On the evening of the 11th, Li Dong invited Jiangbei's business community to a banquet.
Jiangbei's business community had given Li Dong quite a lot of help this time. If not for Jiangbei's business community, it would not have been so easy to acquire Gome.
At the very least, the Chaozhou merchants would not have chosen to give up their support.
…
The banquet ended.
Li Dong sent everyone off one by one. When it came to Hu Ming's side, Hu Ming patted him on the shoulder.
He wanted to say a few words but did not in the end.
When news of Li Dong's marriage spread, Hu Ming gave up.
Sun Yuehua also strongly opposed it. She strictly ordered Hu Xiaorui not to look for Li Dong.
Before it was decided, the Hu family's daughter could participate and compete. Although Sun Yuehua was not happy about it, she would not object too much.
But it was already decided. If she continued to pester him, it would seem like no one wanted her daughter.
Although Hu Ming felt a little regretful, he could not say anything.
Previously, he had made up his mind to fight for his daughter.
But at that time, he felt that if Li Dong wanted to get married now, he would have to wait until he was at least 25.
Who knew it would be decided so quickly.
This time, Hu Ming had no other choice.
Hu Ming didn't say anything and just walked away. Xu Shengzhe wandered over and said, "Sometimes I really envy you, you bastard. I'm so handsome, and I'm so capable. Why doesn't anyone bother me?"
Li Dong pursed his lips and said, "Ji Lanxin, it's just that you don't want it."
Hsu Shengzhe immediately said embarrassedly, "Alright, let's not talk about this. You have to come to my daughter's birthday celebration in a few days. Since you're already my goddaughter, I'll just accept this loss. Remember to prepare a huge sum of money. Otherwise, don't even think about it. "
Speaking of this, Li Dong could not help but say, "I remember my goddaughter was born last year. Are we celebrating it according to the Gregorian calendar or the lunar calendar?"
Hsu Shengzhe shrugged and said, "Actually, I don't care. It's all the same. I can celebrate it both ways. But the old man said that there will be sacrifices in the Little Year, so it's not suitable to celebrate a birthday. According to the Gregorian calendar, your birthday will be celebrated on the 30th of this month. "
When Li Dong heard this, he thought for a moment and said angrily, "It's still too early. The Spring Festival is over. You really want to rip me off by giving me a heads-up now?"
Then, Li Dong continued, "How is your family's old man now?"
Speaking of Xu Jianghua, Hsu Shengzhe said regretfully, "His body is getting weaker day by day. What happened to Boss was a huge blow to him. Sigh."
Xu Rulong was still lying on the bed and hadn't woken up yet.
Li Dong narrowed his eyes and said, "If he suddenly wakes up …"
Hsu Shengzhe smiled and said, "That's a good thing. I can't wait for Boss to wake up now. Unfortunately, the doctor said it's too difficult."
Li Dong smiled and didn't say anything else. This topic could end here.
Even if Xu Rulong really woke up now, he couldn't do anything to Hsu Shengzhe.
Longhua was completely in the hands of Hsu Shengzhe.
If Xu Rulong wanted to keep a low profile, it would be fine. If he wanted to seize power, he wouldn't be so lucky next time.
The two of them casually chatted for a while more before parting ways and going their separate ways.
…
January 12th.
There was news from Xiangjiang that there had been progress in the privatization process of Gome.
The local court in Xiangjiang had approved the privatization plan.
According to the delisting process, to be delisted, the approval of the court in the place where the company was registered must be obtained.
Although Gome was registered in Bermuda, Jinghua Automation was in Xiangjiang. This time, it only needed to obtain the approval of the local court in Xiangjiang.
Chen Lang stayed in Xiangjiang to promote the privatization process.
Generally, privatization could only be approved by a premium compared to the closing price on the last trading day.
On the 5th, Gome had just resumed trading. The trading price rose sharply in the morning, but fell in the afternoon. High trading prices were almost non-existent.
The closing price was just over 1.3 HKD.
Previously, Li Dong wanted to privatize at 1.2 HKD, but it was not approved. Chen Lang got Li Dong's authorization and temporarily changed the price to 1.4 HKD. Only then did the court approve it.
With 3.2 billion shares outside, Li Dong had to pay nearly 4.5 billion HKD.
However, Li Dong didn't have to pay this money himself. Gome had previously issued new shares and raised 6.6 billion HKD. In addition, Li Dong and Old Huang had raised 3 billion HKD.
Altogether, it was about 10 billion HKD. Later, Yiwei injected, and Gome paid the Huang family 2 billion HKD.
