Li Dong didn't have time to care about this while the internet was in a heated discussion.
On the 5th of July, Li Dong set off again for Shanghai.
The negotiations with Carrefour had ended. Far away had sent someone to take over Carrefour.
However, this didn't mean that the agreement between the two parties had been officially signed. Li Dong wasn't generous enough to authorize Chen Lang to deal with the merger.
Far away and Carrefour would officially sign the contract on the 6th. However, there wouldn't be a press conference this time.
Li Dong and Carrefour had agreed to officially announce the news during the suppliers' meeting.
…
Shanghai.
It was as busy as ever.
The weather in Shanghai was hot in July. Even so, there were many tourists and pedestrians on the streets.
Sometimes, Li Dong really admired these tourists. Each and every one of them was too energetic.
On such a hot day, it would be great to enjoy the air conditioner and watch TV at home.
But why did they choose to travel at this time? He didn't know what they were thinking.
When he came to Shanghai, Li Dong usually brought a car with him.
Shanghai was not far from Pingchuan. It would take him less than five to six hours to get there by car. It was more convenient to bring a car.
Far away's Shanghai branch office.
As soon as Li Dong's car stopped, Chen Lang laughed heartily, "General Manager Li, I thought you would only arrive at night. You left quite early."
Li Dong had just gotten off the car. The heat outside made him feel a little uncomfortable since he just came out of the air conditioner.
Letting out a breath, Li Dong saw Chen Lang sweating profusely and reprimanded, "Didn't I say that you don't have to care about me? It's such a hot day, but you still came down to pick me up. Are you trying to make me feel bad?"
Chen Lang joked, "General Manager Li, please don't misunderstand. I just went downstairs to do something and saw your car. It's on the way."
"Bullsh * t."
Li Dong shook his head and didn't say anything else. He went straight into the building.
There was a central air conditioner in the building, and the temperature dropped immediately.
So far away, the branch in Shanghai was not big, and it only rented half a floor of the building.
The rent in Shanghai was more expensive than Beijing. Chen Lang did not bring a lot of money with him. He only brought 1 billion yuan with him. Naturally, he wanted to save as much as he could.
As for now, although the scale had expanded, there was no need to rent anymore.
Far away would be able to move in directly after Carrefour completed the agreement and some of the executives left.
Far away branch was on the 26th floor of the building.
The group took the elevator upstairs. On the left and right sides of the elevator were two companies. On the left was the headquarters of a chemical group, and on the right was a Faraway Supermarket Branch.
Li Dong had been here once, and the receptionist knew him.
Of course, there weren't many people who didn't know him now.
Upon seeing Li Dong and Chen Lang walk over, the receptionist hurriedly stood up and greeted, "Hello, Chairman, Mr. Chen."
Li Dong nodded. At this time, the receptionist of the chemical group could not help but look around.
Her company was next door to the Far away branch, so she naturally knew about Far away.
Usually, when there was nothing to do, the receptionists of the two companies would gather together to chat.
Upon hearing the "Chairman" next door, the receptionist of the chemical group immediately guessed that Li Dong had arrived.
Li Dong was not an ordinary person now. The scale of their chemical group was not big. Otherwise, the headquarters would not be as big as the Faraway Supermarket Branch.
For a business tycoon like Li Dong, even their boss had to treat him well.
Seeing that there were a lot of people next door, the receptionist stretched her neck a lot and finally saw Li Dong's figure.
Seeing that Li Dong was smiling and communicating with the receptionist Far away, the receptionist of the chemical group was a bit envious and a bit melancholic.
A big boss was a big boss, unlike her side. Not to mention the big boss, even the executives were usually arrogant, but when they saw her, they treated her like an invisible person. Don't talk and laugh, they always had a serious face as if someone owed them a million dollars.
When the Far away side quieted down, Li Dong and the others entered the company.
The receptionist glanced at her own company, then moved closer to the Far away side and whispered: "Zhang Li, your boss is here?"
Far away's receptionist was young. After being praised by Li Dong, she still hadn't recovered.
Upon hearing her colleague's question, Zhang Li proudly said: "Our chairman is here. Sister Liu, when you weren't here just now, our chairman praised me."
Sister Liu heard the words and pretended to be disdainful: "Tsk, that's enough to fool you. What's the use of praising you? Did he give you a raise? It's just the receptionist … "
"Hehe, Sister Liu, don't be envious. I really did get a raise. After we acquire Carrefour, I will immediately go to work at Carrefour. When we move there, our salary will also increase. Boss Chen said that with more customers, my monthly salary will be increased to 3800! "
"Really?"
