When Li Dong said that he wanted to dominate the eastern market, Chen Lang's face turned green.
The eastern region was so vast that other than the southwest and northwest, the rest could be considered eastern.
Among the eight giants, seven of them were in the eastern region, excluding Shang in the northeast.
Li Dong's words were like declaring war on the entire country. He was asking for a beating!
Taking a deep breath, Chen Lang said dryly, "So, we're going to enter northern, central, and eastern China next, fighting on three fronts?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "What's the hurry? Didn't you hear me? We'll first defeat the resistance in eastern China, then enter central and northern China. At most, we'll fight on two fronts, not three. "
Their faces turned green. Was there a difference?
Seeing their expressions, Li Dong heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Time waits for no man. I want to kill all the shrimp soldiers and crab generals now.
Then, we'll rest and accumulate strength. This might take a year or two.
When we have enough strength, we can officially start the final battle.
At that time, we'll chase Bailian and China Resources out of eastern China and fight the final battle in southern China to unify the retail industry.
There won't be enough time if we don't hurry.
After we unify Hua Xia's retail industry, we'll enter the Asian market through Xiangjiang and go to Europe and America. That's what I want to see.
We've been fighting a civil war, and we're consuming our own strength. I'm also tired of it.
Everyone, don't you want to fight to the top of the world? "
Everyone looked expectant. Who didn't want to fight their way out of the country and show off their country's might?
However, Hua Xia was vast and it wouldn't be easy to unify Hua Xia's retail industry.
Li Dong wanted to fight on two fronts next year, or even more. He was too eager for quick success.
Far away attacked central and northern China. Would the other giants sit back and do nothing?
The possibility was very low!
In order to resist Far away, it was very likely that Far away would be attacked from all sides when they attacked northern and central China.
Once that happened, Far away would be in danger.
Unless, of course, Fang Yuan was truly powerful enough to stand against all of them.
Far away in the Northeast, let's not talk about Huarun and Bailian, they were all in the heartland!
Thinking of this, Chen Lang pondered for a moment before saying, "General Manager Li, it's a good idea, and we hope that's the case as well. However, it would be too difficult to fight on two or more fronts. It's still possible to compress their space, but if we want to completely destroy them, it'll be very difficult to get past the government. "
Li Dong smiled and said, "I understand, so our goal is not to kill them. If Wumart originated from the capital, then it would operate in the capital. If the Wushang Alliance originated from Rivertown, then it would operate in Rivertown. As long as they cut off all their tentacles and completely localize them, that would be enough. It's our business to cross regions or even countries. What do you think? "
Qi Yunna, who had not spoken much all this while, thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, I actually feel that we don't need to fight alone.
We can pull in one company to fight another, and leave a portion of the local market for local companies. That way, it'll be much easier for us.
For example, in the capital, we can pull in Pekingese and encircle Wumart. We can even pull in Bailian and Huarun and work together again to encircle Wumart and Pekingese.
It's the same with the Wushang Alliance. Actually, if Huarun and Huarun didn't break off, pulling in Huarun and defeating the other two companies would be much easier than now.
However, even without Huarun, there are still other companies. It's the same.
My idea is that Far away is very difficult to cover all the regions. It's enough to give up areas that we can't occupy to these local companies to develop and defeat those giant companies that have emerged.
This way, the local government won't have much of a desire to resist. We can support some small and medium-sized enterprises. It's more suitable than an all-out war. "
Many people nodded in agreement with Qi Yunna's words.
Hua Xia was too big!
It was so big that even a trillion in the retail sector would not be able to occupy all of it, much less a hundred billion Far away.
Supporting a portion of small and medium-sized enterprises and destroying the big companies was the best way.
Moreover, if they really wanted to destroy all of them, not to mention the problem of strength, the possibility of monopolizing the entire retail sector was not high. Far away would become a thorn in everyone's side.
However, it would be different if they supported some local companies.
Far away might not be able to monopolize all of it, but small and medium-sized enterprises would not be able to compete with Far away. Far away would naturally become the uncrowned king of the retail sector and the leader of the martial arts world.
