong waved his hand and said, "No need …"
"How can we do that! It's a birthday anyway. We can't not have a cake. Besides, the promotion month will end tomorrow. The performance this time is very good. Even if it's just for this, we have to celebrate. "
"This … Then you do as you see fit."
Li Dong couldn't refuse, so he had to agree.
…
Li Dong just returned to the office.
Qin Hai and Tan Haiying followed him.
Seeing that both of them were there, Li Dong smiled and said, "Sit down. Haiying, did Old Liu encourage you to come?"
Tan Haiying quickly said, "No, I'm here to report to General Manager Li."
"Wait, CEO Qin. You go first."
Qin Hai had nothing else to do. He said, "It's about the opening of the logistics park. There were a lot of things just now, so I didn't talk about it. However, you still have to decide on the opening date. "
"Opening …"
Li Dong thought about it and asked Tan Haiying, "Is the mobile version of Wan Tong going to be released in October?"
"Yes."
"What about the international version of Weibo?"
"It's also in October."
Li Dong smiled and said, "Then let's do it on October 1st. National Day is a celebration. Let's do it together. Far away has been quiet for a while. Let's give everyone a surprise on National Day. "
Qin Hai and Tan Haiying didn't say anything. Quiet for a while?
What a joke.
Some time ago, there was the charity event, and then there was the big promotion on July 18th. Then there was the acquisition of Carrefour …
Things happened one after another, and there was still no movement.
Far away had the most movement in the business world now. One thing after another. If Li Dong's plan was approved, it would probably cause another wave.
However, Qin Hai didn't refute. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it. However, I think that on National Day … the leaders in the province might not have time to attend."
"That's true. Why don't we postpone it for a few days? Open on the 2nd? "
Qin Hai was speechless. Your willpower is too weak.
However, No. 2 is actually quite good. It avoids the sharpness of National Day. Qin Hai nodded and said, "No. 2 is more suitable."
"En, you do as you see fit."
Li Dong then said, "Is there anything else you want to settle?"
"Not at the moment, but the storage problem …"
"This can wait. Everyone is against it. I need to think about it."
Qin Hai didn't say anything else. Seeing that Tan Haiying was still waiting, he nodded to Li Dong and said, "Then I'll leave first."
Li Dong sent him out. Tan Haiying was slightly puzzled, but she didn't think much about it.
After Qin Hai left, Tan Haiying smiled and said, "General Manager Li, the promotion month will end tonight. This month, our sales are very good. It is much higher than our expectations."
"How much?"
"24.5 billion should not be a problem until midnight."
"Not bad!"
Li Dong praised. It was indeed not bad. A promotion month, and the sales increased by five times. Furthermore, this was under the circumstances of a large number of sales.
Now, the e-commerce industry had not reached its peak yet. 24.5 billion sales in a month had exceeded many people's expectations.
Huarun, Bailian, and Far away combined might not even make that much in a month.
Of course, revenue is revenue. The profits are not that high.
Although e-commerce can save a lot of costs, these are all promotional prices. The profit margin is not high.
After Li Dong praised, he asked, "What about Taobao?"
"18 billion."
Li Dong's mouth twitched. He said helplessly, "Seems like I lost this time."
If he lost, he would have to advertise for Taobao for a month.
This is not a big deal, but Old Ma will probably be proud of it.
It's not good to be familiar with each other. In the past, they did not know each other. Even if they wanted to laugh at each other, they could only hold it in or say a few words in their own companies.
But now that they are familiar with each other and are in the same group, it will be noisy at night.
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