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Chapter 186 A Call from the Governor's Office
I chatted with Burton for half an hour about the future development plan of Qingzhou Yingni, and then I talked to the financial director Huo Jianning to learn about the recent situation.

Lin Haoran has high hopes for Huo Jianning, a management elite in training.

Huo Jianning is currently training his successor as the financial director of Qingzhou Yingni Company. The successor is also a Chinese and is even older than Huo Jianning.

The successor's loyalty also reached 87. After assessment, it was found that he had good management talent and was proficient in financial accounting knowledge, but he lacked senior management experience.

As long as he has sufficient management experience, there will be no problem in serving as the financial director of Qingzhou Yingni Company. Therefore, Lin Haoran is also very supportive of the successor he is training.

It is expected that in two or three months, Fok Kin Ning will be able to transfer Fok Kin Ning from Ching Chau Cement Company to HK Electric Group.

At Qingzhou Yingni Company, the industry is too monotonous and the strength is not very strong, so there is actually not much to learn.

It would be better for Ho Kin Ning to go to the Hong Kong Electric Group to learn early and start from the middle level, so that he can grow faster.

Normally, Lin Haoran seldom comes to the Kowloon Peninsula, but now that he is here, he went to the Aigo Company.

In February, the order volume of electric blankets and electric hot water bottles of Aimego Company decreased significantly. On the contrary, the order volume of fans began to pick up, which was mainly due to the dealers' advance stockpiling preparations in preparation for the upcoming summer.

Therefore, the factory is not as busy as before.

Even Liu Luanxiong, the company's general manager, was not busy with orders at the moment.

"Haoran, you've come at the right time. I calculated that the land I invested more than 50 million Hong Kong dollars in has increased by about % according to the current market price. In other words, if I sell it now, I can get more than million Hong Kong dollars. Recently, a real estate developer has asked me to buy the land. I am so conflicted about whether I should sell it. Haoran, please give me some advice!" Liu Luanxiong looked at Lin Haoran with expectant eyes.

Real estate prices were rising too fast, and he, who held the land, was a little panicked, fearing that there would be a big drop at any time.

Because he knew that Hong Kong's real estate industry had experienced a sharp decline between 1973 and 1974, but it only recovered later.

"Do you want to withdraw the funds to invest in something?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

"No, I don't have the time to think about these things. Although the company's order volume is a little less now, it will increase sharply starting next month, and it will definitely return to its peak in April and May. It's just that I have invested so much money and all the money has been spent. I am a little worried after all." Liu Luanxiong said with a wry smile.

"If you want to trust me, then don't sell it yet. If there is a real estate crisis, you can generally judge it through various signs. You also know that I have invested a lot in the real estate industry, so I have specially studied the real estate market in Hong Kong. At present, there is no sign of collapse. At least there will be no problem within a year. As for one year later, I can't guarantee it!" Lin Haoran laughed.

Liu Luanxiong is destined to be a business tycoon in the future, but he is still young now.

After all, tycoons who have not yet grown up do not have much confidence in some judgments.

"Okay, I'll listen to you!" Liu Luanxiong said directly.

Liu Luanxiong admires Lin Haoran, a young man who is a few years younger than him, from the bottom of his heart.

He has been working with Lin Haoran for more than a year. During this period, he watched him successfully acquire a major British bank. It would be a lie to say that he was not envious.

But I envy you, not jealousy.

Because his partner Lin Haoran gave him a lot of help, allowing him to go more smoothly in the business world.

After chatting with Liu Luanxiong for a while, the two went to the new headquarters of Aigo.

However, the new headquarters is currently just a vacant lot.

Aimego has now signed a construction contract with Wanan Group.

For this industrial land, they plan to build five six-story industrial buildings and one nine-story office building, which is expected to be completed in one year.

The floors are not high and the structure of industrial buildings is relatively simple, so the construction cost is not high.

Wan'an Group contracted the construction of these six buildings, and Aigo Company needs to pay the Wan'an Group a construction fee of HK$6 million in installments.

Among them, according to the cost budget, Wan'an Group will make a profit of about HK$12 million from this project. The project is simple, the construction period is short, and the profit is high. It is also a good project for Wan'an Group.

If this had happened when Lin Wanan was in charge of Wanan Group, this kind of cooperation would have been a very good major project.

However, for the current Wan'an Group, a profit of more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars is naturally not a big project.

The projects we collaborate on with Hong Kong Electric Company Limited are what we call big projects.

At the construction site, Wanan Construction Engineering Company's preliminary preparations have been almost completed, and the construction team has already moved in.

After inspecting the construction site, Lin Haoran and Liu Luanxiong said goodbye to each other and drove back to the Wan'an Group Building in Causeway Bay.

At this time, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon and the stock market had closed.

"Boss, the speed of absorbing shares of Hong Kong Land, Jardine Matheson, and Kowloon Motor Bus is normal today, but we found that the shares of China Gas Company are very strange today. The trading volume is obviously larger than yesterday, but we have absorbed some large orders many times, but we have been beaten to the punch by others. After a whole day, the shares we absorbed are only one-third of yesterday. I suspect that a big money holder has entered the market, and the other party has more traders and stronger strength. We are no match for them."

In the general manager's office of Huanyu Investment Company, Su Zhixue, who was looking at data with a frown, saw Lin Haoran and started reporting.

