On the afternoon of the 17th, Li Xuelan came to Li Guangyu's office to report to Li Guangyu on the Watsons issue.
Li Sheng, Mr. Li Ka-shing informed me that Zhang Shengjie, chairman of Watsons, had just submitted his resignation to him. Mr. Li Ka-shing had agreed to let me take charge of Watsons for a few days while he found someone to take over the management of Watsons. Li Xuelan said.
Li Guangyu did not expect that the battle between Yihe and Yihe in the retail field had just begun. This time the head of Watsons chose to resign. He would not believe it if there was no trouble from Yihe.
Li Guangyu estimated that Li Ka-shing was very angry at this time. He didn't know how he talked to Li Ka-shing about Zhang Shengjie's resignation, so that Li Ka-shing immediately asked him to leave.
Li Guangyu said: You go to Watsons for a few days temporarily. I will transfer Chen Linwen back to Hengyu Supermarket Group to take charge of the work here. You go there now and convene a Watsons management meeting immediately to stabilize them. Don't
Ask Zhang Shengjie to take away the company's management personnel in large numbers.
After Li Xuelan said goodbye to Li Guangyu, she went to Hutchison Whampoa Group. She knew that it would be quite detrimental to Watsons if there was a large-scale resignation of management.
When Li Xuelan met Li Ka-shing, she could still feel that Li Ka-shing's anger had not subsided.
Seeing Li Xuelan's arrival, Li Ka-shing calmed down and said to her: Ms. Li, Zhang Shengjie is going to Wellcome to serve as chairman, so Watsons will bother you to manage these days. I will also find a retail elite here as soon as possible.
Come here, I hope you can take me with you for a few months.
If it weren't for the price war going on among several supermarkets this time, Li Ka-shing wouldn't have asked Li Xuelan to come over and take charge of Watsons' affairs.
This time is related to the survival of the Watsons. Once the Watsons fall behind during this period, they will only become victims of the competition between Hengyu and Wellcome. Li Ka-shing does not want the Watsons to fall at this time.
Li Xuelan said: Chairman Li, our Mr. Li is also very concerned about Watsons' problems. During this period, I will be stationed at Watsons to cooperate with you to stabilize the situation of Watsons. At the same time, our Mr. Li said that if Watsons has financial difficulties, our Tianyu Bank
We can provide them with loans, and we must not let the Watsons fall in this battle.
Li Ka-shing felt a lot better after hearing what Li Xuelan said. He knew that it was impossible for Li Xuelan to work here all the time. He couldn't give her such a high position. As long as she was in charge of the Watsons...
After months of work, he believed that the battle between several supermarkets would be over by then, and the successors would not be under too much pressure. He did not believe that it would be Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket Group that fell this time.
Li Ka-shing said: Ms. Li, thank you Coslight for supporting us. I have notified Watsons' middle and senior management to hold a meeting at 5 p.m., and it is almost time now.
Seeing that Li Ka-shing had made arrangements, Li Xuelan went to the conference room with Li Ka-shing.
At the meeting, Li Ka-shing explained the issue of Zhang Shengjie's resignation and announced that group director Li Xuelan would temporarily serve as Watson's chairman and preside over Watson's affairs.
These managers were shocked. They did not expect Zhang Shengjie to resign suddenly without any news. What surprised them even more was that after Zhang Shengjie resigned, Li Xuelan actually came to take charge of Watsons' work.
Li Xuelan said: This time Zhang Shengjie thought he had a better choice, so he submitted his resignation to Chairman Li. Chairman Li considered not to delay Zhang Shengjie's future, so he immediately approved it without any delay. I will
I will fight for Watsons together with everyone, and I hope everyone will cooperate with my work.
Although many of these managers want to know the reason for Zhang Shengjie's resignation, they will not ask questions to Li Ka-shing and Li Xuelan at this time. They all responded to Li Xuelan's words and said 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 the retail industry in Xiangjiang. This time, Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket Group are jointly dealing with Jardine's Wellcome Supermarket. The ultimate goal is to squeeze Wellcome out of the retail market in Xiangjiang. This period of time is relatively long.
So you must be patient enough. During this period, neither Mr. Li Guangyu nor I will care about Watsons' profits. So you don't need to bear any burden. At the same time, your bonuses will be distributed according to last year's standards.
These managers were very happy after hearing Li Ka-shing's last words. Their only worry these days is that once such preferential policies are implemented for a long time, they will only be able to receive basic wages, which makes them very uncomfortable.
Now with Li Ka-shing's commitment, they don't have to worry too much about the salary issue. They, the management, also know the current situation. The Li Group is determined to squeeze Wellcome out of the Xiangjiang market. Such discounts will be available in the short term.
It can't be ended. Neither of these two companies are short of money now. They don't care about profitability. If Watsons doesn't follow suit, it will end up like other small and medium-sized supermarkets in Hong Kong.
Once Watsons goes bankrupt, it will not be easy for them to find such a job again. Li's Hengyu Supermarket Group and Wellcome already have senior management personnel, so how can there be 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. Once Wellcome is squeezed out, their good life will be
Coming.
Hengyu Supermarket Group and Watsons occupy the Xiangjiang market. Due to the relationship between the two companies, there will be no internal fighting. Watsons may follow the footsteps of Hengyu Supermarket Group to explore external markets. At that time, it may still have its own
Chance is responsible for an area alone.
Li Xuelan made some arrangements for Watsons' future affairs at the meeting. Especially in the past two days, due to the discount just given, the sales volume was very large, so the logistics requirements for Watsons were 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 for a period of time as soon as possible. You Li Sheng is also the second largest shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa. I think
He hopes that Watsons can develop well.
Li Ka-shing really doesn't know what to say to Li Guangyu. He is the second largest shareholder of both Cheung Kong Group and Hutchison Whampoa. He doesn't even know how much he owns in Hutchison Whampoa in the final analysis.
Compared with Li Guangyu, who is better?
However, I am quite happy that Li Guangyu does not interfere in the group affairs. He is quite happy with the work of presiding over the two major groups. When he has difficulties, Li Guangyu, as the second largest shareholder, can always provide help.
Like 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. The same is true this time. We Li Sheng also hope that Watsons