After the meeting, when everyone dispersed, Li Dong asked Shen Qian to stay.
Shen Qian's presence in Faraway Group had decreased a lot recently.
In the meeting just now, as the CEO of the mall, Shen Qian rarely spoke.
When there were only two people left in the conference room, Li Dong said, "How have you been recently?"
Shen Qian chuckled. "It's alright. In fact, if it weren't for you forcing me to do something beyond my capabilities, I wouldn't have thought about opening a mall. I'm not familiar with this industry. Now that I'm gradually leaving the mall system, it's good for everyone. "
Li Dong exhaled and said, "In fact, I still hope that you can stay. You built the mall from scratch. Now that you want to leave, those who don't know might think that I'm afraid of you and have to force you to leave. "
In late June, Shen Qian stepped down from the position of Vice CEO.
At that time, there were some rumors from the outside world. Some said that Li Dong was afraid of Shen Qian, and some said that because Du Anmin wanted to leave, Li Dong was ready to get rid of the donkey after it was no longer of use.
In fact, this was really not Li Dong's own idea, but Shen Qian's initiative.
For more than a year, Shen Qian had been investing her energy in the mall.
The position of the group's Vice CEO was not very necessary for her in the group. Instead, it differentiated her from others.
After rejecting the position of Vice CEO, Shen Qian didn't know what she was thinking. She revealed to Li Dong that she wanted to leave the mall.
Li Dong didn't know if it was really to avoid suspicion or for other reasons. He didn't know what Shen Qian was thinking.
But since she wasn't happy, Li Dong didn't want to force her.
Now the group was diluting Shen Qian's status, and Shen Qian herself was preparing to exit the mall step by step.
When the time came and they found a suitable successor, it would be time for Shen Qian to leave the mall.
Hearing Li Dong's words, Shen Qian shook her head and said, "This is my own idea. It's up to other people to guess. Far away, it's better for me if I leave the corporate system.
My identity was destined to be a burden. Far away, it was fine when I wasn't so huge.
Far away, there are a lot of people staring at me. If I hold a high position, some people might not be able to hold it in any longer.
The other point is my own will. To be honest, I've been really tired these past two years and I want to have a good rest.
When I first came to Far away, I actually wanted to prove myself. In addition, when I first submitted my resume, you actually rejected me. I was holding my breath.
However, after two years, everything that needed to be proven had been proven. At this time, the Merchant Shop was also gradually on the right track.
If I stay, I won't be of much use other than being a human seal. Since that's the case, I might as well leave. "
Li Dong glanced at her. In addition to these two points, it was probably related to the Shen Corporation.
When Shen Qian was Far away, it was hard for Shen Xuehua to rest.
In order not to make things difficult for both sides, in order not to let the Shen Corporation have a chance to take over Li Dong, Shen Qian chose to withdraw herself.
In this way, without Shen Qian, the Shen Corporation's most important thread would be broken. At that time, not to mention annexing Far away, if Li Dong didn't care about their relationship, he might even swallow them up.
Li Dong understood this point, but since Shen Qian didn't say it, he didn't bother to mention it.
After a moment of silence, Li Dong said, "After stepping down as the CEO of Far Away Mall, do you still want to step down as a director?"
Shen Qian didn't deny it. She nodded and said, "Since I want to step down, I might as well do it cleanly."
As she said that, Shen Qian comforted Li Dong, "Don't worry, I'll step down from Far Away, but it doesn't mean that I'll completely draw a line with Far Away. You said yourself that if I need it, you'll transfer the shares of Far Away to me. It's just a director. Maybe one day I'll be short of money and want to become a shareholder of Far Away directly. "
Li Dong shook his head and said, "You … Forget it, I know what you're thinking. Let's not talk about this first. After all, even if you want to step down from Far Away, it's not something that can be done in a short time. And don't even think about running away. After you step down from Far Away, I'll arrange everything for you. "
Shen Qian said with a vigilant face, "What do you want to do?"
"Nothing. When the time comes, you'll have nothing to do anyway. Go to the charity foundation to take up a position. The charity foundation doesn't affect you much, and it doesn't affect Secretary Du much. It just so happens that I'm also busy here. As the chairman there, I don't have much time to participate in the management. You're just right. With your identity, you'll have the most prospects in the country. "
Shen Qian couldn't help but roll her eyes and muttered, "You're squeezing the last bit of value out of me. You're too calculative."
Li Dong grinned and said, "We're all family. How can this be called squeezing? Help me share the pressure. It's better than you running around outside."
Shen Qian couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. After a while, she said, "We'll talk about it when the time comes. It's still early now."
"Well, then we'll talk about it when the time comes."
Li Dong was not in a hurry. Even if Shen Qian wanted to leave the mall, it was not the time now.
This period of time might be one year, two years, or even longer.
At that time, it would be the same whether she left or not.
