In the morning, Li Dong and Wu Shengnan talked for the whole morning.
As the stock market plunged, so did the housing market.
During this period of time, Wu Shengnan had taken advantage of the fact that everyone was selling their properties, and they were all in good locations.
Of course, she had spent a lot of money.
Less than half of the five billion yuan reserve fund had been used up.
Li Dong asked Wu Shengnan to slow down and wait for a while. There might be some good deals.
Although Wu Shengnan wanted to work harder, she did not have much money left. Since Li Dong said so, she had to agree.
…
Two o 'clock in the afternoon.
In the small conference room.
When Li Dong arrived, all the other directors were there.
Li Dong looked around and smiled when he saw Wang Yue. "I was going to welcome you at noon. I didn't expect you to come back so late. We can only wait until tonight."
Wang Yue quickly smiled. "There was a traffic jam on the way. It doesn't matter if we welcome you or not. But I can accompany General Manager Li for a few drinks tonight."
"Haha, you invited me for a drink. Seems like your tolerance for alcohol has increased."
Li Dong cracked a few jokes and chatted with the others for a while before sitting down.
After sitting down, Li Dong said, "2007 is officially over. So far, we did well last year. As for the results, I believe everyone knows. I won't talk about it anymore. Today, we will talk about the 2008 mission and goal. "
As he spoke, Li Dong looked at Yuan Chengdao and said with a smile, "Director Yuan, tell everyone."
Yuan Chengdao nodded and opened the document in front of him. "This year's goal is similar to last year's. The main focus is still on expansion.
Let's talk about the supermarkets first. In the past few years, we have taken over Jiangbei, Sunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Shandong, Beijing, Tianjin, and Shancheng.
In addition, we've begun to expand in Yu Province and Shanghai, and we've now officially entered.
In 2008, Director Li gave us an expansion plan. We wanted to take Ji Province, Xiangnan Province, Minnan Province, Guangdong Province, and Jin Province.
In this way, the entire eastern region of Hua Xia will be under our control.
As for the remaining northeastern and western regions, we can slow down our pace and slowly enter them later. "
Everyone was not too surprised. Last year was so difficult, but Faraway Supermarket's expansion was terrifying.
This year was better than last year. Although the group still had no money, many places were starting to make profits.
It was just the expansion of five provinces. If it had been last year, there would have been a huge uproar, and everyone would have opposed it.
Now, everyone felt that Li Dong's request did not exceed their expectations.
If Li Dong had claimed all the regions in the country this year, they would not have been too surprised. Now that he had let go of the three eastern provinces and the western region, it was much easier than they had imagined.
As Yuan Chengdao spoke, he looked at Sun Tao and said, "Director Sun, this is the general direction of the group. As for how to implement it and how much the budget should be, I still need your supermarket to come up with a plan. "
Sun Tao nodded and said, "I'll go back and make arrangements after the meeting."
"Okay, then let's talk about the mall. First, I have discussed with General Manager Li and Director Shen. Now that the mall business is expanding rapidly, it is no longer appropriate to call it a mall. Next, Far Away Mall will change its name and establish a new Far Away Technology Company. Of course, the specific business will still be done according to the business group that General Manager Li mentioned last time. We have discussed the business of the technology company before. Everyone just needs to follow the established plan. "
"As for the logistics company, there are two main directions for this year. First, the layout of distribution points. Last year, we completed the plan of 1,000 distribution points. This year, our goal is to cover the whole country. According to Director Qin's previous estimation, at least another 1,000 distribution points will be built. Apart from that, the logistics company will be building 6-8 large storage centers this year, mainly in first-tier cities … "
"Finally, the real estate company. The task for the real estate company this year is more important. Dongyu Real Estate has officially entered the commercial real estate market. In the next three years, the group plans to build 20 plazas Far Away. Apart from commercial real estate, there is also our residential real estate. Commercial real estate is for the future, and residential real estate is for the present. Moreover, the return of funds from commercial real estate is relatively slow. We need to rely on residential real estate to satisfy the expansion of commercial real estate. "
…
Yuan Chengdao briefly explained the goals of the four major industrial chains Far Away. Finally, Yuan Chengdao put down the document and said in a deep voice, "Of course, these are the goals of the group.
