So far away, as soon as the Annual Gala was over, the internet exploded.
Far away was a lot of news these days.
A few days ago, Li Dong bought the land in Beijing at a sky-high price. Then, there were rumors that someone was suppressing Li Dong and forcing Li Dong to apologize publicly.
After the news of Li Dong's apology, the head of Far away Technology resigned. As one of the most influential internet companies in the country, many people paid attention to Far away Technology.
Far away Technology's change of chairman was not a big news.
Before everyone could digest this information, Li Dong, who was at the Annual Gala Far away, started another firecracker.
This time, the cannon was not small at all!
The Chinese loved gossip, especially news related to the "richest man" and "number one". Everyone was more enthusiastic about it.
Far away from the Annual Gala, Li Dong wanted to be the first and the richest man. He had all of them.
In the blink of an eye, the entire Internet was discussing this matter.
It doesn't matter if Li Dong is the richest man, but it's boring to be a one-man show.
Soon, someone flipped through last year's Hurun List. The nine business tycoons ranked ahead of Li Dong instantly became the focus of attention.
Li Dong said that he wanted to be the richest man in China, so he obviously wanted to step on you!
Are the nine of you not going to stand up and say something?
Yang Huiyan, the richest woman last year, was about the same age as Li Dong and could be considered to be in the same industry.
Now that Li Dong wants to step on you, don't you have any other thoughts?
The media from Guangdong Province also joined in the fun and went to Country Garden to stop them.
Yang Huiyan had always kept a low profile and rarely appeared in the media.
However, there were too many people paying attention to her this time. Yang Huiyan really couldn't avoid it. When she was inspecting a project in the city, she was blocked by the media.
When the media asked Yang Huiyan for her opinion on the topic of Li Dong wanting to be the richest man in China, Yang Huiyan thought for a while and gave four words — Commendable courage!
Commendable courage?
Yang Huiyan did not say much, but it did not prevent the media from interpreting it for themselves.
Commendable courage was a commendable word, but in this kind of environment, it was clearly a derogatory word.
What did he mean by that? Did he mean that Li Dong was bragging when he said he wanted to be the richest man in the world?
Regardless of whether it was true or not, the media didn't want to see a harmonious scene. The words "commendable courage" were immediately interpreted and translated by the media.
By the time it reached Li Dong's ears, it had completely changed.
The translation was: Who the hell do you think you are? Richest man? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? Why don't you ascend to the heavens?
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Because of this, Li Dong was surrounded by the media for a few days.
Li Dong was too lazy to show his face in front of the media. He had not appeared for a long time, which made the majority of the media feel a little regretful.
They wanted to see the two of them argue with each other, but they didn't expect Li Dong to remain silent.
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Golden Tripod Club.
Hsu Shengzhe also joked about this matter.
Today was Hsu Shengzhe's daughter's one-month-old celebration. Because there was a big banquet during the third day of the month, the Xu family didn't have a big banquet.
Hsu Shengzhe and his wife invited some friends they had a good relationship with and held a small banquet at Jin Ding's side.
After drinking for a while, Hsu Shengzhe joked about this matter with Li Dong.
"Aren't you usually very arrogant? Why are you chickening out this time? In my opinion, Yang Huiyan is obviously looking down on you by saying this. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't chicken out! "
Li Dong ignored him at first. When he spoke again, Li Dong raised his head and glanced at him before saying, "No matter how much I'm chickening out, I'm still better than you. If you have the guts, say that you want to be the richest man in the country. Not just the whole country, but all of Jiangbei … no, all of Pingchuan will do."
"Pfft!"
Everyone at the table burst into laughter. Hsu Shengzhe's face turned green.
Damn it, I've never taken advantage of this guy.
With Li Dong around, even if Hsu Shengzhe's assets doubled, he still wouldn't be a match for Li Dong.
However, both companies were located in the same city. Under normal circumstances, Li Dong would be treated as someone from Pingchuan.
At this time, even if Hsu Shengzhe defeated everyone in the country, as long as he didn't get rid of Li Dong, the dream of being the richest man in the country would be bullsh * t.
Ever since he took control of Longhua, he had quite a lot of assets. If it was any other place, it wouldn't be a problem for him to be the richest man in the province.
But in Jiangbei, he didn't even dare to say that he was the richest man in the city.
Hsu Shengzhe flew into a rage out of humiliation. "You can only show off in front of me. I'm not the richest man in the country. What's the use of comparing with me?"
Bai Yue Qin was afraid that the two of them would really fight. She quickly interrupted. "Li Dong was just joking. Why are you so angry? Stop talking."
Hsu Shengzhe didn't make a sound. Everything has its vanquisher.
He was not afraid in front of his father and brother, and he was used to scolding Li Dong. But in front of Bai Yue Qin, he was very obedient.
Especially now that he had a daughter. Hsu Shengzhe, who was a domineering person outside, had to be responsible for feeding his daughter and changing her diapers at home.
