April 16th.
Friday.
Shanghai Shangri-La Hotel.
The red carpet outside the hotel extended far. On the large screen, the words Far Away Promotion Conference kept scrolling back and forth.
Outside the hotel, luxury cars and business cars kept driving into the parking lot.
Although it was an A-share listing, foreigners with big noses were not rare.
For large investment institutions, there was not much difference between being listed overseas and domestically.
Far Away Retail was a large scale. It was not prepared for retail investors. It was more dependent on these institutions to absorb it.
Far Away Retail was only a small company in China. Naturally, foreign institutions would not be interested in it.
But as the giant in Hua Xia's retail industry, Hua Xia's economic status had been rising in the world in recent years. Far Away Retail could not stop these people from getting listed.
More and more people came, and the flashing lights outside the venue kept flashing.
This was a grand ceremony!
Compared to those movie conferences and celebrity shows … those were nothing.
This was a company with a market value of over a trillion. This was a promotion conference with a financing amount of up to 120 billion yuan.
Any random passerby here might not have any money, but the capital they represented would not be less than ten million yuan. Would they have the nerve to enter?
Not to mention 10 million yuan, even 10 million yuan could only be considered a retail investor. Those with less than nine figures probably did not have the guts to enter.
In other places, 10 million yuan was considered a rich person. But here, 10 million yuan was really nothing.
There were also tycoons present. Some were there to support Li Dong, and some were there for investment.
Far Away Retail was not a high-profit enterprise, but this was the first large-scale enterprise in the world that had combined online and offline operations!
Capitalists were not fools. In 2009, some people were dismissive of online or felt that the prospects of offline were limited.
But in the second half of 2009, online continued to explode. Far Away combined online and offline operations and made a record of 100 billion yuan a day. Even fools understood the trend.
Far Away Retail might not be much in terms of dividends, but it might earn more than the other party in the bank.
For short-term investors, Far Away Retail was not worth investing.
But large investment institutions rarely focused on short-term returns. Setting a long-term line to catch big fish was what capital liked to do.
Compared to other companies, the retail business was closer to reality and more stable.
If a company was closely related to the people's livelihood, it would be difficult for such a company to go bankrupt.
He might not be earning a lot, but stability was sometimes very important.
Far away's retail financing of 300 billion yuan was successful because many people thought that Far Away might suffer losses, but it would not collapse easily.
As long as they didn't fall, it meant that even if they suffered losses, they wouldn't lose too much.
For many people, this was one of the reasons why they valued the distance.
When Hsu Shengzhe was in trouble in Longhua, he had never thought of selling his shares of Far away Retail because he wanted to leave a way out for himself.
Hsu Shengzhe was not the only one who had this thought.
That was why many people thought that the venue for 1,500 people might be too big. In fact, only at this time could the strength of Far away and Li Dong's attractiveness to the outside world be reflected.
As the crowd entered the venue, even though the elevators at Shangri-La were fully open, the other customers subconsciously avoided them. There was also a long queue at the lobby.
Outsiders were not sure if there were 1,500 people, but just by looking at the situation, it was not far off.
Many people heaved a sigh of relief, including some media outlets.
Fortunately, they did not plan to embarrass Li Dong, or else they would be embarrassed again.
Although some people thought that the hall was too big and Li Dong was too arrogant, it was just a thought. That guy had been arrogant more than once or twice.
Those who wanted to embarrass Li Dong in the past were now hiding somewhere crying.
This time, even if they had some thoughts, they hid it in their hearts.
Now, it seemed that their intuition was right.
It was best not to say anything about what Li Dong wanted to do before there was a result, lest they became a joke.
…
In the hall.
There were more and more people.
Qin Yuhan and Qi Fangfang entered the venue neither too late nor too early.
When they arrived, there were already a lot of people there.
Qin Yuhan looked around and saw many familiar faces.
There were many local tycoons in Shanghai. Some of them were there to support Li Dong, but most of them were interested and wanted to invest in him.
Even the general manager of Bailian, Qin Yuhan, saw them.
