Li Dong was not in a hurry to continue. He tapped the table lightly and said after a while, "Does everyone not agree to continue south?"
Far away's current market was mainly concentrated in East China.
Of course, after acquiring Carrefour and Gome, the strength of the northern region had also expanded a lot.
The southern region's strength was not considered too weak now.
However, it was not the main area after all, and there were a few retail tigers in the south. Far away's market in the southern region was still quite suppressed.
Especially in Minnan, Guangdong, and Hong Kong, these places had always been weak.
Minnan was now occupied by Bailian, and Guangdong was occupied by China Resources. Far away was at most trying to make a living there. There were also some foreign joint ventures, such as Wal-Mart and Gao Xin, which were also very strong in the coastal areas.
Far away's overseas expansion was blocked by these companies.
It was not that Far away could not directly enter the overseas market, but if they directly entered the overseas market from the mainland, the market would be cut off.
Far away's competitiveness would be stronger if they entered from the coastal areas and Hong Kong and Macao.
When Li Dong asked, Yuan Chengdao said, "General Manager Li, I personally do not agree to continue to enter the southern market. This will cause all the southern giants to be afraid. This time, all the companies issued a statement at the same time, which means that they will not sit still and do nothing. They will definitely take action. "
Chen Lang thought for a while and nodded. "I agree with Director Yuan's opinion.
Actually, we do not necessarily have to expand the scale of the southern coastal market.
If we want to continue to expand, I think General Manager Li's previous plan is very good.
When you came back from Beijing, didn't you say that you wanted to discuss with the major real estate developers about entering the market?
Also, in the area of boutique supermarkets, now that all the companies have started to get involved, we can't be a step slower. I think that a detailed and comprehensive approach is more suitable for us.
I think it is enough to consolidate the markets in East, Central, North, and Southwest China.
The coastal areas are too competitive, and if we enter on a large scale now, it will be too difficult, and the pressure will be even greater.
Instead of that, it is better to change our thinking and change the direction.
As for the coastal areas, we can penetrate through the online shopping mall, which is more suitable. "
The others didn't say anything else, but their attitudes were clear from their expressions.
Li Dong looked around and finally looked at Sun Tao. "Director Sun, what do you think?"
Sun Tao was the leader of his southward expansion. Now that he had canceled the southward expansion plan, it meant that Sun Tao's next arrangements would have to undergo major changes.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Sun Tao pondered for a while and slowly said, "What everyone said makes sense. Personally, I feel that consolidating the market is our top priority. However, don't forget that if we don't move, it might cause a chain reaction. Let everyone see our fear, our weakness, and our cowardice. Therefore, I don't think it's necessary to cancel the plan to go south. However, we can extend the time, weaken the investment, and bluff to scare them. Let them focus on the southern market and give us time to consolidate. "
Yuan Chengdao frowned and said, "But don't forget, this could also lead to a situation where a cornered dog will do something desperate. If we continue to enter the southern market, these companies might feel that our ambitions can't be stopped and choose to fight to the death! At that time, we'll be even more passive. "
Sun Tao nodded and said, "There's still this possibility, so we're actually in a dilemma now. It's mainly because we expanded too much in the past two years, causing everyone to be afraid. Now that we take a step back, they might think that we're afraid, weak, and unable to hold on. If we take a step forward, it will also give them the illusion that we're unwilling to compromise and still want to continue snatching the market, creating a situation where they attack us together. "
Chen Lang heard this and said, "That's right …"
"…"
Everyone discussed for a while and felt a little troubled.
Retreat, it was not easy to retreat. Even if they took a step back, it could not be under such circumstances.
Otherwise, it would probably make people feel that Far away was afraid.
What outsiders thought was not the most important thing. The key was that the employees Far away might have a trace of wavering, and that would be troublesome.
And if they continued to take a step forward, it would also be troublesome.
The dilemma gave everyone a headache.
When Li Dong saw them discussing, he gently patted the table and said, "Since we can't retreat, we'll continue to advance!
We have to choose the lesser of two evils. Director Sun said to extend the investment period and reduce the investment scale, and I agree with this.
In addition, if we want to reduce the pressure, we still have to look at the retail alliance.
As long as we can get enough allies, we can join hands with these second and third-tier companies to fight against the other giants.
