I want to be a giant of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 455 [Set off a boom in the reconstruction of commercial buildings in the Central District 1] (3000 words!)

One day in August, Wu Guangyao brought along Fu Hongru, Shi Jun, Li Xing, Xiu Yanbing, Chen Cheng, Sun Lin and other executives to inspect the land of the "Land King" in the central district that had just been photographed.

The executives of the Changjiang Department were very surprised. The boss inspected the land and called Fu Hongru, the president of Baiyou Group, but no one would ask;

We are still familiar with each other, and occasionally chat with the boss.

Wu Guangyao stood on the land of the "Land King" in the Central District and observed for a while, beckoning to an assistant to give him the paper and pen;

Historically, Landmark built the 52-storey Kangle Building (today’s Jardine Building) on ​​this land, which was completed at a record-breaking speed and took only one and a half years to cap; the cost of the Kangle Building was 1.4 million Hong Kong dollars, the land auction cost 2.6 million Hong Kong dollars, so a total investment of 4 million Hong Kong dollars together with the land; Kangle Building provides office buildings and shopping malls with a total rental area of ​​70 square feet. port.

In fact, the original historic Kangle Building had an ugly exterior!
Now that Wu Guangyao got this piece of land, it is absolutely impossible to rebuild such an ugly building;

After all, I am a person who pursues a beautiful building, and I am not in a hurry for speed. What I need is quality, beauty, luxury, and arrogance.

I saw Wu Guangyao drew a simple figure on paper. It turned out that Wu Guangyao was not designing the buildings, but was planning to connect his own buildings in the Central District (including good locations for future auctions) to form a Central District building. 'Natural Heart' set off a boom in the reconstruction of commercial buildings in the Central District.

Wu Guangyao said to a group of executives: "Look, I plan to build a 55-story building on this land, called Changshi Building; after completion, Changshi Building and Universal Building will be like two door gods, guarding the building. Prosperous Central."

When everyone heard the boss's bold words, they naturally echoed;
"This reclamation area is originally the location with the best geographical conditions in the central area of ​​the island, and the boss's two buildings are the only two tall buildings in this reclamation area. Naturally, there is a kind of majestic view of Victoria Harbour. Momentum." Chen Cheng, the person in charge of Hong Kong Island First Construction, sighed.

Wu Guangyao said with a smile: "Then you can make this building more beautiful and imposing, and use glass curtain walls as much as possible! Moreover, this time I have another request, that is, the bottom five floors of the building , if it is used for renting in shopping malls, then it can be rented to high-end department stores, brand stores, and specialty stores.”

Wu Guangyao's words were quickly recorded, and will be handed over to a group of executives to form a first draft later.

Chen Cheng from Hong Kong Island No. [-] Construction and Sun Lin from Changjiang Design Institute quickly answered Wu Guangyao.

Wu Guangyao looked at the middle area between Cheung Kong Building (under planning) and Universal Building, which is the terminus for minibuses and minibuses (parking lot and administrative offices);

In the June [-] incident, minibuses had to close some lines because bombs were planted everywhere;
So some nine- or fourteen-seater minibuses came out to pick up and drop off guests. After the calm returned, the Hong Kong government gave these cars legal procedures; it had some impact on CMB, but overall it was not big, so Wu Guangyao also supported this. measures that benefit the people.

Although this area is the terminus for minibuses and minibuses, the land is owned by the Hong Kong government, and it is only leased to minibuses and minibuses at a cheap price!

Wu Guangyao pointed to the land of the China-Pakistan terminal and said: "This land is enough to build three commercial buildings. If the Hong Kong government auctions it in the future, I will do my best. I will never allow anyone to put a knife in my heart."

The place Wu Guangyao pointed out (the bus terminal) is the future Phase 80, 48, and 70 of Exchange Square, which will be put up for auction by the Hong Kong government in the [-]s. The winning bid price is HK$[-] billion (Landmark); It is estimated that the piece of land will be auctioned for [-] billion Hong Kong dollars.

Shi Jun looked at the terminus of minibuses and minibuses, and said with a sigh: "This piece of land is the 'king of land' among land kings. Even if the land is auctioned, the bus platform will still be there. It can be said that it is very popular. But as long as If the Hong Kong government puts it up for auction, there must be no one to compete with the boss."

Wu Guangyao looked at Victoria's side, with arrogance in his heart!

But soon I thought of something again, no!

At this time, the Universal Building, Cheung Kong Building, and the bus terminal are all near the sea, so why will there be a financial center and a Four Seasons Hotel in front of and side of these buildings in the future?
Reclamation!

Wu Guangyao suddenly thought of something, it must be that the Hong Kong government reclaimed a certain distance in the 90s.

No wonder, what Wu Guangyao saw in his previous life was different from what he saw now!
In this case, Wu Guangyao may also have to participate in the construction rights of the newly reclaimed land in the 90s;
Not to mention eating alone, at least you have to occupy a hole.

Looking back, today's inspection of the first barrier (reclamation area) in the central area is considered complete, and it is time to go to the second barrier;

The north of Connaught Road is the first barrier (reclamation area) of the Central District, so the south of Connaught Road is naturally the second barrier of the Central District.

