Even Shen Qian, who had been silently supporting Li Dong, had her mouth wide open. She was also stunned.
This data was really scary. Yuan Chengdao had never seen such a crazy businessman. There may be such people in the financial industry, but for Li Dong to be in the real estate industry, it was not just crazy.
Of course, it was difficult to verify whether it was true or not.
The media first analyzed Gome and Suning. Since Gome acquired Yongle, the domestic home appliance chain, Suning had become its only opponent.
Beijing and Tianjin were the focus of the country. In addition, the media exaggerated it a bit, saying that this was a doomed war, which also attracted a lot of people's attention.
Everyone had a look of incomprehension on their faces. Everyone looked as if he had gone crazy.
There was a big gap between domestic philanthropy and foreign philanthropy. Many domestic tycoons were not very enthusiastic about philanthropy.
It could be said that these two companies had a long history of grievances. Back then, when Distance acquired Times, they caught Wumart off guard. There was even a rumor that when Wumart's capital chain broke, it was leaked by Distance, which caused the two companies to shed all pretense of cordiality.
"The post-85s have become the mainstream of philanthropy!"
Second, the two major groups, Gome and Wumart, were likely to join forces in the end.
The others looked at Li Dong one after another, each of them revealing curious and doubtful expressions.
The same was true for Suning. Although Suning had been suppressed by Gome in the home appliance chain industry, it did not mean that Suning was weak.
In 2007, Faraway Group had to bear an additional burden of more than ten billion!
"CEO Sun, CEO Wang, CEO Qi, and me. You didn't discuss this with anyone beforehand. You didn't even do the most basic market research, and you reached a cooperation agreement with Suning. What are you thinking?"
"The successor of philanthropy!"
Ordinary people did not care about this. They cared about how much money others had and how much money Li Dong donated.
Li Chengyuan looked at Li Dong with sleepy eyes and yawned, "You must be very busy today. You just came back now."
Moreover, this matter wasn't just promoted by the media. There were also people behind the scenes.
Listening to the beeping sound from the phone, Li Dong shook his head and laughed for a while.
"Yeah, you don't know?"
Li Dong put an end to the matter a little forcefully. After a while, he said, "In addition, next year, there will be an expansion plan in E Province. I want to open up the channel between E Province and Shancheng, march into Sichuan and Shu Province, and take over half of Hua Xia!"
"Then you go ahead with your work. I'll make a call."
Would Suning rise, or would Gome suppress them?
Oh my god!
Yuan Xue whispered, and Li Dong burst into laughter.
This kind of crazy expansion caused the few of them to tremble with fear. They were afraid that one wrong step would cause the entire Far away to sink into a bottomless abyss.
"You're welcome. I've thanked you many times."
The two chatted for a while, and Li Dong kept staring at his watch. When it was almost twelve o 'clock, Li Dong hurriedly said, "Happy birthday!"
But now that Suning had entered the North China market with Far away, this fight was going to be interesting.
At this moment, Yuan Chengdao no longer had the calmness and calmness from before. He was really anxious.
Putting Hong Kong and Macau aside, those who did charity work inland had always been middle-aged and elderly people. In many people's minds, they did charity work because they had enjoyed their lives and had too much money to spend. That was why they were doing charity work.
A young man who started his business from scratch in the '80s spent a lot of money on charity in just a few years. Whether it was to promote positive energy or for other reasons, it was inevitable that he would receive high praise.
"Go."
Thinking about it, even some people outside the industry felt their blood boiling.
Would the competition between the top retail companies in the Beijing-Tianjin region bring a huge impact to the entire retail industry?
Li Chengyuan felt strange and said, "You chose today for the annual meeting. I thought you knew."
What was he thinking!
"Forget it …"
The people in the company thought that he knew, and no one specifically reminded him.
"Why did Li Dong spend 1 billion?"
The entire retail industry was in an uproar.
Faraway Group's profit was not too much. Excluding real estate, just the supermarket alone had a profit of 1 billion a year.
