On the afternoon of the 17th, Li Xuelan came to Li Guangyu's office and reported to Li Guangyu on the issue of Watsons.

"Mr. Li Sheng, Mr. Li Ka-shing informed me that Zhang Shengjie, chairman of Watsons, has just submitted his resignation to him, and Mr. Li Ka-shing has agreed, let me preside over Watson's work for a few days, and he will find someone to take over the management of Watsons. Li Xuelan said.

Li Guangyu didn't expect that the battle with Jardine Matheson in the retail field had just begun, and this time the helmsman of Watsons chose to resign, if there was no Jardine Matheson troublemaker, he would not believe it.

Li Guangyu estimated that Li Ka-shing was very angry at this time, and he didn't know how Zhang Shengjie resigned and talked to Li Ka-shing, so that Li Ka-shing immediately let him go.

Li Guangyu said: "You go to Watson's side for a few days temporarily, and I will transfer Chen Linwen back to preside over the work here from Hengyu Supermarket Group." You go over now, you must immediately convene a meeting of Watson's management, stabilize them, and don't let Zhang Shengjie take away a large number of company managers. ”

After Li Xuelan said goodbye to Li Guangyu, she went to Hutchison Whampoa Group, and she knew that once Watsons had a large-scale resignation of management, it would be quite unfavorable to Watsons.

When Li Xuelan saw Li Ka-shing, she could still feel Li Ka-shing's anger.

Seeing Li Xuelan's arrival, Li Ka-shing calmed his mood and said to him: "Ms. Li, Zhang Shengjie is preparing to go to Wellcome as the chairman, so Watsons has been bothering you to manage these days, and I will also find a retail elite to come as soon as possible, and I hope you can take it for a few months." ”

If it weren't for the price war going on in several supermarkets this time, Li Ka-shing would not have asked Li Xuelan to come over to preside over Watsons' affairs.

At this time, it is related to the survival of Watsons, once they Watsons fall behind during this period, they will only become victims of the rivalry between Hengyu and Wellcome, Li Ka-shing does not want Watsons to fall at this time.

Li Xuelan said: "Chairman Li, we Li Sheng are also very concerned about the issue of Watsons, and I will be stationed at Watsons during this time to cooperate with you to stabilize the situation of Watsons." At the same time, we Li Sheng said that if Watsons has financial difficulties, we Tianyu Bank can provide loans for them, and we will not let Watsons fall in this battle. ”

Li Ka-shing listened to Li Xuelan's words, and his mood was a lot better, he knew that it was impossible to let Li Xuelan work here all the time, and he couldn't give her such a high position, as long as she presided over Watson's work in the past few months, he believed that the battle for several supermarkets should be over by then, and the successor would not have too much pressure at that time, he didn't believe that it would be their Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket Group that would fall this time.

Li Ka-shing said: "Ms. Li, thank you for your support to us, I have informed the middle and senior management of Watsons to hold a meeting at 5 p.m., and now the time is almost up. ”

Li Xuelan saw that Li Ka-shing had already made arrangements, so she went to the conference room with Li Ka-shing.

At the meeting, Li Ka-shing explained the resignation of Zhang Shengjie, and announced that Li Xuelan, the director of the group, temporarily served as the chairman of Watsons and presided over the affairs of Watsons.

These managers were shocked, but they didn't expect Zhang Shengjie to resign suddenly, there was no rumor at all, and what surprised them even more was that after Zhang Shengjie resigned, it would be Li Xuelan who would come to preside over Watson's work.

Li Xuelan said: "This time, Zhang Shengjie thought that he had a better choice, so he submitted his resignation to Chairman Li, and Chairman Li immediately approved it without any delay because of the consideration that Zhang Shengjie's future would not be delayed. I will work with you for Watsons in the next few months, and I hope you will cooperate with my work. ”

Although many of these managers want to know the reason for Zhang Shengjie's resignation, they will not ask Li Ka-shing and Li Xuelan questions at this time, they all responded to Li Xuelan's words one after another, and they all said that they would cooperate with Li Xuelan's work and lead Watsons well.

Li Ka-shing said: "Everyone is aware of the current situation in the retail industry in Hong Kong, and this time, we at Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket Group are working together to deal with Jardine Matheson's Wellcome, with the ultimate goal of squeezing Wellcome out of the retail market in Hong Kong. This period is relatively long, so you must be patient enough, and during this period, Mr. Li Guangyu and I will not care about Watsons' profits. So you don't have to have any burden, and your bonus will be paid out according to last year's standard. ”

These managers were very happy when they heard Li Ka-shing's last sentence. The only thing they are worried about these days is that once such preferential policies are implemented for a long time, then they can only get a basic salary, which makes them very uncomfortable.

Now with Li Ka-shing's promise, they don't have to worry too much about wages. They also know the current form, the Li consortium is determined to squeeze Wellcome out of the Xiangjiang market, such a discount can not end in a short time, these two are not the main ones who are short of money now, they don't care about the problem of profit, if Watsons does not follow, it will end up with the same fate as other small and medium-sized supermarkets in Xiangjiang.

Once Watsons goes out of business, it will not be easy for them to find such a job again, and the top management of Lee's Hengyu Supermarket Group and Wellcome are all available, where are there so many positions for them.

At the same time, these do not have much doubt about the victory of Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket this time, they believe that the strength of Li Guangyu and Li Ka-shing is enough to support the development of Watsons, once Wellcome is squeezed out, their good days will come.

Hengyu Supermarket Group and Watsons occupy the Xiangjiang market, and the relationship between the two will not engage in infighting. At that time, Watsons may follow the footsteps of Hengyu Supermarket Group to develop the external market, and at that time, he may have the opportunity to be responsible for a region alone.

At the meeting, Li Xuelan made some arrangements for Watson's affairs in the future, especially in the past two days, due to the fact that the discount has just been given, the sales volume is very large, so the logistics requirements for Watsons are also quite high.

After the meeting, Li Ka-shing said to Li Xuelan: "Ms. Li, the affairs here will be handed over to you, and I will find someone to learn from you for a period of time as soon as possible." You Li Sheng is also the second largest shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa, and I think he hopes that Watsons can develop well. ”

Li Ka-shing really doesn't know what to say about Li Guangyu, who is the second largest shareholder of Cheung Kong Group and the second largest shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa, he doesn't know who will be more than Li Guangyu in the end.

However, I am still quite happy that Li Guangyu does not interfere in the affairs of the group, and he is quite comfortable presiding over the work of the two groups, and when he has difficulties on his side, Li Guangyu, as the second largest shareholder, can always help. Unlike some groups, the first largest shareholder and the second largest shareholder will always compete for control within the group, which is quite detrimental to the development of the group.

Li Xuelan said: "Chairman Li, we have always believed that you can lead the development of the two groups, so we have always asked me and Ms. Zhao Qianyin to support your decision at the board meeting. ”

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