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Chapter 160: Jardine Matheson Land
After giving instructions to Su Zhixue, Lin Haoran did not stay in the Wan'an Group Building for long.

There hasn't been any major events happening in Wan'an Group recently, so he doesn't need to spend too much energy on this.

At present, the most important thing is the matter of the Hong Kong Electric Group. He can't wait to take over the Hong Kong Electric Group.

After leaving the Wan'an Group Building, Lin Haoran drove to the Hong Kong Electric Group headquarters with two bodyguards.

When he arrived at the headquarters building of Hong Kong Electric Group, he went straight to the chairman's office.

At this moment, Chen Shoulin was not busy working, but sitting in a chair with a frown on his face, thinking about something.

Seeing Lin Haoran coming in, Chen Shoulin stood up suddenly.

"Mr. Lin, did you really buy all of Mr. Caesar Bridges' shares?" At this moment, Chen Shoulin still found it hard to believe.

Last night, he received a call from Cesar Bridges.

On the phone, Caesar Bridges told Chen Shoulin that his shares had been sold to Lin Haoran.

The news came so suddenly that Chen Shoulin couldn't react.

Although he knew that this was already the truth, after all, Caesar Bridges had told him so himself, so there was no reason to lie to him.

He just found it unbelievable.

Lin Haoran acquired the shares of the largest and second largest shareholders of Hong Kong Electric Group respectively, indicating that he had the idea of ​​acquiring Hong Kong Electric Group.

Once Lin Haoran takes control of the Hong Kong Electric Group, Chen Shoulin's career in the Hong Kong Electric Group will obviously be very uncertain. Whether he stays or leaves will no longer be decided by the board of directors, but by Lin Haoran.

So, after knowing this, Chen Shoulin was worried about his career all night.

He is only in his fifties now, at the prime age of his career. Once forced to resign from the Hong Kong Electric Group, although he will have no worries about finding a job, he still has great feelings for the Hong Kong Electric Group. After all, he has put in so much energy here.

"Mr. Chen, that's right, let me be frank with you. I not only acquired all of Mr. Caesar Bridges' shares, I also absorbed a lot of shares through the stock market. Now I actually control more than 34% of the shares of Hong Kong Electric Group. The purpose of my coming here today is to tell you that I have the ability to take over the Hong Kong Electric Group and become the decision-maker of the Hong Kong Electric Group." Lin Haoran sat down and said to Chen Shoulin with a smile.

After saying that, Lin Haoran took out the stock certificate of Hong Kong Electric Group from his handbag and placed it on the table.

Lin Haoran still has great respect for the chairman of Hong Kong Electric Group.

After all, he led the Hong Kong Electric Group to continuously break through the original development bottleneck, allowing the Hong Kong Electric Group's revenue and profits to gradually increase every year.

It can be said that this is a very outstanding professional manager.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to reach this position in a British-owned enterprise.

At this moment, Chen Shoulin finally understood.

No wonder he came to him yesterday afternoon to ask for the shareholders' information. It turned out he had a purpose.

With more than 34% of the shares, one already has a veto power over "major events" within the group.

Although he is not the controlling shareholder, since the shares of all shareholders in the Hong Kong Electric Group (excluding small retail shareholders) except Lin Haoran are not as many as Lin Haoran, Lin Haoran has the greatest say.

At this time, Lin Haoran can directly initiate a board meeting, directly dismiss the original chairman, and then take over as chairman himself.

In many listed companies in Hong Kong, major shareholders only hold a few tens or twenty percent of the company's shares, but they already control the company's management rights.

Therefore, Lin Haoran’s shares are already very stable.

Looking at the stock certificates on the desk, Chen Shoulin smiled bitterly and asked, "Mr. Lin, do you have any plans for me? Do you want me to leave Hong Kong Electric Group?"

"No, no, no, Mr. Chen, you misunderstood. Although I am going to take over the Hong Kong Electric Group, I have no intention of kicking you out. Everyone can see your performance in the Hong Kong Electric Group. Even if I become the real decision-maker of the Hong Kong Electric Group, I will not kick you out. I hope you will stay in the Hong Kong Electric Group and continue to shine for the Group." Lin Haoran replied with a smile.

How could he possibly drive away Chen Shoulin, such an excellent professional manager?

Now, Ho Kin Ning has not grown up yet. If he drives Chen Shoulin away, he will not be able to find a more suitable manager of the Hong Kong Electric Group.

He manages it personally?

Don’t joke, Lin Haoran knows his own management skills.

Therefore, keeping Chen Shoulin is the best choice.

It will take at least a few years for Huo Jianning to grow up.

A few years later, Chen Shoulin was in his sixties. By then, even if he wanted to retire, he would have a successor.

Even if Chen Shoulin is still strong and has no plans to retire, it is impossible for Lin Haoran to only have one big company, the Hong Kong Electric Group.

Now, he has billions of Hong Kong dollars in his hands. How could the Hong Kong Electric Group satisfy him?
Therefore, Lin Haoran did not need to worry about the future arrangements for Huo Jianning after he grew up. What he was worried about was that he did not have enough capable managers, not that he had too many capable professional managers!

"Mr. Lin, can you explain my future arrangements more clearly?" Chen Shoulin continued to ask.

