"You have offended Liu Aiguo so much, be careful that you will be caught and punished in the future."
Brother Dong came here following the smell.
Last time at the JD.com board meeting, the two sides had in-depth and extensive exchanges on how to develop the rural sinking market.
However, the time was too short and many follow-up issues were discussed over the phone. I always felt that we didn’t talk enough and it wasn’t satisfying enough.
Over the past ten days, he traveled around Yanjing and personally visited and inspected the construction of the Pinxixi experience store, and was deeply impressed.
But the first thing I said when we met was a joke.
"What are you afraid of? If he is willing to die, I will dare to bury him."
Li Zehua has always been a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. Ordinary people have the most simple feelings of family and country, and even want to rely on public procurement to occupy the best resources.
However, in private, he does things that are abhorrent to both humans and gods and are disloyal to his own people.
Considering the development trajectory of online ride-hailing platforms in later generations, it can be said that this family is full of loyal heroes.
Dong Ge was puzzled, "So arrogant?"
Why didn’t I realize this guy is so awesome before?
I advised him, "He has great power in Yanjing. After all, he is a veteran in the industry. Behind all the honors in various aspects is a complex network of connections.
A hard cap will cause you to suffer losses.
Don't look at me like that. I'm not here to lobby. Even if JD.com and Lianxiang have cooperation, it won't affect our relationship."
"That's right, we are half-brothers after all."
Li Zehua joked with a smile, "Hey, how about we find some fun for him?"
Liu Qiangdong became serious and asked, "How do we do this?"
"There is a company called Shenzhou Electronics in Guangdong Province. As you know, its after-sales and system optimization are a little bit worse, but they are all assembly factories, so it doesn't matter whose technology is more advanced.
I sent someone to investigate, and the finances are quite healthy, but what they lack is funding and support. What do you think?
Are you interested in trying it? JD.com and Pinxixi control the online sales channels, and with offline experience stores, they may be able to get a share of the market. "
He is powerless towards China.
I want to do everything and do everything well.
That is impossible.
In these current industries, he has seized the first-mover advantage, made arrangements in advance when no one was paying attention, and gained a firm foothold by getting the first bite of fat.
But in the computer assembly industry, there is Lenovo inside, Dell, HP, Apple outside, and Asus, Acer, Samsung, and Toshiba in between, so the competition is fierce.
Although Shenzhou is considered the second largest domestic brand, its actual market share is not even a fraction of that of the previous brand.
With the limited funds he has, he must prioritize expansion in core areas.
But it is unrealistic to completely abandon the computer side, as the most important link involved is the chip.
Even in an era where everyone has a smartphone, computers are still the irreplaceable first choice for office work and servers.
The functions and effectiveness of computer chips are far more powerful than mobile phone chips of the same period.
The contacts between Qingyun Group and SMIC have never stopped, and the two sides have had in-depth exchanges on the possible future cooperation in the mid- and low-end chip foundry business.
Li Zehua himself knew nothing about chip design and development, but he knew that Honor and Panda must have their own core technologies in order to avoid being controlled by others after 16 years.
He would have to develop a mobile phone operating system sooner or later, but definitely not now.
Squid Capital had been planning for ten years, and even its allies had been ruthlessly hit to the point of collapse. How could a young Karami, a rookie with no background, dare to touch other people's taboos?
He was attacked by the crowd in a matter of minutes.
Fortunately, there is still time, so he can make plans calmly.
With Huawei, ZTE, SMIC, BOE and other tough guys attracting firepower in the front, he just needs to provide ammunition support in the back.
Liu Qiangdong didn’t think that far ahead, mainly because he didn’t know the development trends of specific affairs in the future!
His eyes are always on e-commerce, and he is confident about how to defeat Taotao.
"Don't try to drag me down with this, Shenzhou, I know."
Liu Qiangdong took a sip of milk tea and frowned, "Look at you, you are such a big boss, worth at least tens of billions, and you treat me to this?"
"It's more than ten yuan a cup. If you don't want to drink it, give it to me!"
Li Zehua pretended to grab it, which frightened Dong Ge so much that his face turned pale. "Fuck, you want to drink what I've already drunk? Isn't that disgusting?"
"Wouldn't it be better to change the straw?"
Li Zehua chuckled but didn't dare say this out loud.
He pointed at the sign and said, "See? This is my own milk tea shop. Come and support me when you have time.
