Chapter 882: Two Turning Points in the Distance

Once the new year is over, the Spring Festival is not far away.

The heavy snow that lasted for more than 20 days gradually came to an end.

However, even if the snow stopped, the subsequent impact did not dissipate so quickly.

The accumulated snow mountains are not so easy to handle.

Of course, as long as the snow stops, everything will be fine.

The Jiangbei provincial government has started post-disaster relief work to help the disaster-stricken areas return to normal life, so that everyone can have a good year.

The major groups also extended a helping hand.

On February 1, Yuanfang Group took the lead in donating 5 million in cash to support the post-disaster reconstruction work.

In addition, Yuanfang still has a small stockpile of supplies, and has pulled out daily necessities such as quilts, down jackets, and tents worth 5 million yuan to go deep into areas with severe snow disasters to provide support.

In such a huge China, there are many affected areas this time, and 5 million supplies can only be said to be a drop in the bucket.

However, at this time, donating materials is even more important than money.

There are praises from all over the place, and a lot has been gained from afar.

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February 1st.

Li Dong held a high-level meeting to summarize the gains and losses of the heavy snow.

Sun Tao was the first to speak, summarizing the work of the supermarket.

"With this heavy snowfall, our market share in East China has been further improved.

Not only in East China, but also in Hubei province and mountain cities, we have also achieved brilliant results.

Before the heavy snowfall, our market share in East China was about 14%. Up to now, although there is no complete statistics, our market share can generally account for 20%.

As for China Resources, its previous market share in East China was slightly higher than ours, around 16%.

The loss of China Resources is not big this time, and the ups and downs should not be obvious.

It is mainly several other supermarket chains, which have been hit harder this time.

Especially Carrefour, RT-Mart, and Tesco, because many people boycotted them at the time. Later, when we launched Wanjia Online, the business of these supermarkets plummeted.

We haven't done statistics on the specific market share yet, and I'm afraid we can only get a rough estimate after they report it. "

Everyone in Li Dong nodded slightly, looking very satisfied.

Not to mention other places, at least for now, in East China, Yuanfang has finally surpassed China Resources for the first time.

20% of the market share may not seem like much, but it is actually amazing.

You know, Yuanfang has won almost more than half of the markets in Jiangbei and South Jiangsu, which is only about 20%.

It's not that others are better than them, it's just that Huaxia is too big and East China is too big, so it's unrealistic for a supermarket to occupy too much market share.

Some local supermarkets may not be large in scale, but their success lies in their large quantity. In many rural areas, towns, and small counties, these large supermarkets in the distance have not penetrated deeply, and all local supermarkets occupy the market.

These large groups in the distance mainly carve up the urban market above the designated size.

Even if this 20% is actually a lot of water, Yuanfang is just a group after all, the statistics will not be so accurate, and some places may not be counted.

But in any case, surpassing China Resources should be affirmative.

Whether it's temporary or it will always be like this in the future, at least Yuanfang won this time.

In less than four years since its establishment, Yuanfang has defeated a supermarket chain that was once the number one in the country for the first time in a large area.

After Sun Tao finished speaking, Li Dong said with emotion: "I remember when I bought the era in 2006, when I went to Sunan to sign the contract, I was blocked by the media.

At that time, media reporters told me that they said that companies such as Wumart and Bailian were not optimistic about Yuanfang, and felt that the era of mergers and acquisitions in Yuanfang would bring the era and Yuanfang to the end.

A reporter asked me if I was under a lot of pressure, did I have confidence, and what did I think of the analysis of these veteran giants.

How did I answer it? "

Sun Tao knew this best. He was the one who presided over the acquisition, and he was beside Li Dong when he was talking.

Recalling it, Sun Tao said with a smile: "At that time, you said that Yuanfang was better than Wumart.

As for Bailian, if you pull it out alone, you won't be afraid of them.

The reporter also asked whether you have challenged Bailian and China Resources to compete for the East China market, and said that we have only been established for two years, so we are definitely not rivals.

Anyway, that's probably what it meant, I remember being terrified.

At that time, Bailian and China Resources were giants in our eyes. I thought we should not offend them.

Even if I thought about coming to Zhuolu Central Plains, I dare not say it.

In less than two years, who would have thought that at this moment, we have surpassed Bailian and China Resources.

Even if it is only at this moment, only in East China, all this shows that we are not weaker than these giant companies.

The opponent who was fearful at the beginning, looking at it now, found that it seemed to be nothing more than that, it was really a trick of luck. "

This feeling is only shared by Li Dong and Sun Tao.

It was really difficult at that time. During the acquisition era, there was no money in the distance.

When Sun Tao proposed this plan, Li Dong also said that he was crazy.

The era is bigger than the distance, and Li Dong didn't dare to think about swallowing the big with the small.

In the end, Yuanfang won, and after annexing the era, it was out of control.

