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Therefore, for your own safety, it shouldn't be a big problem to quietly board a plane to Singapore.

Moreover, with his current status and position, it would be easy for him to buy a plane ticket under a fake name.

Lin Haoran had already prepared several different identities for himself, all to ensure his own safety.

"Boss, I have booked three tickets for you, flying directly from Kai Tak Airport to Singapore's Paya Lebar Airport at 8:12 tomorrow morning. I will personally deliver the tickets to you later!" Su Zhixue reported on the phone.

In the blink of an eye, another night had passed.

At 11:1 am on November 8, a plane sped along the runway of Kai Tak Airport and then suddenly rushed into the blue sky.

No one on this plane knew that the new owner of the famous Jardine Matheson Company was here.

At this moment, Lin Haoran was wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, sitting in the first-class cabin, looking extremely low-key.

In another first-class cabin just across the aisle from him was his personal bodyguard Li Weidong, who was looking around vigilantly.

In the first-class cabin behind Lin Hao was another bodyguard, Li Weiguo, who was also on high alert.

The entire first-class area was unusually quiet. Apart from the three of them, there was only a flight attendant who served them specifically and was working in a low voice.

Although there are frequent economic exchanges between Nanyang and Hong Kong, not every plane has people booking first-class seats. Today, there happened to be only Lin Haoran and three other people in the first-class cabin of this plane.

Lin Haoran glanced at the gradually shrinking city center of Hong Kong, then closed his eyes and prepared to take a nap.

His trip to Singapore this time was very purposeful, which was to see Mr. Ma Shiming, whom he knew well in his previous life and was known as Li Jiacheng's most important military advisor.

As long as he could successfully make this big guy his general, then this trip, even if it was a little tiring, would be very worthwhile.

Ma Shiming, even the famous Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei calls him his life mentor. You can imagine how talented this big guy is.

Ma Shiming has made an indispensable contribution to the future development of Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison Whampoa.

Moreover, if he does not take the initiative to poach Ma Shimin now, he will be poached by Li Jiacheng in the future.

Li Jiacheng's current status may not be as good as his, but Li Jiacheng's ability to identify talents is unquestionable!

It is no exaggeration to say that without Ma Shimin's help, even if Li Ka-shing had always been in control of Hutchison Whampoa, it would have been difficult for him to reach the glorious heights he later achieved.

The joining of Ma Shimin undoubtedly injected strong impetus into the development of Hutchison Whampoa and also created a legend in Li Ka-shing's business empire.

However, in this parallel world, Li Jiacheng is destined to have no chance with Ma Shimin, because Lin Haoran has decided to snatch this capable man away from him.

At around noon, the flight that Lin Haoran was on arrived in Singapore smoothly.

Although Singapore's economy is developing very rapidly today, there is still a certain gap compared with Hong Kong.

Singapore at that time was still far from reaching the level that it would surpass Hong Kong in later generations.

Many companies under Lin Haoran have branches in Singapore, such as Wan Qing Group, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong Land Group, Hong Kong Electric Group, etc. Even Lian Huanyu Security Consulting Company has gradually developed here.

However, he had no intention of telling anyone that he was in Singapore.

The security in Singapore is even better than that in Hong Kong. He came here secretly and did not have any major concerns about his safety.

At the airport, Lin Haoran called Ma Shiming directly.

It's already lunch time at this time.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he called, someone answered the call.

The person who answered the phone was Ma Shimin.

Knowing that Lin Haoran would come to see him in person this afternoon, Ma Shiming simply did not go out at noon to prevent Lin Haoran from calling him but not being able to find him.

What Ma Shimin didn't expect was that Lin Haoran had already called him at around twelve o'clock.

"Mr. Ma, I'm already in Singapore. You haven't had lunch yet, right? I'm not familiar with Singapore. Can you tell me an address? It would be best if there is a private room where we can have lunch. We can go over and talk privately!" Lin Haoran said directly.

"Okay, then let's go to the Nanyang International Hotel. The environment there is pretty good and it's private. I'll wait for you at the door!" Ma Shimin thought for a while and said.

"OK, Mr. Ma, see you later!" Lin Haoran replied with a smile. After hanging up the phone, Lin Haoran, Li Weidong and Li Weiguo took a taxi to the airport and drove straight to the Nanyang International Hotel.

Compared with Hong Kong, Singapore is smaller in area. In 1980, the land area of ​​Singapore was only more than square kilometers, which was obviously much smaller than the more than square kilometers it expanded to decades later.

For a place like this with scarce land resources and a booming economy, relying on land reclamation to expand the territory has become an inevitable choice.

However, in just over ten minutes, Lin Haoran and his group arrived at the door of Nanyang International Hotel.

