On December 6th, the seventh annual Hua Xia Business Leaders Association was jointly organized by Hua Xia Entrepreneur Magazine and Hua Xia Entrepreneur Club.
Hua Xia Entrepreneur Club could be said to be the largest business circle in the country at present.
Almost all the leaders of various industries in Hua Xia had joined the association.
Unlike the Jiangnan Association established by Ma Yun and the others, the Jiangbei Mutual Aid Association established by Li Dong …
These associations were all limited to a region.
Only the Entrepreneur Club was not limited to a region. Almost all the industry leaders who met the standards would be invited.
Of course, not everyone could get in.
Even Li Dong first joined the Hua Xia Alumni Association last year. Later, he was recommended by Liu Chuanzhi and the others before he was able to join.
If the Entrepreneur Magazine held an annual meeting alone, there might not be many tycoons attending. But the club called for more business leaders to attend.
…
Capital Hotel.
When Li Dong's car stopped, it was very lively in front of the Capital Hotel.
From afar, Li Dong heard Guo Guanglie's laughter.
Before he got close, Li Dong heard Guo Guanglie laughing loudly. "I can't expose any more gossip. When you report it, there will be no place for me in Hua Xia. Li Dong has a lot of gossip, so don't just grab me and ask me. Old Liu and the others knew about it, but they didn't say anything and pushed me out as a shield. With Li Dong's temper, if he knew what I said, he would ask me to fight alone. You guys should spare me. "
"Boss Guo, you have said it. It's the same to say one or two things. Why don't you say something else?"
"I really can't say it. I have to go in. If I don't go in, what if I get blocked later …"
Before Guo Guanglie finished speaking, he heard someone shouting, "General Manager Li is here!"
Guo Guanglie stretched his head and looked. He hurriedly said, "I'll go in first. Don't say what I said later …"
Guo Guangke was about to run away when he heard Li Dong chuckle and say, "Old Guo, why are you running when you see me? Did you do something wrong?"
"Who ran away?"
Stopping his steps, Guo Guanglie helplessly smiled. "What can I do? I just don't want to be with you. Every time I'm with you, I become a foil. Ask Old Liu and the others, how many of them are willing to walk with you? "
While posing for the reporters' photos, Li Dong smiled and said, "This is the era where people look at their faces. You can't blame me. You see, as soon as I arrived, everyone insisted on patting me. What could I do? Lao Guo, I heard you saying bad things about me just now. When did you learn to gossip like Ma Yun? "
Li Dong joked, and the reporters all laughed.
Guo Guangke also laughed and said, "There's no need for us to talk. You have to admit what you did. Just now, Old Zhu went in first. Before he went in, he cried that you scolded him during the party. Didn't I hear it just now? Didn't I say that you just asked Ma Yun to train alone yesterday? You have enemies all over the world, and you still want to argue with me? "
Li Dong laughed. Seeing that Li Dong was in a good mood, someone immediately asked, "General Manager Li, is what Mr. Zhu and Mr. Guo said true?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "Half true. It's true that I scolded Old Zhu and challenged Old Ma. But saying that I have enemies all over the world is Guang Ke deliberately slandering me. I have many friends. If you don't believe me, you can ask Old Guo. Are we friends or enemies? If he dares to say that we are enemies, I'll train alone with him now. You guys can be witnesses! "
Everyone laughed and wanted to ask a few more questions. Li Dong looked at the time and said, "Let's not talk to everyone. I'll go up first. If I'm late, someone will spread rumors. I'm not afraid to tell you that there are many big mouths in the business world. Those strange-looking guys have the biggest mouths. I don't need to tell you their names. You'll know them when you see them. "
Li Dong chuckled as he said those words and strode towards the hall.
When passing by Guo Guangke, Li Dong smiled again and said, "What's the matter? Still not leaving? Are you going to continue slandering me?"
Guo Guangke laughed and said, "Forget it. I'm afraid you'll beat me up in public. Among us, only you can do such a thing."
"Don't slander me. Let's go. Where's Old Ma?"
Li Dong asked as he walked. Guo Guangke walked side by side with him and said with a smile, "I went there this morning. You said he was spreading rumors up there. I think you didn't wrong him."
