Far Away was busy consolidating resources and preparing to go public.
Vanke, Longhua, Huarun, Baoneng, Anbang … All the major real estate groups and insurance companies were still fighting for Vanke's shares.
Originally, most of Vanke's shares were concentrated in the secondary market. But as the major groups entered, the shares were gradually concentrated.
As of December 4th, when the stock market closed on Friday, Vanke's share structure had changed.
At this moment, Huarun's shares had reached 20%.
Following closely behind was the Precious Energy Department with a whopping 18% of the shares.
After that was Longhua. In just a week, Longhua had acquired Vanke for the second time, increasing its share to 13%.
Following that was not Vanke's management, but Anbang, who entered later, also held 8% of the shares.
After that was Vanke's management, who held close to 5% of the shares.
Of course, some of Vanke's employees also held shares. But these employees who held very little shares did not play a big role in this share war.
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Unlike Fang Xingjian's quick battles, Li Dong had always prioritized efficiency. Temporary losses were not taken into consideration.
But for others, Vanke, which had a market value of hundreds of billions, could easily acquire billions of shares. Not everyone could afford it.
This share war was destined to be a long war, and it was not something that could be resolved in a few days.
As the various groups entered, Vanke and Huarun bought back their shares, and the share prices rose. But considering the high price, the companies slowed down the acquisition.
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East Garden.
Hsu Shengzhe brought his wife and daughter to visit, ostensibly to bring their children over to play.
In fact, the moment Hsu Shengzhe entered East Garden, he immediately pulled Li Dong aside to chat.
After not seeing each other for a few days, Hsu Shengzhe was obviously tired, and his eyes were dark.
Seeing Li Dong looking at him as if he was a joke, Hsu Shengzhe said helplessly, "You don't have to kick me when I'm down, do you? How can a merger worth tens of billions be paid so quickly? You gave me 34 billion just like that? Aren't you digging a hole for me? "
Hsu Shengzhe had accused Li Dong of adding insult to injury because Far away had completed the handover with Huarun Group yesterday.
At the same time, Far away waved his hand and the 34 billion worth of purchase money was paid by Far away!
Even Huarun Group was confused.
In China, an acquisition worth tens of billions could be ranked in the top ten in the history of domestic business mergers and acquisitions.
Even in the world, a multi-billion-dollar merger was not a small matter.
But no matter which company was involved in such a large-scale merger, the funds would not be paid in one go. Three, five, or even ten years were normal.
Far away, it was better to just directly pay in one go.
Huarun Real Estate had received tens of billions of yuan at once, and even they were at a loss.
Hsu Shengzhe is going crazy. Although Huarun Real Estate is strong, Vanke is also a big conglomerate with a market value of over 100 billion.
Every 1% increase in shares cost more than one billion.
Even for a group of hundreds of billions of dollars, a cash flow of more than one billion was not a small amount. Some groups of hundreds of billions of dollars might not even be able to come up with such a sum.
Huarun Real Estate increased its shares from 15% to 20%, and the total cost was more than 7 billion.
No matter how rich Huarun Real Estate was, it could not stand it anymore.
If Huarun Real Estate could not stand it, others would have a chance.
But now, Huarun Real Estate made tens of billions in one go. This time, whether it was Baoneng Group or Longhua Group, they were all dumbfounded.
Hsu Shengzhe had mentioned this to Li Dong before. At that time, he did not expect Li Dong to pay the rest in one go.
But now, with such a change, Hsu Shengzhe really could not sit still.
Li Dong listened to his sad tone and could not help but laugh. "This is the condition that I have discussed with Huarun Real Estate. Far away has a lot of funds now. If we don't spend it, are we going to let it sit in the bank and eat interest?"
Hsu Shengzhe said angrily, "Don't fool me. Even if we have an agreement, I don't believe that it can't be delayed for a day. In three to five months, or even half a year, Huarun Real Estate will not say anything. At this time, it's time for us to compete. Aren't you deliberately causing trouble by doing this? "
Li Dong snorted and sneered. "To put it bluntly, I'm really not interested in causing trouble for you.
As long as you don't find trouble with me, I don't care about it.
My biggest goal now is to quickly complete the integration of Far away's retail business and go public as soon as possible.
If I don't solve the problem with Huarun Real Estate clearly, it will be hard to avoid trouble later.
The reason why I paid it in one go is to completely cut off the connection between Huarun Real Estate and Huarun Real Estate.
Another reason is for Gao Xin and Great Shang.
A thousand gold for a horse's bones. I have already paid tens of billions, so I don't need their money.
I, Li Dong, am the most benevolent and righteous person in business.
