On the 19th of February, Li Dong returned to Pingchuan.
Of course, Feng Yu did not use a cargo plane.
Li Dong could not be bothered to suffer the pain of sending the cargo plane to others. Of course, Ma Yun and the others were not around. It would be good to let them try it next time.
Just as Li Dong returned to Pingchuan, another incident happened in the business world.
On the 19th, the Ministry of Commerce announced that Coca-Cola's acquisition of Huiyuan will have a negative impact on their competitors. Hence, the Ministry of Commerce banned this acquisition.
This was the first acquisition that was not approved since the anti-monopoly law was implemented in August 2008.
Although this was expected, when the official announcement was made, it still shocked the business world.
This ruling seemed to have given many people courage and hope!
On the same day, Huarun, Bailian, Suning, and many other retail companies' heads rushed to Beijing and went to the Ministry of Commerce!
This time, the heads of these companies went to Beijing without any concealment.
Suning's head, Zhang Jindong, was interviewed by the media in Beijing. He said that he was going to Beijing for Far away!
Far away's establishment of the Retail Association had broken the rules of the market and destroyed the stability of the market.
Coca-Cola's acquisition of Huiyuan will have a negative impact on their competitors and was banned by the law.
Far away's actions were more serious than Coca-Cola. Far away's Retail Association should not even exist.
Far Away's complaint against the three retail giants started to stir up trouble.
The existence of Distance had already broken the balance of the market, especially towards foreign enterprises. Distance had serious hostility towards them.
Hua Xia was prepared to integrate into the world and banned Coca-Cola from acquiring local companies. As a superpower, China should not treat them unfairly.
Far Away's acquisition of Carrefour in 2008 was facilitated by the Ministry of Commerce. With such a gap, how can foreign companies invest in Hua Xia?
In June 2008, Facebook launched a simplified Chinese version, but Hua Xia had not passed the law.
Also, due to some political issues, Facebook's launch in China was blocked and could not enter the market.
Far away, Weibo, the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world had successfully passed the bill. The local governments did not put up much resistance.
Far away's existence had already caused a serious impact on the commercial market.
Once the Coca-Cola case broke out, many large corporations in and out of the country took the opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Far away!
At the very least, a retail alliance shouldn't be established, nor should it be allowed to be established.
Once the retail alliance integrated its resources and formed a fighting force, its annual revenue would exceed 500 billion, exceeding the combined revenue of the other top ten retail chains.
Not long after the CEOs of these companies personally went to Beijing, the Ministry of Commerce announced that they would be accepting the monopoly case Far away.
When the news came out, the business world was shaken!
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Pingchuan Airport.
Li Dong received the news as soon as he got off the plane. His face was a little gloomy.
With his subordinates, Li Dong quickly walked out of the room.
Outside the airport, there were many media reporters.
When the media saw Li Dong walking out, they rushed up to him.
A reporter shouted: "Mr. Li, all the major retail companies in and out of the country, including the internet companies, are suing Far away for destroying the market balance. The Ministry of Commerce had announced that they will be accepting the monopoly case Far Away. What do you think?"
Li Dong stopped in his tracks and said with a solemn expression, "Nonsense!
In the business world, they cannot surpass Far Away and hope to use underhanded methods to slow down Far Away. This is a sign of incompetence!
Far Away had never thought of monopolizing the market and could not do it!
First, Far Away is not a controlling shareholder. It only owns a portion of the company's shares and does not participate in the actual management of the company.
Based on what they said, some investment companies and investment banks are involved in monopolizing the market, and they are not monopolizing the same industry!
Second, in 2008, Hua Xia's total retail sales of consumer goods reached 15 trillion!
Far Away is only how much?
So what if Far Away owns all the companies that are cooperating with us?
The total revenue is only 500 billion, and this is including the online shopping market, which accounts for 3%!
Is there any company that can monopolize the market with 3% market share?
The Ministry of Commerce accepting the case does not mean that we will lose. Some companies do not want to find the root cause and blame the failure on their competitors. Incompetent!
Third, regarding Facebook's failure in China, it has nothing to do with the government and Far Away!
Do you want the government and our competitors to help with the promotion of our company?
Facebook is not suitable for Hua Xia and does not understand the needs of Hua Xia's users. Failure is inevitable.
Furthermore, Weibo is a platform for public opinion, and it should be impartial.
Weibo is impartial in the US, Europe, and other parts of the world. It adapts to the local conditions and considers the local government's attitude. It does not involve politics.
But Facebook?
They look down on Hua Xia's companies and Hua Xia's government, and they do not care about the demands of Hua Xia's people.
This kind of company cannot be promoted in Hua Xia, and it is their own responsibility. What does it have to do with us?
Zuckerberg has always been one of the entrepreneurs I admire. But this time, if the Ministry of Commerce mentioned above is his doing, I want to say that I am very disappointed!
Weibo had also encountered many obstacles in the international market. But we all look for the reasons ourselves and never blame the government or competitors.
Being a great company is my goal all along. Far Away is working towards this goal.
But my competitors have disappointed me time and time again.
I firmly believe that these petty tricks will not defeat me, Li Dong. Far Away!
I believe the government and the Ministry of Commerce will give us a fair ruling.
A company will go through all kinds of hardships in the process of growing stronger. Now, this is just an insignificant part of the Far Away's hardships. "
Li Dong finished what he wanted to say in one breath. In the end, he said in a clear voice, "The foundation of an enterprise lies in itself. I would like to advise other enterprises to put their energy into the enterprise and improve it. Don't always think about suppressing your competitors. Pressuring the government is a sign of irresponsibility. If you really want to play, I, Li Dong, can be more ruthless than you. Other than making people feel that you are strong in appearance, there is no benefit in doing so. Wasting the government's resources, wasting society's resources, and wasting everyone's time. This kind of company will be eliminated sooner or later! "
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Li Dong reprimanded all the companies at Pingchuan Airport. When the news got out, the whole world was attracted.
But the few companies involved chose to keep quiet.
Li Dong's reprimand is his problem. But what they should do is up to them.
If they do not stop Li Dong, all the companies will be in big trouble. As for their reputation, no one cares about it now.
Furthermore, it is not up to them, Li Dong, or the netizens to decide if this is a monopoly. It all depends on the government's attitude.
This time, the Ministry of Commerce was pushed to the forefront.
After the Coca-Cola case was announced, the Far Away Monopoly case was put on the agenda.
The first case was foreign investment, and the Ministry of Commerce chose to stop the merger.
The second case was Hua Xia's private enterprise, a local giant. If they cannot convince the world with evidence, Hua Xia's business environment will be questioned by the world.
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