On September 3rd, Li Dong and the Shangdu government had more or less completed their negotiations.
Shangdu would give the land, and Far away would pay.
Far away was generous, even though there were still some buildings on the land in Shangdu that had not been demolished, and there were even a few holdouts who had not moved away.
Li Dong did not mind and directly paid for the land.
This surprised the Shangdu government. Was there such a businessman who was so easy to talk to?
To be honest, when Li Dong made this move, many people thought of him as a sucker.
This guy was too generous!
He was so generous that if not for the fact that he was the richest man in the country and had a huge investment, people from all walks of life might really have had ideas about him.
This was not an investment, but a free money!
…
After the trip to Shangdu, Li Dong did not go anywhere else.
There were people in charge of other places. He personally went mainly to express his importance.
Li Dong had just returned to Jiangbei from Shangdu. When his car reached the entrance of the Far away Building, it was blocked.
Far away had been moving frequently recently, and its huge investments had long attracted the attention of countless people.
Various media outlets also wanted to interview Li Dong or Yuan Chengdao.
However, Yuan Chengdao had been very stressed recently. He did not have the time to pay attention to them and kept avoiding them.
Relatively speaking, Li Dong was easier to talk to.
This was not Li Dong's car. As soon as it arrived in Jiangbei, someone spread the news, and media outlets rushed to Far away to wait.
Fortunately, Li Dong came directly to the Far away Building. Otherwise, these people would have to eat dust today.
Seeing that there were many reporters, the security guards came out to stop them, and Li Dong got out of the car.
He wanted to talk to the media at this time, and the opportunity was just right.
As soon as they saw Li Dong get out of the car, the reporters became excited and immediately surrounded him.
Everyone knew Li Dong's routine. Without waiting for him to speak, a female reporter who grabbed the best position smiled and said, "General Manager Li, we won't mess around. We will ask, and you will answer. If you can answer, just tell us. If you can't, we won't ask too many questions. What do you think? "
Li Dong couldn't help but swallow the words that were about to come out of his mouth. After a long while, he laughed and said, "Sure. Next time, it's better for everyone to bring their own stools and line up to say hello one by one. You guys are so sure that I will get off."
"Of course not." The female reporter quickly smiled and said, "Because we all know that General Manager Li is a great philanthropist. General Manager Li can't bear to see us eat dust outside."
"If you were a rough man, I would really have the heart to do it," Li Dong joked.
Everyone laughed. The female reporter who spoke covered her mouth and chuckled. After a while, she said, "General Manager Li, can I ask a question first?"
"Of course, ladies first."
Li Dong smiled and said, "I've asked everything I wanted to ask in one go. I've been quite busy recently, so I don't have time to hold a press conference. Since I'm free today and there aren't many things to do, I'll treat it as a press conference. "
The female reporter's face was full of joy. She quickly said, "General Manager Li, then I'll start asking questions …"
Seeing that she looked like she was going to do an interview, the reporters behind her were anxious.
The rough-looking men wanted to cry, but no tears came out. A few of the good-looking female reporters kept squeezing forward.
If they had known that Li Dong treated women well, they would have squeezed in from the beginning. Now that someone else had taken the lead, it was a big loss.
Li Dong was too lazy to care about them. He smiled and said, "Ask away."
The female reporter from before also knew that she couldn't offend the public, so she immediately said, "General Manager Li, I only have three questions. First, Hu Run Studio previously revealed that your personal wealth is more than 70 billion. Because this news has not been confirmed by you, the outside world has been speculating. Can you tell us today? "
Wealth was a topic that attracted attention at any time.
As soon as the female reporter asked this question, everyone quietened down and waited for Li Dong's reply.
Li Dong thought for a while and said, "It's hard to say the specific number. How should I put it? Wealth isn't fixed. It's like the stock market. Today, your shares are worth 10,000, but tomorrow, it might be 9,000 or more. So far away, I haven't done any specific statistics. In fact, I haven't specifically calculated how much money I have. Of course, if I say that I don't have any estimates, I'm afraid people will scold me for being pretentious later. "
Everyone laughed. Interviewing Li Dong was indeed quite fun.
