We're building a super chaebol in Hong Kong

In the blink of an eye, another week had passed.

April 14th, morning.

Su Cheng received a report from Zheng Qingbo, the general manager of Tianqi Property Company, stating that more than 300 of the 500+ properties targeted for acquisition had been completed, accounting for about three-fifths of the total.

As time went on, the process became faster and faster.

Some owners needed time to consider, but now that more than half a month had passed, many owners had already given it enough thought and agreed to the price offered by Su Cheng!

At this rate, in another week or so, the negotiation team would be able to acquire all the properties that had been screened out.

Of course, a small portion might be intercepted by others, but a small portion was unimportant, and Su Cheng didn't really care.

According to the data reported by Zheng Qingbo, the price of the later negotiations had risen slightly. When he reported once before, the negotiated price was 13.78% lower. Now, this ratio had dropped to 13.75%. This decrease was negligible.

Su Cheng only paid a little attention to Zheng Qingbo's report because he had something to do at noon.

At 2 PM, the famous Chinese architect Mr. Pei would fly from the United States to Hong Kong, and Su Cheng would personally pick him up.

After acquiring the prime waterfront land in Central from Jardine Matheson, he immediately contacted Mr. Pei, the Chinese architect who was very famous even in his previous life, through relevant channels.

This Mr. Pei is also one of the world's top architects. He has many representative works, such as the New York Silver Towers, the Boston Hancock Tower, and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in the United States. He has a very high status in the architectural design world.

Although Hutchison Whampoa's Hutchison Real Estate has a dedicated affiliated architectural design department, they ultimately do not have any experience in designing super high-rise buildings. The tallest building designed by the company is only a little over 100 meters.

Su Cheng planned to build the world's tallest building on that piece of land.

Currently, the world's tallest building is the Sears Tower in Chicago, USA, which is 442.3 meters high, and 527.3 meters high including the antenna, with a total of 208 floors.

Since its completion in 1973, the Sears Tower has been the tallest building in the world. This record was maintained for a full 25 years, until the completion of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998, when the honor of the world's tallest building was taken away.

Su Cheng wanted to build the world's tallest building, with a height of at least higher than 527.3 meters. Therefore, this task was very arduous, and the architectural design department of Hutchison Real Estate could not shoulder this important task at all with their level.

Although Little Ai had many architectural design plans, architectural design actually involves many things, such as the terrain of the land, the foundation, and even the wind direction and temperature, etc.

Little Ai's excellent plans were not necessarily suitable for the piece of land that Su Cheng had just purchased from Jardine Matheson.

Otherwise, Su Cheng would not have needed to specifically invite Mr. Pei to come to Hong Kong, he could have provided the design plan himself.

Before going to Kai Tak Airport, Su Cheng specifically called Zhang Qizheng.

At 2 PM, Mr. Pei's flight arrived on time at Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport.

Ten minutes later, Su Cheng successfully met this famous architectural design expert.

Mr. Pei currently works at I.M. Pei \u0026 Partners. He had already become an academician of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences more than ten years ago and enjoys a prestigious position in the international architectural design world.

Born in 1917, Mr. Pei is now 62 years old, about the same age as Yang Chaoye.

However, Yang Chaoye had been quite busy recently, so Su Cheng did not call him over.

After all, that piece of land didn't have much to do with the Su's Group. Su Cheng bought it in the name of Tianqi Property Company.

After the building is completed, Tianqi Property Company will still be responsible for its management.

"Mr. Pei, I've finally waited for you. Thank you for your hard work on the long journey." Su Cheng recognized the famous architect at a glance.

Before meeting him, Su Cheng had asked Brother Wu to check his information, which included recent photos of Mr. Pei.

"Mr. Su, I didn't expect you to pick me up in person. I'm truly honored!" Mr. Pei seemed very surprised to see Su Cheng picking him up.

Although Mr. Pei is a top figure in the architectural design world, he is no match for Su Cheng's status as the world's richest man.

Therefore, when Su Cheng called him, hoping to invite him to design the world's tallest building, Mr. Pei agreed without thinking.

This was a rare opportunity.

Although world-class architectural design masters are rare, there are still others. Mr. Pei actually has many competitors in the industry.

This was an opportunity to deal with the world's richest man!

What's more, Mr. Pei is Chinese, and Hong Kong is a city dominated by Chinese people. He still prefers to take on design tasks for Chinese people.

Of course, the prerequisite is that there are sufficient design fees.

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"After all, Mr. Pei is the one I invited over. It is right for me to pick him up. I have already arranged accommodation for Mr. Pei." Su Cheng replied with a smile.

"Thank you!" Mr. Pei said solemnly.

Su Cheng, Zhang Qizheng, Mr. Pei, and the bodyguards left the open-air parking lot of Kai Tak Airport smoothly. Finally, the car arrived at the Hilton Hotel in Central.

This hotel, which is now one of the top hotels in Hong Kong, has become one of the must-choose hotels for many people who come to Hong Kong for business or tourism.

It is also known for its service, which is better than the service of Hilton hotels in other places, giving many distinguished guests a feeling of being at home.

Although the Central Hilton Hotel is only a Hilton Group-authorized hotel under Hutchison Whampoa Group, no matter how much money it earns, it still has to give some to the Hilton Hotel. However, for Wei Li, this hotel is very important.

Now, Hutchison Whampoa Group is studying the establishment of a high-end chain hotel company, and the Central Hilton Hotel is a place to learn and train.

Although the Central Hilton Hotel has a very high-end restaurant, Su Cheng felt that the Joyful Restaurant had a more homely atmosphere.

"I heard that Mr. Pei was born in Yangcheng, which is considered half a hometown to our Hong Kong people. Mr. Pei should be used to eating Cantonese cuisine, right?" As Cantonese dishes were brought to the table, Su Cheng asked with a smile.

"Of course, Yangcheng is where I grew up. Although I left Yangcheng very early, I still like to eat Cantonese cuisine very much. Thank you for Mr. Su's hospitality!" Perhaps because it was the first time meeting Su Cheng, the world's richest man, Mr. Pei was still relatively polite when talking to Su Cheng.

(End of this chapter)