Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

In the evening, Hutchison Hotel.

Before the time for the celebration banquet arrived, there were already many reporters waiting outside the hotel with cameras.

Although tonight's celebration banquet is not a big one, it is relative that it is not a big one. There are many guests invited tonight, and all of them are well-known people. Not to mention that the celebration banquet is held by Hutchison Whampoa, the market capitalization of Hong Kong. It is difficult for the highest companies not to attract attention.

Media reporters will definitely not miss this big news.

Although the protagonist of tonight's celebration banquet is Wei Li, Lin Baicheng, as the boss of Hutchison Whampoa, of course has to be there early to entertain the guests.

Abigail Johnson was a guest, and Lin Baicheng specially picked her up to go to the Hutchison Hotel to attend the banquet with her.

"Lin Sheng, what is the relationship between this lady and you?" "Lin Sheng, is this lady your girlfriend?" "Lin Sheng, please accept an interview." "Lin Sheng."

As soon as Lin Baicheng's Extended Lincoln arrived outside the hotel, even though the bodyguards had isolated the reporters, the reporters still wanted to interview him one by one.

Lin Baicheng and Abigail Johnson did not accept an interview, and they walked directly into the hotel.

"Mr. Lin!"

Wei Li and other Hutchison Whampoa senior executives had already arrived at the hotel first. When they learned that Lin Baicheng had arrived, they naturally came out to greet him.

"This is Miss Abigail Johnson, my business partner in the United States. The Johnson family is very powerful in the United States."

"Abigail, this is Wei Li, the president of Hutchison Whampoa Group, this is Director Richard, this is"

Lin Baicheng introduced Abigail Johnson to the senior executives of Hutchison Whampoa, and then introduced the senior executives to Abigail Johnson. It was much easier to introduce the senior executives to Abigail Johnson.

"Hello, Miss Johnson!" "Nice to meet you."

Abigail Johnson shook hands with a group of Hutchison executives. The English level of the Hutchison executives was not bad, so they had no problem communicating with each other.

In today's Hong Kong, if you can serve as a manager-level executive in a large-scale enterprise, your English proficiency will definitely not be bad, because today Hong Kong is still dominated by British people. If the executive's English proficiency is not good, the company will never even think about it. Go big.

Whether you are dealing with relevant departments of the Hong Kong government or banks and other institutions, English is essential.

"Let's go in."

Lin Baicheng greeted everyone into the hotel.

In the hotel, some guests had already arrived. Lin Baicheng greeted them and introduced a few people to Abigail Johnson.

It wasn't that Lin Baicheng didn't want to introduce more people to Abigail Johnson. It was actually that the people who came first were all average in strength, and only a few were not weak enough to be qualified for him to introduce to Abigail Johnson.

Lin Baicheng would not introduce anyone without certain strength to Abigail Johnson, as that would lower his level.

Time passed, and while Lin Baicheng was chatting with Abigail Johnson, several Chinese tycoons who had good relations with him arrived one by one.

Lin Baicheng introduced them to Abigail Johnson respectively, and also introduced Abigail Johnson to them. This is a network of connections, and maybe they can be used one day.

Even if they never use it in their lifetime, there is no loss in getting to know each other.

"Mr. Lin, the top class is here."

While Lin Baicheng and others were chatting, someone came in and informed Wei Li, who then informed Lin Baicheng.

In this place in Xiangjiang, of course, "Tai Pan" only refers to HSBC's Tai Pan Shenzhou.

"Daban Shen is here."

Upon hearing this, Lin Baicheng said hello to the others, and then went to pick up Shen Zhou with Wei Li. When Huo Yingdong, Bao Yugang and others arrived, he went to pick them up. When Shen Zhou arrived, of course he also gave him face.

Hutchison Whampoa and HSBC still have a lot of cooperation, especially in Hutchison Whampoa's acquisition of Bentley Motors. HSBC also contributed, so HSBC will definitely be invited to the celebration banquet.

Shen Zhou didn't come alone. He also brought along a vice president of HSBC, whom Lin Baicheng also knew.

The vice president was greeted by Wei Li, and Lin Baicheng personally greeted Shen Zhou and took Shen Zhou to the center of the banquet.

"Abigail, let me introduce to you. This is Chief Executive Shen Zou of HSBC Bank. He is a powerful figure in Hong Kong's financial circle."

Lin Baicheng solemnly introduced Abigail Johnson.