This was much better than an all-out war.
Seeing that everyone said so, Li Dong pondered for a moment and said, "Then come up with a specific plan later and urge Huarun to speed up the progress. Around November, we will open up the strongholds and start to clean up the foreign and local giants in Hua Xia. Next year, after the Spring Festival, we will start to form alliances, pull in one company to fight another, and start to unify the eastern region. We will strive to control northern and central China within two years. "
Two years!
Everyone subconsciously looked at each other. Two years could be said to be long, but it could also be said to be short.
Could Far away really achieve all of this in two years?
Controlling all of Hua Xia, northern, and central China was equivalent to almost half of Hua Xia. It was not an ordinary level of difficulty. This was not the same as the previous arrangements. This was occupation, and the two were not the same concept.
Although everyone knew it was very difficult, they did not say anything.
They would try it first, and if it did not work, they would talk about it again. The boss liked to make big plans, and everyone just had to cooperate.
If it really did not work, they could not blame anyone else.
Li Dong did not know what they were thinking, but if he knew, he would definitely not give them a good attitude.
After a few simple words, Li Dong said to Tan Haiying, "To complete this plan, the cooperation of e-commerce is indispensable. Once the strongholds of Huarun and Huarun are opened up, we will immediately start the O2O expansion. First, we will pilot it, and then we will enter the whole country. The cooperation of the two will be a hundred times more advantageous than a single physical store. Once the plan succeeds, Faraway Supermarket will be listed in the future, and it will be a new trillion-dollar empire! And everyone here is a veteran. Weibo cannot be used for a lifetime, but Faraway Supermarket is enough to let everyone eat for a lifetime, and even the next generation! "
Everyone's eyes lit up!
That's right. Weibo cannot be used for a lifetime. The stock prices of these internet companies fluctuated too quickly, and it was worthless.
But Faraway Supermarket was different!
Just look at Wal-Mart. When Faraway Supermarket got listed, the stock prices might not skyrocket, but it would also rarely plummet.
Or they might not even get listed. At that time, Li Dong will definitely split the shares.
A physical supermarket that would unify half of Hua Xia was more than enough to let them live for a lifetime, and there was still hope for the next generation.
Everyone was looking forward to it. Although they knew that Li Dong was just drawing a big picture, they could still see some hope.
Among the eight major retail giants, Faraway Supermarket was the strongest. Even if it could not unify the market, it was still possible to split half of Hua Xia's market.
Li Dong did not wait for them when he saw them hesitating.
He continued, "This is the goal of Faraway Supermarket. During this period, all of you can do whatever you want! In terms of money, the group had recently gotten a bank loan with a target of 10 billion RMB. Including the payment of goods, there was still close to 10 billion RMB left. These funds will be used to supply Faraway Supermarket! We will think of other ways to spend money in other areas. The scale will get bigger in the future. When we are not short of money, we don't have to worry about these trivial matters. "
Everyone nodded hurriedly. Previously, when they saw that Li Dong was focusing on the Internet and was even promoting Internet finance, they thought that Li Dong had shifted his focus.
Now, it seemed that they had misunderstood.
Li Dong was indeed focusing on the Internet industry, but the Internet industry might just be his goal to make money. What he really relied on were industries like Faraway Supermarket.
Otherwise, Li Dong would not have said that the group's current funds would be used to supply Faraway Supermarket first.
At this time, which industry did not need money to expand?
Thinking of this, the few of them gradually became excited, sweeping away the disappointment of Weibo going public. Anyway, everyone had options, so there was no need to be jealous.
At this point, the others had nothing else to say.
However, Qi Yunna hesitated again and again, but still said, "General Manager Li, what about the home appliance industry?"
The expressions of Sun Tao and the others changed, and they all looked at Qi Yunna.
You think it's not big enough!
Just the department store industry alone made everyone's hearts tremble. You still want to mention the home appliance industry? Aren't you deliberately making everyone uncomfortable?
Among the eight big department store giants, there were actually only a few that were really strong.
