After the Lunar New Year, the Spring Festival was not far away.
The heavy snow that lasted for more than 20 days gradually came to an end.
However, even if the snow stopped, the follow-up effects would not dissipate so quickly.
The accumulated snow was not so easy to deal with.
Of course, as long as the snow stopped, everything would be fine.
The Jiangbei provincial government began the post-disaster relief work to help the disaster area return to normal life, so that everyone could have a good New Year.
Major groups also extended a helping hand.
On February 1st, Faraway Group took the lead in donating 5 million in cash to support the post-disaster reconstruction work.
Far away also transferred 5 million worth of daily necessities such as quilts, down jackets, tents, and other supplies to the areas severely affected by the snow for support.
Hua Xia was a big city, and there were many affected areas this time. 5 million worth of supplies was only a drop in the bucket.
However, at this time, donations were even more important than money.
There were praises everywhere. Far away had a great harvest.
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February 1st.
Li Dong held a high-level meeting to summarize the gains and losses of the heavy snow.
Sun Tao was the first to speak, summarizing the supermarket's work.
"With this heavy snow, our market share in Hua Xia has been further increased.
Not only in Hua Xia, but also in Hubei and Shancheng, we have also achieved brilliant results.
Before the heavy snow, our market share in Hua Xia was about 14%. Now, although there is no complete statistics, our market share can generally account for 20%.
As for Huarun, their market share in Hua Xia was slightly higher than ours, about 16%.
This time, Huarun didn't lose much, so the rise and fall should not be obvious.
It was mainly the other supermarket chains that suffered a greater blow this time.
Especially Carrefour, RT-Mart, and Tesco. Because many people boycotted them at the time, our Wan family went offline, and the business of these supermarkets plummeted.
We haven't done statistics for the specific market share yet. I'm afraid we can only have a rough estimate when their reports come out. "
Li Dong and the others nodded slightly, looking very satisfied.
At least for now, in the East China region, Distance had finally surpassed Huarun Resources for the first time.
20% of the market share might not seem much, but in fact, it was amazing.
So far away, they had taken over more than half of the market in Jiangbei and Sunan. Even so, they only managed to get about 20% of the market.
It's not that others are better than them. It's just that Hua Xia is too big. Hua Dong is too big. It's unrealistic for a supermarket to occupy too much market share.
Some local supermarkets may not be large in scale, but they have a lot of quantity. So far away, these big supermarkets have not penetrated deep into rural areas, towns, and small counties. Only local supermarkets have occupied the market share.
Far away, these large conglomerates mainly divided up the market of cities above a certain size.
Even if it was only 20%, it was still an exaggeration. Far away was just a corporation, after all. The statistics would not be so accurate, and some places might not even have the statistics.
But no matter what, it was certain that it would surpass Huarun.
It didn't matter if it was temporary or if it would always be like this in the future. So far, they had won.
In less than four years, So far away had defeated a supermarket chain that was once the number one supermarket chain in the country.
After Sun Tao finished speaking, Li Dong sighed. "I remember when we acquired Time in 2006, I went to Sunan to sign the contract and was blocked by the media. At that time, the reporters told me that companies like Wumart and Bailian were not optimistic about Far away. They felt that Far away's acquisition of Time was pushing Time and Far away into the abyss. A reporter asked me if I was under pressure, if I had confidence, and what I thought of the analysis of these old giants. What was my answer then? "
Sun Tao knew this the best. He was the one who presided over the acquisition, and he was beside Li Dong when he spoke.
Sun Tao recalled and smiled. "At that time, you said that Far away's victory over Wumart was set in stone. As for Bailian, we don't have to be afraid of them.
The reporter asked if you had issued a challenge to Bailian and China Resources in order to compete for the East China market. He also said that we had only been established for two years and were definitely not their match.
"Anyway, that's probably what it meant. I remember being scared out of my wits.
"At that time, Bailian and China Resources were giants in our eyes. I thought that we couldn't offend them.
"Even if I wanted to come to Zhuolu, I didn't dare say it out loud.
"It's only been less than two years. Who would have thought that we would surpass Bailian and China Resources at this moment?
"Even if it's just at this moment in East China, all of this shows that we are not weaker than these giants.
"The opponents that we feared back then seem to be nothing much. Fate really makes a fool out of us."
Only a few people, like Li Dong and Sun Tao, had such feelings.
"It was really difficult back then. Far away didn't have any money when we acquired Time.
When Sun Tao proposed this plan, Li Dong even said that he was crazy.
Time was bigger than Far away. Li Dong didn't even dare to think about swallowing the big with the small.
In the end, Far Away won. After annexing Time, things got out of hand.
