The Industrial Giant Reborn

The time soon came to February 19, 1985, New Year's Eve, in the afternoon, the Taipingshan Villa where the Chen family lived.

"Here you go, the most authentic fried meatballs. It contains glutinous rice and some dried tofu. It's just fried. Come and try it." Wu Xiuling, wearing an apron, brought a plate of small meatballs from the kitchen, full of fragrance.

"Isn't this dumpling to be eaten when making hot pot at night?" Chen Zhiwen put down the melon seeds he was cracking and asked.

"It's night, and there are more people in the kitchen. The meatballs are the most fragrant right after they come out of the frying pan. Eat some quickly. When they go into the hot pot at night, they have a different flavor." Wu Xiuling said with a smile.

"Okay, let's try it. It's really fragrant." Chen Tianfu was not polite and tasted one directly. However, he was so hot that he breathed out. Then he took a sip of water before he recovered and said, "It's delicious. Xiaoli should eat some too." It’s a bit hot, so be careful.”

"Are you stupid? Eat the side. I've left it for a while, but the middle is still a little hot, so you have to eat the middle." Wu Xiuling said with a smile.

"Let me take a look." Chen Zhiwen also picked up one next to him with chopsticks, handed it to Liu Xiaoli first, and then ate one himself.

There is a meaty + glutinous rice flavor in the mouth. The surface is still crispy after frying, and the texture is very delicious.

"How about it? My skills haven't declined, right?" Wu Xiuling said with a smile.

"Well, it's still so delicious!" Chen Zhiwen praised.

The Chen family has no shortage of professional chefs, and they can hire anyone with any taste or nationality. It can be said that every day is no different from the Chinese New Year.

In the original history, when he was a child in the Mainland, Chen Zhiwen and all the children around him liked to celebrate the New Year. In fact, this was because supplies were insufficient. Only during the New Year could they eat good meals or wear new clothes, so they were full of anticipation.

But when you can eat what you want every day and buy the clothes you want, then naturally it doesn’t matter. After the mainland entered 2010, everyone said that the New Year has no New Year flavor. In fact, this is the reason. Celebrating birthdays is actually pretty much the same logic.

But to put it another way, after the economy improves, it is okay for ordinary people to celebrate the New Year every day.

Hong Kong's current economy may not have reached the highest level of the mainland in the future, but the Chen family is completely different. Therefore, this Chinese New Year, the main focus is Qinghuai, cooking some of the most basic mainland local delicacies, and you need to make them yourself Do.

This is true for meatballs and hot pot, only some snacks and the like are purchased from outside.

"It's delicious." Liu Xiaoli also ate a few and then said, but she couldn't eat too much, maybe it was too oily.

"The hot pot will taste different later in the evening. You can try it again then." Wu Xiuling said with a smile.

"Hurry up then, I have to watch the Spring Festival Gala tonight!" Chen Tianfu said.

"Okay, sir." Wu Xiuling rolled her eyes and said. Then he returned to the kitchen.

"Can mom get there in time?" Liu Xiaoli asked worriedly.

"Xiao Li, you don't have to worry. The dishes and everything have been prepared, and she just processed them. And the four of us don't need many dishes." Chen Tianfu waved his hand and said, "Don't go, the kitchen water is Too much, easy to slip.”

Anyone who often works in the kitchen knows that cooking doesn't take long. What takes more time is the preparation. This time Wu Xiuling will cook the New Year's Eve dinner by herself, but the relevant dishes are prepared by others.

"Yes, your belly is getting bigger too, so you'd better be more careful." Chen Zhiwen also nodded and said.

The twins' bellies are naturally large. They are now almost 6 months old, and they feel like other people's 8 or 9-month olds. Naturally, the Chen family attaches great importance to it. The whole house is covered with anti-slip blankets, and there are also specialized nutrition experts and Pregnancy nanny, etc., plus regular check-ups, this cost is nothing for the Chen family.

Of course, you won’t really lie down and sit every day. You can still do some simple exercise and walking, and there will be professional doctors to guide and take charge.

"Okay." Liu Xiaoli nodded.

"Zhiwen, I heard that you are going to the Jinzhong Diwang auction house?" Chen Tianfu suddenly asked after eating a few dumplings.

"Yes, the Hong Kong government entrusted me to go. It must have been the intention of the Hong Kong Governor, so I agreed. It's not a big deal anyway. Are Heng Yi prepared to go too?" Chen Zhiwen nodded and asked again. This matter may not be a big deal to Chen Zhiwen. The starting price of this land is HK$500 million. According to the rules of general auctions, it would be good if it can increase by 50%, not to mention the wait-and-see attitude of the entire market. Seriously, even those who are optimistic about the future may not dare to buy such a piece of land at this time. Only a few people dare to compete.

