Hu Wanlin's incident was just a small interlude in his life.
However, this incident also made Li Dong understand that it was better to rely on himself than on others.
Hu Wanlin's current situation reminded Li Dong that if he was not strong enough, everything else was meaningless.
Only when he was strong enough would he have the right to talk about background and status.
With this in mind, Li Dong, who was previously a little relaxed, continued to pull himself together.
Now was not the time to slack off. Although Faraway Group had many industries, it was not number one in all industries.
Even Weibo only occupied a small space in the internet industry.
If he really wanted to have a huge influence without relying on others, he had to continue to expand the scale of the company. Far away's pillar industries could become number one in the country. Even if there was no one to support him in the future, Li Dong would still have the confidence.
Far away currently had the most hope of becoming number one in the industry.
As long as he took down Carrefour and expanded or acquired one or two medium-sized companies in the second half of the year, it should not be a problem for Faraway Supermarket to become number one in the department store industry.
…
Just as Li Dong was preparing to take down Carrefour …
On June 2nd, DNF officially opened its server after two rounds of internal testing!
Originally, Li Dong had obtained the agency rights for DNF last year. He had repeatedly urged them to quickly go online.
However, Far away had to discuss the copyright issues with Neople, which took up a lot of time.
In the end, Far away obtained the ten-year license for DNF at a price of 1 billion yuan.
100 million yuan per year was by no means a low price in the current game industry.
Moreover, it was not a permanent license. Neople had to argue a few times before agreeing.
Far away originally obtained the agency rights at a price of 35 million yuan per year, which was already beyond the imagination of many people.
Now that the method had changed, with an increase of 65 million yuan per year, according to the previously agreed upon share ratio, it was equivalent to DNF's annual net profit in the country reaching at least 200 million yuan.
This was only the net profit, plus various expenses and marketing costs, at least 400 million yuan.
Neople had discussed for a long time and did not think that DNF could achieve such great results in the country.
Far away, not many people would believe that a 2D game could earn more than 400 million RMB a year.
Since Far away was willing to pay the price, the Neople would not refuse.
Moreover, it was a 10-year contract. Could a 2D game really last for 10 years?
In an era where new games were constantly entering the market and 3D was gradually becoming mainstream, not to mention 10 years, many people felt that three to five years would be enough.
No matter what others thought, Li Dong did not care.
Li Dong knew in his heart whether DNF could make money or not and whether it could last for ten years.
It was unlikely that it would be popular for 10 years in a row, but at least during Li Dong's rebirth, there would still be a market for DNF.
Even if he couldn't maintain it for 10 years, he would be able to earn back the 1 billion yuan with interest in a year or two at most.
As for everyone taking him for a fool, let them think so.
Far away, DNF was being promoted on a large scale. It was almost the same as Tencent's promotion of CF.
Both parties were doing large-scale operations and even hyping each other up.
Both Brother Ma and Li Dong chose to cooperate with each other. Some things relied on hype in order to gain popularity.
Now, there was a gimmick of a war between Far away and Tencent. Both parties seemed to be at each other's throats, but in reality, it was just to fool people.
The two games were not in the same category, and there was no conflict.
The reason why they created this atmosphere was to promote the game.
Anyone with a discerning eye could naturally see this, but they could not resist the curiosity and herd mentality of the people.
Everyone was talking about it, playing it, and talking about it. If you didn't talk about it or play it, you would seem to be outdated.
Sometimes, one person would play it, and then he would bring dozens or even hundreds of people around him to play it.
It was difficult for normal games to achieve this kind of dissemination effect. However, for internet companies like Far away and Tencent, which had a large number of users, this was a natural advantage.
On the same day that DNF officially opened, Happy Farm, which had been online for 13 months, also achieved impressive results.
13 months, almost 400 days.
The number of users who opened the farm reached 70 million, and the daily active users exceeded the 30 million mark.
The monthly profit of the farm alone exceeded the 30 million mark.
PP, the shopping mall, and Weibo entered the profit stage one after another, which made Li Dong, who had been under a lot of pressure, heave a sigh of relief.
Weibo did not need Li Dong's investment at the moment. During the previous financing, Li Dong agreed to only borrow 1 billion, and the rest of the money would be used to develop Weibo.
Now, Weibo had already started developing an English version, preparing to enter the European market.
As for whether it would succeed, Li Dong had no idea.
However, regardless of whether it would succeed or not, the international version still had to be released. Even if it failed overseas, it would still give Weibo a layer of gold.
