Shenzhen City.
Bao 'an International Airport.
Li Dong got off the plane and nodded with a smile. "It was very fast. It took less than three hours.
The first flight was also very smooth. Far Away Airlines' first flight was a success in half a year. Brother Lan, you've done a great job!
Far Away Airlines' first flight was a success. Only then can we be considered the number one airline in the civil aviation industry!
The reason why I chose Shenzhen City as my first flight was to show SF what efficiency and strength are!
Bao 'an International Airport is their main base of operations. By landing Far Away's first plane here, I'm telling everyone that Far Away is the best.
No matter what domain it is, Distance is number one, fully deserving of being number one. "
Lan Xingguo did not expect that he had such an intention in choosing Shenzhen City as his first flight.
Lan Xingguo did not know whether to laugh or cry. "I don't think there's a need to be so provocative …"
Doing this in SF's lair, SF's main base of operations, did not seem right.
Even if you wanted to bully someone, you shouldn't bully them like this.
At first, Lan Xingguo did not think too much about it.
Now that Li Dong had mentioned it, he felt that it was inappropriate.
As a senior entrepreneur in his sixties, Lan Xingguo felt that it was better to be amiable.
Moreover, with Li Dong's current status, he felt that it was too petty to do such a thing.
As the two were talking, Tan Yong whispered, "General Manager Li, there are reporters outside the airport. Do you want to meet them?"
"You're quite well-informed."
Li Dong smiled. "Ma Huateng did not come to pick me up? This guy is not giving me face. Looks like I'll have to look for him personally. In Pingchuan, I've been receiving good food and wine. He didn't even invite me to dinner when I came. "
Lan Xingguo had not been in Pingchuan for the past few days, so he did not know much about this.
But Tan Yong, who had been following Li Dong, twitched his mouth. Boss, is it really okay to lie through your teeth?
Li Dong was at his busiest when the two of them were gone.
Not to mention treating them to a meal, they weren't even allowed to enter the cafeteria on the first day.
Of course, he still treated them to tea. On the last day they went to the Lanshan Club, Li Dong treated them.
Li Dong said casually. He gave Lan Xingguo a few more instructions before saying, "I won't be going back in the afternoon. I might have to stay here for a day or two. If Brother Lan is busy, you can go back first."
Hearing that Li Dong wanted to stay for a day or two, Lan Xingguo didn't say anything.
Although he was a little curious as to what this fellow was doing in Shenzhen, there were so many things to do Far away. It was normal for Li Dong to stay anywhere.
…
Outside the airport.
Li Dong casually answered a few questions from the reporters and then got into the car arranged by the Shenzhen branch.
As soon as he got in the car, Li Dong looked at the General Manager of Shenzhen City and said, "Help me make an appointment with a few guests. Tell them I want to have a meal with them and talk about cooperation."
The General Manager of Shenzhen City was not familiar with Li Dong. He quickly nodded and said, "Okay. I will make the arrangements now. Chairman, who do you want to make an appointment with?"
"The bosses of Shunfeng, Huawei, ZTE, Huarun, Renren Le, etc. Oh, and Mr. Wang from BYD … Never mind. I will call BYD myself. "
The reason why other companies asked the General Manager of Shenzhen City to invite them was to discuss business.
But BYD was not discussing business. It was to express their gratitude.
As a Jiangbei, Wang Chuanfu had stood up for Li Dong during the dispute between Jiangbei Merchants and Chao Merchants.
Wang Chuanfu had also contributed 100 million out of the 3 billion financial support.
Of course, 100 million was nothing to Wang Chuanfu now.
If it wasn't for Li Dong, Old Wang would be the richest man in Hua Xia's world when the Hurun Rich List was released in 2009.
But it seemed like Old Wang had no hope now.
It was fine if Li Dong did not come to Shenzhen. But since he was here, he must express his gratitude.
The General Manager of Shenzhen City was speechless when he heard Li Dong had invited the bosses of so many big companies.
These people were the legends of Shenzhen City.
The General Manager rarely had the chance to meet them. Even if he met them, he was just an insignificant person.
Now, Feng Yu had invited these people to meet the moment he arrived. The difference between them and the General Manager of Shenzhen City was huge.
The General Manager did not reject Feng Yu's invitation and immediately replied. "Alright. I will make the call after I alight. As for the specific schedule …"
Li Dong thought for a while and said. "Let's see when they are free. I will stay in Shenzhen for two days. Try to stagger the time. It's the same no matter who you meet. "
As he spoke, Li Dong suddenly said, "Oh yes, is there another Dajiang Technology in Shenzhen?"
The General Manager thought for a while and replied uncertainly. "I think I have heard of it."
Yes. He had heard of it before.
Even though it had been three years since Dajiang had been established, Dajiang hadn't gained much fame in the past three years, and it hadn't done anything outstanding either.
Shen Xuehua was able to get financing from Dajiang because of a friend's introduction.
Li Dong knew her friend too.
In the business world of Hua Xia, relationships were complicated.
