We're building a super chaebol in Hong Kong

The office section of Harbour City occupies 4.4 million square feet, while the other sections occupy 6 million square feet. This includes three luxury hotels, serviced apartments with 500 rooms, a private club, and over 2,000 parking spaces.

Harbour City is a complex composed of four main sections: Ocean Terminal, Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel, Ocean Centre, and Gateway Tower.

Such a large commercial plaza will undoubtedly become the largest commercial complex in Hong Kong for decades to come, and its position will be difficult to surpass.

This complex began planning and construction in the 1960s and is now finally completed, which is truly rare.

Over the years, Wharf Group has invested countless funds here to create such a large-scale commercial complex.

It can be said that the previous Wharf Group controllers have spent a lot of energy and financial resources on it.

Shipping Magnate Bao and Su Cheng successfully acquired shares to become shareholders of Wharf Group as Harbour City was about to be completed, undoubtedly intercepting the greatest benefits of Wharf Group.

The two, along with a group of their subordinates, strolled through this magnificent building, feeling the grandeur and spectacular nature of this architecture.

Shopping areas, beauty kingdoms, brand clothing and leather goods areas, audio-visual equipment/home appliance areas, children's areas, casual wear/sports goods areas, restaurants, watches and jewelry, and other areas have all been assigned tender quantities and are evenly distributed throughout the mall.

"Now, only a small portion of the internal area of the entire commercial complex needs simple renovations, after which it will be completely completed. The remaining workload is expected to be completed next week, which means we can open at any time," Shipping Magnate Bao said excitedly as he walked.

Since successfully taking control of Wharf Group, he has devoted more energy to Harbour City.

In contrast, his original main business, Global Shipping Group, is now mainly managed by his sons-in-law.

"I am really looking forward to the day of the opening as soon as possible. I believe Mr. Bao's arrangements will be excellent. At that time, I will also arrange for my media outlets, such as Jia Yi TV, 'Oriental Daily News', 'Chivalrous News', etc., to increase publicity here. In addition, Harbour City can also discuss cooperation with Jia Yi Film Group on star performances and other activities, and I will give my greatest support!" Su Cheng said with a smile.

After all, he is also one of the owners of Harbour City, and its success means that it can continuously create benefits for him.

Undeniably, the opening of Harbour City will inevitably have a certain impact on the business of Hutchison Whampoa Plaza.

However, since Su Cheng proposed the concept of Hutchison Whampoa Plaza to Wei Li, he had foreseen today's situation.

The core value of complexes like Hutchison Whampoa Plaza lies precisely in their ability to gather and attract traffic from surrounding areas, just like the Hutchison Whampoa Plaza in Kowloon Tong, which not only serves Kowloon Tong locally but also attracts a wider customer base from neighboring areas such as Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok, Wong Tai Sin, and Shek Kip Mei.

As for the traffic from other areas, it is only because there is no such commercial complex in Hong Kong yet, so it has been attracted, which is purely an unexpected surprise.

Today, Hutchison Whampoa Plaza has successfully built a strong brand influence, and the traffic around it is enough to support its prosperous development and self-sufficiency.

As for the current potential monopoly situation, Su Cheng knows that this situation is difficult to maintain for a long time.

The market is always full of variables. Even if there is no strong opponent like Harbour City, other emerging commercial complexes will eventually rise and form a competitive landscape.

Therefore, Su Cheng appeared quite calm about the potential competition and challenges he might face in the future. He knew that innovation and adaptation were the keys to sustainable development in the business world.

On this issue, he was fearless and full of anticipation and confidence for the future.

After all, the upcoming Hutchison Whampoa Plaza has plans to build quite a few in the Hong Kong area alone.

Su Cheng and Shipping Magnate Bao inspected side by side, and along the way, they thoroughly discussed the development blueprint and grand plan of Harbour City. At around 12 noon, Su Cheng looked around and felt that he had roughly inspected everything, so he smiled and bid farewell to Shipping Magnate Bao.

"Mr. Bao, thank you for your warm company today, but I think I've seen almost everything outside, so I'll go back first," Su Cheng said politely.

Upon hearing this, Shipping Magnate Bao immediately warmly invited: "Mr. Su, why not take this opportunity to enjoy a simple meal together? Today is indeed a day worth celebrating a little for us."

Su Cheng smiled and politely declined: "Mr. Bao, I appreciate your kindness. But it's not too late for us to celebrate grandly on the day of Harbour City's official opening. Today, I have already promised my family to go back and have lunch with them."

After hearing this, Shipping Magnate Bao immediately expressed his understanding and laughed heartily: "In that case, I won't keep you any longer, Mr. Su. Please take care and look forward to the grand occasion of Harbour City's opening."

"Okay, Mr. Bao, and Mr. Wu, Mr. Zhang, thank you all for your company. We'll meet again!" Su Cheng shook hands with everyone one by one, and then, accompanied by his bodyguards, happily walked towards the parking lot.

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Sitting in the spacious and comfortable back seat of the Jaguar car, Su Cheng looked through the window at the magnificent and well-arranged complex in front of him, and a sense of unspeakable satisfaction and pride welled up in his heart. In his memory, Harbour City has always been the most dazzling and prosperous pearl on the commercial map of Hong Kong, and its liveliness and prosperity are well-known to everyone.

Looking to the future, even if numerous emerging commercial complexes such as Times Square in Causeway Bay, SOGO Department Store, Langham Place, Pacific Place, 1881 Heritage, IFC Mall, Festival Walk, and Landmark emerge like bamboo shoots after a rain, trying to get a share of this prosperous land, Harbour City still firmly occupies the throne of Hong Kong's commercial "big brother" with its unique geographical location, rich combination of business formats, and deep brand accumulation, and it is difficult to shake.

Therefore, for Su Cheng, this Harbour City is not only a commercial miracle but also a veritable cornucopia, gathering unlimited business opportunities and wealth, and foreshadowing a more glorious future.

"Let's go back," Su Cheng whispered to the driver.

"Yes, boss!"

The driver responded and drove the luxurious Jaguar car slowly away from Harbour City, elegantly blending into the bustling traffic outside.

The car passed through the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, as if crossing the boundaries of time and space, and soon arrived at Hong Kong Island on the other side.

As the journey shortened, the warm atmosphere of home gradually approached.

More than ten minutes later, the Jaguar steadily stopped in front of the Su family villa on Barker Road. (End of this chapter)