After the meeting ended, everyone was still unable to calm down.
When they left the meeting room, many people were still whispering among themselves.
After everyone left, only Liu Hong, Zhao Ting, and Zhang Xiaolong were left in the meeting room.
Li Dong looked at the CEO of the instant messaging company, Zhao Ting, and said, "Although WeChat is currently part of the mobile business group, if it is eventually listed, I will integrate it again. WeChat and PP, including our entertainment business, will eventually be integrated together to form a new interest group and be listed as a whole. Therefore, this time, the preparation of WeChat's launch is not only a task for the mobile business group, it is also a task for you guys! This is a matter of life and death. I don't care how you guys fight and compete normally. But not this time! "
Li Dong looked straight at the three of them, his eyes a little cold.
This was not him making things up. Far away, in fact, this kind of internal strife was actually very common. It could be said that any large group, even small companies, would have such a situation.
Liu Hong and Zhao Ting were actually the first batch of IT technicians to come to Far away.
Not only were they classmates, but they were also good friends. They started a business together, entered Far away together, and worked hard together until now.
But no matter how deep their friendship was, once they entered the enterprise, there would be a difference in status.
Now, one was the CEO of Far away Technology, and the other was the CEO of Far away Communications. Zhao Ting's envy and jealousy towards Liu Hong was understandable.
And Zhang Xiaolong, who had just joined Far away not long ago, suddenly jumped up and became the CEO of the business group.
This was also the fuse for the incessant internal strife.
From Liu Hong's point of view, although he and Zhao Ting had some conflicts, they were both local, while Zhang Xiaolong was considered an outsider.
Suddenly becoming the CEO of the business group, was that still far from becoming the CEO of the group?
And wasn't Zhao Ting worried that Zhang Xiaolong would take over the instant messaging business and take everything away from him?
All kinds of worries, all kinds of conflicts of interest, although these people did not show it, they had never stopped fighting.
In the past, Li Dong did not care much about these things.
The so-called Emperor's Tactics were not exclusive to the Emperor. In fact, within large groups, this was actually also used.
His subordinates were loyal to the outside world, but they didn't care about the inside world.
If everyone was good to each other and worked hand in hand, after a long time, Li Dong's existence would no longer be necessary.
He could do it after he retired, but not now.
However, there had to be a limit to the fight. It was fine as long as it did not affect the overall situation. However, Li Dong could not tolerate continuing to fight when something big happened.
"General Manager Li, we understand. Don't worry."
Liu Hong immediately replied. When Li Dong looked at him just now, he was a little nervous. If he didn't say anything now, Li Dong might really bear a grudge.
As soon as he spoke, the other two hurriedly agreed.
Li Dong did not continue. He exhaled lightly and said, "That's good. Go and prepare now. I'll go online on April 1st to see the market's reaction. Also, keep an eye on the Tencent's movements. When the Tencent product is about to be launched, we will immediately release the second generation product. "
The so-called WeChat 2.0 was actually the addition of a voice chat function.
And this function was actually the biggest function of WeChat!
In his previous life, when Mi Chat and WeChat fought, although Mi Chat was behind in the beginning, it was not because Tencent had more users than them.
In fact, Mi Chat's failure was due to one point. They and WeChat updated the new version at the same time.
WeChat's updated version included voice chat, while Mi Chat's updated version included graffiti.
After this version, the gap between the two companies was completely widened.
From then on, WeChat left them in the dust. Even if Mi Chat quickly went online with the voice chat function, it was already too late.
And these two companies' voice chat functions were actually based on Talkbox. Now that Talkbox did not exist, there was naturally no chance for them to learn from it.
Far away's side, once it was launched, it was already too late for Tencent to learn from it.
Far away's users were no less than Tencent's.
Including Shopping Mall, Weibo, and the like, it was really hard to say which company had more users. After all, most netizens would not only use one software.
For WeChat 2.0, not only did Li Dong have confidence, but Zhang Xiaolong also had confidence.
The version launched in April was actually the most primitive version, and it was not necessarily good.
At this time, it was more suitable to do some market reaction collection and investigation work. The opportunity for large-scale promotion had not yet arrived.
