Just as Li Dong and the others returned to the hotel.
At the same time, Chen Mingyong held a board meeting.
When Chen Mingyong proposed that Far away was willing to help OPPO set up online and offline channels, several board members unanimously agreed to the decision without any doubt.
Although it was expected, Chen Mingyong still felt a little lost when this result came.
OPPO was his blood, sweat, and tears. It was the company he built after leaving Bubugao.
Even the chairman of Bubugao, the man who influenced their lives, did not have as much say in OPPO as Chen Mingyong.
Now that he suddenly had a housekeeper, Chen Mingyong did not know how to feel.
He knew that with Far away's help, OPPO could avoid a lot of detours, achieve greater development, and even make more money.
However, anyone would feel hesitant if they were no longer the biggest owner of the company they built.
The hesitant feeling quickly disappeared. In fact, before the board meeting, Chen Mingyong had already held a shareholders' meeting.
OPPO did not have a lot of shareholders now, especially after Shen Qian took down a few small shareholders, the number of shareholders was even smaller.
Chen Mingyong and the other entrepreneurs held about 60% of the shares, Shen Qian held 26%, the employees held about 5%, and the rest was owned by Bubugao's chairman, Duan Yongping.
Yesterday, he chatted with the old leader for the whole night. Every time he encountered something he was hesitant or difficult, he liked to consult the old leader's opinion.
Although Duan Yongping moved to the United States, he was still the chairman of Bubugao.
Duan Yongping also understood the situation of the domestic business world.
Duan Yongping had studied Faraway Group, the rising super business empire in recent years.
When he heard his old subordinate's inquiry, Duan Yongping said, "Say yes!"
There wasn't much reason. It was because he couldn't see through Li Dong. Far away's rapid rise and solid foundation.
Faraway Group wasn't the kind of company that soared to the sky. Instead, it was a group that took root step by step and then quickly rose.
Duan Yongping was very optimistic about the Faraway Group's industrial layout.
Far away's foundation was relatively solid, especially Faraway Supermarket and Far away Logistics. These two areas did not seem to make money as fast as the internet and real estate.
However, this was a foundation and a deep foundation. Only with a deep foundation could one's future development not be hindered.
Sooner or later, a single Internet or real estate business would encounter obstacles.
If he couldn't break through, it was very likely that he would go downhill.
Far away was now on the rise. Even under the impact of the financial crisis, Far Away was not affected. This was enough to prove that Far Away's ability to resist risks was very high.
In addition, Li Dong was a legend himself. OPPO had yet to make an appearance, so it was a great opportunity for them to catch Li Dong's eye.
Duan Yongping was not a person who was obsessed with power. In his opinion, it was enough for the company to develop better and bring him more benefits.
Take Bu Gao for example. He almost didn't care about it now. He only came back for a few board meetings a year. The rest of the time, it was a team of professional managers who were in charge.
Therefore, when Chen Mingyong asked for his opinion, he naturally felt that there was no need to reject Li Dong because of the shares.
As for the management rights, in Duan Yongping's opinion, if Li Dong really wanted to intervene one day, it would definitely be because OPPO's management team did not meet his expectations. As long as Li Dong could make OPPO better, it didn't matter who had the management rights.
Of course, he was not the chairman of OPPO after all. This was just a suggestion.
Chen Mingyong did not say much about what he wanted to do.
However, his attitude also made it clear that he personally welcomed Far Away to join.
With his support, Shen Qian's shares, and the agreement of some of the founders, in fact, he already had more than half of the say.
However, although no one had any objections, they all expressed that they would listen to Chen Mingyong.
Without Chen Mingyong, there would not be today's OPPO, and it would not have caught Li Dong's eye for Far Away. Everyone understood this.
Everyone was waiting for Chen Mingyong's decision. This time, rather than asking for everyone's opinion, it was more like Chen Mingyong consoling himself.
When he heard that everyone agreed, Chen Mingyong understood that this was the general trend.
If someone objected today, Chen Mingyong might hesitate and waver.
However, no one objected. This meant that if he rejected, there would be internal strife.
After working in the business world for so many years, Chen Mingyong understood one thing. When it came to benefits, don't talk about feelings. Because feelings would only make things difficult for yourself.
Now that he had reached an all-out cooperation with Far Away, this was the embodiment of benefits.
If he rejected Far Away, it would be a rejection of benefits. There would always be people who would be unhappy.
In the end, Chen Mingyong made up his mind.
…
Li Dong and Shen Qian had just arrived at the hotel when their phones rang.
