While Yuan Chengdao and the others were having a meeting, Li Dong's family had already arrived at Minghu.
Since 2008, Li Dong had ordered a private jet not long after he established Far Away Airlines.
However, planes were different from other means of transportation. It usually took a long time from the time the order was placed to the time it was received.
Li Dong was able to get his private jet in about half a year, not because it was fast, but because the plane he ordered was originally abandoned by others.
In 2008, due to the economic crisis, some tycoons went bankrupt or were short of money.
Some people had paid a deposit before, but later, due to various reasons, they voluntarily or were forced to give up the private jet they had ordered.
These abandoned planes, although they were all new planes, almost all of them had not been delivered.
However, for tycoons who could afford private jets, they were generally not willing to buy second-hand planes, even if these second-hand planes that had not been used were much cheaper than new ones.
This was not a discount given by the plane manufacturer, but the tycoons who had paid the deposit before. After giving up, they naturally could not get their deposit back.
In order to sell the planes in their hands, the manufacturer would generally treat the deposit paid by the former as a discount and give it to the buyer.
However, many tycoons actually had a taboo. Unless it was really urgent, there were not many who were willing to take this advantage.
Li Dong was not too concerned about this taboo. Moreover, at the end of last year, he really had too many things to do. At that time, he was also eager to have the plane delivered as soon as possible.
Therefore, he took over the Gulfstream G550 that an unknown tycoon had ordered in 2007.
In 2009, although the Gulfstream G650 had already been developed and even had a prototype, it had not been officially put into production at that time. The G550 was considered to be of a higher grade among the business jets.
Moreover, the Gulfstream G550 was also very popular at that time. Many tycoons' private jets were the G550 model.
For example, Old Wang of Wanda, Old Li of Changjiang, Old Li of Henderson, Old Zheng of New World, Ma Yun of the future, Lu Ziqiang of Fanhai, Li Yanhong of Baidu, and even the Old Huang family of Gome …
These people, whether now or in the future, would all buy the G550 business jet.
To be able to be recognized by so many tycoons, it meant that its practicality and safety were recognized and guaranteed.
Sometimes, Li Dong liked to be a maverick, but in terms of personal safety, he would not do anything special.
Since everyone thought that the G550 was good, and it could fly in the sky, Li Dong didn't reject Lan Xingguo's suggestion to buy this model.
…
Airport.
Li Dong brought his family to see the plane. Although Lan Xingguo had a lot to deal with today, he still personally accompanied Li Dong and his family to the airport to see the private plane that had just arrived in China.
While walking around the plane, Lan Xingguo introduced, "The G550 is 29.4 meters in length, 28.5 meters in wingspan, and 7.9 meters in height.
The plane can carry 18 people. It has Dong, and it has 3 Tai. of Shan of. It.
Its range was more than 11000 kilometers, and it was capable of intercontinental flight.
In China, one could easily reach any place. The furthest distance from north to south in China was 5,500 kilometers, and the distance from east to west was 5,200 kilometers.
"Therefore, in China, the flight distance is not a problem. The application and reporting of the flight route are a little troublesome.
"Previously, you said that you wanted to build a private landing pad at Pingchuan Villa. This application is a little difficult.
"But it's not impossible. Far away, the government still has some preferential policies.
"You will have a lot of work to do. It's normal for you to travel all over the world. It's possible to apply for a small temporary landing spot in the name of Far away Airlines.
"Even if you can't pass, you can rent a landing pad at Xinqiao Airport. It's not too far from you."
Lan Xingguo briefly explained. In fact, he had told Li Dong about this before.
However, Big Boss Li kept saying that he was old, his memory was not as good as before, and he often forgot things. Lan Xingguo could only repeat it.
Even though he, an old man in his sixties, did not say that his memory was deteriorating, he was the boss. If he said he did not remember, then Lan Xingguo would pretend that he did not remember.
However, Li Dong was not very interested in this. He looked around and said, "How much did you spend in total?"
Lan Xingguo glanced at him. "Did you really forget, or do you want me to report less to make you happy?"
