After the applause ended, Li Dong also got off the stage and found a place to sit down.
Wang Zhongnan and the others immediately gathered around and discussed what Li Dong had just said.
Of course, everyone was not unanimously certain.
Some of them also objected to what Li Dong had just said and felt that what Li Dong had said was not necessarily correct.
Li Dong said that it was not good to emphasize national brands, but it was precisely because of this concept that many national brands had completely lost their ground.
Objecting did not mean that they denied Li Dong as a person.
Everyone was a successful entrepreneur and had their own path. It was not necessary for everyone to agree.
After chatting for a while, Li Dong had also benefited a lot.
Moreover, during this time, Li Dong had also met more people.
In addition to those people from before, such as Zhou Haijiang from Red Bean, Xiao Feng from Bo Shi, Wang Zhentao from Aokang …
These were all great people from all walks of life, and there were many people who did not come.
Old Niu from Mengniu, Li Yanhong from Baidu, Brother Ma from Tencent, Guo Guanglie who had just left, and the boss of BYD, who was from the same hometown as Li Dong …
Of course, everyone also talked about one person during the dinner, Old Wang.
Old Wang from Wanda was also preparing to join the class gathering recently, but because Wanda was busy, he had not had time to come.
However, Old Wang also regarded himself as a member of the class gathering and took the initiative to fine every time he did not come.
This was also one of the rules of the class gathering. Those who were late to the gathering or did not come would be fined.
The fine was not much, only tens of thousands of yuan.
The money was not used for eating and drinking. No one was short of money. The money was mainly used for charity.
The class gathering set up a charity fund, which was considered a common cause for everyone.
Those who had reached the level of Li Dong and the others, regardless of whether they were willing or not, all hoped to do some charity activities.
Regardless of whether they were fishing for fame or not, the charity industry in the country was indeed supported by these people.
Every year, these people's investment in charity even exceeded the support of the people in the country for charity.
Speaking of Old Wang, everyone only briefly mentioned it and did not talk about it in depth.
At this time, Old Wang was actually not very famous, and he was not prominent in the real estate industry.
The most direct observation was that Old Wang was ranked 148th on the Hu Run List last time, and his net worth was no more than 5 billion.
This was definitely an underestimation of Old Wang's net worth. In fact, before the privatization of Wanda was completed, Wanda was not a superpower.
It was hard to explain the reason why he could rise so quickly.
Just like the current Ma Yun, in the class reunion, Ma Yun was not as glamorous as the future generations imagined, he was just a participant.
The real organizers were Feng Lun, Wu Ying, and Liu Chuanzhi.
Even Li Dong, who had just joined the class reunion, was slightly more influential than Ma Yun. After all, he was one of the top ten richest men in the country. This was his capital.
After chatting for a while, Feng Lun walked over and said with a smile, "Li Dong, I actually don't admire your other abilities, but I admire you for spending a lot of money on charity in Sichuan! Over the years, I've set up quite a few charity organizations. Although charity doesn't care about money, sometimes money is also a form of charity. Now, I'm officially inviting you to join the Hua Xia Charity Foundation. Are you willing? "
Li Dong smiled and said, "It's my duty."
"Good!"
Feng Lun laughed and said, "When the charity foundation was established, everyone contributed their strength and money. There's no need to contribute money, but this time you have to contribute. "
"Professor Feng, please tell me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do my best."
"Here's the thing. Our charity foundation is divided into several areas. Jiang Nanchun will be the ambassador in the northwest, Ma Yun will be the ambassador in southern China, and Old Zhu will be the ambassador in central China … Now, we still lack an ambassador who is more influential in the Hua Xia region. Can you take the time to help? "
When Li Dong heard this, he said, "No problem. You can ask the people from the foundation to contact me. I will definitely take responsibility until the end."
"That's great."
Feng Lun was overjoyed and hurriedly announced the news to the others.
In the Hua Xia region, Li Dong's influence was extraordinary.
Now that Li Dong was the foundation's ambassador in the Hua Xia region, on the one hand, it was to maximize the charity foundation's role, and on the other hand, it was to show the strength of the students' association.
Just look at the ambassadors from various places. Ma Yun, Jiang Nanchun, Zhu Xinli …
These people had a lot of influence in the local area. A simple foundation and a big network had connected the students' association together.
…
After a brief chat, it was business talk next.
It was not easy for everyone to get together. In the past, everyone was from different places and did not know each other. It was difficult to discuss business.
Today was different. Today was a class reunion, so business was much easier to discuss.
Li Dong became the most popular candidate today.
Supermarket chains were all-inclusive. As long as it was related to retail manufacturing, Li Dong could do it.
