The next day.
The details of Li Dong's attendance at Hu Xiaorui's birthday party were revealed.
As expected, there was another piece of gossip in the circle.
Li Dong originally thought that Shen Qian would question him and even give him a few Dragon Claws, but she didn't.
When he saw Shen Qian, Shen Qian acted as if she didn't know about it at all.
Li Dong stole a few glances at her, feeling a little guilty.
Shen Qian noticed it. She, who was originally distracted, couldn't help but laugh. "Why are you always looking at me like a thief?"
"No, nothing."
"Alright, it's just about that girl Hu Xiaorui. I know about it," Shen Qian said and shook her head. "It's useless for me to keep talking about it. Even if you don't bother me, I will."
"How to deal with Hu Xiaorui is up to you."
"I can control your people, but can I control your heart? If you have that kind of mind, it's useless for me to say anything. "
Li Dong said embarrassedly, "I don't have that kind of mind. I've already said …"
"Yes, she's a child. You don't have to repeat it to me."
Shen Qian said in annoyance. After a while, she said hesitantly, "Last night, I …"
"What happened last night?"
"Nothing."
Shen Qian originally wanted to talk about the blind date last night, but after thinking about it, she decided not to say it.
It would only cause more trouble. Besides, if she didn't agree, this matter would almost be over.
Shi Guanglin was able to get to this point, and he wasn't the kind of person who would pester others. Moreover, they weren't familiar with each other. Who knew if she was thinking too much?
There were many good women. It wasn't like Shi Guanglin couldn't find one. It was impossible for him to seek death for Shen Qian.
In that case, she wouldn't say it.
Otherwise, Li Dong would definitely have a worse impression of his mother. After all, she was his mother. Li Dong and Shen Xuehua's relationship was too stiff, which was not the result that Shen Qian wanted.
Putting aside this matter, Shen Qian continued, "Didn't you say that you were going to find a speech specialist for Little Shitou? I've found the person, so when do you think you should bring him over?"
When Li Dong heard this, he was in a good mood. "So fast? How is he?"
"I'm not sure about the specifics. My friend introduced it to me. But the other party is from the provincial language rehabilitation center. I heard that his standard is pretty good. "
"Then give him a call. If he's not busy now, he can come over. I'll be resting for the next few days. If there's anything you need, I can prepare it. "
Shen Qian nodded and said, "Then I'll ask her to come over now."
…
Half an hour later, Li Dong welcomed the 'expert'.
However, when Li Dong saw the expert, he frowned.
Too young!
Moreover, she was a woman!
In his imagination, this kind of expert who was related to medical treatment should be the kind of white-bearded grandpa.
Although Li Dong didn't like to judge people by their appearance, could a young girl who looked like she had just graduated cure Little Shitou?
As if she could see Li Dong's doubts, Zhou Yawen said nervously, "Mr. Li, I've seen Li Yu's case. She didn't lose her voice because of damage to her vocal cords or other physiological reasons. Also, Miss Shen said before that Li Yu can now make some vague sounds. This situation isn't too complicated. I've had patients like this before. Under normal circumstances, they can enter the recovery period in three to five months. Within a year, Li Yu can be like a normal child … "
Li Dong waited for her to finish speaking before he smiled faintly and said, "That's for the best. I don't know the specific treatment and recovery methods, so I won't interfere. However, if you need anything or need any equipment, you can tell me. I'll take care of it. Now, I'll take you to see Little Shitou. Oh, Little Shitou is Li Yu's nickname. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Miss Zhou to make a few more trips in the coming days. The child is too young, so I don't want to send him to the rehabilitation center. Usually, the rehabilitation training will be done here. Do you think it's appropriate? "
"Yes, it's fine."
Zhou Yawen hurriedly nodded. She knew who the employer was before she came.
A well-known tycoon in the country, the richest man in Jiangbei. It was very stressful to come to such a family to help a child with rehabilitation treatment.
She thought about refusing, but on the one hand, she didn't want to give up the generous reward, and on the other hand, she wanted to get closer to the legend of Jiangbei.
When Li Dong frowned just now, her heart was in her throat.
Fortunately, Li Dong wasn't as overbearing as she imagined. Although his attitude wasn't as polite as ordinary parents, it was still acceptable.
