Li Dong wanted to make a trip to Switzerland, but he didn't have enough time.
There were too many things to do in June!
Forget about the land auction at the end of the month, he still had to take over Cheng Rui Real Estate and find someone to replace Zhang Lanyu.
Other than that, Far away was busy as well.
Li Dong had to take a look at the interview for the secretary on the 18th.
He was hiring the chairman's secretary, who was closer to him than an assistant. It could be considered as Li Dong's personal butler, so Li Dong couldn't be too casual about it.
However, before the secretary interview, Li Dong became even more famous.
On the 16th of June, Far away and Li Dong were all over Jiangbei's newspapers.
There were two reports about Li Dong and Far Away.
First, Far Away was going to spend a huge sum of money to acquire Times!
This news came from Sunan. Far Away and Times' second round of negotiations had ended. Both parties knew that they couldn't hide it anymore, so they announced it to the public.
At the same time, Jiangbei Far Away also announced that Far Away was determined to acquire Times!
As soon as the news came out, not only was the retail industry shocked, but other industries were also shocked.
Far Away was going to acquire Times?
A supermarket that had been established for less than two years was going to acquire a supermarket that had been established for ten years and had assets of over two billion?
Everyone was confused. There were two main points.
First, where did Far Away get the money to acquire Times?
Second, what was the purpose of Far Away acquiring Times? Could it be that Far Away was going to enter the East China retail battlefield and go head-to-head with the major supermarkets?
No matter what everyone thought or how confused they were, it was a fact.
Far Away wasn't trying to create hype. They were really going to acquire Times.
The inside story of the negotiations between Far Away and Times was revealed. Far Away had invested 2.3 billion!
This price had definitely come from one of the parties involved, and Li Dong knew that it was definitely from Era.
Perhaps it was to increase the sense of crisis in the other companies, Time revealed their offer Far Away. Logically speaking, this was against the rules. Before the negotiations were officially over, Time couldn't reveal any insider information.
However, this kind of thing was just a casual remark. If the other party really revealed it, there was nothing they could do about it. Far away.
As soon as the offer of 2.3 billion was made, those who had said that it was a hype Far away shut their mouths.
No one would joke around with so much money. The possibility of acquiring Time for 2.3 billion was actually very high. Far away, they would have to acquire it if they succeeded.
So far away, if they couldn't come up with the money, the acquisition would be terminated, and Far away would also suffer a huge loss.
A professional negotiation team would take a month or two, and the cost would not be a small amount.
Moreover, they also had to hire some professional organizations to evaluate the price of Era, which was also a huge expense. In addition, the failure of the acquisition might cause adverse effects Far away.
Combining these points, the possibility of Far Away being a hype was almost zero, because the loss outweighed the gain.
Far Away's acquisition of Time was confirmed, and the news spread in Jiangbei. In a short period of time, Far Away's reputation soared.
And this was only the first report on Far Away.
As for the second report on Jiangbei's major newspapers, it had nothing to do with Far Away. It was Li Dong's personal problem.
Li Dong's experience in Longhua Group couldn't be hidden from others.
Both parties were famous people in Jiangbei. One was the richest man in Jiangbei, and the other was a young entrepreneur leader.
Li Dong suffered a setback in Longhua, Xu Jianghua refusing to see Li Dong, and Li Dong leaving. Once this news spread, it instantly attracted the attention of countless people.
Both of them were tycoon-level figures. There were too many people who were interested in the gossip of these two big shots.
If Li Dong was said to be weaker than Xu Jianghua in the past, many people felt that Li Dong and Xu Jianghua were about the same after the news of Far Away's acquisition of Era spread.
Some people even guessed that the title of the richest man in Jiangbei should be changed.
Longhua Group was rich, but Longhua Group didn't belong to Xu Jianghua alone. Xu Jianghua's shares in Longhua Group was the highest, but it was only about 60%.
And of this 60%, Xu Jianghua's two sons each took 5%, and Xu Jianghua's actual shares were only about half.
Longhua's market value was about 12 billion, which meant that Xu Jianghua's personal net worth was about 6 billion.
As for Li Dong, the newspaper reported last year that his net worth was about 1 billion. But this year, since Li Dong had the capital to acquire Era, everyone felt that they had underestimated Li Dong.
If the acquisition of Era was successful, Far Away's market value would be about 4 billion.
In addition, it was rumored that Li Dong still had a large number of Baidu shares, and the outside world said that the shares were worth at least 500 million.
