Coming out of the conference room, Chen Ke saw that Li Dong seemed to be in a bad mood. She wanted to say something but hesitated.
Although Li Dong was still thinking about the money, he also noticed this and asked, "What's the matter?"
Chen Ke quickly said, "General Manager Li, tomorrow is August 18th."
"August 18th …"
Li Dong was still trying to figure out the meaning of this sentence. Chen Ke was a little dumbfounded, "Tomorrow is a big day. General Manager Li, don't you remember?"
"August 18th, the promotion ends. Faraway Group's first anniversary. In addition, tomorrow is your birthday. "
Li Dong was a little stunned when he heard this. It's really a coincidence that they are all together.
But then again, Li Dong looked at Chen Ke strangely and said, "How do you know that tomorrow is my birthday?"
The birthday on his ID card was not on this day. Except for his parents, very few people knew which day Li Dong's birthday was.
Although Chen Ke was his secretary, Li Dong did not disclose this.
Chen Ke blushed when she heard it. "Sister Qiqi said it."
"Liu Qi?"
Thinking of Liu Qi, Li Dong was relieved.
Because Liu Qi represented his parents on the board of directors, Li Dong asked Liu Qi to contact his parents more.
With Liu Qi's ability, it was normal for her to know the day of his real birthday from his parents.
Seeing that Li Dong was still thinking about something, Chen Ke said, "General Manager Li, let's celebrate tomorrow. It's really rare for so many happy things to happen on the same day. What do you think? "
"The group's first anniversary should be celebrated, but there is no need to disclose my birthday. It is not a big deal. There is no need to make a big fuss."
Chen Ke couldn't help but feel a little regretful when Li Dong said so.
In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, the group's first anniversary celebration was not as important as Li Dong's birthday.
Originally, she wanted to use this opportunity to make the boss happy, but she didn't expect that Li Dong didn't take it seriously at all.
Not bothering about his birthday anymore, Li Dong instructed, "Get ready in the afternoon. Get Old Tan to prepare the car. I'm going to Longhua Square to take a look."
Although Li Dong was familiar with Longhua Square, it was not his territory after all. Other than the second floor, he did not pay much attention to the other floors.
Now that he was going to acquire Longhua Square, he naturally had to go and take a look.
It was a transaction worth more than a billion, and it was right at his doorstep. He would be a fool not to go and take a look.
Chen Ke thought he was going to inspect the Longhua store. She said, "Should I inform the manager of the Longhua store?"
"Notify. Also, notify the management of Longhua Square."
This time, Li Dong wasn't going to inspect the Longhua Restaurant, but the entire Longhua Square.
This kind of thing didn't need to be sneaky. Informing the people in Longhua was also to understand the operation of the entire square more clearly and quickly.
Chen Ke felt strange when she heard that he had to inform the people in Longhua. When she was about to ask, she heard Li Dong say with a smile, "After a while, Longhua Square may change its name."
"Change its name?"
"Yes, change it to Far away Square."
Chen Ke was stunned for a moment, and then she looked incredulous. The group was going to acquire Longhua Square?
…
In Longhua Square.
Chen Ke was not the only one who felt incredulous. Wang Yunqing touched his bald head and murmured, "I can't imagine it!"
The assistant manager next to him saw that the manager seemed to have lost his soul after answering the phone. He couldn't help but ask, "Manager, what happened?"
Wang Yunqing said with a smile, "We may be laid off."
"What?"
The assistant manager looked surprised. "Manager, are you kidding?"
"Kidding? Do I look like a joker?"
Wang Yunqing said with some emotion, "When he came here to rent a shop, I was the one who received him. I didn't expect that in just a few years, he would become a dragon! "
The assistant manager didn't understand and was still worried about being laid off.
Wang Yunqing didn't speak for a while, and the two fell silent.
After a while, the assistant manager said with a serious face, "Manager, what's wrong? Longhua Square has always been running well, and we haven't neglected our duties. Why will we be laid off? "
"Because the group is going to sell the square."
"Sell the square!"
The assistant manager was shocked again. Sell Longhua Square?
That was a joke!
If it weren't for Wang Yunqing saying this solemnly, he would have flown into a rage if someone else said this.
In his opinion, as long as the Longhua Group didn't collapse, the square would not change owners.
But now, the square had only been in operation for a few years, and the group was going to sell it?