When version 2.0 was updated in May, if Tencent could not make the best response, it was likely to be killed at this time and completely lose the mobile market.
…
As soon as the pre-war mobilization work was done, the atmosphere in Faraway Group became lively again.
The change in the lower-level employees was not obvious, but some of the higher-ups were obviously a lot more excited.
Many people saw this scene and were a little vigilant.
Especially in the retail industry, many companies began to move more frequently since March.
Suning continued to acquire some small home appliance companies, mainly in the rural market, and began to invest in their own direct stores. In addition, they began to prepare to take over Best Buy.
Best Buy did reach an agreement with Suning.
Of course, it was only Best Buy for now. Best Buy had not given up on Five Star Appliances.
Best Buy itself was not very suitable for domestic development, but Five Star was a local company, so there was still hope.
Best Buy was actually also waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the battle between Suning and Far away Gome.
The possibility of taking chestnuts out of the fire was not impossible. Looking at both Far away and Suning, everyone was not willing to be ordinary. Perhaps this year, a war would break out.
At that time, Five Star Appliances' opportunity would come.
Therefore, Best Buy was not ready to sell Five Star yet.
Suning was making arrangements, and Gome was also making arrangements on a small scale. Because of financial problems, they could only temporarily make a small number of store layout plans in the rural areas. For a time, Suning was suppressing the limelight.
For this, Li Dong could only look on with cold eyes.
A small loss was within his acceptable range.
He could not take care of everything and give priority to every aspect at any time. You can only gain by giving up something.
Right now, he wanted to get rid of Tencent.
Even if he lost, he could give up this business and focus on the new retail business. At that time, he had plenty of opportunities to overtake them.
…
After the pre-war mobilization was done, Li Dong happened to be a little free.
Shen Qian had been pregnant for some time. Although she did not usually say it, Li Dong knew that Shen Qian missed Old Du.
Therefore, taking advantage of the free time, early in the morning of the 19th, Li Dong and Shen Qian packed up and boarded the flight to Beijing.
…
On the plane.
Li Dong was slightly worried. "Actually, you should still take the car. Just drive slowly. You are not even three months old, taking the plane is a little …"
Seeing that he was worried, Shen Qian could only comfort him. "It's really okay. I have asked the doctor many times, and they all said it's okay. Aren't you next to us? Besides, Professor Wang is here, it's okay. "
An old man sitting behind them mumbled, "If something really happened, would I dare to let you take the plane?"
The fiancée of the richest man in Asia, plus their first child.
If something happened to the child, even though he was quite famous in the industry, it would be useless. Even if he was not killed on the surface, he would not be able to get away with it secretly.
After checking Shen Qian's various indicators and with him personally accompanying her, the old man dared to say that it was not a big deal.
Otherwise, he would not have dared to say that if he let Shen Qian take the plane alone.
Li Dong did not care about the old man's mumbling. When Shen Qian finished speaking, Li Dong did not say anything else. He just said angrily, "What's the situation with Gulfstream? It's almost April, and the plane has not arrived yet. I ordered it ready-made, why are they taking so long! "
Seeing that he was starting to find trouble with others again, Shen Qian said helplessly, "The plane is not a small object. Didn't we change the interior design last time? It will take some time, at least around the end of April. "
"That's really inefficient."
Li Dong complained, then began to chat with Shen Qian about something else.
As the two of them were chatting and laughing, someone in front suddenly complained, "Can you stop showing off your love everywhere? Keep your voice down, it's annoying!"
As soon as this was said, the people around them who heard the voice cast their gazes over.
How daring!
Taking a plane in Pingchuan, first class, you don't know Li Dong?
What's wrong with the couple showing off their love? Besides, it's not that loud, and you're still complaining? Aren't you afraid of being torn apart by Li Dong?
Of course, there were also people who knew the person who complained and did not pay much attention after taking a glance.
