I Want To Be a Rich Man on Hong Kong Island

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In mid-November, Hong Kong Island finally calmed down.

Although the incident has passed, the wounds brought to Hong Kong Island have not healed so quickly;

Time is the best healer.

On this day, Huo Yingdong asked Wu Guangyao to have dinner with him on the phone, and his tone was quite solemn, which made Wu Guangyao a little puzzled.

Could this guy be targeted by the Hong Kong government?

However, although Wu Guangyao was afraid of getting into trouble, this guy deserved it himself;

Besides, the Hong Kong government will not trouble Wu Guangyao with anyone;

This time, the Oriental Media Group is showing face to the Hong Kong government, and there is no problem standing in line.

Wu Guangyao came to a Jiangnan-style restaurant according to the agreed place, and Huo Yingdong had his heart set!

"Brother Huo!"

"Glory!"

The two are acquainted, after being polite, they went straight to the point.

Huo Yingdong looked tired, and said helplessly, "I've come to you this time because I have something to discuss!"

Wu Guangyao nodded, his face was relaxed, and he wasn't nervous at all!

Seeing Wu Guangyao's calmness, Huo Yingdong couldn't help but be impressed by Wu Guangyao's demeanor.

At this time, it can be said that I am not popular in Hong Kong Island, and my face turns pale when I talk about it;

I asked some fellow villagers for help, and everyone avoided them for fear of causing trouble.

Huo Yingdong said: "I was recently hit by the Hong Kong government with a 'sap stick', and I was beaten so much! My 'Star House' building at the Star Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui was recently completed and ready to be rented out. I didn't expect anyone who wanted to lease the 'Star House' 'The tenants of the building have been warned by the telephone company to think twice, if they lease it, the installation of the telephone will be far away."

Wu Guangyao frowned after hearing this!

Those who rent office buildings are all businessmen, how can they conduct business without a telephone, obviously this trick is ruthless!

The telephone company is a British company.

So behind the phone company, the Hong Kong government must be ordering.

This Hong Kong government has really pinched Huo Yingdong's seven inches!

The Star Building can be said to be an important asset of Fok Ying Building;

If there is no one to lease, Huo Yingdong will naturally not be able to repay the loan owed to the bank.

Wu Guangyao said, "Brother Huo, the Hong Kong government must be behind this phone company!"

Huo Yingdong nodded, and said helplessly: "Who says it's not! Since the Hong Kong government has done this, it seems that no tenant dares to rent my Star Building, so I want to sell it. I didn't want to I left this trouble to you, so I went to Hongkong Land Company. But Hongkong Land Company is too deceitful and only willing to give 30 million Hong Kong dollars. The cost of my Star Building is 50 million Hong Kong dollars, so I am not reconciled and want to Let me ask you first, are you willing to take over? You only need to give 30 million Hong Kong dollars, and I will sell it to you. I understand that the British capital and the Hong Kong government have jointly set me up this time, so I am not cheap. them."

Wu Guangyao was moved!

I thought that Huo Yingdong asked him to take over the Xingguanghang Building because he was not willing to pay the price too low;

It turned out that he was just unwilling to be played by British capital!

Wu Guangyao said: "There is nothing I dare not take over. Since Brother Huo said that the cost of the project is 50 million Hong Kong dollars, then I will give it at 50 million Hong Kong dollars!"

Wu Guangyao probably understands the structure of Starlight Walk, and 50 million Hong Kong dollars is definitely worth it!

If it weren't for the Hong Kong government's sanctions against Huo Yingdong and the current sluggish real estate industry on Hong Kong Island, the value of Starlight might be 70 million Hong Kong dollars.

Star Building is located in Tsim Sha Tsui, next to the future Harbor City, the location is absolutely luxurious;

The entire Starlight Building is 19 floors high, the first to fourth floors can be used as shopping buildings, and the fifth to nineteenth floors are hundreds of first-class decoration office buildings.

The two declined for a long time, and finally decided to close the deal at a price of 45 million Hong Kong dollars!

Huo Yingdong believes that Wu Guangyao took a big risk, so the price of 45 million is a disadvantage, even because he took care of himself and gave a lot more;

Moreover, the British Land Company is only willing to give 30 million Hong Kong dollars, obviously Wu Guangyao's 45 million Hong Kong dollars is already too much!

The transaction between the two was very low-key and unassuming.

Wu Guangyao's plan is to temporarily pickle the Star Building!

There are naturally two advantages to this:

First, the rent is not high at this time. In the second half of 1968, the rent will not only recover, but also rise sharply. It will not be too late to rent out at that time.

Second, there is no need for Wu Guangyao to show off and confront the angry Hong Kong government. We will talk about it after the limelight passes.

Huo Yingdong is different, if he doesn't sell Starlight Bank, then the phone company's ban will last for an unknown period of time;

Moreover, Huo Yingdong borrowed a lot from the bank for the construction of the Star Building, which also needs to be repaid regularly.

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On November 18, the United Kingdom announced that the exchange rate of the pound to the dollar was changed to 1:2.4, that is, 1 pound to 2.4 dollars;

At this time, the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the British pound is fixed at 16:1, so the Hong Kong dollar also depreciates with the British pound, and only 6.66 Hong Kong dollars can be exchanged for 1 US dollar.