At the door, Lin Haoran also saw the famous Mr. Ma from Hutchison Whampoa.

"Hello, Mr. Lin!" Seeing Lin Haoran, Ma Shiming immediately stepped forward and shook hands with him.

"Come in first." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

He is now not only a celebrity in Hong Kong, but also has a certain degree of fame throughout Southeast Asia.

After all, the economies of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia are closely linked. Basically, any major business events in Hong Kong will be reported by the countries in Southeast Asia, especially Singapore. Therefore, Lin Haoran's media exposure here is not small at all.

After entering the hotel, Lin Haoran and Ma Shiming were led by the waiter to a private room.

This is a very Chinese restaurant, but Singapore itself is dominated by Chinese, so everything is very normal.

After entering the private room, the two exchanged a few pleasantries, then ordered a few dishes at random. After the waiter left the room, they started chatting.

"Mr. Ma, I heard that you have worked at Jardine Matheson for fourteen years. Why did you suddenly resign?" Lin Haoran changed the subject and started to get to the point.

"Yes, Jardine Matheson has witnessed the growth of my career, and I have an inseparable bond with it. However, people always have to part ways, and my fate with Jardine Matheson has come to an end." Ma Shiming nodded, his tone revealing nostalgia for the past.

However, it was obvious that he was unwilling to talk too much about why he was leaving.

"Mr. Ma should also know that there have been changes in the top management of Jardine Matheson recently, and I am fortunate to become the new helmsman."

When Lin Haoran said this, he deliberately paused to observe Ma Shiming's reaction.

Then he continued, "Such major changes often bring new opportunities, especially for experienced and capable professional managers like you, these are rare opportunities."

Upon hearing this, Ma Shiming raised his eyebrows slightly, as if waiting for Lin Haoran's next words.

“Mr. Ma, I sincerely invite you to join Hong Kong Land Group as the new general manager and executive director of the group. You will be fully responsible for the daily operations and major decisions of Hong Kong Land Group.

In addition, you may already be aware that the relationship between the Hongkong Land Group and Jardine Matheson has been adjusted, and Jardine Matheson has now become a member of the Hongkong Land Group.

This means that as a senior executive of the Hong Kong Land Group, you will also have the opportunity to participate in the affairs of Jardine Matheson & Co., and even if you feel that being the general manager is not enough for you, I can give you the position of manager.

Of course, if you know me, you should know that once I hire a professional manager, I have great trust in him.

Therefore, Mr. Ma can rest assured that as long as you agree, the power you will obtain will not be less than that of Mr. Niu Bijian before!" Lin Haoran said solemnly and sincerely.

Ma Shiming was obviously shocked by the proposal. He was silent for a moment, as if weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing this, Lin Haoran continued, "I know this decision is not easy for you, but please believe me, I can give you the position and status that the British financial group could not give you in the past. As long as you agree, you will become a Hong Kong business tycoon who is as famous as Mr. Shen Bi!"

Ma Shiming was silent for a moment before he said, "Mr. Lin, I was just a director of Jardine Matheson before. As far as I know, Mr. Niu Bijian is still working as the manager of Jardine Matheson. Why did Mr. Lin choose me instead of Mr. Niu Bijian?"

This is why Ma Shiming was very confused.

Although he was a senior executive of Jardine Matheson before he resigned, he was not well-known, and was even less well-known than the general manager of the Hong Kong Land Group, Paul Fu-tat.

“After taking over Jardine Matheson, I got to know Mr. Ma’s background in depth, especially your heroic deeds on the battlefield and the innovative solutions you proposed at Jardine Matheson, which left a deep impression on me.

I think Mr. Ma's talent far exceeds Mr. Niu Bijian's, and he is fully capable of taking over Mr. Niu Bijian's position, but he just lacked an opportunity to show his talent." Lin Haoran answered sincerely.

“Mr. Lin, thank you very much for your recognition and appreciation, but to be honest, I am currently preparing for a startup project and have successfully attracted the support of investors. The company will soon be established in Singapore.

I have been planning for this for a long time and have put a lot of effort into it. Therefore, I am very sorry, Mr. Lin, that I may not be able to accept your kindness. I have carefully considered the decision to resign and start a business, and it is not an impulse. "Ma Shiming responded to Lin Haoran sincerely and firmly.

Resigning from his job to start a business was obviously a decision that Ma Shiming had made after careful consideration and long-term planning. It was obviously unrealistic for Lin Haoran to easily convince him with just a few words.

Furthermore, as a talented person, Ma Shiming naturally has a pride in his heart that should not be underestimated. How could he be easily persuaded by others? (End of this chapter)