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"Boss, do you plan to have this company affiliated with Oriental Press or operate it independently?" Cui Zilong asked.

After Lin Haoran's explanation, Cui Zilong already had a certain understanding of this.

He didn't expect that the boss could get two hundred capable veterans without making a fuss.

At this moment, while asking the question, he was also carefully considering whether to agree to take the job with his boss.

In fact, Oriental Daily has reached a bottleneck in its development. It is not easy to go international. The best it can do is to expand its market share in Southeast Asia. It cannot enter the markets of foreigners at all.

Moreover, since news media can control public opinion, local governments have different requirements, so it is difficult for Oriental Daily to enter other markets.

Therefore, Cui Zilong has also considered how to improve his career path in the future, and now may be a good opportunity.

"Of course it is an independent operation. Oriental Press Company is a newspaper and media company. Don't you think it's weird to have a security company under it?" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

Cui Zilong nodded and said, "It's OK to concurrently serve as the head of the security company, but your goal is not small, and it will be very difficult to develop it into an international security company as you said."

"Just let it happen naturally. It's not a forced goal. In addition, I will gradually increase my investment. You only need to be responsible for managing the company well. I will recruit a professional to assist you in management!" Lin Haoran continued.

"Okay, then I'll give it a try!" Cui Zilong finally accepted the task.

Afterwards, Lin Haoran and Cui Zilong discussed the next plan in the office.

First, register a company called Global Safety Consulting and recruit relevant office staff.

In Hong Kong, due to the existence of various major associations, small and medium-sized enterprises basically pay protection fees. Many of the property security guards are actually members of these associations.

As for the bodyguard market, the market is basically occupied by large international security companies.

In Hong Kong, there is a security company with decent strength, that is, Jardine Security Company. However, the company's business currently only covers the major property companies of Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land Group itself. In fact, it mainly provides ordinary security guards.

Cui Zilong is considered an outsider in the security industry, so Lin Haoran specially poached a deputy general manager from the Hong Kong branch of G4S to serve as his assistant.

G4S is the world's largest security consulting company. Although they only poached a deputy general manager of a branch, he knows everything there is to know about the industry. In this way, Cui Zilong can quickly become familiar with the industry and have professionals to assist him.

This deputy general manager is very familiar with all matters of the security company, but in terms of management ability, he is obviously not as good as Cui Zilong.

They are the main and the deputy, complementing each other perfectly.

After establishing the Global Security Consulting Company, Lin Haoran directly bought a piece of land of more than 300,000 square meters near Clear Water Bay in Sai Kung.

There are wild mountains and wilderness here, and the land is very cheap.

The most important thing is that this place is surrounded by mountains and the sea, and the surroundings are very safe. There will basically be no one to disturb you, making it perfect for building a training base.

There are two abandoned three-story buildings on this piece of land. Although no one lives in them, they are still in good condition and cannot be considered dangerous buildings. They can be habitable after a little renovation.

It will certainly take several months to build a new building, and it is impossible for the security company’s personnel to wait several months before starting training.

In the week after Lin Haoran returned, the two hundred veterans also went to the city center one after another to get Hong Kong identity cards.

Before long, two hundred veterans and logistics personnel moved in one after another. They could only receive some basic training before the construction was completed.

The construction is under the charge of Wanan Group, which has already dispatched a construction team. Next, this training base will carry out construction and training at the same time.

After completion, this will become a professional training base comparable to military training bases.

After careful consideration, Lin Haoran transferred Li Weiguo to the Global Security Consulting Company to become the chief coach of this newly established security company!
Of the two brothers, Li Weidong and Li Weiguo, Li Weidong is stronger, so it is most suitable for him to continue to be Lin Haoran's personal bodyguard.

Li Weiguo's strength is slightly inferior to Li Weidong, but he is more shrewd, so it is very suitable for him to be the head coach.

Moreover, when in Yangcheng, it was Li Weiguo who led the selection of these two hundred veterans. They definitely had good talents in training and were more than qualified to be a chief training coach.

As for Lin Haoran, he is currently mainly active in Hong Kong, so one bodyguard is indeed enough for him.

Chinese business tycoons like Li Jiacheng, Bao Yugang, and Li Zhaoji usually only bring one bodyguard when they go out.

After the Future Global Security Consulting Company gradually stabilizes, Li Weiguo can be transferred back at any time.

Or when he goes on business trips to other places, he can also take Li Weiguo with him temporarily.

Lin Haoran specially took a day off to watch these people train. These veterans had just arrived and their loyalty to him was not very high, basically ranging between 70 and 80.

Lin Haoran felt that this was enough. After all, he had just come from the mainland, and it was unrealistic to expect his loyalty to be too high. At least his loyalty level was not 50 or 60, which already surprised Lin Haoran a little.

Moreover, loyalty is something that can increase and is not static.

After completing the initial establishment of the Global Security Consulting Company, Lin Haoran no longer needed to worry about things here for the time being.

In a blink of an eye, the time came to May 3rd.

In the morning, after Lin Haoran finished his breakfast, he took Li Weidong out.

The driver also became Li Weidong.

Since his parents and grandfather were brought to Hong Kong, Li Weidong has obviously become much more cheerful.

The villa on Shixun Road is very safe. Occasionally, when Lin Haoran returns home, he will allow Li Weidong to go to his parents' place to accompany them.

"Go to Wan'an Building in Central." Lin Haoran said to Li Weidong.

"Okay, boss!" The Rolls-Royce slowly drove out of the Severn Road villa and headed towards Central.