Sister Liu was really envious this time. 3800 a month. Ten years later, even in Shanghai, a receptionist's salary would be around this level.
In 2008, a receptionist's salary was usually around 2500. If the treatment was better, it would be 3000.
Although Shanghai's salary was high, it had nothing to do with them. Usually, it would remain at this level for many years.
She did not expect that the girl next door, who had just started working not long ago, would get a salary almost 1000 more than her.
Thinking about it, Sister Liu felt that it was unfair. She had more experience than this girl, and her treatment of people was not comparable to this girl.
In the end, both of them were doing the same job. The difference was too obvious.
After confirming that this girl's salary had really increased, Sister Liu hesitated and said: "Zhang Li, are you still hiring?"
Zhang Li smiled: "Of course. Didn't I say that our company acquired Carrefour this time, and now we don't have enough manpower? Many people at Carrefour are leaving. Sister Liu, why don't you come to our company and be done with it? "
Sister Liu was a little unconfident: "Can you do it?"
Zhang Li nodded: "Of course. Sister Liu, you have more experience than me. Even CEO Chen said that you are very good. Every time I am busy here, you still help me take care of it. I will talk to the manager later, and it will definitely not be a problem. "
"This … then I will have to trouble you to help me ask." Sister Liu was a little embarrassed and whispered: "I will treat you to dinner tonight."
"Hehe, Sister Liu, don't be so polite. I have long wanted to work with you. You can teach me too."
"…"
…
Li Dong was not very clear about the conversation outside.
If he knew, Li Dong would definitely say that Far away's current culture was corrupted.
Who did they learn from? They always wanted to poach people, and they even poached people in the territory of other companies. Was it really appropriate?
Even the receptionist knew to help the company poach people. It must be said that this tradition of Far away had been carried forward.
He walked around the office area and chatted with the employees.
Everyone was in high spirits. After all, this acquisition of Carrefour, although it was the decision of the headquarters, the main matters were done by the subsidiary companies.
Moreover, they were also the ones in charge of moving into the headquarters of Carrefour, so everyone was naturally in a good mood.
Now that the big boss personally came to express his concern, the employees were even more in a good mood.
After chatting for a while, Li Dong and Chen Lang entered the office together.
As soon as they entered, Chen Lang said: "The contract will be officially signed at 10 am tomorrow. After signing the contract, Luo Guowei and some of the senior executives of Carrefour will leave. General Manager Li, do you want to talk to Luo Guowei again … "
Li Dong waved his hand and said: "No need, just leave. I don't really like these French people. Moreover, we are not lacking in manpower now. Didn't you poach a lot of people from Huarun and Bailian? It should be enough to take over. "
Chen Lang sighed: "Actually, Luo Guowei is quite capable, and he is familiar with the operation of Carrefour."
"Didn't you say that the CEO's assistant in Carrefour is quite capable? Have you talked to him?"
"I've talked to him, and he will be retained."
"Isn't that good?" Li Dong continued, "After Luo Guowei and the rest leave, Carrefour still has a lot of foreign senior executives. So far away, there aren't many foreign senior executives, and these people might not be able to adapt to our management model. I know that these foreign senior executives have a good understanding of Carrefour's original system, and they can maintain stability. "
"But!" Li Dong's tone became more serious as he continued, "I don't care about other companies. Far away, regardless of whether it's foreigners or Hua Xia's people, I will treat them equally!
I will not allow foreign senior executives to have special treatment. Those who need to work overtime must work overtime, and those who need to be fired must be fired.
Don't talk to me about high-end talents, I don't care about them.
This is also the first time that we have accepted so many foreign senior executives, and I don't have much experience in this aspect. But the only thing I can guarantee is fairness.
The era of foreigners has long passed, and you guys don't have to mess with me.
If such a situation occurs and causes dissatisfaction among Hua Xia's employees, I will be the first to deal with you! "
Chen Lang instantly froze. If Li Dong hadn't mentioned it, he might have really done so.
In fact, at this time, foreign senior executives were still very popular. In order to rope in these people, all the major companies offered better treatment than their local employees.
Chen Lang didn't think too much about it before, but he didn't expect Li Dong to specifically mention this.
Thinking of this, Chen Lang hurriedly said, "General Manager Li, don't worry, I will do it well."
"That's good."
Li Dong didn't say much. It was enough to just mention it.
He didn't mention this for no reason. At this time, it was popular for many companies to bring in foreign talents. As for whether they were talents or not, it didn't matter. In any case, it was fine as long as they were foreigners.
Because of this, it wasn't just a conflict between one or two companies.
