Chapter 785 John Bao Arrives in Hong Kong!
The average temperature in London in February is around 5 degrees Celsius.
Still very cold.
When John and his wife, who were accustomed to living in Hong Kong, returned to London, they felt particularly uncomfortable.
Until Barlow came to see him on behalf of Sir Yang, John Bao knew that he could return to Xiangjiang again.
That night.
John Bao, his wife and his family immediately packed up their things.
Early the next morning, John and his wife immediately took a direct flight from London Heathrow International Airport to Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport.
Less than fourteen hours.
The flight landed safely at Kai Tak International Airport.
Wearing sunglasses, John Bao and his wife got off the plane and looked at the blue sky and white clouds in Hong Kong, and the temperature in Hong Kong was nearly 20 degrees Celsius, which was a very comfortable weather.
John Bao felt that his mood suddenly recovered.
"Madam, we are back to Xiangjiang."
At this moment, John Bao really wanted to regard Xiangjiang as his real home.
John Bao also did not expect that so many things would happen in Xiangjiang after he retired from Huifeng Bank last year.
John and his wife got off the plane.
He had already seen someone coming to greet him.
It was no one else who came to greet him.
It is the number two person in the Empire Group, Mr. Merlis, the general manager of the Empire Group.
"Mr. John Bao, Mrs. John Bao, I am here to welcome you on behalf of the boss. Welcome back to Xiangjiang."
"Mr. Merith, thank you, thank you Sir Yang."
John Bao was still very excited.
Sir Yang sent Meris to pick him up, which showed that he still valued him.
Both sides shook hands.
No lingering at the airport.
Melis and John Bao got into the car in person.
John Bao has learned that Chen Songqing's trial is still continuing. Although he has not pleaded guilty, he is afraid that he will be imprisoned in Stanley for many years. Originally, John Bao had heard that Chen Songqing's Jianing Group needed to restructure its debt, and hired him back to Xiangjiang with a high salary to take charge of the restructuring. Who would have thought that Chen Songqing would actually kill someone.
Chen Songqing's murder has touched the nerves of many people.
Winning and losing in business are normal, but if the solution is to use murder, the nature of the situation will be different.
"Mr. Malice, I really didn't expect that!"
What John Bao didn't expect the most was that Sir Yang easily swallowed up Wheelock & Company, the third largest foreign trade company in Hong Kong owned by the Zhang family and the Ma Shi family.
"Mr. John Bao, the economic environment in Hong Kong has been changing, and the Zhang family and the Ma Shi family have to give up Wheelock & Company. At this time, in their view, Wheelock & Company is already a mess. In our empire, The group still seems to be a treasure.”
Being able to become the third largest foreign bank in Hong Kong is certainly not an easy task for Wheelock.
Historically, during Bao Yugang's lifetime, if Wheelock had not been swallowed up, it would not have been considered a successful landing.
The Bao family was divided into four, and the most important assets were swallowed up by the Wu Guangzhen family, which brought a steady stream of wealth to the Wu Guangzhen family.
In Yang Ming's view, if it were not for this special environment, it would be difficult to swallow up Wheelock at ten times the current purchase price.
Melis and John Bao left here by car.
Mrs. John Bao and his children went to the place where they originally lived.
Arrive at the Repulse Bay Mid-Levels Villa.
Melis and John Bao got out of the car.
John Bao had been to Sir Yang’s mountainside villa before.
"Mr. Merrith, Mr. John Bao, and Mr. Yang are waiting for you in the garden."
Lin Dezhong took the two of them to the garden.
Seeing Sir Yang looking away from them, he didn't know what Sir Yang was thinking.
"Mr. Yang, Mr. Melis is here to take over Mr. John."
Yang Ming turned around and looked over.
Seeing the white-haired John Bao, he is actually in his sixties. According to the retirement age, he naturally retired last year.
On the contrary, Shen Yi is only 56 years old this year, which is still early for retirement.
"Sir Young."
John Bao said hello hurriedly.
At this time, he was no longer the vice chairman of Huifeng Bank, but was about to become Sir Yang's subordinate.
"Mr. John Bao, hello."
Yang Ming shook hands with John Bao.
It was still a sigh of relief when the two met again.
When Shen Bi wanted to sell Hutchison Whampoa to Imperial Group and Sir Yang, John Bao was still curious as to why it was not sold to Bao Yugang or Li Jiacheng.
Over the years, the changes in Sir Yang and the Imperial Group made him admire Shen Bi more and more.
This time Shen Bi and Huifeng Bank were deceived by Chen Songqing. It can only be said that it was the worst time in Shen Bi's life that he was deceived. However, Shen Bi's return on investment in Sir Yang and Imperial Group was far higher. More than deceived. In any case, Shen Bi's position in the Taipan of Huifeng Bank is still very stable.
The three of them sat down.
Here we talked about the situation in Xiangjiang.
Had a cup of coffee.
Go upstairs to the study.
"Mr. John Pao, I am going to hand over Wheelock to your management. What do you think?"
Before John Bao came back, Barlow had already talked to him on behalf of Sir Yang.
As for salary and benefits, they are far beyond John Bao's imagination.
Even if John Bao retires and has a good pension, can work again, and has a high salary, and most importantly, can still play his role and return to a high position, why wouldn't he?
"Sir Young, I will take care of Wheelock."
John Bao has worked at Wheelock for so many years, and once held a position higher than Shen Yi. If Shen Yi had not been recognized by the previous boss Sanders, John Bao should have been the new boss of Huifeng Bank.
Even so, he has been working very well with Shen Yi over the years.
"Mr. John Bao, I believe in your ability."
There are nearly two hundred well-known companies in Wheelock, such as Wheelock, Wheelock Shipping, United Enterprises, and even Hong Kong Tunnel, Real Estate Trust, Federal Realty, Harriman Development, Lane Crawford, etc.
These are very large companies in Hong Kong and even in Southeast Asia, involving two hundred companies.
The funniest thing in history is that after Wu Guangzhen took over Wheelock, he once gave up the name of Wheelock and replaced it with another name.
In fact, the market in Southeast Asia and even the global market only recognizes the name of Wheelock.
In other words, after Wheelock acquired it, the value of this name played a very important role. How could it be abandoned?
In this regard, Yang Ming felt that Wu Guangzhen was naturally far inferior to his father-in-law Bao Yugang.
Yang Ming learned from Wu Guangzhen's lesson and could not be like Wu Guangzhen. However, Wheelock Shipping suffered great operating losses in the hands of John Macdonald.
Yang Ming initially wanted to merge Wheelock Shipping into the Hong Kong First Shipping Group, but Yang Ming felt that Wheelock Shipping also had certain value. The management was handed over to Li Caixin's First Shipping, but the name was retained.
Just like Bao Yugang already had Global Shipping, he also wanted to develop the Asian Shipping Group.
In other words, in Bao Yugang's eyes, Global Shipping alone would definitely not work.
The same is true for the current Empire Group. It is not enough to have only the First Shipping Group, so Wheelock Shipping will be retained.
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