After teasing Li Dong and Ma Yun, Guo Guangke said, "Speaking of which, why did you scold Old Zhu for no reason? Looking at Old Zhu, I'm afraid he's been grumbling in his heart for the past few days. He looked a little uneasy down there just now. "
Li Dong said unhappily, "Who scolded him? If he wants to sell Huiyuan or sell it to a foreign company, he can't take it just because I said a few words? It's his right to sell, and it's my right to be unhappy. Old Zhu wasn't so petty in the past, but he's become petty now! "
Guo Guangke sighed softly and said, "Everyone has their own difficulties. Old Zhu isn't having a good time here either. This year's market isn't too good. Huiyuan's funds are a little tight, and Old Zhu is single-minded about grabbing the upstream market, buying orchards and bases everywhere. Seeing that there isn't much money left, and the market competition is getting fiercer … "
Guo Guangke helped to say a few words, but Li Dong said disapprovingly, "Who hasn't gone through this? It's not like he's the only one. Forget it, there's no point in talking about this. I said it's his right to sell. Besides, he can't sell it anyway. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. The more he struggles, the worse it gets. He's walking into a dead end. "
Seeing this, Guo Guangke didn't say anything else. They went upstairs together.
…
In the conference hall.
By the time Li Dong and the others arrived, there were already many people there.
The acquaintances from a few days ago were all there. In addition, Ma Yun, Li Yanhong, Ma Huateng, Zhang Chaoyang, Ding Lei, Cao Hongwei … these IT industry giants were also there.
In addition to these IT industry giants, Li Dong also saw Wu Yajun, Wang Shi, Pan Shiyi, Old Wang of Wanda … these real estate giants.
There were also some giants that Li Dong hadn't met before, but he had heard of their names.
New Hope's Liu Yonghao, Google's Global Vice President Li Kaifu, IBM's Global Vice President Wang Yang …
These people could barely be considered private entrepreneurs, and there was also a group of people from state-owned enterprises.
ICBC's Chairman Jiang Jianqing, China Merchants Bank's President Ma Weihua, CNOOC's Fu Chengyu …
It could be said that if a bomb were to go off at this time, more than half of the Hua Xia business world would be wiped out!
With so many old CEOs added together, the assets of the enterprises they represented would definitely exceed trillions!
Moreover, many of these people were the soul of the enterprise. Once something happened to them, it was not the same as an ordinary executive meeting with an accident. Losing these people would be a big problem for the operation of the enterprise.
There were many giants, and some enterprises were even more powerful than Far away.
However, when Li Dong arrived, these people still could not overshadow Li Dong's brilliance.
As soon as he and Guo Guanglie entered, many people laughed and said, "Li Dong is here!"
"Dongzi, we're waiting for you to be the finale."
"Dongzi, say a few words on stage later? We'll help you fight whoever you want to fight tonight! "
"Old Ma and the others gathered together to talk bad about you. I tried to persuade them, but no one listened. They're too shameless!"
"…"
Everyone greeted each other and laughed. In an instant, the originally large and small circle instantly became centered around Li Dong.
It was not that Li Dong's prestige had really reached such a level.
Some of the big shots present were not weaker than Li Dong. They had been in the business world longer than Li Dong.
However, in the past few years, Li Dong had almost represented the rise of a new class.
In this new class, Li Dong was the well-deserved leader. Some of the young and middle-aged entrepreneurs almost all looked up to Li Dong.
In addition, this guy dared to speak and act. Although he had many enemies, there was no lack of people who admired him.
This was the case in any industry. The strong were respected.
Li Dong might not be the strongest, but his words carried too much weight Far away. His execution was also frighteningly high.
If there was a disagreement, this guy would start a war with you. Even if you did not curry favor with him, there was no need to offend him. It was not worth it.
It was not like they would lose anything by giving him face. Naturally, everyone was more polite.
…
Just as Li Dong was greeting the giants.
In the crowd, Cheng Gang raised his eyebrows slightly. "It's only been a few years and you've already reached this stage?"
To be honest, even he did not expect Li Dong to have such prestige.
There were too many business leaders present. In their own territory, who wasn't in a high position and had the final say?
He had originally thought that although Li Dong had risen quickly, he was still a junior in the business world and did not have much influence.
But now, Cheng Gang knew that he was wrong.
Although Li Dong was a domineering person, and although he offended people, there were many people who, after interacting with him a few times, could not get angry at him.
For example, Ma Yun and Ma Huateng did not have a good relationship with Li Dong.
But after a few interactions, although they usually scolded each other, their relationship was actually quite good.
Even Li Yanhong would think of Li Dong first when something happened to Baidu.
