In Hong Kong, we build a global business empire

August 2, early morning.

Lin Haoran got up earlier than usual. Although there was heating in the house, he could feel that the weather was a little colder today.

Looking out the window, the world was covered in white, a rare sight of snowfall.

It is rare to see snowflakes in this February season.

Especially in Hong Kong where he was after traveling through time, it was a place where it never snowed, so snowflakes became a rare spectacle.

Lin Haoran, wearing a cotton-padded jacket, walked towards the terrace. A gust of cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew towards him, bringing a bit of freshness and chilliness, which made him shiver.

The light snowflakes touched the collar of his clothes and turned into water droplets in an instant.

When I returned to the house, the coldness disappeared immediately.

After breakfast, Lin Haoran went out with his bodyguards.

Today, he will follow Anton Allison to the Japanese headquarters of 711-Eleven convenience stores.

Since Ito-Yokado wants to suppress the Hong Kong Land Group in the retail industry, he doesn't mind taking back the controlling stake in 711-Eleven convenience stores in Japan.

When we arrived at the Landmark Tower, it was already nine o'clock in the morning.

Anton Allison hadn't arrived yet, but there was no rush because they had agreed to meet at ten o'clock in the morning.

Walking into Huo Jianning's office, Huo Jianning hurriedly stopped the work in his hands and greeted Lin Haoran.

"Boss, regarding your request to recruit a secretary, the headhunting company has preliminarily screened out three candidates and has made an appointment with them to come for an interview at 3 pm," Huo Jianning reported.

"Okay, I understand." Lin Haoran responded, nodding slightly.

After chatting with Huo Jianning for a few minutes in his office, he stopped disturbing him.

Nowadays, the work of the Japanese branch of the Swire Group is getting busier and busier. Apart from other things, just setting up new departments and recruiting more talents require Ho Kin Ning to take charge of the overall situation.

Lin Haoran's investment in Japan is getting bigger and bigger. It is naturally far from enough to rely solely on the 68 employees brought from Hong Kong.

Back in his office, Lin Haoran lay on the chair, looking down at the bustling downtown Tokyo downstairs.

The flow of people in Ginza is indeed very large. Even though it is morning now and many people have already started work, the streets are still crowded with people.

It is indeed the most prosperous place in Japan.

Just then, the phone rang.

Lin Haoran was a little surprised. While he was here, there were basically no calls for him.

However, he didn't think much about it. He turned his chair towards the desk and picked up the phone to answer it.

"Is this the boss? I'm Yang Mingyi, and I have something important to report to you." The voice of Yang Mingyi, the former general manager of Wan'an Group, came from the phone.

Lin Haoran was a little surprised. Isn’t Yang Mingyi in the mainland?
As early as two years ago, Yang Mingyi was sent to Guangdong Province in the mainland by Lin Haoran to plan the development of the mainland in advance.

However, now that we are in the early stages of reform, many things cannot be done yet, so Yang Mingyi's work in the mainland is actually more about acquiring land, engaging in some simple industrial development, building buildings, establishing good relations with the mainland, and occasionally getting a group of veterans for Lin Haoran.

Apart from this, Yang Mingyi did not have any other important tasks.

After all, some things are difficult to do even if he wants to do them now.

The policy has not yet been implemented and a lot of work cannot be done.

His purpose now is to acquire large amounts of land in some core areas in preparation for the future rise of the mainland.

Therefore, in the past one or two years, Lin Haoran has basically not contacted Yang Mingyi.

"I'm Lin Haoran, Mr. Yang, what do you want to talk to me about?" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"Boss, I finally got in touch with you. I found out that you are in Japan through calling Mr. Burton of Wanqing Group. I do have something very important to report to you. Please wait a moment, I'll have a glass of water first. This conversation will be long." Yang Mingyi's voice continued to be heard from the other end of the line.

Lin Haoran became more and more curious.

No need to think too much, it must be related to the mainland.

Judging from Yang Mingyi's tone, it seems to be very important.

Otherwise, he would not have bypassed Burton and told the big boss Lin Haoran directly.

There was a sound of drinking water on the other end of the phone, and then Yang Mingyi's voice came again. "Boss, it's like this. As you know, it has been more than two years since the reform began in the mainland, and places like Pengcheng have become special economic zones. The government is determined to attract foreign investors and focus on developing the mainland's economy.

However, in the past two years, not many foreign investors have actually been introduced and the response has been mediocre. Although many Hong Kong businessmen or overseas Chinese businessmen have responded positively, the results have been very average so far.

I have been able to deeply feel this in the past two years in the mainland. If Guangdong Province wants to accelerate its development, it needs more external forces to promote it.

