After chatting with Richard for an hour, Chen Zhiwen had a comprehensive understanding of the vice president of Hutchison. First of all, there was absolutely no problem with his ability. A company like Hutchison is not a family business. Those who can climb to the top are all qualified. If you have a certain ability, even if you rely on flattery, it is still a skill.
In terms of business style, Richard is also very similar to Chen Zhiwen in many aspects. The simplest point is that he supports Hutchison to focus on developing a few key industries. Even if others can make money, they should benefit from investment instead of He does everything himself, which is completely opposite to the current Qi Dezun.
When it comes to the differences between China and foreign countries, Richard tends to want to protect the interests of British employees, but this is normal. When working in a foreign country, he is indifferent if he can help his own people by the way. Chen Zhiwen looks down on such people.
Taken together, Richard is currently the best candidate for Hutchison.
When it was about to end, Richard hesitated for a moment and said: "Sheng Chen, there is one more thing that I think you should know in advance. A week ago, all of us knew that a consortium was acquiring Hutchison's shares, and It is very likely that many have been acquired. At that time, Qi Dezun had no financial resources to stop the new major shareholder, so he signed a joint advance and retreat agreement with Hutchison's senior managers. If the new owner attacked the management, then they would Let’s all resign together.”
"It's interesting. This trick is theoretically possible, but how can people be united? Qi Dezun thinks too highly of people." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and smiled.
Theoretically speaking, this move is indeed cruel enough. If Hutchison's management can really advance and retreat together, then let alone Hutchison is still in debt crisis. Even in normal times, the acquirer can't do anything about it. It can't really be done. All of them will drive people away, right? Even for companies with the same business, the new management will not be able to completely take over Hutchison's business in the short term.
But this is just a theory. Theoretically speaking, there are hundreds of African bison in a group, and an adult bison normally weighs half a ton. Not to mention uniting with the outside world, as long as a few adult bison stand up, a lion group can be easily wiped out. Put down, but the reality is that once a lion weighing more than 100 kilograms attacks, hundreds of bison will all run away. When the lions catch the weakest one and attack it, the other large bison will just watch from the side. Maybe He will still eat weeds with peace of mind. As long as he doesn't die today, he will be fine.
Not to mention human beings. Within this kind of company, the so-called mutual advancement and retreat agreement can be easily resolved, unless the new owner is really preparing for large-scale layoffs, which affects the interests of everyone. But as long as the frog is boiled in warm water, one person will be processed a day. , and then they all became lambs to be slaughtered.
Chen Zhiwen is obviously not planning to do large-scale layoffs. At the very least, he must first understand who is capable. Those who are capable, even if they have no value now, can stay and prepare for the future, and those who are dawdling will naturally be eliminated.
"Although they are unlikely to unite together, there are many small groups within Hutchison. If these people do not cooperate, they may cause some trouble." Richard said.
"Then fire them directly. As long as they cooperate well, they can stay. If they don't cooperate, they can leave or be transferred to peripheral departments." Chen Zhiwen said: "I will go to Hutchison in two days. Before that , you can find the people you think are more important and convince them, and the rest is up to them."
"Okay." Richard nodded and said.
"This is my business card. If you have any progress or news, you can contact me directly." Chen Zhiwen took out one of his business cards from his arms and said: "Taking over Hutchison is very important to me. Please try your best to prepare for everything." OK, don’t let anything go wrong.”
"No problem, I will do my best." Richard nodded and said, "Qi Dezun is still counting on you to take the initiative to negotiate and let him continue to manage the company. He is completely unaware of the problem."
After a while, Richard said goodbye and left.
Chen Zhiwen said to Li Haonan: "Assign your people at Hutchison to keep an eye on Qi Dezun and Richard. Although I think Richard will be fine, it's better to be on guard."
"No problem." Li Haonan promised. In the past six months, Li Haonan has contacted many middle-level managers at Hutchison, both Chinese and British, through headhunting companies. He offered high salaries to induce them to serve him and provide Hutchison internal information, but absolutely They are all within the law, because Li Haonan does not want any confidential information of Hutchison Company. Instead, he observes Hutchison's internal personnel structure to understand which senior executives are important and which are not. He is also investigating Hutchison's business situation.
Of course, in order to avoid legal risks, Li Haonan never came forward on his own.
Within half a year, more than 30 people from Hutchison were working for Li Haonan. The highest-level person he found was the direct assistant of a vice president of Hutchison, and he also obtained a lot of information about Hutchison's senior executives.
While checking information, naturally you can also keep an eye on people.
