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More than a week later, the total market value of Kowloon Motor Bus has fallen from its peak of more than HK$9 million to less than HK$8 million.

During this period, the Kowloon Motor Bus project team of Universal Investment Company held more and more Kowloon Motor Bus shares by continuously selling high and buying low.

Since there is no competitor, there is basically no other consortium that wants to buy this stock except Universal Investment Company.

Therefore, it is not difficult to increase their shareholding from more than 49.9 points to %.

Even if Huanyu Investment Company is not absorbing shares quickly in order not to push up the stock price, it is estimated that it will be done in less than half a month.

On the other hand, Cui Zilong of Oriental Press Company and Li Weiguo, the head coach of Global Security Consulting Company, finally ended their trip in the Philippines and returned to Hong Kong.

"Boss, everything has been properly arranged," Cui Zilong reported in Lin Haoran's office at the Oriental Newspaper Company headquarters, "The deputy general manager of Universal Security Consulting Company is over there, gradually advancing our plan.

We brought back 50 people this time to develop the security business in Hong Kong, and left 150 people in the Philippines as the cornerstone of our development. We will further expand recruitment based on these teams in the future."

For Huanyu Investment Company, the current priority is not to rush to take on business, but to expand the team.

The existing security team of 200 people is still small. Once the mission is taken up, there will be no one left in the training base.

Therefore, the company's security scale must first be expanded to a certain extent to ensure sufficient manpower reserves before it can begin to undertake business extensively.

In a place like the Philippines, it is not difficult to get a task. The key is to establish prestige.

For example, last time, Li Weiguo and his gang used sniper rifles to kill five big leaders of the Brotherhood.
That operation has earned Global Security Consultants considerable fame in certain circles in the Philippines.

In the future, as long as the company takes on a few more hiring tasks, it will be able to further consolidate and expand its influence in the Philippines.

By then, ways to make money will naturally emerge in an endless stream.

"Okay, you just need to arrange these. We should also expand Hong Kong as soon as possible. We should not only develop elite lines here, but also the most common security dispatch business.

There are so many factories in Hong Kong, as long as we can take over some of the business, it will be enough for Huanyu Safety Consulting Company to gain a lot of benefits. "Lin Haoran said with a smile.

The Global Security Consulting Company was destined to be a money-burning project in the early stages. After all, they needed to spend a lot of money every month on weapons consumption, wages, etc. in training.

Therefore, since the top bodyguard business cannot make money for the time being, you can start from the bottom-level security labor dispatch!
"Boss, don't worry. I have already made plans for this. I came back to Hong Kong this time to prepare for this matter. The 50 veterans I brought back will also be our instructors in Hong Kong.

There are more and more people illegally crossing into Hong Kong recently. Among these people, many have served in the military. Even if they have not, there are many young and strong people who can become our recruitment targets.

It is not difficult to expand the Global Security Consulting Company. It is currently in the preparation stage and has not yet officially opened for profitable business, but I will work hard to get the company on track before the end of this year and become a real security consulting company, and strive to be self-sufficient as soon as possible!" Cui Zilong reported.

Lin Haoran was satisfied with Cui Zilong's arrangement: "Okay, I believe you can complete the task excellently."

Cui Zilong continued, "If there is nothing else, I will go back to the Oriental Press Company first. There are still many matters that need my attention."

Cui Zilong's main job is still in the Oriental Press Company. The position of general manager of Global Security Consulting Company is just a side job, so his main energy still needs to be focused on the Oriental Press Company.

In the newspaper and media industry, it is obvious that he is more professional.

Cui Zilong has been away from Hong Kong for more than half a month. Although the deputy general manager of Oriental Press Company is maintaining the daily management of the company, there are still many important decisions that need to be made by him as the general manager.

Lin Haoran nodded and smiled: "Okay, go ahead. Thank you for your hard work during this period!"

Li Weiguo and Lin Haoran were the only two people left in the office.

"Weiguo, you can come back and continue to be my bodyguard. This way, every month you two brothers will have time to take turns to rest for a few days and reunite with your family. You should resign from the position of head coach at Universal Security Consulting Company." Lin Haoran said to Li Weiguo.

Next, the training of top security talents will be mainly based on the training base in the Philippines. The fifty people in Hong Kong are enough as the cornerstone of development.

Moreover, those people are quite capable. After a period of training, they will be able to become instructors, so there is naturally no need for Li Weiguo to be there.

"Okay, boss. You can arrange everything." Li Weiguo naturally had no objection.

Li Weidong was also very happy to see Li Weiguo again.

The two brothers seemed to have endless topics to talk about as they whispered in front of Lin Haoran.

After all, this was the first time he had been separated from his cousin for such a long time since he came to Hong Kong.

Time has unknowingly entered June.

After nearly half a month, Burton gradually adapted to the management situation there. At the same time, Wan Qing Group also sent a senior executive to Kowloon Motor Bus as general manager to assist Burton in managing Kowloon Motor Bus. This famous public utility listed company was gradually taken over peacefully by Wan Qing Group.

As for the role of the former chairman, Deng Zhaojian, from now on he will be more of an auxiliary manager. When he voluntarily resigns, Kowloon Motor Bus will be completely dominated by Wan Qing Group.

On this day, Lin Haoran was at the headquarters of Hong Kong Electric Group, chatting with Chen Shoulin about the group's work.

At this moment, the pager on his waist made a vibrating sound.

"I'll make a phone call first." Lin Haoran said to Chen Shoulin with a smile.

