Dongping Bus Station.
Li Dong was waiting outside the station. Sun Tao had finally returned to Dongping!
Sun Tao had finally returned. Li Dong had a headache when he thought of all the chores on his hands. If Sun Tao had not returned, he would have gone to Pingchuan to catch him.
"Brother Sun, over here!"
Li Dong saw Sun Tao outside the station and waved his hand and shouted.
These days, he and Sun Tao had been talking on the phone a lot. Both of them were familiar with each other, and he no longer called him General Manager Sun.
Sun Tao was still wearing casual clothes and dragging a big suitcase. When he saw Li Dong, he smiled and said: "General Manager Li, from today onwards, I am your man."
"Don't call me General Manager Li. Call me Dongzi. I have said it many times."
Sun Tao smiled and did not say anything, but he refused to change the way he addressed him.
It was not that he was cheap, but Li Dong was too young. If he called him General Manager Li, at least it would be more important. If he really called him Dongzi, outsiders might not know what to think. There was no need to root a thorn in Li Dong's heart because of such a small thing.
Sun Tao had been in the business world for more than a decade. If he could not see this clearly, then he would have wasted his time.
Sun Tao did not answer Li Dong's question and said directly: "Until now, I still don't know where our supermarket is. I have left Dongping for many years, and a lot of things have changed. I don't even recognize some places."
"It's okay. Today is a welcome party for you. You rest for a day, and I will bring you around tomorrow."
Sun Tao shook his head: "Let's go and take a look now. I am still confused. You said you are going to open in August, but you still haven't gotten the business license. Time is a bit tight."
Li Dong was a little embarrassed. He really didn't have much time, and he was too lazy to deal with people in the government. The business license was also delayed, and he was ready to wait for Sun Tao to take over.
"That's fine. Anyway, it's not far from here. It's on North Street. I'll take you there." Li Dong wasn't one to procrastinate. Now was indeed a crucial period, and the sooner he got it done, the sooner he could be at ease.
They hailed a cab and arrived at the Blue Ocean Building in less than 10 minutes.
After a simple glance at the location, Sun Tao gave Li Dong a thumbs up and praised, "You have good taste!"
Not only was the location good, but the site was also very suitable for a supermarket. There were three floors and an underground parking lot. The space was big enough.
With such a big supermarket in Dongping County, it would be hard for the latecomers to surpass them.
After all, the market in the county was limited. Now that Li Dong had taken the lead, the latecomers would have to consider whether it was worth investing in. No one would do a business that was not profitable. Anyway, the country was so big, and there was no need to spend money to compete.
Li Dong smiled and felt proud in his heart.
It might not be obvious now, but in another two years, one would know if it was as simple as having good taste. Especially when the few residential areas around the area that had not been built officially moved in. At that time, money would be rolling in every day.
After greeting the person in charge of the construction site, Li Dong brought Sun Tao up and down a few times.
Sun Tao nodded from time to time. Sometimes, some of Li Dong's ideas and suggestions made him feel enlightened.
Thinking about how he had worked in Carrefour for so many years, and yet he had not had a single layman who understood him, Sun Tao felt a little ashamed.
It was not until Li Dong said that he could get the property ownership certificate in two days that Sun Tao was really surprised.
"General Manager Li, you bought this place?"
Sun Tao couldn't believe it. He thought that he rented the shop. He didn't expect that Li Dong would buy it with such a large amount of money. He didn't know about this before.
Li Dong nodded and said with a smile, "Are you surprised?"
Sun Tao nodded. It was indeed a little. This would save him a lot of trouble. After all, there was still a difference between owning and renting.
"But this house is not counted in the shares of the supermarket. The rent can be waived. The shopping mall is my personal property."
After Li Dong finished speaking, he squinted and looked at Sun Tao's reaction. The shopping mall could be worth tens of millions in the future. He was not stupid. He was not that close to Sun Tao.
Sun Tao was not a person who didn't know his limits. He quickly said, "General Manager Li is generous to waive the rent. If General Manager Li dared to give it to me, I wouldn't dare to accept it."
Based on the current market, the annual rent for such a big place was definitely no less than three or four hundred thousand. With the rent waived, he could earn three or four hundred thousand more every year.
Li Dong saw that Sun Tao was not dissatisfied and his tone was also very sincere, so he was slightly relieved.
