Chapter 1517 Don't Wait
May 6th.
People who have been paying attention to Li Dong found that this guy actually went to Changjiang Group, which surprised many people.
I thought he came to Xiangjiang this time because of Teng Xun's affairs.
But Li Dong didn't seem to care much about that. Obviously, he didn't come to find Changjiang because of Teng Xun.
Since Changjiang has invested in Facebook, he will not invest in Teng Xun again, especially at this time, let alone.
Therefore, for the sake of Teng Xun's affairs, Li Dong really didn't need to pay a visit in person.
There was a lot of discussion in Xiangjiang, and it was difficult to guess Li Dong's purpose for a while.
At this moment, Ma Huateng is too lazy to guess.
During a trip to Xiangjiang, he thoroughly understood some things.
It is better to rely on others than to rely on oneself. Instead of waiting for these capital institutions to make a choice, it is better to choose now!
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hotel.
Early in the morning, Zhang Zidong was about to lead the team to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, but Ma Huateng stopped Zhang Zidong halfway.
The two found a place where no one was around, and Ma Huateng said in a deep voice, "I don't want to wait any longer!
Both ABSA and MIH had contact with Li Dong yesterday.
With Li Dong's personality and capital, he won't give us too long, and neither will these two.
Since they don't give us opportunities, we can only create opportunities ourselves!
The repurchase has also been repurchased. I have used up all the funds I have sold for stocks over the years. At this time, I do not owe anyone!
These years, I have been living for others, this time, I want to live for myself.
Whether the stock price falls or rises, it has nothing to do with me now.
On your side, there is no need to enter the market anymore, and save some pension money for yourself, so as not to be as shy as I am, and end up unable to support the family.
For stockholders, choosing Teng Xun is also their own choice, and we have done our best.
What I can't bear is Teng Xun, not these capital institutions and shareholders, so the repurchase plan ends here! "
Zhang Zidong frowned and said, "You mean..."
"The other party didn't give us much time, and Li Dong didn't use Yu'e Bao's funds. In fact, they didn't have the time to use them.
If we still have time, we don't need to explode now, but wait for the right time.
Now that the outbreak is happening, the only thing we can do is to limit their sources of funds, and the rest will not have much impact on Yuanfang.
These are all side issues, and if we continue to entangle in this, we will eventually be dragged down.
It is not the distance that brought us down, but MIH, ABSA and those holding institutions!
I won't give them a chance, they are unkind, so don't blame us for being unrighteous!
This time, I want to tie them up and fight Li Dong together before they leave the field!
The lower the stock price falls, the better, let it fall, if it falls below 50, below 40, no one will dare to enter the market!
At this time, the only thing they can do is to fight to the end with us, or give up their current interests.
I would like to see how many people are willing to give up all this? "
Zhang Zidong understood what he meant, and before the capital institutions made their final choice, Ma Huateng turned their army against them.
Do you want to fight with me, or give up the interests you hold in Teng Xun, how to choose, Teng Xun let you choose, not you choose!
It is also Ma Huateng's goal to become a dominant player from a passive side.
These people like to dominate everything, rather than wait for others to choose who, this is not in line with their positioning.
Before that, Ma Huateng was still considering the interests of investors and shareholders. After all, Teng Xun has everything he has now and cannot do without their support.
But last night, he let it go completely.
Everyone is talking about interests, and I am still talking about feelings. This is a taboo in the business world.
The indulgence of emotions ends here, and I have poured my savings for many years into it, I am not worthy of anyone!
Ma Huateng said so, Zhang Zidong has no reason not to agree.
In fact, on the 4th day,
He wavered and was about to give up.
As a result, Ma Huateng, who has always been emotionally restrained, actually cried that day. Even he, an old man, was moved by it and chose to fight together.
Now, Ma Huateng has come out of his relationship and transformed into a mature entrepreneur, and he has no reason to refuse.
Zhang Zidong immediately nodded and said: "Okay, I will continue to stay in Xiangjiang, negotiate with various companies, and the other is to create an illusion for the outside world!
On your side, do it according to your ideas, I agree unconditionally!
