Jinling.
Suguo headquarters.
Ma Jialiang was even thinner, and his eyes were a little sunken.
In more than a month, Suguo and Far away had suffered heavy losses.
Let's not talk about the Southern Jiangsu market, the other markets in other cities were also throwing away their helmets and armor, allowing Walmart and other companies to take advantage of the situation.
The headquarters were more and more dissatisfied with him. Because of him, the Hua Dong market, which was originally the largest, was now in a state of chaos.
And his war with Far away was still in a stalemate.
If he couldn't take Far away, even if he defeated Far away and took over the entire Sunan market, it would not be worth it.
Thinking of this, Ma Jialiang's face became colder.
When he heard Chen Ming repeating the previous idea of seeking peace, Ma Jialiang was even more annoyed.
Seeking peace at this time?
What a fool!
Losing hundreds of millions, using a lot of resources, and losing half of the Hua Dong market, could he seek peace at this time?
Even if Far away agreed, he would not agree.
If he didn't take advantage of this time to defeat Far away, there would be no such opportunity in the future.
Companies such as Bailian were not a big deal. After all, they had just arrived, and their foundation was not yet stable.
Far away was different. As long as Far away survived this war, it would be a victory. Not only would they completely stabilize the situation, but they would also further expand their influence.
If they didn't kill the snake, they would be hurt. If they couldn't defeat Far away this time, there would only be more trouble in the future.
In his sight, Chen Ming's mouth was still opening and closing. Ma Jialiang didn't want to pay attention to him. He frowned and interrupted, "Let's not talk about this today. The situation recently is not quite right! Far away's counterattack is even stronger. They are completely desperate. This is not right. "
Chen Ming was interrupted by him, and he was a little dissatisfied. When Ma Jialiang finished, Chen Ming said, "Chairman, Far away was also forced to the end of the line by us. At this time, I think enough is enough. While Far away hasn't decided to fight to the death, we can … "
"Mr. Chen!"
Ma Jialiang's face was gloomy, "I said we won't talk about this today. Do you understand what I mean?"
Chen Ming's heart trembled. His mouth moved, but he didn't say anything.
Another vice president hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Chairman, in your opinion, Far away is making a last-ditch counterattack, or does he have other motives?"
"There must be some ulterior motive. Li Dong is very tenacious, and he hasn't reached his bottom line yet. According to my speculations, he should choose to continue the stalemate with me. Especially with Chen Lang over there, they know that continuing the stalemate is the best choice. "
Why was a stalemate the best choice?
Even if this matter was not mentioned, many people were also distressed.
Because if the stalemate continued for a few more months, the headquarters would definitely not allow the situation to continue developing. At that time, if Su Guo still could not establish a winning chance, Ma Jialiang's strategy of attacking Far Away would most likely be stopped.
Even now, the headquarters were getting more and more dissatisfied with Ma Jialiang.
State-owned enterprises are not comparable to private enterprises. They had suffered heavy losses in the past month. How is Huarun going to answer to the higher-ups?
Hundreds of millions is not a small amount of money. If Ma Jialiang had not repeatedly ensured that he could defeat Far Away and recover the losses, he would have been kicked out long ago.
Huarun was not without people who understood the situation. At present, the best way was naturally to defeat Far Away.
But after a long time, the people who understood the situation were also anxious. Now more and more people in the headquarters of Huarun were proposing to end this meaningless battle.
Far Away did not matter if there was one more competitor. There were many domestic retail companies, and there was no need to focus on Far Away.
After Ma Jialiang finished speaking, everyone was silent.
After a while, someone said, "Chairman, at this time, Far Away does not have many choices.
Their strength in Sunan is originally not as good as ours. Temporarily increasing investment can only delay time, but it will not have a decisive effect.
Now Far Away is fighting back fiercely. Not to mention all kinds of activities, they are still thinking about our supply chain.
There have been many suppliers coming to us, hoping that we will raise the price.
Far Away even promised that if these suppliers are willing to cut off our supply chain, Far Away is willing to hand over all the channels outside of East China and North China to them.
In addition, in East China, they only signed a contract with Tengxiang to supply the channels in Jiangbei, Lu Province, and Sunan.
In other places, Far Away is also willing to let them enter and share the downstream channels.
It can even be said that they are putting all their eggs in one basket, I think … "
Ma Jialiang's eyes moved, and he asked, "What do you think they want to do?"