I forgot about it. I will open one near the Jingdong headquarters. Remember to come and get a membership card. "
Milk tea and coffee, as an indispensable part of takeaway drinks, are naturally not ignored by Li Zehua, and he has invested in several companies.
He focuses on casting a wide net, and he doesn't mind whoever can break through.
In the future, the Luckin Coffee boss who wants to use the money of American investors to treat the people of the whole country to a drink will have to change at least four or five vests to give a lot of support.
"Absolutely not! I always feel like you're trying to cheat me out of my money."
Liu Qiangdong took another sip and felt something strange. Considering this guy's usual style, could it be that he had fallen into a trap again without realizing it?
I changed the subject and asked, "Are you trying to be vindictive with Lian Xiang, or are you really planning to make a difference in the computer assembly industry?"
"It is mainly to accumulate experience for entering the smart manufacturing industry."
He briefly talked about the smartphone business and then shifted the topic to the foundry business, "Foundry giants like Foxconn and Wistron have imports and exports worth tens of billions every year.
It is not a small number no matter where you put it. This kind of influence is what Qingyun urgently needs. If it can connect with Shenzhou Electronics, it can either be a stake or a controlling stake.
Taking over the notebook assembly OEM business and placing it in some important provinces in the future can avoid a lot of trouble.”
Liu Qiangdong was very satisfied with his immediate and thoughtful attitude, "It's not impossible to do it.
Although I can’t make much money, I have my own electronic brand and I don’t have to worry about being blackmailed by manufacturers in the future.”
Then he suddenly changed the subject and said, "I heard that you own an electric two-wheeled vehicle company and are looking for a suitable place to expand and build a factory across the country?"
Li Zehua almost choked, "No, you won't ask me to move the electric car production line to Suqian, right?"
Liu Qiangdong nodded and said, "It's not just your electric two-wheeler production line. How about Pinxixi's after-sales service department? There should be hundreds of people, right?
Beautiful Suqian welcomes you. As long as you are willing to come, any conditions are negotiable!"
"Stop talking nonsense, the Yadi factory is in Wuxi, in the province~Brother!
If you really move there, believe it or not, the prefectural government of Wu Xi will come and kill you tomorrow and take your head off."
Li Zehua said seriously: "In principle, each developed province has one factory. Northern Jiangsu cannot expand capacity for the time being. The reality will not allow it."
Seeing that Dong Ge was a little disappointed, he also knew the temptation of these billions of annual output value to a relatively underdeveloped economic region.
He smiled and said, "But who can blame us for our relationship? It just so happens that I have set up an agricultural service company under my name and am looking for a headquarters. It was originally planned to be located in Shandong Province or Anhui Province.
If you think it's okay, let the local authorities send someone to discuss it."
Dong Ge asked suspiciously: "Agricultural service company?"
Doesn't look very satisfied.
Li Zehua wiped his mouth with a tissue, "Disgusted? This company currently has 16 branches and 95 sub-brands.
It covers almost all types of food, including beverages, sausages, food, cooked products, pre-packaged food, canned food, etc., and has signed supply agreements with more than 6000 farmers across the country.
The company plans to invest tens of billions of yuan in the next ten years to build an agricultural and sideline products industry chain covering tens of millions of rural populations.”
When Liu Qiangdong heard this, he was instantly excited. Although agriculture was not profitable, it must be taken over by the large-scale food industry.
He immediately took out his notebook and said, "Speak slowly, I'll write down the key points."
"Boss, stop teasing me. Why don't you just send someone to find Baixiang? They have also received investment from Qingyun and are actively expanding their production capacity."
Li Zehua then told some of his plans, "So you see, there are many aspects involved, and the agricultural service company has Qingyun Agricultural Group above it.
In addition to agricultural reclamation companies, specialty planting, seeds, pesticides, agricultural trade, and animal husbandry development companies, each region will have a headquarters to ensure that all benefits are shared equally.”
Chimei Catering and Pinxixi's agricultural assistance plan have already begun to be laid out little by little. Fortunately, the initial investment for this thing is not large.
The main problem is how to impress the local government. First, financial subsidies are needed, second, policy support is needed, and third, direct support for land transfer is needed.
If it was Qingyun's own funds, then the investment would be a waste. If there were any personnel changes locally, the investment of several years of hard work would be wasted, which would affect the company's reputation.
