However, Lin Haoran didn’t care about that. This was his first non-negotiable bottom line in this negotiation.

If the other party is unwilling to accept even this condition, then he believes there is no need to continue the negotiations.

Although he already had the idea of ​​giving up Jardine Matheson in his heart, the prerequisite was to obtain sufficient benefits!

The premise for him to give up Jardine Matheson was to take advantage of the opportunity to privatize the Swire Properties at the lowest cost.

He is not so stupid as to give up Jardine Matheson if he fails to privatize the Hutchison Whampoa Group.

Huo Jianning is also a smart man. After Lin Haoran finished speaking, he completely understood what his boss meant.

“Okay, boss. I’ve already taken note of this condition!” Huo Jianning nodded.

Lin Haoran continued, “If both parties can finally reach an agreement on the preconditions, then I don’t have many more conditions to go forward.

First of all, all British shareholders of the Hong Kong Land Group need to give up their shares, and I will buy them out at the market price.

Secondly, Jardine Matheson needs to transfer Gammon Construction Company and Jardine Securities Company to the Hong Kong Land Group. At the same time, the subsidiaries of Culture Hotel and Oriental International Hotel should also be transferred to the Hong Kong Land Group.

Of course, my ultimate bottom line is that they have to return the two hotel chain brands, Mandarin Oriental and Oriental International Hotel, to the Hong Kong Land Group.

As for Gammon Construction Company and Jardine Securities, you can just try your best to get them. I am not particularly interested in them.

in addition,……”

Huo Jianning listened carefully to his boss’s words, fearing that he would miss an important word.

Lin Haoran also stated all the conditions he had thought of in the afternoon.

At the same time, Lin Haoran also revealed the details of the bigwigs of the British financial group one by one, especially he emphasized the Rothschild family, the helper that Henry Catherine had brought over.

It was more than an hour later when the two finished their dinner.

“That’s all for tonight. Go back and digest the conditions, bottom line, and information I gave you. Tomorrow, speak boldly. If you say something wrong, I will remind you. Don’t panic then!” Lin Haoran stood up, patted Huo Jianning on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

“Okay boss, please rest assured, I will not let you down!” Huo Jianning said solemnly.

After saying goodbye to Huo Jianning, Lin Haoran left the Xiyuelai Restaurant and returned to the villa on Shi Xundao.

Time passed quickly, and a night was over in the blink of an eye.

Today is already June 11th.

In the morning, with Guan Jiahui’s help, Lin Haoran got up refreshed.

Although Guan Jiahui is living here temporarily, Lin Haoran will let her leave the Shi Xun Road Villa after a while and arrange an easy job for her.

It is indeed not appropriate to let Guan Jiahui live here for a long time, especially considering that Guo Xiaohan may visit at any time.

After all, Guo Xiaohan had already clearly expressed her feelings and was waiting for Lin Haoran’s reply.

Bringing her lover home openly would create a psychological barrier for Guo Xiaohan!

With his current wealth, he naturally has no worries about not having property.

At that time, he could let Guan Jiahui move to the house in Hengfeng Building that he bought two years ago.

Although Guan Jiahui’s father’s debt problem has been resolved, Lin Haoran is still somewhat worried about her safety as he lets Guan Jiahui return to her original residence alone.

Therefore, he would feel more at ease if he let her move out.

Even if he only regarded Guan Jiahui as his lover, as his woman, he would give her a certain amount of care.

For Lin Haoran, he did not require Guan Jiahui to have a strong ability to make money. He just hoped that she could be like a vase, a vase that pleasing to his eyes, a vase that belonged only to him. That was enough.

It was not until 9:30 in the morning that Lin Haoran went out and went directly to the Jardine House.

After arriving at the Jardine House and going into Niu Bijian’s office, Lin Haoran discovered that Huo Jianning had arrived earlier than him and was already sitting in Niu Bijian’s office waiting for him.

It was obvious that Niu Bijian already knew Huo Jianning’s identity, so he allowed him to come into the office.

Seeing Lin Haoran, Huo Jianning and Niu Bijian both stood up and greeted him.

Lin Haoran nodded. He noticed that Niu Bijian’s loyalty was even lower now. It was over forty before, but now it has dropped to over thirty.

This means that he is no longer the boss and is just being polite on the surface.

But it was not surprising. Since the royal family had stepped forward, Niu Bijian naturally felt that Lin Haoran would have to give up Jardine Matheson.

He looked at the time and it was already 9:55 in the morning. “Boss, Mr. Henry, Mr. James Rothschild and others are already waiting for you in the conference room. We can just go over there.” At this time, Niu Bijian spoke.

“Okay, let’s go!” Lin Haoran nodded.

Lin Haoran took Huo Jianning and followed Niu Bijian into the elevator to a conference room on the 19th floor of the Jardine House.

