June 4th.
Li Dong returned to Pingchuan. Early in the morning, Wang Jie and his wife rushed to the hotel to see off Li Dong.
When Wang Jie and Wu Mei arrived, Li Dong was eating breakfast.
Seeing the two rushing over, Li Dong joked: "You came so early? You just got married, don't you want to sleep more? "
Wu Mei heard this and blushed. Wang Jie didn't care: "I want to, but I have to worry about our son. Get up early so that my baby son won't be crushed."
Li Dong couldn't help but laugh. Wu Mei's face became redder and pinched Wang Jie.
Wang Jie grinned and didn't continue this topic. Instead, he asked Li Dong: "Don't talk about me. Did you steal last night? Your eyes are bloodshot and you didn't sleep all night?"
Li Dong smiled and wiped his mouth before saying, "I'm not a thief. I just can't sleep in my bed."
"Really?"
Wang Jie didn't believe it. Seeing Li Dong smiled and didn't speak, Wang Jie didn't ask again.
After Li Dong finished his breakfast and left the hotel, Li Dong and Wang Jie looked around at the same time.
Li Dong didn't see the person he was waiting for. He gently sighed and patted Wang Jie's shoulder. Without saying anything, he got in the car and left.
The black Maybach was like a black lightning. It came fast and left fast.
Soon, the car disappeared at the end of the road.
Wang Jie looked around again. He still didn't see anything. Finally, he sighed and no longer spoke. He left the hotel with Wu Mei who was still confused.
After the music ended, the entrance of the hotel was restored to peace.
After a while, a beautiful figure flashed in the corner of the hotel.
Yuan Xue looked at the end of the road. Her eyes were a little confused. She gently bit her lips and finally turned away.
…
June 5th, Far away management meeting.
The first content of the meeting was the report on the results of the acquisition of three Jia Xinglong supermarkets.
On the 2nd of June, Far away signed an agreement with Jia Xinglong. Far away acquired six of Jia Xinglong's stores and one hypermarket for 28.5 million.
On June 3rd, Far away reached an agreement with Happy Department Store to acquire five stores and six convenience community stores under Happy Department Store for $18.5 million.
On June 4th, Far away signed the contract with the last five-star chain store.
So far, he had spent 16 million to acquire the five-star chain, and the five-star chain was also the one with the least number of stores, with only three.
However, the scale of these three five-star chain stores was very large, and they occupied more than 40% of the local retail market. Li Dong felt that the 16 million was well spent.
So far, the purchase of the three supermarkets had cost a total of 63 million, all paid in cash.
A total of 21 new stores and shopping malls were added. Including the new stores in Nanhu and Mingcheng, the total number of stores Far away officially exceeded 100, reaching 121!
Regardless of the scale, the number of stores Far Away had surpassed RT-Mart and Carrefour.
Of course, this was in terms of quantity. If they were to compare annual sales, Far Away was naturally far behind them.
In terms of quantity, Far Away was also far behind Huarun Resources.
When the list of the top 100 retail companies was announced in 2005, Huarun Resources already had more than 2,000 stores.
Li Dong did not dwell on this. After the director of marketing finished his report, Li Dong said, "121 stores may seem like a lot, but in fact, excluding some convenience stores, Far Away has less than 100 stores that can truly be considered large-scale. Half of this year has passed, and by the end of the year, I hope the number of stores will exceed 200. "
As soon as he said that, everyone looked at each other.
Far Away had developed for two years, and now there were only 121 stores. Li Dong opened his mouth and said 200 stores. Wasn't this a little unreliable?
Not to mention whether they could keep up with the funds, they also did not have enough time. It was already June, and there was only half a year to the end of the year.
Opening nearly 80 more stores meant that they had to open more than 10 stores every month. For Distance, this was a lot of pressure.
The others did not understand, but Shen Qian did.
She knew that Li Dong was talking about Times. Times had close to 50 shopping malls, and if the acquisition of Times was successful, Far Away would have about 170 stores.
Far Away had to work hard for the remaining 30 stores, and it would not be difficult to open another 30 stores in half a year.
However, Li Dong and Shen Qian did not explain. After talking about the stores, they moved on to the next topic.
The morning meeting was mainly about mergers and acquisitions. After that, Shen Qian reported the results of the shopping malls, and the meeting ended.
…
After the meeting, Li Dong asked CFO Liu Hongmei and Shen Qian to stay behind.
After everyone left, Li Dong said, "CFO Liu, briefly tell me about the first half of the year's revenue and expenditure."
Although June was not over yet, Li Dong wanted to get a feel of the situation first. Ever since the military plane crash, Li Dong decided to do something good. He did not ask for gratitude from others, but he just wanted to make himself feel at ease.
However, doing big things required money. Far Away was almost an empty shell now.
Although Li Dong decided to be a good person again, he could not ignore Far Away's development. If he did that, he might end up in trouble.
Liu Hongmei thought for a while and said, "General Manager Li, why don't I go back and organize the information and report to you later?"
"There's no need. Just give me a brief introduction."
Liu Hongmei nodded and said, "Alright, I'll briefly tell you."