If Sun Tao had a grudge just now, then he was greedy. Li Dong didn't dare to accept such a person.
The business world was like a battlefield. It was not that Li Dong was narrow-minded, but he really had to be careful. The human heart was the most unpredictable. Even brothers could betray you for money, not to mention an outsider.
To use people without suspicion, this was bullshit in Li Dong's eyes.
Only by developing a good system, dividing the rights, and supervising each other, this was the necessary condition for a business to survive.
These days, Li Dong continued to look for suitable candidates. He could let Sun Tao handle all the affairs of the supermarket. Only the financial power, he needed to find someone he could trust.
Fortunately, it was not urgent now. It was fine as long as he could find someone before the official opening.
"Alright, I've seen everything. Brother Sun, it's almost 1: 30. Let's go get something to eat. I still have to go to school after eating." Li Dong looked at his phone. It had been more than an hour. He was a little hungry.
Only then did Sun Tao remember that Li Dong had to go to school today. He patted his head and said, "Don't. It's better not to disturb your class. I will look around here. After I finish, I will go home directly. My parents are still waiting for me at home. "
Li Dong didn't persuade him anymore. Anyway, he had plenty of time in the future.
Before leaving, Li Dong said, "Brother Sun, I will have to trouble you during this period of time. Later, I will send you all the required documents. As for the licenses and taxes, I will have to trouble you to handle them. You also need to hurry up with the recruitment. There is still a period of training … "
As Li Dong spoke, he was a little embarrassed. He laughed dryly and said, "After I finish this period of time, I will give Brother Sun a long vacation. I will pay for all your trips."
"Haha, it's okay. The earlier I open the supermarket, the earlier I can make money. I am penniless now. I am waiting for the supermarket to be popular and make money to pay off my debts. "
Sun Tao also laughed. Sometimes it was good to be busy. If one day he was free and could drink tea and read newspapers, he would not be needed then.
The two chatted for a while. Li Dong told Sun Tao to hire a few people to help out. Next, he could hold a job fair to recruit people. He looked at the time and was afraid that he would be late again, so he left hurriedly.
…
When Li Dong returned to school, the class bell had already rung. The first class was Old Chen's language class.
Seeing Li Dong sweating as he entered the classroom, Chen Guo Hua didn't say much and let Li Dong return to his seat.
Compared to the previous period of time, Li Dong was more well-behaved this time. Several of the class test results also improved. Old Chen didn't want to be too harsh at this time.
As soon as he returned to his seat, Wang Jie whispered, "Dongzi, we have a break tomorrow. Thinking that after the college entrance examination, we will go our separate ways. How about we get together tonight?"
"Who?"
"Chen Yue, Wang Xiang, Li Yuan, Huang Yutao … Yes, Yuan Xue will also go."
Li Dong frowned and thought for a moment. "Forget it. I have something to do tonight. You guys go."
"Don't, Dongzi. It's not easy for everyone to have time. How about you call Qin Yuhan … "
Wang Jie squinted his eyes. He knew that Li Dong and Qin Yuhan were close recently. He often went to Qin Yuhan's class.
Li Dong shook his head. If it was before, it would be fine. But recently, the college entrance examination was only a few days away. Qin Hai was very strict. Qin Yuhan didn't want to come.
Seeing Wang Jie's sincerity, Li Dong didn't want to appear unsociable. He nodded and said, "That's fine. Just call me when the time comes."
After dealing with Wang Jie, Li Dong lowered his head and began to review.
These days, he was busy but he still took out a lot of time to study. Plus, Qin Yuhan couldn't come out at night. Li Dong had more time to study.
Now, not to mention that Li Dong found the questions with a score of around 150 to 160 points, even if he didn't find it, he was confident that he could do better than his previous life.
The main thing was that Li Dong's memory had improved a lot. He could remember some things after seeing them once.
With these two things added together, Li Dong, who originally wasn't very confident about getting into Jiangzhou University, was now full of confidence.
He thought that if his parents knew that he got into Jiangzhou University, they would definitely go crazy with joy.
In the whole of Jiangbei Province, Jiangzhou University was fully deserving of being the overlord. It was definitely a prestigious name.
Speaking of which, the main reason why Li Dong was willing to study so hard was to make his parents happy. Otherwise, with his personality, he would have just gotten into a university. Why would he study until one or two every day?
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