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Published at 25th of December 2023 05:19:00 AM


Chapter 247: 【Commercial complex】

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Chapter 247【Commercial Complex】

In the office of Cheung Kong, Wu Guangyao is looking at a document, which is a blueprint of a ‘commercial complex’ (hand-drawn renderings).

This is Wu Guangyao’s ‘big project’. Compared with this ‘big project’, the projects done by other real estate developers on Hong Kong Island are purely pediatric and cannot be used on stage;

Although those real estate developers have a lot of sites in the urban area, most of them are shrouded in concrete (concrete) forests. No matter how high-end the property is built, no matter how good the location is, it is difficult to make people's eyes bright and difficult to achieve. Outstanding and outstanding.

Since Wu Guangyao has a 200,000-square-foot parcel of land near the sea, he will naturally not miss showing his aspirations to the people of Hong Kong Island!

This planning plan is centered on two high-end hotels, including large commercial centers, urban pedestrian streets, high-end office buildings, and top-level apartments, integrating shopping, dining, culture, entertainment and other functions into one, forming an independent large-scale business district.

200,000 square feet of land is naturally insufficient, so Wu Guangyao will propose to the Hong Kong government to allocate another 200,000 square feet of land around him.

Wu Guangyao took the blueprint of the building and came to the Hong Kong government confidently and found Governor Ge Lianghong.

"Mr. Wu, the construction of your'Zijincheng' residential real estate has only started for three months! You Cheung Kong Holdings have so much funds?" The Governor was actually stabilized by Wu Guangyao's plan, which is more than that of Cheung Kong Holdings a few months ago.' The city within the city' plan is more ambitious and larger.

Of course, as a Governor, I am 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.

"Changjiang Industrial does not have it, but I do. Would the Governor still doubt the gold-absorbing ability of the'Zipper King'?" Wu Guangyao made a little joke. With Wu Guangyao's current status, it is natural to get along with officials at the Governor's level on an equal footing.

"Haha, I'm the one who worried too much! In principle, I am very interested in this project, but our Hong Kong government has to discuss it, so let's reply to you later!"

Wu Guangyao waited in the office for two days. The Hong Kong government finally sent a few 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. It actually did not ask Wu Guangyao to go to talk, but sent a representative to take the initiative to talk.

However, these representatives pointed out that the architecture of Wu Guangyao's "commercial complex" is not grand enough, nor can it represent the architectural style of Hong Kong Island in style; because the buildings on both sides of the Victoria Harbour are the facades of Hong Kong Island, they must not be in harmony with Hong Kong Island. The image of the island does not match.

Wu Guangyao did not speak up. Looking at the momentum of several people, I was afraid that 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 place? When a foreign ship sails into Victoria Harbour, you can see this place; if the buildings are not aesthetically pleasing, people will have a different impression of Hong Kong Island. Impact. If you can do it, you may wish to put forward any comments and discuss it with you!" An official representative said.

Wu Guangyao understands this, this group of officials are quite happy, and they are greedy for beauty!

Since this is the case, Wu Guangyao naturally can’t refuse. Isn’t this just a coincidence with his own ideas?

"It can be possible, but to achieve this level, our current 200,000 square feet of land is not enough, and the height is limited; therefore, I would like to ask the Hong Kong government to allocate another 20 square feet to us in the surrounding area. Use the market price to pay the land price."

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

Wu Guangyao nodded, continued chatting for a while, and sent away several official representatives!

Afterwards, Wu Guangyao called Li Xing and said, “The Hong Kong government does not like the current design style. I wondered, what they like must be the Parisian architectural style, which is full of aristocratic and modern flavor.”

When Li Xing heard this, he sighed with relief, and said: "At the beginning, we were fortunate that we did not hand over this design project to the American Design Institute. It was just that our Cheung Kong Industrial Design Institute got a first draft, otherwise a lot of money would have to be wasted. American Design Institute I only know how to repair high-rise buildings, and I am missing a little bit for the inner things."

Wu Guangyao nodded, Li Xing said it was reasonable. The residential area designed by Cheung Kong Industrial by the American Design Institute also highlighted this problem.

Fortunately, only one real estate design task was signed, but the next community would not want to change the style.

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

"Well, I will prepare now!"

One month later, Wu Guangyao took the planning blueprint of Cheung Kong Industrial for the coastal area of ​​Tsim Sha Tsui and sent it to the Hong Kong government.

The representatives of the Hong Kong government officials looked at the blueprint of the "Yangtze River Center", their eyes lit up, and they kept boasting!

The blueprint of the ‘Yangtze River Center’ is no longer a two-story building, but a complex of buildings. The two main buildings facing the sea are hotels, and there are several thousand units of commercial buildings. The shopping center covers an area of ​​80,000 square feet; the lower part of the main building is all three-story podium; naturally the tallest buildings in the entire complex are two. The hotel is 18 stories high (in compliance with the Kowloon District Building Height Regulations), and all exterior walls are made of glass curtain walls.

The Hong Kong Government readily allocated 200,000 square feet of commercial land to Cheung Kong, and the price is very cheap, only 8 million Hong Kong dollars.

Of course, compared to the original 200,000 square feet of land purchased, it is 8 times more expensive; but at the current land price, it is another one or two million cheaper.

In other words, the commercial land reserved by the Changjiang Industrial Group increased by a full 10 times, and it took less than 6 years.

Back at the Cheung Kong Industrial Office, Wu Guangyao said to Li Xing: "The blueprint for the building is ready. For the following main structure and construction drawings, we should choose an American design studio. But there is one condition, that is, the teacher of Cheung Kong. Participate in the design and drawing work together."

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

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

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

"Don't worry about this. The opening of Zijin City is imminent, and we can withdraw part of the funds right away. It is not a problem to borrow 20 million Hong Kong dollars from HSBC. We can raise funds while building, and we develop every residential building. All the profits of the company are invested in the "Yangtze River Center"." Wu Guangyao said.

The cost of the "Yangtze River Center" has not yet come out, but 50 million Hong Kong dollars will not run away.

Fortunately, it is not a problem to develop a residential real estate to earn 20 million yuan. In this way, the profits of the three Yau Tsim Mong projects will be enough to support the "Yangtze River Center".

After the construction of the Yangtze River Center, only renting but not selling is equivalent to the future generations of Harbour City and Times Square;

Of course, Wu Guangyao must win the treasure land of Wharf!

(End of this chapter)




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