16th of July.
Qin Yuhan had returned.
Li Dong called Qin Yuhan before she returned. Qin Yuhan said mysteriously that she had a surprise for him.
Li Dong was excited at first, but when the surprise arrived, Li Dong forced a smile.
…
Outside the train station.
Li Dong was frustrated when he saw Qi Fangfang and Zhang Mengmeng following behind Qin Yuhan. He said, "Yuhan, are they the surprise you're going to give me?"
Qin Yuhan blushed. She said timidly, "Aren't you going to be surprised?"
Li Dong was speechless. 'What's there to be surprised about?
It's just these two girls. It's not like I'm starting a harem. How can I be surprised?
'Pfft!'
Li Dong secretly spat when he thought about that. 'I'm not that kind of person. What am I thinking about?'
Qi Fangfang scrunched her nose when he was imagining things. She said a little embarrassedly, "Li Dong, what's with your expression? We came all the way here to help you. It's fine if you're not touched, but why are you looking down on us? "
Li Dong did not know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "Help? It's good enough that you're not causing trouble. "
"Screw you. I'm a once-in-a-century genius in Capital City University. I wouldn't have come to help you if Yuhan didn't beg me. "
Li Dong's mouth twitched. He said, "Can you be more boastful?"
"I'm not boasting!"
They bickered for a while. Qin Yuhan interrupted them while smiling, "Stop fooling around. Li Dong, Fangfang and Zhang Mengmeng just want to come Far away for an internship. They'll go back when school reopens. I heard that there's a promotion at the mall. Fangfang and Mengmeng are interested. Can you help? "
Li Dong felt helpless. However, how could he reject Qin Yuhan since she said that?
It was only a month's internship, and it was free. Li Dong should not hesitate when two talented girls from Capital City University came to him for free.
However, the key was Far Away Mall!
Li Dong peeked at Qin Yuhan. 'Does this girl know something?
Who's in charge of the mall? Shen Qian!
'Not many people in the company knew about me and Shen Qian, but it doesn't mean they didn't notice.
'Their boss and the mall's boss have a strange relationship, but no one dares to gossip about it.
Now, Qin Yuhan suddenly wanted Qi Fangfang and the rest to intern at the mall for a period of time. Could it be that she was here to catch them in the act?
The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt. However, it was not easy for him to reject this request.
If he continued to hesitate, it would be hard for him to explain himself later. Li Dong gritted his teeth and forced a smile. "You're welcome. Absolutely welcome. It's just a small matter. The two beauties are willing to work for me for free. I'm more than happy. I'll arrange it for you later. "
Qi Fangfang said with a smile, "Of course. Although we haven't graduated yet, we have already finished our courses. Li Dong, although you don't want a salary, you still have to be responsible for our meals and accommodation. Don't be too stingy. "
"Why? Am I that kind of person?"
Li Dong laughed dryly and thought to himself, 'I'll think of a way to send these two girls away later.'
Although he wasn't sure if these two girls really wanted to come here for an internship to broaden their horizons, or if they had reached an agreement with Qin Yuhan, it felt weird to keep them in the mall.
Also, there was another problem. The mall was managed by Shen Qian.
If he told Shen Qian that Qin Yuhan's classmate wanted to come here for an internship, he didn't know what Shen Qian would think. It looked like it was best not to let Shen Qian know.
Although he was thinking about it, Li Dong's expression didn't change.
After everyone got in the car, Qi Fangfang looked around and said, "Li Dong, why are you driving this car?"
Today, Li Dong was driving an Audi A6, which wasn't considered a luxury car.
In Qi Fangfang's opinion, Li Dong should be driving a car worth a few million.
Li Dong smiled and said, "The car I usually use broke down. It's being repaired. I'll make do for now."
In fact, Li Dong was just afraid of being too high-profile. In Pingchuan, a Maybach was equivalent to Li Dong, and Li Dong was equivalent to a Maybach.
It wasn't that there weren't any rich people in Pingchuan.
There were a lot of rich people who could afford a Maybach. The key was that until now, Li Dong's Maybach was the only one.
It wasn't that people didn't want to buy it, but it was because the owner of the first Maybach in Pingchuan was too famous.
All rich people wanted face. If they drove a luxury car out and people pointed at it and said it was Li Dong's car, how embarrassing would that be?
There were many types of luxury cars. It wasn't worth it to have the same car as Li Dong.
With this mentality, no one had bought a Maybach in the past few years in Pingchuan, which made Li Dong's Maybach even more eye-catching.
However, Li Dong couldn't be bothered to say more about this. If he said it, it would feel like he was showing off.
Qi Fangfang was just asking casually. She didn't think much about it even if Li Dong said it was bad.
After asking about the car, Qi Fangfang asked again, "Li Dong, it's the 18th the day after tomorrow. This time, are you really going to fight one against a hundred and bring down all the other platforms?"
Li Dong chuckled. "Who told you I'm going to bring down all the other platforms?"
