1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 577 Wait and see what happens!

After hearing Li Changhe's idea, Wei Li couldn't help but give his boss a thumbs up.

"Boss, your thinking is really one thing after another."

"But when doing this kind of thing, we must be careful and not make any mistakes, otherwise our own reputation will be ruined."

Li Changhe reminded Wei Li seriously.

Although I am acting myself, I still have to be prepared for the worst. After all, if something really happens, Wellcome's reputation will inevitably be affected.

"Don't worry, I understand this and will make proper arrangements when the time comes."

"But Boss, if we provide a security team, our cost expenditure will probably increase again!"

Wei Li said thoughtfully.

Once a security team is added, it means that the number of employees under the supermarket will increase, the company's operating costs will increase, and the company's profit margin will inevitably decline.

"That's fine. Let's run it first and see the effect. If the effect is good, I will add security options to all of Hong Kong's properties, including our Grade A buildings and residential communities."

"Hong Kong Island's gangs are rampant. From now on, our company must pay more attention to the security of its industries. I founded the security company with this in mind."

"When no one else was paying attention to this direction, we were the first to put up such a sign in order to win the trust of the people of Hong Kong Island."

Li Changhe gave Wei Li a serious reminder.

"Understood, Boss!"

"Bill, we need to change our thinking from now on. The previous business thinking will not work anymore."

"Not only in Hong Kong, but also in the world, business thinking has changed. Whether it is for supermarket retail, office leasing, or our hotel services, providing customers with the best quality services will be the most important part of the global business model in the future."

"The more thoughtful services a business can provide to its customer base, the more trust it can gain from its customers. What we need to do is to put our brand out there first."

"This brand is not only for us to occupy the market in Hong Kong Island, but also for us to go beyond Hong Kong Island and expand to the whole of Asia and even the world in the future."

"Word of mouth is an important part of the group's future globalization strategy. You must pay attention to this point."

Li Changhe knew that Wei Li could not consider these things for the time being, because the past business model never valued these things.

The business model of Hong Kong Island is that British capital is at the top, controlling all industries with monopoly power, and looking down on the grassroots Hong Kong people.

It can even be said that not only Hong Kong Island, but also many places around the world outside of Hong Kong Island, are monopolizing the commercial market based on the privileged class in the Cold War environment.

This situation did not occur until the neoliberalism promoted by the United States and Britain had an impact on the world, triggering the trend of economic globalization and leading to the rise of multinational corporations, thus promoting changes in business concepts.

Today's Wei Li still holds old-school business concepts.

That's why Li Changhe told him so much seriously.

"I understand, Boss. I will focus on this direction in the future."

"Well, in the future, we can set up a group service department within the group to accept and handle customer complaints, especially complaints and feedback from the grassroots. We need to formulate reward and punishment measures based on reasonable compliance."

"Understood, I will make plans next!"

Afterwards, Wei Li walked out of Li Changhe's office and returned to his own office.

“Do you regard the high-quality service system as an advantage for expansion?”

“It does sound reasonable!”

Wei Li sat there and thought for a while, and he roughly understood Li Changhe's strategy.

But this is for the future. The top priority right now is to solve the trouble caused by Li Jiacheng.

While Wei Li was having a detailed conversation with Li Changhe, at the same time, in another building in Central, the headquarters of Hutchison Whampoa, Ma Shimin walked into Li Jiacheng's office.

"Lee, you're looking for me?"

"Simon, come and sit!"

Li Jiacheng invited Ma Shimin to sit down.

"Simon, how's the retail business going lately?"

After sitting down, Li Jiacheng asked Ma Shimin.

Ma Shimin smiled and nodded: "Not bad, the supermarket's revenue has increased recently, and I tried their 24-hour convenience store system, and it really works very well."

"We thought there weren't many late-night customers, but in fact, there are quite a few of them. Because there are few 24-hour convenience stores, they actually concentrate our customers."

Li Jiacheng smiled, then said seriously: "Simon, that's not what I'm talking about. What I mean is that the actions against Wellcome can be stopped for a while!"

"Oh why?"

