On January 2nd, Gome's subscription for new shares ended.
That night, the first batch of planes purchased by Far away Airlines landed at Xiangjiang International Airport for repairs.
It was unrealistic to dismantle and transport large cargo planes back to China. Far away Airlines' cargo planes were all transferred abroad and then flown back to China.
Of course, they could not fly directly to China.
There were many procedures to buy a plane. The approval of the General Administration of Civil Aviation was only one of the procedures. Next, they had to go through customs declaration.
In addition, they had to apply for a flight route.
The reason for the repairs in Xiangjiang was to wait for the General Administration of Civil Aviation to approve and for Jiangbei's Minghu Customs to make preparations.
Customs declaration was not a simple matter. It was not something that could be done by showing it to others.
According to the relevant regulations of the General Administration of Civil Aviation and the General Administration of Taxation, customs declaration for aircraft required customs duties.
Far away Airlines purchased a total of 20 767-300Fs and 5 757-200s at a total cost of nearly 5 billion RMB.
The taxes were also frighteningly high.
In 2009, the VAT policy had not yet been implemented. According to the documents issued by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation in 2004.
The import tariff alone was as high as 5%, and the value-added tax was as high as 4%. This was for large passenger and cargo planes of more than 25 tons.
The taxes for small planes were even higher.
However, this was a tax on the surface. There were tax rebates and reduction policies for some enterprises in China. Far away Airlines could obviously enjoy this.
Even so, Far away Airlines still had to pay nearly 200 million RMB in taxes for the plane that cost about 5 billion RMB, even after the tax rebates.
Sometimes, money was really worthless.
Paying hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes for a casual purchase was not something an ordinary person could afford.
Li Dong was actually an ordinary person.
Therefore, in the temporary parking area of Xiangjiang International Airport, when Li Dong heard that he still had to pay 200 million RMB in tariffs and VAT, he could not help but ask, "Can you give me a little more?"
Lan Xingguo said helplessly, "4% tariffs and VAT are already the lowest. As for the private planes you mentioned, the taxes are even higher. However, we have not placed an order yet, so there is no need to declare now. The taxes for private planes are as high as 15%. Even after the tax rebates, it will still be at least 10%. The tax rate we received this time is already the same treatment as the domestic state-owned airline group. SF Express might be even higher than us. Mr. Li, this is not the time to care about taxes. "
Li Dong rolled his eyes. Easy for you to say. The key is how much you overspent me!
Far away Airlines, which was originally planned to cost 2 billion yuan, now had a total of 5 billion yuan just from the purchase of the aircraft, taxes, and the initial operating costs.
So far away, they still had to invest a lot more in the later stages. When they realized profits, it would be at least 5 billion.
Without dwelling on the tax issue, Li Dong looked at the seven planes in front of him.
So far away, a total of 25 aircraft had been ordered, but the rest still had to undergo maintenance and aircraft survey. Currently, they were working overtime to complete the maintenance of the seven aircraft in front of them.
Five 767-300F cargo planes and two 757-200 passenger cargo planes.
Not to mention the 757-200, the 767-300F cargo plane could be considered a giant series.
It had a length of 54.94 meters, a height of 15.8 meters, a wingspan of 47.57 meters and a width of more than 5 meters.
When the five 767-300Fs landed on the ground, it was quite a shocking sight to see the other side.
Li Dong stopped dwelling on the tax issue and stared at the planes in front of him. He grinned and said, "It feels good. If 25 planes lined up in a row, tsk tsk, it would be a little intimidating."
As he said this, Li Dong said, "Tomorrow's press conference will be held here! Let everyone admire my fleet. When I have money later, it will be even more shocking to get a few retired fighter jets. "
Lan Xingguo and the others were helpless. No one had any objections to holding a press conference. Far away Airlines was established and the planes were shipped back to China. They needed to build a reputation.
However, the purpose of their boss did not seem to be to build a reputation for the airline. It was more like a child getting a new toy and showing it off to his friends.
