Li Dong did not know what was happening in Shanghai.
However, if he brought Shen Qian back to his hometown, the news of Shen Qian's pregnancy would be exposed. Li Dong knew that.
Li Dong had his own reasons for choosing to expose it at this time.
First of all, he wanted to reveal to the outside world that he, Li Dong, had a descendant.
Far Away was like a feudal dynasty in the past.
Li Dong's words carried weight Far Away, and he acted arbitrarily. There were pros and cons to this.
Shen Qian was pregnant, and Li Dong had a descendant. In Li Dong's opinion, this was a way to appease people's hearts.
Although a business was still a business, when a business grew to such a point, there was still hope for it to be passed down for 30 to 50 years.
Perhaps in 20 years, the successor of Far Away would be the child in Shen Qian's belly?
Although this was still a very distant matter, after fighting for more than five years, Far Away was actually a little tired at this time, especially when they still had to face difficult battles. Everyone would definitely be tired and tired.
At this time, Shen Qian's pregnancy was a good news that would once again arouse the fighting spirit of some people.
Another point was to confirm this fact.
He, Li Dong, had a descendant!
If anything happened to him, even if Far Away was seized and taken over by outsiders, from a legal perspective, the ownership of Far Away still belonged to Li Dong's family.
His parents, his wife, and his children were all qualified to receive it.
At present, the probability of this happening was not too high, unless an accident happened, or the time came to the rebirth point that Li Dong had been avoiding.
No matter what, it was always good to have more backup plans.
Lastly, Li Dong was laying the groundwork in advance.
His and Shen Qian's wedding was coming soon. In June, the news of Shen Qian's pregnancy could not be hidden.
Instead of appearing at the wedding with a pregnant belly and surprising everyone, it was better to announce the news in advance so that everyone could be mentally prepared.
As for Qin Yuhan and Yuan Xue, Li Dong had also thought about it.
However, the marriage between him and Shen Qian had already been decided. There was no need to be secretive at this time.
Just as Qi Fangfang had thought, it was impossible for him to have no descendants in his life. There would be such a day.
As for Qi Fangfang's complaint that Li Dong had no intention of showing off, Qi Fangfang couldn't understand it.
…
Li Dong did not stay the night at Chen Jiawan. That afternoon, he rushed back to Pingchuan.
On the 5th of April, he had just arrived at the company and received many congratulations along the way.
Many people didn't know that Shen Qian was pregnant until the news appeared yesterday. Only then did they know that the lady boss was pregnant.
Just as Li Dong expected, Shen Qian's pregnancy was indeed good news for Far away.
Far away's executives looked less tired and more happy when they saw Li Dong.
Sun Tao actually knew that Shen Qian was pregnant. But at this time, he still smiled and congratulated him. "General Manager Li, congratulations. Time flies. Five years have passed in the blink of an eye. "
When no one was around, Sun Tao didn't avoid it. He said with some emotion, "Five years ago, when I first met you, you were still a child. Now, you have a descendant. Time flies! "
He and Li Dong had known each other for almost five years.
That year, he was 34 years old and Li Dong was 19 years old.
That year, he was the Vice President of Pingchuan Carrefour, and Li Dong was still a senior high school student.
Now, he was 39 years old. According to the nominal age, he was 40 years old and had completely entered the middle-aged class.
Of course, five years later, he had also achieved great things.
Far away was the Vice President of the Holding Group and a billionaire with a net worth of nearly 3 billion. He was no longer the Vice President of the provincial capital who had no hope of rising and was burdened with a lot of debt.
All of this was brought about by the former child in front of him.
At the age of 19, Li Dong, who had a net worth of only a few million, spent five years to build a huge commercial aircraft carrier.
It involved retail, the Internet, real estate, logistics, finance … many industries.
At the same time, he was also a leader in many industries!
Even in the world, he was a business giant that couldn't be ignored.
Five years. In the past five years, Sun Tao had witnessed everything about Li Dong. As he was about to enter the sixth year, he suddenly had a lot of feelings.
The former little boy was now about to get married and have children. His career had also achieved great success.
Looking back at all of this, it really felt like a dream.
Seeing Sun Tao's sigh, Li Dong couldn't help but laugh, "Yeah, time flies. You were young back then, but now you've become an old man in the blink of an eye. Speaking of which, didn't you always say that you're going to get married? You're already 40 years old. I'm preparing for your 40th birthday. Why don't we do it together with the wedding banquet? "
Sun Tao laughed, "Don't provoke me. Marriage should be soon. Let's see what the girl says. Who knows, I might really get married on my birthday. "
"Then I have to congratulate you in advance. I hope everything goes well. At least get married before you're 40 years old. Otherwise, when people hear that you're 40 years old, they'll be scared away."