Hsu Shengzhe stopped talking, but Li Dong was interested. He laughed. "You think I'm afraid because I didn't reply to you?"
"Nonsense!"
"I'm not admitting defeat. I'm just too lazy to argue with you. What do you know?" Li Dong said. "If it were Huang Guangyu, Zhang Jindong, or Xu Rongmao, I wouldn't retort even if I'm not convinced.
But Yang Huiyan said it to me, and I'm too lazy to retort.
It's not up to her to judge whether I have the courage or not. This year, I can beat her up like a game.
Last year, Country Garden's market value was high because of speculation. Now, it's only half of last year's value.
After some time, it's hard to say if the shares in her hands will be worth 30 billion.
She didn't earn this money. She's the same as you. Why should I fuss over this? "
Hsu Shengzhe agreed with the first part. But towards the end, Hsu Shengzhe's face turned green again. He said angrily. "Can you not drag me into everything? What do you mean I'm the same as her?"
Li Dong smiled. "What do you think? We're the first generation. It's meaningless to compete with you second generations. "
"Get lost!"
Hsu Shengzhe scolded and lowered his head to play with his daughter. He couldn't be bothered to talk to Li Dong anymore.
Bai Yue Qin's interest was piqued. She asked curiously, "Li Dong, has Country Garden's share price really fallen so much?"
Last year, Country Garden's market value exceeded 100 billion, and Yang Huiyan's personal net worth exceeded 100 billion.
Now Li Dong said that it might fall below 30 billion in a while. This was too much.
They were all in the real estate business. Now that Country Garden had fallen so much, Bai Yueqin was starting to worry about Long Hua.
Bai Yue Qin's question made Hu Xiaorui, Chen Wanting, and the rest pricked up their ears.
Hu Xiaorui was purely curious, and Chen Wanting and the rest rarely had the chance to hear gossip about Li Dong.
Whether it was 100 billion or 10 billion was too far away for them.
If they were not best friends with Yue Qin, they would not have the chance to attend today's dinner.
Before Li Dong could speak, Hsu Shengzhe said. "Don't ask him. Ask me. I am in the real estate business, and I know more than him. "
Li Dong found it funny that Hsu Shengzhe wanted to show off in front of his wife, but he did not make things difficult for him.
Hsu Shengzhe saw that Hsu Shengzhe kept quiet and smiled. "It's normal for the market value of listed companies to shrink due to the financial crisis this year.
But it's not just because of the financial crisis that Country Garden has shrunk to this extent.
Even without these, Country Garden will still fail this year.
Last year, when Country Garden went public in Hong Kong, it was actually some big investors who added fuel to the fire.
Green Osmanthus Garden was slightly stronger than Dragon Floret, but not by much. Everyone knew this.
Under such circumstances, pushing up the share price to that extent is like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Their share price will definitely fall this year.
Other than the inflated share price, the land price of Country Garden's land in Guangdong Province has been very low. Only a few real estate companies in China can afford to pay 10% of their development cost.
When Country Garden went public last year and the financial report was released, some things will be difficult to handle.
The land price will rise, the profits will shrink, and the financial report will not look good. Naturally, fewer people will buy the shares.
That's why Country Garden's share price has shrunk so much. "
The rest of the people did not fully understand what Hsu Shengzhe was saying, but they understood the gist of it.
After Hsu Shengzhe finished, Chen Wanting asked Li Dong timidly. "General Manager Li, does that mean you will be the richest man this year?"
Bai Yue Qin's friends stretched their necks and waited for Li Dong's answer.
Li Dong chuckled and said, "The richest man or not, it's just a joke. The reason why I said this at the annual meeting is to stimulate the staff Far away and boost their morale. But then again, if there are no accidents this year, I think it's about right. "
After he finished speaking, many people looked at Hsu Shengzhe, waiting for him to refute.
Unexpectedly, Hsu Shengzhe did not argue this time. Instead, he mumbled, "So what if it's the richest man? There are many tycoons in the country. Many people keep a low profile. Even the richest man is only on paper."
His words were a tacit agreement with Li Dong's statement.
It had been difficult for the outside world to estimate Li Dong's net worth, but Hsu Shengzhe knew more.
When the Hurun List was released last year, it was around September.
Now that half a year had passed, Far away had made a lot of profits. Coupled with the popularity of Weibo, PP, Mall, and other Internet industries were also appreciating.
Far away Logistics had also expanded a lot, and Faraway Supermarket stores were opening one after another. In addition, Li Dong and he had a lot of investments in the stock market …
Adding them all together, Li Dong's personal wealth would definitely exceed 40 billion yuan, even if he didn't dare to say much.
Based on the speed at which Li Dong was making money, he might reach 50 billion by the time the Hurun List was released.
Last year, 50 billion was not even in the top three.
But it was different this year. In fact, many of the tycoons on the list were listed companies.
This year, the stock market had crashed and their wealth had shrunk. Even Yang Huiyan, who had a net worth of 100 billion, had less than 50 billion. Even if the others were not as miserable, the difference was not big.
