Chapter 2280 Trouble of the big family
Kelly gave birth to a boy, and Americans did not say that she was in confinement. After giving birth, she went to work.
Helen trained her as her successor, so she has been slowly taking over the company's affairs.
It has been more than a year in this blink of an eye. Helen has begun to let go of many things, giving Kelly more autonomy.
However, there are gradually more oppositions in the family. The main reason is that Helen has too many shares. Once she lets go completely, these shares will definitely be transferred to Kelly.
The men in the family naturally would not be willing to do so. At this time, they formed gangs to create some trouble for Kelly.
These situations naturally put some pressure on Kelly. Not only did she have to be responsible for the company's operations, but she also had to face various internal pressures at all times.
At this time, Helen chose to let go. She wanted to see what her granddaughter's real abilities are?
After all, the big family has never been calm. Outsiders only see that they are in a consistent way to external forces when encountering things, but they rarely understand the various struggles and struggles within them.
The main reason is that they do the saying that family scandals should not be made public. They occasionally make a few alternatives and will be quickly abandoned by the family. No one believes the inside story they exposed.
Currently, Kelly's most favorable opponent is the eldest uncle Berg family. Although the eldest uncle is in his fifties, he is young and strong.
His son Tony is a few years younger than Kelly. He is a very capable young man. He graduated from Harvard Business School and is a man who is determined to do something big.
Now Da Bo has the purchasing channels of Walmart supermarkets. It can be said that the people in the procurement department belong to him.
He entered the company in his twenties and has been operating in the procurement department for 30 years. If he attacked, the entire Walmart might be paralyzed.
This is not an exaggeration, because that's the case. Even Kelly is somewhat concerned about this eldest son.
According to the Chinese tradition, generally speaking, family property is passed on to the eldest son, mainly in order of the eldest son, which is a habit developed by the influence of Confucianism for thousands of years.
However, Westerners have no such concerns at all. They have always followed the law of the jungle, which is the prey of the weak.
Therefore, no matter what environment it is, it is the prey of the weak, even if you are facing your own relatives and friends.
However, the saying that the tiger poison does not eat the child is applicable to people everywhere. The same is true for Helen.
Although she was very dissatisfied with her eldest son, she still did not kick him out of the company. The final result was that she let him grow bigger.
The reason why I don’t like my eldest son is because Berg is very selfish and vicious. As long as he violates his interests, he will definitely be retaliated by him by any means.
For example, the last general manager Al was originally a very capable manager. The result was that because of questioning the price of Berg's purchase, Berg finally squeezed Al out of the company by joining other shareholders.
This incident made Helen very angry, but she could not help. Although she was the chairman, the board of directors had the final say in the company, and she had no way to fight against the entire board of directors with the power of one person.
Also, the reason why Walmart has been repeatedly defeated in the battle against the military LIDL is also related to Berg.
After all, he firmly grasped the purchase channels, resulting in the purchase price being unable to compare with the military reclamation LIDL.
You should know that both supermarkets are in the mid- and low-end markets and win completely by price. The price of Junken LIDL is obviously lower than that of Walmart. How can we compete?
After all, there are very few convenience stores that Junken LIDL takes, otherwise it is hard to say how far Walmart has fallen to now.
Even so, Berg still firmly grasped his own channels and did not allow replacement. This behavior has actually reached the point of being crazy.
The reason why Helen is preparing to retire is actually related to her eldest son. Although she is known for her iron fist in the business world, she is still a mother after all, especially her first son, and she can't do anything about her.
The reason why she chose her granddaughter to take over was that although Kelly had been a little rebellious since childhood, she was very smart and bold.
The other sons have insufficient IQ. If any of them take over, they will definitely be played with by their elder brother. It would be better to pass the position directly to Berg.
Helen thought for a long time before she decided to pass the position to Kelly, the only existence in the entire family who was able to fight against Berg.
Don't you know that it was Helen's decision that made Berg even more dissatisfied with his mother, and was ready to go to war with his mother in full swing and drive his niece away from the board of directors forever.
After driving away the previous manager, many people finally became impressed by Berg's tyranny and became his voice-over.
The current equity structure of the company is Helen accounts for 30%, one with four sons and one with 10%, one with 5%, and the other 25% is employee shares.
And Kelly and his family only have a symbolic 1% stake, which is still in the name of his father and can only be obtained after he dies.
This is also a measure taken by the Walton family to ensure that the equity is not lost. Only after a person dies can heir it by his children.
Of course, according to the current assets of the Wharton family, even 1% is in one billion units. Who can make them belong to the top American family?
Regarding Berg's situation, Helen did not tell Kelly. She just wanted to see her granddaughter's observation and actual ability.
So she doesn't plan to interfere with the fight between Berg and Kelly in the next battle. If Kelly really loses, it's God's will.
Then the Walton family will be able to be controlled by Berg, and he will lead to heaven or hell.
In fact, Kelly soon found Berg’s problem, but she didn’t seem to care and did not take the initiative to ask her grandma about these things.
Helen was faintly disappointed and developed a depressed mentality about her granddaughter's retreat. She thought her granddaughter was afraid. Could it be that the Walton family was really going to lose?
When she walked into the office, Kelly looked around and was very satisfied. She liked to be clean, especially in the workplace. As for returning home, she was actually a pig.
A handful of tulips were placed in a vase on her table. She had always liked this kind of flower very much, with such slender branches that were so big, and there was only one.
She has always compared tulips to women, and her slender body has powerful power, allowing the most gorgeous blooms of life to bloom in this world.
Seeing her come in, the secretary quickly ran a cup of tea. It was different from everyone in the company. The general drink in the office here is coffee.