Wang Yunqing sighed and said, "Yes, it's going to be sold. I didn't believe it at first, but I just contacted the group's headquarters, and they asked us to treat Far away well. If Distance Marketing has any questions, we will tell them everything we know, including some core operational information. If it wasn't for the sale of the square, why would Far away come to inspect the square, and why would the group give such an order? "
"Far away wants to buy it?"
The assistant manager suddenly felt relieved. If someone else wanted to buy it, they wouldn't believe it and wouldn't understand.
But when it came to Far away wanting to buy it, everyone was relieved.
Far away Longhua's store was famous in Longhua Square. In addition, Faraway Group had previously revealed their intention to buy the square, but the owner refused.
Now that the topic was brought up again, it seemed that they were really going to sell it.
At this time, the assistant manager also understood who Wang Yunqing was talking about by Feng Yun Hualong.
When Li Dong came to rent the store, the assistant manager wasn't working here yet.
However, later on, Distance Group quickly rose to prominence, and Li Dong's matter also became a hot topic of gossip.
Far away Longhua's store was Faraway Group's first store in Pingchuan, and it had always been a very important one. At one time, it was even the only first-class store of Faraway Group.
If it weren't for the problems in the later stages that caused the Longhua store to be downgraded, its status would probably be higher now.
Thinking of this, the assistant manager hurriedly asked, "Is Far away coming to inspect? Is General Manager Li coming in person? "
"I'm not sure. They didn't say it clearly, but it was a call from Far away's director's office. It should be General Manager Li coming in person."
"Then we …"
"Do a good job with the reception. Inform everyone to be on their toes today!"
Wang Yunqing's face was solemn. "This time, with the sale of Longhua Square, we are in trouble. I wasn't joking when I said that we would be laid off. Without Longhua Square, how are we going to settle down?
Now, there are two possibilities. First, we will be recalled to the headquarters and demoted.
Second, Far away will take over Longhua Square at the same time.
This possibility is very high. After all, we have been managing the mall for some time. If we change people suddenly, it may cause trouble.
In other words, Far away may become our new owner.
To be honest, the possibility of me being retained is still very high. After all, I am familiar with General Manager Li. If we really change owners, Far away is not a bad choice.
But it's not necessarily the case for you. Xiao Chen, we have been partners for a few years. This is your first time meeting General Manager Li. If you don't leave a good impression, it's hard to say if we can still be partners in the future. "
When Chen Jian heard this, he said gratefully, "Manager, thank you for the advice. Then I will go and arrange it. You can rest assured that you know my character after being partners for a few years. I promise to follow your lead!"
Wang Yunqing smiled and nodded. "Go ahead. If I didn't believe you, I wouldn't have specially reminded you."
"Thank you, Manager!"
"…"
…
At two o 'clock in the afternoon, Li Dong and his group arrived at Longhua Square.
At this moment, under Longhua Square, there were more than a dozen people standing and looking forward.
Among them, the people from Longhua were a little nervous. Even Wang Yunqing was actually very nervous.
His words sounded nice. He and Li Dong knew each other, and Li Dong was likely to keep him.
But in fact, he didn't have much contact with Li Dong. After Li Dong became rich, he didn't contact him even once. It was hard to say whether Li Dong still remembered him now.
The group of people from Faraway Supermarket was completely different from them. From the store manager to the supervisor, everyone's face was full of excitement.
They also knew that Faraway Group was likely to acquire Longhua Square.
Now that the chairman personally came to inspect, it seemed that the matter was very likely.
When Li Dong's Maybach stopped, the Longhua store manager hurried to greet him.
When Li Dong got out of the car, the Longhua store manager said excitedly, "Hello, Chairman!"
Li Dong glanced at him and smiled. "Zhang Yuan, I didn't expect you to be the store manager now. It seems that I have neglected my duties as the boss. I didn't know about this all along."
When Zhang Yuan heard Li Dong call out his name, he immediately said excitedly, "The chairman is busy with important matters. He doesn't need to pay attention to such a small matter."
Li Dong laughed again. Speaking of Zhang Yuan, he was also a veteran of Far away.
Although he didn't come from the Dongping store, he was also the first batch of employees of Far away's new store. When Qi Yunna was the store manager in Nanping, Zhang Yuan was the head of operations in Nanping.
Later, Qi Yunna was in charge of the supermarket business, and Li Dong handed over the management of several second-tier store managers to Qi Yunna.
Zhang Yuan's position also rose, and he naturally took over the Longhua store, which was once known as the flagship store of Far away.