Now that the matter has come to an end, there is no need to worry about other things. Teng Xun is not owned by these capital institutions. It is normal to make profits and losses in investment. Besides, they have not lost money, so don't worry about them! "
Ma Huateng laughed immediately, and walked out without talking any more.
As for what Li Dong is doing, never mind him!
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Ma Huateng has seen through everything and decided not to use emotion to measure interests.
But Li Dong at this moment is the opposite.
Businessmen, the kung fu of changing faces is always powerful.
When his status was low before, Li Dong actually couldn't put his face down to please others, but now that he has ascended to the top of the richest man's throne, surpassing Changjiang old Li, he can put down his face instead, maybe he doesn't have to be so cautious anymore.
The first time he saw Lao Li, Li Dong called him "Chairman Li" or "Mr. Li" before, but this time, Li Dong opened his mouth and said, "Teacher!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Jiacheng and his eldest son, including some staff members, were stunned.
teacher?
This name... is so fresh!
The world's richest man, unexpectedly flirts with each other as soon as they meet, this is not a good thing.
It is said that there is nothing to do to be courteous, and it is either rape or robbery!
Li Dong never addressed him as a teacher back then, but now he has come up with such a trick, he must have something to ask for.
Can Li Jiacheng be regarded as Li Dong's teacher?
If you barely count, you can still get a little relationship.
Almost everyone from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business can be counted.
According to this standard, more than 70% of the big entrepreneurs in China are Lao Li's protégés.
Almost half of the members of the Huaxia Alumni Association have studied at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.
Will others call Lao Li a teacher?
Won't!
On the one hand, there was a gap in status, and Lao Li refused to admit it, so he shamed himself by calling it out.
On the other hand, even if most people want to get close, this opportunity is rare, and it is difficult for entrepreneurs to put down their face to do this kind of thing.
But Li Dong's status is enough now, he shouted so, even if Lao Li didn't want to admit it, he had to give Li Dong some face.
So when Li Dong called him "teacher", Lao Li who walked towards him couldn't laugh or cry, and he said after a while: "It's serious, it's serious..."
Because this is an official visit, not the college students who came to visit the company like last time, so the two sides can't just pick a random place to chat.
Lao Li also attached great importance to it, and opened the living room of the conference that is not commonly used to entertain Li Dong.
After all, Lao Li was old, and he spoke slowly, and his Mandarin was not very good. As they walked to the living room, they mainly introduced to Li Dong his eldest son, Li Zeju.
In fact, Li Zeju is not too young. In his forties, he has already started to succeed Changjiang.
Li Zeju is not as famous as his younger brother. His younger brother is called Little Superman, but he is not, but he is Lao Li's eldest son after all, so he still has a reputation.
What really made him famous was not his commercial success, but the kidnapping case that shocked the century.
In fact, when he talked with Li Dong, even though Li Zeju had been in the business world for decades, he was still a little apprehensive.
Not because of Li Dong's wealth, nor because of his status.
To put it bluntly, although Li Dong may have more personal wealth than their Li family, in terms of international influence and real strength, Li Dong is still not as good as Lao Li.
Li Zeju was not because of these nervousness, but worried that the words "big nephew" would suddenly come out of Li Dong's mouth.
He is 45 years old, not much younger than Li Dong's father.
At this time, if Li Dong called him "big nephew", he would really not be able to cry.
Nowadays, in the Chinese business community, there are few people who don't know about Li Dong's hobbies.
This guy likes to call his nephew and niece when he catches a group of second generations. Even the upper class of Xiangjiang has heard of this kind of thing.
That's why Li Zeju was nervous, even a little apprehensive.
When Li Dong opened his mouth and said "big..." before he could say it, Li Zeju, who has always been refined, interrupted suddenly: "Mr. Li, my father was very happy to learn that you are coming here today..."
Li Zeju usually doesn't talk much, but today he can't stop talking.
In the end, even Lao Li, who was walking in front, laughed a little and said: "I'm a little out of control, it's just a title, don't worry too much."
As soon as these words came out, Li Zeju quickly bowed to be taught.
Li Dong was a little depressed, what are you doing!
