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Chapter 458 Killing someone with a borrowed knife!

The revenge on Lin Haoran was also approved by Henry Keswick.

Therefore, at this moment Henry Keswick also knew that it was meaningless to blame his brother for the poor execution.

On the other end of the phone, Henry Keswick finally broke the silence. His voice was very calm: "Simon, the current situation is indeed difficult, but it is not unsolvable. We need to find a scapegoat to divert public attention and reduce the pressure on Jardine Matheson."

"Scapegoat?" Simon Keswick's heart moved, as if he had grasped the deep meaning of his elder brother's words.

"That's right, Bob Fuda." Henry Keswick said the name without hesitation. "He is the direct executor of this operation and the only person who has direct contact with the outside world. Pushing him out can not only calm the public's anger, but also protect the core interests of Jardine Matheson from being damaged. It can also be regarded as an explanation to the Governor's Office. Although it may not be able to completely clear us of any connection, it can at least help us reduce our guilt."

Simon Keswick frowned when he heard this: "But, brother, Bao Fuda is our man after all. Isn't it too cruel to do this?"

"Cruel?" Henry Keswick sneered. "In this business world, there are no eternal friends or eternal enemies, only eternal interests. Since Bao Fuda dared to be careless and caused the operation to be leaked, he should pay the price for his mistake."

"But will this cause internal dissatisfaction and unrest?" Simon Keswick was still a little hesitant. He knew very well what such a decision would mean to Bao Fuda.

"Don't worry, we can do it more thoroughly." Henry Keswick calmly analyzed on the other end of the phone, "Give Bao Fuda a generous severance package as compensation for his 'resignation due to personal reasons', and then let him leave Hong Kong as soon as possible.

At the same time, we want to announce to the public that all of this was a private decision made by Bao Fuda for personal promotion. It was entirely his personal behavior and had nothing to do with Jardine Matheson.

Bao Fuda tried to show his ability and value by attacking Lin Haoran, but he didn't expect that the matter would become so serious. "

Simon Keswick still felt a little reluctant after hearing this, but he also knew that this was a stopgap measure that could best protect the reputation of Jardine Matheson.

Those photos have plunged Jardine Matheson into a whirlpool of public opinion, and they must find a way out as soon as possible.

"I understand, brother. Although this is unfair to Bao Fuda, it is also in the overall interests of Jardine Matheson." Simon Keswick sighed and finally nodded in agreement.

Once this happens, it will be basically impossible for Bao Fuda to go to Hong Kong and the UK in the future.

After hanging up the phone, Simon Keswick immediately convened the public relations team and legal advisors of Jardine Matheson overnight and began to prepare a plan to push Bao Fuda as a scapegoat.

While Simon Keswick was struggling to deal with the crisis, in the Governor's Mansion, MacLehose also had a grim face.

The TV was still fixed on the Jade Channel, which was currently broadcasting the New Year's Eve Gala. Sam Hui was singing "Ten Women", a song familiar to all Hong Kong citizens.

This song is the most famous one in the Cantonese album "1979 Summer Song Collection" released in August 8.

However, Mai Lihao had no interest in this, and his mind was not at all on the cheerful melody.

His expression was unpredictable, sometimes frowning, as if he was carrying a heavy burden;

Sometimes he gnashed his teeth, revealing his inner resentment;

Sometimes he would let out a long sigh, as if feeling helpless and tired about the current predicament.

These days, because of the real estate issues in Hong Kong, he hasn't had a good sleep for several nights.

This time, due to the sudden slowdown of the real estate industry, the Governor's Office suffered losses of up to 20 to 30 billion Hong Kong dollars.

In order to turn the tide and save the Hong Kong real estate industry from the dire straits, after in-depth discussions with his staff team, Mak Lehmann decided to personally invite Lam Haoran for a meeting, intending to persuade him to bid for all five plots of land, thereby sending a strong signal to the outside world that Lam Haoran is still full of confidence in the prospects of the Hong Kong real estate industry.

This amount of money is by no means a small amount. Even their Governor's Office feels distressed by the amount.

More importantly, in order to win Lin Haoran's cooperation, Mai Lihao did not hesitate to lower himself on behalf of the Governor's Office and almost begged the other party to agree to participate in the auction.

Such an action not only caused the Governor's Office to suffer direct economic losses of 20 to 30 billion Hong Kong dollars, but also caused it to lose all face.

Mai Lihao originally thought that this matter was just made up by those media outlets for traffic.

Now we know that it was Jardine Matheson who was behind all this.

Mai Lihao sat in the office of the Governor's Mansion, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, his eyes revealing deep thought and anger.

