Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Friday morning.

After the meeting, Lin Baicheng took Wei Li to his chairman's office.

"Weili, do you have any suggestions regarding Bentley's personnel arrangements?"

In the previous meeting, Lin Baicheng had listened to Weili's report on the acquisition of Bentley Motors, and had a clearer understanding of Bentley Motors.

Lin Baicheng has his own development plan for Bentley Motors. The core technologies of Bentley Motors must be independently developed, and the scale of the factory must be expanded. The manufacturing bases in England and Mainland China will sell cars to all over the world.

But these are long-term rough plans, and the actual implementation will definitely not be so smooth.

Nowadays, Bentley Motors has just completed its acquisition, and Hutchison Whampoa has not yet been fully acquired. Let’s not talk about the R\u0026D, production and sales of the car. The management rights of the company must be captured first.

Only by seizing the power of personnel and replacing it with its own people can Bentley Motors truly belong to Hutchison Whampoa and Lin Baicheng, and then it can implement a series of development plans.

Wei Li certainly had an idea in his mind, but he did not put it forward immediately. Instead, he said: "Mr. Lin, regarding the personnel arrangement of Bentley Motors, we also need to consider the Bentley family."

"It's natural."

Lin Baicheng nodded. The Bentley family and Hutchison Whampoa acquired Bentley Motors not just to be a shareholder that only collects dividends. What the Bentley family wants is the management rights of Bentley Motors, at least part of it.

This was already negotiated before the acquisition, and Lin Baicheng certainly would not go back on it. The main reason is that the Bentley family has many connections in Bentley Motors. In addition, they also have certain influence and connections in the automobile manufacturing industry in England and Western countries. These are all This is what Bentley Motors and Lin Baicheng need.

"We can give up part of our rights to the Bentley family and let the Bentley family help us control the Bentley Motors Company. However, the Bentley family is also our competitor. Our base camp is here in Xiangjiang, so we must be careful about the Bentley family and not let the Bentley family Controlling too much power.”

Weili said: "We must keep these two areas in hand, human resources and finance. We can take our time with the other areas. These two areas cannot be careless and cannot be postponed. Then there is the technology research and development department that you value most, Mr. Lin. However, we have to recruit relevant talents through the Bentley family, so we can only take our time."

Lin Baicheng nodded: "What do you think about the president and vice president of the automobile company?"

"The president can be sent from the headquarters to serve, and one of the vice presidents should be given to the Bentley family. The rest can be considered at their own discretion whether to send another one, but no matter what, everyone cannot be replaced. This will cause problems for the company. The original management and other employees panicked," Wei Li said.

"As for the position of president, do you have any recommendations?"

Of course Lin Baicheng knew what Wei Li said. A bloodbath at the top level would only cause chaos in people's minds. If outstanding talents were lost as a result, the loss would be great.

"Mr. Lin, I recommend Wei Peter."

Wei Li said immediately: "Peter Wei is currently sent to Japan by you to develop the company's real estate market, but his progress there is not very smooth. I think that to develop the Japanese market, we need to recruit excellent local professional managers to manage it. That's all, Peter Wei is overqualified there."

"Unlike Japan, Peter Weber has worked in London for many years. Whether it is his personal connections or his familiarity with England, he can help the company manage Bentley Motors. I believe that with him here, we don't have to worry about the management rights of the car company. Snatched by the Bentley family.”

Peter Wei is now the vice president of Hutchison Whampoa Group. Although it seems that he was assigned or demoted to serve as the president of a subsidiary of the group, after all, the vice president of the group is only one step away from the position of group president.

But the problem is that Peter Wei, the vice president, has been sent to Japan by the big boss to develop the market, and his power has shrunk significantly. Since this is the case, it is better to become the boss of a subsidiary below, which will have more power.

More importantly, Wei Li is very clear about the importance that big boss Lin Baicheng attaches to the automobile company and the group's investment in the automobile company. As long as the automobile company develops to a certain level, the president of the automobile company will definitely not lose the position of vice president of the group.

"Peter Wei?"

Lin Baicheng nodded thoughtfully. Of course he would not forget the two white vice presidents of Hutchison Whampoa who were reduced by him. Regardless of their abilities, standing in Lin Baicheng's position, he, a Chinese boss, would definitely have to deal with it. It was all white management who took action.

With Wei Li unable to move, of course Lin Baicheng could only move Wei Peter and other vice presidents and other managers. After about a year, it was quite fruitful.

