At the same time.
In Shanghai.
Qin Yuhan was in a trance. Far away Retail was also going to be listed?
Weibo and Tencent had created miracles, but for Qin Yuhan, she cared more about Far away Retail.
Far away Retail's rise was something she had seen with her own eyes.
Back then, when Far away Retail only had one store, she was the first to know.
Among her acquaintances, she was the first to know.
When even Li Dong's parents didn't know, she knew about Far away.
At that time, Li Dong and she probably didn't think that such a store would be listed a few years later. They also didn't think that Far away would become a group with a market value of trillions.
No one would think about it!
Li Dong didn't think about it either!
Qin Yuhan still remembered that time when Li Dong told her that he was the one who opened the supermarket. Qin Yuhan's first reaction was disbelief.
And what was Li Dong's biggest dream at that time?
Li Dong at that time wasn't as seasoned and mature as he was now.
Li Dong told her that what he wanted to see the most was Far away growing up and taking root in Jiangbei. He wanted to earn more money than he could spend in his lifetime so that his family wouldn't have to worry about money.
At that time, when Li Dong said that, he was still looking forward to it.
His biggest wish was to take root in Jiangbei.
In the blink of an eye, six years had passed.
Six years, to many people, was a terrifying long time.
But to young people, it was an extremely short period of time.
So far, many of Li Dong and Qin Yuhan's classmates were still in graduate school.
Six years ago, Li Dong said that he could earn more money than he could spend in his lifetime. That was a youth's fantasy.
But six years later, everything came true. It was more legendary than Li Dong imagined.
In less than six years, from one store to a few, to more than ten …
Until now, in all parts of the country, there were places far away everywhere.
Tens of thousands of families!
Li Dong had long realized his dream.
An inexhaustible amount of money, a small sapling in the distance growing into a towering tree, everything had come true.
However, the boy whose face was filled with longing in the past was now a husband and a father.
…
In the office.
Qin Yuhan was a little absent-minded.
When Qi Fangfang entered, she saw that Qin Yuhan was in a daze. She roughly knew why she was in a daze and said, "Stop fighting. He's a natural born king, and he can suppress an entire generation to the point that they can't even breathe. The gap will only get bigger."
Originally, Qin Yuhan felt empty in her heart, but when Qi Fangfang said this, Qin Yuhan suddenly broke into a smile and said, "He was born to be a king?"
She had always acknowledged that Li Dong was becoming more and more powerful and mature.
However, Qin Yuhan had never thought that Li Dong was born to be a king.
Which king was as unreliable as Li Dong?
Getting into fights, sleeping in class, bullying little girls, and even running out of the toilet without even pulling up his pants because of a bamboo snake, his face turned pale.
Such a person like Li Dong would one day be crowned with the title of a born king?
Qin Yuhan suddenly wanted to laugh.
In her eyes, Li Dong was a living person, not a god.
However, when she saw the disappointment in her best friend's eyes, Qin Yuhan could not laugh anymore.
Yes, she knew Li Dong, so she had never treated Li Dong as a god.
However, for those who did not know much about Li Dong's past, Li Dong was indeed a king, a legend.
In six years, he had built two trillion-dollar corporations. If this was not a legend, what was?
Such a legend was suffocating.
Similarly, the person who created such a legend was worthy of everyone's admiration.
The more prideful a woman was, the more they would be attracted.
It was fine if they did not know Li Dong. Although Li Dong was a legend, he was too far away from them. Others did not dare to have extravagant hopes.
However, for these prideful women, knowing Li Dong was perhaps the biggest mistake.
You would always subconsciously compare others to Li Dong. No matter how outstanding others were, when there was a man who was a hundred times more outstanding than you, you would feel that others were weak and useless.
For Qin Yuhan, that was the case.
Therefore, even if Li Dong told her that she was free, Qin Yuhan did not think that she would start a new relationship.
But this was her!
When she saw the regret and disappointment in Qi Fangfang's eyes, Qin Yuhan had an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Then, this indescribable feeling turned into resentment!
