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Chapter 509: Suzuki Toshifumi’s vigilance, even the best wine is afraid of being hidden in a remote alley!

After the two entered the office, Suzuki Toshifumi continued, "Mr. Anton, our president originally planned to come and meet you in person, but he encountered an emergency this morning and is temporarily unable to come, so I will receive you on his behalf. I hope Mr. Anton will forgive me."

"It's okay. It's the same for you here, Mr. Suzuki. We came here mainly to find you." Anton Allison said with a smile.

"Oh?" A hint of doubt flashed across Suzuki Toshifumi's face, and then he frowned slightly.

Although he is the CEO of 711-Eleven Japan, Toshifumi Suzuki is naturally aware that every time Anton Allison visited Japan, he was personally received by President Ito, after all, Ito is the boss of Ito-Yokado.

And he usually just accompanied Ito to the talks.

"Mr. Suzuki, please allow me to introduce you. This is Mr. Lin Haoran, the new owner of our Southern Company. He is now the new owner of the 711-Eleven convenience store brand." Anton Allison turned sideways and introduced Lin Haoran behind him to Toshifumi Suzuki.

At this time, Toshifumi Suzuki's gaze finally focused on the young man next to Anton Allison, but this time, he was as if struck by lightning. He stood there in a daze, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Mr. Lin Haoran?" Anton Allison's words were like a thunder, exploding in Suzuki Toshifumi's ears, and his eyes were fixed on Lin Haoran's young and confident face.

A huge wave of emotion rose in Suzuki Toshifumi's heart. Although he was not very familiar with Lin Haoran, he knew him well.

During this period of time, President Ito has been worrying about this wealthy man from Hong Kong. He even regards him as a potential competitor, fearing that his arrival will affect the development of the Ito family.

Because it was too shocking that the Swire Properties Group directly spent 520 billion yen to acquire four plots of land.

This kind of wealthy and powerful foreign force is the most worrying.

The lifeblood of the Ito family is the retail industry!

In order to prevent Lin Haoran from bringing serious impact to the Ito family in the retail industry, Ito even contacted several major retail giants in Tokyo to jointly resist the development of the Jardine Matheson Group in the Japanese retail industry.

However, at this moment, he was told that this person who made the president feel so stressed had actually become the new owner of the 711- convenience store brand that their Ito family now relies on the most?

Suzuki Toshifumi's mind was blank, as if all his thoughts had been taken away from him. He just stared blankly at Lin Haoran. His eyes, which were usually sharp and steady, had lost focus at this moment, filled with shock and confusion.

This was so sudden that he couldn't accept it for a moment.

After all, as the CEO of 711-Eleven's Japanese branch, he knows best how important 711-Eleven convenience stores are to Ito-Yokado.

Ito-Yokado was still actively building a defensive wall outside, but the enemy had already quietly broken into the interior and seized the most core things of the family.

In other words, all the president's plans have come to nothing at this moment.

Therefore, at this moment, Suzuki Toshifumi's heart was very complicated, and he even found it difficult to come back to his senses for a while.

"Hello, Mr. Suzuki, I've long heard of you!" Lin Haoran's voice was gentle and powerful. He smiled and stretched out his hand, breaking the silence in the room.

Suzuki Toshifumi finally woke up from his dream. He trembled violently, and his hands raised involuntarily, tightly holding Lin Haoran's hands, but there was still a trace of trembling that was difficult to conceal in the strength.

He now began to worry about the fate of Ito-Yokado.

After all, Ito-Yokado launched an attack on Wellcome Supermarket under the Jardine Matheson Group in recent days, and it is impossible for the young man in front of him not to know about this.

Suddenly, a possibility emerged in Suzuki Toshifumi's mind.

Perhaps, it was because the president suddenly targeted Wellcome Supermarket that the other party retaliated and acquired the Southern Company?

If this is true, I wonder if the president will regret it when he knows the truth?
However, he is just a professional manager after all, and his current identity is the CEO of 711-Eleven Convenience Store Japan Branch.

As for Ito-Yokado, he has no business to worry about it because he is not the one who makes the decisions there.

However, after all, he has worked at Ito-Yokado for more than 20 years and still has deep feelings for the company.

This is also the reason why he was so shocked when he heard that Lin Haoran took over the Southern Company.

"Mr. Lin, I didn't expect to see you here. I've heard of your name for a long time. Please take a seat!" Suzuki Toshifumi said with a complicated expression.

"Actually, I have long admired Mr. Suzuki's talent. Mr. Ito is not here, so why don't we have a good chat?" Lin Haoran said with a smile, looking at Suzuki Toshifumi with eyes full of approval.

If you were to ask who is the biggest contributor to 711-Eleven's development into the world's largest convenience store company, it would definitely be Toshifumi Suzuki.

Because it was Toshifumi Suzuki who brought 711-Eleven convenience stores to Japan, and he served as CEO from the opening of the first 711-Eleven store in Japan until the next few decades.

It can be said that the rise of 711 was achieved under his hands.

Lin Haoran naturally wanted to get such a talent.