At this moment, he deeply realized that this incident was far more complicated than he had expected, and the involvement of Jardine Matheson had pushed the situation into an even more difficult situation.

He has always kept a certain distance from corporate competition within Hong Kong's business community, especially when British companies are involved. Even if he stays out of it, his subordinate departments tend to give more preferential treatment to British companies and may exert unnecessary pressure on Chinese companies.

He has always turned a blind eye to the behavior of his subordinate departments.

However, this time, Jardine Matheson not only exceeded the limits of commercial competition, but also seriously damaged the interests of the Governor-General's Office and even the British Empire, which made it impossible for him to stay out of it.

This time, Jardine Matheson actually disregarded the interests of the Governor's Office just to retaliate against Lin Haoran. How could this not make Mai Lihao angry!
This is definitely a major stain on his career as Governor of Hong Kong!

However, deep down, Mai Lihao was actually relieved.

During this period, he has been thinking about how to give a response to the British government.

Now, at least he can explain all this to the British side with a clear conscience!

As the mastermind behind this incident, Jardine Matheson must bear full responsibility for it.

In addition, the three media outlets that were bought must not escape punishment!

This matter involves too much involvement and must be handled with caution. He needs to discuss countermeasures with important officials such as the Financial Secretary, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Police.

But it was already late at night, and even if an emergency meeting was to be held, it could only wait until the next day. That night, Lin Haoran's ten-minute speech was like a strong snowstorm in Hong Kong.

People were talking about it, and all kinds of speculations and rumors were flying around.

The calm of this night is but a brief respite before the bigger storm that is to come.

Lin Haoran and Run Run Shaw watched almost the entire New Year's Day Gala together at the live broadcast site, and only slowly left the TVB headquarters building at 9:30 in the evening.

The program of the evening party was rich and colorful. Even Lin Haoran, a time traveler who had experienced various video platforms in later generations, was deeply attracted and watched with great interest.

So, there is no doubt that the ratings of TVB’s New Year’s Eve Gala tonight will be absolutely explosive.

Especially after he gave his speech, even after the speech ended, there would still be a large number of viewers who chose to stay on Jade Channel and continue watching the wonderful programs of the evening party.

However, as for the final ratings, we will have to wait until the survey company finishes counting the data tomorrow to find out.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

In the morning, Lin Haoran still woke up very early.

Next to him, Guan Jiahui was still sleeping.

Last night, Guan Jiahui's shop had its busiest day since it opened, so she was busy until very late.

Lin Haoran ignored her. He got up, washed up, and went downstairs to ask the servant to prepare breakfast and newspapers for him.

Needless to say, his speech last night must have caused a huge sensation in Hong Kong.

At the breakfast table, Lin Haoran flipped through several mainstream newspapers. The headlines were all about the content of his speech last night and the various discussions that followed.

He was not surprised by this.

These things were already destined when he made those words.

Today, the incident is still brewing.

In the end, Jardine Matheson and the three newspapers will definitely receive the punishment they deserve.

As for what kind of punishment it will be, Lin Haoran is now looking forward to it.

He didn't believe that the Governor's Office would be kind to them after causing them to lose 20 to 30 billion Hong Kong dollars.

This is why Lin Haoran made a public speech to the whole of Hong Kong.

He wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife!
By the time he got the three photos, Lin Haoran had already formed a mortal feud with the three newspapers and Jardine Matheson.

Revenge, of course, is necessary.

But revenge doesn't necessarily have to be done by yourself.

Killing someone with a borrowed knife is obviously the best way.

Let the Governor's Office avenge him and severely punish these enemies!

Later, if the punishment imposed on Jardine Matheson was too light, he would not give up.

This business war is far from over, but now he just needs to wait quietly.

After breakfast, Lin Haoran sat in the study.

He didn't go out.

From around nine to ten in the morning, he received quite a few calls, most of which were from bigwigs in Hong Kong's business community.

While these people admired his courage, they also supported him more.

After all, this is also a victory for Chinese entrepreneurs.

In the past, British companies often bullied Chinese companies, but no one dared to speak out.

Now, Lin Haoran has finally stood up for them.

Time soon came to eleven o'clock in the morning.

At this time, the phone in the study suddenly rang. Lin Haoran quickly picked up the receiver and said calmly, "Hello, this is Lin Haoran."

"Boss, I'm Ma Shimin. I have an emergency to report to you." Ma Shimin's voice sounded a little excited on the other end of the phone.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Lin Haoran said.

"I just got the news that early this morning, the sales sites of major real estate projects were extremely popular, with a large number of people coming in. This time, unlike in the past, all of them were real potential buyers. The Hong Kong real estate market seems to be experiencing an unexpected recovery!" Ma Shimin reported quickly. (End of this chapter)

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