After arranging the personnel issues, Li Dong announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Wu Shengnan was about to leave when Li Dong said, "Director Wu, follow me to the office. I have something to say."
Wu Shengnan nodded. Just as they were about to go to the office, Li Dong's phone rang again.
Looking at the phone number and looking at the time, Li Dong's eyes lit up. He picked it up and said, "Brother Sun, is the negotiation over?"
Shen Qian and Wu Shengnan quickly stopped when they heard the word "negotiation".
Today was the third round of negotiation between Far Away and Times. They were busy with the auction and almost forgot about it. Now that they thought about it, the negotiation should be over at this time.
On the other side of the phone, Sun Tao said happily, "General Manager Li, the negotiation is over!"
Li Dong heard his tone and felt that it was good, but he still asked, "What's the result?"
"Hahaha, General Manager Li, we made the right move to spread the news that Wumart's capital chain is broken! The negotiation between Times and Wumart has reached an impasse, and Wumart's negotiation team has begun to withdraw. Now, we have the biggest chance of winning Far Away, and we have almost reached a consensus. "
Li Dong was surprised and said, "Really?"
"Yes!" Sun Tao responded and said with a smile, "Yu Bo and Yuan Chengdao are indeed very strong. They almost convinced Times with the price of 2.4 billion. Now, whether we can succeed or not, we are only one step away."
Li Dong said quickly, "What is it?"
"Cough, cough …"
Sun Tao coughed lightly and said with some embarrassment, "General Manager Li, there are conditions for winning Times with 2.4 billion."
Li Dong said eagerly, "Tell me, what conditions did Times offer?"
"That … Times is worried that we will have problems with our capital chain, so they strongly demand that we pay in full in cash. Before the end of the year, 2.4 billion must be in our account."
"F * ck!"
Li Dong cursed and said angrily, "Are you looking down on us? Huarun, Bailian, these mergers and acquisitions will not be paid in full. There is only half a year left until the end of the year. Excluding the negotiation time and contract signing time, that means we have three to four months to pay 2.4 billion RMB? Times is really daring. Are they going to ask for the same thing when other corporations want to acquire them? "
When it came to corporate mergers and acquisitions, especially when it involved such a large sum of money, it was rare for a one-time payment to be made in full. Usually, it would take two to three years to settle.
Or they could use their own shares to exchange for it. In any case, it was rare for a merger to take out 2.4 billion in cash at once.
Li Dong would definitely not accept the exchange of shares, so he could only pay. In Li Dong's opinion, Far away would not drag on for too long. It should be possible to pay in full within a year or so.
However, Time actually wanted them to pay in full before the end of the year. It was obvious that they were worried that they would not be able to afford it Far away.
Scolding aside, Li Dong thought for a while, took a deep breath and said, "Try your best to fight for it. If you really can't do it, then at the end of the year. Let's take over Time first."
Time had dragged on for long enough. It was already June 30th, 2006. It would soon be the second half of 2006. Li Dong did not want to drag it on any longer.
The earlier the arrangements in Hua Dong were carried out, the better. In 2007, Li Dong was prepared to launch an all-out attack.
Spending half a year to digest Time was also in line with Li Dong's strategic goal. Therefore, although Time's conditions were a little harsh, it was still within Li Dong's acceptable range.
Sun Tao said dryly, "General Manager Li, do we have 2.4 billion?"
Li Dong rubbed his forehead and calculated in his heart. So far away's current reserves and loans still had 800 million. In addition to the 700 million from Longhua, So far away also had 300 million. That would be 1.1 billion.
There was still half a year to the end of the year. So far away's current monthly profits were about 50 million. This did not include Nanhu and Mingcheng, as well as the three supermarkets that they had just acquired.
If these supermarkets were included, it would not be difficult to make an average of 60 to 70 million a month.
At the end of the year, there would still be a profit of 400 million. That would be 1.5 billion.
After calculating it, there would be a gap of at least 900 million.