It was not that Hua Xia had no one else to help. The key was that although Li Dong did not seem very reliable, he was actually quite reliable when it came to doing things.
In addition, people like Wu Yajun had a good personal relationship with Li Dong.
Although Li Dong was domineering, he was not arrogant. When Wu Yajun met Li Dong, Li Dong was like this. Now that Li Dong had risen three levels in a year, he still had the same personality. It was difficult to feel the difference from him.
As time went by, even though Li Dong did not interact much with them, everyone quite liked to interact with this kind of person.
Even Zhu Xinli, who had some complaints about Li Dong, felt that Li Dong was a good friend. At least he had something to say.
Even if he was actually very shrewd, he gave off the impression that he was not shrewd and easy to communicate with.
Hearing what his boss said, Cheng Hui, who was sitting at the side, said in a low voice, "Should we go and say hello now?"
Cheng Gang shook his head slightly. "Forget it. Let's wait until the banquet. It'll be easier to communicate."
Cheng Hui did not say anything. He glanced at Li Dong and felt a little apprehensive.
He had heard of Li Dong for a long time, but this was the first time he had met him.
Cheng Hui found it hard to associate this smiling and cheerful Li Dong with the rumored arrogant and domineering Li Dong.
Thinking of Wu Bo, who was still in danger, Cheng Hui could not help but feel a little cold.
It was said that a dog that bites does not bark. Li Dong bit and barked at the same time. It was hard to tell what he was really thinking from the surface.
…
The Cheng brothers were paying attention to Li Dong, but Li Dong did not pay attention to them.
After greeting everyone, Li Dong slapped the guy sitting next to him and scolded, "Old Xu, your Brother Dong is here, and you didn't even greet me or greet me. You didn't even smile and pretend you didn't see me. You're getting more and more arrogant now!"
Hsu Shengzhe was speechless and said, "Can't you be a little more reliable? It's embarrassing for me to greet you. Also, this is an entrepreneur leader's annual meeting, not a private club. Don't act like a hooligan. You're embarrassing our Jiangbei. "
Li Dong said disdainfully, "Come on. You've earned by following me. Aren't you just jealous that I'm too popular and no one cares about you? Don't be so narrow-minded. "
Hsu Shengzhe said weakly, "I'm jealous, alright? Go back to your seat. Department Head Yi and the others are all here. Can I beg you not to let me be the center of attention? I'm not as thick-skinned as you are."
Li Dong looked at him with disdain and ignored him. He laughed and shouted from afar, "Department Head Yi, Director Wang, Chairman Chen …"
After greeting for a while, Li Dong went to the middle of the officials and pushed Zhu Xinli, who was talking to them, and said, "Old Zhu, give me a seat. You can talk about the merger later. It's not important. I have something to talk to the big shots."
Zhu Xinli was speechless. He couldn't help but say, "Li Dong, it's fine if you bully me in private, but you still bully me in front of so many people. I'm really going to fight you one on one!"
The officials couldn't help but laugh. Department Head Yi of the Ministry of Commerce said something to one of his escorts and sent him away. Then, he said to Li Dong, "General Manager Li, sit with me. You have to change your habit of finding trouble. We all feel wronged for Director Zhu."
Zhu Xinli complained, "Who said it wasn't? He still bullied me. Department Head Yi, ask everyone here. How many people here haven't been bullied by him?"
"Hahaha …"
Everyone burst into laughter. With Li Dong around, it was quite relaxing sometimes.
Li Dong didn't mind. He sat down with a smile and said, "Don't listen to Old Zhu's nonsense. Department Head Yi, you have to help me this time.
I heard that the policy of bringing home appliances to the countryside was announced, but Jiangbei isn't a pilot city!
When I heard this news, I was in despair.
The people of Jiangbei are living so hard. They can't afford washing machines, they can't afford phones, they can't watch television …
It's not easy to come across this opportunity, and the country is still thinking about the people of Jiangbei and wants to bring benefits to them.
But when I look back, we're not in the pilot province!
When I heard this news, my neighbors all came to me crying. They said, 'Li Dong, you're someone now. I heard that you even know the leaders of the central government.
You have to do this and plead on our behalf.
Otherwise, we'll just stay here and refuse to leave every day!
I don't think this will work … "
Li Dong rattled on for a while. Department Head Yi's mouth twitched. He couldn't help but say, "General Manager Li, this policy hasn't been officially announced yet, but your neighbors all know about it?"
