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Chapter 294: Taking over Shipley and declaring war on DHL Group!

Lin Haoran's words made President Liu think secretly, but he did not continue to talk about this topic.

Back at the Tang building, the three continued to drink tea and chat.

Time flies. Lin Haoran left Hong Kong on August 8th, and now it is August 8th.

In other words, he has been in the UK for nearly 20 days.

However, Lin Haoran was not in a hurry to go back.

On the contrary, Guo Xiaohan had left London three days ago and returned to Hong Kong.

After all, Guo Xiaohan can't stay here forever. She also has her own job in Hong Kong. After dealing with the Guo family's cooperation projects in the UK, it is natural for her to go back.

Guo Xiaohan returned with a little regret because she and Lin Haoran failed to break through the last level.

Despite this, the relationship between the two has reached a very ambiguous stage, they are not lovers but better than lovers.

In the blink of an eye, another day has passed.

Beo Stevens, who had already accepted his fate, had no intention of regaining his position as a major shareholder, because he knew that he did not have the financial strength to do so.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Lin Haoran and President Liu both appeared at the headquarters building of Shipley Company at the same time.

Tang Bo did not come because judging from Beo Stevens' attitude yesterday, there was no need for him to come and support Lin Haoran.

There are five people in a conference room of Shipley Company at the moment.

Including the company's chairman, Beo Stevens, President Liu, Lin Haoran, the company's general manager Mr. Martin, and a secretary who recorded the meeting content.

Although there are fewer board members, as a listed company, it has to go through all the necessary procedures and then issue an announcement. It is not enough to just discuss it the day before.

As expected, the entire board meeting ended quickly.

In the end, Lin Haoran officially became the chairman of the company, Beo Stevens became the company's vice chairman and CEO, and the positions of general manager and chairman Liu remained unchanged.

From today on, Lin Haoran officially took over Shipley and became the largest boss of this British logistics giant. This was also his first time to acquire a company outside of Hong Kong, and the scale of the company was not bad either.

Although Lin Haoran also invested in Apple in the United States, he only holds 10% of the shares in Apple and does not have any management rights, which is very different from Shipli.

After the meeting, several announcements were sent to mainstream British media such as the Financial Times, the Times, and the Daily Telegraph.

Originally, Beo Stevens asked whether to hold a press conference to announce the changes in the company.

However, after thinking about it, Lin Haoran decided to reject the proposal as it was a bit too ostentatious.

Anyway, just announce it.

However, Lin Haoran wanted to keep a low profile, but the media did not let him do so.

After the announcement was sent to these newspapers, several newspapers reported the changes in the senior management of Shipley the next day.

During this period, Spree was definitely one of the more famous companies in the UK, and the reason was naturally Beo Stevens's bold declaration a week ago.

Directly confronting the DHL Group naturally aroused the patriotic feelings of many British people.

This is also the reason why Shipley was able to return to its peak business in just one week.

What the media cares most about is popularity. They are willing to report on things that are popular.

Therefore, after receiving the distribution notice from Shipley, these newspapers not only placed Shipley's notice on the prominent first page, but also made the headlines particularly large, as if they were afraid that others would not see it.

So, Lin Haoran once again came into the British people's sight.

This Chinese man from Hong Kong just joined the Shipley Company a week ago. Unexpectedly, he became the chairman of the company in just one week.

Last time, many people had already investigated Lin Haoran's identity.

Including the fact that he graduated from the University of London and his purpose of coming to the UK, all of these were investigated clearly. Lin Haoran was invited by the British government and has strong financial strength behind him.

Many people were curious about this young man.

Compared with Squid Capital, it is obvious that Lin Haoran deserves more favor from the British.

After all, Lin Haoran graduated from the UK. Not only that, Hong Kong is now a British overseas territory, so he can be considered one of their own.

In comparison, DHL Group is the real outsider.

Therefore, the British did not feel much resistance when Lin Haoran took over the Shipley Company. In just one day, Lin Haoran's popularity in the UK at least increased several times.

Many people who follow the news know about Lin Haoran, the new chairman of Shipley Corporation.

Therefore, as soon as the news about the changes in the board of directors of Shipli Company and Lin Haoran's background came out, Shipli Company's stock became popular.

