Li Dong did not stay in Shanghai for long.
He gave Chen Lang a task, telling him to take over the land in Xuhui District. Li Dong then went to the next stop.
Until Li Dong left, Chen Lang was still a little confused.
The moment Li Dong got into the car, he told him meaningfully, "Spend the money as soon as possible!"
Just this sentence alone made Chen Lang feel that something was amiss.
Li Dong was a spendthrift, but he never spent money that he should not spend.
He tried not to spend the money that he could keep on hand.
There were a few pieces of land that Dong Yu Real Estate had taken over before. Dong Yu only paid the deposit and did not pay the down payment.
If Distance really wanted to pay, it wasn't like they couldn't.
But since he could just pay the deposit, why did he have to spend his own money?
And now, Li Dong just said to spend the money as soon as possible.
In this day and age, who would complain about having more cash on hand?
Because of this sentence, Chen Lang's heart was a little less anxious, even though he did not know what Li Dong wanted to do.
But at this moment, Chen Lang understood that Li Dong's Far away City project was not just for speed.
If that was the case, Chen Lang did not need to delay any more time.
…
On August 31st, just as Li Dong arrived at the provincial capital of Yu Province, Chen Lang was interviewed by the media in Shanghai.
During the interview, Chen Lang revealed that he had reached an agreement with the Shanghai Municipal Government.
Faraway Group was about to invest in Faraway Group's third Far away City in Xuhui District of Shanghai.
The total investment was ten billion yuan, and the construction area was 400,000 square meters, creating the first urban complex in Xuhui!
In addition, Chen Lang revealed that in order to start construction as soon as possible and strive to have Far away City open before 10 years, Far away had signed a land transfer contract with the Shanghai Municipal Land Bureau and paid a deposit of 30% of the total price of the land.
As for the balance, Far away would also pay it off as soon as possible.
A stone stirred up a thousand ripples!
Faraway Group had just held a press conference in Mountain City not long ago and was about to build a second Far away City in the business district of Far away City in the main urban area of Mountain City.
Far away's third city, Far away, had been decided in such a short time!
Previously, when Far Away City announced the 50 billion Far Away City plan to the public, ordinary people did not think much of it. Most people would at most say with envy and jealousy, "Li Dong is so rich!"
However, industry insiders knew that So far away, it was not enough to implement this project.
Far away was just an empty shot. Far away City Plan, if it was really implemented, who knew how long it would take.
All the major corporations were very good at doing this kind of thing.
When the market was bad, he would leak some good news to the public. As for when exactly it would start, that would depend on the timing.
Most of the time, once a plan was proposed, it might not be implemented even after 10 years.
Far away?
It was silent. How long had it been since the Far Away City plan was proposed?
It had already begun to decide on the third city, Far Away City. Moreover, the speed in Shanghai was amazing. Even the land had been taken down. Maybe construction could start soon.
While the major companies were still discussing, Wu Shengnan from Mountain City announced the news to the public: The land used for the construction of Far Away City in Shapingba had been determined after consultation with the Mountain City government.
In the next 10 days, Far Away would take the right to use the land.
As soon as the news came out, it completely shocked everyone.
Fast!
It was really too fast!
Mountain City claimed to have an investment of 10 billion yuan, and Shanghai claimed to have an investment of 10 billion yuan. Although it was an exaggeration, it would not be too much.
And now, it had only been a few days?
The land use rights of Mountain City and Shanghai had been taken down. If everything went well, they might really be able to open around 2010.
Other people's projects could easily take five or six years, seven or eight years.
Distance, on the other hand, did it without the slightest hesitation.
Mountain City and Shanghai echoed each other. Capital did not want to be left out. The Far Away City project, which had been brewing until now, was announced to the public. On September 1st, the foundation of the Far Away City project was officially laid.
Far Away City's president, Qi Yunna, revealed a piece of news to the media when she was interviewed.
In the next week, she would go to Jinmen and Shimen to discuss the Far Away City project with the governments of the two places.
Ten Far Away cities of 50 billion yuan had now been decided on three.
If there were no surprises, Jinmen and Shimen were also two of them. In addition, Far Away's chairman, Li Dong, personally went to Yu Province. Obviously, he had also decided on a place.
Mountain City's Wu Shengnan threw the business of Mountain City to her subordinates. There was also gossip that Wu Shengnan was about to go to Jiangcheng in E Province and Hongdu in Gan Province.
