At the same time as Li Dong's board meeting, these news reports caused an uproar.
In the past six months, the business world was full of news about Li Dong.
Land acquisition, murder, boycotts, earthquakes …
Everything was still under the spotlight. Now, he was the richest man in the world!
Could it be so fast?
Although everyone thought it was only a matter of time before Li Dong became the richest man, he should at least give everyone some time to prepare.
But at the very least, he had to leave some space for everyone to prepare. How could he become the richest man in the world so quietly and peacefully?
…
At Jiangbei University.
In the principal's office.
The principal of Jiangzhou University was smiling like a Maitreya Buddha.
Li Dong had promised to attend the graduation ceremony on the 26th.
Li Dong was already famous enough. The principal believed that if Li Dong came to Jiangzhou University to attend the ceremony and give a speech, he would definitely attract a lot of attention.
However, it was not surprising enough. At this critical moment, Li Dong was given the title of the richest man in Hua Xia.
What did it mean to be the richest man? It meant that he was the center of attention.
No matter how unknown a person was, once he was given the title of the richest man, he would be the center of attention in a short time.
Just like Old Wang in the future. Before he became the richest man, few people knew him.
But when he became the richest man, Wanda and Old Wang, who were not famous before, became famous.
Even Old Wang's son, Little Wang, was furious. Who could remember who the second richest man was? Who was his son?
This was the spotlight effect. This year, Li Dong was destined to be the center of attention.
Li Dong rarely attended public events. He had almost never given a speech in front of the public.
The principal knew that Jiangzhou University had made a fortune this time.
As long as the news was leaked, he was sure that Jiangzhou University would be famous all over the country within a day.
While he was thinking about when to announce the news to the public, his assistant hurried in and said, "Principal, the provincial office just called. The governor will come to the graduation ceremony on the 26th."
The principal blushed. He said hurriedly, "Really?"
This was only a graduation ceremony, not a school anniversary. Usually, it was good enough to have a leader from the Education Department. Unexpectedly, even the governor would come in person.
The assistant hurriedly said, "Really, I was stunned just now. After all, the provincial governor has never personally attended a graduation ceremony in the past."
The principal grinned from ear to ear and said, "That's normal, that's normal. After all, if Li Dong wants to come, it would be better for the governor to come and talk to him than to go to the company directly. I didn't expect that after so many years, Jiangzhou University finally has a golden phoenix! "
Over the years, Jiangzhou University had trained many talents.
Some of them were in the business world, and there were also many big shots in the military and political world. There were also academicians in the cultural world.
In terms of fame, who could compare to Li Dong?
Becoming the richest man in Hua Xia before even graduating was unheard of.
Just as the principal finished laughing, a vice-principal barged in and shouted, "Principal, please give our academy more slots for this year's graduation ceremony. I'm about to die from phone calls."
As they spoke, the Vice Principal's phone rang again.
The vice-principal glanced at it and said helplessly, "The students who graduated from our academy are now worth more than a hundred million. Every year, our school recruits many students …"
The principal laughed and said, "Take it. I understand what you're saying. But there can't be too many people. You want a few slots, and he wants a few slots. They will all come later. It's too chaotic, and there's no guarantee of safety. "
The vice-principal nodded. Of course, he understood that.
If there were too many people, it would be troublesome if something went wrong.
Li Dong was now the richest man in Hua Xia. This time, there would definitely be other big shots from the political and business world. If something went wrong, who could bear the responsibility?
After taking the call and chatting for a while, the vice-principal hung up and said, "We'd better make proper arrangements for this. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the impact will be very bad."
The principal's face turned serious. At the moment, the graduation ceremony was their most important task!
They quickly gathered other university leaders and Li Dong's counselor, Fang Qingfei, to discuss the matter. This was the best opportunity for Jiangzhou University to make a name for itself.
…
Capital.
Qi Fangfang was hit again.
She slammed the computer hard and screamed, "More than 70 billion. I'm so stupid, so stupid!
When I met Li Dong, I actually wanted to level up my Farm. I must be crazy!
