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In the blink of an eye, two days passed and it was January 1th.

It seemed that the discussion in the market gradually began to calm down after the punishment decision was made by the Governor's Office.

After the announcement from the Governor-General's Office was made, Jardine Matheson did not take any action, obviously acknowledging the punishment.

At this point, there seems to be nothing more to discuss.

However, after this incident, Jardine Matheson's influence in Hong Kong once again plummeted.

Lin Haoran's influence has actually increased significantly because of this incident.

A year ago, Jardine Matheson was still the dominant force in Hong Kong, but who could have imagined that a year later, Jardine Matheson would fall to this point?

In the past two days, Lin Haoran asked Cui Zilong to keep a close eye on the actions of Jardine Matheson.

As expected, after Lin Haoran did not get the desired result, Jardine Matheson did not give up. Simon Keswick visited Li Jiacheng, Shen Bi and others many times in the past two days, and even visited Citibank. However, it seems that Jardine Matheson did not get a good result.

The securities industry is special compared to other industries.

Especially for companies like Jardine Matheson Securities, the reason they were able to take over so many businesses in the past was not only due to their own influence, but more importantly, it was brought by Jardine Matheson.

Therefore, although it is undeniable that Jardine Securities is really high-quality in the securities industry, if it is acquired based on its market value, these bigwigs will feel that it is not worth the money.

Jardine Matheson was obviously unwilling to offer a lower price.

Therefore, many times, even if Simon Keswick visited several bigwigs one after another, he did not get good results in the end.

At nine o'clock in the evening on the 6th, Lin Haoran was just about to rest when a quick phone ring broke the silence. He picked up the phone and heard Ma Shimin's excited voice.

"Boss, I have good news! In the past two days, I have secretly visited the key figure of Jardine Securities twice, my good friend, Mr. Allen, the deputy general manager of Jardine Securities.

After an in-depth discussion and the promise of substantial benefits such as salary increase, Mr. Allen was finally persuaded by me. He was willing to bring all his team members to us privately. These people accounted for about one-third of the main elites of Jardine Securities! "Ma Shimin's words were full of excitement.

Lin Haoran was also very happy after hearing what Ma Shimin said, but he was a little surprised and asked: "Mr. Ma, is the deputy general manager of Jardine Securities also your friend?"

Naturally, Lin Haoran wanted to recruit the most elite figures. As for the ordinary employees under Jardine Securities, he certainly didn't care that much about them.

Ma Shimin was naturally very aware of this, so he decisively only looked for elites from Jardine Securities.

"That's right. When I was a senior executive at Jardine Matheson, Jardine Securities was actually one of the businesses under my jurisdiction, and Mr. Allen was promoted by me personally three years ago," Ma Shimin responded.

"Well, one third of elite talents is not bad, but it would be best if we could get more!" Lin Haoran frowned and was not satisfied.

“Boss, the current senior management structure of Jardine Securities is quite complicated, but fortunately, Mr. Allen and I have a close relationship, so if we want to continue to persuade more people to switch to our side, we can start with him.

Given enough time, with the assistance of Mr. Allen, we hope to convince more senior executives to join us, who will often bring their respective teams with them.

However, boss, there is a problem I need to tell you. When they join the company, in order to prevent them from jumping to a competing company, there is usually a penalty clause in the contract.

Take Mr. Allen and his team for example, they have about 200 people. If we want to poach all of them, we may need to pay a total of more than HK$10 million in liquidated damages.

If we want to further absorb most of the middle-level elites of Jardine Securities, this figure will have to rise to at least HK$30 million," Ma Shimin reported in detail.

"Thirty million Hong Kong dollars? No problem, just do it." Lin Haoran said nonchalantly.

According to the current market value of Jardine Matheson Securities, if you want to acquire the shares held by Jardine Matheson, you will have to pay at least HK$500 to 600 million.

By poaching them, obviously the money can be saved.

Although they would certainly promise higher salaries to recruit them, that salary is nothing compared to the 500 to 600 million Hong Kong dollars of funding.

Nowadays, the monthly salary of an elite trader is only about 10,000 Hong Kong dollars. How much more can you get by raising the base salary? Compared with 500 million or 600 million Hong Kong dollars, 30 million Hong Kong dollars is nothing.

"In addition, there is another problem. Currently, I have only been in contact with Mr. Allen. Once Mr. Allen tells the team members about this matter privately, although most of the members may be convinced, there will definitely be employees who report the news to other senior executives of Jardine Securities, or even to Jardine Matheson. Therefore, the leakage of this matter is inevitable!" Ma Shimin once again raised a concern.

