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Niu Bijian's loyalty had dropped from over 60 to over 40, and then to over 30. Even if he was very capable and talented, Lin Haoran did not need someone like him to be the head of the company.

After all, he couldn't trust such a person!
Like Ma Shiming, whose current loyalty is 88, Lin Haoran naturally trusts him very much.

He didn't trust a subordinate who was both capable and loyal, so why would he trust someone who was capable but not loyal?

Only a fool would do such a thing.

"Mr. Niu Bijian is still capable. In my opinion, the responsibility for Jardine Matheson's successive losses of Wharf Holdings, Hong Kong Land Development and others cannot be entirely pinned on Mr. Niu Bijian. All this is due to the fact that the British consortium holds too few shares. As a professional manager, he is also powerless to help. The fact that he can think of the strategy of mutual control between Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land Development is enough to show his ability. His talent is enough to support a super large enterprise. When I was in Jardine Matheson, I learned a lot of management experience from him. If he is willing, I can consider letting him be my deputy!" Ma Shiming said with a smile.

"With Niu Bijian's personality, if you ask him to be your deputy, I guess he will think you are insulting him. How could he agree? If he agrees, I am willing to give him a chance!" Lin Haoran laughed.

Low loyalty is nothing, Niu Bijian does have the talent for it. Anyway, Ma Shiming is watching over him, so he can't do anything wrong if he is left alone.

However, based on Lin Haoran's understanding of him, Lin Haoran felt that Niu Bijian would never agree.

"That's true. Based on my understanding of him over the years, he is indeed that kind of person!" Ma Shiming agreed with Lin Haoran's words.

As we were chatting, the service desk in the lobby on the first floor called and said that Mr. Niu Bijian was already downstairs.

So, Lin Haoran told the people downstairs not to stop him and just let him come up by himself.

Anyway, Niu Bijian used to be a concurrent employee of the Jardine Matheson Group, and he is much more familiar with this place than even Lin Haoran and Ma Shiming.

Not long after, Niu Bijian went up to the 51st floor and came to the general manager's office.

"Hello, Mr. Lin, Mr. Ma." Niu Bijian actually took the initiative to greet Lin Haoran and Ma Shiming politely, which was rare.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, please take a seat. What brings you to me?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

"Mr. Lin, I want to talk to you alone. Mr. Ma, can you please go out first?" Niu Bijian said.

"I think it's not necessary. Mr. Ma is now a very important partner of mine. There should be no need to avoid him." Lin Haoran shook his head and said.

"It's okay, boss. I'm going to go out first. You guys chat. I just need to go to the real estate department. Mr. Niu Bijian, I won't disturb you."

Ma Shiming smiled, stood up, waved goodbye to the two of them, walked out of the office, and considerately closed the office door, leaving Lin Haoran and Niu Bijian in the office.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, if you have anything to say, can you tell me now?" Lin Haoran said again.

Now, he is no longer the boss of Jardine Matheson, and Niu Bijian is not an employee of his company, so he can no longer see Niu Bijian's loyalty.

If Niu Bijian had been more loyal and maintained good loyalty when Lin Haoran took over Jardine Matheson, he would have been somewhat interested in talents like Niu Bijian.

However, his previous stubbornness and declining loyalty had already made Lin Haoran lose interest in him.

"Mr. Lin." Niu Bijian took a deep breath, as if he was making up his mind. "I came to see you today because I know that the future of Jardine Matheson is probably not optimistic."

Lin Haoran raised his eyebrows slightly and waited for the next words.

"To tell you the truth, I am no longer the head of Jardine Matheson, and my successor is Henry Keswick's younger brother. I think Jardine Matheson will definitely go downhill without me in charge!" There was a hint of unwillingness in Niu Bijian's tone.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, you are no longer working for Jardine Matheson? I understand your feelings, but in the business world, it's a winner-takes-all world. The shareholders of Jardine Matheson will naturally choose the leader they think is most suitable." Lin Haoran answered with a little surprise, as if he didn't know about this.

Niu Bijian nodded, as if he was not surprised by Lin Haoran's answer. "Yes, I understand, but I am not here today to complain or seek sympathy, but because I realize that the Hong Kong Land Group that you have acquired, Mr. Lin, has a better prospect than Jardine Matheson. I deeply admire your vision and courage."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Niu Bijian. I'm just lucky. Both Jardine Matheson and Swire Properties and Hong Kong Holdings are well-known good companies." Lin Haoran responded calmly.

