Originally, Li Dong was going to take Li Lan out to play in the afternoon.
However, halfway through the car, Shen Qian called Li Dong.
The acquisition of Jia Xinglong was settled. The person in charge of the business in Pingshan had just arrived at the company and was now looking for Li Dong to report the situation.
When Li Dong heard that it was an important matter, he was not in the mood to play. He told Li Lan and took her to the company.
It was Li Lan's first time to come to Pingchuan, the first time to sit in Li Dong's Maybach, and the first time to enter Li Dong's company.
She used to hear that her cousin was very capable, but Li Lan had a vague idea.
But when she saw that such a big company belonged to Li Dong, and so many people in the company had to listen to her cousin, Li Lan really realized how capable her cousin was.
The little girl looked at Li Dong with admiration, especially when she saw everyone calling him General Manager Li, General Manager Li respectfully, Li Lan admired him even more.
Li Dong did not care about the little girl's thoughts. He took Li Lan into the office and said, "You can play by yourself, or go out to play, but don't go downstairs. I have something to discuss. Don't run around, understand?"
Li Lan nodded obediently.
Li Dong did not say much. Li Lan was very obedient, and he did not need to remind her again and again.
After telling Li Lan, Li Dong said to the assistant who was on duty outside the door, "Ask Supervisor Mr. Zhang to come to see me."
The assistant who was on duty quickly responded and then made a phone call in a flurry.
Li Dong frowned slightly. Last time he said that he was hiring a secretary. At that time, he felt that it was okay to have no secretary.
But now it seemed that he had to hire someone. He could count on the people in the Administrative Department to do things. If he missed the big things, he would be angry to death.
But now he had to make do with it. Although the recruitment notice had been issued, and the personnel were also stepping up the interview, it would take a few days. In these days, he could only use the people in the Administrative Department.
Li Dong waited in the office for a while before the marketing director, who had gone to Pingshan to discuss the acquisition, hurried in.
Seeing that there was a young lady in Li Dong's office, Mr. Zhang glanced at her and didn't ask much. He picked up the folder and began to report to Li Dong.
This time, the acquisition of the three small and medium-sized supermarkets was negotiated by the marketing director. Sun Tao had actually almost finished the negotiation in the early stage. In the end, he was stuck on the price.
Now that Li Dong wanted to act swiftly and decisively, Supervisor Mr Zhang also wanted to cut through the Gordian knot. They had only been in Pingshan for three days, but they had already reached an agreement with Jia Xinglong.
"Jia Xinglong has a total of six stores, one of which is a hypermarket. It has a dominant position in Pingshan's retail industry. Previously, when Ke Long was merging with Ke Long, they had approached Jia Xinglong to discuss the merger, but the other party rejected them. This time, General Manager Sun spent a lot of effort to negotiate with them. Previously, General Manager Sun had set the price at 27 million, but Jia Xinglong had been asking for 30 million, so they couldn't come to an agreement. This time, because General Manager Li said that we could increase the price appropriately, I went to Pingshan and talked to the person in charge of Jia Xinglong a few times. In the end, the price was lowered to 28.5 million … "
After Supervisor Mr Zhang finished his report, Li Dong nodded and said, "28.5 million is still within the acceptable range. Has the contract been signed?"
"Not yet. This time, I came back to report the situation to you. Since you have agreed, I will return to Pingshan in the afternoon. The contract can be signed tomorrow."
"Okay. You have all worked hard during this period. Hang in there for a while longer. Far away is replenishing their manpower. Soon, there will be people to share the burden with you."
Supervisor Mr Zhang smiled and didn't reply. Although they had been busy, the higher-ups Far away didn't feel that it was all that hard.
The main reason was that their authority was much greater than before. Just like this time, it involved an investment of tens of millions. In the past, he didn't even have the chance to negotiate.
But this time, Far away was understaffed. Even if he went, he still had a lot of autonomy. Negotiating the acquisition of tens of millions of yuan was just a matter of him opening his mouth.
This feeling was wonderful. Other than being a little tired, the feeling of control was really satisfying.
Li Dong didn't continue talking. Then, he asked, "How are the other two companies?"
