After Li Dong's words, everyone was silent for a moment.
After a while, Old Wang smiled and said, "Li Dong, we are naturally willing to cooperate with Far Away. But now, most of our malls have signed contracts with retailers, usually long-term contracts. Five years is the lowest, and there are more than ten or even twenty years. The contract cannot be terminated in a short period of time. We are willing, but unable … "
Old Wang evaded a few words. It was not that he did not want to cooperate with Li Dong.
But Li Dong was also considered as everyone's opponent. If they really cooperated with him, it would be helping Li Dong expand and increasing Li Dong's strength.
Especially in the commercial plaza, Far Away was still building Far Away City.
If everyone's malls and retail supermarkets were also controlled by Far Away, then Faraway Supermarket's influence would be terrifying.
If there were conflicts in the future, and Faraway Supermarket withdrew, it would have an extremely bad impact on them.
This kind of thing must be considered.
There were many commercial real estate companies present. Even now, they rarely cooperated with a retail company. Almost every mall would change a retailer.
This was to prevent a large-scale evacuation from happening.
If one day the retailer they cooperated with went bankrupt, they would have to bear a huge loss.
In a mall, retail supermarkets were the key to attracting customers.
Unless it was some specific malls, such as jewelry, clothing, food and beverage …
Otherwise, as long as there were supermarkets in a mall, the supermarket was destined to be the first destination.
Li Dong said that it was powerful, but what if Far Away really went bankrupt?
If Faraway Supermarket all over the country evacuated, where would they find so many retailers to fill the gap? By that time, even the value of the entire mall would be greatly reduced.
Li Dong was not surprised by Old Wang's evasive action.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Dong laughed and said, "There will always be malls with contracts that are about to expire. Besides, new malls won't sign contracts so soon, right? As for me, I won't force anyone. Far Away will not say that the price is lower than others. As long as the contracts are extended, we can increase the rent by a little! "
As soon as this was said, many people's eyes lit up.
But now, it wasn't good to talk to him alone.
Everyone did business for profit. It didn't matter who they rented it to. As long as the price was right, and Far away was willing to raise the rent, there was nothing that couldn't be negotiated.
As for Li Dong, that was exactly what he wanted.
His condition was that the contract should be longer, including the sale contract.
In the next few years, the rent would skyrocket.
The impact of e-commerce was one of the reasons why some large supermarkets kept closing their shops.
Another factor was the rising rent and labor costs, which accounted for the majority of the cost.
Under normal circumstances, the gross profit of a supermarket is not low. Far away from the current cost of labor and other costs, because of the rapid expansion, the cost is much higher.
So far, the net profit was still more than 8%.
But after a few years, the total cost of labor and rent would increase by at least 5%, and the profits of retail companies would drop.
At that time, a net profit of around 3% didn't seem strange at all.
They didn't make a lot of money, and it was troublesome to operate. Coupled with the impact of e-commerce, this was the reason for the store closing trend.
Or else, the problem of e-commerce alone wouldn't be enough to shake everything.
Li Dong asked for a long contract. On this basis, it was still possible to raise the rent a little.
At the very least, it was much better than having it double after the contract expired.
So far away was still building their own shops and shopping malls to reduce the cost in this area.
So far away's O2O system was perfect. Ten or twenty years later, Faraway Supermarket's dominance would not be shaken.
In the future, the only high cost would probably be labor.
Li Dong was also considering this point.
Before his rebirth, someone had already proposed the concept of an unmanned supermarket, and it had even entered the practical stage.
But at that time, Li Dong didn't pay much attention to it. Plus, the officially launched unmanned supermarkets did not have a single one, and he needed to think more about it.
If Li Dong had been reborn a year later, he probably wouldn't be thinking about anything now. Ma Yun had already started to operate the unmanned supermarket.
Of course, with this concept, what to do next would be much easier.
However, the hardware conditions didn't allow it for the time being. So far away didn't have a significant decrease in profits due to labor costs. At this time, Li Dong wasn't in a hurry.
Seeing that someone was tempted, Li Dong suddenly smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this now. Today, we're talking about the real estate market. I'm a bit too noisy.
But if you're interested, we can talk about it later.
So far away's boutique supermarket will be launched next year. At that time, our service will definitely be the best.
So far away has the most perfect logistics system and the most perfect online system.
