My 1999

"There's one more thing I want to ask of you."

"What's up?"

"Help me re-register a hedge fund under Hanhua - Kunpeng Fund."

Jiang Xiaoyang understood instantly that Xu Liang was going to make a big move again.

"Have you discovered a new investment opportunity?"

"That's right. But this time it's not private equity, but futures." Xu Liang smiled.

"futures?"

"That's right."

"I remember that you have never been exposed to futures, right? Are you sure you can make money?"

"Take back the 'certain'. When have you ever seen me fight a battle that I wasn't sure of?"

Jiang Xiaoyang thought so, and his anxiety quickly calmed down.

"I believe you, but customers may not believe you."

"It doesn't matter. The opportunity was given to them. Whether they can seize it or not is their own business. In the end, they made money, so we can't blame them for being greedy." Xu Liang said.

Jiang Xiaoyang nodded and asked, "How much money do you plan to raise?"

"There is no limit. The fund will be closed before the end of the year. It counts as much as you have."

It's already September.

By the end of 2002, there were still a little more than three months, enough time to notify all of Hanhua's major customers.

"I understand, I will put up the foundation of the fund as soon as possible."

"Notify me of any news as soon as possible."

"Um."

After chatting with Jiang Xiaoyang for a while about Kunpeng's situation, Xu Liang hung up the phone.

Turn on the computer and subconsciously turn to Vivendi's folder.

Those assets made him drool.

Let’s not talk about the public utilities part. Although the scale is huge, the profits are very low.

The media and communications part is what really interests him.

And it is very consistent with Hongmeng’s pan-entertainment business.

Canal+: Europe's largest pay cable TV station (ie France 4) and Europe's second largest film and television producer.

Universal Pictures is the world's second largest producer of legendary films, television and entertainment programs after Warner Bros.

Universal Theme Park has currently built four world-class theme entertainment parks in the United States, Spain, and Japan, with more than 10 million visitors every year. It is the second largest theme park brand in the world after Disney.

Havas Publishing Group is a world-renowned publishing, news and multimedia practitioner. It owns 60 publishing houses and 80 newspapers and publications, with annual sales of 80 million books, 5 million newspapers and magazines, and 40 million multimedia CDs. , the world's top publishing giant.

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music group, holds 22% of the world's music market.

Vivendi Games mainly owns two major brands: Blizzard and Snow Mountain.

Not to mention Blizzard.

"Diablo", "Warcraft", and "StarCraft" are famous in the global gaming industry.

Snow Mountain owns the world's first graphic adventure game "Puzzle House" and the world's top shooting game "Half-Life".

In addition to the above, Vivendi Global also has telecommunications business, investment business, incubator and other businesses, but Xu Liang is not too interested in them.

"If only I had 30 billion US dollars in hand now, I would definitely acquire all the entertainment assets like Vivendi."

Xu Liang said.

Although he thought so, he also knew it.

Even if he really had that much money, he wouldn't be able to acquire so many companies.

Without it, politics will not allow it.

After a while, Xu Liang suppressed his greed.

“Let’s do it bit by bit, and win the Vidhiwang game with the greatest potential first.

Let’s see if there is a chance to buy Universal Music next year. "

Now that the global music market has been hit by online music, revenue has dropped sharply, and companies worth tens of billions of dollars have devalued by more than half, coupled with Vivendi's current predicament.

The possibility of them selling Universal Music is extremely high.

Of course, we still need to talk about whether it can be won.

——

The next day, Xu Liang had just had breakfast.

Lu Jue came over.

"Mr. Xu, we have made an appointment with the municipal government to meet at the municipal government compound at 9:30 tomorrow morning."

Xu Liang nodded.

“Has the preliminary development plan for the new land been made now?”

"It's done."

Xu Liang's eyes lit up. He originally asked casually, after all, the land had just been taken over not long ago.

"Do you have any drawings?"

"There are no detailed drawings, just partial sketches."

"A sketch is fine, let me take a look."

Lu Jue handed over the information he brought.

"The plot at No. 8 Century Avenue is very large, with an area of ​​64,000 square meters. We plan to build a twin tower of about 300 meters."

Xu Liang nodded, "Why three hundred meters?"

“The Shanghai Municipal Government has plans for the skyline of Lujiazui, Pudong. Only three super high-rise buildings are allowed to be built. One is the Jin Mao Tower, one is the World Financial Center that we bought, and the other one is still under planning.

Except for these three, no other building can be higher than them. "

Xu Liang understood.

Recalling the Pudong buildings in my previous life, it seems that this is really the case.

"Communicate with the city government and build as high as possible if permitted."

Although Xu Liang has no special interest in super high-rise buildings.

But he also knew it.

An eye-catching and famous building is more likely to attract major international companies to move in.

If the floor is too low and becomes invisible to everyone, its value will not be that high.

"Understood. Mr. Xu, what should we name this project?"

Xu Liang thought for a while, "Let's call it 'Thaihua Times Center'."

