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Chapter 433 The bosses are confused, who is the person behind the scenes?
After finishing the conversation with Ma Shimin, Lin Haoran hung up the phone.

The acquisition process of Hong Kong Telephone Company went unusually smoothly, but this was all within his expectations, so he did not seem overly excited.

Gently putting down the receiver, Lin Haoran slowly walked to the balcony and leaned on the railing to look out at the magnificent city view of Chicago.

Although Chicago's city center is not large in scale, it is densely populated with skyscrapers and is spectacular.

Outside the city center, there are rows of well-planned, low-rise individual houses, providing a very broad view and making people feel comfortable.

In addition, Lake Michigan adjacent to Chicago is also pleasing to the eye. The lake is vast and boundless, as if it is no different from the sea, showing endless magnificent scenery.

According to the plan, he has instructed his men to buy him a flight ticket from Chicago to Hong Kong tomorrow morning.

In other words, he planned to stay here for one last day and then return to Hong Kong.

Because the main purpose of his visit to the United States has basically been achieved.

Next, Huanyu Investment Company will help him to secretly acquire stocks of listed companies such as Coca-Cola, Intel, Citibank, Chevron, ExxonMobil and even Citibank.

His goal is to build Huanyu Investment Company into a company focused on angel investment.

In the future, these companies will continue to generate large dividends for him.

Moreover, the stock price will continue to rise, and it will increase by thousands or even tens of thousands of times!

As for Apple, it would not be too late for him to buy it by the end of the 1990s.

Knowing which companies have a promising future, he no longer needs to initiate acquisitions of these companies.

Because once an acquisition is launched, it may completely disrupt their original development trajectory and ultimately change the fate of these companies.

Sometimes, making money without doing anything through stable investments is also an achievement.

Not everything needs to be done personally, and the idea that you can only achieve a sense of accomplishment through acquisitions is actually unnecessary.

The situation is different for companies in Hong Kong.

That is his base camp and he must keep it firmly under his control.

Only in this way can his voice in Hong Kong become increasingly stronger.

If Hong Kong had the title of "Li Bancheng" in the previous life, then in this world, Hong Kong might be called "Lin Bancheng".

Lin Haoran, standing on the balcony, had a deep gaze, as if he could penetrate the scene before him and see into the more distant future.

On that day, Lin Haoran and his bodyguards strolled around Chicago, the third largest city in the United States.

During this period, no accidents occurred.

In the blink of an eye, another day passed.

In the morning, Lin Haoran appeared at Chicago O'Hare International Airport with a group of bodyguards.

There is no direct flight from Chicago to Hong Kong, so they need to transfer in Los Angeles on their way back.

As Los Angeles has a relatively high concentration of Chinese people, there are flights to Hong Kong almost every day.

Standing in the terminal, looking at the planes outside through the glass window, Lin Haoran suddenly felt that it was necessary for him to get a private jet.

In fact, he had the same idea when he came to the United States to trade gold futures last time.

However, after returning to Hong Kong, he seldom traveled far, so he put this idea out of his mind.

Now, in this busy airport, this thought occurred to him again.

After all, as his assets grow, security has become a very big problem.

Maybe someone really is eyeing his wealth!
As for when he takes a passenger plane, it is obvious that if others want to investigate, they can easily find out which flight he will take.

If he had an absolutely safe private jet, Lin Haoran would be able to enjoy absolute confidentiality when traveling, which would undoubtedly greatly enhance his safety.

Although Lin Haoran does not often travel long distances on weekdays, there are always critical moments when he needs such a means of transportation.

More importantly, his capable men, such as Ma Shimin, Burton, Chen Shoulin, Cui Zilong and others, are currently actively exploring international markets, frequently traveling between Singapore, Japan, the United States, Europe and other places.

Owning a private jet can not only meet Lin Haoran's own travel needs, but also provide convenience for these generals and improve their comfort during long-distance travel.

In this way, they can devote themselves to their work with a more energetic state of mind and contribute to Lin Haoran's career.

Thinking of this, Lin Haoran decided to ask Ma Shimin to do this for him after returning to Hong Kong.

There is no need to buy a large passenger plane, but it is still necessary to buy a medium-sized private passenger plane that can fly long distances.

Today, the Hong Kong Land Group has been successfully privatized and has become his personal enterprise. Therefore, it is natural and understandable for him to let the Hong Kong Land Group handle such private affairs for him.

After all, as the owner of the business, he has the right and ability to allocate resources to meet his own reasonable needs.

The plane roared into the sky and quickly climbed above the clouds.

Sitting in the comfortable seat of the first-class cabin, Lin Haoran glanced at the cityscape of Chicago and the vast Lake Michigan outside the porthole. Then he turned his head, gently closed the window shade, put on an eye mask, and prepared for the long journey of more than twenty hours.

