On November 6th, it was not only Su Guo's store closing that happened.
The retail industry was concerned about the battle between Su Guo and Far away Mall, while others were more concerned about Ali's listing!
On November 6th, 2007, Ali Baba went to Hong Kong to be listed!
As soon as the market opened, Ali's share price reached HK $30 per share.
Not long after, when the news of Su Guo's store closing spread to Far away, Ali's share price had exceeded HK $40.
According to the current share price, Ali's market value had reached HK $200 billion.
Among them, Old Ma's personal net worth was more than HK $7.5 billion. The rest of the Eighteen Arhats had net worth of at least HK $100 million.
In addition, Ali had created the largest group of rich people in China's Internet industry. There were more than a thousand millionaires, more than a hundred multimillionaires, and dozens of billionaires.
Another point was that Ali had become the Internet company with the highest market value in China.
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Li Dong did not pay much attention to this news.
The reason why he knew all this was because Shen Qian told him.
Shen Qian was the CEO of Far Away Mall, so she was more concerned about Ali's listing.
After Shen Qian finished, Li Dong shook his head and said, "This is not a good time to go public. The other HK $200 billion is not enough. Ali is playing with fire."
Sometimes, the higher the market value, the higher the share price. Only those capital institutions would benefit from it.
Ali's share price was so high, and the market value was so high. The signs of capital institutions were too obvious.
This was not a few years later. Taobao and Alipay had not reached that level yet.
HK $200 billion?
Tencent had been listed for so many years, but it was only around HK $80 billion.
Could Ali exceed Tencent's market value by a few times?
Not to mention a few times, if they really compared, it would be good if they could tie.
Suddenly exceeding Tencent's market value by a few times sounded good, and it felt like money was being made, but in fact, it was all empty.
Unless Old Ma sold the company now, HK $200 billion was just a number.
Only the investors who wanted to cash out at this time would want the stock price to go as high as possible.
Later, Ali's stock price plummeted, and it was eventually delisted from the Hong Kong stock market, which proved this point.
In the future, Ali might be awesome, and he went public in the United States and achieved even greater success.
But in fact, if it were not for the breakthrough development of Taobao and Alipay, Ali's B2B business would not have reached that level.
Moreover, due to the delisting of Hong Kong stocks, a large number of investors suffered heavy losses, and Ali actually had a very difficult time during that period.
Li Dong didn't take it to heart, but Shen Qian reminded him, "We naturally understand these things, but it doesn't mean that others understand. Because of Ali's listing, we're probably the only company that hasn't been listed. Now that Ali has achieved such glory, I think many people Far away will be tempted. "
"Even if Far Away Mall wants to be listed, it doesn't meet the requirements now. We have only been established for a short time, and they want to fly before they learn how to walk. Ignore them."
Li Dong was a little impatient, and he frowned. "Moreover, how much contribution did the people of Far Away contribute to Far Away Mall?
Without corresponding contributions, do you think I will give them such benefits?
Ali may have created thousands of millionaires this time, but they deserve it.
These people are all veteran employees, and they have been working with Old Ma since Ali started his business. It has been so many years.
How many new employees can share in this achievement?
Now, Far Away Mall has only been established for slightly more than a year, and the longest employees like Liu Hong have only been working for slightly more than a year, and the shortest ones were recruited recently.
As for Liu Hong and the rest, their annual salaries are not low, and their annual dividends and bonuses are more than a million.
You have to teach them a lesson when you get back. "
Li Dong wasn't the Child of Wealth, and he wouldn't just give it to others no matter how rich he was.
Seeing that Ali was listed and Ali's employees were earning, these people Far Away were actually dreaming of millions. Li Dong could only say that they were thinking too much.
They had been working conscientiously with Old Ma for seven to eight years, and some had even been working for more than ten years. It wasn't a big deal for them to have this result now.
But what about Far Away?
They had only been here for a few months, and they were already thinking of making a fortune. How could there be such a good thing in the world for them?
Shen Qian thought for a moment, and said, "It's necessary to teach them a lesson, but we can't do it rashly. It's better to give them some benefits. When I get back, I will discuss with Director Yuan and come up with a reward plan. For example, they can get options after working for more than three years, and we can use these superficial things. After three years, who knows what the situation will be like. Anyway, we don't have to pay a single cent, what do you think? "
Li Dong nodded, "That's fine, we can use the option plan."
To put it bluntly, the option reward could only be paid if it got listed. If it didn't get listed, it was just a piece of waste paper.
If Far Away Mall really got listed, Li Dong wouldn't mind giving them some benefits. If it didn't get listed, then sorry, they could just continue to suffer.
Of course, this could only fool the middle and lower level employees.
People like Yuan Chengdao, who knew that Li Dong didn't plan to get listed in the near future, understood that it was useless to get the option reward now.
Also, looking at Li Dong's attitude, it was hard to say if it would get listed or not.