Nowadays, although the majority of Hutchison Whampoa's management is white, there are also many Chinese. Lin Baicheng has decided to wait for the proportion of Chinese to increase a little more and stop worrying about the white-Chinese issue. At that time, it will only focus on ability.

"Peter Wei is developing the market in Japan, and it is in the real estate industry. It is normal for the development to be uneven. No wonder him. Now that he has finally become familiar with Japan, he is asked to go to England. He is transferred frequently. I am afraid it is not good."

Lin Baicheng has never thought about sending Chinese executives to London. At least the person in charge cannot be Chinese, but must be white. After all, Bentley Motors is based in England, and in the future, car sales will also be oriented to countries in the Western world, so the person in charge must be White people.

It’s hard to say what will happen in a few decades, but in this era, it is almost impossible for a Chinese executive to lead a white company to develop the company, and there will only be a lot of people working under the hood. This is limitations of the times.

Wei Li said immediately: "Peter Wei is a member of the company. If the company appoints him, he must obey. I believe he will obey the company's dispatch."

"I will think about it."

Lin Baicheng did not make a decision immediately. He had to think again. Besides, the executive sent to Bentley Motors could not be just the president, and other people would be needed to assist him.

"OK."

The big boss needs to think about it, and Wei Li certainly won't rush him or anything, he's not that stupid.

Lin Baicheng changed the subject: "Wei Liqian will be the protagonist of tonight's celebration banquet, so you have to prepare well."

The celebration banquet for the acquisition of Bentley Motors is scheduled to be held tonight, and the venue will of course be the Hutchison Hotel. However, there was no grand celebration party this time. The main guests invited were some of Lin Baicheng’s friends and Hutchison Whampoa’s partners.

Despite this, there will be no shortage of guests, and the level of the guests will not be low. After all, Lin Baicheng is the richest man in Hong Kong, and Hutchison Whampoa is the largest group in Hong Kong by market value. How can anyone who has dealings with the two be ordinary people.

After hearing this, Wei Li immediately said: "Mr. Lin, you are the protagonist. You led the acquisition of Bentley Motors!"

“But you do the execution.”

Lin Baicheng raised his hand with a smile, stopped what Wei Li was about to say, and said, "Weili, please stop being modest. You have the greatest credit this time, so you are the protagonist of this celebration banquet."

"This is all thanks to Mr. Lin for your continued trust and support in me."

Wei Li said respectfully that in fact, he stayed in Hutchison Whampoa at first just for the high salary offered by Lin Baicheng. However, as Hutchison Whampoa grew bigger and bigger under the leadership of Lin Baicheng, it became the company with the largest market value in Xiangjiang. He really didn't want to leave Hutchison Whampoa.

For professional managers like Weili, if they are not prepared to start a business on their own, the higher the market value and scale of the company they manage, the greater the power in their hands, and the higher their remuneration and social status will be.

Wei Li is not ready to start a business, nor is he ready to leave Xiangjiang, so Hutchison Whampoa, the platform with the highest market value, is the best choice for him.

Therefore, Wei Li cooperated with the big boss Lin Baicheng's changes to the group and gave up some rights in order to gain Lin Baicheng's trust. In return, he gained a foothold in Hutchison Whampoa and became the second person under Lin Baicheng.

Lin Baicheng and Wei Li discussed Bentley Motors for a long time, and they didn't end until the end of the day was approaching.

In this way, the discussion between the two of them was not over yet.

The main reason is that Lin Baicheng was relatively unfamiliar with Bentley Motors before, and the company is very important and large in scale. There are many things to discuss and there is no room for sloppiness.

Go home for lunch at noon.

In the afternoon, Lin Baicheng went to Hutchison Whampoa to work. He mainly dealt with matters related to Bentley Motors, and also dealt with some documents accumulated by Hutchison Whampoa.

"Dingling bell~~"

"What's up?"

Lin Baicheng, who was at work, answered the ringing intercom phone.

"Chairman, Director Guo is here."

The other side of the phone was in the secretary's room outside the office, and the caller was Lin Baicheng's secretary at Hutchison Whampoa.

"Please come in, Mr. Guo."

Lin Baicheng said and hung up the phone.

"Lin Sheng, you are still busy."

Just when Lin Baicheng stood up and was about to walk to the door, Guo Henian walked in first.

"I was on a business trip a while ago and accumulated some documents that I need to process."

Lin Baicheng greeted Guo Henian with a smile and sat down on the sofa.

