November 28th, Sun Tao's wedding.
As the Vice President of Faraway Group, a founding member, and a shareholder of Far Away Retail …
Sun Tao's wedding, even if it was not planned to be extravagant, had a lot of guests.
In addition, Li Dong had given Far Away's executives a day off, and there were a few tables of guests from Far Away.
In addition, some entrepreneurs from Jiangbei, even if they did not want to give face to Sun Tao, they still had to give face to Far Away and came to congratulate them.
Although the wedding was not as shocking as Li Dong's wedding, for the locals of Jiangbei, it was still a gathering of big names and stars.
…
Although Li Dong did not want to steal the spotlight, Li Dong's arrival was bound to be eye-catching.
Moreover, he had Hsu Shengzhe by his side, and together with Hu Xiaorui, it was even more eye-catching.
Today, in the Hua Xia business world, Jiangbei had three young entrepreneurs, and everyone was talking about Jiangbei's outstanding people.
The appearance of the three of them at the same time was naturally even more eye-catching.
On the stage, Sun Tao and Liu Hui's wedding ceremony was in progress.
Below the stage, Hsu Shengzhe kept staring at Li Dong. When Li Dong was a little impatient, Hsu Shengzhe smiled and said, "Are you really not going to consider it at all?"
Li Dong said angrily, "Just do what you want. I still haven't settled the score with you about Wu Shengnan. Don't take it for granted."
Hsu Shengzhe held his wine glass and chuckled. "I'm afraid you're looking forward to it. You don't want to be a big Dong Yu, and that Dong Yu is actually a burden. Isn't it good for me to help you solve this problem? "
"That's just what you think."
Li Dong could not be bothered with him, and Hsu Shengzhe did not mind either. He continued: "The day after tomorrow, which is Monday, Longhua will hold a bid for Vanke."
Li Dong turned his head and looked at him. After a while, he said, "You want to fight for it even if you have to sell everything you have?"
"If I don't fight, I won't be satisfied."
"Have you considered the consequences of failure?"
Li Dong asked. Vanke was worth a lot, and Baoneng had spent 7 billion to acquire 5% of its shares.
In Longhua, there would only be more of them.
Once the signboard was raised, the transaction would be suspended for at least 6 months. This also meant that Longhua's funds were held up by Vanke.
Of course, not all of the money was from Longhua.
In fact, Longhua did not have that much cash. It was more likely that it would invest in short-term debt.
It was very risky to invest in short-term debt and long-term investments.
Longhua did not have enough time to prepare in advance. Even if they raised the funds, the deadline would not be too long.
It would be fine if they could acquire Vanke. With Vanke as a guarantee, it would not be a problem for them to repay their debts.
But if they could not acquire Vanke, they would be in big trouble.
Hsu Shengzhe wanted to acquire the controlling shares of Vanke. From the current situation, he would need at least 20% of the shares, which was close to 30 billion.
Even 30 billion might not be enough!
Once the funds were spent, and they could not acquire Vanke, it would not be easy for Longhua to exit the market.
It was impossible to sell off such a large number of shares in a short time, and it would be hard to find someone to take over the shares.
Once no one took over the shares, it would be impossible for Longhua to enter the secondary market.
At that time, Longhua would only have the shares, and they would not have the say in Vanke. If anything happens, Longhua might be dragged down by this short-term debt.
Longhua's debt was not low, and Li Dong had to remind Hsu Shengzhe to take this risk.
Hsu Shengzhe's face did not change, and he did not look at Li Dong. He looked at the stage and smiled. "How many times can one gamble in life? The business world is a casino, and it depends on whether you dare to gamble! It's great if you succeed. But if you fail, I don't think the losses will be too much. "
Li Dong snorted. "The losses might not be much, but if someone hits you when you are down, or even reverse takeover of Longhua, you will know how troublesome it will be."
Hsu Shengzhe's face did not change, and he smiled. "Only you can do this. If you stab me in the back, I will indeed be in big trouble. But as long as you don't stab me in the back, the risk is not too big. "
Before Li Dong said anything, Hu Xiaorui giggled. "Treacherous Minister Xu, don't try to provoke me. It's useless. Li Dong and I have discussed it. When you make your move, we will make our move on Longhua. At that time, we might even be able to take down Vanke as well as Long Hua. With Dongyu, Far away will become the biggest real estate group in an instant … "
Hsu Shengzhe's face changed, and Li Dong was helpless, but he did not say anything.
Hsu Shengzhe could not sit still, and he said dryly. "Dongzi, is Xiaorui joking?"