Among the top ten richest people last year, the only one who was not the boss of a listed company was Li Dong.
Whether the stock market fell or not did not affect Li Dong much.
Dong Yu Real Estate's valuation might have fallen, but Dong Yu Real Estate did not have a lot of land, so the decline was not big.
If Li Dong's net worth really reached 50 billion, he would most likely be the richest man in the country.
This was also one of the reasons why few people refuted Li Dong's bold words.
They were all in the industry, so everyone knew what was going on. There were people who were too lazy to fight for this title, but most people still saw something, so they did not come forward to mock Li Dong's arrogant words.
Yang Huiyan did not go too far. She was probably a little unhappy, so she finally said the words "courage is commendable."
After all, she was young, and she had met Li Dong once in Xiangjiang last year.
At that time, she did not take Li Dong seriously. In the blink of an eye, Li Dong said that he would surpass her, so it was understandable that he had a complicated feeling.
Hearing Hsu Shengzhe say so, the others had complicated feelings for a while.
The richest man in the country!
If Li Dong really did it, it would be too terrifying.
A 23-year-old richest man in the country, and the kind who started from scratch, had probably not appeared in the country for hundreds of years.
Of course, there were many hidden rich people in the country, and the Hurun List was sometimes not so accurate, so many people did not count them.
But people did not care about this. Whether it was the richest man on paper or the real richest man, in their eyes, it was all the same, unattainable.
The topic of the richest man was soon skipped by Li Dong, and everyone talked about something else.
Especially this year, the financial crisis caused the housing prices to plummet. Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe were both real estate tycoons in Jiangbei. Taking this opportunity, Wei Na and the others could not help but ask Li Dong if it was worthwhile to buy a house this year.
There were not many people today, and except for Chen Wanting and Wei Na, the others were not very interested in this.
Li Dong thought for a moment and said, "If there is some extra money on hand, it is still worthwhile to invest in real estate this year. I dare not say too much, but in a few years, I think it is normal for a house to rise by tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. "
Some people believed Li Dong's words, and some were skeptical.
But no matter whether they believed it or not, no one refuted it.
On one hand, Li Dong's status was getting higher, and on the other hand, most of the people present were Li Dong's good friends. If they refuted Li Dong at this time, they would offend most of them.
After eating and drinking, the crowd dispersed at around nine o 'clock.
Bai Yue Qin sent Chen Wanting and the others out of the club. Before they left, Chen Wanting and Wei Na could not help but steal a few glances at Li Dong.
After they left, Hsu Shengzhe joked, "Why didn't you send them off?"
Li Dong smiled faintly and said, "I am the guest, and you are the host. If you did not send them off, why should I overstep my authority?"
Hsu Shengzhe laughed and did not joke anymore.
When the waiter came over with the tea, Hsu Shengzhe took a sip and said, "The stock market has fallen again. I think it will fall below 4,000 points soon. Do you think it will fall further?"
From 6,000 points to 4,000 points, the drop was terrifying.
Even Hsu Shengzhe suspected if the stock market would continue to fall. They still had a lot of funds in the stock market, and Hsu Shengzhe also asked Li Dong's opinion first.
Li Dong shook his head and said, "It is still too early. Let's wait until it falls below 3,000 points."
"3,000 points?"
Hsu Shengzhe was a little shocked. In December 2006, the Shanghai Composite Index broke through the 2,500 point mark and climbed steadily. In October 2007, it reached a peak of 6,124 points.
Now, less than 5 months had passed, and it had almost fallen below 4,000 points. Whether it was the increase or decrease, it had already shocked everyone.
Li Dong was still waiting for it to fall below 3,000 points? Was the stock market really so depressed?
Li Dong saw that Hsu Shengzhe was shocked and could not be bothered to say more. The only thing he knew was that 3,000 points was not the bottom line. The Shanghai Composite Index had fallen below 2,000 points at its most miserable time.
Also, now was not the time when the financial crisis was at its most severe. The outbreak of the financial crisis overseas was severe, but China still had to wait.
At least wait until Lehman Brothers went bankrupt. That was when the global financial tsunami would erupt.
Li Dong did not remember the exact time, but it should not be too long.
At that time, it would be the most miserable time in China. Following that, China implemented a 4 trillion economic stimulus plan to deal with the financial crisis.
These two events were not far apart. If one wanted to make money, the time difference between the two events was the best time to make money.
Li Dong was now quietly waiting and accumulating his strength. He was prepared to make a comeback during this period of time.
As for now, it was just a small matter.
Others felt that Li Dong had spent more than 3 billion on the land in Beijing. But in fact, it was just an appetizer. The main part was still to come.
Hsu Shengzhe did not ask any more questions. He had cooperated with Li Dong because he believed in Li Dong's foresight.
Since Li Dong was not in a hurry to leave, he was not in a hurry either.
Even if he lost money, at least he had gotten back 2 billion, and the pressure was not that big.
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