Chapter 965 June Storm (5000 Chapters)

Entering June, Li Dong is going to hibernate for a period of time.

Li Dong's low profile does not mean that the business world is calm.

Affected by the financial crisis in 2008, the business world was turbulent and ups and downs. Some people couldn't hold on and had to quit, while others bucked the trend and prepared to fight hard.

In the domestic retail industry, while Li Dong is discussing mergers and acquisitions with Carrefour, resource integration in other regions is also ongoing.

After China Resources acquired Homeworld last year, the integration was completely completed by June this year.

So far, China Resources Vanguard has gained a firm foothold in North China.

And Wal-Mart, also after another year of mergers and acquisitions, started a big move.

The original Trust-Mart CEO resigned. Along with the resignation of Trust-Mart’s former president, 18 former Trust-Mart executives resigned one after another. Wal-Mart completely controlled Trust-Mart.

Up to now, department stores in South China are competing with Wal-Mart and Xinyijia.

Just as Yuanfang, China Resources, and Wal-Mart made moves, other retail giants were not to be outdone.

On June 4th, Auchan and RT-Mart announced that all stores of the two companies in the mainland will be jointly injected into a Heung Kong holding company.

This means that there is one less department store giant competing in Mainland China, but the combination of the two has greatly enhanced their strength.

Originally, RT-Mart had been stagnant. After ranking in the top five in the department store industry, it did not attract much attention from the public.

Now, after Carrefour withdrew from China, RT-Mart merged with France's second largest retailer, Auchan, surpassing Wal-Mart in one fell swoop and becoming the number one foreign-funded enterprise in the domestic department store industry.

In addition, Lotte announced that it has completed all the mergers and acquisitions of Makro, and the 8 Makro stores in Beijing will be renamed and officially opened in June.

In addition, the big business group that has always been rooted in the three northeastern provinces is not willing to be lonely. Seeing the fierce competition in East China, North China, and South China, it changed its direction and chose to rush west.

...

In June, the retail industry continued to carry out mergers and acquisitions where big fish eat small fish and small fish eat shrimp.

As the dust settled, the domestic retail industry gradually stabilized.

At this time, most of the small and medium-sized supermarkets were merged and acquired, forming a situation in which several overlord giant department stores divided up 70% of the Huaxia department store market.

Bealead, Yuanfang, China Resources, RT-Mart, Wal-Mart, Dashang Group, Wumart, Nongshang, Xinyijia, and Xinhe Trading have become the new top ten overlords.

Carrefour, which originally occupied the top five, is not included in the ranking now, and Suguo, which was firmly in the top ten, has also been completely merged into China Resources.

Other foreign capitals such as Tesco, Lotte, and Metro are difficult to compete with because of their short entry time.

In the department store industry, apart from Carrefour, who has not yet been completely settled, other regions have formed regional hegemony.

Just as the department store industry continues to reorganize and integrate, so do other industries.

While the financial crisis is dangerous, it is also an opportunity.

Only at this time, can there be such an opportunity to annex other companies, and only at this time, can we do things that we can't do normally.

In the real estate industry, large real estate companies such as Vanke, Evergrande, Poly, China Resources, Longhua, Longfor, and Country Garden are also continuously reducing the market for other small and medium real estate companies.

Gradually, some small and medium-sized real estate companies were unable to survive and retreated one after another.

Wanda, which will become famous in the future, is still very low-key at the moment. Lao Wang has just completed privatization and is now integrating resources. He has not participated in the ranks of major real estate developers for the time being.

In addition to caring about the changes in the retail industry and the real estate industry, Li Dong also noticed a few news that seemed to have nothing to do with him.

In June, the six major domestic telecom operators also started mergers and reorganizations. China Telecom acquired Unicom's cdma network, Netcom and China Unicom merged, Railcom merged into China Mobile, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology submitted a 3G plan to the International Telecommunication Union.

Apple announced that it will open the "Global Developers Conference" on June 10, announcing new models in the 3G era.

Nokia announced that it has opened the road to acquire Symbian.

In the ever-changing smart machine era,

Raise the curtain completely.

...

In 2008, the situation was surging.

No matter at home or abroad, a major change has ushered in.

