After shopping, Li Dong's car arrived at the entrance of Lin 'an Community.
Yuan Xue sat in the car and said with a soft smile, "You really don't want me to go to the hotel?"
Li Dong said with a tough attitude, "No, I said I'm not that kind of person!"
Yuan Xue sneered, but in her heart, she scolded him for being a blockhead!
Wasn't my hint obvious enough?
She was going to go, but after this guy said it, it would be shameless of her to say it again.
Glancing at him, Yuan Xue didn't say anything, opened the door and got out of the car.
When she got out, Li Dong also got out of the car. After sending her downstairs, Li Dong said dryly, "How about I stay for a night? The hotel is quite expensive …"
"Come up if you have the guts."
Yuan Xue rolled her eyes at him, snorted and went upstairs.
Standing downstairs, Li Dong touched his chin and said with some melancholy, "I really have a cheap mouth!"
How could he not understand the meaning of Yuan Xue's words just now?
But at this point, he still wanted to take her to the hotel to have sex. Wasn't it a slap in his own face?
Somewhat depressed, watching Yuan Xue go upstairs, Li Dong stood for a while before turning around and leaving.
When he got in the car, before arriving at the hotel, Li Dong's mobile phone vibrated.
He opened it and took a look. It was a text message, "Don't go to messy places!"
Li Dong couldn't help but chuckle. He replied, "I'm not that desperate."
After a while, the text message rang again, "You can use your hands."
Li Dong's face was full of black lines, and he directly dialed the phone. As soon as the phone was connected, Li Dong said angrily, "Don't provoke me, believe it or not, I will really kill you later!"
There was a burst of crisp laughter on the phone. Yuan Xue didn't say anything and directly hung up the phone.
Li Dong shook his head and put away the phone.
…
He slept alone for a night.
The next day, when he woke up, his little brother roared ferociously.
After taking a cold shower, Li Dong finally suppressed the heat in his heart.
Just as he came out of the shower, the phone on the table rang.
Li Dong looked at the number. It was Qi Yunna.
Qi Yunna usually wouldn't take the initiative to contact Li Dong. If she contacted Li Dong, it meant that there must be something serious.
Li Dong picked up the phone. On the other side of the phone, Qi Yunna pondered for a moment before saying in an obscure tone, "General Manager Li, I'm afraid something is going to happen to Director Huang."
"Who?"
Li Dong asked subconsciously, and then realized who she was talking about.
As expected, Qi Yunna whispered, "Huang Guangyu."
Li Dong had expected Old Huang to be in trouble.
However, even Qi Yunna knew about it. Li Dong was still somewhat surprised. He asked, "Who did you hear this from?"
"I overheard it when I was eating with someone yesterday. It doesn't seem fake. In addition, the CSRC has started investigating the abnormal trading of Sanlian Trading Company and Zhongguancun Trading Company. In addition to some previous complaints and the information revealed in the magazine at the end of last year. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Director Huang can't avoid it this time. "
Li Dong frowned slightly. "It's so obvious. Huang Guangyu didn't do anything?"
"Yes, I heard that he has been spending money everywhere recently to settle things. However, at this time, who dares to intervene?"
"That's true. What a pity."
Li Dong shook his head. This was actually not the first time this matter was investigated.
It could be said that Old Huang was doomed this time.
However, this was also Old Huang's fault. A few years ago, someone started to investigate his background. At first, it was settled for him.
In the end, it encouraged Old Huang's arrogance and made him feel that it was nothing.
After that, not only did he not stop, but he also took shortcuts one after another.
After a few times, even if there were people protecting him, it was difficult to suppress this matter.
In 2007 and 2008, Old Huang made a lot of small moves in the stock market. But then again, it was not entirely Old Huang's fault.
Since 2006, the major banks stopped lending to Gome. How could they expand without money?
In addition, Suning had been eyeing them covetously and had been going against them. Old Huang was forced to take risks again and again to raise funds for development.
By the looks of it, it had become a well-known fact. It was only because the Olympics were approaching that it was not suitable to take down Old Huang, lest it caused a widespread impact.
Once the Olympics were over, the matter would be settled.
The fall of Old Huang was definitely a shock to the business world. It would also make everyone feel sad.
After all, he was once the richest man in China. Who would not be disappointed when he fell just like that?
Even Li Dong was a little sad and vigilant at this time.
Yes, he was now the richest man in China. His background was not small. Far away, he had even been praised by the number one or two big shots in the government.
