Far away's expansion didn't stop with Li Dong's decision to back out.
Far away's other industries were also making progress while Tencent was preparing to go public.
In March, Tencent and Far away Retail jointly acquired 10% of Yahoo Japan's shares.
In late March, Tencent spent 120 million USD to acquire Fist.
This was Tencent's first acquisition of a video game company in America.
In fact, many people in Tencent couldn't understand why Far away's headquarters wanted to acquire Fist.
Riot Games was established in 2006. So far, it was similar to CF. They had only developed one game.
Of course, this was referring to the famous ones.
The American version of LOL was already online. It was doing well in Europe and America, but it hadn't officially entered China yet. Only a small number of people could participate in the closed beta.
A long time ago, Li Dong thought that CF and Dungeons could support Tencent for five years, but for the next five years, Tencent would have to find another flag bearer.
At that time, Li Dong had thought about LOL.
Unfortunately, he couldn't remember which company had developed the game.
It wasn't until 2008, when the Americans started their closed beta and sought to collaborate with Chinese companies that Li Dong knew about Fist.
Li Dong couldn't be blamed for not remembering. Even if he remembered, Fist had just been established, and the game hadn't been fully developed.
It wasn't until 2008 that Li Dong remembered.
At that time, the other party had already found Tencent to collaborate with. This was one of the few times that Li Dong hadn't been able to stop them.
When Far away fought against Tencent, they had used CF as their trump card to restrict Tencent.
Brother Ma and the others had thought of finding a replacement. Unfortunately, even in 2009, Tencent hadn't thought of using LOL as a replacement.
After all, they were only humans, not gods. In the first half of 2009, the American version was still in beta testing. Brother Ma and the others naturally did not expect this game to be so popular in China.
Ever since he acquired Tencent, Li Dong had only mentioned buying the other party once.
However, the other party's asking price was very high. At the very least, at this moment, everyone felt that the price was too high.
A game company that had only developed one game, and it had just started operating in the US, was asking for hundreds of millions of US dollars. Did they really not care about money?
Such small game development companies were everywhere in the world.
So far away, they hadn't spent that much money to acquire CF's parent company. The price had stalled the negotiations between the two parties.
Not long ago, when Li Dong was bored, he thought of this matter and reminded the Tencent again. Only then did the Tencent negotiate again and complete the acquisition of the other party at what seemed to be an extremely high price.
One hundred and twenty million US dollars was an extremely high price in the first ten years.
The other party hadn't officially started operating in Hua Xia, and it hadn't become popular yet. At the very least, Tencent felt that it wasn't worth it to pay such a high price.
However, many people in Tencent, including So far away, believed in Li Dong's foresight.
So far away companies that had been acquired before this would be profitable in the future.
Now, Tencent had started to make changes to LOL, officially launching it in China.
Li Dong gave them a simple reminder. After knowing that the other party had acquired it, he didn't pay much attention to it.
At the moment, with the three heavyweight games, CF, Dungeon, and LOL, Tencent's games would be extremely competitive for at least the next three to five years.
After that, that would be in the future. With the foundation and the huge user base of So far away.
In fact, as long as the foundation was solid, even a rubbish game would be able to be launched by Tencent.
With QQ, PP, and WeChat in the instant messaging industry, Li Dong believed that it would be able to maintain a strong competitive edge.
As for the rest, he couldn't do everything. A company with a market value of close to a hundred billion US dollars wasn't something that could be driven by one or two profitable games or products.
What he needed now was to increase the competitiveness of the entire company.
Of course, Li Dong wouldn't let go of anything that could make money. Since he remembered, he wanted to give them a reminder. He didn't mind giving them a reminder.
…
So far away was developing. Other companies didn't stop either.
After Brother Ma acquired Huanju, he set his sights on Shengda.
This was something that Li Dong had noticed before.
Before this, Li Dong had thought that Brother Ma would make a comeback and enter the instant messaging industry through YY.
Now it seemed that Brother Ma felt that he couldn't compete with So far away and chose to give up.
This guy wasn't just eyeing Shengda. He was also acquiring some offline entertainment companies.
He heard that a few days ago, Brother Ma brought a group of celebrities to start a great livestream business. YY livestream was doing very well.
Of course, Brother Ma's goal wasn't to livestream. Like Chen Tianqiao, he wanted to build Hua Xia's entertainment empire.
Online games, livestreams, offline entertainment companies, and physical playgrounds were all part of his plan.
