In the evening, Li Dong went to the Shen family's banquet.
The Shen family's banquet was actually very boring.
The younger generation of the Shen family had a strange expression, while the older generation of the Shen family had a complicated expression.
In short, Li Dong was very uncomfortable during the meal.
In particular, the Shen family still maintained the old tradition of eating without talking. The younger generation didn't dare to speak during the meal, and the elders didn't know what to say.
The only one who spoke was Shen Jianmin, but Li Dong didn't have anything in common with him.
After the meal and coming out of the Shen family's mansion, Li Dong looked back and suddenly had a thought. The Shen family was as dead as the Shen family's mansion.
That's right, it was lifeless.
Shen Hang's generation was waiting to die, while Shen Jianmin's generation was focused on politics.
When they did business, the first thing they thought about was not how to do business well, but who to make friends with, who to rope in, who to suppress …
People like Li Dong would also consider these things when doing business, but they wouldn't take this as the mainstream.
Of course, they had to make friends and build relationships. However, they all understood that business was the most important.
The Shen family was different. From the previous Du Anmin, to the later Szentai shares, and this time they invited Li Dong to dinner.
All of these showed that the Shen family's study of politics was better than the study of business.
Shaking his head, Li Dong didn't think about it anymore.
The future of the Shen family wasn't something he should care about.
…
On February 17th, Li Dong went to the branch office.
The stores in Beijing-Tianjin were almost all open.
From the beginning of last year until now, a whole year had passed. Of the 100 stores, except for a few self-built stores that hadn't opened, the rest were all open.
Li Dong simply asked about the supermarket and didn't say much. In fact, Qi Yunna reported this every month.
Li Dong was still concerned about Suning.
Last year, Far away and Suning cooperated and entered Beijing-Tianjin together.
Far away built 100 stores, and Suning also had the same number.
Of course, even earlier, Suning had some scattered stores in the Beijing-Tianjin area.
Until now, the number of Suning stores in the Beijing-Tianjin area had already exceeded 120.
Meanwhile, in Beijing, Suning had been continuously adding more stores. According to Qi Yunna, Suning now had 65 stores of various sizes in Beijing.
What Qi Yunna reported was not this. Instead, she said rather emotionally, "The battle between the Great Middle School has come to an end."
Since the beginning of 2007, the battle between Suning and Gome had been a game between Suning and Gome.
At the end of last year, Gome had the upper hand and was about to take over Dazhong.
At that time, Li Dong and Zhang Jindong had spoken on the phone. After that, Suning attacked again, suddenly prolonging the battle between the two sides.
It wasn't until now that the ownership of Dazhong Electric Appliances was finally decided.
When Li Dong heard this, he smiled and said, "Suning won?"
Qi Yunna thought that he had received the news. She nodded and said, "Suning won."
In fact, Li Dong really didn't pay attention to this. The reason why he guessed this was related to the previous report.
At this moment, most people couldn't feel the weakness of Gome and felt that Huang Guangyu would definitely be able to survive this crisis like before.
But these people who really stood at the top all understood that it was just a matter of time.
First, they would stir up the public opinion and ruin the reputation of the Huang brothers. Then, it would be time to make a move.
After all, Huang Guangyu was once the richest man in China. He was very famous, had a high status in the business world, and had a wide range of connections.
It wasn't easy to directly make a move on Old Huang without warning.
Huang Guangyu himself obviously understood this. Recently, Old Huang had also been a lot more low-key and had been trying to clear his name.
Unfortunately, some things had been caught. In addition, there were people who were determined to make a move on him. It wasn't so easy to clear his name.
At this moment, Huang Guangyu probably didn't have that much energy to compete with Suning for Dazhong. It wasn't surprising that the final winner was Zhang Jindong.
Qi Yunna continued, "Previously, Gome offered 3.8 billion. Later, both parties negotiated with Dazhong several times. This time, Suning took over 79 stores from Dazhong for 4 billion.
In Beijing, Dazhong has a total of 61 stores.
Including Suning's original stores, now in Beijing, Suning has a total of 126 stores.
And on Gome's side, there are a total of 80 stores.
Before the acquisition of Dazhong, Suning's annual sales in 2007 in Beijing were 7 billion.
But at that time, many of Suning's stores hadn't opened yet. This year, almost all of Suning's stores have opened. Previously, when the media interviewed the CEO of Suning North China.
The CEO estimated that in 2008, Suning's annual sales in Beijing were expected to exceed 14 billion.
Now that they acquired Dazhong, their annual sales should reach more than 20 billion.
And Gome's annual sales in Beijing last year were 12 billion. If this year's growth rate is the same as in previous years, I'm afraid it won't exceed 15 billion. "
Li Dong touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "Suning's development is too fast."
Qi Yunna nodded. It was indeed too fast.
