The Paramount Raiders had appeared in Jiangbei.
This wasn't a big deal, but it wasn't a small deal either.
At first, it was only circulated in the circle of car lovers. Later, when someone said that it was Li Dong's car, it became a hot topic.
These days, news related to Li Dong was the focus of attention.
The Hurun List had just been released, and Li Dong, one of the top ten richest people, was still in the limelight. Now, there was the first civilian version of the Raider in the country. Naturally, more people paid attention to it.
On the Internet, Li Dong's Weibo was once again flooded with comments.
In less than a day, Li Dong's Weibo had tens of thousands of comments.
Some asked him if he was taking in underlings?
Some asked why he didn't buy a private jet. There were also many women who boldly expressed their love, saying that they didn't fancy the money, but Li Dong's personality …
In short, it was all a mess. Li Dong didn't care about it.
At his status, having more cars wasn't a big deal.
Even if it was a Raider, the price abroad wasn't too high.
Compared to those who bought private jets, Li Dong was relatively low-key.
A plane was worth hundreds of millions of yuan or even hundreds of millions of dollars. What was wrong with Li Dong buying a civilian version of the armored car?
…
The matter of the car would blow over in a few days.
At the moment, Li Dong didn't care about these small things. He was more concerned about the battle for Sunan.
Yong An was already in the process of accepting the merger.
Yong An's people were happy to cooperate with the acquisition of up to one billion yuan.
If it wasn't for the fact that they urgently needed it Far away, they wouldn't even think about selling Yong An for a sky-high price of one billion.
When Huarun Group negotiated with them, they only offered 700 million yuan.
In the blink of an eye, they had an additional 300 million yuan. The premium was as high as 40%. Where else could they find such a good deal?
With the cooperation of Yong An's higher-ups, the speed of the acquisition and integration naturally sped up.
However, this matter couldn't be hidden for long. They had taken over another supermarket right under Su Guo's nose. It was possible to hide it for a few days, but at most a month, Su Guo would definitely receive the news.
October 12th.
Li Dong finally received Chen Lang's call.
It has been almost a month since Chen Lang entered the Sunan. At this time, Li Dong was also waiting anxiously.
As soon as the call connected, Li Dong asked, "What did Chang Ke Lung say?"
Chen Lang was a little tired as he said, "The discussion was rather difficult. I overestimated myself previously. I didn't expect that the regulars, Long, would be so stubborn."
"It didn't work out?"
Li Dong was a little disappointed. Then, he said, "If you don't want to talk about achievements, then forget it. You should immediately go to Yongan and cooperate with General Manager Sun. On the 15th, we will launch an attack on Su Guo. At the very least, we need to take down all of the other party's markets in Tongzhou and Wuxi. After the collapse of these markets, Su Guo should not be able to stabilize. At that time, Huarun Resources will take action again, and Ma Jialiang is likely to be taken down. "
"We didn't completely destroy their market outside of Jinling. With Ma Jialiang's status, he can still grit his teeth and survive. Only by completely destroying their market outside of Jinling, Ma Jialiang will not be able to hold on. I can guarantee this. "
Chen Lang said, and then said, "So, we must take down Long. In fact, the discussion is almost over, but …"
Chen Lang first laid the groundwork for the importance of taking down Long, and then said that the discussion was almost over. Li Dong suddenly knew that there might be some things that were beyond his expectations.
Sure enough, he heard Chen Lang whisper, "Long's asking price is too high. 1.6 billion, and they must give a part of the down payment, not less than 30%. The rest of the money must also be paid in full within a year. That is to say, we must give at least 500 million as a down payment, and the rest must be paid in cash within a year. "
"1.6 billion …"
Li Dong was a little annoyed and said, "Are they crazy for money? This is not the way to play. Long's scale is larger than Yongan, but it is also limited. We have already acquired Yongan at a premium price, but they actually asked for a higher price! "
"Chairman, there are still some differences. In fact, the most important thing about Long is their channel. Their channel sinking is very good, and the downstream industry chain is also very complete. They have completed a self-sufficient set of business systems. In the local area, Long occupies almost 80% of the market. In addition, their influence is also extraordinary. In the Changshu area, more than 50,000 farmers rely on their industry chain to support them … "
Chen Lang explained a few words. According to him, although 1.6 billion was a bit high, it was not unbearable.
Taking down Yongan and Long would cost a total of 2.6 billion.
Including the investment of Far away, it was about 3 billion.