Until now, Yuan Chengdao didn't mention the option anymore. It would be useless to mention it.
After saying that, Shen Qian said, "Also, after Ali got listed, I'm afraid our mall will be in trouble. The other party's Taobao Mall is going online soon. I heard that it's similar to our model. When that time comes … "
"Don't worry about them for now, just maintain the current situation."
Li Dong didn't think about overtaking Ali or Tencent at this time. The development of the PC side was still a step behind.
At this time, what Li Dong needed to do was not to fall too far behind. His real hope was still in the era of smartphones.
At that time, everyone's main battlefield would be on the mobile side.
Li Dong was currently preparing for this, but there was still some time before the arrival of smartphones, so it wasn't too urgent.
"Also, you said you were going to look for Shao Yibo. Did you take action? I'm afraid I won't be staying in Far Away for long. "
Previously, Shen Qian said that she wanted to resign, and Du Anmin had specially mentioned it. Now, Shen Qian's resignation was confirmed.
But once she left, someone had to take over the mall.
Liu Hong couldn't do it. He wasn't able to see the big picture, and he didn't have enough courage. It was fine for him to be the deputy, but it would be troublesome for him to be the chief.
Hearing Shen Qian mention this, Li Dong had a headache. "I asked someone to ask around. Shao Yibo should be in Beijing. But I don't have any interactions with him. It's too sudden to look for him, let's not talk about whether he will agree or not. "
If Shao Yibo was an ordinary employee, it would be fine.
The key was that the other party was also a boss now. It would be troublesome to ask him to put down his work to help Li Dong.
Even if there was the long-cherished wish of defeating Taobao, he might not be willing to do it.
If he was rejected, it wouldn't look good.
Li Dong wasn't Liu Bei. He didn't have the determination to visit the thatched cottage three times. Moreover, modern times weren't ancient times. If he really visited the thatched cottage three times, he might be looked down upon.
Hearing Li Dong say this, Shen Qian said somewhat helplessly, "Even if you don't look for Shao Yibo, you have to find someone to take over. If it really doesn't work, then you can only let Liu Hong take over. At least relatively speaking, he is currently the most suitable candidate. He is also the person who understands the business of Far Away Mall the most. "
"Let's wait and see. I'll ask around during this time. Anyway, Secretary Du also said that it won't be a problem for you to stay Far Away before the end of the year."
"En."
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November 7th.
Su Guo once again closed three stores in Wuxi and Changshu.
This time, the scale of the store was slightly larger.
These three stores were all Su Guo's direct stores. Different from Far Away, Su Guo still had a large number of franchise stores.
Even the direct stores could not hold on, let alone the franchise stores.
In fact, these days, more than ten of Su Guo's franchise stores had chosen to withdraw.
Franchise stores were originally not highly competitive stores. Their suppliers were generally level three or even four distributors. Their costs were higher than Su Guo's direct-sale stores.
In addition, there was a large annual franchise fee. The cost was much higher.
Far Away, on the other hand, were all direct stores.
Under these circumstances, even Su Guo's direct stores could not hold on, let alone them.
These small bosses could also see that the reason why they were suffering was completely undeserved.
Li Dong was staring at Su Guo, not them. Their small stores were not in Li Dong's eyes at all.
If that was the case, then what was the point of joining?
When they first joined Su Guo, it was to increase their competitiveness. Now, not only did they not have a competitive advantage, but they were also being chased by Far Away. Who would be willing to work for Su Guo?
Su Guo's huge store scale was, in fact, mostly made up of franchisees.
Now that the franchise stores had withdrawn, Su Guo once again suffered a heavy blow.
At this moment, Jinling's Ma Jialiang no longer had any hope.
The policy to protect the Sunan market was rejected. He went to the Sunan government to ask for help. As a result, the head of the Sunan government, who used to treat him as a guest of honor, did not give him any promises except for a few flowery words.
Ma Jialiang knew why.
In the past, he was Su Guo's helmsman, the one and only helmsman. Even Huarun Group did not dare to arbitrarily punish him.
But now it was different. Huarun Group's attitude was clear. This time, Ma Jialiang had to take responsibility.
In addition, this time, it was indeed his own insistence on starting a war with Far Away, causing Su Guo to suffer huge losses. Ma Jialiang was also willing to bear this responsibility.
However, once Su Guo was gone, what was he?
Su Guo was Huarun Group. Even Huarun Group did not ask the government for help. Even Huarun Group was ready to make peace with Far Away. Why would the government pay for Su Guo at this time?
Far Away was not a Sunan enterprise. Could it be that Huarun Group was?
The current situation was not the worst yet.
Su Guo only closed a few stores, and there was no large number of employees losing their jobs or economic decline. At this time, the political situation had not stabilized. The Sunan side really did not have the time to help Ma Jialiang.
The moment he walked out of the Sunan government building, Ma Jialiang's straight back suddenly bent.
At this point, there was no room for redemption.
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