On the morning of the 18th, Jardine Matheson Group held a press conference on the addition of Zhang Shengjie, the purpose of which was to crack down on the momentum of Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket Group.

In the face of the joint sniping of Hengyu and Watsons, Henry Keswick was under a lot of pressure in his heart, and this time he had the idea that it would be better to create chaos for Watsons, and even if he couldn't, he would frustrate their momentum.

The news media felt unbelievable that Zhang Shengjie suddenly jumped to Wellcome, knowing that the shareholders of Hutchison Whampoa are Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu, and countless talents in Heungjiang want to work under their umbrella. And Zhang Shengjie actually went to the Jardine Group in the sunset.

These journalists' views of Jardine Matheson have changed from awe in the sixties and seventies to nonchalance. At that time, and even for a long time before, it was the era of the four major foreign companies, especially the Jardine Matheson Consortium, which was the first of the four major foreign companies, dominating the Hong Kong market.

And now with the rise of the Chinese family, these overlords have fallen from the peak one by one, Hutchison Whampoa was eaten by Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu, Wheelock was privatized by Li Guangyu, and Swire Pacific also made Li Guangyu the second largest shareholder.

Now only Jardine Matheson is still struggling to support, and they believe that in the face of the Li consortium's offensive again and again, Jardine Matheson will only retreat to Xiangjiang in the end.

They wanted to know what kind of idea Zhang Shengjie had, and instead of managing a promising company in the future, he chose to work at Jardine Wellcome.

They don't think that Wellcome can resist Li Guangyu's suppression this time, what is the reason that makes Zhang Shengjie believe that Wellcome can continue to develop.

At the press conference, when the reporter asked why Zhang Shengjie gave up his position at Watsons and chose to come to Wellcome to work.

"People go to high places, water flows to low places, and I am grateful to Hutchison Whampoa for providing me with such a platform over the years, so that I can learn rich retail management experience," said Cheung. Now that Jardine Matheson has provided me with a bigger platform, I think I have the right to make such a choice. ”

A reporter asked: "Zhang Sheng, we have noticed that you are not only the chairman of Wellcome Supermarket, but also the director of Jardine Matheson Holding Group, is this the reason why you went to Jardine Matheson?"

Although Zhang Shengjie understands that this is the reason why he is willing to come to Wellcome, he is not willing to say this, even if everyone knows it, he can't admit it to the outside world.

"For some reasons, I think I'll have a lot less constraints on Wellcome's side, and I can have more autonomy in management," Zhang said. ”

The reporters are still relatively well-informed, and they can still guess some of the reasons. Now the three supermarkets are fighting hard, and obviously Hengyu Supermarket and Watsons are fighting two against one because of Li Guangyu's factors, and it is said that Watsons will also obey the arrangement of Hengyu Supermarket Group this time.

A reporter from Oriental Daily asked: "Zhang Sheng, just yesterday afternoon, Ms. Li Xuelan officially took over Watsons, is the reason you said that you Watsons have to obey Ms. Li Xuelan's arrangement before you feel dissatisfied?"

"Everyone knows that Ms. Li Xuelan is a director of Hutchison Whampoa, and she naturally has the right to make arrangements for Watsons. I don't have any dissatisfaction with my job. As you all know, Mr. Lee Kong Yu is a shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa, and this time, because of Mr. Lee Kwong Yu's strategic problems, the Hong Kong retail market is being reshuffled. Zhang Shengjie said.

Reporters don't care what Li Guangyu's original intention is, they are very happy that Li Guangyu is doing this, and they can also reduce a lot of living costs.

A reporter from Xiangjiang Economic News asked: "Mr. Zhang, Xiangjiang's retail industry is now showing a three-way situation, and because of Mr. Li Guangyu's relationship, your Wellcome is under the suppression of the two families, do you have the confidence to lead Wellcome to become the final winner in this battle?" ”

Zhang Shengjie said confidently: "We are confident that we will persevere in this competition, and I know that many citizens in Xiangjiang are not optimistic about our Wellcome. What I want to tell you is that we at Wellcome will not be the first to fall in this fight. Wellcome has the support of HSBC and Standard Chartered, and we are not worried about the price war launched by the Lee consortium. ”

Journalists need this answer, the more forces in the end, the better, they never worry about big things, so they can write about it. And it is obvious that this time is not only a battle between several major retail supermarkets, but also a contest between the Lee consortium and the British-funded consortium, and they believe that there is no hope of ending this matter in the short term.

In this regard, they hope that the two major consortia will delay as long as possible, so that they can enjoy the benefits for a longer time. Once the battle is over, it will be difficult for them to enjoy such a discount in the future.

A reporter from Sing Tao Daily asked: "Zhang Sheng, we all know that Hengyu Supermarket Group is a wholly-owned enterprise of the Li Consortium, and the financial resources of the Li Consortium are enough to support their development, and do you mean that Watsons will be eliminated this time?"

Zhang Shengjie knows Watsons very well, although Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu control the group on the Hutchison Whampoa side, there are still many small shareholders in it, and if they are not profitable for a long time, those small shareholders must have opinions.

This is also a problem for Jardine Matheson's side, but he has received assurances from Henry Keswick, as well as the confidence brought by HSBC and Standard Chartered, and he is confident that Wellcome will be able to survive this crisis this time.

Zhang Shengjie was very envious of the high-level leaders of the Li consortium, but he couldn't join, which made him very disappointed and dissatisfied.

At that time, he was the chairman of Watsons, more qualified than Chen Linwen, but in order to maintain the stability of Watsons, the Li consortium did not invite him to the newly established Hengyu Supermarket Group, which made him very dissatisfied, especially Chen Linwen presided over the expansion of supermarkets in Japan, which made him very envious.

"We have been in Heung Hong Kong for decades, and we have the ability to meet the challenges of any retail company, and I just have full confidence in Wellcome," said Cheung. As for which supermarket will be the victim at that time, we will let time verify it, and you will see if your guesses are correct. ”

Reporters instinctively thought that Zhang Shengjie meant that Watsons would fall first in this confrontation, but these reporters did not think so, as long as the Lee consortium continued to support Watsons, then Watsons would not have any problems.

Many reporters waited for the time when Wellcome had problems, and then came to slap Zhang Shengjie's face, at this time he was full of pride, and I don't know what kind of expression he will have after Wellcome goes bankrupt.

After the press conference, Zhang Shengjie came to Henry Keswick's office again to discuss the future development of Wellcome.

Henry Keswick was happy that Zhang Shengjie brought him some news, among which Li Guangyu had no intention of hurting people, which made his heart relax a lot.

The financial resources of the Jardine Matheson Group are not abundant, if the Li consortium implements an unlimited price war, they will not be able to follow up at all, Li Guangyu dares to lose one billion Hong Kong dollars, let alone one billion, it is estimated that the loss of one hundred million will be unstable.

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