Not long after Ji Yuanzhong and his daughter left, Li Dong also finished his work.
Thinking of what happened just now, Li Dong sighed softly and said, "Poor parents."
Ji Yuanzhong was old, and his health was not very good.
Two years ago, Ji Yuanzhong almost no longer participated in business matters.
But now, for the sake of his daughter, for the sake of Jin Ding, the old man had to return.
A trip to Huadong seemed easy. It was enough to eat and drink, meet old friends, and chat about trivial matters.
But in fact, for Ji Yuanzhong, if this promotion was not effective, then he would not have the face to talk to Li Dong about any conditions.
Therefore, during this trip to Huadong, he did not dare to say that he would fully promote the mobile payment business in Huadong.
But at the very least, it had to be effective and have the support of a large number of businessmen.
And this required not only a matter of energy, but also some concessions of interests.
Ji Yuanzhong was so old. To put it bluntly, if he was not careful, he might die halfway.
Li Dong could actually refuse. Without Ji Yuanzhong, he could promote it himself.
But once he refused, Ji Yuanzhong was afraid that he would be more worried than he was now.
He would think, did Li Dong completely give up on the cooperation with Jin Ding?
Did he offend Li Dong too much?
Would Li Dong do something to Jin Ding in the future?
Without the support of Li Dong and the support of Hsu Shengzhe, how long could Jin Ding go?
…
These problems would continue to trouble Ji Yuanzhong.
Therefore, Ji Yuanzhong decided to help, and Li Dong did not refuse.
Li Dong sighed, but Liu Hong did not care and said with a smile, "Actually, they asked for it. In the past, when we cooperated with Jin Ding, we were taking care of Jin Ding.
The Golden Cauldron Jewelry was not very famous. It was not even very famous among the middle and low-end jewelry.
"Far away shopping malls are not suitable for cooperation with high-end jewelry, but there are a lot of low-end partners.
"But we have always been cooperating with Jin Ding, and the result is good. After they opened up the high-end market, they became arrogant.
"Recently, people Far away don't go to the Golden Tripod Club.
"In the past, we almost talked business there.
"Not only us, but many Jiangbei enterprises will choose Jin Ding for business talks and gatherings.
Now, there are fewer businessmen and less enterprises, but more gamblers.
Last time, a foreign businessman asked me if Jin Ding was a business of Distance. Recently, the atmosphere here hasn't been too good.
Ji Lanxin used your fame to rise, but before she did it, she didn't tell us. Horse gambling is not only related to Jin Ding's business. "
"What happened?" Dong glanced at him and said with a smile, "It seems that you have a lot. What happened?"
"It's nothing," Liu Hong replied awkwardly.
Li Dong stared at him, and Liu Hong couldn't take it anymore. He laughed dryly and said, "It's not really resentment, but Ji Lanxin is now obsessed with money.
"It's not the first time I went to the Golden Tripod Club, and I'm familiar with Ji Lanxin.
"The last time I went to the club with my girlfriend and a few friends, they happened to be promoting high-end jewelry.
"I saw that my girlfriend was interested, so I called General Manager Ji. We agreed in advance that mid-range jewelry would be fine, not too high-end.
"In the end, General Manager Ji really knows how to do business.
She brought three types of jewelry over, the cheapest 1.88 million, and the most expensive 3.88 million!
"Does she really think I'm a fool?!
"Is this kind of jewelry worth millions a mid-range?
"My friends were there, and my girlfriend was watching. In the end, I had no choice. I was too embarrassed to even choose the 1.88 million one, so I picked a 2.28 million one.
"General Manager Li, do you think she's only interested in money?
I'm not you. I can buy a villa in Pingchuan with millions of jewelry … "
Liu Hong did have a grudge. He felt that Ji Lanxin was not very good at doing things.
Liu Hong would be embarrassed not to buy it if she brought it to that kind of occasion.
As a member of the board of directors of Far away and one of the heads of the four major sub-groups, he couldn't say that he couldn't even afford a piece of jewelry, right?
His girlfriend and friends were there. If he was really that stingy, he would be laughed at later.
But even for executives like them with an annual salary of tens of millions, a piece of jewelry worth millions was definitely not a mid-range item.
Liu Hong had worked Far away for a few years. In the past few years, Far away didn't have such a high salary, but it had increased a lot in the past two years.
He did have some savings, but he was not happy spending so much money on a luxury item.
In particular, he had informed Liu Hong in advance, which made him even more dissatisfied.
Li Dong smiled and said, "Don't be so stingy. If you bought it, then so be it. At least your girlfriend will be satisfied. Speaking of which, do you have a girlfriend? "
Liu Hong was speechless. I'm in my thirties. I'm going to be in my forties. Shouldn't I have a girlfriend?
