In Hong Kong, we build a global business empire

"Japanese Foreign Minister?" Lin Haoran was a little surprised.

This position should belong to Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs. How could such a person attend a small family dinner of Bao Yugang?
At this moment, Lin Haoran deeply realized Bao Yugang's international influence.

He is worthy of being rated as the world's number one shipping king.

In comparison, his current wealth has actually surpassed Bao Yugang, but his influence is obviously still a long way from Bao Yugang.

Before Lin Haoran could speak, the Japanese foreign minister took the initiative to extend his right hand, smiled and said: "Hello, Mr. Lin, I admire your name and I am very happy to meet you. Please take care of me!"

Lin Haoran shook hands with him and said with a smile: "It is my honor to meet Mr. Foreign Minister."

Mr. Tanaka smiled and nodded, his attitude friendly and humble.

In social occasions in the business and political circles, he obviously had a clear understanding of Lin Haoran's current status in Hong Kong and even in the world business community.

Although Lin Haoran's current influence is not as great as Bao Yugang, the world's shipping king, judging from his rapid rise in the past two years and his business layout in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and even the United States, Mr. Tanaka understands that Lin Haoran will surely become a world-class entrepreneur in the future who can make light of important matters and a person who can influence the direction of world business.

Lin Haoran then greeted Shen Bi, Li Jiacheng and others.

Facing Lin Haoran, Shen Bi, the old veteran, couldn't help but reveal a complicated expression.

A business giant like Jardine Matheson was manipulated by Lin Haoran like a child in such a short period of time, suffered heavy losses one after another, and was now forced to flee Hong Kong. Even their Huifeng Bank did not have such strength.

Of course, Shen Bi was not afraid of Lin Haoran.

After all, the forces behind Huifeng Bank are complex and involve more consortiums than Jardine Matheson, including support from top consortiums such as the United Kingdom and the United States.

Moreover, as a bank with the right to issue banknotes in Hong Kong, Bank of Hong Kong is the most core financial institution in Hong Kong. Its status in the minds of the British and Hong Kong governments is obviously far greater than that of Jardine Matheson.

No matter what, their Huifeng Bank is the boss of Hong Kong's financial world. In Shen Bi's opinion, no matter how powerful Lin Haoran is, he cannot shake this status.

"Mr. Lin, your actions these days are really eye-opening to me! Not only are you vigorous and decisive in the business world, causing giants like Jardine Matheson to retreat step by step, but every decision you make is accurate and correct. I really can't help but admire you." Shen Bi said with some emotion.

Lin Haoran responded with a smile: "Mr. Shen Bi, I have to thank you for not letting Huifeng Bank get involved, so I was able to deal with Jardine Matheson so smoothly.

You know, I am not someone who likes to take the initiative to provoke trouble. If Jardine Matheson had not provoked me first, I would not have taken such a move. I prefer to compete openly rather than playing tricks in secret. "

His words are very straightforward, and if anyone wants to harm him, they'd better consider the consequences first.

“Although our Huifeng Bank is a shareholder of Jardine Matheson, we have never interfered in its internal affairs. Their targeted actions against Mr. Lin were completely private, and I was completely unaware of it.

Mr. Lin, you also know that who least wants Hong Kong's real estate industry to go awry is, apart from real estate companies, our bank. As the real estate industry prospers, our business volume also increases.

Once a real estate crisis occurs, the impact on our banking industry will be significant!" Shen Bi clarified with a smile.

If it were in the past, Shen Bi would not have bothered to explain.

However, things are different now. Lin Haoran has already reached the same level as him, and his strength is even stronger than that of their Huifeng Bank.

Therefore, although Shen Bi was not afraid of Lin Haoran, he was unwilling to offend him.

Of course, this is because he didn't seize the opportunity to deal with Lin Haoran. Once such an opportunity comes, Shen Bi will not let it go easily.

After all, in the business world where the strong prey on the weak, maintaining strength and status sometimes requires resorting to any means necessary.

But at the moment, without finding Lin Haoran's weaknesses, it is obviously not a wise move to confront him head-on.

"Of course I know that this matter has nothing to do with Huifeng Bank. The cooperation between us has always been very good. I am also a shareholder of Huifeng Bank. I also look forward to the Hong Kong Land Group, HK Electric Group and Wan Qing Group maintaining a good cooperative relationship with Huifeng Bank!" Lin Haoran responded with a smile and a nod.

"Mr. Lin, although I am much older than you, I must learn from you in business. You are the pride of us Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong!" Li Jiacheng on the side also interrupted with a smile.

During this period, Lin Haoran's success brought shocks to Li Jiacheng time and time again, making this real estate tycoon, who was originally proud of the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa, feel frustrated when facing Lin Haoran.