Knowing that the expert was coming, Li Dong specially asked the nanny to bring Little Shitou back from kindergarten.
At this time, Little Shitou was watching cartoons. When she saw that Li Dong had brought an unfamiliar big sister back, the little girl blinked her eyes in confusion.
Li Dong smiled as he picked up the chubby girl and introduced her to Zhou Yawen, "This is Little Shitou. Little Shitou, this auntie will specially play with you in the future. Do you like her?"
Little Shitou scratched his head, obviously not understanding Li Dong's meaning.
However, it didn't matter if he didn't understand. She still knew the word 'play', so she immediately smiled and nodded vigorously.
Seeing this, Zhou Yawen let out a sigh of relief again. She knew the purpose of Li Dong just now.
If the little girl in front of her said that she didn't like it, then her job would probably be over.
Now, it seemed that his kind smile was somewhat useful.
Zhou Yawen touched the little girl's face and said with a smile, "Little Shitou, can you call me older sister?"
The corner of Li Dong's mouth twitched. Was this woman expressing her dissatisfaction?
Older sister?
I already introduced her as auntie, and you call me older sister, it's really …
Forget it, women are afraid of being said that they are old. Older sister it is.
Li Dong didn't say anything. Little Shitou was now much more cheerful than before and wasn't too shy with strangers. When he heard the words, he squeaked and called out with a sweet smile on his chubby face.
Seeing that Little Shitou didn't reject her, Li Dong put the little girl down and said to Zhou Yawen, "Then you two can communicate. I should be at home for the next few days. If you need anything, just call me."
Zhou Yawen hurriedly said, "Sir Li, you go do your work. If there's anything you need, I will tell you."
"Okay, Little Shitou, play with older sister for a while. Uncle will go out first."
After saying this, Li Dong directly went out the door.
After he left, Zhou Yawen felt that something was wrong. Older sister? Uncle?
She should be older than Li Dong, right? Was she a generation younger?
…
Li Dong was too lazy to think about what Zhou Yawen thought.
She was just a passerby. When Little Shitou recovered, the two of them probably wouldn't meet again.
After dealing with this matter, Li Dong made a few more phone calls.
He didn't go to the company for the past few days, but he didn't completely let go.
Qi Yunna in the capital, Wang Yue in Shancheng, and Chen Lang in Shanghai. These people would report to Li Dong first if they had something to do.
Among the three places, Shancheng was the most developed.
With Wu Yajun's help in Shancheng, Wang Yue quickly gained a foothold. It shouldn't be long before Faraway Supermarket stores appeared in Shancheng.
In Jingjin, Wumart hadn't made any big moves for the time being. Qi Yunna carefully maintained restraint and didn't dare to take the initiative to provoke them.
If she took the initiative to provoke them before she had a stable foothold, it would be asking for humiliation.
As for Shanghai, they were just inspecting the market. Chen Lang hadn't started to make a move yet, so there was nothing serious.
When Li Dong and Wang Yue were talking on the phone, his attention was suddenly attracted by a name.
"Yonghui!"
When he heard Wang Yue say that Yonghui Supermarket was also expanding in Shancheng, Li Dong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Yonghui Supermarket was actually still a small supermarket. In fact, it had just emerged from Minnan not long ago, so it didn't attract much attention.
The only thing worth noting was the business model of Yonghui Supermarket. The other party didn't focus on a lifestyle supermarket, but a fresh supermarket.
At this time, there weren't many retail companies in the country that focused on fresh supermarkets, or rather, there were very few. Everyone did some fresh goods as a side business, not their main business.
Yonghui wasn't famous now, but Li Dong knew that later on, Yonghui surpassed many large retail groups.
When traditional retail was hit hard, Yonghui seized the opportunity to focus on fresh goods, developed in adversity, and successfully went public.
Before Li Dong was reborn, Yonghui's market value was already not low, more than 50 billion yuan.
To be able to do this as a rising star, and the scale was still increasing, it had to be said that Yonghui did a good job.
At that time, the other party was even ready to enter the financial field and open their own bank.
While Li Dong was distracted, Wang Yue was still narrating on the phone. "Yonghui focuses on fresh goods, so their competition with us isn't too big. However, General Manager Li, I'm quite optimistic about this area. I didn't pay much attention to it before.
