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After hearing what his boss had told him, Dai Shi was stunned.

Didn’t they say that the boss encountered a financial crisis?
Why are they still acquiring companies?

Moreover, the target of this acquisition is actually the famous Bank of East Asia!

Even want to take controlling stake in Bank of East Asia?
Dai Shi naturally knew the meaning of this sentence.

The total market value of Bank of East Asia today is as high as HK$25 billion. To acquire a controlling stake in it would cost at least more than HK$ billion!

From this perspective, how could the boss be in a financial crisis?
In his heart, Dai Shi couldn't help but feel relieved for his boss.

In Dai Shi's opinion, the fact that the boss was in a financial crisis had already been proven wrong.

After all, if it really faced financial difficulties, how could it have the spare capacity to acquire that famous listed company in Hong Kong?

"Boss, don't worry, I will do my best to complete the task successfully!" Dai Shi made a solemn promise with a smile on his face.

"Well, remember, you must keep the secret strictly and not leak a single word, otherwise I will never let you off easily and you will bear the consequences yourself!" Lin Haoran warned solemnly.

He knew very well that as the family business of Li Peicai's family, the Bank of East Asia would never be let go easily by the Li family.

If this matter is leaked, any plan of Lin Haoran for Bank of East Asia will be in vain!
Therefore, he could only secretly increase his holdings of stocks in the secondary market. When the equity in his hands exceeds that of the Li family, he would no longer have to fear the Li family's desperate resistance.

After all, in terms of wealth, there is a significant gap between the Li family's assets and Lin Haoran's wealth.

Lin Haoran chose Bank of East Asia after careful consideration.

He believed that if he wanted to acquire a bank, he should choose a bank that was large in scale, well-established in systems and had a long history.

Although those small banks were easy to control and could be acquired with perhaps just a few hundred million Hong Kong dollars, for him, such random acquisitions were meaningless and could not meet his huge financial operational needs.

In short, small banks could not support the flow and appreciation of his huge amount of funds.

Afterwards, Lin Haoran discussed some details about the acquisition of Bank of East Asia with Dai Shi.

"Gather everyone to the conference room. I will hold a brief meeting. I will also select a small team for you. This small team will act independently and secretly acquire the Bank of East Asia!" After chatting for more than ten minutes, Lin Haoran said to Dai Shi.

"Okay, boss. I'll go over and gather the employees right away!" Dai Shi said, and hurriedly left Lin Haoran's office.

Not long after, Dai Shi came to Lin Haoran's office again and reported to him that all the employees were waiting for him in the conference room.

"Let's go together!" Lin Haoran patted Dai Shi's shoulder and said with a smile.

Soon, the two came to a large staff meeting room where more than 60 employees were sitting in chairs, waiting.

At this moment, the employees were whispering in private, and some even looked worried.

They were worried that the boss called them together to announce layoffs.

The treatment at Universal Investment Company is very good compared to other securities investment companies in Hong Kong. Therefore, most people are reluctant to leave after joining Universal Investment Company.

In the past two years, the employees have earned a lot of money.

The staff meeting room is different from the senior management meeting room. There is no conference round table here, and the area of ​​the meeting room is not small, so even if there are more than 60 people, it can still accommodate them.

Lin Haoran stood on the podium and Dai Shi stood beside him.

Looking at the worried expressions of the employees below, Lin Haoran smiled. He naturally knew why these people were worried.

This is probably one of the impacts of the rumor.

At this moment, everyone's loyalty is clear at a glance.

There is no one whose loyalty is lower than 70.

Huanyu Investment Company has strict requirements when recruiting employees. Lin Haoran will not hire employees with a loyalty level below 70.

After all, what Huanyu Investment Company does, in addition to personal ability, confidentiality is also the most important, so very high loyalty is required.

There are more than sixty people, and more than half of them are between 70 and 79.

There are about twenty people whose loyalty is between 80 and 89.

There are only a handful of people whose loyalty level is above 90. Lin Haoran could tell at a glance that among the more than 4 people at the scene, only 90 had a loyalty level above .

At this moment, he had already screened the small trading team of Bank of East Asia.

After secretly writing down the list, Lin Haoran withdrew his thoughts and looked at everyone present.

"Everyone, I have called you here for no particular urgent matter. I understand that you may be a little worried that I will take measures such as layoffs to reduce expenses.

Here, I want to make it clear to everyone that as long as you are loyal to the company, fulfill your responsibilities and make contributions to the company, I promise that there will be no layoffs. Even if there are rumors that I am in financial difficulties, I am still able to take good care of every member of our team. You can think about it, I now control the Hongkong Land Group, Hong Kong Electric Group, Wanqing Group, etc., which have tens of thousands of employees, and I have never mentioned layoffs, not to mention that we only have dozens of people here.

