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Chapter 407 The invitation letter shocked the entire Hong Kong investment community!

"I didn't expect this either. I'm very lucky. I'm also very grateful for your recommendation to let me become an investor in Apple!" Facing Walter Reston's congratulations again, Lin Haoran replied with a smile.

"I wonder if Mr. Lin came here today for something?" Walter Reston asked curiously.

I came here yesterday to reminisce about the past, but today I came here, no doubt about it, there must be something going on.

"To be honest, I came to see Mr. Walter Reston today because I have something to tell you. You should know that I recently acquired a large company in Hong Kong, called the Jardine Matheson Group, right?" Lin Haoran said.

"Of course, this company is quite powerful, with a market value of more than 20 billion US dollars. In the United States, it is also a super large company. I naturally know about this. I didn't expect that Mr. Lin actually has the strength to privatize it. This is completely beyond my imagination!" Walter Reston said with emotion.

As one of Walter Reston's most concerned clients, in fact, even if Walter Reston did not pay attention to Lin Haoran's situation, Citibank's Hong Kong branch would report relevant information to this side regularly.

Therefore, how could Walter Reston not know about such a big thing as the privatization of the Jardine Matheson Group!
“Although the acquisition has been successful and the privatization is about to be successful, the market value of the Hong Kong Land Group is too high after all. In order to acquire it, I paid a high price. Otherwise, I would not have needed to borrow HK$30 billion from your Citibank. So now I am very short of funds.

Now Apple has just gone public, and the return on my initial investment is much better than I expected, so I have the idea of ​​selling my shares in Apple. However, it is only 10% of Apple's shares after all, and I don't know many people in the United States, so it is not easy to find a suitable buyer.

Therefore, I would like to ask Walter Reston to help me keep an eye out for anyone who is interested in Apple shares, so that I can help you make some connections!" Lin Haoran directly stated the purpose of his visit this time.

Lin Haoran was planning to bring up this matter using the excuse that he was short of money.

In this way, he had good reasons to sell his shares in Apple.

After all, this matter is known to everyone in Hong Kong.

As for Citibank, he directly loaned 30 billion Hong Kong dollars, and Citibank knew it clearly.

After hearing what Lin Haoran said, Walter Reston's eyes flashed with deep thought, but he was not surprised.

After all, in Walter Reston's opinion, given Lin Haoran's situation, it seems that he is indeed very short of funds, and it is normal for him to want to sell shares while Apple is going public.

He thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, I admire your honesty. Regarding the matter you mentioned about selling Apple shares, I think it shouldn't be difficult, especially in the current market environment. Apple's potential is widely optimistic, and your shares may attract the attention of many investors."

“As for the issue of finding a buyer, rest assured that as an important client of Citibank, we will naturally assist you in every possible way. Our network and resources are spread all over the world, including many investors who have a strong interest in the high-tech field.

I will immediately activate our internal channels to find the most suitable buyer for your shares and will notify you immediately if a suitable buyer is found.”

For Citibank, this is not a big deal. It can be regarded as a convenient service provided to important customers.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Walter Reston. I look forward to your good news!" Lin Haoran nodded.

With the help of Citibank, it should not be difficult to sell Apple shares. Moreover, Apple is now a hot technology company. It goes without saying that there must be many people interested in the company's shares. The biggest obstacle may be the price issue.

This is 10% of Apple's shares. Taking over Lin Haoran's shares means becoming an important shareholder of Apple, and it will not be difficult to become a member of Apple's board of directors.

"By the way, Mr. Lin, how long do you plan to stay in the United States this time?" Walter Reston suddenly asked.

"It's not clear yet, but I think it won't take more than a month. Is there anything I can do for you, Mr. Walter Reston?" Lin Haoran thought for a moment and replied.

The most important thing for him to do during his visit to the United States this time was to participate in the bell ringing for Apple's IPO. Now that Apple has been successfully listed, it means that this matter has come to an end.

Next, the most important thing is the layout of Huanyu Investment Company here!

However, all these can be done by Su Zhixue.

Therefore, even if he returns to Hong Kong now, there is actually no problem at all.

However, having come all the way to the United States, Lin Haoran certainly had no intention of just going back like that.

At the very least, sell your shares in Apple first.

"That's perfect. Our Citibank will hold an end-of-year banquet on December 12th and invite important partners of Citibank to attend. We look forward to Mr. Lin's attendance!" Walter Reston replied.