Thinking so, Liu Hong still said, "In fact, we've been dating for a long time. We started dating when I was a doctor. But I've been busy in recent years, so I haven't been ready to get married. This time, I'm actually buying jewelry for my wedding. Otherwise, even if Ji Lanxin brought jewelry over, I wouldn't buy it. "
"That's it. Now you don't lack the two million. It's good to buy it as a surprise for your girlfriend."
Li Dong comforted him, but in his heart, he also agreed with Liu Hong's words.
Ji Lanxin had indeed changed a little now.
Would anyone be able to afford a piece of jewelry worth millions of yuan?
Even if Liu Hong could afford it, it was not a problem to recommend it in private. But to recommend it in front of his friends and girlfriend, he must be crazy about making money!
Far away had worked with Jin Ding for so long. Couldn't he cooperate?
However, since Liu Hong had bought it, Li Dong was too lazy to say anything else, so as not to add to his troubles.
Anyway, this guy was a bachelor. He didn't know how to spend his money. Jewelry was also considered an investment, so as not to have some money to spend.
After chatting for a while, Li Dong smiled and said, "Remember to inform me when you get married. Once you get married, our group will have one less burden.
Next, we have to solve the problem of Director Yuan, Director Sun, and Director Wang.
Sometimes, I'm really annoyed.
You see, they're not young anymore. They're almost in their forties. Don't they have any self-awareness?
All of them don't get married, so the outside world thinks that I treat them harshly. I don't even give them time to date.
But in fact, I'm so wronged! "
Liu Hong laughed dryly. Was this wronged?
It shouldn't be, right?
Our company has been so busy these few years.
It's fine for ordinary employees, but as a senior executive, with a hundred times the salary, it's not enough to just give orders.
Back then, when there was an event at the mall, Liu Hong almost ate and lived in the company for a month.
Whatever activities and expansion plans at the supermarket, Sun Tao almost did not go home for months.
As the CEO, Yuan Chengdao was also very busy. Funds, personnel, expansion plans …
Which business did not require time? Working overnight was the norm.
Li Dong was still feeling wronged. How thick-skinned did he have to be to say this? He was indeed an evil capitalist.
Of course, since the boss said this, he could not refute.
Liu Hong hurriedly said, "This is also because Director Yuan and the others' requirements are too high. General Manager Li, you don't have to worry too much. Private matters will not interfere with everyone's normal work."
"I'm not worried about this. The main thing is that you're all too old. I'm afraid that after you get married, you won't be able to do what you want."
Liu Hong was dumbfounded. F * ck, do you need to consider so much?
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Liu Hong did not know how to respond.
Li Dong did not continue talking about this and returned to the main topic. "Recently, I've been busy with mobile payments and retail, and I forgot to ask. How is the international version of Weibo? Also, they could not ignore PP's side. It was not easy to reach this step. Although it has not reached the point of surpassing QQ, the hundreds of millions of registered users are also our capital. Don't be careless and let Tencent leave you behind. "
Liu Hong immediately said, "No, don't worry.
Also, we have recently connected the mall entrance to PP and our PP video. Because of the popularity of a few variety shows, it has also led to the development of PP.
Also, our expression package business has always been the industry's best. Tencent cannot surpass us.
Coupled with the popularity of the gaming business, our PP business has been growing by a large margin.
Next, we have a killer weapon.
Soon, in the twelfth month, we will take the opportunity to launch the Red Envelope System.
We did not keep up with the previous mall event.
Now, after half a year of development, I think we can go online before the Spring Festival.
Of course, because the data is more complex, we can only support the use of smartphones at the moment. This is also for everyone's financial security.
This time, many of our services are dedicated to 3G and smartphones.
General Manager Li, I think OPPO should really pay us a large amount of marketing fees.
This time, when OPPO's smartphones go online, I am almost certain that it will explode with unprecedented potential.
We currently only have 10% of OPPO's shares. In fact, it is still too little … "
The 10% that Liu Hong mentioned was the distribution of shares that Li Dong and OPPO had exchanged for Far away's shares through their channels.
Li Dong actually controlled 42% of OPPO's shares, of which 32% was taken over by Shen Qian's investment company.
The other 10% was taken over by Faraway Group. Because this was the group's channel, it was not good for Li Dong to privatize it.
In fact, some people in the company still knew that Li Dong had other shares in OPPO.
However, they did not know the specific amount.
Based on the current promotion efforts and efforts of Far away, 10% was actually not worth it.
It could be said that before this, the OPPO mobile phone brand was almost worthless.
However, since Li Dong wanted to promote the mobile payment service and the mobile mall service, he spared no effort in the promotion.