Once Longhua and Vanke start to compete, both parties' funds will be tied up.
Far away will make a move, and with Li Dong holding 20% of Longhua's shares, it is possible to kick Hsu Shengzhe out of the game.
Besides, Vanke's major shareholder is Huachuang. Li Dong and Huachuang are now handing over Huachuang, and it is possible that they will hand over Vanke's shares.
If so, Li Dong will take advantage of them when they are fighting, and it is very likely that they will take them down in one fell swoop.
And at that time, both sides will not be able to fight back.
Seeing that Hsu Shengzhe was a little scared, Li Dong said playfully, "This is actually not bad. What do you think? When we take down Longhua and Vanke, we will fulfill our promise. It is not bad to let you work for me. What do you think? "
Hsu Shengzhe laughed dryly. "Don't. We are good friends. What will the public think if you hit me when I am down? Dongzi, you will not do such a thing, will you? "
"Haha!"
"Don't laugh. It's just poaching Wu Shengnan. Do you have to be so calculative? Shengnan is on your side, and you don't need her. Coming to me is also making the best use of her. What's wrong with that … "
Hsu Shengzhe said for a while, and when he finished, Li Dong smiled and said, "Alright, I don't have such thoughts. Besides, it is not that simple. Far away is not that ambitious. If I take down both of you, where can I get money? "
Although Far away is rich, that is Far away's retail money, unless Far away participates in the retail business. But so what if I take down the two major real estate companies?
It is not in Li Dong's interest to destroy the retail group's strategic goal for the real estate business.
Listening to Li Dong, Hsu Shengzhe relaxed a lot.
Hu Xiaorui, who was on the side, snickered for a while. Seeing Hsu Shengzhe staring at her, Hu Xiaorui snorted and said, "Why are you looking at me? Unless you give me the key to your garage, I will pick a few cars. Otherwise, even if Li Dong doesn't get involved, I will still cause trouble for you! East Star has long wanted a batch of commercial plazas to build East Star's own cinema chain. Longhua is quite suitable … "
Hsu Shengzhe rolled his eyes. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Xiaorui, isn't your differential treatment too big? Li Dong acquired a big business, and you helped him without thinking. I want to do something. It's fine if you don't help me, but you also cause trouble for me. Are we still friends? "
"Not at all!" Hu Xiaorui answered straightforwardly.
Hsu Shengzhe almost choked to death. After a long while, he said helplessly, "You pick some cars later, but don't go too far!"
Although he knew that even if he didn't give it to Hu Xiaorui, she wouldn't really cause trouble for him. But this girl has her eyes on his garage. Even if he didn't bleed now, he would have to bleed sooner or later.
When Hsu Shengzhe and Li Dong were chatting, they also looked at the table next to them from time to time.
At that table, Shen Qian and Bai Yue Qin were both there.
Both of them brought their children, as well as some families of Jiangbei's celebrities. These people gathered at the table and didn't sit with Li Dong.
After watching for a while, he looked at Li Dong and Hu Xiaorui. Hsu Shengzhe suddenly sighed, "Li Dong, I really envy you sometimes. I've always felt that a woman like Shen Qian isn't someone to be trifled with. If you marry such a woman, you'll have to treat her well. If she throws a tantrum, it'll be even more troublesome. But it seems that I'm wrong. It's your fortune to marry Shen Qian. "
Hu Xiaorui glared at him angrily, while Hsu Shengzhe ignored her. On the other hand, Li Dong smiled, "Do you regret not marrying Lanxin back then?"
Hsu Shengzhe shook his head and didn't speak. Li Dong didn't continue to tease him and changed the topic.
As they chatted for a while, the wedding ceremony on the stage came to an end.
…
When Sun Tao brought Liu Hui over to toast, Sun Tao's face was full of emotions.
In 2004, he had hundreds of thousands of debts and mortgaged his properties in Pingchuan. It could be said that he had almost nothing at that time.
His superior was still young, and there was no room for improvement in his career.
At that time, he was lost.
When the headhunting company looked for him and recommended him to Far Away, Sun Tao's first thought was that it was a joke!
A supermarket that had yet to be established, and they wanted him to be the manager?
But when he saw that Faraway Supermarket was located in Dongping, the lost Sun Tao finally agreed to meet the boss of Far Away.
In the beginning, Sun Tao wanted to go back to his hometown to visit his parents and lay low for a while.
Although the salary offered by Far Away was not as good as what he was getting at Carrefour, it wasn't too low. At least compared to the county, it was definitely a high salary.
