I want to be a giant of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 247 [Commercial Complex]

In Cheung Kong's office, Wu Guangyao was looking at a document, which was a blueprint (hand-drawn rendering) of a 'commercial complex'.

This is the "big project" in Wu Guangyao's mind. Compared with this "big project", the projects done by other real estate developers on Hong Kong Island are purely child's play and cannot be put on the table;

Although those real estate developers own a lot of land in the urban area, most of them are huddled in the concrete (concrete) forest. No matter how high-end the property is built, no matter how good the location is, it is difficult to make people's eyes shine. Stand out from the crowd and stand out.

Since Wu Guangyao has a 20-square-foot piece of coastal land in his hands, he will naturally not miss out on showing his ambitions to the people of Hong Kong Island!

This planning scheme is centered on two high-end hotels, including a large commercial center, urban pedestrian street, high-end office buildings, and top-level apartments. It integrates shopping, catering, culture, entertainment and other functions into one, forming an independent large-scale business district.

20 square feet of land is naturally insufficient, so Wu Guangyao will propose to the Hong Kong government to allocate another 20 square feet of land around him.

Wu Guangyao took the architectural blueprint and came to the Hong Kong government confidently, and found the governor Ge Lianghong.

"Mr. Wu, your 'Zijin City' residential project has only been under construction for three months! Do you have so much money from Cheung Kong?" The governor was actually overwhelmed by Wu Guangyao's plan, which is more advanced than Cheung Kong's plan a few months ago. A city within a city' plans are grander and more massive.

Of course, as the governor, he is really interested. The more these businessmen invest, the higher the income of the Hong Kong government and the better the construction of Hong Kong Island.

"Cheung Kong doesn't have it, but I do. Does the governor still doubt the 'zipper king''s ability to absorb money?" Wu Guangyao made a joke. With Wu Guangyao's current status, he can naturally get along with officials at the governor's level on an equal footing.

"Haha, I was overthinking it! In principle, I am very interested in this project, but our Hong Kong government has to discuss it, so I will give you an answer later!"

After Wu Guangyao waited in his office for two days, the Hong Kong government finally sent several representatives to Wu Guangyao's office to discuss with Wu Guangyao.

It can be seen that the Hong Kong government is really excited about this project. Instead of asking Wu Guangyao to negotiate, it sent a representative to actively negotiate.

However, these representatives pointed out that the building of Wu Guangyao's "commercial complex" is not grand enough, nor can it represent the architectural style of Hong Kong Island; The image of the island does not match.

Wu Guangyao did not open his mouth. Looking at the momentum of the few people, he was afraid that they would not be satisfied. Even the governor would not be able to help Wu Guangyao.

Because they manage the urban image design of Hong Kong Island, people like the Governor need to listen to their opinions.

"Mr. Wu, can you build some of the most beautiful buildings in this location? When foreign ships sail into Victoria Harbour, you can see this location; if the buildings have no aesthetic feeling, people's perception of Hong Kong Island will also be different. Influence. If you can do it, you may wish to put forward any opinions and discuss them!" said an official representative.

Wu Guangyao understood that this group of officials was a bit overjoyed, greedy for big things and looking good!

Since this was the case, Wu Guangyao naturally couldn't refuse. Isn't this coincident with his own ideas?
"It is possible, but to achieve this level, our current 20 square feet of land is not enough, and the height is limited; so I would like to ask the Hong Kong government to allocate another 20 square feet in the surrounding area. Our Cheung Kong Industrial Co., Ltd. The land price shall be paid based on the market value of the land use.”

"This is no problem, but you need to get the design blueprint to the Hong Kong government for approval first, and then we can talk about land approval!"

Wu Guangyao nodded, continued to chat for a while, and sent off several official representatives!
Afterwards, Wu Guangyao called Li Xing and said, "The Hong Kong government doesn't like the current design style. I thought, what they like must be the Parisian architectural style, which is full of aristocratic style and not lacking in modern flavor."

When Li Xing heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "We were fortunate not to hand over this design project to the American Design Institute first, but our Changjiang Industrial Design Institute made a first draft, otherwise we would have wasted a lot of money. The American Design Institute I only know how to build high-rise buildings, and I lack a little bit of inner things.”

Wu Guangyao nodded. What Li Xing said was very reasonable. The residential complex designed by the American Design Institute of Changjiang Industry also highlighted this problem.

Fortunately, the design task of only one real estate was signed, otherwise the community behind would not be able to change the style.

"You go to Europe and France immediately, find their best architect, let him bring a team, and come to Hong Kong Island to take over this task. Money is not a problem!"

"Well, I'll get ready right away!"

A month later, Wu Guangyao sent the blueprint of Cheung Kong's plan for the coastal area of ​​Tsim Sha Tsui to the Hong Kong government.

The officials and representatives of the Hong Kong government looked at the blueprint of the 'Yangtze River Center', their eyes lit up, and they praised it repeatedly!
The blueprint of 'Yangtze River Center' is no longer a building with two buildings, but a complex of buildings.The two main buildings facing the sea are hotels, and there are thousands of commercial unit buildings. The shopping center has an area of ​​8 square feet; the lower part of the main building is all three-storey podium buildings; The hotel has a height of 18 floors (conforming to the Kowloon District Building Height Regulations), and all exterior walls are made of glass curtain walls.

The Hong Kong government readily allocated 20 square feet of commercial land to Cheung Kong, and the price was very cheap, only 800 million Hong Kong dollars.

Of course, it is 20 times more expensive than the 8 square feet of land originally purchased; but at the current land price, it is 200 million cheaper.

In other words, the commercial land reserved by Cheung Kong has increased by a full 10 times, and it only took less than 6 years.

Back at Cheung Kong’s office, Wu Guangyao said to Li Xing: “The architectural blueprint is ready. For the next main structure and construction drawings, we should choose an American design studio. But there is one condition, that is, the teacher of Cheung Kong To participate in the design and drawing work together."

The blueprint is the shape of the design, the structural design is the framework of the shape, and the construction drawing is the detailed structure of the building.

American designers are good at building skyscrapers, so ten-storey buildings are naturally not a problem for them; moreover, American construction methods are advanced and closely matched with the building structure.

"It's the boss, but the company's funds?"

"You don't have to worry about this. The 'Zijin City' will open soon, and we will be able to withdraw part of the funds immediately. Even from HSBC, a loan of 2000 million Hong Kong dollars is not a problem. We can raise funds while building. Every residential building we develop All the profits will be invested in the 'Yangtze River Center'." Wu Guangyao said.

The cost of the 'Yangtze River Center' has not been released yet, but 5000 million Hong Kong dollars will not escape.

Fortunately, it is not a problem to develop a residential real estate and earn 2000 million. In this way, the profits of the three projects in Yau Tsim Mong are enough to support the 'Cheung Kong Center'.

After the completion of the 'Yangtze River Center', it will only be rented and not sold, which is equivalent to the Harbor City and Times Square in later generations;
Of course, Wu Guangyao must also win the treasure of Wharf!
(End of this chapter)