Also, we're now preparing to set up a global procurement center. At that time, it wouldn't be a lie to say that we can satisfy all the needs of our customers. We'll even launch private customization services.
From the low-end to the mid-end to the high-end, we'll achieve full coverage.
We're doing the high-end market with the idea of losing money. In some high-end communities, it's necessary to consider all the needs of the customers.
You can't just build a residential area and ignore the other additional services.
… "
Li Dong said that he didn't want to talk about this and only talked about the real estate market. But in the end, he was still talking about this.
No one interrupted him. Even though some of what Li Dong said was bragging, it might not necessarily be fake.
However, it might not necessarily be fake. Of course, he would have to wait and see.
After talking about the cooperation for a while, Li Dong really didn't talk about this matter anymore.
As for the others, no matter what they thought, they didn't say anything.
…
As they ate and drank, everyone talked about the recent land auction market.
After the 4 trillion plan was implemented, the real estate market gradually recovered. From the first half of the year to October, many companies almost didn't buy any land.
Now, it felt like it was about time. Many companies didn't have much land in reserve. Therefore, these days, everyone was making a move.
Although the price had not recovered to last year's level, compared to a few months ago, it had risen by at least 10%.
Buying land was a matter of hundreds of millions or even billions. With so much increase, even if everyone had a big business, it was still a little unbearable.
Speaking of this, Wang Shi complained, "If you want to talk about unscrupulous people, Evergrande is the most unscrupulous. Previously, in Shanghai, we wanted to buy a few pieces of land, but Evergrande raised the price of all the land. The premium was around 5%. The market will be in chaos if we do what they did! "
After Wang Shi finished, Pan Shiyi smiled. "Wang Shi, let's not talk about the premium first. This year, the real estate market prices are fluctuating, and you all are also involved. It's fine if Vanke lowered their prices, but at this time, you all lowered your prices by so much. It's not appropriate for the whole industry to pay the price, right? "
Because of the donations incident, Vanke couldn't bear the pressure and kept lowering their prices.
As the industry leader, Vanke had to lower their prices as well.
This caused everyone to lower their prices, and in the end, the whole market collapsed.
Everyone blamed each other, and some even blamed Hsu Shengzhe.
This guy had allowed customers to return their properties in order to open up the market.
Now, Vanke and a few other companies who insisted on not returning their properties were almost smashed by the customers.
In any case, everyone was saying one sentence after another, and it was all the other party's fault.
Li Dong couldn't be bothered to listen to them as it had nothing to do with him.
Dongyu had almost no properties for sale now, and Far Away will not be able to lower their prices.
Far Away had stopped buying land recently, and Li Dong was only here to watch the show.
But everyone in the venue knew what was going on.
Although everyone was blaming each other, they still had a general agreement.
Before the next bidding, everyone will communicate with each other before the auction starts.
They will make some compromises to prevent the few companies from fighting each other, and land prices will skyrocket.
Although that was what he said, Li Dong was not optimistic about whether he could do it.
Sometimes, everyone wants a good piece of land.
Compromise? Who will compromise?
You might say nice things before the auction, but you might be cheated during the bidding.
Some land tenders were not open to the public. Instead, they were tenders.
If you bid too low, you will not get the land.
Regarding this, everyone was well aware of it. It all depended on who was more brilliant.
But there is one thing everyone agreed on.
Property prices can only rise and not fall!
Regardless of how much it will rise, it must follow the market, and this is in everyone's interest.
Don't be like Vanke. In order to tide over the crisis, they had slashed prices and almost caused the entire real estate industry to collapse.
… …
The gathering lasted for almost two hours.
When Li Dong went out, he received many name cards.
Some of the real estate developers are not familiar with Li Dong, and they gave him their name cards as a hint.
Everyone still remembers what Li Dong said.
Giving out a name card means they can continue to negotiate.
Many people's eyes sparkled when they saw this scene.
Li Dong did not say anything about real estate tonight, but what he said before might make him the biggest winner.
Usually, there is no chance for everyone to gather together.
Unless Li Dong communicated with them one by one and tried to persuade them, but if they took the initiative to visit him, it would mean that they had something to ask of him.
Tonight is different. Li Dong mentioned this in front of so many people. On one hand, it reduces the workload, and on the other hand, it increases everyone's competitive spirit.
If you don't cooperate with Li Dong, it doesn't mean others won't cooperate with Li Dong.
