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Chapter 159 Ready for a showdown

Because the contract was signed, all subsequent transactions went smoothly and successfully.

As senior VIP members of Huifeng Bank, even when they were getting ready to get off work, they still arranged the transfer for Lin Haoran first.

So, at six o'clock in the evening, Lin Haoran had successfully acquired 5292 million shares of Hong Kong Electric Group from Caesar Bridges.

At this point, Lin Haoran owns 21725 million shares of Hong Kong Electric Group, accounting for 34.5% of the total shares of Hong Kong Electric Group.

In other words, he is already qualified to take over the Hong Kong Electric Group.

In order to stop the Hong Kong Land Development from acquiring the Hong Kong Electric Group, Lin Haoran decided to start the controlling process tomorrow.

With the Jardine Matheson Group watching closely from the sidelines, it still feels a little unsafe.

After saying goodbye to Caesar Bridges, Lin Haoran did not return to the Hong Kong Electric Group, nor did he go back to his villa on Severn Road. Instead, he asked Li Weiguo to drive him back towards Deep Water Bay.

After being in the United States for a full month, it’s time to go back and visit my parents.

More than half an hour later, the Mercedes-Benz stopped at the private parking space of the Lin family villa.

Lin's mother, who heard the engine noise, had already come out of the house.

"Hao'er, you're back." Mother Lin held Lin Haoran's hand, her face full of smiles.

"Mommy, look, I brought you gifts from America." Lin Haoran took out a few bags from the trunk, which were filled with gifts he bought from America.

I bought some health supplements and skin care products for Lin's mother, and two Louis Vuitton belts and a Rolex watch for Lin's father.

These things can also be bought in Hong Kong.

However, it would be unreasonable to go out without bringing back some gifts.

The gift may be small but the sentiment is great, and it can be considered as an expression of filial piety.

"Okay, okay, I like everything Haoer buys for me!" Mother Lin happily took the gift handed over by Lin Haoran.

"Daddy, this is yours." At this time, Lin's father also came out of the house, and Lin Haoran smiled and handed him the gift.

It is obvious that Mr. Lin’s health has recovered a lot now, and his complexion is much rosier.

"That's thoughtful." Lin Wanan nodded with satisfaction.

In the evening, the three of them had a warm dinner together.

After dinner, Lin Haoran sat on the sofa with his parents and watched TV together.

Lin Haoran also told his parents about some interesting experiences during his trip to the United States, but he selectively concealed the specific matter of gold futures trading.

"By the way, Dad, let me tell you something. I plan to take control of the Hong Kong Electric Group." At the end of the conversation, Lin Haoran suddenly smiled and said to Lin Wanan.

Father Lin will know about this sooner or later, so it is better to tell him earlier, otherwise after Lin Haoran takes over, Father Lin will feel that his son has kept such a big thing from him.

"Hao'er, you're not talking nonsense, are you?" Father Lin couldn't help but touch Lin Haoran's forehead, almost thinking that he had a fever and was talking nonsense.

Hong Kong Electric Group is a large British-owned enterprise in Hong Kong. Today, the market value of Hong Kong Electric Group has exceeded HK$22 billion, which is definitely a giant enterprise.

Although he knew that his son was capable, no matter how capable he was, it would be impossible for him to acquire the Hong Kong Electric Group, right?

Mother Lin listened quietly to what the father and son said. She never interfered in business matters. Mother Lin always felt that it was enough for her to take good care of her husband and children in her life.

"Dad, I didn't lie to you. I planned to invest in Hong Kong Electric a long time ago. In my opinion, Hong Kong Electric has a lot of high-quality land. Its true value is much higher than its market value on the stock market. So as soon as I have money, I will buy shares in Hong Kong Electric.

The fan company I invested in has now distributed nearly 200 million Hong Kong dollars in dividends to me. In addition, my trip to the United States this time was not just for tourism, but for a purpose. From last month to this month, the international gold price has continued to soar. Dad, you should know this. I made a lot of money in gold futures.

All this money was used to invest in Hong Kong Electric Group. I bought the shares held by the first and second largest shareholders of Hong Kong Electric Group. In addition to the Hong Kong Electric Group shares I have been absorbing in the secondary market, I am now qualified to take over Hong Kong Electric Group." Lin Haoran explained to his father, half true and half false.