Following the statements of the business leaders, local government leaders also made private statements to welcome Far away to invest. The government would support such a company with a strong sense of social responsibility.
Where did the money come from?
However, this retail war affected the entire East and North China region.
In this case, Li Dong spent so much money on charity, and it also brought a shock to the public.
First, Huarun Resources had secretly contacted Home World.
"Around March."
In addition to North China, Li Dong still had expansion plans?
Why was it a war?
"I just came back from work. I have been very busy recently. Today is the company's annual meeting. People from the province and the city are here. There are also a lot of colleagues to entertain. I am so tired that I want to vomit blood."
It turned out that charity was not only for the middle-aged and elderly generation. Young people could also do it in such a grand manner!
These two companies divided the domestic home appliance market, and it was only a matter of time before they fought.
"The two giants of the retail industry joined forces to enter Beijing!"
Such two large retail groups cooperated with the goal of targeting North China. This news was big.
Not long after the news spread, a few big shots in the business world praised Li Dong in a private setting.
"The youngest philanthropist!"
Out of the seven major regions in China, except for the northeast, northwest, and north China, and the southernmost South China, Li Dong planned to swallow the rest in one go!
This also led to domestic charity being done by a small number of people, and most people chose to watch from the sidelines.
Yes, this was the unanimous opinion of everyone.
"I …"
"Well, I think so too. After the new year, I can rest for a while. By the way, when are you going to the United States? "
This was not a derogatory term, but the government's propaganda department had tacitly agreed to make Li Dong a legend, and pushed Li Dong out.
The scope of this war had far exceeded the real estate war between Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe in Jiangbei.
News after news came out, and in an instant, Li Dong had become a national celebrity.
Far away, he dominated the retail market in Jiangbei, divided half of the Sunan market, and had many industries in other parts of East China. How could such an enterprise not be called a giant?
The others kept quiet, and Wu Shengnan and Qin Hai also did not say a word.
These people might be jealous or jealous, but their scolding was quickly drowned out by a wave of praise.
There were many reasons. On one hand, Li Dong was young and had an important influence among the younger generation. Making Li Dong a legend was conducive to guiding them to establish the correct values.
Li Dong chatted with her for a while. When Li Chengyuan's voice came from outside the door, Li Dong said, "It's past 12 o 'clock. Go to bed early. Women will age easily if they stay up late."
Now that Li Dong had made a move, it meant a lot.
"I want to know, where do you think we are?"
Far away was mainly in East China, and Wumart was in North China. Even if there was a conflict, they could not kill each other.
On the other side of the phone, Yuan Xue suddenly laughed. After a while, she said angrily, "You really think I'm stupid! You must have forgotten. You were just deliberately complaining to me and looking for an excuse. But since you remembered, I won't expose you. "
January 27th.
After the bell rang, Yuan Xue said faintly, "I thought you forgot."
"The strategic cooperation with Suning has been reached. There's no need to talk about this anymore. After March, the two sides will officially cooperate. You can only accept this."
Li Dong complained a few times. On the other side of the phone, Yuan Xue comforted him, "Don't tire yourself too much. You can't earn all the money. If you have time, you should rest more."
"It's better to eat some. Your mother called me several times today and specially told me. She won't be home for the Laba Festival, and we are both busy. If it were in the past, your mother would have already prepared. "
The office was silent for a moment.
If Far away was in other industries, or if it was in conflict with the mainstream of society, such as the real estate industry, the official media might not be willing to add fuel to the fire.
On the other hand, Far away was an enterprise.
Last night's perfunctory response did not mean that the matter was over.
Some people said that Li Dong was stupid. Some people said that Li Dong was crazy and had too much money to spend.
…
"Laba Festival?"
Just as the outside world was boiling over Li Dong, Li Dong was having a headache.
Of course, the scolding was only a small portion of people.