As for Li Dong, when he heard this voice, he immediately said angrily, "I say, you bastard, you're following me, aren't you? You go wherever I go, even when I take a plane, you follow me! If you want to follow me, then so be it. Previously, you were playing dead with me, but now you suddenly jumped out to scare me. Do you believe that I won't throw you down! "
Hsu Shengzhe, who was in the front row, poked his head out and turned to look at Li Dong. After a while, he said helplessly, "This plane belongs to you?
I boarded it first, do you know that?
Don't you have a fleet of planes? You can just take your fleet.
I'm going to take a nap to catch up on my sleep. You're always talking. It's annoying.
And I'm still following you? Do I need to follow you?
Don't I have things to do?
My plot of land in the capital is almost finished. Do you think I'm like you, dawdling to death and still hanging on until now?
If I knew this was your situation, I would have sold it all to me. I'll do it together and start the operation immediately after it's done. It's much better than you.
Alright, I'm going back to sleep. Keep your voices down and stop showing off your love everywhere.
I don't bring my wife when I go out, unlike you, who brings her everywhere — "
Before he finished his rant, Li Dong said angrily, "Go to sleep. If I knew you were on this flight, I wouldn't have come!"
"Do you think I'm happy to be on the same flight as you?"
"Fine, change seats. Stay away from me."
"Why should I? I was here first. It's my own seat. Why should I change? "
"…"
As the two of them were arguing, Shen Qian almost covered her face. After a while, she said softly, "Everyone is looking at you."
Li Dong curled his lips. He didn't seem to care.
Hsu Shengzhe was a little more shameless than him. Seeing that there were really people watching, he coughed and said, "I can't be bothered to talk about this with you."
After that, Hsu Shengzhe lowered his voice and said, "Shen Qian, Sister Shen, do you think it's convenient for me to visit Uncle Du tonight?"
"Cough, cough, cough …"
Li Dong suddenly coughed and scolded, "Get lost. Don't be shameless. You're thinking too much. Black-hearted real estate developers, don't try to get close to us."
"I'm not asking you. Besides, how am I black-hearted? I've contributed to the local government, and I've invested at least a few billion yuan. Moreover, I have some history with Uncle Du, and we're familiar with each other in Jiangbei. Also, Shen Qian and I have known each other for a few years. It's reasonable for me to visit her, isn't it? "
Shen Qian didn't scold him directly like Li Dong, but she still said, "We'll see. I don't know either. Why don't you contact her yourself?"
Hsu Shengzhe saw that and didn't say anything else.
There was a difference between visiting Uncle Du through Shen Qian and visiting him directly.
If he really wanted to go there directly, he wouldn't have asked.
He just wanted to see if he could visit Uncle Du through Shen Qian as a personal friend.
Now it seemed that it was impossible.
Although he and Li Dong had a good relationship, it was useless to ask Li Dong for help. Moreover, this guy would most likely not agree to it. It was obvious from what he said just now.
Since Shen Qian didn't agree, he didn't say anything more.
…
Li Dong's flight didn't arrive too late in Beijing. He arrived at around 11: 30 pm.
As soon as he got off the plane, the news of the devil's arrival in Beijing spread!
The devil's influence was growing day by day. He was still climbing to the position of the world's richest man. He might really become the richest man in the world soon.
Even those who were unhappy with him didn't dare to say anything about Li Dong in public now.
For example, Sun Manman was still playing outside. When she heard that Li Dong had come to Beijing, she lost all interest in playing. Sun Manman said a few words to her friends and went straight home.
It was one thing for that bastard to come to Beijing, but he liked to run around everywhere. If she met him again, she might be in trouble again.
It wasn't just Sun Manman. Some of the people who had a grudge with Li Dong also disappeared from the clubs and clubs.
This guy always stirred up trouble when he came to Beijing.
It was fine if his family could protect him, but if he couldn't, he had to keep a low profile to avoid embarrassment.
…
Li Dong didn't know about the reactions of the people in Beijing.
He also didn't know that he would be treated like a plague when he arrived. In his eyes, he was the God of Wealth.
He didn't know that everything was fine. After leaving the airport and sending off Hsu Shengzhe, Shen Hang drove over.