If I knew that he was the richest man in Hua Xia, I would have asked for a few million. A few million is nothing to him …
In the end … In the end … I actually wanted him to help me level up my Farm to 40, and he actually agreed!
I'm an idiot. I'm an idiot. Qi Fangfang, why are you so stupid? Aren't you always very smart?
I regret it so much. My heart aches … "
Zhou Yue could not stand her and said helplessly, "Can you stop daydreaming? No matter how rich you are, there's no need for him to give it to you."
Qi Fangfang said angrily, "But he helped me level up my Farm!"
"That's because you're too annoying. You're always harassing him."
"But he still agreed!"
"There's no such thing when it comes to money. Stop dreaming. It's your thesis defense tomorrow. Be careful that you don't pass."
Qi Fangfang snorted, "Impossible. I'm a genius!"
After saying that, Qi Fangfang looked at Qin Yuhan who was packing up and said, "Yuhan, your Li Dong is the richest man in Hua Xia. You're the richest man's wife. Say a few words!"
Qin Yuhan glanced at her and rolled up her book in a serious manner. She said in a clear and crisp voice, "Respected school leaders, respected dean, and dear teachers! Let me introduce myself. I'm the richest man's wife. As for this graduation defense, I think Qi Fangfang's thesis defense was terrible. It was boring and half-hearted. I suggest that the school disqualify her from graduation. I think everyone will agree. After all, I'm the richest man's wife! "
"Go to hell!"
Qi Fangfang scolded with a smile. She said unhappily, "You're bullying me. Is this how you show off after becoming the richest man's wife?"
Qin Yuhan burst out laughing. She put down her book and said, "Alright, stop fooling around. Whether or not the richest man is not something others say. Besides, is there really a difference between 10 billion and 100 billion? How much do you think a person can spend in their lifetime? "
Qi Fangfang laughed and said, "Alright, stop lecturing philosophers. You have food in your hands, so you don't panic. I can't do that. I have to work hard in the future to support myself. When I have nothing to eat, remember to give me a mouthful of food. "
"No, if I starve to death, we'll have one less scourge."
"Alright, you cold-blooded girl. See how I deal with you!"
"…"
The two of them fooled around for a while. Zhou Yue watched everything quietly with a smile on her face.
She could not help but feel a wave of emotions in her heart. It was too fast, unbelievably fast.
She still remembered the first time she met Li Dong. It did not seem to have been that long.
It had only been a few years, but that man had actually achieved this and risen at a miraculous speed.
Zhou Yue could not help but admire her grandfather's foresight when she thought of the favor her grandfather had sold to her.
Far away at that time, there was endless trouble issuing bonds. In the end, it was the Zhou family who helped solve it.
Another time, when Li Dong participated in a gambling session, Zhou Yue also went over to help.
After a few times, Li Dong should have been able to feel the goodwill of the Zhou family.
A businessman should not have that much influence, but it should also depend on the situation.
The influence of the richest man was extraordinary, and he was still so young.
Sometimes, administrative personnel also needed political achievements. Investment in livelihood projects, driving the local economy, acceptance of laid-off workers …
For these projects, the government needed the cooperation of businesses and businessmen.
Far away support could often save a lot of trouble.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yue was a little distracted.
The Zhou family had helped Li Dong a few times, but they had always done it herself.
Her fiancé was going to retire soon. Should she tell Li Dong?
After all, Qingping had just retired and did not have any connections. The Wu family only wanted to train him, so they would not provide much help.
If she could get Li Dong's help, it would at least be of great help to the low-level Wu Qingping.
As she thought about it, Zhou Yue could not help but compare Li Dong and Wu Qingping. They were about the same age. Who was more outstanding?
Alright, Zhou Yue knew that she was thinking too much.
At least at this moment, other than his background, the inexperienced Wu Qingping could not be compared to Li Dong.
Zhou Yue sighed. She did not know why she sighed.
…
Jiangbei, Beijing, Shanghai, and even the rest of the country were discussing this.
At this moment, Li Dong received more attention than any of the richest people in the past.
