In the early morning of August 18, Wan Hongjian, the ** person of Shuanghui Group, released a long post, which is more like a letter to the family in form, but has a unique style.
Wan Hongjian's letter was not confided in his relatives, but listed his beloved father's "seven major crimes" and attacked them in harsh terms. This father is the head of Shuanghui Group for nearly 40 years - Wanlong.
So, what is it that makes the father-son relationship so strained? From a railway soldier to the "head" of Shuanghui, Bandung's growth process is full of challenges. In September 1940, he was born in a poor peasant family in Luohe, Henan Province, before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the status of farmers was low, and his childhood was full of hardships and struggles, but it also allowed him to develop a strong will and tenacious character.
In 1960, although he had not yet graduated from high school, he felt that he was not studying that material, so he resolutely proposed to drop out of school and join the recruitment of the People's Liberation Army.
Bandung served in the railroad construction boom, trained hard and worked diligently, and was able to become a non-commissioned officer and be promoted. He served in the army for eight years, and after retiring in 1968, he was assigned to work in a meat factory in his hometown.
Wan Long has a tough personality, and his training has made him more able to endure hardships, and he is always at the forefront of his work, although he receives the same salary, he does the most work. When colleagues ask for leave, he always takes the initiative to help with the shift and says to them: "Don't worry about leaving it to me!" ”
Rewriting of old copywriting] Bandung was always helpful in the factory, and even volunteered to take on work that others were unwilling to do. His colleagues advised him not to do this, so as not to overwork.
However, Bandung insisted that it was a way to help each other and said he would like to do more. In the end, his leaders also saw his hard-working and leadership skills, and promoted him to become the workshop leader.
This not only honed his leadership skills, but also helped him build good interpersonal relationships. This selfless act ultimately changed his fate. In 1984, as the wave of reform and opening up swept across the country, Luohe Meat Factory also faced difficulties.
Due to long-term losses, the factory decided to elect a new director through democratic voting, and Wan Long was successfully elected as the factory director by virtue of his intelligence and connections.
When taking over the Luohe Meat Factory, Wan Long successfully became a popular candidate for the director of the factory by virtue of the popularity advantages accumulated for more than ten years. In the end, he won the vote by a landslide and became the factory director.
After taking office, he immediately began to carry out drastic reform of the meat factory, and solved the serious problems in production, sales, operation and management. People may have chosen him because he was kind, but now they found that he was not only kind, but also resolute and had no sand in his eyes.
Under his leadership, the meat processing plant became a market leader.
Break the "iron rice bowl", employees are not allowed to be lazy, and those who fail to complete tasks on time will be fired. ”
Breaking the iron rice bowl, abolishing the rigid system, and seeking multi-channel development were innovations that immediately caused some people to feel uneasy. They are accustomed to stable income and easy work, and fear that the new system will bring unknown challenges and risks to themselves.
But more employees realized that these reforms were for the benefit of the entire plant, and in order to achieve better development, they chose to support it. "
Under the leadership of Wan Long, after layoffs and adjustments, the meat factory gradually turned losses into profits and got on the right track. In the 80s, the concentration of the global aquaculture industry continued to increase, and the meat industry also developed rapidly.
At that time, China's economic development was in its infancy, and the proportion of meat products in the total amount of meat was much lower than that of developed countries. Realizing that it was at a disadvantage in the competition, Bandung decided to reform the traditional meat industry by upgrading its technology and manufacturing products that were comparable to imported meat products.
After the introduction of a large number of advanced production lines, Bandung increased the production capacity of the factory.
In 1990, Luohe Meat Factory became the largest meat export base in China. At this time, Bandung found a "business opportunity". On a business trip, he saw a salesperson selling lunch boxes and snacks on the train, and no one else cared about them, except for ham sausages, which were snapped up by passengers.
It turns out that this cheap, hungry and delicious "gadget" is more popular than the expensive box lunch. Wan Long was inspired, and he thought that the development of the ham sausage business might bring new life to the meat condensation that had been in a bottleneck.
After returning to Luohe, he introduced foreign ham sausage processing technology, shifted the focus of the industry, and designated the ham sausage brand as "Shuanghui".
In February 1992, Shuanghui brand ham sausage was successfully launched. In order to promote the brand of Shuanghui in the country, Wanlong not only introduced more than 5,000 processing equipment, but also invited foreign meat experts to guide the key technologies required for the production of ham sausages, such as curing, emulsification, cold segmentation and preservation.
