With something worth a few hundred million in his hands, Li Dong could not sit still.
After Zheng Rao left, Li Dong brought Tan Yong and the others to the Jiangbei headquarters of China Construction Bank and rented a high-class safe deposit box.
Li Dong was relieved when he came out of the bank.
Li Dong threw the plastic bag to Tan Yong and said, "You guys have worked hard these few days. Take it and distribute it later."
Tan Yong weighed the bag and looked at its thickness. There was at least fifty thousand yuan in the bag.
He wanted to refuse, but when he saw Li Dong already in the car, and his men were looking at him eagerly, Tan Yong did not say anything.
He knew in his heart that this was probably because of what happened yesterday.
Although he did not know what was in the box or the other pillar, Tan Yong knew it was worth more than the fifty thousand yuan that Li Dong gave him.
Now that they had given the money, they should know what to do.
…
Originally, Li Dong had planned to buy all the things that the villa lacked in the next two days.
But the garage was not ready yet, and the gold decorations in the living room were still being done. Li Dong was not in a hurry to buy anything.
On the 31st of May, Yu Bo and the others finally finished their preparations.
Li Dong took a quick look at the negotiation plan and did not pay much attention to it. In fact, this was not the key to this negotiation. Li Dong's confidence came from the secret information he had.
On the afternoon of the 31st, Li Dong let Yu Bo and Sun Tao into his office.
The three of them talked for more than an hour. When they came out of Li Dong's office, Yu Bo was in high spirits.
The few pieces of information that Li Dong had provided him were very important.
First, their main opponent this time was not China Resources Group or Bailian Group. It was Wumart, the least favored Wumart.
This was because all three of them were pursuing a full acquisition. According to Li Dong, if Wumart could not take down Times, they might give up on the acquisition and choose to be the controlling shareholder.
Once they gave up on the acquisition, Wumart's chances would be much higher.
To the higher-ups of Era, acquiring them meant that they would all have to step down. A new leader would have a new group of people. If other companies acquired Era, they would definitely not be able to achieve anything.
Controlling shares were different. Controlling shares meant that Times still held a portion of the shares.
They had the shares of Wumart. Furthermore, they were old employees. When the time came, Wumart would most likely compromise. They would have the right to operate but not the actual management. In the future, they would still be the top management.
If other companies couldn't pay a generous price, Times would rather be controlled by someone else.
That was the first point. The second point was the possible reserve price from Era.
This was actually Li Dong's guess. He wasn't sure about the specifics because the acquisition didn't succeed and the newspapers didn't report it.
However, at that time, Wumart announced that they had spent 1.2 billion to acquire 50% of Time's shares.
Half of the shares was worth 1.2 billion yuan, but because it wasn't a full-fledged acquisition, the premium might be lower. Li Dong guessed that the base price for the full-fledged acquisition should be between 2.5 to 2.6 billion yuan.
Time's current valuation was only slightly higher than 2 billion yuan. 2.5 billion yuan seemed a bit too high.
This was also the main reason why Huarun and Wumart hadn't been able to negotiate successfully. A 20% premium wasn't worth it at the moment.
Of course, Li Dong didn't care.
He wasn't sure about other things. He only knew that in 2009, Lotte had spent more than 4 billion yuan to acquire Time.
In three years, the purchase price had increased by one or two billion yuan. This wasn't a small amount. At the same time, it also meant that Time's future was quite good. Now that they had invested more than 2 billion yuan, in three years' time, even without the support of Far Away, Time's value would more or less double.
If Era and Distance were to work together, Era might be even better than before, and their growth would be even greater.
Earning a few billion yuan in three years was something Li Dong was naturally willing to do. Unlike making quick money, a physical company could double in three years. Moreover, it was a company worth a few billion yuan. This kind of profitability was worth a lot of attention.
After saying these two points, Li Dong told Bo the third piece of information. This was his final trump card.
If Far Away couldn't beat Wumart in the negotiations.
Then Yu Bo would have to think of a way to reveal to Time that Wumart's capital chain might be broken.
In his previous life, Wumart had already reached an agreement with Time to acquire Time, but the deal fell through in the end. It was because of the problem with their capital chain that caused them to be suspended and unable to acquire Time.
Time might not have noticed it now, but if they were to investigate carefully, they would be able to find some clues.
In the past year, Wumart had been acquiring other small and medium-sized companies, and their capital was already tight. Now that they were going to acquire Time, it was normal for them to be out of money.
With these three pieces of information, if Yu Bo still failed, Li Dong wouldn't be able to say anything.