"Soon. The scale of these two companies can't compare to Jia Xinglong. The reason why they dragged it out previously was to see how Jia Xinglong was doing. Now that the deal with Jia Xinglong has been done, the two companies will soon come to a compromise. I am prepared to offer 18 million for Happy Department Store and 16 million for the Five Star chain stores. I believe it shouldn't be difficult to negotiate. Does General Manager Li think this price is acceptable? "
Li Dong thought for a while and said, "Sure. Settle the acquisition of these companies as soon as possible. Also, once the contract is signed, immediately get the finance and management personnel from Far away to enter the other companies. Seal the accounts and funds. Also, deal with the change of license as soon as possible … "
After saying that, Li Dong remembered that this matter wasn't under his responsibility. He said, "Forget it. Just focus on the negotiation. I will arrange for someone to take over the other matters."
"Okay, General Manager Li. I'll go first."
"Go!"
Li Dong nodded and shouted to the substitute assistant outside the door, "Ask President Shen and Director Liu from the finance department to come over. Oh, and also ask Deputy Director Jiang from the Business Management Department to come over."
"Got it!"
The substitute assistant responded and began to make a phone call in a flurry.
Because he still had to arrange the acquisition of Jia Xinglong, Li Dong could talk for a long time. Afraid that Li Lan would be anxious, Li Dong said to Li Lan, who was looking at him with her chin in her hand, "If you're bored, I can ask the driver to take you out to play or send you to the restaurant."
Li Lan shook her head and whispered, "Brother, can I stay here?"
"Of course, but don't you feel bored?"
Li Lan showed two small dimples on her face and said with a smile, "I'm not bored. I feel very handsome when I talk with you."
Then she imitated Li Dong's action. She waved her hand and said in a low voice, "Okay, that's settled. You can go now!"
Li Dong couldn't help but smile and rubbed her head again.
After a while, Shen Qian and others also came in. Li Lan consciously went to the reception area and sat down, not disturbing Li Dong.
Shen Qian asked and knew that she was Li Dong's cousin. She nodded to Li Lan and didn't talk much.
In the afternoon, Li Dong mainly discussed the merger with them.
Acquiring Jia Xinglong was just the beginning. The next step was to accept and integrate their stores with Far away. This was the key part.
The low-level employees didn't need to be replaced, but the senior management of the acquired company must be replaced.
Not all of them would be kicked out, but most of them would have to step down.
And this needed to be filled in from Far away. Because it wasn't a self-built store in Far Away, it needed more manpower.
People had to be sent over to accept the six stores to stabilize the morale of the staff. In addition, there was a hypermarket, which also needed professionals to accept and audit the financial aspects.
Just this alone was enough to give Li Dong a hard time. Without a team of at least twenty people, it would be difficult to take over Jia Xinglong in its entirety in the shortest time possible.
This was the first. Although the next two stores were a little smaller than Jia Xinglong, they still needed manpower. Far away would need at least 50 people to take over three supermarkets.
Li Dong and Shen Qian talked for a full three hours before everything was arranged.
After the discussion, Shen Qian said with a tired face, "General Manager Li, we have only taken over three small businesses. We are already stretched. We managed to take over three supermarkets, but what about Times Square? The scale of Times Square is not smaller than ours. With the change of ownership, the morale of the staff will be unstable. It will be a big problem for us to make the transition smoothly. "
"I know."
Li Dong nodded and said, "We can't panic over at Times Square. We can transition slowly. We don't lack manpower at the grassroots level. What I am considering is who will be the CEO."
Times Square was far away in Sunan, and Li Dong definitely wouldn't go over to take over.
He could take over temporarily, but Times Square wasn't a temporary matter. It would take at least a year or two to pass this transition period.
Li Dong naturally couldn't stay for that long. Sun Tao, Shen Qian, and the rest couldn't stay for that long either.
Jiangbei was also quite busy. After Sun Tao, Shen Qian, and the rest left, the company became even busier. Li Dong was afraid that he wouldn't be able to handle it.
Times Square was especially important, and its scale was huge. Without an elite management or even an elite team watching over it, how could Li Dong be at ease?
Once Li Dong said that, Shen Qian reacted and said, "Then, you mean to recruit more people, higher-ups?"
"Let's see how it goes. There are still some higher-ups in Times Square that can be used, but we need a CEO here too. You can't go. If you really can't do it, I will let CEO Sun go over for a year or two."
Jiangbei was much more stable than Sunan. After Sun Tao left, it was still possible to recruit another Deputy CEO to support the company.
In Sunan, Sun Tao seemed to be the most suitable. Wang Yue couldn't do it. Wang Yue was a talent for expansion. After Times Square was acquired, they needed a smooth transition. Sun Tao was more suitable than Wang Yue.
Shen Qian nodded and said gloatingly, "It's not bad for CEO Sun to go over. He doesn't need to be suppressed by you. Who knows, he might even be happy."
