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The formal exchange of equity between the two parties will be carried out on the third day.

At that time, DHL Group will also need to transfer the funds directly to Lin Haoran’s Citibank account.

The reason for waiting until the third day was that DHL Group needed time to raise more than 50 million pounds of funds.

This is not a small amount of money, so it is normal for them to take two days to mobilize the funds.

Anyway, both parties have signed the contract, and breach of contract requires compensation of 20% of the transaction price, so both parties are confident that the other party will not breach the contract.

Watching Mr. Artair leave the tenement building with the contract and a smile on his face, Lin Haoran frowned and sat in the office thinking.

This time, he signed a contract in private with the head of the squid consortium, which completely screwed Beo Stevens.

Chairman Liu's side is easier to deal with. He only holds 8% of the shares, so it wouldn't be difficult to sell if he wanted to.

As for how the stock price of Shipley will perform after the announcement of this transaction, Lin Haoran estimates that it will fall in the short term, but will still be on an upward trend in the long run.

After all, after Shipley becomes a listed subsidiary of DHL Group, it will definitely accelerate the development of Shipley.

Therefore, it can be said that he did not cheat the British investors.

Even though everyone might have complaints about him in the short term, Lin Haoran doesn't care at all.

This is just a normal business transaction.

As for what the British government would think of him, Lin Haoran was not afraid.

Because the Squid Consortium family has a backer in the UK, and even the Speaker of the House of Representatives has a backer in the Squid Consortium, isn't it normal that he was "forced" to sell the Spiri Company?

"Haoran, your operation really surprised me. It turns out that money is so easy to make." At this moment, Tang Bo sighed.

When signing the contract, Lin Haoran did not hide anything from Tang Bo because Tang Bo's lawyer would be used.

Therefore, Tang Kun already knew about the transaction between Lin Haoran and DHL Group.

As for the future potential of Berkshire Hathaway's stock, Tang Kun is not clear about its potential, so he doesn't care much about it.

But Tang Bo still had a clear understanding of the cash transaction of 5920 million pounds.

Tang Kun could also roughly calculate how much money Lin Haoran spent to acquire Shipley Company.

You should know that at the beginning, even Tang Kun wanted to persuade Lin Haoran not to acquire shares of Shipli Company.

So, in just ten days, tens of millions of pounds were earned?

This earning power is too exaggerated.

No wonder Lin Haoran has made so much fortune in just two short years.

At this moment, the only expression on Tang Kun's face was admiration.

This younger generation of mine, the son of my good friend, has a really strong ability to make money.

Not to mention others, let’s just talk about Tang Kun. He has worked hard in business all his life, but now he has accumulated only about 100 million pounds, which is still a big gap from Chairman Liu.

And Lin Haoran earned one third of the wealth he had accumulated in his lifetime in just over ten days.

"Uncle Tang, if I say that all this is just luck and a complete coincidence, do you believe it?" Lin Haoran laughed.

In fact, it was all accidental.

At first, he had never considered acquiring shares in Shipli Company. It was only after Chairman Liu's persuasion that he finally agreed to become a shareholder of Shipli Company.

However, since they have become shareholders, Lin Haoran simply secretly acquires more shares and directly seizes the controlling rights.

He had never even thought about the possibility that DHL Group would acquire his shares.

At first, when Mr. Artair approached him, he even thought that the other party was looking for him to reconcile and stop the price war.

As a result, the other party approached him to seek to acquire his shares.

Therefore, selling the equity to the other party was also a temporary decision made by Lin Haoran.

Everything was just a coincidence, a complete accident.

“If you can make so much money just by luck, then Haoran, you are truly the lucky son of this era. I, Tang Uncle, have been in business for a lifetime, so I naturally know that luck is part of success and it is very crucial. But I also know that if you want to succeed, you still have to rely more on your own strength. So don’t say that you rely entirely on luck. It’s really a blessing for Wan’an to have a son like you!” Tang Kun began to sigh at this moment.

"Uncle Tang, I once heard an elder say that if you stand on the right vent, even a pig can fly. I just followed the trend. There are opportunities everywhere in this world, but not everyone can finally seize them. I found that you and my father have one thing in common, that is, we are both too cautious." Lin Haoran said with a smile. This uncle Tang's style of doing things is exactly the same as Lin Wanan, which may be the reason why he failed to become a leader in the Chinese business community in Britain.

"I am already content with owning this family business. As long as the younger generations do not squander it, these properties are enough to support three to five generations of people without worries. Why should I take too many risks?" Tang Bo had his own considerations.

"Uncle Tang, it's a good idea that you think this way. At least you don't have to work so hard. I see that you are very comfortable now, coming to Tanglou to drink tea every day and feeling very relaxed." Lin Haoran nodded in agreement.