If the news was accurate, eight Far Away cities had already been decided.
Far Away City's Far Away City project could easily cost billions.
Even if other places were not comparable to the major municipalities, two or three billion yuan was still needed to be invested.
The most important thing was that Far Away was fast enough!
Many companies, after a project, the local leaders would change several times, and the political achievements would not be their own.
There was just a new term at the end of 2007. According to the time, the next term would be at least 2012.
There were still four years before the next term. Even if other companies came to invest, the local government leaders might not necessarily be able to enjoy the results.
Far Away was different. Now, Chen Lang, Wu Shengnan, and the others had announced to the public that Far Away City would definitely open for business in about ten years!
Even if it was delayed by a year, they would be able to open for business before the new term.
Other companies might not necessarily be believed, but Far Away's chairman, Li Dong, was famous for being swift and decisive.
Since he wanted to do it, he would definitely not delay it for too long.
Thinking about this, other than Jinmen and other cities that had been listed as inspection targets, other local government agencies began to communicate with Far Away and the Jiangbei government.
Now that the ten Far Away cities were almost all distributed, billions of investment, no matter in any city, even in a metropolis like Shenzhen, was worth paying attention to.
Far Away had only confirmed three locations so far, and there were still seven locations left. Any city had hope.
For companies, profits came first. As long as the policies and benefits were in place, Far Away did not necessarily have to follow the original plan.
For a time, Faraway Group and the Jiangbei government's phone calls were endless.
Everyone was in pain and happy.
Unfortunately, Li Dong already had a plan. Even the Jiangbei government could not affect Li Dong's decision in this regard.
Although everyone wanted to do him a favor, this matter could not be casually agreed to.
…
Lin 'an.
Ali's headquarters.
When Ma Yun saw the news, he could not help but sigh, "This guy is really decisive. He did it just like that."
After sighing, Ma Yun said angrily, "It's only been a few days. Far Away's plan was set to be implemented in less than a month!
How long has it been since we had a plan for Taobao City?
Now, three of the faraway Yuanfang Cities have already been settled, and I think it won't be long before there are ten.
Far Away City easily has billions of investments, and Taobao City is expected to invest 1.5 billion!
Just for this 1.5 billion, we had meetings and discussions for more than three months!
If this goes on, how can we compete with Far Away!
Whether a company can do it or not, we can know by looking at its execution. Other people's efficiency and execution are a hundred times better than ours. Do we have no money, or do we have fewer talents than them?
When Far Away wanted to acquire Carrefour in May, we were ready to use Taobao City to compete with them.
In June, they officially took over Carrefour!
In July, they started their e-commerce sales again. In August, they implemented the Far Away City plan, and in September, their Far Away Logistics Park might open for business.
In October, who knows what they are going to do.
Far Away has big moves every month.
But we are doing it leisurely, not in a hurry, eating and waiting for death!
The rookie logistics we started last year is not even one-tenth of the scale of Far Away's logistics. Tmall Shopping Center is also half dead.
Taobao City plan is discussed again and again. Is this our efficiency? Is this the proof of our bold words to defeat Far Away? "
Ma Yun had a reason to be angry.
In the past, Ali's efficiency was considered fast. At least among the people in the industry, Ali's efficiency and execution were definitely fast.
But ever since they had Distance, their efficiency had been reduced to that of a tortoise crawling.
Every month, the Faraway Lands would make a big move, and every time, it would be swift and decisive, ending the battle as quickly as possible.
When Far Away was done, Ali's side had not finished discussing a plan.
They could not be said to be slow. Just like the Taobao City plan, they planned to invest 1.5 billion. 1.5 billion was not a small number. A plan that invested more than 1 billion would definitely need to be perfected slowly.
Three months wasn't a long time.
According to the thoughts of Ali's executives, it would not be too late to officially start next year.
Spending a total of half a year was considered fast for a project worth more than 1 billion.
Don't be fooled by the fact that many companies announced to the public that there would be billions of investments immediately.
But before that, the company's executives did not know how long they discussed and investigated.
They repeatedly discussed and weighed the gains and losses for a plan.
The preparation work was the most time-consuming. It was very likely that after studying for half a year or even a year, the company would give up on this plan.
Far Away did not have this process at all!
Ma Yun actually knew this. But now, Far Away was too far behind, and he was really a little annoyed.