But Kelly likes to drink jasmine tea, which is of course a habit she developed after she met Ye Yuze. She really didn't know that there was such tea before.
A completely blooming yellow flower in the orange tea exudes a faint fragrance. This tea not only tastes good, but also has a better visual effect. It makes people feel happy.
Turn on the computer and browse the operation of the entire company. Today's Wharton family business is undoubtedly an aircraft carrier, covering many industries in the United States and around the world.
Although most of them are investments, they will definitely hold shares as long as they invest.
Moreover, the Walton family has a characteristic, that is, as long as they invest, they must occupy a part of their voice. They will never take out the money and let others control them, and they will only get dividends.
This situation also makes the family business a group company and then has many branches.
We will use each investment company separately and pay close attention to all trends. Once there is any disturbance, we can participate immediately to avoid losses.
Helen is the chairman of the board of directors of this group company, and Kelly is currently only the general manager of Walmart and has no say in the board of directors.
Berger is a director of the group company and participates in Walmart's operations and does not have an actual position.
As for other branches, Helen is a professional manager who is determined not to allow any family members to participate in the business and is fully hired.
This is also to leave a way out for the family, but if Berg finally takes office, she will not be able to guarantee anything. After all, the power of a board chairman is huge.
If you want to do something at this position, it can generally be achieved. Although you will encounter some resistance, at most it will be delayed for a little time.
In fact, if she wants to drive Berg out of the board of directors now, she just can't do it. She doesn't want to make a fuss about her mother and son at this age.
After taking a sip of tea, Kelly asked, "Have all the supply companies in China contacted?"
The secretary nodded: "We have contacted each other, but they all said that the price has reached the lowest level and there is no way to lower it."
Kelly snorted: "So why is the purchase price of military LIDL lower than theirs? Is it smaller to bully us Walmart?"
The secretary raised his head and wanted to speak, she was just an employee, and she understood many things, but she couldn't say them, after all, she was unwilling to lose the job.
Kelly waved her hand and told her to go out, picked up the phone and called Ye Yuze. Walmart originally also sold the Warrior Denim series, but later the negotiations broke down due to price issues.
Nowadays, the warrior jeans are still operated by Yu'e, but because she has been in China for a long time, the business in Europe and the United States has been entrusted to Ye Yuze.
Ye Yuze is rich and powerful nowadays. How could he care about such a clothing company? The company in Boston is completely left to managers to run, and he rarely cares about it.
When Kelly asked him about the reason why the Warrior Clothing and Walmart terminated the contract? Ye Yuze thought for a long time before he had a vague impression, but he didn't remember the specific reason.
He quickly called the company manager. At this time, the manager of the Boston company had already changed people, and it was a young girl named Jennifer.
In fact, the company's business has gradually shrunk. It is not that the sales of Warrior Cowboys are not good, but that most of the business has been taken away by the Military Reclamation LIDL.
It is just because the military reclaim LIDL has few stores in the United States that the company exists, otherwise it would have been completely handed over to the military reclaim LIDL for operation.
Jennifer reported the situation in detail to Ye Yuze. It turned out that the reason for the termination of the contract was a double price problem.
It was the originally jeans that were $35 apart, but Walmart mentioned $40. This was originally a favorable thing for warrior clothing.
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However, they asked Warrior Clothing to provide a yin and yang contract, which means that the actual price is still 35. The extra five dollars cannot be transferred to Walmart's public account, but transferred to a private account, or settled in cash.
This kind of thing is actually illegal, involving tax evasion. Once it is found out, Jennifer, the actual person in charge, will definitely bear legal responsibility.
Therefore, after reporting to Ye Yuze, the contract expired and voluntarily terminated its cooperation with Walmart.
When Ye Yuze told Kaili about the situation, he asked worriedly:
"Why did you ask about this? Want to re-engineer with Warrior Clothing? There is no need. Our clothes are old brands and we never worry about sales."
Because of the children, the relationship between the two people is directly changed from honeymoon period to an old couple, so they are not so polite.
Kelly asked angrily: "What, can you give the military reclamation LIDL, Martha and Erhong, but you are unwilling to cooperate with me?"
Ye Yuze quickly explained: "Dear, don't get me wrong. Haven't you just taken office? I'm not short of this little money. Your purchasing channels have always been relatively stable. Don't make any unpleasant things happen."
In fact, Ye Yuze is really good for her. No matter how strict the review is, there are inevitably some tricks in terms of supply sources.
The so-called market economy is operated by people. People have selfishness and greed. If you do some tricks and tricks, they will be acquiesced without affecting the company's operations.
Unexpectedly, this sentence made her mess up, and Kelly suddenly became anxious:
"Ye Yuze, what do you mean? You can give your goods to Martha and Erhong, but you can't give them to me, right? I have given you a son, why are they better than me?"
Ye Yuze helplessly moved his phone away from his ears. One thing he had never understood was that is, no matter how gentle a woman was, why was she so irritable after the relationship was confirmed?
At present, the only one who can keep him gentle is Lili. Even his wife Yu'e, who has such a gentle personality, has learned to stare at her. It's so difficult for men!
"Give it, you have to give it. As long as you need it, I will give you as much as you want!"
Ye Yuze quickly expressed his attitude clearly. As he encountered many cases, he had already had a skilled response plan.
That is the time when you say something, you must agree unconditionally. As for whether you can do it later, that is what you will do in the future. Because what a woman wants at this time is your attitude, not a promise.
Just like when a man brags, he needs to be praised, otherwise he will not have a sense of accomplishment?
Sure enough, Kelly calmed down instantly and asked in a gentle tone: "Are you really willing to do this for me?"
Ye Yuze had a firm attitude: "I have to do it. My son has given birth. I don't care about such a small matter. Am I still a man?"
Chapter completed!