Chapter 150 Building Reconstruction and Newspaper Sales
The two chatted casually and had a sumptuous Cantonese lunch.
It must be said that Bai Yushan is indeed a top student in the Department of Economics of the University of Hong Kong. She knows a lot about many theoretical knowledge, and is a little better than Yang Wendong;
After dinner, Yang Wendong said It was to send Bai Yushan back to the vicinity of the University of Hong Kong.
“Aren’t you already working at HSBC? Are you still living near the school?” Yang Wendong asked curiously after getting off the bus.
Bai Yushan said: "I am currently an intern at HSBC, not a formal employee. Although I will mainly stay there, if something happens at school, I still have to come back;
In addition, the house here belongs to my father. I bought the land and have been living here since then.”
“Oh, yes, you are still a college student,” Yang Wendong said with a smile. Although he was young, his soul came from his previous life and he had forgotten what college was. Lived.
Bai Yushan paused and said: "Actually, you can also get a student status at the University of Hong Kong. With Yang Shengqin's current reputation in Hong Kong society, it shouldn't be a problem.
But it is true. It will be different from ordinary students and they will not get the same diploma.”
"Forget it, I don't have that interest." Yang Wendong shook his head and said. For a generation of entrepreneurs, a diploma is of little significance;
But if it is his descendant, even if he does not inherit his business wealth, he has to go Finished college.
Bai Yushan smiled and said: "It's up to you, it's really of no use to you."
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "This time you invite me, wait for the next time, I have Is there an opportunity to invite you?”
“Okay.” Bai Yushan agreed.
"Yeah." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Go back, the sun is too hot."
"Okay." After Bai Yushan said that, she walked towards the building.
When Yang Wendong saw the figure disappear, he got back into the car and drove away.
Upstairs, Bai Yushan had just come back. Bai Yujie immediately smiled and said: "Did Yang Wendong send you back just now? Did you hook up?"
"Don't talk nonsense, okay." Bai Yu Shan quickly denied: "I met him at the Kande Building, and then he sent me back."
"Tch, there are so many people in the Kande Building, why did he only send you off?" Bai Yujie asked.
Bai Yushan replied: "Is that because we know each other? Have you been stupid while running recently?"
"You are stupid." Bai Yujie yawned and said, "I It seems that the sticky note king is attracted to you, but don’t tell me, you are quite suitable.” His."
"What's the use of getting to know me first?" Bai Yujie said: "You are a talented woman in economics, so you are definitely more suitable for the post-it king. You say I am good at sports, but others will not look at me. ”
"I brought you some snacks. They are delicious. Stop talking nonsense." Bai Yushan picked up a bag of snacks and threw them over.
"Hehe." Bai Yujie smiled and said, "You have to prepare more snacks for me, otherwise I will tell Daddy and he will be extremely happy."
Bai Yu Shan said helplessly: "Okay, but you eat too many snacks, aren't you afraid of getting fat?"
Bai Yujie shrugged and said, "It's okay. I exercise regularly and won't gain weight."
"Okay... I envy your physique of not getting fat." Bai Yushan said sincerely, In order to control her weight, she has given up a lot of delicious food, but she still can't compare to her sister who eats everything.
"Okay, I'm going to bed first, you can do whatever you want." Bai Yujie yawned and left.
Bai Yushan looked around again, sighed and said: "The room is so messy, I have to tidy it up."
A week later, in Tsim Sha Tsui, in the office building in front of Changxing Industrial Factory:< br>
"Yang Sheng, this is the construction plan I found from several construction companies." Qin Zhiye placed 5 pieces of paper almost A1 size in front of Yang Wendong's desk.
Yang Wendong took a casual look and asked strangely: "The picture was released so soon?"
Qin Zhiye said: "Yang Sheng, we can do it so quickly because our land area is not very large and we cannot build it very high. In addition, we need to build the floors as soon as possible, so we use an ordinary building design.< br>
The main body is also square and does not require additional design. Just a few changes in details will be enough."
"Yes," Yang Wendong agreed.
If it is a building in Central, there must be a lot of considerations. Just to match the appearance of nearby buildings may take a long time to design.
But at the moment, the land they are planning to build on is also in Central, but it is not a good location. The surrounding areas are also ordinary old buildings. Naturally, there is no need for high-end design. They can build a more normal one. That's it.
Later, Yang Wendong took a closer look at the drawings and asked: "Is it 12 stories high in total?"
Qin Zhiye said: "Yes, our land area is 12,600 square feet. Through some relationships, the Hong Kong government gave us The floor area ratio is 8, which means we can build several buildings with a maximum area of 100,000 square feet. Construction companies always recommend building 12 floors, with each floor being about 8,000 square feet (800 square meters), mainly because the three numbers 11, 13, and 14 are not good, and 10 floors is a bit too short.”