In the end, the foreign senior executives who had spent a lot of money to bring in not only failed to create greater benefits, but also seriously hindered the company's development.
Far away, there weren't many foreign employees. It wasn't that there weren't any, but it was very few. It could be counted with one hand.
But this time, there were too many foreign senior executives taking over Carrefour, and these people wouldn't leave for a while.
If a conflict broke out because of them, it was not what Li Dong wanted to see.
After saying this, Li Dong continued, "Also, after taking over Carrefour, our scale in Shanghai will increase greatly, and it will easily arouse the hostility of other retail groups. During this period, I will have to trouble you to continue to oversee this place. When the situation stabilizes, you can return to the headquarters. After this, I will transfer CEO Sun back to the headquarters. "
Chen Lang smiled and said, "There's no rush. Let's stabilize Carrefour first. Otherwise, I won't have the face to return to the headquarters."
Li Dong chuckled and said, "You're quite confident. Then, it's up to you. Anyway, when this place is stabilized, find a suitable person to take over. You don't have to worry about anything else."
"Okay."
"…"
The two of them talked for a while and confirmed the time and plan of changing the license and the payment of the first phase of the merger. Only then did Li Dong leave the branch.
Instead of returning to the hotel, Li Dong directly asked Tan Yong to drive to Yuan Xue's place.
…
Lin 'an District.
Today happened to be Saturday, and Yuan Xue did not go to work.
It was too hot outside, and Yuan Xue and Liu Yue were too lazy to go out. The two of them leaned on the sofa and watched TV.
Liu Yue ate a watermelon and said lazily, "How enjoyable. Ah Xue, I'll pay for this month's utilities. I'm living in your house for free, and I'm eating the watermelon you bought. It's embarrassing. "
Yuan Xue chuckled and said, "Do you still have money? You still have to ask your parents to spend less next time. Don't spend it all just when you get your salary. "
Liu Yue said helplessly, "I can't help it. Ah Xue, I'm different from you. You're beautiful, and you look beautiful in everything you wear. You can even wear branded clothes. I'm so fat. If I don't buy some good-looking clothes, how can I find a boyfriend? "
Yuan Xue laughed and said, "Dating a boyfriend doesn't mean that you have to dress well …"
"You're a well-fed man who doesn't know the suffering of a starving man." Liu Yue sighed and said, "Anyway, you already have a boyfriend. Even if you don't, there are a lot of people chasing after you. I'm almost an old lady, and until now, no one has taken the initiative to chase after me. I'm almost desperate. "
As she spoke, Liu Yue shook her head and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about these sad topics. Ah Xue, your Li Yong hasn't come to see you for a few months, right? To be honest, you two don't seem to be in a relationship at all. Is he that busy? He doesn't even have time to see you? Or is he really Li Dong? "
Yuan Xue was already used to this topic. She shook her head and said, "Don't make wild guesses. I've already said he's not."
"Really?"
"It's fake!"
Yuan Xue smiled and was about to continue when the doorbell rang.
Liu Yue hurriedly got up and walked over. She glanced through the peephole and quickly said, "Ah Xue, Li Yong is here!"
Yuan Xue hurriedly got up and tidied up before saying, "Open the door."
…
As soon as the door opened, Liu Yue said with a smile, "Li Yong, you're here to see Ah Xue?"
Li Dong was stunned for a moment before he reacted. She was calling me.
He had given a fake name last time and had forgotten it. He did not expect her to remember it.
Smiling, Li Dong nodded and said, "Yes, you didn't go out?"
"No, it's too hot." Liu Yue said as she stared at Li Dong and said, "Li Yong, you're already in the house and the air conditioner is still on. Take off your hat."
"No need, no need."
"Just take it off."
"There's really no need."
"It's not hot …"
Liu Yue was still probing when Yuan Xue walked over with her bag. She changed her shoes and said, "Let's go out for a walk."
Li Dong smiled at Liu Yue. After Yuan Xue changed her shoes, the two went downstairs together.
Behind him, Liu Yue stared at him for a while. She was a little depressed. Was he or was he not?
If he was not, there was no need to be so mysterious, wearing a hat and sunglasses all the time and not even taking them off when he entered the house.
But Liu Yue was not sure if he was.
After all, Li Dong was now the richest man in the world. It felt so far away for the richest man to be in a relationship with her friend.
And if he was the richest man, he would not be so stingy, right?
Although the house Yuan Xue was living in was not bad, it was considered mid-range and rented. It did not match Li Dong's status.
After thinking for a while, Liu Yue had no clue and finally gave up.
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