Jiangbei.
Pingchuan.
Li Dong only thought of Zhou Haidong for a moment. He didn't know that Zhou Haidong was ready to die for his bosom friend.
In fact, Li Dong didn't consider him a bosom friend.
Although Li Dong was very busy these days, he would still find some time to read books in his spare time.
The books he read the most weren't management books, but history books.
It was said that reading history made one wise, and one could learn from history to know the vicissitudes of life.
A company with hundreds of thousands of employees was actually a small dynasty.
At a time like this, reading history books would sometimes be more rewarding.
Since ancient times, it had always been the inferior who died for the superior. In Li Dong's opinion, this was just a slogan shouted by the superior to win people's hearts.
In Li Dong's opinion, there was no bosom friend when it came to benefits.
Li Dong reluctantly agreed that he was indebted to Zhou Haidong, even though that wasn't his original intention.
But after he became rich, he didn't forget the people who came with him.
As for bosom friends, did Li Dong have any?
As a reincarnated person, even if it was your parents, there would always be some distance between you and them.
It wasn't that your parents wanted to distance you, it was that you didn't want to, and wouldn't let go of the last psychological barrier.
Sometimes, you might think, are the parents of this life really the parents of the previous life?
Although Li Dong rarely thought about this question, it didn't mean that he didn't think about it.
…
Li Dong didn't know anything about Zhou Haidong at the moment.
What happened last time was just like what his third brother and Zhou Haidong said. No matter what the reason was, whether Li Dong was really confused or pretending to be confused, he didn't want to complicate things.
Since the last security change, Li Dong strengthened the security force, moved frequently, and expanded his influence …
Was this series of actions really for the sake of early retirement?
A large number of projects had been launched at the same time, and the entire group was exhausted. Was it just to blow someone up?
Did he really mess around with Forbes Magazine just to gain international fame?
Roping in one partner after another, was it really just for the so-called sharing?
None of them!
Perhaps these reasons were there, but they were not mainstream.
Five years had passed, and the sixth year had yet to begin. Li Dong's sudden change naturally had his own deep-seated reasons.
Zhou Haidong's betrayal was nothing to Li Dong.
In fact, Li Dong wasn't really frightened by the infiltration of the security guards.
However, there were some things that made Li Dong a little wary and nervous.
In the eyes of others, the key was the security infiltration and Zhou Haidong's betrayal.
But in Li Dong's eyes, the latter two matters were nothing!
No matter what, Zhou Haidong was only the head of the Ministry of Supervision. Without Zhou Haidong, there would always be someone else to replace him.
The only thing that made Li Dong concerned and angry was that this was an old man who had followed him for a few years.
As for the other matters, it was not as serious as others thought.
As a reincarnated person, what he cared about the most was not the loss of money, the betrayal of his subordinates, or anything else. It was his biggest secret, foresight!
In fact, Li Dong had been avoiding all these and tried not to attract the attention of the Association.
Although this was unbelievable, and most people would not think of this possibility.
However, there were always people who liked the Association.
It was especially so for Li Dong's rapid rise, and he did not pay attention to some things in the beginning.
Although there were reasons to invest in the school in Sichuan, Li Dong's request was too fast, and it happened to be stuck at that time. At that time, no one thought deeply about it.
But if one thought about it, it was too much of a coincidence!
The school had just been completed, and the semester was not over yet. Far away, he forced the students to move in. Was it really just for publicity?
Li Dong was not afraid of anything. Would he recklessly donate money to build schools in Sichuan just because his boss had not said anything and he had only offended the other party's lackeys by shooting off firecrackers?
When Carrefour was boycotted, Li Dong seemed to be prepared and immediately followed suit.
In the 2008 snowstorm, Li Dong used the snowstorm as an opportunity to reform the logistics system, and almost defeated Taobao.
During the financial crisis, Li Dong's foresight was shocking, and he bought billions in the stock market. Did he really think that no one knew about it?
