Through the wealth life

Chapter 469 Returning to Watsons

On the afternoon of the 17th, Li Xuelan came to Li Guangyu's office and reported to Li Guangyu on the issue of Watsons.

"Li Sheng, Mr. Li Ka-shing informed me that Zhang Shengjie, the chairman of Watsons, has just submitted his resignation to him. Mr. Li Ka-shing has agreed to let me take charge of the work of Watsons for a few days. He is looking for someone to take over the management of Watsons." Li Xuelan said .

Li Guangyu did not expect that the battle with Jardine in the retail field had just begun, and the helm of Watsons chose to resign this time. He would not believe it if there was no trouble from Jardine.

Li Guangyu guessed that Li Ka-shing was very angry at this time. He didn't know how Zhang Shengjie resigned and talked with Li Ka-shing, so that Li Ka-shing immediately let him go.

Li Guangyu said: "You go to Watsons for a few days temporarily, and I will transfer Chen Linwen back to Hengyu Supermarket Group to take charge of the work here. You go there now, and immediately hold a Watsons management meeting to stabilize them. Don't let Zhang Shengjie take away the company's managers in large numbers."

After Li Xuelan bid farewell to Li Guangyu, she went to the Hutchison Whampoa Group. She knew that if Watson's management resigned on a large scale, it would be quite detrimental to Watson's.

When Li Xuelan saw Li Ka-shing, she could still feel that Li Ka-shing's anger was still there.

Seeing Li Xuelan's arrival, Li Ka-shing calmed down his mood, and said to him: "Ms. Li, Zhang Shengjie is going to become the chairman of Wellcome, so Watsons will trouble you to manage it these days, and I will find a retailer as soon as possible." When the elites come, I hope you can lead them for a few months."

This time, if several supermarkets were not engaged in a price war, Li Ka-shing would not have let Li Xuelan come over to preside over Watson's affairs.

This time is related to the survival of Watsons. If Watsons falls behind during this period, they will only become victims of the struggle between Hengyu and Wellcome. Li Ka-shing does not want Watsons to fall at this time.

Li Xuelan said: "Chairman Li, we, Li Sheng, are also very concerned about the issue of Watsons. During this period of time, I will stay in Watsons and cooperate with you to stabilize the situation of Watsons. At the same time, we, Li Sheng, said that if Watsons has financial difficulties, our Tianyu Banks can provide them with loans, and Watsons must not be allowed to fall in this battle."

After hearing Li Xuelan's words, Li Ka-shing felt a lot better. He knew that it was impossible for Li Xuelan to work here all the time, and he couldn't give her such a high position. Months of work, he believes that the battle of several supermarkets should be over by then, and the successor will not be under too much pressure by then. He does not believe that Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket Group will fall this time.

Li Ka-shing said: "Ms. Li, thank Coslight for supporting us. I have already informed Watson's middle and senior management to hold a meeting at [-]:[-] p.m., and the time is almost here now."

Seeing that Li Ka-shing had already made arrangements, Li Xuelan went to the meeting room with Li Ka-shing.

At the meeting, Li Ka-shing explained the issue of Zhang Shengjie's resignation, and at the same time announced that the director of the group, Li Xuelan, would temporarily serve as the chairman of Watsons and preside over Watsons affairs.

These managers were shocked. They didn't expect Zhang Shengjie to resign suddenly. There was no rumor about it. What surprised them even more was that after Zhang Shengjie resigned, it was actually Li Xuelan who came to take charge of Watsons' work.

Li Xuelan said: "This time, Zhang Shengjie thought he had a better candidate, so he submitted his resignation letter to Chairman Li. Chairman Li considered not to delay Zhang Shengjie's future, so he immediately approved it without any delay. In the next few months, I will I will fight for Watsons together with you, and I hope you will cooperate with me in my work."

Although many of these managers wanted to know the reason for Zhang Shengjie's resignation, they would not ask Li Ka-shing and Li Xuelan any questions at this time. They all responded to Li Xuelan's words and expressed that they would cooperate with Li Xuelan's work and lead Watsons well.

Li Ka-shing said: "Everyone is aware of the current situation of Xiangjiang's retail industry. This time, Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket Group jointly deal with Jardine's Wellcome Supermarket. The ultimate goal is to squeeze Wellcome out of Xiangjiang's retail market. This period of time is relatively long. , so you must be patient enough, and Mr. Li Guangyu and I will not care about Watsons’ profits during this period. So you don’t need to have any burdens, and your bonuses will be distributed according to last year’s standards.”

These managers were very happy after hearing Li Ka-shing's last words.The only thing they worry about these days is that once such preferential policies are implemented for a long time, then they can only get basic wages, which makes them very uncomfortable.

Now with Li Ka-shing's promise, they don't have to worry too much about wage income.They, the management, also know the current situation. The Li’s consortium is determined to squeeze Wellcome out of the Xiangjiang market. This kind of preferential treatment cannot be ended in a short time. These two companies are not the ones who are short of money now, and they don’t care. Regarding the issue of profitability, if Watsons does not follow suit, it will end up in the same fate as other small and medium supermarkets in Xiangjiang.

Once Watsons goes bankrupt, it will not be easy for them to find such a job again. Li's Hengyu Supermarket Group and Wellcome have senior management staff, so there are so many positions for them.

At the same time, these people do not have much doubt about the victory of Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket this time. They believe that the strength of Li Guangyu and Li Ka-shing is enough to support the development of Watsons. coming.

Hengyu Supermarket Group and Watsons occupy the Xiangjiang market, and the relationship between the two companies will not cause infighting.At that time, Watsons may follow in the footsteps of Hengyu Supermarket Group to develop the external market. At that time, it may have the opportunity to be in charge of an area alone.

At the meeting, Li Xuelan made some arrangements for Watsons' affairs in the future, especially in the past two days due to the discount just now, the sales volume is very large, so the logistics requirements for Watsons are also quite high.

After the meeting, Li Ka-shing said to Li Xuelan: "Ms. Li, I will leave the affairs here to you. I will find someone to study with you as soon as possible. You, Li Sheng, are also the second largest shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa. I I think he hopes that Watsons can develop well."

Li Ka-shing really doesn't know what to say about Li Guangyu. This is the second largest shareholder of both Cheung Kong Group and Hutchison Whampoa. Compared with Li Guangyu, who knows better.

However, I am very happy that Li Guangyu does not intervene in the group's affairs. I am in charge of the work of the two major groups quite smoothly. When I have difficulties on my side, Li Guangyu, as the second largest shareholder, is always able to provide help.Unlike some groups, the largest shareholder and the second largest shareholder will always compete for control within the group, which is quite detrimental to the development of the group.

Li Xuelan said: "Chairman Li, we, Li Sheng, have always believed that you can lead the development of the two groups, so we have always asked Ms. Zhao Qianyin and I to support your decision on the board of directors. Watsons is getting better and better."

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(End of this chapter)