Through the wealth life

Chapter 470 Confident Zhang Shengjie
On the morning of the 18th, the Jardine Group held a press conference on the joining of Zhang Shengjie, with the purpose of undermining the momentum of Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket Group.

Facing the joint attack of Hengyu and Watsons, Henry Keswick was under great pressure. This time, he held the idea that it would be better to create chaos for Watsons, and even if he couldn't, he would dampen their momentum.

The news media felt inconceivable that Zhang Shengjie suddenly switched to Wellcome. You must know that the shareholders of Hutchison Whampoa are Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu, and countless talents in Heung Kong hope to work under their banner.But Zhang Shengjie actually went to the Jardine Group in the sunset.

The journalists' perception of Jardine has gone from awe in the sixties and seventies to indifference.At that time and even for a long time before that, it was the era of the four major foreign firms, especially the Jardine Consortium was the leader of the four major foreign firms, dominating the Xiangjiang market.

Today, these overlords have fallen from the peak one by one with the rise of the Chinese-owned families. Hutchison Whampoa was eaten by Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu, Wheelock was privatized by Li Guangyu, and Swire AG also made Li Guangyu a the second largest shareholder.

Now only Jardine is still struggling to support them. They believe that facing the repeated attacks of the Lee consortium, Jardine will only retreat to Xiangjiang in the end.

They wanted to know what Zhang Shengjie's thinking was, and instead of managing a company with a bright future, he chose to work in Jardine Wellcome Supermarket.

They didn't think that Wellcome would be able to withstand Li Guangyu's suppression this time. What kind of reason made Zhang Shengjie believe that Wellcome could continue to develop.

At the press conference, when the reporter asked him why Zhang Shengjie gave up his position at Watsons and chose to work at Wellcome.

Zhang Shengjie said: "People go to high places, but water flows to low places. I thank Hutchison Whampoa for providing me with such a platform over the years, so that I can learn a wealth of retail management experience. Now Jardine Group provides me with A bigger platform, I think I have the right to make such a choice."

A reporter asked: "Zhang Sheng, we have noticed that you are not only the chairman of Wellcome Supermarket this time, but also the director of Jardine Holdings Group. Is this why you went to Jardine?"

Although Zhang Shengjie understands that this is the reason why he is willing to come to Wellcome, but he is not willing to say that, even if everyone knows it well, he cannot admit it to the outside world.

Zhang Shengjie said: "For some reasons, I think that I will reduce a lot of constraints at Wellcome, and I can have greater autonomy in management."

The reporters are relatively well-informed, and they can still guess some of the reasons.Now the three supermarkets are fighting vigorously, and it is obvious that Hengyu Supermarket and Watsons are two against one because of Li Guangyu's factor. It is said that this time Watsons will also obey the arrangement of Hengyu Supermarket Group.

A reporter from Oriental Daily asked: "Sheng Zhang, just yesterday afternoon Ms. Li Xuelan officially took over Watsons. Did you say that the reason you said was that you were dissatisfied that Watsons had to obey Ms. Li Xuelan's arrangement before?"

"Everyone knows that Ms. Li Xuelan is a director of Hutchison Whampoa. Naturally, she has the right to make arrangements for Watsons. I have no dissatisfaction with this because of her job position. You all know that Mr. Li Guangyu is a shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa. This time Because of Mr. Li Guangyu's strategic issues, the Xiangjiang retail market is being reshuffled." Zhang Shengjie said.

The reporters didn't care what Li Guangyu's original intention was, they were very happy that Li Guangyu did this, and they could reduce a lot of living costs.

A reporter from Xiangjiang Economic News asked: "Sheng Zhang, Xiangjiang's retail industry is now in a situation where the three powers are competing for hegemony, and because of Mr. Li Guangyu's relationship, your Wellcome is under pressure from the two. Do you have the confidence to do so this time? Lead Wellcome to the final victor in the battle."

Zhang Shengjie said confidently: "We, Wellcome, have the confidence to persevere in this competition. I know that many citizens in Xiangjiang are not optimistic about our Wellcome. What I want to tell you is that our Wellcome will never be the winner in this battle. The first one to fall. Wellcome has the support of HSBC and Standard Chartered, and we are not worried about the price war launched by the Li consortium."

Journalists need such an answer. The more influences they have, the better. They never worry about big things, so they can write a lot about it.And conspicuously, this time is not just a battle between several major retail supermarkets, it is another contest between the Lee consortium and the British consortium. They believe that there is no hope of ending this matter in a short time.

In this regard, they hope that the two major consortiums will delay as long as possible, so that they can enjoy longer benefits.Once the battle is over, it will be difficult for them to enjoy such discounts in the future.

A reporter from Sing Tao Daily asked: "Mr. Zhang, we all know that Hengyu Supermarket Group is a wholly-owned enterprise of the Lee consortium, and the financial resources of the Li consortium are sufficient to support their development. But you mean that Watsons will be eliminated this time?" ?"

Zhang Shengjie knew Watsons very well. Although Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu controlled the group at Hutchison Whampoa, there were still many small shareholders in it. If it was not profitable for a long time, those small shareholders would definitely have opinions.

And this is also a problem for Jardine Matheson, but he has already received the guarantee from Henry Keswick, as well as the confidence brought by HSBC and Standard Chartered. He is confident that Wellcome will be able to survive this crisis safely this time.

Zhang Shengjie was very envious of the senior executives of the Li's consortium, but he couldn't join, which made him very disappointed and dissatisfied.

At that time, as the chairman of Watsons, he was more qualified than Chen Linwen. However, in order to maintain the stability of Watsons, the Lee consortium did not invite him to go to the newly established Hengyu Supermarket Group, which made him very dissatisfied, especially Chen Linwen was in charge of the Japanese supermarket. The expansion of affairs made him very envious.

Zhang Shengjie said: "We, Wellcome, have decades of history in Xiangjiang. I think we have enough ability to meet the challenges of any retail company. I just have full confidence in our Wellcome. As for which supermarket will be the victim at that time, We will allow time to verify, and you can also see if your guess is correct."

The reporters instinctively thought that what Zhang Shengjie meant was that Watsons would be the first to fall in this battle, but these reporters didn't think so. As long as the Lee Consortium continued to support Watsons, then Watsons would have no problems.

Many reporters waited to slap Zhang Shengjie in the face when there was a problem with Wellcome. At this time, they were full of pride. I don't know what kind of expression he will have after Wellcome goes bankrupt.

After finishing the press conference, Zhang Shengjie came to Henry Keswick's office again to discuss the future development of Wellcome with Henry Keswick.

What pleased Henry Keswick was the news that Zhang Shengjie brought him, in which Li Guangyu had no intention of hurting others, which made him feel relieved a lot.

The financial resources of the Jardine Group are not abundant. If the Li consortium conducts an unlimited price war, they will not be able to follow up. Li Guangyu dares to lose one billion Hong Kong dollars. Unsteady.

(End of this chapter)