…
Pingchuan.
Li Dong had not received Qin Yuhan's call for a long time. During this time, he had not contacted Qin Yuhan either.
When he saw that Qin Yuhan had called him, Li Dong was a little expectant and nervous.
But very quickly, this feeling disappeared, and he was completely bewildered.
Qin Yuhan did not say anything else on the phone. Of course, if scolding counted.
Yes, he had been scolded by Qin Yuhan for no reason at all.
"Attracting bees and butterflies", "scourging one woman after another", "number one pest in the world", "pervert", "womanizer", "Chen Shimei" …
And so on and so forth. In the end, even "femme fatale" was mentioned.
Li Dong did not know whether to laugh or cry. Who did I scourge?
She made it sound like he was an unpardonable evil. After so many years, Li Dong felt that he had enough self-discipline.
In six years, there were only three people who had intimate contact with the opposite sex.
Was three a lot?
Li Dong did not compare it to others. He only compared it to Hsu Shengzhe. That guy had changed three hundred women in six years!
Compared to Hsu Shengzhe, he was a saint.
In the end, how did he become the unpardonable evil stud that Qin Yuhan mentioned?
Femme fatale? Li Dong wanted to look in the mirror. Was he really that handsome?
Also, where did Qin Yuhan get so much resentment from? Li Dong knew Qin Yuhan. This woman was stronger than anyone else. She was soft on the outside but hard on the inside. Unless something unexpected happened, she would not have such a huge emotional fluctuation.
After Qin Yuhan hung up the phone, Li Dong immediately called Tan Yong to ask if something had happened.
In the end, everything was fine. The online restaurant was developing rapidly and the Qin couple was healthy …
This time, Li Dong's head was really full of fog.
…
Even though he did not know why Qin Yuhan was angry, but from her tone, it should be fine.
Although Li Dong wanted to call and ask again, he remembered that he had just been scolded. If he called again, he might get scolded again. So, he temporarily put this matter aside. He would wait for her to calm down.
After putting this matter aside, Li Dong went back to business.
So far away's biggest goal was to go public in the retail market. Everything else could be put aside for the time being.
So far away's retail market was the most important thing in the past few years!
The retail business was So far away's foundation. It was also the most chaotic and unstable industry.
The integration of too many external systems caused the retail group to be divided internally. There were too many factions, and the employees lacked a sense of belonging … and a series of problems.
Previously, Sun Tao's instigation almost caused a huge mess. This was because of the retail group.
So far away had more than 400,000 employees. It was starting to move towards 500,000.
And the retail group's employees accounted for more than 80%!
If the retail group was unstable, the entire So far away would be unstable.
On the contrary, as long as the retail group was stable, even if there were problems in other industries, the problem would not be too big. It would not cause the entire So far away to collapse.
As for going public, Li Dong's goal was not to make money or make a name for himself.
The most important thing was the integration.
The biggest significance of a company going public for So far away was to integrate the messy factions under it into one.
And going public was also an important juncture for everyone to have a sense of belonging.
The reason why Li Dong abandoned the other brands and integrated them into So far away to go public as a whole was to solve the biggest hidden danger of So far away.
The high intensity expansion, the drawbacks were now very obvious.
If it was not for Li Dong holding down the fort for So far away, So far away would have been in chaos.
From the beginning, Li Dong adopted full acquisition or absolute control. He did not let So far away's shares flow out too much, which was also the reason why it could still maintain stability.
If So far away was replaced by Vanke or Ali, Li Dong's shares would not be much.
Even with him holding down the fort, So far away at this time could fall into a quagmire of internal strife.
But Li Dong was Li Dong. With him, he could suppress these factions and the ambitions of some people.
Others did not have the capital and qualifications.
Li Dong would not let this situation continue. Therefore, So far away went public in retail.
And the integration before going public also became a big problem.
…
In the conference room.
In the past few days, Vanke's side was in deep trouble. The addition of the Anbang faction made Vanke almost a pot of porridge.
But So far away, not many people cared.
