Li Dong and Chen Lang couldn't go out, and the security personnel outside couldn't come in.
Seeing this situation, Li Dong knew that he had to say a few words.
Raising his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, Li Dong chuckled and said, "Everyone, one by one. There are so many questions, and I don't know who to answer in a short time. Don't you think so?"
Seeing that Li Dong was about to speak, everyone immediately quieted down.
Then someone said loudly, "Hello, General Manager Li. I'm a reporter from Jiangbei Economic Daily. I want to ask you about the cooperation between Far Away and China Resources. Recently, there are rumors that China Resources is going to enter Jiangbei and even acquire Far Away. Are you and President Chen talking about the acquisition now? "
Li Dong didn't care that Chen Lang was beside him. He said with a smile, "This is nonsense! Far Away has never had any contact with China Resources about the acquisition. "
The reporter immediately asked, "General Manager Li, you mean you haven't talked about it? If President Chen talks to you about this now, what's your attitude, General Manager Li? "
Li Dong said with a smile, "Far Away will not be acquired by anyone. This is my attitude!"
Several reporters' faces flashed with excitement, but Chen Lang's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to his original state.
The previous reporter still wanted to ask, but Li Dong interrupted, "I won't say much about China Resources and Far Away. In fact, this is the first time I have contact with China Resources. I just talked with Senior Chen about the school anniversary. I'm afraid I don't know as much as you do about other things."
Everyone laughed, but they didn't continue to ask.
After all, except for the Economic Daily, the others were not very interested in China Resources and Far Away. They were mainly concerned about some gossip.
After Li Dong's voice fell, someone asked, "General Manager Li, can you tell me if it's true that you slapped Liu Haoming?"
Li Dong was silent for a moment before he said, "It's true!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of everyone instantly lit up, and it was even to the extent that Chen Lang was slightly interested as he stood at the side with a grin on his face while waiting for Li Dong to explain.
Li Dong did not explain much. He smiled and said, "This matter has been taken over by the police. As for the specific situation, you will naturally know when the time comes."
The reporters were not satisfied with Li Dong's answer. Someone immediately asked, "General Manager Li, so you did beat Liu Haoming? Liu Haoming is now in police custody, and they say that he is involved in extortion. Is there more to this than meets the eye? "
Li Dong raised his eyebrows and said, "You should ask the police or Liu Haoming himself about this. I admit that I hit him. Liu Haoming also reported to the police at that time. The injury report is here. I admit to whatever punishment should be given. This matter is actually not complicated. The other party was rude, and I was a little angry, so I gave him a slap. It's a very simple matter. You don't have to think too much about it. "
"General Manager Li, Liu Haoming's girlfriend said that the police are covering up for you. What do you say?"
"Where did the word 'shielding' come from? Is it rare for young people to fight? Liu Haoming is not injured. Do I have to be arrested by the police, or even sentenced to eight to ten years in prison? Ask yourselves, have any of you here ever fought when you were young? Or your children, your friends, your neighbors, have they ever fought when they were young? I am also a young man. You don't have to look at me with colored glasses. The reason why you say that the police are covering up for me is nothing more than that I have some money. Is money an original sin? In Pingchuan alone, there are at least eighty cases of fighting every day, if not a hundred. Do they all have to be arrested and sentenced … "
With Li Dong's rebuttal, everyone found it hard to refute. However, there were still people who didn't let it go. "General Manager Li, as a public figure, isn't it a little inappropriate to slap someone in public?"
Li Dong nodded and said, "I don't deny that, but at that time, the other party insulted my girlfriend. You also know that men always want face in front of women …"
When this was said, who cared about whether or not someone was hit? Someone immediately said, "General Manager Li, you said that you have a girlfriend?"
"Yes!"
"Can you tell us about her?"
Li Dong laughed and said, "I won't say much about this, but my girlfriend is very good. She is my childhood sweetheart. When I was still a poor girl, we got together."
When Li Dong finished this sentence, everyone's enthusiasm surged again.
The word "poor girl" hadn't appeared yet, but just by listening to it, they could roughly understand what it meant.
Everyone asked excitedly, "General Manager Li, what does that mean? Can you explain it to us? "
Li Dong was a little embarrassed. He had used the word smoothly, but he didn't expect to say it in advance.