Compared to East Star, which mainly operated traditional media and offline entertainment, Brother Ma was building a combination of online and offline entertainment.
This was Shengda's plan all along.
Unfortunately, compared to Chen Tianqiao, who was an idealist, Brother Ma was obviously more capable and confident.
Most of the time, Chen Tianqiao didn't care about his plans anymore.
On the other hand, Brother Ma would do it first. Once the plan was out, he would act immediately.
From how he brought a group of celebrities to livestream and advertise crazily, it could be seen that this guy was more reliable.
Recently, this guy had been suppressing Shengda in the gaming business. Li Dong knew at a glance that he was eyeing Shengda.
…
On Old Ma's side, after chasing Yahoo away, he was quietly accumulating his strength.
Li Dong didn't ask in detail who was supporting him. In fact, he had already guessed it.
With support, Old Ma had a lot of confidence. Recently, he was in talks with some domestic and foreign companies about acquisitions. His main targets were internet service companies.
Including One-Stop, Vendio, Auctiva …
This guy even had his eyes on Far away. He was preparing to provide internet services to Far Away Mall, including Global Express, which Far Away had just acquired.
According to Old Ma, Far Away was still relatively weak in these internet services. With Ali's support, they could save more energy and funds to develop their e-commerce business.
As for Old Ma's request for cooperation, Li Dong could only chuckle and ignore him.
This guy was dreaming. Far Away was not strong in these businesses, but the current Ali was not much stronger than Far Away.
For convenience's sake, if Ali really entered Far Away, with Old Ma's cunning nature, it wouldn't take many years for Ali to become Far Away's father.
…
No one was idling. Everyone was taking action.
Even Hsu Shengzhe was struggling with his dreams.
The competition between Longhua, Vanke, and Baoneng was getting fiercer.
Hsu Shengzhe was basically selling everything he had and going bankrupt.
The fight for Vanke started last year, and now, the shares were more concentrated.
Now, Huarun and Vanke, with a slight lead, barely maintained their position as major shareholders, holding around 28% of the shares.
Precious Energy originally wanted to take advantage of the situation, but the sudden appearance of Longhua caused them to lag behind. Currently, they held 22% of the shares.
On the other hand, Longhua, with Hsu Shengzhe's help, held 24% of the shares.
At this time, the secondary market was uncontested.
Now, all three parties were constantly probing and contacting each other.
At this time, any two parties working together would be able to take the position of major shareholder. The dominant power was no longer in the hands of the secondary market and other minor shareholders. The key was in these three parties.
Longhua and Huarun were now fighting for the support of Precious Energy.
Precious Energy's main goal was to make money. They did not have the ability to control the number one real estate company.
The only one who really wanted to take control of Vanke was Longhua.
Therefore, even if Old Wang was extremely dissatisfied with Precious Energy, he still kept negotiating with Precious Energy, hoping to get their support to chase Longhua away.
Compared to Precious Energy, Longhua was the one who wanted to take control of the other party, including chasing away the original team.
…
East Garden.
Li Dong had not seen Hsu Shengzhe for a while.
When he saw him again, this guy's footsteps were weak, and he had dark circles under his eyes. Those who did not know would have thought that he was on drugs.
In fact, this guy had not had a good night's sleep for many days!
To acquire 24% of Vanke's shares, Longhua had spent close to 35 billion RMB!
Because of this, Longhua had increased its debt by 30 billion in a short period of time.
And these debts were all short-term.
The shortest was half a year, and the longest was a year.
Once the deadline was up, and Longhua had not taken control of Vanke, what awaited Longhua might be a fatal blow.
Li Dong looked at him and could not help but shake his head. He gestured for him to sit on the lawn outside the door. He said helplessly, "I told you long ago, you can't get fat in one go.
You insisted. Look at it now. You've spent tens of billions, and it's not over yet.
And from the looks of it, it's very likely that the other party will fight to the death with you.
Otherwise, you should have entered the arena like a thunderbolt from the start to scare them.
Now, with this tactic, it's impossible for the other party to not fight to the death with you.
35 billion RMB, half of Longhua has been spent.