The weak were eliminated, and the strong seized the opportunity to soar into the sky. In 2008, the foundation of the business structure for the next ten years was gradually laid.

But Li Dong, who disappeared in the eyes of outsiders at this moment, has already rushed to Guancheng.

On June 6, Li Dong and Shen Qian went to the Oppo mobile phone production workshop in the suburbs of Guancheng.

Since the establishment of the project in 2006, oppo's first mobile phone, which was about to enter the field of mobile phones, finally went offline after two years and was officially put into use.

This mobile phone named a103 was actually put into production in March.

The main reason why it has been delayed until now is that Li Dong put forward several requests, which caused the delay of the online time.

Originally, when a103 was launched, the browsers used were the original wap browsers.

Before going online, Yuanfang suddenly made a request, hoping that a103 can use the pp browser that Yuanfang just released.

As the major shareholder holding 20% ​​of the shares, when Shen Qian raised this point, Chen Mingyong tested the performance of the PP browser and felt that it was no worse than today's WAP and UC. In the end, the two parties signed a cooperation agreement. Oppo's first mobile phone Officially use the pp browser as the built-in browser.

This time, Li Dong came to Guancheng, on the one hand, to see the situation of the new mobile phone, and on the other hand, he hoped to deepen cooperation.

Just a browser, this is not Li Dong's ultimate goal.

What he hopes to see more is that applications such as Yuanfang Mall, PP, Weibo, and Pea Pod can become the standard configuration clients of oppo mobile phones.

However, the current mobile phone memory and network cannot support these. Li Dong hopes to take this opportunity to remind Chen Mingyong to hurry up and make arrangements.

The iphone3g will be released soon, and Li Dong feels that the current conditions are almost mature.

Google will release the android source code soon. At this time, android has not received much attention, and most of the domestic systems use the symbian system.

Li Dong doesn't care which of the two is stronger and who is weaker. The only thing he knows is that Android will completely replace Symbian in the future.

Moreover, Google is still developing the next-generation system. On the other hand, Symbian has become increasingly unsuitable after being acquired by Nokia.

In the end, even Nokia was defeated and had to give up Symbian.

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Chen Mingyong was actually a little surprised when Li Dong came to Guancheng.

When Shen Qian came to buy oppo shares, she did so in the name of a private person. At that time, Chen Mingyong thought Li Dong didn't know about it.

But last time, when Shen Qian suggested that the first mobile phone use a pp browser, Chen Mingyong wondered whether it was instigated by Yuan Fang.

Guessing is guessing, oppo at this time is still unknown.

Chen Mingyong himself is far from being able to compare with a business giant like Li Dong.

So when he learned that Li Dong had actually come to Guancheng in person and hoped to deepen further cooperation, Chen Mingyong was full of anticipation and at the same time a little nervous.

In the production workshop.

Li Dong was playing with the a103 mobile phone that had just rolled off the assembly line. He had to say that although oppo received mixed reviews in the future, it still had reasons for its success.

At least one point, Chen Mingyong's psychological research on young people is quite thorough.

In the future, this a103 can be regarded as an elderly machine type.

But at this time, oppo has put a lot of effort into the appearance. After looking at it at a glance, and comparing it with the current new Nokia models, Li Dong thinks that the new models of oppo must look better.

When the 3G era has not officially started, there are not many tricks that can be played on mobile phones.

Oppoa103's main music, as well as the selfie mode with new tricks, are also a bright spot, at least young people should like it more.

Li Dong played with it for a while, then looked at Chen Mingyong and said, "Mr. Chen, how much do you know about Apple?"

Chen Mingyong hurriedly said, "Apple from America?"

Li Dong nodded.

Chen Mingyong immediately said: "I didn't know much about it a few years ago, but the iPhone they released in 2007 was hailed as the god mobile phone, which caused quite a stir at that time.

We happened to be developing mobile phones last year, so I asked a friend to bring me a few models for a simple test.

It was a big shock to me at the time, this is a new model, completely different from previous mobile phones.

Its built-in safari browser makes people want to surf the Internet with mobile phones at the first moment.

And the design of the touch screen is even more amazing, completely abandoning the previous stupidity and roughness, allowing users to use a more extreme experience..."

