Chairman's office.
It was the first time for Wang Junyu and the rest to enter the office, and they were somewhat reserved.
Li Dong did not stand on ceremony and waved to everyone to find a place to sit. He then said to Chen Lang. "Mr. Chen, do you know about Shanghai?"
Chen Lang nodded. Li Dong wanted to expand to Shanghai, and many people knew about this.
He even knew why Li Dong mentioned this to him.
As expected, Chen Lang heard Li Dong continue, "Shanghai is the economic center of the country. Compared to Beijing and Tianjin, Shanghai is more competitive.
Expanding to Shanghai is a big deal.
I had mentioned before that we will build a complete eco-economic circle with Jiangbei, Beijing and Tianjin as the core.
Although Shanghai is not far from Jiangbei, we have no influence in Shanghai. Everything is starting from scratch, and it is even more difficult than Beijing and Tianjin.
When we expanded to Beijing and Tianjin, Suning worked with us.
But this time, we are the only one.
Different from Beijing and Tianjin, there were hundreds of companies competing with each other in Shanghai. They were all industry giants, and the situation in Shanghai was very complicated.
If we enter Shanghai now, we will be snatching food from the tiger's mouth. "
Everyone nodded. Wumart is the dominant company in Beijing and Tianjin, and only Carrefour is strong among the foreign companies. Other foreign department stores are not strong.
But Shanghai is different. This is the domestic economic center.
There are a few local retail giants, such as Bailian, Agribusiness, Jiadeli … …
There were countless foreign capitals, and almost all of the foreign retail giants had industries in Shanghai.
Entering Shanghai is much more difficult than Beijing and Tianjin.
Li Dong mentioned a few things, and everyone knew about this even without him mentioning it. At this moment, everyone's face turned heavy.
Li Dong smiled and said, "All in all, it will be difficult to expand in Shanghai."
"But then again, we have to go to Shanghai. Can you all understand this?"
Sun Tao, Chen Lang, and the rest nodded. A large supermarket does not have any businesses in Shanghai?
If word of this got out, not only would he lose face, but people would also look down on him. Far away.
Far away was famous in the East China region, but in fact, Shanghai was the core of the East China region. If they didn't enter Shanghai, Li Dong's claim of being invincible in East China would be a joke.
Whether it was for the sake of his reputation or reputation, he had to go to Shanghai.
Seeing that everyone agreed with him, Li Dong smiled again and said, "It's good that everyone understands. I said so much because I want to tell you that the battle in Shanghai is no less important than the Sunan battle. Originally, I wanted to ask Chief Sun to deal with it. However, Chief Sun has been busy recently, and he is more familiar with the Sunan side. My intention is to let CEO Sun go to Sunan to consolidate the resources, and let CEO Chen handle Shanghai. "
The others didn't say anything, and neither did Chen Lang.
Seeing this, Li Dong glanced at Zhang Mingduo. He knew why these people were not speaking.
Logically speaking, Zhang Mingduo was the CEO of the East China region, and these things should be discussed with Zhang Mingduo first.
However, Li Dong had already said that Zhang Mingduo was a defensive general, and he didn't have the ability to expand.
Moreover, Yu Province was also expanding, and it was obviously impossible for Zhang Mingduo to go to Shanghai. Chen Lang was the most suitable person to go to the supermarket.
In the entire supermarket system, other than Chen Lang, there was only Wang Yue who was suitable to be a pioneer.
Wang Yue had taken over Jiangzhe, Jiangxi, Hubei, and Shancheng successively. This female general's ability to break through enemy lines was extraordinary.
However, Wang Yue couldn't leave now. There were still many things to do in the Southwest, and she could only leave Shanghai to Chen Lang.
Other than Chen Lang being suitable, the other reason was that Li Dong couldn't arrange a place for Chen Lang for the time being.
Although the structure of Faraway Supermarket had changed a little, it was still the same as before, and Li Dong wouldn't kick Sun Tao out of the game.
