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With mixed feelings, Niu Bijian returned to his office at the Jardine Matheson headquarters.

Soon after I got back, the phone rang.

Although Niu Bijian didn't know who was calling him, he still picked up the phone as quickly as possible.

"Hello, is this Mr. Niu Bijian? You finally answered the phone. I've called you several times and no one answered." Before Niu Bijian could open his mouth, the other end started talking.

The voice was very familiar, and Niu Bijian knew who it was as soon as he heard it.

That’s right, the person sitting opposite is none other than Mr. Henry Keswick, the former manager of the famous Jardine Matheson Company.

"Mr. Henry, do you have something to talk to me about?" Niu Bijian was a little surprised to hear that his former boss was looking for him.

Compared to himself, he felt that Henry Keswick was the most miserable person.

After Lin Haoran suddenly announced that he would take over the Hong Kong Land Group and indirectly control Jardine Matheson, at least he insisted on staying in Jardine Matheson as the boss.

Henry Keswick has now completely lost his voice in Jardine Matheson.

This is mainly because Lin Haoran has a strong control over Jardine Matheson. He holds 49.1% of the shares, which is enough to have absolute control over Jardine Matheson.

Although Henry Keswick still holds more than 10% of Jardine Matheson's shares, this is insignificant in the current situation.

Just as Henry Keswick had previously joined forces with other shareholders at the Jardine Matheson Board of Directors to kick Lin Haoran out of the Jardine Matheson Board of Directors and make him an ordinary shareholder.

In fact, even if Lin Haoran did not officially announce that Henry Keswick would be kicked out of the board of directors, Henry Keswick is now not much different from an ordinary shareholder.

Henry Keswick lost his voice, and his former rival took over the reins.

In such a situation, how could the other party still give him the decision-making power? This is obviously impossible.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, are you free now? I want to talk to you, and it's best not to let anyone know." Henry Keswick said.

"When I'm free, Mr. Henry, just tell me a place and I'll go there right away!" Niu Bijian said without even thinking.

Today, he is still the boss of Jardine Matheson. As long as Lin Haoran does not interfere, he is the boss of Jardine Matheson. Even if he goes out to do private work during working hours, no one can say anything about him.

What's more, he was also very curious about why Henry Keswick came to see him.
It has been a week since Lin Haoran took over Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Holdings.

At first, Niu Bijian would have thought that the British financial group represented by Henry Keswick would soon find a way to counterattack Lin Haoran.

But after waiting for a whole week, Niu Bijian did not see any action from these British financial groups.

Just when Niu Bijian thought that Henry Keswick and others had completely given up on Jardine Matheson, he didn't expect that at this moment, the other party finally contacted him.

I just don’t know why the other party contacted him?
"In that case, I'll wait for you at the Atlantic Café next to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Central!" Henry Keswick continued.

Atlantic Café is a coffee chain brand owned by the Keswick family.

However, the scale of this chain brand is very average, and it is mainly based in the UK. There are only two branches in Hong Kong, and it has no relationship with Jardine Matheson.

Because it was his own property, Henry Keswick decided to meet Niu Bijian at the Atlantic Café.

"Okay, Mr. Henry, I'll be there in twenty minutes!" Niu Bijian replied.

"I'll wait for you!" Henry Keswick said and hung up the phone.

Niu Bijian had just returned to the office and left again before he could even sit down in his chair.

Before leaving, he said to his secretary: "I'm going out to do something. If you have anything, let's talk when I come back!"

Ten minutes later, Niu Bijian had arrived at a secret box in a coffee shop.

This is the Atlantic Café that Henry Keswick mentioned.

When Niu Bijian stepped into the box, he heard bursts of rich coffee aroma coming from inside. Henry Keswick, who had no news for a week, was sitting in a chair, drinking coffee leisurely.

When he saw Niu Bijian, Henry Keswick stood up and shook hands with Niu Bijian.

"Mr. Henry, I thought you had left Hong Kong and returned to England!" Niu Bijian said with a smile.

"How can I be willing to go back to England without Jardine Matheson?" Henry Keswick said. "Mr. Henry, given the current situation of Jardine Matheson, you have not yet decided to give up Jardine Matheson?" Niu Bijian said in surprise.

Although before he came here, he had guessed that Henry Keswick might want to counterattack.

Although he thought so, Niu Bijian was still a little surprised when he heard Henry Keswick's reply in person.