At that time, when the reporter asked, Li Dong was actually feeling uneasy. He was asked who was stronger between China Resources and Bailian and who was his biggest opponent.
Li Dong was afraid of offending the two families. His words were ruthless, but his tone was half-joking. He didn't even dare to say anything too ruthless.
However, now, the giants that were regarded as legends in the past didn't seem to be much.
In the East China region, Far Away was king!
And all of this took two years. To be precise, it had only been a year and a half since the day of the acquisition of Time.
Thinking of this, Li Dong looked at Sun Tao and said, "Everything that happened today is all thanks to Brother Sun."
Li Dong rarely called Sun Tao Brother Sun on formal occasions. Today, he said it because of his feelings. Sun Tao heard this and quickly said, "This is all because of General Manager Li and everyone's efforts. It's not my credit."
Li Dong shook his head and said, "I don't deny everyone's credit. But for Faraway Supermarket, you are the biggest contributor.
Faraway Supermarket actually had two huge turning points. These two turning points were because Brother Sun stood up against the opinions of the masses and finally formed the current Faraway Supermarket.
"In 2004, when the Dongping branch opened, I thought that one branch was enough, mainly for my parents' retirement.
I didn't think about doing a supermarket wholeheartedly at that time.
"At that time, I only thought about doing business in Pingchuan.
"I thought about doing real estate, internet, internet cafes. Really, I thought about everything but making the supermarket bigger.
"It was you who told me that we could expand one month after the opening of the Dongping branch!
"We expanded to the entire Qingyang region. At that time, I was really shocked and thought you were crazy.
"We only had a little money on hand. In the first month, we didn't earn much. It wasn't even enough to open another branch.
"But you said that if we don't open it, we should expand it. In the entire Qingyang region, there were five branches.
"It was also because of these five branches that I tasted the sweetness of success. Then, there was the Longhua branch and the Faraway Supermarket Company.
"This was the first turning point. If it wasn't for this time, there would be no Far Away.
"It was you who convinced me, and it was you who propped up the entire Far Away."
This was the first time the others heard about this, and none of them had expected such a situation.
At that time, only three people knew about this. Li Dong, Sun Tao, and Yang Yun.
They had always thought that Li Dong was the initiator of Far Away's expansion. They did not expect Li Dong to be a conservative, and Sun Tao to be a radical.
Everyone was very interested in the Big Boss's mental journey.
After saying the first turning point, everyone looked at Li Dong, waiting for him to say the second turning point.
Li Dong did not hesitate and continued, "The second time was when I acquired Time.
"At that time, I actually knew that Time was going to be sold. But Far Away was still struggling in Jiangbei then.
"Jiangbei had not even been unified, and I did not have the mood to expand to other provinces.
"Moreover, Time's value was greater than Far Away's total assets. I really did not think about this.
"I remember at that time, after we discussed splitting up the e-commerce department, I had lunch with my Brother Sun. Brother Sun suddenly mentioned this to me and told me that we could acquire Time!
"You don't know, I thought he was crazy and drunk at that time.
"Just like now, someone suddenly told me to acquire the entire China Resources Group, and you will understand this feeling.
"Is it possible?
It seems completely impossible, like daydreaming.
"I asked him if he was drunk, and he said no. He told me a name, and then I went crazy with him, and we really did it together.
"After that, starting from Sunan, we opened up the foreign market, and we developed step by step until today."
Everyone was filled with emotion when they heard this.
They did not expect that these things were actually advocated by Sun Tao.
In the past two years, Sun Tao's status had actually gradually declined. In the beginning, there was Yuan Chengdao, and then there was Chen Lang, Shen Qian, and Wang Yue.
Even Qi Yunna, who had recently risen, was also an influential figure at this time.
Only Sun Tao had become more and more low-key, and his sense of existence was getting lower and lower.
Only he held a part of the supermarket's shares.
Before this, everyone was still somewhat unconvinced. Now, they had no choice but to be convinced.
Just like what Li Dong said, if it were not for Sun Tao, it was hard to say whether there would be Faraway Group now.
Maybe Li Dong had taken another path, but it was really hard to say what an unknown path could do.
It was because of Sun Tao's two suggestions to let Faraway Supermarket expand. With the supermarket, there were other businesses.
Otherwise, like the Internet, real estate, logistics, these were actually money-burning businesses in the early stages.
Without the supermarket to support them, where would there be so much liquidity for development?
Sun Tao, who was looked at by everyone, was a little embarrassed and said modestly, "General Manager Li is exaggerating. Even if I did not mention it, General Manager Li would have done it. I am just making empty promises. If you really want me to do it, I won't be able to do anything. "
"Hahaha, let's not flatter each other."
Li Dong laughed and did not say anything more.