If Chen Lang, the COO, was really in charge of the headquarters, it would be a waste, and it would be easy for him to have conflicts with other people. It was best to send him to Shanghai.
After two or three years, Li Dong would naturally have a place for him.
The others didn't speak, but Zhang Mingduo had to speak. Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhang Mingduo quickly smiled and said, "I also think it's very suitable. With CEO Chen in charge of Shanghai, we will definitely be able to return victorious."
Once Zhang Mingduo spoke, the atmosphere immediately eased up.
Chen Lang also said a few polite words, and finally, Li Dong made the final decision. "Then CEO Chen will lead the team. However, let me say this first. There will only be a total of 1 billion yuan. Also, I need to achieve results. Not only will I be in the top three of Shanghai's department store industry, but I must also be in the top five. "
Chen Lang's mouth twitched, and the others also looked at Chen Lang with some sympathy.
Top five in Shanghai?
This was not an ordinary level of difficulty. Don't look down on the fact that the other party was just a city, but its economy was actually more than a province or even a few provinces combined.
Li Dong's investment in Sunan had already exceeded 7 billion yuan, and in the end, he threw 1 billion yuan to Chen Lang and made him into the top five in Shanghai. Tsk, tsk. Just thinking about it gave Chen Lang a headache.
At this moment, Zhang Mingduo no longer grumbled in his heart, and he even felt lucky.
It was fortunate that he did not take over this matter, or else he would even want to die. In Shanghai, a medium-sized supermarket chain's assets could exceed 1 billion yuan.
Li Dong wanted to use the money to build a medium-sized supermarket chain to become the industry leader, and this was not something an ordinary person could do.
Chen Lang also slightly furrowed his brows, but he quickly put on a serious expression and said, "Chairman, rest assured. I will definitely do my best!"
"Good!"
Li Dong laughed and looked at Zhang Mingduo. "Mr. Zhang, you can't slack off in Henan Province. Currently, six provinces and one city in East China, except for Minnan Province, are in my pocket! Jiangbei and Sunan are adjacent to Henan Province, and it will be much easier to expand in Henan Province. But your task is not easy. My goal is to make Henan Province the same as Sunan and Jiangbei, and become our home ground. Far away will acquire Hongkelong, and the four provinces will be in my hands. Who in East China can compete with Far away then?! "
When everyone heard this, they could not help but feel excited.
Six provinces and one city. If they could really monopolize the four provinces, then the whole of East China would not be far away.
Monopolizing the whole East China market, this was a grand goal!
Other than the Supply and Marketing Cooperative back in the day, no other retail company was able to achieve this with the help of the entire country.
Regardless of the current Bailian or Huarun, they were all regional supermarkets.
They might be the biggest in one region, but that region would not exceed one province, and even one province would not be able to monopolize the market.
If Far away could do this, it would definitely leave a deep mark in the history of retail development in the future.
As for the acquisition of Hongkelong that Li Dong mentioned, no one was surprised. Their boss had been eyeing Jiangbei Province for a long time.
The reason why they did not take action now was that they were short of money. When Far away had money, they would probably first acquire Hongkelong.
Monopolizing the East China market was even more difficult than becoming a national supermarket.
But with this goal, everyone also had the motivation to fight.
After defeating Su Guo, everyone's morale was boosted. In just three short years, they had gone from nothing to where they were now. Distance had always been born from a miracle.
Even Su Guo was defeated. What else couldn't they do next?
Seeing that they were on steroids, Li Dong smiled and said, "It's good to be passionate, but don't be too radical. Director Sun, Director Chen, you can go out first. Rest for a few days, and then get busy. "
When Sun Tao and the others heard this, everyone in the supermarket system went out.
After they left, only the mall system people and Yuan Chengdao were left in the office.
The CEOs of the seven major business groups, Shen Qian, Liu Hong, and Li Dong dealt with each other every day, so they were not nervous.
The other five people were a little uneasy. Originally, their status in the Faraway Group was not high.
Now that they were suddenly promoted to the top of the group, they could not calm down for the time being.
