We're building a super chaebol in Hong Kong

As Su Cheng's personal investment manager, Zhang Qizheng wasn't sure exactly how much cash his boss currently possessed. However, based on the income from Su Cheng's various enterprises and the returns from his investments, he knew his boss had a massive cash flow.

With such cash reserves to back their investments, they really didn't need to feel any pressure from the likes of Hutchison Whampoa or Hongkong Land.

In the realm of capital, money can solve most problems.

The only thing to be mindful of was to keep things discreet. Otherwise, prematurely alerting the other party could lead to failure at the last step.

"Boss, I know what to do. I'll carefully investigate the situation first, then make long-term plans and detailed arrangements. Also, you need to prepare the funds. Our Tianyuan Investment Company's funds are currently earmarked for specific purposes to avoid confusion," Zhang Qizheng said as he poured a cup of tea for Su Cheng.

"Don't worry about the funds. As long as you're ready, I can immediately transfer a portion of the funds to a dedicated account for the Hongkong Land and Jardine Matheson projects," Su Cheng replied with a smile after taking a sip of the hot tea.

Su Cheng wasn't worried about funds at all. After all, the available cash was stored in his own bank, and for his own bank, accessing funds was a matter of anytime, anywhere!

"In that case, I have nothing to worry about. I'll take on this task, Boss."

"The most important thing is to ensure that this matter doesn't get exposed. If it gets out prematurely and Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land find out, my plan will fall through. This matter concerns my future strategy for Hong Kong, so it must succeed, not fail. Uncle Zhang, the traders you use must be 100% trustworthy!" Although he had already explained it clearly, Su Cheng couldn't help but reiterate.

"Boss, you're putting a lot of pressure on me, but I know what to do. If necessary, I'll personally handle the trading!" Zhang Qizheng said with a wry smile.

"I believe in your ability to handle this perfectly for me. Once this matter is successful, I'll give you a very generous bonus!" Su Cheng didn't continue to put pressure on Zhang Qizheng.

After chatting for a long time, Su Cheng had Zhang Qizheng give him a general overview of the investment progress in recent times.

Currently, Su Cheng holds shares in a wide variety of international companies, spanning almost every industry.

Of course, he didn't pay too much attention to these, as he invested in these stocks simply because he knew their future market value would increase many times over. If he needed money someday, he could cash out and leave, without any intention of controlling these companies.

What he was more concerned about now was the progress of acquiring control of HSBC Group.

Next, in addition to HSBC Group stock, there would be Hongkong Land.

The stocks of these two companies would be his primary focus for the next few years.

As long as he gained control of HSBC Group, it would be equivalent to controlling Hong Kong's financial industry.

And once he took over Hongkong Land, he would not only control the most expensive commercial buildings in Hong Kong but also potentially indirectly control Jardine Matheson.

In other words, once both of these plans succeeded, it could be said that half of Hong Kong's economy would be in Su Cheng's hands.

The goal was ambitious, but Su Cheng was confident he could achieve it.

After entrusting the task to Zhang Qizheng, Su Cheng left Tianyuan Tower.

Before leaving, Su Cheng made a special trip to the China Motor Bus office downstairs and chatted with Myles for nearly half an hour.

Myles had been in Hong Kong from Singapore for some time now, and this period had allowed him to gradually integrate into Hong Kong life.

There were quite a few British people on Hong Kong Island, and with Wilfred and Ma Sze-ming, Su Cheng's two top lieutenants, also being British, Myles didn't feel lonely at all. Instead, he quickly grew to like the environment in Hong Kong.

After Myles took over China Motor Bus, he managed it in an orderly manner. In the latest monthly evaluation, China Motor Bus even became a public utility company with a full five-star rating for service quality. Kowloon Motor Bus, on the other hand, had improved its service due to the changes at China Motor Bus, but it had already been left behind.

Through Su Cheng's strong influence, he had obtained the bus operating rights for the Tuen Mun and Sai Kung areas, and this had been approved by the government.

Although the turnover of the bus business in Tuen Mun and Sai Kung was not high at present, at least in terms of the operating map, China Motor Bus was not much different from Kowloon Motor Bus.

Moreover, what Myles valued was not the current Tuen Mun and Sai Kung, but the future Tuen Mun and Sai Kung. Now, it was just a matter of planning and developing in advance. When the population of Tuen Mun and Sai Kung increased greatly in the future, these two areas would be able to generate more revenue for China Motor Bus.

These revenues would not only come from bus operations but also from other businesses, such as real estate!

After Su Cheng took over control of China Motor Bus, it immediately entered the real estate industry.

In the future, barring any accidents, the real estate industry would be another source of profit for China Motor Bus, and the profits might soon surpass the bus business.

In addition, Myles had served as the president of Haw Par Corporation in Singapore for many years and was already very familiar with pharmaceutical companies.

Therefore, he also intended to have China Motor Bus invest in the pharmaceutical industry.

Diversified development was the best way to break through the company's bottleneck.

Upon learning of Myles's ideas, Su Cheng didn't hesitate and directly agreed to his future plans for China Motor Bus, and told Myles to be bold and do it. If there was anything he needed support with, he could just ask.

Su Cheng wasn't satisfied with the annual profit of just ten or twenty million Hong Kong dollars from the bus business.

If it was just this little profit, he wouldn't have bothered to acquire China Motor Bus.

And as for Su Cheng actually going to acquire two car companies for the acquisition of a car company he had casually mentioned, Myles was also somewhat touched. This was trust, this was recognition of his ideas.

In contrast, when he was at Haw Par Corporation before, where would he have received such treatment? Many times, he could only ask the boss of Haw Par Corporation for instructions, and he could only implement the plan after the other party agreed.

After coming to China Motor Bus, this change was very obvious. He no longer needed to specifically ask Su Cheng, the boss, for instructions. Basically, it was enough for him to make his own decisions, and he only needed to report the company's situation to the boss every once in a while.

This was the power a president should have. Working at China Motor Bus, Myles had a feeling that his talents could be fully utilized here.