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The Hong Kong Land Group never prevents its partners from seeking cooperation with other companies, and it is not so overbearing, but the premise of everything is that the interests of the Hong Kong Land Group will not be harmed.

It is obvious that the Haitian Doors and Windows Company has seriously crossed the line and stepped on the bottom line of the Swire Group. Such behavior must not be tolerated.

In order to cooperate with other companies, Haitian Doors and Windows used the secrets of the Swire Group in exchange for cooperation opportunities. This behavior reflects its short-sightedness and lack of business ethics.

Although this secret no longer affects Lin Haoran's subsequent layout, it does not mean that he can tolerate it. He can use Haitian Doors and Windows Company to remind other cooperative companies and take this opportunity to establish a clear warning benchmark in the business circle.

After the bosses of other cooperative companies know about this, if they still want to betray their group and do something to let it down, they will have to consider the consequences carefully.

After hearing this, Ma Shimin's face darkened and he nodded, "Boss, don't worry, I know what to do. I will immediately arrange for someone to communicate with Haitian Doors and Windows Company to terminate the cooperative relationship. At the same time, I will officially issue an announcement to the public to make public what Haitian Doors and Windows Company has done. This way, it can be regarded as a profound lesson for the other party!"

Publicizing it to the public is definitely the most severe punishment.

Once this matter is made public, other companies that want to cooperate with Haitian Doors and Windows will have to consider the risks of cooperating with a company that lacks business credibility and moral bottom line.

Not only will Haitian Doors and Windows Company lose the important customer of the Hong Kong Land Group, but it will also become notorious in the industry and will face huge obstacles in its future business expansion.

“Well, the most important thing about this matter is to send a clear signal to all partners of the Hong Kong Land Group: the Hong Kong Land Group will never tolerate any behavior that damages the interests of the group and violates business ethics.

We value the trust between us and our partners, but this trust must be based on mutual respect, fair dealing and mutual trust.

For any partner who attempts to challenge this principle, the Hong Kong Land Group will take resolute and forceful measures to safeguard the Group’s reputation and long-term interests.” Lin Haoran said seriously.

To Lin Haoran, this matter was just a very small matter.

Among the partners of his companies, the Haitian Doors and Windows Company is not a very powerful partner and is the kind of company that can find a replacement at any time.

However, since Haitian Doors and Windows Company dared to do such a thing, it gave Lin Haoran a perfect opportunity to make an example of someone else.

As for the consequences for Haitian Doors and Windows Company, it deserved it.

This incident will not only serve as a warning to the partners of the Hong Kong Land Group, but also to partners of companies like Hong Kong Electric Group and Wan Qing Group under Lin Haoran.

After continuing to chat with Ma Shimin about the internal development of the Jardine Matheson Group and some recent problems it has encountered, Lin Haoran said goodbye to him and returned to the villa on Shi Xun Road.

Ma Shimin, on the other hand, was going to deal with matters related to the Haitian Doors and Windows Company.

At the same time, in an industrial park in North Point, Yang Fugui, the owner of Haitian Doors and Windows Company, was making a phone call in his office.

The person who answered the phone was his college classmate, Vice President Liu from Cheung Kong Holdings.

Since returning to the company in the morning, Yang Fugui has been waiting for a call from Vice President Liu.

But until the evening, there was no incoming call from Cheung Kong Holdings.

Therefore, Yang Fugui couldn't wait any longer and wanted to ask this classmate Liu to see if there was any progress.

As a partner of the Jardine Matheson Group, Haitian Doors and Windows Company is one of the most well-known companies in this industrial park. The entire Haitian Doors and Windows Company owns 6 industrial buildings.

However, as the business volume of the Swire Group decreased, the company's original 24-hour two-shift production rhythm gradually slowed down, and it became a day shift only, canceling the night shift.

Although the current business volume of the Hong Kong Land Development is still enough for him to earn a lot every month, he is used to the Hong Kong Land Development's previous booming business volume and naturally is unwilling to see the company's business volume decline.

Therefore, he could only seek more market business from outside, and thus, this senior executive classmate of Cheung Kong Holdings became his target of flattery.

