Ever since Shen Qian bared her heart, Li Dong's relationship with her seemed to have taken a step closer.
Most of the time, the employees in the distance saw the two of them going out together, which gave them more room for imagination.
However, the relationship between Shen Qian and Li Dong had long been rumored in the company, so everyone dared not say anything more after chatting for a while.
At this stage, everyone was more concerned about the annual meeting Far Away.
The annual meeting Far Away in 2006 could definitely be said to be a milestone annual meeting.
Far Away's achievements this year were hard to be matched by any other company.
In the physical industry, to achieve leaps and bounds in development within a year was dozens of times more difficult than in the internet industry.
In addition, there were rumors that Li Dong would make a major announcement during the annual meeting, which was even more eye-catching.
At the beginning, the annual meeting Far Away only caused a sensation within Far Away. However, as the annual meeting approached, the annual meeting Far Away gradually became the focus of everyone's attention.
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January 25th, the day before the annual meeting.
Liu Qi entered Li Dong's office with a tired look. Seeing Li Dong handling some documents, Liu Qi waited quietly at the side.
After a while, Li Dong put down the documents and smiled. "What's wrong? Tired? "
Liu Qi shook her head lightly, then said bitterly, "A little tired. I thought it was just an annual meeting, but now I know that things are much more complicated than I thought."
"Is there a problem?"
"No!"
Liu Qi hurriedly denied, then said, "It's the commotion caused by the annual meeting that exceeded my expectations. You don't know this, but recently, many people have approached me through various channels, hoping to attend the ceremony Far Away. I can't refuse some of them, so I really don't have a choice now."
"Attend the ceremony?"
Li Dong was stunned for a moment, then said strangely, "It's our company's own annual meeting, why would people want to attend the ceremony?"
Liu Qi didn't know if he really didn't know, or if he was pretending not to know, so she explained, "Didn't you invite some government leaders to attend the ceremony? In addition, it is said that you have important news to announce. As the leader of Jiangbei private enterprises at this stage, many people want to know what big news you are going to announce, so they are trying to get involved. "
When she said that, Li Dong understood.
Apart from these reasons, it was also because Li Dong was preparing to establish the Jiangbei Mutual Aid Association.
Ever since Li Dong announced the establishment of the association, with the support of Hu Ming and the others, Li Dong's status in the underworld had been officially confirmed.
Just like what Hsu Shengzhe said, with the recognition of all the big shots in Jiangbei's business circle, Li Dong had finally established his position in Jiangbei.
Previously, the leader of Jiangbei's business circle had always been Xu Jianghua. Now that Xu Jianghua was in seclusion, Hsu Shengzhe didn't have the qualifications to lead the entire Jiangbei business circle. Therefore, Li Dong, who was pushed by everyone, naturally became the leader.
Far away's influence was also spreading. Far away's annual meeting had also invited politicians to attend the ceremony. To outsiders, it was obvious that there was something important about to be announced.
If the boss had something to say, the underlings would naturally want to be the first to know.
Therefore, there was a constant flow of people wanting to attend the annual meeting Far away, and at the same time, listen to what Li Dong was going to announce.
Looking at Liu Qi's tired and helpless face, Li Dong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Even if I have something to announce, it has nothing to do with them. I invited the government leaders because this matter is related to the government. I'm just letting them know in advance."
Liu Qi smiled bitterly and asked curiously, "General Manager Li, what exactly are you going to announce?"
"Setting up a Distance Charitable Fund. Didn't I tell you in advance?" Li Dong said helplessly.
"This …"
Liu Qi was speechless. After a while, she said, "But we can do this ourselves. There's no need to announce it at the annual meeting, right?"
"I will invest a little more money, and it might attract the government's attention. Also, I want to use this opportunity to promote the charity fund. That's why I'm preparing to announce it at the annual meeting. Who knows what they are thinking. Sigh, this is a big deal. "
Although Li Dong said it casually, Liu Qi still caught the main point. She quickly said, "General Manager Li, how much is a little more?"
In 2007, there were already quite a number of corporate charity funds.
However, a small one would invest tens of thousands, and a big one would invest hundreds of millions. This was considered a lot.
Generally, there was no need to specifically report to the government for this kind of situation.
Although the government had a document stating that the money invested in the charity fund could be treated as tax and the government would refund it, in reality, tax refunds almost did not exist in the country.
Since that was the case, the government did not need to regulate it.
Sending a few staff members to do the formalities was probably the mode of operation for most charity funds.
However, Li Dong actually reported to the government in advance when he first set up the fund. Obviously, the money invested was not a small amount. Doing charity in the country, too much money would also attract suspicion.
To avoid some trouble, Li Dong announced it in front of government officials and employees Far Away. This was a good way to reduce trouble.
Hearing Liu Qi's question, Li Dong said perfunctorily, "Let's talk about it later. Anyway, there are a lot of money. Who asked me to be a famous philanthropist?"
