In Hong Kong, we build a global business empire

As for the shares of Jardine Matheson, he knew before going to the UK that it already held 15.23%, and now its shareholding ratio has reached 17.18%.

Of course, Lin Haoran’s focus has always been on the Jardine Matheson Group, and he doesn’t really care whether he can take over Jardine Matheson.

If possible, he wouldn't mind accepting it.

If it is ultimately difficult to compete for the controlling stake in Jardine Matheson, Lin Haoran will also make a profit.

"By the way, boss, we have not been able to achieve our target of more than 29% in the Jardine Matheson Group over the past month. The main reason is that the unknown competitor has continued to increase its acquisition efforts. In order to avoid being exposed, we have also reduced our acquisitions accordingly," Su Zhixue added.

Lin Haoran nodded and asked curiously, "Can you give us an approximate estimate of how many shares this new competitor has acquired in the past month?"

If the other party absorbs too much, it will have a significant impact on him.

After all, if the other party continues to absorb, when he is ready to attack Jardine Matheson and seize the controlling stake of the Hutchison Whampoa Group, the other party may sell its shares to the British financial consortium, and Lin Haoran’s plan to control the Hutchison Whampoa Group may fail.

"Based on our daily analysis of past transaction data, we estimate that the other party's shareholding this month is roughly between 2% and 3%, no more," Su Zhixue answered directly.

“We should increase our efforts to absorb shares appropriately. Otherwise, if the other party holds too much, it will not be good for us. Although we know that this opponent is from a Chinese consortium, we are not sure of its identity, and we do not know its relationship with the Jardine Matheson Group.” Lin Haoran said directly.

"Okay, boss. I'll go and deploy it now!" Su Zhixue replied.

"Well, go ahead!" Lin Haoran waved his hand and let Su Zhixue get busy.

If it were in the past, in order to avoid letting Jardine Matheson notice that someone was coveting the Hutchison Whampoa Group, Lin Haoran would definitely choose to reduce the intensity of the acquisition so as not to alert the enemy.

But now, the shares he holds have surpassed those of all British shareholders, which means that every additional share makes his layout more stable and his chances of winning increase.

Therefore, although this unknown Chinese consortium has intervened, Lin Haoran is not overly worried, but he will not take it lightly. He will remain vigilant to prevent the other party from helping the British consortium and strengthening its strength for the sake of profit.

Holding this share, he can actually announce his bid for the controlling stake in the Jardine Matheson Group at any time.

But Lin Haoran is not in a hurry for the time being. He plans to wait until the listing of Aigo is completed before taking control of the Jardine Matheson Group.

In addition, in order to be more certain, Lin Haoran decided to find a big shot for himself.

If it's just him, even though the chances of winning are high, he's still afraid of something unexpected happening.

After staying in Wanqing Building for two or three hours until noon, Lin Haoran had lunch outside with Burton and Su Zhixue. Then he left Central and headed for the headquarters building of Hong Kong Electric Group.

In the afternoon, Lin Haoran had another chat with Chen Shoulin at the headquarters of Hong Kong Electric Group. After learning about the latest situation of Hong Kong Electric Group, he stayed in the company until almost evening before leaving.

In the next two days, Lin Haoran went to Kwun Tong more often.

Aimego is now at a critical juncture for listing. Although he can usually ignore Aimego, he has to spend some time on it at this time.

"The company will be listed tomorrow, and you will be the chairman of a listed company in the future. How do you feel?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile in the general manager's office of Aigo Company.

"Of course I'm in a good mood. I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Of course, I'm still a little nervous. I'm afraid that everyone will not agree with the market value we set!" Liu Luanxiong could hardly conceal the excitement on his face, but he was also a little worried.

At the beginning of this month, with Lin Haoran's consent, Liu Luanxiong once again distributed most of Aimego's profits as dividends.

After the dividends, Lin Haoran once again received 7000 million Hong Kong dollars.

The company is preparing to go public, and even if there is no dividend distribution, the profits will have to be shared with shareholders. Liu Luanxiong understands this.

Today, Aigo has already become a very well-known company in Hong Kong. Although it has not yet gone public, its popularity is not inferior to the top ten listed companies.

The publicity over the past two months has already made everyone aware of Aigo, a high-quality company.

Liu Luanxiong has been very popular in these two months and has often been interviewed by reporters.

At this moment, in front of Lin Haoran was detailed information about the upcoming listing of Aigo, which included important information such as the specific number of shares issued and the initial IPO share price.

After going public, Aigo will put out 20% of its shares for initial public offering, and the total number of shares to be issued for the first time will be determined to be 2000 million shares. The selling price will be set at HK$10 per share.

This means that once the listing is successful, Lin Haoran and Liu Luanxiong will each hold 4000 million shares, with a market value of HK$4 million.