However, it was good for everyone to divert their attention. Li Dong smiled and said, "It means that she is short and poor."
Everyone understood this. Although it was still a little fresh, some forums on the Internet also had this word circulating, so it wasn't as amazing as before.
Following that, everyone asked all kinds of questions, which involved a lot of things.
If Li Dong could say it, he would say it. If he couldn't say it, he would just change the topic. Even so, many reporters felt that the trip was not in vain.
Today, Li Dong revealed a lot of things. He admitted to the fact that he hit someone, revealed that he had a girlfriend, and even created a new word that felt very smooth.
The word "poor girl" was something that the media reporters felt would definitely spread when they heard it.
Not to mention anything else, just the word that came out of Li Dong's mouth was enough for them to write their own report.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Dong smiled and said, "Everyone, it's about time. It's almost one o 'clock, and lunch time is over. General Chen and I haven't eaten yet. Jiangzhou University's free lunch was delayed because of you. Don't you think you should compensate us? "
Everyone laughed. Someone immediately said, "General Manager Li, General Chen, if you don't mind, I'll treat you to lunch."
Chen Lang smiled and said, "I'll pass. I have something to do in the afternoon, so I have to go and deal with it now. As for General Manager Li, you can have lunch with him, but it's fine if you're a guy. General Manager Li is an unmarried young man. There's nothing to be afraid of if he has a girlfriend. Everyone, work hard. Maybe General Manager Li will fall for you. "
Everyone laughed again. They felt that today's interview was indeed very smooth.
Moreover, Chen Lang and Li Dong were not serious people, so it was a lot easier to communicate with them.
Naturally, no one took the lunch seriously, and they would not pester Li Dong and the others. Moreover, the security guards outside were anxious. After asking a few more questions, they made way for them.
Li Dong and Chen Lang quickly squeezed out. The two of them heaved a sigh of relief at the same time. They did not talk much and quickly got into their respective cars and left.
Li Dong took a deep breath only after they got into the car.
Tan Yong, who was driving, said in a low voice, "General Manager Li, is it a good idea to admit that you hit someone?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "It's fine. The more you try to cover it up, the more troublesome it will be. It's better to be honest. You heard it later. No one asked about it anymore. It'll be troublesome if I don't admit it. These guys are everywhere. If they find evidence, they'll make you look bad. "
Tan Yong first nodded, then carefully asked, "General Manager Li, what do you mean by 'look bad'?"
Li Dong patted his head. What's going on today? These internet slang kept popping up. It shouldn't be.
Shaking his head, Li Dong said casually, "It doesn't mean anything. It just came out of my mouth."
"Oh."
Tan Yong responded and did not ask any further.
Li Dong did not continue speaking. He was thinking about the conversation with Chen Lang that night.
He had already expressed his attitude. So far would not be acquired. He did not know what Chen Lang was thinking.
Previously, when Chen Lang looked for him, Li Dong guessed that he wanted to talk to him about this issue. Now, whether Chen Lang would still talk about this issue would depend on whether Chen Lang had any conditions that could move him.
…
At night, Fisherman's Cafe.
Li Dong and Chen Lang sat opposite each other. They were not in a hurry to talk. They slowly sipped their coffee.
After chatting for a while about the school anniversary and Director Huang, the two of them gradually got to the main topic.
Chen Lang first said, "General Manager Li, So far should be saturated in Jiangbei now. I'm guessing that you're preparing to expand next, right?"
Li Dong nodded and smiled. "Of course."
"Then which direction will you choose? Jiangxi, Zhejiang, or Jiangsu? "
Li Dong smiled. "What do you think, Director Chen?"
Chen Lang chuckled. "Actually, I don't think it'll be easy. General Manager Li should understand that the first-tier market is already saturated. So far, no matter which direction they choose to go, they'll be snatching food from the tiger's mouth."
"That's not necessarily the case."
Li Dong laughed. He did not elaborate on this. Instead, he asked Chen Lang, "Director Chen, you're not here to discuss So far's expansion with me tonight, right?"
Chen Lang also smiled and nodded. "We're all sensible people. We're schoolmates, so I won't play dumb with you."
