Chapter 811 East China Melee

Small courtyard.

It was getting darker and darker, but Xu Shengzhe still didn't speak.

Li Dong got a little impatient with the wait, and frowned, "You can tell me if you want to do it, and no one is forcing you. Aren't you always very courageous? When it comes to the critical moment, you wilt."

"Don't provoke me, you make the conditions first."

Xu Shengzhe was unmoved and said: "Don't talk about those nonsense, it's not the first day we have dealt with each other."

"I know that if you don't see a rabbit, you won't cast an eagle." Li Dong sighed and said, "If the financial crisis hits, the financial market will be the first to bear the brunt, followed by the manufacturing and foreign trade industries, and then the real estate industry..."

"I know these things better than you, so you don't need to popularize this for me."

Xu Shengzhe interrupted: "That's not what I want to ask, I'm talking about specifics. For example, which company to attack, or which companies to attack.

Specifically, it is to acquire them or suppress them, so that all our competitors will die in this financial crisis.

Another issue is money. Since you are looking for me, it means that you have a lot of ambition and you must want to make a big move.

The key is money, how much money do you have?

At that time, we have to protect ourselves on the one hand, and on the other hand, we also want to make a fortune, and we can’t do without capital.

How much of the tens of billions you borrowed from the bank is left now?

Even if the money is not moved, it is only more than one billion U.S. dollars. What can this money affect?

So all in all, I don't hold out much hope for your chestnut.

And Long Hua has no money..."

What Xu Shengzhe said made sense, and Li Dong didn't refute. He squinted his eyes and smiled after he finished speaking: "I don't have money, the key is that you have money."

"What's the meaning?"

"You Longhua have hoarded so much land, even if you don't release it, you can still get a lot of loans. In addition, you have channels, and you have cooperated with many private equity funds. It should not be a big problem to raise a sum of money in a short time.

Last time on my side, you helped me raise 2 billion in the blink of an eye, which shows that you have cooperated deeply with the other party.

This opportunity is rare, what is the interest?

Before the financial crisis has affected the country, the major private equity funds still have money in their hands, and the conditions are not difficult, so let's borrow a sum of money first.

As for which one are you talking about?

Now I definitely can't give an answer, but as long as we wait and look for opportunities, are we afraid we won't have the chance to make a move?

Think about it, the stock market crashed, the housing market crashed, and the manufacturing industry crashed, we have more opportunities!

At this time, you lend 30 to 50 billion, and when the financial crisis is over, it may be hundreds of billions, let's make it bigger..."

"hehe!"

Xu Shengzhe smiled and said: "Come on, don't create dreams for me. Three to five billion, you dare to say it.

I'm going to raise money, so what do I need you for?

I will bear all the risks, if you follow behind and eat meat, then you will have to pay half and half, isn't that your idea?

The point is, do you think I look like a fool?

Betting on whether the financial crisis will come is a big gamble, but in the end, all the chips in the big gamble are mine, and you come up with ideas later, and then it has nothing to do with you if you lose, and you get to share the money if you win. It's your turn.

And once the financial crisis does not achieve the desired effect, if the impact is not large, I may lose all my family fortune.

At that time, it will not be a question of bankruptcy. Maybe I will have to go to jail myself.

Li Dong, can you find a fool to cheat you, do I look like a fool? "

Li Dong frowned and said: "The heart of a villain! I didn't treat you as a fool, nor would I treat others as fools.

The benefits are equally shared, and the risks are naturally shared.

If something happens, how much you lose will be shared equally between you and me.

Even if we lose three to five billion yuan, we may be injured, but it is impossible to fall into it completely.

But once the bet is won, then our chance will come.

Tell yourself, according to the current trend, can you Longhua become a national real estate giant?

I am also similar, I have China Resources and Bailian above me, and the other major foreign-funded groups.

If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to accumulate capital, how can you surpass these industry giants.

We are still young, so there is nothing to be afraid of betting once, and I am 80% sure.

I'm not crazy. If I'm not sure, I won't drag you to die with me. "

Xu Shengzhe shook his head and said, "It's too much gambling. It's not that I don't dare to gamble. The key is that the bet is too big. Otherwise, I'll raise 300 to 500 million yuan, and the two of us will gamble once!"

"What's the use of three to five billion!" Li Dong dissatisfied: "If it's three to five billion, I still need to find you! I can do it myself!"

"And it's not gambling, it's picking money. Do you understand, why are you not enlightened at all. I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"

"Of course you are not afraid. If you lose, you still have a way out. Longhua Capital is not as good as Yuanfang. If I lose, there is no way out."

