Chapter 839: The Gap with the World Giants (Dragon Boat Festival Ankang)

December 23rd.

the capital.

Coming out of the airport, Li Dong couldn't help but shiver.

The winter in the north is really cold and dry.

In Pingchuan at the end of December, pedestrians wearing single clothes can still be seen on the street.

But in Beijing, at this very moment, nine out of ten pedestrians on the side of the road are wrapped in bloated down jackets.

Seeing that Li Dong was a little cold, Chen Ke who was behind him hurriedly lowered his body to open the suitcase.

Seeing this, Li Dong smiled and said: "No need, just get used to it for a while."

"President Li, let's add some clothes, the capital is too cold."

"fine."

"It's not good if you have a cold..."

Two years have passed, and now Chen Ke has become a proper housekeeper.

It's not just about official business, but more about Li Dong's life.

When Li Dong heard it, he laughed and said: "I'm so hypocritical. I have exercised very well this year, and my body is in great shape. It's no problem to wear short sleeves in winter. Don't you think so, Old Tan?"

Tan Yong laughed dryly and said nothing.

Li Dong's exercise is exercise. As for the effect, Tan Yong really can't praise it.

Over the past year, Li Dong has practiced Tai Chi, military boxing, radio gymnastics, and even yoga.

But it was not until the end that Li Dong realized that the routine was not suitable for him.

He created his own set of Wang Baquan, which claims to be a combination of health preservation and martial arts. Free play is suitable for him, and three or five strong men cannot get close.

Everyone can brag, but Tan Yong didn't dare to take it seriously anyway.

Of course, up to now, Li Dong has never had the chance to fight in person. The higher his status, the less chance he has to swear, let alone fight.

In the past two years, Li Dong personally took action, but now that there is a slight disturbance, the security personnel hiding behind will rush up, so there is no chance for Li Dong to take action.

Tan Yong didn't answer, and the matter passed automatically.

The three of them stood near the airport for a while, when Qi Yunna trotted over in a hurry not far away.

As soon as she saw Li Dong, Qi Yunna quickly apologized: "President Li, I'm sorry, there is some traffic jam on the road, I came out an hour and a half earlier..."

Li Dong waved his hands and said indifferently: "It's okay, we just came out. Besides, I just ask you to send a driver over. Why did you come in person?"

"You have come to the capital, of course I have to pick you up in person."

Seeing that Li Dong still had his usual temper, Qi Yunna couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Several people exchanged some pleasantries, the cold wind howled outside, Qi Yunna hurriedly called Li Dong to get into the car.

When going out this time, Qi Yunna didn't bring a driver with her, she just drove out by herself.

Li Dong asked Tan Yong to drive and chatted with Qi Yunna in the back seat.

Since March this year, Yuanfang and Suning have reached a cooperation, and the two parties have started to expand in the Beijing and Tianjin regions.

It's been almost 9 months now.

In nine months, almost half of the stores in Beijing and Tianjin have opened.

Li Dong didn't have time to come over before, and Qi Yunna was responsible for the opening of the store alone. Although there are reports on the phone and in documents, after all, they are separated by one floor, and now Li Dong asks more face-to-face.

For nearly a year, Qi Yunna has become more capable than before in Jiangbei.

Qi Yunna's answers to Li Dong's questions were crisp and clear, without any delay.

While talking, Qi Yunna stopped suddenly, seeing Li Dong staring at her, Qi Yunna's face turned red immediately.

At this time, Li Dong also came back to his senses, and said a little funny: "Go on, when I listened to your report just now, I couldn't help thinking of when I was in Qingyang, you were not so capable at that time.

It's only been a few years, and she finally has the temperament of a strong woman. "

Hearing Li Dong talk about Qingyang, Qi Yunna's eyes also revealed the color of memory.

It has been three years, three years ago I entered the distant place by myself.

Starting from the store manager of a county-level store, she has been promoted step by step, until now, she is already the president of the Beijing-Tianjin region, and even the North China region.

Back then, when I was in charge of thirty or fifty people, I felt that I had reached the pinnacle of my life.

Who would have thought that only three years had passed,

It has more than 1,000 employees under its management.

After reminiscing for a while, Qi Yunna said sincerely: "Mr. Li, you gave me all of this. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'm still working as a salesperson in Nanping."

Li Dong said with a smile: "Everyone has their own circumstances, and it's not entirely due to me that you have come so far.

Over the years, I have given chances to many people, some have seized them, but some have not.

I still remember that in Qingyang at that time, we only had a few stores. You were the store manager in Nanping, Xie Hong was the store manager in Qingyang, and Manager Yang and Fang Hao successively served as store managers in Dongping...

Now that three years have passed, if you look back, how many people can go on with us?

Xie Hong left, Fang Hao left, and Manager Yang also left.

Up to now, there are not many people who can walk with me. "

After saying this, the car fell silent.