But in this day and age, nothing could be relied on. The only person who could really rely on was himself.
If someone really had something on him, no one could protect him.
Li Dong secretly rejoiced. He should be fine. The only thing that could be used on him in the past few years was probably the incident with Zhu Hongtao.
But later, the incident was also exposed. Zhu Hongtao's own butt was not clean and he fell into it again. He did not die, so the incident was completely over.
As for the other things, they were all harmless.
In the past two years, when Li Dong dealt with his opponents, he usually did it openly or with the power of public opinion.
Perhaps it was taboo, but it could still stand on the legal side. There was no need to worry too much.
After comforting himself for a while, Li Dong said into the phone, "I know about this. Don't worry, it has little to do with us."
Qi Yunna hurriedly said, "I'm not worried about us. It's mainly Suning. If Boss Huang really falls, then there will be no one to control Suning. Now that we have entered the field of home appliances, I think it is only a matter of time before we clash with Suning. Although there is no sign of this yet, I think it should not be too far away. If Gome falls apart, Suning will dominate, and this is not very beneficial for us. "
Suning had been growing bigger and bigger these two years, especially after they took over Dazhong Home Appliances. In addition to the cooperation with Far away in Beijing and Tianjin, whether it was the scale or the influence, it was much bigger than in his previous life.
This time, if Old Huang fell, Suning would be even more unstoppable, and they would completely dominate the home appliances field.
When a company had no opponents in a field, it was definitely a very scary thing.
Using this opportunity, Suning might be able to develop e-commerce and supermarkets faster. In the end, after they defeated China Resources, Bailian, and other companies, they would suppress Taobao and Jingdong. Who knows, they might even create Suning.
This was not impossible, but the possibility was very high.
None of Zhang Jindong's people were weak.
In his previous life, even if Jingdong's development was booming, it could not completely suppress Suning's reputation. When the time was right, it was not impossible for them to make a comeback.
In this life, Suning was stronger, and they placed more importance on the e-commerce field, so they were relatively more terrifying.
When Qi Yunna said this, Li Dong also reacted. He pondered for a moment and said, "I understand. I will rest assured about this matter, but don't fall out with Suning for the time being. After all, we still have a five-year VAM agreement … "
Speaking up to this point, Li Dong felt as if he had dug a hole for himself.
If the two sides did not have this agreement, it would not be a problem to fall out now.
But with this agreement, once they fell out, Suning's business would suffer heavy losses, and the agreement would not be able to be completed.
In the end, Li Dong would have to compensate Suning's losses.
Li Dong was a little depressed, but at that time, he was forced to do so. If he did not cooperate with Suning, they would not be able to expand in Beijing and Tianjin, and they would not be able to quickly gain a foothold.
There was not much use in regretting these things now.
After a few more words with Qi Yunna, Li Dong hung up the phone.
…
July 6th, 10 AM.
Carrefour headquarters.
Carrefour's headquarters in Shanghai was located in the Shanghai Stock Exchange Building.
This was the financial center of Shanghai. In the Lujiazui area, there were tall buildings, and the headquarters of major banks were everywhere. There were also some foreign banks' headquarters in Hua Xia.
To be able to rent an entire floor of the Stock Exchange Building here, although it was not too luxurious, it was still acceptable.
The rent in Shanghai was not cheap, especially here.
When Li Dong got out of the car, Luo Guowei was already waiting downstairs with his people.
When he saw Li Dong, Luo Guowei forced a smile, and he felt a little complicated.
It was not the first time that Carrefour was defeated. They had lost many times in the world, so Carrefour's people could accept failure.
However, this time in Hua Xia, they were defeated in an inexplicable way, and they were defeated too quickly.
At the beginning of the year, Carrefour was still thriving, and their performance in Hua Xia was excellent.
The headquarters was even prepared to continue to increase investment, and Hua Xia was the second largest market to be managed.
But who could have expected that in the blink of an eye, Carrefour was defeated.
The annual revenue of 30 billion RMB was not a small amount. Luo Guowei even thought about whether he could achieve the goal of 100 billion RMB in Hua Xia.
But there was no need to think about it anymore, it was useless to think about it.
In just a few months, Carrefour's business in Hua Xia had officially changed owners. They lost quickly, and the other party took it over quickly.
Forcing a smile, Luo Guowei greeted, "Li, welcome to Carrefour."
Li Dong responded with a smile, "You're welcome. You're welcome to visit us often in the future."
Luo Guowei's old face immediately drooped. This guy was really direct.