Especially after the acquisition of Dazhong, if Gome didn't invest on a large scale this year, it was inevitable that they would be beaten by Suning.
Although the number of stores wasn't the only standard to measure performance, Gome didn't surpass Suning in terms of the strength of a single store.
At most, the two sides were evenly matched. Now that Suning had acquired Dazhong, it seemed natural for them to surpass Gome in one fell swoop.
After thinking about it, Li Dong said, "If the sales reach 20 billion, how much will Suning's market share in Beijing be?"
"According to the average growth rate and the analysis of data from previous years, it will probably account for 52%."
Li Dong heaved a sigh of relief. Speaking of which, this matter was actually beneficial to him.
After acquiring Dazhong, if Suning could really achieve the expected goal, their market share in Beijing and Tianjin would reach half.
When Li Dong and Suning signed the VAM agreement, there was a clause that Suning would occupy half of the market share in Beijing and Tianjin in the next five years.
Originally, it was three years, but Zhang Jindong took the initiative to delay it to five years.
According to the data and estimates released by Suning, after the end of this year, it would only be the second year, and Beijing would be able to achieve the goal.
As for Tianjin, it wouldn't be difficult to occupy half of the market share in three years.
In short, the VAM agreement between the two sides was almost completed.
Li Dong didn't expect that before Old Huang entered, Suning would have the upper hand. If he waited for Old Huang to enter, he didn't know how big Suning would be.
After thinking for a while, Li Dong weighed the pros and cons of Suning becoming big.
In the end, he concluded that within three to five years, there shouldn't be any conflicts between Suning and Far away.
The competition between the two sides wasn't big, and Gome didn't collapse. It was just temporarily at a disadvantage. Suning wasn't invincible in the home appliance market of Gome.
As long as the other party didn't enter the supermarket chain market, there was no conflict with Li Dong.
After understanding this, Li Dong didn't ask about the specific situation.
Whether Suning became big or not was other people's business. It wasn't the style of a big company to want others to stay where they are.
While others were growing stronger, he would also grow stronger. He would always be able to leave others behind. That was enough.
…
They stayed in Beijing for a few days.
On February 21st, Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe went to the Land and Resources Bureau together.
Last time at the auction, the two sides only signed the "Transaction Confirmation".
As for the "State-owned Land Use Right Transfer Contract", they only discussed the contents of the agreement and hadn't signed the contract yet.
On the morning of the 21st, Dongyu, Longhua, and the City Government signed the agreement. Li Dong and Dongyu paid close to 200 million RMB in taxes and fees. The 50% down payment will also be transferred to the government's designated account within the next month.
The remaining 50% must be paid by Longhua and Dongyu within a year. If the payment is overdue, the government has the right to take back the land and auction it again.
After signing the contract, Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe were relieved at the same time.
The land was finally in their hands. Next, it was up to both sides to decide whether to develop the land or store it for a period of time.
As long as it doesn't exceed two years, the City Government has no right to tell them what to do.
Both of them chatted as they walked. The main topic was the division of land.
Although it was the same piece of land, it didn't mean it was the same value. Some were closer to the core area, and some were further away. The difference was more than 100 million RMB.
Although Hsu Shengzhe and Li Dong had a good relationship, they didn't dare to be careless when it came to business.
As they were chatting, when both of them walked out of the Land and Resources Bureau, a flash of light flashed in front of them.
"Click" sounds of cameras were heard. Li Dong was blinded for a while, and his eyes were a little dazzled.
After a while, when the flashes dimmed, Li Dong frowned and looked at the crowd in front of him.
No one would be in a good mood to be suddenly blinded by someone.
Seeing that these people were holding microphones and recording pens, and there was a group of cameramen behind them, it was obvious that they were from the media.
At this time, before the reporters could rush forward, Tan Yong and the others quickly went up to stop them.
The reporters didn't care and kept squeezing forward. Someone shouted, "Mr. Li Dong, did you just come out of the Land and Resources Bureau and just sign the land transfer agreement?"
"Mr. Li, what do you think about this land So far, obtaining it at the highest price per unit?"
"Now that the global economy is suffering, the real estate market is the first to bear the brunt. Do you think it's worth it to spend a lot of money to obtain this land?"
"… …"
The reporters couldn't be blamed for choosing to surround Li Dong at this time. Actually, there were reporters at the auction two days ago.
But at that time, the Beijing reporters probably didn't expect that the land would be obtained by So far.
Many people thought that after the land auction, whether it was SOHO or Vanke, they would definitely choose to hold a press conference.
It wouldn't be too late to go and interview them then. After all, they were used to it.
However, he did not expect that someone would appear out of nowhere. In the end, it was taken by Li Dong. Moreover, it was a capital of up to six billion.
When the reporters came back to their senses and wanted to interview Li Dong, Li Dong was long gone.
