I want to be a giant of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 457 [Punch Wharf, set foot on the ground! 】

When Wu Guangyao's Changshi Real Estate and Paiyou Group announced the construction of Cheung Kong Building, Baiyou Building, and Lane Crawford Plaza at the same time, Hong Kong and Kowloon were shocked.

Because these two places are so special, they are the home of Hong Kong Land, the core area of ​​Hong Kong Land, and even the heart of Hong Kong Land;

How can you allow others to sleep soundly next to the couch?
Now Wu Guangyao, a Chinese, really fell asleep, and he slept soundly!

Some media pointed out that the Wharf Group in Kowloon was also besieged by Mr. Wu Guangyao;

The vicinity of Wharf is basically occupied by Mr. Wu Guangyao!
The Star Building (sold by Huo Yingdong to Wu Guangyao) is next to Wharf;
Kowloon's "Diwang" will build a small commercial plaza (three buildings), which is very convenient for tourists to shop;

Once the New World Center is completed, it will be unique in the world and famous all over the world;

Cheung Kong Center has dominated Kowloon for ten years. It is the world's first commercial complex and is well-known overseas.

Some media directly used 'Punch Wharf, footsteps landed! 'To describe the Chinese leader Mr. Wu Guangyao.

All of a sudden, citizens of Hong Kong Island joined the discussion one after another!
Someone said: "Wharf and Landmark are too conservative. In terms of geographical location, they are comparable to Changjiang and Cheung Kong under Mr. Wu Guangyao; but when comparing the properties on the land, Wharf and Landmark are like babies. Yangtze River He Changshi is a grown man."

Another person said: "Wharf and Landmark are conservative for a reason. They are afraid of the instability of Hong Kong Island, so there is a saying that 'making money in Hong Kong Island and developing overseas'. Overseas investment has increased year by year, and Hong Kong Island has been suffering from old age. Ben, if you don't think about making progress, you will naturally be surpassed by us Chinese!"

Someone else said: "Do you think that the Jardine Department will be beaten by Mr. Wu Guangyao this time, and then wake up and build a lot of construction on these lands, and compete with Mr. Wu Guangyao!"

Someone replied: "Large construction? They have the strength like Mr. Wu Guangyao. Several large-scale projects are carried out on Hong Kong Island at the same time, and even overseas are also engaged in large-scale construction. Is it comparable to Jardine? I think the reconstruction of one or two buildings at most will be enough." Not bad!"

The Chinese are very excited, there is a Chinese who can defeat the mighty British-owned foreign firm, even an ordinary Chinese has a sense of honor!

In the Jardine conference room, a group of core executives are discussing countermeasures;

There is a lot of commotion outside, if the management of the Jardine Department does not respond, then the shareholders will definitely find trouble;
Therefore, the Jardine Department must respond!
Sitting at the head is John Keswick, the third-generation head of the Keswick family and the fourth Jardine Taipan of the Keswick family (John Keswick's brother Jardine Keswick was a pre-World War II Taipan of Jardine); John Keswick became Taipan of Jardine in 1946, and has been in power of Jardine Matheson for 23 years; It is only because John Keswick led the Jardine Department out of the quagmire that the Jardine Department has become what it is today; at the same time, John Keswick is also the head of two companies, Landmark and Wharf;

Sitting in the second seat from the left is Henry Keswick, the eldest son of John Keswick, the scheduled fourth-generation head of the Keswick family, the current vice chairman of Jardine Matheson, and the successor of John Keswick. Two years later, he is also a business genius;
Sitting in the second seat on the right is Newbikin, the general manager of Jardine Matheson. He is the person with the highest position in the entire Jardine family except for the Keswick family. The person who is in charge of the Jardine Department; in fact, Newbikin is essentially a senior wage earner who takes orders from the Keswick family.

In addition to these three people, seven or eight executives also attended the meeting.

"Let's talk about it, how should our Jardine Department deal with this situation?" Old John asked calmly.

An executive said first: "Naturally, it is a challenge. In Kowloon, we have the unique Wharf warehouse. As long as we draw a place, we can build a commercial complex. When the time comes, the New World Center and the Yangtze River Center will join forces. It may not be our opponent; here on this island, since Wu Guangyao has set off a boom in the reconstruction of commercial buildings in the Central District, we cannot lag behind. The commercial buildings located in the core area of ​​the Central District are the heart of the Central District. Wu Guangyao's properties are inferior to each other"

The executive spoke more and more vigorously, and the excitement in his words could not be suppressed;

But he was busy painting the big pie, but he didn't see Old John, Henry, and Newbigen all frowning.

After the executive finished speaking, he looked at Old John and the others, and his heart began to turn cold!

Old John looked calm, and said to his son Henry Keswick, "Tell me, is this method feasible?"

This action was obviously intentional. Old John was paving the way for his son and establishing his prestige.

Henry Keswick nodded to his father, and then said to a group of executives: "What Director Raymond said just now is very attractive, full of passion and motivation, but everyone should not forget that investing in so many large projects costs a lot of money. The capital and resources of Jardine are very large. Hong Kong Island is a place that is easily affected by geopolitics, and disturbances in the mainland and the world can affect the investment environment of Hong Kong Island; The proportion of investment began to increase, and a lot of funds were withdrawn from Hong Kong Island, so we were unable to undertake two large projects at the same time. The risks and funds were beyond our capabilities. Therefore, I suggest that Wharf be developed first, which is a tourist area. Faster cost recovery”

Henry's statement was obviously supported by many executives and directors, and Old John also began to smile.

"Manager Newbijan, tell me what you think!" Old John said to Newbijian.

"I agree with Chairman Henry, and it's not that we don't want to develop the Central District, but first develop the Wharf in the Kowloon tourist area, and then develop the commercial buildings in the Central District; in any case, we have a good location, and we only need to wait for the right time" New Wall Jian said that supporting Henry Keswick is what he must do, otherwise Old John will have a way to get himself out of power.

Old John nodded, the effect he wanted was achieved!

"Everyone, Jardine Matheson is committed to becoming an influential world-class company, so that the ability to resist risks will be greatly increased; everyone, don't forget what happened in 1950. Jardine Matheson suffered heavy losses in the mainland and almost collapsed. So , the development of Hong Kong Island should take "stability" as the primary goal," Old John said.

Old John's words can be said to represent the voice of the entire Jardine Group;
What's more, Hong Kong Island has experienced many twists and turns in recent years, and these foreign companies have a psychology-egg philosophy.

(End of this chapter)