When I came to Pinzun International Center again, my identity was completely different.
This time, Chen Dongcheng walked into the company as the boss.
The girl at the front desk led Mr. Chen into the conference room very respectfully and looked at Chen Wenyuan curiously.
Chen Wenyuan has an unattractive appearance, is about 1.7 meters tall, has a very gentle smile, and seems to be a person with a good temper.
Carrefour China's executives came to the meeting one after another, including the top leaders of each region, sitting together.
The atmosphere was a bit dull until everyone arrived.
Chen Dongcheng nodded to Li Changqing, indicating that it was time to start.
Li Changqing stood up and said: "Everyone, let me announce the latest appointment of Director Chen.
Mr. Chen Wenyuan, the head of Wal-Mart's China hypermarket, will take over as president of Carrefour China.
From now on, all of you will report directly to President Chen Wenyuan."
Everyone looked at Chen Wenyuan with suspicion, flattery, and envy.
They were all peers and had heard of Chen Wenyuan, but they never expected that Chen Dongcheng would hand over such an important position to an outsider instead of promoting him from within.
Originally, several white executives were a little disappointed. They knew that Tang Jianian would definitely lose his position, and they thought they had a chance to be promoted.
Chen Wenyuan smiled very humbly and said to everyone in the conference room: "I am very scared, for fear of betraying Director Chen's trust in me. I hope that everyone can fully cooperate with me, and together we can reverse Carrefour's decline."
Everyone applauded in a respectful manner, and Chen Wenyuan nodded in response.
There are three things a new official should do when he takes office, and no one wants to cause trouble.
Tang Jianian didn't come to the meeting at all. He was probably already contacting his backers to seek a new position.
After the meeting, Carrefour China's group headquarters will move out of Pinzun International Center and into Century Tower.
Their lease with Pinzun International Center is about to expire.
There is a vacant office building in Century Building. Moving directly to that office will save you money on rent and facilitate business exchanges with other companies.
Chen Wenyuan secretly held a small-scale meeting.
In addition to him, the participating members were the vice presidents of several regions.
These people have a common label: they are all Chinese.
Chen Wenyuan deliberately avoided a meeting called by a few European guys. After many years of ups and downs in the workplace, they could naturally smell the smell inside.
This is the rhythm of the big cleanup above!
Chen Wenyuan said with a serious face: "I have read your information. You have both abilities and merits. It's just that due to Tang Jianian's suppression, you were not promoted. Now I can give you a chance to be promoted."
Everyone made eye contact and breathed a little quickly.
In the workplace, how many of you don’t want promotion and salary increase?
Take Chen Wenyuan, for example, before he was appointed president, his annual salary was less than two million.
Now the basic annual salary alone has reached tens of millions, which is enough to be the envy of countless industry peers.
If he performs well, Chen Dongcheng will also reward him with stock options.
The title of working emperor may not be a chance to give it a try.
Chen Wenyuan smiled and said: "I believe that you must have collected a lot of evidence of their corruption over the years."
"This evidence can be regarded as your vote. I will use reasons that cannot be rejected by Carrefour headquarters to remove them from the company."
These Europeans are the biggest source of Carrefour's decay and continued backwardness.
If you want to change the fate of Carrefour, you must completely get rid of these people.
As for Chen Dongcheng’s opinion?
Chen Wenyuan had already received the Shang Fang Sword awarded by Mr. Chen.
The action to clean up the Europeans was even more tacitly approved by Mr. Chen.
The atmosphere at the scene was a bit dull, and Chen Wenyuan took some time to drink water and look at these executives who looked a little confused.
The European guys at Carrefour have indeed gone too far, using their power for personal gain without any scruples.
They all have more or less leverage over their superiors.
If you report anonymously, they will definitely not hesitate.
But by openly reporting their boss in front of the new boss, they were afraid of leaving a bad impression on Chen Wenyuan.
"Then let me go first. I am the vice president of Central China, Shen Xiuzhu. I have some evidence about my boss, Luo Bo, using his power for personal gain to harm the interests of the group. I will send it to Mr. Chen later."
An elegant middle-aged man in his early forties raised his hand first and said.
Chen Wenyuan smiled and nodded: "I know you. Logically speaking, you should have been appointed as the president of Central China. It's a pity that Luo Bo parachuted in from the European headquarters and blocked your promotion path."
Shen Xiuzhu was a little surprised. He didn't expect Chen Wenyuan to be so clear about his investigation. He smiled bitterly and said: "These foreigners are too domineering and often take benefits from some dealers. Under Luo Bo's leadership, sales in Central China have been declining year after year. I am helpless."
Chen Wenyuan nodded, looked around the other executives, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Shen has already set an example, do you still need to hesitate?"
"Mr. Chen, I am the vice president of North China, Zhou Guofa. I will report my boss with my real name..."
With Shen Xiuzhu as a precedent, several senior executives raised their hands one after another.
Although they only mentioned some examples of corruption, they were shocking enough.