Now, Gome still had plenty of funds in its books. In addition to the remaining funds, as well as the 200 million HKD that Li Dong had paid to buy Gome online, it had more than 9 billion HKD in its books.
Li Dong didn't have to pay for the repurchase of shares. There were still some convertible bonds left, and Gome had to redeem them in advance.
In the end, Gome still had about 3.5 billion HKD in its books.
Li Dong couldn't use this money anymore. If not, Gome would be emptied, and there might be trouble.
After the court approval, there were no more obstacles for Gome to be delisted.
On the afternoon of the 12th, Gome officially announced to the public that it would be delisted from the Hong Kong stock market.
Next, the shareholders who own Gome shares can use cash transactions and sell their shares to the buyer at par value.
… …
On the 12th, Gome announced to the public that it would be delisted.
On the 13th, Gome didn't make any announcements to the public. At this time, Gome was no longer a listed company, and there was no need for them to make any announcements.
But on this day, all the management of Gome received a letter to its employees.
The content was simple. The Huang family, who had been in charge of Gome for more than 20 years, had officially withdrawn from Gome and transferred all its shares in Gome.
The other small shareholders also transferred their shares.
Faraway Group had 100% shares in Gome.
They hoped that all the management and employees would abide by their duties and continue to work hard. Under the leadership of Far away, they would create an even more glorious Gome.
… …
Beijing.
On the morning of the 13th, Sun Tao brought dozens of employees from Far away's North China branch to take over Gome.
With the cooperation of Wang Yue, Cheng Xiao, and the rest, the Huang family voluntarily withdrawing, and Sun Tao, Qi Yunna, and a group of retail professionals from the North China branch to take over, the handover of Gome was very simple.
Qi Yunna stood in front of Pengrun Building, full of emotions.
Looking at the complicated expressions of the employees of Gome, Qi Yunna couldn't describe her feelings. She didn't know if she was excited or sympathetic.
Not far away, Sun Tao was talking to Du Juan.
Old Huang didn't come. After he left the last time, he didn't plan to come here again.
It was fine if he didn't come, but as the current CEO, Du Juan still had to help Far away complete the handover before she could officially leave. She had to come.
When she shook hands with Sun Tao, Du Juan's face was a little pale. After a long time, she said, "28 days."
Sun Tao was silent. He knew what 28 days meant by Du Juan.
On the 16th of December, she brought Far Away and Li Dong to Gome to sign the agreement.
On the 13th of January, Gome officially changed owners.
In 28 days, it created a miracle of forced acquisition.
Even if it wasn't a forced acquisition, for a large company like Gome, 28 days was still a miracle that was hard to surpass.
Sun Tao was silent for a while, then said, "Perhaps, this is a new beginning. After coming out of Gome, Mr. Huang and Mr. Du's next step might be even more exciting. "
Du Juan laughed at herself, "I hope so. It's a pity that Li Dong isn't here today. Otherwise, I'm afraid he'll be proud of himself for a while."
Sun Tao shook his head, "CEO Du misunderstood General Manager Li. General Manager Li only treats his opponents as enemies when he competes.
Now that the dust has settled, I think if General Manager Li and CEO Huang meet again, they may become very good friends.
Back then, Ma Jialiang was kicked out of Huarun Real Estate and fell seriously ill.
Later, General Manager Li visited him and even hired him as a consultant for the Sunan branch Far Away. General Manager Ma didn't refuse and his condition improved a lot.
Therefore, the rumors in the outside world that Boss Li was ruthless and ruthless were just rumors.
When they are not opponents, General Manager Li respects any entrepreneur who is worthy of respect. "
Du Juan was slightly stunned, then laughed and said, "Forget it. Now that things have come to this, I don't care about this anymore."
With that, Du Juan led Sun Tao, Wang Yue, and a group of people into the building.
Qi Yunna also followed them in. Looking at the high and mighty management she had met in the past, she couldn't help but sigh.
Today, Gome was in such a state of distress.
But back then, it was extremely glorious, even not worse than its current reputation Far Away.
From Gome Association to Far Away. Qi Yunna's heart tightened. In the future, will this scene also happen in Far Away?
As soon as this thought arose, Qi Yunna quickly dispelled it. With that person around, there would never be such a day.
Until now, she couldn't forget that a few years ago, the man who was still a high school student pointed at her and said, "It's you. It won't be a problem to be the store manager!"
From a salesperson to a store manager, to the city manager, to the deputy general manager of a branch, and now, the powerful CEO of Huabei District …
She took only four years to get to this step.