Weibo did not need to spend any extra money, and the shopping mall and PP were temporarily self-sufficient.
Li Dong used the profits of the supermarket and the company's remaining funds on logistics and the construction of the supermarket.
Just as Chen Lang and Carrefour were discussing the acquisition, Far away had no money left on their books.
No one would dare to imagine that Far away was talking about a merger worth tens of billions, while the other side was penniless.
…
On the 3rd of June, Chen Lang rushed back from Shanghai.
Li Dong was not at the company at this time.
Chen Lang went straight to the Provincial Party Committee Compound, and the first thing he said was, "Huarun Resources has withdrawn!"
Li Dong, who was chatting with Little Shitou, was shocked and quickly asked, "Now only Tesco and Yintai are left?"
Chen Lang nodded and smiled. "Yintai is not a concern. I can see that they are just here to cause trouble. The main thing is still Tesco, which is our biggest competitor.
This time, Carrefour's valuation report was out first. According to their report, the current value of Carrefour has reached 12.4 billion.
This price scared Huarun Resources, and Hong Ji could not convince the senior management of Huarun Resources, so he had to withdraw.
However, I think Tesco is in big trouble.
According to my analysis, I am afraid Tesco's bottom line is more than 11.5 billion.
Our side is in danger this time. "
Li Dong frowned and thought for a while. "Tesco wants to acquire Carrefour. The government should not be able to get through this, right? Since they are so confident now, could it be that they have established a relationship with the government? "
The government of Hua Xia actually had restrictions on foreign investment expansion.
Take Wal-Mart for example. According to the government of Hua Xia, Wal-Mart could not open more than two new stores in Hua Xia every month, and not more than 20 stores in a year.
However, these foreign companies could sometimes bypass this restriction.
Wal-Mart's acquisition of Costco in the past was to bypass this restriction on expansion through the acquisition.
Of course, it was not approved every time. If foreign companies wanted to acquire other companies to expand, it was very difficult to get the government's approval.
Now that Tesco still did not give up, it was obvious that they had confirmed the news and could guarantee that their acquisition plan would be approved.
Chen Lang nodded and said, "The possibility is very high. Otherwise, they would not be so persistent. However, we still have an advantage. At least, between Far away and Tesco, we have the home advantage. There are people who are happy to see Tesco acquire Carrefour, but it is not so easy to get through the final hurdle. As long as Far away shows that they are determined to acquire it, Tesco will weigh the gains and losses. But … "
Li Dong glanced at him. Chen Lang thought for a while and said, "But it is best that we do not engage in a protracted war with Tesco. The longer we grind it out, the lower our chances of winning. We must show a stance of killing them in one strike and let Tesco retreat. Their psychological bottom line might slowly rise as time passes. "
Li Dong pondered for a moment and said, "Then, what do you mean?"
"Directly surpass their psychological bottom line and end it quickly!"
"11.5 billion …"
Li Dong rubbed his forehead, looking a little frustrated.
At the very least, they had to surpass this price. With such a large sum of funds for the acquisition, even if they did not pay it all in one go, it would still be a huge pressure for Far away.
Money, even if it was borrowed from the bank, had to be paid back eventually.
If there was no Tesco, Li Dong had previously considered using around 11 billion to acquire Carrefour.
Now that it had exceeded a few hundred million, it was all real money.
After exhaling, Li Dong weighed it for a while and nodded. "Then we will do as you say. Suppress Tesco first.
Also, you can prepare for the handover now.
I must acquire Carrefour this time. If I don't acquire Carrefour now, I don't think I will have such an opportunity in the future.
Nowadays, the retail market has almost been divided up. After all, we started late in the first and second tier cities, so our market share is not as high as other supermarkets.
If we acquire Carrefour this time, we will be able to fill the gap in our market.
Also, Tesco might not necessarily want to compete with us. The market environment is not good now, and it is not easy for Tesco to acquire such a large sum of funds. "
Nodding his head, Chen Lang continued, "Also, I'm wondering if we can move the supermarket center to Shanghai if we take down Carrefour. Carrefour's headquarters is in Shanghai, and Shanghai is the economic center of Hua Xia. If we shift the supermarket center to Shanghai, it will be a great help to our national layout, and it will be easier for us to nationalize. "
"Shift the center?"