Especially the senior management, who already knew that Wu Shengnan was about to leave and that Dong Yu might be laid off. No one cared about what happened there.
At this moment, everyone was thinking about the retail So far away.
In the conference room, Chen Lang said with a face full of exhaustion, "The Martial Business Alliance is not a big problem. Next, we just need to wait for the privatization. It won't take too long. It will definitely be completed before the end of December.
In addition, Wumart, like the Martial Business Alliance, has begun to prepare for the privatization process.
Wumart and the Martial Business Alliance have no problems. Huachuang has not gone public either, so the problem is not big.
Before going public, completing the integration and going public under the name of Faraway Group will be very helpful to the retail group.
Going public is a new beginning.
No matter which company everyone belonged to in the past, the acquired company will now go public with So far away as the foundation.
After going public, the previous sense of belonging to the company will be transferred to So far away. One go public can save us a lot of time and energy.
Otherwise, it will take at least three years for everyone to slowly integrate So far away!
But now there is still a problem, and that is Great Shang and Gao Xin.
On Great Shang's side, our current shareholding ratio has reached 39%. But even so, Great Shang is still Great Shang.
Previously, I talked to CEO Niu about letting Great Shang withdraw from the market and merge with So far away. CEO Niu is unwilling.
CEO Niu means that Great Shang can be like Yintai and other companies, maintaining independence and being controlled by So far away. However, CEO Niu cannot completely integrate with So far away …
Another thing is Gao Xin. We have taken over all of Run Tai's shares and hold 49%.
Although Ou Shang did not make any movements, they did not say that they would withdraw. Gao Xin and Great Shang are currently unable to integrate into the system of So far away.
If we want to integrate these two companies into So far away, this is the most suitable time.
Once So far away goes public, then even if we take all the shares, it will be very difficult to integrate them into So far away.
Just like Bailian, Hualian, and Lianhua brands. Even if Bailian were to integrate now, it would be difficult to achieve integration.
The key is that they are very independent. Bailian was not just afraid of us last time and did not want to compete with us.
But there are many problems within Bailian!
Agriculture, Industry and Commerce. Hualian, Lianhua, Yonghui … these companies that were forcefully pulled together all have their own independence.
Bailian failed to build its own corporate culture and did not give others a sense of belonging. Everyone's recognition of Bailian is very low.
Many of Bailian's employees do not even know that they are part of Bailian Group. It is quite funny to talk about it.
But this is the truth!
Fortunately, most people know that Bailian changed its brand. Before the change, nearly half of the employees of Hualian and Lianhua did not know that they are working for Bailian.
Such a company does not have a collective sense of honor and cohesion.
The big companies in the world, even if they acquire other companies, have their own core.
Wal-Mart is Wal-Mart, Carrefour is Carrefour.
So far away is the same. So we need to erase the mark of the original company and let everyone know that they are working for So far away … "
After Chen Lang spoke for a while, Yuan Chengdao frowned and said, "But now, Great Shang and Ou Shang are not willing to be completely erased by us. So they are dragging it out! They are not willing to give us what we want. There is still hope if we drag it out, at least that is what they think. Now that Far away was merged into Far away on the eve of its listing, their mark will be completely erased. It will be very difficult to take them down now! "
The others spoke up. Li Dong listened for a while and was not in a hurry to talk about this. Instead, he asked, "How much did you spend to take down these companies, including the recent acquisition of Great Shang and Gao Xin's shares?"
The previous acquisition was not a full acquisition, but this one.
To integrate these companies into Far away, the recent expenditure was not low.
Hearing Li Dong's question, Chen Lang immediately said, "Privatizing the Martial and Business Alliance, taking over Longhua and Yintai's shares, when the privatization is complete, we need to spend a total of 9 billion. In addition to the 5 billion previously, we spent 14 billion to take down the Martial and Business Alliance. Gao Xin's proportion of its own property is not low, so we spent more. To take down the remaining 34% of the shares, we spent 12 billion. In addition to the 5 billion we spent on 15%, we spent 17 billion on 49% of the shares. Taking down Gao Xin as a whole is no less than Huachuang. As for Great Shang, we spent close to 9 billion on 39% of the shares … "
Even if Great Shang and Gao Xin did not manage to completely take them down, in addition to the previous expenditure on Baijia and the South, Far away's expenditure was as high as 120 billion!