This time, when the reporters heard that Li Dong and the rest were coming to the Land and Resources Bureau to sign the agreement, they all rushed over to interview them.
Actually, obtaining the land was only one aspect. The main reason was that Li Dong had always been a mysterious person. In Jiangbei, Li Dong had held a few press conferences.
In Beijing, they didn't know much about Li Dong.
This time, Li Dong suddenly made a move in Beijing. In a few days, Li Dong's name had spread in Beijing.
The Beijing reporters all wanted to get some gossip from Li Dong. Even if there wasn't any, they could create some themselves, but it was best to get firsthand information.
Being pestered by the reporters, Li Dong was helpless.
Sometimes, it wasn't necessary. It was best not to offend the media.
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Li Dong coughed a few times and waited for his voice to be quieter before he said, "We did just sign the land transfer agreement. Thank you for your concern. As for whether it's worth it or not, different people have different opinions. At least in my opinion, it's worth it. Beijing is the capital, the domestic political center, and the economy is also very prosperous. To be able to achieve greater development in Beijing is also one of the strategic goals of our Faraway Group … "
Li Dong casually replied a few sentences in the official language and wanted to leave immediately.
Hsu Shengzhe on the side was eager for everyone to ask him a few questions, but these people all ignored him.
It wasn't that they ignored him. Many people knew that this land was actually obtained by Longhua and Far away.
In terms of popularity, Li Dong was, of course, more famous.
If it was in Jiangbei, everyone was willing to interview Hsu Shengzhe. But in Beijing, they didn't interview Li Dong but Hsu Shengzhe.
Everyone knew Li Dong, knew Far away, but did they know who Hsu Shengzhe was?
Hsu Shengzhe wanted to cry but had no tears. Motherf * cker, are you looking down on me? I, Hsu Shengzhe, am also one of the top tycoons in the country.
My goodness, now I don't even have a sense of existence. This is too frustrating!
But soon, Hsu Shengzhe no longer felt frustrated, but his face turned serious.
Li Dong's face also changed, and he took a deep look at the reporter who just asked the question.
The reporter who asked the question didn't seem to notice and ignored the suddenly silent crowd next to him. He continued, "Mr. Li, about this auction, some people said that there are many inside stories. Do you have any explanation for these statements?
Also, previously, the Ministry of Land and Resources said that they wanted to use a comprehensive evaluation method, but in the end, it didn't happen.
The person in charge of the company who participated in the auction revealed that they were obstructed by the higher-ups. What do you think of this matter?
And we all know that Dong Yu Real Estate has been developing in Jiangbei, including Longhua, and has never gone out of Jiangbei.
Now you suddenly chose Beijing, what is the reason for your development in Beijing?
In the case of the real estate market depression, what is the reason for you to put aside all your concerns and enter the Beijing real estate market with a huge sum of money?
Some people also said that the buyer for this land auction had already been decided.
Although 6 billion broke the highest price for a single piece of land, according to the floor price, this price is not too high, and it did not break last year's record.
There are hundreds of real estate companies in Beijing, and I don't think that Far Away is the only company that dares to make a move. Why did the other companies stop at this auction?
… "
This unknown reporter spoke very quickly, and in one breath, he asked seven to eight questions.
Every question he asked made everyone's heart tremble.
They were all reporters at the forefront of information gathering, and some of them had also received some news through the grapevine.
For example, Du Anmin had a close relationship with Far Away, or Du Anmin's daughter was working in Far Away …
However, Du Anmin had a high status, and he was in charge of Beijing's economy.
At this time, even if everyone had doubts, they did not dare to ask. They could not ask, as the level of involvement was too high.
But at this moment, although this reporter did not say it explicitly, every sentence he said pointed to a deeper relationship between Far Away and Du Anmin.
Why did the two Jiangbei companies, Far Away and Longhua, come to Beijing to develop?
His question was mysterious. The first impression he gave others was that because Du Anmin had come, Yuanfang and Dragon Floret had come as well.
To have such a deep relationship with these two real estate companies was not a good thing for people like Du Anmin.
And according to the current market price, 6 billion for this piece of land was obviously a bit too high.
But this reporter did not say this, but quibbled that it did not reach the peak price last year, which made people think that Far Away got the land at a price lower than the market price.
A real estate company that had just entered Beijing to develop, how could they snatch food from the tiger's mouth, and how could they get such a golden piece of land when so many strong people were surrounding them?
These questions did not need to be said, as everything pointed to one person, Du Anmin!
Because of Du Anmin, Far Away and Longhua entered Beijing.
Because of Du Anmin, Distance had managed to obtain this piece of land, and it had even been bought at a price lower than the market price.
Because of Du Anmin, the other companies that participated in the auction did not dare to say anything, and because of Du Anmin, the comprehensive evaluation method did not pass …
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