The moment he got out of the car, Shen Hang said excitedly, "Brother-in-law, you're really awesome now! Damn, the moment you arrived, everyone retreated! You don't know how many calls I received just now. They were all asking about you. Many people knew that you were here, and they ran faster than rabbits … "
Before he could finish, Shen Qian interrupted impatiently, "Why are you only here now? If I had known, I wouldn't have asked you to pick me up. Can you drive or not? "
The moment his cousin spoke, Shen Hang immediately became listless. He said embarrassedly, "There's a traffic jam on the road. Sis, don't worry. I drive steadily. Aunt is still waiting for you to eat together at home. Get in the car first. "
Shen Qian was about to get in the car when Li Dong stopped her in disbelief. "This kid isn't very reliable. Are we really going to take his car? Old Tan went to get the car. Gome has parked his car at the airport. We'll take Old Tan's car later. "
Shen Qian nodded when she heard that. Shen Hang said helplessly, "I'm not that useless, right? I've been driving for so many years, and I'm one of the top ten drivers. I've never had an accident. Sis, Brother-in-law doesn't believe me, but you don't believe me? "
Shen Qian looked at Li Dong. Li Dong curled his lips and said, "This kid has something to say to me. I can't be bothered with him. I don't want to take his car."
Although Shen Hang was older than him, he couldn't do anything about Li Dong calling him a kid.
After Li Dong finished speaking, Shen Hang laughed dryly and said, "Brother-in-law, we're family. Don't treat me like an outsider. It's fine, I'm really fine. Get in the car. Just let your driver follow. I promise to drive steadily. "
Since he had already said that, Li Dong couldn't refuse anymore. He got into the car with Shen Qian.
However, not long after they got in the car, Shen Hang brought up the Shen Corporation.
Li Dong refused to answer no matter what.
In the end, Shen Hang was forced into a corner. He said anxiously, "Sis, don't you have an investment company? How about this, I'll give you 20% of the Shen Corporation's shares. Sis, it's really not a big deal. Just help me this once. "
Shen Qian frowned slightly. After a while, she said, "What's wrong?"
Seeing that his cousin had finally answered, Shen Hang immediately heaved a sigh of relief. He stopped driving and found a quiet place to stop. He turned his head and said, "Sis, you should know about the Shen Corporation's situation.
The Shen Corporation is still quite famous in the food and beverage industry, especially in the high-end food and beverage industry.
But all these years, the Shen Corporation has always been operating on its own. It hasn't joined any large corporations.
But now, everyone is using the corporate chain model.
Hotels like Intercontinental, Hilton, Jinjiang, and Vienna, are they really better than the Shen Corporation?
But now that they're famous, everyone really believes that.
The Shen Corporation's business is getting harder and harder to do.
Especially … "
Shen Hang paused and said, "Especially after you and Aunt withdrew our shares. We lack funds for development, and our days are getting harder. Not long ago, we sold an old hotel to maintain the group's operations. But now, there are a lot of debts that are about to mature, and our performance hasn't increased … "
He said a lot, but Li Dong got right to the point. "Just tell me, how do you want me to help you?"
Shen Hang glanced at him and said dryly, "Actually, my request is very low. Brother-in-law, you just need to announce to the public that we are the only designated hotel brand for your Far away City plan. Really, it's just a matter of a word. Just for this, I'll give you 20% of the shares. That's a ten-digit price … "
When he said that, Li Dong sneered and said, "Ten-digit?
How much value does the Shen Corporation have now?
How many more high-end hotels do you have in the Capital area?
How many more in the Tianjin area?
How many of your own hotels do you have?
The few brands under the Shen Corporation are almost all over the place now. They're not worth much.
Poor management, old facilities, and average reputation.
You're also involved in the tourism real estate industry, and the few projects that you've started are all half-dead. You're almost in negative equity!
At this time, even if the Shen Corporation were to be sold, you wouldn't get ten digits. You'd be lucky if you didn't leave the family with nothing!
Also, Far away City is going for the high-end route. Not to mention the Shen Corporation, even brands like Intercontinental can forget about me being the only designated brand.
I won't agree to let Far away take the blame for you. "
Far away seemed to only need to lend the brand to the Shen Corporation for a while, and they didn't need to pay any price.
