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Chapter 240 Mai Lihao's Misunderstanding
After chatting with Chen Shoulin, Lin Haoran left the Hong Kong Electric Group.

However, before leaving, he called Cui Zilong and asked him to go to Wanqing Building to discuss something with him.

As for Chen Shoulin, he first collected information and prepared to sue the Hong Kong Times for fabricating facts and damaging the reputation of Fortress Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd.

Now that the decision has been made, let’s make a big deal about it!
They have reasons and evidence on their side, so they are not afraid of making a big deal out of this matter.

Anyway, if they continue like this, even if they don't make a big deal out of it, they will still lose their reputation. It would be better for them to be direct and make the facts public. As long as the Oriental Daily guides people well, there is no need to worry about the public not changing their minds.

After all, among Hong Kong newspapers today, in the eyes of citizens, the Oriental Daily is much more authoritative than the Hong Kong Times!
With the support of Oriental Daily, Chen Shoulin also became more confident.

Sitting in a Rolls-Royce, Lin Haoran quickly arrived at Wanqing Building and took the elevator back to his office.

In his hands, he was holding several newspapers, including a copy of the Hong Kong Times and several Hong Kong tabloids with relatively average sales.

Not long after, Cui Zilong came here.

"Boss, is there something urgent you need from me?" Cui Zilong asked as soon as he entered the door.

"Sit down first, there's no rush." ​​Lin Haoran pointed to the chair outside the desk and said with a smile.

Cui Zilong then nodded and sat down.

"Come, let me show you these newspapers." Lin Haoran handed the newspapers he brought back to Cui Zilong.

Cui Zilong didn't know what his boss meant, but he obediently took the newspaper and read it carefully.

He flipped through several newspapers but didn't find anything special.

Cui Zilong raised his head and looked at his boss with a puzzled expression.

"Fortress Electrical Company is a subsidiary of Hong Kong Electric Group," Lin Haoran reminded.

Cui Zilong finally understood what sound his boss was referring to, and only then did he begin to read the reports carefully.

All the contents in the report are aimed at discrediting Fortress Electrical Appliance Company.

Then, Lin Haoran told Cui Zilong everything.

"This is what happened. I want you to quickly investigate whether Jardine Matheson is behind this. At the same time, you should immediately contact Mr. Chen Shoulin, the president of Hong Kong Electric Group, to discuss how to proceed with this matter. You must not allow other media to continue to slander you.

By the way, you can try to find some clues related to Yihe from the family members of the couple who were electrocuted. As for how to find them, I believe you should know how to do it. "Lin Haoran said.

"Okay, boss, I'll go back and arrange it right away. I will also contact Mr. Chen of Hong Kong Electric Group as soon as possible and try to publish it in the latest edition of the newspaper tomorrow!" Cui Zilong replied respectfully.

"Well, be careful when doing things and don't leave any handles." Lin Haoran nodded and then reminded.

"Okay, boss, I got it. I'll get busy first!" Cui Zilong said, and left the office.

Looking at Cui Zilong's leaving figure, Lin Haoran fell into deep thought.

If it is confirmed that the companies under Jardine Matheson are behind this incident, it will indeed be a bit troublesome.

However, Lin Haoran would not be afraid of them.

When doing things, you must always follow the rules!
At least the rules should be followed on the surface.

He was mentally prepared that the Governor's Office would definitely favor Jardine Matheson.

However, he is not completely powerless to resist now.

To be honest, Lin Haoran was quite upset because he was being messed with for no reason.

As long as there is evidence to prove that it was Jardine Matheson who was behind the incident, Lin Haoran would immediately counterattack the company. As for the means of counterattack, he had plenty of them.

How Jardine Matheson developed is actually well known, and there is a lot of negative information about it.

However, perhaps this is how competition in the business world is, and what he did is just child's play.

He has too little experience and will definitely experience more business wars in the future.

"Maybe I should go to the Governor's Mansion!" Lin Haoran frowned.

He didn't expect the Governor's Office to do justice for Fengze Electrical Appliance Company, but at least it shouldn't interfere too much.

As long as MacLehose no longer pays attention to this matter, he will be able to deal with Jardine Matheson.

So he simply called the Governor's Office directly from his office.

Not long after, the phone call came in, and the other party was Lin Haoran's target this time - Mr. MacLeod, the Governor of Hong Kong.

"Hello, Governor. Are you free now? I would like to visit you, Governor." Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

Earlier, at the Governor's banquet, Mai Lihao had told Lin Haoran that he could talk to him privately when he was free. "It's Mr. Lin, of course I'm free. I'm in the Governor's Office now, Mr. Lin can come directly." Mai Lihao said directly.

"Okay, Mr. Governor, I'll be there in about twenty minutes." Lin Haoran said.

Wan Qing Building is located on Des Voeux Road Central, the most prosperous street in Central. It is only about two kilometers away from the Governor's Palace, which is more than enough in twenty minutes.