If it wasn't for her lack of confidence, perhaps this super conglomerate in front of her, which had been established for 22 years and had been the number one retail conglomerate in Hua Xia last year, would also be under her control.
In Qi Yunna's eyes, the man who changed her life with just a few words had long become a legend.
As long as he was around, Qi Yunna firmly believed that today in Gome would not be Far Away tomorrow!
And Qi Yunna wasn't the only one who had this thought.
…
Just as Sun Tao and the rest entered Gome.
Li Dong didn't stay idle either. On this day, he didn't go anywhere else but to the detention center.
Hu Wanlin's case was finally decided.
Two and a half years was not too long, but not too short either.
Hu Wanlin still had some black marks, and many of them. Her family's assets were not clean to begin with, and the process of her getting rich could not be said to be clean.
Once the old man behind her left, there were too many people who had their eyes on her.
In desperation, she could only cooperate with Li Dong and plot against Chen Rui and the rest. If it weren't for the fact that Han Yu hadn't personally taken over the Guanghe Group's share capital, Han Yu wouldn't have been able to escape.
…
In the discussion room.
There was no one watching, just Li Dong and Hu Wanlin.
Compared to Hu Wanlin before, the current Hu Wanlin was a little less enchanting, a little less scheming, and a little more calm.
Seeing that Li Dong was looking at her without saying a word, Hu Wanlin smiled and said, "What's wrong? We haven't seen each other for only a few months, and General Manager Li doesn't recognize me?"
"No, I'm just a little emotional."
Li Dong also smiled and said, "There are no outsiders today, just us. Don't call me General Manager Li, Director Hu. You can call me by my name, and I'll call you by your name. Speaking of which, we don't get to know each other without fighting. In the past, when I saw you, how should I put it? I felt that I couldn't even talk to my heart's content. There were too many scheming things. Now that I look at you, it feels like you've been washed clean. In the past few months, I don't think you look like you've been in prison. Instead, you look like you've been cultivating your character. That's beyond my expectations. "
Hu Wanlin chuckled and said, "Then, in your opinion, I should be haggard and dressed in rags?"
"I didn't mean that."
Li Dong shook his head and said, "The Guanghe Group was seized last time, and we took it back after that. However, the value of the Guanghe Group now will probably be discounted. The Swiss bonds I gave you previously can be considered compensation. My people will help you take care of the Guanghe Group for now. When you're out, I'll hand it over to you. You'll be transferred to the women's prison in two days. I'll also take care of things in advance. Try to perform well and come out as soon as possible. I'll take care of everything that can be done. "
"Thank you."
Hu Wanlin thanked him sincerely and then said softly, "Outsiders say that you, Li Dong, are ruthless and never give anyone a way out.
But in the past few years, I've seen through it.
In terms of conscience, I'm afraid not many people can compare to you, Li Dong.
Back then, Wang Jia, who introduced us to you, probably wasn't too familiar with you. Just because of sympathy, you contributed money and effort, and even offended people.
I'm afraid others wouldn't be able to do such a thing.
I've also heard about the two children you adopted. Because of this matter, you went against Li Kai. If it wasn't for Secretary Wu, you would have been in trouble.
And this time, I actually didn't do much.
Actually, when I came in, I didn't have any hope. I was even thinking about whether I should return the 50 million to you, lest you do something to me for that money.
But only now did I see that you, Li Dong, aren't that kind of person.
You're ruthless to your enemies, but you're willing to sacrifice yourself for your friends and treat them with sincerity.
If I can be considered a friend of yours. "
Li Dong laughed and said, "If that's the truth, then I'll accept it. If you're worried that I'll do something to you and deliberately flatter me, then forget it. You can be considered a friend. At the very least, from what I remember, you've never refused me when I asked you for help. I'm a simple person. If you treat me as a friend, then I'll treat you as a friend. "
Hu Wanlin smiled and said, "That's an honor. I hope I can still have a chance to chat with you after I come out."
"I will. Don't worry, it won't be too long."
Li Dong laughed. Then, the two chatted for a while. Li Dong couldn't stay for too long, so he got up and said, "Then I'll leave first. I'll come back to see you when I'm free."
"No need!"
Hu Wanlin refused. "Forget it for today. You don't have to come again in the future. This isn't a good place. I look forward to the next time we meet in a free place."
Li Dong was stunned for a moment before he nodded and said, "Alright, I'll leave first. If there's anything you need, just get someone to inform me."
"Thank you!"
Hu Wanlin thanked him. After Li Dong left, she shook her head and smiled. "There are many righteous people. Who knows if they're good or bad?"
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