To ensure safety, his bodyguards sat scattered on the surrounding seats, and almost the entire first-class cabin was occupied by them.

Such an arrangement naturally made Lin Haoran feel at ease, and he could enjoy the flight time without any worries.

As the plane flew steadily, Lin Haoran gradually fell into a deep sleep.

In Hong Kong, after a night of deep sleep, time quietly came to Saturday.

Today, Hong Kong's major business newspapers, such as Hong Kong Business Daily, Hong Kong Economic Journal, the Finance Daily and the popular Oriental Daily, all reported on their front pages the shocking incident that occurred at the Hong Kong Telephone Company yesterday.

After all, the stocks of Hong Kong Telephone Company were suddenly attacked fiercely by unknown forces, and this incident caused an uproar in the stock market.

People from all walks of life are eager to know who is the mysterious person who is manipulating everything behind the scenes!

The Hong Kong Telephone Company was by no means an ordinary company. During its most glorious period, it almost became one of the top ten listed companies in Hong Kong.

Although the ranking of Hong Kong Telephone Company has declined in recent years with the rapid rise of real estate and other emerging companies, it is still a well-known company with great influence in Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong, almost everyone knows this company.

Therefore, the word-of-mouth spread among stock investors yesterday and the in-depth reports on Hong Kong Telephone Company in major newspapers this morning quickly attracted the attention of many Hong Kong citizens.

After all, this is a large enterprise with a total market value of nearly HK$30 billion, and it occupies a pivotal position in the eyes of Hong Kong citizens.

Citizens are speculating about what stories and motives are hidden behind this stock market turmoil.

In Li Ka-shing's office at the Cheung Kong Group headquarters in the China Bank Building, he held a newspaper in his hand, his eyes fixed on a report about the Hong Kong Telephone Company, and his brows involuntarily frowned.

It was not that he had any interest in acquiring the Hong Kong Telephone Company. In fact, the landline company had never been on his acquisition list.

As a giant in the real estate industry, Li Ka-shing prefers companies that own abundant high-quality land and whose market value is seriously underestimated when selecting acquisition targets, such as the former Ching Chau Cement, Hong Kong Electric Group and even Hong Kong Land Development.

Hong Kong Telephone Company obviously did not meet his acquisition criteria. It did not need to hoard a large amount of land like other companies. As a company focusing on communication services, its core value lies in communication services, not land assets.

However, this report aroused Li Jiacheng's vigilance.

Hong Kong is not a big country, but the Hong Kong Telephone Company is no ordinary company. If someone sets his sights on the Hong Kong Telephone Company, it means that the business landscape of Hong Kong may undergo another change.

Now as the boss of Hutchison Whampoa, Li Ka-shing's status has been greatly improved, but he also wants to know who is the man behind the Hong Kong Telephone Company.

He began to wonder who was controlling all this and what their purpose was.

In this ever-changing business world, any disturbance may hide huge business opportunities or crises.

Could it be Lin Haoran?

The young image of Lin Haoran suddenly appeared in Li Jiacheng's mind.

The truth is that Lin Haoran has made many acquisitions in the past two years, and his image as an acquisition maniac has long been deeply rooted in people's minds.

Tsing Chau Cement, Hong Kong Electric Group, Kowloon Motor Bus, China Gas Company, Hong Kong Land Development and others have successively fallen into Lin Haoran's hands, and each of them is a well-known large enterprise in Hong Kong.

Is it really him?
But according to what he knew, Lin Haoran didn't seem to be in Hong Kong. He was said to have gone to the United States and had been there for more than half a month.

He is not in Hong Kong, so logically Lin Haoran should not be the mastermind behind this.

But if it wasn’t Lin Haoran, then who could it be?
Li Jiacheng rubbed his eyebrows. Without any intelligence, he really couldn't guess who was behind this.

At the same time, Hong Kong business leaders including Shen Bi, Simon Keswick, and Chen Songqing were also speculating who was targeting the Hong Kong Telephone Company and who was the man behind the scenes?
The top circle in Hong Kong is not big. They called other bigwigs but ultimately did not get any useful information.

The confidentiality maintained by the person behind the scenes was so strong that it was difficult for them to investigate.

The incident of the Hong Kong Telephone Company being targeted became increasingly serious in Hong Kong.

And Lin Haoran, the mysterious driving force behind the scenes, was currently sleeping ten thousand meters above the sky, completely unaware of the uproar in Hong Kong.

When Lin Haoran woke up, the plane had landed smoothly at Los Angeles International Airport and was preparing for transfer.

He rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked out through the window at the busy airport, and an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart.

(End of this chapter)