Chapter 303 The construction of the museum begins and new in-depth cooperation
“That’s great.” Yang Wendong was happy, and then asked: “What about the land we want?”
Bai Liji Said: "We can grant you a piece of land of 50,000 square feet. The land is for public facilities. The price per square foot is HK$150. It can be used as the first phase of the museum."
"Then the second phase What?" Yang Wendong asked calmly.
Mainland experts’ suggestion is to build it in two phases, each with 50,000 square feet. This is mainly because cooperation needs to be gradually upgraded, and Hong Kong’s current economic and population does not require a large museum.
Bai Liji said: "You can temporarily keep that piece of land nearby. We will not grant it to others in the short term. When your first-phase demand cannot meet the needs of Hong Kong people, we will give it to you again.
However, the price at that time may be different from now, but it will still be approved based on the nature of public facilities, so the price will not be outrageous."
Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "Mr. Governor, these 15 Can the price of 0 Hong Kong dollars per square foot be lowered?"
Bai Liji shook his head and said: "Yang Sheng, you are a famous real estate businessman in Hong Kong. You are more familiar with land prices than I am. The price in Central, if the land is of a commercial nature, would start at least 800."
Yang Wendong smiled lightly and said: "Yes, but it is not commercial after all, and the income from public projects is far less than that of normal businesses. .”
Although museums can charge fees, they are certainly not as profitable as five-star hotels or office buildings or shopping malls, especially since the operating costs are relatively high.
Bai Liji added: "Yang Sheng, I have been working on this for a long time. It is difficult to reduce the price. After all, the location of the land is very good."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Hong Kong Governor." After thinking for a moment, Yang Wendong agreed, and then said: "As long as the land is approved, the museum will be built as quickly as possible. I will ask for it to be completed by the end of next year. completed before When the time comes, Mr. Hong Kong Governor will come to attend the opening ceremony."
Blicki nodded and said, "No problem. I also hope that I can leave a large-scale business to Hong Kong before I leave Hong Kong. History Museum."
"Understood." Yang Wendong said: "Some of your things will be recorded in the museum for future generations to see."
This museum can be said to be a milestone in the rapid development of his relationship with the Hong Kong Governor. He left his name for the Hong Kong Governor in exchange for some "fair and legal" transactions.
This is also the highest level of political and business cooperation. It is really too low-level to do it directly with HUILU. Even if it is frankly just for money, there are still many legal methods.
"Haha, okay, thank you Yang Sheng." Bai Liji said with a smile.
Being able to leave a name in a city museum is also the pride of an official. Even the bigger officials in the UK find it difficult to do this.
This kind of thing depends more on luck, timing, connections, etc.
Yang Wendong said: "You're welcome."
Boliji said: "This matter will be announced soon, and you can be prepared."
"No problem. "Yang Wendong agreed.
Bridge added: "Because it is a public project, you can apply for a preferential loan from the Hong Kong government, that is, HSBC. I have also told Sanders, you can just go to him directly. ."
"Okay." Yang Wendong said happily: "Thank you, Mr. Hong Kong Governor."
After returning from the Hong Kong Governor's Office, Yang Wendong directly called Zheng Zhijie and informed him of the matter.
After hearing this, Zheng Zhijie said: "Don't worry, Yang Sheng. I asked Bei Jinming to design it two months ago. It should be almost done. Once the design is finalized, we can start construction."< br>
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Okay, it is estimated that the Hong Kong government will transfer this land to me within half a month. In addition to the design, your construction team must also be prepared."
"Understood." Zheng Zhijie agreed.
Yang Wendong asked again: "I remember that Changxing Real Estate has bought properties nearby, right?"
Zheng Zhijie replied: "Yes, after the mainland team selected the location, I arranged for people to start. Anyway, even if the land is not approved, there will be no loss."
"Okay." Yang Wendong Satisfied, he said: "Then just wait. The process of the Hong Kong government is over. "
This matter is finally coming to an end. As long as the land is obtained and the license is approved, it is basically a sure thing. Even if there are still cooperation issues later, That's a trivial matter.
The most important thing is that he will build the largest museum in Hong Kong, can also purchase some special cultural relics, and cooperate with the Hong Kong governor and the mainland, so he can achieve multiple things with one stone.
The next day, Yang Wendong came to the headquarters of HSBC Bank Building:
"Mr. Sanders." Yang Wendong said equally politely.
The Taipans of HSBC and Jardine were no less influential than the Governor of Hong Kong in the 1960s.
Although the rights are definitely far inferior, the Governor of Hong Kong is a public servant and is subject to too many restrictions. Many things cannot be done as he wants, but the person in charge of a commercial consortium has much more freedom. .
Sanders also smiled and said: "Yang Sheng, it hasn't been long ago, and you have released such big news that a museum is about to be built."
Yang Wendong He replied: "Although there are commercial benefits to building a museum, it is not all for economic reasons. The main reason is that a city like Hong Kong is developing better and better, and it also needs a large museum."
