In Hong Kong, we build a global business empire

On the morning of August 8, Guo Xiaohan left home early and a car came to pick her up.

The one who left with her was Li Weidong.

With Li Weidong's protection, Lin Haoran can feel more at ease.

In the past two years, Li Weidong has often taught himself English in his spare time. Although he is not very fluent, he can already listen and speak a little bit. In addition, he is usually very eye-catching in what he does.

Li Weiguo, on the other hand, although stronger in martial arts, was obviously not as smart as Li Weidong, so he couldn't learn at all.

This is also the reason why Lin Haoran sent Li Weidong to temporarily protect Guo Xiaohan.

Lin Haoran stayed in the hotel until ten o'clock in the morning before leaving.

Among the dozen or so Hong Kong bosses, nearly half have booked flights for today.

When we came, we were brought here by a special plane, but when we went back, everyone had to take care of themselves. After all, everyone had different arrangements, so it was impossible to pick up and drop off everyone.

For example, Li Ka-shing only has a flight ticket for noon, but his Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa still have a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.

Especially for Hutchison Whampoa, after secretly holding 40% of the shares, he has been planning to take over.

So, naturally he couldn't stay in the UK.

Shi Yueke also had the same itinerary as Li Jiacheng and booked a return ticket directly. The main business of Swire Group is in Hong Kong, and it would be a waste of time to stay here for too long.

As agents of the British financial group, Niu Bijian, Shen Bi and others obviously had things to discuss with the financial group behind them, so they were not in a hurry to go back.

Bao Yugang is also in no hurry to go back. He has a lot of business in the UK and even in Europe. He wants to take advantage of this trip to the UK to discuss cooperation with some business leaders.

Looking at the originally bustling hotel floor that suddenly became populated by some unfamiliar guests, Lin Haoran felt a little emotional.

He was in no hurry to go back.

When he got out of the door, the driver Henry was already waiting for him in the cab.

Perhaps knowing that Lin Haoran had no property in the UK and that it was inconvenient for him to travel, the British government’s arrangement this time was indeed very good, and they did not withdraw the driver just because the trip was over.

"Mr. Lin, where are you going this time?" Henry asked respectfully after Lin Haoran and Li Weiguo sat down.

"Let's go to the tenement building in Chinatown!" Lin Haoran said directly.

"Okay, Mr. Lin!" Henry said, started the car and slowly drove away from the Dorchester Hotel.

The accommodation here is quite comfortable and the service is good, so even though the visit has ended, Lin Haoran has no plans to move.

Moreover, the Dorchester Hotel is in an excellent location, making it convenient to go everywhere, so there is no need to travel far and wide.

Ten minutes later, the Rolls-Royce had parked in the parking space outside the tenement building.

Walking into the lobby, Lin Haoran immediately saw the lobby manager Wu who was scolding a foreman at the front desk.

The other party obviously also saw Lin Haoran, left the foreman, and walked quickly to Lin Haoran.

"Mr. Lin, are you here to see the boss? He is upstairs and President Liu is also here. I think they are discussing something." Before Lin Haoran could speak, Manager Wu said with a smile.

"Okay, I get it. You just go about your business." Lin Haoran nodded, not caring.

"Then I'll be busy now. Please do as you please, Mr. Lin. Just tell me if you need anything." Manager Wu continued.

Lin Haoran nodded and walked straight to the elevator.

Tang Bo was talking about something, and under normal circumstances it would be inappropriate for him to go up and interrupt.

However, the other party was President Liu, whom he knew. At this moment, Tang Bo probably was just drinking tea with President Liu.

I went up to the third floor, arrived at Tang Bo's tea room, and knocked on the door.

After a while, a voice came from inside: "Come in."

The one who spoke was Tang Bo.

Lin Haoran opened the door and sure enough, Tang Kun and President Liu of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the UK were sitting inside.

"Huh? It's Haoran, come and sit down." Tang Kun was very surprised to see that it was Lin Haoran.

Even President Liu was surprised.

"Uncle Tang, Uncle Liu, good morning!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

He glanced at the table and saw not only tea sets, but also various Cantonese-style snacks.

This week, because everything was arranged by the government, he never came to see Tang Kun again after the Chamber of Commerce exchange meeting that night. "I saw your report in the newspaper." After Lin Haoran sat down, Tang Kun said with a smile.

"It's finally over. For the whole week, I followed their arrangements completely, inspected everywhere, met with the Prime Minister and the Queen. I was so busy that I didn't even have time to come and have tea and chat with you, Uncle Tang." Lin Haoran said with a wry smile.

"Isn't this worth being happy about? Many people dream of meeting the Queen but cannot. For example, I have never had the honor of being invited by Her Majesty the Queen. But Lao Liu has been received twice and was awarded the title of Knight." Tang Bo responded with some envy.