Based on the issue price, they estimated the company's market value after listing to be HK$10 billion.

However, there is still a key question that remains unresolved: whether the shares issued in this listing can be successfully subscribed by the market. Judging from the current public opinion and market reaction, everyone has extremely high expectations and enthusiasm for the listing of Aigo.

This undoubtedly adds confidence to the company's path to listing.

But the market is always unpredictable, and the final subscription results still need to wait for market testing.

Liu Luanxiong is well aware of this. After all, this is the first time he has listed the company. Even though he has been very successful in Hong Kong in the past two months, he can't help but feel worried and insecure occasionally.

When a company goes public for the first time, it will determine the number of shares to be issued during the IPO based on its own financing plan and funding needs.

If a company needs to raise more capital, it may choose to issue more shares;
Conversely, if the need for funds is not particularly urgent, the company may choose to issue fewer shares.

A company like Aigo actually has no shortage of funds.

The real purpose of their listing is not to raise funds.

Lin Haoran's purpose of going public is to take advantage of the company's good profits now and find an opportunity to sell it at a good price after going public, so as to get rid of it.

Liu Luanxiong's purpose was even simpler. He was deceived by Lin Haoran into agreeing to go public.

Therefore, being able to list 20% of the shares is already a lot.

"Don't worry, look at the outstanding performance of our Aigo Company in the past two years. In the whole of Hong Kong, no one in the manufacturing industry can match it. Coupled with our vigorous publicity campaign in the past two months, I think the valuation of 1 billion is actually a bit conservative. The subscription of these 20 million shares will definitely not be a problem!" Lin Haoran said with a confident smile.

With the affirmation of Lin Haoran, a Hong Kong business giant, Liu Luanxiong's worries disappeared.

"Tomorrow, we will be listed simultaneously on four stock exchanges in Hong Kong, with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange being the main one, where the two of us will ring the bell together. For the other three stock exchanges, I have arranged senior executives to be responsible for related matters. However, there is one thing that may require you to do it in person." Liu Luanxiong continued.

"Oh? What do you need my help with?" Lin Haoran asked curiously.

"I would like to invite some business leaders to help us, so that our listing will be more confident and impressive. Although my popularity has increased in the past two months, the business leaders I have come into contact with are limited after all, and I am not very familiar with them. Therefore, it may be more appropriate for you to do this." Liu Luanxiong explained.

"No problem, I will invite two heavyweights, Mr. Shen Bi and Mr. Bao Yugang. They should be able to hold the scene, right?" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"Of course it's enough." Liu Luanxiong was delighted when he heard the name Lin Haoran mentioned.

These two are the real top bosses in Hong Kong. Even though they are now worth hundreds of millions, they may not take him, a rising star in the business world, seriously. If he goes to invite them, they may not pay attention to him. But it is different if Lin Haoran comes forward.

With these two big guys leading the way, it is conceivable that Aigo will become the most popular company in the stock market!
"Then I'll give them all a call and ask. It's a bit late now. In case they happen to have other work arrangements tomorrow, I'll replace some people!" Lin Haoran said directly.

He knows all the big business leaders in Hong Kong, and he has a good relationship with many of them. To him, this is just a small matter.

Ten minutes later, Lin Haoran had successfully completed the two phone calls.

After learning about Lin Haoran's invitation, both Bao Yugang and Shen Bi agreed to his request without hesitation.

Shen Bi, in particular, even postponed his other work arrangements for this.

Bao Yugang is an outstanding representative of the Chinese business community in Hong Kong, and Shen Bi is a heavyweight figure in the British financial group. Their attendance will undoubtedly add great weight to the upcoming listing event.

Upon hearing this good news, Liu Luanxiong finally felt relieved.

At the same time, he couldn't help but look at Lin Haoran with some envy, thinking: Even the two top bosses are so kind to him, I really wonder when Lin Haoran will be able to achieve such a prominent identity and status?
Lin Haoran saw his aspirations, so he smiled and encouraged him: "When Aimico is successfully listed, your status in the business world will surely rise. With a listed company with a market value of over HK$1 billion and a certain amount of wealth accumulated, you will naturally be able to join the top circle.

I have full confidence in your future, and I believe that your status in Hong Kong will surpass mine sooner or later!" As he said this, Lin Haoran patted Liu Luanxiong on the shoulder and laughed heartily.

In fact, even without Lin Haoran's help, Liu Luanxiong will definitely become one of the top ten richest people in Hong Kong in the future with his own business talent.

After all, business talent is often innate.

Now, Liu Luanxiong's starting point is higher. He doesn't know what the future will be like, but at least it can't be worse than now.

"I hope so!" Liu Luanxiong also felt a little yearning.

He was still full of gratitude for Lin Haoran's support. (End of this chapter)