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Lin Haoran did not forcefully take dozens of people upstairs, but instead said to the security chief, "Please report to Mr. Bao Fuda and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him."

The head of security was a tall foreigner who seemed to be quite skilled in fighting, but he spoke fluent Hong Kong dialect.

"Mr. Lin, given your status, you don't need me to report to you. I will arrange for someone to take you up now. But you can't bring too many people, otherwise it will be difficult for me." The security chief said in embarrassment as he looked at the dozens of people behind Lin Haoran.

Just then, there was a slight commotion among a group of reporters near the lobby entrance.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Niu Bijian, the boss of Jardine Matheson, walking into the lobby.

Niu Bijian was not only the boss of Jardine Matheson, he was also the boss of the Hong Kong Land Group.

"Hey, Mr. Niu Bijian, you're just in time!" Seeing Niu Bijian here, Lin Haoran greeted him with a smile.

Since Niu Bijian is present, there is naturally nothing for the security chief to do.

"Mr. Lin, what is the purpose of your visit to the Jardine Matheson Group this time? Why did you gather so many reporters here?" Niu Bijian asked two questions in a row.

He still doesn't know why Lin Haoran came to Kangle Building this time.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, I was originally planning to look for Mr. Bao Fuda. Since you are here, that's the best. Please ask Mr. Niu Bijian to initiate an emergency meeting of the board of directors of the Jardine Matheson Group. I have something important to announce to the board of directors of the Jardine Matheson Group!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"Big deal? Can Mr. Lin explain it more clearly?" At this moment, even Niu Bijian had a bad feeling in his heart.

"You might as well be frank. I already have enough shares to control the Jardine Matheson Group. The reason I came here is to formally acquire the controlling rights of the Jardine Matheson Group!" Seeing that there was no one around, Lin Haoran whispered to him.

Currently, he holds 47.3% of the shares of the Hong Kong Land Group, making him the undisputed largest shareholder of the Hong Kong Land Group.

Even though the mutual control plan recently implemented by Jardine Matheson and Hutchison Whampoa Group has increased Jardine Matheson's stake in Hutchison Whampoa Group from 20% to 30.2%, together with the nearly 12% shares held by several other British shareholders, their total shares are still less than those held by Lin Haoran alone.

Therefore, Lin Haoran is now fully qualified to control the Jardine Matheson Group!
Today, after he and Jardine Matheson’s acquisition of the shares of the Hong Kong Land Development in the secondary market, the shares have basically fallen to only about 10% of the shares. It is basically impossible for them to absorb more shares through the secondary market to surpass him.

The fewer shares there are in the secondary market, the more difficult it will be to absorb them.

"How is this possible?" Niu Bijian's reaction was so intense that his voice became louder, causing many people who were paying attention to this side to look over here.

Niu Bijian couldn't imagine how Lin Haoran could possibly have enough shares to control the Jardine Matheson Group?
After all, the shareholding structure of the current Swire Group is very transparent. Apart from unknown shareholders, such as Lin Haoran who secretly absorbed shares, Jardine Matheson holds 30.2% and shareholders of other British consortiums hold nearly 12% of the shares. He knows all this clearly.

What does this mean?
This means that the British consortium has actually collectively controlled approximately 42% of the shares of the Hong Kong Land Group.

Although these shares are dispersed among multiple shareholders, Jardine Matheson is the largest shareholder among them.

But they can unite as a collective to fight against external forces.

In this context, it seems to be a daunting task for Lin Haoran to hold more than 42% of the shares alone. Is it possible?
In Niu Bijian's opinion, this is simply a fantasy.

Based on the current share price of the Hong Kong Land Group, more than 42% of the shares are equivalent to a value of more than tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars.

Lin Haoran's current public shareholding in Jardine Matheson Holdings is already as high as 19%. How could he still come up with billions of Hong Kong dollars to quietly acquire so many shares of the Hutchison Whampoa Group?
Niu Bijian's first reaction at this moment was a look of disbelief!

He thought to himself, even the giant of Hong Kong's financial world, the Bank of Hong Kong, would find it difficult to mobilize such a huge amount of funds so easily?
Facing Niu Bijian's shock and suspicion, Lin Haoran smiled and said, "Mr. Niu Bijian, do you think I, Lin Haoran, need to lie to you? To tell you the truth, my investment company already holds more than 47% of the shares of the Hong Kong Land Group. I believe Mr. Niu Bijian should know what this shareholding ratio means, right?"

At this moment, Lin Haoran no longer needs to hide it, it is time to make this news public.

"Mr. Lin, do you have any evidence to support your statement?" Niu Bijian asked solemnly.

“Of course, I am not bringing so many people here for sightseeing. Among these people, there are lawyers, financial personnel, and even the equity certificates of Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Holdings. I brought them all with me. You should understand why I brought them here.

In addition, Mr. Niu Bijian, don't forget that I am still the largest private shareholder of Jardine Matheson, holding 19% of the shares. Adding the 30.1% of Jardine Matheson shares held by Hong Kong Land Group, this means that the shares of Jardine Matheson that I can actually control have reached 49.1%.

In other words, I have successfully acquired Jardine Matheson, and I will be the leader of this company from now on. Mr. Niu Bijian should understand the significance of what I said." Facing Niu Bijian, Lin Haoran's attitude was no longer polite.

Lin Haoran's words were like a bolt from the blue, instantly making Niu Bijian dizzy.