"Boss Yang, I have already reported your matter to our boss, Mr. Li Jiacheng. Our boss said that he will carefully consider the cooperation between your Haitian Doors and Windows Company and Cheung Kong Industrial Group. Once there is any news, I will inform you as soon as possible!"

On the other end of the phone, Vice President Liu's voice sounded a bit perfunctory, but also revealed a tactful attitude that showed he didn't want to completely offend his old classmate.

Upon hearing this, although Yang Fugui was extremely anxious, he could only suppress his anxiety and squeeze out a few dry laughs: "Boss Liu, thank you so much! Please help me and say a few good words in front of Boss Li. We at Haitian Doors and Windows are really sincere.

As long as there is an opportunity for cooperation, I will definitely go all out and will never let your group down. In addition, as long as the cooperation is achieved, I, Yang Fugui, will never forget the benefits on your side and will definitely arrange everything for you."

"Okay, okay, I got it, Mr. Yang. My boss asked us to go to a meeting later, so we won't talk so much. I will inform you immediately once there is any news, so don't worry. That's it for now, I'm hanging up, bye!" Before Yang Fugui could continue speaking, Vice President Liu hung up the phone impatiently.

In fact, this kind of cooperation was basically decided by Li Jiacheng himself, and Vice President Liu had nothing to do with it at all.

Even if it has the right to recommend, Cheung Kong Holdings Group would prefer to cooperate with long-term and trustworthy companies.

Yang Fugui wanted to pin his hopes on Vice President Liu, but it would undoubtedly be a futile effort. Not only would it be difficult to reach a cooperation, but it might also put him in a more passive situation.

But at this moment, Yang Fugui was still unaware of it. He was still immersed in the fantasy he had woven, and was looking forward to finding more business from the Cheung Kong Group.

Just then, the phone on his desk rang.

Just when Yang Fugui thought it was Vice President Liu calling back and picked up the phone expectantly, an anxious and somewhat panicked voice came from the other end of the phone: "Boss, it's bad. The Hong Kong Land Group just sent a formal notice to terminate the cooperation relationship with us, and also said that they would announce to the whole of Hong Kong that we leaked their secrets!"

Yang Fugui felt a buzzing in his head, as if he was hit hard by a sledgehammer, and his whole body froze there in an instant.

After a long while, he asked in a trembling voice: "This... How is this possible? Is the information accurate?"

"Mr. Chen, who is in charge of dealing with dealers at the Landmark Group, called our sales department personally. It's true, boss! Mr. Chen was very tough. He said that you leaked the news and damaged their interests. There is no room for negotiation. The notice of termination of cooperation will be sent to you in written form immediately."

The sales department employee on the other end of the phone had a tearful voice. As a close confidant of the boss, he naturally understood how big of an impact this incident had on the Haitian Doors and Windows Company, and he was obviously frightened by the sudden news.

The telephone receiver in Yang Fugui's hand fell onto the table with a clang. He slumped in the chair with lifeless eyes, as if all the strength in his body had been drained away.

He never expected that the Jardine Matheson Group would act so quickly and decisively.

"It's over, it's all over..." Yang Fugui muttered to himself, the company's former glory constantly emerging in his mind.

Haitian Doors and Windows Company has grown step by step from a small workshop to its current position with 6 self-owned industrial buildings. It is also a well-known enterprise in the entire Hong Kong doors and windows industry. All of this is inseparable from the support of the Hong Kong Land Group over the years.

But now, because of his momentary greed and short-sightedness, he has pushed the company into the abyss with his own hands.

He naturally understood why the Hong Kong Land Group cancelled its cooperation with him.

After all, Ma Shimin had personally called him and reminded him not to leak this matter.

However, he was still feeling optimistic in the morning, thinking that even if he told others about it, there were so many cooperative enterprises under the Jardine Matheson Group that it would be impossible for him to be traced back, and the probability should be very small.

As long as we get the order from Cheung Kong Holdings, everything will be worth it.

However, the cooperation with Cheung Kong Group has not been finalized yet, but the Swire Group has cut off the cooperation ties first and is planning to make his scandal of leaking secrets public, which has put him in an irretrievable situation.

Yang Fugui stood up suddenly, paced frantically in the office, holding his head in his hands, and muttered: "How could this happen, how could this happen, how could the Swire Group know so quickly that it was me who told it, could it be that the Cheung Kong Group took the initiative to tell Lin Haoran about this... Why am I so confused!" His eyes were full of fear and despair.