Although he was slandering him in his heart, Lan Xingguo did not delay his words. He replied, "The plane is under the name of Far away Airlines. Far away Airlines has some tax refund policies, including the deposit paid by the previous buyer, which was also converted into a discount. All in all, including the various expenses, converted into RMB, the total is about 280 million. "
"That's more like it. I remember you said it would be about 400 million. See, business is all about negotiating. As we talked, we saved a hundred million yuan on one plane. Money is saved bit by bit … "
Lan Xingguo did not know whether to laugh or cry. "The previous 400 million was just the quoted price …"
After a brief explanation, Lan Xingguo was too lazy to explain further. He said, "Do you want to go in and take a look? The cabin is not small. There is a bathroom and a kitchen. In the beginning, CEO Shen made some improvements. Later on, she added a small bar … "
Lan Xingguo spoke for a while. Since Li Dong was here, it was impossible for him to just walk around outside. Everyone stepped onto the gangway and entered the cabin together.
The interior of the G550 was not small. The area was about 40 square meters.
In some big cities, it was not rare for a house of 40 square meters to accommodate more than ten people. If it were a university dormitory, it would be about the size of two dormitories.
After all, it was not an underground house. It was in the air. To have such a large private space, other than nouveau riches like Li Dong or senior civil servants, no one else could think of such a good thing.
Shen Qian and Li Dong were still fine. After all, they were experienced and knowledgeable. It was not that they had not been on a private plane before. Although the interior was considered luxurious, it was relatively average. It was not even as big as the reception area in Li Dong's office.
However, Li Chengyuan and Cao Fang had really not seen it before.
After entering the cabin, Cao Fang and Li Chengyuan looked at each other for a while. Li Chengyuan did not say anything, but Cao Fang could not help but be speechless. "Dongzi, will you be the only one on this plane in the future?"
In Cao Fang's opinion, it was too wasteful for Li Dong to be alone in such a big place.
Without needing Li Dong to explain, Shen Qian said with a smile, "Mom, it's not just him. He has a team with him when he goes out. Even if the number of people is reduced, the team will at least have five people. In addition, there are service staff on the plane. Under normal circumstances, there are about ten people. Li Dong's work needs this now, so it is still necessary to buy a private plane. "
Cao Fang heard this and said with a smile, "I'm not saying it's not good, but we still have to be thrifty. If Dongzi needs it for work, he will definitely buy it. It's quite good. Let me take a look. Private plane, I have never heard of it before … "
Cao Fang was a little emotional. As she spoke, she wandered around the cabin, touching the leather sofa in the cabin from time to time.
Li Dong saw this and said with a smile, "Mom, the design of the cabin was done by Qianqian. You and Dad take a look and give a score. I will go down to take a breath of fresh air and come back later."
"Okay, you do your thing. We will take a look up there …"
Cao Fang responded casually. Then she took Shen Qian's hand and whispered to her.
Li Dong did not continue to stay. No matter how luxurious and extravagant a private plane was, at his current level, the feeling was actually ordinary.
If it were two years ago, Li Dong would have come overnight to take a look when he knew that his private plane had arrived in the country.
But now, the plane had been in the country for almost half a month. If it were not for Shen Qian's suggestion, he would not have bothered to come here.
…
They got off the plane.
Li Dong and Lan Xingguo walked a little further away and found a relatively empty place. Li Dong then asked, "How is the situation with the logistics company now?"
Lan Xingguo was now not only the CEO of the airline company, but also the CEO of the logistics group.
Although he had always been engaged in the aviation field, for the management, the main thing was actually to manage people.
In addition, the logistics group was currently mainly managed by Kong Xiangyu. Although Lan Xingguo ran both sides, it did not delay much.
Hearing Li Dong's question, Lan Xingguo was already prepared.
In fact, even if Li Dong did not ask, he was prepared to say it.
"Since early this morning, Taobao has launched a series of activities, and there are many merchants participating.
Because we said in the early stage that we want to enter Taobao, we have to take out some manpower to take over the business of Taobao merchants.