"He's just a low-ranking knight." President Liu said modestly, but he couldn't hide the smug smile on his face.

In the UK, being awarded a knighthood is indeed an extraordinary honor and an effective way for the Queen to win people's hearts.

Mai Lihao also told him privately that his name list had been reported to him, and if nothing unexpected happened, he should be knighted this year.

But Lin Haoran is not British, so he has no interest in this way of winning people's hearts.

"Haoran, what are your plans next? Are you planning to return to Hong Kong?" Tang Kun continued to ask.

Lin Haoran shook his head and said, "Uncle Tang, I don't plan to go back so soon. I'll stay in London for a few more days to study the business market in the UK. Although I have gained some understanding this week, I still hope to learn more.

I plan to expand my business to the UK and even Europe within this year. It is not a good idea to stay in Hong Kong all the time. If I want to develop better, I still have to go international. Besides, I have connections like you in the UK. If I can't expand in the UK, I can't expand in other places either." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"Which industries do you want to enter? Uncle Tang will do his best to help you in any way he can." Tang Kun became curious.

"I have plans for the real estate industry, electrical appliance trading industry, security consultancy, etc. These are what I am doing in Hong Kong." Lin Haoran thought for a while and said.

It is definitely impossible for the real estate industry in London to grow as much as that in Hong Kong, but Lin Haoran also knows that the future trend is also upward.

As for electrical appliances, electrical appliances produced by Fortress Electrical Appliances Company, a subsidiary of Hong Kong Electric Group, can be exported to Europe.

Developing the Fongze brand will also be a breakthrough point in the future.

The reason why Global Security Consulting Company is named Global Security is that Lin Haoran’s ambition is to have security companies spread all over the world, just like the world-famous G4S.

Although it is very difficult, if you don’t have a dream, what’s the difference between you and a salted fish?
As for industries such as buses, electricity, gas and energy, if they can develop here, Lin Haoran doesn't mind them developing here. However, he knows that it will be much more difficult because these are public utility industries and are subject to government restrictions. It is not possible to enter this market if you want to.

For example, the Hong Kong Electric Group has recently been striving to enter the Thai market. This is because the government there has issued external tenders, otherwise it would be impossible to enter. These are all opportunities that require looking for opportunities.

On the contrary, industries such as real estate, trade, and security are popular industries. You can enter them if you want. There are no restrictions at all. All you need is money.

"I also have a certain status in the British business community. Haoran wants to enter the British market. I can give you convenience." President Liu also said with a smile.

"In that case, thank you Uncle Liu," Lin Haoran said solemnly.

No matter what the other party's purpose is, since it has been said, it is considered to be giving him face.

"By the way, Haoran, our Chamber of Commerce held a high-level meeting two days ago. The president, executive president, vice president, secretary general, directors and other senior executives all attended. After discussion, we decided to award you the title of Honorary President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the UK. Don't rush to refuse, this position is actually just a temporary position and does not bring any substantial work burden to you personally!" President Liu said with a smile.

"Honorary President? President Liu, you are too polite. I am only 26 years old!" Lin Haoran was a little amused.

This title sounds more prestigious than vice president, although it has no real power. Even if he serves as vice president, he may not necessarily participate in actual management work.

"Haoran, your strength has been recognized by us. What our Chamber of Commerce values ​​is strength, which has nothing to do with age. When you come to the UK in the future, you may as well visit the Chamber of Commerce headquarters. Our headquarters is in Chinatown, only 200 meters away from the Tang Building. If you have time, you can come and visit. Chamber of Commerce members often come here to drink tea and discuss cooperation." President Liu continued.

"Haoran, just agree to it. This title will do you good and no harm. You don't need to pay anything. With this relationship, when you do business with members of the Chamber of Commerce in the future, others will give you face and will not offend you easily." Tang Kun also persuaded.

In the end, Lin Haoran agreed.

Just let him be honorary president. He already has enough positions and doesn't mind having one more.

However, this is the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in the UK, which is not comparable to the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.

Seeing that Lin Haoran agreed, President Liu also breathed a sigh of relief.

When even the Mayor of London attached great importance to Lin Haoran, everyone in the Chamber of Commerce had already recognized Lin Haoran.

Age and qualifications are not an issue at all.

In the business world, financial resources are the most important.

The three continued chatting in the tea room.

Halfway through, while Tang Kun was in the bathroom, President Liu whispered to Lin Haoran, "Haoran, how about we talk alone this afternoon?"

"Of course no problem!" Lin Haoran agreed immediately.

I guess the other party was planning to talk to him about investing in the Shipley Company.

But Tang Bo had told Lin Haoran not to invest in front of him before, so President Liu was probably worried that Tang Kun would stop him, so he went to talk to Lin Haoran privately. (End of this chapter)