Siheyuan: I am Jia Dongxu's cousin

"Boss, now that the location has been determined, how should we build our new headquarters?" Lin Qing asked.

"There's no rush for that." Zhang Weiguo then said to everyone, "After today's meeting, go back and think carefully about what style we want to build our headquarters in."

"You can be more imaginative and don't have to stick to common sense," Zhang Weiguo added.

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After everyone returned to their respective branch groups, they called together the leaders of the branch companies to discuss how to build the new headquarters.

However, before the new headquarters was determined what it would look like, the news that the Flower Planting Group was building a new headquarters made headlines.

It is not known which employee said it, but the news that Founder Flower Planting Group's new headquarters covers an area of ​​3.9 square kilometers has spread.

"Sing Tao Daily"

[Shock! The new headquarters of the Flower Planting Group covers an area of ​​3.9 square kilometers! ]

"Ming Pao"

"Big deal! Super big deal! The first company covering 3.9 square kilometers in Hong Kong Island has appeared!"

Even Xinhua News Agency made an exception and reported it.

【Headquarters of 3.9 square kilometers! 】

The most shocking people in Hong Kong Island are the people in Kowloon.

"Hey, have you heard that the new headquarters of the Flower Planting Group will be built in our Kowloon area? I heard that it will cover an area of ​​3.9 square kilometers."

"Really? How big is 3.9 square kilometers? My home is only 45 square meters!"

"Alas..., you still have a 45-square-meter home, but I can't afford to buy a house now and have been renting one!" sighed a young social animal.

"3.9 square kilometers! This flower group is really rich. I wish I could work for it. I heard their salary and benefits are very good!"

When an uncle heard the young man say this, he proudly said: "My two sons work at Zhonghua Electronics of Zhonghua Group and can earn 1500 Hong Kong dollars a month!"

When the young man heard what the uncle said, he immediately showed an envious look and exclaimed: "Uncle, then you are blessed!"

"..." When the uncle heard the young man's words, he couldn't stop smiling.

While people were discussing the area to be covered by the new headquarters of the Flower Planting Group, Zhang Weiguo was also receiving calls from various parties.

"Mr. Zhang, you have done something amazing! You can build 3.9 square kilometers just by saying so. I think your Flower Planting Group is the only one in Hong Kong Island that can do this!"

Pao Yue-Kong sighed and said that if he were in his place, he would definitely be reluctant to use the 3.9 square kilometers, and would have liked to have replaced it with buildings!

Zhang Weiguo smiled bitterly. This was the sixth call he had received. Before Pao Yue-kong, Lou's father, Lin Liang, Huo Lao and others had called Zhang Weiguo to ask about his new headquarters.

"You know, Ship Charter King, that the Flower Planting Group bought the Kowloon Dockyard some time ago. It just so happens that they have a large piece of land in the Kowloon area, which is perfect for building their headquarters."

"Alas... I'm old and don't have the courage like young people!" What else could Pao Yue-Kong say but sigh.

Just after hanging up the phone with Pao Yue-kong, Lou's father called again.

"Weiguo, just now an old friend of mine came to me to ask about your Flower Planting Group's building. Then he asked me if he could use them to be responsible for the construction."

Zhang Weiguo heard what Father Lou said and replied with a wry smile: "Dad, the design plan for the headquarters has not been finalized yet. We may have to wait until the design plan is finalized before we can finalize it."

"Okay then. Once your design is ready, remember to reply to me. I'm still waiting for your good wine!"

"Beep beep..."

Zhang Weiguo listened to the busy tone and hung up the phone helplessly.

No one knows who spread this news, but it made Zhang Weiguo suffer.

But this matter is full of worries. After all, such a large project will definitely cause a lot of noise.

Moreover, building a new headquarters is not so easy. Although the land in Kowloon is large, it is too deserted. Otherwise, 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars would not be enough to buy the Kowloon Dockyard.

Moreover, a headquarters of 3.9 square kilometers cannot be built overnight, and Zhang Weiguo has made preparations for the long-term construction.

However, we need to build a few larger buildings first to allow the flower-growing group to move in, and the rest can be built slowly.

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A week later, before the general design direction of the Zhonghua Group’s headquarters was determined, several architectural design companies came to us.

They are RTKL Architects from America, I.M. Pei Partners and DCM from Germany.

It is not known where these three companies got the news, but as soon as they heard that a company in Hong Kong Island was going to build a headquarters covering an area of ​​3.9 square kilometers, they flew to Hong Kong Island overnight.

Zhang Weiguo didn’t know much about the companies in the construction field in his previous life, so he had to ask the other party to submit the company’s information first and said he would get back to them later.

When building the 3.9 square kilometer headquarters, a construction company was definitely needed to design it. Zhang Weiguo and a group of general managers of the Flower Planting Group only needed to determine the general direction and then hand it over to the designer to complete it.

Zhang Weiguo looked at the information of the three companies handed over by Lin Qing, wondering which one to choose.

First of all, let’s talk about RTKL Architects. According to the information provided by the other party, RTKL Architects was founded in 1946 and is a well-established construction company with a history of more than 24 years.

According to the document, RTKL is now one of the largest architectural planning and design companies in the world. As of 1970, RTKL has more than 100 outstanding professional designers around the world, providing clients with a variety of professional services ranging from architecture, urban planning to interior design, landscaping design, etc.

Moreover, according to the information provided by the other party, RTKL Architects has designed headquarters for many companies, and its projects cover a variety of types including commercial retail, amusement and leisure, office buildings, high-rise buildings and hotels, residences, transportation facilities, medical facilities, and high-tech facilities.

However, the design concept of RTKL Architects is slightly different from what Zhang Weiguo thought.

The design concept of RTKL Architects is to focus on human sensory experience, to feel and understand the interrelationships between design objects through vision, hearing and other senses. And with "tentacle design" as the core concept, it emphasizes in-depth understanding and careful observation in the design process.

However, what Zhang Weiguo wanted was the feeling of the combination of technology, culture and nature. The other party was a little too focused on that feeling and did not quite meet Zhang Weiguo's requirements.

So Zhang Weiguo marked a gap on the information of RTKL Architects and moved on to the next one.

The information from I.M. Pei's office is more in line with Zhang Weiguo's feelings.

First of all, the head of I.M. Pei's office is a Chinese-American architect, who can well understand Zhang Weiguo's requirements for Dragon Country culture.

The other party was also a famous architect named Ieoh Ming Pei, who left the original company in 1960 to start his own business.

That is to say, I.M. Pei's office was established about 10 years ago.

Although Pei's office was established not long ago, it is very powerful. Pei himself has strong strength, plus Pei's office has more than 50 designers, so it should be no problem to meet Zhang Weiguo's design requirements.

At the same time, the information also shows that I.M. Pei is known as the "last master of modern architecture". The works he participated in were mostly public buildings and cultural and educational buildings, and he widely used materials such as steel, concrete, glass and stone.

The data also shows that since the establishment of I.M. Pei Studio, Pei has led a team to complete many well-known projects, such as the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., America, the expansion project of the Louvre Museum in Paris (glass pyramid), the Kennedy Library in Boston, and the new wing of the German Historical Museum, all of which were completed by the other party.

Zhang Weiguo looked at the pictures of buildings that had been built in the other party's information and felt that they were pretty good.

You can ask the other party to come up with a rough design first and then take a look!

Zhang Weiguo ticked the information on I.M. Pei's office and moved on to the next document.