"How about we take a walk today and appreciate the charm of the Central District?" Wu Guangyao said with a smile.

"Nature is great!" "Just in time for some exercise!".
A kind of executives all laughed and agreed, and then followed behind Wu Guangyao;
At this moment, everyone still doesn't know why the boss is so interested today?

From the land of Cheung Kong Building, passing through Connaught Road Central from north to south, you will see Chater Building (Landmark) and Cultural Oriental Hotel Building (Jardines).

Looking at the two Jardine buildings (Chater and Wenhua), Wu Guangyao said: "Our Changshi Building is a dagger that penetrates the heart of Jardine, making them want to form a large area here to form the Kingdom of Jardine. Thoughts are empty."

Hearing what Wu Guangyao said, everyone finally understood why the boss brought us here today?
Hongkong Land is indeed terrifying. There are too many buildings in this area. If we only talk about the four core areas of the Central Ring Road, Connaught Road, Chater Road, Des Voeux Road, and Queen's Road, the strength of Hongkong Land is still ahead of Wu Guangyao;

In terms of the entire Central, Wu Guangyao's strength surpasses that of Landmark and Jardine.

When you come to the second road - Chater Street (the first road is Connaught Road), you will see two more buildings, Alexandra Building (old) and Prince Edward Building (old);

Wu Guangyao's mood turned bad in an instant. No wonder later generations of Hong Kong Land built all these places into new buildings, and then the Hong Kong government planned to erect pedestrian bridges between these buildings to connect these buildings of Hong Kong Land. Landed Kingdom.

If Wu Guangyao hadn't snatched the land of Cheung Kong Building, and would snatch Phase 8, [-], and [-] of Exchange Square in the future, then Hongkong Land already has [-] buildings that can be connected together (there are buildings behind), and the pedestrian bridges in these places can be said to be public The only way to go, then the value of the shops in these places has skyrocketed, and the land rent collection is probably richer than the richest people on Hong Kong Island.

Seeing Wu Guangyao's calm face and frowning, Fu Hongru said, "The next road is Des Voeux Road, we inserted another sharp knife from Jardine Land!"

The executives of the Changjiang Department said in unison: "Lane Crawford Commercial Building!"

Fu Hongru said: "Yes! It's the Lane Crawford Building!"

Wu Guangyao said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go and see our Lane Crawford commercial building!"

A group of people came to the core of the third road in the Central District - Des Voeux Road with great interest. Wu Guangyao looked at the Lane Crawford Commercial Building (the old commercial building) and the nearby Gloucester Building (the later Landmark Building), and suddenly remembered Issues;
Wu Guangyao pointed to the old Jardine Building on the west side of Lane Crawford (on the west side of Pedder Street), and said: "If we hadn't acquired Lane Crawford Department Store, then Hongkong Land Company could use that Jardine Building, and Lane Crawford Exchange this Lane Crawford commercial building; at that time, Hongkong Land will have six buildings (not including the land reclamation area) that can be connected together to build these places into modern buildings, and then persuade the Hong Kong government to erect a pedestrian bridge in the air. This is a Jardine Kingdom."

Everyone was stunned, and soon thought of the mystery, and sighed in their hearts, Landmark is indeed the old "land king" in the central district.

Wu Guangyao continued: "So we need to rebuild the Lane Crawford Commercial Building! How many square feet is this land?"

Fu Hongru said uncertainly: "It seems to be 7 square feet!"

Wu Guangyao said with a smile, "It's 7.6 square feet. I did my homework beforehand, so I know the details!"

Li Xing thought for a while, and said: "We took out 5 square feet to build a building, and then took out 2.6 square feet to build a 5-story square, which is a square hollow building; two of them are basements, and the ground floor is three. [-]st floor, the entire unit building of the five-story square is leased as boutiques and restaurants with different styles; while various performances—fashion, music, exhibitions, etc. can be held in the center of the square, and there can also be coffee galleries, The tea seat is covered with light-transmitting fiberglass."

Upon hearing this, Wu Guangyao praised loudly: "Look, this is the strength of veteran architects and masters. They have built a high-end shopping and casino in the central area in a short time."

Everyone also admired Li Xing's strength, and praised him one after another.

Li Xing said modestly: "I have been in this industry for more than 20 years, and I have studied with my boss for 20 years. If you don't make progress, you don't deserve that high salary!"

Wu Guangyao said to Sun Lin, the dean of the Yangtze River Design Institute: "Later, we will plan and design according to what President Li just said, and hand over the drawings to me for approval!"

Sun Lin quickly said, "Yes, boss!"

The Lane Crawford Building at this time is the Gloros Building and Landmark Plaza in the 80s in the previous life, which were obtained through exchange;

In this life, Lane Crawford was bought by Wu Guangyao (it was bought by Wheelock in his previous life), so Wu Guangyao would definitely not exchange it, and he invested in a small shopping plaza in Central right now, grabbing the fortune of Landmark.

Then Hongkong Land will rebuild in the future, and it will definitely not be possible to create another square, because the Gloros Tower next to it is only about 6 square feet, which is only enough land to build a building (Landmark Tower).

(End of this chapter)