Without exchanging greetings with these people, Qin Yuhan found a seat at the back and sat down.
Qi Fangfang also sat down next to her. As soon as the two of them sat down, a few more people sat down next to them.
Qin Yuhan did not care and did not look at them. Unexpectedly, the person sitting next to her took the initiative to say with a smile, "Miss Qin, long time no see."
Qin Yuhan turned her head and looked. When she saw the face of the person sitting next to her, she was slightly stunned. Then she smiled and nodded. "Yes, long time no see. I didn't expect to meet Mr. Zhang here."
Zhang Lanyu was as calm as ever. She smiled lightly and said, "You're too distant. Just call me Sister Zhang."
Qin Yuhan smiled but did not answer.
She did not expect to meet Zhang Lanyu here. Zhang Lanyu looked familiar, but in fact, they had only met a few times.
The first time was in 2006, when Li Dong went to the capital to buy bonds. That was the first time Qin Yuhan and Zhang Lanyu met.
Of course, they did not have a good impression of each other.
At that time, Qin Yuhan and Li Dong talked about class. Zhang Lanyu looked down on her, and she also looked down on Zhang Lanyu.
Later, they met again, but only rarely, and they almost did not chat again.
Qin Yuhan did not expect to meet this woman again.
Since Qin Yuhan did not answer, Zhang Lanyu did not care. She smiled again and said, "I didn't expect you to come too, Yuhan. I thought it would be Shen Qian."
Qin Yuhan frowned slightly and remained silent.
Qi Fangfang, who was at the side, did not know Zhang Lanyu. At this time, she roughly understood something after listening to a few words. She sneered and said, "We're here to invest. Why is Shen Qian here? Don't tell me that she has to bring her whole family to a promotion meeting now? "
Zhang Lanyu chuckled softly and said, "Young people nowadays just can't keep their cool. Don't misunderstand, I'm not with Shen Qian. I'm just a little emotional. Time flies. A few years ago, it was you, Qin Yuhan, who was with Li Dong. Now that you've turned around, Shen Qian has really taken over. "
Qin Yuhan's eyebrows twitched. She stared at her and said, "It's alright. At least I think it's pretty good now. Mr. Zhang, on the other hand, I think he's not living as freely as I am. "
Zhang Lanyu glanced at her and snickered. Then, she got up and left without staying any longer.
After she left, Qi Fangfang said gloomily, "What's wrong with that woman?"
Qin Yuhan shook her head slightly. She's just pitiful.
She's much more pitiful than she is!
She did not know much about Zhang Lanyu, but she had a rough idea of the situation.
As for their encounter here, it was mostly a coincidence. The words they said before were also more likely to be a way to vent.
For a woman who might have been mentally stimulated, a woman who didn't know whether to love or hate Li Dong, it was not strange that she wanted to stab Li Dong when she saw that Li Dong was happy.
Qin Yuhan didn't care too much, and she didn't want to care about it.
…
Zhang Lanyu, who had left Qin Yuhan's side, walked out with the corners of her mouth slightly curled up.
Although she failed to stab Qin Yuhan and was stabbed in the back, Zhang Lanyu seemed to be in a good mood.
She came here today because she knew that Li Dong was holding a promotion meeting here, so she came to take a look.
She didn't expect to meet Qin Yuhan here. It was really a coincidence.
The key to her good mood was Qin Yuhan's attitude.
Just as Qin Yuhan thought, her attitude towards Li Dong was very complicated.
Love? Hate?
Zhang Lanyu didn't know. In short, it was very complicated.
When she saw Qin Yuhan, Zhang Lanyu felt that she had met her own kind. She thought that Qin Yuhan would also hate, much more than her.
But after a short conversation, Zhang Lanyu found that Qin Yuhan didn't hate as much as she thought.
It was just a superficial hatred. Although this woman came from an ordinary family, her mind was broader than she thought.
Zhang Lanyu shook her head self-mockingly as she walked.
"This little girl doesn't hate me. What should I hate?"
"For Chen Rui?"
She might have thought so in the past, but now she rarely thought of Chen Rui.
"Then why?"