You don't make any money and you end up in trouble. Why bother?
Liu Qiangdong nodded repeatedly, "Nothing is easy when it comes to grassroots matters.
As for people, being stably poor is actually okay.
Once there is hope of getting rich, all kinds of troubles will follow, but due to various legacy issues, they cannot be completely resolved. Alas."
The two rural kids have a very thorough understanding of the current situation. The land transfer alone is not something that normal people can coordinate and handle.
"So I plan that agricultural companies everywhere will never hire locals. Even if they don't want to do it, this rule must not be broken."
Li Zehua smiled bitterly and said, "If you want to solve the employment problem of grassroots personnel, you can go to the agricultural company or food processing factory in the next town or even the next county.
The goal is to get them moving. If they all stay in their hometowns, whose land will the crops belong to?
No matter who you ask to manage it, there is no way to solve the problem, so you might as well avoid it once and for all.
Besides, only by taking action can we solve problems and create demand. A distance of ten or twenty kilometers requires driving, right?
As a result, the sales of BYD electric two-wheelers have also increased.”
If possible, he really didn't want to make this money, but countless real-life examples told him that pity would only result in losing everything.
Only by using a combination of kindness and severity, or even inhumane suppression, can grassroots businesses be sustained for a long time.
Dong Ge was convinced, "I really doubt whether the Meng Po soup you drank was fake. You are so young but you have so much bad intentions."
“It’s possible that it has gone bad.”
Li Zehua laughed loudly and brought the topic back to the topic, "Shenzhou Electronics, send someone to negotiate, and give me a number for how much you want to pay.
We can get the best deal from one company and take advantage of two companies. We have the sales channels in our hands, so we can definitely get more.”
"Okay, there is enough room for Shenzhou Electronics' retail price to increase. Only when the price goes up will there be room for maneuver in the future.
Next month, I will send someone to Guangdong Province to look for it."
Liu Qiangdong would naturally not refuse the benefits, and investing in Shenzhou Electronics was not a big deal, it was just a small factory with a scale of several hundred million.
Next month, he will be able to shake things up. With Gaoling as the lead investor, Temasek and Qingyun Investment following suit, a total of US$4.5 million will arrive, and JD.com will have enough confidence to face all challenges.
After exchanging views on the sinking market and asking him for some specific data, Liu Qiangdong left satisfied.
Only the employees of the milk tea shop occasionally looked over here with three parts curiosity, four parts contempt, and three parts disdain.
These two guys ordered two cups of milk tea, occupied the seats in the store, and talked for several hours, but the money they earned was not enough to pay for the air conditioning.
Unfortunately, Li Zehua had no intention of leaving at all as he still had an appointment.
Not long after, a tall figure wearing white stockings walked into the store and stopped in front of his seat without moving.
Don't ask, the answer is that Li Zehua was looking down at the computer and saw it out of the corner of his eye.
Without even looking up, he said, "Sit down. I'll finish reading these documents first."
The person who came was naturally Lin Qingyi. Yanyi Art School had just started school, and she, a female college student majoring in dance, could only come to school pitifully.
She had a great time during the two months of summer vacation. She could buy whatever she wanted, and when she went out to play with girls, she would just make a phone call and a Mercedes would come to pick her up.
Well, the price she paid was that she had to be the legal representative of eight companies, but she was still so stupid that she knew nothing.
Is that eight companies?
There are eight volcanoes. If something happens, there will be no corpse left.
But Lin Qingyi didn't care about that. Anyway, her salary of more than 10,000 yuan was deposited into her account on time every month, and she also had a secondary card specially arranged for her by Li Zehua, so she would always have tens of thousands of yuan.
Well, the main card is with someone who has nothing to do with you, so you can never get in touch with him.
As for meeting, what if someone sees us?
As long as there is no connection at the public legal level, that's fine.
To this day, he doesn’t even have the ability to protect himself, so why is he still working so hard to start a business?
"It's not good for your health to drink cold water, I'll warm it up for you."
After finally finishing the work, Lin Qingyi quickly put on a smile and handed over the milk tea with her hand covered tightly.
"Tell me what happened at school today."
Li Zehua closed his computer and reached out to call a cool man in sunglasses outside to come in. Electronic products, especially those he had used, must never leave his sight easily.
If it is lost, it would be a big problem if any of the data files inside were leaked.
