The host spoke for a while, but Li Dong did not pay much attention to what he had to say.
Most of the people present today were acquaintances, so Li Dong did not need to talk to them all.
However, Li Dong was not familiar with the person sitting next to him. Of course, this unfamiliarity meant that they had not interacted before, but it did not mean that they did not know each other.
Seeing that the host was still announcing the guests, Li Dong took the initiative to greet him. "CEO Wang, your city complex has been doing well recently. How about I go and learn from it later?"
Old Wang already knew that Li Dong's seat was next to his. Both he and Li Dong were members of the club.
Unfortunately, the two of them had never met in the past year or so.
Either Li Dong did not attend the club gathering, or he did not attend.
Today was the first time the two had officially met.
He was still wondering if he should take the initiative to greet Li Dong. He heard that Li Dong had a big mouth, and he was worried that if he took the initiative to greet him, he would be mocked by Li Dong.
This was not an unfounded worry. Recently, Wanda had acquired a lot of land and was preparing to build Wanda Plaza.
Coincidentally, they were all not far from the land that Faraway City had decided on.
Just as he was hesitating, Li Dong took the initiative to greet him. Old Wang immediately smiled. "General Manager Li is too humble. I should be the one learning from Far away City."
"That's not true. Far away City has not built a single Wanda Plaza, but a lot of them are open now."
Li Dong laughed and did not continue the topic.
It was just an opening remark. Li Dong was not very interested in Old Wang. After a few words, he changed the topic. "CEO Wang, I heard that my nephew is studying abroad. He should be on vacation now. Why is he not here today?"
"Nephew …"
Old Wang was stunned. Where did this nephew come from?
Come to think of it, he was talking about his son!
She had long heard that when Li Dong met Old Liu's daughter, he immediately called her his niece and niece. Liu Qin was even older than Li Dong.
His son was not as old as Li Dong, so it was natural for him to call him nephew.
Lao Wang did not know whether to laugh or to cry. He was different from the grassroots like Ma Yun. If it was Ma Yun, he would probably have retreated.
But Old Wang Shi was too embarrassed to say anything, so he could only say, "It's not the holidays yet. I'll only be back around Christmas."
When Li Dong heard that, he smiled and said, "That's unfortunate. If there's a chance in the future, I'd like to meet my nephew. I heard that he's very good at games. I'm a little rusty these past few years. Let's find a game to play together."
Lao Wang didn't know what to say.
In this kind of situation, even if you don't want to talk about business, there's no need to talk about these trivial matters.
The host is still talking. Can't you say something serious?
Even though Lao Wang thought this way, he still forced a smile and said, "There will be a chance next time."
"That's fine. By the way, my nephew …"
Li Dong wanted to say more, but he heard the host on the stage say, "Chairman of Faraway Group, Mr. Li Dong …"
When Li Dong heard his name being called, he had to get up and greet the host.
At this time, Lao Wang was slightly relieved. It was really difficult to communicate with this person.
Whenever he opened his mouth, he would talk about his nephew. If one didn't know better, they would really think that Li Dong was close to his son.
He now somewhat understood why the industry was spreading Li Dong's notoriety.
This guy was used to bullying the second generation.
The big shots in the industry were usually on the same level as Li Dong.
Their children were naturally a generation lower than Li Dong.
But Li Dong was really too young. If it was someone else, they probably wouldn't specifically mention this matter. Everyone would talk about their own things.
But Li Dong did not do it. He insisted on getting close to him, and most people could not stand it.
Think about it. A guy who was about the same age as you, and he called you nephew and niece. How could you stand it?
His son was still fine. He was younger than Li Dong.
Many people in the industry had children who were much older than Li Dong. If Li Dong called him that in front of everyone, how embarrassing would it be?
Just as Lao Wang was still thinking about how to deal with it, Li Dong did not mention this matter again. He simply said a few words, turned to the right and said, "Brother Zhang, I didn't provoke you, did I? We've been sitting for so long, and you don't even look me in the eye?"
Zhang Jindong said helplessly, "We're in a meeting. I've looked at you a few times. It's not good for me to interrupt when you're talking to Lao Wang."
"Don't deny it. You just don't like me. Am I right?
We're brothers. We're from the same hometown. When I established the Mutual Aid Association, the first person I thought of was you.
