After Yuan Xue left, Li Dong didn't send her off.
On the morning of her departure, snowflakes fell from the sky. It was the first snow in Dongping!
No one knew if it was to send her off or to celebrate her birthday, but the snow was getting heavier.
The next day, Dongping had become a crystal world.
On the afternoon of the 8th, Li Dong received a call from Hu Wanlin that it was time to take action.
In the end, Feng Bin couldn't wait for his 50th birthday. It was on the 9th, and he was still four hours away from his 50th birthday.
Li Dong's car was parked on the street opposite the Feng Family's house.
Sitting in the car, Li Dong looked at it coldly through the window.
He watched the police break in, Feng Bin's hunched body being taken away, Feng Jingsong standing at the door, not knowing what to do, and the mournful sobbing in the house …
Everything was like smoke in the past. Feng Bin, whose name shook Dongping, had fallen!
Mr. Feng, who ran amok in both the underworld and the underworld in Dongping, had fallen so suddenly, and the reason was because of his son's revenge.
The power of capital wasn't enough to run amok, but when capital was accumulated to a certain extent, it could be easily manipulated.
A promise from Li Dong, a trade with Hu Wanlin, and Feng Bin was like a wave that came ferociously and left silently.
Li Dong lit a cigarette and silently chanted Buddhist scriptures in his heart.
It wasn't for Feng Bin, but for himself. Li Dong didn't feel any guilt. Someone like Feng Bin deserved to go to jail, and it wasn't his place to sympathize with him.
Chanting Buddhist scriptures, Li Dong only sought peace of mind to label his actions as righteous.
In this world, people had to establish a camp for themselves, righteous, neutral, or evil. Feng Bin was evil, and Li Dong was naturally righteous.
It didn't matter if he was deceiving himself or others, this was the cold reality.
The one who fell was Feng Bin, not Li Dong!
Looking at Feng Jingsong, who was in a daze, Li Dong silently smiled and flicked the cigarette butt away. "Let's go!"
Zhou Haidong silently started the car. In the dark night, the Mercedes-Benz slowly left.
Without Feng Bin, the Feng family was no longer a threat to him.
Once Feng Bin was gone, the Feng Family would become a big piece of meat. Countless hungry wolves were waiting for this big piece of meat in Dongping and even in Qingyang.
Feng Jingsong couldn't protect the Feng Family, nor could he keep the Feng Family's businesses.
Perhaps, just in case, someone might help Li Dong take care of Feng Jingsong in order to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots.
Feng Jingsong could drop out of school, become a beggar, or even disappear from the world. From then on, they would no longer be in the same world. Li Dong did not need to waste his energy on him.
…
On the afternoon of the 10th, Li Dong returned to Great Plains.
He had been gone for ten days. Although he had been in contact with Li Dong on the phone and there were no major events in the company recently, Li Dong still went straight to the Global Building.
After entering the company, everything was in order. There was no sign of chaos.
Li Dong heaved a sigh of relief and went straight to the office.
Because she had been notified in advance, Liu Qi had also prepared the information. She reported the company's recent business situation to Li Dong one by one.
Because of the recent peak period, the sales and profits of the stores in other cities had increased significantly. It was expected that the profits would be high next month.
In Great Plains, although the sales of the Longhua store were rising, the trend was not big. It was far from the same time last year.
Li Dong knew the reason. It was mainly because of the recent price war.
Although the Yaohai District was not in the price war area, the price war still had a big impact on the business. Many customers asked for a discount in the Longhua store. Otherwise, they would go shopping in the city. As a result, the sales declined a lot compared to the same period last year.
These were all within Li Dong's expectations. Li Dong listened and did not say much. When Liu Qi's mouth was a little dry, he asked, "Since the opening, how much have the ten stores lost?"
Liu Qi flipped through the information and paused for a while before saying, "In December, we lost 13 million. In January, because of another discount, as of yesterday, we have lost 11 million. That's a total of 24 million!"
Li Dong took a deep breath. More than 20 million. This was a huge price to pay.
After spending so much money, they only managed to push down Lotus Transformation. The other two stores were still holding on. These guys must be crazy.
Although he was prepared to lose 30 million, that was just a bold statement. When he really lost so much, Li Dong's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
But then Liu Qi reported a piece of good news to him.
"As far as we know, Carrefour and Tesco have not delivered any new goods recently."
As soon as this was said, Li Dong's eyes suddenly lit up.
It was the end of the year. It was the peak shopping period. These two stores actually did not deliver new goods. They were preparing to clear out their stocks.
Although the two stores' business was not very good, if they really wanted to hold on, they would definitely deliver new goods.
But looking at the situation now, it seemed that these two stores did not want to hold on any longer.
Actually, this was normal. After all, they had been losing money. In addition, Jiangbei was not their main area of attack. Far away was determined to fight them. It was only a matter of time before they retreated.