"Hello, Mr. Shen, I have long admired your name."

Before coming to Xiangjiang, Abigail Johnson had a basic understanding of the big shots in Xiangjiang and was very clear about the status of HSBC Bank in Xiangjiang.

"Taban Shen, this is Miss Abigail Johnson, my partner in the United States, and his father is Mr. Ned Johnson."

Upon seeing this, Lin Baicheng introduced Abigail Johnson to Shen Zhou.

"Hello, Miss Johnson."

Shen Chou shook hands with Abigail Johnson: "I have admired Mr. Johnson for a long time. He is a legend on Wall Street, a legend we cannot avoid in the financial industry."

Shen Zong knew that Lin Baicheng had some business partners in the United States, including the Rockefeller family. Unexpectedly, there was also the Johnson family, which made him know that Lin Baicheng would only be more difficult to deal with.

As long as Lin Baicheng's business doesn't have huge problems, if he is short of money in the future, even if Xiangjiang can't borrow money, he can't find capital from Wall Street. With more financing channels, it will naturally be more difficult to deal with it.

"Thanks."

Abigail Johnson doesn't have the pretentiousness of some second-generation people. She is very happy that her father is praised. She doesn't think there is anything wrong with borrowing her father's reputation at all.

Shen Porridge said with a smile: "HSBC still has some energy in Xiangjiang. If Ms. Johnson needs help in Xiangjiang, she can come to me at any time."

"Don't worry, Boss Shen, Abigail is my guest, I will definitely entertain her well."

Although there is no poaching, HSBC is Lin Baicheng's potential enemy, so Lin Baicheng cannot watch indifferently as Shen Cong gets close to Abigail Johnson.

"Then I won't be polite."

Abigail Johnson said something to Shen Porridge, and then changed the subject: "But I'm just coming to Xiangjiang for a few days. I think even if something happens, Allen can handle it."

For now, the Johnson family and Abigail Johnson have no plans to invest and develop in Xiangjiang, so there is no need to make in-depth connections with various parties. The most important thing is to make good friends with Lin Baicheng.

"That's right. There aren't many things in Xiangjiang that Lin Sheng can't do."

Shen Porridge smiled and didn't care about Abigail Johnson's polite refusal. Anyway, he was just giving it a try.

What's more, compared to Lin Baicheng, Shen Zhi and other British investors are actually more afraid of American capital's large-scale entry into Hong Kong. If Wall Street capital marches into Hong Kong, it will inevitably greatly harm the interests of their British capital.

Although American capital has begun to enter Xiangjiang, only a few have come, and they are all branches, so they have not had much impact. This is the time when they need to be vigilant and prepared.

"Lin Sheng, congratulations on joining Hutchison Whampoa and acquiring Bentley Motors in one fell swoop. I believe Bentley Motors will be another pillar of Hutchison Whampoa in the future. Hutchison Whampoa will definitely develop better and better under your leadership, Lin Sheng."

Shen Porridge congratulated Lin Baicheng. No matter what the real situation was, the two sides still had a friendly relationship on the surface, but they still had to do a good job on the surface.

“This is all thanks to the support of HSBC.”

Lin Baicheng smiled back: "The successful acquisition of Bentley this time is thanks to the help of HSBC."

Wei Li, who was next to him, also said: "I hope HSBC can continue to support Hutchison Whampoa in the future. Hutchison Whampoa's success is indispensable without HSBC's help."

"Hutchison has always been an important partner of HSBC."

Shen Porridge immediately said that if possible, he did not want to lose Hutchison Whampoa, a major customer. However, no one can guarantee what will happen in the future, but he predicts that there is a high possibility that HSBC and Hutchison Whampoa will part ways in the future.

Time passed slowly as everyone chatted. After the celebration banquet officially started, Wei Li went to host the celebration banquet, but Lin Baicheng did not show up.

However, as the big boss of Hutchison Whampoa, Lin Baicheng will definitely not be ignored and will be mentioned frequently.

A leisurely time of singing and dancing.

Lin Baicheng and Abigail Johnson finished dancing and went to the place where Huo Yingdong and other big guys gathered.

Bao Yugang said to Lin Baicheng who was approaching: "Lin Sheng, a few of us just talked about the airline and felt that it would be necessary to hold a grand opening ceremony for the company. What do you think?"

Xiangjiang Airlines, an airline founded by Lin Baicheng, Bao Yugang, Guo Henian, and Hu Yinxiang, has been registered and established, with the main senior management in place and a lot of initial capital invested.