Yu Bo left happily, but Sun Tao wasn't in a hurry to leave.
After sitting in Li Dong's office for a while, Sun Tao said, "General Manager Li, isn't 2.4 billion too low? You've already said that Era's price tag is more than 2.5 billion. "
Li Dong smiled and said, "That's what I wanted to tell you. 2.4 billion is the price I'm giving to Yu Bo. If it's too high, I'm afraid he won't put in the effort. After all, it's related to 200 million. Far Away is also a little strained here. Of course, if it really doesn't work out at the last minute, you can come out personally. You can set the price within 2.6 billion. "
Sun Tao nodded and said, "General Manager Li, don't worry. Unless it's absolutely necessary, I won't use this authority."
26 to 24. It didn't seem like much of a difference.
But don't forget what this was in terms of units. 200 million was enough for Far Away to open five more large shopping malls in Jiangbei.
Far Away might have a lot of stores, but there weren't many large shopping malls. How much profit could five large shopping malls bring to Far Away every year? Just thinking about it showed how important the difference of 200 million was.
Li Dong smiled and didn't say much. He gave a few more instructions to Sun Tao before ending the conversation.
…
June 1st.
This was probably the busiest day for Li Dong.
There were two things he had to do today. First, he had to send Yu Bo and the others off.
The situation in Sunan was very tense. It was better to be early than late. After the preparations were done, Yu Bo and the others would set off to meet Time's people.
There were quite a lot of people going this time. Other than the eight people in Yu Bo's team, there were also Yuan Chengdao, Liu Qi, Sun Tao, and two of Sun Tao's assistants. Far Away was also equipped with two cars. Including the drivers, there were a total of 15 people.
15 people driving a total of six cars. It could be considered a small motorcade.
Fortunately, these cars were mainly business cars. Far Away only had two A6s. There weren't many people paying attention to it, so outsiders didn't pay much attention to it.
Li Dong personally sent them to the cars. When the six cars slowly left, it was already eight o 'clock.
Raising his hand to look at the time, Li Dong said to Shen Qian, who was next to him, "I have something to do. CEO Wang is going to Nanhu now. You keep an eye on the company. Don't just keep an eye on your e-commerce department."
"Got it!"
Shen Qian responded and said tiredly, "Li Dong, hire a few more people later. The company is so busy now. I can't handle it anymore. I'm following the Treasury Bond discount loan. I'm also following the Far Away Building and the distribution center. I still have to keep an eye on the Far Away Mall and the layout of the express delivery network. Now that CEO Sun and CEO Wang are gone, are you trying to tire me to death? "
Li Dong casually said, "Put the distribution center and the Far Away Building aside for now. Don't the company still have so many directors? Let two of them keep an eye on them. We can't let them do nothing. "
"Do nothing?! Who's free now? Far Away only has a few directors. Director Mr. Zhang went to Pingshan to discuss the acquisition. Director Hu and Director Liu followed CEO Wang to Nanhu and Mingcheng to supervise the opening of the new store. In addition, the HR department is busy with the graduation recruitment. The company is so busy that it can barely rest on the ground. "
Hearing Shen Qian's words, Li Dong knew that Far Away was so busy now.
Moreover, Far Away's disadvantage of being established for a short period of time was gradually revealed. They still didn't have enough people to take charge.
But now was not the time to talk about this. Li Dong looked at his watch again and said, "Let's talk about this later. I'm really busy now. If I don't go now, my parents will die of anger today."
Hearing Li Dong's words, Shen Qian suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "The restaurant is opening today?"
"Yes, didn't I mention it to you last time?"
"I've been so busy recently that I forgot!" Shen Qian patted her head and said with some annoyance, "Why didn't you say so earlier? It's too late to send a flower basket now. How about this? Tell Uncle and Auntie that I can't go because of you. I'll make up for the opening gift later. "
Li Dong rolled his eyes and grumpily said, "It's enough to say 'yes'. You don't have to add anything to the second half of the sentence."
After that, Li Dong couldn't be bothered to continue chatting with Shen Qian. He got in the car and asked Tan Yong to go to Changping Avenue.
The restaurant opened at 8: 08 in the morning. It was already 8: 30 now. It was already late. If he didn't go now, his father would have nothing to say, but his mother would be furious.
…
When Li Dong arrived at Changping Avenue, it was almost nine o 'clock.
Li Dong had only visited his parents' restaurant once when he bought the house, but he had never visited it afterward.