When Lin Haoran was inspecting in the mainland, the original Federal Building, now the New Wan'an Building, had finally been simply renovated!
Therefore, Wanan Group and Huanyu Investment Company also moved directly there.

The headquarters of Wan'an Group occupies the 28th, 29th and 30th floors, while Huanyu Investment Company is on the top floor, 31st floor. Lin Haoran also has a reception room that belongs entirely to him in the new Wan'an Building. It covers an area of ​​more than 31 square meters and is also on the st floor.

However, speaking of it, I have been busy with the affairs of the Global Security Consulting Company during this period and have not been here since I returned to Hong Kong.

The car drove into the underground parking garage of Wan'an Building. The garage was almost full of cars, which shows that the occupancy rate of this building is still very high.

The floors below the 27th floor are mainly rented out, so there are naturally quite a few companies in this building.

Some small and medium-sized enterprises do not rent a large area, so there are several companies on some floors.

There are not many tenants who can rent an entire floor or several floors.

Such large enterprises are more likely to purchase their own headquarters offices rather than rent them.

After pressing the elevator button for the 31st floor, Lin Haoran and Li Weidong soon reached the top floor of the building.

When you walk out of the elevator, the first thing you see is the front desk of Huanyu Investment Company. The receptionist, Zhao Lin, is still in the company and is in charge of two newly recruited receptionists.

"Good morning, boss." Seeing Lin Haoran, they all greeted him.

Lin Haoran smiled and nodded in response.

Nowadays, the office space here is much more spacious, and even if Huanyu Investment Company continues to expand in the future, it can accommodate it.

Today, the employees of Huanyu Investment Company include investment department, research department, risk management department, operation department, administrative department and other departments. The company is becoming more and more complete, with a total number of employees exceeding two hundred. It is no longer the newly established company with only a few traders.

Although this was Lin Haoran's first time here since they moved in, he knew the layout of the place very well, so he quickly arrived at Su Zhixue's office.

Nowadays, each department has its own independent office area, especially the investment department. Each investment project has its own independent area, which is also more confidential to a large extent. It is no longer like before, when even if several projects are invested in at the same time, they are all crowded in one office.

Thanks to the high loyalty of the early traders who would not leak their investment plans, Lin Haoran's secret acquisition plan was able to be implemented smoothly.

"Boss, you're here." Seeing Lin Haoran, Su Zhixue quickly stood up from his office chair and walked out to greet the boss.

It is only around nine o'clock in the morning, and there is still half an hour before the stock market opens, which is why Su Zhixue is in his office.

If the stock market was open, he would have to keep a close eye on the traders.

Although Su Zhixue is the general manager of the company, he is also an excellent trader. It’s just that he doesn’t need to do it himself now. Even so, he will be in charge of the overall situation during the trading period.

"Well, what's the progress of those three stocks?" Lin Haoran asked as he sat down on the chair.

"Boss, as of yesterday afternoon's closing, except for Jardine Matheson's shares which only held 6.82%, the other two stocks secretly held were both over 10%, with Hong Kong Land holding 10.69% and Kowloon Motor Bus holding 13.56%. The progress is not slow!" Su Zhixue reported.

Lin Haoran nodded and said with satisfaction: "This is good progress, keep it up!"

Although there is still a long way to go before a real acquisition, Lin Haoran knows that as long as he keeps going, in a few months at most, he will be able to directly control Kowloon Motor Bus and have a good chance of taking over the Hong Kong Land Development. As for Jardine Matheson, he will just let nature take its course.

After all, what he valued most from the beginning to the end was the Hong Kong Land Group, not Jardine Matheson.

"By the way, boss, I have something else to report to you. Jardine Matheson has sold a lot of stocks through the stock market during this period. Currently, the shares of China Gas Company that they hold should not exceed 20%." Su Zhixue continued to report.

Previously, Lin Haoran, who had originally considered privatizing China Gas Company, finally chose to give up privatizing the company after consulting the chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.

A shareholding ratio of 49.9% is no different from 50%, which means that he holds half of the company's shares, which is almost the same.

Since the CSRC did not want him to privatize China Gas Company, he naturally did not force it.

It's the same if you use the money you save to invest in other things.

"Well, just sell it, don't worry about it." Lin Haoran said indifferently.

The China Gas Company was firmly in his hands, and even if Jardine Matheson did not sell it off, it could not compete with him for the controlling rights.

"Boss, you haven't seen your private reception room yet, right? How about I take you to see it?" Su Zhixue said with a smile.

"Okay, I also want to see the effect after the decoration!" Lin Haoran stood up and said.

Lin Haoran's private reception room was originally conceived by himself, and the renderings were prepared by Wan'an Group.

He wanted to see if there was a big difference between the actual scene and the rendering.

The two walked out of the office one after the other, walked about ten meters, and finally came to a double door.

Su Zhixue took out the key, unlocked the door, then pushed the door open, and Lin Haoran followed closely behind.

When you walk into this reception room of more than 200 square meters, the first thing that catches your eye is an open and grand space, and a sense of grandeur comes over you.

The floor is covered with thick hand-woven carpets, the soft texture of which makes people feel comfortable as soon as they step on it.

There are several gorgeous chandeliers on the ceiling.

Several groups of elegant leather sofas are arranged around, matched with exquisite solid wood coffee tables, which show both nobility and comfort.

There are tall bookshelves against the wall, filled with all kinds of books and exquisite decorations, exuding a strong cultural atmosphere.

The huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows allow sunlight to pour in unimpeded, allowing you to take in the beautiful scenery outside the window.

There are several pots of vibrant green plants placed by the window, adding a touch of natural freshness to the interior.

This is Lin Haoran’s private reception room (End of this chapter)