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The interview lasted only twenty minutes and the two reporters wanted to ask more questions, but Lin Haoran refused them on the grounds that he still had a lot of things to deal with.

Despite this, the two reporters left the office with satisfactory results.

They gained a lot from this interview!

They have already imagined that if today's interview is turned into an article, it will definitely attract a lot of attention.

After all, no matter where you are, there is always someone who likes to watch the fun.

Although Lin Haoran did not mention DHL Group in the interview, every sentence seemed to be directed at DHL Group.

After the reporter left, Beo Stevens said worriedly, "Mr. Lin, if you tell everyone about our plan, can we still enter the West German market smoothly?"

"Mr. Beo Stevens, you don't really want to waste money in the West German market, do you? Our goal is to get DHL to negotiate with them and stop wasting money in the British market.

Our market share in the UK has now recovered. Our next goal is naturally not to burn money, but to think about how to make money. The purpose of doing business is definitely to make money.

Although the West German market is not small, it is the home turf of the DHL Group after all. It is difficult for us to compete with them there. The reason why we put forward this idea is just to disgust the DHL Group!"

Seeing that Beo Stevens really planned to put a lot of effort into the West German market, Lin Haoran didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

On that day, although the stock price of Shipley continued to rise, the increase was obviously much slower than the previous day.

By the time the market closed, the market value of Shipley was only around 1.1 million pounds.

"Haoran, your method is really powerful. In just a few days, you have more than doubled the stock price of a company!" President Liu exclaimed.

Lin Haoran has invested a total of 27.8 million pounds in Shipley Company, and now, if calculated based on the market value, he has doubled his investment.

However, this is just the stock market value after all. If it is not cashed out, it is just a string of numbers and does not mean much.

"This is not my method, it's just a market behavior, and I have never interfered with it." Lin Haoran replied with a smile.

"I want to sell my shares now, but when I think of your words, I hold back. I also hope that Shipley can really become a multinational logistics giant in the future!" President Liu continued.

Chairman Liu currently holds 8% of the shares. Given the current level of activity of Spli in the stock market, it is not difficult for him to sell these shares through the secondary market.

The reason why the company's stock price has returned to its current price is all due to Lin Haoran, so he is still satisfied with his action of bringing Lin Haoran into the company.

"The news about my exclusive interview in The Times today will be reported tomorrow if nothing unexpected happens. I estimate that the stock price will rise again. If you want to sell, take this opportunity to sell it. No one knows what will happen to Shipley in the future. I am not sure whether this company can eventually become an industry giant." Lin Haoran thought for a while and said.

He was doing President Liu a favor.

Chairman Liu enjoys great prestige in the Chinese business community. Doing him a favor will definitely be useful in the future.

"Now that you mention it, I feel conflicted." President Liu said with a wry smile.

"Then think about it carefully. I already hold 49.9% of the shares and have no intention of increasing my holdings any further. So Uncle Liu, how to deal with your shares is up to you." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

In fact, many of Hong Kong's securities laws are learned from the UK, so they naturally have things like general takeover offers.

He had no plans to privatize Shipley, so 49.9% of the shares were enough.

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

In the morning, Lin Haoran woke up from the hotel.

Not long after, the waiter who had been appointed brought breakfast and newspapers to the living room.

Lin Haoran has been living in this hotel. It is like this every morning. He has become accustomed to living here.

Perhaps the only thing I’m not used to is that Guo Xiaohan has gone back.

It is indeed a bit uncomfortable to not have such a beautiful woman around me.

After all, Guo Xiaohan and he lived together in this suite for half a month, although they did not live in the same bedroom.

When Guo Xiaohan was around, she flirted with him every day and lived a leisurely life.

After changing his clothes, Lin Haoran sat in the hall, reading a newspaper and eating breakfast. In his hand was a copy of The Times.

As expected, The Times placed his interview article in the most prominent place.

Lin Haoran read the article carefully.

He was surprised to find that the report in The Times was even more exaggerated and actively led readers to associate it with the DHL Group.

The most exaggerated title is: "Business competition escalates, Lin Haoran declares war on DHL Group!"

