Cheng Gang left feeling relieved and frustrated at the same time.
Li Dong leaned back in his chair and smoked without saying a word.
He had gotten 8% of Fukang's shares and Gome's 8% shares. That would be 16%.
JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley originally held 18% of the shares. However, they would have to reduce a portion of the 8% shares and would only be left with 15%.
If he could get them, Li Dong would have 31% of the shares, which was about the same as the Huang Family's.
As for the remaining shares, he could either wait for Gome to resume trading or convert the bonds in exchange for some shares.
In the end, both parties would probably be equal.
As for Euphoria, they still had some shares.
By then, the importance of Euphoria would be obvious. Who would Cheng Xiao support?
Or he could convert all the bonds and dilute the shares of others. Then, he wouldn't have to worry about Euphoria's attitude.
Lastly, Gome was at a critical juncture. The Huang Family would definitely inject their unlisted shares into the listed assets. Their shares would be diluted again. What should he do then?
Li Dong's goal was not only to become the biggest shareholder but also to have absolute control.
If necessary, he might even have the intention to delist the company.
To be honest, there was no need for Gome to be listed now.
Delist Gome and merge it with Far Away. In the end, the entire Far Away Retail Group would either not be listed or be listed. That was Li Dong's goal.
After the integration of Gome, Carrefour, Distance's original retail system, as well as the ongoing expansion of the store system …
Three to five years later, if the conditions allowed, the entire retail group would be listed. With such a dominant position and Hua Xia's supreme retail group, it wouldn't be a dream to build a Trillion Retail Group.
By then, it wouldn't be far from being the world's number one.
Of course, it was still a long distance away.
Currently, Wal-Mart's market value was more than 200 billion USD. Far Away Retail Group would need to expand internationally.
Otherwise, they would be underestimating Wal-Mart if they expected Hua Xia to dominate the world's number one retail company.
The Wan Yi Retail Group mentioned by Li Dong was built on the premise that shopping malls and supermarkets could be listed at the same time. In fact, the possibility of these two to be listed at the same time was very low.
The biggest possibility was to split it up.
No matter what, at least from Li Dong's point of view, the shopping mall was also a part of retail. As for whether to split it up or not, there was still plenty of time. He could slowly consider it.
Li Dong was deep in thought. Tan Yong waited for him to return to his senses before asking in a low voice, "General Manager Li, what about Cheng Hui?"
Li Dong got up and stretched his muscles. He said indifferently, "Our people are withdrawing. Let them fight amongst themselves. There was a 99% chance that Cheng Hui was no match for Cheng Gang, so it wouldn't be surprising if Cheng Hui killed him. As for Cheng Gang, let's see what he can do. If he's really killed by Cheng Hui, he can't blame anyone else. "
"But just now …"
Tan Yong wanted to say something but hesitated. They had just reached an agreement with Cheng Gang, and the contract had not been signed yet.
If Cheng Gang was really killed, what about the shares?
Li Dong laughed. "It's only within a month. If Cheng Gang can't even hold on for such a short time, then he's really useless.
As for the shares, even if Cheng Gang is unlucky enough to be killed, no matter who controls Fukang, the shares will still be sold.
Cash is still better than shares.
Also, I feel that Cheng Gang will not be finished. Cheng Hui is right to be gloomy, but he's still too young to deal with Cheng Gang.
If I don't let them fight it out, how am I going to start my show?
They might not be anxious, but I am.
It's best if they fight to the death. Not only will it save me a lot of trouble, but it will also save me a lot of trouble.
After a few days, Gome will approve my proposal, and I will sign the contract with Fukang. Don't worry, it won't affect anything. "
Tan Yong did not say anything. These were big matters, and Li Dong had his own plans.
He was worried that Li Dong would be careless and cause the plan to fail.
Sometimes, it's not impossible. But since Li Dong said this, he should be confident.
… …
For the business world, there are not many secrets.
Li Dong and Du Juan did not hide the few times they met. They even purposely met at the Chang 'an Club.
Also, after the annual meeting, Li Dong did not leave.
Soon, there was a rumor!
Far Away was preparing to join hands with Gome to expand Far Away's retail business!
Some financial media and experts analyzed that under such circumstances, Far Away joining hands with Gome was raising Gome's ego and underestimating Li Dong's ambition.
Li Dong had always been steady, accurate, and ruthless. There were two possibilities. First, to acquire Gome!
Of course, the possibility of this was not high.
