Chapter 1270 The human-shaped long dragon that turned eighteen turns
"Your boss?" Dong Minglun looked at the young man who was speaking on the TV screen, and then at Liang Kun. He still didn't believe it.
"Dong, it's just starting now, please listen again." Liang Kun said.
The two of them stopped discussing the details of the contract and just watched the press conference in this room.
When he heard Xia Zekai talk about Jingtong Development Co., Ltd., Dong Minglun believed Liang Kun's words this time.
"Is he really your boss? How could your boss hold a press conference for Alibaba Group?" Dong Minglun was puzzled.
Liang Kun smiled and said: "My boss is an important shareholder of Alibaba and a partner of Alibaba."
"..." Dong Minglun stopped talking.
After a while, they saw that the press conference was coming to an end. The two of them waited until it was over before going to the conference room next to them to continue today's negotiations.
Dong Minglun asked a question: "Liang, does your boss have time to come?"
"Or let's go to New York City and talk to your boss face to face." Dong Minglun said.
It would be a real pity not to see such a big shot who is so close to me in New York City.
The most important thing is that they need to cooperate commercially with this big boss.
"After my boss is done with his work there, if we can reach an agreement, my boss will come over." Liang Kun said.
Hearing what he said, Dong Minglun nodded: "This is not a problem."
As the director of the international business department of Wal-Mart headquarters, Dong Minglun has a high degree of independent decision-making power.
Moreover, McMillon was previously the president and CEO of Sam's Club, a subsidiary of Walmart. As the head of the international business department, he has very high power.
The reason why Liang Kun was able to contact him directly this time was because of bad luck.
Based on the desire to meet with Xia Zekai, in the third round of consultations, Dong Minglun and Liang Kun communicated some details of their cooperation that they disagreed with, and finally reached an agreement within the broad framework.
After finishing the matter, Liang Kun called his boss Xia Zekai and explained the situation to him.
Finally, there were a few questions that required the boss's decision. At the same time, Dong Minglun, the director of Wal-Mart's international business department, wanted to meet with the boss.
However, the distance from the small town of Bentonville, Arkansas to New York City, New York is not close, with a straight-line mileage of more than 2,000 kilometers.
Xia Zekai wanted to go to this town to see the Wal-Mart headquarters.
But Dong Minglun, director of the international business department of Wal-Mart headquarters, made an impromptu decision. They came to New York City directly from Bentonville. He also wanted to participate in the Alibaba Group's road show at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on September 5, and hoped that Xia Zekai could help him promote it.
one time.
Unexpectedly, there was such a reason, and Xia Zekai readily agreed. It was not a difficult task for him, and it was to attract investors for Alibaba Group. Even Jack Ma would applaud and welcome you.
On the other hand, after Liang Kun and Dong Minglun decided to visit New York City, they prepared the relevant cooperation contract in advance and brought it over together.
On September 4th, Xia Zekai met Liang Kun and Dong Minglun in the hotel.
Xia Zekai did not look down on the head of Wal-Mart's international business department, whose name was just one word different from that of the domestic electrical appliance industry leader, Sister Dong, but he also knew that he had nothing to do with that Sister Dong.
As an Arkansas native American, Dong Minglun's name is mainly a transliteration of his English name.
After meeting with Xia Zekai, Dong Minglun was very polite to Xia Zekai, and the two sides had friendly talks on the later cooperation between Wal-Mart and Jingtong Development Co., Ltd.
Dong Minglun also expressed high expectations for the cooperation with Jingtong Development Co., Ltd.
He said he now manages part of the business of more than 8,000 stores in 26 countries, including China, in addition to the United States.
Liang Kun, who was standing next to him, was shocked when he heard this information. He never expected that Dong Minglun, who had had three consultations with him this week, and who looked unattractive, turned out to be a hidden boss.
McMillon also said that he is now in charge of Wal-Mart's store purchasing except for its domestic stores in the United States. Even so, he is already very good.
When the fourth round of negotiations with Xia Zekai continued, the two sides discussed some detailed issues that had not yet been reached before. This time, because of Xia Zekai's presence, the two sides communicated more quickly.
That night, Dong Minglun invited Xia Zekai to have dinner together in New York City.
What's even more incredible is that this dinner is Sichuan-style Chinese food, with a bit of American cooking techniques. Even so, Xia Zekai's sense of Dong Minglun is very good.
Some people are really like this. Their success depends on details.
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Qicheng, China, Jingtong Development Co., Ltd.
While Dong Minglun and Xia Zekai were eating, Liang Kun also gave a work report to Yan Jinghua who was in China.
