On the 10th of November, Chen Lang returned to Jiangbei.
Although the war with the Sunan had not ended, the overall situation was more or less settled. It was not a big problem for him to leave the Sunan.
Moreover, Chen Lang had something important to discuss with Li Dong.
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Provincial Party Committee Courtyard.
In November, the weather turned cold, and the osmanthus tree in the courtyard began to shed its flowers.
Chen Lang sat on the stone bench and leisurely sipped his tea. After a long time, he said with a satisfied expression, "Good tea!"
Li Dong, who was sitting opposite him, leaned back on the recliner and said with a smile, "If you like it, bring some with you when you leave later. I actually don't really like drinking tea. These tea leaves were given to me by Shen Qian last time."
"The tea leaves given by Mr. Shen are definitely not bad. It would be impolite of me to refuse."
Chen Lang chuckled and did not refuse.
Sometimes, being close to the boss was also a way to get closer.
In the past, he was Li Dong's senior and Li Dong's opponent. Therefore, even if he was just a professional manager, he did not have to give Li Dong much face.
But it was different now. Since he had come to Far away, he had to rely on Li Dong to make a living.
Especially since Li Dong had spent 30 million on him.
Actually, 30 million was not the main reason. This time, the reason why Ma Jialiang wanted to start a war with Far away was also related to him joining Far Away.
Even without his existence, the war between the two parties would happen sooner or later. But his arrival had indeed accelerated the time of the war.
Starting a war at this time was actually disadvantageous for Far away.
This war with the Sunan seemed to have been won beautifully, but in fact, it was extremely difficult.
If it were not for Li Dong's investment, if it were not for him taking down Changkelong at the last moment, if it were not for Qin Hanyuan's secret help, it was hard to say who would have won.
With all these reasons, Chen Lang's future was almost certain to be Far Away's.
Li Dong was the only big boss Far Away. Of course, he had to get close to him.
After chatting for a while, Chen Lang changed the topic. "I came back this time mainly because of Huarun Real Estate."
Li Dong nodded. He had guessed it. After all, there seemed to be nothing else to do at this time.
"Hong Ji and I have talked on the phone several times. He hopes that we can coexist peacefully with Far away."
"Did he admit defeat?"
"Ahem … you can say that." Chen Lang didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Li Dong's straightforwardness.
However, it was also true that Hong Ji had admitted defeat.
Huarun Vanguard did not want to waste any more time with Li Dong, especially now that the foreign markets were still in a bloody battle. Hong Ji could not hold on any longer.
If Sunan was lost, then so be it. Far away and Huarun Vanguard would suffer heavy losses.
Far away, the scale of the company was smaller than Huarun Holdings. Logically speaking, Hong Ji should not be afraid of running out.
But Far Away, Li Dong was a madman, a complete madman. In addition, this madman was a dictator who never considered the consequences of his actions. Hong Ji was afraid of him.
Li Dong yawned and chuckled, "What did he say? How many spoils of war did he offer us?"
"The other foreign markets will remain the same. Su Guo will maintain the Sunan market share in Jinling. As for the other markets, we can do whatever we want."
"Haha!"
Li Dong put on a fake smile and snorted. "What do you mean by we can do whatever we want? Is this the condition they offered? Su Guo can no longer maintain the Sunan market. Even the Jinling market is in danger. Do you think I am a fool to ask Su Guo to maintain the Jinling market share? Tell him that it won't work. If not, I will continue to waste time until Su Guo dies in the Sunan market. "
Chen Lang knew that Li Dong would say that. He smiled and said, "I also refused. I made the decision on my own. I hope the chairman will forgive me."
"Tell me, what did you say to him?"
"We can choose any of Su Guo's stores outside of Jinling. We will acquire 100 stores. Also, Ma Qun Distribution Center will be transferred to us. Just these two conditions. "
"Pfft!"
Li Dong spat out a mouthful of tea. He choked for a long time and said, "Damn! I am not convinced by anyone but you! Senior, aren't you afraid that Hong Ji will kill you? "
What a joke. The 100 stores in the Jinling market were still manageable.
After all, Huarun Group was going to give up the market in those places. There was no point in keeping the stores open.
But Ma Qun Distribution Center was different!
This was the most important part of Su Guo's assets. Ma Qun Distribution Center was even more famous.
