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"I understand, Uncle Liu. This matter is of great importance and I cannot make a decision all at once. How about this, let me think about it and I will give you an answer as soon as possible? " Lin Haoran said after a little thought.

"Of course, Haoran, you can take this information back and study it first, but please be sure to keep it confidential. Although some of the data is public, some of the information is our company's internal information. Once leaked, it will have an adverse impact on the company.

Regarding your situation, I went to Shipley Company two days ago and talked with several important shareholders. They also welcome your investment and asked me to have a good talk with you. If you agree, the matter will be settled. "President Liu continued.

"Okay, Uncle Liu, don't worry, but let me check with Uncle Tang to see if there is any problem?" Lin Haoran asked.

"Of course there's no problem with Old Tang. I know what kind of person he is. He won't spread rumors everywhere. But if you tell him, he will stop you from continuing to invest in Shipli Logistics Company." Chairman Liu said worriedly.

He was afraid that Old Tang would cause trouble, so he invited Lin Haoran to come over to chat.

If Tang Kun knew about this and tried to stop it, wouldn't the plan be doomed to failure?

"Don't worry, Uncle Liu. If I'm really interested, even my dad can't stop me, let alone Uncle Tang." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

In fact, after reading the information of this company, Lin Haoran really became more interested in this company.

It has stable customers in the UK and markets in many countries and regions, and has even entered the Hong Kong market, which is indeed good.

Although he had never heard of it in Hong Kong, there were many logistics companies in Hong Kong. Basically, all major logistics companies in the world had branches in Hong Kong, so it was normal that he had never heard of it.

Moreover, after reading the information, he found that 20% of the shares were not enough to satisfy him.

If you want to invest, you can directly control the company.

If it can withstand this wave of vicious competition from the DHL Group, it is clear that Spree's share price will soon return to its previous market value of over 100 million pounds, or even higher.

So, it is indeed a good deal to invest nowadays.

However, before investing, he must have sufficient understanding of Shipley Company and cannot decide to invest based on Chairman Liu's one-sided statement.

Does anyone know whether he forged these materials?

"By the way, Shipley is the second largest logistics company in the UK. Doesn't the largest logistics company take any action against the vicious competition from DHL Group?" Lin Haoran was curious about another question.

“The largest logistics company in the UK is the Royal Mail. Their main business is to handle government agency business and national goods transshipment. The business volume is stable, so the business of the DHL Group has little impact on the Royal Mail. So in fact, if we don’t count the government agency business, our Shipley is the largest logistics company in the UK.

However, after the Iron Lady took office as Prime Minister, the Royal Mail attempted to acquire Shipley last year, but the board of directors did not agree, and ultimately the matter failed. This may be the biggest reason why the Royal Mail did not step in to stop the vicious competition of the DHL Group. If they had stepped in, the DHL Group would never have been able to successfully implement the vicious competition.

After DHL entered the UK market, we also tried to negotiate with Royal Mail about their investment, but the price they offered was too low and we ultimately failed to reach an agreement," Chairman Liu explained.

Lin Haoran nodded. If what President Liu said was true, it was very likely to be the case.

The Royal Mail, as the name suggests, is obviously a royal or state-owned industry.

After the Iron Lady took office, she made many big moves, such as nationalizing some car brands and trying to revive British cars through state power. It is not impossible for the Royal Mail to acquire Shipley.

Afterwards, Lin Haoran chatted with President Liu for another half an hour before saying goodbye.

President Liu had originally invited Lin Haoran here just for this matter. Now that they had almost finished talking, there was naturally no need to continue.

President Liu personally sent Lin Haoran to the underground parking lot before returning to the office.

Back in the car, Lin Haoran directly asked Henry to go to Tanglou again.

Speaking of which, although Lin Haoran's predecessor studied in the UK for four years and had many friends, when he searched through his memory, he found that he didn't have a single true close friend.

None of his companies have any business in the UK, which means there are no available people here.

Although Aigo exports its products to Europe, including the UK, the company is only export-oriented and has only one office in Paris. It does not even have a single employee in London.

Therefore, he realized that the only person he could trust in Britain might be Tang Bo.

Tang Bo is a close friend of his father Lin Wanan. According to Lin Wanan, more than 30 years ago, when Hong Kong was invaded by Japan, Lin Wanan and Tang Kun experienced the test of life and death together. From then on, they formed an indissoluble bond and became close friends. This friendship has continued to this day.

