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After a brief conversation with Niu Bijian for a few minutes in his office, Lin Haoran asked about the latest situation of Jardine Matheson and then left Jardine House.

As soon as Lin Haoran stepped out of the door, he picked up the phone at his desk.

"Mr. Henry? I'm Niu Bijian. Lin Haoran came to the Jardine House just now... Yes, he just asked a few simple questions and seemed to be unaware of our plan.

OK, I will continue to keep an eye on his movements, and I will report to you immediately if there is any movement! OK, I will hang up first. "After hanging up the phone, Niu Bijian fell into deep thought.

A week ago, he was persuaded by Henry Keswick to once again support the British financial consortium and regain control of Jardine Matheson.

However, Lin Haoran could not know about this before Henry Keswick made sufficient preparations.

And Henry Keswick's promise to him was that the next two terms of the head of Jardine Matheson would be held by Niu Bijian!
That was why he finally agreed to Henry Keswick.

Although he worked as the manager under Lin Haoran during this period, Lin Haoran did not really manage Jardine Matheson and was even too lazy to come to the group.

But Niu Bijian knew very well that the reason why Lin Haoran did not take any action against him now was simply because Lin Haoran still needed him to stabilize Jardine Matheson.

But once he loses his value in the future, there is no doubt that Lin Haoran will kick him out of his position as the head of Jardine Matheson without hesitation.

So, after Henry Keswick personally approached him privately and told him all their plans, after careful consideration, Niu Bijian decided to turn to support this British financial group.

Because Niu Bijian felt that with the full preparation of this British financial group, there was a great probability that Jardine Matheson would be able to regain control of the British financial group.

What's more, even if he fails, it won't have much impact on him.

Because Henry Keswick had promised him that he would not be famous in this matter and would only be a whistleblower.

In other words, even if the British financial consortium represented by Henry Keswick failed to reacquire Jardine Matheson, it would have no impact on him.

His current role is to be the biggest chess piece of the British financial group inserted into Jardine Matheson. Once there is any disturbance, he will immediately report to Henry Keswick so that Henry Keswick and others can seize the opportunity.

"I wonder how the negotiations between Mr. Henry Keswick and the Rothschild family are going? If they can really get the Rothschild family to join, they may indeed have a chance to regain control of Jardine Matheson!" Niu Bijian sat in the chair, thinking to himself.

Earlier, Henry Keswick specially invited him to a coffee shop for a private conversation, and finally succeeded in persuading Niu Bijian to return to the camp of the British financial group.

There are certainly reasons behind Henry Keswick's confidence.

First, the Keswick family has raised up to HK$10 billion and plans to increase its holdings in Jardine Matheson.

After the increase in holdings is completed, the Keswick family's shareholding ratio will jump from the current 12% to more than 20%, and may even surpass Lin Haoran to become the largest individual shareholder of Jardine Matheson.

Second, Henry Keswick has successfully lobbied local British financial groups in Hong Kong, such as the Stephen Simpson and Schwab families, and they have all expressed their full support for the Keswick family to regain controlling stake in Jardine Matheson & Co.

The most important thing is that Henry Keswick is currently making every effort to take the most critical step - trying to persuade the Rothschild family, the most prestigious invisible consortium family in the UK and even Europe.

If they could successfully secure the investment participation of the Rothschild family, then it would be almost certain that they would regain the controlling stake in Jardine Matheson & Co.

The reason why Henry Keswick sought cooperation with the Rothschild family was because he knew very well that the Rothschild family was not as ambitious as the Bank of Hong Kong.

Once the Rothschild family became an investor in Jardine Matheson, they were more inclined to play the role of a prudent financial investor rather than coveting a controlling stake in Jardine Matheson.

In this way, the controlling stake of Jardine Matheson will eventually fall back into the hands of the Keswick family.

In addition, after the introduction of the Rothschild family, the overall strength of these British financial groups will be significantly enhanced, far beyond the past.

At that time, they might even use the influence of the British royal family to force Lin Haoran to give up his controlling stake in Jardine Matheson.

The key to all this actually lies in whether Henry Keswick can successfully convince the Rothschild family.

However, although they were both British financial groups, it was not easy for the Keswick family to convince the Rothschild family.

After all, the Keswick family is not considered a top financial group family in the UK, and the gap between them and the Rothschild family is too big.

Therefore, Henry Keswick chose to keep a low profile and not make the matter public until the dust settled.

This has also led to Lin Haoran still being kept in the dark, unaware that these British financial consortiums are still not giving up and are still trying to regain controlling rights even though he actually controls 49.1% of Jardine Matheson's shares.