Li Dong said sincerely, "It's true, why would I lie to you? Of course, it's a little exaggerated … "
"Hahaha …"
The few of them couldn't help but laugh again. The deputy director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, who was sitting next to Department Head Yi, said with a smile, "General Manager Li, next time, use a different approach. Now, everyone knows your way. First, you cry and complain about your grievances, then you make requests … It's fine in the past, but now, we should be the ones complaining to you. You stole our lines. This won't do. "
Li Dong said with a bitter smile, "Director Wang, you think too highly of me by saying that. I'm really suffering. I've been so worried recently that my hair has turned white. I can't do anything. You can ask President Chen how many times I've communicated with the central bank and other institutions about the Universal Cartoon. In the end, I still haven't achieved anything. It wasn't easy for the government to finally have a policy. I was still thinking that if the east doesn't shine, the west will shine. Finally, I'll be able to get some benefits. Now, I'm strangled to death in my stomach. I can't even describe the bitterness in my heart. "
Everyone laughed. Department Head Yi said softly, "General Manager Li, there are some things that we all understand.
It's not easy to be a business. The Ministry of Commerce deals with businesses. Who knows better than us?
We also communicated with the acquisition of Carrefour. Far away has had a hard time over the past few years. We also hope to help them and let Far Away go further.
But sometimes, we also have to consider the actual situation.
The reason why Jiangbei wasn't listed as a pilot province is mainly because the conditions are a little lacking. The other provinces are more suitable.
However, General Manager Li doesn't need to worry too much. According to the plan, after March next year, Jiangbei should be covered. "
"Department Head Yi, I understand what you're saying, and I can also understand your difficulties …"
Li Dong cried bitterly again. He was just short of saying that he wouldn't be able to eat anymore.
Everyone was a little at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He really couldn't do anything about it. Only then did Department Head Yi say, "Let's do it this way. We'll talk in detail after the meeting. Besides, this time, it's not our side that's in charge. Later, I'll make an appointment with the people from the relevant departments and we'll talk together. You can't possibly make us change our policy just by complaining. I think you should have prepared something, General Manager Li, am I right? "
Li Dong nodded hurriedly and said with a smile, "We have everything. Secretary Qin from Jiangbei has also personally come to Beijing just for this matter. Please understand that it's not easy for the central provinces …"
When he said that, everyone's expressions froze.
Li Dong, this guy, was really capable.
Secretary Qin was a high-ranking official, and he wouldn't participate in ordinary matters, let alone a business-related policy.
Because of this matter, Qin Hanyuan had personally gone to the capital to support Li Dong. Together with Du Anmin who was in the capital, not to mention anyone else, these two high-ranking officials had interceded for this matter. They really had to consider it carefully.
If they rejected these two people because of this matter, it would be difficult to deal with them in the future.
What's more, Li Dong was willing to put down his pride and complain about being poor. Coupled with the help of the two people above him, if he really rejected them, he would offend a lot of people.
Li Dong saw everyone understood what he meant and did not say much. After exchanging some pleasantries, he walked back to his seat.
When Zhu Xinli saw this, he hurriedly called out to the others and caught up to Li Dong. He said in a low voice, "Dong, you're really something. If I had known this would happen, you would have spoken up for me …"
"You are thinking too much. I had already scolded you, and you still think I will help you with the merger?"
The biggest obstacle for Coca-Cola to acquire Huiyuan was the Ministry of Commerce's approval.
Zhu Xinli had been worried about this.
He had been communicating with everyone about this matter, but everyone was joking with him and did not say anything.
Who knew that once Li Dong left, with just a few words, even the policy that had already been decided might change. Zhu Xinli could not help but lament that Li Dong was indeed very powerful now.
If Li Dong were to help … Well, even though the possibility was not high, Zhu Xinli was still trying everything he could.
Li Dong's rejection was within his expectations. Zhu Xinli sighed. "Dongzi, I know what you are trying to say. But I am in a difficult situation now. If not, I will not do this. "
Li Dong said as he walked, "Everyone has their own difficulties, but to be honest, there's no way this will work out. If you trust me, you should give up on the merger proposal and start planning again. If you plan to make arrangements based on the situation after the merger, you will suffer when the time comes. "
Zhu Xinli saw Dong Xuebing had reached his seat and thought for a while. "Let me think about it. But it is almost the end of the year. If I give up, you must help me at the end of the year. What do you think?"
"We will talk about it later."
Li Dong did not give a definite answer and signaled to the host. Zhu Xinli returned to his seat and sat down.
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