After all, the Keswick family now only holds about 12% of Jardine Matheson shares. In contrast, Lin Haoran controls 49.1% of Jardine Matheson shares, including the portion held by the Jardine Matheson Group, which is nearly 50% of the shares.

In this situation, he really couldn't understand how Henry Keswick could take back Jardine Matheson?

"Although Jardine Matheson was not founded by our Keswick family, our Keswick family has been planning Jardine Matheson for many years. I am already the fifth generation. Under my leadership, the development of Jardine Matheson has reached its peak. So, how could our Keswick family give up Jardine Matheson unless we have no other choice?" Henry Keswick sighed.

Losing control of Jardine Matheson was a disgrace to his Keswick family. He could already imagine that if he returned to England like this, there would definitely be many financial consortium families who would laugh at him.

Who could bear the humiliation of having Jardine Matheson taken away by a Chinese?

"So, why did Mr. Henry come to me for this? After all, you should know that even if the boss has changed, I am still the boss of Jardine Matheson and I am still in charge of this big bank!" Niu Bijian asked with a smile.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, although you are still the boss of Jardine Matheson, I heard not long ago that Mr. Ma Shiming has become the boss of the Jardine Matheson Group, and the Jardine Matheson Group was announced by Lin Haoran as the parent company of Jardine Matheson. This means that Mr. Ma Shiming, your former subordinate, is now your boss. I believe Mr. Niu Bijian must be very unwilling to this, right?" Henry Keswick said with a smile.

He took advantage of this opportunity to find Niu Bijian in order to persuade Niu Bijian to return to the camp of the British financial group!

Niu Bijian had been the manager of Jardine Matheson for many years, so in a short period of time, he played a very important role in the company, otherwise his position as the manager of Jardine Matheson would not have been so stable.

He did not have any leisure time during this week. Instead, he ran around and did a lot of work, all of which was related to how to regain control of Jardine Matheson.

As for the Jardine Matheson Group, he has given up completely.

Not to mention the Jardine Matheson Group, if we could really take back Jardine Matheson, it would be the biggest victory.

Over the past week, Henry Keswick has been making all the necessary preparations and lobbying various British forces. The results of these efforts have given him a glimmer of hope in regaining control of Jardine Matheson.

And if we can successfully win the support of Niu Bijian, then this hope will undoubtedly become brighter!

Therefore, even though Niu Bijian had suddenly announced in the past that he was on Lin Haoran's side, and even there had been internal fighting between them, and Keswick had once wanted to oust him, now, for the sake of the overall situation, Keswick decided to take the initiative to extend an olive branch to Niu Bijian, hoping that Niu Bijian could return to the British financial consortium.

As long as they can convince Niu Bijian to stand on their side again, then what does a temporary bowing matter?

After all, a real man should be able to bend and stretch, and temporary compromise is worth it for the ultimate victory.

It was impossible for Henry Keswick to have no hatred for Niu Bijian in his heart.

If it were not for the mutual control policy of Jardine Matheson Land proposed by Niu Bijian and eventually put into action, how could Lin Haoran have used the Land Group to indirectly control Jardine Matheson?
Therefore, Jardine Matheson is in great danger today, and it is to blame for the difficulties it is in today.

What made Henry Keswick even more angry was that this former tycoon of Jardine Matheson, the representative of the British financial consortium, and the successor trained by Henry Keswick, actually stood up to support Lin Haoran as soon as Lin Haoran announced that he would take over the company and indirectly control Jardine Matheson.

This kind of behavior is undoubtedly a complete betrayal and is intolerable!
But even so, he had to endure it.

The overall situation is everything!

If there is a chance to take back Jardine Matheson in the future, it will not be too late for him to deal with Niu Bijian then.

"There is nothing to regret. I have reached a consensus with Mr. Ma Shiming. We will each go our own way. He will run his Jardine Matheson Group, and I will focus on my Jardine Matheson Group." Niu Bijian said with a smile.

However, only he himself knows whether the unwillingness behind this smile really exists.

However, he just didn't want to show his reluctance in front of Henry Keswick.

From the moment Niu Bijian chose to support Lin Haoran, he realized that he and Henry Keswick and others were no longer in the same boat.

However, Niu Bijian had no regrets.

He is just a professional manager and he listens to whoever is the boss.

For him, being loyal to a certain boss is just a normal part of the workplace.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, forgive me for being blunt, but I have already made up my mind to take over Jardine Matheson again. I came here this time hoping to get your help!" Henry Keswick decided to get straight to the point, speaking in a very serious tone. (End of this chapter)