With so much money, it should not be a big problem to defeat Su Guo in the market outside of Jinling.
Once Su Guo was defeated and acquired Yongan and Far away, they would soon be able to dominate the entire Sunan market.
The value of Long and Yongan itself was not low. Coupled with the expansion of the Sunan market share, spending 3 billion was actually worthwhile.
Coupled with the value of the era itself, Faraway Group's investment in Sunan would exceed 6 billion.
With such a large investment, the Sunan government would no longer favor Su Guo.
Otherwise, Chen Lang was worried that when Far away launched an attack, the Sunan government would come forward to help Su Guo. Sometimes, local protection policies were very troublesome.
Just like Far away in Jiangbei, Li Dong enjoyed local protection policies, but he did not want other groups to enjoy this treatment.
Only by increasing investment in Sunan and making the Sunan government pay attention and hesitate, could Far away win.
As long as the Sunan government hesitated, Far away would soon be able to defeat Su Guo. At that time, it would be too late for the government to intervene.
After listening to Chen Lang, Li Dong gritted his teeth and finally responded, "Then do it. Also, you can sign the agreement on my behalf. I will not go. Integrate Yongan and Long and form a fighting force as soon as possible. I don't want to delay any longer. If this continues, our losses in Sunan will be too high, and it will easily cause changes in other places. "
Chen Lang said, "I understand. Chairman, don't worry. I will complete the integration as soon as possible. But I'm afraid it won't be possible on the 15th. Let's do it at the end of the month. We will make our move at the end of the month. There should be a buffer of half a month. "
"Is half a month enough?"
Li Dong asked and said, "Since we have decided to take down Long, there is no rush. If we act in a panic and don't cooperate well, we will lose this advantage. If it doesn't work, we can wait. Don't act recklessly. "
"Yes!"
Chen Lang said firmly, and Li Dong chose to continue to believe him.
He had no choice but to believe him. At this time, Li Dong was in a difficult position.
With billions of capital expenditures and more than 6 billion invested in Sunan, if they failed this time, Li Dong would really suffer a big loss.
The two chatted for a while more before Li Dong hung up the phone.
He sat on the chair in a daze for a while before his phone rang again.
Looking at the number, Li Dong picked up the phone and said, "You want to look at the car?"
"Hu Xiaorui is not here, right?"
"She is busy. Do you think she is as free as you?"
Li Dong exhaled and said, "If you want to look at the car, wait until night. I will go back at night. I have something to talk to you about."
"Okay, I will go back at night."
Hsu Shengzhe did not say much. During this period, Li Dong was busy like a dog. He knew what he was busy with.
As for what Li Dong wanted to talk to him about, Hsu Shengzhe did not care.
At this time, he did not have money. Li Dong did not need to ask for money. Moreover, this guy had just taken 10 billion from the bank. He did not lack money.
As long as he did not talk about money, he was willing to accompany Li Dong to talk nonsense.
…
At night.
Hsu Shengzhe arrived as scheduled.
The Raiders were parked at the entrance of the small courtyard, covered with a tarpaulin.
Hsu Shengzhe looked at it and felt distressed. "What a waste of a car! You just left it outside like this? Although this car is tough, it has been exposed to the wind and rain. It has been damaged for many years. You have to get a dedicated garage and maintain it regularly … "
Li Dong interrupted impatiently. "Are you going to look at it or not? Why do you care about how I maintain it? Let's talk in the yard after looking at it."
Hsu Shengzhe rolled his eyes. This bastard had really ruined the car.
If it was not for the fact that Li Dong's things were not so easy to take, he would have bought it himself.
Li Dong was not around. Even if he wanted to speak, no one would respond.
With Tan Yong's company, Hsu Shengzhe opened up the tarpaulin and slowly admired it. After looking around, he personally went into the driver's seat to experience it.
After that, Hsu Shengzhe did not dare to drive the car in the Provincial Party Committee Compound. It would be troublesome if he bumped into someone.
Although the Outer Court of the Provincial Party Committee Compound was not as good as the Inner Court, there were still many retired VIPs.
It was late at night, and Hsu Shengzhe did not want to cause trouble for himself.
After dawdling for a while, Hsu Shengzhe entered the small courtyard.
Li Dong had already prepared food and wine. He did not choose to eat in the house. He placed a table on the stone table in the small courtyard.
Seeing Hsu Shengzhe enter, Li Dong said. "Let's have a drink and talk."
