In Hong Kong, we build a global business empire
Chapter 480 Japanese Foreign Minister
The annual financial report of Hong Kong Electric Group has been released, but the annual financial report of Hong Kong Land Group has not yet been released.
The reason is naturally that the scale of the Hong Kong Land Group is much larger than that of the Hong Kong Electric Group, and its financial structure is more complex.
"After deducting the necessary emergency reserves and investments required for overseas market expansion, the remaining funds from the Hong Kong Electric Group will be temporarily stored. I will reserve these funds for subsequent dividends to shareholders." After thinking for a while, Lin Haoran said again.
Although Hong Kong Electric Company Limited and China Gas Company are both good companies that can make profits steadily, they are both listed public utilities and Lin Haoran cannot completely privatize them.
Therefore, Lin Haoran would prefer to distribute the money earned by these two companies as dividends, and then the money will belong completely to him and he will use it for investment.
As for taking out a loan, it seemed that the interest rate was more than ten percentage points a year. To be honest, he really didn't care about that little bit of money.
As long as the investment is good, any company you invest in will see a several-fold increase in value in a year.
"Okay, boss!" Chen Shoulin nodded and did not object.
After all, it is normal for shareholders to want dividends.
Moreover, he is now considered a small shareholder of the Hong Kong Electric Group. Basically, he uses all the money he earns to buy Hong Kong Electric Group shares in the stock market.
As the head of the Hong Kong Electric Group, Chen Shoulin naturally knows how high-quality and profitable the Hong Kong Electric Group is today!
Holding Hong Kong Electric Group shares is a guaranteed profit!
Just as Lin Haoran was chatting with Chen Shoulin about the group's affairs, his pager started ringing.
Lin Haoran picked it up and looked at it, without thinking much about it, he called back in Chen Shoulin's office.
"Haoran, it's me, Uncle Bao. I hope I didn't disturb you." A hearty laugh came from the other end of the phone.
"Uncle Bao, it's never a bother when you call me. You never visit me without a request. Is there something you want that you're calling me for?" Lin Haoran was a little surprised that the call was from Bao Yugang.
Bao Yugang has been much more low-key since taking over Hutchison Whampoa.
Not only that, his global shipping company was selling off ships in large numbers.
In everyone's opinion, these things happened because Bao Yugang suffered heavy losses in the Kowloon Wharf battle, and selling the ships was just a helpless move.
However, Lin Haoran knew very well that Bao Yugang had simply seen that the world shipping industry was about to enter a depression, and it was a wise move to sell off the ships now.
"Actually, there's nothing special. Today is my grandson's first birthday. I have invited some business friends to celebrate together. I wanted to ask if you are free tonight. If it is convenient, I hope you can come to my place with your parents to attend my grandson's first birthday banquet. The time is before 7 o'clock in the evening. Of course, if you are too busy, that's fine too!" Bao Yugang explained his purpose.
"If Uncle Bao invites me, of course I will attend. As long as I am in Hong Kong, I will make time no matter how busy I am. Don't worry, I will arrive on time tonight to celebrate your grandson's first birthday!" Lin Haoran responded readily.
"That's settled then. See you tonight! I won't disturb you anymore. I still have to notify other people!" Bao Yugang said goodbye with a smile.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Haoran glanced at the time and found that it was still early, just a little after two o'clock in the afternoon.
Bao Yugang did provide a lot of help in his career development, and this help was of great significance to Lin Haoran.
Looking back, if it weren’t for the help provided by Bao Yugang, his plan to purchase crude oil might not have gone so smoothly.
Therefore, even though his wealth now exceeds that of Bao Yugang, Lin Haoran still has deep respect for this veteran in the business world, Bao Yugang.
Basically, every time he went back to his parents' home in Deep Water Bay and stayed overnight at home, he would take time to visit Bao Yugang.
"Boss, is this Mr. Bao from Hutchison Whampoa calling?" Chen Shoulin, who was sitting opposite, asked curiously.
Chen Shoulin couldn't think of anyone else who could be called Uncle Bao by Lin Haoran except Bao Yugang.
"That's right. It's his grandson's birthday party. Do you want to go? Uncle Bao should have invited a lot of big guys. If you go, you can also communicate with these big guys." Lin Haoran asked with a smile.
After thinking for a while, Chen Shoulin shook his head and said, "Boss, Mr. Bao didn't invite me. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to go there rashly. Besides, the Hong Kong Electric Group is now one of the top giants in Hong Kong. I have many opportunities to communicate with the bigwigs from all walks of life in Hong Kong."
This is true. The Hong Kong Electric Group is now the third largest listed company in Hong Kong by market value.
Companies such as Swire Group, Hutchison Whampoa, Wheelock and Cheung Kong Holdings are all ranked behind Hong Kong Electric Group.
The only listed companies ranked ahead of HK Electric Group are two banking giants, namely, Hong Kong International Financial Holdings Limited and Hang Seng Bank.
Originally, the Jardine Matheson Group was ranked second and could even challenge for the first place in market value. However, now that the Jardine Matheson Group has been delisted, its market value is naturally impossible to estimate.