Now, how are you going to clean up this mess? "
Hsu Shengzhe's face was full of exhaustion. He sighed and said, "Now, the only hope is to get the support of Precious Energy. Once I get Baoneng's support, I can quickly enter Vanke and reorganize the board. At this time, even if Vanke issued additional shares or suspended trading, it would not be of much use. Baoneng and I currently hold 46% of the shares, almost half of the shares. But … "
As Hsu Shengzhe said this, he looked at Li Dong with some resentment and said, "But back then, in order to help you boost your momentum, we bullied the other party quite badly. Dongzi, this matter was set up for you. You can't just ignore it, right?"
Far away back then, when they acquired Gome, the Chaoshan businessmen supported Gome, and Baoneng was the one who took the lead.
At that time, Hsu Shengzhe was in high spirits. In front of him, there was Li Dong supporting him, and behind him, there was the support of the Jiangbei business community. With a wave of his hand, he did what he wanted to do!
That feeling, needless to say, could only be described with one word: Awesome!
The moment Baoneng made its move, it was beaten black and blue by the Jiangbei business community. Forced to retreat, it quickly chose to retreat.
That was also the first time Baoneng made a name for itself. In the end, it was beaten by the Jiangbei business community and made a fool of itself.
Now, the other party did not dare to say a word. Now, Longhua desperately hoped that Baoneng would support it.
However, businessmen were also human beings. Although it was normal for them to be shameless for the sake of profits, it was normal for them to be shameless.
However, just because he was shameless didn't mean he wasn't biased.
On one side was a fellow from the same hometown, and on the other side was the guy who had bullied him in the past. If the price was right, there was no doubt who he would choose.
As for a higher price tag, Hsu Shengzhe really couldn't afford it now.
Now, he was also at the end of his rope. If he continued to delay, Longhua himself would be in big trouble.
Li Dong rolled his eyes and said, "When you bully people, don't you also say that it's great? Who knew that you'd want to work with them, and now you're blaming me? "
"Dongzi, you can't just leave him to die, right?" Hsu Shengzhe's face was full of resentment. At this time, he had no other choice.
Li Dong said helplessly, "Then tell me, how should I help you? I've already said that I'm not involved in the real estate business. Didn't you see that even Dong Yu has been dismissed? "
"It's because Dong Yu has been dismissed, that's why I'm asking for help." Hsu Shengzhe quickly said, "Far away has expressed his stance, and everyone has seen it. Far away doesn't need to support me at this time. You can support your friend personally, right? "
Li Dong gently knocked on the chair and said after a while. "What do you want me to do?"
"Ahem … I heard that Shen Qian's investment company still has a lot of funds. Lend me some money first, and I'll buy some shares. Also, can you help me talk to the other party? Damn, I have no other choice. Old Yao doesn't give me face. I've looked for him a few times, but he rejected me with excuses. You're different. He won't dare to reject you. In the Hua Xia business world, who doesn't give you face now? "
Li Dong raised his brows. "Is it enough to be a mediator?"
Hsu Shengzhe embarrassedly said, "I'll help him to the end, and you can also help me suppress the situation. I'm confident that my offer is not much different from Huarun Resources.
The key is that the other party thinks that Longhua is not as confident as Huarun Resources.
Of course, this is also the truth.
Huarun Resources is indeed stronger than Longhua, and this is undeniable.
Helping Huarun Resources or Longhua is obviously different.
But if you're willing to help me suppress the situation, then it's completely different.
Really, it's mainly to close the gap between me and Huarun Resources. Since our backgrounds are similar, I'll discuss the other things myself, and you can be the background wall. "
Li Dong rolled his eyes and said, "Then, won't I offend Huarun Resources and Vanke?"
Hsu Shengzhe's words were simple, but it was obvious that he had offended those two companies.
Hsu Shengzhe dryly smiled and said, "Do you still care about this? Besides, you, Li Dong, are in Hua Xia. Who do you need to be afraid of? You're already giving them face by not fighting them head-on. Now, they're holding a grudge against you just because you're the background wall. Dongzi, this is a piece of cake for you … "
Li Dong knew that this guy was at his wit's end now, and he didn't care what means he had, he would use it first.
But Li Dong couldn't agree to this.
However, if he didn't agree to help, Longhua might not be able to compete with them in the following competition.
He and Hsu Shengzhe had known each other for many years, and he was one of the few friends he had. Longhua also had 20% shares of Huarun Resources.
After thinking for a while, just when Hsu Shengzhe was a little anxious, Li Dong suddenly said, "If you really want to take over Vanke, capital is not the key. You should understand this yourself. There are gains and there are losses. If you want Longhua to be strong and you want Longhua to become the number one in the field, how can you do it without paying a price? Even if I help you, it's just a possibility. I might not be able to win. I'm not the one you're looking for … "
Hsu Shengzhe was struggling. He knew what Li Dong meant.