"Huarun is determined to enter Jiangbei. Huarun's goal is to unite East China. General Manager Li, to put it bluntly, Far Away is now surrounded, and it's too difficult to break out. Far Away doesn't have much capital. It's fine for them to defend themselves, but it's even more difficult for them to expand. But if Far Away becomes a member of Huarun, it'll be a different story. Far Away can achieve greater development, and it's even possible for them to become the second Su Guo. "
Li Dong was a little interested. "From what you're saying, if Huarun acquires Far Away, we can still retain our original management team?"
In fact, the possibility of this was very small. Huarun had acquired so many supermarkets, and the only one who could retain their original management team was Su Guo.
Moreover, there were many dissenting voices within Huarun. If it wasn't for Su Guo's amazing performance in the past few years, Ma Jialiang would have been driven out long ago.
Far Away couldn't compare to Su Guo. If Huarun acquired Far Away, they naturally wouldn't retain their original management team, especially Li Dong, who would almost certainly be eliminated.
Chen Lang chuckled. He neither admitted nor denied it.
Seeing this, Li Dong stopped asking and changed the topic. "Director Chen, can you tell me the conditions? If the conditions are good, I might really be tempted. "
Chen Lang's face turned solemn. He nodded and said, "Before I came here, the board of directors discussed it, and I agree with it. General Manager Li can listen to two proposals."
"Go ahead."
"First, full acquisition! Far Away's current valuation in Huarun is around 800 million, and we can buy it at a premium. 900 million. This price is absolutely sincere! "
"Including Far Away Building and the distribution center?"
"Of course!"
"Baidu's shares don't count, right?"
Chen Lang hurriedly said, "That's naturally not included. Even the piece of land that Fang Yuan traded with Longhua isn't included."
Li Dong laughed. "Of course, if this is included, I will drive you out."
"900 million is not a low price, but I want to hear the second proposal. If you don't mind, you can tell me."
"Second, General Manager Li can keep some shares, but he won't participate in the business in the future. Of course, the valuation will still be based on the previous valuation. Huarun also needs to obtain absolute control of the shares, so the premium will naturally be removed. General Manager Li should understand. After all, Far Away will have more room for development after merging with Huarun. "
Li Dong nodded and remained silent for a while.
Of course, he was not thinking about selling Far Away. He wanted to hear Huarun's evaluation of Far Away.
Now it seemed that Huarun actually didn't value Far Away too much, which could be seen from the valuation.
It was only 800 million, which was almost the same as Far Away's actual value.
In their opinion, Far Away's brand value was almost worthless. This meant that Huarun thought that Far Away was actually not important.
This also had to do with the fact that Far Away had only been established for a short period of time. In the eyes of those evaluation experts, Far Away did not have much user loyalty.
If they bought Far Away and changed the brand, they could still achieve the current results of Far Away, or even better.
Li Dong heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt a little indignant.
You guys are looking down on me, right? Although Far Away had only been established for a short period of time, in Li Dong's opinion, Far Away was definitely worth 300 to 200 million, not to mention how much the brand was worth.
In the Jiangbei market, Far Away was definitely not a nobody.
Moreover, now that Far Away Mall had opened, it was even more famous than before. In two to three years, it was hard to say who would win.
From this point, it could be seen that Huarun didn't particularly value e-commerce. Otherwise, they would have mentioned this point. Actually, Far Away Mall could have been brought up on its own.
After thinking about this, Li Dong didn't reject him directly. He just smiled and said, "I have to think about this."
Chen Lang wasn't surprised. Today was the first time he came into contact with Li Dong. It was just a simple exchange.
If Li Dong really agreed, Chen Lang would probably be stunned.
Chen Lang finished talking, but Li Dong hadn't finished.
Then, Li Dong probed with a few more words and even talked about Times Supermarket.
Chen Lang was very cautious. He gave a positive answer to most of the rumors that were circulating outside. As for those that didn't spread, his answer was ambiguous.
Just like Times Supermarket, Chen Lang told Li Dong that Huarun was determined to get it and would definitely win in the end.
It was fine if he lied to others, but Li Dong didn't believe a word of it.
Of course, they didn't blame each other. From the beginning to the end, Li Dong didn't speak the truth. They were doing business after all. Talking about friendship would only hurt their relationship. Moreover, they didn't have any friendship.
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