Shen Xuehua's friend was called Li Zexiang. He was not only the teacher of Wang Tao, the founder of Dajiang, but also one of the honorary lecturers of Changjiang Business School.
Li Dong had met Li Zexiang several times when he was at Changjiang Business School. Li Zexiang also accompanied him when he went to Xiangjiang for an investigation.
Li Zexiang was very optimistic about his student. He always thought that Wang Tao's drone business would be a great success. He helped Wang Tao attract talents, funds, and connections.
Shen Xuehua was also one of the celebrities in Beijing's business world. When Li Zexiang knew that she had set up an investment company, he immediately thought of helping his student.
Money was only one aspect.
On the other hand, Li Zexiang knew Shen Xuehua's identity. Li Zexiang knew that it would be difficult to start a business in Hua Xia without a strong background.
Wang Tao refused to sell his shares. The proud Wang Tao felt that he was omnipotent and did not need to consider these external factors.
But Li Zexiang was not as naive as his student. After all, Wang Tao was too young.
Initially, Li Zexiang wanted to pull some connections for Wang Tao in Shenzhen. However, some of the bigwigs in Shenzhen weren't interested in a nobody, so they weren't interested in joining.
Shen Xuehua, on the other hand, preferred companies with uncertain future prospects because of her relationship with the investment company.
So in the end, Shen Xuehua financed Dajiang with Li Zexiang's help.
Although Wang Tao was proud, he was not arrogant to the point of looking down on others.
The current Dajiang was too weak. It was so weak that Wang Tao felt that it was rare for someone like Shen Xuehua to invest 10 million.
Shen Xuehua did not forcefully take it. If she rejected it, it would not only be a slap to Shen Xuehua's face, but it would also embarrass her teacher.
Li Zexiang had helped him a lot. So in the beginning of 2008, Wang Tao accepted Shen Xuehua's 10 million financing.
And 10 million wasn't a lot to Shen Xuehua.
Moreover, it was introduced by a friend. Li Zexiang was also a famous scholar. So, Shen Xuehua did not care too much about the shares.
But it was still the same sentence. The current Dajiang was too weak.
Moreover, with Shen Xuehua's background, Wang Tao, who was even more stingy than Li Dong, gritted his teeth and gave Shen Xuehua 30% of the shares.
Actually, according to the current value of Dajiang, 30% wasn't a lot.
But before this, Wang Tao had already given his friend 20% of the shares. In order to maintain the controlling stake, he was not willing to give more.
Moreover, in 2008, Dajiang's first mature product was released. Wang Tao felt that 20 million was still worth it.
Financing 10 million and giving Shen Xuehua 30% of the shares was not considered taking advantage of her.
Shen Xuehua did not care too much for her friend's sake. Even after this financing, she did not care too much about it. After the business was transferred to Shen Qian, Shen Qian told Li Dong. Only then did Li Dong remember about Dajiang.
Now, Li Dong asked about Dajiang, not because he wanted to get the controlling stake.
He did not have the intention and did not care too much about it.
The key was still the logistics industry Far away. When Li Dong was reborn, it was the period when delivery drones were popular.
Li Dong wanted to see if he could get some inspiration and help from Dajiang. He wanted to help Far away Logistics further expand the market and be at the forefront of the express delivery industry.
Of course, if he could get some financing and earn some money, Li Dong did not mind.
Earning money was secondary. The key was if delivery drones could complement Far away Logistics. That was more important than earning this bit of money.
Hearing the Shenyang General Manager's uncertain tone, Li Dong glanced at him and said, "Check the information and contact the other party. If you really can't contact them, give Assistant Bai a call and ask her. She should know how to contact them. Get Dajiang's CEO to meet me. "
It was not surprising that Bai Su knew about it. Bai Su had Shen Qian's CEO's phone number.
Li Dong could not be bothered to trouble Shen Qian for this matter. There was no need for Shen Qian to introduce Dajiang to him.
Li Dong was confident that the other party would not reject his request to meet.
Then again, he did not rule out the possibility that Wang Tao might be arrogant to the point that he did not place Li Dong in his eyes. But no matter how arrogant an entrepreneur was, they would still weigh the pros and cons.
To meet or not to meet, Wang Tao would make a rational choice.
…
After chatting with the Shenyang General Manager for a while, the car arrived at Feiyada Building.
At this moment, Tencent's headquarters had yet to move to the Tencent Building. They were still working in Nanshan District's Feiyada Building.
The moment Li Dong got out of the car, he immediately called Ma Huateng and cursed, "I called you in advance to treat me, but you actually avoided me! Now that I'm at your company's entrance, I don't believe that you can avoid this meal! "
…
On the 10th floor of the building.
Tencent did not occupy the entire Feiyada Building. The third to tenth floors were all Tencent's territory.
The tenth floor was also Ma Huateng's office.