He had encountered a setback in Pingchuan, his parents were getting old, and there was only one store. To Sun Tao, it was easy and convenient for him to do other things.
That was why they met that time.
When he saw how young Li Dong was, Sun Tao suddenly had an idea.
Li Dong's young age made him think that he was a rich second-generation heir who didn't care about money.
Sun Tao's first thought was that he could borrow a chicken to lay an egg. This kind of young man didn't know anything and was easy to fool.
After he had accumulated some experience in Far Away, he could start a new journey in his career.
But soon, Sun Tao realized that he was wrong. Li Dong was only 19 years old at that time. He wasn't a son of a rich family. He relied on himself and started from scratch. In a short period of time, he accumulated a wealth that he couldn't earn for more than 10 years.
Although Li Dong was young, he was very mature and magnanimous.
Without much consideration, he gave him 10% of the shares as a dividend.
Sun Tao's family wasn't rich either. He could understand the feeling of getting rich overnight.
When poor people first had money, it was normal for them to be stingy. When they were short of money, they were used to it. They couldn't bear to spend it, let alone share it with others.
Li Dong was a poor student. He had just gotten some money and didn't know what his future would be like. In an instant, he gave away 10% of his wealth to others.
If it was Sun Tao, Sun Tao knew that he wouldn't have been able to do it at that age.
Although Sun Tao felt that he was worth the price, young people who had just entered society might not agree.
Li Dong was very calm, as if he didn't care at all.
If he was a son of a rich family, it would be fine. However, Li Dong's family was ordinary. For him to make such a decision, it was impressive.
Then, he entered Far Away. Step by step, Sun Tao felt that he was dreaming.
Because of that one choice, everything changed.
An earth-shattering change!
In a short six years, the young man in front of him expanded Far Away to thousands of stores.
From a start-up capital of a few million, it became a trillion-dollar group.
And he, Sun Tao, from a loser who had to run away from his debts, became a famous entrepreneur in Hua Xia. He was a founding father of the world's top 500 companies and a director of the group.
Moreover, Far Away was about to be listed. His personal wealth might soon break the ten billion mark. This was something he had never thought of.
Scenes of the past flashed through Sun Tao's mind. Without saying much, Sun Tao raised his glass and smiled at Li Dong. "Thank you!"
A word of thanks, sincere and from the bottom of his heart.
Without Li Dong, Sun Tao wouldn't have the glory and status he had today.
Without Li Dong, the guests who came today were all people he looked up to.
Now, those 'old friends' who used to be arrogant and haughty were all fawning and fawning when they saw him again!
Li Dong smiled and said, "No need to thank me. You deserve everything. I should be the one thanking you!"
Sun Tao didn't say anything. He smiled and clinked glasses with Li Dong.
…
After the wedding, Sun Tao and Liu Hui sent Li Dong's family to the car.
Looking at Sun Tao outside the car, Shen Qian suddenly said, "Why didn't you think of letting Brother Sun be your spokesperson?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "There are many reasons. Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"
"The truth!" Shen Qian replied without thinking.
From Shen Qian's point of view, Sun Tao was the founding father of the group. He also listened to Li Dong. Moreover, Sun Tao's gratitude to Li Dong was not fake.
Shen Qian didn't think she was wrong about this.
Moreover, Sun Tao had a higher status in the group and could represent Li Dong better.
Li Dong smiled and waved to Sun Tao outside the car. When Tan Yong started the car, the smile on Li Dong's face gradually faded.
After a while, Li Dong said softly, "I told Brother Sun a long time ago that I want to end things well with him so that we don't have any regrets.
I didn't choose him because I don't want to have any regrets in the future.
Men are actually ambitious. Who doesn't have some ambition when they've reached this stage?
I know he has ambition, but he has been suppressing it.
He is grateful to me. This is all true, but it doesn't conflict with ambition.
Sometimes, for the sake of ambition, to achieve their own goals, men dare to do more things than women. They are also more daring.
And men are more rational than women, not more emotional. "
Shen Qian frowned slightly and said, "I don't quite understand."
Li Dong smiled and said after a while, "So far away, Brother Sun has been holding a high position in the company. Be it connections, resources, or control of the group, he is stronger than Yuan Chengdao. When I was in the company, Brother Sun had to suppress me. Even when I asked him to be the CEO, he recommended Yuan Chengdao to me. Do you know why? Do you think that Yuan Chengdao is stronger than Brother Sun? "
Shen Qian frowned and said, "Why?"