"I suspect that they may want to fight a decisive battle."
"A decisive battle!"
"How can they turn things around at this time?"
"It can't be so early. I think even if they fight now, Far Away will definitely lose."
"Apart from a little more loss, if they really fight, we will definitely win."
"…"
Everyone was discussing. Ma Jialiang pressed his hand to signal them to be quiet, and then asked the person who just spoke, "You have seen the current situation. Far Away even if they fight a decisive battle, there is no chance of winning. And Far Away Li Dong and Chen Lang are not the kind of people who know that they will lose, but still press forward. What do you think of this? "
The person who spoke was not too old, about 40 years old, and was considered relatively young among the crowd.
Hearing Ma Jialiang's question, the middle-aged man thought for a moment and said, "Since they want to fight, they must feel that they have the confidence to win, or have a 50-50 chance of winning or losing. Otherwise, they would not choose this way. I am not too worried about the supply chain, they will not be able to shake us in a short time. And in other aspects, I don't think that Far Away can beat us. The only possibility is … "
The middle-aged man's expression suddenly changed, and he said, "President Chen, what is the situation in other places outside of Jinling recently?"
Chen Ming frowned, but he was sent to be the vice president to restrain Ma Jialiang, so he was not without ability. Hearing this, he thought for a moment and said, "Everyone should be clear about the situation outside of Sunan. Bailian, Wal-Mart … these companies have entered, and the water in East China's retail industry has become muddier. But for the time being, we can still hold on, and the Wan family has also begun to put in effort. Far Away has also maintained restraint in other places, and has not fought with us. For a short time, outside of Sunan, we still have the advantage. As for Sunan, I will not talk about Jinling, but Tongzhou is the local market of Time, and we are slightly inferior. The other places are 50-50, we are stronger in some places, and Time is stronger in some places, but overall, we still have the advantage. "
"What about Wuxi, Changshu, and Pingjiang?"
Chen Ming was a little dissatisfied with the continuous questions from his subordinates, but he was in charge of these outside matters, and Ma Jialiang did not speak, so Chen Ming could only continue, "These places are temporarily calm …"
"What about Chang Kelong and Yong An …"
"Manager Hu!"
Chen Ming interrupted his question, and frowned, "Next time, ask everything in one go, what do you want to ask?"
The middle-aged man was a little embarrassed, and quickly explained, "I just want to know what the movements of Chang Kelong and Yong An are. After all, since we started the war with Far Away, we have somewhat neglected them. These few companies are not weak, and I am afraid that they have been roped in by Far Away. Once they form a united front, we will be in big trouble. This time, Far Away suddenly counterattacked, and I suspect that they may have received the support of some of them. "
As soon as this was said, many people nodded in agreement.
Of course, no one was too worried, and Chen Ming was not very worried about this. Hearing this, he shook his head and said, "The possibility is not high. At this time, before we determine the winner, they will generally adopt a wait-and-see attitude."
"In addition, even if one or two of them have reached a strategic alliance with Far Away, I think Far Away still has to guard against them."
"And these few companies will not put in effort, unless Far Away is willing to subsidize them on a large scale. The key is that if Far Away does so, it will harm others without benefiting themselves, and the two sides may not be able to reach a perfect agreement."
There were still many people who agreed with Chen Ming's words.
However, at this moment, Ma Jialiang, who was sitting at the head of the table, had a gloomy expression. After they finished speaking, Ma Jialiang said in a deep voice, "Don't forget, in addition to a strategic alliance, we can also become a family!"
"Previously, when Chen Lang was still around, he led the merger strategy of several companies, and even Yong An was on the Wan family's list."
"This time, there has been no news of Chen Lang for a long time, and there is no sign of him in Jinling. I suspect that Chen Lang is very likely to be in Wuxi!"
The more Ma Jialiang thought about it, the more he felt that it was right, and his eyes were sharp as he said, "If, and I mean if, Far Away completes the merger with Yong An, what impact will it have on us?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man said worriedly, "Then our market in Wuxi and Wuxi's surrounding areas will be seriously squeezed, and it may even …"
"It may be defeated?" Ma Jialiang frowned.
"It is possible."
"If Wuxi's market collapses, it will affect our overall layout and shake our morale …" Ma Jialiang frowned even more.
