By the time Li Dong returned from Lan Mountain Villa to Wanyuan, it was already past ten o 'clock.
Coincidentally, the security door of 2202 opened as soon as he stepped out of the elevator.
Then, Li Dong saw Su Rui walking out with a man in his forties, talking and laughing.
They bumped into each other in the hallway. Li Dong glanced at the middle-aged man and nodded slightly. He walked to his house and opened the door.
He didn't even need to think to guess who this man was.
However, this was none of Li Dong's business. He didn't know the man, so he didn't need to be nosy.
When Li Dong entered the house, the middle-aged man outside looked confused.
The man rubbed his chin and asked Su Rui, "Does he live next door?"
Su Rui pretended to be curious. "Do you know him?"
The man didn't answer and asked again, "Is he the owner of 2201?"
Seeing that the man didn't say anything, Su Rui didn't probe further. She nodded lightly.
The man frowned and didn't say anything. His expression was uncertain. No one knew what he was thinking.
Su Rui didn't disturb him. She felt that the man and Li Dong had a grudge against each other. However, the situation today didn't seem right.
Li Dong didn't seem to know the man next to him.
If they didn't know each other, why would they have a grudge?
However, Su Rui was a smart person. She didn't ask what she shouldn't ask. Seeing that the man was deep in thought, she stayed by his side and didn't say anything.
After a while, the man came back to his senses.
He didn't explain to Su Rui. He pressed the elevator button and said to Su Rui, "Didn't you say that the environment in Qing Yuan is good? Let's go take a look when we have time. I'll buy you a small apartment. It's more comfortable to live in your own house. "
Su Rui's eyes lit up, but she still refused. "Forget it. There's no need to waste money. This place is good. Wanyuan is safer than Qing Yuan. Besides, Qing Yuan is close to your house. If … "
Su Rui's face showed a hint of bitterness.
The man quickly said, "No matter how good Wanyuan is, it's still rented. Qing Yuan is also a new district. The security is good."
As for the fact that it was close to his home, the man did not care at all.
Other than playing mahjong, the old woman at home was doing beauty treatments. How could she have the time to wander around other neighborhoods? Wanyuan Qing Yuan was actually the same thing.
In the past, it was Su Rui who begged him to buy a house, but now, the man couldn't wait for Su Rui to move out as soon as possible.
He never thought that Li Dong would actually live next door to Su Rui. Although he was not a government official nor involved in politics, he was not afraid of being exposed for having a mistress. But when he thought about having an affair right under Li Dong's nose, the man felt uncomfortable all over.
Hearing the man's words, Su Rui helplessly said, "Alright then, I'll find some time to go take a look."
The man breathed a sigh of relief. When the elevator door opened, he waved his hand at Su Rui and said, "You can go back. I'll probably be busy for the next few days, so I won't be coming."
Su Rui scolded, "Is it because your husband is making a fuss again?"
The man waved his hand and said, "What are you thinking about? Let's not talk anymore. I'll be leaving first."
When the elevator door closed, Su Rui gently clenched her fists.
After putting in so much effort, her efforts were not in vain. When the time comes, the house must be transferred to her name.
If it was in the past, it might be a little troublesome. But Su Rui was very smart. The man did not mention buying a house earlier or later, but he just had to move after meeting Li Dong. This matter must have something to do with Li Dong.
Regardless of the grudge between the man and Li Dong, at least she got a bargain. She believed that this time, the man would not reject her request.
Su Rui looked at the closed door of room 2201 again and sighed softly. She turned around and returned to her room.
…
The eighth of January.
Originally, Li Dong wanted to open all the remaining stores on the eighth of January. But because the company had just started work and there were too many things to do, Li Dong could only postpone the opening to the fifteenth of January.
On the first day of work, Li Dong held a staff mobilization meeting in the morning to commend the employees who stayed behind last year.
In the afternoon, the company's management had a meeting.
Deputy General Manager Wang Yue presided over the meeting. First, she talked about the company's achievements last year. Then, she announced the company's goals for this year.
So far away had built more than sixty new stores last year. Now, So far away had a total of seventy stores.
The main goal for this year was still to expand the number of stores and strive to take over Nanhu and Mingcheng in the first half of the year.
Nanhu and Mingcheng's economies were more developed than Tongshan and Moutcheng. The tentative plan was to add thirty more stores in these two cities. So far away had more than a hundred stores in the first half of the year.
After taking over Nanhu and Mingcheng, So far away had taken over six prefecture-level cities: Moutcheng, Qingyang, Pingchuan, and Tongshan. This included two thirds of Jiangbei's economy.
Jiangbei had a total of sixteen prefecture-level cities. So far away had yet to set foot in the remaining ten cities.
So far away's goal for the second half of the year was not to take over all ten cities. Instead, it was to choose two or three cities as the main expansion targets. The remaining cities that were less developed could be slowly nibbled away.
All in all, So far away's goal for the year 2006 was still Jiangbei Province.
As for the other provinces, So far away's influence was still insufficient. Their competitiveness was also small.
Rather than being squeezed by other competitors, it was better to wait until they had enough strength before expanding outwards in one fell swoop. To deal with foreign aggression, one had to first stabilize the internal situation. The most important thing was to deal with Jiangbei first.
According to So far away's plan, the total number of stores So far away planned to reach more than 120 this year.
If more than a hundred stores were all put into operation, even if there were some prefecture-level cities that did not have stores So far away, it would be enough to make So Far away the leading retail enterprise in Jiangbei.
More than two years to dominate Jiangbei. Compared to the four years that Li Dong had expected, it was much shorter.
So far away planned to build fifty new stores this year. For So Far away, the pressure wasn't too great.