Even so, the proportion of Far away's own property was now frighteningly low.
China Resources, Great Shang, Wumart, and Martial and Business Alliance did not have a high proportion of their own property, especially Great Shang. Great Shang's proportion of their own property was not low, but their property was under the name of Great Shang Group, not Great Shang Retail.
This was also the reason why Great Shang's acquisition price was not high. Because some of the shopping malls that Great Shang Retail used were actually renting Great Shang Real Estate's property.
Far away could not maintain such a low proportion of their own property. Otherwise, the rent might rise in the future and drag down Far Away.
Now that Hua Xia's real estate business was recovering, the increase was getting bigger and bigger, everyone present could see it clearly.
At this time, they definitely had to increase the proportion of their own property.
According to the 30% minimum set by Li Dong, Far Away still had to complete the property acquisition plan before going public. The current planned expenditure was more than 60 billion.
After taking down Gao Xin and Great Shang, completing the integration and the proportion of their own property would probably reach about 210 billion.
Even if they had expected it, everyone was actually feeling a little guilty now.
They were spending too much money!
If this went on, they might not even be able to go public, and 300 billion would be spent!
Li Dong thought for a moment and said, "Give Ou Shang a price of 20 billion and let them withdraw. Also, tell Ou Shang that if they don't withdraw, Far Away will continue to encircle Gao Xin! I don't care about that bit of loss, if they want to drag it out with us. 20 billion is the highest price. If they withdraw now, they can still make money. Far Away will be listed later, let alone 20 billion, even 10 billion would be a fool's dream! As for Great Shang … "
Li Dong looked around and said, "Tell Qi Yunna to completely take down Great Shang!
Even if they can't take the shares of Great Shang Group, they have to contact other shareholders to achieve absolute control and take Great Shang out of the market.
At that time, Great Shang Group's shareholding ratio is not high. Don't care about their opinions and directly integrate into Faraway Group.
Right, contact the executives of Great Shang Group. Their shares can be exchanged for Far Away Retail's shares.
Whether they continue to fight with us or wait for Far Away Retail to go public and make a lot of money, it's all up to them!
Niu Gang is nothing to be afraid of. It's his business if he doesn't agree. Less than 5% of the shares can't cause a storm.
Once the offline integration is completed, then the online integration, including Far Away City!
As for the logistics group, operate independently. The logistics side will continue to do their own things. "
Li Dong didn't plan to integrate the logistics group. If that was the case, then the retail group would really be too big and uncontrollable.
It was fine to keep the logistics independent now. Once the logistics were integrated, there would be no restrictions on the retail group. The so-called supervision of the headquarters would become a joke.
The retail group couldn't be weak, but it couldn't be strong enough to ignore Far Away Holdings.
The control of the logistics was also a restriction on the retail business.
After saying this, Li Dong finally added, "It must be fast. Try to complete it before the Spring Festival.
After completing the integration of resources, we still need some time to adapt. In addition, the financial summary and preparation for going public all need a lot of time.
If it drags on, I'm afraid we won't be able to go public next year.
Once it drags on, we might not be anxious, but I'm afraid the grassroots will be anxious.
I don't want another civil war to break out!
Next, everyone, do your best. After this period of time is over, everyone will be relaxed … "
When he said this, everyone looked at him.
"After this period of time is over, everyone will be relaxed." Just this sentence, Li Dong had said it for six years!
But after six years, everyone was still dizzy from being busy and had almost never stopped.
With them looking at him, Li Dong was a little embarrassed. He coughed and said, "This time it's true. Far Away Retail has been listed. There really isn't much to do."
Everyone didn't care whether they believed it or not and nodded.
As for whether it was true or not, they would see when the time came.
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