Wanlong knows that only by improving product quality can it gain a foothold in the saturated ham sausage market. At that time, the boss of ham sausage was still Luoyang Chundu. The development process of Chundu and Shuanghui is very similar, they both have a history of Luoyang meat factory before transforming into product companies.
Despite the same background and the same direction of transformation, Chundu is still one step ahead in the field of ham sausage and has gained a firm foothold earlier than Shuanghui. In order to bring down the Chundu, which had gained a firm foothold, Shuanghui chose to start with the first one, lowered the product, and launched the first battle against the spring capital.
In the ham sausage industry, Chundu used to be the biggest competitor. However, due to the lack of adequate preparation, in the face of Shuanghui's attack, Chundu appeared to be very hasty.
In order to cope with the challenge of Shuanghui, Chundu also compromised the quality of the product while reducing the quality, and unfortunately fell into the trap of Shuanghui. Soon after, Shuanghui launched the "Pure Lean Ham Sausage", which greatly increased the pork content in the ham sausage while keeping the ** unchanged, which made the spring capital fail miserably.
After successfully eliminating its biggest competitors, Shuanghui became a leader in the ham sausage industry in one fell swoop.
The rift between Wan Long and his son Wan Hongjian stems from the collision of desire and power. When Shuanghui went public and became an industry leader, Bandung's mindset changed.
He began to control the internal power struggle more closely, especially with his son, Wan Hongjian.
Wan Hongjian started from the grassroots level and was promoted to vice president of the company after 26 years, and was regarded by the outside world as the best person in Bandung. However, when he entered the top management of the company, the contradictions between father and son began to appear.
I fought hard to fight the country, and now that I haven't stepped down, you are going to divide the family property? Because Wan Hongjian and Wan Long disagreed on many key decisions for the company's development, Wan Long was very dissatisfied with this.
Once, when discussing whether the reform direction of the first division needed to learn from American companies, Wan Hongjian publicly questioned Wan Long's decision, which made Wan Long furious, so angry that he got up and walked away.
In life, the conflict between the two has also intensified, it is said that Wan Hongjian's father Wan Long has a personal secretary named Shen Ruifang, but in fact, Wan Long has been a lover for 20 years, and the two also have a daughter.
Shen Ruifang was originally a cleaner, but because of her close relationship with Bandung, she was promoted to personal secretary, and all the company's affairs had to pass through her hands to reach Bandung's ears.
After Shen Ruifang took power, he further instigated Wan Long to abandon his original wife, that is, Wan Hongjian's mother, in Luohe, and did not allow her to be taken to the Hong Kong Double Headquarters.
This made Wan Hongjian feel very dissatisfied. All the grievances and contradictions accumulate and eventually lead to the breakdown of the father-son relationship.
On June 3, 2021, in the office of Bandung, a father and son disagreed and had a heated quarrel. At this critical moment, Shen Ruifang rushed in and fiercely reprimanded Wan Hongjian.
Seeing this junior who affected the feelings of his parents, Wan Hongjian, who was already angry, slapped Shen Ruifang to the ground, and then punched and kicked her, scolding her.
The security guards rushed to control Wan Hongjian when they heard the news. Wan Long was also very angry when he saw this scene, and immediately decided to remove this unfilial son. On June 17, due to Wan Hongjian's misconduct towards the company's financial personnel, he was resigned by his father as vice chairman of the board of directors and all other positions, and completely withdrew from Shuanghui Company.
Wan Hongjian saw that his father was so ruthless, and decided to take revenge on him and completely cut off the father-son relationship with him.
Wan Hongjian exposed his father Wan Long's seven crimes, including keeping a lover, tax evasion, and transferring company assets. These allegations, if confirmed, would be devastating for Bandung.
Wan Hongjian, who hated his father, was denied by Shuanghui WH Group for the first time. The company issued an announcement saying that Wan Hongjian's accusations were untrue and that it would protect the company's rights and interests through legal means.
Although the market value of Shuanghui has evaporated by tens of billions in a short period of time, the conflict of Bandung's family has aroused widespread concern. Now, the 81-year-old entrepreneur is about to enter the final stage of his life, and despite his great success in his career, he has suffered setbacks in his homeschooling.
The fact that his son, whom he had worked so hard to raise for 30 years, ended up becoming an enemy of him, must have made him feel very painful. In 2021, Wan Long resigned as CEO but retained his position as chairman of the board.
He is over 80 years old and still has to work hard in his position. Since he kicked out his son, who was supposed to be **, the issue of power transfer has also become a boulder in his heart.