"That's what the internet is saying. Aren't you guys going to be the lowest in the industry? It's obviously a price war. Also, many other platforms are doing promotions. I think if this goes on, the National Development and Reform Commission might call a halt. "
After she said that, Zhang Mengmeng asked curiously, "Why would the National Development and Reform Commission call a halt?"
Qi Fangfang said proudly, "I told you to study more. Now you're dumbfounded. To think you're a student of Beijing University. You're embarrassing me. The Anti-Unfair Competition Law states that as long as a product is sold at a price lower than the cost price, it would be unfair competition. Usually, it was just a small fight. But this time, Li Dong made a big deal out of it. Almost all the e-commerce companies were involved. In the end, the price war will definitely be lower than the cost price. At that time, the government will definitely participate. Once it's stopped, the promotion will be over. Am I right, Li Dong? "
Li Dong laughed. "I didn't expect you to pay attention to this. There's still a possibility of a halt. But the country isn't that strict. Plus, the management of e-commerce isn't standardized yet. It's unlikely to be stopped at the beginning. In the later stages, it doesn't matter as long as we're not the only one. "
Qi Fangfang probably wanted to let Li Dong see how powerful she was. She shook her head. "You're too careless. What if the other platforms are stuck at the cost price? You Far Away Mall said that you want the lowest in the industry. You can only continue to lower the price. If you lower the price, you can only lower it below the cost price. That would be a unilateral violation. At that time, you might be the only one to stop it. In this way, you'll be breaking the contract. Not only will you lose money, but you'll also cause dissatisfaction among the consumers. If you don't surrender, then your previous promise will become empty words. Your reputation will be ruined, and you'll have more trouble. "
Li Dong couldn't help but laugh. "You're too naive."
The moment he said that, the other three stared at him.
Li Dong saw that Qin Yuhan was also staring at him. He said embarrassedly, "Why are you all looking at me like that? I'm speaking the truth. If you're not naive, why would you think this way?
Just stop our company?
Stop joking. The e-commerce war is in full swing now. If the higher-ups only ask us to stop, then it's obvious that they're targeting us.
The biggest possibility was that, after considering it all, if they didn't do anything about it, the entire price war would be stopped.
Furthermore, there are loopholes in the law. There's a clause in the Anti-unfair Competition Law. It's not unfair to sell goods that are about to expire at a lower price than the cost price.
Far Away Mall doesn't have much, but we have a lot of goods that are overstocked.
Without concrete evidence, no one is targeting us. Who will find trouble with me?
Also, even if the higher-ups send a document, the Jiangbei government will help me. It's normal that you don't understand this. "
As a company with tens of billions of assets, how could Far Away not think of this consequence?
Since they thought of it, there must be a way to deal with it.
As Li Dong said, it's fine if no one is targeting us. Even if someone is targeting us, the Jiangbei government will not sit idly by.
As the second-largest e-commerce platform in the country and one of the few Internet companies in Jiangbei.
In addition, the parent company is a leading enterprise in Jiangbei. Under various factors, the local protection policy will fall on Li Dong's head.
If the higher-ups really want to target Faraway Group alone, they will have to go through the Jiangbei government first.
Besides, do Jingdong have that ability?
In the end, it's obvious that both sides won't be able to get anything out of it.
Otherwise, the price war is not the first or second time. Why haven't there been a few requests to stop?
Listening to Li Dong say this, Qi Fangfang was obviously a little angry.
Qin Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief. When Qi Fangfang said this before, she really scared her.
After that, they didn't talk about the company anymore. In fact, they didn't have much social experience, so they couldn't talk about the main topic.
The car drove for a while and soon stopped at Jinhu Garden.
When they entered the door, Qi Fangfang said intentionally or unintentionally, "Li Dong, don't you usually live here?"
Li Dong coughed and said, "I'm usually busy with work, and Yuhan isn't here, so I don't really come back here."
"Then, you still live in Wanyuan?" Qi Fangfang had been there before, so she knew that Li Dong often lived in Wanyuan.
Li Dong was about to curse in his heart. Why is this woman so talkative?!
He peeked at Qin Yuhan and saw that Qin Yuhan didn't seem to care about this. Li Dong glared at Qi Fangfang and said angrily, "Why are you asking so much? Are you trying to do something bad?"
"Pfft!"
Qi Fangfang's face turned red, and she said softly, "Shameless!"
Li Dong was stunned. How am I shameless?
What he meant was to keep his whereabouts a secret. After all, he was a famous rich man, so he must be careful.
He didn't expect this woman to think about other things. Thinking about this, Li Dong couldn't help but laugh.
He couldn't be bothered to care about her anymore. After putting down their luggage, they sat down and chatted for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Li Dong said, "Let's go out and eat something."
It was already past midnight, so naturally, no one had any objections.
After lunch, Qi Fangfang and the others hurriedly said that they wanted to go to Faraway Group to familiarize themselves with the working environment.
Although Li Dong was unwilling, it was not good for him to refuse. In the end, he drove them to the group with a headache.
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