"Okay, anyway, the total area is only 100,000 square feet, 12 floors is 12 floors." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Buying a piece of land does not mean that you can build as high as you want. The first reason is because the Hong Kong government will have restrictions, and any other government will also have restrictions. Otherwise, those capitalists can fill the community with buildings. Sell it again;
The second factor is safety. The area is too small and the floors cannot be built too high, so it is unsafe.
Qin Zhiye said: "Okay, then I will ask a few construction companies to come up with formal drawings and prepare for bidding."
"Hmm." Yang Wendong thought for a while and asked: "There are underground A garage?"
"There is one floor," Qin Zhiye replied.
Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "No, at least two floors. Hong Kong's economy is developing very fast. Maybe in ten years, many people will have cars, and there will be trouble if there are not enough parking spaces."
"Okay, I'll make this request to several construction companies." Qin Zhiye said.
Yang Wendong asked again: "Have you read Xiong Yaohua's novel? I'm going to put this novel in the Hong Kong and China Daily. What do you think?"
Qin Zhiye thought about it and thought about it. Said: "I think it's okay. Xiong Sheng's literary talent is very good. Although his writing style is different from Jin Yong's, it is still very good.
I have read the first 100,000 words of his "Sword of the Sky" , the content is very good, I think it is enough to attract a lot of people, which is very meaningful for us to promote the newspaper in the early stage."
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Well, you can decide for yourself how to operate it. Have we finished the layout of our newspaper?”
Qin Zhiye replied: "Not yet, we need to wait for a while. It's not that it's difficult, but we haven't reached a consensus yet."
"Okay, let me take a look when it's ready. ." Yang Wendong said.
There is actually no right or wrong way to arrange the board, as long as there are no major problems.
Qin Zhiye added: "In Hong Kong, I have hired 12 people from other newspapers. Overseas, I have hired two people in the United States and the United Kingdom to be responsible for overseas news.
This number will be sufficient at the beginning of the business, and we will add more people according to demand after the official opening.”
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Okay, then I will wait for your first newspaper to come out. Is there any problem with the equipment in Heidelberg, Germany?" "It has been packed and shipped. It will arrive in Hong Kong in three weeks. In addition, there are still more One week of debugging, that is to say, newspapers can be printed after one month,” Qin Zhiye said with a smile: “In terms of channels, we have also contacted more than 100 newsstands on Hong Kong Island and have negotiated cooperation.”
"Okay, that's it." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "I hope our newspaper can become an instant hit."
Qin Zhiye said with a smile: "With Yang Sheng here , will definitely succeed in the end.”
One month later, Tung Man Road, Central:
Yang Wendong stood in front of a building under construction, accompanied by a young woman wearing a light yellow dress.
Bai Yushan looked at the three-story building that had just been built in front of her and asked: "Is this what you said, the new headquarters of Hong Kong China Daily?"
"Yes, two more It will be topped out in a few months, and while the upper floors are under construction, the lower floors will also be renovated. "It will be almost the end of December, and the Hong Kong China Daily will be able to move in."
In the past month, Yang Wendong has also met Bai Yushan many times. The relationship between the two is progressing well.
Therefore, some things were told to her. After all, if the Hong Kong China Daily really became the first Hong Kong newspaper to launch Hong Kong's first color newspaper, the boss behind it might also be known to other media.
Bai Yushan smiled and said: "Then you will become the owner of Central Hong Kong. I don't know how many real estate businessmen want to obtain this status."
"It's just a small office building." Yang Wendong shrugged and said : "Including the land and construction costs, which is more than one million Hong Kong dollars, I mostly use bank money."
Bai Yushan said: "This real estate business itself uses bank money. Having a credit limit in a bank is also a kind of wealth in itself."
"Then my credit limit is not small," Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Today, the new factory's sticky note production capacity has increased dramatically. Last month's export quota was as high as HK$1.6 million. This has not reached the limit because the equipment is not yet fully equipped.
Adhesive hooks are also very popular in Japan, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Currently, they are not as good as sticky notes, but considering that there are still untapped North American and European markets, the future is promising.
Although his debts have not been paid off, or even less than half, such profitability has directly caused Liao Chong Hing Bank and Hang Seng Bank, who know the specific situation, to regard Yang Wendong as their most VIP customer.
Bai Yushan smiled and said: "Then you might consider buying a house in Central. I heard that there have been transactions in the buildings in Central recently?"
"Those are just small old buildings. "It's not really a building," Yang Wendong smiled lightly. Said: "The real buildings are those in the core area."
In the late 1950s, there were still many old buildings in Central, mainly because the land price was not high enough, and there were still many vacant lots or low-rise buildings. In some cases, it is not cost-effective to demolish old buildings.
By the end of the 1960s, Hong Kong's housing prices started a new round of real bull market. At that time, all kinds of old buildings began to be demolished desperately.