"Sure. I came in a hurry and did not have time to eat."
Li Dong poured him a glass of white wine, and the two of them sat opposite each other and drank.
They chatted for a while as they ate and drank.
Hsu Shengzhe asked. "What's going on? Let me make this clear. Forget about money. "
"Get lost. Even wine can't shut your mouth."
Li Dong laughed and scolded him. He drank another glass of wine and continued. "It's not a big deal. I heard that the property prices had dropped recently. Is it true?"
"Do you still need to ask me? You all know about it. But it's not to the extent of dropping. It's just that the increase has slowed down. This month's property prices are almost the same as last month. "
Hsu Shengzhe said worriedly. "Seems like you are right. I'm afraid the subprime mortgage crisis overseas will affect our country."
Pingchuan is only a third-tier city, and it is not even a third-tier city.
Pingchuan is affected now, and the first-tier and second-tier cities are more affected than Pingchuan.
Based on this trend, the impact will only get worse.
If you do not care about the financial crisis, you will not feel it.
But if you think in this direction, you will notice some obvious changes.
Li Dong had reminded him several times. In addition, it was difficult for the bank to get a loan, and the interest rate was high. Xu Shengzhe was not a fool. Thinking about it carefully, wasn't this a sign of a financial crisis?
As for how serious it is, it is hard to say.
After all, the domestic economy has not been affected much. The scary thing is that it will be more severe later on.
Most of the time, when you feel the obvious changes, it will be too late to retreat.
But Hsu Shengzhe is still hesitating. If the impact of the financial crisis is small and short, the losses will be huge if they retreat now.
But if it is serious, the losses will be huge if they do not retreat.
When Li Dong mentioned this, he wants to hear Li Dong's opinion.
This fellow had quietly accumulated so much wealth. He must have good foresight.
Li Dong saw that Hsu Shengzhe is interested and smiled. "Now you know why I gave up on expanding my real estate business. My foresight is much higher than yours."
"Enough. Stop blowing your own trumpet. So you are saying that this sub-prime mortgage crisis will affect the domestic economy?"
"Most likely."
Li Dong did not guarantee anything. He only said that the possibility is very high.
As a businessman, sometimes there is no need to say things clearly. Li Dong's words are close to the truth. Furthermore, he had retired from the real estate business, and Hsu Shengzhe knows what he is leaning towards.
This fellow is certain that the sub-prime mortgage crisis will affect the domestic economy.
Hsu Shengzhe did not ask any more questions. He drank his wine and thought about it.
He couldn't just listen to Li Dong's opinion on this matter. Li Dong said that it would affect the country, but that didn't mean it would really happen. He still had to depend on himself.
Seeing that Hsu Shengzhe is deep in thought, Li Dong did not disturb him.
The two of them drank a few more cups. Xu Shengzhe didn't know if he had a preference in his heart. He asked, "Then what do you want from me?"
"To make money. This time, I want to help you. I don't want you to say that I did not take care of you."
"You are so kind?"
"Nonsense. Touch your conscience. Did I not take care of you? If I did not take care of you, do you think Longhua can develop so fast? "
Hsu Shengzhe pursed his lips, but he did not refute. He asked again, "How do we make money?"
"Why are you so stupid?!" Li Dong was unhappy. "Since I think the financial crisis is coming, of course, I will make money from it."
"Once the financial crisis comes, the economy will be in turmoil. Do you think we can make a lot of money from it?"
"Real estate?"
"We can do real estate, stock market, and other industries. Anyway, we will leave after making some money. Other than that, we can also do some upstream and downstream industries. We can make use of this opportunity to supplement our industrial chain. "
Hsu Shengzhe frowned and did not say anything.
Li Dong made it sound simple, but this is a big problem.
Let's not talk about whether the financial crisis will come. If it doesn't, the losses will be huge.
Secondly, even if there is a financial crisis, it will not be easy to take advantage of the situation.
If it is so easy to make money, will Li Dong look for me?
This guy may say nice things, but in fact, if he really wants to make money, he will take it all for himself. Why would he look for me to cooperate?
Hsu Shengzhe is deep in thought again, and the courtyard is quiet.
Li Dong is not anxious when he sees Hsu Shengzhe thinking.
Just like what Hsu Shengzhe thought, if he can really make money, or if he can settle it alone, he will not look for him.
The reason why he looked for Hsu Shengzhe is because this guy is very useful.
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