When Ma Shimin heard what Li Jiacheng said, he put away the smile on his face and frowned.

Li Jiacheng sighed: "I just received news that Victor has returned to Hong Kong Island."

"What happened when he came back?"

Ma Shimin asked doubtfully.

Li Jiacheng shook his head: "Simon, once he comes back, we must exercise restraint in some of our actions."

"Victor is different from Wei Li. Wei Li is British like you. He is actually not very familiar with Hong Kong Island."

“Outside of Central, he may not be able to tell east, west, south or north, but Victor is different.”

“He has a deep understanding of Hong Kong Island.”

"I can give you an example."

"Last year, several people targeted the films of his film company. These people used underworld means to beat up his employees, threaten his woman, and pour gasoline on his film company."

“Do you know what happened to these people?”

"died?"

Ma Shimin frowned and asked in a deep voice.

Li Jiacheng shook his head: "It would be a relief if they died. The saddest thing is that those people didn't die. They all turned into living dead. Oh, the mastermind behind the scenes is dead."

"It is precisely because these people did not die and turned into the living dead that Victor's cruelty is known to many people. He will make you live a life worse than death!"

"That's why I asked you to leave room for leniency when doing things."

"This person does not act without regard for the consequences, but he will calculate the consequences in advance, and then give you the craziest blow within the tolerable range."

"Another thing is that our methods are only effective in the short term. They can't be effective for a long time. You can't keep using this method."

"In the final analysis, commercial competition still requires commercial means. Other means can only be auxiliary and cannot become a decisive force."

Upon hearing this, Ma Shimin sat there in silence.

After a moment, he slowly said, "If we stop now, it will be a failure for us, and it will be difficult to break through in the future."

"From a business model perspective, we are now an imitator and are lagging behind in the competition. If we don't continue to curb them, I think we will lose these high-quality commercial areas."

At this time, Li Jiacheng smiled and poured a cup of tea for Ma Shimin.

"Simon, I don't think we should just give it to them now. The reason I asked you to pause is because I want to see what Victor can do."

“This young man is very capable, but so far he has no concrete commercial demonstrations.”

"He forcibly acquired Hong Kong Land and then made investments. These are all his talents, but he did not specifically manage Hong Kong Land and did not carry out specific business operations." "So what I mean is that we might as well wait and see his business ideas to see whether he has the means or is just talented in investment. This will determine our next specific operation on him."

"Secondly, I don't think that avoiding direct competition with Wellcome now means giving up these prime areas."

"On the contrary, I think our fastest deployment now should be in places like Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Shatin, Sai Kung and Tseung Kwan O."

"That's how we did real estate back then. We first hoarded land in areas that Jardine Matheson and Swire didn't like, then made money. When we had enough money, we moved into the most prosperous Central."

“In fact, we can do the same in retail.”

“Although customers in Central and Kowloon have more purchasing power than those in Shatin and Tsuen Wan, is this purchasing power much different?”

"The price of rice and salt will not be much higher just because it is sold in Kowloon. At most the difference is only a few cents."

"As for things like televisions and refrigerators, the price difference between Central and Shatin is only a few dozen dollars, and the maximum is more than a hundred dollars."

“But Shatin and Tsuen Wan also have their advantages, that is, the land prices are cheap.”

"With the same amount of capital, we can open five stores in Kowloon and Central, but with Shatin and Tsuen Wan, we can open seven, so the price advantage will be offset by the profit from the number of stores."

“Central is so big that even a company like Hong Kong Land cannot take over all the land.”

"Similarly, Hong Kong Island is huge. Even if Wellcome is rich, it is impossible to spread its stores all over Hong Kong Island. Therefore, the new towns around it may not be opportunities for us."

"So what I mean is, there is no need to fight to the death with the other party right away. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. We might as well wait and see how the other party responds."

"What do you think?"

Li Jiacheng said gently.

Ma Shimin pondered for a moment, then nodded gently: "Lee, what you said makes sense."

“I was too limited to the business environment of Kowloon and Central.”

"Indeed, we should now expand our advantages and grab other customers instead of fighting with Wellcome in Central and Kowloon, which will only waste our money and energy."

