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In the blink of an eye, two days passed quickly and the calendar turned to March 3th.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on March 5, a tense auction of government land was taking place at an auction house in Wan Chai.

The auction attracted the participation of more than twenty real estate companies and consortiums.

These consortiums have complex backgrounds. They include powerful local Hong Kong companies, British and American giants, and even consortiums from Southeast Asia.

What is most eye-catching is that the Hong Kong government actually put 8 pieces of government land up for auction at one time.

It is obvious that the Hong Kong government intends to take advantage of the rising land prices and deliberately launch these lands to increase government revenue.

The locations of these plots of land are relatively good, and almost every piece of them has become a hot commodity in the eyes of the public. With the fierce competition to buy them, in the end the transaction price of half of the plots of land more than doubled.

In the past two years, Hong Kong's real estate market has been extremely hot, and major real estate developers have stepped up their investments in order to get a piece of the pie.

In particular, the strong entry of the Nanyang Financial Group has driven a significant increase in Hong Kong's real estate prices.

The number of wealthy people in the Nanyang region is huge, far exceeding that in Hong Kong.

The economic lifelines of countries such as Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia are largely in the hands of the Chinese.

These wealthy Chinese people basically have their eyes on the promising market of Hong Kong.

Unlike the pessimistic British financial groups, they believe that Hong Kong's future will not be bad.

It is not difficult to imagine how great an impact these wealthy people from Southeast Asia will have on Hong Kong when they pour into the Hong Kong real estate market with huge amounts of money!

Lin Haoran specially participated in this auction with Guo Henian, which broadened his horizons.

At the conference, he did meet quite a few real estate bigwigs.

All the real estate tycoons known as the Five Tigers of Hong Kong Real Estate, including Li Ka-shing, Li Zhaoji, Zheng Yutong, Hu Yingxiang, and Chen Qizhong, were present, as well as the bosses of Eagle Group, Nan Fung Group, Dachang Properties, and Sun Hung Kai Properties.

In addition, Bao Fuda of the Hong Kong Land Group, York Shi of Swire Group and others are also there.

Some people plan to bid individually, while many others, like Lin Haoran and Guo Henian, form a consortium to bid together.

When they saw Lin Haoran, everyone greeted him.

After all, Lin Haoran's business strength has surpassed most of the people present.

Although Lin Haoran is young, no one dares to underestimate him, nor do they have the qualifications to underestimate him.

Moreover, now we are all members of the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, and our relationship has become even closer.

All the Chinese participating in the auction here are members of the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.

Last month, with the assistance of Li Mingze, Lin Haoran successfully joined the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.

Because of Lin Haoran's joining, the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce also specially held a welcome ceremony for the Chamber of Commerce. Except for the members who were on business trips, almost all members were present.

After all, Lin Haoran's joining has enhanced the overall strength of the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, and the chamber of commerce has gained another heavyweight figure.

At the meeting, someone proposed that Lin Haoran be directly appointed as the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce. Even bigwigs such as Bao Yugang, Li Jiacheng, and Li Mingze raised their hands to express their agreement.

The position of president is certainly unique, but the number of vice presidents is relatively ample.

For them, adding or removing a vice president does not have much impact.

For many people, holding a senior position in the China General Chamber of Commerce is an honor and a great opportunity to increase one's influence. Lin Haoran's business strength is also sufficient to serve as vice president.

However, Lin Haoran politely declined the proposal.

He expressed his attitude modestly, citing his youth and the fact that most of the people present were business seniors.

For him, joining the China General Chamber of Commerce was just a natural thing. It was enough to just put his name on the association without the need for too many titles or complicated responsibilities.

Relying on a vice president position to increase influence? For him, there is no need at all.

And he didn't plan to invest too much time in this chamber of commerce.

In the end, under Lin Haoran's insistence on refusing, he was appointed as the supervisor of the Chamber of Commerce.

Although he holds this position, he does not need to take on too much work. He can even choose not to attend Chamber of Commerce meetings. In fact, it is equivalent to a sinecure.

With Lin Haoran's current financial resources and status, it is definitely inappropriate for him to serve as an ordinary chamber of commerce member.

What’s interesting is that after Lin Haoran refused the position of vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, these people actually turned around and asked Lin Haoran’s father Lin Wanan to serve as vice president.

Lin Haoran was too lazy to pay attention to this. Let them do whatever they want.

Lin Wanan also happily took over the position. For him, it was not shameful to rely on his son to become the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce.

At this auction, everyone present was quite surprised when they learned that Lin Haoran was actually teaming up with Nanyang's richest man Guo Henian to bid.

But soon, this surprise turned into understanding.

In fact, many of those present had worked directly or indirectly with Guo Henian, and they were not averse to this Nanyang conglomerate tycoon.

Even when encountering bottlenecks in the Hong Kong market, many people would consider expanding their business to Southeast Asia.

Therefore, in their view, the cooperation between Lin Haoran and Guo Henian was just a normal thing.

This piece of land in Sheung Wan attracted as many as seven consortium bidders to compete.

In the end, the land was sold at a high price of HK$4.06 million, and the winners were the team of Lin Haoran and Guo Henian. The transaction price was slightly higher than Guo Henian's estimate, mainly because the bidding process was extremely fierce, including strong opponents such as Zheng Yutong, Hu Yingxiang, Chen Qizhong, Bao Fuda and other industry giants.

