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Chapter 307: Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, Shen Bi was shocked!

In the past, because Jardine Matheson did not have many shares in the secondary market, it was extremely difficult for them to operate, not to mention they had to prevent others from discovering that someone was coveting Jardine Matheson.

But today, after they increased their efforts, the speed of absorption naturally increased significantly.

However, after this operation by Huanyu Investment Company, it is estimated that the Swire Group will also become wary.

But Lin Haoran no longer cares.

Now that the affairs of the Jardine Matheson Group have been discovered, he plans to make a feint to the east and attack in the west!
After Su Zhixue finished his report, Lin Haoran asked him to go for lunch.

Then he took out a phone book from his pocket and quickly turned to a page with a lot of phone numbers on it.

Lin Haoran directly picked up the office phone and dialed a number.

Soon, the call was connected.

The person he called was one of the leaders of 13K - Hu Xuyong.

"Mr. Pan, I'd like to trouble you with something..." Lin Haoran told Hu Xuyong everything about the traitor.

That’s right, Lin Haoran was planning to use the power of the society to find evidence.

If the soft one doesn't work, then the hard one will do.

With the methods used by a society like 13K, it is not difficult at all to find evidence of a traitor!

"Mr. Lin, please rest assured. I will definitely handle this matter for you. The result will be available tonight at the earliest. If the other party is really the traitor you said, I will definitely help you find enough evidence!" Hu Xuyong agreed directly after listening to Lin Haoran's words.

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Pan!" Lin Haoran replied with a smile.

"These are just small matters, Mr. Lin. I will order my men to do it!" Hu Xuyong replied respectfully.

No matter how unruly he was in society, he dared not show the slightest disrespect towards Lin Haoran.

"Well, then I won't bother you Mr. Pan anymore." Lin Haoran said and hung up the phone.

For Ruan Jingcheng, an ordinary employee working in the project team of the Real Estate Group of Huanyu Investment Company, Lin Haoran's goal is not just to find conclusive evidence to prove that he leaked company secrets.

His real intention was to serve as a warning to others and make every employee of Huanyu Investment Company deeply aware of how severe the consequences would be for betraying the boss!

With the intervention of 13K, there is no doubt that Ruan Jingcheng will be severely tortured tonight.

Although Lin Haoran would not take extreme measures to take his life directly, he had already planned to make Ruan Jingcheng spend the rest of his life in prison and eat the emperor's food!
Only when Ruan Jingcheng's tragic experience becomes an indelible shadow in the hearts of all employees of Huanyu Investment Company, making them deeply realize the heavy price to pay for making mistakes, will Lin Haoran's goal be truly achieved.

After finishing the call, Lin Haoran also left Wanqing Building.

Things have come to this point, and there is no point staying in Huanyu Investment Company.

He first had a delicious lunch with the brothers Li Weidong and Li Weiguo at a nearby restaurant, and then asked Li Weidong to drive directly to the headquarters building of Huifeng Bank.

About ten minutes later, Lin Haoran appeared at the headquarters of Huifeng Bank.

"Is Mr. Shen Bi in the office?" Lin Haoran asked the lobby manager directly.

He is now also a member of the board of directors of Huifeng Bank, which means he is also one of the senior executives of Huifeng Bank.

"Mr. Lin, Mr. Shen Bi came to the company early in the morning and has not been seen leaving since. I saw him having lunch in the company cafeteria half an hour ago. He should be in the office now." Seeing that it was Lin Haoran, the lobby manager replied hurriedly.

Upon learning that Shen Bi was in the office, Lin Haoran took the elevator directly to the floor where Shen Bi's office was located.

Arriving at the door of Shen Bi's office, Lin Haoran knocked on the door. As expected, Shen Bi's voice came from inside: "Come in."

He directly turned the door of the office, and sure enough, Shen Bi was holding a pen, leaning over the desk, writing something.

Seeing the door open, Shen Bi looked up and was surprised to see that the person coming was Lin Haoran.

Then, he stood up to greet Lin Haoran, and as he walked out of the office area, he said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, there is a lot of noise outside saying that you are going to acquire the Landmark Group. Is it true?"

"Mr. Shen Bi, please sit over there and talk!" Lin Haoran smiled and pointed to the sofa in the negotiation area.

He was not in a hurry to answer Shen Bi's question.

Shen Bi nodded, and then the two of them came to the negotiation area together and sat facing each other.

"Mr. Shen Bi, I'm not afraid to tell you that I came here this time to seek your support." After sitting down, Lin Haoran said directly.

"Oh? Mr. Lin, do you want me to support you in acquiring the Jardine Matheson Group?" Shen Bi asked speculatively.

"No, Mr. Lin, I want to acquire Jardine Matheson! As far as I know, Huifeng Bank is also one of the important shareholders of Jardine Matheson, holding 6% of the shares of Jardine Matheson. Previously, Mr. Shen Bi supported my uncle Bao to acquire Kowloon Wharf. This time, I hope Mr. Shen Bi can also support me to acquire Jardine Matheson on behalf of Huifeng Bank!" Lin Haoran said seriously. Lin Haoran's real target was naturally not Jardine Matheson.