"Okay, I will definitely participate then!" Lin Haoran agreed directly.

今天是12月13号，离12月20号也不过还有7天的时间，时间并不算长。

Walter Reston took out a golden invitation from the drawer, wrote Lin Haoran's English name on it, and then handed it to him.

Lin Haoran took the invitation letter, but did not rush to open it. Instead, he put it in his handbag and continued chatting with Walter Reston.

An hour later, Lin Haoran said goodbye to Walter Reston and went back to Times Square. After returning there, Lin Haoran went to the office of Huanyu Investment Company. Su Zhixue gave him a key to the office the day before yesterday, and he planned to go there to do some things.

Originally, Lin Haoran thought that there should be no one in the office.

However, unexpectedly, when he arrived at the office, he found Su Zhixue sitting in the general manager's office, leaning over and writing something.

When I got closer, I found that he was studying the information of the companies that Lin Haoran had given him before, such as Intel, Walmart, Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil, Chevron, etc.

Lin Haoran's footsteps also startled Su Zhixue. He looked up and saw that it was the boss, so he quickly stood up and greeted him.

Lin Haoran nodded and said with a smile: "Why don't you go out for a walk on the weekend?"

"Boss, I don't think there's much to see. The company hasn't really settled down in the United States yet, and as the general manager of the company, I have a lot of responsibilities.

Moreover, I have been studying the performance and other information of these companies recently, hoping to find better investment opportunities for the company. The companies you gave me, boss, are indeed very promising, and I think we can gradually lay out the plan." Su Zhixue said seriously.

"Well, you go ahead and do your thing. I'm taking care of some personal matters. Don't worry about me!" Lin Haoran nodded.

After saying that, he walked to another office, sat down, and started making a phone call to Hong Kong.

He first called Burton, Cui Zilong, Chen Shoulin and others to find out if anything had happened in the company today.

"Boss, you are on the news headlines again today!" Cui Zilong said with a smile as soon as he revealed his identity.

"Oh? Is it about Apple's listing?" Lin Haoran asked curiously.

Obviously, apart from his privatization of the Hong Kong Land Group, the most famous thing recently is definitely the listing of Apple.

As the world's largest city, news travels very quickly in New York.

It didn't take long for the news organizations in Hong Kong to know what was happening here.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Lin Haoran also became a news headline in Hong Kong.

"That's right. Your investment in Apple has been reported in many evening papers tonight. I guess tomorrow morning's newspapers will be full of your news. It has also been reported on TV news. Your successful investment has shocked the entire Hong Kong investment community!" Cui Zilong said with a smile.

In the past, Lin Haoran’s investments in oil and gold futures were all conducted in secret.

The success of those two investments was no worse than the investment in Apple, and was even much better.

However, because Lin Haoran did not announce it proactively, and those who knew about it did not tell anyone, Lin Haoran’s two investments have always been relatively secretive, and not many people know about them to this day.

But this time it was different. Lin Haoran was among those who rang the bell for Apple’s IPO.

Moreover, as a listed company, the information of important shareholders has long been disclosed by Apple.

Therefore, it was no secret at all that Lin Haoran invested 10 million US dollars at the beginning of the year.

As a Hong Kong native, Lin Haoran did such a big thing in the United States. It would be strange if the Hong Kong media newspapers did not report it extensively!

Apple's market capitalization when it went public was US$21 billion. In Hong Kong, this market value is already among the top three. No, it should be said to be second, because the Hong Kong Land Development has now successfully delisted from the stock market!

He didn't chat with his generals for long before the conversation ended in a hurry. After all, it was already evening time in Hong Kong. If there was nothing important in the company, Lin Haoran would not disturb them too much.

Every time I called, I received their congratulations.

After making these calls, Lin Haoran did not stop, but made another call.

This time, the call was to Shen Bi, and it was the phone number at Shen Bi's home.

This phone number was given to Lin Haoran by Shen Bi after Lin Haoran acquired the Hong Kong Electric Group, which means that he can be contacted at any time 24 hours a day.

Not long after the call was connected, Lin Haoran heard Shen Bi's voice.

At this time, it is already past nine o'clock in the evening in Hong Kong, and normally people don't go to bed that early.

"Mr. Shen Bi, good evening. I hope I didn't disturb you?" Lin Haoran said with a hearty laugh, as if the previous disagreement with Huifeng Bank had never happened.

(End of this chapter)