The evening meeting was held in the conference hall of the hotel where Li Dong was staying.
Far away's branch was too small, and Li Dong was unwilling to go to Suning's branch. In the end, Qi Yunna decided to hold the meeting in the hotel.
In the conference hall.
As soon as Li Dong arrived, Qi Yunna and a middle-aged man in his forties came to greet him.
Qi Yunna quickly introduced them to Li Dong. "General Manager Li, this is the General Manager of Suning's Beijing and Tianjin branch, Bai Zhijie, Director Bai."
Although Bai Zhijie was older than Li Dong, he smiled and took the lead to extend his hand. "Hello, General Manager Li!"
Li Dong smiled and shook hands with him, then said, "Mr. Bai, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble this time."
Bai Zhijie quickly said, "General Manager Li is too polite! We didn't know you were coming. If we knew you were coming, we would have welcomed you today. Mr. Zhang told us many times that since we are working together, General Manager Li is our leader. You should have informed us before you came. "
"I came in a hurry, so I didn't disturb you. Director Bai, please thank Brother Zhang on my behalf. Next time I go to Jiangbei, I will definitely treat you well. "
Bai Zhijie immediately smiled. "Of course, of course. General Manager Li is too polite."
The two of them exchanged pleasantries for a while before they took their seats.
Li Dong sat in the main seat, while Qi Yunna and Bai Zhijie sat on the first seat on his left and right.
Li Dong looked around. Far away's people were on his left. Most of the management had arrived. The seats were full, and there were almost no empty seats.
On the Suning side, there were a few people sitting in twos and threes. There were about eight or nine people.
Li Dong raised his eyebrows slightly and asked Bai Zhijie with a smile, "Director Bai, have the people from Suning arrived?"
Bai Zhijie smiled and said, "They have arrived. However, because General Manager Li informed us in a hurry, some of the management are not in Beijing. Some of them are in Tianjin to manage the situation. Those in Beijing are all here."
"Oh, I see."
Li Dong smiled and said, "I thought everyone was dissatisfied with an outsider like me holding a meeting. It seems like I misunderstood."
Bai Zhijie quickly said, "General Manager Li, what are you talking about? Far away, we are working with Suning. We are a family. You are the chairman of the Far away Group, which means you are our leader. If you want to have a meeting, as long as the conditions permit, we will definitely not delay it. "
Li Dong laughed and didn't dwell on this topic.
Opening the folder in front of him, Li Dong looked at the Suning team one by one.
Bai Zhijie frowned slightly, but did not say anything.
After a while, Li Dong said, "Actually, there's nothing much to do today. The main thing is …"
Before he finished speaking, someone from Suning muttered, "There's nothing to do. I have a client to meet tonight."
Li Dong glanced at the person who spoke and did not say anything. He continued, "There are some questions that I want to consult with Suning. After all, President Qi has been in charge of Beijing and Tianjin in the early stage. I don't know much about some things. I want to ask about the general situation and have some ideas."
Bai Zhijie waited for him to finish and immediately said, "Of course. General Manager Li, if you have any doubts, just ask. We will answer all we know."
"That's good."
Li Dong closed the folder, leaned back in his chair lazily and said, "In fact, since we are working together, I just want to ask a few questions. I won't be polite with you, President Bai. If there is anything wrong, remember to remind me. "
Bai Zhijie quickly smiled and said, "No, no, General Manager Li, you should ask your questions first."
"Well, then I will ask the question I want to know the most now. How much did Suning allocate in the first phase? How much did they use? How much funds are there on the books now? "
"This …"
Bai Zhijie was a little hesitant. Li Dong said with a faint smile, "Why, is it difficult to answer this question?"
Bai Zhijie shook his head and said, "No, it's just that the finance department is on a business trip today. I don't know much about the situation, so I can't give an accurate answer to General Manager Li at the moment …"
"Oh, it turns out that you are on a business trip. It's okay, it's a small problem. Can your finance department come back tomorrow? "
Bai Zhijie laughed dryly and said, "This … probably in a few days …"
Li Dong laughed and said, "In a few days, I probably won't be in the capital in a few days. How about this, President Qi, arrange for the finance team from Far away to be stationed in the Suning branch tomorrow, and by the way, calculate the accounts for me. "
"You are so irresponsible!"
"Since we are working together, how can I hand over the business Far away in Beijing and Tianjin to you if you don't even care about the funds? Do you need me to remind you of this kind of thing? Billions are not a few yuan. Do you think it's a game? "
"President Qi, did you hear that?"
Qi Yunna held back her laughter and quickly said, "Got it, General Manager Li, I will arrange it right away."
"Well, that's good."