Although Father Lin could not accept his son's rapid pace of making money, it was good news for him.

He suddenly felt that his lifelong hard work was not as good as his son's easy planning in a few months, and he immediately lost interest in Wan'an Group.

Although he had already withdrawn from Wan'an Group, during the month that Lin Haoran was in the United States, Lin Wan'an was not at ease about Wan'an Group without Lin Haoran's close attention. After all, this company was his life's work, so he often went to Wan'an Group.

Now, after hearing Lin Haoran say that he was going to take over the Hong Kong Electric Group, he suddenly paid less attention to the Wan'an Group.

Compared with the Hong Kong Electric Group, what is the Wan An Group?
First it was the Qingzhou Cement Company, and then the Hong Kong Electric Group. Lin Haoran did things that shocked him time and time again.

"How many shares of Hong Kong Electric Group do you have now?" Lin's father asked solemnly.

"About 35%." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

After hearing Lin Haoran's answer, Lin's father was silent for a long time, did not continue asking, and then laughed.

For him, it was a matter of honor for the family that his son had such great abilities.

In Lin Haoran’s previous life, in January 1985, Li Ka-shing purchased 1% of the shares of Hong Kong Electric Group, one of the top ten British listed companies, for HK$29 billion and successfully took control of the Hong Kong Electric Group.

Now, he holds almost this many shares of Hong Kong Electric Group, so he is naturally qualified to take over the Hong Kong Electric Group.

Moreover, Lin Haoran only spent more than 600 million Hong Kong dollars in total, which was several times cheaper than what Li Jiacheng paid.

As they were chatting, around eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Haoran's pager suddenly vibrated.

This was an unfamiliar number, so he didn't think much about it. He went to the landline and called back.

"Hello, I'm Lin Haoran. Who is this?" Lin Haoran asked. "Hello, Mr. Lin. I'm Bao Fuda, the general manager of the Hong Kong Land Group. I want to talk to you about something. Is it convenient?" On the other end of the line, there was a fluent English voice.

Bao Fuda?
Lin Haoran understood instantly that after failing to purchase shares from Caesar Bridges, the couple wanted to buy shares from him, the second largest shareholder of Hong Kong Electric Group.

At this moment, Lin Haoran didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The Hong Kong Property Group has now made so much money from Wharf Holdings and has become quite wealthy.

"Your Hong Kong Land Group wants to acquire the Hong Kong Electric Group shares I hold, right? I'm sorry, Mr. Bao Fuda, to tell you the truth, I have no intention of selling the Hong Kong Electric Group shares, and the Hong Kong Electric Group shares I own now are enough to control the group. You should give up this idea.

I suggest that Hong Kong Land can turn its attention to other companies, such as Hong Kong Telephone Company and China Electric Company. These two companies are no worse than Hong Kong Electric Company. Hong Kong Land does not need to keep an eye on Hong Kong Electric Company. I have other things to do, so I will not continue chatting with Mr. Bao Fuda. Bye." After Lin Haoran finished speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Bao Fuda to speak.

If nothing unexpected happens, Hong Kong Telephone Company will be acquired by the Hong Kong Land Group. Lin Haoran is not interested in this company.

The China Electric Company is responsible for the power supply on the Kowloon Peninsula and is one of the two major power supply companies in Hong Kong.

This company is firmly controlled by the Kadoorie family. If the Hong Kong Land Group sets its sights on China Light and Power Company, it will no longer set its sights on the Hong Kong Electric Company.

After all, the Governor's Office would not allow the Swire Group to monopolize the entire Hong Kong electricity.

After Lin Haoran hung up the phone, in a commercial building far away in Central, Bao Fuda held the receiver in disbelief for a long time.

Is the Hong Kong Electric Group already controlled by this Chinese?

He didn't believe it at first.

Then, he thought of another thing. In the afternoon, he called Caesar Bridges, the former largest shareholder of Hong Kong Electric Group, but he told him that his shares had been sold. Before he could say anything, the other party hung up the phone.