Time and time again, and time and time again, he succeeded, and time and time again, he maximized the benefits …
Once was enough. Twice was luck, three times was foresight, four times, five times …
As the number of times increased, Li Dong obtained the greatest benefits each time.
As he climbed to the top of the Wealth List, he was focused on, studied, and analyzed in detail. Li Dong's cases shocked people.
There were many successful people since ancient times, and many of them were even more legendary than Li Dong.
But under their eyes, there was a person like Li Dong. How could people not be curious and pay attention to him?
Was Li Dong's success really just because he was lucky and had a good grasp of the big picture?
Or was there something different about Li Dong?
This difference did not necessarily mean that he was reborn. No one would think about this for now. Even if they thought about it, it would be a fleeting thought, and no one would take it seriously.
But it was still possible to suspect that there was someone else or some organization behind Li Dong.
If one wanted to be like Li Dong and accurately grasp every opportunity, one person's strength was limited. It required an elite team of elites to make a comprehensive analysis and judgment. Only then would there be a possibility.
Far away did not seem to have this ability at the moment.
There might be more than one or two people who wanted to uncover this secret. Maybe not all of them had evil intentions, and maybe they were even doing it for Li Dong's good.
Unfortunately, Li Dong did not need it.
His grandmother had once said a few words to him, and after that, Li Dong had distanced himself from his grandmother.
Even if he was extremely rich now, even if Cao Fang actually missed her mother, Li Dong had never mentioned bringing his grandmother to Pingchuan.
In fact, Li Dong himself wanted to know more, but he subconsciously rejected these things.
If someone wanted to uncover this secret, whether it was with good intentions or bad intentions, or even just out of curiosity, it would make Li Dong feel great enmity.
If Li Dong knew that the person who dragged Zhou Haidong and the others into the water last time was for this, Li Dong might not just be taking precautions now.
Of course, he was not clear about all this at the moment, so Li Dong still focused on weaving a net.
Weaving an airtight net and wrapping himself in it. This was Li Dong's choice.
…
Li Dong's web weaving operation continued.
The cooperation with Tianhong Fund had officially begun to enter the process.
The work of integrating small and medium-sized retail enterprises into the Far away system was also being carried out overtime.
The integration of the Wan Jia platform had officially begun, and the action and promotion of soliciting third-party businesses was also being carried out in full swing.
Weibo's Series C financing plan had been released. On March 7th, Far away announced to the public that the Weibo financing plan had been launched.
Starting from the 7th, Far away began to receive quotations and inspections from investment institutions.
The official financing would probably be completed around May.
March 8th, Women's Day.
On this day, Far away Retail Group signed a contract with the last retail enterprise and sold the last batch of stores in Beijing.
Far away Department Store had hundreds of stores in the Beijing area.
Except for Far away City, which was still under construction, and the home appliance chain stores owned by Gome, Far away Department Store had officially been evacuated on March 8th.
Far away Building.
Chen Lang, who had just signed the contract, was not as happy as he was with the partners.
In the office, Chen Lang sighed, "All the stores in the Beijing area have been sold, and all the employees have been properly arranged.
Some of them have joined Gome Electrical Appliances, some have been arranged to work in the Far away Technology Branch, and some have chosen to resign.
Of course, most of them stayed in the original stores to continue working. The companies that took over actually hoped to take over all the stores and complete the integration as soon as possible so that they could officially enter the business period.
Therefore, the problem of the employees was not a big problem.
The biggest problem lies in our own retail layout.
Although Beijing's economy is not as good as Shanghai's, its status is different.
No matter how important Shanghai is, it can't represent Hua Xia. Only Beijing can represent Hua Xia.
After the evacuation of Beijing, there was a blank area in the core of the north.
The entire retail industry has a big loophole.
Our strength in the northern market is not that strong to begin with, and the evacuation of Beijing this time actually caused us to lose more than just the market in Beijing … "
Li Dong said in a deep voice, "Let's not talk about this. I have my own considerations. The sale of the stores and the transfer of our channels in Beijing this time is a big loss for us. How much money do we have to recoup? "
"4.732 million."