If it were a year ago, he might be surprised at Lin Haoran's development speed, but at the same time he would be full of confidence in himself, believing that he would surpass Lin Haoran one day.

But now, he thinks completely differently.

Even Jardine Matheson, a Hong Kong giant backed by a large British financial group, was defeated by Lin Haoran.

In comparison, he only acquired Hutchison Whampoa, a British trading company that was far less powerful than Jardine Matheson, and he did so with the help of Bank of Hong Kong. With his own strength alone, he could not have acquired Hutchison Whampoa at all?

The gap between them was obvious. Lin Haoran was like an insurmountable mountain, standing in front of him, making him lose the courage to surpass him.

Today, Li Ka-shing only wants to run his own business well and no longer has the ambition to become the overlord of Hong Kong's business world.

"Mr. Li, you are too kind. You are a leader in Hong Kong's business community. I, Lin Haoran, am just a rising star. I still have a lot to learn from you." Lin Haoran responded humbly.

Li Jiacheng smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, you are too polite. In the business world, the younger generation always pushes the older generation forward. Your achievements are obvious to all."

Several people chatted.

Afterwards, several business leaders came, all of whom had a good relationship with Bao Yugang.

Lin Haoran has now become the object of everyone's compliments.

The business community in Hong Kong seems to be very large, but now no one's financial resources can match Lin Haoran's.

That's why he was complimented.

Everyone wanted to have a good relationship with Lin Haoran, and no one wanted to offend this ruthless businessman who, when he got angry, even looked down on Jardine Matheson.

During the conversation, Lin Haoran learned the reason why the Japanese Foreign Minister attended this small banquet.

It turned out that the Japanese Foreign Minister came to Hong Kong to attend a summit of Asian diplomats, and Bao Yugang's Global Shipping Company has extensive cooperation projects in Japan.

For example, the world oil crisis in the past two years was also due to the help of Bao Yugang. Bao Yugang had good relations with Japanese shipping industry figures and shipbuilders. Most of his ships were rented to the Japanese, and often the ships and crew were rented together.

It was thanks to the help provided by Bao Yugang that Japan was able to solve its urgent oil crisis. Otherwise, Japan would have been even more affected by the oil crisis.

In addition, Bao Yugang's cooperation with Japan began in 1961 when he signed the first shipbuilding contract with Japan. Since then, more than % of his ships have been built by Japanese shipyards.

This close working relationship not only ensures that Bao Yugang can obtain high-quality ships in a timely manner, but also saves him a lot of time and costs.

At the same time, Bao Yugang also had a very harmonious relationship with the Bank of Japan, and Huifeng Bank's support for him was largely due to the trust he had established with the Bank of Japan.

It can be said that although Bao Yugang is a Hong Kong businessman, he also has extensive connections in Japan, and business cooperation between the two sides is very frequent.

In Japan, when Bao Yugang arrived there, even the Prime Minister listed him as a guest of honor.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Mr. Tanaka was invited here.

Although this banquet was only for his grandson, Bao Yugang obviously attached great importance to it. Nearly twenty bigwigs from the business and political circles attended.

If the villa was not so small, we would have invited more guests.

Obviously, although Bao Yugang has been much more low-key in the past two years after the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa, his influence has not decreased at all.

Bao Yugang has no sons, only four daughters, so his grandson is actually equivalent to his grandson.

Maybe it’s because the sons-in-law are from different countries, and there are many foreigners among the invited guests, so tonight’s banquet is not a traditional banquet, but a Western buffet.

Lin Haoran, holding a glass of red wine, moved among the crowd and chatted with business leaders.

He discovered that tonight's banquet was not just a celebration of Bao Yugang's grandson's wedding, but more like a grand event for business exchanges.

Many bigwigs couldn't help but mention the Jardine Matheson incident when chatting with Lin Haoran.

Obviously, Jardine Securities fell from its pedestal in less than a month, from being an industry leader to being forced to declare bankruptcy. Such a change completely shocked everyone.

"Mr. Lin, what do you think about the current economic development of our country Japan?" When a Hong Kong business tycoon finished talking with Lin Haoran, Mr. Tanaka took the initiative to come to Lin Haoran, clinked his red wine glass with him, and asked curiously.

Lin Haoran smiled, took a sip of red wine, and then said: "Mr. Tanaka, Japan's economic development in recent years has attracted worldwide attention, especially in the fields of manufacturing and technology, which are at the forefront of the world.

Your country's achievements in the automotive, electronics, steel and other industries have not only attracted global attention, but also earned Japan the reputation of an 'economic miracle', which is unique in the world. I am very optimistic about Japan's economic development trend."

See people talking, see ghosts talking.

Lin Haoran naturally understood this principle. (End of this chapter)