Everyone thinks differently.

Just like Lin Haoran, his current wealth is enough to make him and even his descendants worry-free for generations.

But Lin Haoran still wants to make more money because he is still young.

What's more, he has the advantage of being a time traveler and knows a lot about the future. It would be a pity if he doesn't make use of it.

As for Tang Bo, he is old and not in very good health, so it is natural and normal for him to be satisfied.

After the two chatted for a while, Lin Haoran called President Liu and asked him to come over.

His transaction with DHL Group will be officially announced on the third day, which will definitely affect changes in the stock market.

Therefore, Lin Haoran decided to do Chairman Liu a favor and let him decide in advance whether to keep his stocks.

In the future, insider trading will obviously be illegal.

Insider trading refers to the illegal behavior of people who are aware of insider information of securities transactions or who illegally obtain insider information to buy or sell securities, or leak such information, or recommend others to buy or sell such securities before the insider information is made public.

Among them, a considerable proportion of insider trading and disclosure of insider information violations occurred during major asset restructuring of listed companies. Directors, supervisors, and senior managers of listed companies, personnel related to major shareholders, and personnel related to counterparties are groups with a high risk of insider trading.

But in this era, securities laws are not perfect enough and the law can do nothing to him.

In order to deal with the frequent occurrence of insider trading, the UK has enacted the Insider Trading in Corporate Securities Act of 1985, the Financial Services Act of 1986, the Criminal Justice Act of 1993 and the Financial Services and Markets Act of 2000.

These laws have gradually improved the definition, supervision and investigation methods of insider trading, and ensured the legal liability and punishment measures for insider trading.

But it is only 1980 now, so even if Lin Haoran did it openly, he has not committed any crime.

The most important thing is that after telling President Liu about this matter, President Liu will owe him a favor. In the future, his market layout in the UK will be smoother with the help of Tang Bo and President Liu.

At seven o'clock in the evening, President Liu hurried to the Tang Building.

Upon learning that Lin Haoran had something important to discuss with him, he immediately put aside a social engagement and came to Tanglou.

"Haoran, why are you in such a hurry? What do you want to talk to me about?" President Liu asked directly after meeting.

"I do have something to tell you. Let's go to the box and talk about it. It's not appropriate to talk about it outside." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

So, the three of them, including Tang Bo, sat down in a private box.

After closing the door, Lin Haoran directly informed: "Uncle Liu, I have reached a deal with the DHL Group today. After the deal, I am no longer a shareholder of Shipley. All my shares have been sold to the other party. This deal will be announced to the public the day after tomorrow afternoon.

That is to say, Shipley will become a subsidiary of DHL Group in the future. Considering that you own 8% of the shares, although it is a bit unethical, I still decided to tell you this news privately. It is up to you to decide whether to keep or sell Shipley shares!"

"What? You sold the shares of Shipley to DHL Group?" Chairman Liu stood up from his chair, his face full of shock.

The shock of this news was no less than when he learned from Lin Haoran a few days ago that this young man had quietly acquired 49.9% of the shares of Shipley Company.

It's only been a few days, and the other party has sold these shares again?
Not only that, it was sold to their competitor, the DHL Group.

"Well, share trading is just a transaction after all. Originally, I was not particularly interested in the Shipley Company. The price they offered satisfied me, and I had no reason to refuse to sell it. What's more, they have the support of many British MPs behind them, so I naturally don't want to offend them too much." Lin Haoran explained.

Tell Chairman Liu now that if he considers selling shares, he should be able to sell a lot of shares at least on tomorrow's trading day. Although 8% is too much and it is impossible to sell all of it, every bit counts.

"Haoran, I am so grateful for telling me this. I will remember this favor! I am not afraid to tell you that I have secretly sold about 3% of the shares today while the trading volume is still relatively large. I plan to continue to observe the remaining 5%.

If the company has a future, I will keep it; if it has no future, I can withdraw my investment at any time. Thanks to you for reminding me, otherwise my 5% stake would probably be wasted. "President Liu said solemnly.

"I didn't expect Uncle Liu to have such a method." Lin Haoran was a little surprised.

In this way, only 5% of the shares are left, which is indeed easy to deal with. On tomorrow's trading day and the day after tomorrow's trading day, he can sell a lot of shares. Even if he can't sell them all, there won't be many left.

"I like to leave room for maneuvers when doing things, just in case!" President Liu responded with a smile.

"No wonder Uncle Liu was able to build such a huge family business!" Lin Haoran said with emotion.

Chairman Liu does have his own unique vision and strategy in the business world. (End of this chapter)