In fact, Li Qing's wedding was not affected much by Li Dong.
After all, this time Li Dong did not personally invite the guests. Although there were more guests than before, and the Qingyang government even gave a red packet in private, the leaders did not attend.
If the leaders came to attend, there would be some elements of flattery in it.
Although the Qingyang government wanted to flatter them.
But at the level of the department, they still had to pay attention to the necessary things. They could not completely disregard their reputation.
As for the others, there were many guests who came for Li Dong, but most of them were local businessmen in Qingyang.
They were from other places. They either did not have this opportunity or it was unnecessary.
Li Dong's cousin was getting married, not himself.
Li Dong's wedding was approaching. If they really wanted to flatter him, it should be that time.
Therefore, the wedding was a little more lively than expected, but not to the point of causing a sensation in the whole city.
In order not to steal the limelight of the newcomers, Li Dong did not go up to give a speech.
The representative of the Li family was Li Chengyuan.
As Li Qing's uncle, after Li Chenghui died and Li Nanming was not very reliable, Li Chengyuan was the core of the Li family.
As for Li Dong, he also had to listen to his father. If his father really wanted to beat him, there was nothing he could do.
When Li Chengyuan gave a speech, the audience roared with applause.
When Li Dong's father spoke, Li Dong was still sitting in the audience. It would be too disrespectful not to applaud.
Although Li Chengyuan was a little stammering.
Below the stage, Cao Fang saw that her husband's face was a little red with excitement. She said helplessly, "Your father has been preparing for days to memorize this line. I won't use it just this once. I'll be waiting for you to get married. I'll use this line too. "
Li Dong laughed and said, "That's good. Who wrote this speech for my father?"
"Liu Qi from your company wrote it."
"Oh, it's not bad, but Liu Qi is a little unreliable. She wrote some rare words for my father and mispronounced them. I'll remind her later."
"Ahem, ahem, ahem …"
Cao Fang coughed. Silly boy, is it appropriate to expose your father in front of your wife?
Shen Qian held back her laughter and pretended not to hear him.
Li Dong was just joking, and then said, "Speaking of which, Li Qing's marriage is settled, and I'll settle it soon.
In addition to her cousin, she was only missing her cousin.
Mom, my cousin isn't young anymore. I'll introduce someone to her later. She's almost an old lady.
Now that these things have been settled, you don't have to worry about this and that in the future. How great would it be to enjoy your blessings in peace?
As for the fishing village, don't really treat yourself as a waiter and cook every day. Isn't it tiring?
If you really feel uncomfortable doing nothing, then find something easy to help out with. Mom, tell Dad not to hang around the kitchen all day. Does he really want to train himself into a master of grilled fish? "
Cao Fang rolled her eyes at him. After a while, she said, "If you want to talk to him, you can talk to him. I won't be able to move him. Also, there's your cousin and Li Nanming's side. "
"Him?"
Li Dong glanced at Li Nanming at the next table and said with a smile, "Don't worry about him. We still have to send him to the army for further study. Maybe when he comes out, he will have a wife and a child. We don't have to worry about him. "
Cao Fang didn't say anything after hearing that, and they continued to watch the ceremony.
When the bride and groom, as well as their parents, finished speaking, the wedding came to the stage of throwing bouquets again.
The emcee was enthusiastically inviting unmarried ladies to participate on the stage. Every time Li Dong was present, this stage would not be quiet, and it would be very lively.
After a while, there were fifteen or sixteen unmarried ladies on the stage.
Li Dong didn't care about the others. He looked around the crowd, but didn't see Hu Xiaorui.
He looked at the stage again, but still didn't see her.
At this time, Li Dong was a little puzzled. Where was she?
Shen Qian saw him looking around and said with a smile, "What are you looking at?"
"Nothing."
"Xiaorui said she had something to do. I just saw her leave early after the ceremony."
"Left?"
Li Dong was a little dumbfounded. Did that mean that his worries and speculations were all just his imagination?
He was still thinking about how he should deal with Hu Xiaorui after she got the third colored ball.
But he didn't have the chance at all. Hu Xiaorui didn't have the intention at all.
