After the Spring Festival, the festive atmosphere in Xiangjiang gradually fades away, and people return to their daily lives. Students return to school, and office workers return to their intense and orderly work.
And Su City, in this tranquility and order, gradually regained the normalcy and peace of life.
On the occasion of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Lin Haoran made a special trip to Haojiang.
After arriving, he first paid a courtesy visit to Governor Haojiang. After a brief exchange, he hurried to Su's Welfare Home.
There, he warmly paid New Year greetings to each orphan, and personally sent big red envelopes filled with love, allowing hundreds of orphans in the orphanage to feel the warmth and care of the festival. .
After the establishment of Su's Orphanage a few years ago, some children here have already stepped out of society.
Of course, those who leave society early are usually those who have poor academic performance. They basically go to work in companies in Suzhou and Haojiang. Although they are low-level employees, But it can be considered a contribution to Sioux City.
In Xiangjiang, a Su's Orphanage has also been established, located in the Wong Tai Sin area, with hundreds of orphans.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Su Cheng went to pay them New Year greetings.
Compared with Haojiang, Xiangjiang has more orphans, and the population here is nearly twenty times that of Haojiang.
However, there are many rich people here, and the brokerage development is better. In addition to Su's orphanage, other rich people will also build orphanages for the sake of reputation.
After celebrating the New Year with the orphans in Haojiang, Su Cheng came to Taipa Island Industrial Park.
Here, it has already been completely formed. The formation of the Taipa Island Industrial Park has made Haojiang's economy more than ten times what it was three years ago. It can be said that Haojiang's economy is doubling or tripling every year.
The economic size of Haojiang itself is small. With Lin Haoran's large-scale investment, the development here suddenly picked up.
At the same time, it also attracted many Xiangjiang businessmen to invest, such as Yangtze River Industrial Group, New World Group, Swire Group, Racecourse, etc. These companies also invested heavily after entering Haojiang.
Today's Haojiang city center land is already several times higher than three years ago, and is basically no different from Xiangjiang city center.
Even, because the area of Haojiang is too small, the land price in the future may be more expensive than the land price in Xiangjiang city center.
Haojiang's economy has already undergone earth-shaking changes in just three years. Many dilapidated factories and warehouses have been demolished, and the Haojiang Peninsula has become full of high-rise buildings.
The Haojiang economy of this era is no longer on the same level as the Haojiang economy of the same era in the world where Su City was in its previous life.
The prices of the countless land and properties that Sioux City had previously hoarded, especially the reclamation area between Taipa Island and Coloane Island, have increased many times.
Many people think that all these rewards are deserved. After all, Su City has single-handedly driven the economic development of the entire Haojiang River.
Otherwise, the original Haojiang economy will be maintained, and no one knows how long it will take to develop. Even wealthy locals in Haojiang are constantly losing their money, either going to Xiangjiang for development, or immigrating to Europe and the United States.
But now, it is completely different. The locals no longer want to leave, but talents from other regions continue to flow into Haojiang.
All of this is thanks to Su Cheng, the chief architect of Haojiang Economy.
After staying in Haojiang for three days, Su Cheng left Haojiang and returned to Xiangjiang on a private yacht.
There was another important thing waiting for him in Xiangjiang.
That is, after more than four years of construction, the Heung Kong World Trade Center Tower, the "world's tallest building" with a height of 556.6 meters in Central, is finally completed!
Originally, Su City planned to name the Su's Building, but finally chose to give up. The name was too tacky and stingy.
After everyone’s opinions, the name of the building was finally determined to be Heung Kong World Trade Center Building.
In this way, it can be more domineering and more representative of Hong Kong.
The building is finally confirmed to be officially opened on March 1. The 128-story, 556.6-meter-high Xiangjiang World Trade Center will be mainly for rental.
After all, most of the companies under Sioux City have moved to the Tseung Kwan O headquarters base.
Of course, some special businesses need to stay in the city center, such as the financial industry.
After the completion of the Xiangjiang World Trade Center Building, these financial services, legal services, trading services, etc. will all be officed in the Xiangjiang World Trade Center Building.
To this end, the 110th floor and above will be reserved for Sioux City's companies for their own use, and half of the floors above will be used to build a high-end hotel, the KK Hotel.