Hua Xia, the ones who really occupy the mainstream market are these small and medium-sized companies.
Even if the top ten retail companies add up together, their market share is only slightly more than 10%, and the rest are mainly second and third-tier companies.
If we have enough allies, we don't have to be afraid of others.
Of course, things are not that simple, especially our ally, Huarun Resources, is also starting to waver. They chose to cooperate with Hua Dong, and the situation is a situation where others are fighting against them.
This will cause a huge impact.
In addition, Suning has chosen to completely cut off their cooperation and made their attitude clear. Now, our difficulties are even greater.
If we had known this would happen, we should have chosen to establish the retail alliance at the end of last year …
But if we had really done this, the result would be the same. Suning and Huarun Resources will not be our trump card.
Let's not care about these first and try our best.
The preparations for the Annual Awards Ceremony are almost done. I will discuss with everyone that day, and we will see if it is successful.
As for whether to expand or not, there is no need to decide now. We will act according to the situation.
Oh, Bailian, Huarun Resources, Ali, Jingdong, Wal-Mart, etc. Send me invitations!
I had not invited them before, and now they want to show me their strength. I want to see if they can scare me! "
Yuan Chengdao immediately said. "Will there be any changes if we invite them? After all, they are not around, and we are the biggest company in the industry. If they come, the other companies will waver. "
Li Dong shook his head. "If they don't come, the other companies will also consider this. Instead of that, we might as well let them come. As long as we can suppress them in front of everyone, it will be our victory. "
Since Li Dong said this, Yuan Chengdao did not refute.
After that, Li Dong continued. "Previously, Mr. Chen mentioned about the boutique supermarkets and the entry of the major real estate companies. I had overlooked this previously. Many companies had the same idea. You can send someone to talk to them. If you can really monopolize these supermarkets and shopping malls, that will be the biggest victory. No matter how powerful Suning and Huarun Resources are, there is no good location for them to set up shopping malls. I want to see what they can do! "
"Ahem …"
Many people started coughing. This matter was even more unreliable than entering the South.
How could it be so easy to monopolize the supermarkets of the real estate companies?
There were so many real estate companies, but less than 1% of them were interested.
Li Dong wanted to take drastic measures. This was harder than monopolizing the whole country Far Away.
But there was no loss in trying, and everyone did not think too much about it.
Seeing that everyone had nothing else to say, Li Dong stood up and said. "Then let's end the meeting. Oh, get the Finance Department to prepare a detailed report for me. This year, there is 30 billion RMB in the account, and I did not notice it. If I really forget about this, I will be in big trouble if I am forced to pay the debt at a critical time. Next time, you have to tell me in advance about these things. "
Liu Hongmei smiled helplessly. Did I not give you a detailed report?
The key is that you have too many things to do and did not look at it carefully. Now you are blaming us for not reminding you.
But since the boss said so, she did not refute. She nodded and said, "Okay, I will get someone to do it immediately and send it to you."
Li Dong nodded and suddenly looked at Liu Hongmei. "I almost forgot something. Director Liu, if I remember correctly, in the second half of 2004, when our Far away Longhua branch opened, you came to Far Away, right?"
Liu Hongmei was a little surprised, but she still nodded. "Yes, when the Longhua branch opened, you were looking for a finance manager, and I came."
"Except for some people in the Dongping branch, and after Manager Yang Yun left, you should be the most senior management besides Director Sun and Director Qi. Why did you not compete for the position of Vice President this time? "
Liu Hongmei was stunned. "I … I don't need to, right?"
Li Dong raised his eyebrows. "Why not? Isn't it normal to be the Vice President and the Finance Director? You don't have any ambition and only care about your family. This is irresponsible to the company! Write a report and hand it over to Director Yuan. Let's leave it at that for now. Also, pay more attention to your work. Did you relax your supervision because there is no chance of promotion? Recently, the financial report has been a mess. I'll have to reflect on myself later! "
After saying that, Li Dong left in a carefree manner.
But Liu Hongmei was a little confused. Was he promoting her or reprimanding her?
One moment, he said she should compete for the position of Vice President. The next moment, he said she was not doing her best. She was almost confused by General Manager Li.
But soon, everyone came back to their senses. Yuan Chengdao smiled and said, "Director Liu, congratulations."