900 million …
Li Dong had a headache. Actually, he could still fork out 900 million. He had almost 400 million in Longhua. Baidu's shares had also risen. It would not be a problem to sell it for 400 million. In addition to the money from Switzerland, Li Dong could indeed fork out 900 million.
This did not include the 500 million that Shen Qian had borrowed. Otherwise, Li Dong would have been able to pay the full amount now.
But this money was useful. It was not worth investing it all into So far away.
After thinking for a while, Li Dong said to Sun Tao, "Try to fight for it. Tell Time that we can pay half of it before the end of the year, which is 1.2 billion. The rest will be settled next year. If not, 1.5 billion is also fine. You can decide based on the situation. If Time insists on not agreeing, then do as I said. "
Sun Tao had a better understanding of So far away's accounts. He immediately understood what Li Dong meant. He quickly said, "General Manager Li, don't worry. I will definitely fight for it."
"Alright, let's do that."
After saying that, Li Dong suddenly thought of something and said, "Time is questioning our ability to pay?"
"Yes."
Li Dong's eyes flickered. After a while, he said faintly, "Then tell them that So far away has plenty of money! I, Li Dong, have plenty of money. Today, my Dong Yu Real Estate spent 5.25 billion to get three pieces of land. This is enough to prove our ability, right? "
"How much?"
"5.25 billion!"
"Pfft!"
Sun Tao, who was about to drink his tea, spat it out. Yu Bo, who was sitting opposite him, twitched his mouth. He picked up a tissue and wiped the water off his face.
Sun Tao could not be bothered to apologize. He quickly said, "General Manager Li, did you say something wrong? Or did I hear wrongly? How much did you spend to get three pieces of land? "
"About 5 billion. Do you understand now?" Li Dong repeated. He then said, "There will be reports in Jiangbei's newspapers tomorrow."
Li Dong was not trying to show off. He was mainly trying to intimidate Time.
This was to prevent them from always treating Far away as a weakling. In the process of negotiating with Time, Far away had always been in a passive state.
With Wumart's withdrawal and Huarun and Bailian's harsh conditions, Time still put on airs with Far away. This was obviously unfair treatment.
If Far away were to reveal that Li Dong spent 5 billion to get three pieces of land, Time would probably have to re-evaluate Far Away. Li Dong did not expect them to give any preferential treatment. At the very least, they would make some concessions in terms of payment.
Sun Tao sobered up. After a while, he murmured, "Did you rob a bank? Where did you get the 5 billion from? "
He had probably been in contact with Li Dong for the longest time. Since the opening of the first supermarket in Dongping, he had been following Li Dong.
Outsiders might not know how much Li Dong was worth, but Sun Tao was well aware of it.
But no matter how he looked at it, Li Dong should not have that much money, right?
Even if he did not need to pay the full amount for the land, it would be impossible to get the 5 billion worth of land, including the down payment and other taxes, at least 700 million. If Longhua did not pay, where would Li Dong get 700 million?
Li Dong rolled his eyes and did not reply. He continued, "You don't have to worry about that. Anyway, you just have to be more confident! Time is just an outdated enterprise. It has no right to be big in front of Far Away. The more you are a coward, the more they think we are weak. The stronger you are, the weaker they will be. Of course, I won't be there to give you any instructions. You can deal with it yourself. "
"I understand."
Sun Tao did not listen to the rest of Li Dong's words. He did not even know what Li Dong said before he hung up.
After hanging up, Yu Bo asked, "Director Sun, what did General Manager Li say?"
Sun Tao's mouth twitched. "Nothing much. He said he is not short of money. He just spent more than 5 billion to buy three pieces of land today."
"Cough, cough, cough …"
Everyone in the room coughed. After a while, Yu Bo said with a smile, "Director Sun, this joke is not funny."