Liu Qi almost choked when she heard that. After a while, she said embarrassedly, "Then … do we still invite those people for the annual meeting?"
"Come on, come on. Since all of you have nothing better to do, then let them come. At that time, my reputation as a philanthropist will spread. I just don't know if everyone will call me Philanthropist Li or Fool Li. "
"Pfft!"
Liu Qi could not hold back her laughter and quickly said, "General Manager Li, I will go out first."
"Go ahead. Also, pay attention to the security. There are too many people this time."
This time, Li Dong said he wanted to make it a big and lively event. The board of directors who organized the annual meeting would naturally carry out the task unconditionally.
Far Away had a lot of employees. With the addition of Sunan and a few other provinces, Far Away now had more than 15,000 employees.
Even if only one out of 10 people were selected, there would be 1,500 people.
Including some leaders, managers, and the people from the political and business circles, the total number of people would definitely exceed 2,000.
Nowadays, there were not many annual meetings with more than 1,000 people.
Even if there were, it would be a simple annual meeting held in some factories. It was rare to see an annual meeting as formal and grand as Far Away's.
After sending Liu Qi away, Li Dong shook his head.
This was the effect of fame.
The more famous you are, the more people will pay attention to you.
If it was last year, even if Far Away announced something big, no one would care.
But this year, Li Dong just casually said something, and everyone took it seriously.
Setting up the Distance Charitable Fund was something Li Dong had planned to do a long time ago. Before setting up the group, Li Dong had thought about it and brought it up again after he returned from Beijing.
Li Dong wanted to do all the things that needed to be done before he delegated power. So, he used the annual meeting as an opportunity to set up these things.
But he did not expect everyone to take it seriously.
Li Dong was too lazy to think about these. Since they were willing to come, then let them come. Anyway, it was just a meal. It was not like Li Dong could not afford to entertain them.
Just as he was thinking about this, Li Dong's phone rang.
Looking at the number, Li Dong answered and said, "Come on, come on. It's just a meal. I'll treat you all."
On the other end of the line, Hsu Shengzhe choked for a moment. After a while, he said sullenly, "Then we'll go."
"You all?"
"Old Hu and the others are going too. I didn't want to make this call. I don't need to inform you that I'm going myself. If I go, won't you let me in? It's mainly because Old Hu and the others are going. There are a lot of people, so I'm reminding you. "
"F * ck! Do you really think this is a free restaurant? I'm having an annual meeting. Why are you all so concerned about it? "
Li Dong cursed. Finally, he said helplessly, "Then come on."
Hsu Shengzhe waited for him to finish and said impatiently, "What are you going to announce?"
"I'm announcing that I'm going to retire from the industry. Are you happy? After the annual meeting, I'll go home and play chess with your old man when I have time. In the future, the business world of Jiangbei will be in your hands. Are you happy? "
Hsu Shengzhe was speechless. If he knew this would happen, he wouldn't have asked. Trying to get any useful information from this guy was like dreaming.
Hsu Shengzhe did not waste time talking to him. He quickly hung up the phone.
On this day, Li Dong received many similar calls. Some were from Hu Wanlin, some were from Zhang Lanyu, and some were from his business partners.
They all wanted the same thing. I heard that your annual meeting is quite lively. How about we go and join in the fun?
What else could Li Dong say? He could only agree to all of them.
After settling these trivial matters, it was almost time for the annual meeting.
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January 26th.
Since the morning, cars kept driving to the headquarters Far away.
Sun Tao, Wang Yue, and the others from other provinces had brought their people back to the headquarters. The managers who were out on business also rushed back.
Apart from that, a large bus carrying employees and store managers from all over the country also gathered over.
Standing in the office, Li Dong looked at the dense crowd downstairs and said, "I don't feel like it when we don't gather together. But now that everyone is gathered together, I feel like it's a sea of people even though there are only a thousand of them."
It might be an exaggeration to say that it was a sea of people. But when these people were all wearing the uniform of Far away, it really looked magnificent.
Li Dong smiled and said, "I wonder what it would feel like if all the employees of Far away were to gather together one day."
Yuan Chengdao, who was standing behind him, smiled and said, "I don't know what it would feel like, but I know that if such a day comes, the money that Far away lost that day would be enough to transport it with trucks."
Li Dong couldn't help but laugh. Although these words were vulgar, they were the truth.
All the employees were closed for a day, and all the supermarkets and express delivery companies were closed for a day. The loss was not small. It might be an exaggeration to transport it with trucks, but it was definitely not small if it was cars.
After making a joke, Li Dong asked, "How are the preparations going?"
Yuan Chengdao said calmly, "I think there should be no problem."
"That's good. Tonight is your first appearance. Many of the group's managers are not even familiar with you. Whether you can amaze everyone will depend on today."
"There's no need for that. I'm not looking for a glimpse. In the future, everyone will naturally know what kind of person I am."
Hearing this, Li Dong did not refute. He just smiled and said nothing.
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