"Two days ago, we just settled the results for May. We made quite a lot of money in the first half of the year. The store's profit in five months is about 250 million. Later on, we invested 100 million in Baidu shares, and we made 420 million from the New City land. That means the total income for the first half of the year is about 770 million. This is the income, and the expenses are not small. The main expenses are the distribution center, Far Away Building, Far Away Mall, the new stores in Nanhu and Mingcheng, and the acquisition of the three supermarkets. The total cost of the distribution center and the Distance Building was about 200 million yuan. The investment in Distance Mall was also close to 50 million yuan. The new store cost about 100 million yuan, and the acquisition cost more than 60 million yuan. After deducting some other miscellaneous expenses, this year's income is about 300 million. We just made up for the hole from last year. "
Far Away had overdrawn a lot last year, almost 300 million. According to Liu Hongmei's calculation, after Far Away had paid off all the debts, there would be no money left.
Of course, there is no need to talk about the payment for goods and shopping vouchers.
Li Dong did a simple calculation and said, "According to what you said, we have about 300 million in loans from the bank. Together with the shopping vouchers and payment for goods, we should be able to get about 600 to 700 million, right?"
Liu Hongmei nodded and said, "For the land, Longhua had only paid 190 million at the beginning, 100 million of which is the capital. We only have 90 million in the account, and there is still 330 million left for Longhua. In fact, the company only has the payment for goods and the shopping vouchers. The rest of the money has been used. "
Li Dong nodded and did not say anything. He started to calculate in his heart.
The money from Longhua will only arrive in August. Other than the 330 million from Far Away, Li Dong still has a lot of money in his personal account.
His 50 million capital, plus the 320 million earned, almost 370 million was delayed in Longhua.
Just these two items added up to more than 700 million. Together with the payment for goods and the shopping vouchers from Far Away, Li Dong now had almost one billion in his hands.
Far Away was still negotiating with the provincial government about the national debt loan. If this 500 million could be settled, Li Dong could use even more money, almost 1.5 billion.
Of course, this was the money that Li Dong could use at the moment.
In fact, most of this money was to prepare for the acquisition of Times. Far Away was actually an empty shell without the funds used for the acquisition. Li Dong could only use a few hundred million of his own.
However, there was still some time before the acquisition of Times. From the successful negotiation to the signing of the contract, to the payment …
For such a large company acquisition, it would take at least half a year to reach the point where the money could be paid.
And in this half a year, Far Away was still making profits. He could not put so much money in the bank to eat interest. In a few months' time, he might be able to earn a few hundred million back.
Thinking of this, Li Dong said to Liu Hongmei, "Raise 300 million from Far Away. I need it at the end of the month."
Liu Hongmei's eyes widened. 300 million?
Once 300 million was raised, Far Away would really be empty. At that time, Far Away would not be able to take out a single cent of liquid funds. Did she hear it wrong or did Li Dong say it wrong?
Not only her, Shen Qian was also surprised. "Li Dong, why are you raising so much money?"
Li Dong waved his hand and said, "Don't ask first. Just do as I say. I will inform CEO Sun later. Don't worry about CEO Sun."
Sun Tao's side was easy to handle. Li Dong understood Sun Tao. If he used money, Sun Tao would not have much of an opinion.
Of course, this time, when Li Dong once again took the time to Far Away, Sun Tao would definitely be worried and helpless. But when the money was returned, Sun Tao would have nothing to say.
After comforting Liu Hongmei with a few words, Li Dong let her go back to prepare.
The transfer of 300 million was not something that could be done with just a few words. After all the procedures were done, it was almost the end of the month.
Once Liu Hongmei left, Shen Qian could not help but say, "Li Dong, are you crazy again? Now the company is so tight on money, and Far Away Building and the distribution center still have expenses in the future. What if something happens if you empty Far Away? "
Li Dong smiled and said, "How can something go wrong so easily? Besides, isn't your loan coming soon? Once the loan comes, Far Away will have money. What's the hurry? "
This loan was a special fund, and the higher-ups were watching it closely. Li Dong did not want to use it for other purposes. It would save him trouble.
Since the loan could not be used, then he would use Far Away's own money and then use the loan to fill this hole. Li Dong understood it better than anyone else.
Otherwise, putting 500 million Far Away, and it was not the time to spend money on acquisitions, wouldn't it be a waste of resources?
Hearing Li Dong say this, Shen Qian frowned slightly. She agreed with Li Dong's idea, but then she said, "Why do you need so much money?"
"Is it a lot? I still think it's too little. "
Li Dong laughed and thought to himself, I still have to talk to Hsu Shengzhe later to see if the 700 million from Longhua can be paid in advance.
Together with this 700 million, he had a total of 1 billion.
Li Dong was prepared to use this 1 billion to invest in the stock market. He had been watching the bull market from 2006 to 2007, and it was time for him to get involved.
Previously, he wanted to wait until he had the money.
But now, Li Dong did not want to wait anymore. Why would he not do a profitable business? He did not want to increase it by tens of times. It would be enough if he could double the 1 billion. As long as he chose the right stock, it would not be difficult to double the price at this point in time.
If he had a billion more in his hands, he would be able to do a lot more things next year, and Li Dong would be able to relax a lot.
All this while, Li Dong had been short of money, and it was very difficult for him to do anything.
Now that there was a chance to pick up money, why should he just sit and watch? It was only June now, and it would be the end of August if he waited for Longhua to pay.
If he waited for acquisitions, it might be the end of the year or even the beginning of next year.
With such a long time, even if Li Dong did not earn much, he would still get one or two hundred million.
If there was a chance to make money, he must follow it. It had only been so many years since his rebirth. If he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to pick up money in the future.
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