So, it was his own wishful thinking from the beginning to the end?
Shen Qian was right. Men were hypocritical.
Although he said no, he was also looking forward to Hu Xiaorui really trying to get the third colored ball.
But who knew that Hu Xiaorui didn't have the intention at all and just left.
For a moment, Li Dong was confused. Was she really playing hard to get, or did Hu Xiaorui really give up after he said that Shen Qian was pregnant?
Li Dong was a little distracted with his thoughts running wild.
Seeing this, Shen Qian sighed secretly. It was not easy to deal with rivals in love these days.
Among the women that Li Dong knew, there were not many with low IQs. Each of them was a first-class person with high IQs.
They did not have the kind of fighting in the street, all kinds of insults, threats and temptations that ordinary families would have …
These women all had their own way of doing things.
Whether they pretended not to care, secretly prepared to make a comeback, or played hard to get, or let Li Dong feel guilty, in short, they actually had no intention of giving up.
As for the mistress and mistress, no one was willing to be.
As long as they didn't get married, they had a chance to make a comeback.
Of course, at present, it should be a foregone conclusion.
Shen Qian also believed that she would not give others a chance.
But if these women continued to be like this, Shen Qian would also have a headache.
Thinking of this, Shen Qian shook her head. Forget it, there was no point in thinking so much. She just had to do her own thing. She would turn a blind eye to Li Dong's affair. The point was, since she had gotten the main position, there was no reason for her to give up.
…
Let's not talk about the thoughts of Li Dong and Shen Qian upstairs.
Downstairs.
Hu Xiaorui sat in the car and snorted. "I won't give up so easily. It's just a flower ball. I got it long ago."
As she said this, Hu Xiaorui picked up the flower ball on the seat and looked at it. After a while, she said, "The flower balls are all the same. How can I prove that mine is Li Qing's? If I knew this, I would have asked Li Qing to sign on it. "
If Li Dong knew this situation, he would probably be completely dumbfounded.
Long before they came, Hu Xiaorui had actually taken away Li Qing's flower ball and made up for Li Qing with an identical one.
Of course, Li Qing knew about this, but she really did not care too much.
Hu Xiaorui said that she was Li Dong's friend. After chatting with her for a while, she took away the flower ball and said that she wanted to use it for a photo. Then when she came back, she said that the previous one had been accidentally dirtied by her, so she replaced it with a new one. Li Qing did not think much about it.
If she knew that Hu Xiaorui had done this for this thing, she would probably also be dumbfounded.
Hu Xiaorui somewhat regretted not asking Li Qing to sign, but she had Li Qing as a witness, so Li Dong could not deny it.
Throwing the flower ball aside, Hu Xiaorui did not really care too much.
Getting this could only be said to strengthen her confidence again.
How could such a fun guy like Li Dong be taken away by Shen Bingshan? Sooner or later, he would be hers.
Turning around again, Hu Xiaorui did not stay any longer. She started the car and rushed to Pingchuan.
After she left, the Maybach beside her slowly rolled down the window. Tan Yong felt a little tired for Li Dong and sighed. "Should I say it or not? If I say it, I will definitely be scolded. If I don't say it, I will be scolded by General Manager Li when he finds out. Also, what does Boss Hu mean? Does she not know that I am here? Or does she want me to tell General Manager Li on purpose? Sigh, I am just a driver. Why do they all want me to use my brain? "
Tan Yong was also very depressed. In this day and age, he had to think so much while driving. It was tiring.
Why did the boss flirt with so many women? If he did, he could have just found a few silly ones to keep. Why did he have to find this group of smart people?
When a woman is smart, a man's life will not be easy. He doesn't even understand this principle.
Tan Yong secretly cursed a few times. In the end, he decided to pretend that he did not know.
Anyway, he had just fallen asleep in the car. No one would know that he knew about this.
Even Boss Hu might not be able to tell if he had really fallen asleep.
Thinking of this, Tan Yong yawned and heaved a sigh of relief. In the future, he would just drive. He did not need to use his brain.
As for using his brain, he would leave it to General Manager Li.
…
Li Dong did not know what was happening downstairs.
