Chapter 150: Fighting Left and Right
"Edith, you can't let a man stay overnight in your house like this, and it's been such a long time." Rockefeller Jr.'s meeting with his sister again was not very friendly, although the person they were talking about happened to be not here today.
For the century-long plan of the Fat House Happy Water, Sheffield had left Edith Rockefeller's villa in the morning, leaving the dusty little Rockefeller empty-handed. But it didn't matter, he still had something to say to his sister.
Even if he didn't pay much attention to Edith Rockefeller's life, Rockefeller Jr. could still realize that McCormick and Edith's marriage was already in turmoil, and the media had already leaked the news. It had already reached his ears. You have to know that their marriage was a big event in the upper class. Once there was a problem, it might be talked about for years.
"Are you talking to me like this as the boss of Standard Oil? John..." Edith Rockefeller glanced at her brother and asked back without giving in, "After I got married, didn't I create any benefits for my family? Or did I do something to tarnish the reputation of the Rockefeller family? I have done my job and married in compliance with my father's orders. What else do I want? Turn a blind eye to McCormick's affair? Become a tool? Can't even keep my own last name?"
"You are happier than me because you are the only boy of this generation. You are as lucky as William Sheffield. This world is so unfair. Just because I am a girl, I have to obey orders and sacrifice for the company. And out of my love for my family, I did obey orders, but I can't be a tool. McCormick refuses to share any glory with me. I can't accept this. Let's get a divorce!"
Edith Rockefeller said decisively, "I have been busy dividing up the property recently. I don't plan to take anything from his family, but I can't leave my shares to him either."
"Do you know the consequences of doing this?" Young Rockefeller took a deep breath. He knew that his sister was actually quite capable of doing this. Almost since she became an adult, Edith Rockefeller had expressed her envy of him more than once. The main reason for her envy was her status as the heir.
However, although Edith Rockefeller thought that she had taken advantage of her gender, she accepted the reality as she said and did not let the relationship between the siblings go in a different direction. After a pause, Little Rockefeller persuaded, "Edith, sister, William is not yet an adult. He is only seventeen years old. If there are rumors, your reputation will be damaged because you are a woman and much older than William, not to mention that your rumors are worse than his."
"My dear brother, you think too much. This guy is guarding against me like a thief!" Edith Rockefeller's lips curled up slightly. She concealed the fact that she still seized the opportunity to expose the true side of the hypocrite and felt very accomplished. "I don't know what the Texans are thinking. Maybe people over there are like this."
After hearing what Edith Rockefeller said, Rockefeller Jr. breathed a sigh of relief for no reason. It seemed that everything was still in time and things had not evolved to the point where they were out of control. If he went upstairs to the bedroom now, he would find that the messy room indicated that things were far from as optimistic as he had expected.
Before Sheffield came back, the confrontation between the siblings had ended. As an outsider, he naturally did not notice any clues. In fact, he went out only because he had something important to do, otherwise he would never be exposed in the Yankee territory.
After greeting Rockefeller Jr., Sheffield sat down, deliberately choosing a place far away. He acted like a serious person, as Edith Rockefeller said.
After Rockefeller Jr.'s indirect questioning, Sheffield easily resolved the situation with a calmness that was no less than that of Master Yue. Rockefeller Jr. then asked about his recent life in Chicago and how he was doing.
He is living a good life and has even become the brother-in-law of his partner! Sheffield smacked his lips and complained about the weather in Chicago, from the temperature to the smog. "I originally thought that smoking has no benefits, but when I arrived in Chicago, I chose to smoke instead of the thick smoke in the air. After all, cigars taste good."
"Why didn't I realize you're so humorous before!" Little Rockefeller congratulated Sheffield as if he was meeting her for the first time, but he didn't notice his sister's rolling eyes. "Now all businesses in the United States are full of praise for the innovation of sales models. In the eyes of many entrepreneurs, William, you are a rising star in the business world. You have created such a huge profit through sales innovation. It's very admirable."
Rockefeller Jr. admired Sheffield's arms and innovation. Once the chain supermarket was launched, it achieved stunning results and shook the entire retail market. It was at this time that everyone discovered that sales could be done this way?