But how long has it been? When you see me, it's like seeing an enemy. Don't even mention how uncomfortable I feel.
Now that we've met, I'm worse than a stranger. The more I think about it, the worse I feel.
Yes, I terminated our collaboration in Beijing and Tianjin. But now that you're so powerful in Beijing and don't need me, I'm smart enough to quit so I don't take advantage of you.
But now that our collaboration is over, does that mean our brotherhood is gone? "
Zhang Jindong's mouth twitched. Does that mean I'm the heartless one?
When Lao Wang and the others heard this, they could not help but turn their heads away from Li Dong.
F * ck you!
In the entire business world, only Li Dong could say such shameless things. He was so shameless that Lao Wang was embarrassed to say anything.
Zhang Jindong sighed and said helplessly, "Dongzi, if you have something to say, just say it. Don't push me. I'm old, and my heart can't take it."
Li Dong laughed and said, "I'm not pushing you. I'm just joking.
When we work together, we're invincible. We even defeated Gome in the past.
Now that you're blaming me, I have nothing to say. I can only cooperate with you again. Let's see if I, Li Dong, have a change of heart.
There aren't many Gome stores in Yu Province, and Yu Province is a pilot province for home appliances in the countryside.
I thought about it. Yu Province is close to our base. How can we let outsiders be so arrogant there?
Let's take advantage of the peak shopping season at the end of the year to organize some activities and set up more outlets in the countryside to squeeze Gome's market. "
Zhang Jindong's face turned serious, and the others who heard this also tensed up.
Li Dong really had no choice but to listen to him carefully.
He nearly missed the big news when he was distracted for a moment.
They wanted to join forces with Suning to seize Gome's market!
Although it was only a province, it wouldn't be surprising for the whole country to join forces after they formed an alliance.
Especially now that Gome had a lot of problems. If they really succeeded, Gome, the former number one retailer, would be in big trouble.
Zhang Jindong thought for a moment and said, "I heard you've been negotiating with Du Juan recently?"
"This has nothing to do with our cooperation. Brother, we're businessmen, and we'll do whatever benefits us. My negotiation with Gome isn't important. A province's market isn't a small place. If you're interested, then do it. If not, then forget it. "
Zhang Jindong frowned and said after a moment of silence, "Sure. We'll talk about the details later."
Li Dong smiled and said, "Alright, it's settled then. By the way, I'm planning to establish a retail alliance. Are you interested? "
Zhang Jindong's face turned serious again and he said, "Are you serious?"
"I'm serious!"
"I'm not joining!"
Zhang Jindong didn't hesitate and his face turned serious. "Dongzi, are you really not going to consider it? You're pushing us too hard. I can't even breathe now. If this goes on, we'll retaliate sooner or later! "
Li Dong also stopped smiling and looked straight at the rostrum. He said, "Brother, I'm only gathering online channels now. Offline channels, you guys are still yours.
Online, your conditions aren't as good as mine.
"My logistics, e-commerce, and stores have already reached a certain scale, especially in the logistics area. I've recently increased my investment and can soon connect all parts of the country.
"You guys are destined to fail if you insist on competing with me for online channels.
"I'm not afraid of your retaliation. At most, I'll cooperate with Ali.
"There's no hope if you guys rely on yourselves.
"However, Ma Yun isn't necessarily less ambitious than me. I only want your online channels, but he might even swallow your offline channels. Think about it yourself."
"Dongzi …"
Zhang Jindong's expression was extremely complicated and he was speechless for a long time.
Just a moment ago, the two of them were still talking about working together to deal with Gome.
The next moment, the two of them became rivals, and they might even be mortal enemies.
Zhang Jindong hadn't felt such complicated emotions for a long time. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Not only him, but the people around him also felt complicated.
At this time, they finally understood Li Dong's domineering nature.
They also thoroughly understood Li Dong's methods.
In a few words, he decided on a strategy to deal with Gome, and in a few words, he forced Suning to give up online.
Even though they knew his purpose and thoughts, there were some things that they had to do.
When Li Dong said that they wanted to work together to deal with Gome, Zhang Jindong couldn't refuse. This was originally his plan and goal.
Therefore, even if Li Dong forced him, he didn't say that he wouldn't cooperate.
Li Dong had long since figured out his thoughts and details with just a wave of his hand.
With a soft sigh, the area finally quieted down.