Li Dong joked and then returned to a serious expression, "Did you receive yesterday's news?"
"About the bankruptcy of Sanlian?"
"Yes."
Li Dong nodded, "Originally, Sanlian wouldn't have gone bankrupt so quickly. It's still possible for it to hold on for a few years.
But with the acceleration of our expansion, especially the establishment of our retail alliance, small and medium-sized retail companies have formed their fighting strength, and their attack momentum is stronger than before.
Sanlian can't hold on anymore, and they don't want to hold on anymore. That's why they chose to go bankrupt and liquidate.
Sanlian is not the first, and it won't be the last.
In 2009, some retail companies are destined to withdraw from the stage of history. Many companies have chosen to close down, including some foreign giants.
In addition to Best Buy last time, I heard some news that next, Tesco, Lotte, Metro …
These companies are likely to withdraw from Hua Xia.
Among the foreign investors, only Wal-Mart and Gao Xin still have fighting strength. Gao Xin isn't a pure foreign investor, so the only pure foreign retail giant left is Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart's first store in Hua Xia was launched in 1996 in Shenzhen.
All these years, they have been operating in the coastal area.
As for the northern market, Wal-Mart only has some presence in big cities like Beijing, and its strength in other areas is not worth mentioning.
China Resources is the same. Their headquarters is in Shenzhen, and they have also been operating there for many years. They are strong in the coastal area.
Bailian and Gao Xin are almost the same!
Even Suning, although rising in the central region, has been expanding to the southern coastal area.
The five of them are currently our biggest opponents offline.
Other companies like Wushang Alliance, Wumart, and Da Shang are all local hegemons, content with a corner, and don't have much desire to expand.
Ever since we integrated some of the small and medium-sized retail companies, they are the target of these small and medium-sized retail companies. We surround them and prepare to nibble away at their market.
These alliance members can't deal with the few giants, and they are all hard bones.
Far away, we can only deal with the hard bones … "
When Li Dong said this, Sun Tao had already understood. He thought for a while and said. "You mean our plan to go south is about to start?"
"Actually, it has already started long ago. Gome's headquarters moved to Shanghai. Isn't it the trend to go south?
Carrefour's headquarters is still the same as before. Is there really a lack of manpower?
You must know that Carrefour had been operating all over the country, and it relied on these people to support it.
Later on, we also sent a lot of people in Shanghai, and the manpower in Shanghai is almost the same as our headquarters.
All of this was to prepare for the journey south.
The south is the core region of Hua Xia, and it is the economic core.
We don't need to consider other things when it comes to business. All we need is the market and economic strength.
That's why we must enter the south, and we must continue to grow stronger.
But the retail giants' headquarters are all there, and our strength in the south is not weak now. Gome, Euphoria, Carrefour, and our own arrangements …
Once these resources and strength are integrated, we won't lose to any other company.
But with such a large size and so many systems, it will be very difficult to integrate all of them!
Carrefour, Euphoria, Gome, Far away … In the past, everyone was operating independently. But now, I want to integrate all of our strengths.
Don't think that I had set up so many subsidiary companies, and the home appliances and department stores are separated. But you must remember that home appliances and department stores are actually one!
After-sales, customer service, logistics, storage … These channels are not separated. From this, you should understand what I mean.
We can compete internally.
Externally, we must maintain a united front. Now that these forces are scattered, I need someone who can control the overall situation. Someone who is independent from the retail group will go over and take charge!
Over at the retail group, Chen Lang is promoting his boutique supermarket plan, and the few Vice Presidents cannot control the situation.
Also, Wang Yue is still at Gome, and they do not have the qualifications to suppress her.
Although Wang Yue is quite capable, now that she has entered Gome, she will only be considering the home appliances business and not the department store business. It might even be because of her existence that the home appliances and department stores will be even more separated … "
Sun Tao couldn't help but say, "Then transfer her out of Gome …"
Li Dong shook his head and said, "That won't do. Gome also needs someone to take charge. Gome's strength is not limited to the south. Gome is stronger in the north. Therefore, Wang Yue still needs Gome. Most people can't control the situation. If you go south and interfere with Gome's business in the south, she won't say anything, but others can't. Therefore, it's the same as what I said before. You have to go south. Of course, I won't force you. Think about it yourself … "
Sun Tao immediately said, "There's no need to think about it. If not for so many things happening in the past, I would have long decided to go south.
I've thought about this for a long time. It's not that I'll only agree if you say it now.
I really want to do something!
You've always said that I'm soft-hearted. Actually, I feel bad too.
In the past, I wasn't like this.