"These media are really not good people!" Lin Haoran muttered to himself.

However, they are all still within his acceptable range.

He also wanted to see what reaction the DHL Group would have.

At the same time, in a conference room in a building with more than 40 floors near the British financial city, more than a dozen people gathered here to hold a meeting.

The person sitting in the main seat was the big boss behind the DHL Group and a person in charge of Squid Capital!
The strength of Squid Capital is definitely not bad among European conglomerates. Several of the companies it controls are large enterprises in Europe, and its wealth value ranks among the top even in Europe.

They are also the largest shareholder of DHL Group.

It is precisely because of this that the DHL Group has great ambitions. They hope to expand their market to the whole world as soon as possible, which naturally includes important markets such as the UK.

Influenced by the news from Shipley, many senior executives, including the largest shareholder behind DHL Group, came directly to the UK.

In the UK, they have invested tens of millions of pounds, so it is impossible for them to give up this market.

But now they are watching the market share they have swallowed up being taken back bit by bit by their competitors. It is obvious that there is no point in continuing this price war.

Compared with Shipley, DHL Group's market value is obviously much larger.

More than a decade ago, when DHL Group was founded, with capital as support, they were quickly listed directly in London, New York and Paris.

To date, after only a dozen years of development, the total market value of DHL Group has exceeded 500 million pounds, several times that of Shipley.

It is obvious that they have done better in internationalization than Shipli, and the financial statements published every year show that their revenue is also several times that of Shipli.

"Everyone, have you all read the newspaper? The Shipley Company said that they want to enter West Germany, our headquarters country, and compete with us to the end. Mr. Lin Haoran's financial resources are no worse than ours. If we continue like this, both sides will suffer. What do you think?" The person in charge of the Squid Group asked, looking at the dozen people at the scene.

"Mr. Altai, in my opinion, we should have a good talk with Shipley. We don't want both sides to suffer losses, and I think they definitely don't want both sides to suffer losses either." A senior executive of DHL Group on the left said.

"Mr. Carle is right. It is no longer meaningful for us to continue competing in the UK with low prices. We have also gained something in the past six months in the UK. Although we have lost a lot of market share to Shipley, many local logistics companies have gone bankrupt, and much of their market share has been occupied by us. This is also a gain. In fact, we already know from reading the article that the reason why Mr. Lin wants to enter the West German market to compete with us is just to force us." Another senior executive continued.

"In my opinion, we should just find someone to secretly kill Mr. Lin Haoran. Once he's dead, Shipley Company will naturally not have the energy to compete with us!" suggested a radical subordinate.

"It's not that easy to kill him. I have already sent people to investigate. When he was in the UK, he not only carried two bodyguards with him at all times, but the British government also sent a strong bodyguard to serve as his driver and bodyguard. The hotel where they stayed also had very good security measures, and he rarely showed up in public." Another senior executive objected.

"I think their entry into the West German market was a smokescreen. Although we didn't achieve our goal of entering the UK, it's still good. If we continue to run the business well, our DHL Group is destined to become an important logistics company in the UK market."

……

Everyone discussed with each other.

The article published in The Times did force them to think of ways to deal with the situation.

During the six months since entering the British market, DHL Group has continued to burn money. Its original goal was to surpass Shipley and become the second largest logistics company in the UK after the Royal Mail.

Unexpectedly, when everything was going forward, Shipley Company actually began to have the strength to fight back.

"Mr. Artair, everyone, I have a suggestion. We might as well consider it. Perhaps we can try to acquire Spiriq. Although the current market value of Spiriq is not low, they are indeed worth this market value. They have many loyal users in the UK. Under our low-price strategy, they can also continue to use Spiriq.

Therefore, this company does have a strong foundation in the UK. If we can acquire Shipley and then use it to take over the UK market, we naturally won't have to deal with so many things.

In the past, the equity structure of Shipley Company made it difficult for us to acquire it, but now Mr. Lin Haoran holds 49.9% of the shares. Once we can convince him to sell the shares to us, then this matter will naturally be accomplished. "At this time, a member made such a proposal. (End of this chapter)