Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 127: Wal-Mart Group’s Purpose

In Fengyuan in the 1990s, foreigners were still quite conspicuous. Frank and the others found out where the Wal-Mart Group delegation was staying without much effort. Of course, this was also where Krusman, Tom and the others were staying.

They did not deliberately cover up their whereabouts. After all, in terms of influence, Chinese officials are obviously more concerned about the attitude of the Americans. If Krusman and the others deliberately conceal their whereabouts, considering Frank and the others' influence in Fengyuan

, trying to find them, I'm afraid the day lilies have gone cold. But after they found them, Frank and Thierry were helpless with Klusman and there was nothing they could do.

"Thierry, I'm afraid we can only take a step back in the end and try to bring the Carrefour supermarket trademark back to France." At this time, Frank no longer had the confidence he had when he first arrived in Fengyuan, no matter what the representatives of the Wal-Mart Group were here to do.

, but one thing is for sure, they will never come to help you, but they are more likely to cause trouble for you!

Thierry nodded silently. He also understood Frank's concerns, and he also agreed with Frank's idea - Wal-Mart Group certainly couldn't be here to make trouble. The management of Wal-Mart Group, which is competing with Carefour Group,

They are not a group of fools who would not do such meaningless actions. It is very likely that they also realized the potential value of Carrefour supermarket, so they came to cause trouble for themselves.

However, when these two tigers compete, others will definitely benefit. Frank understands that the purchase price authorization given to him by President Nicholas has reached the limit. No matter how high it is, it must be approved by the board of directors. With the addition of Wal-Mart Group, the purchase price has reached its limit.

Frank felt that even if he offered twice the asset purchase price, he might not be able to acquire Carrefour Supermarket. Moreover, although the value of Carrefour Supermarket is considerable, its geographical location in China's territory does not meet the needs of the Carefour Group.

The original plan was to spend more money on it, but Frank felt that it would be difficult to get approval from the board of directors.

There is not much time left to provide for himself. Frank, who has accomplished nothing after coming to Fengyuan for so long, can no longer suppress the anxiety in his heart. He cannot accept that he will leave Fengyuan empty-handed in the future.

"Frank, I think we should talk to the representatives of Wal-Mart Group. Maybe the two parties can achieve the same interests and get what they need, avoiding the vicious competition between us and the possibility of Chinese people benefiting from it.

"Thierry suggested, "Maybe they have another purpose in coming to Fengyuan." Frank grinned, but couldn't smile at all. He didn't think that Wal-Mart Group came to Fengyuan Club and Carrefour at this moment.

The supermarket has nothing to do with it.

"Mr. Frank, Mr. Thierry, you are all here. Three Americans have arrived, saying they are representatives of the Wal-Mart Group and want to talk to you!" Frank's female assistant hurriedly came in to report.

"Huh? What a coincidence!" Frank and Thierry exchanged glances with each other. It seems that everyone has the same idea. It's not just the two of them who have thought of this, it seems that the Americans have also thought of it.

This is undoubtedly better. Compared with the Americans who come to the door, they have more initiative.

Krusman Tom is a tall, silver-haired Caucasian who looks to be in his forties or fifties this year. In the warm welcome speech of Frank and Thierry, he brought his two assistants, a man and a woman.

, walked into the living room of Frank's suite. Everyone sat down separately as guest and host, greeted each other, and chatted a few more words. Listening to Krusman's slow and useless words, Frank couldn't help but feel a little bit scratched -

He urgently wanted to know the purpose of the Americans' visit.

"Mr. Tom, I wonder why you come to Fengyuan, China?" Thierry saw that Frank was a little anxious and asked proactively.

"Haha, Mr. Thierry, we came to Fengyuan for a business negotiation on orders from the headquarters. We heard that you two came to Fengyuan to acquire Carrefour supermarket, right?" Tom smiled.

Frank and Thierry nodded. This matter has been exposed by the Chinese media. There is no point in hiding it. However, when they heard Tom admit that he came to Fengyuan for business negotiations, the two of them couldn't help but feel sad.

Just brought it up.

"President Nicholas is very interested in this small supermarket, so he appointed us to come and acquire this supermarket. Could it be that Mr. Tom is also here for it?" Frank pretended to be calm and smiled, "I want to remind you.

, we cannot underestimate the owners of this supermarket. They have been talking to us for a long time and have put forward a lot of unbelievable conditions. To be honest, if it were not for the insistence of President Nicholas, I would really want to give up.

go."

"Huh? There is such a thing. What conditions did they put forward?" Tom blinked and asked curiously.

"For example, no layoffs, no salary cuts, no..." Frank repeated the conditions proposed by Sun Zhaolun with a slight exaggeration, "If Mr. Tom goes to that supermarket, he will find that the work inside it is

The staff are generally over 30 or 40 years old, most of them are women and generally have low academic qualifications. Many people even only have a junior high school education. How can such people meet our employment standards? However, the salary offered by Carrefour Supermarket is on the high side.