This is because the Governor's Palace is located on the hillside of Central, and one needs to go around a big circle. If it is a straight-line distance, the two are only a few hundred meters apart.

Since he had already agreed to meet Governor Mai Lihao, Lin Haoran did not waste any time. He stood up and called the two brothers Li Weiguo and Li Weidong to leave Wanqing Building and go directly to the Governor's Mansion.

About ten minutes later, Lin Haoran appeared outside the Governor's Mansion.

Perhaps because they had received a reminder from the Governor in advance, after seeing Lin Haoran, the staff took the initiative to take him to Mai Lihao's office.

As for Li Weiguo and Li Weidong, they went to the rest area in the Governor's Mansion to wait.

This was the first time that Lin Haoran had a formal private meeting with Governor MacLehose.

Entering the Governor's office, MacLehose stood up from his desk, smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with Lin Haoran: "Hello, Mr. Lin, please sit on the sofa over there."

"Hello, Mr. Governor. Long time no see. Sorry to bother you." After shaking hands with him, Lin Haoran followed Mai Lihao to the negotiation area next to the office area.

It has indeed been a long time since the last time we met. The last time was on the first day of the new year, which was still February, and now it is already June.

"Mr. Lin, would you like some tea or coffee?" the Governor asked after sitting down.

"Coffee, with sugar, thank you." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"as you wish."

Soon, a female secretary brought hot coffee to each of them.

The last time, when they were at the Spring Festival banquet, they just had a brief chat. After all, there were many people present at the time, and Mai Lihao couldn't spend too much time on Lin Haoran.

Moreover, at that time, Lin Haoran had just really entered the governor's attention, and his status was much lower than that of other bigwigs. To Mai Lihao, Lin Haoran was just barely qualified to enter this circle.

However, with Lin Haoran's subsequent multiple acquisitions, the assets he controlled continued to skyrocket, and his status also continued to skyrocket.

This time, it was their first private meeting and communication.

"Mr. Lin has really surprised me during this period, even more than the last time we met!" Facing the young man Lin Haoran, Mai Lihao did not underestimate him, but was full of emotion.

The last time they met, Lin Haoran had just taken over the Hong Kong Electric Group. At that time, he had already officially become one of the bigwigs in Hong Kong's business world.

But now, less than half a year has passed, and Lin Haoran has successively taken over China Gas Company and Kowloon Motor Bus.

Not only that, he also spent HK$10 billion in cash to buy two China Commercial Buildings.

As the Governor, MacLehose, he naturally had the most powerful intelligence in Hong Kong. When the Oriental Press Company was transferred to Lin Haoran, MacLehose learned about it through his subordinates.

With such a series of acquisitions, who wouldn’t be surprised?
In the past, for listed companies of the same level as Kowloon Motor Bus, there might not be a takeover battle once a year.

But under Lin Haoran, in just over a year, several such acquisition wars have taken place, and Lin Haoran was successful in the end.

With such strength, even the Governor-General Mai Lihao had to take it seriously!
After all, whether it is Kowloon Motor Bus, China Gas Company or Hong Kong Electric Group, they are all ranked among the top 30 listed companies in Hong Kong.

Among them, the Hong Kong Electric Group even ranked in the top ten!
In addition, if Lin Haoran's Wanqing Group were to go public, it would definitely be able to enter the top ten.

After all, Qingzhou Cement Company, a subsidiary of Wan Qing Group, is now also a very strong enterprise. In addition, Kowloon Motor Bus and Wan'an Real Estate Company are both under the management of Wan Qing Group, which is enough to make its strength comparable to many giants.

"It's just good luck." Lin Haoran shook his head and smiled.

"Mr. Lin, I'm very curious, what is your relationship with Citibank?" Mai Lihao asked the question he had wanted to ask for a long time.

It's not like they haven't investigated, but only the top executives of Citibank knew about Lin Haoran's affairs. The top executives merely denied that Lin Haoran was their spokesperson, but they never disclosed the source of Lin Haoran's funds, which made people suspicious.

“I have a good relationship with Citibank. We are very good partners. They have given me a lot of help, which has enabled me to achieve today’s results. That’s why I say I am lucky.

Last year I went to the United States and met privately with Mr. Walter Reston, Chairman of Citibank in New York. We had a very good chat and I am very grateful for the help Citibank gave me!" Lin Haoran replied with a smile.

Citibank gave him a lot of help in gold futures, allowing him to successfully obtain a sum of billions of Hong Kong dollars.

Of course, this is just a transaction, and both parties benefit from it.

In fact, he could also have taken over the deal if he had gone to JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, etc.

However, Lin Haoran's answer was misunderstood by Governor MacLehose.

He frowned. Could it be that Lin Haoran really had that kind of relationship with Citibank?
(End of this chapter)