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Suddenly, President Liu seemed to have a flash of inspiration. His eyes sparkled and he looked at Lin Haoran with anticipation.

"Mr. Lin, are you interested in considering financing the Spli Company? If so, I can introduce you to the board of directors. I believe they will be very welcome to hear that someone is willing to invest, especially a financial sponsor like you." President Liu said enthusiastically, grabbing Lin Haoran's shoulders.

"Well, President Liu, your proposal is so sudden. I have never thought about this. Besides, I am still quite unfamiliar with the situation of Shipley Company. I only know a little bit from the conversation just now." Lin Haoran replied with a wry smile.

Even if he had enough money, he couldn't blindly invest in a company he was completely unfamiliar with. Moreover, Shipley was currently facing difficulties. Once he got involved, he would likely become a sucker.

"Old Liu, don't just focus on dragging others into this, and don't bring Haoran in. Haoran's father and I have a life-long friendship. If his father knew about this, he would scold me to death." Tang Kun at the side couldn't help but interrupt, with the same bitter smile on his face.

"Haoran, you have to think about it. After you go back, you can learn about the details of our Shipli company. If you need more detailed information, just come to me. I can give you the most detailed information of the company!" However, President Liu did not give up.

In Chairman Liu's opinion, it is obvious that Lin Haoran's financial strength is much stronger than many large conglomerates. If he raises funds, perhaps Shipley Company will really have a chance to withstand the vicious competition from DHL Group.

"Okay, President Liu, I will seriously consider it." Lin Haoran nodded and replied, leaving room for maneuver in his words.

No matter what the final decision is, since the other party has already proposed it, he doesn't want to be too firm for the time being.

Lin Haoran was thinking secretly in his mind that he really wanted to know more about the actual situation of this Shipley company.

After all, the logistics industry has broad development prospects both now and in the future.

Especially with the popularization of the Internet and the rise of online shopping in the future, the logistics industry will usher in more rapid development.

If Shipley does have certain competitiveness and potential in the industry, then he might consider investing in it.

As for the vicious competition within the DHL Group?
Lin Haoran really doesn't care that much.

The world is so vast that many giant companies are bound to emerge in the logistics industry.

For example, he later became familiar with Maersk, Kuehne + Nagel, FedEx, UPS, ZTO, YTO and China Post, to name a few.

It can be said that in this industry, it is impossible for any company to achieve complete monopoly.

However, in this era, since the logistics volume is far from comparable to the future, the number of customers is naturally relatively small.

Therefore, the market size appears to be relatively limited. If one company seizes more market share, it means that another company will lose a corresponding market share.

After hearing Lin Haoran's words, President Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it was not a direct rejection, there would still be hope.

As the fourth largest shareholder of Shipley, Chairman Liu naturally does not want Shipley to be easily squeezed out of the second place in the industry, because this is directly related to the increase or decrease of his personal wealth.

In Hong Kong, the logistics industry is mainly occupied by foreign brands. Although Bao Yugang's Global Shipping Group can barely be classified as a logistics company, their business model is relatively simple and limited to taking orders and transporting goods. It has obvious limitations and is very different from the operating models of other logistics companies.

If possible, Lin Haoran could develop a logistics company of his own.

Next, Lin Haoran became a listener again, listening to Chairman Liu and Tang Bo chatting about cooperation or business matters while drinking tea and eating snacks.

When it came to some cooperation matters, the two of them did not avoid Lin Haoran at all and talked directly in front of him.

Time passed in the blink of an eye, an hour or two passed, and it was nine o'clock in the evening.

At this moment, the time for this exchange meeting is basically up.

After all, many of the people present were in their sixties and seventies, so it would obviously be inappropriate to arrive too late.

"By the way, Mr. Lin, I have something I want to talk to you about." Seeing that some people were about to leave, President Liu suddenly said to Lin Haoran.

"Chairman Liu, I will think carefully about the financing issue after I return." Lin Haoran thought that Chairman Liu wanted to talk about the Shipley Company, so he said directly.

Without sufficient understanding of Shipley, Lin Haoran would not easily invest in this company.

However, President Liu shook his head and smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, this is not what I am talking about. As the president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in the UK, I sincerely invite you to join the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in the UK. I wonder if Mr. Lin is willing to join?"

"Join the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the UK? Um, President Liu, you know I'm from Hong Kong and I don't even have any investment projects in the UK. It's not appropriate for me to join the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the UK, right?" Lin Haoran was a little surprised. He didn't expect that President Liu would talk to him about this matter.