Am I that kind of person?
In the past, I was just shouting for fun, but you guys took it seriously. I used to have no children, and it was okay to shout big nephews and nieces. Now I am going to have a child, can I take advantage of you?
What's more, domestic entrepreneurs are well acquainted anyway, but the ones here in Xiangjiang are not too familiar, and the ghost knows if you don't mind.
This time when we were talking about serious business, no matter how itchy Li Dong's mouth was, he wouldn't do it.
Unfortunately, the father and son in front of him didn't give him a chance to explain, and Li Dong didn't bother to explain, and soon everyone arrived in the living room.
After the two parties were seated, Li Dong exchanged a few words of courtesy, and then went straight to the topic: "Teacher..."
"Cough cough cough..."
Both Lao Li and Li Zeju coughed, and they were still calling this name at this time, so how will we talk about it later.
Although you don't need to care about human relationships when you talk about business, but the teacher shouted loudly, you are still the richest man in the world, are you really ashamed to give up your money?
Li Dong is also young, and if he is an older one, he can't keep shouting, it's embarrassing.
But Lao Li and his son also have to admit that this guy is no less shameless than those old foxes who have been in the business world for decades.
It's just a title. Anyway, there are not many people now. If Li Dong can get more benefits in return, it will not be embarrassing for Li Dong. He is young, and it may become a good story when it is spread.
Of course, it was Li Dong who made it happen.
Well-cultivated, respecting teachers, not forgetting one's roots in wealth... These compliments will all be used on Li Dong's head.
And what did Lao Li gain?
In fact, nothing was gained!
A title doesn't mean anything, and if Li Dongdang didn't see any difficult things in the future, no one would say anything. After all, he was young, and there was nothing he could do to evade it, so no one could question him.
Li Dong doesn't care what the two people on the opposite side think, it's okay to call a teacher, he has too many teachers, and he still calls a teacher when he meets a driver.
I can't let go of this, he is really a fool.
Regardless of whether Lao Li likes it or not, Li Dong opened his mouth and kept his mouth closed, but he didn't call the position. After a few words, Li Dong said: "I am here this time, mainly for the Baijia under the Hehuang banner!"
As soon as the words came out, everyone on the other side understood.
In fact, they also guessed a little bit about Li Donglai's purpose.
Although Changjiang and Hutchison have a lot of business, the department store business has the greatest intersection with Yuanfang!
The retail business of Cheung Kong and Hutchison is not small, and the most famous one is Watsons. Of course, the retailing involved in Watsons is actually different from the current mainstream department store and home appliance retailing.
The scope of retailing covers a wide range, and the retail business of Watsons is not the mainstream. The real mainstream is still the department store business.
Hearing Li Dong talk about Baijia, the expressions of Li's father and son and several executives did not change much.
As far as the Yangtze River is concerned, the status of Top 100 is not too high.
It is a fact that the profit margins of retail enterprises are not high, especially the department store business.
The retail business generally acts as a cash cow.
But it depends on the situation. For Changjiang and Hutchison, cash cows like Baijia have limited influence on them at present.
Moreover, the mainland market is dominated by giants like Yuanfang. Now ParknShop is mainly distributed in Hong Kong and Macau. Hong Kong is the main gathering place of ParknShop, with a total of more than 250 stores, accounting for more than one-third of the Hong Kong department store market.
Although Baijia has a high market share in Xiangjiang, Xiangjiang is not a big place, and they are not the number one department store. There is also a Wellcome in Xiangjiang that has a higher market share than Baijia.
In addition, Changjiang and Hutchison Huang have been adjusting their direction in recent years. It is not impossible to sell ParknShop.
In the previous life, He Huang was ready to sell, but in the end because of the price issue and some other reasons, He Huang gave up the sale plan.
Now, although Li Dong's proposal is a bit abrupt, it is still within everyone's tolerance.
Li Dong talked for a while, but didn't go into it in depth. He mentioned a few words in general, and finally changed the subject and said with a smile: "I heard that both sides of Changsha and Hebei have strategic goals of investing in infrastructure projects recently. It's the teacher's strength. Powerful, this is not a small investment, the total investment may be calculated at hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars.