Looking at the planes in front of them, Li Dong said last time that his name should be sprayed, but he changed his mind later.
In addition, it was not easy to report to the Civil Aviation Administration.
In the end, Lan Xingguo simplified it. Every plane was numbered from LD002 to LD008.
As for LD001, that was left for Li Dong's private plane.
The explanation to the public was that it was the Leader series, the leader of the private cargo airline.
But now, who didn't know that Li Dong was a narcissist?
Far away Airlines was divided into the L and D series. OPPO's first smartphone was also the L series.
Now that Far away Airlines was using the LD series, anyone with a brain would know that it was not the so-called Leader series, but the Li Dong series.
Lan Xingguo did not have the time to talk to him about this. He said again, "After the press conference ends tomorrow, I still have to fly back to Jiangbei with my fleet. I won't be staying here for long. The remaining 18 planes are still being repaired overseas. I have to guard them and try to ship all of them back to China before Chinese New Year. "
Li Dong nodded. "Then I will have to trouble you, Brother. If we can ship them back to China before Chinese New Year, Hua Xia will have our planes flying in the sky next year.
Retail, logistics, internet, and even real estate companies are all expanding and improving their systems.
The establishment of Far away Airlines means that our logistics industry chain will be more complete.
Far away Logistics will go further in the future.
The logistics industry is not only a supplement to the retail and internet industries, but it is also a crucial node.
Now, the success of our shopping mall and retail group cannot be separated from the logistics group.
Its importance is even more important than Dong Yu Real Estate. Even Weibo cannot be compared to the logistics company.
Far away Airlines has many people saying that the logistics company has invested tens of billions for the past few years, but there are no returns, and it is not worth it.
These are the opinions of mediocre people!
Without the development of the logistics company, there would be no Far away Retail and Far away Technology. They would be at a disadvantage in the competition with Ali.
Those who should know will naturally know, and those who don't need to know will not need to know.
All in all, the importance of logistics might not be understood by others, but I know how important it is. The core competitiveness of Far away Airlines is closely related to the growth of logistics! "
Lan Xingguo smiled when he heard Li Dong's words. "It's good that you understand. I have overspent this time, and I am feeling uneasy. Now that I heard what you said, I feel more at ease. "
Li Dong laughed. "It's just that I don't have the money. If I had the money, it would not be strange for me to spend tens of billions on Far away Airlines.
With the arrival of the mobile internet era, online shopping will be developing rapidly in the future.
Logistics is not just for shopping malls. In the future, the importance of express delivery will gradually increase.
Speed and efficiency will become the lifeblood of logistics companies.
If others take a week to deliver, we will deliver in three days. If others take three days, we will deliver in one day. If others take a day, we will be faster than them by an hour!
Storage centers, sorting centers, express delivery points, as well as Far away Airports and Far away Airlines. This is our goal!
Merika has UPS and FedEx, Germany has DHL, Japan has Nippon Express …
In the future, our Hua Xia will also have Far away Airlines! "
Everyone just laughed at these words. There was no need to take it seriously.
The few companies that Li Dong listed were all part of the top ten logistics companies in the world. Hua Xia's postal service was not included.
Logistics and express delivery were not the same.
Even if Li Dong managed to cover everything in Hua Xia's express delivery, it did not mean that he could reach the level of other logistics companies.
At least, Far away Logistics was still operating within the country. There was not even a branch overseas.
To Lan Xingguo and the rest, it was enough for them to be the number one logistics company in the retail industry.
The key to Far away Logistics was to supplement its own industry.
Li Dong usually liked to talk about big plans and big goals. Everyone was used to this. If it was done, it was worth celebrating. If it was not done, Li Dong would not take it seriously.
…
January 3rd.
The Hong Kong stock market was closed.
On this day, Far away Airlines held a press conference at Hong Kong International Airport.
The theme of the press conference had nothing to do with Gome. Far away Airlines mainly released the establishment of Far away Airlines, as well as the 25 cargo planes that Far away had purchased, which had arrived in the country one after another.