And in the home appliance industry, Gome and Suning were the real giants. Together with the strong Best Buy, they might be even more difficult to deal with than the department store giants.
Qi Yunna, you're just watching a show and don't mind it getting bigger, right?
However, North China was the battlefield for department stores, and the situation was more chaotic. In fact, Qi Yunna's pressure was heavier than theirs.
Other than South China, the task in North China was the heaviest. Far away in South China had only touched the surface and did not go deep.
Currently, Faraway Supermarket was the most troublesome in North China, and Qi Yunna still wanted to talk about the home appliance industry. This woman really thought she was an iron man.
Qi Yunna did not look at anyone else. She only stared at Li Dong and said, "CEO Huang, I'm afraid we can't hold on for a month. Next, there might be a big war in the home appliance industry, so I thought … "
Before she finished speaking, Li Dong smiled and said, "I know this. I didn't say I'd give up the home appliance industry.
But there's no rush for now. The situation in the home appliance industry is relatively simple. Suning and Gome's war is almost inevitable.
And Suning and Gome have been in physical retail for many years. We can only take it slowly and slowly invade their market.
In the home appliance industry, if we want to beat them, it will be very difficult to rely on our existing supermarket stores. The real core is still the O2O model of Far Away Mall.
The next few years will be the era of the Internet +.
Internet + home appliance + logistics is our magic weapon to win, so let them fight first.
Our task now is to let everyone know that we also sell home appliances Far Away, and they're selling well. That's enough. "
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. This was the best.
Although Li Dong always liked to walk a tightrope, he would not blindly and blindly expand.
In the home appliance industry, it would not be too late to expand after taking down department stores.
Although they did not know the future of Li Dong's Internet + strategy, they were willing to believe Li Dong's words.
Otherwise, it would not be a two-front war. It would be more like being besieged on all sides.
At this point, the goal and route of Faraway Supermarket was completely determined and clear.
It was no longer like before, where there were battles everywhere. Just the expansion alone was less of a main line.
After Li Dong finished speaking, he was about to end the meeting when Chen Lang suddenly said, "General Manager Li, I still have something to say."
Li Dong was startled and said, "Go ahead."
"Now, Faraway Supermarket and Far Away Mall have merged, and it's not appropriate to call it Faraway Supermarket Group. I want to change the name and set up Far Away Retail Group. What do you think? "
Li Dong suddenly smiled and said, "I almost forgot. It's time to change the name. Our goal is to unify the retail industry, not the supermarket industry.
It's just right to call it a retail group. The essence of Far Away Mall is actually retail.
Also, we have to take this matter seriously and go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to change the name and register as soon as possible.
We can use this opportunity to finalize the previous decision.
Under Faraway Group, we will set up Dongyu Real Estate Group, Far Away Retail Group, Far Away Technology Group, and Far Away Logistics Group.
In addition, we will set up Far Away Weibo Technology Co., Ltd., and Far Away Airlines Co., Ltd.
Let's get things done first and pick a good day to unveil the brand together. Let everyone see our strength! "
Faraway Group would set up four major sub-groups and two direct subsidiaries, a total of six businesses.
It seemed like the organization was a bit bloated, but it was necessary.
Li Dong had not calculated the total assets of Faraway Group. He did it once in the first half of the year, but it was obviously different now.
Although Li Dong did not calculate it, he still had a rough idea.
The total assets of the group should be as high as 200 billion.
With such a scale, it was reasonable to divide it into four major groups and two companies.
Everyone responded. This was something that had been decided long ago, so there was no need to be too shocked.
Qi Yunna thought about it and said again, "Then should the group set up a board of directors?"
"It doesn't matter much. It's just a change in name. But since it was proposed, then let's do it together. Five years ago, I, Li Dong, would never have thought that one day, I would be called chairman by someone. "
Li Dong laughed and joked. Then he waved his hand and said, "Go do your work. That's all for today. Remember to choose a good day to unveil the major groups. "
Everyone nodded and went their separate ways.
…
Just when Li Dong was doing the retail layout.
Weibo also received the first proposal for Series B financing.