But in Sheffield's eyes, this only meant one thing, and he naturally said it bluntly in front of Rockefeller Jr., "This only means that my competitors are on the way. I believe that within this year I will see all kinds of competitors investing in opening their own supermarkets."
Do you really think that following the trend is only for the people of the Republic? Don't citizens of the United States have this problem? In fact, a similar model of supermarket self-selection has appeared in various places, but the scale is not so large. Any property can be sold in this way.
It's just that no large capital has entered the market yet, because large capital does not want to simply follow the trend. What they need to do is to plan and coordinate, improve the supply chain, and enter the market with a full attitude. This of course requires a period of preparation, and it is impossible for ordinary people to do it directly on impulse.
But it was only a matter of time, and Sheffield was not surprised by this. No field is naturally dominated by a winner. If he could do this, others could certainly do the same. In the end, the last one standing would be the winner.
"William is now working on acquiring a beverage company and has been busy with this matter these days." Edith Rockefeller said, indicating that the guest living in my house has been very busy these days and has disturbed Rockefeller Jr.'s attention.
"Really? What kind of drink is this? They are all a bunch of liars, fooling ordinary citizens." Rockefeller Jr. was indeed attracted and laughed, "What kind of refreshing drink is this? The tricks here can only fool others, not me. William, you must not be fooled."
"Chain supermarkets do need a popular beverage. Whether it has any effect is not important." Sheffield has tasted Coca-Cola of this era. After tasting it, to put it simply, it has no flavor...
In fact, Sheffield was not there to research Coca-Cola, but to learn about a new company called Pepsi. The reason why he went there in person was because his trusted savior had already gone out to investigate the situation of Coca-Cola.
After they left, Sheffield suddenly remembered that there was another way to do it. First of all, the acquisition of Coca-Cola was not 100% successful. That was how things were. It was impossible for everything to go his way. Although in his heart, Sheffield wanted everything to be carried out according to his own ideas and was ready to take action.
Regardless of whether the acquisition of Coca-Cola will be successful, he will acquire the newly born PepsiCo, preferably both companies, and then hide in the background to hype, attracting everyone's attention to these two drinks with similar taste and the same color.
This is not a complete relationship between Jiaduobao and Wanglaoji, but more similar to the relationship between the two major mobile phone manufacturers VO. The two major mobile phone manufacturers VO started almost at the same time, and they developed side by side from the beginning. Moreover, there is a shareholder behind these two mobile phone manufacturers, who holds shares in both manufacturers.
If Huawei had not emerged and entered the market with a crushing attitude, the mobile phone market in the Republic would have been dominated by these two companies. The strength of these two companies is actually above Lei Jun's brand.
Hiding behind the scenes and manipulating the competition between the two companies to attract everyone's attention, even Rockefeller did not realize this trick in the late 19th century. It was not until Standard Oil was dismantled by antitrust laws and its separate entry into the market caused the Rockefeller family's wealth to soar that old Rockefeller realized that over-concentration of resources also has disadvantages.
This situation is actually more serious in the shampoo market. Rejoice, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, and Runza are actually all brands of the same company. Although they appear to be competing with each other, they are actually all creating profits for the same company.
In this era, fighting each other is definitely not a good choice for many giants. Because everyone is pursuing monopoly, but in the consumer goods market, Sheffield knows that direct monopoly is impossible to achieve and will also attract antitrust laws, so he is ready to save the country in a roundabout way and use fighting each other to achieve the goal of controlling the market.
Sheffield didn't say much, and Rockefeller Jr. didn't ask much either. He was not interested in the so-called consumer goods market. After all, he had not yet estimated the future potential. But there was one thing he had noticed: the promotion of internal combustion engines in the hands of Sheffield United Company would become a driving force for the oil industry.
After learning that Sheffield was in Chicago, Rockefeller Jr. came in person, mainly for this purpose. He was ready to discuss with this partner the prospects for the development of the internal combustion engine.
"I must say, John, that you have such a sharp vision. Our estimates are the same. The internal combustion engine will greatly increase the importance of oil." Sheffield hesitated for a moment, considering whether to deceive this partner, but he gave up immediately. This was not because he was the other party's brother-in-law, but because even if he deceived, he would be exposed immediately.
(End of this chapter)
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