"When I return, I will adjust my strategy and expand into the blank areas with all my strength."

Hearing Ma Shimin's words, Li Jiacheng smiled and nodded.

He recognized Ma Shimin very much. This man had the nature of a wolf, fierce and cunning, but more importantly, he was able to listen to suggestions instead of being self-centered.

Like now.

"Maybe next, we can see what means the other party will use to fight back against us."

“Perhaps, a few of our stores will suffer as well!”

Li Jiacheng chuckled at this moment, and Ma Shimin also shook his head.

"If that's the case, I would actually look down on them."

"If that's the case, I have prepared a big gift waiting for them."

Since he dared to use such means against Wellcome, he must have considered the opponent's counterattack.

If the other party really retaliates in the same way, Ma Shimin will definitely let them know what thunder and lightning are.

At night, Li Changhe took a car back to Kadoorie Hill.

Guan Zhilin has returned from the United States. She had originally planned to go to Paris to find Li Changhe, but was rejected by Li Changhe.

In order to prevent this girl from going to Paris by herself, Li Changhe simply called Shi Nansheng and asked her to make a play for this girl to keep Guan Zhilin busy.

After all, Hong Kong Island is not China, and Li Changhe is really afraid that this girl will get excited and buy a plane ticket to Paris.

The car parked in the garage, Li Changhe got out of the car and then went into the house.

"Wow, honey, you're back?"

Seeing Li Changhe coming in, Guan Zhilin rushed over to him.

All in all, she hadn't seen Li Changhe for nearly two months.

Because she stayed in the United States for almost a month, she then flew directly from the United States to the island to visit her father, and then returned to Hong Kong.

When she returned to Hong Kong, Li Changhe had already gone to Paris.

"How are your parents doing?"

"My mom is doing fine. She has started a new family there. The man is nice and treats my brother well. I left her some money."

"My dad's situation is not so good. He has almost lost all his money in business over there!"

Guan Zhilin said this with some helplessness.

His father is a typical loser who has a big addiction to business. He has no talent for business but is still keen on doing business. He had some money, but he lost it all.

"What are you going to do?"

"What else can I do? I gave him one million, but I always feel that this is not a solution."

"Honey, can you give me some advice?"

Because history has changed, Guan Meiren's fate is not the same as in her previous life, and her relationship with her father naturally has not completely broken down.

Although there is some estrangement, the relationship between father and daughter is relatively harmonious.

Li Changhe then sat on the sofa with Guan Zhilin in his arms, and then said with a smile: "You can let him go to the United States or Canada as well."

"When you get there, tell him that you can do immigration business, that is, to help people from Hong Kong and Macau immigrate to North America. You can introduce Chen Lei, whom I introduced to you before, to your father."

"Chen Lei will tell him how to do it. Your father is a famous actor after all. If he comes forward to do immigration, he can attract a lot of clients. It won't be a problem for him to make some money."

Li Changhe casually gave Guan Zhilin an idea.

After hearing this, Guan Zhilin was quite moved.

In fact, Guan Shan wanted to return to Hong Kong, but Guan Zhilin inexplicably didn't want him to come back.

If he comes back and sees her living in a villa or something, he will definitely ask her all kinds of questions and maybe even control her.

Instead of this, it would be better to let him go to North America, far away and without quarreling.

"I'll give him a call tomorrow and discuss it with him."

"Now that you mention it, I think it's a solution."

Soon, Guan Zhilin made up her mind to let her father go to North America, so that she could use Li Changhe's power to take care of them.

Just like she supports her mother.

This time in the United States, Guan Zhilin, who is rich and has connections, showed off in front of her mother and brother, which also made her feel for the first time what it feels like to be the support of her loved ones.

And all of this, naturally, was brought about by the man in front of me.

"Well, let him go over there and take a look. If he doesn't work, let him come back!"

Li Changhe said with a smile.

In fact, he doesn't mind giving this cheap "father-in-law" some sweet treats in North America so that he won't come back and cause trouble for him.

After all, Hong Kong Island is closer to the mainland!
(End of this chapter)