Li Dong frowned. "If that's the case, we will have to increase the investment cost again. Also, shifting the focus to Shanghai is not as good as we thought. Jiangbei is still supporting us now, but if we shift the center … "
Li Dong paused for a while and continued, "According to my previous thoughts, we can prioritize Beijing, Pingchuan, and Shanghai. We can tilt the Shanghai side a little, but there is no need to shift the center. "
Chen Lang did not say much about this and reminded, "Actually, I feel that if we really want to build these three areas, Shanghai and Pingchuan are overlapping. Both belong to Hua Xia. Since we don't want to shift the center and use Pingchuan as the center, there is no need to shift the center to Shanghai. I feel that Shancheng is more suitable, and we can develop it as the center of the southwest region, radiating to the entire southwest region. "
Li Dong did not refute and replied, "This is feasible, but we don't have to consider this for the time being. The southwest market is still quite chaotic, and there is no one monopolizing the market. It won't be too late to think about the southwest after we take down the eastern region. "
Although he also wanted to take down the entire national market, Li Dong knew that it was not realistic.
He was already stretched thin in the eastern region, let alone the southwest region.
The expansion of the southern provinces, which was previously planned, was now postponed indefinitely. Li Dong was prepared to wait until he took down Carrefour in Guangdong Province.
Otherwise, Li Dong would not be able to handle it if he went all out.
Chen Lang also knew the current situation of the company, and he also knew how much pressure Li Dong was under.
Although there was some regret in his heart, he also understood the principle of eating one bite at a time.
Following that, the two discussed the details of the acquisition of Carrefour. In the end, before they left, Li Dong suddenly said, "After we take down Carrefour, I might make some minor adjustments to the personnel in Faraway Supermarket. You should be prepared."
As for what preparations, Li Dong did not say.
Li Dong also did not say how the minor adjustments would be made.
But Chen Lang was not a greenhorn. When Li Dong suddenly said this, it was obvious that once he took down Carrefour, he might be promoted further.
According to common sense, he should be promoted to Yuan Chengdao's position.
But Chen Lang knew that the possibility of him becoming the group's chairman was not high.
It was more likely that he would take over Sun Tao's position. The chairman of Faraway Supermarket might not be as high as him, but even a fool would know who was more important.
The chairmen of the major subsidiaries were all in the group's board of directors. This was the difference.
Chen Lang understood in his heart, and a wave of excitement arose in his heart.
He did not ask how Li Dong would arrange for Sun Tao. He felt that Sun Tao should not be kicked out.
At this time, Chen Lang did not care about others, nor did he say anything unreasonable.
When Li Dong poached him, he promised that he would be in charge of the supermarket sooner or later.
Now that Li Dong was ready to fulfill his promise, Chen Lang would not deliberately say that he was not suitable. Because that day, he was aiming for this position.
…
After Chen Lang left, Li Dong closed his eyes and began to think.
Chen Lang would take over the retail project. As for Sun Tao, he was ready to let him enter the group.
At present, there were still many vacancies in the senior management of Faraway Group. There was only one vice president, Wang Yue. It was no longer enough to control the giant business ship Faraway.
As for Yuan Chengdao, Li Dong was not ready to kick him out for the time being. In the past six months, Yuan Chengdao's temper had been polished, and it seemed that he could still be the president.
After going through these things in his mind, Li Dong thought about the problem of money.
When he opened his eyes, Li Dong called Tang Kuan.
His money in the stock market had not been withdrawn yet. Recently, the stock market had not improved and was still falling. Li Dong did not know how much money was left in the stock market.
When Hsu Shengzhe withdrew last time, he still had 8 billion. Now, he did not know how much money it had increased.
Soon, Li Dong got a rough figure, around 10 billion.
5 billion entered the market, and in half a year, it had doubled. It was not bad.
After thinking for a while, Li Dong said to Tang Kuan, "Prepare to withdraw. Take it slow. Withdraw within three months."
Now, the market had fallen below 3000 points and was about to fall below 2500 points. If he waited any longer, the effect would not be great.
Li Dong would not withdraw at the last moment. The risk was too high.
5 billion of the 10 billion was only for one year. Li Dong could not keep it in the stock market. Now that he was withdrawing, the money could be used soon.
Whether it was Carrefour or Dong Yu Real Estate, they could all use the money.
It was not far from the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September. It was not far from the introduction of the 4 trillion plan.
During this time, Li Dong had to use the 10 billion to lay the foundation.
After laying the foundation this year, Li Dong's task would be much easier in the next few years.
After arranging everything, Li Dong let out a long sigh of relief. The next step was to wait.
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