At this moment, combined with what Lin Haoran just said, could it be that Caesar Bridges sold his shares to Lin Haoran?
Although it was a bad start, Bao Fuda was still unwilling to give up. He finally found Lin Haoran's pager number through his connections that night, but the result was this.

Bao Fuda didn't know whether what Lin Haoran said was true or not, but he decided to call Caesar Bridges again to verify his idea.

If he really bought out the shares of the first and second largest shareholders, perhaps he was really aiming to acquire the Hong Kong Electric Group.

If the other party already holds enough shares of Hong Kong Electric Group, then the efforts of the Hong Kong Land Development Group are now in vain.

A few minutes later, he had confirmed his thoughts from Caesar Bridges, that Caesar Bridges had indeed sold the shares to Lin Haoran.

After hearing this news, Bao Fuda knew that Lin Haoran might not have lied and that the Hong Kong Electric Group was actually being secretly controlled by him without anyone noticing.

At the beginning of the month, the competition between the Hong Kong Land Group and the Pao family ended. As a result, the Hong Kong Land Group was forced to end its rule over Wharf Holdings by selling off its shares in Wharf Holdings.

It can be said that the Hong Kong Land Group was very unwilling to accept its failure in the acquisition battle with Wharf Holdings.

In addition, the Hong Kong Land Group now holds a large amount of cash, so after discussing with Jardine Matheson boss Niu Bijian and others, they decided to acquire a large enterprise that could replace Hutchison Whampoa.

After analyzing many large companies in Hong Kong, they finally set their sights on the Hong Kong Electric Group, which had no controlling shareholder.

But I didn’t expect that the mission would fail at the beginning!
It has only been a few days since the layout of the Hong Kong Electric Group was launched, but it ended in failure.

Bao Fuda could only call Niu Bijian to report the matter to him.

Although he is the general manager and executive director of the Hong Kong Land Group, when it comes to major events, he still has to rely on the boss of Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land, Ting Bijian, to make the decision.

"Hao'er, if you answer like this, will it offend the Jardine Matheson Group?" At the Lin's villa, Lin Wan'an's cautious character made him worry again.

"Don't worry, Daddy. This won't offend them. And even if it does, I'm not afraid. Just don't worry about it." Lin Haoran didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

In order not to offend them, should we give the Hong Kong Electric Group to them?
Lin Haoran is not so cowardly.

In the blink of an eye, an entire night passed, and at nine o'clock the next morning, Lin Haoran arrived at the Wan'an Group Building.

Although he now holds 34.5% of the shares of Hong Kong Electric Group, he still plans to continue buying. After all, it is still unclear what the plans of the Hong Kong Land Development Group are.

The more stocks you hold, the more peace of mind you will have.

"Zhixue, please help me count how many orders of Hong Kong Electric Group are below HK$4." Lin Haoran instructed after entering the office of Universal Investment Company.

"Okay, boss. I'll count it right away." Su Zhixue replied.

Today, the business target of Universal Investment Company is Hong Kong Electric Group, so after the end of each trading day, Su Zhixue will obtain a copy of the trading data and the closing order status from the stock exchange.

Since the trading volume of Hong Kong Electric Group is very large nowadays, many investors have plans to make short-term investments, so there are many orders that are higher than the closing price.

A few minutes later, Su Zhixue had already counted the data.

"Boss, there are orders for more than 4 million shares with a price below HK$1889," Su Zhixue reported.

Lin Haoran frowned. Is it so little?
1889 million shares account for about 3% of the total shares of Hong Kong Electric Group.

Originally, he planned that if there were enough orders, he would let Su Zhixue buy up all the orders below HK$4 at once after the market opened, to see if he could increase his stake in the Hong Kong Electric Group to more than 40% at once.

Since it is only about 3%, he has no plans to acquire it for the time being.

Let Huanyu Investment Company make a normal acquisition first, and then make another strong acquisition when the market is about to close.

Because he was ready to have a showdown with Chairman Chen Shoulin and the entire board of directors of Hong Kong Electric Group today.

"Zhixue, after the market opens, you can try to increase your efforts to absorb shares of Hong Kong Electric Group. Also pay attention to the trading volume and whether the suddenly emerging competitor continues to acquire shares. I will call you at noon." Lin Haoran said directly.

"Okay, boss. I know what to do." Su Zhixue nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)