Including the home appliances to the countryside, Li Dong personally went to Beijing to negotiate with all parties. He even brought Qin Hanyuan to mediate.
This kind of effort was not something that could be replaced by 10% of the shares.
Liu Hong felt that it was not worth it, but it should be.
Li Dong smiled and said meaningfully, "How can I not count the number of people who are missing? Far away has always only taken advantage of us. If we really want to suffer a big loss, why would I look for them? "
As soon as this was said, Liu Hong instantly understood.
Li Dong's shares in OPPO would not be too low.
The specific amount was not clear, but it was at least more than 30%.
In fact, currently, Faraway Group owned 10% of OPPO's shares. On Shen Qian's side, in addition to the previous 32%, she gradually acquired about 5% of the shares.
A total of 47%, close to absolute control.
With such a ratio, Li Dong could almost control the entire OPPO with one hand. However, he was too lazy to do so. It was time-consuming, laborious, and troublesome.
It was better to be like this now. Anyway, no matter how much money he made, he could get half of it. It did not require much effort, which was quite good.
Later on, he would buy a little more and find a way to reach 51%. Li Dong did not care about anything else.
It was fine if OPPO was obedient. If not, he would kick them all away.
Now, promoting OPPO Far away was just incidental. In fact, it was also for Li Dong's own money. Li Dong naturally did not care much about this.
After briefly talking about the red packet, Liu Hong said, "The international version of Weibo is now being promoted smoothly. At present, most of the European countries have passed the review. Before the end of the year, we will be online in almost all the European Union countries. In addition, in the Asian region, we have also obtained the approval of most of the governments and can be online. However, there is a certain difficulty in promoting in Japan. Now, most of the people in Japan are using their local social networking site, MiXi.com. Also, Facebook and Twitter have begun to enter the Japanese market … "
Li Dong waited for him to finish before saying, "These promotion issues are problems that you need to consider.
I actually do not know much about the foreign market, so there are some things that I can't help you with.
However, I know one thing. Nothing is universal.
Weibo's success in China can only be said to be suitable for the country's national conditions, but it does not mean that it is suitable for the world.
You can make some appropriate improvements and even hire some local well-known professional managers to improve the promotion, which is in line with their national conditions. This is the most important point.
Don't think that if we succeed in China, we will definitely succeed abroad.
Don't generalize, and don't be blinded by success.
We have just started overseas, and we can make appropriate changes. Only when you understand this can you become stronger in the world.
Most of the time, you know this logic, but you are not willing to change. Because deep in your bones, you will feel that the current model is the best, and there is no need to change.
But this is often an illusion. Is Amazon strong?
Very strong!
But in Hua Xia, they were defeated by us and the Taobao because they are not in line with the national conditions. This is the reality.
Be humble. We are still new, understand? "
Liu Hong said with a straight face. "I understand!"
What Li Dong said is a common problem in many companies. They feel that since they are so strong in China, it must be the best model because the people have accepted it.
After going overseas, they do not dare to change or change. They feel that this model is the right one, and everything else is wrong.
Sometimes, even if they know they are wrong, they will still persist.
Innovation is hard, breakthrough is hard, and it is even harder to change!
Sticking to the rules is the common practice of most companies. At least, they will not make big mistakes, and even if they make mistakes, they will not be blamed.
At Li Dong's level, most people will be more headstrong.
Also, investment banks believe in Li Dong, and even if they stick to the current model, Weibo will not succeed. Others will only feel that it is a problem with the operation, and not Li Dong's problem.
But if something goes wrong, it will be Li Dong's problem.
Liu Hong dares to say these words at the peak of Weibo, and it is enough to make him realize that everyone's success is not a fluke.
These simple words make Liu Hong more in awe of Li Dong.
Li Dong did not continue and just said one last sentence. "Weibo can give Wang Xin more tasks at the right time."
Liu Hong nodded, indicating that he understood.
Wang Xin entered Weibo. From the beginning, Liu Hong knew that Li Dong was ready to let him take over.
And Liu Hong did not care too much. Far away Technology has a lot of things to do anyway, especially the Wan Tao, which made him almost dizzy.
Wang Xin will take over Weibo, which will make him more relaxed.
After sending away Liu Hong, Li Dong continued to wander around the laboratory for a while, and also talked with Zhang Xiaolong's team about WeChat for a while.
It was not until his father called that Li Dong left Far away Technology.
Far away Technology's people waited for Li Dong to leave, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Li Dong did not understand some things, he often grasped the key points and pointed out their flaws, which made people Far away Technology feel pressured.
Such a boss could not be fooled because he was young. He was much more difficult to deal with than Liu Hong.
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