Seeing that these people were nervous, Li Dong said with a smile, "Don't be nervous. You can reach this position today because of your own hard work. Far Away's Internet industry can reach this step in just over a year because of everyone's efforts. The reason why I asked everyone to come to the office is mainly to get to know each other. In the future, if you have any suggestions or ideas, you can talk to me at any time. If I'm not at the company, you can come to my house to chat with me. "
After Li Dong chatted for a while, everyone's expressions gradually relaxed.
Other than Wang Junyu, the youngest of these people was in their early thirties, and the oldest, like Cao Jinsheng, was in his forties.
Before coming to Far Away, most of them had more than ten years of work experience.
The reason why they were nervous before was that they did not have much contact with Li Dong, and the rumors about Li Dong also affected their perception.
In the past few years, as Li Dong's business grew, the outside world reported more and more about Li Dong.
Arrogant, bad-tempered, and vengeful were all mentioned.
External news was not trustworthy. Far Away's internal employees were actually quite afraid of Li Dong.
On the one hand, it was because Li Dong was young and had great achievements.
On the other hand, Li Dong was strict with the internal rules. Far Away's employees were treated well, and the rewards were not low, but the merits and demerits were clear.
Far Away, before the group was established, Li Dong sent a group of people to prison.
Later, when Yuan Chengdao came to power, he also killed a group of elders to warn others.
After that, the supervision department, which was led by Zhou Haidong, also jumped out from time to time to catch a few chickens and kill them. This made the employees Far Away admire and fear Li Dong.
Although Wang Junyu and the others did not feel it personally, it was inevitable that they were a little afraid of Li Dong.
Seeing this, Li Dong did not bother to continue comforting them. It was not good to blindly get close to the subordinates.
Treating subordinates with kindness and authority was the way to go. If everyone was as close as brothers and sisters, would it help the development of the enterprise?
They did not even have the basic sense of respect, and you still expect them to listen to you.
When the enterprise was small, it was necessary to build a good relationship with the subordinates. When the enterprise really grew, the boss would be the boss, and the subordinates would be the subordinates.
This was an unchanging truth, and it was common in business and politics.
When you were a village chief and when you were a governor, the way you dealt with the world was definitely not the same.
Without comforting the people, Li Dong's face became serious, and the others also became serious.
Only then did Li Dong say, "Although everyone has just been appointed, and we have not even divided the departments, and the signboards have not been hung up, this is not important. Since the enterprise group has been established, the important thing is naturally the direction of the next development. Far Away is like a headless fly in the area of the Internet, and we have no idea what to do next. I have to criticize CEO Shen on this point … "
Sitting next to him, Shen Qian said sincerely, "This is my responsibility. I have let everyone down, and I have let down General Manager Li's trust!"
Although that was what she said, this woman's gaze was the kind that could kill.
Li Dong coughed and winked at her. Shen Qian rolled her eyes at him and hurriedly looked away.
Although no one saw their little actions, everyone in the company knew that the relationship between Li Dong and Shen Qian was unclear.
Li Dong criticized Shen Qian, and no one was worried about Shen Qian.
They were a little worried about themselves, especially Liu Hong. Ever since Shen Qian delegated power, he was almost in charge of the mall.
Li Dong criticized Shen Qian now, which was no different from criticizing him.
Shen Qian stepped out to take responsibility. Liu Hong hesitated for a moment and said, "General Manager Li, this has nothing to do with CEO Shen. It's all me …"
"Alright, today is not the day to pursue responsibility. Let bygones be bygones. Besides, the chaos in the mall was also my fault. I didn't give everyone a space to develop, and I didn't give you a direction. It's already very impressive to be able to do this. That's all, let's not talk about empty words. Next, I will tell everyone about the future development direction and prospects. Listen carefully. For the next three to five years, we will go according to this plan. I will give you a general direction, and it's up to you how to go next. I believe you can do everything well. "
Everyone's expression froze. In Faraway Group, Li Dong was God.