When Li Dong was still in school, a professor from the Department of Economics and Management had mentioned Ma Qun Distribution Center in class.
Also, when the Jiangbei Distribution Center was being built, Li Dong had set Ma Qun Distribution Center as his goal.
That was the core of Su Guo's logistics system in East China. Without Ma Qun Distribution Center, Su Guo's competitiveness would plummet by more than 30%.
It could be said that without Ma Qun Distribution Center, Li Dong could beat Su Guo without any difficulty.
Sometimes, logistics channels were very important. Otherwise, retail companies would not have built their own logistics channels. Which large supermarket did not have a distribution center?
The investment was a bit big, but the importance was even greater than the supply chain channels.
Now, Chen Lang wanted Su Guo to give Ma Qun Distribution Center. If Huarun Group agreed, Su Guo's competitiveness in East China would almost be lost.
This price was even more serious than losing the Sunan market. After all, rebuilding the distribution center would take time. A lot of time.
Chen Lang calmly dodged Li Dong's tea attack and said with a smile, "Chairman, if we get Ma Qun Distribution Center, it will be a lot of benefits for us. The Jiangbei Distribution Center is actually a bit small now, and the Jiangzhe Distribution Center can only meet the needs of Jiangzhe and Jiangxi provinces. Once we take down Ma Qun's distribution center, we'll be able to satisfy our needs in Sunan, Lu Province, and Yu Province. Ma Qun Distribution Center's annual delivery capacity can reach more than 7 billion. Coupled with the Beijing-Tianjin Distribution Center and Southwest Distribution Center, our supermarket expansion logistics can be met. "
"I know, but this is Su Guo's lifeblood. I'm afraid they will not give it to us even if you beat them to death."
"Yes, it is Su Guo's lifeblood, but it doesn't mean it is Huarun Group's lifeblood." Chen Lang said with a smile, "Even Su Guo's base camp is given up. What else can't we give up?"
"The distribution center can be built again. The Wan family also has a distribution center in East China. In the past, it was a different system from Su Guo. Now it is different. After this, the Wan family will inevitably annex all of Su Guo's resources outside of Sunan. At that time, Ma Qun will overlap with the Wan family. So now we want Ma Qun Distribution Center. Although it is difficult for Huarun Group to accept, in order to stop this meaningless war of attrition, they will agree. "
Li Dong raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure?"
"I am sure," Chen Lang said confidently.
When it came to understanding the Wan family, who had a better understanding than him?
In addition, he also knew Hong Ji very well. Hong Ji would agree.
Li Dong gently knocked on the stone table. After a while, he asked, "How much?"
"They invested no less than 300 million in Ma Qun, and that was a few years ago. Now, whether it is land or other things, the price has risen. In addition, in the past two years, Su Guo has also increased her investment in Ma Qun. I am afraid the total investment is no less than 500 million. "
"I can accept 500 million. The key is, will they agree to 500 million?"
"Of course!"
Chen Lang nodded. "This time, we are the victors. If the Wan family does not want to continue the stalemate, they will agree. After all, they did not lose money on this. They just need time. "
"Then the 100 stores …"
Speaking of this, Chen Lang said seriously, "Chairman, this is what I think. Now in Sunan, we have acquired a total of three stores: Times, Yongle, and Changkelong. These three stores have a lot of stores. In total, we have more than 200 stores.
But after all, it is the resources of three companies. Now, some stores actually overlap.
What I mean is, slowly integrate the resources of Sunan, and remove some stores that are too small, have poor performance, and have overlapping coverage.
Of the 200 stores, we should maintain about 150 stores.
In addition, we will take over 100 stores of Su Guo. 250 stores are enough to cover all of Sunan.
At that time, our scale and influence in Sunan will even exceed that of Su Guo.
We will occupy at least 70% of the entire Sunan market, which is a little higher than Jiangbei.
We will completely take over the markets of Jiangbei and Sunan. This is more powerful than a large scale coverage of the entire East China.
And the foundation is terrifying. With these two places as our rear base, we will attack wherever we want without any worries. "
Li Dong nodded and said, "Integrating resources is actually what I want to do. The current stores are too complicated and messy. In order to defeat Su Guo, there was no other way. When Huarun reaches an agreement with us, we will definitely get rid of the weeds and keep the gold. But as for the 100 stores … "
Chen Lang knew what he was worried about. He smiled and said, "Chairman, don't worry. We are the victors. We won't spend too much money. In addition, integrating resources and removing 50 stores will also save us a lot of money.
