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Next to the large conference room, there is a small conference room.

At this moment, more than a dozen people entered the small meeting room one after another, and the last person closed the door.

"Everyone, let's discuss whether we agree to have a Chinese like Lin Haoran serve as the vice chairman of the board of directors of Jardine Matheson?" Henry Keswick said seriously, looking at the dozen people present.

His attention was more focused on the executives of the Keswick family faction, because these people's starting point was more based on the interests of the Keswick family.

"Mr. Henry, I think you should agree. Since the other party has promised not to continue to increase its stake in Jardine Matheson, then with so many shares of ours, as long as we unite, we don't have to worry about him posing a threat to us." A shareholder stood up and said.

"Mr. Harold is right. The shares we hold here already exceed 26%. As long as we continue to unite, the initiative is still on our side! In addition, I also understand that Mr. Shen Bi will not allow Lin Haoran to take over Jardine Matheson, so once Lin Haoran reveals his ambition, Huifeng Bank's 6% shares will not support Lin Haoran." Another shareholder also agreed very much.

"I know that, but if he stays in Jardine Matheson, it will definitely affect our interests in Jardine Matheson. In the end, we still have to drive him away!" Henry Keswick said unwillingly.

Henry Keswick was very dissatisfied with the loss of Wharf Holdings under Niu Bijian's management, and he wanted to take back control of Jardine Matheson Holdings.

What he didn't expect was that regaining control of Jardine Matheson would be much more difficult than he had imagined.

In recent years, Niu Bijian has been deeply rooted in Jardine Matheson. The prestige he left when he was the boss of Jardine Matheson a few years ago has been lost by more than half. Now most of the middle and senior management of Jardine Matheson only recognize Niu Bijian and not him, Henry Keswick.

Because of this, he tried to oust Niu Bijian, but ultimately failed.

So, now Henry Keswick is waiting for the opportunity, waiting for Niu Bijian to make another big mistake.

But what was unexpected was that before Niu Bijian could make a big mistake, a Chinese person came into Jardine Matheson?
Moreover, this Chinese person’s shareholding is even much higher than his.

What does this mean?
This means that the interests of the Henry Keswick family in Jardine Matheson have been seriously violated!
This means that the possibility of them regaining control of Jardine Matheson has become smaller.

This was naturally something Henry Keswick did not want to see.

Therefore, driving Lin Haoran out of Jardine Matheson is Henry Keswick's next biggest goal.

"Mr. Henry, I don't think this matter is urgent. Let's agree to them first. It's impossible for Mr. Lin Haoran to stay in Jardine Matheson for too long!" At this time, a senior representative of Henry Keswick spoke up.

"Oh? Why?" Henry Keswick looked at the senior executive and asked in surprise.

This senior executive was his close confidant when he was the head of Jardine Matheson.

Even after Henry Keswick left office, this confidant continued to work for Jardine Matheson and held senior positions in important departments.

“Henry Keswick should still remember that Mr. Niu Bijian had previously proposed a plan at the meeting, which was a plan for Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Holdings to hold a controlling stake in each other.

At present, this plan is still in the early stages of implementation. It is mainly aimed at increasing the controlling stake of Jardine Matheson Group in Hong Kong. I am also one of the main participants. Next, Hong Kong Group will also hold shares in Jardine Matheson Group. Once Hong Kong Group raises funds from Jardine Matheson Group, the equity owned by all shareholders present will be diluted.

Mr. Lin Haoran, like you, will also have his shares diluted. The Hong Kong Group is currently under our control. Once Mr. Lin Haoran's shares are diluted, we can use our own controlling rights, combined with the controlling rights of the Hong Kong Group, to jointly drive Mr. Lin Haoran out of the board of directors of Jardine Matheson.

In this case, he could either be content to be a shareholder without any rights, or sell his shares. At that time, as long as Governor MacLehose stepped in, and Jardine Matheson would not get any benefits, Mr. Lin Haoran would have to choose to sell his shares after weighing the pros and cons.

In this way, our goal of driving Mr. Lin Haoran out of Jardine Matheson will naturally be achieved. In addition, when he wants to sell his shares in Jardine Matheson, you can unite and further increase your holdings in Jardine Matheson, so that your controlling rights in Jardine Matheson will be further increased. By then, even if you want to drive Niu Bijian out of office, he will be helpless!" said the confidant with a smile.

The words of this confidant made Henry Keswick nod his head continuously. Indeed, temporarily agreeing to them was just a weighing measure. As long as the mutual control plan of Jardine Land was achieved, the success rate of expelling Lin Haoran from the board of directors would increase a lot.