It was because he was young.
23 years old, the age when he had just graduated.
When others were still struggling for a monthly salary of two or three thousand, Li Dong was already sitting on a business empire of hundreds of billions. How could he not attract attention?
Of course, some people did not forget that this person was not married yet.
Just on this day, at least thousands of women decided to work in Jiangbei or Far away.
They were authentic super eligible bachelors!
If they went to Far away, they might even take a liking to Li Dong?
If they did not try, how would they know that Li Dong would not be tempted?
Moreover, the salary and benefits in Far away were not low. Even if they could not hook up a super rich guy like Li Dong, entering Far Away was not a bad idea.
Far Away's executives were mostly young. Their annual salary was more than a million. It was not bad to hook up with one.
With this thought, a large group of confident women rushed to Jiangbei and Pingchuan.
…
Of course, Li Dong did not know any of this.
At this moment, he was also a little impatient. He stared at the board members and frowned. "The phones are all off. Are we still going to have a meeting?"
Sun Tao and the others were also helpless. From the moment they entered the door, the phone had not been off.
Friends, business partners, schoolmates, family members …
In short, with just a few words, did your boss really become the richest man?
Far Away really reached a scale of hundreds of billions?
Far Away is still lacking people? Our relationship is so good. It should not be a problem for me to go in and get a million a year, right?
…
After a few times, even if the phone was on silent mode, the phone screen kept lighting up. No one could do anything about it.
As soon as Li Dong spoke, the board members all turned off their phones.
Seeing that Shen Qian was about to answer the phone, Li Dong's face darkened. "You turn off your phone too!"
Shen Qian said embarrassedly, "It's my dad."
"Ahem, go out and answer it. Come back after you're done."
Seeing Li Dong being humiliated, everyone tried their best to hold back their laughter.
Li Dong did not care about them. After a few minutes, when Shen Qian entered the door, Li Dong said, "Continue the meeting!"
"I've said what I needed to say. Next, we have two main goals.
First, acquire Carrefour and prepare for integration.
Second, prepare for the suppliers' meeting. Don't let others look down on Far Away.
On Carrefour's side, CEO Chen has already achieved a breakthrough. The negotiations will likely end at the end of June.
We have to accept it as soon as possible. Don't give others a chance.
The other thing is the acquisition fee. 30% of the first installment must be paid, which is about 3.4 billion.
Also, CEO Liu said before that if Far Away Technology wants to expand normally, including IDC, they will need at least another 2 billion.
Lastly, the subsequent payments and loans will need about 1 billion.
In other words, without affecting the speed of expansion, we will need at least another 6.4 billion. Am I right? "
Qin Hai, who was usually quiet, thought for a while and said, "What about logistics? We still need to build a storage center. It will cost a lot of money. "
"Aren't you generating profits? About one or two hundred million a month, right?" Li Dong asked.
"More or less."
"Also, on the mall and PP side, there will be two to three hundred million a month. This money should be enough to maintain the speed of expansion. Far Away Technology, I just said that we will inject an additional 2 billion. With an investment of three to four hundred million a month, the logistics side can't just eat money. If it is still not enough, think of other ways. "
Qin Hai was silent. He nodded and said, "Then I will think of other ways."
Three to four hundred million a month was less than 5 billion a year. It was really not enough for the current logistics side.
However, it was obvious that Li Dong would not allocate any more funds. It was useless to say anything.
He did not say anything. Li Dong then continued, "The supermarket side is making quite a lot of profits. We have more than 5 billion in sales. This year's financial crisis did not affect us too much. The profit should be around 400 million a month, right?"
In 2008, it was not difficult for a retail giant like Faraway Supermarket to reach 8% net profit.
Of course, the figures disclosed by others were not that high because they included the investment. Li Dong was too lazy to do that.
Hearing Li Dong's question, Sun Tao nodded and said, "If the performance is stable, it should be able to reach this figure."