Fortunately, at this time, Wu Guangyao had very little Hong Kong dollars in his hands, and all of them were converted into fixed assets and stocks.

The depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar will bring about a series of reactions on Hong Kong Island: prices on Hong Kong Island will rise across the board, and wages will generally rise by 30%.

In terms of construction costs, various construction materials such as cement, wood, and round iron will increase by 20% to 50% respectively.

Labor costs have risen, building materials have risen, and under the new building regulations implemented in 1966, the building area of ​​the same land has been reduced by 20%;

Various reasons will drive up property prices and rents in Hong Kong after the incident calms down.

So, everything will go up, but money will not go up!

After taking down Starlight, Wu Guangyao's 500 million Hong Kong dollars in real estate funds were finally spent;

As for the 500 million stock funds, after three months of sweeping the goods, there are still 80 million Hong Kong dollars, which can only accept a depreciation of 14.7%.

Of course, this is inevitable!

Even if each of Wu Guangyao's company accounts has more or less Hong Kong dollars, he can only accept depreciation.

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The Three Musketeers came to Wu Guangyao's office full of energy and found that the boss was drawing something, and the boss's secretary Chris was also intoxicated in the boss's sketchbook.

This made the three of them dare not make a sound, for fear of disturbing the boss's inspiration.

After a long time, Wu Guangyao closed his pen and said dissatisfiedly: "Hey! I haven't painted for several years, and my business is rusty. It really is that the industry is proficient in diligence and lack of play, and success in thinking is ruined in casualness."

Although Chris's Chinese is not bad, but Wu Guangyao didn't understand the rest of the words!

Chris Hao asked: "What does the back mean?"

Wu Guangyao had to explain it to foreigners, but at the end of the explanation, Chris exclaimed: "Chinese ancient Chinese is really difficult to learn! But you draw very well, and the most important thing is that your design is at the level of a master." , why are you still not satisfied!"

Wu Guangyao didn't ask her any questions, but said to the Three Musketeers, "Come and have a look, how about my sketch?"

The Three Musketeers quickly came together, the boss knew how to draw pictures; the three of them knew;

The boss is smart and eager to learn. No matter what line of work he is in, he will study hard at the beginning.

The three of them came to Wu Guangyao and looked sideways at the sketch on the paper.

Wu Guangyao explained: "This is my general plan for Blue Chimney. You see, I plan to build an Avenue of Stars on the sea. The Avenue of Stars is open to the public for free. The Avenue of Stars connects the Hong Kong Art Center, commercial complexes, And the road on the east; and we can also donate another seaside park to the citizens in the east by the sea. In this way, the periphery of our commercial complex near the sea will be surrounded by people.”

The Three Musketeers didn't respond to Wu Guangyao's words, and continued to stare at the paper.

Shi Jun said: "Boss, what is this building shaped like a sailing ship?"

Wu Guangyao suddenly realized that the focus of the three people's attention was this.

Wu Guangyao said confidently: "This is a luxury resort hotel designed by me. It is called the Hong Kong Regatta Hotel. It looks like a sailing ship, symbolizing riding the wind and waves. Once this building is completed, Hong Kong Island will be famous all over the world."

"Boss, your inspiration is great, comparable to a world-class master!" Li Xing flattered wildly.

Wu Guangyao said with a smile: "This is just an appearance, I don't know how difficult the specific design is. But it doesn't matter, we can gather designers from all over the world to complete this work together."

The three were overwhelmed by Wu Guangyao's arrogance!

If it was someone else, the three of them would definitely snort;

Not to mention the difficulty and high cost of building the sailing hotel;

Even the economy of Hong Kong Island cannot support this kind of ultra-luxury hotel.

However, out of trust in the boss, no, it should be the boss's financial resources, the three of them didn't feel anything.

"Boss, Hong Kong Island's economy..." Shi Jun still reminded.

Wu Guangyao said confidently: "I expect the hotel to be completed in six to eight years. I don't think there will be any problem with Hong Kong's economic development."

In fact, Wu Guangyao was not aimless;

This sailing hotel is not the investment scale of Dubai in the future;

Because the height limit in Tsim Sha Tsui at this time cannot exceed 70 meters;

So this sailing hotel, also only has 19 floors, but we can do some work on the 'big';

Wu Guangyao continued: "This building is a shopping mall, and these two buildings are a combination of shopping malls and office buildings..."

Wu Guangyao's drawing is just a layout, and the specific design is of course the Yangtze River Design Institute.

After reading it, Wu Guangyao gave the sketch directly to Li Xing for his reference.

Shi Jun said: "Boss, according to your plan, I'm afraid we need 450,000 square feet of land, so we have to ask the Hong Kong government to allocate land for us. Of course, the Hong Kong government is very happy to have this kind of project that is famous in the world." , there will be no problem with land planning, and it may give us a lot of discounts!"

Wu Guangyao nodded and said, "The blue chimney is the most eye-catching place in Victoria Harbour. How can the Hong Kong government make things difficult for us. But don't worry, we will negotiate with the Hong Kong government in spring next year."

"Well, indeed!"

After the three of them left, Wu Guangyao looked at Chris's adoring eyes, and he was naturally very proud!

Look at Chris again, dressed in uniform and stockings, can't help but feel itchy.