It was June, and the weather in Yang Cheng was exceptionally hot.
Li Dong was just about to wash up when he saw that it was Chen Mingyong calling. He could only give up on taking a shower and answer the call.
As soon as the call went through, Chen Mingyong told Li Dong about OPPO's decision.
Far Away would help OPPO open up their market channels online and offline.
In terms of channels, OPPO wouldn't spend any extra money. In other words, they wouldn't have to pay Far Away any channel fees. They would use 10% of OPPO's shares as the foundation for the cooperation.
Of course, this time wouldn't be unlimited. As for how long it would take, both parties would have to continue discussing.
In addition, Chen Mingyong agreed to continue transferring 10% of his shares to Li Dong.
However, the other 10% would cost 100 million. This money wouldn't be given to him personally. It would be injected into the company.
It would be equivalent to increasing the capital and shares. 100 million in cash and Far Away's channels would give Far Away 20% of the shares.
Of course, Shen Qian's original 26% shares would be diluted as well.
After the dilution, it would be around 22%. After this cooperation, Far Away would hold 42% of the shares.
As for Li Dong's request for absolute control, Chen Mingyong didn't agree.
Although 42% was already the largest shareholder, Chen Mingyong was confident that he could get the other shareholders to support him. This was also his last consolation.
At least, Far Away wouldn't be able to do whatever they wanted.
Li Dong naturally knew what he was thinking.
Li Dong didn't say much and roughly agreed to the plan. As for the handover, there was no need for Li Dong to do it himself.
Ten minutes later, Li Dong hung up the phone and said to Shen Qian, "The 10% shares obtained through Far Away's channels isn't suitable to be handed over to an individual. It has to be taken over by the company. As for the remaining 10%, you can handle the handover later. "
Shen Qian frowned as she looked at him. After a while, she said, "What's wrong with you recently? I keep feeling that something isn't right with you. It's as if you want to send me away. First, it's the group's shares. Now, it's Opper's shares. What are you thinking? "
Li Dong smiled bitterly. "Why would I send you away? Don't think too much. It's just a safeguard. Now, all my assets are gathered in the group. In fact, I don't have any additional assets. If something happens to the group one day, I'll have nothing to eat. Your side is my last safeguard. If I go bankrupt one day … "
"Don't jinx it!"
Shen Qian scolded, but she didn't refuse this time.
Indeed, all eggs couldn't be put in one basket.
If the company really went bankrupt one day, it was hard to say. It wasn't uncommon for a group of hundreds of billions to collapse.
As for her side, even if the company really went bankrupt, no one would dare to settle the assets with her.
After all, she had also paid, and her father was a senior executive. However, it was hard to say if it was with Li Dong's parents. The possibility of being liquidated was very high.
Everyone had a sense of crisis.
In fact, it wasn't just Li Dong. Many tycoons were doing this.
Brother Ma was selling Tencent shares to cash out. Would he invest his money back into the company?
Other than Brother Ma, everyone else was doing it.
After thinking for a while, Shen Qian said, "I still have about 50 million on hand. This time, I'll take it all out. Don't transfer funds from the company. Didn't you recently exit the stock market and have a lot of cash on hand? Take out 50 million, and we'll take over this part of the shares in private."
Li Dong refused immediately. "You should keep the money for yourself. This is your last asset. It's not a problem for me to take out 100 million."
When Shen Qian sold the Shen Group's shares, she cashed out 500 million in cash.
Now, the money was almost spent, and 50 million was her last asset.
It was unknown when OPPO would be profitable. Li Dong would feel bad if he spent all of Shen Qian's money.
"No, I can't finish spending the money even if I keep it with me. Besides, if I don't have money, won't you give me money?"
Seeing her insistence, Li Dong thought about it and did not refuse. He nodded. "Then let's do it this way. Let's settle this matter as soon as possible. As for Opper, think of ways to dilute other people's shares in the future or continue to buy the shares of several shareholders. I don't feel at ease until I have the absolute controlling stake. "
Shen Qian looked helpless. In fact, 40% of the shares was more than enough.
But Li Dong insisted on having the absolute controlling stake. She could not understand why he was so worried.
But since Li Dong said so, she was too lazy to refute.
In recent years, Li Dong liked to have 100% controlling stake in mergers and acquisitions.
Companies like Times, Kelong, Greenland, and Changkelong were acquired by Far away. They were all acquired by him.
Those that could not be wholly owned, like Pengfei Real Estate, were kicked out of the Far away system.