As for our own side, because Wanjia Web is also going online, coupled with the continuous growth of our original shopping mall business, Far away Express is now a little pressured.
In fact, not only Far away Express, but also Far away Logistics, because we have taken on a lot of business, other retail companies, suppliers, and some social businesses have all caused a lot of pressure on us.
Today, Wanjia Web is going online. Far away Express has all canceled their holidays and all of them are on standby.
In addition, Shunfeng and a few others will also start to take on Wanjia Web's business this time. As for the specific situation, we will have to wait and see.
General Manager Li, actually, I still want to say something. Look at Taobao's business, is it … "
Lan Xingguo wanted to say something but stopped. He wanted to suggest to Li Dong to cancel the business with Taobao.
He was already so busy with his own business, and now he was looking for others to cooperate with, but his own people were helping Taobao. No matter how he looked at it, it felt awkward.
Previously, Li Dong said that he wanted to take drastic measures and indirectly control Taobao from the express delivery channel. At that time, no one could say anything.
Now that Taobao had started to set up their own logistics company, Lan Xingguo felt that there was not much meaning in continuing to take on Taobao's business.
After he finished speaking, Li Dong shook his head and said, "No, continue. The more we take on Taobao's business, the better!
Of course, Ma Yun will not let us interfere too much.
Once their express delivery channel is set up, it will be about time for them to chase us away. It will not be long before they completely ban Far away Express.
But in the middle, there is a gap.
Currently, their express delivery company is still in its infancy. Shunfeng and a few others have a lot of business cooperation with us now.
So at this time, Taobao can't chase us away even if it's not good.
And this is also our opportunity!
We must learn to seize all opportunities! "
Li Dong looked at Lan Xingguo and said, "Big Brother, you are a senior in the business world. Logically speaking, I should not be interfering.
But times are changing, and sometimes, some concepts need to change.
Let me put it simply. Our Logistics Butler software is now used by many express delivery companies and users.
Could it be that the Logistics Butler is only to serve others, and we do not get anything for ourselves?
Wrong!
In the era of big data, the data that the Logistics Butler has is extremely important!
Which buyers like to shop online, which shops have good business, which e-commerce platform is strong in a certain area.
Usually, it is very difficult for us to collect such data.
But through the Logistics Butler, we can easily do this.
By doing some targeted promotional activities, we may be able to easily attract consumers from other e-commerce platforms to Far Away Mall.
For those consumers who like to shop online, we can analyze their data and come up with some targeted promotional plans. There are actually many ways to attract them.
Also, since our express delivery company provides services to a large number of third-party shops, these couriers are actually our frontline intelligence collectors.
No one knows better than these frontline couriers which shops have good sales, high or low return rate, and the specific situation of some self-produced and self-marketed businesses.
For the Wan Jia Web, we want to dig out some potential and capable businesses to participate. Far Away Mall Technology, just from the data alone, there are actually many disadvantages.
If we combine it with actual intelligence, then we can achieve precise positioning.
Far Away Logistics can actually cooperate with other brother companies on this point. Working together to do something is much easier than doing it alone.
If there are resources, then we can share and use them.
I did not mention these things before, but you can actually do it on your own. You don't have to go through me. You can do it after asking me, and then cooperate.
If the frontline couriers can dig out some potential and promising business partners for the company, the company will not be stingy with rewards.
At the same time as he worked, he could also earn some extra income openly. What was wrong with that?
Now that Taobao can't chase us away, we can seize this opportunity to plant some spies, which will be of great help to us in the future.
Do you think that once Taobao's third-party businesses suddenly shift to Far Away Mall and Wan Jia Web in large numbers during Double 11, will Taobao be in a difficult position?
Their ability to control third-party businesses is actually not strong, and Taobao can't send people to every household to keep an eye on them.
We are different!
We have the resources!
Our couriers can completely do some guidance through their daily work contact. We can even carry out some training in this area, and that will not be a problem.
Even if Taobao finds out, unless they immediately ban us, there is no way they can stop us.
Also, if we accept Taobao's business now, if Taobao still does not ban us during Double 11, we can find an excuse to ban Taobao businesses, and then transfer a large amount of business to other express delivery companies.