This was because the Huang Group had been managing Gome for many years, and they would not easily make a move.
Second, to invest in Gome to prepare for the controlling stake!
The possibility of this was high!
Far Away was not without precedent. When Far Away rose in Jiangbei, it also had a competitor, which was the former Kelong.
Li Dong first invested in Kelong through various means. Then, after continuous acquisition of Kelong's shares, he finally gained absolute control and forced the original major shareholder to transfer his shares, completely losing Kelong.
After this battle, Far Away completely dominated the retail industry in Jiangbei, and from then on, it reached the present.
The current Gome was many times stronger than Kelong.
But in the situation where Old Huang could not control Gome, would Du Juan be Li Dong's opponent?
Would Cheng Xiao be Li Dong's opponent?
Perhaps, it would not be long before Gome changed its name.
The media and experts all came out to analyze. For a moment, the business world was in a state of panic, and the retail giants were all looking at it.
Some people called on the board of directors of Gome not to agree to Li Dong's conditions!
Everyone in the industry knew that Li Dong had the ambition of a wolf!
Far away was not inviting a wolf into the house, but a pack of wolves into the house, and a pack of hungry wolves at that!
The major media also agreed on this point. It was not an exaggeration to say that Li Dong was a hungry wolf. Any company that cooperated with Li Dong did not end well in the end.
The case of Su Guo in the past was proof.
Today's Huarun, if not for its status as a state-owned enterprise, would probably not end well in the future.
Zhongbai also realized this in the later stages, and now established the Wushang Alliance to resist Li Dong's attack.
Gome was not a manufacturer, but a distributor. It was also a company that Far Away was determined to win, and could supplement the industry.
Under such circumstances, Far Away entered Gome, and everyone knew what was going to happen!
Once Li Dong really controlled Gome, would other domestic retail companies have a way out?
Someone went to the Ministry of Commerce to report that Li Dong was monopolizing the industry, and it must be stopped!
Unfortunately, people with discerning eyes knew that this was a joke.
Not to mention that Far Away was just a shareholder, even if it controlled Gome, it was not a monopoly at present.
The top ten retail companies occupied a total of about 10% of the domestic market share.
Even if all of them were integrated, it could barely be regarded as a monopoly. As for whether it was a monopoly or not, it still depended on the attitude of the government.
At this time, even a fool knew that it was impossible to sue Li Dong for a monopoly.
Some people paid attention to Far Away's investment in Gome, and some people did not pay attention to the physical part of Gome, but their online part!
Li Dong's real ambition was here!
Ordinary people did not understand how to control the online channels of the entire industry, nor did they understand what it meant.
Some experts and entrepreneurs actually did not quite understand. Only some people with unique vision could understand what it meant!
…
Ma Yun in Lin 'an didn't know that the negotiation between Li Dong and Gome was close to success until he returned.
When he heard the news, Ma Yun let out a long sigh.
As the number one person in the field of e-commerce, no one knew better than him what online channels represented!
Liu Qiangdong in the capital was also sighing.
He originally thought that with the cooperation with Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart entering Jingdong, Jingdong already had the capital to fight.
But when he heard the news, Liu Qiangdong felt lost.
Far Away was getting stronger and stronger.
Ma Yun had the support of the C2C business, so he was not too worried. At worst, he would lose the B2C battlefield.
But Jingdong could not!
Their path was the same as Far Away, focusing on B2C.
Once Far Away occupied all the market and reached an online and offline alliance with major companies, Hua Xia would probably not be able to accommodate a second B2C mall.
Even if it could be accommodated, there would be no hope for it to grow.
Other domestic B2C malls also sighed with emotion.
If this continued, would they still be able to survive?
Far Away was getting involved in more and more fields. The original B2C business, Far Away was mainly in department stores, and then entered into home appliances. These two major categories were almost the current definition of retail.
Previously, Far Away was broad and general. Now, Far Away began to focus on precision and brand, which caused some brand websites that focused on department stores to face a major crisis.
If this continued, C2C would be dominated by Taobao, and B2C would be dominated by Far Away.
Two companies occupied more than 90% of the market, and the others really had no way to survive!
…
The outside world was very noisy.
Even the onlookers who did not know the situation did not mind making a ruckus.
Li Dong had been very low-key during this time. At the annual entrepreneurs' meeting, Li Dong did not say anything.
The banter with the few big shots was just after-dinner entertainment.
In the real business, there was not much movement recently.