Zhang Lanyu stopped thinking about it, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised. "There is nothing to hate. I am not worse than that girl."
"It's right to come here today, and I can solve the knot in my heart."
As for the following promotion conference, she couldn't be bothered to watch it anymore.
She didn't doubt that Li Dong would fail. In 2006, when they went to Capital City together, that man stood outside Quancheng, talking about the country with great confidence.
But at that time, who would believe that a supermarket that didn't even leave Huadong could do what he said?
A company that worked so hard for 3 billion bonds, who would believe that it would come to this day?
Others didn't believe it, but Zhang Lanyu remembered Li Dong's words.
A company that didn't even leave Huadong started to think about surpassing Wal-Mart. There was nothing that he couldn't do.
Now, he was achieving his goal step by step, and he was close to the goal that he said at the beginning.
At this time, it would be stupid to doubt him.
…
When Li Dong entered, he walked through another entrance.
Zhang Lanyu walked away elegantly, leaving a vague figure. Li Dong glanced at it and felt that it was a little familiar, but he didn't recognize it.
He didn't have time to look into it. There were many people in the field, and there were a lot of acquaintances. Who knew who just walked out?
With the arrival of Li Dong and his team, the promotion conference officially entered the process.
…
The procedures were still the same procedures.
Chen Lang, Qi Yunna, and Yuan Chengdao went on stage one after another to make some introductions and speeches, as well as their expectations for the future.
On the contrary, Li Dong, who had been here for a few days, thought that Li Dong would go on stage to make some speeches, but everyone found that Li Dong didn't mean that at all.
It wasn't until the final Q&A stage that Li Dong went on stage with the others.
Perhaps he hoped that Li Dong could make some promises to the investors like he did at the Tencent Promotion Conference in Hong Kong last time.
So when the Q&A began, many people began to question.
They questioned the profitability of Far Away, the development potential of Far Away, and the future prospects of e-commerce …
Anyway, they kept asking questions about the shortcomings.
After asking the questions, these people were still a little expectant, hoping that Li Dong could back them up like last time. That would be the best.
Some people also questioned that Li Dong was aiming to build a new retail, but according to Li Dong himself, the new retail included core logistics.
Far Away's logistics was not included in this system, so Far Away's retail was actually incomplete.
Since it was incomplete, how could it be worth trillions?
Far Away's debt ratio was also relatively high. At least among the retail companies, Far Away's debt ratio was probably the highest if you added the 300 billion yuan.
There were many doubts. In the early stage, it was Yuan Chengdao and the others who explained and replied.
But this was not what everyone wanted. They wanted to see Li Dong make some promises.
In the crowd, Qin Yuhan was not too worried, but seeing that the scene was a little chaotic and there were many doubts, Qi Fangfang could not help whispering, "The situation is not very good."
The atmosphere was indeed not very good. With Li Dong's silence, Yuan Chengdao and the others could not control the situation for the time being.
And the more chaotic it was, the more people heckled.
Or it was not simply heckling, but panic.
Did Li Dong not dare to make a promise?
Did Li Dong not have confidence in himself?
How could they dare to invest in such a situation?
Just when the scene was getting more and more chaotic, and even Yuan Chengdao was a little nervous, Li Dong, who had been silent, gently knocked on the table.
Far Away was not here. Some people quieted down, and some continued to make noise.
Li Dong's expression did not change. After waiting for a moment, he suddenly said, "Where are the security guards? Those who want to speak, please leave. No need to be so polite! "
It was as if they had been waiting for this moment for a long time. As soon as Li Dong finished speaking, a group of hotel security guards and security personnel from afar swarmed in. They politely and impolitely asked the dozen or so people who were the loudest to leave.
For a moment, these people's faces turned red, and they wanted to hide in a hole.
Until these people left angrily, Li Dong then said slowly, "Do you know why I invited so many organizations?
The more people there are, the more choices there are.
There are more than a thousand people here, close to two thousand. Those who are not willing to invest can leave, no one will force them.
Why?
All of you are waiting for me to give you a promise before you are willing to believe Far Away?