Today, when he came to take a look, he found that the restaurant had changed a lot.
The old outer walls were all repainted. The wall facing the street was also demolished and replaced with a glass wall, which looked a lot more magnificent.
The signboard of the restaurant was also changed. Li Dong forgot what it was before. Now it was called "Dongfang Fishing Village".
It was said that the name was given by Li Chengyuan, who copied Li Dong's style and directly used the homophone of Li Dong and Cao Fang's names.
The main business of the restaurant was grilled fish, and the signature dishes were all kinds of fish, so it was finally named this way.
Nine o 'clock was still in the morning. Naturally, no one would come to eat at this time.
However, it was still very lively in front of the Dongfang Fishing Village. This time the restaurant opened, the old couple finally became generous.
They didn't save money. Not only did they set off firecrackers for more than half an hour, they also specially invited a lion dance team.
At this time, it was already summer. The dawn came early. At nine o 'clock, Changping Avenue was still bustling with people.
Three lions, two big and one small, were dancing in front of the Dongfang Fishing Village, attracting many people to stop and watch.
The waiters and waiters of the restaurant were not idle either. They were wearing red uniforms and shuttling through the crowd. Some were handing out leaflets, and some were introducing the signature dishes of the restaurant to passers-by.
There were many people who were interested. After all, this was the first large-scale grilled fish restaurant on Changping Avenue.
In the past, there were grilled fish restaurants on Changping Avenue, but they generally didn't make it big. On the one hand, they didn't have the capital. On the other hand, many people subconsciously thought that grilled fish was only a sideline of the restaurant.
If it weren't for Li Dong's support, Li Chengyuan and Cao Fang probably wouldn't dare to invest so much money to open a grilled fish restaurant. Of course, they didn't have so much money.
As soon as Li Dong's car arrived, many people saw it.
As soon as the Maybach stopped, Lin Meng, who was commanding people at the door, hurried over.
When Li Dong got out of the car, Lin Meng, who was in a business suit, smiled like a flower and said, "Dongzi, you're finally here. Uncle Li and Aunt Cao have been waiting for you."
Li Dong smiled and said, "I have no choice. I have something to do at the company this morning, so I can't leave. Besides, I can't help much even if I'm here. With Sister Lin Meng here, I believe there will be no problem at the fishing village. "
Hearing Li Dong's words, Lin Meng smiled even more happily and hurriedly said a few words of modesty.
They talked for a while, and Li Dong glanced at the lions dancing next to them and said, "The effect is good. There are quite a lot of people."
Lin Meng led Li Dong to the restaurant and explained, "It's okay. It opens after eight o 'clock. So far, six private rooms have been booked, and seven or eight tables have been booked in the hall. There should be 30 or 40 tables in a day."
The Eastern Fishing Village was not small, and there were 40 tables in the hall.
There were also nearly 20 private rooms on the second floor. If they could receive 30 or 40 tables in a day, they would definitely make money.
In fact, without worrying about the rent, as long as they could receive 10 tables in a day, they would not lose money. At this time, the restaurant's profit was very high.
Li Dong nodded and followed Lin Meng into the restaurant.
It was not lunchtime, so there were not many people in the restaurant. Some waiters were busy around.
Li Dong glanced around and did not see Cao Fang, but he saw Cao Feng. This guy was helping to move things. Li Dong glanced at him and did not call him.
But Lin Meng helped to explain, "Today is the opening of the fishing village, and Fengzi asked her colleagues to change shifts."
Li Dong smiled and said, "She has to come even if she doesn't want to change shifts. Otherwise, my mother will be very angry."
Then he asked Lin Meng, "Where are my parents?"
"Uncle Li is entertaining guests upstairs."
"Guests?"
"Well, it's the opening of the restaurant. It's a happy event. Uncle Li and Aunty Cao have informed some relatives and friends. A lot of people came in the morning, and now they are all upstairs."
"Relatives and friends?"
Li Dong murmured. He really did not know this.
He thought that his parents would definitely choose to keep a low profile this time, but he did not expect that the couple would change their temperament and show off this time.
Li Dong did not have any objection. If his parents wanted to invite them, then let them do it. It was good to have some fun.
Seeing that Lin Meng and him stood there for a while, several waiters came to ask for instructions. Li Dong said to Lin Meng, "You go on with your business. I'll go up and have a look. I don't want to delay your business."
Lin Meng did not insist. She nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, then I won't send you up. There is only one table upstairs. You can find it when you get there."
Li Dong waved his hand and went to the second floor with Tan Yong.
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