Chapter 388: Liu Shihao

Even if Wang Qi did not report on the movements of the British-funded financial groups, Xia Yu could guess them. After all, as long as Norman Shiah and the others were not brainless, they would definitely have taken precautions.

However, regardless of whether they took precautions or not, Xia Yu did not care.

His sniping plan had already been declared completed after Cheung Kong was swallowed up, with all planned objectives successfully achieved!

Now there were just some tasks not originally planned but required to wrap things up, such as assisting Bao Yugang and others in completing the acquisition of the scheduled targets.

As for himself, he planned to take a break for a while. After all, he had been in the limelight long enough; any further showing off would be excessive.

Besides, from this series of sniping actions, he had earned over ten billion in cash.

Most importantly, he had swallowed up Yi He Insurance Consulting Group and Cheung Kong, two giants in the insurance and real estate port sectors. He needed to properly digest these acquisitions and fully integrate these two companies into his own strength.

When Xia Yu acquired 60% of Yi He Insurance Consulting Group earlier, he had united with Wu Hongyi to control the board, with Wang Qi responsible for the cleanup and restructuring. Xia Yu had kept a close watch on Wang Qi's restructuring and was satisfied with the results.

Now, he owned 90% of Yi He Insurance Consulting Group's shares, and he could do as he pleased, with orders being executed smoothly.

The most important thing now was Cheung Kong, so Xia Yu immediately convened a board meeting.

At the board meeting, Yi He Consortium was not foolish enough to miss it. After all, if they didn't attend, Xia Yu could take advantage of them without their knowing.

However, although they attended, it was not Old John or his two sons but another senior member of Yi He Consortium.

Perhaps having received some guidance or realizing they could not stop Xia Yu, Yi He Consortium's representatives remained silent throughout, observing but not speaking, letting Xia Yu handle the restructuring and watching as Yi He Consortium's faction members were dealt with.

Although taking down so many people at once caused some turbulence in the company, Xia Yu ignored it, seemingly indifferent to the adverse effects.

Xia Yu was not foolish; he understood that a short-term pain was better than a long-term one. After all, Cheung Kong was Yi He Consortium's core enterprise, with many people serving Yi He Consortium for a long time, and some holding important positions in other subsidiaries of Yi He Consortium besides their roles in Cheung Kong.

Such people were firmly dealt with by Xia Yu.

A brief period of turmoil was better than the turmoil caused by Yi He Consortium's retaliation.

The people taken down this time were all pre-selected.

Xia Yu's preliminary work was not limited to just gathering information about Cheung Kong's shareholding.

Having lurked for so long, he had thoroughly investigated Cheung Kong—its shareholding, market, personnel factions, personnel traits, and relationships were all well understood.

The people dealt with at this board meeting were all from the key list.

After the board meeting, Xia Yu personally took charge of Cheung Kong and instructed Wang Qi to continue buying shares, targeting other minor shareholders besides Yi He Consortium who were present at the board meeting.

At the board meeting, Xia Yu had mentioned this, and it was clear that those minor shareholders realized they could not resist, so they were willing to sell their shares and exit, as long as the price was right.

Sitting in an unfamiliar office, Xia Yu reviewed Cheung Kong's situation report while occasionally calling in an executive for a chat, reassuring them.

"Knock knock!"

"Come in!"

With Xia Yu's words, the door quickly opened. The person entered and gently closed the door, coming before Xia Yu.

Looking up at the middle-aged man before him, who appeared relaxed and composed, Xia Yu observed him and then looked down at the three open documents on the desk.

One document was the company's personnel file, another was a strategic planning document for real estate business development, and the third was a resignation letter.

Unfortunately, the resignation letter had been written yesterday, just before Xia Yu's arrival, and had not yet been approved.

Leaning back in his chair, Xia Yu interlocked his fingers, smiled, and said, "Liu Shihao?"

Although it was a question, his tone was very certain.

"Yes!"

The middle-aged man named Liu Shihao nodded calmly, having seen the familiar resignation letter on the desk, and was very composed.

Xia Yu nodded slightly and thought about the personnel file information he had just seen and his own investigation findings.

Liu Shihao was an executive in Cheung Kong's real estate business.

Cheung Kong did not only operate in real estate; it also engaged in port docks, transportation, storage, and other businesses, but real estate was the most significant part.

Within the company, there were seven departments related to real estate business:

1. **Marketing Department**: Responsible for sales planning, promotion, customer relationship management, sales or leasing work, and is the "leading" department for real estate business.

2. **Finance Department**: A department specifically set up within the company's finance department, responsible for accounting and financial management for real estate business, and is crucial.

3. **Engineering and Technology Department**: Responsible for technical management, planning management, engineering supervision, various preliminary preparations, procurement of materials and equipment, ensuring schedule, quality, safety, and cost control.

4. **Project Engineering Department**: Development and construction of projects, technical management, quality management, construction site management, etc.

5. **Office**: Responsible for communication and coordination.

6. **Human Resources Department**: Responsible for the development, allocation, and management of human resources.

7. **Development Department**: Responsible for the development strategy, specific planning of projects, land acquisition, and handling of related permits and preliminary development work.

Liu Shihao had worked at Cheung Kong since returning from abroad. With his knowledge in several fields, he had held positions in the Engineering and Technology Department, Project Engineering Department, and Development Department, showing outstanding capabilities. He was currently the manager of the Development Department.

Of course, if his resignation were successful, the manager title would become 'former manager'.

"Have a seat! I'd like to discuss something with you."

Xia Yu gestured to the chair and spoke softly.

"Thank you!"

Liu Shihao nodded in thanks, sat down, placed his hands on his knees, and calmly looked at Xia Yu.

"This strategic plan is yours, right? How long did it take you to prepare? I mean, from the idea stage."

Xia Yu asked, pointing to the open strategic plan on the desk.

Liu Shihao was indeed a talent! Otherwise, Xia Yu would not have been interested in him.

In the entire Cheung Kong company, if there was someone Xia Yu was most interested in, it was undoubtedly Liu Shihao, especially after seeing the strategic plan, his curiosity was heightened.

But to his surprise, this talented person he was curious about intended to resign, and Xia Yu naturally wanted to understand the reason!

After all, talent is rare, especially at this critical moment, and a non-Yi He Consortium talent is even more important for the company!