Li Dong rolled his eyes and said, "Screw you. Am I that kind of person? Don't talk about these useless things. Go back and tell Song Jie to hurry up. What is the HR department doing? It's been so long, and they still haven't finished the recruitment? It's already June, and the graduation recruitment is about to start. Are they really waiting for people to get their diplomas before recruiting? "
"Soon. Don't rush them too much. Right now, everyone is working together and looking for people. Do you think Song Jie isn't anxious? "
"Alright. That's all for now."
Li Dong said and added, "Oh right, arrange for the acquisition of Jia Xinglong. Inform the media to report on it. Once the contract is signed tomorrow, the media will start reporting on it. Let everyone see the strength of Far away. At the same time, it can also divert attention. "
Shen Qian understood what he meant and nodded. "No problem. If they know that we are acquiring a local company, they won't think that we are involved in Sunan's business."
"That's good."
Next, the two discussed a few more words. Finally, Shen Qian yawned and went out of the office.
Li Dong was also very tired, but fortunately, things were almost handled. He could rest for a few days.
Just as he was thinking about resting early tonight and taking Li Lan out to play in the next few days, Li Dong's cell phone rang.
As soon as he saw the caller ID, Li Dong suddenly patted his head!
Rest my ass. I almost forgot something important.
The phone call was from Wang Jie. That guy was getting married the day after tomorrow.
Last time, Wang Jie personally went to Pingchuan to send an invitation to Li Dong. Li Dong also said that if he had nothing to do, he would go and help in advance. Who knew that he was so busy that he almost forgot.
Fortunately, he remembered it now. Otherwise, on the day of Wang Jie's wedding, if he didn't go, I'm afraid that guy would hate me.
After connecting the phone, Wang Jie's voice came from the other side of the phone. Wang Jie asked, "Dongzi, are you busy tomorrow?"
"Aren't you getting married the day after tomorrow?" Li Dong asked immediately.
"Nonsense, of course, I'm getting married the day after tomorrow. But if you are not busy, you can come early. Tomorrow, I have to drink warming wine and decorate the new house. There is one more thing I forgot to tell you last time. I'm missing a best man. Can you help me? "
"I'll go! You're going to get married soon. You, this guy, said that you didn't find a best man? "Li Dong rolled his eyes. Wang Jie really had a big heart.
Wang Jie was depressed. "Nonsense. Of course, I found one. The other party is my cousin. But that bastard didn't know who said that if he was the best man three times, he would be a bachelor in the future. This guy has been the best man twice before. This time, he suddenly changed his mind. He doesn't want to die. I can't force him. "
Li Dong couldn't hold back his laughter. He laughed for a while and said, "Okay, let's talk about this tomorrow. If there is nothing particularly important tomorrow, I will rush back to Dongping first. Best man or not, I have to think about it. Who told you not to find me first. "
"Do I dare to find you? You're a big boss. Being my best man, I'm afraid that you'll lose face. I was going to ask you to be my wedding host, but my mom said that it would be better if the wedding host was older. Plus, you're not married, so I didn't tell you. Since you're here and have nothing to do, you can be my best man. "
"Got it. Let's talk about it."
Hanging up the phone, Li Dong was relieved. Fortunately, Wang Jie called. Otherwise, it would be bad if he forgot.
Now he had to think about what gift to give when they get married. After thinking about it, Li Dong didn't know what to give.
He had no experience in this. He would go to Dongping tomorrow and ask Wang Jie to see what this guy wanted.
If there was no request, he would simply give him a red envelope. It would save him trouble.
Because tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, he couldn't come back for at least two days. Li Dong's original wish to rest was lost.
Taking advantage of the sky not completely dark, Li Dong dealt with some chores in the office.
When everything was done, it was seven o 'clock.
As soon as he looked up, Li Dong found that he had ignored something. Li Lan, the girl, had already fallen asleep on the sofa.
Seeing this, Li Dong felt helpless. The girl didn't say a word all afternoon, so he forgot about her. She was really timid.
Li Dong got up and stretched his body. He woke Li Lan up and took her downstairs in a daze.
They didn't go home. First, they went to Dongfang Fishing Village and had dinner with Li Chengyuan. Then Li Dong took Li Lan back to Wanyuan District.
As for Chen Jing and others, Li Dong didn't care and let Li Chengyuan arrange it themselves.
Anyway, it was convenient to live in a hotel in the provincial capital. The Li family was not short of money. There would be a place for them to live.
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