Other than expanding the number of stores, So Far's second goal was the e-Commerce Center.
During the meeting, Li Dong announced the establishment of a new e-Commerce Department. Shen Qian would be the temporary director of the e-Commerce Department.
Compared to the previous Public Relations Manager, the e-Commerce Department was obviously not just a nobody. Looking at Li Dong's generosity, everyone knew that the boss valued the e-Commerce Department.
In the first quarter, 10 million would be allocated for the establishment of the e-Commerce Department.
If the development went smoothly, the company would allocate more than 30 million in the second quarter for the promotion and operation of the e-Commerce Center.
Disregarding everything else, the e-Commerce Department had not even been established yet. At the very least, they would need to invest more than 40 million. This was not a small investment.
In the meeting room, Shen Qian was grinning from ear to ear. She was obviously very satisfied with the results.
Qin Hai, who had always been almost invisible, suddenly asked, "Since the establishment of the e-Commerce Department, is there also a logistics team for the logistics side?"
Li Dong raised his eyebrows slightly and replied, "My plan is to outsource the operations."
Qin Hai nodded and did not continue.
However, Sun Tao disagreed. "General Manager Li, I'm not completely clueless about e-Commerce. As far as I know, Taobao and some other shopping malls are mainly using outsourcing. But other than outsourcing, I heard that they are also preparing to establish their own logistics team. If outsourcing is really that good, why would they spend money to establish their own team? "
Li Dong explained, "Naturally, there are many advantages to having our own logistics system. But the initial investment is too big. Currently, we do not have this condition yet."
Not to mention Li Dong, there were only a few companies in the e-Commerce industry that could do this.
In the development of the future, only Jingdong truly had its own logistics system. Other shopping malls, even Taobao, were still working with other express delivery companies.
Speaking of which, these few years were also the golden period for the development of the express delivery industry. Relying on the e-Commerce Center, the express delivery industry developed rapidly. It was also a profitable industry.
If possible, Li Dong naturally wanted to establish his own logistics team.
But now, he had the will but not the strength. There were supermarkets and e-Commerce. If he also wanted to do express delivery, it would require too much energy.
A person's energy was limited, and so was his funds.
Before the e-Commerce Center was officially developed, Li Dong did not want to set up another express delivery company. It was too troublesome.
But Qin Hai and Sun Tao both objected. Li Dong thought for a while and said, "How about this? Let's set up a pilot in Pingchuan. Set up a Far away express delivery company in Pingchuan with a limit of ten delivery points. If it develops well, I will consider setting up a logistics company next year."
No one had any objections. After all, it was just a pilot.
Ten express delivery points would definitely not have good business, and the investment would not be too much. At most, it would be a matter of a few million.
Li Dong waited for a while. When no one objected, he said to Qin Hai, "Director Qin, I will leave this matter to you."
Qin Hai was the director of the logistics department. Moreover, he was the one who suggested it. Of course, Qin Hai had no objections.
Li Dong said, "I can allocate the funds for the logistics department. But Director Qin will be in charge of the personnel. I do not have high requirements. As long as the Far away express delivery company does not lose money this year, I will set up an official express delivery company next year. "
Qin Hai's face lit up and he quickly nodded in agreement.
After talking about the express delivery, Wang Yue announced the third goal.
Actually, this goal had been decided a long time ago. The headquarters and delivery center construction plan had officially started.
The provincial design institute's blueprints were almost done. Far away did not have much to do. They just had to find a construction company, fork out the money, and start construction. It was that simple.
Although there were still many higher-ups who objected to wasting funds on the headquarters construction, this matter had been discussed last year. This year, it was just an official announcement. There was no need to object.
After these three points, there was no need for Li Dong to interfere with the other miscellaneous matters.
After the meeting, Li Dong and Shen Qian walked at the back. Li Dong asked, "How is the technical team coming along?"
Shen Qian replied, "There is a small problem."
"What kind of problem?"
"You also know that I don't have any professional knowledge about the internet. Before, when someone came for an interview, I didn't understand some of the things they said. It was very embarrassing. I don't lack management talents now. I just lack a technical talent to help me. Otherwise, I don't even know the person's ability. It would be bad to recruit them. "
This point was neglected by Li Dong.
When he was recruiting Wang Jie, he also thought of this, but later Li Dong did not take it seriously. He did not expect that Shen Qian would be stumped by this.
Li Dong thought for a moment and said, "You are a top student. Don't you know a few network elites?"
Shen Qian said angrily, "I majored in management. Besides, I have been in school all the time. The people I met were all management talents. Who knew that I would need to use the internet now."
Li Dong could not refute this, but Li Dong could not find such a talent to help in such a short time.
Even if he found one, a stranger, Li Dong did not dare to completely believe it.
After frowning and thinking for a moment, Li Dong said, "How about this, I will contact Jiangzhou University later. Jiangzhou University's computer science department has a lot of teachers. They are the first batch of computer science talents in the country. I will find two people to help. What do you think?"
Shen Qian quickly said, "That's enough! What I want is for them to help test the candidate's professional knowledge. Teachers are the most suitable for this position. "
When it came to practical ability, these university teachers might not even be as good as some self-taught people.
But when it came to professional knowledge, these teachers were several streets ahead of them.
Finding a few Jiangzhou University computer science teachers to test the candidate's professional knowledge was much more reliable than Wang Jie, whom Li Dong had previously thought.
Wang Jie's practical ability might not be bad, but after all, he did not finish the entire course. His knowledge was much worse than these teachers.
After talking to Shen Qian, Li Dong quickened his pace and caught up with Qin Hai.
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