On the 4th of May, Hsu Shengzhe and his team finally returned to Pingchuan.
The muddy Maybach slowly came to a stop in front of the Global Building. Hsu Shengzhe got off the car and let out a long sigh.
Li Dong gave him a big hug and smiled. "You've worked hard!"
Hsu Shengzhe said with a look of disdain. "First, I don't like men. Don't hug me next time. Second, don't be so polite. If you really feel bad, just give me a little more bonus. "
Li Dong rolled his eyes and snappily said, "In your dreams!"
Hsu Shengzhe said in disdain, "I knew you're Grandet. It's harder to take advantage of you than to ascend to heaven."
Li Dong couldn't be bothered with him. "Cut the crap. Is it settled?"
Hsu Shengzhe smiled proudly. "I, Hsu Shengzhe, am there anything I can't settle?"
"Keep bragging!"
Li Dong scolded and stopped arguing with him. He said to Zhou Haidong and Liu Qi, who got off the car. "It's been hard on you these days. Go back and rest for a few days. I'll hold a banquet for you when you come back to the company."
Zhou Haidong quickly said, "General Manager Li, I don't need to rest. I have nothing to do in Anyuan these days. Chairman Xu is handling everything. I can go back to work now."
Liu Qi, who was beside him, giggled. "General Manager Li, it's fine if Manager Zhou doesn't want to take a vacation. Can I take Manager Zhou's vacation too?"
Li Dong squinted his eyes and smiled. "Are you still dreaming?"
Liu Qi grumbled and sighed. "Forget it. Since Manager Zhou doesn't want to take a vacation, I won't rest either. I'll come back to work tomorrow."
Li Dong smiled and said, "It's up to you. I'll save it up for you. You can even take a long vacation later."
The two quickly expressed their gratitude. They knew that Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe probably had something to say, so they didn't stay any longer and left first.
After they left, Li Dong asked, "Are you sure?"
Hsu Shengzhe and the others had planned to return before Labor Day, but something unexpected happened. Hsu Shengzhe had to stay behind to deal with it. This delay lasted for almost a week.
Hsu Shengzhe wasn't in a hurry to reply. He lit a cigarette for himself and then exhaled a mouthful of smoke. "Fortunately, the head and tail are all cleaned up. Fortunately, Jia Wenhao spoke up at the crucial moment. Otherwise, we might have really fallen. "
Li Dong didn't know about this before. Hearing this, he quickly asked, "Did Governor Jia speak up?"
"Yes, Jia Wenhao gave us face this time. In the development of the new city, whether it's Longhua or Far away, we have to give him face. Don't think that you've taken advantage of us."
Hsu Shengzhe said coldly, "This time we were almost tricked by them. I won't let them off!"
Li Dong nodded and said, "Let's find an opportunity. Let's stop for now."
The reason why Hsu Shengzhe was delayed in Anyuan this time was mainly because of the land they had obtained.
Li Dong and his group were the only ones who had obtained land before the planning of the new city, and it was a good piece of land. Not to mention others, those real estate developers who had lost out on land near the old city of Su 'an would definitely be unhappy.
It wasn't known if it was just one or a few, but in the end, Hsu Shengzhe was reported.
They were all in the real estate business. Who didn't know about the dirty tricks in the middle? The informant's report was clear and logical, and it almost caused an earthquake in Su 'an's officialdom.
It was said that at that time, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection had already taken action, and Su 'an's officialdom was in a state of panic.
Hsu Shengzhe was also in big trouble at that time. If he didn't handle it well, not only would he lose the land, he would also have to face a lawsuit.
Just as Hsu Shengzhe was about to go back to Pingchuan to ask for help, Jia Wenhao from the provincial side spoke up.
Jia Wenhao was the overall person in charge of the new city. He said that it was not appropriate to make a big deal out of it, so the provincial leaders naturally had to consider his opinion.
In the end, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection withdrew, and Su 'an City Commission for Discipline Inspection conducted their own investigation.
In the end, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection used a few small fries as scapegoats to give the provincial leaders an explanation. Only then did the matter pass peacefully.
Hsu Shengzhe did not say much about this matter. After listening to Li Dong's words, he nodded and said, "Anyway, we didn't lose out this time. Instead, we gained some benefits. We can take it slow in the future."
After saying that, Hsu Shengzhe said again, "There's one more thing I want to ask for your opinion."
"Speak."