The venue of the press conference was not far from the seven planes of Far away Airlines.
It was not that the reporters in Hong Kong had not seen planes before, but it was the first time for them to know that the richest man in the mainland, who was not well-known in Hong Kong before, had actually set up his own cargo airline.
It was said that, according to the grapevine, the price of the planes Far away Airlines was as high as 4 billion US dollars and more than 30 billion HKD!
Of course, everyone knew whether it was true or not.
It was true that the price of the new plane was 4 billion US dollars. But the price of the new plane was not so high. It was not difficult to get a 30% discount.
And the planes Far away Airlines bought were all second-hand planes that had been in service for many years. According to the general calculation in the industry, the value of the plane would automatically return to zero after being in service for more than eight years.
Of course, this was only a kind of value determination. In fact, even if the plane had been in service for more than eight years, the value of the second-hand plane could be sold for half of the new plane.
Far away Airlines bought 25 planes this time. Although it was impossible to reach 30 billion HKD, it was probably close to 10 billion HKD.
Rich and imposing, nothing more than this!
While fighting for Gome, this mainland tycoon also spent a lot of money to set up his own airline. And previous reports said that the other party was also fighting the battle of media platforms around the world.
And how confident and calm he was in promoting Internet finance in the mainland of Hua Xia.
It had to be said that even if everyone thought that this young richest man was good at bragging, at this time, it did not make people feel disgusted. Instead, they felt that it was a kind of indescribable confidence.
However, when Lan Xingguo announced that the Far away Airlines fleet would be named the LD series.
There was finally a hint of unusual noise in the audience.
In Xiangjiang, people generally did not use the acronym system. Xiangjiang people generally had their own English names, and the abbreviations were also English abbreviations.
But this did not mean that everyone knew nothing about Hanyu Pinyin.
In particular, the previous OL series mobile phone was ridiculed as a joke in the mainland.
In the past two days, the media in Xiangjiang had also been paying attention.
Now that they heard the name of the other party's fleet, the LD series, everyone did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Lan Xingguo saw the noise in the audience, coughed lightly and explained, "Using Leader as the fleet number is also the future goal of our Far away Airlines! To be the leader in the aviation field and the leader in the logistics field. To continue to make Far away Airlines bigger and stronger is the goal of our airline company … "
Lan Xingguo was still explaining on the stage. Below the stage, a reporter could not help but whisper, "If he wants to be first, he should be first. Mr. Li Dong really has the demeanor of a leader!"
A few reporters next to him rolled their eyes. Someone coughed lightly and said, "Tony, you probably haven't seen the news from the mainland, have you?"
The reporter who spoke before was stunned for a moment and said with slight embarrassment, "I wasn't in charge of Mr. Li Dong's business before …"
"No wonder. I was wondering how you could easily believe the words of this CEO Lan on the stage. Do you know how to spell Li Dong's Hanyu Pinyin? "
Although many southerners could not distinguish between L and N, Li was a common surname. Of course, there would not be such a mistake.
Li Dong's Hanyu Pinyin flashed in the reporter's mind. After a while, he opened his mouth wide and said, "LD?"
"Do you understand now?"
The corner of Tony's mouth twitched. He could not help but glance at the reserved Li Dong on the stage and said dryly, "I understand now. No wonder many people said that Mr. Li Dong's greatest ability is not to make money, nor is it to lead Far away to rise … It's … he is very thick-skinned …"
The last few words were said in a low voice. Even the reporters of Xiangjiang knew that they could not afford to offend a person like Li Dong.
He was already able to challenge the existence of that person in Changjiang. The style of capitalism in Xiangjiang was still very strong.
With money and capital, they could do well anywhere.
The crowd did not dwell on this anymore. It was Li Dong's right to name the plane. Although it seemed a little narcissistic, it was his personal style and had nothing to do with others.
The reporters simply said a few words about the airline. However, the airline was currently only operating in the mainland. It had little to do with them, so they did not really care. What they really cared about was the upcoming battle for Gome.