"Because Brother Sun knows that there's not much difference between the CEO and the Deputy CEO in the company. If he becomes the CEO, I still have to guard against him.
If he doesn't become the CEO, that's the smart choice.
As long as I'm in the company, everything is decided by me. Such a CEO will work hard, but it might not be effective.
It's better to take a step back.
But when I'm about to leave, it's completely different. At that time, I can fight for it.
Actually, I don't care if he fought for it a few years ago. At that time, he did not give the CEO position to Yuan Chengdao, but became the CEO of the group. This time, he will be the Chairman of the Board.
But he did not!
Of course, even so, it doesn't matter. It's a good thing that he knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm.
But his mistake is that he should not have incited his employees to cause trouble to achieve his goal. That time, if he was careless, he would have been doomed! "
"What?!"
Shen Qian was stunned, and her face was full of shock.
Li Dong smiled and said, "Is it strange? Actually, it's not strange.
At that time, So far away did not raise 300 billion RMB. It was not easy to raise 10 billion RMB to prepare for the expansion in the South.
I asked him to go to the South and stayed there for a few months. I heard that he worked overtime for a few days without rest.
In the end, I used the 10 billion RMB to support Longhua.
Without the 10 billion RMB, according to the situation at that time, the retail group would not have any chance to expand in the South.
His early preparations were in vain, and he was prepared to do a big job in the South. He was angry, disappointed, and resentful.
His purpose of inciting his employees was simple. He wanted to force me to give in.
At that time, So far away's retail group was the most unstable internally. If the group was unstable internally, it was natural to shift the conflict outward.
How to shift it?
Continue to expand. That was the best way!
Just like ancient feudal empires, when internal conflicts cannot be resolved, the best choice is to go to war and suppress the internal conflicts. Fighting a war is the best choice.
If I want to survive the crisis, the best way is to continue with the South plan. I want to make a big move in the South, and the other movements will be suppressed.
I'm afraid he is thinking the same way.
Brother Sun does not want the group to have trouble, but he really wants to make a name for himself. He wants me to see his ability.
Actually, it's not a bad thing. It's better to cause trouble in advance than to suppress it.
But some things, once done, have to bear the consequences.
Although it did not cause any trouble for the group, it is not something I want to see.
He has his own goals. In that case, I will not choose him to replace me in managing So far away. "
Shen Qian was still a little shocked. She could not help but ask, "How do you know it was Brother Sun who did it? Didn't I investigate at that time … "
Li Dong said with a smile, "Don't suspect the people you use, and don't use the people you suspect. These are all lies.
If that was really the case, I would have been swallowed up long ago.
There were some things that needed to be guarded against. I naturally have my own channels.
After all, it is not a small matter. I still have to find out the truth.
Of course, there is no need to look into it now. Let bygones be bygones. His goal is still to expand the group. He is more radical than me for a long time.
Before you came to So far away, I was not a radical, but he was.
In that case, it is not strange for him to do such a thing. "
"Then … Then in the future …" Shen Qian did not know what to say.
Li Dong did not take it too seriously. He said with a smile, "Radical is good. I have thought it through. Yuan Chengdao will be the chairman of the board and Brother Sun will be the CEO. I still need to get someone to suppress him, lest he is too radical. It will not be good if something happens. "
Shen Qian came back to her senses at this time. She said with some incomprehension, "He … dares to do such a thing, and you still let him be the CEO?"
Li Dong raised his eyebrows and said, "He has interests with So far away, the biggest interests! His original intention is to make So far away stronger! As long as he does not become the chairman of the board and control the entire group, then the existence of Brother Sun will be the stabilizing force for So far away. No one wants So far away to have problems more than him! The reason why I did not let him become the chairman of the group is mainly because I am worried that no one can suppress him. If he is too radical, it may cause a lot of trouble. "
Shen Qian said with a bitter smile, "The business world is like a battlefield. I used to think it was a little exaggerated, but now it seems more complicated."
Li Dong said with a smile, "Actually, it is not bad. The situation So far away is considered simple."
As he said that, Li Dong said again, "Pretend that you did not hear what I said today. Just keep it in your heart."
Shen Qian nodded, then she could not help but look at Li Dong. This guy, sometimes he was frighteningly childish, and sometimes he was frighteningly mature.
At least in Shen Qian's opinion, she felt that Li Dong was most likely to kick Sun Tao out of the game at this time.
But Li Dong chose to ignore it, which was somewhat out of Shen Qian's expectations.
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