However, I would like to express my personal opinion. I generally agree with the general direction and goals set by General Manager Li.
However, some problems cannot be solved by shouting slogans. Everyone knows that the main source of our profit is the supermarkets.
With the supermarkets and the mall, our annual profit is about 6 billion.
According to General Manager Li's expansion plan, we will conservatively invest more than 30 billion in 2008.
We need to consider these situations and think of a solution. General Manager Li, what do you think? "
Li Dong chuckled and said, "It is right for General Manager Yuan to have concerns, or rather, everyone has these concerns. An investment of 30 billion is indeed impossible to achieve by relying on our own profits. However … "
Everyone immediately pricked up their ears. They wanted to hear how Li Dong was going to solve the funding problem.
Last year, Distance was also short of money. However, it made a fortune in real estate last year. Then, it managed to get more than 10 billion yuan from the bank. Coupled with 3 billion yuan of corporate bonds, it was only then that Distance's expansion plan was satisfied.
Far Away's debt ratio was not low now. It was almost impossible to borrow more than 10 billion like last year.
The bank loans were only a small part of it. Far Away still had about 20 billion to satisfy this year's expansion plan.
20 billion was not a small amount. It was hard for everyone to imagine where Li Dong could get this amount of money.
Of course, it was not completely impossible. For example, financing.
Far Away's technology company was getting bigger and bigger, and financing was easier than before. If they sold more shares, it was possible to raise 10 billion.
Seeing that everyone was listening, Li Dong continued, "However, there is always a solution to the problem of money …"
Everyone was dumbfounded. This was your plan?
There is always a solution to the problem of money?
How could there be a solution to the problem of money?
Twenty billion wasn't two million, which he could get just by talking about it.
With such a huge funding gap, how could they expand without worry?
Or at that time, they could give up on the expansion of certain industries and focus on one. This could almost be completed.
No one said anything. Yuan Chengdao frowned and wanted to say something, but in the end, he did not speak again.
He wanted to refute, but he knew Li Dong's personality. There was no point in refuting.
Also, Li Dong often liked to do things that were embarrassing. If you said it was impossible now, maybe he would have the money to increase the capital Far Away.
At that time, the people who refuted now would become a joke.
Last year, Yuan Chengdao was a joke for a year. Would it be the same this year?
Yuan Chengdao sighed softly and gave up on refuting.
No one refuted, so the plan naturally passed smoothly.
For the next year, everyone's goal was what was just mentioned.
As for whether it could be completed or not, they would see when the time came. Unless Li Dong took out the money, they were not gods, and even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice.
…
After the meeting, Li Dong dismissed the others, leaving only a few managers in charge of logistics and supermarkets.
Without rushing to talk about the matter, Li Dong asked the vice president of the logistics company, "Our logistics side, do we have an emergency plan?"
The vice president of the logistics company hurriedly said, "Yes, we have done all kinds of emergency plans for natural disasters."
"Has it been implemented?"
"This …"
The vice president of logistics couldn't help but have a cold sweat on his face. How could he answer this?
If he said it had been done, if Li Dong investigated, wouldn't he know that he was lying?
But if he said it had not been done, then what he just said would be bullsh * t. He might even be charged with malfeasance.
The cold sweat on his face increased. Under the direct gaze of Li Dong, the vice president lowered his head and said, "Except for the fire emergency plan, we have practiced it a few times. The others have not been implemented."
Li Dong was not surprised. This kind of thing was too normal.
Not to mention that Far Away Logistics was established not long ago, even some veteran logistics companies would not necessarily care about these emergency plans.
As for what earthquakes, blizzards, floods …
At worst, when the time came, they would stop shipping for a few days.
In this day and age, the logistics side did not have high requirements for these things. Didn't you see that the postponement caused by natural disasters was not something that could be caused by humans? Even insurance did not need to pay for it.
In this case, who would care about whether the goods would arrive a period of time later when a natural disaster occurred?
Li Dong did not criticize them. He just said, "These few days, I feel that the weather is a bit strange. This year's weather has been a bit abnormal. Do you think there will be a rainy season or a snowstorm?"
Everyone was a little confused. Who could say for sure?