The others also smiled and said, "Congratulations. General Manager Li still values female generals more. We are almost forgotten."
Everyone laughed, but this joke had to be said to be somewhat true.
Far away seemed to have more and more female generals.
In terms of the senior management, Wang Yue, Wu Shengnan, Liu Qi, Qi Yunna, Chen Ying, Liu Hongmei …
These female generals occupied almost half of Far away.
Just now, Li Dong suddenly mentioned this matter. Clearly, Liu Hongmei's promotion to Vice President was almost certain.
But speaking of seniority, Liu Hongmei's seniority Far away was indeed old enough.
When Li Dong first came to Pingchuan and opened the Longhua branch, Liu Hongmei joined.
After that, no matter how big the company expanded, she had always been the Chief Financial Officer.
Now that she had gone one step further, it did not seem to be a big deal.
…
Just as everyone was congratulating Liu Hongmei.
Li Dong went downstairs and asked as he walked, "Is everyone here?"
Tan Yong hurriedly said, "Everyone is here. At the security company, everyone feels a little upset. I think it's best not to meet General Manager Li. If we really meet, there might be people complaining … "
Li Dong shook his head and said, "It's okay. It's only right to complain a little. Everything was fine and he didn't make any mistakes. He was transferred away just like that. If it were me, I would also complain. In order to enter the internal security team, these people are the most hardworking during training. They don't dare to slack off for even a day. Now that they suddenly have to leave, everyone has their own thoughts. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't be bothered to say anything. But after all, they are my subordinates. Some people often secretly protect me 24/7, so some things have to be made clear. "
When Tan Yong heard this, he did not say anything else.
It was good that Li Dong remembered old friendships. Those brothers who had retired would also have a place to settle down in the future.
Otherwise, these people used to be Li Dong's bodyguards. If they were suddenly retired, if they left Far away and went to other companies, they would not be put in an important position.
It was obvious. Li Dong's personal bodyguards were suddenly fired.
What did this mean?
Either they were not diligent, or they made a mistake, and their loyalty was doubted.
These people in the internal security team were all elites, and they were all in their prime. It would be a pity for them to be security guards.
Of course, it was not that they had no way out. They could go to some professional security companies. With their experience in protecting Li Dong, there were still companies that were willing to hire them.
Compared to following Li Dong, their treatment would definitely be quite different.
The two of them chatted for a while. Li Dong had just gotten into the car when his phone rang.
After glancing at the number, Li Dong immediately picked up and said, "Yuhan, you're back?"
Li Dong knew that Qin Yuhan had gone to Dongping.
However, there were too many things to do these few days, so he did not have time to care about it.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yuhan chuckled and said, "She's not back. She's shopping with Yuan Xue."
Li Dong was a little embarrassed. He laughed dryly and said, "Shopping is good, shopping is good …"
"Do you want to talk to her for a while?"
"No, it's fine," Li Dong said immediately. 'What's there to talk about? You're just listening.'
Qin Yuhan laughed for a while and said after a while, "If you're not busy these two days, come to Dongping and walk around with me."
Li Dong was actually quite busy, but he had neglected Qin Yuhan and Yuan Xue a lot this year.
It was not that he had given up, but the key was that he was going to marry Shen Qian soon. At this time, he was more considerate of Shen Qian, so he took the initiative to reduce contact with them.
He even went to the Qin residence before Chinese New Year, but he did not see Yuan Xue.
Now that Qin Yuhan asked him to go, Li Dong immediately said, "Sure, I'll go tomorrow."
"Does Shen Qian have any objections?" Qin Yuhan chuckled.
"No, of course not."
Li Dong promised that he would not say anything. Of course, Shen Qian had no objections.
If it was in the past, Li Dong felt that it was a conscience to confess everything.
But now, Li Dong knew what a white lie was.
Some things were not necessarily unknown to Shen Qian, but it would be better if they did not say it. If they did, it would only add to each other's troubles.
"Okay, that's all. Call me when you arrive."
Qin Yuhan did not say much and hung up the phone directly.
Li Dong held the phone and frowned slightly. 'Going to Dongping at this time, does she want to see me or to recall the past?'
After thinking for a while, Li Dong did not think too much. Anyway, he would know when he arrived.
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