But in the past, you were immature and impulsive. Considering that I'm so much older than you, I had to calm down when you were impulsive.
Now, you're about to get married and have children, but I'm not married yet.
In the past, I thought that I would be your support, but I realized that you're actually much calmer than I imagined.
Therefore, it's time for me to go out and try my luck. If anything happens, you'll be the one to cover for me. Don't you think that makes sense? "
When Sun Tao said this, he sounded like he was joking, but he wasn't completely joking.
In the past, he did feel that way!
Li Dong was very driven, impulsive, and daring.
When he saw it, he felt anxious, so he could only take on the role of support.
But in the end, he realized that although Li Dong looked impulsive, he usually wouldn't fight a battle he had no confidence in winning. He rarely let others wipe his ass.
In addition, Li Dong had said last time that he wanted to groom a successor. Was Sun Tao really not tempted?
In this world, for men, power, money, and beautiful women were things that few people could really accept.
Becoming the leader of a trillion-dollar corporation. This kind of temptation, as long as one had a career, it was impossible to be indifferent.
The expansion plan in the South was very difficult!
The five magnates all had a presence in the South. Many of them treated the South as their headquarters.
Far away, although they had a foundation in the South, entering on a large scale would definitely be resisted.
This was more difficult than Qi Yunna entering the North market, more difficult than Wang Yue expanding her business in the Southwest, and more difficult than him overseeing the Sunan back then!
But Sun Tao still wanted to give it a try!
Li Dong had given him a chance. This time, if he was afraid, he had no doubt that Li Dong would remove him from the list of candidates.
Sun Tao knew in his heart that even though Li Dong said that he was the only person he could entrust it to.
But in reality, was that really the case?
Li Dong was not a fool. Would he really put all his eggs in one basket and wholeheartedly hand over the corporation to Sun Tao?
Even if Li Dong really wanted to retire early and enjoy life, his list of successors would not be short.
Yuan Chengdao, Chen Lang, Wang Yue … these people might all be in his line of sight.
Including some well-known professional managers in the business world, they might also enter Li Dong's line of sight.
Sun Tao was not confident that Li Dong would insist on choosing him.
Li Dong, who controlled almost all the shares of the corporation, could totally give it a try and let someone take over Far Away.
Anyway, he was still young. If it really came to a critical moment, he could still continue to stand up and lead Far Away. Therefore, sometimes, Li Dong's words could not be taken seriously.
Li Dong did not care about this. He also did not know that Sun Tao was thinking so much.
Hearing that Sun Tao had agreed, Li Dong instantly smiled and said, "That's for the best."
After saying that, Li Dong's expression turned serious and said, "But let me say this in advance. If you go over in the early stages, I will not give you a single cent!
Your goal in the early stages is to integrate resources and unite forces.
As for how other companies view and attack you, I don't care.
In May, you will go to the South to inspect the business in the name of the corporation's Vice President. I will give you three months to integrate resources.
In August, I will raise a sum of money for you to expand in the South.
Before ten years, you must complete the layout in the South.
After ten years, I should be able to free up my hands and fight with all my might.
Before that, your task is very difficult. You have to integrate resources and expand your territory. But you can't cause the other retail giants to take the initiative to attack. Even I can't grasp this degree.
I can't give you any advice on how to balance the trade-offs.
I will hand over all the retail market in the South to you. If necessary, including the resources in the East China region, you will be at your disposal.
But you have to do what I said earlier!
I can't do it … "
Li Dong paused and did not continue.
At this time, Sun Tao's face was solemn. Go to the South in May. Complete the layout in ten years. This task must not cause too many changes and attacks. This was not an ordinary task!
Including the beginning and the end, eight months. Could he really do it?
It was too difficult to wander between the five giants and expand, but also to make them cease their attacks and not attack from afar!
Sun Tao took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "I will do my best!"
Li Dong corrected him. "Not your best. You must do it!
Once you make a mistake in the South, you will attract the hostility of the five retail giants. Far away, it is very likely to cause a fatal blow to the corporation!
In 2009, I was not prepared to fight them.
This year, my goal is the Internet, online.
But once we are defeated offline, no matter how strong we are online, we will also suffer heavy losses.
Also, this may also cause a chain reaction. If we are defeated offline, our foundation will not be stable, and it is very likely that we will also be defeated online.
So, your task may seem to be related to the retail market in the South, but in fact, it concerns the survival of the entire corporation. "
Sun Tao smiled bitterly. "Don't add more pressure on me. After hearing what you said, I am ten times more nervous than before."
Although he said that, Sun Tao did not say that he would give up. He nodded and said, "I will definitely complete the task!"
After that, the two looked at each other and could not help but laugh.
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