But thinking that they were about to officially sign the contract, Luo Guowei was too lazy to refute.
Anyway, they were going to leave, and there was no need to argue with this guy. Moreover, they did lose this time.
The group got into the elevator and went to the 25th floor.
At this moment, the headquarters of Carrefour was no longer calm, and some people seemed to be in a panic.
As soon as Li Dong and the others arrived, the usually strict Carrefour headquarters had people poking their heads out from time to time to look around.
Even the usually expressionless supervisors did not come out to scold them today.
It was not only the ordinary employees who were worried, but they were also worried.
Compared to the ordinary employees, they were even more worried.
Before entering Carrefour, no one expected that the boss would change, and Far away would officially take over.
Today, the boss of Far Away was here. Thinking that he would be the big boss in the future, many people were melancholy.
Of course, there were people who were happy, but not many.
These people in the headquarters still had a sense of belonging to Carrefour.
Those who really did not have a sense of belonging had already jumped ship before Far Away headhunted them. Most of the people who were still here had expectations for Carrefour.
However, the result was disappointing. The world's number two retailer had actually sold Hua Xia's business to Far Away.
…
In the conference room.
Li Dong signed his name and stamped it with an official seal.
Both parties had already finished what they needed to talk about.
Now they were only carrying out the last step. On Carrefour's side, Luo Guowei signed on behalf of Carrefour headquarters.
As for Du Lan, she was about to step down soon. She was still fighting in the headquarters, and had no time to come to Hua Xia.
Anyway, the agreement had been settled, so it did not matter whether she came or not.
Both parties exchanged the contract, and the merger of up to 10 billion was officially concluded.
Li Dong and Luo Guowei shook hands, and the era of Carrefour was officially over.
Originally, Luo Guowei could still smile, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart. The tall and powerful man's eyes were also red.
It had been more than two years since he came to Hua Xia in 2006.
How could he really remain indifferent to everything that was happening here?
However, after today, this place no longer belonged to him, no longer belonged to Carrefour. Soon, he would leave Hua Xia with several French executives to report in France.
Returning to China as a failure was the shame of his life.
Suppressing the urge to cry, Luo Guowei invited Li Dong to visit the headquarters. This was the last time he would invite Li Dong to visit the headquarters as the CEO of Hua Xia and as the owner.
And Li Dong naturally would not refuse.
Since he had already won, what he had to do now was to silently wait for these people to leave. As for sovereignty, there was no need to rush to declare it now.
The office area of nearly 4,000 square meters was divided into offices and rooms of various sizes.
Luo Guowei did not miss any of them and started to visit from the first one.
Every time he entered an office, the employees would stop what they were doing. Some were silent, some were crying, and some were indifferent.
…
Li Dong was a few steps behind Luo Guowei. Chen Lang said in a low voice, "Luo Guowei's prestige is quite good. He might not seem to be in charge these few years, but Carrefour's performance is booming, and the employees admire him. It's a pity … "
Li Dong glanced at him and said unhappily, "You're still taking pity on him? Heroes pity heroes?"
Chen Lang laughed and said, "That's not it. It's a pity that I'm blocking the path Far Away. In the end, I can only meet a tragic end."
"You're speaking as if I'm the villain."
Li Dong joked, and at this moment, Luo Guowei had seen enough.
Gradually, there were more employees in the corridor.
The employees all looked over, and Luo Guowei said loudly with a smile, "Guys, thank you for giving me the last bit of dignity! I'm leaving, going back to my country. In the future, under the leadership of Far Away Li, I believe you can do better and do better! "
Applause soon sounded. Luo Guowei smiled and did not say anything.
Li Dong saw this and asked Chen Lang, "This guy doesn't seem to be leaving today, right?"
"No, he will only leave after the 15th, after the media announces it to them."
"Then he made it sound like he's leaving today. I didn't expect foreigners to be so emotional."
Chen Lang could not help but laugh. Compared to Luo Guowei and the rest, Far Away's people would not be sad.
The sadness of others was the source of their happiness.
The acquisition of Carrefour could be said to be a turning point for Faraway Supermarket to establish its position as the retail industry's leader.
Far Away could wait to develop on its own. Second place might be easy, but it would take a long time to reach first place.
Now, as long as Carrefour's resources were integrated, it was very likely to catch up with Bailian, Gome, and Suning, and become the real industry leader. Who wouldn't be happy?
As for sadness, only losers would feel it. Chen Lang only hoped that Far Away would not have such a day.
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