The wedding did not last too long. After the guests had eaten and drunk their fill, they began to leave.
And Li Dong also followed Yao Bo and Li Qing to send the guests off.
With Li Dong around, even if there were a lot of people and they were slightly neglected, no one minded. They even queued up to shake hands with Li Dong and bid farewell.
Some young people asked for a group photo, and Li Dong usually smiled and agreed.
Of course, a group photo was a group photo. Some of his fellow men wanted to be too close to him, but Li Dong did not allow it.
Shen Qian saw that Li Dong was taking a group photo with a girl and could not stop smiling. Taking a group photo with a man was a little forced, and she could not help but shake her head and laugh.
This guy didn't necessarily like these girls.
Everyone had a cute and beautiful heart. Of course, men preferred to take photos with beautiful women. Who would have the time to take photos with other men and dinosaurs?
As for Li Dong's little bad taste, Shen Qian did not disturb him.
This guy could only rely on these little tricks to entertain himself now.
After all the guests had left, Li Dong looked at Li Qing and Yao Bo and said, "I won't stay the night here. Far away, I have a lot of things to do, and I have to rush back to deal with them."
As he said that, seeing that the parents of both families were present, Li Dong said, "Li Qing is my sister, Li Dong. I may not be able to give you what you want.
If you need help, you can let me know.
Go to Pingchuan, to Beijing, to Shanghai …
As long as it is within the country, I will give you some support wherever you want to develop.
Of course, it is only support. Your future path is not decided by me, Li Dong, but by you.
That's all I have to say. If there is anything, you can call me or contact my dad. "
When Li Dong said this, Wang Li and Yao Bo's parents and sister were a little excited.
Previously, Li Dong had actually said this to Yao Bo once, but Yao Bo had rejected it.
Now that Li Dong said this in front of the parents of both families, it showed that Yao Bo and Li Qing had left a good impression on him.
While they were excited, Li Qing and Yao Bo hesitated, and Li Nanming was extremely envious. Seeing that his sister and brother-in-law did not say anything, Li Nanming smiled and said, "Dongzi, then I …"
Li Dong directly interrupted, "You can go to the military again in a few days. This time, I will let them know in advance, and there should be no problem. Go to the military for a few years, and when you come out, you will not be 30 years old. 30 is the golden age for a man to develop. It's not too late. "
"I still have to go …"
Li Nanming was full of resentment. Why did you arrange a promise for Li Qing and Yao Bo? I am closer to you than Yao Bo, right?
And you want me to go to the military for a few years? When will this bitter life end!
Li Dong ignored him and gave a simple explanation. Finally, he looked at the time and said, "Then I have to rush back now. My parents will be here for two more days, so I will have to trouble you to take care of them."
Everyone nodded quickly. Li Chengyuan and his wife were not children, so they did not need to take care of them.
Li Dong said this just to be polite.
Although Li Dong was a junior, his identity was not ordinary. Seeing that he was leaving, everyone saw him off to the entrance of the hotel.
Li Dong could not stop him. Before getting into the car, he said a few words to his parents, and then waved his hand and left with Shen Qian.
This time, his main purpose of attending the wedding in Qingyang had actually been achieved, so there was not much meaning in staying.
…
Just when Li Dong was rushing to Pingchuan.
The business world that had just calmed down for a few days was stirred up again.
On the afternoon of March 14th, one of the foreign retail groups in Hua Xia, Korea's Buy. It had been 12 years since it entered Hua Xia in 1997.
And on March 14th, Buy's parent company, the New World Group, announced to the public that Buy would withdraw from the Hua Xia market.
Of course, although Buy had been established in Hua Xia for a long time, there were not many hypermarkets under it. So far, there were only six.
Withdrawal was not the point. The point was that if someone withdrew, someone else would take over.
The New World Group had just announced that Bailian would take over all of Buy's hypermarkets and reorganize them. They would soon be put into operation.
And not long after this news was released, on the other side, there was another wave in the home appliance industry.
The global home appliance giant, Best Buy, was not accustomed to the local environment and was losing ground in the Hua Xia market. Unable to reverse the situation, it announced to the public that it would close all Best Buy stores in Hua Xia district.