Li Dong's words were straightforward. If it were anyone else, they would have answered the first few questions perfunctorily.
However, Li Dong wouldn't do that, and the result was not unexpected.
"70 billion, in my opinion, shouldn't be too high an estimate. According to my estimations, some of the properties should be worth more than others. In the end, the estimate given by Hu Run didn't meet my expectations. I think it's right to let my net worth exceed 100 billion this year. "
Everyone laughed again. The female reporter who asked the question could not help but ask, "Li Dong, are you trying to surpass last year's richest man?"
"Is this the second question?" Li Dong chuckled.
The female reporter immediately stopped asking and said with a smile, "No, let's wait for someone else to ask this question later.
General Manager Li, I'll ask the second question.
So far away's Far away City plan has been spreading like wildfire. As early as when you went to Mountain City, Far away had already revealed the news.
But at that time, we also interviewed some industry insiders.
Many people said that the commercial real estate market is in a slump. Far away's big investment in this area is just a gimmick.
In the end, it didn't take long for you to implement the specific plan. Can I ask your personal opinion? "
Li Dong said indifferently, "Everyone's opinion is different. Some people are optimistic, and some don't. This is normal.
And Far away's purpose is not just to do commercial real estate.
Far away City is not just a simple shopping mall. Far away's purpose is to make it the business card of Far away, and even the business card of the city!
Just like we spent a lot of money in Beijing, Shanghai, and Mountain City to build a top urban complex.
In the future, when you go to Beijing and want to go to the CBD to shop and relax, the first thing you think of is not the CBD, but Far away City!
When you go to Mountain City Shapingba, you don't think of Shapingba Business District, but Far away City!
When you go to Xujiahui, you still think of Far away City!
This is our goal. As for the downturn in the commercial real estate market, what does that have to do with us?
No matter how low the market is, everyone still has to shop and eat and relax.
Unless the economy goes back a few decades and returns to the planned economy era, I don't think there's anything to worry about. "
After Li Dong finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but think carefully.
What he said was really domineering!
Yes, I don't care about making money at all. I only care about how much influence this project can bring to Far away.
It doesn't matter if there are some losses.
And Li Dong's goal is not to make money. His goal is grander, to make Far away City the business card of the city.
Every city had its own unique style and culture.
What Li Dong wants to do now is to integrate Far away City into the city and replace its culture. This goal is much more than making money.
Everyone now understands why Li Dong would invest so crazily, regardless of the cost.
If Li Dong really achieved this goal, Far away will really become a business empire.
Of course, this goal is not that easy to achieve.
Although a few billion investment is big, sometimes it is not just a matter of money. Far away also depends on how they manage their urban complex.
If they do not manage it well, it is not impossible for them to go bankrupt.
After asking the second question, the female reporter thought for a while before asking, "General Manager Li, does that mean that ten Far Away City is not the limit for Far Away? According to what you said, in the future, every city will have a Far Away City? "
Li Dong smiled bitterly and said, "You guys really overestimate me. How many cities are there in the country? Just the prefecture-level cities and above, there are about 300. To cover all these cities, on average, one Far Away City will need a minimum investment of 2 billion. Some cities will only need more, which is about 700 billion. If Dong Yu Real Estate can achieve this scale, I can surpass Bill Gates with just Dong Yu alone. "
Everyone naturally knows how to do the math.
But many people still heard something different. The female reporter's three questions were over, but others could still ask.
After Li Dong finished speaking, someone hurriedly said, "General Manager Li, do you mean that Far Away will not bring in external capital in the future?"
If it was not a sole proprietorship, Li Dong would not have said that Dong Yu would surpass the world's richest man.
Even the people could vaguely hear that Li Dong might not even have the intention to go public.
This time, Li Dong did not give a definite answer. He smiled and said, "This is hard to say. It depends on the situation. If there is a need, it is not impossible. "
"General Manager Li, then do you think that with your large investment in Far Away City, other than your city's business card plan, can this project make money?"
"Definitely!"
Li Dong smiled and said, "Making money and the city's business card do not conflict, or rather, both are indispensable.
