Chapter five hundred and seventeenth transfer market
Jiayi Radio did not wait for the 6:30 pm news slot. Instead, it reported on the events in Wellcome City during the 5 pm slot and also polished the matter.
The report of this incident is a huge blow to the reputation of Wellcome City. After reading this report, Xiangjiang citizens will be more biased towards Watsons and Hengyu City when shopping. After all, they do not want to be in their own country.
While shopping, I saw the listless and sad expressions of the sales staff.
In the conference room, Henry Keswick reported the situation in Wellcome City to the shareholders, and also put forward suggestions for increasing wages for Wellcome employees.
The shareholders here are not very satisfied with Wellcome's current situation. At this time, there is a salary increase, and the money is paid by the group headquarters. They are very unhappy.
One of the shareholders said: "Keswick and Wellcome are not profitable at all. Why should we increase their wages? We have no such obligation."
Henry Keswick felt a little angry when he saw that these people didn't care about Wellcome City at all. These people relied on Jardine's development and dividends over the years to live an upper-class life in Xiangjiang. Now the group is facing
External competition wants them to reap less profits, but they are unwilling to do so.
Keswick said: "You also know the situation at Watsons and Hengyu City. If we don't do this, our Huicome City will only go bankrupt. Once Wellcome collapses, how long can we Yihe last? And we Yihe
Once He falls, I'm afraid you won't be much better off, as the Li Group will not give up suppressing our British-owned enterprises."
These shareholders don't care about this issue. They have now understood that they can't beat the Li Group in Xiangjiang. They are now waiting for the right opportunity to cash out at a high position. Once there is any trouble in Xiangjiang, they will leave here immediately.
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One of the shareholders said: "Keswick, you still have naive illusions, hoping that you can turn the war with the Li Group into friendship in the retail market. This is simply impossible, and Hong Kong cannot accommodate three large markets.
Group. If this drags on, not only Wellcome will go bankrupt, but Jardine Matheson Group will also be dragged down."
Henry Keswick did not want to give in on this. He knew that once Wellcome fell, the Lee Consortium would continue to focus on other industries under its control, and would only be eaten up by the Lee Consortium one by one.
He must save Wellcome, and besides, he believes that Li Guangyu is also a capitalist, and he will not let the two municipal groups continue like this.
He only needs to persist for a few months. When Li Guangyu sees that Wellcome is not falling behind, he will naturally want to end this competition. After all, making money is what their businessmen should do. But these shareholders do not want to give them such
For a long time, he was quite dissatisfied.
Henry Keswick said: "This time I am just informing you shareholders that it is imperative to increase the wages of Wellcome City employees. As long as I am the chairman of Jardine Matheson Group, I will not let Wellcome City fall.
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Henry Keswick's insistence made these shareholders quite unhappy, but Henry Keswick had more than half of the voting rights, so even if they had opinions, it would be useless.
A shareholder said: "Keswick, if you do this, you will only bury the entire Jardine Group. Have you misunderstood the current situation? Even the Swire Group has chosen to retreat. Why do you have to take it with you?"
Jardine Matheson Group is in the front, and the ultimate goal of the Lee Group is HSBC and Standard Chartered. That is the most important thing. Why should we block the bullets for their two major banks."
Henry Keswick didn’t think so. If Jardine was not defeated, the Li Group would not let Jardine go. If the Li Group had not become the second largest shareholder of the Swire Group, it would probably be no better than him now.
Much better, besides, the Swire aircraft industry was wiped out by the Li Group.
Henry Keswick said: "The problem now is that the Li Group has been staring at our Jardine Matheson Group. If we don't want to fall, we have to fight to the end. We have the support of two major banks behind us, and the Xiangjiang government is absolutely
They don’t want to see our British-funded consortium be cleared out. I believe that at the critical moment, they will not leave us, Jardine He, alone.”
However, these shareholders do not believe that these parties will be willing to spend money to support the Jardine Group. Moreover, the future of Xiangjiang is unclear, and they are not willing to be buried with Jardine.
One shareholder said: "Keswick, I advise you not to have too much hope in the two major banks and the Hong Kong government. Once Jardine Group becomes a drag on them, they will abandon Jardine without hesitation."
The rise of Chinese-funded consortiums has become a foregone conclusion. At this time, it is more important for us to find ways to protect our assets. If this is not possible, we can even move the market. Why should we stick to the Xiangjiang market?"
As soon as the shareholder finished speaking, another shareholder said: "Keswick, the Li Group has deep roots in Xiangjiang and unlimited financial support. We simply don't have the strength to compete with them head-on. Why don't we slowly
Give up some industries in Hong Kong and invest these funds in Commonwealth regions such as Singapore, Australia and Canada. As long as we have funds in these places, we can also develop new businesses."
After Henry Keswick listened to the words of the two shareholders, he also fell silent. The chance of competing against the Li Group in Xiangjiang was too slim.
In the more than half a year since he came to Xiangjiang, Henry Keswick has not won a single battle with the Li Group. However, his allies have been constantly eaten by the other side, leaving Yihe alone.
Faced with the pressure from the Li Group.
The four major foreign banks that once dominated Xiangjiang have finally stepped down. Xiangjiang is no longer his Yihe world. For Xiangjiang, it will only enter the era of the Li Group.
Henry Keswick said: "Based on your suggestions, I will negotiate with the Jardine family. At the same time, we also need to examine the areas we want to enter. Now at Wellcome, we still have to maintain it and let the Li Family Group keep an eye on us.
Kang City will also help us move the market."
These shareholders were very happy to see that Henry Keswick did not reject their opinions and others. As long as Jardine was willing to go to Singapore, Australia and other places to increase investment, they would not worry about losing their stocks in the Xiangjiang market.
become worthless.
A shareholder said: "Keswick, in this case, we agree to increase the wages of Wellcome employees this time. We just hope that you can deal with the Wellcome matter as soon as possible. It will not do us any good to delay it like this. It is better to
The funds withdrawn from Wellcome will be invested in new markets."
After the meeting, Henry Keswick called the Jardine family and reported to his uncle what happened at the meeting.
The head of the Jardine family said: "Keswick, I have also heard some news about Xiangjiang. If it cannot be done, just move the market. We don't need to keep Jardine Group in Xiangjiang."
The Jardine family also has a lot of information about the Li Group. Now the Li Group has become more and more influential in the British mainland, not to mention the place where they started in Xiangjiang.
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