Yuan is at a relatively high level among its peers, and...”

Tom listened thoughtfully to Frank's complaint, but he was smiling secretly in his heart. He understood that Frank wanted to take this opportunity to show himself that if Wal-Mart Group also came with the intention of acquiring Carrefour supermarket, then

This is a hard nut to swallow, and it is not so easy to swallow. Frank and the others have already been bitten. Moreover, the Carefour Group is very dissatisfied with the harsh conditions of the Carrefour supermarket owner and may stop negotiations at any time.

, give up the acquisition behavior.

But how could they know that they came to Fengyuan not only to buy Carrefour supermarket, but to help them. Before Tom came to Fengyuan, he already knew that the owner of Carrefour supermarket would not sell it at all.

Carrefour Supermarket, the reason why negotiations are still continuing, is largely because the owners of Carrefour Supermarket want to take this opportunity to hype up the company's popularity.

As the largest shareholder of Carrefour Supermarket, the Fang family can spend up to 60 million US dollars to participate in the filming of Terminator 2 by Kingfisher Film Company. How can they give up for the small amount proposed by Carefour Group?

The industry they created? Although they have not yet figured out where the Fang family will raise this huge amount of funds. But of course they will not tell Frank about this hard-won news. This European

, I’m afraid they are still thinking about how to convince themselves to give up in spite of the difficulties, right? They think that others can’t see their little calculations.

The reason why Carefour Group is interested in this small supermarket chain is probably largely because of the supermarket’s trademark. This is the think tank of Wal-Mart Group. After learning that Carefour Group acquired Carrefour Supermarket

After this news, after careful research, we came to the conclusion that as for the Carrefour supermarket itself, it is just a matter of hunting rabbits. Of course, Tom does not deny that if Carrefour supermarket can be fully integrated into the carefour group,

subsidiaries, it can be said that Carefour Group first entered China and owned half of the province's retail market in the hinterland of China. Although it did not necessarily gain much in terms of economic benefits, the significance was far-reaching.

In Tom's view, even if there is no order from the headquarters, the company should send people to set up some obstacles for the carefour group, or simply compete with it openly. Anyway, the carefour group cannot be allowed to take over Carrefour Supermarket so easily.

We took the lead in developing the Chinese market.

This meeting finally ended with a chat between the two parties about Carrefour Supermarket. Throughout the conversation, Frank told a mixture of true and false stories about the negotiations during this period. During this period, he also kept making repeated remarks to confirm that Tom and the others

The real reason for coming. Tom, who has experienced many battles, naturally cannot let him get what he wants so easily.

In the next two days, the two groups of people "accidentally" met outside the hotel more than once, and communication started again and again.

As time went by, the more Tom listened, the more he felt a little surprised. Frank's words were ambiguous, and he seemed to believe that he was also here to acquire Carrefour Supermarket, and he also revealed that he wanted to cooperate with him. Afterwards, everyone took their own actions.

Come as needed.

"Mr. Tom, there is an old Chinese saying that when a bird competes with a giant shell, it will end up being the winner. Our family cannot make such a mistake." Frank felt somewhat confident at this time, and Tom kept listening.

His posture made him a little more confident. But Tom's repeated avoidance of the real purpose of their coming to Fengyuan also made Frank a little annoyed. He felt that he had confessed enough. But this Tom kept saying it again and again.

By avoiding the three places, could it be said that they have determined that they will definitely be able to defeat themselves in this battle?

Tom laughed and said: "Mr. Frank, are you so sure that we are here just for the Carrefour supermarket?"

"Besides that, what else here can attract the attention of your group's management?" Frank asked rhetorically.

Tom was slightly startled. Frank's words were on point, but his real purpose was completely opposite to his.

In the end, both parties broke up unhappy.

On the night when Fang Mingyuan rushed back to Fengyuan, he personally received Krusman, Tom and his party at the Fang Family Restaurant. To be honest, he was also very curious now, how could the Wal-Mart Group suddenly send someone to see them?

Own?

Although Tom and his group had long heard about Fang Mingyuan's youth, when he saw it with his own eyes, Tom was still filled with emotion. He flattered Fang Mingyuan for his youth and promise. Unfortunately, this American...

Compared with the Chinese people, the art of flattering is not only a bit direct, but also has limited tricks. There are only a few words that can be repeated over and over again.

On the contrary, the way they wolfed down their food made people feel that their admiration for Chinese food was sincere.

When the leftovers on the table were removed by the waiters and tea was served again, Fang Mingyuan smiled and asked: "Mr. Tom, I believe there is no such thing as pie in the sky. Now, after you have eaten and drank, can you

Please tell me the real purpose of your company."

Tom burped with satisfaction. The Chinese cuisine was indeed well-deserved, but in just a few days, he felt that his stomach and intestines had been completely conquered by it. Compared with those Chinese restaurants in the United States where the taste was no longer pure,

The food here simply intoxicated him.

"Mr. Fang, this starts with the respected Mr. Cameron..."