Reborn Resource Tycoon

Chapter 957 Misunderstanding?

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Everything is complicated today, there is only one chapter, and I am trying to adjust my work and rest time.

In the past few years, Fang Mingyuan's attention to Carrefour Group has indeed been insufficient on the surface. Most of his energy and time have been spent by Hong Kong Kumho Film Group, Guo's Shipping Group, sogo0 Co., Ltd., Samsung Group, and Qinxi Aviation. The group and Tongyi were divided up.

However, this does not mean that his emphasis on Carrefour Group has declined!

Not to mention the significance of the Carrefour Group to the Fang family, the annual turnover of more than 20 billion yuan alone makes the status of the Carrefour Group in the domestic economic circles no one dares to underestimate.Moreover, it also determines more than [-] domestic jobs. Therefore, the Fang family who holds absolute control over the Carrefour Group is just like the Walton family, the controlling shareholder of Wal-Mart, with economic and social influence. China is also very important in China!

Fang Mingyuan had read some information in his previous life. The Walton family is far less famous than Bill in the world, but in fact, their wealth is extremely astonishing. The Walton family, which owns nearly half of the shares of Wal-Mart, controls almost 300% of the shares. The wealth of more than [-] billion US dollars is much more than Bill, the richest man in the United States. They are said to be incomparably rich.Not exaggerating at all!

The influence of the Walton family in American society is beyond the imagination of many people, ha ha.It is directly related to the jobs of millions of people, and if counting the jobs indirectly affected, it can be said that there are tens of millions of jobs in the United States that have a close or distant relationship with Wal-Mart.When Wal-Mart sneezes, many companies may catch a cold.

In China, Carrefour Group is actually developing in this direction intentionally or unintentionally, but the domestic environment is not as relaxed as in the United States. Carrefour Group has already become the leader in the industry.Fang Mingyuan was also a little worried that it would cause a greater backlash if he expanded aggressively.

But now, it is an opportunity for Carrefour Group to expand.Although the epidemic is coming to an end, its huge negative impact on China's economy is still gradually emerging.The epidemic has brought huge fiscal deficits to local governments everywhere, and wiped out the local governments' coffers that were not well-off.The epidemic has also brought domestic and foreign exchanges to a standstill.As far as China's economic development is concerned, investment and exports both occupy a very important position. The long-term epidemic has brought an incalculable negative impact on China's economic development in [-].

The speed of China's economic development not only affects the achievements of officials in various places, but also affects the employment of the huge domestic labor force. Therefore, Fang Mingyuan has heard that the central government will launch a large-scale economic stimulus plan in the near future.Promote domestic economic development.In this environment, the expansion of Carrefour Group.It is strongly welcomed by governments around the world.And colleagues, although they will definitely obstruct it, but at this time they dare not go too far.Unless they can give local governments better choices!

However, Fang Mingyuan also admitted that he operates a supermarket chain retail business in China. Although the labor force is much lower than that of the United States, in terms of taxation, miscellaneous expenses, and logistics and transportation, Carrefour Group is compared with its American counterparts. , but at a very disadvantageous position.For the sake of the company's development, Wal-Mart can buy a commercial satellite and let it serve Wal-Mart exclusively, but in Huaxia, even if Fang Mingyuan can afford the money, he cannot get the government's approval.Fortunately, there is the Internet!

Carrefour Group has invested heavily in building data processing and communication centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Fengyuan and Pengcheng to process information from all over the country. Among them, the data processing and communication center in Shanghai was completed at the end of [-]. The center is the largest and has more than [-] servers with excellent performance!The sales data of Carrefour supermarkets in East China and all over the country will be sent here at the first time, which will become an important reference material for the decision-making of the management of Carrefour Group.

Wal-Mart's strong logistics system is also an important factor for its success in the US market. Although its successful measures cannot be copied to China, it can give Carrefour Group a lot of reference.From the beginning of the establishment of the Carrefour Group, Fang Mingyuan has been extremely concerned about this area and has continuously invested in it. Not only has he built a large number of distribution centers across the country, equipped with a fleet of more than [-] vehicles, but the company has also participated in a number of expressways. Highway, thus ensuring that the Carrefour Group's goods can be delivered to supermarkets in various places in the shortest time and with the lowest transportation costs.

And whether it's management talents or grassroots employees, after two years of reserves, Carrefour Group already has sufficient human resources for its further expansion!

Rodman, president of Wal-Mart Asia, did not change his mood because his special envoy arrived in Shanghai to meet with the president of Carrefour Group.

