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After Lin Haoran left Huifeng Bank headquarters, Shen Bi immediately summoned several confidants to discuss the matter.

When faced with major decisions, the Bank's board of directors usually has to make the final decision.

However, Shen Bi enjoyed extremely high prestige within Huifeng Bank, and his decisions were often approved by the board of directors.

This is because all senior executives understand that Shen Bi is wholeheartedly committed to the development of Huifeng Bank and all his decisions are in the best interests of the bank.

After informing these confidants of what he and Lin Haoran had just expected, all of them were shocked.

After all, that’s Jardine Matheson!
In the past, it was the largest financial group in Hong Kong.

Even though the loss of Wharf Holdings over a year ago led to the decline of Jardine Matheson's strength, as the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and today Jardine Matheson's overall strength still ranks second only to Bank of Hong Kong.

And now, someone is actually eyeing Jardine Matheson, and it is a young Chinese. How can these confidants not be shocked!
"Everyone, in your opinion, should we agree to Lin Haoran and support him in taking over Jardine Matheson? Or should we reject his action?" Finally, Shen Bi asked solemnly.

"Mr. Shen Bi, I don't think we should support Mr. Lin Haoran!"

"Yes, I also think we shouldn't support it! We finally used Mr. Bao Yugang to drag down Jardine Matheson from its position as the overlord of Hong Kong, so that our Huifeng Bank could become the top bank in Hong Kong. If we support Mr. Lin Haoran to take over Jardine Matheson, wouldn't our strength be surpassed by a Chinese financial group?"

“Laurie is right. Our current position is hard-earned. Mr. Lin Haoran now controls many companies including Hong Kong Electric Group, Kowloon Motor Bus, and China Gas Company, and they are all very powerful.

If he is allowed to take over Jardine Matheson, it means that he not only controls Jardine Matheson, but also indirectly controls the Hong Kong Land Group. The comprehensive strength of all the companies he controls has surpassed our Huifeng Bank. In this case, it is not in our interests! "

Several close confidants all opposed and supported Lin Haoran.

Shen Bi nodded with satisfaction and said, "I thought the same thing, so I didn't agree to his proposal at the time, but I didn't reject him either. After all, Mr. Lin Haoran's strength in the Hong Kong business community is getting stronger and stronger.

We still don’t know what the future political situation in Hong Kong will be like, so we shouldn’t offend this increasingly powerful Chinese consortium too much! "

"Not only do we have to reject Mr. Lin Haoran, but we also have to secretly pass the message to Jardine Matheson and let them be prepared. If Mr. Lin takes over Jardine Matheson, it will only be more beneficial than harmful to us!" a confidant continued.

"So what do you think, how should we respond to the other party without offending Mr. Lin Haoran?" Shen Bi asked.

"Mr. Boss, since we have to not support the other party but also not offend them, I think the simplest and most direct way is to delay and not give an answer. If the other party asks, just say that the company's top management has not decided yet. In this way, the other party will have no choice. In short, if we don't support Jardine Matheson openly, it won't be considered offending the other party!"

"Mr. Shen Bi, we can adopt an ambiguous attitude," another confidant suggested. "We can express our interest in Mr. Lin Haoran's proposal, but we need time to carefully consider and evaluate it. In this way, we neither directly reject him nor clearly express our support, leaving ourselves room for maneuver."

"At the same time, we can emphasize that any changes to Jardine Matheson need to be handled with caution, because it is related to the stability of Hong Kong's business environment and the rights and interests of many stakeholders." Another confidant added, "Such a statement not only shows that we are responsible, but also gives Mr. Lin Haoran a reasonable waiting period. During this period, we can secretly observe changes in the situation and even operate in secret to ensure that our interests are maximized."

Shen Bi heard this and a hint of approval flashed in his eyes: "This strategy is good, it is not impolite, and it leaves enough room for maneuver.

We can also appropriately express our appreciation for Mr. Lin Haoran's business talent, but at the same time, we should also mention our contribution and sense of responsibility to the Hong Kong economy, implying that we will consider the overall situation when making any decision. "

Shen Bi discussed with his confidants for a long time, and then called Niu Bijian directly, and the two agreed to meet in a secret place.

He wanted to inform the other party that Lin Haoran wanted to acquire Jardine Matheson so that Jardine Matheson could be adequately prepared. In this way, it would be impossible for Lin Haoran to succeed in the acquisition.

Shen Bi would not just watch Jardine Matheson being acquired by Lin Haoran.

Because this is not in the interests of Huifeng Bank.

Only by remaining the overlord of Hong Kong's business community can their Bank of China have more say.

An hour later, the news that Lin Haoran was going to acquire Jardine Matheson was known to Jardine Matheson.

Upon hearing the news, all the senior executives of Jardine Matheson were shocked.