Only at this moment did he realize how powerful the intelligence agency of the Jardine Matheson Group was.

The news he had just spread in the morning had already been discovered in the afternoon.

At this moment, he felt only deep regret.

"No, I want to call Mr. Ma and tell him that this was a misunderstanding and that I said it unintentionally. I want to beg him to give me another chance!" Yang Fugui seemed to have grasped the last straw and frantically searched for Ma Shimin's phone number on the table.

His hands were shaking so badly that he finally managed to dial the number.

Ma Shimin's calm and indifferent voice came from the other end of the phone: "Boss Yang, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Yang Fugui suppressed his inner fear and anxiety, and said in a tearful voice: "Mr. Ma, it's me, Yang Fugui. I want to explain to you that I didn't mean to transfer the funds from Huifeng Bank to Bank of East Asia. I was chatting with my old classmates and accidentally let it slip. I definitely didn't mean to leak the secrets of the Hong Kong Land Group!
Please be magnanimous and give me another chance. I promise I will never make such a mistake again."

Ma Shimin sneered: "Boss Yang, do you think I will believe this excuse? I have already investigated everything you said to the top executives of Cheung Kong Group. I have clearly warned you not to leak any information, but you still knowingly did it. Don't you think it's too late to tell me now that it was a misunderstanding?"

Yang Fugui continued to plead, "Mr. Ma, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. Please, for the sake of our cooperation over the years, please forgive me. I can compensate the Landmark Group, no matter how much it is."

Ma Shimin said coldly: "Compensation? Do you think the Hong Kong Land Group will care about your compensation? What we value is the business reputation and the loyalty of our partners.

Your behavior has seriously damaged the interests of the Hong Kong Land Group and destroyed the trust between us. Now, the only thing you can do is to accept the decision to terminate the cooperation and stop struggling in vain. "

After saying that, Ma Shimin hung up the phone.

Yang Fugui listened to the busy tone on the phone and collapsed to the ground, his eyes empty and desperate.

He knew that all his efforts over the years had been destroyed at this moment.

It can even be said that he no longer has a place to stand in Hong Kong.

After all, business secrets between enterprises are the key link to maintain trust and ensure a fair competition environment.

Once this bond is cut off, the business ecosystem will fall into a quagmire of chaos and suspicion.

As long as the Hong Kong Land Group makes this matter public, does Yang Fugui still want to do business in Hong Kong?

It is basically impossible, no one will cooperate with him, otherwise they need to consider whether they will be betrayed after cooperating with him. After all, in the business world, once the reputation is damaged, it is like a broken mirror, which is difficult to put back together.

Now, his only way out may be to sell his assets and move away.

Yang Fugui sat on the ground with a dull look in his eyes, as this thought kept appearing in his mind.

How easy is it to sell assets? Most of the company's assets are related to the business of the Hong Kong Land Group or real estate properties. Now that the cooperation has been terminated, the value of those assets will definitely be greatly reduced. In addition, the volume of real estate transactions in Hong Kong has shrunk recently, so it is even more impossible to sell those industrial buildings at a good price.

Moreover, in order to expand its production scale last year, the company still owes a large debt to banks and suppliers. Even if it sells its assets, there may not be much money left.

No more, everything is gone.

He didn't expect that what seemed like a trivial matter to him would cost such a huge price.

The Swire Group does not care about the consequences of Yang Fugui. They have finally caught a guy who can be killed as a warning to others, so they will naturally not let go of this excellent opportunity to establish industry rules and strengthen the group's prestige.

Ma Shimin quickly convened the group’s public relations team and legal department to discuss how to maximize the impact of this incident to achieve the best warning effect.

First, the public relations team was ordered to officially issue a statement to the outside world through the media and television stations, detailing the breach of contract by Haitian Doors and Windows Company and the damage it had caused to the Hutchison Whampoa Group.

At the same time, it emphasizes the Hong Kong Land Group's firm stance on business ethics and partner loyalty, sending a clear signal to the entire industry.

It is impossible to hold Haitian Doors and Windows Company accountable through the Ministry of Justice for this matter. After all, Ma Shimin only verbally instructed Yang Fugui and other partners not to disclose the information.