The general direction he set was rarely wrong, or even never wrong.
Now that Li Dong was going to set a goal for them, everyone was calm and focused. Even the sound of breathing was much quieter.
"Liu Hong, you are now the CEO of the online media business group. Since it is a business group, it can't be just a Weibo. Next, in the area of online media, you have to develop in the direction of portals and video websites. With the foundation of Weibo, it will be much easier to develop in reverse. I don't have high requirements. Let's not talk about market share, but things have to be done and done well. I'd rather have nothing than have something shoddy. I'll give you time to develop, understand? "
Liu Hong hurriedly said, "Understood!"
Li Dong did not look at him again and continued, "Zhao Ting, you are now the CEO of the social network business group, and PP is the main body. Your next task is to continue to grow bigger and stronger around this main body. For example, PP Music, PP Space, email … all have to be done thoroughly. We can't compare to Tencent in terms of scale, but we can't lose to them in user experience and functions, understand? "
"Understood!"
"Bai Feng, you are in charge of interactive entertainment, which includes a lot of things. Not just PP games, not just farms, but also small games that we develop ourselves, agency games, and so on. In addition, there is literature and animation. Of course, I am talking about online literature, not physical. As for film and television entertainment, we don't need to worry about this for the time being. You just need to do a good job in contacting East Star Entertainment. "
As the only female other than Shen Qian, although Bai Feng was young, she had a very calm personality. After Li Dong finished speaking, Bai Feng replied, "Chairman, I understand."
"Zhang He, your technical engineering business group seems to have no specific tasks, but in fact, the operation of the entire Far away network system is under your control. Data analysis, database establishment, and the support of the entire large platform will all depend on you. "
"Cao Jinsheng, financial development is the most important part of our next development. You should know about Ali's Alipay. Although Wantoon appeared later than Alipay, I hope to do better than Alipay. I don't know much about financial business, but my goal is not just to be a payment platform. My plan is that the future Wantoon will be a combination of online banking. Customers can do everything they want through our Wantoon platform. Investment, financial management, savings, and change the world's payment methods. If one day, people don't need to bring a bank card or cash when they go out, and they can use our Wantoon to do all this anytime and anywhere, that will be when we succeed. "
Cao Jinsheng didn't care much at first, but when Li Dong finished speaking, Cao Jinsheng's face became serious.
With just a few words, Li Dong had outlined the entire future in his mind.
Cao Jinsheng could imagine the situation described by Li Dong. This was simply subversive development.
He was originally a senior executive in the banking system. Cao Jinsheng could even imagine how much impact it would have on the banking and financial system if Wantoon was really developed to this point.
Seeing that Cao Jinsheng was deep in thought, Li Dong didn't say anything more. He looked at Wang Junyu and said, "Wang Junyu, among everyone, you are the youngest and the least experienced one. In the mobile Internet area, it seems that there is nothing but a distribution platform. However, this is the general direction of future development. What is the mobile Internet? In fact, I don't quite understand it myself, but let me tell you what the mobile Internet is in my mind. In the first half of the year, Apple released an iPhone that is known as the phone of God. In my opinion, this is a phone that can change the world … "
After briefly explaining the trend of smartphones, Li Dong finally said, "So, your next task is to study how to gain an advantage in the field of mobile phones, such as mobile browsers, mobile maps, anti-virus software on mobile phones … These things are actually not difficult, and they are even available in the market now. However, what we have to do is not only to satisfy the existing mobile phone users, but also the users in the mobile era that I mentioned in the future. Because you are young and have a stronger ability to accept, I will hand this over to you. I hope you won't let me down. "
Wang Junyu's face was serious, and his mind was still echoing Li Dong's words. When Li Dong finished speaking, he nodded solemnly.
After speaking to these people, Li Dong finally looked at Shen Qian and said, "As for the mall, it is enough to do it step by step. At present, what we can do is to expand the number of merchants, increase the number of products, and improve the user experience …"
Shen Qian nodded and said, "En, I understand."
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