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While the whole of Hong Kong was discussing this, Lin Haoran had already returned safely to his villa in Deep Water Bay.

Seeing Lin Haoran coming back, Lin's mother was very surprised.

Naturally, Lin's father and mother also knew the news that their son had acquired Kowloon Motor Bus.

For this, Lin's mother is extremely proud of her son.

"Hao'er, tell daddy, is your money really given by Citibank? Is Citibank your big backer?" In the study, Lin Wan'an couldn't resist his curiosity and finally asked.

Although his son once told him that he made a lot of money in oil and gold futures, the continuous acquisitions were too exaggerated. How could he make billions in oil and gold futures?

Not to mention the bigwigs in Hong Kong, even his own father doesn't believe it.

Ching Chau Cement Company received hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars from privatization.

To acquire 49.9% of the shares of Hong Kong Electric Group, it would cost at least HK$10 billion, right?

The China Gas Company must have at least several hundred million Hong Kong dollars.

The current Kowloon Motor Bus costs hundreds of millions.

It also cost HK$10 billion to buy the two buildings.

Hundreds of millions each, adding up to at least 30 to 40 billion Hong Kong dollars!
This does not include the small amount of money spent on privatizing the Wanan Group.

All of these were spent gradually over a period of more than a year.

After this calculation, even Lin Wanan felt terrified.

The speed at which Haoer spends money is too terrifying.

Billions of Hong Kong dollars! Even a big old British bank like Jardine Matheson in Hong Kong can’t come up with that, right?
And his son actually spent so much money?

Even Lin Wanan, who had seen a lot in the business world, found it hard to believe.

Lin Haoran was speechless when he saw Lin Wanan’s serious expression.

He told his father the truth, but he no longer believed himself.

"That's right, all this money came from Citibank!" Since his father didn't believe him, Lin Haoran had no choice but to continue telling the "truth".

He did withdraw his money from Citibank, but the money belonged to him, not Citibank. It was only temporarily deposited in Citibank.

Perhaps, maintaining this mystery is not a bad thing for him.

After all, it is unbelievable that a young man can easily come up with billions of Hong Kong dollars.

Citibank has indeed done a very good job in protecting customer privacy and did not disclose how Lin Haoran obtained this huge amount of money.

Lin Haoran is now an important client of Citibank. If even this privacy cannot be guaranteed, the credibility of Citibank will be greatly reduced.

Even though Citibank denied that Lin Haoran was their representative in Asia, until the source of his funds is clear, people will inevitably continue to discuss and speculate.

This also brings a certain mystery to Lin Haoran.

"That's what I told you, Hao'er, did you sign some kind of cooperation agreement with Citibank? These companies belong to you in name, but in reality, Citibank is the manipulator behind the scenes?" Lin Wan'an breathed a sigh of relief, but was a little disappointed.

"Dad, don't ask anymore. Just know that these companies are under my management." Lin Haoran shook his head helplessly.

"Okay, okay, Daddy won't ask." Lin Wanan thought that it involved some secrets that could not be told, so he did not continue asking.

Lin Haoran's performance over the past year or so made Lin Wanan feel like he was in a dream, so unreal.

"Dad, you look better and better now, thanks to you retiring early. In the past, you suffered from various diseases due to overwork!" Lin Haoran said with a smile as he looked at his father's rosy face.

"I feel like I'm ten years younger now, but it's getting boring after such a long time. I plan to find something to do," said Lin Wanan.

Without the burden of Wan'an Group, Lin Wan'an felt more relaxed, but he did get bored easily after a while.

"Oh? Daddy, what do you want to do?" Lin Haoran suddenly became curious.

Finding something to do is indeed good for your health, as long as you don't overwork yourself.

"Do you still remember the movie celebration party I took you to last year? I want to continue investing in movies with a few old friends. It doesn't matter whether we make money or not, I just want to find something to do." Lin Wanan replied.

Originally, when Lin Haoran heard Lin's father say he wanted to invest in a movie, he wanted to persuade him. After all, the film industry can make money if it is well made, but only those that appear on the box office charts are considered good. As for those that can't even make it to the box office charts, forget it.

Lin Haoran has always had little interest in the film industry because he looked down upon the tiny profits it could bring.

However, after hearing Lin's father say that it didn't matter whether he made money or not, he just needed to find something to do, Lin Haoran no longer planned to persuade him.

Just treat it as a hobby, it's not bad.

Anyway, the Lin family is not short of money now.

"Daddy, how much money do you have on hand?" Lin Haoran asked.

"What's wrong? Hao'er, are you out of money? I have almost divided my property between you two brothers. I only have a few million Hong Kong dollars left. If you really need money urgently, you can sell some of the remaining properties I have. I can still raise 10 million Hong Kong dollars." Hearing Lin Haoran's words, Lin Wanan thought his son was short of money.

"Daddy, you misunderstood. I don't want your money. I just want you to come to me if you run out of money. After all, I inherited so much of your property." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

The property inherited from Lin Wanan is worth more than 100 million to 200 million Hong Kong dollars, so Lin Haoran still respects this father very much.

"That's not necessary. Your mother and I don't spend much money on a regular basis. Moreover, investing in a movie is not a big production, so it won't cost much." Lin Wanan waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need his son to give him money.

"Okay, if you are short of money, just tell me!" Lin Haoran no longer dwelled on this issue.

"It's time for dinner, stop chatting!" Lin's mother's voice came from outside.

"Okay, okay, we got it. We'll be out right away." Lin Wanan responded to the outside.

Lin Haoran looked at the wall clock in the study and realized that it was already six o'clock in the evening.

After Lin Wanan stopped going out to work, the dinner time at home was moved forward a lot.

In the past, we would have to wait until 7pm to eat. Tonight's meal was very rich. Seeing her son coming back, Lin's mother specially asked the servants to buy it.