Ma Huateng, who was in a meeting with a few executives, hung up the phone and said helplessly, "I'm going to Pingchuan. I'll pay for everything myself. The richest man with a net worth of over 100 billion actually treated me to a bottle of mineral water. If it was someone else, they would be too embarrassed to ask me to treat them. "
The executives in the meeting looked at each other. They knew who Ma Huateng was talking about.
After a while, someone asked with uncertainty, "Tony, did he really treat you to a bottle of mineral water?"
Ma Huateng snorted, "How can it be fake? You guys have never met him before, so you guys don't know what kind of person he is. Forget it, let's not talk about this. I'll go down and treat him to a meal. You guys continue with the meeting. "
"Why don't we go to the cafeteria? He's so stingy anyway …"
Ma Huateng did not wait for his subordinate to finish and immediately said, "That won't do. We can't let him into our company. Don't forget his bad reputation! When I invited the wolf into the house and took him to visit the R&D center in Guangzhou, he poached Allen in front of me. Although I trust our employees and executives, I don't trust him. "
After saying that, Ma Huateng hurriedly got up and did not say anything. He brought the executives down to meet that guy.
If he brought him down, he might be tricked away by Li Dong.
It was not that he was not confident, but it was better if Li Dong did not show up personally. If he did, most people would not be able to handle it.
…
On the third floor.
As soon as Li Dong arrived, the eyes of the two girls at the front desk lit up.
"Li Dong!"
"Brother Cannon!"
The two girls exclaimed, attracting the attention of many people on the third floor.
It was just the start of work hours, and there were still some people walking around the front desk.
When they heard Li Dong's name, everyone craned their necks to look.
Li Dong didn't care about everyone's gazes. He laughed and said, "It seems that my reputation is quite high. Oh right, I have a question. Which floor is the most powerful technical department? The kind that specializes in mobile devices. Your senior asked me to wait for him there. "
The two girls looked at each other and paused for a moment. One of the girls who looked quite good said, "General Manager Li, you … you're not lying to us, are you?"
Li Dong's face turned serious and said seriously, "Am I that kind of person?"
The two girls did not dare to question him, even though they knew that Far away's reputation for poaching people was well-known throughout the country.
But a big boss like Li Dong would not do such a thing, even though they knew that the previous R&D center's director was poached by Li Dong.
Just as they were about to speak, Ma Huateng came out of the elevator and said, "Aren't we having dinner? Let's go, it's my treat. "
After saying that, Ma Huateng saw that the receptionist's expression was a little strange. He asked casually, "What's wrong?"
"General Manager Li said that you're waiting for him in the technical department …"
Ma Huateng's face stiffened. He glanced at Li Dong and said angrily, "Can't you be more reliable?"
Li Dong laughed and said, "I'm just joking. You didn't come, did you? Besides, Far Away is not short of people now. I want to see what the atmosphere is like here. "
Ma Huateng could not be bothered with him and said, "Do you want to eat or not? I have a lot of things to do. After eating, I have to come back for a meeting. Everyone is waiting. If I were you, I would be too embarrassed to say that I want to eat. I'll go to Pingchuan. You didn't even let us into the cafeteria. "
"Look at how petty you are. I'm talking to you about something important."
Li Dong laughed for a while and said as he walked, "Previously, you and Old Ma were like conjoined bodies. I didn't even have a chance to talk to you. This time, I came to Shenzhen specifically to look for you."
"Something important?"
Ma Huateng looked at him suspiciously. After a while, he nodded and said, "Let's eat and talk. By the way, didn't you say that your first flight today will pass through Lin 'an? Did you say hello to Ma Yun? "
"Of course, Old Ma must be very excited now. I gave him a big gift. He must be very happy."
Li Dong said mysteriously with a smile on his face, "I suspect that he hasn't been able to sleep for the past few days."
Ma Huateng frowned and said, "What did you do to him?"
"I'll tell you later. It just so happens that this matter is related to you …"
"Related to me?"
Ma Huateng became more and more curious. What was this guy doing in Shenzhen this time?
He thought it was just on the way. Now it seemed that he really had other purposes.
Thinking of this, Ma Huateng was a little vigilant. This guy could stir up trouble wherever he went. This time in Shenzhen, was he going to stir up trouble again?
…
The two talked as they walked. When they left, Tencent was a little stirred in an instant. Li Dong came!
Unfortunately, the senior did not bring Li Dong in to see, which made many people a little disappointed.
It was not that they wanted Li Dong to poach them. Ordinary employees knew their limits. Even if Li Dong wanted to poach them, he would not do it himself.
The key was that at this time, Li Dong was also a mythical figure in the Internet industry.
It was rare to come to Shenzhen. Almost no one had seen Li Dong in person. Now that there was a chance, it was a pity to miss it.
Tencent and Far away were rivals, but it did not prevent these employees from worshiping Li Dong.
Just like in later generations, many employees of Internet companies worshiped Ma Yun. The two were not in conflict.
Of course, they did not know that their senior could not wait for Li Dong to get out of here.
This guy was a sh * t stick. He would not stop wherever he went.
Fire, theft, and Li Dong were not what Ma Huateng said.
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