Li Dong had a vague impression of this matter, but he didn't care about it now, so he couldn't remember it clearly.
After greeting Zhang Yuan, Li Dong looked at Wang Yunqing and smiled. "Manager Wang, it's been a long time!"
When Wang Yunqing heard Li Dong calling him, he immediately went up and said respectfully, "It's been a long time, Director Li."
Li Dong smiled. "It's been a long time. When I saw you, I recalled the arrogant words of a newborn calf not afraid of a tiger. At that time, I was penniless and asked how much I could sell the second floor of Longhua for. It's still fresh in my memory! "
Wang Yunqing smiled and complimented, "This is Director Li's success. If it were us, we wouldn't even dare to think about it. Only Director Li dares to do it. In just a few years, the whole building is going to belong to Far Away. "
After flattering him, Wang Yunqing hurriedly said, "Director Li, why don't we go to the management office and rest for a while? I'll take you to the inspection later."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yuan said, "Director Li, why don't we go to the supermarket first? Everyone heard that you're here, and they're looking forward to your inspection."
Seeing that the two of them wanted to invite him, Li Dong smiled. "It's not like I haven't been here before, and I'm not here to rest today. Let's take a look around first. After that, we'll sit down and talk. "
"Okay!"
The two of them hurriedly responded and took the lead to lead the way.
Li Dong led Wu Shengnan and the others into the store. With so many people entering the store together, they attracted a lot of attention.
Someone who knew Li Dong couldn't help but say, "What a big scene. Is Boss Li going to do something big again?"
A passer-by who didn't know what was going on asked curiously, "Boss Li? Who? "
"Who else could it be? Far away's boss. Those people were waiting downstairs just now. I thought they were going to pick up someone, but it turned out to be him. Li Dong's face is so big now that even the Longhua Group's people have to wait downstairs to welcome him. "
"Longhua Group's people … Didn't they say that Li Dong and Longhua's boss are enemies? Why would Longhua's people pick him up? "
"That's Old Huang's history. Longhua's boss, Xu Jianghua, retired at the beginning of this month. Now, his son is in charge. I heard that his son has a good relationship with Li Dong. Do you think the two companies are going to cooperate this time? "
"How would I know?"
"That's right. We don't care about these rich people's business. I'm now looking forward to Far away's real estate company continuing to do business. Now, the housing prices are frighteningly high. Those people who bought the houses last year are having a good time. Far away built a few residential areas at that time, which brought down the prices. Now, these residential areas have been completed very quickly. Many people have gotten the keys. If they sell them now, they will make a lot of money. "
"Sigh, what you said makes sense. I regret it now. When Far away sold the houses last year, I thought that the prices could be lowered further. Who knew that in the blink of an eye, Far away's houses were sold out. When they were sold out, the other real estate companies immediately raised the prices. Far away is still very kind. If Far away still sells houses next time, I promise I will be the first to buy it. I regret it so much. "
"Exactly. We all regret it. But it's useless to regret now. Maybe the prices are too low. Far away can't make money, so they just give up building houses. "
"Sigh!"
"…"
Of course, Li Dong didn't know about the people's regrets.
At this moment, Li Dong was listening to Wang Yunqing's explanation.
After listening for a while, Li Dong questioned, "Other commercial plazas can generally recover their costs in ten years. Longhua Square is located in the center of the business district. The rental rate is more than 90%. According to what you said, the annual rental is less than 60 million, and the operating expenses are as high as 10 million. Doesn't this mean that it will take more than 20 years to recover the cost? Is there a problem with the operation, or is there a problem with other aspects? "
This was actually what Li Dong was puzzled about. It was reasonable to say that Longhua Square was a good location, and the rental rate was not low.
In addition, it was the entire property rights of Longhua Group. How could the income be so little?
In 2007, it was the peak period of the real estate industry. Before the financial crisis, the commercial real estate companies' recovery speed was still very fast.
Generally, 10 to 15 years was the normal speed. More than 20 years was somewhat abnormal.
Hearing this question from Li Dong, Wang Yunqing was a little stunned for a moment.
He didn't speak, but Chen Jian, who was behind him, hesitated and said, "Director Li, there is a reason for this."
Li Dong suddenly became interested and asked with a smile, "Tell me, what is the specific reason?"
Seeing that Chen Jian answered, Wang Yunqing was slightly dissatisfied. However, seeing that Li Dong was interested, Wang Yunqing hesitated and didn't interrupt.
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