This meant that Li Dong's personal net worth was about 4 billion. Many people knew that Li Dong had given shares to the General Manager of Far Away at the annual meeting last year, but they didn't include this money.
4 billion versus 6 billion. It seemed that Li Dong was not as good as Xu Jianghua.
But don't forget how old Li Dong was, and how old was Xu Jianghua!
Xu Jianghua was three times older than Li Dong, and he was more than 40 years older than him. It was obvious who had the potential.
Even if Li Dong wasn't the richest man in Jiangbei now, he would be sooner or later. Now that the two richest men were fighting and even falling out, everyone was happy to see it.
Once the news came out, not only did it cause discussion in the business world, but it also caused a lot of discussion among the government officials and the people.
Many people were guessing why the two tycoons fell out.
Among them, there were two most widely spread guesses, which were also two diametrically opposed conclusions.
The first conclusion was that Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe were on good terms, and Li Dong had been criticized by the media for his bad temper because of the two incidents. Under such circumstances, Xu Jianghua saw Hsu Shengzhe as the future leader of Longhua, and he didn't want Li Dong to lead his son astray.
In addition, a video of the two of them beating someone up had been spread, and Xu Jianghua might be trying to distance his son from Li Dong.
This was the first guess, and many people agreed with it.
The second guess was more interesting. When the newspaper reported this, it specially noted that this was from the top management of Longhua.
That was, Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe were on good terms, and it might affect the future succession of Longhua.
This influence did not mean that Li Dong would lead Hsu Shengzhe astray, but it would affect Hsu Shengzhe's eldest brother's succession.
According to this insider, Hsu Shengzhe, who was always favored by the public, might not be Xu Jianghua's ideal successor.
Xu Jianghua, who was known as the playboy, was Xu Jianghua's ideal candidate.
The reason why Xu Jianghua humiliated Li Dong was probably to pave the way for the young master of the Xu family to rise to the top. After all, Li Dong was not an ordinary person. Once the brothers fell out, Li Dong would be a great help to Xu Shengzhe.
In order to let Li Dong get out of this succession fight, Xu Jianghua did this.
Some people believed both guesses, but some didn't. They thought that Xu Jianghua and Li Dong would not be so senseless.
Regardless of whether they believed it or not, everyone knew that Longhua and Far away had fallen out!
Everyone knew Li Dong's temper over the past two years. Being rejected by Xu Jianghua was a huge slap to his face.
From the way Li Dong waved his sleeves and left, it could be seen that Li Dong was very angry this time.
Under such circumstances, even if Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe had a personal relationship, it would not change anything. The feud between the two was officially established.
Many people wanted to see what would happen next. They wanted to see if the two of them would clash again.
But from the looks of it, there was not much hope. Li Dong was in the retail business, and Longhua was in business. There were not many places where they intersected. It was difficult to have a dispute in the business field.
No one knew that Li Dong was ready to take revenge.
No one knew that Li Dong had acquired Cheng Rui Real Estate. After all, the two parties had not completed the transaction. Zhang Lanyu was in charge of Cheng Rui Real Estate. There were not many people who knew the inside story.
Even those who knew the inside story would not know that Li Dong, who was in the process of acquiring Times, was preparing to enter the real estate business.
Because no one knew, although the dispute between the two had spread like wildfire, everyone thought that it should be over. They would have to wait for a few years to see what would happen next.
But it was obvious that Li Dong was at a disadvantage in the first round.
Being rejected was not something to be proud of. If it was someone else, it would be fine. But this was Li Dong!
He was an influential figure in the business world of Jiangbei, and a business leader of the country's 80's generation.
He was slapped in the face, and he did not even have a chance to take revenge. No matter how one looked at it, it was Li Dong who suffered a loss and lost face.
Many people were wondering if Li Dong was losing his temper again.
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Not only outsiders thought so, but people who knew Li Dong also thought so.
As soon as the news came out, many people called Li Dong to comfort him.
Wang Jie made a phone call, Fatty made a phone call, Zhang Lanyu called …
Even Qin Yuhan, who was far away in Beijing, called back and comforted Li Dong in a low voice, telling him not to be angry. She would be back in a few days and would accompany Li Dong to beat up that old bastard.
Although he knew that everyone was comforting him, Li Dong still felt a little helpless.
In fact, he was really not angry now. Since he decided to participate in the auction, Li Dong was ready to take revenge.