The earlier they retreated, the earlier they would lose less money. For these two large supermarkets, giving up on Pingchuan had become a consensus.
Li Dong's face lit up. He lightly knocked on the table and thought for a while. "Ask CEO Sun to come over."
"Okay!"
Liu Qi replied and hurriedly left the office.
After a while, Sun Tao walked in.
Li Dong did not waste any time and directly asked, "Carrefour and Tesco are going to be refunded?"
"If there are no accidents, they should be closed at the beginning of next year."
Speaking of this, Sun Tao was both happy and conflicted. He was happy that Far away had won this time. They had defeated three large supermarkets at once and their market share had increased greatly.
Without the competition from these three large supermarkets, there were only three other large supermarkets left in Pingchuan.
And these three were all single stores. Far away had a total of 40 stores. Next year, they would at least occupy more than 80% of the market share. The Pingchuan store that was losing money this year would most likely make more profit than all the other stores combined.
The complicating thing was that Carrefour was going to be closed.
Sun Tao had dedicated the best years of his youth to Carrefour. His career had started with Carrefour. Step by step, he had been an ordinary employee at the bottom until he was transferred back to Pingchuan to become the assistant manager of the branch. He had put in a lot of effort.
Now, his old boss was going to be finished. Although it was only one store in Pingchuan that was going to be finished, Sun Tao still felt a little upset.
Moreover, if he really wanted to compete, his old boss had still been defeated by him. This made Sun Tao feel even more conflicted.
Seeing this, Li Dong did not say much. He thought for a while and said, "Since they have already made up their minds to withdraw, then there is no need for a price war. Make an announcement tomorrow, and the price will return to normal the day after."
"Won't it be too fast?"
Sun Tao reminded Li Dong. Restoring the original price at this juncture might cause a lot of customers to be unhappy, and they might even return to those supermarkets.
This was the disadvantage of a price war. The customers did not care if you were losing money or not. They could accept a decrease in the price, but they should not accept an increase in the price. It was inevitable that they would be unhappy.
Once the customers returned, those two supermarkets might not leave.
Li Dong shook his head and said, "Since they have already decided to leave, they will not change their mind. Furthermore, they have seen our determination. I believe they will make the right choice. Restoring the original price is also to help them clear their remaining stock as soon as possible. Once their stock is sold out, it should be time for them to close down. "
These supermarkets were not private supermarkets. The headquarters' decision was not a game. They must have considered the pros and cons.
Even if the customers returned, it should not change the decision of the company's top management.
Sun Tao thought for a while and said, "Although the possibility is not high, I think we should wait for a few more days."
"That's fine. Let's do it on the 15th. We will restore the original price on the 15th. It will be less than half a month before the Lunar New Year. We should make some money during the peak period at the end of the year."
Li Dong knew Sun Tao's words made sense, but he had suffered enough losses these few days.
If this carried on, he might even lose 50 million by the end of the year.
Losing so much money was equivalent to not earning anything for two months. Far away, it was too much pressure.
Li Dong was in need of money now. Even if he did not earn a lot in half a month, he could earn at least a few million.
Including the money he had lost, he had almost 20 million. It was enough to buy a few dozen houses in Pingchuan.
This time, Sun Tao did not object. Li Dong's heart ached, and so did Sun Tao.
They had lost more than 20 million. If they added the profits, it would be almost 40 million. Li Dong's 10% dividend was also 4 million.
Who would not feel heartache for losing 4 million in a month?
The two of them quickly reached an agreement. Then, they discussed some possible problems they might face after restoring the original price. Then, they dropped the topic.
After that, Sun Tao said, "There's something else I want to tell you."
"What is it?"
"Qi Yunna is sick. She's in the hospital now. Are you going to visit her, or should I?"
Li Dong frowned and said, "She caught a cold?"
"More or less. She had a bad cold, and now she has a fever. Fortunately, it was discovered in time. The staff in her shop sent her to the hospital. She will be fine after a few days of rest."
Li Dong said helplessly, "She's really working hard. She's just looking for trouble!"
The last time Qi Yunna set up a stall outside the shop, Li Dong was worried that she could not hold on.
He did not expect her to really collapse. He did not know what Qi Yunna was thinking.
After some thought, Li Dong said, "Which hospital is she in? I'll visit her later. "
If it was a normal fifth-grade store manager, it would be considered good enough to send a deputy manager to visit her.
But Qi Yunna was different. She was the company's veteran and the first city manager. She had always been in charge of the work in Mound City. She was familiar with both Sun Tao and Li Dong.
If not, Sun Tao would not have specially reminded Li Dong about a store manager.
There were so many employees in the company. If everyone was sick and told Li Dong, Li Dong would not be able to do his job properly.
Hearing Li Dong's answer, Sun Tao was not surprised.
After mentioning the hospital Qi Yunna was in, Sun Tao left first. It was the end of the year, and he was very busy now.
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