In the conference room, more than a dozen core figures of the British financial group, including Henry Keswick and the potential investor James Rothschild, were already seated.

They had polite yet serious smiles on their faces, and it was obvious that they had high expectations for this negotiation.

“Good morning, Mr. Lin.” Henry Keswick stood up to greet him. There was a hint of arrogance in his tone, but it was more of a courtesy before a negotiation.

Lin Haoran didn’t care about Henry Keswick’s attitude at all. As long as he achieved his goal, he didn’t care about the attitude of these British financial groups.

He smiled and responded, “Good morning, everyone. Let me introduce you to my assistant, Mr. Huo Jianning. He will represent me in the upcoming negotiations and discuss matters concerning Jardine Matheson with you.”

Lin Haoran’s words immediately made everyone’s eyes turn to Huo Jianning.

Seeing that Huo Jianning was a young man like Lin Haoran, all the British bosses present were deeply surprised.

In their opinion, even if Lin Haoran was looking for someone to negotiate for him, he should have looked for a 40-year-old veteran like Ma Shiming. Why would he look for a young man like Huo Jianning?

Suddenly, many people felt contemptuous.

After Lin Haoran and Huo Jianning sat down, today’s negotiations officially began.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was subtle and tense.

If it were anyone else, facing these British tycoons, they would have probably panicked a long time ago.

But Lin Haoran was extremely calm, because with his current conditions, he had the confidence to face these British tycoons.

Among this group of people, only the core member of the Rothschild family deserves his attention.

As for Henry Keswick?
To be honest, with his current net worth, he has already far surpassed the wealth of the Keswick family.

Lin Haoran tapped the table lightly, signaling Huo Jianning that he could start.

Huo Jianning took a deep breath and stood up.

Lin Haoran seemed calm and composed, but the young Huo Jianning couldn’t help feeling a little nervous.

However, he quickly calmed himself down and gradually calmed down.

Because he knew very well that he was representing the boss at the moment, and if he performed poorly, he would be bringing discredit to the boss.

At the same time, Huo Jianning was also very clear that this negotiation not only concerned the interests of the company, but was also an excellent opportunity for him to demonstrate his abilities in front of his boss.

If you perform well, your career prospects will undoubtedly be bright; on the contrary, if you perform poorly, you will not only leave a bad impression on your boss, but also let down your boss’s trust and attention.

Therefore, he must do his best to live up to the trust placed in him.

“Dear gentlemen, first of all, I want to make it clear that our boss currently holds an open attitude towards whether to give up the controlling stake in Jardine Matheson & Co.

This openness is reflected in the fact that if you can meet the conditions proposed by our boss, then everything can be discussed, even including returning the controlling stake of Jardine Matheson to you, which is not impossible!” Huo Jianning’s voice was clear and powerful, and every word accurately struck the heartstrings of everyone present.

Lin Haoran sat next to Huo Jianning and was very satisfied with Huo Jianning’s initial performance.

Being able to remain calm in the face of so many big guys is something that not ordinary people can do.

“Mr. Huo, what are the conditions you proposed?” Henry Keswick asked.

“Before discussing giving up the controlling stake in Jardine Matheson & Co., we have a prerequisite. We will only continue the discussion if you agree to this condition. Otherwise, there is no need to continue the discussion!
The condition is that we must first reach an agreement on the shares held by Jardine Matheson and Swire Properties. Our boss has made it clear that he hopes the two sides can make an equal exchange, which does not depend on the current market value fluctuations, but is based on a 1:1 swap of shareholding ratios.

In short, after the swap is completed, Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land Group will no longer hold any shares in each other, and the equity structure will be completely clarified. “Fok Kin Ning stated the conditions proposed by Lin Haoran.

Upon hearing this, the British bosses in the conference room looked at each other in bewilderment. This condition obviously touched upon their core interests.

“Mr. Lin, Mr. Huo, we cannot accept this proposal.” A British shareholder stood up at this time, looking shocked and directly denied it, “The market value of Hong Kong Land Group is obviously much higher than that of Jardine Matheson. If the shares held by both parties are calculated based on the current market value, the difference in value is nearly HK$5 million.

This means that if such an exchange is carried out, Jardine Matheson will suffer a loss of more than HK$5 million in market value. Even if we are willing to compromise, it is difficult to give a reasonable explanation to the majority of Jardine Matheson shareholders. “

Based on the current stock market value, the 30.2% stake in the Hong Kong Land Development held by Jardine Matheson is worth approximately HK$30.8 billion.

The 30.1% stake in Jardine Matheson held by the Hong Kong Land Group is worth approximately HK$25.3 billion.

If Lin Haoran’s words were true, Jardine Matheson would indeed have suffered a loss of more than HK$5 million. (End of this chapter)