Do you think I care whether you fight for it or not? "
Hsu Shengzhe was a bit annoyed. He also knew that Li Dong did not care whether they won or lost, nor did he care whether they were at an advantage or a disadvantage.
But after Li Dong made such a fuss, Longhua's chance of winning was indeed weakened a lot.
Exhaling, Hsu Shengzhe said again, "You have 20% shares in Longhua, and Longhua is also one of us. There's no reason for you to favor others, right?"
Li Dong looked at him and said with a smile, "What do you want to say? Just say it. There's no need to beat around the bush."
Far away's funds had already been transferred. No matter how much he said at this time, the money could not be recovered.
Hsu Shengzhe's words at this time were actually nonsense.
Hsu Shengzhe gritted his teeth and slightly hesitated. Then, he said, "When will Far away's retail business be officially launched?"
Li Dong glanced at him and thought for a while. Then, he said, "It's hard to say. If it's fast, it'll be around March or April next year. If it's slow, it'll probably be in the middle of the year. If it's slow, it might not even be launched next year. "
"So long …" Hsu Shengzhe mumbled and looked at Li Dong. Then, he said dryly, "Don't I have 5% shares in your company? How about this, I'll give these shares … "
"You want to make a move?" Li Dong looked at him and asked.
"No, no …" Hsu Shengzhe waved his hand and said, "If I make a move now, I'll be stupid. What I mean is, do you think I can temporarily mortgage these shares to you … "
"Mortgage to me?"
Li Dong paused for a while and laughed. "You're really dreaming …"
Hsu Shengzhe coughed and said, "It's not that I want to mortgage them to you. I want to mortgage them to Far away's retail business. Doesn't the retail group still have a lot of funds? The profits and voting rights of these shares will all be given to the group. Anyway, the money is just sitting in the bank. Why not lend it to me for a while? After I acquire Vanke, I will redeem these shares. "
He had no other choice now. Longhua does not have enough funds, and they had spent close to 20 billion to acquire Vanke.
Part of this money is from Longhua, and the rest is from short-term loans.
But the current situation is not looking good, and it will be difficult to borrow more money.
Hsu Shengzhe still has Longhua shares, but Longhua's shares are his foundation in Longhua, and he cannot touch these shares easily.
Once he touches these shares, Longhua will be unstable.
Currently, his biggest asset is Far away's retail shares.
But Far Away's retail business is about to be launched, and he will not sell his shares now.
Also, these shares are his backup plan, and he will not sell them easily.
Not to mention selling them, he will not even mortgage them to other organizations.
The best option is to mortgage them to Far away itself.
Not only will it be safe, but Far Away still has a lot of funds, and he can get his hands on these funds quickly to enter the stock market again.
When Far Away's retail business is launched, Far Away's share prices will rise, and he might even be able to cover his losses and interest.
Hsu Shengzhe looks at Li Dong with anticipation.
Li Dong looks at Hsu Shengzhe as if he is an idiot.
Hsu Shengzhe saw Dong Xuebing's expression and knew it is hopeless. "It will not take long. Once we acquire Vanke, all these problems can be solved. Li Dong, you should help Longhua now. You will not suffer any losses, right? Your 300 billion funds will not be used up in a short time, and the time difference is enough for me to acquire Vanke. This is just pushing the boat with the current, and you will not suffer any losses. Instead, you will make some profits. I don't understand why you would rather support someone else than me. I did not offend you, right? "
Li Dong frowned and replied after a while. "It's not that I do not support you. I just do not want to get involved in this mess.
My business was already big enough, but because of my fame and some other reasons, everyone tacitly agreed to this situation.
If I support you to acquire Vanke, people will think that I am too greedy.
Once I intervene, the outside world will not believe that it is your idea, and they will think that I am using Longhua to acquire Vanke and enter the real estate industry on a large scale.
This is a troublesome industry, and if I intervene, it will be hard to tell what will happen.
When the time comes, are you sure if the pros outweigh the cons, or the cons outweigh the pros?
Far Away's retail business is still manageable as we need it. But Vanke and Longhua's retail business is limited for Far Away's retail business.
If I intervene now, I will be crossing the line.
Let's not talk about the benefits, and I will definitely get into trouble.
If it were a few years ago, or even a few months ago, it would not be a problem, and I would not care.
But not now. I have already swallowed too much. "
Li Dong paused and lowered his voice. "The social statistics report for the first three quarters of this year is out. Hua Xia's consumer goods sector has a total of 12 trillion, including online purchases!
You must know that this includes F&B, accommodation, wholesale, and a series of other sectors.
If we only look at department stores and home appliances, it will be even lower.
So far away, the total online and offline transactions for the first three quarters, including the Wanjia website, is as high as 500 billion!
This is not including those companies that we hold shares in. If we include them, it is more than 700 billion.