Therefore, please rest assured and devote yourself to your work without worrying too much! "Lin Haoran looked at everyone present and gave this assurance with a smile.

Lin Haoran's words instantly made the more than 60 employees present secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Immediately, warm applause broke out in the conference room. This was the employees' gratitude to the boss. They were grateful that the boss still protected them even in the face of adversity and did not use them as victims.

After saying some encouraging words to the employees, Lin Haoran asked them to return to their respective posts.

"Dai Shi, come to my office later." Lin Haoran said to Dai Shi before walking out of the meeting room.

Dai Shi nodded and followed Lin Haoran back to the office.

"Regarding the members of the East Asia Bank project team, I already have a list. Yan Sheng, Ke Zibin, Yan Guolong, and Zhu Jiarui, you need to privately convene them to form a team. At the same time, you must lead them to ensure confidentiality." Sitting in the boss chair, Lin Haoran said the names of the four people with a loyalty of over 90 that he had just seen.

Dai Shi looked surprised at this moment and said, "Boss, these employees have always performed well in the company and are very active in their work. How did you notice them?"

"Before Zhixue went to the United States, he talked to me about the company's employees. I am quite impressed by the names of these employees!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

Of course, he couldn't say that he could see the loyalty of these people, so he just made up an excuse.

"Okay, boss. I will contact the four of them privately later. Then I will arrange for them to work in an office separately. Starting tomorrow, we will make plans for the Bank of East Asia!" Dai Shi replied solemnly.

Obviously, Dai Shi was also very satisfied with these four people.

After all, the boss said that if the matter was leaked, he would be held responsible.

Now that he is satisfied with the list selected by his boss, he naturally doesn't have too much to worry about.

"Keep doing your best. I hope you'll get good news after I come back from the United States!" Lin Haoran encouraged with a smile.

"Boss, I will try my best and will not let you down!"

"Do your job well. I'm leaving first. You make the arrangements!" Lin Haoran patted Dai Shi on the shoulder and said goodbye to him.

After leaving the 31st floor, Lin Haoran did not leave Wanqing Building directly, but took the elevator to the 29th floor, Burton's office.

Along the way, the employees took the initiative to say hello to Lin Haoran when they saw him, but like the employees of Huanyu Investment Company, each of them had a hint of worry, fearing that the boss's financial crisis would affect their work, such as wage arrears or even layoffs.

This is human nature. As long as it does not affect their work, Lin Haoran will not refute the rumors.

Because once the rumor is debunked, wouldn’t his sale of properties affect Hong Kong’s housing prices?
If Lin Haoran sells off properties on a large scale in the absence of a financial crisis, it will inevitably cause panic among Hong Kong citizens, thus affecting Hong Kong's housing prices.

So, there is no way he could do such a thing.

He spread the rumor deliberately, so there is naturally no need to refute it.

When I arrived at Burton's office door, I could see through the glass window that Burton was on the phone.

Lin Haoran simply opened the office door and walked in.

Seeing the boss coming, Burton stood up quickly.

Lin Haoran waved his hand and signaled him to finish the call first.

It wasn't until two minutes later that Burton hung up the phone.

"Boss, after I spread the news of selling the property, I just received a call from Mr. Chen Songqing, the chairman of the Jianing Group. He wants to buy the Central International Building, but hopes that we can give him a more favorable price!" Burton reported directly.

"It's the Jianing Group again?" Lin Haoran thought to himself in surprise.

The Jianing Group is really rich. It spent more than ten billion to acquire his shares in the Aigo Company.

Now, he actually wants to buy the International Building.

"How much did he bid?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

Lin Haoran discussed this matter with Burton yesterday. The International Building is priced at HK$12 billion, which is a bit higher than the market price.

"Boss, the Carrian Group offered HK$9 million, but I estimate their psychological price is around HK$10 billion. They deliberately bid a low price just to leave room for negotiation!" Burton replied.

"Well, the minimum price is HK$10 billion. I won't sell it if the price is lower than this!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"Don't worry, boss. I will try my best to negotiate a higher price." Burton replied.

"By the way, for the transaction with Jianing Group, the property rights must be transferred after all funds have been received. It cannot be transferred in installments!" Lin Haoran suddenly said.

He knew the situation of Jianing Group very well. He could guess where their money came from. They were completely opportunists and fraudsters. If they really paid in installments, they might not get the money back later! (End of this chapter)