After so many years, these borers have almost sucked all the nutrients out of Carrefour Huaxia.
If it is not cleaned up, Carrefour China will surely perish.
"Okay, you can give me your evidence later. In the next half month, I hope you will be prepared to prevent any unrest in each region."
Chen Wenyuan's last words completely excited them.
It was just speculation before, but now Chen Wenyuan directly confronts them.
He's going to raise his butcher's knife and show his power over these Europeans!
…
July 25th.
Carrefour China suddenly held a press conference. The reporters who participated in the meeting were a little confused as to what kind of trouble Carrefour was trying to fix.
"Hey, where is Tang Jianian?"
"Yes, this kind of press conference is held at the group headquarters. Tang Jianian has been attending it before."
"I've heard some rumors that things have changed at Carrefour China!"
"Brother is well-informed, please tell us quickly."
"I heard that a fund institution persuaded Carrefour Group to sell its business in China. Tang Jianian should be transferred."
"Damn it, are you so awesome?"
“I’ve never heard of it before, isn’t it said that Yonghui wants to acquire it?”
"Yonghui wouldn't dare. Their model is different. It would be almost the same if RT-Mart acquired Carrefour."
…
The reporters were whispering to each other. Chen Wenyuan was wearing a black suit and brought Shen Xiuzhu, Zhou Guofa and the others to the stage.
This kind of lineup immediately made the reporters' eyes light up.
In previous Carrefour press conferences, the main characters were Europeans.
This is the first time that this kind of press conference is dominated by family members.
"Everyone, thank you very much for coming to the scene. We have prepared some small gifts. I hope you will be satisfied."
Chen Wenyuan said with a smile: "We officially announced the news that Donghua Fund, a well-known domestic fund institution, plans to acquire Carrefour China's business at a valuation of one billion US dollars. Carrefour Group will hold 20% of the shares and will continue to maintain the same relationship with Carrefour China in the future.
In-depth cooperation..."
The reporters were stunned by the news.
Donghua Fund!
That was the fund that Chen Dongcheng had just established. Was it such a big project from the start?
"Mr. Chen, why did Carrefour Group choose to sell its business in China?"
"Isn't Donghua Fund afraid that this project will fail?"
"We want to know the whereabouts of Carrefour Huaxia's other European executives!"
…
Reporters have a keen sense of smell and grasp all the key points. They are eager to learn more about the inside story of the transaction.
Chen Wenyuan has dealt with too many such scenes before and behaved calmly and calmly.
"As for Carrefour Group's sale of its China business, this is a decision made by their board of directors after careful consideration.
We believe that this is a great decision for both Carrefour Group and Carrefour's Chinese subsidiary."
“Donghua Fund is very optimistic about this project and has dedicated US$800 million to this project.
I believe that everyone here will not question Mr. Chen's vision.
Since he is optimistic about Carrefour's project, it means that Carrefour has the potential to turn losses into profits.
I think our Carrefour is very similar to Baicaowei, which was once acquired by Mr. Chen.
When it was acquired by Mr. Chen, it was in a state of loss and could not figure out the direction of profit.
But now Baicaowei has achieved profitability and has built five production bases across the country, so its development prospects are promising."
When Chen Wenyuan asked the last question, he said with an angry face: "After internal verification, we found that these executives sent by Carrefour headquarters generally embezzled huge amounts of money. We have handed over the evidence to the judicial authorities, and we believe that Carrefour Group will give us an explanation.
"
Having said that, Chen Wenyuan knew very well that this was an excuse to drive people away.
After the press conference ended, the media immediately announced the news.
Soon, the news of Carrefour Huaxia’s change of ownership became a hot search topic on major platforms.
Videos related to the sale of Carrefour's subsidiary and articles analyzing the transaction have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
"I support Mr. Chen. Carrefour should really take better care of it. The shopping experience is too bad."
"I was disappointed with Carrefour. I planned to never go to Carrefour in my life. I look forward to Carrefour's transformation under Mr. Chen's management."
"Carrefour is so lucky to meet a buyer like Mr. Chen. This life should not be cut off!"
Many people online are discussing the sale of Carrefour.
In the past two years, there has been a lot of news about online giants acquiring or investing in physical retail giants.
Tengxun, Ali, JD.com, and Su Ning are all in the retail field and have made plans one after another.
Chen Dongcheng's current skill was beyond their expectations, but it was also reasonable.
Chen Wenyuan was busy analyzing the thorny minority shareholder issues with Chen Dongcheng.
Without eliminating these small shareholders, Carrefour will not be able to accelerate its development wholeheartedly.
"Mr. Chen, the small shareholders of these more than 20 stores seem to have formed a group to sell them at a high price. I wonder what you are going to do?"
Although Chen Wenyuan has Shang Fang's sword, these small shareholders are not those executives who just clean up the company.
Chen Dongcheng didn't say anything, and Chen Wenyuan was afraid of stirring up some big trouble.