On the morning of the 28th, Li Dong returned to the company.
Not long after he entered the office, Sun Tao and Liu Hongmei entered the office together.
Li Dong asked the two to sit down and asked, "Did anything happen while I was away?"
"Nothing major, but there are a lot of small things." Sun Tao smiled and said, "It's mainly about the competition. I want to report the situation to you."
Li Dong nodded and said, "Tell me, how much did you lose?"
"12 million!"
Li Dong took a deep breath. It had only been a few days, and he had lost so much!
He thought that the price war would hurt him, but he did not expect it to be this bad. This time last year was the peak season of the year, and he did not expect to lose money this year.
Over and over again, he had lost almost 20 million.
Li Dong let out a long breath and asked, "Those companies are still holding on?"
Sun Tao nodded and said, "But I think they can't hold on any longer. Yesterday, Carrefour's Old Bao even called me. I heard that he has the intention to reconcile."
Li Dong frowned and said, "If we reconcile now, who will compensate me for my losses?!"
When Sun Tao looked for them to negotiate, these guys were all playing tricks, as if they would not give up until Far Away.
Far Away had lost a lot of money at this time, and those guys could not hold on any longer. If they came to negotiate again, Li Dong would not be willing.
Knocking on the table, Li Dong said, "Continue, isn't it New Year's Day soon? Give the order, give a 30% discount!"
Sun Tao frowned slightly and said, "They are still maintaining a 20% discount. There is no need for a 30% discount, right?"
Far Away's price was already lower than the other party's. If they lowered the price again, it would be superfluous. If they lost too much, Far Away would not be able to bear it.
Li Dong said, "It's decided. I want to let them see our determination! I want to see who can outlast who! "
Sun Tao smiled bitterly, but he didn't try to persuade him any further.
There was not much difference between a 30% discount and a 50% discount. Anyway, it was a loss. Li Dong was prepared to pay 30 million, so it was useless to say all this now.
After Sun Tao and Li Dong finished talking about the price reduction, Liu Hongmei said, "General Manager Li, the Southern Suburbs asked us to transfer the land payment. What do you think?"
Li Dong rubbed his head. He really had a lot of things to worry about.
It was all about money. The land in the distribution center had to be paid for, and it wouldn't be able to drag on for long.
After thinking about it, Li Dong said, "Then let's fight. If we drag this out, they will doubt our strength."
The land price was 60 million, and the first payment was 20 million. Far away was a little strained.
By the end of December, So far had maintained a level of no loss or profit. Ping Chuan had made a loss of more than 10 million, paid 20 million for the land, and earned a profit of about 30 million for the other shops. It was just enough to even out the losses.
According to Yang's calculations, 2005 would end in two days.
So far away had achieved a lot this year, but they were now in a lot of debt. Li Dong also felt that it was a little difficult.
After talking about money, Sun Tao said, "Oh right, General Manager Li, while you were away, Longhua contacted us a few times. They want to talk to you about the headquarters construction. What do you think?"
"There's no rush. It's useless to talk about it now. Let's talk about it at the beginning of next year."
Li Dong knew about this. Not only Longhua, but many people were also eyeing these two projects.
But Li Dong wasn't ready to talk about this now. The key was that they had no money.
Also, they couldn't start construction during the winter. It would be useless to talk about it now.
After that, they talked about other things. After sending Sun Tao and Li Dong away, Shen Qian entered the door.
The moment she entered, Shen Qian said, "General Manager Li, I am preparing to host a New Year's Eve party …"
Before she could finish, Li Dong said, "Don't hold a New Year's Eve party first. Organize an annual party, and we will have a gathering at the end of the year."
So far away had very few shops and employees last year. Also, it was too busy at the end of the year, so Li Dong didn't organize an annual party.
But it was different this year. There were close to 70 shops, and the number of employees had reached 5,000.
Just the store managers and the various department heads added up to almost two hundred people. Distance was no longer the small company it had been when it was still in its infancy, but a large enterprise.
It was the right time to hold an annual party. There were too many new shops this year, and many of the shop managers and department heads had not interacted with Li Dong before.
Also, the recent competition with Carrefour was fierce, and Li Dong wanted to hold an annual party to boost everyone's morale.
Shen Qian paused for a while and said, "That's fine. But the annual party's budget is not small. It will be difficult for us to fork out the money now, right?"
So far away's finances were not clear to others, but Shen Qian knew.
Li Dong said, "Don't worry. I can still fork out the money."
The annual party's budget was indeed high, but Li Dong didn't want to save money. It was the end of the year, and if he didn't give everyone some motivation, they would not be in the mood to work.
Shen Qian didn't say anything else. After discussing the theme of the annual party with Li Dong, Shen Qian went out.
She couldn't rely on her Public Relations Department to organize the annual party.
The preparatory work had to start. It was less than a month before the New Year, and time was tight.
After settling these matters, Li Dong heaved a sigh of relief.
In the past, he thought that being a boss was enough to leave all the work to others. Now that he was really a boss, Li Dong found himself extremely busy.
Even with Sun Tao and the other department heads around, Li Dong didn't have it easy.
He had only been in Capital City for a few days, and so many things had happened. It was really annoying.
And this was after Li Dong had completely given up on his studies. He almost didn't go to Jiangzhou University anymore. It was the time for the final exams.
He almost didn't go to class this semester, not to mention the exams.
But he was still a student, and he should at least let him know if he didn't want to go to the exams.
After thinking for a while, Li Dong called Huang Zhigao.
On the phone, Li Dong exchanged a few words, and then told him about not going to the exams. Huang Zhigao said politely, "I know you're busy. I'll take care of this. I haven't thanked you for your help last time."
Huang Zhigao was talking about his friend's vegetable base, which had already reached a cooperation agreement with Far away.
Li Dong smiled and said, "It's not a help. It's a win-win situation. Why not do business that makes money?"
"Anyway, thank you. Let's have a meal together when you have time."
Li Dong responded and hung up the phone after exchanging pleasantries with each other for a while.
As soon as the phone was hung up, the phone rang.
Looking at the number, Li Dong picked it up and said with a smile, "What's up? You're calling me now?"
"It's opening on New Year's Day. Do you want to come?"
When Li Dong heard Wang Jie's words, he froze for a moment.
The opening was not the opening of his poultry shop, but the opening of his internet cafe.
But it had only been a few days since he went back to Dongping. No matter how awesome Wang Jie was, he couldn't be so fast.
Li Dong said in surprise, "So fast? How did you do it?"
Wang Jie said lazily, "Fast? That's probably because I forgot to tell you. I didn't open a new shop. I directly took over a small internet cafe that was going to be transferred. "
"Where is it?"
"The one on Yanghe Road. It's not far from No.1 Middle School. Do you know?"
"Nonsense! I used to go there often. You're lucky. You actually took over this place. This business is very good. Why don't you open it? "
"Who knows? Maybe they don't want to do it anymore after making enough money." Wang Jie smiled and said, "Are you free on New Year's Day? If you're not busy, let's celebrate together. "
Li Dong thought about the schedule and said with some uncertainty, "It depends on the situation. I'll let you know when it's time."
"Okay, I'll wait for your call. By the way, there's a surprise when you come back. I'll wait for you! "
Before Li Dong asked clearly, Wang Jie had hung up the phone.
Li Dong was speechless. Surprise my ass. It's fine as long as it's not a shock.
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