Judging from his four years of studying in the UK, Tang Bo was indeed very good to him, so he still trusted Tang Bo very much.

After returning to Tanglou, Manager Wu told him that Uncle Tang had gone out to deal with other business matters and it was unknown when he would be back. "Manager Wu, is there any vacant office here? I'll go make a phone call and wait for Uncle Tang." Lin Haoran asked.

At this time, there were not many customers dining in the Tang Building, so Manager Wu was not busy at the moment.

"Yes, Mr. Lin, I'll take you there!" Manager Wu replied.

Lin Haoran nodded and followed Manager Wu to a room on the third floor. It was only a few rooms away from Tang Bo's tea room and not very far away.

This is indeed an unused office. There are no documents or anything like that, but it has everything you need, including a desk, telephone, printer, etc.

After saying thank you to Manager Wu and watching him leave, Lin Haoran sat down and made a phone call.

During this period, there was no contact with Hong Kong, so when he was free, Lin Haoran called Su Zhixue, Burton, Chen Shoulin and even his parents.

We made seven or eight phone calls and talked for nearly an hour before it ended.

From Su Zhixue, Lin Haoran learned that it has become increasingly difficult to acquire shares of the Swire Group recently because a new competitor has entered the market.

However, relying on the fact that he holds more than 32% of the shares, Lin Haoran is not worried at all about this sudden competitor.

Therefore, Lin Haoran told Su Zhixue to continue to absorb people steadily and did not care about the competitor at all.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Haoran walked out of the office and found that Tang Bo had returned to Tang Building at some point and the door of the tea room was still open.

"When I came back, Manager Wu told me you were here. When I went upstairs, I found you were on the phone, so I didn't disturb you." Tang Bo said with a smile when he saw Lin Haoran come in.

"Uncle Tang, do you have any channels with intelligence agencies? I want to investigate some things through the intelligence agencies." Lin Haoran asked directly.

"Intelligence agency? Of course there is. What do you want to investigate?" Tang Kun asked in surprise.

"I want to know the information about Shipli Company." Lin Haoran did not intend to hide it.

"Shipli Company? Haoran, you don't still want to invest in this company, do you? If it was a year ago, this company was indeed worth investing in, but now it has a formidable competitor. I suggest you not consider it." Tang Bo continued to persuade.

"Uncle Tang, I'm not afraid to tell you that I not only want to invest in this company, I also want to acquire it directly and hold a controlling stake in it. You also know that I have a lot of businesses in Hong Kong, so I have long had the idea of ​​entering the logistics industry.

The foundation of this Shipuli company is very good, and its current market value is not too high. If possible, I will take this opportunity to acquire this company. It will be beneficial to me. My main problem now is that I don’t know enough about this company, so I want to investigate it through intelligence agencies! "Lin Haoran said with a smile.

Although we obtained a lot of information from President Liu, it was still not enough.

If all this information is true, then what he wants to know most is the detailed information of those shareholders to see which shareholders are willing to sell their shares.

According to the current situation of Shipli Company, Lin Haoran believes that there will definitely be shareholders who are willing to sell their shares.

At that time, after acquiring shares, he will further take control of the company.

Just being a shareholder who has nothing to say about it cannot satisfy it and it has no meaning.

Moreover, the logistics industry is destined to be an industry with more and more development potential. Now that he has the opportunity to enter this industry, he wants to become a big boss!

After learning the detailed information from Chairman Liu, he was no longer worried about the competitor, DHL Group.

"The risk is too great. The stock price of Shipley may continue to fall in the future. Old Liu has already lost a lot..." Tang Kun still wanted to persuade him.

"Uncle Tang, you don't have to say anything. I have my own plans." Lin Haoran said with a wry smile.

Seeing this, Tang Kun realized that it was futile to continue persuading him, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll give you a contact number. It's the phone number of a British person in charge of an international investigation company. Their intelligence sources are reliable, and the fees are based on the difficulty of the intelligence. I often get some information from them.

They have an office in London, and since Shipley is a listed company, it is not too difficult to investigate, so the cost will not be too outrageous, probably around 10,000 pounds. How about this, when you decide when to go, I will go with you. Their person in charge knows me, so this way you, a newbie, will not suffer any loss. "

"That would be the best. Thank you for your help, Uncle Tang." Lin Haoran laughed immediately.

It's still nice to come to England. Although I don't have any subordinates here, with Tang Bo's help, everything seems easy. (End of this chapter)