Seeing that the people below were also a little worried, Ma Jialiang came to his senses and coughed lightly, "Of course, this is the worst outcome. Even so, we are at a disadvantage in the market around Wuxi. Far Away has only turned the situation around, and it is impossible for them to beat us. "
The middle-aged man said with some apprehension, "Then, then what if there is also a problem in the market around Changshu …"
"It won't be that easy."
Ma Jialiang interrupted him, exhaled, and said, "Changkelong is not so easy to take down, but we can't not be careless. President Chen, in the afternoon, you will lead a team to Changshu to inspect the market, and take a look at the situation."
Chen Ming nodded and said, "Okay."
"That's it. Manager Hu will lead a team to Wuxi, and contact the Wan family to see what they plan to do. I think we can try the merger now. If we can take down Yong An, it will still be of great help to us. "
"Okay."
"…"
Ma Jialiang gave all the instructions, and when everyone left, Ma Jialiang still stayed in the same place.
"Yong An, Changkelong …"
Ma Jialiang murmured a few words, and his expression was a little ugly.
Chen Lang had been missing for a long time, and Far Away suddenly prepared for a decisive battle. This was not in line with common sense.
What confidence did they have to win?
Besides taking down Changkelong and Yong An, was there anything else?
But in such a short time, did Far Away have the strength to take down two companies?
It was not that Ma Jialiang did not consider these, but in his opinion, the speed would not be so fast, and it would take a long time to integrate the resources.
Originally, he thought that even if Far Away had the intention to do so, by the time they integrated these companies, not to mention the huge cost, he was afraid that it would be past next year.
And next year, he felt that he would have taken down Far Away.
"Is it …"
Ma Jialiang had a headache. If it was, then he had to prepare early. The key was that he would have to invest again.
The headquarters were already dissatisfied with him, and now because of his speculation, he had to use a large amount of money again, and the headquarters would definitely not agree.
If it was not, then if he invested in these places on a large scale, it might cause the hostility of several companies.
Maybe they, who originally did not plan to join forces with Far Away, because of Su Guo's invasion of the market, led to them finally coming together.
What a dilemma!
Ma Jialiang sighed. Now he could only wait for the inspection results.
When the results came back, he would make a decision based on the situation.
…
Ma Jialiang wanted to wait for the results to come back.
However, Li Dong did not give him this chance!
On October 31st, the 162 stores and outlets of Yong An and Changkelong were all changed!
Overnight, the world was turned upside down!
All of Wuxi, Changshu, Pingjiang, Tongzhou, Zhenjiang …
More than half of the Sunan changed their flags, Jinling was surrounded, and Su Guo Supermarkets everywhere lost their territory.
Faraway Supermarket, Faraway Supermarket …
Everyone was dumbfounded!
Caught off guard!
It was really caught off guard. Even if Su Guo had already guessed some of it, they did not expect it to come so fast.
Too fast, so fast that they were at a loss.
So fast that they were not prepared at all.
So fast that they lost their wits.
It's over!
This was their first thought. When Times, Changkelong, and Yong An joined forces, their strength was originally better than Su Guo.
Su Guo maintained a huge advantage in Sunan, which was also Jinling.
Other places generally occupied less than half of the market, especially Wuxi, which was the home base of local supermarkets.
In the past, everyone had their own way, and Su Guo was, of course, extremely strong.
However, now that the three families had joined forces, and Times had been expanding its scale over the years, the situation had changed overnight.
…
Faraway Supermarket took over Changkelong and Yong An, and all the Sunan brands were changed.
When the news came out, it was not only the major retail groups that were shocked.
There was a lot of discussion everywhere, especially the Sunan locals, who were even more dazzled.
The stores that were still Changkelong yesterday had become Far Away today.
Yesterday, Changkelong and Yong An, which were not far from each other, were still fighting. Today, the two families had become one family.
They were not the only ones who were dumbfounded. The people of Changkelong and Yong An were actually a little confused.
The change of ownership was so sudden that they were not prepared.
However, whether they were prepared or not, it was an indisputable fact that the brand had been changed. Next, they should be considered as people Far Away, right?
No matter what people thought or how shocked they were.
Faraway Group released an announcement on the 31st that Far Away had completed the merger of Changkelong and Yong An.
After the merger was completed, the three supermarkets Far Away occupied 40% of the local Sunan market, and Su Guo's share in the Sunan market had just exceeded 30%.
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