"Well, you are right. Hong Kong does need a museum." Sanders nodded and said, "You came to me for the museum's loan, right?"
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Yes. Mr. Hong Kong Governor must have told you that this museum land is not of commercial nature, so it is not very expensive. In this way, only economic investment is considered. It’s not very big.
So in the future, the museum can rely on commercial tickets or other operating income to maintain normal operations, and it will be able to repay debts.”
The land price will be about 750. 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, which won’t be very high. Adding the cost of foundation, construction, and equipment, the investment is estimated to be in the early 10s.
Yang Wendong can also get this money, but for internal business in Hong Kong, it would be foolish not to use bank loans, especially since this is a public infrastructure project.
Sanders nodded and said: "Well, I know that according to the principle of public projects, I will also give you a preferential low-interest loan, and the collateral is the museum."
HSBC as a "quasi central bank" "The prerequisite for enjoying excess business benefits is to bear certain government responsibilities.
Including stabilizing Hong Kong's financial market, government loans for public facilities, etc., low interest rates are also needed.
"That's good." Yang Wendong smiled and said: "One more thing, the first one of the several cargo ships I ordered in Japan last year is almost ready, and the following ones are also almost ready. These merchant ships have also been rented out successfully
So I am preparing for the second round of new ship purchases, which requires the cooperation of HSBC.”
In the 1950s and 1960s, Hong Kong shipowners were basically not very involved in ship operations. Most of them were rented out directly, especially large Japanese companies, trading companies, shipping companies, etc. They would not buy ships themselves, but Love chartering boats.
This is also one of the important reasons for the rise of Hong Kong shipowners. As long as you buy a ship, you can basically rent it out.
So when the scale of Changxing Shipping became larger and larger, Japanese companies came to discuss cooperation and lease existing ships as well as future ships. Nowadays, there are fewer ships and more cargo. Buying ships is basically Everyone has business.
Of course, this boat rental is not like renting a house and just lying around and collecting money. Instead, a Japanese company rents your boat, but you are still responsible for the operation. The Japanese company is only responsible for paying you and arranging ship transportation.
After hearing this, Sanders smiled and said: "Of course this is not a problem. HSBC is also happy to participate in Hong Kong's shipping business."
"Okay, as for the specific details, I will discuss them with you after I have negotiated with the Japanese shipyard and the Bank of Japan." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
After Sanders came to power, HSBC began to cooperate with Chinese capital and shipping companies, because Sanders was optimistic about the future of Chinese capital in Hong Kong and the global shipping market. This allowed HSBC to develop rapidly and expand in scale in the 1960s, and also gave Shen Bi, the later Taipan, the foundation for an international HSBC bank.
Because the interest rates on Chinese commercial loans and shipping loans are not low.
"No problem," Sanders nodded, and then asked: "Is Yang Sheng still ready to buy a freighter?"
Yang Wendong replied: "This new ship purchase is not an ordinary cargo ship, but a large bulk carrier and a large oil tanker, which may be in the 50,000-100,000-ton level."
After the Middle East crisis broke out, any ship It can make a lot of money, but large oil tankers and large bulk carriers are definitely more cost-effective, because the larger the ship, the more powerful it is, and the cargo of these two merchant ships is simple and easy to get on and off the ship.
Ordinary cargo ships have low tonnage and need to stay at the port for a long time to load and disembark goods. After the Middle East crisis breaks out, the port may become more crowded, which will be even more of a waste of time; at special times, time is wasted. What a pity.
And the times are about to change, and the container era will also begin to become popular in a few years. If you buy a new ship at this time, you will definitely not lose money, but you will make much less. Therefore, this type of If you want to put them on the ship, just buy second-hand ones. When the container era comes and their lifespan is almost over, you can send them to be scrapped for scrap metal.
Sanders smiled and said: "Okay, first of all, congratulations to Yang Sheng for your growing scale. It seems that maybe in ten years, you will become one of the largest shipping kings in Hong Kong."< br>
"No, I want to become a world-class shipping king." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
In front of the British ghosts, people have to be appropriately arrogant, so that they can cooperate better.
"Haha, okay." Sanders said: "Bao Yugang and Mr. Bao also have the same idea as you. If both of you can become world-class shipping kings, it will be a great event for Hong Kong. "
"I think Bao Sheng can do it," Yang Wendong nodded.
Ten years later, there will be so many shipping kings in Hong Kong. Even without him, there would have been four in history, and three of them would rank among the top ten in the world.
This is definitely the strength of the Chinese. No matter what the external reasons are, the British capital in Hong Kong, which had stronger capital in the early days, is getting worse and worse in this golden shipping era
On October 22, the Hong Kong government officially announced It was disclosed that a large history museum is about to be built in Hong Kong. The address is located at 19 Hung Kam Road, Central, with an area of 50,000 square feet. The land is a public facility and the total transaction price is HK$7.53 million.
This project is solely owned by Changxing Real Estate Company. After completion, it will be open to 3 million Hong Kong citizens.