"Are you going to sell these two pieces of land, or are you going to keep them for yourself?"
"We'll sell all the land in Heming Village. I want to keep 100 mu of the other piece of land for the company to build a shopping mall."
Hsu Shengzhe hesitated for a while before saying, "Since you're going to sell, how about I introduce you to a buyer?"
Li Dong raised his eyebrows and said, "Buyer? You mean we're going to sell now? "
"Yes. Actually, when the new city plan came out, the matter was already decided. Everyone understood Jia Wenhao's intention. If we sell now, the land will not be cheap. Instead of waiting until the end, we still have to think of a way to pay the balance. It's better to sell now. It'll be easier to get the money. "
Li Dong smiled and said, "Don't tell me the buyer you are going to introduce to me is Longhua?"
Xu Shengzhe laughed dryly, coughed lightly and said, "What's wrong with Long Hua? It's the biggest real estate company in Jiangbei. Don't worry about the money. With me around, you can get the money in the shortest time. You don't need to worry about being scammed. Also, it's settled in one go.
How convenient. "Li Dong laughed." I don't mind this. It's just that you … "
Hsu Shengzhe understood what Dong Xuebing meant and sighed. "We are family after all. What can I say to my old man?"
"But don't worry. I made it clear to him that you are the one in charge of this. If you don't agree, I won't sell it to him no matter how high the price he offers!"
Li Dong touched his chin, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Since you agree, I have no objections."
Hsu Shengzhe was relieved. "Don't worry. Longhua is rich. I will definitely get the highest price. I won't let you lose out."
Li Dong narrowed his eyes and smiled. "You said it. Don't worry. I'm earning money for myself. Am I the kind of person who will let myself lose out?"
"Nonsense. I'm earning my own money. Am I the kind of person who will let myself lose out?"
Hsu Shengzhe laughed and said, "Then when you have time, can you talk to my old man?"
"Forget it. If I go, I'm afraid I can't be ruthless. You can talk to him yourself. It's fine as long as the price is about the same. "
Li Dong said indifferently as if he didn't care at all.
Hsu Shengzhe looked at him with contempt. This guy made it sound nice, but in fact, he was the most treacherous person.
If he negotiated the price with his old man and the price was too low, it would be bad for his reputation. Outsiders might think that he and his old man conspired to cheat Li Dong.
But if the price was too high, he would be unlucky.
His old man would definitely be dissatisfied with him. Outsiders would also say that he was an ingrate. He even gave away his own money to outsiders.
In the end, it was not a good thing.
However, Hsu Shengzhe had no choice. Li Dong didn't want to participate, and he couldn't force him. He was the one who proposed it, so he had to solve it himself.
Then the two chatted for a while. Hsu Shengzhe had to go back to Longhua to handle some matters, so he took a taxi and left soon.
…
In the next two days, Li Dong was either dealing with matters in the company or accompanying Qin Yuhan to check out the new house.
The company was running well.
Far Away Mall's performance was rising. On the night of the 5th, the mall's daily sales had reached 250,000.
This figure was definitely out of Li Dong and Shen Qian's expectations.
Their original plan was to sell 100,000 items a day in the first month of the store's launch, and to sell 300,000 items a day within half a year.
But now, the mall had only been online for less than a week, and it was possible to reach the target of half a year in advance. Li Dong and Shen Qian were pleasantly surprised.
At this point, Li Dong had to mention that Far Away Mall's PP Chat Software had become popular, and it wasn't just limited to the mall.
An emoticon system had almost turned Far Away Mall into a social forum.
The e-commerce department had opened up a few functions, such as adding friends and creating groups to chat. It added fuel to the fire and made PP Chat Software even more popular.
Liu Hong even specially came to see Li Dong and suggested to Li Dong that PP Chat Software and Far Away Mall could be unbundled.
That meant that they wouldn't need to log into the mall. PP Chat Software would be independent and officially returned to being an instant messaging software.
Li Dong thought about it for a long time. It was a difficult decision.
Once he agreed to Liu Hong's suggestion, it would mean that he would have to compete with Tencent and the other giants in the area of messaging.
And after unbundling, the mall's performance would definitely be affected.
The reason why the mall was so popular now had a lot to do with the novelty of PP Chat Software. Once it was unbundled, people could directly log into the chat software and no longer needed to log into the mall.
Apart from the mall's business being affected, Li Dong also had to consider the follow-up development.