If a city complex does not make money, it means that it is not managed well.
Do you think that a poorly managed city complex will become the city's business card?
In my opinion, although Hua Xia is now affected by the global financial crisis, Hua Xia's ability to resist risks has always been the world's number one. The domestic economy will soon recover.
As long as the economy recovers, the ten Far Away City may bring us double or even more benefits.
Today I spent 50 billion, in two years, maybe I can earn back 100 billion! "
Everyone was speechless. 100 billion. Only you dare to say this. Even the banks probably do not dare to say this.
Although they were speechless, everyone knew how to brag.
Until now, no one had asked any provocative questions.
Seeing that the interview had been going on for some time, someone asked, "General Manager Li, I heard that the source of funds for Far Away City's Far Away City plan is the Faraway Supermarket's sales. Is this true?"
This question had hit the nail on the head.
Many people looked forward to it. If it was true, it might really cause a sensation when it was revealed.
Other companies might not be able to do it, but Far Away definitely could.
Far Away had been too popular recently. Everyone was talking about how much money Li Dong had and how much money Far Away had.
But once they knew that this money came from the sales, it would cause many people to worry and be shocked.
Far Away could not come up with this money. Ordinary people would not know.
Far Away's profit and investment, they also did not know unless Far Away announced it themselves. But could the data they gave be taken seriously?
It was not a listed company. It was difficult to distinguish the truth from the truth.
At this time, except for professionals, outsiders really did not know the situation.
Perhaps a large number of people did not even know the concept of the sales.
There was a cycle for the sales, and some people probably did not know about it. Perhaps some people thought that it was not impossible to deliver the goods with the money.
In this case, how could you expect the public to question this matter?
Therefore, as long as the reporters got the answer to this question, they could then analyze in detail with the public the possible consequences of misappropriation of the sales.
Li Dong's face changed slightly. He frowned slightly. "This is all nonsense! Far Away has sufficient funds and excellent results. We have sufficient funds to ensure our own development. I hope that you all will not report unverified news in the future. The economic losses caused by this could easily reach hundreds of millions. I think no one dares to bear this responsibility. As a media reporter, it's best not to spread such groundless rumors. "
Li Dong seemed to be putting up a strong front. His face was filled with anger, but in his heart, he thought that it was almost time!
There was still no news from Han Yu and the rest. Since that was the case, he would take the initiative.
After this interview, these reporters would definitely not be so obedient. By then, the news of Far Away misappropriation of the sales would probably spread.
Far Away happened to have sufficient funds during this period.
Perhaps some people had forgotten about the recent promotions in the shopping mall.
During that period, Far Away had sold goods worth tens of billions.
It was impossible for all 28 billion of the sales to be pursued.
There would not be many who would really breach the contract. The companies that worked with Far Away were all large companies. Even if they were really worried, before Far Away collapsed, they would not easily collect the payments.
Far Away still had 18 billion on their books, and the other 10 billion had not been used up.
Even if it was only a few billion, Li Dong was confident that the money would not be used up.
Of course, it was necessary to reserve 18 billion just in case.
However, he still had to do some preparatory work later. It was best to make people think that Far Away could not fork out the money.
Otherwise, with so much money Far Away still had, Han Yu and the rest might not dare to make a move.
Far Away was not listed. It was not difficult to hide it, unless the major banks did not want to do business with Far Away anymore.
As he thought about this, Li Dong's expression did not look too good. He frowned and said, "That's all for today. Everyone, let's talk again next time."
After saying this, Li Dong went directly into the company building under the escort of the security personnel.
The reporters looked at each other. After a while, someone whispered, "Did he hit the nail on the head?"
Li Dong suddenly left. His expression was not good. It was very different from the cheerful and witty person he was before.
The reporters could not help but form an Association.
Many people looked at each other and saw the passion in each other's eyes.
If this matter was true and spread, it would be big news!
Far Away's 50 billion Far Away City plan was all used for supply. Could Faraway Supermarket still be as stable as Mount Tai?
Once the suppliers collectively attacked, Far Away would be in big trouble!
Big news!
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