After chatting for a while, Li Dong said again, "Didn't you say that you wanted to take a leave to go out? Have you thought about where to go? Coincidentally, I'm not too busy recently. I'll accompany you to relax. "
Shen Qian thought for a while and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. But are you really going to accompany me to relax?"
"Of course. When have I ever lied?"
"Alright, I'll let you know when I've thought about it. It's just these two days. You said it yourself. Don't go back on your words! "
"I won't."
Li Dong smiled and replied. He couldn't help but rub her head.
Shen Qian was depressed. This guy always likes to do this kind of thing. How old is he?
But then again, if someone else dared to rub her head, Shen Qian would have slapped him. Only Li Dong didn't make her feel disgusted. Instead, she felt quite used to it.
…
July 4th.
Far Away Mall's homepage advertised 7.18 Big Sale!
After Far Away Mall joined in, other than Amazon, only Taobao did not participate in this e-commerce war.
Although Far Away Mall did not advertise aggressively, it caught everyone's attention the moment it joined in.
In the past, many e-commerce platforms were shouting the slogan of encircling and destroying Jingdong.
But when they saw the slogan of Far Away Mall, everyone's attitude changed. Encircling and destroying Far Away!
This was simply bullying. Li Dong, your arrogance knows no bounds.
Far Away Mall did not advertise and did not have any passionate declarations. There was only one sentence on their homepage — The lowest in the industry!
This is not a slogan. It's the truth.
Far Away Mall also had a small explanation. During the promotion period on 7.18, if the same product Far Away Mall is not the lowest in the industry, the buyer can take a screenshot and get compensation for the difference in price.
This compensation is three times the difference in price, and the buyer can buy with confidence.
Just this move alone was enough to instantly kill everyone in the distance.
This tactic was learned by Li Dong from Jingdong in the future. Jingdong had done this to deal with Suning and Gome in the past.
Jingdong was even more ruthless. They stationed their staff in all Suning and Gome stores.
When Jingdong found out that the other party's price is lower than theirs, they will immediately lower the price. If the customers buy the higher priced items, they can get cash or vouchers as compensation.
Just like that, Jingdong became famous.
In fact, Jingdong did not suffer any losses. Compared to Suning and Gome, they cannot lower the price by too much. If not, they will suffer a huge loss.
Jingdong relied on its small scale and did not have the expenses of physical stores. That's why they dared to do this.
This time, Li Dong did the same. He said it was compensation for the difference in price, but he will not give others this chance.
As long as the other party lowered the price, he would lower it again. In terms of capital, he was not afraid of others.
The e-commerce market in 2007 was not as big as it would be in the future. Ten years later, Taobao could easily make hundreds of billions of sales in a day.
At that time, the national e-commerce market might not even reach 100 billion a year.
Excluding Taobao, the sales of other e-commerce platforms combined would not reach 30 billion a year.
Moreover, it was only a month now. Far Away could have a turnover of 10 billion at most. That would break the sky.
Far Away had already discussed the policy with the other merchants. The other party would lower the price, and Far Away would subsidize it. If they did not make a loss, they would not even need to subsidize it.
Under such circumstances, even if there was a turnover of 10 billion, Li Dong would not lose much. At most, it would be three to five hundred million.
If there was really a turnover of 10 billion, Li Dong's gains would definitely be greater than his losses. What was the concept of 10 billion? Currently, Taobao did not even have that much turnover in a quarter.
Li Dong could not wait to reach this figure. Using a few hundred million in fees in exchange for millions of fixed users was a very good deal.
It was not that the other platforms did not think of this. In fact, everyone knew it.
But knowing it was one thing. The main thing was that they did not have the capital to do so.
Jingdong had raised 30 million USD this time. This money was not all for them to make a loss. If they really lost all of it, there would be a good show to watch.
Moreover, the money for the financing was not in one go. The amount received in the early stage was not much. Liu Qiangdong said that he would invest 500 million, but when the time came, it would be good if he could invest 100 million.
All of these factors had also caused restrictions on the other platforms.
Far Away made a move, and the outside world was instantly in an uproar.
Li Dong could not be bothered with how they shouted. If they were not convinced, then they could throw money at him until they were convinced.
If he really lost a few billion, then Li Dong would immediately admit defeat. The key was that others could not do this, so he did not care how others shouted.
At this time, the future of the e-commerce market was uncertain. Li Dong really did not believe that any investment bank would dare to spend so much money. If there was really such a bold person, then Old Ma would not be the only one in the future.
While the outside world was in an uproar, and all the online shopping enthusiasts were full of expectations.
Li Dong put down all his work, packed his luggage, and accompanied Shen Qian on a relaxing trip.
This was the first time in three years that Li Dong did not bring any work with him on a trip. Before leaving, Li Dong appeared to be more excited than Shen Qian.
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