Lin Qingyi closed her legs like a good baby and spoke softly about what happened this morning.
American Groupon came to us.
Speaking of which, the foreshadowing was laid more than two months ago when Li Zehua went online to look for group buying business. At that time, he sent someone to check to see who owned the domain name.
At the same time, people were sent to register online in advance, and a series of related URLs were applied for, even the Chinese translation of Gaopeng.com, such as gaopeng and gp.
At the same time, apply for all the domain names that are about to appear in your memory or that you will need in the future, and buy them if you don’t have them.
Others hoard domain names to make money, but he invests entirely to limit the development of his competitors.
Sometimes a good domain name can even determine the life or death of a website.
Add to that the English domain name that she bought from someone in Fujian Province for US$3, and it’s no wonder that Gao Peng’s people came knocking on her door, because the domain name company was also under Lin Qingyi’s name.
"I forgot. I forgot to give the JD domain name to Brother Dong."
Li Zehua slapped his forehead, he was really busy. He had already paid for the JD.com domain name and had originally planned to use it as a bargaining chip to prevent Brother Dong from worrying about Pinxixi.
However, a common strategy of sinking into the market solved the problem easily. It was so smooth that the chips were not even thrown out in time.
"It's okay, just keep talking."
"Oh, let me tell you, now the school is saying that I made a lot of money in the company. Even big companies from across the ocean have come to us to seek cooperation."
Lin Qingyi was so excited that she almost took off on the spot.
The feeling is even more unforgettable than ascending to heaven.
"Speak properly, why are you looking at me?"
Li Zehua was almost drawn to her by her eyes, which made him feel itchy, but business was more important.
Be patient and listen to her brilliant description of her personal psychological changes, the shock of the people around her, and the anger but helplessness of the foreigners.
“It would be a shame not to make a movie.”
Li Zehua secretly complained, and after finally listening to the end, he said, "How much do you want from Gao Peng?"
"According to your instructions, I have been playing along and competing with them in wits and courage..."
"Stop, get to the point!"
Lin Qingyi grumbled in grievance. She finally had a chance to show off, but she was not allowed to speak. She was really angry.
But she would never dare to show any temper in front of the man in front of her, because everything she pursued depended on this powerful man in front of her!
Just an inconspicuous domain name company and an inconspicuous website link can be sold for $15.
This is millions of RMB, a huge sum that her father could never earn even if he worked hard all his life.
Well, her father is about to retire, and his monthly salary is less than 1700 yuan. He would have to work for 50 years without eating or drinking.
"15?"
Li Zehua frowned slightly, "Who are you looking down on?"
Historically, it seems that the offer price was over one million US dollars, but Gaopeng thought it was too expensive and refused. It then turned to cooperate with Tengda, which invested tens of millions of dollars and used the Chinese translation of Gaopeng.
"Hmph, I'll just delay you for a few months first."
Li Zehua thought for a moment and asked, "Besides this company, are there any other companies that have come to the school to look for you?"
Lin Qingyi turned her head, looking confused, "Are there any other companies?"
She didn't know that Wang Xing had actually tried to find the store in person, but when he called the number left on the official website, he gave up as soon as he heard the price quote.
It makes me so fucking angry that all the website domain names like meituan and mt are under Lin Qingyi's name, so Meituan's group buying website now has to use another weird domain name.
I wanted to find the investor behind the scenes, all of them were English foundations, but after searching for a long time, I still couldn't find who was the manipulator.
In other words, Gaopeng.com is so powerful that it can find the school directly.
"Call this number and they'll send someone to talk."
"Ah? Then I don't need to show up anymore?"
Lin Qingyi was a little confused. She had boasted about it at school, but many people didn't believe her. Now there was no news. Wasn't that a confession?
Li Zehua saw through the girl's vanity and said unhappily, "Can't you let them come to the school to ask for your permission before they talk?
Wouldn't it be more prestigious to say I'm an assistant or secretary?"
Lin Qingyi was delighted when she heard that.
Just as I was imagining the wonderful life of a beautiful CEO, I heard Li Zehua say, "Are you in a hurry?"
"what?"
"If you're not in a hurry, just take me to your house near Yanyi. I've been here so many times, but I haven't been there yet."
When the young and versatile sponsor spoke, Lin Qingyi was delighted and her words were somewhat cheerful.
"Okay, we're not in a hurry, we can stay all night." (End of this chapter)