"I originally planned to go, but since you went, I don't have to go." Chen Tianfu smiled and said, "I originally wanted to get that location, build an office building and sell it if the housing prices rise. With just a little bit, you should be able to earn hundreds of millions. That’s not your plan, right? Do you want to be self-sufficient for the long term?”

"Yes, I will come forward to acquire this land in the name of Land, and then build a high-rise building to maintain it. I will just collect rent from now on." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

Before acquiring Land, Hutchison Whampoa was his company mainly responsible for real estate business. However, with the success of Hutchison in various businesses and overseas, and the development of Hong Kong real estate, Chen Zhiwen decided to give Land and let Hutchison concentrate on overseas development. Mainland business is more meaningful. However, Hutchison Whampoa's existing real estate business will not be transferred. Those who should collect rent will continue to collect rent. If they still own their own land, they can also develop it themselves, but it involves new properties. , that’s for Land.

As for the Wharf that has not been privatized, he can just take care of it himself. Chen Zhiwen only needs to give Wharf the right to expand during the real estate bull market and interfere before the bear market occurs. It will be difficult for that real estate company not to develop.

In its original history, the land of Admiralty Land King was acquired by the Swire Group, which subsequently built Admiralty Pacific Place. Subsequently, it acquired several nearby pieces of land and built Pacific Place into a total of three phases and several large-scale buildings. Office buildings + shopping malls + hotels have made the Swire Group one of the land kings in Admiralty. The annual rent is in the billions, which is no less than that of several other large commercial complexes. In terms of profit alone, it is even higher than that of Hong Kong. Monopoly giant Cathay Pacific.

Originally, Chen Zhiwen was determined to get this land. He only needed to arrange a land bidding. Although Swire was one of the few foreign companies that was optimistic about the future of Hong Kong, its confidence was limited. How could it be compared with someone who knew that the future was his own, let alone the other party? His financial resources are no match for his own.

Real estate itself relies on rent collection. If it can acquire this large land in Admiralty, its future income can also increase by one point. In the 1980s, it was extremely cost-effective to buy land, build your own house, and maintain it yourself.

However, the reason why this can be done is that the funds are sufficient. If the money is not much, it is better to buy the land, build a building and then sell it. When the scale of the real estate market is large enough, it should gradually move toward collecting rents and flattening the market. Otherwise, it will snowball like borrowing money to develop and then selling for profit. Once there is a problem in the market, it will collapse.

For example, among the real estate tycoons of later generations, the former is obviously much smarter than the one named Xu.

"Haha, the Hong Kong government invited you to go, probably because they wanted to use your name to boost confidence in the real estate market. But if you go there in person, other real estate companies will be in despair." Chen Tianfu laughed.

Chen Zhiwen went there in person, so there's no reason why he couldn't win. This was not the case when the land at Exchange Square was auctioned three years ago. The Jardines were still able to compete, and after that auction, the Jardines were trapped by huge debts. During the stay, the Hong Kong media also speculated that this was a deliberate arrangement by Chen Zhiwen.

"It's just mutual use. If the Hong Kong real estate market rebounds, it will be good for me too." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

Although I don’t really like the skyrocketing housing prices in cities, which for ordinary people is simply cutting off hope, and can even affect the fertility rate of a place or even a country, but this is the general trend, and no one can stop Hong Kong’s housing prices from skyrocketing. We can only try our best to use this opportunity to develop ourselves.

When I make enough profits, I might be able to help ordinary people, such as my core future plan: building a town in Tianshuiwei, but it will be difficult because capital will also flow to speculate on the real estate there. When capabilities are limited, it is okay to appropriately help some extremely poor people, such as those living in "iron cage beds."

"Yes, if Hong Kong's real estate market recovers, the economy will indeed be much better, and for us, the benefits will indeed be greater." Chen Tianfu nodded.

"In the short term, this is indeed the case." Chen Zhiwen said.

The development of real estate drives a lot of the economy. The most basic logic is that everyone overdraws future income and then uses it on today's economic data. Can this economy not take off?

Hong Kong is special. Before 1997, overseas capital needed to use Hong Kong as a platform to invest in China. After 1997, there were various preferential treatment. Otherwise, housing prices would have collapsed. How could it have become the world's highest housing price?

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The few days of the New Year passed by in a blink of an eye, and it soon arrived on February 28. Today was the first land auction promoted by the Hong Kong government, and it was also the first large-scale land auction held after the official release of the Joint Convention last year.

In addition to the Admiralty Land King, there are also two residential sites next to MTR stations, and commercial sites in North Point, Hung Hom and Tsim Sha Tsui on Hong Kong Island. The locations are all very good. Obviously, the Hong Kong government also needs a big success to stimulate the Hong Kong real estate market and at the same time supplement its own finances. In the past two and a half years, the Hong Kong government has been unable to make ends meet.

"Chen Zhiwen is here." Under the attention of reporters, Chen Zhiwen, who was protected by bodyguards, got out of the car and walked inside.

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