But in fact, Far away was now synonymous with making money.
Since Li Dong had designated the Shen Corporation, it meant that the Shen Corporation had potential. At this time, whether it was the bank or the investor, they would all re-evaluate the Shen Corporation.
It would be much easier to get a loan or seek investment.
Also, although the Far away City plan had not been put into operation yet, as long as it could be put into operation in the future, it would be in a bustling area. Far away was also an expert in management, and the hypermarkets everywhere were doing well. With the reputation of Far away, the Shen Corporation's business would definitely not be bad.
With just this simple action, the Shen family would be revitalized.
That was what Shen Hang had in mind. What was 20% of the shares? Now the Shen Corporation was really at the end of the road.
Although as early as last year, he had started to clean up some of the family members and slowly fought for the helm of the Shen Corporation, there were still some people that were not easy to clean up.
Using this opportunity, not only could he get the support of Far away, but he could also use the reason of giving Far away 20% of the shares to kick those stubborn people out.
Then, with the reputation of Far away, he could completely open up the Shen Corporation's name and market, and the Shen Corporation would not be in such a difficult situation now.
Shen Hang was smart, and Li Dong was not a fool.
This was not the first time Shen Hang had mentioned this, and he had already guessed what he would say.
But if he wanted to cooperate, he would have done it long ago. There was no need to wait until now.
So, when Shen Hang said it, he refused again.
Shen Hang was a little disappointed when he heard that. He looked at Shen Qian again and said, "Sis, are you really going to stand by and do nothing? When Grandpa was around, he treated you quite well. Before he left, he insisted on giving you 5% of the shares. You can't just watch the Shen Corporation fall, can you? I'm not doing this for myself. The Shen Corporation has been a brand for so many years. If it falls just like that, how can I bear it? Sis, help me just this once … "
Shen Qian did not say anything. After a moment of silence, she said, "I'll think of a way to raise 500 million for you …"
"Sis!"
Shen Hang said unwillingly, "It's not a problem of 500 million now. 500 million can't solve the Shen Corporation's other problems. It can only be said to be an emergency. But if it drags on, the Shen Corporation will still have to go bankrupt! Sis, talk to Brother-in-law. Help me just this once, just this once … "
He did not ask Li Dong anymore. It would be useless to ask.
The only thing he could do now was to play the emotional card and let Shen Qian talk to Li Dong.
Far away was the only designated partner. It was more effective than 500 million. It was not just a matter of money, but also influence in other aspects!
Seeing that her cousin did not even want 500 million and only wanted Far away to be the Shen Corporation's backer, Shen Qian did not know what to feel in her heart.
Once upon a time, it seemed that it had only been a few years.
At that time, when she returned to the Shen family and said that Far away, many members of the Shen family showed ridicule.
Even after Far away became big in Jiangbei, the Shen family still felt that the other party was very unsophisticated and weak.
Including Shen Xuehua, she had jokingly said that Far away surpassed the Shen Corporation. She was afraid that she would not have the chance to see it.
In the end?
In the end, it was only a few years!
The Shen Corporation was about to collapse. In the past, the Shen family looked down on the Shen family. Now, the new generation of the Shen family's helmsman, in order to seek a chance to cooperate with Far away, had to use the emotional card.
The Shen Corporation, which was huge in the past, was just a small restaurant company that was not worth mentioning and was about to close down in comparison to the current Far Away.
Shen Qian did not know what she was feeling and was a little stunned for a moment.
Seeing this, Li Dong glared at Shen Hang and said in a low voice, "We will talk about this later!"
Shen Hang saw that he was staring at him and felt a little scared. He said embarrassedly, "Okay, I will talk to you later."
Now, facing Li Dong, Shen Hang no longer had any arrogance to speak of.
Only when he personally ran a business could he know how difficult it was.
At that time, when Far Away was almost worth 10 billion, he did not understand this. He thought that Li Dong seemed to be nothing and was just a bumpkin from the countryside.
However, when he took over the Shen Corporation, he completely understood how difficult it was to start a business from scratch and Far Away that was worth 10 billion!
And how powerful was this future brother-in-law!
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