In just one morning, the share price of Shipley rose by as much as 22%.

By the afternoon, the total market value of Shipley Company had directly exceeded 95 million pounds.

In just one trading day, the stock price of Shipley rose by more than 30 points, which is not much different from the market value of Shipley half a year ago.

Just ten minutes after the market opened the next morning, the market value of Shipley Company exceeded 100 million pounds, returning to its previous highest peak.

Lin Haoran's entry into the company has given investors enough confidence.

The reason why Shipley's stock price fell so quickly before was that when faced with the DHL Group entering the British market and swallowing up Shipley's market share, Shipley did not have any useful response measures at all, and the financial strength of Shipley's chairman, Beo Stevens, was also average.

This is also the reason why investors are not optimistic about the future of Shipley.

But now, after Lin Haoran took over, the future prospects of Shipli Company have obviously become brighter.

In this situation, many shareholders are full of confidence in Shipley and will naturally push up the stock price.

The most important thing is that there are actually not many shares of Shipley in the secondary market today.

Lin Haoran himself holds 49.9% of the shares, Beo Stevens holds 20.8% of the shares, and Chairman Liu also owns 8%, so there are only 21.3% of the shares floating in the market.

When many investors are eyeing this stock, there is a situation where there are more people than stocks, and it would be strange if the stock price did not rise rapidly.

This morning, Lin Haoran came to the company early to discuss with Beo Stevens the feasibility of the company's decision to increase its market share in West Germany.

However, the company's general manager, Mr. Martin, soon came over.

"Mr. Chairman, a reporter from The Times has come to the company and hopes to do an exclusive interview with you." After entering the office, Mr. Martin said directly to Lin Haoran.

"The Times? Let them come over!" Lin Haoran thought about it and agreed.

This media outlet has a great influence throughout the world, so it’s best not to offend them. It’s just an interview.

If he had to face a lot of reporters, he would find it troublesome, but it didn't matter to just one reporter.

Soon, two reporters from The Times came to the chairman's office.

"Mr. Beo Stevens, you should stay too." Seeing that the former chairman Beo Stevens wanted to go out, Lin Haoran shouted.

"Mr. Lin, this is your personal interview, it is not appropriate for me to stay." Beo Stevens said.

"It's just a visit. You are the soul of the company. My real identity is just an investor. It would be inappropriate for you to leave. They are obviously here for the Shipley Company." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

Beo Stevens nodded and returned to his chair.

Lin Haoran looked at the two reporters who had just entered.

"What do you want to interview me about?" Lin Haoran asked directly.

"Mr. Lin, let's get straight to the point. Mr. Lin, what was your purpose in investing in Shipli? Why did you end up increasing your holdings so much?" After the reporter asked, he handed the microphone to Lin Haoran's mouth.

“It’s very simple. I think Shipley is a company with great potential. It has a great influence among the British people. I was deeply touched during my visit to the UK, so I decided to shift my investment focus to Europe, especially the UK. It just so happened that the shareholders of Shipley invited me to invest in this company, so I invested.

After investing, I found that Shipley was too conservative in its previous operations. I believe that Shipley has great potential for internationalization. If it develops well, it may become a multinational logistics giant covering all continents in the future. So I decided to increase my investment and directly become the company's largest shareholder!" Lin Haoran replied with a smile.

"So what are your next plans for Shipley?" the reporter continued to ask.

"Of course, this is what we plan to announce next. At present, we have occupied a large logistics market in the UK. It is not easy to increase market share, so we decided to set our sights on internationalization. Next, our company, Shipley, will focus its investment on West Germany, and France is also our next target.

In West Germany, we already have a very good foundation, so we will increase investment on this basis. In the next year, we plan to invest more than 50 million pounds in West Germany, France and other places to increase our market share in West Germany and France. We are ready for the initial losses, and all this is in preparation for the future!" Lin Haoran continued to answer.

Although they had no intention of investing 50 million pounds in West Germany and France, they could just brag without thinking and say it out loud to scare the DHL Group.

Entering the West German market was actually just a way of retreating by advancing, in order to make DHL Group stop its money-burning behavior in the UK.

The two reporters looked at each other, and there was excitement on their faces.

Shipley is declaring war on DHL Group! (End of this chapter)

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