When Chen Mingyong talked about these things clearly and logically, Li Dong also nodded slightly.

However, the first generation of iphone is nothing.

What really made the iphone popular was the upcoming 3g mobile phone.

This time, Apple launched the appstore, which is equipped with an application market for the first time, allowing the concept of app to completely enter thousands of households. This is the root of Apple's leading the times.

If there is no appstore, it is difficult for iphone to be recognized by the whole world.

Today is no better than the future, and there are countless applications.

Almost every well-known large company will use its own exclusive application platform.

Tencent’s App Store, Ali’s acquisition of Pea Pods, Baidu’s acquisition of 91…

Of course, Pea Pods now belong to the distant place. When Wang Junyu developed the application platform, he named it Pea Pods himself.

In fact, Li Dong is considering changing his name to PP Assistant recently.

There was also a pp assistant in the previous life, but it hasn't come out yet, Li Dong doesn't mind taking up the name in advance.

The pp in the distance is quite famous now, and it is easier to form a complete brand effect by changing the name.

Closer to the point, in short, the application platform at this time, especially the mobile application platform, is almost invisible.

For Apple's success, the appstore made a lot of contributions in the early stage.

This is what Li Dong and Chen Mingyong said Apple meant.

After Chen Mingyong finished talking about his understanding, Li Dong continued, "In a few days, Apple will release a new generation of iPhone 3G mobile phones. Has Mr. Chen heard of this?"

"I heard it a little bit."

Chen Mingyong didn't quite know what Li Dong wanted to say, but Chen Mingyong was still willing to listen to an entrepreneur with higher achievements than him.

Li Dong said calmly: "I think Mr. Chen can buy a few and come back to study it. The upcoming iphone3g mobile phone is of great reference value to me.

If Opal wants to continue to make mobile phones, I think the iPhone is the main road in the mobile phone field in the future.

The 2G era has gradually passed, and the current mobile phones are no longer based on appearance and fancy.

These days, concept is king. "

Chen Mingyong was thoughtful and did not rush to speak.

Li Dong didn't say much after seeing this, and continued: "In addition to working hard on the mobile phone itself, the other point is publicity and channel laying.

Opal is now in the field of domestic mobile phones, no reputation at all.

Now is not the era when the wine is not afraid of deep alleys. You don’t promote or promote. When there are hundreds of mobile phone types in the market, why do consumers choose the little-known Opal? "

Chen Mingyong nodded and said, "President Li's idea coincides with mine, and we are preparing to do some publicity activities recently.

A few days ago, we also talked with several TV stations about the sponsorship, but we haven't selected a suitable program yet.

When the publicity plan is finalized, we will carry out a large-scale publicity campaign. "

Speaking of which, Chen Mingyong was a little confused: "As for the channel laying, we also know its importance, but if the channel is being laid now, Opal's funds may not be sustainable."

This is what Li Dong was waiting for. As soon as he finished speaking, Li Dong smiled and said: "In terms of funds, if Mr. Chen has any difficulties, you can come to me."

Chen Mingyong's face changed slightly, obviously becoming vigilant.

Shen Qian has already controlled 20% of Opal's shares and is now the second largest shareholder.

If Li Dong is allowed to enter the arena again, Opal may change hands, which is not what Chen Mingyong wants to see.

For Li Dong, admiration is nothing but admiration, but it doesn't mean that Chen Mingyong is willing to hand over the property he has worked so hard for.

Seeing that he was vigilant, Li Dong explained: "President Chen, don't get me wrong, I'm actually not interested in controlling Opal.

You know, there are many distant industries now, and they are all pillar industries with assets exceeding tens of billions.

Among them, Yuanfang Technology may have a valuation of more than 30 billion.

The reason why I chose to cooperate with Opal last year was actually to try it out.

On the PC side, Yuanfang Mall and Yuanfang PP have been lagging behind. It is too difficult to defeat Taobao and QQ through formal channels.

That's why I was going to find another way. When Apple released the first-generation iPhone, I felt that the mobile phone field might usher in new reforms in the future.

