Money was not everything, but nothing could be achieved without money.
In this world, except for those second-generation heirs and idealists, almost everyone was fighting for money.
Li Dong was like that, so was Meng Qiping.
On the morning of the 20th, motivated by money, Meng Qiping brought his army of part-timers.
142 people. That was the result of Meng Qiping's two days of hard work.
It was beyond Li Dong's expectation that the fatty could find so many people in just two days in such a cold winter.
After all, not everyone was willing to work and make money in such a cold weather, especially those geniuses from Jiangzhou University.
Now that everyone was here, Li Dong and Meng Qiping had nothing to do with what happened next. Far away was such a big supermarket that there would be people who would explain and distribute the goods.
Since the supermarket was officially opened on the 24th, the supermarket was filled with people who were loading the goods.
Li Dong and Meng Qiping found a quiet place to sit down. Meng Qiping sighed as soon as he sat down, "Such a big supermarket, I'm afraid it can't be bought without a few million."
Li Dong nodded and said nothing. It was more than a few million. Including the renovation, he had invested more than ten million.
Changing the topic, Li Dong smiled and said, "You are quite capable. You really found so many people in two days."
Meng Qiping smiled and said awkwardly, "I'm not the only one who did it. Others helped too."
"Cheng Nan?"
Meng Qiping nodded and said with a hollow smile, "And Bai Su. She is the deputy director of the part-time department of the student union."
Li Dong understood. No wonder this guy could find so many people. He really thought it was because the fatty was eloquent and had a lot of connections.
However, Li Dong did not care who found the people, as long as it did not interfere with his business.
The two continued to chat for a while. Li Dong said, "You go to the finance department to settle the commission. I have something to do, so I have to go."
Meng Qiping responded. Watching Li Dong walking away, he was deep in thought.
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On the 24th, the Longhua branch Far away opened for business.
Li Dong, who had experienced many business openings, was not as nervous as before. He calmly observed everything in front of him.
It was the same process, the only difference was the scale.
Sun Tao stood behind Li Dong for a long time before saying, "We did it!"
Yes, the opening of the Longhua branch was a success.
The endless stream of people and the sound of invoices being printed indicated that the supermarket's business was booming.
Even the other merchants in Longhua Square benefited from it, and their business was much better than usual.
"General Manager Li is making a lot of money!"
When Wang Yunqing saw Li Dong, he smiled like a Maitreya Buddha.
So far's success had made it easier to rent Longhua Square, and the rent had also increased.
Li Dong replied with a smile. He could not help but recall how Wang Jia addressed Wang Yunqing. His gaze swept over Wang Yunqing's head a few times.
Yes, he was a little bald, but he was not bald yet.
Wang Yunqing noticed Li Dong's gaze, and the corner of his eye twitched.
Fortunately, Li Dong did not look for too long. He retracted his gaze and smiled. "I have not thanked General Manager Wang for the flower baskets. Business is so good because General Manager Wang has brought us luck."
After Li Dong finished speaking, Wang Yunqing smiled even more happily.
The two of them exchanged some pleasantries, and Wang Yunqing asked, "I wonder if General Manager Li is interested in opening a few more branches next year?"
"What do you think, General Manager Wang?" Li Dong did not answer, but asked a question in return.
Wang Yunqing chuckled. "I'm just an employee. How can I have any opinion? I see that General Manager Li's business is good. If he opens branches in other districts, Longhua and Far away can continue to cooperate. "
The Longhua Group did not only have one Longhua Plaza in Pingchuan, but there were also many other large shopping malls.
If Li Dong's Faraway Supermarket could be as popular as Longhua Plaza, Longhua Group would be more than happy to reach a cooperation agreement with Li Dong.
Wang Yunqing was the one who had the most contact with Li Dong in Longhua's middle management, so there was a deeper meaning behind his words.
Li Dong smiled and gave a perfunctory reply. He did not say if he would open more branches, and he did not say if he would continue to cooperate with Longhua.
After Wang Yunqing left in disappointment, Sun Tao asked, "General Manager Li, are you going to open more branches in Pingchuan next year?"
Li Dong shook his head. "One branch in Pingchuan is enough. It is too expensive to open a branch in the provincial capital. One branch in Pingchuan is enough to open five branches in the county."
Moreover, Li Dong did not want to compete with other large supermarkets in Pingchuan for market share. If he had the time, he might as well go to the county and quietly make a fortune.
Although the Longhua branch was doing well, the profits were definitely not as good as the total profits of the five branches in Qingyang. In fact, it would be difficult to make even half of the profits.
Currently, the five branches in Qingyang contributed about six to seven million to Li Dong every month.
In Longhua, after deducting expenses such as rent, it would be considered good if Li Dong could make three million a month.
The total investment of the five branches in Qingyang was only about ten million. The investment was not proportional to the income. Naturally, Li Dong would not do such a thing.
When he first set his eyes on Longhua Plaza, he was actually more concerned about the development of Longhua Plaza in the next few years.
Sun Tao listened to Li Dong's explanation and did not say anything else. His goal was actually the same as Li Dong's.
Far away's main battlefield was in the county and the towns.
As for Pingchuan, when Far away had completely grown stronger, they would not mind sharing a share of the pie.
Surrounding the city from the countryside was the great ancestor's magic weapon.
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On the afternoon of the 26th, after the last exam, Li Dong's first semester of university had come to an end.
When Li Dong was about to go home, Bai Su came to find him.
Li Dong thought it was because of Huang Shanshan, and a hint of impatience appeared on his face.
Unexpectedly, Bai Su did not mention Huang Shanshan at all. Instead, she said, "Li Dong, I heard that you have acquaintances in the newly opened Faraway Supermarket?"
Li Dong nodded and did not deny it. The last time Meng Qiping found someone to distribute flyers, it was through Bai Su's help. This could not be hidden.
Seeing that Li Dong admitted it, Bai Su's face flashed with joy. She hurriedly said, "Then can you do me a favor?"
Li Dong did not take it upon himself. He asked, "What is it?"
"As you know, I'm in the part-time department. The university is on holiday now, but there are many students in our university who are planning to stay in Pingchuan for the winter vacation. Can you see if you can get Faraway Supermarket to hire some people from our university to do promotions or distribute flyers? "
After saying that, Bai Su had a pleading look on her face. She was shouldering a heavy responsibility to ask for Li Dong's help.
It was easy for the top students of Jiangzhou University to find winter vacation work, but it was not easy to find a reliable one.
Faraway Supermarket was different. Not only was it close to the university, but it was also large in scale. Back then, when they were working part-time to distribute flyers, they were happy to pay them.
If they could find a part-time job Far away, they would be relieved, and so would their parents.
Li Dong listened and thought for a while. The supermarket was indeed lacking in manpower for the year-end promotions. It was not easy to recruit people at this time, but it was not impossible to recruit some students from Jiangzhou University.
This was not a difficult task, and it was a win-win situation. Li Dong did not hesitate and nodded. "Okay, I'll talk to Far away."
"Really! Li Dong, thank you, thank you so much! "Bai Su's face was filled with excitement.
Seeing that, Li Dong had a higher opinion of her. After all, this matter did not have much to do with Bai Su.
After sending Bai Su away, when Li Dong was walking back, he remembered that there was something he had forgotten to do.
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