Li Dong patted his shoulder and shook his head. "How about you give up now? If you give up now, Huarun Resources and Vanke might not treat you badly. How about you weigh the pros and cons and decide if you want to continue? "
Hsu Shengzhe took a deep breath and said after a while. "Then who do you think is more suitable?"
Li Dong smiled. "There are not many companies that can compete with Huarun Resources, and local companies are more suitable. But there are not many powerful state-owned enterprises in Jiangbei, and the choice is too narrow.
Of course, it doesn't matter if Huarun Resources is slightly weaker than Huarun Resources. What's important is to make Longhua legitimate and reduce the rejection from Vanke.
Who will be Longhua's strategic partner? It's up to you, not me.
Furthermore, you don't have to limit yourself to Jiangbei. If Longhua wants to enter the national market, it's better to cooperate with a strong company that has a strong foundation in the country.
Now that the property market is picking up, many state-owned enterprises and state-owned enterprises want to enter the property market, but it's not easy.
Longhua is now offering you a ladder, and someone will be willing to cooperate with you.
As long as the other party can get rid of Huarun Resources, I can help you with Baoneng! "
At this time, Li Dong was still very confident. He said in high spirits, "It's not convenient and suitable for me to pressure the state-owned enterprises.
But Baoneng, to put it bluntly, is not a threat to me!
Baoneng's main business is still in Shenzhen, and they are doing logistics, real estate, and e-commerce.
Let's not talk about other things. If they don't give me face, I will beat them up!
Back then, he had interfered with Gome, and I still remember that.
I didn't argue with him at that time, but it doesn't mean I have forgotten about it. He almost ruined my plan to acquire Gome.
As long as you block Huarun Resources, I will help you suppress Baoneng.
Old Yao doesn't give me face. Anyway, I have nothing to do. Brother Dong will help you deal with him! "
Hsu Shengzhe was very satisfied with Li Dong's words.
But when he heard "Brother Dong", he felt very uncomfortable.
Damn it, this guy is too arrogant now. Doesn't he know who's the boss?
But now he was under someone else's roof, and Hsu Shengzhe had no choice but to ask for help.
Li Dong had the right to be arrogant. If he really threatened Baoneng, Baoneng would have no choice but to retaliate.
If Hsu Shengzhe said this, others might think that he had lost his mind.
Comparisons are odious.
Hsu Shengzhe didn't have the time to argue with Li Dong. He finally persuaded Li Dong to help. He gritted his teeth and said, "Now that things have come to this, I have no other choice. Leave the state-owned enterprises to me. Baoneng's side depends on you! "
With the state-owned enterprises' investment, the pressure and advantage brought by Huarun Resources would disappear.
If Li Dong could suppress Baoneng, Vanke would have no choice but to admit defeat.
Although there was a gap from his original plan, Hsu Shengzhe could not care less at this time.
If this dragged on, Longhua would really collapse.
…
Hsu Shengzhe left quickly. Li Dong watched him leave in a hurry and could not help but shake his head.
This guy might succeed next, but there would be too many restrictions in the future.
This time, he would definitely ask for a lot of state-owned enterprises to join in.
The next few years would be the golden period for real estate companies. Longhua was originally very independent, and there was not much difference between it and Vanke in the future.
But Hsu Shengzhe insisted on this choice, and Li Dong could not do anything about it.
Of course, this might not be a bad thing.
To Li Dong, Hsu Shengzhe had always been unreliable, and it might be a good thing for him to find a mother-in-law to suppress him.
At least in terms of stability and safety, it would be much better than now.
This guy probably knew this, and he might have the intention to find a backer at this time.
This was good as well. Li Dong could actually relax a lot.
Otherwise, if Longhua really collapsed one day, Li Dong might not be able to sit back and watch Longhua collapse.
Although he had always said that Hsu Shengzhe's life and death had nothing to do with him, he did not have many business allies all these years, and Hu Xiaorui was just playing around.
The only person who had really been on his side all these years was this guy.
Instead of watching him die in the future, it would be better to find a parent to take care of him now. Then, Li Dong would not have to worry too much.
Thinking of this, Li Dong sighed again. He did not know if Old Xu understood his painstaking efforts. He did not become Old Xu's father, but he was worried about him. Was it easy?
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