Sun Tao said angrily, "I know this joke is not funny! But General Manager Li said so. If you don't believe me, you can read the newspaper tomorrow or watch Jiangbei's financial news at night. Maybe there will be an article on it. "
Since Sun Tao said so, Yu Bo and the rest had to believe it even if they did not want to.
It took a while for everyone to digest this news.
Liu Qi thought for a while and asked, "Does General Manager Li mean that we can agree to Time's conditions?"
Sun Tao shook his head and said, "Try to negotiate. General Manager Li said that 1.2 billion to 1.5 billion will be paid before the end of the year, and the rest will be paid in full next year. If it doesn't work, then we will pay in full. As for how the money will come, don't ask me. General Manager Li should have a way. "
Everyone looked at each other. They did not know where Li Dong got the money.
But at this point, they could only trust Li Dong. After all, the success of the negotiation depended on Li Dong. They just had to try their best to negotiate.
…
Sun Tao and the rest were surprised. After Li Dong hung up, Shen Qian and Wu Shengnan were pleasantly surprised.
As soon as the phone was hung up, Shen Qian hurriedly said, "The negotiation was successful?"
"It's almost done. The next ones are small problems."
"Really!"
Shen Qian was overjoyed and said, "Today is really a happy day. Three happy events have come!"
"Three happy events? Where did the three happy events come from? "
"We've acquired a few pieces of land and made a name for Dong Yu Real Estate. The acquisition of Time was successful, and we've expanded our influence and scale Far Away. Finally, we've slapped Longhua in the face. Xu Jianghua, that old man, has taken revenge for bullying you! "
When Li Dong heard that, he immediately smiled and said, "Yes, it's really three happy events!"
Looking at the time, Li Dong smiled and said, "It's getting late. Let's forget about lunch. Let's have dinner tonight to celebrate."
"Sure, just us?"
Li Dong glanced at her and coughed softly. "Director Wang and the rest, please. Bring Yuhan along too. It's just nice for everyone to sit at the same table."
Shen Qian pursed her lips. She knew it would be like this.
She did not say much. She nodded and said, "It's up to you. But you said that you'll pay in full. It won't affect the acquisition, right?"
"It's fine."
Li Dong did not say much about it. Instead, he turned to Wu Shengnan and said, "Make arrangements later. Put aside the few pieces of land that were auctioned today. Continue the development of the community on the land that Zhang Lanyu left behind. I'll inject 50 million yuan into Dong Yu Real Estate later. It should be enough. "
Wu Shengnan frowned and said, "General Manager Li, Dong Yu Real Estate has just made a name for itself. The community that was developed before was just a low-end community. Why don't we use the land in the administrative district to develop a high-end community and do a model project? That way, Dong Yu Real Estate's reputation will be consolidated. "
"There's no rush. We'll talk about it later."
Li Dong rejected the suggestion directly. On one hand, he did not have the money to continue the development. On the other hand, it was not worth it.
If he started the construction now, it would probably be completed in 2008. That was when the housing prices plummeted. It would be ugly if he did not make a loss in the end.
It was better to sell the land next year and earn a sum of money first. If he really wanted to achieve something in the real estate industry, he would have to wait until the property bubble in 2008.
Anyway, Dong Yu Real Estate's foundation was here. It would not be too late to develop by then.
Hearing Li Dong said so, Wu Shengnan had no choice but to nod.
After talking about these things, Li Dong looked at the time and said, "I'll go back to do something first. You guys should also eat early. Thank you for your hard work today."
Shen Qian waved her hand impatiently and said, "It's none of your business. We will eat by ourselves."
Li Dong's mouth twitched. He was too lazy to argue with her and left Dong Yu in a hurry.
Once he left, Wu Shengnan whispered, "What's wrong?"
Shen Qian rubbed her temples and said, "Nothing. Far away, I also have something to do. I'll go back first. You eat by yourself."
After that, she carried a small bag and left the office.
Seeing the two of them disappear in the blink of an eye, Wu Shengnan did not know whether to laugh or cry.
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