"So, does Mr. Ma have any good ideas?" Lin Haoran asked.

"I have a strategy," Ma Shimin continued, "The day after tomorrow, on the morning of January 1, Jardine Securities will release its financial statements for the previous fiscal year.

If we could cleverly leak the news that Jardine Matheson might abandon Jardine Securities before that, the share price of Jardine Securities would inevitably be hit and the company would be in turmoil.

In such an environment, people are uneasy, which is a good opportunity for us to poach talents. But doing so also has risks. Once the news leaks out, Jardine Matheson will probably immediately point the finger of suspicion at you, the boss.

After all, Simon Keswick met with you two days ago and wanted to sell Jardine Securities to you. Now that the news has spread, it is hard for them not to think of you. So, although this strategy may bring greater returns, it also comes with considerable risks. "

"Mr. Ma, you can rest assured." Lin Haoran laughed and said confidently, "According to the information I have, Mr. Simon Keswick not only came to see me these two days, he also visited many business leaders.

However, judging from the current intelligence, both Simon Keswick and Henry Keswick seemed worried, and it was obvious that their negotiations were not going smoothly.

Therefore, there are many people who know that Jardine Matheson intends to sell Jardine Securities. Even if we really spread the news secretly, we will not be the only suspect. After all, in the business world, such news often spreads quickly and it is difficult to trace the exact source. "

After hearing this, Ma Shimin's worries were alleviated a lot.

He nodded and agreed, "Boss, your analysis is correct. This way, our actions will be more flexible. However, to ensure that everything is foolproof, I will still carefully plan the leak of this news, making it look more like an unintentional rumor in the market, rather than something from our hands."

"Very good, Mr. Ma, I really appreciate your cautious attitude." Lin Haoran nodded approvingly and encouraged, "Just go for it, I will support you without reservation.

In fact, you don't need to worry too much about this. Even if Jardine Matheson finds out that it was our handiwork, so what? We have long had an indissoluble feud with the consortium behind Jardine Matheson. Even if we buy Jardine Securities, they will not reconcile with us.

Furthermore, with my current strength and status, I don’t need to be afraid of Jardine Matheson. It is true that they have the support of a giant like the Rothschild family, but the Rothschild family’s investment in Jardine Matheson is just one of their many investments.

It is unlikely that they would come against me, an oriental businessman, just for the Jardine Matheson Company. I am confident that I can handle any challenge." Lin Haoran said confidently.

Nowadays, Lin Haoran's main investment focus is in the Asia-Pacific region, that is, Asia and America.

On the contrary, his investment in Europe is very small.

Although he was organized by the Governor's Office to conduct a business trip to the UK last time and he also promised to invest in the UK, if his investment in the UK encounters vicious competition, he can completely withdraw his investment.

At present, the Asia-Pacific market is more than enough for him to develop.

Ten years later, he was confident that his strength would completely surpass that of global financial groups like the Rothschild family.

"Okay, I understand. I will start preparing for this matter tonight. If nothing unexpected happens, the news that Jardine Matheson is going to sell off Jardine Securities will spread throughout Hong Kong tomorrow morning!" Ma Shimin continued.

"Well, I'm waiting for your good news. It would be best if I could hear the good news that the main forces of Jardine Securities were poached here as soon as possible!" Lin Haoran laughed.

Poaching the main forces of Jardine Securities not only severely retaliates against Jardine Matheson, but also enables the further development of Universal Investment Company. It can be said to be a two-birds-at-one deal.

Today, Huanyu Investment Company has relatively single business operations, mainly focusing on the trading field.

However, financial giants such as Jardine Matheson Securities and Wal-Mart have a much broader business scope, covering not only core businesses such as securities brokerage, financial advisory, and privatization, but also securities underwriting, proprietary trading, asset management and diversified investment businesses.

In terms of comprehensive strength, there is indeed a big gap between Huanyu Investment Company and other companies such as Jardine Securities and Wal-Mart.

This gap is not only reflected in the breadth of business scope, but also in many aspects such as brand influence, customer base, capital strength and risk control.

However, if Universal Investments can successfully integrate the core business units of Jardine Securities, it will be a major strategic opportunity.

By absorbing the high-quality resources and professional team of Jardine Securities, Huanyu Investment Company is expected to rapidly improve its comprehensive competitiveness and achieve a comprehensive leap in business diversification and strength. (End of this chapter)