Xu Shengzhe still shook his head, this is not something that Li Dong can just say what he thinks.

If he thinks it's okay, then he will follow suit, almost stupid.

Thinking of this, Xu Shengzhe said: "Another point, do you think the financial crisis will come, how big will it be? How long will it last? Are you sure about it?"

"Once it does come, it won't subside for three to five years. Hehe, let's go begging together. Whether we can beg for food is a problem."

"So pessimistic?" Li Dong sighed: "Forget it, since you don't believe me, it's not sweet to twist the melon. Otherwise, you will be yelling to quit every day, so don't bring me into trouble.

I didn't say anything about it today, but as a friend, I still want to say something, don't fall this time. "

"Thanks for the reminder, I will pay attention."

Xu Shengzhe said he didn't believe it, but actually he believed it a little bit.

Li Dong has a keen sense of smell, and the current sub-prime mortgage crisis has affected Japan and South Korea. Maybe the domestic financial crisis is about to break out.

But his worries just now are not unreasonable. First, how big is the scale and how long will it last?

Second, with so much money, although Li Dong said that the risk was shared, he obviously meant to let himself come forward, and he was hiding in secret.

When something happens, he will be the one who is in the most trouble. Li Dong may take the opportunity to abandon himself and save himself.

After all, the private equity fund must come out on its own, and the private equity money is not so easy to get, and the price paid by itself is not small.

All in all, Xu Shengzhe couldn't afford to gamble.

Not to mention two friends, in the business field, they can turn their faces for hundreds of thousands or tens of millions. With such a large amount of money, it is very normal for something to turn their faces.

The topic was interrupted, and the two of them had nothing to say next.

After Xu Shengzhe left, Li Dong let out a long sigh.

He was also in a hurry, otherwise he wouldn't have taken the risk to cooperate with Xu Shengzhe this time.

The faster the development of Yuanfang, the more money it needs.

However, expenses are always greater than income. At this time, Yuanfang is in the development period, and it is also the time when money is used the fastest.

Li Dong thought about taking the opportunity to make tens of billions during the financial crisis, and complete the overall industrial layout along the way, but unfortunately he really couldn't do it by himself.

There are many things that are lacking in Yuanfang. Among other things, the downstream industry of the supermarket is almost non-existent.

The channels in East China and North China are controlled by Tengxiang, and the channels in other regions are also in the hands of outsiders.

Without its own channels, the cost is high and the competitiveness is weak.

In this financial crisis, these manufacturing industries will be hit hard, and that is Li Dong's best time.

Maybe it doesn't cost much, and he can complete the entire channel construction.

Money is one thing, another is a matter of time.

If Yuanfang is allowed to build channels slowly by itself, the time may be three to five years, seven or eight years, or even longer.

But this time, it may be completed in one year, saving Li Dong a lot of time.

Xu Shengzhe has a good vision and a good view of the overall situation. With the capital on hand, it is beneficial for both parties to cooperate with him in Li Dong's view.

However, Xu Shengzhe's refusal to agree is also reasonable. No matter how good his vision is, he can't compare with Li Dong, a reborn person.

Li Dong was certain that he would win, while Xu Shengzhe felt that winning or losing was a 50/50 game. Normally, he would not be willing to participate in this kind of bet, especially if the consequences of losing were so dire.

...

He didn't get along with Xu Shengzhe, and Li Dong didn't want to find someone else.

Among the people he knew, Xu Shengzhe was the most courageous and dared to gamble once.

Even Xu Shengzhe didn't dare, the others didn't have the capital, didn't have the courage, and Li Dong couldn't believe it.

Coupled with the imminent dispute over southern Jiangsu, Li Dong didn't think about the financial crisis anymore.

Let it be, take care of yourself first.

When the financial crisis really breaks out, I will look at the situation and step in if there is an opportunity to make money. I really have no chance to follow the previous plan and work hard on real estate to earn as much as I can.

...

Time passed day by day.

Yuan Fang and Suguo were in a stalemate on the southern Jiangsu battlefield. Both sides wanted to end the war quickly, but they couldn't defeat their opponents in a short time.

This kind of long bloody battle is a torment for both sides.

The loss is actually not the most important thing. The key is that as the battle between the two sides intensifies, some people can't sit still.

There are not only their two retail groups in China, Bailian, RT-Mart, Wal-Mart, Carrefour...

These chain supermarkets are not just for nothing. You are fighting to the death, and your control over other places is naturally much weaker.