It is undoubtedly a pipe dream to want to control Jardine Matheson with less than 20% of the shares.

After all, Jardine Matheson and Hutchison Whampoa are completely different.

The shares held by the British shareholders of the Hong Kong Land Group and Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., together, only account for about 30%.

However, these British financial groups hold nearly 40% of the shares of Jardine Matheson.

And now, he only holds nearly 20% of Jardine Matheson shares.

Even if he had already far exceeded the shares of Jardine Matheson held by the Keswick family and became the real largest shareholder of Jardine Matheson, it was of no use!
Of course, it is not without any use. If Huifeng Bank supports Lin Haoran to take over Jardine Matheson, it is really possible!

Because it is not as simple as the fact that Bank of Hong Kong holds 6% of Jardine Matheson's shares. Bank of Hong Kong also represents the largest force in the British financial group.

If Huifeng Bank supports Lin Haoran's acquisition of Jardine Matheson, then there will definitely be a chance for Lin Haoran to take over Jardine Matheson.

After all, not all British shareholders support the Keswick family, and many shareholders also support Huifeng Bank.

The reason why Lin Haoran went to find Shen Bi was to seek Shen Bi's support.

Of course, to him, this was just a cover-up.

In fact, he had no confidence at all whether he could take over Jardine Matheson. Even if the Bank of Hong Kong really supported him in the end, he might not succeed.

Because everyone knows that it is a foregone conclusion that the Chinese financial group will surpass the British financial group in Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson now represents the last dignity of the British banks.

What Lin Haoran cares more about is whether he can successfully take over the Jardine Matheson Group.

Now, the Hong Kong Land Group has been caught up in a vortex of heated discussions, which has seriously affected his plan to take over the Hong Kong Land Group.

Therefore, Lin Haoran decided to make a feint to the east and attack in the west, shifting everyone's attention from the Jardine Matheson Group to Jardine Matheson.

"Jardine Matheson? Aren't you going to acquire the Jardine Matheson Group?" Hearing Lin Haoran's words, even Shen Bi, who was usually very steady, showed a look of shock.

You know, two years ago, Jardine Matheson was as strong as Bank of Hong Kong, and its status was even higher than that of Bank of Hong Kong.

Why did the Bank of Hong Kong support Bao Yugang's acquisition of Wharf Holdings? Why didn't it help Jardine Matheson, which was also a British company?

This brings us to the question of status.

No matter where you are, there is actually competition, even among British financial groups!
Huifeng Bank has gradually risen in recent years, but there is an obstacle in front of it, which makes it difficult for them to become the real leader among the British financial groups in Hong Kong.

The obstacle is Jardine Matheson!

So why did Huifeng Bank help Bao Yugang take over Hutchison Whampoa from Jardine Matheson?
In fact, the purpose was to make Jardine Matheson lose its important subsidiary, Wharf Holdings, so that Bank of Hong Kong would surpass Jardine Matheson and become the real leader in the British financial group.

In the end, Huifeng Bank succeeded.

After losing Hutchison Whampoa, Jardine Matheson's strength has gradually been surpassed by Bank of Hong Kong!
"I think it's better to acquire Jardine Matheson. The Hong Kong Land Group is just a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson. If I successfully acquire Jardine Matheson, wouldn't I indirectly control the Hong Kong Land Group? Why bother to spend time acquiring the Hong Kong Land Group?" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"I want to know, how many shares of Jardine Matheson does Mr. Lin hold now?" The shock on Shen Bi's face had not completely dissipated at this moment.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shen Bi, before I get your and Huifeng Bank's support, I cannot tell you exactly how many shares of Jardine Matheson I own. But I can tell you for sure that I am now a major shareholder of Jardine Matheson!" Lin Haoran replied.

His answer made Shen Bi certain that the other party was really coming for Jardine Matheson and not for the Jardine Matheson Group.

"Could it be that the leak of the news about the Jardine Matheson Group was fake news that you deliberately released?" Shen Bi said after thinking for a while.

Lin Haoran smiled mysteriously, neither admitting nor denying.

Since the other party misunderstood, it seems not bad.

As a result, everyone's focus naturally shifted from the Jardine Matheson Group to Jardine Matheson.

"Mr. Shen Bi, the purpose of my coming to see you is to get your support. Since you can't give me an accurate answer, I will go back first. I look forward to hearing good news from Mr. Shen Bi!" At this time, Lin Haoran stood up and said to Shen Bi.

"Okay, then Mr. Lin, please go back and do your work. I won't see you off!" Shen Bi replied absentmindedly.

At this moment, his heart was extremely complicated, with all kinds of thoughts filling his mind.

In the morning, he was shocked when he learned that Lin Haoran was secretly coveting the Jardine Matheson Group.

Now, he learned from Lin Haoran that the other party actually coveted Jardine Matheson, which shocked him even more. He was not calm at all at this moment!
(End of this chapter)