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"I think, with Mr. Ma's talent, he shouldn't be buried in Jardine Matheson. I highly recognize Mr. Ma's abilities, which is why I invited him here today," Su Cheng finally stated his purpose.

"Mr. Su, I don't think I have much of a reputation in Hong Kong, do I? To be honest, I'm just an air conditioning salesman. How did you find out about me?" Ma Shiming couldn't help but ask.

Since joining Jardine Matheson, Ma Shiming has been working as a salesman in Jardine Matheson's air conditioning company. Over the years, with his outstanding performance, he has gradually been promoted to sales manager.

However, a mere sales manager is naturally not enough for Ma Shiming.

But he was also really curious about how Su Cheng knew about him.

After all, he could be said to be a truly unknown nobody.

In Jardine Matheson, he was just an ordinary employee. It would be understandable if he held a high position, but he doesn't.

"I'm like you, I also like to make friends. A few years ago, I heard about you and your wife's story from a friend of mine at Jardine Matheson Air Conditioning, as well as your story on the battlefield. To me, you are a very special person. After that, I started paying attention to you. Your outstanding work at Jardine Matheson Air Conditioning made me feel that you are a very talented person. Since Jardine Matheson is burying your talent, I feel obligated to present you to the world and let the world know that you are not lacking," Su Cheng said with a smile.

Of course, these words were made up by Su Cheng. Before this, he had never specifically paid attention to Ma Shiming. If it weren't for encountering someone like Bader this time, he might not have even had the idea of finding Ma Shiming.

However, since he was short of a general at this time, and Xiao Ai recommended him, Su Cheng would naturally not miss the opportunity.

Su Cheng did know his and his wife's story, as well as his story on the battlefield.

Ma Shiming's story was even made into a movie called 'The Fugitive' by Hollywood in his previous life.

It's just that, these are all things from his previous life.

Hearing Su Cheng's words, Ma Shiming was silent for a long time.

Then, he drank the tea in his cup in one gulp.

Seeing this, Su Cheng smiled and poured him another cup of tea.

"Mr. Su, can you tell me, who is the friend who told you about me?" Ma Shiming raised his head and asked.

"There's no need to say that. That's not important," Su Cheng smiled and said.

"I see." Ma Shiming nodded and fell silent again.

In fact, his heart was not calm, but rather turbulent and difficult to calm down.

So, he had been noticed by this world's richest man for several years?

The feeling of being recognized by the world's richest man was actually quite good.

"Mr. Su, the reason you came to me this time is too sudden. I haven't prepared myself mentally yet, and I'm doing quite well at Jardine Matheson," Ma Shiming thought for a while and said again.

Although Su Cheng's sincerity was full, he couldn't just jump ship from Jardine Matheson because of a few words from him.

"Mr. Ma, don't you want to know how I plan to arrange your work if I poach you?" Su Cheng asked with a smile.

"How to arrange it?" Ma Shiming couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"I plan to cultivate you into a successor of a large company with a market value of several billion," Su Cheng said directly.

"A market value of several billion?" Ma Shiming thought about it in his mind.

Hutchison Whampoa?

That should be impossible. The whole of Hong Kong knows about Li Wei's ability. He doesn't have the ability to let Su Cheng drive Li Wei away and let him take over Hutchison Whampoa.

Su's Group?

Ma Shiming had also heard of Yang Chaoye, who was a real big shot, with a background as the Vice President of IBM. It was even more impossible for him to take over his position.

Then, there was only Hong Kong Electric Group left.

After all, the news of Su Cheng's acquisition of Hong Kong Electric Group was widely publicized, and Ma Shiming was naturally very clear about it.

Moreover, when Su Cheng took over Hong Kong Electric Group, Ma Shiming had argued with his friends for a long time, believing that the decline of British-funded enterprises in Hong Kong was an inevitable result.

"Mr. Su, are you talking about Hong Kong Electric Group?" Ma Shiming couldn't help but ask.

"Mr. Ma is indeed smart. You guessed it right away. How about it? As long as you agree, I will cultivate you to become the successor of Hong Kong Electric Group. I have great trust in your ability. A small sales manager is really burying your talent," Su Cheng stood up and said solemnly.

"How will this cultivation be carried out?" Su Cheng's words did not make Ma Shiming lose his mind, but instead, he asked calmly.

Ma Shiming had already felt Su Cheng's sincerity. He had indeed come with sincerity.

However, Ma Shiming also understood that the word 'cultivation' was too meaningful.

To put it bluntly, cultivation does not necessarily lead to success.

Just like reserve cadres, they may not necessarily become cadres in the end.

He was already 38 years old and no longer a young man who had just entered society. He couldn't afford to toss around in the workplace for too many years.

Perhaps it was because of this that he chose to resign at the age of 40 and start his own entrepreneurial career.

"Mr. Ma, I've already thought about your cultivation plan for you. As long as you agree to jump ship, I can immediately announce that you will become the Vice President of Hong Kong Electric Group, and the President of Hong Kong Electric Group will cultivate you, allowing you to quickly adapt to a high-level position. I believe you have learned a lot of experience at Jardine Matheson over the years. If this experience can be put to good use, I believe Hong Kong Electric Group is very suitable for you," Su Cheng said solemnly.

Vice President, that was a position of real power.

He thought that Su Cheng would at most let him serve as the head of a department first.

Unexpectedly, Su Cheng actually let him serve as the Vice President directly.

This time, Ma Shiming was really a little moved.

The feeling of being recognized was really good.

When he was at home, his wife often complained about this, feeling that he was so talented, but he didn't have the opportunity to be promoted at Jardine Matheson.

Although Ma Shiming didn't say anything on the surface, he must have felt unfair about this in his heart.

For example, ten years ago, his performance surpassed many people and became the sales champion of the sales department.

However, when the department employees were promoted, it was not him, the sales champion, who was promoted, but another Westerner in his fifties.

At that time, he felt that he was still young, so it didn't matter.

However, as he got older, his equally outstanding colleagues had already been promoted to Jardine Matheson headquarters.

And he was still just a sales manager of a subsidiary.

How could he not be reconciled?

That was just the reality.

In fact, he was indeed not reconciled, after all, he had been working at Jardine Matheson for more than ten years.

According to historical trends, he would persist for two more years to see if he had the opportunity to be seen by Jardine Matheson's senior management.

It was just that, the final result would only disappoint him.

In another world, Ma Shiming could only leave Jardine Matheson with regret at the age of forty and start his own entrepreneurial path, until he was poached by Li Chaoren.

However, in this world, everything had changed.