"Mr. Lin, what I want to say is that I am willing to join the Hong Kong Land Group and contribute my talents to the Hong Kong Land Group. You should know that with my experience and ability, I can help the Hong Kong Land Group to achieve internationalization faster and make the Hong Kong Land Group develop better." Niu Bijian finally stated his purpose and looked at Lin Haoran with his expectant eyes. Lin Haoran was silent for a moment. Unexpectedly, Ma Shiming really got Niu Bijian's purpose right.

After being fired from Jardine Matheson, this guy ran straight to the Jardine Matheson Group without even thinking twice, hoping to get a new job here!
He did admire Niu Bijian's abilities. After all, how could someone who could serve as the head of Jardine Matheson be a simple person? But as Ma Shiming said, Niu Bijian's character and ambition could become a double-edged sword.

Moreover, his loyalty meant that Lin Haoran would never be able to make use of him.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, your abilities and experience are indeed impressive. But as you know, the Swire Group is not short of people at the moment, especially senior management. Moreover, it takes time to build harmony and trust within a team," Lin Haoran said tactfully.

“Mr. Lin, I think there will be no obstacles if I take over the management of the Hong Kong Land Group. Most of the senior management personnel of the Hong Kong Land Group today were promoted by me personally.

Moreover, I have been in charge of the Hong Kong Land Group for a long time, as long as five years, and I am more familiar with the group's operations and situation than Mr. Ma. Therefore, I believe that compared with Mr. Ma Shiming, I am more suitable to be the leader of the Hong Kong Land Group.

If Mr. Lin is willing to trust me and give me a chance, I will definitely go all out to build a more brilliant business empire for you and take the strength and reputation of the Hong Kong Land Group to a new level! " However, Niu Bijian did not give up, and this time his answer was more direct.

Hearing this, Lin Haoran couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart: "It is precisely because I know that many senior executives of the Landmark Group were promoted by you that I am now asking Ma Shiming to gradually replace the senior executives with more trustworthy candidates. You are still using this as a bargaining chip to lobby, how could I possibly agree?"

However, on the surface, Lin Haoran still maintained politeness and courteousness, and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Niu Bijian, after this period of contact and consideration, I personally think that Mr. Ma Shiming's talents are equally outstanding.

Moreover, we have signed a formal contract and will not change his position easily unless there are special circumstances. Of course, I also highly recognize Mr. Niu Bijian's outstanding talents.

If you are willing, I can consider letting you become Mr. Ma Shiming's right-hand man to help manage the Hong Kong Land Group. I wonder what Mr. Niu Bijian thinks of this?"

This time, Niu Bijian's expression really changed.

You know, Ma Shiming was once his right-hand man, and he was promoted by him, which gave Ma Shiming the opportunity to be promoted step by step to the top of Jardine Matheson.

Now, he is asked to serve as his deputy under Ma Shiming, a subordinate he once promoted?
This is a huge shame for him!

Niu Bijian's face was gloomy and uncertain, as if he was trying his best to suppress his inner anger and unwillingness.

He was silent for a moment, and finally spoke with a hint of coldness in his voice that was difficult to conceal: "Mr. Lin, I'm afraid I can't accept your proposal. I have been the head of Jardine Matheson for five years and have been in charge of countless important business decisions.

Now I am asked to be someone else's assistant, which is not only an insult to me, but also a denial of my past efforts."

Lin Haoran already knew that he would not agree, but he didn't take it seriously. He himself had no interest in Niu Bijian.

“Mr. Niu Bijian, your abilities and experience are undoubtedly invaluable, but as I said before, it takes time to build harmony and trust within a team.

Since you have no interest in being Mr. Ma's deputy, let me give you another suggestion. If you are willing, I can provide you with some consulting or advisory positions so that you can continue to use your expertise without causing any impact on the existing management team. What do you think?" Lin Haoran continued with a smile.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not very interested in this. Since we can't reach a consensus, I'll take my leave. Mr. Lin, I still hope you can think carefully about it. With my in-depth understanding of the Hong Kong Land Group and its subsidiaries, I am confident that I can manage the Hong Kong Land Group excellently."

Niu Bijian stood up as he spoke, his eyes revealing a complex emotion of unwillingness.

He straightened his suit and prepared to leave, but as he turned around, he seemed to remember something and stopped to add, "Mr. Lin, I am not belittling myself. I just hope you can understand that the success of a company often requires a visionary and decisive leader. I believe that I am exactly the person that the Hong Kong Land Group needs."

Obviously, Niu Bijian was unwilling to accept that he did not achieve his goal this time.

Lin Haoran smiled and shook his head, but his heart was calm.

He said to Niu Bijian's back, "Mr. Niu Bijian, goodbye. I still have some matters to take care of here."

Niu Bijian is indeed a talented person, but he doesn't want to recruit all talents. In front of loyalty, talent is not worth mentioning! (End of this chapter)