The entire East China market is not just the two of you.

Who doesn't covet the fat of the East China market among the major enterprises, one East China market is worth half of the China market.

Before Yuanfang rose from Jiangbei, and Suguo rose from South Jiangsu, the two divided up the market by half, and then gradually expanded the market to the entire East China with the help of the landlord advantage.

But now, the two families are fighting fiercely, obviously they don't have the energy to care about other people.

At this time, it is very difficult for the two families to withdraw from the bloody battle in southern Jiangsu. Without them, and China Resources Vanguard is still integrating, it is a godsend opportunity!

If you don't enter the East China market to grab territory at this time, then when will you have to wait.

While Sunan was still at a stalemate, on October 18, Bealead took the lead in marching into East China in an all-round way.

Bailian Group announced that in the next three years, Bailian Group will invest tens of billions in East China, and its subsidiaries Lianhua and Hualian will fully settle in all provinces and cities in East China.

Following that, Wal-Mart, which had just acquired Trust-Mart at the beginning of the year, also took the step of expansion.

Wal-Mart did not make an announcement, but it just acquired Trust-Mart and tentatively began to expand into East China.

Other companies such as Agriculture, Industry and Commerce and RT-Mart have also made moves.

Because Jiangbei's remote control is fairly tight, everyone didn't choose this place as the main expansion zone. The brains of the Southern Jiangsu side are about to come out, and other people don't want to join at this time. The province is jointly suppressed by the two.

Apart from these two provinces, other provinces such as Jiangxi, Shandong, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang have entered the market.

Especially in Jiangxi Province, Hongkelong is not too strong, China Resources has no influence here, and the distant store has just opened, and several large groups have focused on this area for a while.

In addition to Gan Province, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are also the same.

Originally, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, China Resources was the strongest, and the scale of local companies was not large, and only China Resources and Yuanfang were influential.

Now China Resources and Yuanfang have no time to be distracted, and the economic level of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is also at the forefront in China. This market is not smaller than that of southern Jiangsu, and there are many companies entering Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

...

Because of the rivalry between Suguo and Yuanfang, the entire domestic department store market is in chaos.

Governments around the world are also happy to see these companies compete, and competition is vital.

As for the higher levels, they also chose to watch at this time.

The fire makes real gold!

The chaotic battle among major retail groups this time may be an opportunity, but it may not necessarily be an opportunity.

Carve up small and medium-sized enterprises, integrate resources, and establish a larger retail group.

In the end, it is enough to leave a dozen first-class groups in the country.

And these ten or so groups are more likely to emerge as a national hegemon in the end.

Domestic supermarket chains and department stores have not had a national hegemony until now, and have been under the pressure of foreign capital. This time is a crisis but also an opportunity.

Perhaps this is the opportunity for domestic chain department stores to soar into the sky. It is rare to think of such a large-scale merger and integration next time.

...

On October 20, another foreign company entered the country.

Lotte announced that it has taken over 49% of the shares of Makro, and is planning to complete the merger of all shares.

In addition, Lotte announced that the future development center will be transferred to China, and within the next ten years, 300 hypermarkets will be opened in China.

On October 22, Nonggongshang announced that it would take over 45.67% of the shares of Jiadeli Supermarket sold by Shanghai Urban Development Group. As a result, Nongshang and Bailian were competing for hegemony in the local retail market in Shanghai.

On October 25th, Jingcheng Wumart was unwilling to be lonely, and finally completed another merger and acquisition under the circumstances of the failure of the acquisition era.

At a price of 200 million yuan, Wumart acquired 54% of the shares of Jiangsu and Zhejiang supply and marketing supermarkets, officially entering the East China market.

...

The most frequent M&A integration has finally begun.

In less than a month, more than a dozen small and medium-sized supermarkets disappeared.

Although there is no scuffle situation at this time, on the one hand, it is because everyone has just entered the arena, and the layout is still being integrated at this moment.

On the other hand, everyone is waiting, waiting for Yuanfang and China Resources to decide the winner.

In their view, this time will be very long.

And after a long war of attrition, both sides will probably end up weak.

At that time, their opportunity came. Mergers and acquisitions of some small and medium-sized supermarkets were nothing. They directly defeated Suguo and Yuanfang, and the results could be expanded by more than ten times.

Everyone was waiting, and at this moment Li Dong was also waiting, waiting for Chen Lang to integrate the resources of regular customers Long and Yong'an, and strive to defeat Suguo in one go.