"OK."

Lin Baicheng did not object: "After the aircraft is officially put into operation, we will hold a grand opening ceremony and promote the company by the way."

Today's airlines are not only purchasing passenger aircraft but also negotiating contracts. They are recruiting captains, co-pilots and maintenance-related technicians, and flight attendants and other related personnel are also recruiting and training.

The company is built from scratch. Although senior executives are poached from other companies, the middle and lower levels still need to be cultivated, which all takes time.

Guo Henian said: "As long as everything goes well, the company can be put into operation next year."

"Everything will go well for sure."

Bao Yugang solemnly said that he believed that a joint venture between several people would not fail, at least not at the beginning.

"There is no reason why the businesses we cooperate with are not going well."

Lin Baicheng smiled and said, It's not that he is arrogant, but he must have confidence, at least on the surface he must be confident.

In business, if even Lin Baicheng, the leader, does not have confidence, then other shareholders will definitely feel guilty and lack confidence. How can the company become bigger and stronger? How to make money?

After chatting for a while, Lin Baicheng took Abigail Johnson to say hello and get to know other business people.

"Alan, the negotiations on the Japanese side are coming to an end. I'm going to go there tomorrow. What about you?"

“I’ll go there on the signing day or the day before, depending on the situation.”

"After signing the contract, I will go back to the United States directly. We will see you next time when you come over."

"It won't be long. I'll have to go there in a while. This is an election year, and there are some things I have to come forward for."

"See you then."

"see you then."

Abigail Johnson, a politician supported by Lin Baicheng, still knows about it, and she has no opinion on it. Now it is his father who decides whether to support the Donkey Party or the Elephant Party, and who to support, etc., in the Johnson family. It is up to her father to take turns. Not allowed to express her opinion.

After all, Abigail Johnson can only be regarded as a fledgling business now. She invests her own money and no one says anything. She is not qualified to interfere in family affairs. Neither her father nor other members of the family will allow her to mess around.

Tonight's celebration banquet was as successful as ever. No one would make a fuss about their son at this time. That would be a slap in Hutchison's face and a fight to the death with Hutchison.

The next two days were weekends. Although there were a lot of things going on in Xiangjiang, Lin Baicheng still found time to spend time with his two girlfriends. The work is endless, and the beauty must accompany him, unless there is something major to deal with.

Although Lin Baicheng wanted to accompany the two beauties together, he could only think about such things now, so he spent Saturday playing with Guan Meiren.

That afternoon, Abigail Johnson went to Tokyo, and Lin Baicheng and Guan Zhilin took her to the airport specially.

"Brother Lin, what is your relationship with this person named Abigail?"

On the way out of the airport after seeing off people, Guan Zhilin asked Lin Baicheng.

Lin Baicheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Business partners can barely be considered friends."

"Aren't you guys and girls in a relationship?"

Although Guan Zhilin is a little naive, she is not stupid. Her mother also told her a lot before leaving Hong Kong. Plus Abigail Johnson's status as a wealthy daughter, she can't help but think too much.

"Of course not."

Lin Baicheng guessed Guan Zhilin's worries to some extent, and immediately smiled and comforted: "Jiahui, don't worry, Abigail and I can't be together. We can only be friends and business partners. There can never be any relationship between men and women." love relationship."

Not to mention that Lin Baicheng would not be able to give up other women for Abigail Johnson. From a career perspective alone, he would not be able to choose the daughter of an American capitalist.

If Lin Baicheng really marries Abigail Johnson, no matter how he expresses his position, the mainland will definitely be worried about him. Especially in the 1980s, this will greatly hinder his future career in the mainland.

Lin Baicheng, who clearly knows how big the mainland market will be in the future, does not want to lose this market, so from a utilitarian career perspective, he cannot allow himself to be stained.

"Brother Lin, no matter what, you must not stop loving me!"

Guan Zhilin couldn't help but feel happy when she heard this. She still believed that Lin Baicheng would not lie to her.

"Don't think so much. I brought you home, and you get along so well with my mother. We will definitely be together for the rest of our lives."

Lin Baicheng expressed his comfort to the beauty. He couldn't guarantee whether he would fall in love with another young beauty in a few decades because of the beauty's aging, but he could guarantee that he would stay with Guan Zhilin for the rest of his life.

If people don’t let me down, I won’t let them down!