Only then did Li Dong remember. No wonder porridge was prepared for everyone at the banquet during the annual meeting. It was because of the festival today.
In addition, the Laba Festival was different from other traditional festivals. Not many people in Jiangbei cared about it, so everyone did not pay much attention to it.
Under the hot news of Li Dong's charity, some media outlets also made another report.
Although people like Niu Gensheng were also enthusiastic about charity, they were relatively only a small portion of people.
Nothing big happened in or outside of the country.
The other side of the phone was silent for a moment. Not long after, the sound of a big clock rang out. The Laba Festival was over.
"Pfft!"
Although it was not a public place, these people's statuses were not low, and their words were quickly spread.
Questions popped up one after another in the report, attracting the attention of many.
"I want to know, where did the money come from?"
Li Dong laughed dryly and coughed. "It's not snowing this year, so I won't be giving you any gifts. Also, I'll go to Dongping to visit you when I'm free after the new year. "
However, what really attracted the attention of the political and business circles was the last piece of news. The two companies had jointly invested 3 to 4 billion yuan to invest in more than 100 stores in the Beijing-Tianjin area. This was the most important news!
Li Dong suddenly froze and said in a daze, "Dad, is today the 8th of the twelfth lunar month?"
After sending Shen Qian home, it was already past 11 o 'clock.
"It's not decided yet. We'll talk about it when the time comes."
So far away was about to set foot in East China, North China, Central China, and Southwest China.
Yuan Chengdao said excitedly, "General Manager Li, the charity fund will be investing 700 million yuan this year, 200 million yuan in employee benefits, and almost 2 billion yuan in cooperation with Suning! You spent 3 billion in one night! "
"Has your studies not ended yet? Previously, you said two years. You should be back in June this year. "
This way, the competition would involve many retail groups.
Li Dong was minding his own business as he smoked his cigarette. After finishing a cigarette, Li Dong raised his head and said, "CEO Yuan, calm down. You're so emotional. I'm afraid you'll faint later. I don't want the CEO I just chose to die from a heart attack."
Suning and Far away were not weak when they joined forces. Gome and Wumart might not be their match in a one-on-one fight.
If this was not crazy, then what was?
After saying this, Li Dong walked out of the office.
He was busy all day and had been using the Gregorian calendar in his head. If no one reminded him, he would not remember this.
With the revelation of the two of them joining forces, the possibility of Wumart and Gome working together and complementing each other was very high.
Although Li Dong announced that he would only donate 500 million yuan this year, everyone subconsciously ignored this number and naturally chose to exaggerate it.
Foreign corporations, state-owned enterprises, and private giants would all join in when the time came.
Both of them had enemies. Would Wumart succeed in its revenge, or would Faraway Town win again?
Not only Yuan Chengdao, but the people in charge of the supermarket system also had a heavy expression.
…
"It's already past the Laba Festival tomorrow. I'll heat it up for you."
"Forget it. You're a busy man now. Don't waste your time. Also, my parents asked me to thank you on their behalf. If it wasn't for you, our family wouldn't have gotten through this so easily. "
It turned out that advancing into North China with Suning was not his entire plan. He still wanted to take over Central China and advance into Southwest China.
1 billion in profits, 10 billion in investment, and 10 times the expenditure!
That night, Li Dong slept peacefully, but some people had a sleepless night.
Li Dong did not mind and lit another cigarette. After a while, Li Dong said, "Yes, that's it. Let me remind everyone that this is Director Yuan's goal after he took office. I don't look at the process, I only look at the results. There might be problems with funding and manpower. Everyone needs to overcome these problems by themselves. "
The moment he walked out of the door, the office was filled with heavy breathing. Everyone thought that they were the ones going crazy.
Li Dong actually did not care much about the Laba Festival. The key was that the Laba Festival was not just the Laba Festival!
"If you really can't overcome it, come and look for me again. I'll be resting for the next few days. Alright, the meeting is adjourned."
"Okay."
…
However, all the major domestic media outlets and major web portals were in an uproar.