This……

No wonder when Niu Beijian implemented the plan of mutual control of Jardine Matheson Land, Lin Haoran never interfered and even expressed his high approval of the decision.

It turned out that he had been secretly planning, waiting for the completion of the mutual control plan of Jardine Matheson Land, so that he could reap the fruits of victory in one fell swoop and easily control the two giants, Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land Group.

Holding more than 47% of the shares of the Hong Kong Land Group, facing such an absolute advantage, even if the members of the British consortium join forces, they will find it difficult to shake Lin Haoran's position.

Even if all the British financial groups including Huifeng Bank united their shares, they would be powerless to fight back against the shares held by Lin Haoran personally!

In such a situation, Niu Bijian could not help but feel sympathy for the British financial groups, especially the Keswick family, who had begun to regard him as a thorn in their side and wanted to expel him from Jardine Matheson in the past two years.

As for himself, he was just a professional manager after all. Although he always regarded the glory of the British financial group as his own responsibility in the past, his concept had quietly changed when the Keswick family showed their intention to exclude him. Now he began to re-examine his position and future.

"Mr. Lin, I think we can put the matter of convening a board meeting aside for now. I would like to talk to you alone in my personal capacity, what do you think?" Niu Bijian said seriously at this moment.

"Of course no problem. You are very familiar with this place. It is up to you to decide where you want to go to talk." Lin Haoran responded with a smile, appearing calm and unhurried.

He was not in a hurry. After all, to successfully take over the Jardine Matheson Group and even Jardine Matheson, he would need the full cooperation of the boss Niu Bijian.

If Niu Bijian can actively cooperate, then Lin Haoran's taking over will naturally be much smoother.

However, if Niu Bijian chose not to cooperate, although the final result would not change, after all, Lin Haoran held a large number of shares, and with the promise of Governor MacLehose, Jardine Matheson and the Hong Kong Land Group were already under his control, but there would inevitably be some twists and turns in the process.

Lin Haoran naturally hopes that the process of taking over will go smoothly.

"Why don't we go to my car and talk?" Niu Bijian said after thinking for a while.

He didn't want what he said to be heard by others.

This is the Jardine Matheson Group after all. Although he is also the boss of the Jardine Matheson Group, the person with the most say here is usually the executive director Bao Fuda. In the previous board meeting, Niu Bijian had already realized that this confidant whom he had personally trained had already betrayed him.

"Let's get in my car. My car is bulletproof and the sound insulation effect is much better than that of ordinary luxury cars!" Lin Haoran understood that Niu Bijian wanted to talk about something that he didn't want others to know, so he said with a smile.

"That would be the best!" Niu Bijian agreed.

So, Lin Haoran instructed Burton to take his men to find a place in the lobby on the first floor to sit and rest.

"Mr. Anthony, please take them to the staff rest area to rest." Niu Bijian said to the security chief.

After all, he is the boss of the Jardine Matheson Group. Even though Bao Fuda is usually in charge here, his say here cannot be underestimated.

"Okay, Mr. Boss!" the security chief said.

"Mr. Burton, follow him!" Seeing this, Lin Haoran said to Burton with a smile.

After watching Burton and others leave, Lin Haoran took the two brothers Li Weidong and Li Weiguo out of the lobby again and went to the parking space outside the lobby.

Many reporters tried to follow, but were politely but firmly dissuaded by Lin Haoran.

At this time, the reporters did not dare to push too hard, for fear of angering Lin Hao and causing him to be expelled from the subsequent interview.

Afterwards, Li Weidong and Li Weiguo were arranged to wait outside the car, while Lin Haoran and Niu Bijian sat in the back seat of the Rolls-Royce together.

This specially made private car not only has excellent safety performance, but also has excellent sound insulation. Once the windows are closed, the noise from the outside world can hardly be transmitted into the car.

They chat here and the outside world will definitely not be able to hear what they talk about.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, if you have anything to say, just tell me. But you already know the purpose of my coming here today. I don't want to drag this matter on for too long. I must take over the real estate group today!" Lin Haoran said.

"I want to know, once Mr. Lin successfully takes over the Jardine Matheson Group and even takes control of Jardine Matheson, what will he do with me?" Niu Bijian looked at Lin Haoran and said solemnly.

When he was in the hall, he really didn't know what to do because of Lin Haoran's words.

But then, he thought of Lin Haoran's personality. This boss didn't like managing the company.

In this way, doesn't he still have a chance to continue to be in charge of Jardine Matheson and even the Hong Kong Land Group?
As long as he could stay in Jardine Matheson, then Lin Haoran's taking over didn't seem to have much to do with him. As for those British financial groups, why should he care so much about them?
One glory, all glory? The glory of the British financial group?

You're overthinking it. He's just a worker, just a professional manager.

After learning about Lin Haoran's shareholding ratio, Niu Bijian knew that the British consortium had no chance of winning.

And in the British financial group, he only has the support of a part of the shareholders, while the rest basically listen to the Keswick family.

Fortunately, almost all the middle and senior management of Jardine Matheson obeyed him, which gave him some confidence when facing the Keswick family.

And the fact that he is in charge of nearly 80% of the middle and senior management is also the basis for his confidence in front of Lin Haoran.

Since the British financial group had no chance of winning, Niu Bijian decided to join Lin Haoran, hoping that he could maintain his position.

Hearing Niu Bijian's words, Lin Haoran immediately smiled.

This Jardine Matheson boss is a man who knows the current situation! (End of this chapter)