At this time, the sudden news that Li Dong wanted to enter Gome, and even control Gome, suddenly piqued everyone's interest.
Gome was not a nobody. The news of Old Huang's imprisonment had also caused a heated discussion last month.
The matter had just calmed down, and such a big thing happened. Of course, there were many onlookers.
And Li Dong, at this time, did not have time to go online to make a ruckus.
Ever since his Weibo was flooded with "Brother Cannon is Mighty", Li Dong rarely went on Weibo.
A few days ago, he went online to take a look out of boredom. The latest news he posted previously had a terrifying number of replies below it!
In this day and age, five million comments was simply unimaginable.
The superstars did not manage to do it, but Li Dong did it.
But this was not something to be proud of, because 99% of them were "Brother Cannon is Mighty". Seeing this, Li Dong had no interest in going on Weibo.
Moreover, he did not have time to go on Weibo.
December 10th, the last day before Li Dong left Beijing.
It was Hu Xiaorui's birthday on the 12th. Although Li Dong wanted to forget about it, he could not resist her ten calls a day, threatening to come to Beijing if he did not return.
Towards Hu Xiaorui, Li Dong was usually more accommodating.
Whether this girl was really naive or not, at least in front of Li Dong, she was so naive that no one could bear to hurt her.
It was her birthday on the 12th, and Li Dong could not delay it until the last day. He had to rush back on the 11th.
On the 10th, someone asked Li Dong out for a meal.
Usually, it would not matter if Li Dong went or not.
But this time, it was someone who asked Li Dong out for a meal, and Li Dong could not refuse.
…
At the restaurant.
Unlike before, it was rare for people to be late for a meal with Li Dong. Almost all of them would arrive early.
By the time Li Dong arrived, Zhou Yue was already there.
This was the first time Li Dong met the married Zhou Yue.
Although it had not been long since Zhou Yue graduated, the married Zhou Yue had changed quite a bit.
Li Dong owed Zhou Yue more than one favor.
The first time, when Li Dong went to Beijing to issue 3 billion bonds, the Zhou Family's Old Master said that it was approved.
The second time, when Li Dong made a bet with Han Yu and the others, Zhou Yue went to help.
For these two things, Li Dong had not found a chance to return the favor.
The last time Zhou Yue got married, because of some considerations, Li Dong did not attend. This had already made Li Dong feel a little embarrassed.
This time, Zhou Yue was treating. Even if Li Dong had something to do, he had to give her face.
Seeing Li Dong, Zhou Yue smiled and stood up. "Long time no see, Li Dong!"
Li Dong also smiled. "We haven't seen each other for a while. Although it's a little late, I should say happy wedding. Also, you're getting more and more beautiful. That Wu Qingping guy got a great bargain. "
Zhou Yue could not help but cover her mouth and chuckle. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she said, "Sit, what do you want to eat?"
"Anything is fine. I'm not picky."
Zhou Yue did not ask him any further and ordered her own food.
Li Dong, who was sitting opposite, did not say anything. He knew that this time, it was not just for a meal.
Especially since only Zhou Yue came today. Wu Qingping was not around.
Before coming, Li Dong guessed that it was time to return the favor.
In this world, the most difficult thing to return was a favor.
Although Li Dong was thick-skinned, there were some things that he had to abide by the rules.
If he did not return the favor he owed today, who would help him in the future?
If his character was not good, no matter how big his business was, it would be full of trouble and obstacles.
He just didn't know what Zhou Yue, or the Zhou family, needed to ask him for help at this time.
Li Dong thought about it for a long time, but he could not figure it out.
However, Li Dong had made up his mind. He would try his best to do what he could.
If he could not do it or it was disadvantageous to him, he would not do it even if he had to be thick-skinned.
The two favors from the Zhou family were not big enough for Li Dong to sacrifice himself to help them.
Although that was what he thought, Li Dong did not show it. He continued to chat with Zhou Yue.
After chatting for a while, Zhou Yue suddenly asked while waiting for the dishes, "Yuhan went abroad?"
Li Dong nodded slightly. He was not surprised that she knew about it. Qi Fangfang would have told Qin Yuhan even if she did not say it herself.
Zhou Yue hesitated when she saw that, but she still asked, "Are you coming back?"
Li Dong nodded again and said with certainty, "Yes."
Zhou Yue was not stupid. She knew that she should not ask too much about such private matters, so she immediately ended the topic and began to talk about something else.
Meanwhile, Li Dong was waiting for her to tell him the purpose of tonight's visit.
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