The Magic City Global Financial Center acquired from Mori Building Co., Ltd. has been renamed the 'Taihua Global Center'.

The two projects are separated by the Jin Mao Tower.

Looking at the information in his hand, Xu Liang continued: "There is also a shopping mall planned at the bottom?"

Lu Jue nodded.

"We are adjacent to CP Shopping Mall. If we plan a shopping mall, we can form a linkage advantage with CP. Moreover, Jin Mao Tower also has a ground-floor shopping mall, plus our Global Center.

Four large shopping malls are connected to form a pedestrian street focusing on high-end shopping, similar to Nanjing West Road. Coupled with the superior geographical location, the commercial advantages are even more obvious. "

Xu Liang nodded, Lu Jue's plan indeed made sense.

Linked large-scale shopping pedestrian streets do attract more customers than individual shopping malls.

Especially in a prime location like Lujiazui.

"Have the design drawings of Taihua Shopping Center been made?"

"Still doing it."

"As I said before, the appearance design of all shopping malls under Taihua must be unified. What we want to do is brand."

"clear."

"By the way, Mr. Xu. The follow-up construction plan and budget for the Taihua Global Center [Magic City Global Financial Center] have been finalized."

With that said, Lu Jue took out a piece of information and handed it over.

“At your request, KFC Global Center has been redesigned.

Land area: 30,000 square meters.

Covered area: 14,400 square meters.

Number of building floors: 94 floors above ground and 3 floors underground.

Total construction area: 493,316 square meters.

Among them, there are three underground floors with an area of ​​43,200 square meters, and the six floors above the ground are used as the podium of a commercial shopping center with an area of ​​81,400 square meters. "

Although the Taihua Global Center still maintains a height of 460 meters, it has not been raised as high as the later Shanghai Magic World Financial Center. But Xu Liang changed the architectural appearance of the ‘Thaihua Global Center’, which no longer looks like a corkscrew or a saber.

Instead, it became a straight up and down rectangular parallelepiped.

Although the shape is a bit ordinary, the building area is larger than that of the 'Magic City World Financial Center'.

“In terms of project construction, half of it has been completed by Mori Building Co., Ltd. If the remaining part is fully started, the entire construction can be completed in two years.

In terms of project cost, it is about 130 million Chinese dollars per square meter.

To complete the entire project, about 3 billion Huaxia coins will be needed. "

Xu Liang understood.

In Shanghai, the construction cost of super high-rise buildings is generally higher than in Beijing.

In 2002, the cost of building one square meter in the Magic City was about 13,000 square meters, while in Beijing it was only about 10,000 square meters.

The reason is also very simple. The magic city belongs to the alluvial plain, the soil is soft, and deep pile foundations need to be dug.

The capital city is at the foot of Yanshan Mountain. Digging down is solid rock. The construction conditions are much better than those in the Magic City.

Moreover, the magical city also needs to be prepared for typhoons. In comparison, the power of typhoons that can reach the capital is basically not much.

"The building area has increased so much. Can the original pile foundation project be affordable?"

Lu Jue nodded, "Okay."

“Can the area of ​​the podium be expanded?”

"You mean floor space?"

"Um."

Xu Liang nodded.

Although in this era, a 100,000-square-meter commercial shopping center is already a giant.

But twenty years later, this area can only be considered just enough. Top shopping malls can easily reach 200,000 to 300,000 square meters, providing a real one-stop shop for eating, drinking and entertainment.

Therefore, any commercial real estate he wants to self-sustain should be expanded as much as possible.

In particular, commercial properties such as Global Center located in prime locations must be made as large as possible.

"It should be possible, but we need to discuss it with the Magic City Land and Resources Bureau." Lu Jue said.

Buildings are not built haphazardly, they must be built in accordance with national plans.

"Expand as much as possible without affecting the appearance and use, but not exceeding 20,000 square meters."

A certain amount of square will be set aside around commercial real estate for greening, parking lots and activity squares. If it is too conventional, it will lower the grade.

"...Also, the commercial real estate, which is mainly composed of podium buildings, is planned to have nine floors, from one underground floor to eight floors above ground, so it doesn't need to be too many."

The total nine floors can guarantee a commercial real estate area of ​​about 150,000 yuan. Although it does not meet Xu Liang's requirements, if it is higher, it will mean that it is a shopping mall.

"OK."

Xu Liang turned to ask: "Has the construction contractor of the Global Center been found?"

Lu Jue nodded and said: "It's still Huaxia Construction Company and Magic City Construction Company. They are more familiar with the construction of the entire project, and it is easier to get started."

Xu Liang nodded and said, "When will it be officially launched?"

"After half a month."

Xu Liang nodded after thinking for a moment.

"What about other projects?"

"Except for China First City and Haitian Plaza (Guangyao Oriental Plaza), which were negotiated later, work will basically resume in September."

All the buildings started under Hongyan are unfinished buildings, and most of the new land parcels purchased have not been started except for Fengtai Taihua City in the capital.