Both of them were a little sad. Most of the colleagues and comrades-in-arms of the past have left now. There are tens of thousands of employees in the distance, and there are only a few old people left.

Even if there are, most of them work in the middle and lower levels.

There are not many people who can reach the level of group executives. Those who are higher than Qi Yunna, except for Sun Tao, are only Liu Hongmei.

However, Liu Hongmei joined Yuanfang during the Pingchuan period, and she was not considered the most veteran group.

The old people can't keep up with Li Dong's footsteps, and elimination is inevitable.

After all, there were only a few stores back then, and the management personnel were only from small county towns, without advanced education and rich management experience.

In three years, not many people can keep up.

Memories come back to memories, but Li Dong was not immersed in this atmosphere, and quickly smiled: "But I am still very happy, at least you are doing well.

For the past year, you have worked hard alone in the capital, faced with various problems and difficulties, but in the end you survived.

The situation in Beijing and Tianjin is a bit complicated, and I know this well.

If you can make more than half of the stores open smoothly under such circumstances, this is success. "

Qi Yunna quickly said: "It's not my credit, it's all under your command, Mr. Li."

"You don't have to be polite with me. It's useless to flatter me. It's your credit and it's yours."

After speaking, Li Dong asked again: "How is the situation this month?"

Qi Yunna immediately regained her senses, "From November to now, the total number of stores opened has reached 64.

Among the remaining 36 stores, 20 are self-built stores. This speed is slower, and they will not open until around March next year.

The other 16 are located in the later stage of planning, some of which have not been renovated, and some are rented shopping malls that have not yet opened.

For example, the Wudaokou shopping center is not open now, and it will not open until the end of next month. "

"Okay, the speed is not too slow. How is the business of these opened stores?"

"The total turnover of the 22 stores opened last month reached 120 million.

And they all opened one after another, not a full month.

This month is about the same. According to our estimation, if all 100 stores are open, the monthly turnover will be about 600 million based on a full month.

This is the average value, because it is considered the peak sales season, so it is higher. In the whole year, the total sales should not be less than 7 billion. "

"What about profit?"

"The gross profit is about 20%, but the various expenses in Beijing and Tianjin are relatively large, and the net profit after tax may only reach 8% at most."

8% of the net profit is actually not low.

Some retail companies in later generations have very low net profits, generally around 5%.

However, before 2008, the net profit of retail enterprises was still relatively high, and 10% was the general level.

After experiencing the financial crisis and inflation, the profits of major retail companies have dropped a lot.

Then it was impacted by e-commerce for a while, and the profit dropped sharply. Otherwise, there would not be so many retail companies rushing for mergers and acquisitions in the past few years.

Where does the money come from, of course it is earned.

Now that Yuanfang has just entered Beijing and Tianjin, the net profit of 8% is not high, but it is not low either.

According to Qi Yunna's prediction, Yuanfang's income in Beijing and Tianjin will reach more than 500 million in the whole of next year.

The Yuanfang Group's total investment in Beijing and Tianjin is about 3 billion, and the comparison of cost and income is not bad.

Li Dong nodded slightly. The annual sales in Beijing and Tianjin will exceed 7 billion next year, and there will be more in Jiangbei and southern Jiangsu, at least 20 billion.

Coupled with Shandong Province, Jiangxi Province, Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province, and Hubei Province, there are fewer stores in these places, but it is not difficult for the four provinces to break through 15 billion.

There are also mountain cities under construction, Shanghai, which is about to enter, and Henan Province, which has already started to build stores...

Adding these places together, next year, even if Yuanfang does not expand, its annual sales will reach more than 50 billion, or even higher.

It sounds like a turnover of 50 billion is not low, but it is actually not too low.

When the list of China's top 500 enterprises was announced in 2007, the 100th place was only about 38 billion.

Moreover, Yuanfang not only owns retail enterprises, but also includes real estate, logistics, and shopping malls. All together, it may reach 80 billion next year.

But 80 billion yuan is only 10 billion US dollars in revenue.

In the list of the world's top 500 announced in 2007, Wal-Mart ranked first, with an annual revenue of 351.1 billion US dollars. This year, it will only be higher next year.

More than 40 times more than Yuanfang, only in terms of retail alone, Yuanfang is not even a fraction of the other side.

The gap is too big, too big for people to see hope.

The revenue of nearly 3 trillion yuan is terrifying. Li Dong's ambitions are ridiculous in the face of this gap, and he is simply weak.

My heart was slightly heavy, but Li Dong soon cheered up.

It's only been three years. In three years, Yuanfang started from scratch, from scratch, from zero to more than 50 billion. This speed is already very fast. Maybe next year Yuanfang's revenue will exceed 100 billion.

The gap is gradually narrowing, even if it is small, it cannot be seen at all.

But Li Dong said long ago that it's just a goal, if you don't achieve it, you won't die, if you set the goal higher, who knows if you will be able to achieve the goal in the future.