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Chapter 178 The Ma Brothers’ Decision

After hearing Lin Haoran's words, Ma Chengkun was stunned for a moment.

He thought that Lin Haoran must have some purpose for coming here this time.

But I really didn't expect that the other party was actually coming for the Oriental Daily.

This left him somewhat helpless, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Although he had seen his father's bravery in the underworld when he was a child, the Ma family is no longer brave now. When his father left Hong Kong, he warned him to be low-key in doing things.

Therefore, he has always strictly followed his father's instructions, and the past two years have been relatively peaceful. Under his control, the Oriental Daily has not been in any chaos.

Of course, he is just the boss of Oriental Daily. In fact, he is very clear that he is too young and has almost no experience in business management. Therefore, in the management of Oriental Daily, he knows how to delegate power and directly let professional managers control the company's daily operations.

In addition, when there is something he cannot handle, he will call his father or uncle who is far away in Taiwan.

During these two years, although he is still very young, he has become much more mature and stable.

After a while, Ma Chengkun shook his head and said, "Mr. Lin, our Ma family has never considered selling the Oriental Press Company."

The Ma family is not short of money. They have made a lot of money from the flour business in the past, not to mention the gray industries such as the gambling industry.

Although they were all abandoned by the Ma family two years ago, in the past decade or so, as the four major underworld families, the money they earned was no less than that of most ordinary wealthy people.

However, a lot of this money is not visible to the public, and they have to launder it through formal businesses.

"Mr. Ma, I know your current situation is not easy. As far as I know, your fathers had offended many enemies in the past. Although the police have stepped up their crackdown on gangs due to the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in recent years, many gangs have been destroyed and their power has been greatly reduced, but many of your enemies are still doing well.

If I were Mr. Ma, I would definitely be worried about the safety of myself and my family. Obviously, leaving Hong Kong and going to Taiwan to find your father is the safest option. Have you ever considered leaving Hong Kong and reuniting with your father, Mr. Ma?

You can do business anywhere, and you don't have to stay in Hong Kong. Sell the Oriental Press Company to me, and you won't have too many concerns here, and you can rest assured to develop your career with your father. "Lin Haoran knew that he would not agree easily, so he still said with a smile.

After listening to Lin Haoran's words, Ma Chengkun was indeed deeply touched. He had indeed had a hard time in the past two years. He rarely went out and usually stayed at the company and home. He even secretly dug a secret passage in his villa to prevent enemies from coming to his house. This was so that if any enemies came to take revenge, he and his family could hide in time.

However, as for Hong Kong, the Ma family is obviously not willing to completely withdraw, because they want the Ma brothers to be able to come back from Taiwan openly one day.

At the same time, owning the Oriental Daily, Hong Kong's best-selling newspaper, they can also control public opinion to a certain extent, so that the Hong Kong citizens can have a certain change in their impression of the Ma family. Simply put, they hope to be gradually whitewashed.

After all, they can no longer do the flour business, and it is not easy to live with this crime on their shoulders.

Although the possibility of the Ma brothers returning to Hong Kong openly is slim, Ma Chengkun, who has been filial since childhood, still hopes to retain this possibility.

At this moment, he was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to deal with Lin Haoran, the new Hong Kong business tycoon.

Ma Chengkun knew that if he wanted to stay in Hong Kong to develop, it would be best for him to make friends with people like Lin Haoran. This way, it would be easier for their Ma family to survive in the Hong Kong business world in the future.

However, he really didn't want to sell the Oriental Daily.

"Perhaps, it would be better to let my father decide this matter, and I can't make the decision on my own." Ma Chengkun thought secretly in his heart.

Thinking of this, Ma Chengkun said to Lin Haoran: "Mr. Lin, I need to ask my father about this matter."

"Of course, if possible, Mr. Ma can call your father now." Lin Haoran nodded.

Ma Chengkun did not refuse, but went straight to his desk and dialed the contact number that his father Ma Xizhen often used in Taiwan.

After Ma Xizhen escaped to Taiwan in 1978, she was arrested again on the charge of "entering the country with false documents" and spent a year in prison. She has only been released a few months ago.

However, this one-year sentence is nothing compared to跛豪's thirty years in prison.

Decades later, in his later years, what Ma Xizhen wanted most was to go back to Hong Kong for a visit. However, he was obviously not yet at the stage of returning to his roots, so naturally he did not have this idea.

Because Ma Chengkun's father, Ma Xizhen, is only in his forties now, at this time, he is glad that he was able to escape and did not have to be sentenced to decades like Bo Hao.

Lin Haoran sat on the sofa, crossed his legs and watched Ma Chengkun talking on the phone from a distance, but did not go close to listen.

At the same time, he also looked curiously at the office in front of him which was more than 100 square meters in size.

Although the office is quite large, its furnishings are extremely simple and not as luxurious as imagined.

The entire office is divided into two areas, one is the reception area where Lin Haoran sits, and the other is Ma Chengkun's office area.

Judging from the decoration, it can be seen that Ma Chengkun is indeed very low-key nowadays, both in his work and in his life.

It is not possible not to be low-key. As far as he knows, the only industry left by the Ma family in Hong Kong is the Oriental Press Company.

Just as Lin Haoran said, if the Ma family sold the Oriental Press, then they would really have nothing to worry about in Hong Kong, and the entire family could evacuate Hong Kong.