Carrefour Group neither admitted nor denied their private contact with Seiyu.Rodman did not refuse Rodman's request for consultation, but he was not enthusiastic, which made Rodman feel a little uneasy.

The acquisition of shares in Seiyu, a subsidiary of Seibu Group, is an important step for Wal-Mart to enter the Japanese retail market. Wal-Mart has been waiting for this opportunity for quite a long time.If it weren't for the severe damage to Japan's transportation, hotel, tourism, and catering industries caused by the epidemic, it would not be an easy task for Wal-Mart to want Seibu Group to agree to its participation in Seiyu Corporation.Although the Seibu Group Company is no longer the Seibu Group Company of the past, it has not yet fallen into this situation.

However, during the equity transfer negotiations, the representatives of the Seibu Group Company still had a tough attitude, and the transfer price was refusing to budge, which made Rodman very headache. This price was higher than the maximum price he originally expected. If it is 20.00% higher than [-], it is obvious that if Wal-Mart buys the equity of Seiyu at this price, then the future business risks it will have to bear will be quite considerable.The reason why Seiyu Corporation is so emboldened, Rodman believes, is because Carrefour Group is also seeking the equity of Seiyu Corporation.

Therefore, after the epidemic situation in China stabilized and began to decline, Rodman sent a special person to the Shanghai stock market, hoping to reach an agreement with Carrefour Group, so as to avoid competition between the two companies and Seiyu Corporation to benefit from it.

However, the attitude of the Carrefour Group made Rodman somewhat hopeless about the outcome of the trip.He even sometimes wondered whether he should simply give up the acquisition of Seiyu's equity and find another Japanese company to acquire it.However, Wal-Mart’s series of plans are all tailor-made around Seiyu Corporation. If it is said to change to another Japanese company, not to mention these subsequent plans will have to be changed, and other companies do not meet the standards for Wal-Mart’s acquisition. .Wal-Mart's overseas acquisitions have always been one step at a time, steadily and steadily. There are already too many precedents in the industry that ended up going bankrupt due to blind expansion.Kmart, once the largest retail company in the United States, has been the target of Wal-Mart for a long time. Didn't it file for bankruptcy not long ago?With this lesson learned, Wal-Mart is always cautious when opening up new markets.

Rodman pondered for a long time, and decided to continue to contact the Carrefour Group, after all, the Carrefour Group did not formally refuse.

In a hot spring resort in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, Yoshida Harunouchi, chairman of Seibu Department Store, and Hikari Akiyamahara, president of Seiyu Corporation, are sitting together refreshed after bathing, served by two female companions. Sit and drink.

Both of them are old men of the Seibu Group Company. They have been friends for almost 20 years. Now they are brothers and sisters. The companies they are in charge of are facing acquisitions by other companies. Sitting together, there will naturally be more common language.

"Akiyama-kun, is Carrefour Group really interested in acquiring Seiyu?" Yoshida Harunouchi asked.After hearing the news, Yoshida Harunouchi was also quite surprised. He was surprised by the Fang family's appetite. They actually wanted to annex Seibu Department Store and Seiyu Company. Are they not afraid of being choked to death?Seibu Department Store and Seiyu Corporation are not ordinary small and medium-sized retail companies, and they are also ranked first in the industry in Japan.

Akiyama Haruhiko raised his neck and poured down a glass of sake, then stroked his bald head and said, "Yoshida-kun, to be honest, I also hope for such a result, but unfortunately... no!"

"No?" Yoshida Harunouchi said in surprise, "Then why are Masaki Fukuda, the president of the Japanese branch of the Carrefour Group, and your deputy Takeo Hansawa doing together?"

"The Carrefour Group took a fancy to Seiyu's property in Hong Kong and planned to acquire it. Fukuda Masaki is the one who spread the word!" Akiyamahara said with a wry smile.Although Seiyu Corporation is from Seibu Department Store, its largest shareholder is Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, and Seibu Group Corporation is the second largest shareholder. The relationship between Seibu Group companies is even more distant.This is really not a good thing for Hikari Akiyama, who has worked in the Seibu Group company all his life.

"Well, that's it..." Yoshida Harunouchi nodded, if this is the case, it is also logical.

"Huh?" Yoshida Harunouchi suddenly realized that Hikari Akiyamahara had something to say. He hoped that Carrefour Group would acquire Seiyu from Seibu Group instead of Wal-Mart? (To be continued..)