By then, the efficiency of Taobao's express delivery will be so low that it will make one's hair stand on end!
Once there is a large-scale disruption of the express delivery system, we don't even need to do much, and we can make Taobao's reputation tarnished.
Far away Logistics can actually achieve all these.
In logistics, there is no need to limit the extent of receiving and delivering goods. Some areas can also be expanded and deepened.
Of course, these are all my personal thoughts. As for how to do it, whether it is feasible or not, it still depends on your specific plans.
All in all, since Big Brother has become the CEO of the logistics group, he has to look at problems from the group's point of view.
He even has to look at problems from the head office's point of view.
Sometimes, some of the things that the logistics company does might not be of much help to the logistics company, but it can be done if it is beneficial to other companies or the head office.
If it is done, will the company treat everyone unfairly?
It won't!
The company will compensate for the resources, funds, and energy used. We don't want anyone to work for free … "
Li Dong said a lot, and Lan Xingguo listened quietly.
Everyone's status is different, and they have different perspectives. Sometimes, the things they consider and goals are also different.
Li Dong was thinking about the whole Far away Airlines, the whole group.
As for Lan Xingguo, he was still looking at the problem from the side of Far away Airlines. At most, it would include the whole logistics group.
Even more, like what Li Dong said, using the logistics channel to help other companies, most of the management could not do it.
Usually, Li Dong did not want to say too much.
But seeing that there were more and more troubles recently, and Ma Yun and the others were also staring at him covetously, Li Dong did not want to wait for them to understand before doing it on their own. Instead, he urged them to carry it out.
This time, the reason why he chose to come to Minghu at this time was to watch the plane and relax.
Li Dong said that he had let go of the company, but could he really let go?
Many of the itineraries this time were related to work. But most people would not know that. They probably thought that Li Dong had let go of the company.
After Li Dong finished speaking, Lan Xingguo thought for a moment and nodded. "Listening to your words is better than studying for ten years.
The old ways of thinking have limited people like us.
We are limited to our own field and the old way of thinking of management.
I understand what you're trying to say.
Don't worry. Far away Logistics will not be a hindrance to other companies. It will only be a help to them.
Distance Shopping Center's expansion and strengthening is actually our expansion and strengthening.
With the expansion of shopping malls and supermarkets, Far Away Logistics will naturally enter a period of expansion.
Previously, I did not think much about it. Now that I think about it, there was a period of time when you wanted to merge shopping malls, supermarkets, and logistics together.
Including some procurement channels for the supermarkets, location, price comparison …
Actually, these things can be done by logistics companies. In fact, they can do it better and more conveniently.
Diversification is not only the diversification of the group. Logistics companies or other groups can also enter the diversification phase. "
Lan Xingguo was not a weakling. He quickly thought through some things.
When Li Dong heard him say this, he smiled and said, "As long as Big Brother knows what to do. I will not point fingers at the specifics.
Whether or not Distance Group could achieve breakthroughs in various fields depended not on a single person or a single subsidiary or subsidiary group.
This requires the efforts of our entire company and all our employees!
I hope that in some of the competitions this year, the logistics company can make outstanding contributions.
I have always thought that the competition with Taobao is not in Far Away Mall itself. It is more due to external factors.
After-sales channels, logistics channels, customer service teams …
These are the key to our final victory.
When the competition with Tencent is over, regardless of the outcome, Taobao will be the next target. This is indisputable.
Big Brother, whether we can succeed or not depends on everyone. "
Lan Xingguo smiled bitterly. He knew that this person was up to no good. Sure enough, pressure was coming.
Watching airplanes was fake, traveling was also fake. Before the Tencent competition ended, Li Dong had already begun to target Taobao, or more companies.
Now, it could be understood as a pre-war mobilization, or it could also be understood as Li Dong coming to put pressure on everyone.
After all, on Lan Xingguo's side, other people in the group really could not say much. Only Li Dong could say something more direct.
Lan Xingguo could ignore others, but he would not ignore Li Dong.
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