Chen Shoulin was relieved when he heard Lin Haoran say that he had no intention of driving him away. He had made many plans for the development of the Hong Kong Electric Group. Many of these plans were either being implemented or had not yet been implemented. If he left the Hong Kong Electric Group now, he would be reluctant to do so!

"Okay, Mr. Chen, let me explain it more clearly. It is an irreversible fact that I, Lin Haoran, will take over the Hong Kong Electric Group. After taking over, I will become the chairman of the Hong Kong Electric Group, and Mr. Chen, you will become the executive director and general manager of the Hong Kong Electric Group.

Although your position has been downgraded, don't worry, the Hong Kong Electric Group is still managed by you. Generally speaking, I will not interfere too much in the group.

Mr. Chen should know that my other two companies are Wan'an Group and Qingzhou Yingni Company. These two companies are currently managed by the general manager of the company. I rarely interfere in their management. I only supervise and approve the decisions on some major development plans of the company.

I am not like other Chinese bosses who hold on to everything. After all, I am only in my twenties and I certainly don’t have as much experience in business management as you do. I have so many companies under my umbrella, and it is impossible for me to manage them all. Do you understand what I mean, Mr. Chen?" Lin Haoran said in detail.

With loyalty as his golden finger, Lin Haoran can safely hand over the business to capable professional managers.

Once these professional managers show problems such as betrayal and corruption, he can identify them by their loyalty.

So, in this case, he naturally doesn't need to worry too much about the business.

"Mr. Lin, I understand." Chen Shoulin nodded solemnly.

"Then, Mr. Chen, after I take over the Hong Kong Electric Group, would you be willing to accept my invitation to become the executive director and general manager of the Hong Kong Electric Group?" Lin Haoran asked seriously.

"I do!" Chen Shoulin agreed without any hesitation.

After all, although he lost the position of chairman, according to what Lin Haoran said, his power in the Hong Kong Electric Group has not actually changed much. It’s just that there is a supervisor like Lin Haoran above him.

Originally, he was also under the supervision of the board members, and all major matters of the group were decided at the board meetings.

Nowadays, not much has changed.

Chen Shoulin believed that Lin Haoran should not have deceived him. After all, there was no need to deceive him at this time as he had become the person in charge of the group.

"Okay, Mr. Chen, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future!" Lin Haoran stretched out his right hand and said with a smile.

"It's a pleasure to work with you, boss!" Chen Shoulin nodded solemnly.

When he accepted Lin Haoran's invitation, Chen Shoulin knew that in his eyes, Lin Haoran was no longer just a simple shareholder of the group, but the boss who could decide whether he stayed or left.

"Mr. Chen, then next you will be in charge of organizing a board meeting. After all, it would be better for this matter to go through the board meeting process. In addition, after the meeting, hold a press conference." Lin Haoran continued.

"Well, Mr. Lin, I know what to do." Chen Shoulin nodded and replied.

He has accepted the fact that major changes have taken place in the HK Electric Group.

Just as Chen Shoulin was about to call all the board members to tell them that a board meeting was going to be held, the phone rang.

"Hello, this is Chen Shoulin." Chen Shoulin picked up the phone and answered it.

Lin Haoran stood aside, silent.

Unexpectedly, Chen Shoulin's second sentence was: "Mr. Niu Bijian, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Twisting the wall? Jardine Matheson?

After hearing what Chen Shoulin said, Lin Haoran knew why Niu Bijian came to see him. It must be to find out from Chen Shoulin whether what Lin Haoran said to Bao Fuda last night was true.

Unexpectedly, the boss of Jardine Matheson actually called personally. It seems that Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land are still not giving up on Hong Kong Electric Group!
"That's right, Mr. Niu Bijian, Mr. Lin is already a major shareholder of Hong Kong Electric Group and owns more than 34% of the shares. I can confirm this." At this time, Chen Shoulin had already said the third sentence.

There is no need to conceal this matter anymore, because when Lin Haoran took over the Hong Kong Electric Group, all these things had to be announced.

After Chen Shoulin hung up the phone, he frowned and said to himself, "Why would Mr. Niu Bijian call to ask about these things for no apparent reason?"

Lin Haoran smiled and explained, "Mr. Bao Fuda, the general manager of Hong Kong Land Group, called me last night and wanted to buy my shares in Hong Kong Electric Group. They wanted to secretly acquire Hong Kong Electric Group, but I rejected them directly. I also told them not to target Hong Kong Electric Group because it is no longer necessary."

Chen Shoulin suddenly realized, no wonder.

"I didn't expect that no one paid attention to the Hong Kong Electric Group before, but now it has become very popular. Everyone wants to take over the Hong Kong Electric Group!" Chen Shoulin said with some emotion.

Lin Haoran smiled. Apart from him and the Hong Kong Land Development, there were many other people who were eyeing the Hong Kong Electric Group, such as Li Ka-shing and the Carrian Group.

Fortunately, he now has sufficient funds and was able to take the initiative, starting to lay out his plans for the Hong Kong Electric Group last year. If it had been later, if the Hong Kong Land Development had made plans first, even if he had sufficient funds, it would have been difficult for him to snatch the Hong Kong Electric Group from the Hong Kong Land Development.

(End of this chapter)