As the two were talking, Bai Zhijie hesitated and said, "General Manager Li, you see, how about I ask the headquarters for instructions …"
Li Dong's eyes widened. "Ask for instructions? For what? Do you need to ask for instructions for such a small matter? I say, the bureaucracy in Suning is too heavy. I am using my own money. Of course, I have to take a look. Why do I need to ask for instructions? "
The corner of Bai Zhijie's mouth twitched, but he didn't know how to refute.
Li Dong's words were unpleasant to hear, but it wasn't without reason.
It was reasonable to say that it was necessary to carry out financial supervision Far Away.
However, in the early days, Suning bullied Qi Yunna because she was weak. In addition, they didn't want Far Away to interfere with their operations, so they pretended that nothing happened.
Now that Li Dong brought it up, they couldn't pretend to be stupid anymore.
Bai Zhijie laughed dryly and said, "General Manager Li, don't misunderstand. It's just a procedure. How about this, tomorrow, the finance team Far Away can move into the Suning branch, but … "
"But what?"
Bai Zhijie laughed and said, "Nothing. I just hope that both sides can get along well. After all, the finance in Suning is professional, and they have also gone through Suning's listing. There may be some differences in the financial statements compared to some companies that haven't been listed …"
Li Dong narrowed his eyes and said, "It's okay. Our finance team Far Away is also professional. We are a supermarket, and we have to calculate every penny. If you use a penny more or a penny less, we can calculate our finances for you. And this time, I specially selected a group of backbone to reassure everyone. "
Bai Zhijie was a little embarrassed, but he didn't reply.
Li Dong ignored him and continued, "The other part is the project. I heard that the Suning branch has already settled on a site, and the Tianjin branch is almost settled?"
Bai Zhijie nodded and said, "Yes, after a comprehensive inspection by our Project Department and Marketing Department, we have already settled on 27 sites in Tianjin …"
Before he finished speaking, Li Dong asked, "You have already settled on 27 sites? CEO Bai, have you received this information Far Away? "
Bai Zhijie quickly said, "We have already sent it to Far Away. CEO Qi should know."
Li Dong looked at Qi Yunna and said, "Yunna, have you received it?"
Qi Yunna took out a proposal and a map from the folder in front of her and handed them to Li Dong. She said, "I have received it. I was about to report it to you, but because time was too tight, I didn't have the time."
Li Dong picked up the proposal and the map and looked at it briefly. After a while, Li Dong waved his hand and drew a red cross on five or six of them.
Li Dong threw the proposal on the table and said, "Generally speaking, it's okay. But the places I crossed need to be discussed. You can change them later."
Bai Zhijie finally frowned this time and said with slight dissatisfaction, "General Manager Li, this is the location that we have decided on after many assessments by our Project Department, Strategic Planning Department, and Marketing Department. It is definitely in line with our strategic goal …"
"That is the strategic goal of Suning, not Far away!"
Li Dong said lightly, "Since we are cooperating, of course, it should be a win-win situation! You have completed your strategic goal in Suning, so you have to consider us. There are still some differences between supermarkets and home appliances. If you do this, we will be more passive. You have settled on more than 20 sites. It shouldn't be too much of a problem for me to change a few, right? "
Bai Zhijie said anxiously, "General Manager Li, don't get me wrong. We have considered the strategic development of Far away, and the locations of these stores are completely in line with the market position of Far away … "
"That is for you to consider. This matter is settled. President Qi, immediately send people to Jinmen to assist Suning in choosing a new location. Don't delay. The sooner, the better. "
Qi Yunna hurriedly nodded.
Bai Zhijie's face was a little unhappy. The other senior executives of Suning were also a little dissatisfied.
But at this time, no one knew how to object.
Bai Zhijie took a deep breath and was about to speak, but Li Dong continued, "The other thing is the interior. When the location is settled, we will ask Tengxiang Group to be responsible for the interior …"
"General Manager Li!"
This time, Bai Zhijie finally couldn't stand it anymore. He stood up angrily and said, "General Manager Li, this is a little inappropriate! Shouldn't both sides sit down and talk about this? The location has not been settled yet, and you have already decided on a partner. We are preparing to bid. If you do this, how are we going to explain it to the board of directors? "
Li Dong said with a look of surprise, "I mean, I didn't make any decisions for my side, the supermarket, or your home appliances. Why are you so anxious? You can find whoever you want. It's up to you whether you want to bid or not. I didn't intervene. "
"General Manager Li, now it is a cooperation between both sides!"
