"Today, everyone can come to celebrate my daughter's birthday despite your busy schedule. I am very grateful …"
On the stage, Hu Ming was smiling like the Maitreya Buddha. The smile on the old fox's face seemed to never disappear.
Sometimes, Li Dong admired these people.
They greeted people with a smile all day long. Were they not afraid of straining their facial muscles? Or were they simply strained and fixed? Even when they slept at night, they still had such an expression?
As he was speculating in his heart, Li Dong suddenly saw Hu Xiaorui yawn. He couldn't help but laugh.
This girl is really casual. Your father is giving his speech passionately, so you should at least cooperate with him, right? '
Although the people standing near Li Dong didn't laugh, they all had a deep smile on their faces.
Of course, everyone was not surprised.
Everyone had heard of Hu Xiaorui's character. She always did whatever she wanted. At this time, it was not a big deal for her to yawn. It was good that she didn't directly leave.
Hu Ming didn't notice this. He was still giving a warm welcome speech.
As he was speaking on the stage, Li Dong suddenly felt a figure beside him.
He turned his head and saw Zhang Lanyu standing next to him with a glass of red wine. She stared ahead and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to come tonight."
Li Dong said with a smile, "Xiaorui is my friend. It's what I should do."
"Understood." Zhang Lanyu said with a smile, "I heard that this girl's East Star Entertainment is a joint venture with you. Even the company is named after you. Everyone in Jiangbei knows that she is your friend."
Li Dong didn't know if this was said casually or meant something else.
But at this time, Li Dong didn't care too much about this. He nodded and said, "It is indeed a joint venture between us, but it's just for fun."
"You can casually invest hundreds of millions of yuan for fun. Tycoon Li is really extraordinary."
Zhang Lanyu joked but didn't continue this topic.
She and Li Dong's relationship was not deep to that extent.
If he were to continue speaking, it would only irritate him.
Putting these aside, Zhang Lanyu changed the topic: "Far away, there has been a lot of news recently. Not long ago, you just finished fighting with Su Guo. I heard that you are now competing with Wumart in Beijing and will soon enter the Shanghai market. Aren't you afraid of making too many enemies?"
Li Dong shook his head and said, "It's not that we're making enemies, it's that others are occupying the latrine without taking a shit.
Although Wumart had been doing well in Beijing and Tianjin over the past few years, it was only focused on getting rid of the domestic retail companies.
As a result, the internal strife in the supermarket chain industry in Beijing and Tianjin allowed foreign companies like Carrefour and Wal-Mart to extend their hands into Beijing and Tianjin.
Until now, Wumart's market share in Beijing and Tianjin was only slightly higher than Carrefour.
Look at me. How many foreign retail companies do you see in Jiangbei?
How many Sunan families are there?
Compared to Wumi, I admired Su Guo more.
Since they couldn't do it and foreign companies took advantage of it, why not let me join in and have some fun?
When I have a firm foothold, I will kick all these foreign companies out! "
Zhang Lanyu seemed to know Li Dong for the first time. After listening to these words, she was stunned.
It was not admiration, but some surprise.
This guy was a nationalist?
Not a normal nationalist, but a very nationalistic one!
To be honest, there were not many people who were entangled with national brands these days. Everyone was fighting for interests.
As for whether it was state-owned or foreign, or joint ventures, very few people had this concept.
Even Su Guo, under the banner of a national brand, was actually fighting for interests.
And Li Dong's words sounded not only for interests, but also obviously hostile to foreign companies.
If Li Dong was over 50 this year, Zhang Lanyu would not be so surprised, but this guy was clearly in his early twenties. How could his thinking be so extreme?
Zhang Lanyu deliberated for a moment and said after a while, "This is the purpose of your rapid expansion?"
"No."
"Uh …"
Zhang Lanyu was stunned again. She suddenly felt that she did not understand Li Dong. She could not keep up with this guy's thinking at all.
Seeing that she was stunned, Li Dong could not help but laugh, "Don't look at me like that. What I said before was just a joke.
Of course, there is still a bit of a nationalist, but it is not serious.
It is just a business expansion, why do you have to find so many reasons?
I want to expand to the whole country and want to speed up the layout, so it is inevitable to offend people.
But then again, what I said before is not a lie.
It is not hostile to foreign companies, but it is a little uncomfortable to see them earn our money and even rob our money from my pocket.
If it is a high-tech industry, I will accept it. After all, we developed late, and still need the help of these foreign companies.
But it is a retail company, a traditional retail company. Are we weaker than these foreign devils?
High-end, civilian, we can do all these, and we can do it well.
If we can do it ourselves, we do not need to rely on foreign companies. "
Zhang Lanyu always felt that there was something wrong with these words, but she could not specifically say what was wrong.
Li Dong was right. The retail industry is not a high-tech industry.
What foreign companies can do, domestic companies can also do.
But in this day and age, everyone seeks common ground while reserving differences. You earn your money, I earn mine. There is rarely a scene of ruthless business war.
