Chapter 143: Snatching Top Talent
In the bustling yet undercurrent-ridden city of Xiangjiang, there exists a marginalized gray industry that specializes in collecting and providing basic-level intelligence information.
Lin Haoran learned about it through his father.
The lower levels of Xiangjiang society are intertwined by a complex network of societies, which are like the city's capillaries, quietly controlling vast amounts of trivial basic data and sources of information.
Although they have difficulty accessing highly confidential and complex intelligence, they possess astonishing efficiency and accuracy when it comes to basic tasks such as locating people.
Lin Haoran needed to find someone, and these gray industries were sufficient to provide the intelligence information he needed.
But if he wanted to investigate more complex intelligence and information, it was obvious that relying on these gray industries would be difficult.
In that case, he could only establish his own intelligence department. Generally speaking, top-tier forces rarely share their intelligence resources and personnel with others unless the benefits are substantial enough.
Of course, even if Lin Haoran started building an intelligence department immediately, it obviously would not be able to help much with this matter.
Building a powerful intelligence agency was by no means something that could be accomplished overnight; it required time, resources, and careful planning.
If he really wanted to have informants spread throughout all of Xiangjiang, so that no corner of Xiangjiang could escape his observation, it would definitely be a high-cost undertaking.
Moreover, building his own intelligence agency was something for later. Lin Haoran was not in a hurry about it now.
Lin Haoran's current target was none other than the future famous “Emperor of Wage Earners” in Xiangjiang—Fok Kin-ning.
The life of this legendary figure was like a magnificent workplace epic, making him one of the top professional managers in the Chinese world.
Based on Lin Haoran's knowledge of Fok Kin-ning from his previous life, he had only recently returned from studying at a university in the United States and should not have joined Cheung Kong Holdings 0uyet.
This was precisely the best time to snatch him away.
After all, in Lin Haoran's previous life, Fok Kin-ning had already used his entire life to prove his own abilities.
He was a talent very much worth recruiting.
If Lin Haoran did not interfere with his life, this future Emperor of Wage Earners would join Cheung Kong Holdings and become its chief accountant.
Afterward, he would quickly become an important subordinate of Li Ka-shing, and even become the capable assistant he relied on most. It would not be an exaggeration to call him Li Ka-shing's strategist, just like Zhuge Liang was to Liu Bei!
Such an outstanding future legendary business assistant would be a terrible waste if Lin Haoran did not take advantage of the fact that he had not yet entered Cheung Kong Holdings and been recognized by Li Ka-shing to snatch him away.
Lin Haoran did not know much about Fok Kin-ning. He only knew that he was from Xiangjiang, had gone to the United States to study after graduating from the University of Hong Kong, and had returned directly to Xiangjiang after graduating from the United States. He was 27 years old this year.
With only this information, finding him among nearly five million people in all of Xiangjiang might seem difficult, but in reality, it was not difficult at all for these professional intelligence agencies.
Because even this little bit of information provided by Lin Haoran could already be expanded into a great deal of information.
For example, anyone who could afford to study in the United States must have had a very good family background.
That alone could eliminate more than 80% of Xiangjiang's families.
Besides that, the most important piece of information was that he had graduated from the University of Hong Kong, and the year was known, which made things even simpler.
In the 1970s, the University of Hong Kong did not have many students in each graduating class. Investigating the basic information of a student was not difficult; with a little bribery of someone in the archives office, it was easy to obtain a student's personal information.
Therefore, in just two days, Lin Haoran obtained the information he needed, and he spent HK$20,000 to get it.
For Lin Haoran, however, the HK$20,000 was very well spent.
During these two days, the matters at Qingzhou Yingni Company had also been settled.
Maka, the former financial director of Qingzhou Yingni, would be tried in court on a later date, and the funds he had embezzled had already been recovered through normal procedures.
According to Burton, Maka would be sentenced to at least seven years this time, meaning his life was essentially ruined.
As for Aimeigao Company, the dividends had also arrived a day earlier.
Just as he had expected, after discussing it with Lau Luen-hung, they decided to distribute HK$80 million of it as dividends, HK$40 million each.
In addition, Lau Luen-hung also repaid the HK$1 million he had borrowed from Lin Haoran.
At this point, Lin Haoran had another HK$41 million in funds at his disposal.
At the end of last year, Lin Haoran had invested a total of HK$1.2 million in Aimeigao Company.
After more than half a year, the return it had given him had already reached HK$40 million.
Moreover, the dividends going forward would only become larger and larger.
It could be said that this business earning him a hundred times his investment within a year was absolutely no problem.
On the morning of July 10, Lin Haoran brought the two brothers Li Weiguo and Li Weidong to a residential complex in Yau Ma Tei.
This residential complex was obviously the kind that only relatively wealthy families could afford. Although it was not a villa setting, it was quiet and comfortable.
However, there was no property management, nor were there security guards stopping people to ask questions, which made it very easy for him to find Fok Kin-ning's home.
According to the information he had obtained, Fok Kin-ning had just returned from the United States half a month ago and was currently unemployed at home.
Lin Haoran arrived in front of the door marked 301 and knocked on the door.
Before long, the door opened.
The person who opened the door was a woman around fifty years old. When she saw Lin Haoran and the two brothers Li Weidong and Li Weiguo behind him, a puzzled expression immediately appeared on her face.