"Mr. Lin, it doesn't matter. There are also several people in our chamber of commerce who do not live in the UK to do business, but they have also joined our British Chinese Chamber of Commerce. It's just a title. Joining our chamber of commerce will be more convenient if there is cooperation. Our chamber of commerce has strong enough personal connections. Joining the chamber of commerce will only bring benefits and no harm." President Liu continued.

"Haoran, that's right. You can join the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the UK and you won't suffer any loss." Tang Kun also agreed.

"Since Tang Bo has said so, I will naturally not refuse. In this case, I will join the British Chinese Chamber of Commerce!" Lin Haoran said with a smile. It was nothing to him to join a chamber of commerce.

Anyway, he has joined a chamber of commerce in Hong Kong, so he doesn't mind adding one more here, and it doesn't require him to pay anything.

These chambers of commerce all begged him to join, it was not his own initiative to join.

The reason why they want him to join is simply to strengthen the strength of the Chamber of Commerce.

After all, Lin Haoran's financial resources now exceed anyone present.

His joining means that the Chamber of Commerce’s strength has been further enhanced.

"That's great. How about this, Mr. Lin, you can serve as a vice president of the Chamber of Commerce? I will convene a Chamber of Commerce meeting for this matter. Now that everyone knows your situation, it will definitely be approved by then." Hearing Lin Haoran's agreement, President Liu also smiled and continued.

"Forget about the vice president position. You know, most of my businesses are in Hong Kong. Even if I develop the British market in the future, it is impossible for me to stay here permanently. My position as vice president is just a waste of quota. There is no need to give me a real position." Lin Haoran waved his hand and refused directly.

Are you kidding? He is not even interested in the position of vice president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, let alone the one in the UK.

"In that case, I will discuss it with the higher-ups of the Chamber of Commerce at that time. I will inform Mr. Lin immediately when there is a result. Even if I can't contact you, Old Tang should be able to contact you." President Liu laughed.

"Chairman Liu, you'd better stop calling me "you" and "you" so much. I'm only in my twenties and you are my senior in the business world. Just like Uncle Tang, you can call me Haoran. How about this, I will also call you Uncle Liu." Lin Haoran said with a wry smile.

"The one who is more accomplished comes first. Although Mr. Lin is young, it is obvious that his strength in the business world is not inferior to mine. In this case, I will take advantage of my seniority and call you Haoran directly." President Liu laughed heartily.

In fact, he himself felt a little embarrassed to shout at her. After all, the other person was really a young man in his twenties, and his son was more than ten years older than Lin Haoran.

Now that Lin Haoran said this, President Liu felt relieved.

After that, we chatted for a while and today’s exchange meeting came to an end.

Sitting in Tang Kun's car, Tang Kun reminded him: "Haoran, don't take President Liu's request for you to join Zisipuli Company to heart. There are many hidden dangers here. If you don't pay attention, you will lose a lot of money!"

"Don't worry, Uncle Tang, I know what to do." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"The financial resources behind the DHL Group are extremely powerful. No matter how rich you are, you may not be able to compete with the consortium behind them. You can make money in any industry. There is no need to put yourself in danger." Tang Kun continued to teach.

"Got it. Thank you, Uncle Tang, for your concern. By the way, Uncle Tang, after we return to Tanglou, I'd like to trouble you to send someone to take me back to the hotel." Lin Haoran changed the subject.

"Awei, please send Mr. Lin off later." Tang Kun said to the driver.

"Okay, boss. Don't worry!" the driver responded while driving.

After returning to the tenement building, Tang Kun got off the car and Li Weiguo got on. It only took ten minutes to get back from the tenement building to the Dorchester Hotel.

I swiped the room card and entered the suite lobby, only to find that Guo Xiaohan was still watching TV in the lobby.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Guo Xiaohan stood up immediately. Seeing that it was Lin Haoran and his two bodyguards, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face.

"Brother Haoran, you are finally back."

Lin Haoran looked at the time. It was almost ten o'clock in the evening, so he asked in surprise: "Xiaohan, why haven't you slept yet?"

"It's still early. I want to wait for you to come back before I go to bed." Guo Xiaohan replied.

This statement is a bit ambiguous. If you don't know, you might think that Guo Xiaohan is waiting for Lin Haoran to sleep together.

"Go to bed early. According to the schedule, we have to go to Downing Street to meet with the Prime Minister at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. If you follow me then, you will also gain some experience." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

He will meet with the Prime Minister tomorrow, but he will not go alone. More than a dozen bigwigs who came from Hong Kong will go together to meet with him.

By then, Guo Xiaohan will be his assistant and there will be no problem in taking her over!
"Well, I'll go to bed first. Brother Haoran, you should go to bed early too." Guo Xiaohan nodded and said.

"Well, go ahead, good night!" Lin Haoran smiled.

"Good night!" (End of this chapter)