Choosing Opal as the partner of Yuanfang, Yuanfang also hopes to achieve a win-win situation. "

Chen Mingyong roughly understood what Li Dong meant, but he still had some doubts: "Then why did Mr. Li choose Opal?"

You know, Opal hadn't produced mobile phones at that time.

Li Dong wants to make a breakthrough in the field of mobile phones and overwhelm competitors. In Chen Mingyong's view, Opal is not the best choice.

Li Dong smiled lightly: "There are reasons for this, but Mr. Chen doesn't mind if I say it."

Chen Mingyong hurriedly said: "Mr. Li just speak up."

If Li Dong didn't say anything, he was more worried. From the very beginning, Li Dong seemed to have shown a desire to control Opal.

Facing a business tycoon like Li Dong, Chen Mingyong was of course worried that Opal would fall into Li Dong's pocket.

"First, Oppo has just entered the mobile phone field. Its reputation is not high, and its value is not high. If I invest, I can achieve my goal with the smallest cost."

Chen Mingyong smiled dryly, his words were direct enough.

"Second, Opal is backed by Backgammon, and I heard that you and Backgammon are still continuing to share technology.

To be honest, the reason why I know Opal is because I only knew this when I was studying backgammon.

And relatively speaking, the value of Opal and Backgammon is not the same. Instead of investing in Backgammon through all the hard work, it is better to invest in Opal with the same technology. "

Chen Mingyong nodded, which was one of the reasons why he kept guessing.

"Third, Yuanfang is just making an attempt this time. If we invest in a large manufacturer, on the one hand, we will not hold a large proportion of opinions. On the other hand, if the attempt fails, we may cause huge losses.

But Opal is different. To put it bluntly, even if Opal goes bankrupt, to me, the loss of three or two billion yuan is irrelevant. "

As soon as Li Dong said this, Shen Qian couldn't help pushing him.

You are too straightforward to say you are bankrupt in front of the boss.

Chen Mingyong didn't care much about this, and said with a smile: "What Mr. Li said makes sense, if it were me, I would rather try on some small companies during the trial stage.

And we have backgammon technology. In fact, although our company is small, our research and development strength is not weaker than that of ordinary large companies. "

Li Dong nodded and said: "That's what I mean, in fact, I am here this time, and I also hope to have a deeper cooperation with Opal.

In the next step, I hope Opal can develop a mobile phone that can support Yuanfang Mall, PP and application platforms.

Let the Internet industry in the distance occupy a dominant position among mobile phone users. This is the perfect ending I hope to see.

That's why I suggested just now that Mr. Chen can study the iPhone.

As soon as 3G mobile phones come out, they have the confidence and foundation to support these applications.

Although there are still some technical difficulties, I think the difficulty should not be too great for Opal.

All in all, Yuanfang still hopes that Opal can continue to grow, so Mr. Chen doesn't have to worry about my bad thoughts about Opal. "

Chen Mingyong quickly said: "Mr. Li misunderstood. I was just curious that Mr. Li would be interested in a company like ours. Now, after hearing what Mr. Li said, I don't have any other thoughts."

Li Dong smiled and continued: "So I just said that Mr. Chen can come to me if he is short of money, and that's also my heart.

I am happy to see Opal grow bigger.

If Mr. Chen is still worried about something, it is okay to sign some supplementary agreements. Opal is always at the helm of Mr. Chen’s team. As long as it can bring help to distant places and make money, I don’t care whether Opal is under my control . "

Chen Mingyong smiled, nodded and said nothing.

This matter still needs to be considered, not what Li Dong says, he will take it seriously.

And the industry's views on Li Dong are the same, alone!

If it were someone else, maybe Chen Mingyong would have agreed, but on Li Dong's side, Chen Mingyong dared not agree if he didn't want to be clear.

Once the shares controlled by Li Dong increase, what will happen if he is kicked out next.

It is not one or two cases that the founder team was kicked out. Without complete assurance, even if Chen Mingyong lacked money, he would not dare to let Li Dong enter.

Of course, if you are sure that you can continue to control the company, it is still possible to let Li Dong in.

Yuanfang is strong, and Li Dong is optimistic about Opal, this is also his opportunity.

These days, not everyone is optimistic about a little-known mobile phone company, especially a giant company like Yuanfang.