After sending off Qin Yuhan, Li Dong went to Longhua in the afternoon.
As soon as he entered the office, Sun Tao rushed in before he could even warm his seat.
"General Manager Li, you are finally here!"
Seeing Li Dong, Sun Tao breathed a sigh of relief. If Li Dong did not come, he would be driven crazy by himself.
Without waiting for Li Dong to speak, Sun Tao asked, "General Manager Li, are you really going to invest 50 million in the stock market?"
"Sit down first."
Li Dong did not rush to answer. He asked Sun Tao to sit down and said to Liu Qi outside the door, "Make a cup of tea for General Manager Sun."
Liu Qi answered and came back with two cups of tea in a short while.
Sun Tao did not have the leisure to drink tea. After Liu Qi went out, he asked, "General Manager Li, are you not going to reconsider?"
Li Dong frowned and shook his head, "I am confident."
Sun Tao was confused. How could stocks be guaranteed? People who invest in the stock market are full of confidence at the beginning, but in the end, they are the ones who lose the most.
Sun Tao did not say this, but the unwillingness on his face was obvious.
Li Dong thought about it and comforted him, "I have insider information. I will definitely make money. When have you seen me do something I am not confident about?"
Sun Tao smiled bitterly. He did not know whether to say that Li Dong was too naive or that Li Dong knew a lot of people.
As for the so-called insider information, Sun Tao did not believe it at all.
If they could really make a lot of money, would they tell the news to outsiders?
Just like those experts on TV, every one of them talked like a charlatan, which stock could rise and which stock would fall.
But most of the time, it was all in hindsight. If they really knew that it would rise or fall, why would they need to analyze it? They might as well just buy it themselves.
He wanted to persuade Li Dong again, but seeing Li Dong's determined expression, Sun Tao thought for a moment and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He was just an employee, not a shareholder. It was fine for him to say a few words of advice, but if he took an inch, he would be disliked.
Taking a deep breath, Sun Tao nodded and said, "Since you've decided, I won't say anything more."
He then added, "The money has already been prepared. If you need it, just let me know in advance."
Li Dong responded. As long as Sun Tao didn't pester him, everything would be fine.
As for what Sun Tao thought, Li Dong didn't care, as long as it didn't affect his work.
Sun Tao would naturally trust him more when he earned a sum from Baidu. There was no need to explain too much now.
After talking about the money, Li Dong asked, "Is there anything else in the company?"
Hearing Li Dong's question, Sun Tao quickly said, "There is something else waiting for you to decide."
"The university recruitment ended when you were in Beijing. This time, we recruited more than 70 people … "
Sun Tao briefly introduced the recruitment process, then said, "But there are so many people, we can't just stuff them all into Longhua, right? I'm thinking if we should rent a place to be the company's headquarters, or else it will be inconvenient. "
Once the people were recruited, they would be sent to the branches for internships. But now, there were no signs of the branches in Mound City and Tongshan.
The few branches in Qingyang could not accommodate so many people, and they still needed to be trained. Without their own territory, it would be impossible.
Li Dong had forgotten about this. He was ambitious to build his own headquarters, and he never thought about this.
But now, building the headquarters was just an illusion. It didn't matter if there were fewer people, but if there were more people, they would have to find a new place to work.
Li Dong thought for a while and said, "How about the Global Building next to it?"
The Global Building was next to Longhua, and it was close to Longhua Supermarket. It was also convenient.
Sun Tao was also interested in the Global Building, but he explained, "The rent is quite expensive."
Li Dong waved his hand and said, "It's fine if it's expensive. Just hold on for a year or two. I will build my own headquarters sooner or later!"
This was not the first time Li Dong said this. Sun Tao was skeptical in the past, but now he thought Li Dong was talking nonsense.
Not to mention the headquarters, even the distribution center was not built now. If they really waited, how long would it take?
Li Dong could see Sun Tao's doubts, but he was too lazy to say more. Time would prove everything.
They talked about other things for a while. Li Dong looked at the time and said, "It's better to hurry. Why don't we go to the Global Building now?"
Sun Tao was also anxious about this, so he quickly nodded.
Those students had not graduated yet. After June, all of them would start working.
If they did not have a place to work at that time, it would not only be embarrassing, but it would also make people doubt the strength of Far away.
If they rented a place as soon as possible and spent a month to renovate it, it would be just in time for the employees to start working.
…
Because the Global Building was very close to Longhua Square, Sun Tao and Li Dong were familiar with this place.
They arrived at the Global Building and went directly to the rental center of the property management.
When the receptionist heard that they were here to rent an office building, she quickly became alert.
Just as she was about to say a few words, the receptionist seemed to remember something. She stared at Sun Tao for a while and said with some hesitation, "You are CEO Sun of Faraway Supermarket?"
Sun Tao was a little surprised, but he still nodded.
Seeing Sun Tao nod, the receptionist's face flashed with joy. She quickly explained, "I often go to Faraway Supermarket to shop, and I have the honor of meeting CEO Sun a few times."
Sun Tao was relieved. He stayed Far away for a long time. Sometimes he would come out to patrol, so it was normal to be recognized.
This was considered half an acquaintance. Sun Tao quickly exchanged a few polite words with the other party.
The receptionist handed business cards to Sun Tao and Li Dong respectively. Li Dong glanced at it. It was the account manager, Song Bin.
Song Bin was very enthusiastic. Just like Li Dong and Sun Tao were no strangers to the Global Building, he was no stranger to Faraway Supermarket.
Faraway Supermarket's business was booming. The key was that he knew that Far away did not have its own office building.
Coupled with the fact that the CEO of Far away had come in person, it seemed that he could almost get the order today if he worked hard.
Of course, he only knew Sun Tao. As for Li Dong, he looked too young. He thought that he was an employee of Far away, so he didn't take it to heart.
Next, Song Bin asked about some of Sun Tao's requirements. Finally, he recommended, "There is still half an empty floor on the 12th floor. The previous company just moved out. The total area is about 420 square meters. It is suitable as an office building for Far away. Why don't I bring CEO Sun up to have a look?"
Sun Tao glanced at Li Dong. Seeing Li Dong nod, he smiled and said, "Okay, let's go up and have a look."
The three of them took the elevator to the 12th floor.
As soon as they got out of the elevator, Li Dong couldn't help but frown. He pointed to the half floor on the left where there were people and said, "This is too noisy. What company is this?"
Song Bin explained, "This is a trading company. They usually make more calls."
Li Dong didn't say anything, but he was very clear in his heart. What trading company? It was just telemarketing.
To be honest, such companies were mostly scammers.
Thinking of being neighbors with a scammer subsidiary company, Li Dong immediately dismissed the idea of renting this floor.
However, since they had come up, it wasn't good to leave immediately. Li Dong patiently accompanied Song Bin around the half empty floor.
After looking around, Li Dong was even more dissatisfied.
In the end, he frowned and said, "This is 420 square meters. I don't think it's even 300 square meters, right?"
Li Dong could accept 400 square meters, but this place looked too small. If a few department managers and directors' offices were set aside, there would be almost no space left.
Far away would definitely hire more people in the future. Were they going to let those people squeeze into an office of a few dozen square meters?
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