“Who are you looking for?” the woman asked directly.
“Hello, Auntie. Is this Fok Kin-ning's home? I'm his friend. I have something to discuss with him.” Lin Haoran asked politely, his attitude very gentle.
Looking through the crack in the door, he could also see a piano inside, and the living room was quite large. It was obvious that this family was very well-off. Although they were not at the level of millionaires, they were at least a wealthy family.
Seeing that Lin Haoran did not look like a bad person, the woman seemed to relax as well.
“Wait a moment. Kin-ning is reading in his room. I'll go call him.” the woman replied, but she did not invite Lin Haoran and the others inside, instead closing the door.
After all, although Lin Haoran looked friendly and did not seem like a bad person, there were two muscular men following behind him.
Soon, a young man walked out. It was the Fok Kin-ning Lin Haoran remembered, except that this was a younger version of Fok Kin-ning.
“Who are you? Do we know each other?” After hearing in his room that a friend had come to see him, Fok Kin-ning came out, only to discover that he did not know the other party at all.
“Let me introduce myself. I'm Lin Haoran, chairman of Qingzhou Yingni Company. Here's my business card. I'm sorry to have come to your home uninvited and disturbed you.” Lin Haoran smiled and handed a business card to Fok Kin-ning.
“Chairman of Qingzhou Yingni Company? Oh, I remember. This is the pride of us Xiangjiang people, the first Chinese person to acquire a British-funded listed company. It was reported in the newspapers and on television half a year ago. That young chairman does indeed look like this.”
Before Fok Kin-ning could say anything, the woman spoke up.
Originally, after hearing her son Fok Kin-ning say that he did not know Lin Haoran and the others, she had wanted to chase them away, but after hearing Lin Haoran's words, she adjusted her glasses and carefully looked him over as she spoke.
After receiving confirmation from his mother, Fok Kin-ning's attitude also changed: “Mr. Lin, may I ask what you are looking for me about?”
Fok Kin-ning had just returned from the United States, so naturally he did not know about Qingzhou Yingni Company, but he still knew of the company.
Qingzhou Yingni Company was a household name in Xiangjiang, one of the most common brands. After all, almost every house being built required Qingzhou Yingni, and this brand with a history of 90 years had long been deeply ingrained in the minds of Xiangjiang people.
“There is indeed something I'd like to discuss with you.” Lin Haoran nodded.
“Mr. Lin, please come in and sit down. We can talk in the living room.” Fok Kin-ning made an inviting gesture, inviting Lin Haoran inside.
“Sorry to trouble you.” Lin Haoran smiled and walked into the house.
“Have a seat. I'll make some tea for you.” The woman pointed toward the sofa and said as she prepared to walk toward the kitchen.
“No need to trouble yourself, Auntie. I just came over to have a few words with Mr. Fok. I have something else to do later, so I won't disturb you for too long.” Lin Haoran quickly stopped her.
With a look of doubt on his face, Fok Kin-ning sat down on the sofa with Lin Haoran.
“Mr. Lin, why don't you tell me the purpose of your visit?” Fok Kin-ning asked directly.
“Then I'll be straightforward. Mr. Fok, I'd like to invite you to join Qingzhou Yingni Company and become the financial director of our Qingzhou Yingni Company.” Lin Haoran said directly.
Given Fok Kin-ning's abilities, he was actually more suited to serve as chief accountant, but Qingzhou Yingni did not have a separate accounting department. All accountants belonged to the finance department, so Lin Haoran planned to have him directly serve as financial director.
For Lin Haoran, this was merely a position for Fok Kin-ning to gain experience. In the future, Lin Haoran would give him a larger position. Managing a group and becoming the group's general manager was only a matter of time.
Qingzhou Yingni's business was simple and it was not a diversified enterprise, so starting his training in this company with simple operations would also give Fok Kin-ning an opportunity to grow rapidly through practical experience.
Fok's mother, sitting nearby, was already overjoyed. She had never expected the chairman of Qingzhou Yingni Company to personally come to their home to invite her son to join the company, and to directly take on an important position.
Fok Kin-ning had been back for half a month, and he had also told her that he temporarily did not know which company would be best for him to work for.
“Mr. Lin, may I ask how you came to know about me? And I'm only a student who has just returned from studying abroad. Isn't your decision a little hasty?” However, Fok Kin-ning was not delighted. Instead, he asked curiously.
“Mr. Fok, I was also introduced to you by someone. The former financial director of Qingzhou Yingni Company has already left the position for some reason, so the position became vacant. Coincidentally, I heard from him about your current situation and your educational background.
I heard that you not only have an American accounting qualification, but are also talented at negotiation and debate. I felt that you were very suitable for the position of financial director at Qingzhou Yingni Company, so I decided to invite you to join Qingzhou Yingni Company.
As for who the other person is, I can only say that he is a good friend of yours. He did not want me to tell you his name. He said that your abilities would definitely qualify you for the position of financial director, which was why he recommended you. I trust his judgment!” Lin Haoran said vaguely, effectively putting an end to Fok Kin-ning's urge to press further.
After all, he could not possibly say that he had known Fok Kin-ning in his previous life.
(End of Chapter)
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