However, when the bidding price climbed to HK$4 million, only Lin Haoran and Zheng Yutong were still holding on, and the other competitors chose to give up.

Later, when the price reached HK$4.06 million, Zheng Yutong had no choice but to withdraw from the bidding.

At this moment, Lin Haoran and Guo Henian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Their target this time was exactly this piece of land, and now they have finally got what they wanted.

The transaction price was far lower than the maximum limit of HK$4.7 million they had set, which was undoubtedly good news.

The reason why the auction went so smoothly was largely due to the fact that the government launched eight pieces of official land at the same time, which to a certain extent dispersed the targets of competitors and made them unwilling to spend too much money on a piece of land.

In addition, the auction order of the land in Sheung Wan was arranged second, which also provided favorable conditions for Lin Haoran and Guo Henian to successfully bid for it at a price of HK$4.06 million.

Otherwise, it would undoubtedly be much more difficult to acquire this land at this price.

After the auction, both of them went to the Wan'an Group Building in Causeway Bay in a happy mood.

Now that the film has been shot, of course we need to finalize further cooperation matters.

The headquarters of Kerry Group, Guo Henian’s main industry in Hong Kong, is in Tsim Sha Tsui, so it is obviously more convenient for the two of them to come to Causeway Bay.

Finally, the two sides negotiated and the initial investment was tentatively set at HK$5 million, of which Lin Haoran invested HK$2.495 million and held 49.9% of the shares; Jiali Group invested HK$2.505 million and held 50.1%.

In this way, the funds for the land auction are available, and the initial investment in the land is also available.

For at least one year, Lin Haoran doesn't need to continue investing money.

Moreover, both parties have already decided that once the design drawings are out, the project will be handed over to Wan'an Group.

This is a major engineering project. Wan'an Group can earn at least tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in engineering fees from this project. However, it will take at least several years to complete this project.

Kerry Group is leading this project, and Wan'an Group is responsible for the project's engineering construction, and everyone is happy.

On the morning of March 3, Lin Haoran, who was at home, received an invitation letter from Guangdong Province.

In the invitation letter, Lin Haoran was sincerely invited to visit Pengcheng and Yangcheng in Guangdong Province. There was no time limit. As long as he went there, he could inform them in advance and someone would be sent to receive him throughout the trip.

Not long after receiving the invitation letter, Lin Haoran received a call from Bao Yuguang.

"Haoran, do you have any ideas about going to the mainland?" Bao Yugang asked as soon as he got the call.

"Uncle Bao, I'm fine with anything. It depends on your schedule!" Lin Haoran replied.

He really doesn't have anything important to do recently, so he has relatively free time.

"In that case, how about we go there at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning?" Bao Yugang said directly.

"Okay, but you have to discuss it with Mr. Guo Henian. I don't mind." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

This was agreed upon at the Lin family, and Guo Henian will go there too.

"Don't worry, I've already discussed it with him, it's this time!" Bao Yugang replied.

"Okay, if that's the case, let's go there at this time!" Lin Haoran confirmed.

"Okay, let's meet at the Wharf Building in Tsim Sha Tsui at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. We will then go to the Luohu Port to go through the transit procedures. I will call the relevant departments in Guangdong Province and ask them to prepare for the reception!" Bao Yugang said familiarly.

As business tycoons who often return to the mainland, they are naturally very familiar with these things.

After hanging up the phone, Bao Yugang went about his business, while Lin Haoran simply packed two sets of clothes into the luggage bag, and at the same time instructed Li Weiguo and Li Weidong to prepare to go to the mainland.

This time, I won’t be back in one day, I will stay for at least a few days.

Moreover, in addition to investigating the mainland market, Lin Haoran had two other things to do. One was to find some strong veterans, and the other was to bring the families of Li Weidong and Li Weiguo to Hong Kong to further enhance their loyalty.

Li Weidong and Li Weiguo were both excited and a little worried when they heard the news.

"Boss, if we go to the mainland, will the police cause trouble for us?" Li Weidong asked with a worried look on his face.

"Don't worry, you are holding Hong Kong ID cards now, so nothing will happen. Moreover, the penalties for illegal immigration in the mainland have been reduced. Besides, they will give me face!" Lin Haoran comforted with a smile.

The mainland invited Lin Haoran to visit mainly to attract investment.

As for the identities of the illegal immigrants Li Weiguo and Li Weidong, it was just a minor episode. The mainland would not let Lin Haoran feel unhappy about such a small matter.

After all, Lin Haoran now controls many well-known companies such as Hong Kong Electric Group and China Gas Company, and his influence is enough to make the mainland attach great importance to him.

"By the way, since I'm going to the mainland this time, I will try to arrange for your family to come to Hong Kong for a reunion!" Lin Haoran added with a smile.

"Thank you, boss!" Li Weidong and Li Weiguo were surprised.

After arriving in Hong Kong, their lives changed dramatically and they lived a prosperous life that they had never dared to imagine before.

However, due to smuggling, they lost contact with their families and have not known about their family's current situation for more than a year.

Family has become their deepest concern.

At this moment, having the opportunity to meet their families again and even bring their families to Hong Kong is simply a dream come true for them.

It can be predicted that once the family is reunited and comes to Hong Kong, their loyalty to Lin Haoran will reach an unprecedented level! (End of this chapter)