In fact, our Wanqing Group's mainland branch is already the largest foreign investor here, because even if other foreign investors want to invest, they dare not invest too much due to unclear policies, and their investments are mostly symbolic.

Boss, your development over the past two years has been obvious to all. You have successively acquired a number of listed companies in Hong Kong and have become very powerful. Now you have even taken over old British companies like the Hong Kong Land Group. This has caused quite a stir in the mainland government.

So, after the Spring Festival, the government found me and hoped that I could contact you and ask you to visit the mainland again in person. There is something very important to discuss with you!" Yang Mingyi said on the phone.

"I'm in Japan now, and you should know that I won't be going back in the short term. Just tell me what they want from me. I'll do whatever I can. There's no need for you to go there in person." Lin Haoran frowned and said.

The Japanese side is related to the future layout of Japan's economic bubble, and its importance is self-evident. Although he does not need to do anything and it is basically done by his subordinates, he also needs to be in charge here. After all, only he knows the madness of Japan's future economic bubble, which others do not know.

Therefore, he really has no plans to return to Hong Kong in the short term, otherwise there would be no need for him to buy a villa here and live there.

However, he also does not dare to underestimate the mainland market. After all, he has Chinese blood in his bones, and deep down he hopes that the mainland can flourish.

What's more, this is a win-win situation for him.

The larger the scale of his investment in the mainland and the better he promotes the mainland's economic development, the higher the rate of return he can obtain.

This win-win situation is exactly what he is pursuing.

“They have actually talked to me in detail that the current development focus of the mainland is to create a large number of jobs to drive the prosperity of some people.

Although some factories have been introduced into the Pearl River Delta cities such as Pengcheng, most of them are small-scale, highly polluting and provide limited jobs, such as chemical plants and small workshops, which do not provide a strong impetus to the local economy.

What they really need is for more large-scale manufacturing factories to settle in the Pearl River Delta region, including Pengcheng, Yangcheng, and Dongguan, which will drive a longer industrial chain and create more employment opportunities.

Although our Wanqing Group has made achievements in many fields, it is not outstanding in the manufacturing industry. Currently, it only has cement manufacturing business, and has opened branches in the mainland to meet infrastructure needs, but this has limited contribution to the increase in employment opportunities.

Although the Hong Kong Electric Group owns electrical appliance production, the market is mainly in Hong Kong. Competition in Southeast Asia is fierce and not many products are sold. Even if the Hong Kong Electric Group's Fortress Electrical Factory is moved to the mainland, the scale will not be very large.

As for the Hong Kong Land Group, although it is large in scale and strong in strength, manufacturing is not its main business.

The government contacted me because they understand that your wealth and influence are now at the top level in the world, and you have access to more extensive resources and technologies.

They hope that you can use your resources and influence to bring more manufacturing companies to the mainland, especially those high-tech industries that the mainland currently cannot be self-sufficient in technology.

They are eager to keep pace with the international community and introduce advanced technology and management experience, which is probably their core demand," Yang Mingyi explained in detail.

After listening to Yang Mingyi's explanation, Lin Haoran suddenly realized the real intention of the mainland looking for him.

Indeed, what the mainland, especially Guangdong Province, which is at the forefront of reform, needs most is real manufacturing, rather than those industries that seem glamorous but are difficult to generate large-scale economic benefits immediately.

Although industries such as finance, high-end catering, health care, customized services, information technology and real estate have broad prospects, their role in promoting development is relatively limited at the current stage of development in the mainland.

The most important thing for the mainland now is to help more people escape poverty.

Although the wages in a large number of manufacturing industries will not be very high, they can help more people escape the dilemma of having no money to buy food, get rid of the life of material scarcity, and gradually move towards a well-off society.

As a time traveler, as a person who has been through it all, and as someone who has lived in the mainland for more than 30 years, Lin Haoran naturally knows all this.

He felt a little emotional. He didn't expect that his mission now had become so big.

However, he is now considered one of the most wealthy people in Hong Kong and even in the world. In addition, he has invested a lot in the mainland, and has left a very good impression there.

Under such circumstances, it is understandable that the mainland turns to him for help, hoping that he can make more contributions to promoting the development of the manufacturing industry.

Before, he actually didn't pay much attention to manufacturing.

Because in his opinion, the speed at which manufacturing makes money is too slow.

How can you make money faster than real estate, stock market, etc.?
If he had focused on manufacturing after traveling through time, he would never be who he is today.

It may even be difficult to become a billionaire.

However, he can now consider stepping up efforts to enter the manufacturing industry.

He is still very willing to meet the needs of the mainland. (End of this chapter)