Li Dong is different. This guy is really ruthless to his opponents.
As long as he has the upper hand, he likes to control all the territory in his own hands.
In Jiangbei, there are many large, medium and small retail groups. As a result, Li Dong would rather not make money and spend a lot of money to kill the retail companies in Jiangbei.
It is the same in Sunan, although Su Guo still occupies half of the market in Jinling area.
But Zhang Lanyu has no doubt that this is because Li Dong is not strong enough. If he has the strength to resist Huarun now, he will certainly not let Su Guo linger in Sunan.
Harmony in the business world makes money, but it does not work in Li Dong's case.
In conclusion, Li Dong is too domineering!
Zhang Lanyu does not know whether this is good or bad. Anyway, these years of experience in the business world make her feel that sooner or later Li Dong will be in trouble.
Businessmen can tolerate failure, can tolerate competitors to occupy the market.
But they will not tolerate the existence of people like Li Dong, whose existence has broken the unspoken rules of the business world.
Being domineering is not a problem, but generally, one has to have the strength to be domineering.
Li Dong has not reached that point yet. If he kills a few more companies, it is likely to cause hostility in the entire retail industry.
Thinking of this, Zhang Lanyu could not help but think of a sentence: Walk your own path, let others have no path to walk.
This is what Li Dong is doing now.
This kind of behavior generally has two consequences.
The first kind is to be domineering to the end, and finally become the only winner.
The second kind is to become the public enemy, and finally die an ugly death.
Zhang Lanyu does not know which kind Li Dong will be. Glancing at Li Dong's cheek, she sees that he is smiling carelessly, so Zhang Lanyu is lost in thought again.
Li Dong sees that Zhang Lanyu does not speak, so he does not disturb her.
When Hu Ming on the stage finishes speaking, Li Dong smiles and applauds.
The applause awakens Zhang Lanyu. Gently exhaling, Zhang Lanyu sees Hsu Shengzhe not far away is walking here, and knows that he is looking for Li Dong.
Before leaving, Zhang Lanyu said in a low voice, "Someone saw Chen Rui in Pingchuan not long ago."
After saying this, Zhang Lanyu walks away.
Li Dong is shocked. Chen Rui?
That guy is back in Jiangbei!
Speaking of which, Li Dong's impression of Chen Rui is a little vague.
But when Zhang Lanyu mentions Chen Rui, Li Dong's face appears in his mind again.
Chen Rui is actually a very complicated person, but he is not trash.
In Jiangbei, Chen Rui can become the leader of the second generation of officials not only because of his father's position.
His father is ranked behind the top ten in Jiangbei, but Chen Rui is doing better than others.
Chen Rui doesn't lack ability or temperament.
When Li Dong first met Chen Rui, he felt that Chen Rui is not weak and is better than most of the second generation.
But when he met Chen Rui again in Beijing, Li Dong found that Chen Rui is a lot more extreme, and his whole style has changed.
Actually, Chen Rui should not have asked Li Dong for the 50 million Swiss francs.
This kind of thing cannot be said openly. When Chen Rui sold the villa to Li Dong, he should have been prepared for this.
In fact, when he left Jiangbei, he was already prepared for this.
He sold a favor to Li Dong because he thinks highly of Li Dong, and this favor was successfully sold.
But after staying in Beijing for a while, Chen Rui's attitude and thinking changed.
When he met Li Dong again, he took the initiative to mention this matter, and even threatened Li Dong with the Deputy Governor's resignation.
The original favor was broken in an instant.
Giving a favor is not thorough enough, and it left a knot in both sides' hearts. If it was the Chen Rui in Jiangbei, this kind of thing should not have happened.
But Li Dong can understand. Suddenly falling from a high position, this kind of psychological drop is not something ordinary people can bear.
The Chen Rui in Beijing is extreme, gloomy, and tolerant. This may be his new way of survival.
No matter how Chen Rui changed, Li Dong originally treated him as a passerby in his life.
But now that Chen Rui is back, he quietly returned to Pingchuan, and Zhang Lanyu specially reminded me, what is the meaning of this?
Could it be that this time, Chen Rui came back to target me?
Li Dong raised his eyebrows slightly, and thought for a moment in his heart. He felt that this is still possible, and very likely.
Fifty million Swiss francs is not a small amount, and Chen Rui will not be willing to accept it.
And Li Dong will not return this money to him. Back then, it was because Chen Rui threatened him, and he was unwilling to compromise.
But now, there is no need to do so. If he really returns it, it will be more troublesome.
Why should he give Chen Rui 300 million for no reason?
If this matter spreads, it will be big trouble.
When the time comes, no matter what he says, he and Chen Rui are not particularly close. If he gives Chen Rui 300 million for no reason, will others not be suspicious, and will not investigate?
In the end, it may lead to even more trouble.
And if he does not give this money to Chen Rui, according to that guy's current personality, he will not be willing.
As he thought about it, Li Dong's mind wandered again.
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