After a few words, a reporter raised his hand and asked, "Mr. Li, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has announced the winning lot numbers this morning. May I ask how many shares Far away has won?"
Li Dong said with a smile, "260 million shares. I thought I could get more, but everyone is too enthusiastic. It's a little beyond my expectations."
"In that case, with the 1.3 billion shares allotted, we have won a total of 11.96 billion shares of Gome.
We are very close to the Huang Group. Previously, the Huang Group held 12 billion shares of Gome, and then the allotment of 1.5 billion shares. This time, because the other party did not have enough capital, we did not win many lots.
The gap between the two sides has narrowed to about 1.5 billion shares. Mr. Li, are you sure that you can surpass the Huang Group by more than 1.5 billion shares in the secondary market?
In addition, the total number of shares held by you and the Huang Group has reached 25.5 billion shares. With the addition of JP Morgan and the allotment of shares, you hold 1.8 billion shares.
The total number of shares held by other executives and small shareholders of Gome is probably close to 29 billion shares.
According to the rules set by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for Gome, you and other shareholders will face the risk of being delisted once you hold more than 30 billion shares.
Gome has just issued new shares, and once it is delisted, it may trigger a crisis. Do you have any contingency plans for this? "
"It's hard to say," Li Dong said with a smile. "It depends on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's reaction. Delisting is something we don't want to see. Gome has just resumed trading, and the market is rising. Of course, we hope that we can continue to be listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to bring more benefits to the shareholders. But if the delisting mechanism is triggered and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange forces us to be delisted, we will have no other choice. Naturally, we can't rule out the possibility that all parties will reduce their shares and continue to be listed. "
"Reduce their shares?"
Someone said loudly, "Mr. Li, are you referring to Yuanfang or the Huang family? Or JP Morgan and the other shareholders? "
"I can't say for sure." Li Dong shook his head and smiled, "It's hard for me to say for now. Apart from the allotment and the private placement of additional shares previously, there was currently a lock-up period. Other shares did not have a lock-up period. In the end, who would choose to reduce their holdings would depend on the specific situation. Of course, you don't have to worry about this. Even if Gome is forced to be delisted, we will try to resume trading as soon as possible. Anyway, it's not the first time, and we are very familiar with the process. "
Everyone looked at each other. "Why is this guy becoming more and more unreliable?"
Once Gome was forced to be delisted and couldn't resume trading in a short time, wouldn't it be the same as before?
The shareholders of Hong Kong were still waiting for the resumption of trading on the 5th, so that they could make a big move.
Now, after hearing what Li Dong said, everyone was a little nervous. Once the delisting mechanism was triggered, would Gome still try to resume trading in a short time?
Also, will the Hong Kong Stock Exchange agree to the second suspension of trading, and it is a forced suspension of trading and delisting?
As the second largest shareholder of Gome, Li Dong's words were not very responsible.
Based on what he said today, Gome's share price would probably fall a little after the resumption of trading.
In fact, some people could understand Li Dong. He was now fighting for the position of the first shareholder. Once he failed, whether Gome was delisted or not had nothing to do with him.
Once he succeeded, he would kick out the Huang Group and continue to restructure and get listed. At that time, Far away would be the only company, and it wouldn't be a problem to continue to get listed.
Seeing that everyone was stunned, Li Dong continued to smile, "Today we are talking about Far away Airlines. Let's not talk about Gome. Anyway, it will only be a few days. And today's press conference in Hong Kong is not without purpose. In the next one or two years, Faraway Group will officially enter the Hong Kong market. As the financial center of Asia, Xiangjiang is also a market that we have always hoped to enter. Thus, we will open the international expansion channel for Far away … "
Li Dong said a lot, and as for the response about Gome, it seemed that he didn't say it at all.
The reporters didn't care about Gome anymore. Far away was going to enter Xiangjiang!
Retail or logistics?
Or real estate?
Or was it because Distance Technology already had a foundation in Xiangjiang?
This was a fierce dragon. Once it crossed the river, there might be a big change in the business situation of Xiangjiang.
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