Because this is a specially approved land, there will be no competitors, so it is approved directly. It only needs to be announced for a period of time, and if other people have no reasonable objections to stop it, then even if the matter is passed, it can start. Construction started.
As soon as the news came out, various newspapers reported the matter one after another.
"Build a museum? There will be many cultural relics from the mainland inside?" A man said with a smile after reading the newspaper: "In the future, you can directly see the cultural relics in Hong Kong."
"Yes, I am fascinated by the ancients I am still interested in calligraphy and painting, and hope to see the masterpieces of Li Bai, Du Fu and Qu Yuan,” said a woman.
"What are you dreaming about? How could such cultural relics come to Hong Kong?"
"Not necessarily, it is written here that the mainland will rent cultural relics, maybe it will be OK."
“I also want to see the mummies, but I don’t know if I can rent them. It’s too far to go to Egypt and it’s chaotic there, so I don’t dare to go.”
Many people reading the newspaper began to discuss it in various ways.
In the afternoon of the same day, Bei Jinming also came to Yang Wendong's office and introduced his museum design: "Yang Sheng, this museum has five floors above ground and two floors underground, with a total construction area of 220,000 square feet. There are 17 areas that can store different cultural relics;
The entire building has the most advanced temperature and humidity control system to ensure various preservation needs of cultural relics.
There are also " >
Bei Jinming introduced his new design based on the drawings one by one.
Yang Wendong also listened carefully. Although he didn't understand some professional vocabulary, he had been to many mainland museums in his previous life, so he had some understanding.
After the introduction, Yang Wendong asked: "How long will the construction period take?"
"Almost a year, 13 months at most." Bei Jinming replied: "This is my Hong Kong roots According to the data discussed by Kinmen Construction Group, all workers will adopt a non-stop method to ensure the progress of the project."
"Well, try to be faster and complete it ahead of schedule while ensuring quality. Give all workers certain rewards," Yang Wendong nodded.
This is a deal between him and the Hong Kong Governor and cannot be postponed.
Bei Jinming nodded and said, "Okay, I will negotiate with Kinmen Construction."
"There are still some questions." Yang Wendong looked at the drawings and raised some questions of his own.
The next day, two more guests came to Changxing Building.
“Huo Sheng, Ding Sheng.” Yang Wendong said with a smile: ‘Sit over here, what do you two want to drink? ’
“It doesn’t matter, tea is fine, boiled water is fine too.” Huo Yingdong said after sitting down.
"Let's have some tea." Yang Wendong said to the assistant. You can't really give people boiled water.
The assistant left after receiving the order. Yang Wendong said: "You two, the Hong Kong government has approved all the museum's Administrative permission has been obtained, and the land has been sold. Construction will begin soon, and our cooperation has officially begun.”
Although we have discussed many cooperations before, they are all. If the intention is not formally implemented by the museum, there will be no way to trade.
"No problem, I will fully cooperate with you." Ding Kejian said: "We in the mainland also hope that the Chinese in Hong Kong can learn more about the history of our country."
"Okay, That's no problem." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "The museum will probably be completed around this time next year, and the cooperation on cultural relics will probably start at that time."
He is not Zhao Congyan, but he has no interest in setting up a private antique storage place by himself. All cooperation needs to wait until the museum is built and then placed inside.
"Okay." Ding Kejian agreed.
Huo Yingdong asked again: "I don't know what the design drawing of the museum looks like? Can we take a look."
"Of course." Yang Wendong nodded, and then took a picture from a bookcase He took out a drawing and said: "This is a copy of the design of the great architect Bei Jinming, the whole museum"
After giving a general introduction, Huo Yingdong praised: "This kind of museum, But it’s bigger than the ones in the mainland now.”
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "A bigger one will meet future needs. I am very optimistic about Hong Kong's economy. A bigger one can store more cultural relics, accept more tourists, and have enough space for protection."
Land in Hong Kong is very expensive. A good location cannot be found in a large area, even if it is listed as a public project. The Hong Kong government is not a fool. If you have some reason and connections, you can take advantage of it. It's easy to say, but it's definitely not too outrageous.
Therefore, we can only build upwards. This was also an early decision. Bei Jinming designed it based on his needs.
Huo Yingdong nodded: "This is good, and we can display more cultural relics. Chinese civilization has been in existence for thousands of years, and there are too many different cultural relics."
"Yes. Yes." Yang Wendong nodded.
There were so many museums in the country in later generations that were not enough for exhibitions. One of them in Shanghai has an area of 110,000 square meters.
At this time, Ding Kejian asked: "Yang Sheng, we have another one this time. I want to discuss something with you. I, China Resources Group, want to have a more in-depth cooperation with Carrefour."
"How to cooperate?" Yang Wendong asked.
PS: My child has had a high fever these days. I don’t know if it is the new coronavirus or the flu. It is often 40 degrees. I need to accompany my child here, so I will update it temporarily
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