They all knew that the trading volume of Jardine Matheson's shares had increased significantly today, but they did not take it seriously. They just thought that someone was taking advantage of the changes in the shares of the Jardine Matheson Group to manipulate the shares of Jardine Matheson.

However, Shen Bi now tells them that Lin Haoran’s target is not the Jardine Matheson Group, but Jardine Matheson?

If this is the case, then the layout they made on the Jardine Matheson Group today seems to have been in vain.

Therefore, the top management of Jardine Matheson started a new round of discussions to discuss how to deal with Lin Haoran’s ambitions.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Haoran returned to the office of Huanyu Investment Company again.

As they expected, their progress in the afternoon was the same as in the morning. At the same time, Huanyu Investment Company's shareholding in Jardine Matheson officially exceeded 20%, reaching 20.23%. This shareholding was almost twice that of the Keswick family's shareholding in Jardine Matheson.

However, the shares of Swire Properties were still not increased much in the afternoon because too many investors and even large capital groups entered the market.

In itself, the shares of the Swire Group are not many, and after they were hyped up, the stock price increase was naturally exaggerated, and there was even a sign that the market value exceeded that of Huifeng Bank.

Of course, everyone knows that this market value is just fake, and everyone is waiting for the big battle between Lin Haoran and Jardine Matheson over the Hong Kong Land Group.

They are looking forward to the scene of Wharf Holdings' share purchase battle happening again to the Hong Kong Land Development.

For stock investors, this is a gamble, and as long as they bet right, this may be a carnival for them.

Just like the stock of Hutchison Whampoa, the stock price rose directly from HK$20 per share to a maximum of HK$105, a full five times!
Time passed quickly and it was evening.

At six o'clock in the evening, Huanyu Investment Company got off work on time.

As usual, Ruan Jingcheng drove his private car away from Wanqing Building and headed for his home in North Point with a happy mood.

It has been more than a year since he joined Huanyu Investment Company. During this period of more than a year, he has reached the peak of his career. His annual income is equivalent to his income in the previous two to three years because of the high bonus.

But people are always easily dissatisfied. Besides, he is in middle age, has several children who need to go to school, and needs to pay the mortgage for the new house he just bought. The pressure of life is increasing, so how to make more money has become what he faces.

At this time, a reporter from the Hong Kong Times contacted him secretly, hoping that he could provide some valuable information and the reward would be good.

He originally planned to refuse, after all, he was living well in Huanyu Investment Company and the company treated him well. However, under the temptation of high remuneration, he finally agreed to the other party because the other party promised that they would never expose him.

"Only you and I know about this. As long as you don't say anything and I don't say anything, naturally no one will know that it was you who did it! The bigger the news you reveal, the higher the reward I will apply for you from the company!"

In this way, Ruan Jingcheng received a salary of 7,000 Hong Kong dollars, which made him very satisfied.

Ruan Jingcheng drove out of Wanqing Building and quickly drove into the main road.

However, what he didn't know was that a van had followed behind his private car.

After driving for more than ten minutes, the vehicle entered the North Corner area, then left the main road and turned into a secondary road.

At this moment, a van suddenly accelerated, rushed in front of him and stopped urgently, forcing Ruan Jingcheng to stop the car and wait for the other party's move.

However, unexpectedly, a man got out from the passenger seat of the other vehicle, walked straight to his car window and gently knocked on the glass.

Ruan Jingcheng lowered the car window with confusion in his heart and was about to ask what was going on.

Before he could say anything, the man suddenly opened the car door, quickly unbuckled his seat belt, and pulled him out of the driver's seat before Ruan Jingcheng could react.

Then, several more people jumped out of the van, and taking advantage of Ruan Jingcheng's panic, they lifted him onto the van in front, quickly closed the door, and drove away.

The whole incident took only half a minute.

Afterwards, the van passed through the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel, quickly entered the Kowloon Peninsula, and finally drove into a remote warehouse...

In the evening, Lin Haoran returned to the Lin family villa on Shixun Road as usual.

The news of the acquisition of Jardine Matheson has been leaked, and all we have to do now is wait for it to slowly develop.

He just wanted to shift everyone's attention from the Jardine Matheson Group to Jardine Matheson.

Only in this way can he be more confident in taking over the Jardine Matheson Group.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Lin Haoran received a call.

The call was from Hu Xuyong, the boss of 13K Yau Tsim Mong.

"Mr. Lin, I have already handled the matter you requested. The other party has admitted that he was the one who leaked the information, and I have also obtained the confidentiality agreement he signed with the reporter from the Hong Kong Times. In addition, I have taken a video of his admission. The videotape and the confidentiality agreement will be sent to you at Wanqing Building tomorrow morning." Hu Xuyong said on the phone. (End of this chapter)