The reason why PP Chat Software could become popular now was not because of its powerful functions, nor was it because of its diverse user experience. It was only because of the emoticon system.
And now, other messaging software were also developing emoticon systems. It wouldn't be long before these emoticon packages would appear. At most, it would be a month, at least, a week.
By then, PP Chat Software would no longer have an early advantage. If he counted on PP Chat Software's current user base, Li Dong felt that any of the older instant messaging software in the country would be able to beat him, let alone compete with QQ.
If Far Away Mall really wanted to do instant messaging, it would require a huge amount of follow-up investment in research and development.
Such a change was not within Li Dong's expectations. He had never thought of doing this before. Now that he was suddenly involved, Li Dong felt a little troubled.
But if he didn't agree, Li Dong couldn't bear to do it.
Speaking of which, he still had a lot of brilliant ideas in his mind that hadn't been realized. Of course, these brilliant ideas weren't his, but the ideas of others in his previous life.
But it didn't matter now. At this time, there were some things that only Li Dong knew.
For example, the farm game that was popular all over the country back then. Just this simple game had brought in a lot of users and income for Tencent. It was a shocking figure.
And then there was Weibo, video websites, live-streaming platforms …
No one was doing these things for the time being. If Li Dong really wanted to do it, it wouldn't be difficult for him to be ahead of others by taking the lead and investing a large sum of money.
With PP Chat Software as the starting point and link, it wouldn't be impossible to build a new internet empire.
However, this didn't match Li Dong's original intention. His goal wasn't to be an internet giant, but to be the overlord of the industry. That was what troubled Li Dong.
After all, a person's energy was limited. Not to mention the huge investment involved in the industry and the internet, Li Dong didn't have the energy to manage them for the time being.
Therefore, Li Dong hesitated. He didn't know if he should invest energy and money in this.
After thinking for a long time, Li Dong finally gave Liu Hong an answer. "You can unbundle PP Chat Software and develop new functions appropriately. But for now, the main thing is still to run the shopping mall."
That was the answer that Li Dong gave. Let Liu Hong give it a try and invest less money.
If PP Chat Software could really be developed, it would be a pleasant surprise. After all, it would be a waste not to do something that could make money.
However, if it really failed, Li Dong didn't mind.
Because if he invested less, he would spend less energy. If he failed, he would just pretend that nothing happened.
Although Liu Hong wasn't too satisfied, he still nodded and accepted Li Dong's suggestion. There was nothing he could do if he didn't agree. Far away was decided by Li Dong.
Without a large amount of money, nothing could be done.
The matter of PP Chat Software finally came to an end. However, this matter still took root in Li Dong's heart.
Thinking of so many things that could make money, Li Dong was naturally tempted.
Even if he didn't develop it himself, he could find the right time to see if he could get involved and invest in it.
Just like Su An's land, he could earn a quick sum of money. This could also speed up the development of Far away.
…
While Li Dong's imagination was running wild, Liu Qi came in and said, "General Manager Li, I have replied to Jiangzhou University. However, Jiangzhou University still has an invitation, and they want to ask for your opinion. "
"What invitation?"
Li Dong asked casually. Jiangzhou University's 80th anniversary had indeed invited him.
The previous assistant had been busy with other things. If Li Dong hadn't asked, she would have forgotten about it.
Li Dong didn't say anything, but Liu Qi severely criticized her when she came back, saying that the future of that assistant would be worrying.
Li Dong didn't care about this kind of thing. Although Liu Qi liked to joke with her boss sometimes, she was still very serious about her work. She had just started working for two days, and she had already dealt with a lot of things that she had left behind.
Hearing Li Dong's question, Liu Qi said, "Jiangzhou University wants you to represent the students to speak on the stage during the anniversary. What do you think?"
Li Dong couldn't help but laugh. He said, "I'll represent the students to speak on the stage?"
"Yes!"
Li Dong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "Can I still be considered a student? I haven't been to Jiangzhou University for a long time. They aren't afraid of embarrassing me. "
Liu Qi said disapprovingly, "What's there to be embarrassed about? You are a student to begin with. If Jiangzhou University can invite you to speak on the stage, it will be a great honor. A student who built a business empire worth billions from scratch … "
Li Dong hurriedly interrupted, "Alright, stop flattering me. I feel uncomfortable."
Liu Qi pouted and asked again, "So, did you agree?"
Li Dong thought for a while and said, "Tell Jiangzhou University that I agreed."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