Once someone else cooperated with Distance, given Distance's strength, some of their competitors might surpass them if they joined forces.
With this thought, everyone will have the same mentality. If it is suitable, it is not impossible to cooperate with Far Away.
Anyway, it is renting to anyone. Far Away's ability to attract customers is not weak. If they sell it to Li Dong, they may get some extra benefits.
… …
Downstairs of the club.
Everyone said their goodbyes, but Hsu Shengzhe and Li Dong are not in a hurry to leave.
The two of them leaned against the car and smoked a cigarette. Hsu Shengzhe sighed, "You brat, you said you don't want to come, and I thought you are not interested. In the end, you are not interested in real estate, but you are more ambitious. Li Dong, I think you mean that you really want to monopolize the domestic consumer goods retail market? "
Li Dong pursed his lips and said, "Don't try to frame me. Monopolizing is illegal. Furthermore, the domestic retail market has about 10 trillion in annual revenue. How big is Far Away's scale now? Including the shopping mall, it is only 200 billion. 2% market share, and you say I am monopolizing? I will sue you for slander, do you believe me? "
Hsu Shengzhe rolled his eyes. Is this how the accounts are calculated?
If it is calculated this way, there is no monopoly in this world.
There are too many things in the consumer goods retail market, and the wholesale industry is also included in it.
Other than that, clothing retail is also included.
Hsu Shengzhe said a single department store or home appliances, but Li Dong is obviously changing the concept.
Just when he was about to retort, Li Dong said, "Don't look at me like this. There is no monopoly, and it is impossible.
Actually, it is overestimating us to say that we are domestic department stores and home appliances retail giants.
Just look at the department stores industry. The top 10 department stores in Europe and the US have 20% of the market share.
In China, the top 10 department stores in the US and Europe only have about 10% of the market share, less than half of their competitors.
Even countries like Europe and the US, which have strict anti-monopoly laws, do not have any monopoly. What monopoly are we?
So far away, if it is a trillion scale, and it is a trillion scale, I can still accept it. But not now. "
Hsu Shengzhe narrowed his eyes and said. "You are quite ambitious. You are aiming for a trillion scale?"
Li Dong did not deny and smiled. "Isn't it natural for a company to grow bigger?"
"Can you handle it?"
"Why not?"
"You want to set up a retail alliance? If you succeed, you will have control over the entire retail industry in the country. I can see that Li Dong can do it, and so can others. It is not easy for you to do this. Actually, in my opinion, at this point, you should just retire and rest. Why do you have to go through all this trouble and make yourself the enemy of the entire nation? "
Li Dong sneered. "Don't give me that. I know you well. You are advising me not because you care about me, but because you are up to no good.
Recently, I heard that you said that I am suppressing you, and you can't stand out with me around.
Now that you are advising me, are you trying to suppress me?
Actually, there is no need to do such a complicated thing. You can just move to a weak province, and you will immediately become the richest person in the province and the biggest private enterprise there.
It will be ten thousand times easier than competing with me.
Otherwise, you won't have the chance to become the boss in Jiangbei for the rest of your life. You can just continue to be the number two. "
Hsu Shengzhe snorted in disdain. "Am I that kind of person?"
"Of course!" Li Dong nodded.
Hsu Shengzhe's mouth twitched. Damn it! I'm afraid I won't have the chance to make a comeback in my life.
This bastard has already done this, and he still hasn't moved away? Can't he at least let me stand out?!
I am a billionaire, and no one can recognize me even if I stand on the streets in Jiangbei. How sad!
Hsu Shengzhe did not have the energy to bicker with Li Dong anymore. He extinguished his cigarette and said, "Let's go. I will be returning to Jiangbei tomorrow. Are you going back?"
"I will wait."
"Up to you. Just go back before the 12th."
Hsu Shengzhe did not say anything and boarded his car.
Li Dong was stunned for a moment, then his eyebrows twitched.
The 12th?
Why did this bastard mention the 12th?
After thinking for a while, Li Dong suddenly remembered!
Then, Li Dong felt a headache. He almost forgot about this. If he did not go back on the 12th, he might be in trouble.
But if he went back, it might be even more troublesome!
The 12th was Hu Xiaorui's birthday …
Li Dong couldn't help but rub his temples when he recalled what the girl said last time, "It'll be fun to marry me."
How troublesome it was to be handsome!
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