On the morning of the 18th, Jardine Group held a press conference on Zhang Shengjie's joining. The purpose was to undermine the momentum of Watsons and Hengyu City Group.
Facing the joint sniper attack by Hengyu and the Watsons, Henry Keswick felt very stressed. This time, he had the idea that it would be better if he could create chaos for the Watsons, and even if he couldn't, he would still want to dampen their momentum.
Various news media found it incredible that Zhang Shengjie suddenly jumped to Wellcome. You must know that the shareholders of Hutchison Whampoa are Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu. Countless talents in Hong Kong hope to work under their banner. However, Zhang Shengjie would actually go to the Jardine Matheson Group, which is in the sunset.
These journalists' views on Jardine Matheson have changed from awe in the 1960s and 1970s to indifference. That period and even a long time before that were the era of the four major foreign banks, especially the Jardine Matheson Group, which dominated the four major foreign banks.
Xiangjiang Market.
Nowadays, with the rise of Chinese-owned families, these overlords have fallen from their peak one by one. Hutchison Whampoa was eaten by Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu, Wheelock was privatized by Li Guangyu, and Swire Holdings also made Li Guangyu become
became the second largest shareholder.
Now only Yihe is still struggling to support itself. They believe that in the face of repeated attacks by the Li Group, Yihe will eventually be defeated and retreat from Xiangjiang.
They wanted to know what Zhang Shengjie's thinking was, leaving the company with a promising future without managing it and choosing to work in Jardine and Wellcome City.
They don't think Wellcome can withstand Li Guangyu's pressure this time. What is the reason that makes Zhang Shengjie believe that Wellcome can continue to develop.
At the press conference, a reporter asked him why Zhang Shengjie gave up his position at Watsons and chose to work at Wellcome.
Zhang Shengjie said: "People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. I am grateful to Hutchison Whampoa for providing me with such a platform over the years, allowing me to learn rich retail management experience. Now Jardine Group provides me with
I have a larger platform, and I think I have the right to make such a choice."
A reporter asked: "Zhang Sheng, we noticed that this time you are not only serving as the chairman of Wellcome City, but also serving as a director of Jardine Holdings Group. Is this the reason why you went to Jardine?"
Although Zhang Shengjie understood that it was for this reason that he was willing to come to Wellcome, he was unwilling to say so. Even if everyone knew it, he could not admit it to the outside world.
Zhang Shengjie said: "For some reasons, I think I will be less constrained by Wellcome, and I will have greater autonomy in management."
The reporters are relatively well-informed, and they can still guess some of the reasons. Now the three cities are fighting hard, and apparently Hengyu City and Watsons are fighting two against one because of Li Guangyu. It is said that Watsons is also going to fight this time.
Follow the arrangements from Hengyu City Group.
A reporter from Oriental Daily asked: "Sheng Zhang, just yesterday afternoon Ms. Li Xuelan officially took over Watsons. Is the reason you mentioned that you were dissatisfied that Watsons had to obey Ms. Li Xuelan's arrangements before?"
"Everyone knows that Ms. Li Xuelan is a director of Hutchison Whampoa. She naturally has the right to make arrangements for Watsons. Due to her job position, I have no dissatisfaction with this. You all know that Mr. Li Guangyu is a shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa. This time
Because of Mr. Li Guangyu's strategic issues, the retail market in Xiangjiang is being reshuffled," Zhang Shengjie said.
Reporters don't care what Li Guangyu's original intention is, they are very happy that Li Guangyu did this, and they can also reduce a lot of living costs.
A reporter from the Xiangjiang Economic News asked: "Sheng Zhang, the retail industry in Xiangjiang is currently facing a three-power struggle for hegemony, and because of Mr. Li Guangyu, Wellcome is under pressure from the two companies. Are you confident that you can succeed this time?"
Lead Huikang to become the final winner in the battle."
Zhang Shengjie said confidently: "We at Wellcome are confident that we can persevere in this competition. I know that many citizens in Xiangjiang are not optimistic about our Wellcome. What I want to tell everyone is that our Wellcome will definitely not be the best in this battle."
The company that fell first. We at Wellcome have the support of HSBC and Standard Chartered and are not worried about the price war initiated by the Lee Group."
Reporters need this kind of answer. The more forces involved, the better. They never worry about big things, so they can make a big deal about it. And obviously this time is not just a battle between several major retail markets.
It is another battle between the Li Group and the British Group. They believe that there is no hope of ending this matter in the short term.
In this regard, they hope that the two major consortiums will delay as long as possible, so that they can enjoy the benefits for a longer period of time. Once the competition comes to an end, it will be difficult for them to enjoy such benefits in the future.
A reporter from Sing Tao Daily asked: "Sheng Zhang, we all know that Hengyu City Group is a sole proprietorship of the Li Group, and the Li Group's financial resources are sufficient to support their development. And you mean to think that Watsons will be eliminated this time?"
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Zhang Shengjie knows Watsons very well. Although Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu control the group at Hutchison Whampoa, there are still many small shareholders in it. If it is not profitable for a long time, those small shareholders will definitely have opinions.
This is also a problem that Jardine will face, but he has received assurances from Henry Keswick and 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 management of the Li Group, but he was unable to join, which made him feel 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 Li Group did not invite him to the newly established Hengyu City Group. This made him very dissatisfied, especially when Chen Linwen presided over the Japanese market.
The expansion of business made him very envious.
Zhang Shengjie said: "We at Wellcome have decades of history in Hong Kong. I have enough ability to cope with the challenges of any retail company. I am just confident in our Wellcome. As for which market will become the victim at that time,
We will let time verify it, and you can see if your guess is correct."
The reporters instinctively thought that what Zhang Shengjie meant was that the Watsons would be the first to fall in this battle. However, these reporters did not think so. As long as the Li Group continued to support the Watsons, there would be no problems for the Watsons.
Many reporters are waiting to slap Zhang Shengjie in the face again when problems arise in Wellcome. They are so full of pride at this time. I wonder what his expression will be like after Wellcome collapses.
After Zhang Shengjie concluded the press conference, he came to Henry Keswick's office again to discuss Wellcome's future development with Henry Keswick.
Henry Keswick was happy that Zhang Shengjie brought him some news. Among them, Li Guangyu had no intention of hurting others, which made him relieved a lot.
The financial resources of the Jardine Group are not abundant. If the Li Group engages in an unrestricted price war, they will not be able to follow up. Li Guangyu dares to lose one billion Hong Kong dollars, let alone one billion. It is estimated that he will lose one hundred million Hong Kong dollars.