After hesitating for a moment, Sun Tao on the side said, "There is still a possibility. My father said before that I am afraid there will be a big snowstorm this year. But it snows every year. I think it is a bit too early to worry about this. "
Li Dong nodded and said, "I know, but this year is different from previous years. We have expanded a lot of stores this year. The distribution center is already tight. Also, the mall business is getting better and better. If it really snows, I am afraid our logistics system will not be able to support it. "
When he said this, everyone was silent.
This was also the truth. Far away Logistics had been established for too short a time and had not experienced this.
Especially now that there were so many Faraway Supermarket stores, there were few storage centers and distribution centers, and there was a rapid increase in the mall business …
Not to mention a big snowstorm, even a slightly heavy snow could cause the logistics system to come to a standstill.
The Vice President of Logistics thought for a moment and asked, "Then, Chairman, what you mean is that we start to enter emergency preparedness state now?"
Li Dong nodded and said, "That is what I mean. This year, we will train the team. It is okay for everyone to suffer a little. We will just give more bonuses later.
The main thing is that this is the first year and we do not have much experience. When we are more experienced, we will not be so nervous.
The logistics system is very important. Once there is an accident, the entire mall system and the supermarket system will have a chain reaction. Then, it will be big trouble.
In addition, it is close to the end of the year. It is the sales season, and business is busier than before.
If there is a problem at this time, the reputation that Far Away has just built up will be ruined.
This matter must be handled seriously. It is better to be safe than sorry. I think everyone can understand. "
Everyone hurriedly nodded. They could not be careless about this matter.
Of course, everyone was not that nervous. After all, after the last one day reach incident, the efficiency of the Far Away Logistics team was still there.
Unless there was a major disaster, Li Dong's worries were actually unreasonable.
Li Dong saw the situation and said in a deep voice, "In short, regardless of whether there is a rainstorm or snowstorm, you have to deal with it seriously. Come up with an emergency plan. From now until New Year's Eve, the logistics side must be in the highest state of alert. Understand? "
"Understood!"
"Meeting dismissed."
When everyone left, Li Dong let out a long breath.
This was the only thing he could do now. He had to give a warning first.
When it really snowed, he would enter the highest state of alert. At that time, everyone would not hesitate anymore.
Maybe he could take advantage of the heavy snow this time and get some benefits.
It was not a problem of money. If other supermarkets ran out of stock, or e-commerce companies like Taobao could not send out goods, then it would be an opportunity for Far Away.
Especially on Taobao's side. Taobao Mall was officially launched today.
If the first shot was not fired, what could they use to compete with Far Away?
Thinking of this, Li Dong narrowed his eyes. Should he do something more extreme and contact a few logistics companies to completely cut off Taobao's path of retreat?
Taobao's current rookie system was just an empty shell. It mainly relied on SF Express, Three Links, and One Reach.
Usually, these logistics companies would fight to do business with Taobao, and Taobao probably did not care much about this.
However, once there was a snowstorm, the logistics companies were already stretched. If one or two logistics companies were to cut off their support to Taobao, then there would be a good show to watch.
It was fine if everyone was cut off. If the e-commerce companies could not send out goods, even if the consumers complained, they would not be completely disappointed with Taobao.
But what if Far Away Mall was still operating normally?
In this day and age, doing business was scary. It did not matter if you did poorly, as long as someone did worse than you, you would be the winner.
As for the one who did worse, they would naturally be out of luck.
Thinking of this, Li Dong's train of thought gradually became clear.
This seemed to be an opportunity. Far Away Mall had always been left behind by Taobao, especially after Taobao Mall was launched. Far Away Mall faced a huge impact.
At this time, even if Li Dong did not want to get rid of Taobao, Ma Yun would not let him off.
Someone once said that the core of e-commerce was the logistics system.
This might be a little biased, but it was not without reason.
Regardless of whether it was a supermarket or e-commerce, the logistics system was extremely important. If not, Li Dong would not have built the distribution center and Far Away Logistics in the first place.
If someone controlled the logistics system, it meant that someone controlled the lifeline.
Now was not the future. The logistics system was developed, and the major logistics companies had just started.
He might not need to spend much money to cut off Taobao's logistics system. Moreover, they might not care at this time.
After all, it was impossible for Li Dong to occupy all the logistics channels at once. Splitting 20% to 30% did not seem to affect them much.
However, when the snowstorm came, the impact would be felt.
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