"That's good. You don't need to support the mall and logistics with these profits. Next, prepare to expand the market. Xiangnan, Guangdong, Yi, and Minnan will be our next targets. There are still seven months before the end of the second half of the year. About 3 billion in profits. If we acquire Carrefour, the profits will increase in the later stages. All in all, it will not be less than 4 billion. With this amount of money, it should not be difficult to open up the four provinces' markets, right? "
Sun Tao did some calculations and answered, "Sure, but we have to slow down."
"This will depend on your execution. Anyway, I will not allocate any funds to the supermarket this year. But Carrefour is an exception. Including the mall and next month's expenditure, the total will be 6.4 billion. Let's make it 6.5 billion. Next, I will inject 6.5 billion into the company. The funds will be earmarked … "
Li Dong simply said a few words, but the others were already stunned.
You still have money?
Even if Liu Hong knew that Li Dong was going to allocate funds, he only knew 2 billion. Now it became 6.5 billion. This is too much!
Li Dong did not care about them and said, "Don't tell me you don't have money in the second half of the year. If you don't have money, don't look for me. I have been emptied by you all."
10 billion yuan was suddenly reserved for 6.5 billion yuan.
With the remaining money, Li Dong is going to acquire some downstream manufacturing companies.
As for the land and Carrefour's remaining funds, he will think about it later. It should not be a problem for Carrefour to drag it out for another year.
As for the land, he will sell a batch of land in the second half of the year. This should be enough to cover this hole.
Li Dong has no way to get more money now. Among the money he has, there is still 5 billion that he borrowed. He will use his shares as collateral to repay at the end of the year.
He is the richest man in the country now, and he is not afraid of others asking for money in advance.
But he still has to repay the money, and he must prepare the 5 billion by the end of the year.
Everything depends on those 20 plots of land. Li Dong cannot sell all of them, and he must keep some for himself to develop.
So, in the future, Li Dong will not be able to get a single cent, and he must be prepared to repay the money at any time.
After giving these instructions, Li Dong stood up and said, "Alright, today's meeting will end here. These two years, I have injected more than 10 billion into the company. Now, I am unable to do what I want, and you all should at least give me some results. I am about to die from investing all day long. "
The rest looked at him and did not say anything. Big Brother, you must speak with a conscience.
Where did you get your title as the richest man in China?
Do you think you can be the richest man with 10 billion invested?
If this is not called results, then what is?
Isn't it all your fault that things have turned out this way?
Today, you are acquiring this company, and tomorrow, you will acquire another company.
Especially this time, Carrefour's offer is more than 11 billion. Who decided this?
Of course, they are out of money after being tortured by you.
Otherwise, no one would know how comfortable their lives would be now.
Just look at China Resources and Bailian. Who is always worried about money? They have too much money in their accounts.
Slander is slander, and no one will refute.
If the boss is willing, then let him say it.
As for him running out of money, being emptied, and being unable to do what he wants …
Forget it. The boss is a god.
Every time the company runs out of money, he will inject billions of cash into the company. Who will believe that he has no money?!
Anyway, they will not believe it!
Everyone has made up their minds. The next time they run out of money, they will look for him again.
Li Dong does not know what they are thinking. If he knew, he will probably be scolded.
What kind of people are they!
I really have no money. I really have no money, understand?
Year 08 was already over, and the biggest opportunity was almost gone. Where else could he find money?
In the future, he will wait for the company to give him a blood transfusion. He is even prepared to give blood to the company.
Ignoring these people, Li Dong left the meeting room exhausted.
He could not help but lament in his heart. In the past four years, he has really been emptied. He has to go back and recuperate.
Just as he was thinking about recuperating, his phone vibrated.
Li Dong looked at the number and immediately said, "Dad, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
"Son, you are the richest man in China?"
Li Chengyuan's voice was trembling. He was obviously very excited.
Li Dong said dryly, "You can say that."
"Really!"
Li Chengyuan was overjoyed on the other side of the phone. Then, he said hurriedly, "Come to the shop immediately. Your mother and I have something to discuss with you!"
"What …"
Beep, beep, beep!
Li Dong had a helpless look on his face. Richest man? I am almost the richest man now. Why is Dad in such a hurry?
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