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"Boss, I would like Oriental Daily to give you an exclusive interview. What do you think?" The call was from Cui Zilong.

"Interview? Sure. I'll be at the office in Kangle Building around ten o'clock in the morning. You can ask the reporter to come over then. I'm still at home now!" Lin Haoran thought about it and agreed.

In the past few days, many reporters wanted to interview him, but he stopped them all.

For example, there are many reporters wandering around downstairs of Kangle Building, trying to meet Lin Haoran by chance. This way, they may get some information that others don’t know, and thus get the top spot in newspaper sales the next day.

Oriental Daily is his own newspaper, so he is naturally more at ease. At least he has more say in the control of the tendency and content of the reports. He can also use this interview to convey some key information and stabilize the current somewhat turbulent situation.

"Okay, boss. I'll take care of it." Cui Zilong felt relieved after hearing that.

As the president of Oriental Press Company, he naturally hoped that Oriental Daily would take advantage of this incident to boost newspaper sales and increase its presence in Hong Kong's media circle.

Moreover, Lin Haoran personally accepted an exclusive interview with his own newspaper, which in itself is a very topical news point. As long as it is handled properly, newspaper sales will definitely see a wave of growth.

Putting down the mobile phone, he turned his attention back to the newspaper.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Lin Haoran slowly walked out of the door.

However, on the way, he received another call.

The call was from Dashan, the current interim president of Bank of East Asia.

"Boss, I have an urgent matter to report to you. If it is convenient for you, you'd better come to the headquarters office of Bank of East Asia." Dashan's tone was filled with anxiety and solemnity.

"Okay, wait for me in the office, I'll be there in a few minutes." Lin Haoran answered directly.

His car was almost reaching Kangle Building, but since Dashan said he had something important to report, he naturally had to change the route.

The Kangle Building is not far from the headquarters building of Bank of East Asia. In addition, his private car is on the road and it will be smooth to get there, so a few minutes will be enough.

"Change route to the headquarters building of Bank of East Asia!" After Lin Haoran hung up the phone, he said to Li Weidong who was driving.

"Good boss!"

The car quickly merged from the auxiliary road into the main road and headed towards the headquarters building of Bank of East Asia.

A few minutes later, four cars had parked in the underground parking lot of the Bank of East Asia's headquarters building.

The office building is very quiet. Because today is the weekend, most office employees are not at work. Only a small number of employees are on duty.

Lin Haoran hurriedly took the special elevator directly to the president's office floor where Dashan was.

Soon, he saw the mountains.

Next to the mountain, there was a young man about thirty years old.

"Good morning, boss!" Dashan and the young man stood up and greeted Lin Haoran in unison.

Lin Haoran nodded and looked at the young man curiously.

He didn't know this young man, but the loyalty level of 62 that appeared above the young man's head was not high, and could even be said to be relatively low.

He had never noticed this kind of person before, but if he had known, he would definitely ask Dashan to fire him.

However, since the other party is loyal, this is enough to represent that the young man is an employee of his company.

"Boss, let me introduce you. This is the account manager of the Causeway Bay branch of Bank of East Asia. His name is Zhang Lei. I called you here because Zhang Lei has something important to report to you." Dashan also hurriedly introduced.

Lin Haoran frowned slightly and motioned Zhang Lei to sit down and talk.

Although Zhang Lei was a little nervous facing a big shot like Lin Haoran, he quickly calmed down when he thought about his purpose.

As loyal as he appeared to be, he actually did not have much sense of belonging to the Bank of East Asia. Instead, he spent all day thinking about how to make money.

As a customer manager at the Causeway Bay branch of Bank of East Asia, Zhang Lei can be considered a middle-level manager in the banking system.

Because of this, he obtained insider information about Lin Haoran's takeover of Bank of East Asia earlier than ordinary citizens.

Sensing a business opportunity, he decided to take a chance and turn his bicycle into a motorcycle!
So he did not hesitate to invest all his savings that he had accumulated over the years into the shares of Bank of East Asia.

Not only that, he also took advantage of his position as a customer manager of a branch of Bank of East Asia to borrow HK$100,000 from the Bank of East Asia.

At the same time, relying on his connections and relationships in the financial circle, he also borrowed 100,000 Hong Kong dollars from Huifeng Bank.

Together with his original savings of more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, he collected a total of more than 300,000 Hong Kong dollars, which he bet all on Bank of East Asia stocks.

Like other stockholders, he also believed that after Lin Haoran's company transferred its financial business to Bank of East Asia, the market value of Bank of East Asia would definitely soar, and by then, the share price of Bank of East Asia would be no less than that of Hang Seng Bank. In Zhang Lei's view, this was no different from picking up money.

If the time was not too short, he would even want to get more funds from more banks.

Li Peicai's family has been secretly selling stocks in the past few days, but naturally they would not tell these people about it.

So, when the share price of Bank of East Asia plummeted, it was too late for him to sell.