This five-star luxury hotel under the Su Group, which has accumulated sufficient experience in Los Angeles, has already booked its location at the Xiangjiang World Trade Center Hotel.
As for the TOT Hotel, a high-end hotel owned by Hutchison Whampoa Group, it has already been put into operation in Harbor City.
In addition, Su Cheng also reserved a private living room and office for himself on the top floor.
Originally, his private reception room was in the original Federal Building, which later became the Su Group Building.
But that building is less than a hundred meters high, and it obviously can no longer reflect Su City's identity.
Therefore, after the Xiangjiang World Trade Center Building is completed, the living rooms and private offices will naturally be moved here.
Of course, there is also his private reception room at the Tseung Kwan O headquarters.
Normally, he spends more time in Tseung Kwan O. After all, that is where he truly belongs.
The tall World Trade Center in Hong Kong stands on the shore of Victoria Harbor. Since it was under construction, it has become the most anticipated building by Hong Kong people.
Many people have watched it rise from scratch, and some media will even report on it every once in a while, hoping that it will be established as soon as possible.
The tallest building in the world, this is an incredible honor, which will make Hong Kong's status as a city in the world more solid.
Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye, March 1st has arrived, which many people have been waiting for.
This day is the day when the Hong Kong World Trade Center Building was completed.
The Xiangjiang World Trade Center Tower stands proudly under the skyline, like a tower of the future embedded in the heart of a bustling city, announcing its glorious start as the world's tallest building.
On this day, the world's attention focused on this magnificent building, witnessing an unprecedented grand celebration.
The first ray of sunlight in the morning penetrates the mist and gently brushes the streamlined, silvery glass curtain wall of the building, as if it is the most gentle coronation ceremony of nature.
Around the building, there are already crowds of people. Political dignitaries, business elites, media reporters and longing citizens from all over the world, dressed in costumes, holding flowers and colorful flags, gathered into a colorful sea. We are looking forward to this historic moment together. On the Xiangjiang side, there are dozens of Hong Kong political and business tycoons such as Governor Youde of Xiangjiang, Wharf Chairman Bao Yugang, Huifeng Bank Chief Executive Shen Bi, Cheung Kong Holdings Group Li Ka-shing, etc. None of them were invited by Sioux City, but they all took the initiative. Attended the opening ceremony of the building as a guest.
At the same time, Su City’s powerful generals, such as Zhang Qizheng of Tianyuan Investment Company, Wang Hai of Tianhe Bodyguard Company, Ouyang Hai of Clear Bank, Yang Chaoye of Su Group, Wei Li of Hutchison Whampoa Group, Ma Shiming of Hong Kong Electric Group, Chen Zhibai of Oriental Press Group, Landon Moore of Hutchison Telecommunications, Daniel Harry of Daly Logistics, Liang Shuyi of Jiayi Film and Television Group, Tianqiong Semiconductor's Zhang Zhongmou and others were also present.
With the melodious music playing, the opening ceremony slowly kicked off.
On the stage, the host introduced the importance of this building in an exciting tone. It not only represents a new height of human engineering technology, but also is a symbol of urban prosperity and future development.
Subsequently, a series of heavyweight guests took the stage to deliver speeches.
Among them are heads of government who highly praise the completion of the World Trade Center and have high hopes for it;
There are internationally renowned architects who share the concepts and inspiration behind the design;
There are also business leaders who talk about how this landmark building will promote regional economic development and industrial upgrading.
Every word is full of praise for this building.
At the scene, Jiayi TV station followed the whole process and broadcast the feast live.
The tallest building in the world. In everyone's eyes, such tall buildings will only be born in big cities in beautiful countries such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
But now, this honor has been snatched away by Xiangjiang.
With a height of 556.6 meters, in this era, it will definitely be the tallest building for many years.
At the main entrance of the building, 88 golden salutes fired into the sky, wishing the building good fortune and good fortune in the future.
After the opening ceremony, Su Cheng led a group of big guys and took the elevator straight to the top floor of the building.
On the 128th floor, we were present in the reception room of Suzhou City.
Here, the 360-degree panoramic glass windows overlook the entire city center of Xiangjiang.