At that time, when the reporter asked him, Li Dong was really worried. They asked him who is better between China Resources and Bailian, and who is his biggest opponent.

Li Dong was afraid of offending the two families, so he spoke harshly, but his tone was half-joking, and he didn't even dare to say anything too harsh.

However, until now, the Big Mac, which was regarded as a myth in the past, seems to be nothing.

In East China, the distance is king!

And all of this took two years. To be precise, counting from the day of the acquisition, it has only been one and a half years.

Thinking of this, Li Dong looked at Sun Tao and said, "It's all thanks to Brother Sun."

Li Dong seldom called Sun Tao Brother Sun on formal occasions, and today he also expressed his feelings. Sun Tao said quickly after hearing the words: "This is all the hard work of Mr. Li and everyone, not mine."

Li Dong shook his head and said: "I don't deny everyone's contribution, but you are the biggest contributor to Yuanfang Supermarket.

In fact, Yuanfang Supermarket has two huge turning points. These two turning points are due to your efforts to resist all opinions, and finally the current Yuanfang Supermarket is established.

When the Dongping store opened in 2004, I thought that one store was enough, mainly to provide for my parents.

At that time, I never thought about being a supermarket, this is my heart.

At that time, I was so focused on getting to Pingchuan, I wanted to make a big splash in Pingchuan.

I thought about real estate, the Internet, and Internet cafes. Really, I thought about everything, but I never thought about making the supermarket bigger.

It was you, one month after the opening of the Dongping store, told me that we can expand!

Expanding to the entire Qingyang area, I was really taken aback at that time and thought you were crazy.

We only have a few dollars in hand, and in the first month of business, it seems that we don’t earn much, and it’s not enough to open another store.

But you said, if you don't want to open it, you can open it bigger. In the entire Qingyang area, five stores appeared in one fell swoop.

It is precisely because of these five stores that I have tasted the sweetness, and then I have the current Longhua store and Yuanfang Supermarket Company.

This is the first turning point. It can be said that if it is not this time, there will be no future.

It was you who convinced me, and it was you who supported the whole distance at that time. "

It was the first time for the others to hear these things, and none of them expected this to be the case.

Only three people knew about this matter at the time, Li Dong, Sun Tao, and Yang Yun.

They always thought that Li Dong was the initiator of the distant expansion, but they didn't expect Li Dong to be a conservative at the beginning, and Sun Tao was a radical.

Everyone is very interested in the mental journey of the big boss.

After talking about the first turning point, everyone looked at Li Dong again, expecting him to talk about the second.

Li Dong was also unambiguous, and continued: "The second time, that is the era of acquisitions.

I actually knew the news that Times was going to be sold at that time, but Yuanfang was still struggling in Jiangbei at that time.

Even Jiangbei is not unified, so I have no intention of expanding to other provinces.

Moreover, the value of Times was greater than Yuanfang's total assets at that time. I really didn't think about these.

I remember that after we discussed the splitting of the e-commerce department, we had dinner with my grandson at noon, and my grandson suddenly mentioned this to me and told me, we can swallow the era!

You don't know, at the time I thought he was crazy, drunk.

Just like now, someone suddenly told me to swallow the entire China Resources Group, and you can understand this feeling.

is it possible?

It seemed completely impossible, like a daydream.

I asked him if he was drunk, and he said no, and told me a name, and then I went crazy with him, and we fucked together.

Afterwards, starting from southern Jiangsu, we opened up foreign markets and developed step by step to the present. "

After hearing this, everyone was deeply moved.

Unexpectedly, I really did not expect that these things were initiated by Sun Tao.

In the past two years, Sun Tao's status has actually gradually declined. There were Yuan Chengdao before, and Chen Lang, Shen Qian, and Wang Yue later.

Even Qi Yunna, who has just risen recently, is also a man of the hour at this time.

Only Sun Tao is getting more and more low-key, and his sense of presence is getting lower and lower.

And he is the only one who holds part of the shares in the supermarket.

Everyone was still a little bit unconvinced before, but now it is impossible to be unconvinced.

Just like what Li Dong said, if it weren't for Sun Tao, it would be hard to say whether there is a Yuanfang Group now.

Maybe Li Dong can take another path, but how well the unknown path can be done is really uncertain.

And it is precisely because of Sun Tao's two suggestions that the Yuanfang Supermarket has become bigger. With the supermarket, there are other ones.

Otherwise, like the Internet, real estate, and logistics, these early stages are actually companies that burn money.

Without the support of supermarkets, how can there be so much liquidity for its development.

Sun Tao, who was watched by everyone, was a little embarrassed, and said modestly: "Mr. Li is exaggerating. Even if I don't mention it, Mr. Li will actually do it. I just let go. If you really ask me to do it, I will do anything No."

"Hahaha, let's stop flattering each other."

Li Dong laughed and said nothing more.