And Five Star Appliances, which it had just acquired not long ago, might face the dilemma of changing owners again.
Because of various reasons, Best Buy and Five Star Appliances were not doing very well.
But after Gome acquired Euphoria and Suning acquired Dazhong, the alliance formed by Best Buy and Five Star Appliances was able to enter the third place in the home appliance industry in Hua Xia.
At this time, the third place home appliance chain chose to withdraw. Although it was only Best Buy stores for now, it was already expected that Five Star would make a move again.
These two pieces of news were released on the same day, so it was not necessarily planned.
But it was a fact that the retail industry was in turmoil again and foreign investors were losing ground.
Buy was fine, but the key was Best Buy!
If Best Buy withdrew from the Hua Xia market, where would Five Star go?
As the home appliance chain company with the third market share in Hua Xia, although the market was shrinking, it should not be underestimated.
Best Buy suddenly announced that it was withdrawing from the Hua Xia market. Li Dong did not receive the news in advance.
And this also meant that there was another unforeseen event!
Best Buy withdrawing was something that happened in his previous life, but definitely not now.
Withdrawing at this time, Li Dong did not expect it at all.
And when a company withdrew from the Hua Xia market, it was necessary to maximize its profits before leaving.
Would the stores be closed directly?
What about the inventory?
What about the distribution channels?
Could all the basic facilities be moved away?
Therefore, looking for a competitor in the same industry was usually the direction they chose the most.
And before this, Far away was not aware of it.
This also meant that someone might be one step ahead of them and repeat what happened in Yonghui.
Although no company had announced the news yet, Li Dong, who received the news on the way, said immediately, "It's 99% likely Suning. Other than them, no one else has this ability!
Zhang Jindong, that old fox, is good. He used the international market as a smokescreen for me while secretly discussing this matter with the other party. The possibility is very high.
But how much money does Suning have now?
They only acquired Dazhong last year, and they are also frantically expanding and entering the international market. Do they make money?
Therefore, if my guess is correct, there are likely to be other partners.
These days, life is really hard to live. Next, I suspect that a series of things will happen, probably to target some of our previous plans and proposals.
Things have already gone wrong in department stores and home appliances. Next, I think … there might be some problems with the internet.
We can't rule out that there might be some changes in the logistics aspect.
This time, I'm afraid it was predicted. It's not that they won't make a move, but once they make a move, it will be a big one.
In 2009, some industries might complete their final restructuring and integration.
Maybe it won't be long before there will really be a monopoly in some fields. It might not be one company, but a few companies working together. This possibility is still there. "
After Li Dong finished speaking, Yuan Chengdao, who was on the other end of the line, asked, "Now that Best Buy has only announced its Best Buy business, should we go and talk to Five Star?"
"Let's give it a try, but don't get your hopes up. Also, we can't eat anymore. "
Li Dong's words left Yuan Chengdao speechless.
It was not a matter of money. If there was money, it could be raised.
But after being integrated into Gome, and then into Five Star, the home appliances business Far away was almost all the integration of external resources. This was much more troublesome than opening a new store, and the cost was also much higher.
Appropriate mergers and acquisitions could be done, but frequent mergers and acquisitions of various companies were very difficult to integrate resources.
Far away had not even settled Gome. Even if they went to talk about Five Star, even if they acquired it, it would not be of much use.
Understanding Li Dong's meaning, Yuan Chengdao sighed and said, "Troubled times are coming."
Troubled times are coming.
The possibility of the department stores and home appliances agreeing to announce the news at the same time was not high. In other words, it was a complete coincidence.
However, not long after the start of the year, two foreign investors retreated, and some clues could already be seen.
Hua Xia's retail market was about to be liquidated.
The weaker foreign investors retreated first, some were still waiting for the opportunity, and some were also waiting to leave at any time.
Some small and medium-sized enterprises were also in a wait-and-see state.
2009 might be the final year of integration.
At the end of 2009, there might be a completely different distribution of the retail industry. At that time, there was a high chance that some joint hegemons would be born.
This was just the retail industry, and there was a slight trend in other industries.
In the near future, there might be a situation where the oligarchs would directly fight.
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