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"Boss, please rest assured that Mr. Ma has already had a detailed discussion with me about the cooperation with Motorola, and I am clear about my docking tasks.

After completing the connection with the Jardine Matheson Group, I will call Motorola to have in-depth communication with them and properly arrange the reception for their visit.

As a member of the communications industry, I also eagerly hope that Hong Kong can become the first city in the world to commercialize mobile communications. This will be an incomparable honor for us in Hong Kong." David expressed respectfully.

Although David is a top expert in the communications industry and has extremely high authority in the fixed-line field, he has relatively little experience in the mobile communications field.

But he is very clear that mobile communications represent the future development trend. Once this cooperation is successful, it will bring about tremendous changes to Hong Kong.

"As a direct participant in this cooperation, Hong Kong Telephone Company will undoubtedly be the first beneficiary," David continued.

"Boss, I will also pay close attention to this matter. I personally also look forward to the early realization of mobile calls in Hong Kong. If nothing else, this will bring great convenience to people like me who often go out and have busy business." Ma Shimin also echoed with a smile.

"By the way, Mr. David, you should be familiar with the major shareholders of Hong Kong Telephone Company. Could you please help the Hong Kong Land Group to find out if anyone is willing to sell their shares to the Hong Kong Land Group? The Hong Kong Land Group can buy them at a high price of HK$30 per share!" Lin Haoran changed the subject and talked about another issue.

Although it is possible to rely on Huanyu Investment Company to continue to absorb shares, it is also somewhat troublesome, and if you are not careful, it may push up the stock price.

Therefore, if it were possible to acquire the Hong Kong Telephone Company from its major shareholders, it would be a simple and quick way.

Ma Shimin also nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. David, what the boss said is also what our Landmark Group is currently considering. As you know, the Securities Regulatory Commission has approved our Landmark Group to hold up to 75% of the shares, so if we can continue to increase our holdings, we will do so. I'm sorry to bother you at this time!"

"Okay, boss, Mr. Ma, I will do my best in this matter, but I'm not sure whether I can convince them in the end. I can't guarantee whether we can reach a deal in the end." David replied.

"Well, I have confidence in you. I believe you will not let me down. Let's stop here today. I won't disturb your handover work." Lin Haoran looked at the time. It was almost eleven o'clock in the morning, so he said to the two of them.

"Goodbye, boss!" Ma Shimin and David stood up and respectfully saw Lin Haoran off.

Lin Haoran waved to them, walked out of the office, and left the headquarters building of Hong Kong Telephone Company with his bodyguards.

Speaking of which, since returning to Hong Kong, he has not been to any other place except the headquarters of the Hong Kong Land Group and the Hong Kong Telephone Company.

So, after leaving the Hong Kong Telephone Company, Lin Haoran first went to Wanqing Building.

I chatted with Burton about the situation of Wanqing Group in Wanqing Building.

In fact, Burton reported to Lin Haoran about today's recent developments.

After all, he hadn't been here for nearly a month.

Through Burton's report, Lin Haoran gradually understood the recent development of Wanqing Group.

For example, Qingzhou Yingni Company's December production target was completed on the 12th alone, a full ten days ahead of schedule.

This means that Qingzhou Yingni Company's turnover and profits this month have also increased significantly.

In addition, Qingzhou Cement Company successfully broke out of Asia and entered the Australian market for the first time, and directly acquired Australia's second largest cement brand, South Pacific Cement Company, at a not high price.

This company has a certain market share in Australia and New Zealand and has performed well. The reason for the sell-off is not that the company is operating at a loss, but that the boss behind it wants to immigrate from Australia to the United States.

Qingzhou Cement Company also took this opportunity to merge with the cement company and eventually entered the Australian market.

Although the entire Australian market is destined to be small due to population reasons, it is still an improvement after all.

This shows that Burton has put a lot of effort into internationalizing the group. He not only successfully promoted Qingzhou Cement to the international market, but also made favorable acquisitions at the right time, further expanding the company's market share and influence.

Lin Haoran will not interfere too much in this regard.

As long as it’s not blind expansion, it’s fine.

Now it seems that Qingzhou Yingni Company obviously did not expand blindly, as can be seen from its profits and turnover that are constantly increasing every month.

Qingzhou Cement Company has grown from a cement company with markets covering only Hong Kong and Macao to covering almost the entire Southeast Asia and even extending to Australia in just two short years. All the credit for this can be attributed entirely to the professional manager Burton.

Therefore, Lin Haoran was still very satisfied with him.