Although his cost price was much lower than that of many ordinary investors, it was still nearly HK$30 per share.

But now, each share is no longer worth HK$5, and it is impossible to sell it even if you want to.

In other words, not only has he lost all his capital, but he also owes a loan to Bank of East Asia and Huifeng Bank.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to him, who had always been calculating and profit-seeking.

This meant that the wealth he had accumulated with great difficulty over the years disappeared in a short period of time, and he was also burdened with heavy debts, plunging him into an unprecedented predicament.

"Boss, I have a very important piece of news to sell you. This news will be absolutely useful to you. It's about Huifeng Bank!" Zhang Lei plucked up the courage and told you his plan.

Since the losses in the stock market are irreversible, Huifeng Bank happens to provide an opportunity at this moment.

So he decided to take advantage of this opportunity and use this "important news" as a bargaining chip to try to exchange some substantial benefits from Lin Haoran.

It would be best if he could make up for his losses in the stock market, or even make a small profit to alleviate his current predicament of being like an ant on hot pot.

"Oh? What news? Tell me first. If it is really useful to me, I don't mind giving you a generous reward!" Lin Haoran sat on the chair, crossed his legs, and said with interest.

"This matter will definitely be useful to you, but I'm afraid that if I tell you and you don't admit it, I'll suffer a great loss. Boss, can you give me a promise first, or sign an agreement, so that I can have peace of mind?" Zhang Lei gritted his teeth and finally expressed his concerns.

He understood that he was now in an extremely passive situation. If Lin Haoran regretted it later, he would be completely helpless.

Lin Haoran's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Zhang Lei with a half-smile: "Mr. Zhang, I, Lin Haoran, am not the kind of person who doesn't keep my word. If the news is really valuable, I will naturally not treat you unfairly, but if you use false news to fool me, you should know the consequences."

Zhang Lei thought about it and remembered that he still had important evidence in his hands, so he gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble.

"Hui Feng Bank is trying to poach people from Bank of East Asia, and it seems that they are planning to poach on a large scale. Last night, not long after I got home, I received a call from Paul Harvey, the president of the human resources department of Hui Feng Bank.

The head of the HR department of Huifeng Bank invited me to a nearby coffee shop to discuss the matter in detail. I roughly guessed what they were going to do, so I prepared a recorder in advance and recorded the entire conversation between us. "Zhang Lei paused when he said this.

"Why don't you continue talking?" Lin Haoran raised his eyebrows.

Zhang Lei swallowed and continued, "In the coffee shop, Paul Harvey told me directly that Huifeng Bank valued my work experience and customer resources at Bank of East Asia very much, and was willing to offer me three times my current salary, as well as additional bonuses and promotion opportunities, as long as I could bring my customer base to Huifeng Bank.

The more detailed information is in the tape. Do you think this news is worth your guarantee? "Zhang Lei stared at Lin Haoran, his eyes full of anxiety and expectation.

At this moment, Lin Haoran already knew that what the other party said should not be false.

However, what he did not expect was that Huifeng Bank actually had such an idea. Isn't this the same trick he used on Jardine Securities?

It’s cruel. Huifeng Bank is indeed cruel.

Even though Bank of East Asia is in this state now, Huifeng Bank still refuses to give up and attempts to completely disintegrate Bank of East Asia from within. This is really a good calculation.

This is the Huifeng Bank he is familiar with!

However, what puzzled Lin Haoran was that triple the salary was a great temptation, and judging from the other party's loyalty, he was definitely not someone who was very loyal to the Bank of East Asia. How could such a person give up such an opportunity?
Thinking of this, Lin Haoran smiled and asked, "Mr. Zhang, why did you not agree to the offer from Huifeng Bank? Don't tell me that you are loyal to Bank of East Asia. I don't believe it!"

Zhang Lei's face flashed with embarrassment, but he quickly calmed down and said, "Boss, you are right, I am not loyal to the Bank of East Asia.

The conditions offered by Huifeng Bank are indeed attractive, but I also know that changing jobs there is quite risky. I have been working at Bank of East Asia for so many years and have accumulated some connections and resources. I guess Huifeng Bank values ​​these resources of mine.

But what if I am used as a tool after I go there, and after my value is squeezed out, I am fired directly, and I end up being caught in the middle, that would be terrible.

But if I sell this information to you, I will definitely get a good deal. Compared to working at Huifeng Bank, this is much more cost-effective for me!"

Zhang Lei did not intend to expose the fact that he took out a loan to buy Bank of East Asia shares and ended up becoming a loser, as this was a shameful thing after all.

This is the most important reason why he did not change jobs, because if he had not suffered heavy losses in the stock market, there would not have been this "selling of news".

Moreover, in his opinion, it would not have much impact whether this matter was mentioned or not.

He felt that the most important thing now was to get a generous reward from the richest man in Hong Kong to make up for his losses in the stock market. (End of this chapter)