The most important thing now is that Huifeng Bank and Niu Bijian’s supporters have agreed to support Lin Haoran to join the board of directors and become the vice chairman of the board.

If the mutual control plan is implemented, they will no longer be threatened by Lin Haoran, because even if Lin Haoran insists, he will not be able to take over Jardine Matheson.

After all, their goal in the future is to let the Swire Group hold nearly 40% of the shares of Jardine Matheson. Combined with the shares held by their British consortium, this means that Lin Haoran has completely lost the possibility of taking over. By then, what threat will Lin Haoran still pose?
For a moment, Henry Keswick's slightly gloomy expression instantly turned into a satisfied smile.

From this point of view, Lin Haoran is not something to be feared at all.

"Okay, then let him serve as the vice chairman of the board of directors first. After the mutual shareholding is completed, we will remove him from the board of directors. Now, let him be proud for a while!" Henry Keswick said with a smile on his face.

"In that case, then it's settled!" another shareholder immediately echoed.

"Well, let's go back to the next conference room first. We can't let them wait too long!" Henry Keswick stood up first and prepared to go back to the next conference room.

A dozen people returned to the conference room. Lin Haoran looked at Henry Keswick's face and felt a little strange.

He remembered that Henry Keswick did not look very happy when he left.

But now, everything is calm as water, as if nothing has happened.

It seems that they have reached a conclusion.

Lin Haoran actually didn't care much about their decision.

Because in fact, the voting rights supporting Lin Haoran as vice chairman on the spot already exceed those of their group.

Of course, it would be better if they supported it. Then there would be no obstacles and he would be well-deserving of the title of vice chairman.

"Mr. Henry Keswick should have discussed it, right?" Niu Bijian asked.

Henry Keswick nodded and said, "We have discussed it and have made a decision!"

"In that case, let's continue voting! Please raise your hands if you agree, and keep your hands if you disagree. The Secretary-General will count the number of people later." Niu Bijian did not delay any longer and announced directly to everyone present.

As soon as the words came out, everyone at the scene raised their hands almost at the same time.

Seeing this scene, many people looked surprised.

Even Lin Haoran was surprised.

Although he had deliberately put pressure on them before, he never expected that after discussion, they all agreed that he would serve as vice chairman of the board of directors.

Although it was unclear what Henry Keswick was up to, as long as everyone agreed, that would be the best outcome.

"Okay, it's passed unanimously. From today on, Mr. Lin Haoran will serve as the vice chairman of the board of directors of Jardine Matheson. After the meeting, the secretariat will be responsible for contacting the media and announcing the senior management changes of Jardine Matheson!" Niu Bijian led the applause.

At this moment, in Niu Bijian's view, Lin Haoran has stood on the same front with him, and his taking office will also be beneficial to him, so he is more active at this moment.

Lin Haoran noticed Henry Keswick's expression. He was still so calm. He did not applaud when everyone else was applauding.

However, all this has little to do with Lin Haoran.

It was impossible for him and Henry Keswick to have a good relationship.

Anyone who knows the future of Jardine Matheson will know that the goal of the Keswick family is to completely control Jardine Matheson.

In another world, the Keswick family did manage to completely control Jardine Matheson.

After ousting Niu Bijian, Henry Keswick appointed his younger brother Simon Keswick to become the new head of Jardine Matheson & Co. Since then, he has been in control of this British bank and successfully resisted the covetousness of Chinese financial groups for the Hong Kong Land Group.

However, in this world, the appearance of Lin Haoran completely broke the original pattern.

Now, it has obviously become extremely difficult for the Keswick family to continue to control Jardine Matheson as in the other world.

Lin Haoran stood up and said with a flushed face: "I am very happy to receive your support to let me serve as the vice chairman of the board of directors of Jardine Matheson. From now on, we are also colleagues. I hope to work together with you to help Jardine Matheson develop faster!"

Lin Haoran's words once again caused a not very warm applause to break out at the scene.

Especially those close associates of the Keswick family, they were too lazy to even pretend and just sat on their chairs without moving their hands.

However, Lin Haoran didn't care at all.

Nowadays, everyone is just pretending to be nice, and everyone has his own purpose.

Just like Lin Haoran, he also has his own ambition, which is to control both Jardine Matheson and the Hong Kong Land Group!

Moreover, this ambition, I guess no one present would have expected, his ambition would be so big. (End of this chapter)