"It's normal. You have two competitors now, one is the Hong Kong Electric Group and the other is Jardine Securities under Jardine Matheson. It's already very good that you can absorb one-third of yesterday's market with their joining. Just do your best and don't put too much pressure on yourself." Lin Haoran explained with a smile.

"No wonder!" Su Zhixue suddenly realized. Although Huanyu Investment Company now has many more traders and its strength has greatly increased, it also needs to absorb the shares of four listed companies at the same time. Naturally, it cannot compare with more professional securities companies such as Jardine Securities. The two are not on the same level of strength. It is indeed very good that they can grab a lot of shares.

Lin Haoran took another look at the absorption situation of Hong Kong Land Development, Jardine Matheson and Kowloon Motor Bus. They were all good. As long as they could keep stable and continue to absorb them, it would not be a dream to control them in the future.

Especially when it comes to the shares of the Jardine Matheson Group, Lin Haoran is full of confidence.

Due to the hot real estate industry, the trading volume of real estate stocks on the stock market is basically very large, so Huanyu Investment Company can also take advantage of the cover of large trading volume and absorb a very high amount every day.

However, the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the stock price has risen very quickly. Only a week has passed, and the total market value of the Swire Group has reached HK$80 billion. It is estimated that it will not take long to reach a total market value of HK$100 billion, and it may not even take a few months.

After chatting with Su Zhixue about the next plan, just when Lin Haoran was about to go upstairs to check on Yang Mingyi, his pager suddenly vibrated.

Lin Haoran picked up the phone and looked at the number, but had no impression of it. However, he still called back in Su Zhixue's office.

"Hello, is this Mr. Lin Haoran?" A voice speaking fluent English came from the other end of the phone. It was obvious that the other party was a foreigner.

"I'm Lin Haoran, who are you?" Lin Haoran asked puzzledly.

"Hello, Mr. Lin. I'm a staff member from the Governor's Office. I'm calling you on behalf of the Governor to invite you to attend the Spring Festival dinner hosted by the Governor at 2 p.m. on February 16. The invitation letter has been delivered to your home by the staff. We look forward to your arrival." The person on the other end of the phone quickly stated the purpose of the call.

An invitation from Governor Murray MacLehose?
Lin Haoran was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the Governor's Office would invite him.

It is already February 2th, and the first day of the Lunar New Year is on February 12th.

This Governor, Mr. MacLehose, can be considered a good governor of Hong Kong. During his tenure, he established the Independent Commission Against Corruption and required corrupt officials to explain the origins of their abnormal assets.

Anyone who fails to explain clearly will be dealt with by the Hong Kong government.

Besides being swift and resolute, Hong Kong people called it the anti-corruption storm. Corrupt officials were afraid that the anti-corruption personnel would come to their door and invite them to have coffee and explain their crimes.

In addition, during his tenure, MacLehose promoted drastic reforms, which brought about profound changes in the social landscape of Hong Kong.

His reforms involved housing, integrity, education, medical care, welfare, infrastructure, transportation, economy and all other areas of society. Important policies and constructions such as the Ten-Year Housing Plan, the development of new towns, the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, nine years of free education, the construction of subways and local administrative reforms were all launched during his tenure.

It can be said that this is a very capable official.

Hong Kong is a city mainly populated by Chinese. Although MacLehose is British, he knows how important the Spring Festival is to the Chinese. Therefore, it is normal for him to hold a Spring Festival dinner and invite well-known Chinese leaders from all walks of life in Hong Kong.

But Lin Haoran didn't expect that the other party would actually invite him.

Although his popularity in Hong Kong has been rising during this period and he is now one of the recognized business tycoons in Hong Kong, he has never dealt with Michael Lihoke.

"Okay, I will be there on time!" Although he was surprised by the invitation from the Governor's Mansion, it was a good thing after all, so Lin Haoran agreed without hesitation.

You need to go home and spend New Year’s Eve with your parents, but it doesn’t matter on the first night of the New Year.

Obviously, the reason why Mai Lihao chose to hold the Spring Festival dinner on the first day of the new year instead of the New Year's Eve dinner was also because of the family reunion and reunion dinner on New Year's Eve.

This shows that the other party is also very familiar with Chinese culture.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Haoran felt a little emotional. In the blink of an eye, it was the Spring Festival again.

This is the second Spring Festival he is preparing to celebrate after traveling through time.

After coming out of the office of Huanyu Investment Company, Lin Haoran went to Yang Mingyi's office, chatted with Yang Mingyi for a few words, and then left the Wan'an Group Building.

Wan'an Group is developing very steadily and there is basically nothing for him to worry about.

After returning to the Shi Xundao Villa, the servant quickly came to report that a staff member from the Governor's Office had delivered an envelope.

Lin Haoran walked into the study and began to look at the envelope carefully.

The envelope is clearly printed with the Governor's Office's external seal, revealing its formality and solemnity.

He opened the envelope directly, and inside was a gold-stamped invitation that sparkled brightly under the light.

On the invitation letter, "Invitation to the Spring Festival Dinner at the Governor's Office" was written in neat handwriting, and Mr. Lin Haoran was sincerely invited to attend.

The invitation letter detailed the time and place of the dinner, as well as the signature and seal of Governor General MacLehose.

All of this made the invitation letter look extremely formal and authentic, and Lin Haoran could tell at a glance that it was definitely not a forgery.

Unconsciously, he had attracted the attention of people at the level of the Governor.

As the highest official of the Hong Kong government, MacLehose possesses the greatest power in Hong Kong. There are only benefits and no harm in having good relations with him.

(End of this chapter)