When Liu Hong brought Wang Xin to report to Li Dong with the proposal, Li Dong was slightly surprised.
After looking through a few documents, Li Dong laughed and said, "Goldman Sachs still has the mood to invest overseas at this time?"
Yes, the first offer came from Goldman Sachs.
Among the five major investment banks in the United States, Lehman had gone bankrupt, and the other four had been absorbed. Li Dong felt that they should not be in the mood to invest at this time, especially overseas investments.
But Goldman Sachs sent an invitation for inspection. Yes, Goldman Sachs wanted to come to Weibo for inspection.
Of course, the other party also offered 1.8 billion US dollars, but the other party also explained that this was only a preliminary plan.
Specifically, they had to wait for the people from Goldman Sachs' investment department to come to Weibo for on-site inspection before making a second round of offers.
Anyway, the 1.8 billion US dollars was just a gesture. Far away refused or had no intention to invest, then naturally there would be no inspection.
Liu Hong smiled and said, "Since the investment bank did not close down, the business still needs to be done. General Manager Li, do you think we can accept their inspection team? In addition, Sequoia and IDG have also sent invitations this time … "
"Why are they sending invitations? They can just come directly." Li Dong was speechless when he heard these two companies were also using this method.
Liu Hong hurriedly said, "It's not like that. Don't misunderstand, it's the headquarters of these two companies that want to come."
Li Dong instantly understood. Previously, Sequoia and IDG did invest in Weibo, but that was Hua Xia's headquarters.
To put it nicely, it was actually just using their name, and it was considered a cooperative model.
However, these two institutions of Hua Xia did not actually belong to these two well-known venture capital institutions. Xiong Xiaoge and Shen Nanpeng were the leaders.
Now that the people from their headquarters were coming, it was natural that they wanted to invest through their capital. This was a little interesting.
Li Dong smiled and said, "Do Shen Nanpeng and the rest know?"
Liu Hong nodded and said, "Yes, they know. Actually, this is also inevitable. If they want to continue financing and increase their capital, they should not have so much money. To be honest, the scale of these two companies' investments in China in the past was actually not big. The 100 million USD previously was probably all the funds they could use. Now, if they want to continue to increase their capital, they can only go through the headquarters. But I don't know if it's a cooperation or a unilateral investment from the headquarters. "
Li Dong understood. Sequoia and IDG's Hua Xia branch had limited funds to use.
However, the two of them felt that Weibo had a bright future, and they also had priority. If they gave up on it, it would be a loss.
Since that was the case, it was only natural to look for the headquarters to raise funds.
Li Dong did not hesitate and said with a smile, "Sure. Since there are so many people, let's not wait for them to come to us. Let's do it this way. Send a financing invitation to all the famous international investment banks and venture capital institutions. Next month, we will hold a financing reception and invite everyone to sit down and have a chat. It will be better than receiving them one by one. "
Li Dong was afraid that someone would not give him face, so he continued, "Put more bait. Just say it's not just Weibo. We can talk about other things too. If they don't come, it's their loss. Understand?"
Liu Hong couldn't help but laugh. Once he said that, there would probably be more people coming.
Not just Weibo, but also shopping malls, PP, Wantoon … these projects could all be financed.
Once the news was out, all the major investment banks and venture capital institutions would probably fight to get involved.
Not for anything else, but the major projects of Distance Science and Technology were all undeveloped golden lands.
Li Dong had caused a huge uproar the previous two times, but he did not get any financing. Far away was still exclusive.
Such projects were already in a mature state. Once invested, they would be able to reap profits quickly. It was also a project that all the major institutions liked.
The risk was not high, but once it was listed, they might get ten or even a hundred times more profits. Who would not be willing?
Of course, Liu Hong knew that the possibility of Li Dong standing them up was as high as 100%.
His goal was still to raise funds for Weibo. The rest were just gimmicks.
Since those investment banks were here, they could not get anything else. Weibo was a good project, and they would naturally focus on Weibo.
They had a simple chat about the reception. Li Dong said a few more words to Wang Xin before sending the two of them away.
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