They stopped talking, but Wu Shengnan couldn't help but wondered: "Mr. Li, you just said that Mr. Sun mentioned a name to you at that time, and you made up your mind to acquire Times. Who are you talking about?"

When Sun Tao heard this, he suddenly became embarrassed.

Li Dong also coughed dryly and laughed, "Mr. Shen."

"ah?"

Shen Qian glanced at him, wondering why he was calling her.

Li Dong laughed and said, "Mr. Sun said 'Mr. Shen' at the time, do you understand?"

"I?"

Shen Qian looked confused, and the others were also greatly puzzled.

But soon, everyone understood.

Under the circumstances at that time, Shen Qian was the only one who could make Yuanfang gain a lot from a small one.

Of course, Shen Qian didn't have this ability, mainly due to Du Anmin.

Later, during the acquisition period, it seemed that Yuanfang borrowed a lot of money with the help of Du Anmin's energy.

Although it might be possible to succeed without Du Anmin, Yuan Fang would definitely not be so confident.

Later, Shen Qian sold the shares of Shen Group and raised 500 million yuan for Li Dong, which also helped him a lot.

If it weren't for the 500 million yuan, Li Dong wouldn't have the money to enter the stock market, and he wouldn't be able to earn the money later, so naturally he wouldn't have great development in the future.

In short, Sun Tao and Shen Qian, these two people have played an indelible role in the process of Yuanfang's growth.

As for the others, they may have made contributions, or they may have made contributions to the group, but they are still very different from the two.

Now that Shen Qian is leaving, Sun Tao will then become the last great hero of the group, the entrepreneurial veteran.

Li Dong mentioned these today, and it is not for no reason to be sentimental.

Some lay an ambush in advance, and there will be major changes in the distance in the next year.

An old comrade like Sun Tao who has contributed to the group, has sufficient loyalty, and is capable, and is still learning, may be able to shoulder more important responsibilities in the future.

Half-jokingly, he brought this matter up, and then several other bosses also reported their results.

Yuanfang Technology has achieved remarkable results this time.

Not to mention the development of industries such as Weibo and PP, the most important thing is the mall.

With the help of a smooth logistics system, the rise of Wanjia.com, and the strength of Weibo, Yuanfang Mall has become famous.

Most of Taobao's business in East China has been defeated by Yuanfang. The reason why it is said to be defeated is that Taobao's users are relatively scattered, and the sellers are also relatively scattered.

Some sellers are located in East China, and the logistics and transportation in this city are not a big problem.

In addition, Taobao Mall still maintains smooth logistics, so the counterparty in East China still maintains a part of the market share and has not been completely defeated.

But even so, Yuanfang defeated Taobao this time.

When the snow stops and the logistics are cleared, Taobao may recover part of the market, but if it wants to restore it to before, it can only be said that it is overthinking.

If there is no major change in Yuanfang, or Taobao makes other changes, it is almost useless to turn defeat into victory.

Yuanfang's technology is developing rapidly, and even the logistics side is also developing well.

Although Dongyu Real Estate has not made much progress, it has acquired 5% of Longhua's shares, which can be regarded as a small achievement.

After everyone's report was over, Li Dong said in a happy mood: "Everyone has done a good job this year, and the Chinese New Year will be in a few days.

At this time, some competition and expansion can be stopped, and it is an old tradition not to fight during the Spring Festival.

In the next few days, everyone can take a vacation, rest and prepare for the New Year.

Let's do a good job when we go to work in the new year. "

After a year of expansion, the others were indeed exhausted and mentally exhausted.

Li Dong said that there will be no weapons in the next few days, and everyone took a breath, and it is time to rest and relax.

In the past year, except for the real estate company who is a little more relaxed, no one else can use it for two people.

As soon as Li Dong finished speaking, Yuan Chengdao said: "This year, the company will stay and let me come. Mr. Sun, you all have a holiday and rest..."

Wu Shengnan also said hastily: "There's me too, Mr. Yuan and I will take turns."

All in all, among the several directors, except for the director elected by the workers' meeting, the two of them were the most idle.

Even Liu Qi has to worry about the affairs of the foundation.

Seeing that the two offered to take shifts during the Spring Festival, Li Dong did not refuse, and quickly agreed to the plan.

Not using weapons does not mean that you can live in peace.

The Yuanfang Group is so big, even if it is a holiday, at least there must be a person in charge here.

Yuan Chengdao and Wu Shengnan took turns, and the others could relax.

After arranging these things, when everyone was about to end the meeting, Li Dong remembered and said: "That guy Xu Shengzhe is treating guests tonight, so if you have nothing to do, go over to cheer. This guy gave birth to a daughter. He is very happy, and he will have a big feast for three days."

Everyone laughed when they heard the words, most of them had heard about it.

When Li Dong opened his mouth, many people said that they would go there in the evening. Of course, there were some who couldn't go, and Li Dong didn't persuade them. Everyone was busy during the Chinese New Year.