However, publicizing the matter through the media and canceling all cooperation with Haitian Doors and Windows Co., Ltd. are enough to teach Haitian Doors and Windows Co., Ltd. the lesson it deserves.

The public relations team took quick action, and a series of tasks including copywriting, media contact, and TV station reservations were carried out in an orderly manner.

In just one hour, a carefully worded and detailed statement was completed.

The statement not only describes in detail the unethical behavior of Haitian Doors and Windows Company in leaking trade secrets, but also lists the actual losses caused by Haitian Doors and Windows Company in the past, including project delays, damage to reputation, etc. It’s just that these minor matters were not pursued in the past, but now they are brought out together to hold everyone accountable.

At the same time, the statement emphasized the Swire Group's adherence to business ethics and strict requirements for the loyalty of its partners, indicating that any behavior that damages the group's interests and violates business ethics will be severely punished.

However, Cheung Kong Holdings was not clearly marked in the article, nor was the specific reason given.

If someone wants to investigate this matter and wants to know who the company is, it is not difficult.

If that's the case, why bother marking it?

Basically, once this announcement is issued, there will be no room for Haitian Doors and Windows Company to survive in Hong Kong.

This door and window company, which was established more than ten years ago, has completely bid farewell to the business stage in Hong Kong. Its former glory has disappeared without a trace like a dream bubble.

Subsequently, this statement was photocopied into multiple copies and sent to major business media in Hong Kong.

A statement like this would certainly be of great interest to the business newspapers.

After all, the company that sent the statement is the Hong Kong Land Development, one of the largest companies in Hong Kong. The inside story behind it is bound to attract the attention of many people.

The mention of a certain large company in the statement will make everyone guess which company it is.

Although what everyone is concerned about recently is mainly the struggle between Huifeng Bank and Bank of East Asia, if something goes on for a long time without any new progress, it will eventually become boring.

This dispute between the Swire Group and Haitian Doors and Windows Company will undoubtedly attract a lot of attention.

At the headquarters building of Cheung Kong Holdings, Li Jiacheng, who was just about to finish work and go home, frowned when he heard the report from his subordinates.

The role played by their Cheung Kong Group in this matter is not a good one. If this gets out, it would be equivalent to making him stand directly opposite Lin Haoran.

I miscalculated. If I had known earlier, I would have just told Shen Bi about this over the phone. There would have been no need to go there in person.

At this moment, he had roughly guessed that it was because he appeared in the Huifeng Bank Building that he was investigated by the Jardine Matheson Group.

As the boss of a large group, he owns a professional intelligence department. He naturally understands that a giant like the Jardine Matheson Group must have a very powerful intelligence department. He even speculates that the intelligence capabilities behind the Jardine Matheson Group may be stronger than the ones he controls.

Li Jiacheng was secretly alert, realizing that he might have acted too hastily this time and had not fully considered the possible chain reactions that might be caused.

However, it's too late to regret now.

What's more, this matter is not a big deal for people of their level.

The whole of Hong Kong knows that Li Jiacheng has always had a close relationship with Huifeng Bank. Although the intersection with the Hong Kong Land Group at the business intelligence level was a bit unexpected, it did not make him panic. At most, it made his relationship with Lin Haoran a little subtle.

In fact, he didn't want to offend Lin Haoran, but between Huifeng Bank and Lin Haoran, he had no choice.

What's more, Li Jiacheng felt that with his current status, he no longer had to consider anyone's opinion in the business world except Huifeng Bank.

Although there is a big gap between him and Lin Haoran in terms of wealth, since he obtained the controlling stake in Hutchison Whampoa, his self-confidence has been growing, and he has the confidence to challenge the dominant position in Hong Kong's business world.

In his opinion, the addition of the commercial giant Hutchison Whampoa has suddenly increased his voice in Hong Kong's business landscape, which is enough to support him in dealing with some seemingly difficult situations.

Thinking of this, he no longer took the matter seriously.

Time is like a gurgling stream. Before you know it, a whole night has passed quietly.

June is slowly coming to an end.

Midsummer in July has arrived.

When I looked up, the calendar had turned to July 7st.
Early in the morning, the owners of major newsstands in Hong Kong began their busy day of work as usual, stacking newspapers neatly and greeting passers-by.