Except for the few of them, no one knew that in just a short while, the retail industry might face a new round of big changes.
…
On the stage.
It was time for a speech.
Ma Yun's spittle flew. "Everyone is talking about the cold winter. Everyone is depressed and talking about crises and disasters. But I think this is an opportunity!
Excellent entrepreneurs must adapt to the environment!
Even pigs can survive, why can't you?
This analogy might not sound good, but let me say something practical.
Just look at Li Dong. Last year, most people didn't take him seriously. But this year!
When we were talking about the crisis and the cold winter, he was expanding rapidly.
In just a year, he took over the top private enterprise and the richest man. He's making enemies everywhere, but he's still living well!
If he can do it, why can't we? "
…
In the audience.
The staff very cooperatively handed the microphone to Li Dong.
Li Dong took the microphone and said, somewhat speechless, "Ma Yun, did I offend you?
It's fine if you bully me in private, but in front of so many people, you still bully me!
What did I do to you?
As for the cold winter you mentioned, what's the point of talking about it now?
In my opinion, the cold winter has long passed!
Don't be an alarmist and don't mention the cold winter anymore. The more you talk about the cold winter, the colder it will be.
Be more confident. If even a company like Ali can survive, what can't we do?
The next few years will be a good opportunity for Hua Xia's enterprise to develop.
The cold winter overseas is really cold.
Our cold winter has never come. It has come and gone. Now it's spring, the spring of Hua Xia's enterprise.
Just now, Director Wang from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission also said that they support state-owned enterprises in overseas mergers and acquisitions.
Actually, this is confidence. State-owned enterprises dare to acquire overseas companies because they have the confidence.
Can private enterprises like us just sit back and wait?
So what I want to say now is that spring is here. Everyone, if you have the ability, go overseas together and take advantage of this opportunity to make Hua Xia's enterprise bigger and stronger! "
After Li Dong finished speaking, he was just about to put down the microphone when he thought about it and said, "This is a formal occasion, and there's also the media. Stop insulting me. You're not kids anymore, yet you're still making a fuss. Don't be a joke. You're not mature at all."
On stage, Ma Yun and the large group of people, including the media, were all silent for a few seconds.
D * mn, how did you get that face of yours?
It's true that Ma Yun said something about you, but you've always been the one to fire first.
Before Ma Yun went up on stage, Li Dong had even said a few words of disdain to him, and now he was refusing to admit it?
Everyone was speechless. Ma Yun also felt a little tired. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he said, "You win, Li Dong. There aren't many people I admire in Hua Xia's enterprise, but you're one of them. If you say it's spring, then so be it. Actually, I think so too. In short, everyone should relax, be more confident, and work hard to adapt to the environment. That's enough. "
After saying that, Ma Yun did not continue to stay on stage and hurriedly got off the stage.
Originally, he had to pass by Li Dong when he got off the stage, but this guy purposely took a detour and did not pass by Li Dong, causing everyone to hold back their laughter.
…
Behind Li Dong.
Seeing that the atmosphere was relaxed, Cheng Gang said calmly, "Looks like he's in a good mood. Later, we'll have a drink and chat, and this matter should be over. Be more careful next time, don't make me clean up after you every time! "
Cheng Hui's mood was much more relaxed now. As for what his boss said, he pretended not to hear it.
Today, Li Dong was indeed in a good mood. It was obvious from how lively he was at the scene.
Since that was the case, this small matter of his was not a big deal.
After thinking for a while, Cheng Hui said again, "Then should we talk to him about Gome? And about Bailian … "
Cheng Gang thought for a while, then said after a pause, "I have my own considerations."
Hearing his boss say so, Cheng Hui was too lazy to say anything more.
However, in his heart, he was thinking. This time, he was scared by Li Dong, and his plan failed. Should he try another plan?
Bai Qing and the others had failed, but he still had a chess piece.
Should he follow up on Qi Fangfang's side?
Now, Bai Qing and the others had not even touched Li Dong's woman, but they had already provoked Li Dong.
If something really happened to Li Dong's woman, would it cause Li Dong to lose his mind?
Obviously, Li Dong's weakness was women. In other aspects, it was really difficult to make him lose his composure.
Thinking about it, Cheng Hui was a little vague. If he really provoked him, it would not be worthwhile to kill him.
He turned his head and looked at his boss, who was sitting upright. Should he encourage him to try?
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