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Hearing Lin Hao Ning's question, Lin Haoran was slightly surprised.

He didn't expect that this big brother would pay so much attention to the deeper meaning behind his business dynamics.

In fact, even if Lin Hao Ning didn't ask, Lin Haoran had already planned to find a suitable time to discuss this matter with him.

After all, no matter what, Lin Hao Ning is his biological elder brother in name only, and an indispensable member of the Lin family.

This blood-related relationship, for the sake of his parents, made it impossible for him to turn a blind eye to the affairs of his family members.

It is a foregone conclusion that the Lin family will gradually become one of the world's top chaebol families due to Lin Haoran's outstanding achievements.

However, the family's prosperity cannot rely on his own efforts alone.

If the eldest brother Lin Hao Ning can carve out a niche for himself in the business world, it will undoubtedly add more glory and possibilities to the future of the Lin family.

This is not only a recognition of Lin Hao Ning's personal ability, but also a strengthening of the entire Lin family's power.

Therefore, Lin Haoran has high hopes for Lin Hao Ning's development from the bottom of his heart, and gives necessary support and help to the best of his ability.

Lin Wanan also turned his gaze to Lin Haoran. He also wanted to know if there was any other meaning behind his youngest son's sudden massive sell-off of his companies.

“Brother, as you guessed, I asked Wanqing Group, Landmark Group and other companies to sell off their land and properties for deeper considerations.

You all experienced the real estate bubble from 1973 to 1974, and you should be well aware that on the eve of the bubble bursting, the real estate industry often becomes extremely hot.

In recent years, Hong Kong's real estate industry has also experienced a crazy growth. Moreover, the global oil crisis is currently underway and the global economy is generally showing a recession trend.

In this environment, although Hong Kong's real estate and stock markets seem to be booming on the surface, I am full of worries in my heart, fearing that this is just a false prosperity before the real estate crisis breaks out.

In addition, Hong Kong's future political and economic situation is still unclear, and even British financial groups are eager to withdraw. All this adds more uncertainty to Hong Kong's future.

Therefore, in order to effectively reduce risks, I decided to let my subsidiaries start selling off some property assets. In this way, even if we really encounter a real estate crisis, we will have sufficient funds and resources to deal with it and ensure a smooth transition.

I sold some of my assets entirely based on my prediction of future economic trends and my personal capital allocation considerations. As for your investment decision, I suggest that you make a judgment based on your own financial situation and risk tolerance.

After all, everyone's situation is different, I can't speak for you, this is my idea, for your reference." Lin Haoran smiled and explained his point of view.

"Okay, I will think about it carefully after I get back. Haoran, thank you very much for your reminder!" Lin Hao Ning said gratefully.

In fact, he had already made up his mind, and what Lin Haoran said made a lot of sense!
"Haoran, after hearing what you said, I'm tempted to sell my houses and shops!" Lin Wanan joked.

"Dad, the house and shop are in your hands. You can do whatever you want with them. Anyway, we two brothers will definitely respect you well!" Lin Haoran said with a hearty smile.

The three of them chatted until around eight o'clock in the evening before leaving the study one after another.

Lin Haoran and his mother watched TV together in the hall and chatted about family matters for a while. Then he said good night to them and returned to his room on the top floor.

The moonlight tonight is exceptionally bright. Standing on the spacious terrace, you can clearly see the waves rising and falling and the tides.

However, it is December now and the nights in Hong Kong are still a bit chilly, especially with the recent cold wave moving south, with the nighttime temperature dropping sharply to just a few degrees Celsius.

Therefore, Lin Haoran only stayed on the terrace for a short while before returning to his warm bedroom, washing up early and preparing to rest.

In the blink of an eye, the night was over.

The next day, early in the morning, Lin Haoran had lunch with his family at his parents' home, then hurriedly left the Deep Water Bay Villa and headed for Kangle Building.

Last night, Ma Shimin called him and told him that he had talked to Mr. David, chairman of the board of directors of Hong Kong Telephone Company.

The two sides had a very harmonious discussion, and in the end, Ma Shimin decided to retain Mr. David's position as executive director and general manager of Hong Kong Telephone Company.

Ma Shimin even asked Lin Haoran whether he wanted to take the position of chairman of the Hong Kong Telephone Company.

However, Lin Haoran had no interest in this at all.

Today, he is the boss of the Jardine Matheson Group.

Today, Hong Kong Telephone Company is just a listed company under the Hong Kong Land Group.

He doesn't care about the title at all.

Therefore, Lin Haoran directly gave the position of chairman to Ma Shimin.

After all, Ma Shimin is the one who really manages things.

As for him, he would rather be a hands-off manager, a real boss behind the scenes.