They did not say anything, but Wu Shengnan could not help but ask curiously, "General Manager Li, you just said that at that time, CEO Sun mentioned a name to you, and that was why you made up your mind to buy Times. Who was it?"
When Sun Tao heard this, he suddenly became embarrassed.
Li Dong also coughed dryly and said with a smile, "CEO Shen."
"Ah?"
Shen Qian glanced at him, not knowing why he called her.
Li Dong laughed and said, "CEO Sun said 'CEO Shen' at that time, do you understand?"
"Me?"
Shen Qian looked confused, and the others were also puzzled.
But soon, everyone understood.
At that time, the only person who could make Far Away win with a small force was Shen Qian.
Of course, Shen Qian did not have this ability, and it was mainly because of Du Anmin.
Later, when they bought Times, it seemed that they had indeed borrowed a lot of money from Du Anmin. Far Away seemed to have borrowed a lot of money.
Although they might have succeeded even without Du Anmin, Far Away definitely did not have that much confidence.
Later, Shen Qian sold her shares in the Shen Group and raised 500 million yuan for Li Dong, which also helped him a lot.
If it were not for this 500 million yuan, Li Dong would not have had the money to enter the stock market, and he would not have been able to earn the money later. Naturally, he would not have had the big development in the future.
In short, Sun Tao and Shen Qian played an indelible role in the process of Far Away's growth.
As for the others, they might have made contributions to the group, but compared to the two of them, they were still very different.
Now that Shen Qian was leaving, Sun Tao would become the last great hero of the group, and the founding father.
Today, Li Dong mentioned these things, and it was not without reason that he felt sentimental.
Some of them had to be ambushed first. Far Away would have big changes in the next year.
An old comrade like Sun Tao, who had contributed to the group, was loyal, capable, and was still continuing to learn, might be able to shoulder a more important burden next.
He half-jokingly glossed over this matter. Then, the other CEOs also reported their results.
Far Away's technology side had achieved remarkable results this time.
Weibo, PP, and other industries had achieved development. The most important thing was the mall.
With the help of the smooth logistics system, the rise of the Wanjia Web, and the power of Weibo, Far Away Mall became famous.
Far Away's Taobao business in Hua Dong was mostly defeated. The reason why it was mostly defeated was that Taobao's users were scattered, and so were the sellers.
Some sellers were in Hua Dong, and the city's logistics and transportation were not a big problem.
In addition, Taobao Mall maintained the smooth logistics, so they still maintained a part of the market share in Hua Dong, and were not completely defeated.
Even so, Far Away had defeated Taobao this time.
When the snow stopped and the goods started to circulate, Taobao might be able to regain some of the market share, but it was wishful thinking to recover to before.
Far Away, if there were no major changes, or if Taobao made other changes, it was almost impossible to turn defeat into victory.
Far Away's technology was developing fast, and the logistics side was also developing well.
Although Dong Yu Real Estate did not make much progress, it had acquired 5% of Longhua's shares, and it could be considered a small achievement.
After everyone finished reporting, Li Dong said happily, "Everyone did well this year, and it will be Lunar New Year in a few days. At this time, some of the competition and expansion can stop. It is also an old tradition not to use weapons during the Lunar New Year. For the next few days, everyone can take a break, rest, and prepare for the Lunar New Year. When we start work at the beginning of the Lunar New Year, let's do it again. "
After a year of expansion, everyone was really tired and mentally exhausted.
Li Dong said that they would not use weapons for the next few days, and everyone took a breather. It was time for them to rest and relax.
Over the past year, except for the real estate company, which had a slightly easier time, everyone else had to work two people at a time.
After Li Dong finished speaking, Yuan Chengdao said, "Let me stay in charge of the company this year. Director Sun, all of you can take a break …"
Wu Shengnan also quickly said, "Me too, Director Yuan and I will take turns."
Among the directors, other than the director elected by the staff meeting, the two of them were the most free.
Even Liu Qi had to worry about the foundation's matters.
Seeing that the two of them were willing to take turns during the Lunar New Year, Li Dong did not refuse and quickly agreed to the plan.
Not using weapons did not mean that there would be peace.
Faraway Group was so big. Even if there was a break, there must at least be a person in charge here.
Yuan Chengdao and Wu Shengnan took turns, and the others could relax.
After arranging these things, when everyone was about to leave, Li Dong remembered and said, "Hsu Shengzhe is treating tonight. If you have nothing to do, go and support him. This guy gave birth to a daughter, and he is very happy. He wants to have a three-day feast. "
Everyone laughed when they heard that. Most of them had heard about this.
After Li Dong said that, many people said that they would go at night. Of course, there were some who could not go, and Li Dong did not persuade them. Everyone was busy during the Lunar New Year.
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