Li Chaoren, who is located in Cheung Kong, is very hurt. Shen Bi was very supportive of him in the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa. If given the opportunity, HSBC is willing to help him acquire Hutchison Whampoa.
On the third day that Li Jianhui took over Wheelock, Shen Bi made it clear that HSBC would not be able to sell Hutchison Whampoa shares in a short time. If he was willing, HSBC was willing to assist him in acquiring Wheelock.
Although Li Chaoren hopes to acquire a comprehensive group to expand his own strength, it is impossible for him to jump out and compete with Li Jianhui at this time.
Firstly, its own strength is not the top among the Chinese capital in Xiangjiang. On the other hand, the Chinese capital in Xiangjiang is quite united now, especially when facing the issue of British capital in Xiangjiang.
He didn't want to ruin his reputation for Wheelock, who was not absolutely sure, nor did he want to stand on the opposite side of most Chinese-owned families in Hong Kong.
If it weren't for these concerns, Li Chaoren would have really wanted to have an arm-wrestle with Li Jianhui over Wheelock.
Wharf went bankrupt halfway through the implementation of his plan because of Li Jianhui, Cheng Yaojin.
Hutchison Whampoa also has no chance of acquiring the company because of Li Jianhui.
Wheelock, which he regarded as a target, was directly obtained by Li Jianhui, so that it became very slim for him to acquire a comprehensive group.
To say that he is not dissatisfied with Li Jianhui in his heart would be an absolute lie. It is only because of the current situation that he chose to continue to endure it.
Li Jianhui did not know that Shen Bi and others were secretly contacting him to drive him out of Wheelock, nor did he know that Zhang Yuliang and Li Chaoren almost became his opponents.
In the past few days, he took Chen Yulian to visit the major industries of Wheelock Group, held many subsidiary meetings, and got a preliminary understanding of Wheelock's current development situation.
At Wheelock Shipping Company, Li Jianhui, who knew that the world's shipping winter was coming, specifically made a request to the company. Starting this year, Wheelock Shipping Company will temporarily stop ordering new ships.
And starting from this year, we will gradually reduce the size of the ships, aiming to reduce the number of the company's fleet to 30 ships in three years.
As soon as Li Jianhui took over Wheelock, he reduced the scale of the shipping company, which made the management of the shipping company quite dissatisfied.
As soon as Li Jianhui finished speaking, Walker Horford, general manager of Wheelock Shipping Company, immediately said: "Sheng Li, the current situation in the shipping industry is very good. Both Orient Overseas and Huaguang Shipping are ordering a large number of ships.
Although our strength at Wheelock Shipping cannot be compared with these companies, it is still mid-range in Hong Kong. This is the time to catch up with the giants.
According to your request, we don't want to say that we are in line with OOCL, but we are afraid that the shipping companies such as Jardine Matheson, Swire, Hutchison Whampoa and others will be able to crush us.
It is not easy for Wheelock Shipping to develop along the way, and I hope you will consider it carefully."
Since Li Jianhui established Huihong Game Company, no one has objected to his proposed development plan, whether it is Xinjian Investment, Huihong Electronics, Lanfeng Investment, or Jiayi Group.
This was the first time today, which made him feel quite unhappy and felt that his authority had been challenged.
Li Jianhui, who has memories of his past life, is actually quite conceited in his heart, especially when he knows the future development and makes a prescient development plan in advance. If someone objects, he will only think that this person is short-sighted, has limited ability, and cannot be put to great use.
Because Walker Horford is British, this makes his impression on Li Jianhui even worse.
"You only see the current prosperity, but you don't know the reason why prosperity and decline come.
You only see Oriental Overseas Shipping and Huaguang Shipping, why don't you see Global Shipping and IMC Shipping.
Do you think that the Charter King and Cao Wenjin are short-sighted people who are willing to give up the great shipping industry and start abandoning the sea to land?"
All the senior officials present lowered their heads. Although they thought they were pretty capable, compared with the Charter King and Cao Wenjin, they were not yet qualified.
However, they were very unwilling to follow Li Jianhui's arrangement. Once implemented in this way, Wheelock Shipping's scale would become smaller and smaller, and the company would also face layoffs.
They are also likely to be abandoned because of this. After all, the ever-shrinking Wheelock Shipping Company does not need so many high-level management.
Facing the silent venue, Li Jianhui said forcefully: "The plan to stop purchasing new ships and gradually phase out old ships must be implemented. I am not negotiating with you. This is the group's arrangement for the shipping company.
If you are unwilling to implement it, you can submit your resignation report to me, and I will find someone who can implement the group's arrangements to take charge of the management of the shipping company."
Those present were not even senior executives of the Wheelock Group. Facing the determined Li Jianhui, they had no choice but to accept the arrangement for this job.
Even though Walker Horford was a veteran of the shipping company, he did not dare to speak out against it at this time. He knew very well that as long as he dared to take the lead, Li Jianhui would definitely use the opportunity to remove him from his position and arrange for a close associate to serve as the company's general manager.
Ever since John Madden left the Wheelock Group, people like Walker Horford knew that their future prospects were worrying and that without strong abilities, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in the Wheelock Group.
Seeing that these managers did not object again, Li Jianhui felt a lot more comfortable. If someone dared to take the lead today, he would not mind killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.
He spoke out: "You don't have to worry about your work. Although the shipping company will lay off some employees in the future, I will not ignore these people.
Those who are willing to continue working in shipping in the future will go to Haojiang Tourism and Entertainment Company, and those who are tired of working at sea can also join other subsidiaries of the group, or even work in other companies under my umbrella."
Hearing what Li Jianhui said, these senior executives felt much better. They did not need to worry about losing their jobs one day.
Some ambitious people are full of motivation, especially the Chinese management here. Because John Madden previously controlled the group, it was very difficult for them to climb up, and important positions were basically occupied by British people.
Now that Li Jianhui is in charge of the group, I believe that Li Jianhui will not let this situation exist for a long time. As time goes by, the management of Wheelock Group will definitely be shaken up, and a group of British people will be transferred from their current positions.
The difficulties that limited them before no longer exist. As long as they show their abilities, it will be possible to sit in a higher position.
Except for the shipping company, Wheelock Real Estate and Lane Crawford Retail Li Jianhui have not adjusted their development for the time being.
Although Li Jianhui still has no absolute control over Wheelock Group, he is still prepared to keep a low profile. If it weren't for the fact that the world's shipping winter is coming, he does not want Wheelock Group to suffer too much losses in the future, and he will not require the shipping company to implement his policy with a tough attitude.