With all these factors combined, Li Dong became completely famous.
"I'll pass. The restaurant is busy today. Oh right, did you eat anything tonight? I brought you some food and got the chef to cook a pot of Eight Treasures Porridge for you. I'll heat it up for you now. Have some to fill your stomach. "
Although the battle in the business world was not very violent, the capital battles involving hundreds of millions, billions, or even tens of billions were even more fascinating.
Seeing this, Li Dong lowered his voice and was about to go back to his room to wash up. Suddenly, Li Chengyuan walked out of his room.
Li Dong was crazy!
This was too crazy!
The poorly managed Home World was very likely to cooperate with China Resources. As for whether it was a merger or cooperation, it was temporarily unknown.
The call was quickly connected. Li Dong immediately said, "Still awake?"
If these two regions were to fight, other regions would definitely be affected. In the end, it might cause a war in the entire retail industry.
On the other side of the phone, Yuan Xue seemed to know that she had said something wrong. She quickly said goodbye and hung up.
"It's okay. Dad, you should go and watch today. The company's annual meeting is very lively."
One billion!
Four billion in debt, three billion to be spent, the possible expansion plans, and the investment needed for Pengfei Real Estate's controlling stake. The total investment was close to ten billion!
"…"
Whether it was Far Away or Suning, it was not an exaggeration to call them giants.
The media also gave an explanation. Far Away's opponent was none other than Wumart!
At the end of the report, some more confidential information was revealed. Although it was all speculation, people who paid attention noticed it at a glance.
Many rich people were afraid to show their wealth, or because of the famous saying of their ancestors, "Don't show your wealth". Many people did not dare to show their wealth.
At that time, the real estate industry was reshuffled on a small scale. It was even consciously controlled by people in Pingchuan.
Now, it was no longer Li Dong's matter. It was related to the overall situation of the whole Far Away.
This was when he did not know about Li Dong's bet. If he knew, Yuan Chengdao would probably want to die.
Yuan Chengdao's crying kept ringing in the office.
Because Cao Fang was not around, Li Chengyuan had been busy recently. He was exhausted. When Li Dong reached home, Li Chengyuan was already asleep.
"How could I?" Li Dong said with an awkward smile, "I've always wanted to call you, but I was really too busy. Then, I thought I should pick a special time to wish you a happy birthday. Look, I was the one who spent the last second of your birthday with you. Aren't you touched? "
He raised his hand to look at the time. It was almost twelve o 'clock. Li Dong hurriedly said, "Dad, don't be busy. I'm not hungry now. You sleep. I'll heat it up for breakfast tomorrow."
After an unknown amount of time, someone suddenly said in a low voice, "Crazy!"
Yuan Chengdao was stunned. He did not understand.
Li Dong was speechless. What did he know!
Compared to before, when most of the attention was on the young people, many big shots from the political and business world came out to speak.
Li Chengyuan did not care much. He rubbed his eyes and went into the kitchen to start working.
Far away was mainly in the retail industry. The mainstream of society did not exclude or oppose the retail industry. It was easy to understand the official attitude.
But why did they say that Far away was fated to have this battle?
At this moment, the focus of everyone's attention was not on how much Li Dong had donated.
…
Yuan Xue responded and then said, "You're not sleeping either?"
Apart from that, the other point was that this matter was indeed worth promoting.
"I was waiting for you!"
Li Dong was only in his early twenties. It was not yet time for him to enjoy himself.
After entering the room, Li Dong quickly picked up his cell phone and dialed Yuan Xue's number.
Some big companies were fine. Whether it was for face or profit, they did not reject charity. However, the wealth of the country was not concentrated in the hands of these people.
The moment the news came out, the Internet and the media started discussing it.
"I'm a latecomer. I don't have the right to say this, but I'm the CEO of the group now. I have to be responsible for the future of Far Away!"
"I know. Far Away is yours, but isn't everyone's hard work in it?!"
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