At 8:30 in the morning, Lin Haoran's motorcade had already appeared in the underground parking lot of Kangle Building. Taking the elevator, Lin Haoran, Li Weidong and Li Weiguo successfully arrived at Ma Shimin's office.

At this moment, in addition to Ma Shimin, there were several senior executives of the Landmark Group in the general manager's office.

Seeing Lin Haoran, Ma Shimin immediately came forward with a respectful smile on his face: "Boss, good morning, the affairs of Xiangjiang Telephone Company have been arranged according to your instructions. Mr. David also expressed that he will fully cooperate with our work. We will go to Xiangjiang Telephone Company to take over the arrangements, mainly the finance department and various business departments. Generally speaking, we will not interfere too much!"

Other senior executives also followed Ma Shimin and greeted Lin Haoran respectfully.

Lin Haoran nodded to them all and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Ma. What is Mr. David's attitude? Did he make any special requests?"

Last night, since Lin Haoran hadn't seen Lin's father and others for a long time, Ma Shimin called him and just said a few simple words without going into details.

Now, of course, we need to know more details.

Ma Shimin smiled and replied, "Mr. David is very sensible. He clearly expressed his willingness to continue working for Hong Kong Telephone Company. When he learned that we wanted to develop the mobile communications field, he was even very interested and expressed his full support for our strategic planning.

However, he also mentioned some suggestions for the company's future development, mainly focusing on technology research and development and market expansion. He hoped that we could provide support in terms of resources, but not interfere too much in management. "

Lin Haoran nodded and said with a smile: "Well, it's good that it's settled. I can understand what Mr. David said. After all, everyone has their own expertise. Just like I am not good at business management, I will not interfere too much in your management. We Chinese have an old saying, 'Do not doubt people when you employ them, and don't employ people if you doubt them.'"

Lin Haoran paused for a moment and continued, "Mr. David has extensive experience and unique insights in the telecommunications industry. We should fully trust and respect his professional judgment.

In terms of technology development and market expansion, as long as his proposals are reasonable and beneficial to the long-term development of the company, we should fully support them. As for the management level, as you said, we should give them a certain degree of autonomy and let professionals do professional things. "

When Ma Shimin heard this, a hint of admiration and emotion flashed in his eyes.

Although the boss is young, he has extraordinary wisdom and vision in management.

This feeling of being trusted gives him more confidence and motivation to do things.

He nodded and continued, "Boss, you are absolutely right. I have arranged a board meeting with Mr. David and the core team of Hong Kong Telephone Company. We will discuss in detail and determine the next work plan at the meeting when we take over their company today."

Lin Haoran nodded. He admired Ma Shimin's vigorous and meticulous work attitude.

After everyone chatted in the office for a few minutes, Ma Shimin looked at the time and said, "It's getting late. We agreed to hold a board meeting at Xiangjiang Telephone Company at nine o'clock in the morning. Let's go there now. Boss, do you want to go?"

"Go ahead. After all, I will be the boss of the Hong Kong Telephone Company in the future. I can't have never been there!" Lin Haoran laughed.

The headquarters of Hong Kong Telephone Company is actually not far from the Connaught Building. It is also in Central. If everything goes well, it will only take a few minutes to drive there, or even walk there.

Everyone left the Recreation Building together.

Following them are members of important departments such as finance and legal affairs.

Taking over a giant with a market value of nearly HK$30 billion is not easy.

Of course, the strength of the Hong Kong Land Group is many times that of the Hong Kong Telephone Company, so it is not difficult at all.

Five minutes later, Lin Haoran's car arrived at a building with more than 20 floors.

This building is inconspicuous in Central.

However, it is the headquarters of the Hong Kong Telephone Company.

As an old company that has been established for 55 years, Hong Kong Telephone Company is naturally very powerful in Hong Kong. This building is also the exclusive property of Hong Kong Telephone Company.

On the first floor of the building, the top executives of the Hong Kong Telephone Company had already come down to greet them.

The leader was a foreigner who looked to be around fifty years old.

Obviously, he is Mr. David, the current chairman of the board of directors of Hong Kong Telephone Company.

"Hello Mr. Lin, I'm David, welcome!" As expected, the other party walked to Lin Haoran's side and extended his hand to greet him.

Lin Haoran smiled and shook hands with Mr. David and exchanged a few words.

It would be a lie to say that David had no objection to the acquisition of the Hong Kong Land Group.

In the past, he was almost in charge of the entire company, and no shareholder could interfere too much in the company's affairs.

It can be said that after becoming the chairman of Hong Kong Telephone Company, he had the greatest say in the company.

But now, the Hong Kong Telephone Company suddenly and inexplicably had a parent company and a boss, which made him feel helpless.

But even though he was helpless, David knew that he could only let things take their own course, since he was just a professional manager! (End of this chapter)