If we were to ask who is the most suitable person to be the head of 711-Eleven convenience stores, it would definitely be Toshifumi Suzuki.

After all, his management talent is obvious to all later generations. As for Anton Allison, forget it.

As a time traveler, Lin Haoran knows very well that in the convenience store field of the future, 711-Eleven convenience stores will firmly sit on the throne of the world's number one.

In the fierce competition among many convenience store brands, Toshifumi Suzuki relied on his outstanding leadership to make 711-Eleven convenience stores stand out and become a world-class brand, which fully demonstrated his extraordinary talent.

However, he had checked the information and found that the other party came from Ito-Yokado after all and had deep feelings for Ito-Yokado, so he was not sure he could convince the other party.

But, you have to try it after all.

Otherwise, if he hands over the management of the 711-Eleven convenience stores to others, he has no idea what the future achievements will be, and everything is full of unknowns.

Lin Haoran's words made Suzuki Toshifumi a little alert.

What does this wealthy Chinese want to do?
Seeing his burning eyes, Suzuki Toshifumi, a middle-aged man in his fifties, was actually a little panicked.

However, when he thought about the fact that the 711-Eleven convenience stores in Japan are a separate listed company and are now managed by Ito-Yokado as the parent company, Toshifumi Suzuki breathed a sigh of relief.

After Lin Haoran sat down, he looked around the office environment.

This is a very ordinary office, only a few dozen square meters in size, without any luxurious decoration.

"Mr. Suzuki, I want to tell you an important decision. I plan to take back the operating rights of the 711-Eleven brand convenience stores from Ito-Yokado and move the headquarters of the Southern Company to Tokyo.

In the future, I will even consider transferring Japan 711 from a listed company to a private company. "Lin Haoran once again announced a major news.

The original decision to list 711's Japanese branch independently was mainly to obtain more capital support.

Because the strength of Southern Company and Ito-Yokado alone is insufficient to meet the needs of the rapid expansion of 711-Eleven convenience stores in Japan.

Since the listing of 711-Eleven Japan branch, the expansion speed of its convenience stores has increased significantly.

In the past, it was not easy to add dozens of stores every year. But now, with the help of capital, the number of new stores added each year in the past two years has almost reached two to three hundred, and the momentum of expansion is getting stronger.

This is the significant advantage brought by capital.

Now that Southern Company has been acquired by Lin Haoran, does he still need capital?

no need.

Because Lin Haoran himself is a powerful asset!

After hearing what Lin Haoran said, Suzuki Toshifumi frowned again.

The worst news expected came.

"Mr. Lin, your words are really a huge shock to me. 711-Eleven convenience stores are an important part of Ito-Yokado. The change of its management rights is by no means a trivial matter. The Ito family will never agree to it.

Furthermore, as a public company, Japan 711 has a complex equity structure, and the road to privatization is by no means easy. It requires time and careful planning. I believe that maintaining the status quo may be safer for all parties.

I am deeply sorry for the controversy caused by the recent price reduction promotion at Ito-Yokado Department Store, and am willing to do my best to help Mr. Ito express his sincere apologies to you. After all, although business competition is fierce, it is equally important to maintain harmonious coexistence within the industry.

Mr. Lin, I urge you to consider that for the continued prosperity of the 711-Eleven convenience store brand, it is not advisable to easily change its established development trajectory. Today, 711-Eleven is in its rising period, and any major strategic adjustments may bring unpredictable risks.

I hope we can resolve the existing differences in a more peaceful and rational way and jointly push 711-Eleven convenience stores towards a more brilliant future." Suzuki Toshifumi expressed his views sincerely, trying to persuade Lin Haoran to give up his original plan.

However, do you think you can change Lin Haoran's mind with just a few words?
Obviously, Toshifumi Suzuki was overthinking it.

Originally, before he came to Japan, he had not considered acquiring Southern Company, the parent company of 711-Eleven convenience stores.

It was purely because the Ito family targeted him for no reason that he came up with the idea of ​​acquiring the Southern Company.

If the initial motive for the acquisition was mixed with a hint of counterattack against the Ito family's unwarranted provocation, then Yang Mingyi's call in the morning undoubtedly made him pay more attention to the 711 brand.

Yang Mingyi conveyed the mainland government's wish that he vigorously develop the mainland's manufacturing industry, which prompted Lin Haoran to deeply realize that if he wanted to develop fast-moving consumer goods, then a convenience store brand with many chain stores would be an indispensable helper.

711 convenience stores have extensive urban coverage in the United States, Japan and other countries, and are able to quickly bring new products to market. At the same time, their powerful supply chain and logistics systems ensure the timely delivery of products, which is crucial for the fast-moving consumer goods industry.

Once he has control over the high-quality resource of 711 convenience stores, he can rest assured about the sales of the fast-moving consumer goods brands he wants to launch in the future without having to worry about sales.

Without sufficient sales channels, no matter how good the product is, it cannot be sold.

Even if the wine is good, it is hard to keep it hidden. Without enough sales channels, people cannot buy it even if they want to.

(End of this chapter)