Normally, when they were alone at home, they would eat lighter meals.

"Hao'er, eat more. I heard that the Bao and Li families next door often buy roast goose from this stall. You can try it." Mother Lin said as she put a huge goose leg into Lin Haoran's bowl.

"Mommy, please don't pick it up for me. I'm not visiting a friend, I'm going back to my own home!" Lin Haoran was both moved and a little amused.

"Look at you. I haven't seen you for more than a month. You've lost weight. You need to eat more meat to replenish your body." Lin's mother said lovingly.

"Mommy, I really haven't lost weight. I've measured my weight, and I've gained a few pounds this month." Lin Haoran responded a little helplessly.

He has no worries about his diet every day and has never tried to lose weight on purpose, so how could he lose weight?

"By the way, Hao'er, what do you think of Miss Guo?" Lin's mother suddenly changed the subject and asked.

"Ms. Guo? Are you referring to Guo Xiaohan?" Lin Haoran asked curiously.

"It's her. What do you think of her?" There was a hint of mystery in Lin's mother's words.

"Well, she's not bad. She's good-looking and well-educated." Lin Haoran answered after a little thought.

"Hao'er, you are now of marriageable age. In my opinion, Miss Guo is a very suitable candidate, and our two families are well matched." Lin's mother continued.

Oh, here we go again, the topic of urging marriage has been brought up again.

What Lin Haoran found most frustrating was that every time he came back, his mother would always urge him.

In this era, children from poor families often marry early, and it is not uncommon for teenagers to get married in Hong Kong.

However, among wealthy families, it is not uncommon to get married after the age of 30.

Therefore, Lin Haoran was not in a hurry at all.

For him, he hasn't had enough fun yet!

"Mommy, marriage is a big deal, I don't want to be so casual about it, there's no rush!" Lin Haoran said helplessly.

"Mr. Guo Henian told me that Miss Guo's parents agree with what's going on between you, and Miss Guo is also interested in you. As long as you say yes, this marriage can be done!" At this time, Lin's father also said.

Obviously, the Guo family also hopes to further their relationship with the Lin family.

He did have a crush on Guo Xiaohan, but it was not yet at the stage of marriage.

Lin Haoran kept silent, obviously not wanting to continue talking about this issue.

"Okay, make your own decision!" Father Lin did not continue to persuade.

After dinner, Lin Haoran sat on the terrace in front of the attic and enjoyed the sea breeze.

Hong Kong in May has entered summer, with the highest temperature reaching around 5 degrees Celsius during the day and even at night it can be as low as or degrees Celsius.

It was quite pleasant to feel the sea breeze, hear the sound of the waves, and listen to the songs playing on the radio nearby.

The environment of the Deep Water Bay villa area is completely different from that of the Sze Hoon Road villas. I live there occasionally and here occasionally, and it feels very good.

In the blink of an eye, the night passed.

The next morning, Lin Haoran had breakfast with his parents at home and read the newspaper for a while. He did not leave the Lin family villa until after ten o'clock in the morning.

Lin Haoran didn't pay much attention to the outside world's reactions. He had already gotten used to it.

Previously, whether it was the acquisition of Ching Chau Cement Company, Hong Kong Electric Group or China Gas Company, every acquisition caused a great sensation in Hong Kong.

Today, the sensation caused by taking over Kowloon Motor Bus is actually not as great as the acquisition of China Gas Company.

After all, when acquiring China Gas Company, there was another competitor, that is, Jardine Matheson.

Even Jardine Matheson made several mistakes and brought shame upon itself.

In comparison, the reason why the acquisition of Kowloon Motor Bus caused a sensation was more because the news was too sudden and caught people off guard.

I believe that in two or three days, the hype surrounding Lin Haoran taking over Kowloon Motor Bus will gradually die down.

Lin Haoran's Rolls-Royce was parked steadily in the underground parking lot of Wanqing Building.

When he entered Burton's office, he found that he was not there. An employee told Lin Haoran that the president had gone to Kowloon Motor Bus to handle business half an hour ago.

Lin Haoran was not surprised by this.

After all, Wan Qing Group had just taken over Kowloon Motor Bus. As the group president and vice chairman of Kowloon Motor Bus, Burton naturally needed to spend more time there in the early stages to sort out various affairs.

Otherwise, if Deng Zhaojian really gave up on Kowloon Motor Bus and Burton was not familiar with the affairs there, it would mean that Burton had not done his job properly.

Since Burton was not there, Lin Haoran naturally did not continue to stay in the high-level office of Wanqing Group, but took the elevator to the office floor of Huanyu Investment Company.

When I arrived at Su Zhixue's office, he had just returned from another office.

"Good morning, boss!" Su Zhixue greeted warmly.

"Well, good morning. How is the stock price of Kowloon Motor Bus?" Lin Haoran pulled over a chair and sat down and asked.

"As we expected, the stock price of Kowloon Motor Bus fell as soon as it opened, with a number of large sell orders. I speculate that the Eagle Group may have taken this opportunity to sell off the Kowloon Motor Bus shares they held. The stock price rebounded to the level before the opening of the day before yesterday in less than an hour after the opening, and has now fallen back to last week's stock price." Su Zhixue replied.

The drop in Kowloon Motor Bus's share price was not unexpected, but the magnitude of the drop was somewhat surprising.

It goes without saying that the selling of shares by the Eagle Group must be the cause behind this.

For the Great Eagle Group, since there is no hope of acquiring Kowloon Motor Bus, they will naturally withdraw quickly and look for other targets.

Next, if nothing unexpected happens, Sun Hung Kai Properties will face a new competitor.

However, these have nothing to do with Lin Haoran. They can fight as they please, and he remains unmoved. (End of this chapter)