If no one was in a hurry, then they could still discuss slowly.
But Far Away was so fast. If they still wanted to take it slow, then what was the point of playing?
The Far Away City plan seemed to have nothing to do with Ali. But for Li Dong's O2O route, Far Away City was likely to be the core.
Once the ten Far Away cities were completed and opened for business, it was equivalent to Li Dong hammering a nail into the four major municipalities and six provinces.
China could be said to be big, but it could also be said to be small.
Far Away had taken over the four major municipalities and six provincial capitals. How were the others going to compete?
When Ma Yun was angry, no one in the office dared to speak.
At this time, they were actually feeling wronged. Far Away was Far Away. Ali was Ali. How could they be the same?
Li Dong was Far Away's biggest shareholder. It could even be said that he was the only shareholder.
Far Away could only do what he said.
Ali could not do it. There were too many shareholders. Especially now, Yahoo was Ali's biggest shareholder.
40% of the shares and 35% of the voting rights. Many times, when Yahoo vetoed a proposal, Ali could not carry it out.
There were many times when Ma Yun's proposal was vetoed by Yahoo.
Now, Ma Yun could not take it anymore. Back then, he had brought in Yahoo to defeat eBay.
Now, there was nothing to worry about with eBay. But Far Away was even more powerful.
Yahoo did not fully trust and support him. With an opponent like Far Away, Ali could not work together. How were they going to fight Far Away?
Seeing his subordinates being so timid, Ma Yun was a little annoyed. "All of you, get out. I don't care about anything else. I want to see the Taobao City plan start in September. Construction must start before the end of the year!"
"Chairman …"
"Get out!"
Ma Yun shouted. The executives who were about to speak stopped and left the office helplessly.
After everyone left, Ma Yun muttered. "This won't do!"
If this carried on, Taobao would be defeated Far Away.
Sometimes, time was money.
Ali's efficiency could not increase, but Far Away's efficiency was faster than them. How could they compete if they were slower than others?
"Partnership system …"
Ma Yun murmured again, thinking about his plan in his mind.
The biggest difference between the so-called partnership system and the current one was the nomination of the board of directors.
In the past, the board of directors of most companies were decided based on the proportion of shareholders.
That means the shareholders would have the same proportion of speaking rights on the board of directors based on the number of shares.
For example, Yahoo owned 40% of Ali's shares. If there were ten people on the board, Yahoo would have four.
Of course, Yahoo only had 35% of the voting rights. But no matter what, Yahoo occupied half of Ali's board of directors.
Ma Yun's partnership system was a special clause in the company's articles of association.
The board of directors would no longer be decided by the shares!
For example, Ma Yun did not own a lot of shares in Ali. But if the partnership system was approved, he could nominate his own board of directors, and the board of directors would no longer be allocated according to the shares.
He could nominate the ten board members. Even if not all of them could be approved, as long as they discussed beforehand, half of them would not be a problem.
At that time, the power of the company would return to him, and he would no longer need to care about the shareholders.
Although the shareholders had the right to remove the directors, as long as nothing serious happened to Ali, Ma Yun would not agree to it.
Previously, Ma Yun was not in a hurry, and it would not be easy for him to approve this clause.
But now, he was really in a hurry. Ma Yun gritted his teeth and made up his mind!
He must do this!
He must be the one in control of Ali. What do Yahoo and the rest know?
They thought they were overseas!
If this carried on, all the advantages he had built up earlier would be gone.
At this moment, Ma Yun was not only thinking about the partnership system. He was also thinking about buying back Yahoo's shares.
Yahoo had been giving him less and less help over the past two years. Instead, they were hindering him more and more, and he was getting impatient.
Recently, Ali's performance in Xiangjiang had not been good, and its share price had been dropping, almost below the issue price. Yahoo had been making things difficult for him.
This time, he might be able to get rid of Yahoo once and for all, and buy back Yahoo's shares at the lowest cost.
If the timing was right, delisting from Xiangjiang might be a good idea. Now that the stock market was affecting him, Ma Yun had to attend to one thing and lose sight of the other, and many things could not be put to use.
After thinking about it, Ma Yun's expression returned to normal.
To resist foreign aggression, he must first stabilize the internal situation!
If the internal situation was not stable, his power would be gone, and it would be useless to fight with Li Dong.
Only by straightening out the internal situation of Ali, could he unleash Ali's power and fight Far away again!
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