It was difficult to acquire Sichuan Airlines. Otherwise, Li Dong would have done it a long time ago.
Just like the negotiation with Carrefour this time. Normally, when a company acquired a big company like Carrefour, they would take their time. They would first acquire a portion of the shares and operate it for two to three years before continuing to discuss the full acquisition.
But Li Dong insisted on buying it all at once.
This was also the reason why other supermarkets did not have much competition. The risk of buying it all at once was too high, and no one dared to do it.
Even Tesco was at a disadvantage in this aspect, and they did not have much desire to compete.
Everyone was doing things step by step, but Li Dong did not play by the rules. He wanted to solve the problem at once.
Carrefour would naturally prefer Far away if they could get the money at once, especially at this time.
After chatting for a while, Shen Qian went into the bathroom to wash up.
Guangzhou's weather was hot, and even with the air conditioner turned on, she still felt sticky.
Li Dong could get used to it, but Shen Qian would have gone to take a shower if she had not waited for him to finish the call.
…
When Shen Qian came out of the shower, Li Dong was looking at the Pearl River from the balcony.
Shen Qian followed his gaze. The Pearl River was calm, and although it was called a river, it was not as turbulent as the Huai River.
After watching for a while, Shen Qian combed her hair and said, "You seem to like these rivers. Every time you go out, you stay in a hotel near the water."
Li Dong patted his thigh and signaled her to sit down. The woman who had just come out of the shower was fragrant.
Li Dong took a sniff and smiled. "It's not that I like it, but it broadens my view. Sometimes, I think that although my business is doing well now, it is just a small tributary in the ocean. Maybe I am not even a tributary. When I see this, I can feel how small I am, and I won't be so arrogant that I forget everything. "
From being penniless to having a net worth of hundreds of billions.
An ordinary person, even if he had experienced rebirth, would definitely become arrogant.
In fact, Li Dong's arrogance was not that great. Sometimes, he would do something out of line, but generally speaking, it was still within the scope of control.
Unlike some coal bosses who suddenly became famous a few years ago, they had a bad reputation in society.
They were called nouveau riche, but in fact, some of them had accumulated wealth for a much longer time than Li Dong.
But now, almost no one would say that Li Dong was a nouveau riche.
It was not only because of his wealth, but also because Li Dong himself was restraining himself.
In the past few years, Li Dong had actually changed a lot, and he was changing subtly.
Looking at the rivers, lakes, and seas was also a great treasure for cultivating one's mind.
Shen Qian did not say anything and accompanied him to look at the scenery outside.
After an unknown period of time, Li Dong's legs were numb. He patted Shen Qian's butt and said, "Alright, you're really honest. Think about your weight. If I don't say anything, you won't go down."
The atmosphere was originally warm, but when Li Dong said those words, it immediately made Shen Qian angry and ashamed.
She fiercely pinched him a few times until Li Dong begged for mercy. Only then did Shen Qian let him go.
After a while, Li Dong panted and said with a smile, "Don't mess around. This time, we can't stay too long in Guangdong. Tomorrow, we'll go to Gale's headquarters, and the day after that, we'll go to Mei's side. We'll settle the matter as soon as possible, and then we'll sign the contract. We'll go back after that. "
Adding to the previous TCL, this time, they had settled the three major home appliance manufacturers in Guangdong.
Li Dong first came up with a sample to reassure his subordinates. The following negotiations would be left to the company to handle.
As for the market survey in Guangdong, there was no need for Li Dong to do it himself.
This time, many people from Far Away came. While Li Dong was busy these days, they were not idle.
The market survey still needed some time to be done. After Li Dong left, these people would continue to work in Guangdong.
In the second half of the year, Li Dong was preparing to enter the Guangdong market.
As an important province in the south, taking down Guangdong would be a great help in opening up the entire southern market.
In southern China, only Wal-Mart and Shinichi were slightly bigger, but Shinichi was going downhill. Wal-Mart was a foreign company, so it wouldn't be difficult for Li Dong to enter.
As for other supermarkets like Yonghui and Renren Le, they still didn't have the strength to compete with Far Away.
Once they opened up the southern market, they would dominate the eastern market and occupy a certain market share in the northern market …
In the next two to three years, Far Away would be able to complete the layout of the entire Hua Xia market.
As long as there were no major changes in the middle, Faraway Supermarket's position as the number one should be stable.
Being number one in retail was also Li Dong's current goal.
Shen Qian had no objection to Li Dong's arrangement. If it wasn't for the matter with OPPO, she wouldn't have come to Guangdong.
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