Guo Henian smiled and said, "What big business is Lin Sheng going to Japan for this time?"

"It's not a big business, it's just a company that I co-founded with Iwasaki-san that needs financing."

Lin Baicheng said a little, not hiding anything, but he didn't make it too clear either. It was not necessary.

Guo Henian did not ask any more questions, but said: "Since it is a company jointly opened by Lin Sheng and Mr. Iwasaki, it must not be small."

"Guo Sheng, I just have something to tell you."

Guo Henian's arrival made Lin Baicheng prepare to talk to the other party in advance after a while.

"Lin Sheng, please speak."

Guo Henian looked serious.

"Is such that."

Lin Baicheng said: "I have some investments in Malaya, and I plan to go there in the middle to late next month. Guo Sheng, you have been based in Malaya for many years, and I hope Guo Sheng can help build bridges. By the way, Tell me about the interpersonal situation in Malaya.”

The Guo family is a big family in Malaya and must have some power. Although Lin Baicheng has invested a lot of money in Malaya, he will definitely be welcomed by the top leaders of Malaya. But with the help of local wealthy families, it will be easier for Lin Baicheng Integrate into the local area and reduce rejection by local forces.

No matter how bad it was, Lin Baicheng wouldn't be blinded by knowing the local power distribution in Malaya. He wouldn't know whose interests were harmed or offended. At least he could be aware of it.

"It's great that Lin Sheng can invest in Malaya. I'll take care of it."

When Guo Henian heard this, he agreed without thinking. Lin Baicheng's investment in Malaya would be of great benefit to him, and he welcomed it.

As for whether Lin Baicheng's own interests would be harmed if he became bigger and stronger in Malaya, Guo Henian was not worried about this at all. He knew that Lin Baicheng's focus would only be on Xiangjiang, and it was unlikely that no matter how he developed, he would harm his own interests. The family has moved to Malaya, so even if there is a conflict of interest in the future, it will be very limited and everyone can discuss it.

"Then I'll trouble Guo Sheng."

Lin Baicheng thanked him politely. The benefit of making more friends is reflected here. With Guo Henian's help, his investment in Malaya will be smoother.

"Lin Sheng is polite."

Guo Henian waved his hand, and then said: "I came to Lin Sheng this time. Actually, I came to Lin Sheng to inquire about a private matter."

Lin Baicheng: "What does Guo Sheng want to know? Please tell me!"

"I heard that Lin Sheng and Miss Deng Lijun are friends, so I want to ask Lin Sheng about Miss Deng Lijun. I wonder what she is like in private?" Guo Henian said.

"Guo Sheng suddenly asked me about this, but what news did he hear?"

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this. He was not stupid. He didn't know that Guo Henian had learned about the relationship between Guo Kongchen and Deng Lijun, and knew that he and Deng Lijun were friends, so he told him this.

"I heard that they were dating, and they had been dating for quite some time."

The reason why Guo Henian knew this was because Guo Kongchen had frequently traveled to the United States before. After Deng Lijun returned to Xiangjiang, the two of them had frequent contacts. They were discovered by Guo Henian's people, who then launched an investigation and found out about it.

"They did get along for a while."

Lin Baicheng nodded and said: "Guo Sheng, let me tell you this, Li Jun and I are friends, and we have a pretty good relationship. We often interact with each other in private, and occasionally have dinner with Xiao Guo Sheng and Li Jun. "

"To be honest, I think Lijun is a very good person, otherwise I wouldn't be friends with her."

"As for whether Li Jun is suitable to be the Guo family's wife, it's up to you, Guo Sheng, to make your own judgment."

Lin Baicheng helped a little and said a kind word, but it was hard for him to say more. After all, this was someone else's family matter.

"It goes without saying that Lin Sheng looks at people well. I believe Miss Deng will not be a bad woman."

Guo Henian smiled and complimented him. Of course he would not think that Deng Lijun was a good person just because of Lin Baicheng's words. Lin Baicheng's words could only be used as a reference, and he would send more people to investigate.

"Guo Sheng was so impressed."

Lin Baicheng knew that Guo Kongchen and Deng Lijun were not together before he was reborn. He didn't know the specific reason. He didn't know it clearly. Whether Guo and Deng would be unable to be together for the same reason in this life, Lin Baicheng couldn't guess. Can't interfere too much.

After all, Lin Baicheng is just a friend of Deng Lijun. Although the relationship is good, there are some things that cannot be interfered with too much, especially such important matters as a woman's life.