This is also the first three quarters. So far away, we have acquired a series of companies.
So far away, the total online and offline transactions are more than 1 trillion.
Including the companies that we hold shares in, it is more than 1.3 trillion!
The total amount of consumer goods for the whole year is about 15 trillion.
So far away accounts for nearly 10%.
This is the entire field. So far away accounts for more than 45% of the department stores alone.
Not to mention online shopping, it accounts for more than 90%.
We have swallowed two large pieces in a row, both of which are the basic business of the people's livelihood. Although it does not seem serious, it has actually reached the limit.
So far away at this time, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a monopoly. If it were some small and medium-sized countries, the total amount of consumer goods transactions in the whole country may not even be as much as So far away.
At this time, I am still involved in real estate projects, especially the first and second ranked real estate companies.
Do you think that So far away can really hold on?
Old Xu, don't think too highly of me.
There are many rich companies. Which of those monopolized state-owned enterprises does not have money?
But everyone is concentrated in their own field. Who do you think can really do it to the extreme in the second field?
So far away dominates the retail field. It is fine to play small games in other fields, but if you want to continue to dominate one field, that is too taboo.
At this time, So far away is already in a lot of trouble.
Do you think I will make a move for such a small profit?
Compared to So far away, whether it is VANKE or Longhua, they are not worth mentioning.
So, you have found the wrong person for this matter. "
Hsu Shengzhe did not think much about it before, but now that he heard him say this, he could not help but ask, "So far away's revenue this year is going to exceed one trillion?"
Li Dong nodded and said, "Even now, if we add in Wan Jia and Taobao, it will exceed one trillion. Even if we don't count it, when I take down Gao Xin, So far away's business will exceed one trillion. This does not even include the companies that hold shares in Yintai. If we include them, it will definitely exceed one hundred and two hundred billion. "
Although Hsu Shengzhe was also a shareholder of So far away retail, he had agreed with Li Dong back then that they would not interfere in each other's business.
He was really not very clear about these figures.
Everyone knew that So far away was very strong, but So far away had not been listed after all, so some figures were not known to outsiders.
It was only now that Hsu Shengzhe found out that So far away's revenue this year, including those companies that were taken over, was actually going to exceed the one trillion mark.
Today, there were only three companies in the whole of Hua Xia that had a revenue of one trillion!
And So far away was about to become the fourth.
It was unheard of for a domestic private company to reach this stage.
At this time, entering the real estate industry would indeed make some people unhappy.
So far away retail buying property was for the retail layout, so it was acceptable. After all, retail plus real estate was indeed the current trend.
But if they were to enter other real estate, that would be crossing the line.
Hsu Shengzhe actually had some feelings before, but at that time, he did not know that So far away's share in the field had already reached such a stage.
Now that he knew, he knew what Li Dong was worried about.
Hsu Shengzhe smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Forget it. If you really want to interfere, I'm afraid it might not be a good thing."
Li Dong laughed: "It's good that you know. Furthermore, you are mortgaging So far away Retail shares just to acquire Vanke. If you succeed, it's fine. If you fail, you will lose everything. Leave yourself a way out. Are you really going to stake it all on one throw? A few days later, I am preparing to merge So Far Away Mall into the group. At that time, the entire retail group will have more prospects and potential. In a few years' time, the value of your shares might even be comparable to Vanke. "
Hsu Shengzhe rolled his eyes. Only a fool would believe you!
He did not know how much his shares would be diluted after merging with So Far Away Mall.
If he wants to rely on these shares to be comparable to Vanke, So Far Away Mall's value must exceed four trillion.
Is it possible?
Hsu Shengzhe rejected it without a second thought. That would be equivalent to three Wal-Mart's worth.
No matter how good the Great Hoodwinker Li was, no one would think that So Far Away Mall was worth three Wal-Mart's worth.
So Far Away Mall could expand globally in a few years' time, instead of being mainly concentrated in China like it was now.
Hsu Shengzhe stopped thinking about this. Knowing that Li Dong was unwilling to help him and could not help him, Hsu Shengzhe did not say anything else.
Longhua could only rely on itself for the fight for Vanke.
Before leaving, Hsu Shengzhe thought for a moment and asked, "Are there any procedures for merging So Far Away Mall?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "You will know when the time comes."
When Hsu Shengzhe saw that smile, his heart trembled a little. This bastard was obviously up to no good.
He wondered how the equity structure would be adjusted after merging with So Far Away Mall.
He did not know how much of his 5% would be left.
Even though he wanted to ask a few more questions, since Li Dong did not want to say anything, there was nothing he could do about it. He could only wait and see.
If Li Dong really went overboard, even those cross-shareholdings companies would not agree to it, much less him.
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