As a British, Niu Bijian always considered his own interests first in his heart, but he would rather see the British consortium controlling Jardine Matheson rather than the Chinese.

After Lin Haoran's successful entry into Jardine Matheson, Niu Bijian's character became less arrogant. In the past, relying on his control over most of the senior executives in Jardine Matheson, he might have dared to compete with the Keswick family.

However, the appearance of Lin Haoran made him deeply aware that in the face of absolute control, even if he held the management power of most of the senior executives of Jardine Matheson, he had to succumb to reality.

This year is undoubtedly the most frustrating year for him since he became the head of Jardine Matheson.

Before Lin Haoran took over Jardine Matheson, he had frequently suffered humiliating situations.

After Lin Haoran officially took power, he had to continue to bow his head in front of this Chinese.

What was even more difficult for him to accept was that he had completely lost control of the Jardine Matheson Group.

All these experiences filled him with resentment and helplessness.

Even though he had had a disagreement with the Keswick family before, Niu Bijian always had deep respect for his old leader Henry Keswick.

It was for this reason that Henry Keswick was able to so easily convince Niu Bijian to return to the camp of the British financial consortium.

However, what Niu Bijian had never expected was that even if the British consortium eventually succeeded in regaining control of Jardine Matheson, his position as the head of the company would soon be lost for various reasons.

At this moment, he was still dreaming of being re-elected as the head of Jardine Matheson for two consecutive terms. Little did he know that this was just a verbal promise given by Henry Keswick in order to temporarily stabilize him.

There is a copy of the South China Morning Post on Niu Bijian's desk.

This newspaper, founded in 1903, is one of the most influential English newspapers in Hong Kong. Although its circulation is only tens of thousands, its readership is mainly concentrated among senior political and business leaders.

At this moment, the newspaper headlines are still focused on the news that Lin Haoran took over Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Holdings.

Lin Haoran's move to take over these two major groups has far-reaching consequences and is difficult to calm down in a short period of time, so it has attracted the attention of a large number of readers.

As public opinion remains heated, these newspapers are still making every effort to dig out relevant inside information.

"Lin Haoran, ah Lin Haoran, let me show off for a while!" Niu Bijian muttered as he looked at the article in the newspaper.

Although he appeared to submit to his new boss Lin Haoran, he had never forgotten the humiliation he had suffered.

After Lin Haoran came out of Jardine House, he left Central directly and went back to his villa on Sze Hoen Road.

Sitting next to him was Guan Jiahui, whom he had not seen for half a month.

However, Guan Jiahui's face did not look very good at the moment.

When she was at home, Kwan Ka Wai called him and said that her family had encountered some problems that were difficult to solve by themselves, and hoped that Lam Ho Ran could send someone to pick her up, otherwise she would not be able to leave home.

Considering that Guan Jiahui had been his lover for more than a year, Lin Haoran finally agreed to her request.

So, Lin Haoran went to the Jardine House first, and then assigned Li Weidong and a bodyguard to go to Guan Jiahui's residence.

He stayed in the Jardine House waiting for good news.

"Boss, when we went there, there was a group of thugs collecting debts outside Miss Guan's house. She was trapped in the house. As soon as we arrived, we taught those thugs a lesson and then successfully got Miss Guan out of the house." Li Weidong reported the situation to Lin Haoran while driving.

After hearing what Li Weidong said, Lin Haoran turned to look at Guan Jiahui and asked, "Jiahui, tell me, what happened to you?"

Hearing Lin Haoran's question, Guan Jiahui, who originally had an unpleasant expression on her face, seemed to have found support. Suddenly, tears could not stop flowing out, and she buried her whole head in Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran stroked her back with both hands and gently soothed her: "Don't worry, tell me if there is anything, I will take care of it for you."

"My dad failed in business and owed a large amount of foreign debt, then he fled Hong Kong, leaving me alone to face it. The creditors forced me to pay back the debt, but how could I, a girl who hadn't even graduated yet, have the money to pay them back?
They also wanted to arrest me, but fortunately the door of my house was quite sturdy, so they didn't dare to make too much noise to attract the police. I really had no choice but to ask for help from you, Brother Haoran. If you hadn't sent someone here, if they really broke in, I really didn't know what to do. "Guan Jiahui cried as she spoke, her words intermittent.

After hearing this, Lin Haoran suddenly realized.

He knew something about Guan Jiahui's family background and was aware that her father Guan Shan later owed a lot of debts.

Unexpectedly, all this happened in 1980.

"How much money does your dad owe?" Lin Haoran asked curiously. (End of this chapter)