As for another giant, Jardine Matheson, its market value has plummeted since it was completely fleeced by Lin Haoran, falling all the way from its peak of over 9 billion.
Now, it can’t even keep Jardine Matheson Holdings, Hong Kong’s largest securities and financial company, so the market value of Jardine Matheson Holdings has fallen to more than 5 billion Hong Kong dollars, ranking behind Hong Kong Electric Group.
"Okay, since you don't want to go, forget it." Lin Haoran nodded, not caring about it.
After chatting with Lin Haoran for a while, Chen Shoulin went to do his work.
Lin Haoran also made another phone call, this time to his parents.
It was Lin's father who answered the phone. Lin Haoran explained his purpose and told them that they didn't need to cook dinner in the evening. Lin Haoran would go back and go to Bao Yugang's home with them. Lin's father did not refuse.
The Lin family and the Bao family are neighbors.
In the past, because their status were not at the same level, the two sides were at most nodding acquaintances and had little contact.
But now it is different. As Lin Haoran's status continues to rise, Lin's father and mother have more frequent contacts with Bao Yugang's family, and the relationship between the two families is becoming increasingly close.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Haoran stayed in the headquarters building of Hong Kong Electric Group until three o'clock in the afternoon before leaving.
After leaving, Lin Haoran no longer went to Kangle Building or Wanqing Building, but asked Li Weidong to drive back to Deep Water Bay Villa.
On the way, when passing by a large shopping mall owned by the Jardine Matheson Group, Lin Haoran went down and bought a pair of solid gold children's bracelets, which was to be a birthday gift for Bao Yuguang's grandson tonight.
It's a bit old-fashioned, but you have to bring gifts when attending such a banquet.
The last time I went back was during New Year’s Day. Two weeks have passed and it’s time to go back and visit the two old people.
On the way, Lin Haoran, who lowered the car window a little, could occasionally hear passers-by talking about the bankruptcy of Jardine Matheson Securities.
Even on the in-car radio of Lin Haoran's car, the Rolls-Royce, the host of the Hong Kong Radio Station was reporting further on the matter.
Obviously, the announcement of bankruptcy by Jardine Matheson Securities had a huge impact.
When he got home, Lin Haoran saw at a glance that his father was leisurely playing chess with an old neighbor who also came from a wealthy family in the yard, while his mother was taking their docile golden retriever for a leisurely walk on the path around the villa.
As soon as they saw Lin Haoran returning, Lin's father and mother immediately put down what they were doing.
It was not until after six o'clock in the evening that Lin Haoran left the house with his father and mother.
The distance from the Lin family villa to the Bao family villa is only about two hundred meters. There is no need to drive, you can just walk there.
As soon as he arrived at the Bao family villa, Lin Haoran saw that the villa was brightly lit and bustling with activity.
At the door, Bao Yugang's daughter and son-in-law were welcoming the guests. When they saw Lin Haoran and Lin's father and mother, they immediately greeted them warmly.
"Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin, please come in. My dad is waiting for you in the backyard of the villa!" Bao Yugang's daughter said with a smile.
Lin Haoran nodded, handed over his gift, exchanged a few words with them, and then entered the Bao family with Lin's father and mother.
He had been to the Bao family many times and was very familiar with the place.
As soon as he entered and walked through the hall, Lin Haoran saw Bao Yugang and several middle-aged and elderly people sitting and chatting in the backyard. Among them were Hong Kong business tycoons such as Shen Bi and Li Jiacheng, who were very familiar to Lin Haoran.
Seeing Lin Haoran come in, everyone present stood up at the same time.
Today, Lin Haoran's wealth is at its peak, and his status in Hong Kong's business community is also rising. In particular, his precise attack on Jardine Matheson has made his colleagues in Hong Kong's business community full of awe for him.
Many bigwigs secretly sighed that even the well-established Jardine Matheson had suffered setbacks and heavy losses in front of Lin Haoran. Naturally, they did not dare to underestimate this young and promising business genius.
"Uncle Bao, I'm not late, am I?" Lin Haoran spoke first with a smile.
"No, it's still early. Haoran and Brother Wan'an, please come and sit down!" Bao Yugang said enthusiastically.
As for Lin's mother, she had already gone to play with Mrs. Bao and the others.
Li Jiacheng, Shen Bi and others also shook hands and talked with Lin Haoran with smiles on their faces.
In addition to Lin Haoran and Lin Wanan, there were actually 8 people present.
However, Lin Haoran only knew seven of them, including Bao Yugang, Shen Bi, Li Jiacheng, and his three sons-in-law. He had no impression of the other middle-aged man wearing glasses.
Anyone who can come to Bao’s house must be extraordinary.
Lin Haoran knew all the top bosses in Hong Kong.
But Lin Haoran had no impression of this middle-aged man at all.
Apparently, he had never seen it.
"Who is this gentleman?" Lin Haoran asked curiously.
"Haoran, come here, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Tanaka, the Japanese Foreign Minister. He happened to be visiting Hong Kong this time and I invited him here." Bao Yugang introduced with a smile. (End of this chapter)
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