Bai Zhijie said angrily, "Do you understand what cooperation means? Advancing and retreating together. Do I still need to explain such a simple principle? Moreover, you privately handed over the business to other companies. This is easy to be criticized. Suning's money is not used to do favors. We have to be responsible for the board of directors and the shareholders! "
Li Dong said with a faint smile, "It's a cooperation. I didn't say it wasn't a cooperation. The key is cooperation. Can't I have autonomy? Do I need to ask for your opinion when I renovate my store? Cooperation doesn't mean that the money will be shared equally. How much money should be spent, we will settle it in the end.
Moreover, who is responsible for Suning's money? Does it have anything to do with me?
Far Away is not your subordinate group. You just have to settle your own share. You don't need to worry about the rest.
Our cooperation is limited to the location. Do you understand?
Also, what do you mean by Suning's money?
It's not that I didn't pay. It's just that you paid in advance. Is a VAM agreement not enough to satisfy you?
Now you are talking to me about Suning's money. Don't talk about these useless things. I said it's settled. "
Li Dong continued, "Also, I have to remind you that I won't recognize some money that doesn't go through the account. You are using my money to do favors. I can't agree to that, right? If you spend this money with Far Away's people, I have nothing to say. I will share it equally. But Far Away didn't show up in the early stage. The connections are yours. The relationship is yours. I won't be responsible for it. Well, that's all for now. I will inform you if there are other things. Meeting dismissed! "
As soon as the meeting was adjourned, everyone in the distance stood up and left the conference room in less than a minute.
The faces of the Suning people were ugly.
A young woman in her thirties sitting next to Bai Zhijie said angrily, "Nonsense! CEO Bai, you can't listen to him on these things! Let's not talk about the first part. If the second part goes according to what he wants, we will have to pay tens of millions more. We can't explain this to the headquarters. "
Those who understood Li Dong's last sentence were clear in their hearts.
How could it be possible to open the Beijing and Tianjin markets without spending some extra money?
And this money wasn't a small amount. It was as high as tens of millions!
Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to open the two markets smoothly.
Suning had already spent the money in the early stage. Now that Li Dong didn't recognize it, it meant that Suning would have to bear the cost alone.
Other things were fine, but this money wasn't in the accounts.
If it wasn't good, they would have to pay out of their own pockets.
In this day and age, who could bear the responsibility of tens of millions of extra expenses!
Bai Zhijie gritted his teeth and said, "Of course we can't listen to him! I will call Mr. Zhang immediately. This Li is too much! "
The others nodded. Obviously, they also felt that Li Dong was too much.
…
The Suning people felt that Li Dong was too much, but Li Dong didn't feel that he was too much.
If the money was spent and his connections were established, then he would definitely be willing to pay this money.
But the key was that this money was handled by Suning alone. As for how much was spent and who was connected, Li Dong didn't know.
At this time, if he paid this money, then he would be stupid.
Even if Suning reported 100 million, he couldn't verify it. He couldn't ask them one by one with a list. Not to mention that there wasn't a list, even if there was, Suning wouldn't give it to him.
After leaving the conference room, Qi Yunna whispered, "General Manager Li, are you really not going to pay this money?"
Li Dong snorted and said, "Do you think I'm lying? Other than this money, check the accounts carefully tomorrow. As long as it's not used Far away, don't admit to any other ambiguous accounts! Do you think it's so easy to take advantage of me?
Also, the location in Tianjin should be determined according to our wishes. The few companies that I crossed will all be vetoed. There is no room for bargaining!
Other than these, some of the self-built stores, as long as it involves Far away, all will be determined according to our wishes.
I am cooperating with Suning, not relying on them.
Both sides are only cooperating on the big strategy, not on the use of money.
The reason why we give them this illusion is that the money we are using now is Suning's, but in fact, they are only equivalent to a borrower. They have no right to interfere with how we use the money.
Just remember this. Don't think that we owe them all the time. "
Qi Yunna nodded quickly.
But after thinking for a while, she said, "Then if Suning doesn't agree …"
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if they agree or not. Anyway, you can spend the money directly. If Suning doesn't give it, then I will leave them and work alone. The original contract also stipulated that Suning will not set any obstacles in terms of funds. If they dare to withhold the money and don't give it, then they are in breach of contract. I won't pay for the money spent in the early stage. I won't be the one losing money. "
After saying this, Li Dong thought for a while and said, "Of course, you can't be too extreme. After all, the two sides are still united. If they are willing to compromise, for example, the network is willing to share with us, we can still pay the money. You just have to think about it. "
Qi Yunna nodded.
Li Dong didn't say anything more. He sent everyone away and went back to his room.
Just as he was about to pack up and go to Beijing University, Li Dong's phone rang.
Looking at the caller ID, Li Dong's mouth slightly raised. Old Zhang's action is really not slow.
In less than twenty minutes, the call came.
After the phone rang a few times, Li Dong picked up the phone.
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