"Boss, give me a copy of Oriental Daily News so I can see if there's any hot news from Bank of East Asia and Bank of Hong Kong." A citizen hurried to a newsstand in Causeway Bay and handed over money while speaking.

"Okay, here you go." The boss swiftly handed over a copy of Oriental Daily.

When the citizen took the newspaper, his eyes were instantly attracted by the eye-catching headline. He couldn't help but stand in front of the newsstand and read it.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment. After an unknown amount of time, this ordinary citizen slowly raised his head with a look of regret on his face.

He couldn't help but sigh: "This Haitian Doors and Windows is a well-known company, and the boss is really confused. Cooperating with the Hong Kong Land Group is a good opportunity that many people would beg for, but it insists on doing such an immoral thing."

"That's right! Cooperating with the Hong Kong Land Group is something that many people in the Hong Kong business community dream of, but this guy named Yang doesn't know how to cherish it. He deserves what he has ended up like this!"

Another citizen who was also reading a newspaper nearby immediately took over the topic when he heard this, his tone full of disdain and contempt.

This news, through the reports of Hong Kong's mainstream media, immediately became a hot topic of conversation.

Although it is not as attractive as the competition between Bank of East Asia and Bank of East Asia, it has also attracted the attention of many citizens.

"Which company is this famous big company mentioned in the newspaper?" A customer sitting in a tea restaurant, his eyes fixed on the report in the newspaper about Yang Fugui leaking the information, asked the people around him with curiosity.

"This morning, I heard from some customers that Yang Fugui, the boss of Haitian Doors and Windows, actually leaked out some confidential information of the Swire Group in order to establish a relationship and start cooperation with Cheung Kong Holdings. He is jumping into the fire pit." A waiter in a tea restaurant chatted with a customer while wiping the table.

"So it's Cheung Kong Holdings. Then this is not difficult to understand. Cheung Kong Holdings is now one of the giants in the real estate industry in Hong Kong. It has countless real estate projects. It is natural for Haitian Doors and Windows Company to want to cooperate with it." The listener who was drinking tea at the side suddenly realized what the waiter said.

“Having said that, there must be a bottom line for cooperation. It’s fine if Yang Fugui wants to cooperate, but he can’t make deals with others at the expense of the interests of the Landmark Group.

The reason why Haitian Doors and Windows Company can grow to its current scale is all thanks to the support provided by the Jardine Matheson Group. Without the Jardine Matheson Group, Yang Fugui would be nothing.

Now, he doesn't know how to be grateful, but instead repays kindness with hatred like an ungrateful person. Now, the company is bankrupt, and I'm afraid he will no longer have a place to stand in Hong Kong." The guest put down his teacup and agreed.

……

As the Hong Kong Land Development Group officially announced the termination of its cooperative relationship with Haitian Doors and Windows Co., Ltd., the scandal of Haitian Doors and Windows Co., Ltd. leaking commercial secrets quickly spread in the Hong Kong business circle.

In particular, many of the partner companies under Lin Haoran's group, including the Hong Kong Land Group, HK Electric Group, Wan Qing Group and others, have fallen into unprecedented fear.

All of a sudden, all large, medium and small enterprises that had business dealings with Lin Haoran's group took action.

Some of them have strengthened internal management and improved the system for protecting trade secrets;
Some have taken the initiative to communicate with partners such as the Hong Kong Land Group, HK Electric Group, and Wan Ching Group to express their emphasis on business ethics and the bottom line of cooperation.

The Haitian Doors and Windows Company leak directly triggered a wave of deep reflection on business credibility and moral bottom line in the Hong Kong business circle.

The most important thing is to make all the cooperative companies under Lin Haoran’s group deeply aware of how serious the consequences of violating business ethics are!
At the headquarters of the Swire Group, Ma Shimin looked at the report submitted by his subordinates on the reactions of various partner companies, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He reported the matter directly to Lin Haoran: "Boss, your trick of killing the chicken to scare the monkey is really effective. Now all the partner companies are getting nervous and have strengthened their own management and compliance with the bottom line of cooperation.

Many bosses even called me personally to promise me that this would be very beneficial to the long-term development of our group." (End of this chapter)