Zhu Xinli and Li Dong discussed the issue of Huiyuan. It was not only about entering Faraway Supermarket, but also Far Away Mall and the Hua Xia region's agency.
This was what made Li Dong happy. He loved to talk about agency issues with these big companies.
Without the exploitation of the middleman, he could talk directly with Huiyuan's CEO. The cost would be greatly reduced.
The two chatted for a long time, but it was not a formal discussion. Both parties agreed to inspect each other's companies next time, so the conversation ended.
Just as he finished talking with Zhu Xinli, Wang Zhongnan could not help but rush over.
In terms of cooperation, it was not as good as the cooperation between Guangming and Far Away.
Although Guangming had Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Guangming Group was bigger. What was the use of just Agriculture?
Agriculture was just a subsidiary of Guangming Group, and it did not interfere with other companies.
Previously, Guangming mainly cooperated with Bailian, but Far Away was the third largest supermarket chain in the country. If they could reach an agreement with Far Away, or even an exclusive agreement …
Ahem, okay, that should not be possible.
Unless Li Dong was stupid, he would definitely not agree.
But no matter what, if they could reach an agreement with Far Away, it would be beneficial for both Guangming and Far Away.
There were many food brands under Guangming Group, such as White Rabbit, Guansheng Yuan, Merlin, Haifeng, Aisen … This series of products were all well-known trademarks in the country.
Listening to Wang Zhongnan say these names, Li Dong felt sour in his mouth.
Damn, the state-owned enterprises were indeed rich.
He had always wanted to make some independent brands, and it would be best if they could pass the review of well-known trademarks. Unfortunately, Far Away had only been established for a short time.
Li Dong could not even manage the expansion of the stores, and he did not have the ability to build the downstream industries.
But look at Guangming, the downstream industry was too rich.
Li Dong once again had the thought from before. It would be great if he could buy Guangming Group.
The more he thought about it, the more tempting it became. In the end, Li Dong simply asked Wang Zhongnan, "Brother Wang, are you selling Guangming Group?"
Wang Zhongnan was dumbfounded. He looked at Li Dong as if he was looking at an idiot.
After a while, Wang Zhongnan's mouth twitched and said, "Li Dong, I know you're ambitious, but you're too ambitious. I think you should stop thinking about it. Even if we sell it, can you afford it? Not to mention the products, not to mention the business, just the well-known trademarks under Guangming Group and the value of Guangming's brand, these things are probably worth tens of billions. In addition, if we include our four major listed companies and agricultural supermarkets, hehe … "
Li Dong smiled and said, "Brother Wang, I'm just asking. Don't laugh. Tell me, if I were to buy it, how much would it cost?"
"Priceless!"
Li Dong pouted and said speechlessly, "That's too ridiculous."
"It's not ridiculous. I'm serious. It's not that Guangming Group is priceless, it's that you can't buy it. Unless we're really done for, do you think the Shanghai government will agree? Don't joke around. Do you know how influential Guangming Group is? It involves more aspects than you can imagine. Our turnover may not be high, but that's not the standard to measure it. In short, it's too difficult for you to buy it. "
"I'm just asking. Brother Wang, let's not talk about this first. How much is the total value of Guangming Group now?"
Wang Zhongnan looked at him and shook his head helplessly. After a while, he said, "Guangming Group's value is actually not high. It's between 40 billion to 45 billion. It's not like you can take that much money …"
"I understand, I understand. I'm just asking."
Li Dong interrupted him with a chuckle and didn't ask any more questions.
In his heart, however, he was itching to acquire Guangming Group.
If he acquired Guangming Group, the downstream industry chain would be halfway completed.
If he acquired Tengxiang, it would be even more impressive. The downstream channels would be almost 80% completed.
Although he thought about it, Li Dong also knew that this was not realistic.
Firstly, he did not have that much money. Secondly, Guangming Group would not sell it.
He exchanged a few words with Wang Zhongnan. Just like Huiyuan, they would set a time to investigate later. After all, this kind of cooperation involved a lot of areas.
So far away, there were more than 500 stores, and the shopping mall covered the whole country.
Once the cooperation agreement was negotiated, the capital could be as high as billions. It was not something that could be settled with just a few words.
Speaking of Guangming Group, Li Dong suddenly thought of something and frowned slightly.
The melamine incident was about to break out, right?
He remembered that many companies were affected at that time. Guangming Group, Mengniu Group, and other companies were involved.
If not for the rescue of their classmates, Mengniu Group might not have survived.
It was the same for Guangming Group. They were greatly affected at that time.
Should he take advantage of this opportunity to see if he could swallow the light?
Thinking of this, Li Dong suddenly thought of another problem. The milk powder incident this time seemed to have killed people, and they were all children. The number of children affected was as high as tens of thousands.