After successfully entering the markets of Penang and Singapore in Malaysia, Kowloon Motor Bus has not seen much performance so far. After all, they have just entered the Nanyang market, and it is a bit unrealistic to expect them to start making profits.

As for the market in Hong Kong, due to the monopoly, it has been growing steadily and there is no need for too much interference.

Wan'an Real Estate Company's current main business has shifted to cooperating with listed public utility companies controlled by Lin Haoran, such as Hong Kong Electric Group, Kowloon Motor Bus, and China Gas Company to develop land.

After successfully selling most of its existing land and properties, the company strategically adjusted its direction to focus on these collaborative projects.

In addition, there are several projects in Singapore, most of which are in cooperation with the Guo family.

Although the Hong Kong real estate market is about to face a crisis in the next year or so, Wan'an Real Estate's current operations are not affected by this. A project takes several years to complete, and by the time it is completed, the real estate crisis has passed.

Although from a business perspective, integrating Wan'an Real Estate into the Hong Kong Land Group might be a more efficient decision, out of respect for family tradition and appreciation for his father's efforts, Lin Haoran chose to keep Wan'an Real Estate operating independently.

After chatting with Burton, we made some stir-fried dishes together in the company cafeteria at noon, which simply solved the problem of lunch.

After lunch, Lin Haoran said goodbye to Burton and came to the office of Huanyu Investment Company on the 31st floor.

It was very quiet in the office.

After Su Zhixue led his team to leave Hong Kong, the popularity here naturally dropped drastically.

Seeing Lin Haoran coming, the employees on the scene were very surprised and greeted him one after another.

After nodding in response one by one, Lin Haoran and Dai Shi entered the general manager's office.

This office originally belonged to Su Zhixue.

However, now that Su Zhixue no longer works in Hong Kong, the task naturally fell to Dai Shi, the person in charge in Hong Kong.

"How did Hong Kong Telephone Company's stock market perform today?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

Today is December 12th, and the stock market is in full swing.

It is now lunchtime and the morning trading in the stock market has come to an end.

“Boss, the news that Hong Kong Land Group has successfully acquired Hong Kong Telephone Company has been announced, and the market has reacted calmly. Everyone knows that Hong Kong Land Group is the dominant force behind the scenes, so Hong Kong Telephone Company now has almost no other competitors trying to influence the stock price through hype.

Those well-funded market makers also realized that even if they entered the market, it would be difficult to shake the controlling position of the Swire Properties Group, and therefore it would be unprofitable.

So, this morning, the share price of Heung Kong Telephone Company was very stable, with the price per share remaining at around HK$30. Our team has been actively absorbing it, and we will buy it as long as the share price is below HK$30 per share.

In the morning, we have successfully absorbed more than one million shares. Although the number is not huge, it is also a considerable gain. "Dai Shi reported the market situation and the progress of the team to Lin Haoran in detail.

Everyone knows that the Hong Kong Land Group has complete control over the Hong Kong Telephone Company and has no competitors.

In this case, it really makes no sense for the dealer to enter the market.

Nowadays, in the stock market, perhaps only the investors are happy about themselves.

However, if Huanyu Investment Company does not absorb the high price, the stock price will not increase much.

"Okay, well done. Don't worry, just absorb it steadily!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

More than one million shares, which is already more than one point of holding rate.

To be honest, the absorption speed is not slow.

What's more, Hong Kong Telephone Company does not have any competitors now, so there is no need to worry too much at this time.

The only concern is whether the cooperation with Motorola will push up the stock price. This is a problem.

This is also the reason why he wanted David to discuss with several other major shareholders about acquiring the shares of Hong Kong Telephone Company held by them.

It would be best if you could buy it at HK$30 per share.

"In addition, we received a big project last month. The Great Eagle Group hopes that we can help acquire China Motor Bus."

Dai Shi continued: "This project is very interesting. The Great Eagle Group has taken a fancy to the stable income and potential growth space of China Bus in the public transportation sector. They plan to acquire China Bus.

Further expand its layout in the infrastructure and utilities sectors, but we may not be able to successfully assist them in the acquisition because the Great Eagle Group has a larger competitor, Sun Hung Kai Properties. "

Lin Haoran nodded and said with a smile: "We just need to accomplish our mission. As for whether the acquisition can be successful in the end, we just need to do our best. As long as they pay enough commission, that's enough!"

These are just external businesses taken over by Huanyu Investment Company, and Lin Haoran doesn't really care about them.

This is also a progress for Huanyu Investment.

At least, even without the business he provides, we can survive independently and then develop gradually.

Otherwise, how can we surpass Jardine Securities in the future? (End of this chapter)