In fact, we won't invest too much in the 100 stores, no more than 500 million.
Plus the Maqun Distribution Center, 1 billion is more than enough.
And after the integration is completed, without Su Guo causing trouble, with the scale of more than 200 stores and market share, the monthly profit in Sunan alone will exceed 100 million.
The money will be back in a year at most, and it won't even take that long.
And our total investment in Sunan is about 7 billion, which means that we can recover the cost in six years.
In addition, more than half of these assets are fixed assets. In fact, the recovery speed is faster. "
Recovering the cost in six years, this speed is actually frightening.
Even if we develop commercial real estate, with the current recovery speed, it will generally take about 10 years.
Of course, this is also related to the monopoly of the Sunan market Far away. Otherwise, it will not be so fast.
The annual profit in Sunan alone is more than 1 billion, or even 1.2 billion. Plus the Jiangbei side, the annual profit of both sides can exceed 2 billion.
Other provinces such as Lu Province, Jiangzhe Province, Jiangxi Province, and Hubei Province are now operating profits, and the Beijing-Tianjin market is about to be put into operation. The annual profit of these places added together will not be too low.
According to a rough calculation, according to the current scale, the supermarket can bring him 4-5 billion a year, which is a great achievement.
Previously, Faraway Supermarket's assets were about 16 billion. Later, he acquired Changkelong, Yongan, and may take over the Maqun Distribution Center and Su Guo's 100 stores. These investments are about 4 billion.
There are also continued investments in Beijing-Tianjin, Shancheng, and Henan Province. Li Dong's investment in Faraway Supermarket may exceed 22 billion.
If the return is smooth, he should be able to earn back the money in 5 years. Sometimes, the bigger the business, the more money there is.
Without external support, doubling the scale in 5 years is not slow for a 10 billion asset group.
Of course, it cannot be compared to the Internet companies.
Once it went on the market, its price would increase by tens or hundreds of times. There was not much meaning in competing with this. At least Distance Supermarket was a genuine existence.
These thoughts turned in his mind, Li Dong nodded and said, "Then you continue to talk with Huarun Resources. As long as they agree, we will start to integrate the resources. Another problem is the money. Although there is still 5 billion in the group's account, I do not want to use it for the time being. Anyway, Huarun Resources has money. Ask them to extend the deadline for a year, and I will give it to them next year … "
The corner of Chen Lang's mouth twitched. These words were too shameless, right?
Huarun Resources has money, but it is other people's money.
Now you have taken advantage of them, and you want to continue to take advantage of them? This is too much.
Chen Lang felt that he had gone too far, but he did not expect Li Dong to be more shameless than him.
Seeing Chen Lang's expression, Li Dong coughed and said, "Anyway, try it first. If it doesn't work, then we will talk. Also, Hong Ji is timid. You can threaten him and tell him that he wants money now. I will use the 1 billion to fight with him … "
"Ahem …"
Chen Lang could not stand it anymore. After coughing for a while, he forced a smile and said, "Well, I will try, but if it doesn't work …"
"If it doesn't work, then forget it."
Li Dong sighed and said, "I have no choice. Otherwise, I would not do this kind of thing. A hero is always defeated by a penny. I was in dire need of money right now. Half of the ten billion that I had received from the financing was gone. And this does not include the investment from Longke, Yongan and this time. If you include it, it will be almost gone. This year, I have been trying to raise money. It is not a small amount. I did not manage to raise 30 billion, but 20 billion is certain. In the end, it is still not enough. I have spent tens of billions a year. It is really difficult for me now. Senior, you have to understand me. "
Chen Lang did not look down on Li Dong. After Li Dong finished, Chen Lang said with admiration, "Chairman, there are not many people I know who can compare to you."
This was not a lie. How much was the total assets of Faraway Group last year?
Faraway Group's wealth had doubled in one year in Li Dong's hands.
Li Dong had raised tens of billions of cash flow for the development of Faraway Group. Although most of it was loans, it could be tens of billions. This was also a skill.
If it was someone else, they could try to get a loan of 10 billion, not to mention that the total assets of Faraway Group last year were less than 10 billion.
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