He had always forgotten about this. If not for the cooperation with Wang Zhongnan this time, he would not have remembered.
Li Dong frowned even more.
Logically speaking, he should not care about this matter and let things develop on their own. If people really died, the domestic dairy industry would be in trouble.
At that time, the financial crisis would hit, and many of these companies would not be able to survive.
It would be easy for him to take the opportunity to acquire a few companies.
However, since he knew about it, could he just sit and wait?
It was not good to disclose the earthquake incident, but milk powder was sold in his supermarket. Furthermore, the supermarket had a quality inspection team. It was actually very easy to find out.
If he put in some effort, with his current influence, he would be able to cause a stir in the whole country. Very soon, the milk powder incident would be taken seriously.
At this time, the influence of the low-quality milk powder had not reached its peak. If they stopped using it in time, most of the tens of thousands of children would be fine.
But this way, the influence would not be big.
The influence would not be big. At most, only a few of the most serious companies would be affected. The other companies like Guangming Group and Mengniu Group should be able to withstand it.
Then, his idea of acquiring these companies would not come to fruition.
Even if it did not come to fruition, he would probably have to spend a lot of money. To Li Dong, this would be a lot of money.
More money, tens of thousands of children who were crying piteously for food …
Li Dong frowned. The children were not his, and the money was his. Was there a need for him to be a busybody?
But did he earn money just to earn money? Did he not care about these ethics?
Maybe these children would not die after eating the milk powder. Even if they died, not many would die.
Even if he knew about this, he was still eating human blood. Could he really eat it?
Sometimes, Li Dong was actually a very contradictory person.
On one hand, he was selfish and cold-blooded. For example, during the military aircraft incident and the subsequent small-scale natural disasters, Li Dong had never said a word.
He felt that it was very dangerous for him. If he said it out, he might be sliced into pieces.
On the other hand, Li Dong had the compassion of a commoner.
He did not care about a few people dying, but it would be very tragic and pitiful if too many people died.
It was fine if adults died, but if children died, he would feel very sad.
Therefore, he built schools in Sichuan and Sichuan and did his best.
Of course, all these were within his capabilities.
It was the same this time. The milk powder incident could be said to be completely within his capabilities. Faraway Supermarket was operating these things, and it was normal for the quality supervision department to report this to the public.
But this way, he would not only offend people, but he would also earn a lot less. Was it worth it?
Li Dong fell into deep thought. After a long time, he sighed. After all, he was not the kind of person who liked to eat human blood.
Since it was within his capabilities, he would help as much as he could.
After all, it was not necessary to acquire these dairy companies. At most, he would not acquire them. So what?
He was not afraid of offending people. These people could not do anything to him.
Also, since he dared to do it, he had to admit it. He was standing on the moral high ground. Why should he be afraid of them?
Just when Li Dong made up his mind to take action after returning to Jiangbei, Wang Zhongnan saw that he did not say anything and could not help but ask. "Li Dong, what's wrong?"
Li Dong shook his head and said, "It's nothing. It's just that speaking of dairy products, I thought of something. Last year, there was a dairy product poisoning incident at Faraway Supermarket. Brother Wang, after the incident, we found something during the quality inspection. It seemed that the melamine had exceeded the limit. I heard that this is a common practice in the industry. Is it the same on your side? "
Wang Zhongnan's face slightly changed. He cursed in his heart. Who is so stupid to talk about this kind of thing?
However, Wang Zhongnan's expression did not change. He quickly smiled and said, "It's nothing. Maybe there was a problem with the quality inspection of some products. There is no quality problem on our side. We are a well-known brand. We will not do this kind of thing to destroy our own brand. "
"That's good."
Li Dong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I suffered a big loss last time. I was almost killed by this milk. But Brother Wang, let's say the ugly words first. If we really cooperate, I will carefully inspect it. Your products that are exempted from inspection may also be inspected by me. After all, it is imported food. I am a little suspicious now. "
Wang Zhongnan was a little depressed, but he still smiled and said, "That's for sure. You can rest assured that we will also take care of this kind of thing."
Seeing that he agreed so readily, Li Dong did not continue to say anything.
The reason why he mentioned it to Wang Zhongnan was because they were all classmates.
Besides, if the other party listened to him, he could harm less people.
If he did not listen and did not correct it, then it would be as if Li Dong did not say it. Instead, it paved the way.
Why did Li Dong expose this matter? It was because he had suffered a loss because of this.
With Li Dong's character, if he had suffered a loss, he would definitely get back at him.
At that time, when he exposed the milk powder incident again, everyone would only blame the factory that made Li Dong drink their milk.
As for Li Dong, he was the victim and the examiner. It was useless to blame him.
Putting these thoughts aside, everyone chatted again.
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