I am not your nanny. Investment is risky, and investment needs to be cautious. Do you still need me to repeat it again and again?
Those who believe in me will naturally stay, and those who don't, there is no need to force them to stay.
All these years, whether it is Tencent, Weibo, or other Far Away businesses, who has suffered losses?
In fact, I do not care whether you invest or not.
I also do not want to continue to analyze some data with you and draw some pie in the sky, because all of this is not necessary.
From zero to trillions, we used six years.
If all of this is not worthy of your trust … "
The corner of Li Dong's mouth slightly curled up, and he said lightly, "Then there is no need to say anything more.
In fact, I do not even think there is a need to hold a promotion meeting, it is just a waste of time.
I do not need to use data to prove anything. To put it bluntly, I do not need to prove anything to you.
Even if this time Far Away goes public, and the stock price does not meet expectations, it is not a big deal.
Even if it fails to go public, it is not a big deal.
I do not accept doubts, and you do not need to doubt me.
If you are hoping to get rich overnight, I can only say that you are thinking too much.
Far Away can give you some things you want, but it will not give you too much.
At this point, if you still doubt Far Away, and doubt me, Li Dong, then it can only mean one thing: either you are an idiot, or I am an idiot!
Boss Yuan and the others have already explained it very clearly, and I will not waste my breath to explain anything more.
Those who are prepared to raise the stock price in the short term can actually withdraw.
Far Away hopes to leave a group of friends who are willing to walk with us for three years, five years, or even longer.
When that time comes, I believe that no one will regret it.
Of course, no one will know whether you will be one of them at that time … "
Li Dong's voice was not loud, and his tone was not fierce. It was calm, but extremely domineering.
Just like what he said to Hsu Shengzhe previously, he now had the capital to be arrogant.
Of course, the prerequisite was that there were benefits.
Far Away did not have any benefits to speak of, Li Dong was not sure, but these investors felt that they knew.
Because Li Dong's industry had never suffered a loss before.
When a person created too many miracles, even if he did not have confidence in himself, others would believe in him.
Li Dong was really not too sure what the future would be like, and whether he would be able to make money.
But if Li Dong said this to others at this time, others would only think that he was lying and bluffing.
Therefore, at this time, Li Dong would be stupid to make any promises.
But would anyone at the scene think that he would suffer a loss?
No one would believe it!
…
When Li Dong threw down that arrogant declaration and directly left the scene, there were only a few people who left.
Li Dong muttered in a low voice as he walked, "People are really cheap. The more I tell you not to buy, the more you want to buy. Even if you suffer a loss, it has nothing to do with me."
Shaking his head, Li Dong leisurely walked out of the venue.
As for the promotion, it was naturally extremely successful.
Seeing a large group of people constantly inquiring about the price, Li Dong did not know what to say.
…
April 16th, Far Away's promotion, Li Dong's words quickly spread.
"I don't accept doubts, and you don't have to doubt either!"
"I don't need to prove anything!"
"…"
These words quickly made the headlines of major media outlets.
This was the first entrepreneur in history to open such a domineering road show!
On the Internet, it became lively in an instant.
"Rich and capricious! Far Away doesn't care if it gets listed or not. "
"Brother Dong is domineering!"
"What does Brother Pao need to prove? Who has the right to ask him to prove anything? "
"Capital can be used to fool others, but only by Brother Pao!"
"…"
In an instant, Far Away and Li Dong once again became the focus of the world.
On the first day of the promotion, more than 500 institutions chose to subscribe on the spot, which also became evidence of Li Dong's words.
He was domineering, but it was so domineering that no one could refute him.
On the first day, more than 500 institutions participated in the subscription, but no one knew the exact amount.
But according to some of the participating fund managers, the lowest subscription price for Far Away's live subscription was 50 million. In fact, there were not many subscriptions for 50 million.
Most of them were in the hundreds of millions, and there were more than one or two that exceeded one billion. A few foreign companies settled in the hundreds of millions.
Such an outcome made it difficult for all entrepreneurs to have any other thoughts other than envy, jealousy, and hatred.
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