He told Yan Jinghua that he had reached a cooperation agreement with Wal-Mart headquarters.
Will supply to Wal-Mart in the near future.
Because this time we were talking directly to Dong Minglun, the director of the international business department of Wal-Mart headquarters, and he is responsible for the entire Wal-Mart’s product purchasing rights in 26 countries except the United States. This also means that the products of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. are theoretically
You can directly enter Walmart supermarket stores in these 26 countries.
This time we really negotiated a big overseas business.
Even Xia Zekai thought this was amazing. No one thought that Dong Minglun had such great authority.
Only when Xia Zekai and Dong Minglun were chatting privately did Xia Zekai understand what was going on.
It turns out that Dong Minglun has received the news from the headquarters HR that he will serve as the president and CEO of Wal-Mart's International Business Department in November this year.
In other words, he has only been in office for two months.
By then, he will actually be in charge of more than 8,000 stores and 820,000 employees in these 26 countries.
This is a real fucking boss!
Even Xia Zekai had to admit that after selling his high-quality assets, he was inferior to Dong Minglun in the commercial sector.
This mainly depends on the proportion of their respective business territories in the industry.
Even so, Xia Zekai is not afraid. He feels that if he works hard, Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. will definitely reach the level of Wal-Mart in a few years.
And he doesn't think that day is too far away.
The development of the Internet world has shortened the space and time gap between the two parties and accelerated this process.
Xia Zekai also took Dong Minglun to meet with Jack Ma.
After talking about Dong Minglun's identity, Jack Ma did not underestimate him.
In terms of personal assets, there is indeed a big gap between Dong Minglun and them, but the resources Dong Minglun holds far exceed Xia Zekai and Jack Ma at a certain level. This is a different concept.
Several people are giants in their respective industries.
When a new day came, Xia Zekai got up early.
He and Dong Minglun followed Jack Ma's team to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
After arriving here, Xia Zekai saw a scene that he would never forget.
There was a long queue in the lobby on the first floor of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, which was even more shocking than the long queue in the hospital.
Upon entering, everyone, regardless of gender, is wearing a suit or professional attire. They are holding a smartphone or tablet in their hands and constantly updating information.
At a glance, I can see wealth from these people queuing up. They are all investors who came to participate in the road show today.
When Dong Minglun saw this scene, he smiled and said to Xia Zekai, "Xia, I'm glad to have your help."
Otherwise, if he queues up like these people, it may not take long to enter the venue.
I don’t know if I have a chance to enter the venue.
Xia Zekai and the others took the special elevator directly to the 18th floor with Jack Ma, and continued their first road show today in the Starry Sky Conference Hall.
Zhang Yong left the team and went to understand the situation below.
According to the previous plan, the investment banking department or capital side would invite 500 to 600 people for this road show, but the number of people on site exceeded a thousand at a glance, far exceeding the plan by at least double.
Twenty minutes later, Zhang Yong came back. He walked to Ma Yun and told Ma Yun what he had just learned.
What people didn't expect is that the reason why so many people came today is closely related to the press conference held by Xia Zekai the day before yesterday.
Because Xia Zekai repeatedly explained the importance of Alibaba's platform in his introduction, it also made more investors re-recognize Alibaba, which in turn enhanced investors' confidence in it.
After Xia Zekai heard the news from Zhang Yong, his first reaction was: "I only took 0.3% of Lao Ma's shares, and I suffered a huge loss."
According to rough statistics, there are more than 1,500 people queuing down below. According to Zhang Yong, the queue turned 18 turns.
It would take an hour just to wait for the elevator.
Moreover, the Starlight Conference Hall can only accommodate 800 people. Any more will exceed the capacity limit, and many people will have to watch the broadcast in the conference hall next door.
While waiting, there were more and more people in the Starlight Conference Hall. Xia Zekai and his people sat down on one side, next to Cai Chongxin, Lu Zhaoxi and Zhang Yong.
Everyone was waiting nervously.
Not long after, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, ****, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse Capital and other capital parties came over.
In addition, Xia Zekai also saw a few strange figures. He did not recognize these people, but these people came over to say hello to him in a friendly way and even left their contact information.
Looking at the contact addresses on the business card, these people actually include people from the UK, Germany, and the Middle East.
After the people in the Starlight Conference Hall were almost here, Du Deheng, CEO of Credit Suisse Capital, personally introduced Jack Ma to the scene and recommended him to all the investors present.
Alibaba Group’s first road show for listing is about to begin.