The weather is very good today. From here, you can even vaguely see Pengcheng, which is dozens of kilometers away, to the north; to the south, you can also clearly see the Deep Water Bay villa area, Lamma Island, etc. land.
Everyone stands here, overlooking the entire Xiangjiang River, and can't help but feel envious that Su City has such a building.
Many of the people here and the companies behind them have the ability to build the tallest building in the world, but it is one thing to have it, and another thing to be reluctant to build it.
After all, this is an investment of several billion Hong Kong dollars. In this era, billions of Hong Kong dollars are already a very scary amount of money and will affect the development of enterprises.
But billions of Hong Kong dollars are nothing to Sioux City.
"Mr. Su, thank you for bringing Xiangjiang to the forefront of the world again and making our Xiangjiang more famous!" Governor You De said sincerely.
The tallest building in the world can indeed bring greater influence to this city.
Just like the era in Sioux City's previous life, the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, made the city of Dubai more famous after its completion, and its influence is immeasurable.
After the opening ceremony, news about this building spread rapidly.
Mainstream media around the world, such as Associated Press, United Press International, Reuters, AFP, ANSA, BBC TV, NBC TV, ABC TV, CNN, etc., have reported extensively. This newly born tallest building in the world.
This is enough to represent the city's landmark building in Xiangjiang. From now on, the landmark building in Xiangjiang will also become this building.
Afterwards, the customs in Xiangjiang were surprised to find that the number of tourists coming to Xiangjiang continued to increase.
After many people arrive in Xiangjiang, the first thing they do is go to the Xiangjiang World Trade Center Building to take photos and check in.
This building attracts tourists from all over the world.
Moreover, most of the tourists from all over the world who can come to Xiangjiang are wealthy people. After these people arrive in Xiangjiang, they immediately choose to stay at the KK Hotel.
In addition, many leaders and elites from all over the world who come to Xiangjiang on business trips also choose to stay in KK Hotel.
After all, the accommodation of these people can be reimbursed. Even if KK attractions are expensive, the services and location are worth the price.
So since its opening, the occupancy rate of Xiangjiang KK Hotel has been very high, often exceeding 90%, making Xiangjiang KK Hotel a very profitable enterprise.
Even sometimes the occupancy rate can reach 99%. The terrifying occupancy rate even surprised Yang Chaoye, the president of the Su Group.
Because in addition to KK Hotel, the Su Group also has other hotels. With so many subsidiaries, it is not surprising that its business has expanded into the hotel industry.
So he knows the hotel industry very well.
The data that has always been above 90% is so terrifying. Moreover, this is a luxury high-end hotel, not an ordinary hotel that attracts guests with its economic benefits.
In addition, after the building was launched, the Xiangjiang World Trade Center Building was open for rent. In less than a month, all the offices except for the private offices had been rented out.
Moreover, the cost of the Xiangjiang World Trade Center Building is much higher than that of nearby buildings, but they are all being rented out.
Financial companies, financial companies, trading companies, etc., as well as the headquarters of the world's top 500 companies in Hong Kong and even Asia, have moved to this building to work.
After all, having an office in this building is also a symbol of strength.
The Xiangjiang headquarters or Asia headquarters of giant companies in Europe and the United States have basically moved here to work.
The owners of other buildings, looking at this situation, have nothing to do. After all, others are looking for other places to rent, and they have nothing to do.
Fortunately, the office area of the Heung Kong World Trade Center Building is limited after all. After it is fully rented, other companies that want to rent here will have no space to rent.
This also brings a deep sigh of relief to property owners who have suffered serious losses in rental rates.
The towering Xiangjiang World Trade Center Tower is not only a glorious symbol of Sioux City’s economic strength and prominent status, but also like a monument, demonstrating its leading position in the global business map.
Since the building was completed, Su Cheng has come often and sat leisurely on the sofa in his spacious and comfortable living room with a wide view.
From here, he can easily overlook the beautiful scenery of the entire Xiangjiang River. The feeling of being condescending and in control is undoubtedly refreshing and extremely refreshing.
Yes, that feeling is indeed indescribable pleasure and satisfaction. (End of this chapter)