"Then just wait." Chen Zhiwen said through the glass, looking at the Victoria Harbor in the distance.
The day after Galaxy acquired Hutchison, no newspaper in Hong Kong failed to mention this matter.
The first day it was the letter that stole the show, naturally, and the second day it was all glory.
"Hutchison International, one of the four major British-owned foreign companies, is about to welcome new Chinese shareholders."
"Chinese capital acquired Hutchison Group, and Chen Zhiwen became the first Chinese to acquire a British bank in the history of Hong Kong."
"Shocked, Hutchison Group was acquired by a mysterious person, and it turned out to be him."
"This is the first time since the opening of Hong Kong that Chinese capital has acquired a British-owned foreign bank!"
"Nonsense, British-owned foreign companies are actually acquired by Chinese companies? This is a shame for the British Empire."
"Chen Zhiwen completely ended the era of the four major foreign banks notifying Hong Kong."
A series of different headlines all hail the excitement of Chinese capital officially acquiring British capital. For many ordinary Hong Kong citizens, it is like the cross-border merger in which Mainland Geely acquired 9.69% of Daimler in later generations, which was changed to 49.69%.
This is an acquisition that makes many Chinese very excited. Although Chinese capital in Hong Kong also has big tycoons, such as Pao Yugang, Zhao Congyan and other shipping kings, these are overseas capital and have little relationship with Hong Kong. For countless years, Hong Kong has Several large foreign companies control the people's clothing, food, housing and transportation. The only thing that changes is that a few large foreign companies will occasionally replace them.
However, there are also media who are very unfavorable about this acquisition. They claim that it was a sneak attack by Chinese capital while a British-owned foreign bank was experiencing a major debt crisis. It is not a real defeat. Moreover, Hutchison's huge liabilities will need to be dealt with in the future. question.
Some minor voices cannot influence the mainstream. After being unable to interview Chen Zhiwen and his family, countless media began to investigate the history of his fortune and the composition of his entire business empire.
"What do you mean, Red Bull's valuation can reach HK$2 billion?" In the Ta Kung Pao newspaper office, Editor Shen said incredulously while listening to the reports from his reporters.
"Yes, other reporters are checking how many properties Chen Zhiwen owns and how many shares he has in other companies. I went to check Chen Zhiwen's beverage company. This company has an average of 15 containers delivered to the terminal every day. According to my estimate Calculating, there are at least 600,000-800,000 bottles of drinks in it. I asked my friends in the United States. The price of Red Bull in the US terminal is quite different, which is 2.5 Hong Kong dollars. Even after deducting the transportation cost and terminal cost, a bottle of Red Bull It shouldn't be difficult to make 50 cents. In this way, the net profit will be at least 300,000 to 400,000 Hong Kong dollars a day, which is more than 100 million a year. According to Hong Kong's listing multiple, the market value will easily exceed 2 billion." Reporter Qin Songlei added.
He actually guessed the profit of Red Bull. The listing rate in Hong Kong was also based on data from a few years ago. It is definitely not more than ten times higher now. But as a reporter, not cheating is the bottom line of law-abiding. If you don’t exaggerate, you will starve to death.
"It's incredible that a beverage company can achieve such good results." Editor Shen said in disbelief. In fact, he probably knew that his subordinates were exaggerating, but it is undeniable that the value of Red Bull must be very high, and This is just the results in the United States. According to existing data, Red Bull has already begun to enter the European market, but it has just begun, and its sales volume is not yet large.
If we achieve the same results in Europe, we will definitely enter Asia. A small drink may be able to create a large company comparable to the four major foreign companies!
"There are steel kings, clothing kings and watch kings here in Hong Kong. I think Chen Zhiwen should be suitable for the title of beverage king." Qin Songlei continued.
"Beverage King? Isn't this name a bit too vulgar?" Editor Shen said with a smile: "But if what you say is true and Red Bull has such profitability, then it is really not a problem for Chen Zhiwen to take over Hutchison's liabilities. .”
"Chen Zhiwen will go to Hutchison only the day after tomorrow. If we expose this news tomorrow, it will definitely become the top news. This is much more valuable than the hundreds of millions of land owned by Chen Zhiwen." Qin Songlei said.
"Okay, I'll leave you the front page and sort out useful information from this information right away." Editor Shen said.
"OK, I have to stay up all night to do it." Qin Songlei suddenly felt energetic. The information he checked could finally be published on the front page.
PS: It’s Valentine’s Day today and everyone should have a date. This is the update tonight. I won’t disturb everyone’s happiness. I wish everyone a happy Valentine’s Day!
Singles gather together~
(End of chapter)