He lost face, but Li Dong was ready to make Xu Jianghua lose face together. At that time, Xu Jianghua should be angry. He did not need to comfort him.
But some things could not be said now. Li Dong was ready to give Xu Jianghua a surprise. If he said it now, it would not be a surprise enough.
There was no way. Everyone called to comfort him. Li Dong had to accept it one by one and thank them a few words.
In the end, Li Dong was ready to turn off his phone.
Just when Li Dong wanted to turn off his phone, Hsu Shengzhe, who was watching the World Cup in Germany, also called.
The first sentence Hsu Shengzhe said was, "I'm sorry!"
Li Dong smiled and said, "It's okay. It has nothing to do with you. You told me before, but I did not expect your father to be so cruel."
Hsu Shengzhe was speechless. After a long time, he said, "My father is my father, and I am me. No matter how you and my father deal with it, I hope this will not affect our personal relationship."
Li Dong smiled and said, "Of course. But don't blame me if your father suffers a loss."
Hsu Shengzhe was very sensitive. When he heard this, he became vigilant and said, "Suffer a loss? What are you going to do? Li Dong, I don't care how you fight in the business field, but if you want to play dirty, our relationship will be useless. That's my father. Don't mess around! "
Li Dong laughed and said, "What are you talking about? Am I that kind of person?"
"Don't try to hide it from me. Those with the surname Zhu and surname Feng will not have a good ending. Li Dong, if you treat me as a friend, don't mess around. It's not worth risking your life for the sake of your reputation! "
Li Dong said impatiently, "It's up to you to believe it or not. I'm too lazy to argue with you. That's it. I'm hanging up!"
After he hung up the phone, Xu Shengzhe felt much more at ease.
But he also took Li Dong's words to heart. Since it was not a private fight, then it must be a business matter.
Hsu Shengzhe wanted to remind the old man, but he gave up after thinking about it.
Now the old man was a bit headstrong. He might not listen to his words. Otherwise, he would not have treated Li Dong like that.
If he really suffered a loss in the hands of Li Dong, it would be a good thing.
Longhua was such a big corporation. Hsu Shengzhe did not believe that Li Dong could destroy Longhua so quickly. If it was true, then Li Dong was too powerful. His reminder was useless.
…
After hanging up the phone with Hsu Shengzhe, Li Dong was finally relieved.
This time, he did not hesitate and directly switched off his phone.
He received so many calls in a day, and everyone was concerned about him. Li Dong was also helpless.
When he was about to take a break, the office door was pushed open.
Shen Qian entered the door and said, "Is what the newspaper said true?"
"About Xu Jianghua?"
"Yes!"
"It's true."
After hearing Li Dong's confirmation, Shen Qian's face changed. She said gloomily, "Xu Jianghua is not giving you face? What right does he have to treat you like this? Even my dad saw you … "
Shen Qian stopped halfway through her sentence. She took a deep breath and said, "You're going to the auction to fight with Xu Jianghua?"
Li Dong did not deny it. He nodded and said, "That's part of the reason. The other part is about profits."
Shen Qian did not care what he said next. She thought for a while and said, "The money from Longhua has not arrived yet. The money from Far away can not be used for the time being. The money to buy land can't be used from Far away."
Li Dong was a little unhappy when he heard this. He had told Sun Tao before that he would use the 300 million yuan from Far away.
Since Sun Tao did not object, why would Shen Qian object?
Seeing Li Dong's dissatisfied face, Shen Qian took a deep breath. There was some hesitation on her face. Finally, she became firm. She bit her red lips and said, "Don't use the money from Far away. If you need money, I can lend you some!"
"You?"
Li Dong looked at her in surprise. After a while, he smiled from ear to ear and said, "I say, sister, you should keep your savings of tens of thousands to buy clothes for yourself. You lend me some? How much can you lend me? One hundred thousand or one million? Don't you know what I need the money for? What can I do with a few hundred thousand to buy land? "
"Is 500 million enough?"
"What can 500 million do …" Li Dong suddenly paused halfway through his sentence.
The office was also quiet. Li Dong looked up at Shen Qian. After a while, he laughed dryly and said, "Shen Qian, is it fun to make this joke now?"
"I'm not joking! I'll lend you 500 million. You deal with Xu Jianghua for me! How can that old guy bully people! "Shen Qian said with a face of indignation.
Li Dong's mouth twitched. After a long time, he said seriously, "Are you serious?"
"Really!"
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