"Of course, boss, please."

So Lin Haoran went to the desk next to him and called back.

Anyone who has his pager number must be someone he knows.

Sure enough, an old man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Lin, are you busy now?" The person who called was Li Mingze, the former chairman of China Gas Company.

"When you are free, please tell me if you have anything to say, Mr. Li." Lin Haoran was still a little curious about the purpose of Li Mingze calling him.

The last time I met Li Mingze was in March, when Lin Haoran joined the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. It has been more than two months since then. "Today is my grandson's first birthday. We will hold a birthday party at the Lee Garden International Hotel tonight, so I would like to invite Mr. Lin to attend." Li Mingze said the purpose of his visit.

Lee Garden International Hotel is a family business of the Lee family.

With Lin Haoran's acquisition of Kowloon Motor Bus again, his reputation and status in Hong Kong's business community have obviously risen again.

After all, wealth is also the most direct manifestation of strength.

Because of this, it is normal for Li Mingze to want Lin Haoran to build a good relationship with the younger generations of their Li family. Obviously, this grandson’s first birthday party also has this purpose.

"No problem. Since Mr. Li has invited me, of course I have to be there. What time do you want tonight? I will be there on time." Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

"Mr. Lin just needs to arrive at Lee Garden International Hotel before 7:30 tonight," Li Mingze replied.

"Okay, see you tonight, Mr. Li. Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up first." Lin Haoran asked.

"There is one more thing. Do you still want to keep the shares in China Gas Company? If not, I plan to sell them through the secondary market." Li Ming continued to ask.

Last time, due to the threat of Jardine Matheson's rebellion, Lin Haoran chose to maintain the shares he controlled at 49.9%. Because of this, Li Mingze still holds 2.9% of the shares.

As the months passed, the stock price of China Gas Company continued to rise, and last month it broke through the HK$10 billion mark in total market value.

The reason is simple. The profits of China Gas Company are high enough, and many shareholders are looking forward to getting good dividends for holding shares.

However, Lin Haoran, who controlled the China Gas Company, did not distribute the company's profits of nearly HK$80 million as dividends, but instead let Chen Shoulin invest it in real estate.

This was of course Lin Haoran's arrangement.

After all, it was February or March, and Hong Kong's real estate market was far from reaching its peak, so it was still a good opportunity to invest.

The property or land you buy can double in value as long as you hold on to it until next year. This is always better than cashing out.

In the future, these funds will continue to be invested, such as opening up overseas markets, and he has no plans to distribute dividends in the short term.

For him, he is not short of those tens of millions now, so he might as well let the China Gas Company grow and become stronger.

Hong Kong's gas market has indeed reached a bottleneck, but there is still an overseas market.

Funds are also needed in the early stages of opening up overseas markets.

"Mr. Li, I really forgot about what you are talking about. If you want to sell it, just sell it. While the stock price is high now, you can still make a profit, Mr. Li." Lin Haoran replied with a smile.

Indeed, the current share price of China Gas Company is already higher than the price when Li Mingze sold the shares to him.

Therefore, it is actually beneficial for Li Mingze to hold shares in China Gas Company until now.

Besides, 2.9% of the shares is not a lot, and it is not difficult for Lijia to sell it through the secondary market.

"Okay, since you said it can be sold, then I will sell it. I have been considering selling it before, but I was afraid that you might still need it." Li Mingze laughed heartily.

The meaning of his words was obviously to tell Lin Haoran that he was giving Lin Haoran face.

"Thank you Mr. Li for thinking of me as a junior. I will attend your grandson's first birthday party on time tonight and wish you a happy first birthday!" Lin Haoran replied with a smile.

The two continued chatting for a while and then hung up the phone one after another.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Haoran sat in a chair and started thinking.

The Li family is one of the four traditional families in Hong Kong. They have extensive connections and are obviously very good at socializing.

These are not what Lin Haoran is considering at the moment.

At this moment, he was thinking about one thing.

As far as he knows, the current chairman of the board of directors of TVB, Mr. Li Xiaohe, should have died of a heart attack on June 1980, 6, unless something unexpected happened.

And today is June 1980, 6.

In other words, Mr. Li Xiaohe, who has served as the chairman of the board of directors of Hong Kong TVB since its establishment and has been in office for 13 years, will pass away in more than days.

Afterwards, Lee Ka had no intention of continuing to run TVB, and then another big boss in the Hong Kong film and television industry, Mr. Run Run Shaw, the owner of Shaw Brothers Film Company, became the chairman of the board of directors of this TV station.

Lin Haoran was targeting the TVB shares held by the Li family.

Today's Hong Kong TVB is not yet a listed company. If you want to become a shareholder of this TV station, there is only one way, and that is to buy it from the current shareholders of TVB.

Obviously, after Li Xiaohe's death, it was a good opportunity for Lin Haoran to become a major shareholder of TVB.

And tonight, if nothing unexpected happens, everyone in the Li family should be present to attend Li Mingze's grandson's first birthday party.

After all, Li Mingze is the current head of the Li family.

Tonight I can get to know Li Xiaohe's wife and children in advance.

In addition, not only Li Hau Ho holds shares in TVB, but several of Li Hau Ho's younger brothers also hold shares in TVB. With their shares added together, his position as the largest shareholder is unshakable, and this is the key to Li Hau Ho's ability to remain in charge of TVB.

So, I just happen to meet these people tonight.

With the introduction of Li Mingze, the head of the Li family, it was obviously a very simple matter for him to get to know these Li brothers. (End of this chapter)