Now that we're in Shancheng, the other party is also starting out.
I found that the other party entered the local market in the name of focusing on fresh goods, and they were much less marginalized and suppressed.
Many local retail companies felt that Yonghui wasn't their competition, so they quietly let Yonghui enter the local market.
Unlike us, everyone is more vigilant and hostile.
Do you think we should learn from the other party's business model? "
Li Dong came back to his senses and said, "It's not the same. Ever since we defeated Su Guo, we were destined to be noticed and treated with hostility. However, Yonghui's model is indeed worth learning. Far away, we can also develop more stores that focus on fresh goods. Of course, in my opinion, it would be best to acquire Yonghui. The other party's market in Minnan is not small. Next year, our target will be Minnan and Guangdong provinces. Acquiring a local company will be of great help to us. "
"General Manager Li, I'm afraid this will be a little difficult."
"Why do you say so?"
"Do you know who is supporting the development of Yonghui behind the scenes? Yonghui's second largest shareholder is Minsheng Supermarket, and Minsheng Supermarket is actually the spokesperson of HSBC. HSBC is optimistic about Yonghui and has been providing financial support. Therefore, Yonghui is not too short of money for the time being. Because it is not competitive, its development is good, and it has not reached a bottleneck … "
Wang Yue briefly explained the situation. They were not short of money for the time being, and there was not much market pressure. Under such circumstances, it would not be easy to acquire Yonghui.
Of course, in the end, Wang Yue added. "But there is still hope. Recently, I heard that HSBC is going to increase its shares for the second time, and the Zhang brothers are not willing to let HSBC continue to grow. Once HSBC continues to increase its shares, Yonghui might change owners in the end. The Zhang brothers have also been contacting other capital institutions, hoping to introduce other institutions to resist HSBC. But if other institutions can enter, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us. "
The Zhang brothers are willing to let other capital institutions enter, but Far away might not be willing to enter.
If it were Bailian or other big supermarkets, they might also agree.
Forming an alliance in the same industry will be of great help to them. They will be able to help with various channels, resources, and market planning.
The only two that will not be able to do is Huarun Resources and Far away. These two companies have always liked to eat up all the money.
Once they enter the market, their goal is to become a controlling shareholder, or even acquire.
Under such circumstances, bringing in Far away is more dangerous than HSBC.
HSBC's goal is to make money, but Far away's goal is to acquire.
Li Dong thought for a moment and said, "Let's give it a try. Who knows if we don't try."
"Alright. I will contact the other party later."
Both of them did not talk about registering a new company to enter the market, because Far away's goal is not this. It is to expand Far away's influence and market.
If they change to another company, as long as they do not have a controlling shareholder, Far away will not be of any help.
Since that is the case, they might as well talk to them openly, and they might be able to reach a deal.
Far away, as long as they do not ask for a controlling shareholder, Yonghui might agree to cooperate.
At this time, Yonghui's scale is small, and its reputation is small. Compared to Far away, the gap is too big. Far away's channels and resources will be helpful to them.
After talking about Yonghui, Li Dong hung up.
But at this time, Li Dong is still thinking about something. Diversify the supermarket.
The e-commerce era is coming, and in the future, traditional retail will be transformed and upgraded.
On top of this, Yonghui's fresh supermarket is one path, and the high-end boutique supermarket mentioned by Chen Lang is another path.
In addition, Far Away Mall's online and offline support will complete the O2O construction.
This way, the impact of e-commerce on Faraway Supermarket will not be too big.
Far away will be one step ahead of others to transform and upgrade, and this is also one of the advantages of Far Away.
As for Yonghui, whether the merger can be completed or not, the impact is not too big.
Yonghui can succeed because there is no competition, and no one is in charge of this.
Otherwise, the major supermarket chains will increase their investment in this area, and there will be no room for Yonghui to survive.
It is just a small supermarket with annual sales of a few billion, and it is not even comparable to the previous era. At this time, since Li Dong thought about this, it will be best if the merger can be completed, and he will not have to invest again.
If the merger cannot be completed, then Far Away's focus will be slightly tilted, and Yonghui will definitely not be a match for Far Away.
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