It's just the Yangtze River. If you change it to a distant place, let alone so much money, tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars is difficult.
Of course, it's not a small amount after all, so feel free to ask the teacher if you need it.
In addition, I am actually quite interested in this aspect, but it is a pity that I am currently held back by the retail business, otherwise, controlling power and water resources is the real foundation of building a century-old group..."
Li Dongdong was chattering, but the faces of everyone on the opposite side were a little fluctuating!
It's only in 2009, and some of Changjiang's plans haven't been announced yet, and the negotiations have just started, but Li Dong has already received the news, which shows that his sources of information are getting wider and wider.
This is not the key point, the key point is that this guy speaks nicely, just speak up if necessary, and he also said that he is interested in infrastructure projects, which is actually a coercion and lure.
Of course, Changjiang was not afraid of Li Dong's coercion and temptation, and Li Dong actually didn't expect to do this to everyone.
He made it clear that the retail business was holding him back, and he didn't have time to mess with it.
But the retail business can't grow bigger, so he has more time to spare, and he won't be able to destroy the plan of the Yangtze River, but the ability to add chaos, Li Dong still has the qualifications.
Lao Li and his son, who have been in the business world for many years, are not angry because of this, and there is no reason to be angry about it.
But there are some things that really need to be considered.
Changjiang has also invested a lot in the mainland, and they really need money now, and they are actually ready to sell part of their business to raise funds.
But Baijia is not their first sales target at present.
Whether to make some adjustments, we need to discuss this point.
Li Dong didn't expect to reach an agreement at the beginning, he just proposed an intention now, so that the other party can be prepared, so as not to make an impromptu proposal when the time comes, and the other party doesn't have this plan, which will delay the matter.
The two sides didn't talk too much about this aspect, and when it was almost time for lunch, Li Dong chose to leave instead of staying for dinner.
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After leaving the building, Bai Su was puzzled again, and asked, "President Li, why didn't you talk about the acquisition this time?"
Li Dong laughed and said: "Why, I gave you the impression that we talked about acquisitions when we met, and then spent money?
It is right and the best way to spend money, but there are also points to be scored. The Yangtze River has money, much richer than us, and it is not too short of money now. If you really want to throw money, it will be embarrassing.
However, the other party will soon have a big merger and acquisition plan, involving a lot of funds.
I will take a vaccination now, and by the way, I will make a small threat. When they really need money and the negotiation reaches a critical moment, they will consider me.
Of course, the teacher in front of me yelled for a long time, but the back is not considered a threat. As a student, I still have to think about the teacher, they have to think about their feelings.
Forget it, you don’t understand these things, and it’s useless if you understand them.
I can use these, and others will not be able to use them if they know about them.
Let's go back to the hotel. "
Just after Li Dong finished speaking, Tan Yong touched the earphone suddenly, and then said: "Mr. Li, Teng Xun's Mr. Ma has returned to Shenzhen.
In addition, Teng Xun's stock price did not rebound today, but fell slightly, staying at around 53.5, and no funds entered the market. "
Li Dong paused, frowned slightly and said, "Ma Huateng is gone?"
"gone."
"Where's Zhang Zidong?"
"It's still there, but it's not at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. I just went to the offices of some shareholding institutions."
Li Dong nodded slightly, turned around and asked Bai Su, "Apart from attacking Yu'e Bao, has Teng Xun made any other moves in the past two days?"
Bai Su thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said: "Yes, there is, and there is very little movement. There was news from the group before, and it should be waiting for the new version of Weichat to go live, and the go-live time should be soon.
According to our analysis, if we work overtime, we may be able to go online around the 10th. "
"Four days?"
Li Dong murmured, then got into the car and said, "Go to the airport!"
Tan Yong was slightly taken aback, is he going back?
On Xiangjiang's side, it seems that Li Dong hasn't finished his work yet, he hasn't waited for ABSA's reply, and Changjiang's reply hasn't arrived yet, so he is in a hurry to go back now?
Despite his suspicions, Tan Yong drove to the airport honestly.