"Get the funds from the other companies to come in quickly. This time, I've given up such a big benefit, and I don't have the time to delay with them. When is the balance of the payment agreed upon in the contract? "
Chen Lang immediately said, "This time, our requirements for the funds are more stringent, and it's stipulated that the settlement must be completed before May 1st. Because it's not the same company, the financial pressure is not too big. The other companies have also agreed to the plan. So before May 1st, all the funds can be returned. "
"How much is the first installment?"
"About 2.2 billion …"
While Chen Lang was speaking, Li Dong said, "Far away Retail, it should not be a problem to take out 3 billion, right?"
Chen Lang slightly frowned, and after a while, he said, "Are you talking about redeeming the bonds in advance?"
"Yes, redeeming the bonds in advance. 3 billion worth of bonds now only exists in name, and it doesn't have much meaning. Instead, it will take up a part of our debt.
After redeeming the bonds, we will issue new bonds.
In the name of Far away Holdings Group, we will issue 10 billion worth of bonds.
After the preparatory work is done, it will be at least after May for the official launch.
Coincidentally, the bonds will be listed, and our Yu 'e Bao should also be launched.
Perhaps even if we don't use Yu 'e Bao's funds, with Far away's current reputation, there will be a market for 10 billion worth of bonds.
Therefore, redeeming the bonds in advance will not affect us much, and it will prove our strength once again.
Not only do we not lack money for development, but we also have so much money that we can't even finish spending it. We can even redeem it in advance! "
Chen Lang slightly frowned, and reminded, "Redeeming the bonds in advance is a breach of contract, and we need to pay a part of the penalty."
"Don't worry about that. How much is the penalty and interest in total?"
Chen Lang calculated for a while, and finally said, "It's been two years since the principal of the bonds was 3 billion. The interest and penalty should be about 3.3 billion in total. Also … "
Chen Lang glanced at Li Dong, and said helplessly, "Also, Mr. Yuan told me previously that you want to return the 3 billion from Jiangbei's business community and Mr. Shen's 1.6 billion. These debts are Far Away's retail debts. If all of them are repaid, the total expenditure will be 7.9 billion. "
The money from Jiangbei's business community and Shen Qian's money were all spent for the acquisition of Gome, so naturally, it had to be counted as the retail debts.
Just this debt alone was nearly 8 billion.
In addition, they still owed Old Huang 10 billion. Back then, they bought back Old Huang's shares for 18 billion RMB, and Li Dong only paid 8 billion RMB after getting a loan of 10 billion RMB from CCB.
The rest of the contract was to be settled within two years, so when they acquired Gome, Far Away's retail debts increased greatly.
There was also China Merchants Bank, which had also loaned 5 billion RMB.
Far away had used more than 20 billion RMB, and there were also some loans from before, as well as the debts from the acquisition of Carrefour and other companies. This was the reason why the total debt of Far Away's retail was as high as 60 billion RMB!
Otherwise, Far Away's retail debt was actually very low in the past few years.
In the past few years, with the expansion of the scale, although Far Away's retail profits were not low, they still owed more and more.
60 billion RMB in debt was more than all the debts of the other subsidiary companies, and it was even more than Dongyu Real Estate.
Li Dong thought for a moment and said, "We still have to repay the debts that we have to repay. This time, there is a total of 5 billion RMB for the stores, and the cash flow left by Gome. It should not be a problem to take out 8 billion RMB, right?"
When they acquired Gome, it did not mean that there was no money in Gome's accounts.
Li Dong and Old Huang's capital injection, as well as the funds from the issuance of new shares, were all money.
When they privatized Gome later, they did not spend all the money, so there was still a lot of cash left in Gome's accounts.