Bai Yushan asked with a smile: "Why, you still don't like it?"
"It's not that I don't like it, but I'm not in a hurry." Yang Wendong shrugged and said, "My current funds are , are more inclined to invest in business, and if the business requires land or property , I will just invest again, just like the future headquarters of the Hong Kong Chinese Daily.”
No one knows that by 1966, Hong Kong’s housing prices will suffer an unprecedented plunge, to a degree that is higher than ever. That time in 1983-84 was much more ruthless.
Li Jiacheng, Li Shauji and other future four major families or other super rich people took advantage of this opportunity to buy land at the bottom and achieved their later success.
Of course, if it is not for holding, but if you develop the land and sell it like a normal real estate company, you can still make a lot of money. Liao Chong Hing Bank is doing this. Even if Yang Wendong wants to do it, it will probably take until next year. .
“Oh.” Bai Yushan nodded and asked, “Has the German color newspaper equipment you mentioned before arrived in Hong Kong?”
“Yes, over there. Yang Wendong pointed in one direction and said: "About one kilometer away, the company has rented a small warehouse."
It is naturally impossible to place the equipment for printing newspapers in an office building, but for convenience, Qin Zhiye is nearby. I rented a small warehouse about 1 kilometer away and will print newspapers here in the future.
Bai Yushan said: "That's not bad, convenient."
"Come on, I'll take you to have a look." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "There's one more thing I forgot to tell you. I specially found someone comparable to Jin Yong to write novels for our new newspaper. "
"Compared to Jin Yong?" Bai Yushan said naturally with a look of disbelief: "How is this possible?"
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "You will know it by looking at his writing style when you arrive. . ”
Soon, the two got into a nearby car. One kilometer was not far, but on such a hot day, they would not walk there.
Soon, the car arrived at a warehouse.
Yang Wendong did not arrange for anyone to inform him in advance, but the people at the scene were discerning. When they saw the luxury car and the boss, they immediately went in to report.
After a while, Qin Zhiye, Xiong Yaohua (Gu Long) and several other senior executives of Hong Kong and China Daily rushed over.
"Yang Sheng." Qin Zhihua greeted with a smile.
Yang Wendong nodded, then looked at the equipment that was already being debugged and asked: "When will the equipment be able to work normally?"
Qin Zhihua replied: "It will be fine in two days. We are already in preliminary printing, but the composition of the ink still needs to be adjusted, and our people are not as familiar as the German ghosts.”
"Well, okay, are you going to publish the newspaper next week?" Yang Wendong asked again,
"Yes, although the newspaper office is not ready yet, our newspaper sales will not be very high in the early stage. It's okay to work like this in the short term. "Qin Zhiye said: "When the building is completed and we can move in, and if the newspaper develops smoothly, the sales will also increase. "
"Okay. Please make the specific arrangements." Yang Wendong didn't ask too much.
Although he is the boss, he does not need to know too many details about the specific operation of the newspaper. Even the factories of Changxing Industrial are the same now. He only needs to control the terminal channels and know some important things. Can.
A clerk came over with a newspaper and said, "Yang Sheng, this is our first newspaper. Take a look."
"Yes." Yang Wendong took it and counted it. There were 16 pages in total. Then he took out the third page and gave it to Bai Yushan beside him. He said with a smile: "This is the novel I was talking about. Take a look at the content."
""Sword of the Sky"?" Bai Yushan found this page of the newspaper, and then started to read it seriously.
As for Yang Wendong, he looked at other content.
After a while, Bai Yushan finished reading and said: "The writing style is really good. If I were asked to write, I can't write it at all."
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "This is Written by Xiong Sheng.”
Xiong Yaohua also knew that the relationship between the woman in front of him and his boss was unusual, so he quickly said: "You two should call me Ahua, that's what we call me."
"It's okay, don't worry about it." Yang Wendong smiled. , said: "Even you are attracted. I estimate that this novel will be of great help to our newspaper."
Qin Zhiye also said at the side: "Yes, I think so too. . ”
Gu Long, who was praised by everyone, touched the back of his head in embarrassment and said nothing.
Yang Wendong added: "Then as planned, let's start distributing newspapers next week. It's a mule or a horse. It has to be pulled out for a walk."
"Okay." Qin Zhiye nodded and said.
October 25th:
The first color newspaper in Hong Kong history: Hong Kong China Daily, was officially launched. More than 2,000 copies of the newspaper were delivered to more than 300 locations throughout Hong Kong. Newsstand.
However, it is not average. In prosperous areas, it may be 30 to 50 cents, while in remote places, it may be only 30 to 50 cents.
Among the countless black and white newspapers, a color one suddenly appeared, which immediately attracted the attention of newspaper buyers.
Asking for a monthly ticket
(End of this chapter)