At the same time, in an apartment in Taipei City, seven or eight hundred kilometers away, Ma Xizhen was talking on the phone with her son Ma Chengkun.

When Ma Xizhen learned that Lin Haoran wanted to acquire Oriental Press Company, she seemed a little surprised.

He didn't expect that someone would actually target the Oriental Press Company. When the two Ma brothers fled, they didn't take their descendants like Ma Chengkun with them because they knew that their descendants had not committed any crimes. The things that the Ma family had committed in the past had nothing to do with these descendants. There was not much risk in keeping them in Hong Kong, at least they would not be caught by the police.

In addition, the most important thing is that after they arrived in Taiwan, they did not have any roots there. If the whole family went to Taiwan, there would be too many uncertainties. In such an uncertain situation, they did not want to be wiped out.

So, before leaving Hong Kong, they decided to leave their wives and children in Hong Kong.

After being released from prison, he paid special attention to things happening in Hong Kong, and naturally knew about Lin Haoran, the newly rising figure.

This kind of person has exceeded their imagination. He is a true Hong Kong wealthy man and the identity that these gang leaders most aspire to.

Unfortunately, once a gangster, always a gangster, and they are aware of this.

After learning the other party's intention, even Ma Xizhen hesitated.

Should we sell Oriental Press Company?
He also knew that his son had not had a good life in the past two years, and he was worried about this. Moreover, their influence in Hong Kong had basically disbanded, and their previous connections had gradually become useless. However, many of the people they had offended in the past were still openly serving as gang leaders.

Therefore, during the past two years, even in prison, he had considered whether to bring his wife and children to Taiwan for their safety, but he had never made a decision.

As time passed, the two brothers gradually established themselves in Taipei, and each of them used the laundered criminal funds to open several legitimate companies.

"Cheng Kun, wait a minute, I will call your uncle to discuss this matter first." Ma Xizhen finally said.

"Okay, Dad, I'll wait for your news." Ma Chengkun replied.

He didn't have to think too much about it if he let his parents decide on this matter.

In fact, Ma Chengkun was under a lot of pressure after taking over the position of boss of Oriental Press. After all, he was too young and with his parents supporting him, he basically did not have to think too much and lived a carefree life.

It was not until粵豪was arrested that the two Ma brothers realized the seriousness of the matter. They were forced to quickly deal with their Hong Kong businesses and hand over the Oriental Press Company to Ma Chengkun, who was only 20 years old.

Therefore, Ma Chengkun had a very hard time in the past two years. The burden on him was too heavy, so heavy that it seemed beyond the ability of someone of his age to bear it.

Deep down, he actually wanted his father to always support him.

Now, he is just waiting for his father and uncle to make a decision. No matter what the result is, he will accept it.

When the two brothers Ma Xizhen were discussing, Ma Chengkun specifically informed Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran was not in a hurry, but continued chatting with Ma Chengkun, the equally young heir of the Ma family in Hong Kong. This time they did not continue to talk about the acquisition of Oriental Press Company, but talked about the glorious period of the Ma family in the past.

When talking about the past, Ma Chengkun's eyes were full of light. That was the most glorious moment for their Ma family. The four major underworld families in Hong Kong still make him reminisce about it.

It wasn't until about half an hour later that the phone rang again.

Ma Chengkun hurriedly answered the phone.

Lin Haoran was sitting on the sofa and could see Ma Chengkun nodding continuously, but he naturally had no idea what he was talking about.

He came here with great hopes for the Oriental Daily News. Of course, he also knew that this might not succeed because the Oriental Newspaper Company was not a listed company and it would be impossible for him to force a takeover.

If the acquisition of Oriental Daily fails, he can only set his sights on other newspapers. Although the sales of other newspapers are not as good as Oriental Daily, there is nothing he can do about it.

After about ten minutes, Ma Chengkun finally hung up the phone.

At this time, Lin Haoran was a little nervous. He wondered whether the Ma family would finally decide to sell the Oriental Press Company?

Ma Chengkun returned to the sofa and sat down.

He looked at Lin Haoran and said, "Mr. Lin, my father and my uncle have already discussed it. If Mr. Lin is willing to pay 2 million Hong Kong dollars, we will sell the Oriental Newspaper Company to you.

By the way, we didn’t ask for an exorbitant price. The reason we offered HK$2 million is because it includes the Cheong Yip Building, and the ownership of the Cheong Yip Building also belongs to the Oriental Press Company.

In addition, we also own a large printing factory in Chai Wan, and the land of this factory also belongs to our company, so our offer of HK$2 million is very generous. "

Lin Haoran nodded. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Ma Chengkun agreed to sell.

He had already learned about Oriental Press before coming here, so he naturally knew that what Ma Chengkun said was true.

If Oriental Press Company were not included in the two properties, it would actually be worth only tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars. However, after adding these two properties, it is obvious that 2 million Hong Kong dollars is not a lot.

The printing factory property in Chai Wan is not that valuable, but the Cheong Yip Building where he is now is worth more than HK$2 million. By the end of the year, even a market value of HK$ million will not be considered much.

"Mr. Ma, I am also a straightforward person. I agree to the price you proposed, but I hope to reach this deal as soon as possible!" Lin Haoran said directly!

We will feel more at ease if we take over Oriental Press Company as soon as possible.

Moreover, if he takes over this company now, not to mention the Oriental Daily newspaper, just these two properties will be enough for him to break even, and he may even make a lot of money in a year.

(End of this chapter)