When Chen Lang heard that he wanted to use the money, he immediately objected. "General Manager Li, now that everyone is expanding their scale, you also said that after acquiring Gome, we will start to enter the rural market. Now that the policy of home appliances going to the countryside is going to be spread throughout the country, the layout of the rural market is urgent. At this time, I feel that there is no need to take out all of Gome's funds just to repay some debts that have not yet matured. General Manager Li, Far Away was built by you yourself. Is there a need to take out your own blood at this time? "
He knew that this time, when Li Dong urged the group to repay the debts, a part of the debt was his own money, and Shen Qian's money was actually his own money.
However, in Chen Lang's opinion, it was really not suitable at this time.
If there were no expansion plans for the retail business, and they had more than they could use, then it was only right for them to repay the money.
However, the situation now was not like this!
Far Away could not afford to spend 8 billion RMB in cash at one time.
Li Dong laughed. "What's the rush? I did not say that I will not support the retail business's development if the money is taken away.
Repay 8 billion RMB first. This is the retail business's debt, and I can't lend money to the retail business for free without collecting interest, right?
It's not like it's my own money, so of course I have to calculate it clearly.
You must know that the Jiangbei business world and Shen Qian's money do not have interest.
But it is not interest. Consider it as a favor from me, Li Dong.
There is no need to use my favor to make money for others. Do you understand?
Repay the debt first. When I need to spend money, Far Away Retail will not be able to support me. I can use Far Away Holdings to inject capital. I can dilute their shares or force them to inject capital. This is the right way.
Chief Chen, you are also the former CEO of Huarun Resources. Don't you know how to distinguish between public and private interests?
I, Li Dong, will not give them less money than they deserve.
But if you do not deserve it, then you have to make it clear.
Otherwise, is it necessary for you to spend so much money, and in the end, others do not approve of it? "
At this time, Chen Lang also reacted and quickly said, "That's true. It's just that I'm used to the previous operating model and almost forgot."
Far Away Retail only had Sun Tao's shares before, and Sun Tao did not care about this, so the accounts had been a mess.
Now that they had a partner, they naturally had to make it clear.
Chen Lang nodded and said, "If we really want to make up for it, we can still pay off the eight billion yuan in May when the rest of the payment is received. But after we pay off the debt, the company will really have no money. General Manager Li, don't say that the company does not have money either. If we cheat away the eight billion yuan, we will be finished … "
Li Dong glared at him. Does this old man know how to speak?
What do you mean by cheat away?
Don't you understand the principle of paying back debts?
Li Dong could not be bothered to explain to him. He said directly, "Then let's pay off this debt first. Out of the eight billion yuan, only 6.5 billion will be spent. The remaining funds will be put into the holding company.
Tencent will be in the account soon, and there will be three billion yuan of funds.
Even if we don't count the bonds, in another three months, the company's book profit will be at least five billion yuan.
Far Away Retail's own profit is more than one billion yuan every month, which is enough to maintain your current development.
When we really need a large amount of money, the company will inject capital.
Since the northern market has entered a stagnant period, we will enter the southern market on a large scale!
The coastal area is our main target.
We are preparing to issue ten billion yuan of bonds. Together with the company's profits and your own profits, the total funds will exceed 20 billion yuan in June.
A part of it will be used to support the construction of Far Away City and logistics. The rest will be invested in the retail side of Far Away.
This part of the funds will exceed ten billion yuan. This year, our target is the southern coastal market.
We will further expand our scale in the south and completely defeat some of the giants in the south. This is our biggest goal this year! "
When he heard Li Dong say that he would support more than ten billion yuan of funds to enter the retail side of Far Away, Chen Lang's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
At this time, it did not matter if he paid back eight billion yuan. It was a debt to begin with, and it should be paid back.
Another ten billion yuan would not be a debt anymore. It would be considered as the holding company. As for Li Dong diluting other people's shares or injecting capital, it would be a good thing.
If Li Dong injected capital alone, the retail side of the company would expand to a scale of ten billion yuan.
If other people did not want their shares to be diluted, they would still have to inject capital. This was also money, and they had to expand again.
Far Away Retail's debt had been reduced, which was a great help to the stability of the retail side of the company.
At this time, Chen Lang finally believed that the retail side of Far Away was still the foundation.
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