September.
Kowloon, Campari Road.
Lin Zhichao accompanied Hong Kong Governor Ge Lianghong and others to attend the 'new house move-in' ceremony at Champagne House.
When everyone came downstairs, there were already many people watching the excitement, including Ge Lianghong, Lin Zhichao and others, as well as the Champagne Building.
Lin Zhichao introduced: "Your Excellency, the Governor of Hong Kong, the Champagne Building is twelve stories high. It is currently the tallest completed building in Kowloon and the first completed residential building in Hong Kong."
Ge Lianghong nodded repeatedly when he heard this. He knew that Hong Kong real estate has undergone amazing changes, and this young rich man has made a very significant contribution.
"Hong Kong's housing has been developing towards a higher level, which can indeed alleviate the scarcity of housing in Hong Kong. I just don't know if all the problems here have been solved!" Ge Lianghong said in an official tone.
Lin Zhichao motioned Ge Lianghong toward the interior of the Champagne Building and said, "Why don't we visit the tenants here and listen to their experiences?"
Ge Lianghong nodded and said, "Yes, listen to their feelings and you will know everything."
Afterwards, a group of people walked towards the building. There was also a security guard at the door, who was on duty. Looking at this formation, I was frightened and overwhelmed.
It was Lin Zhichao who introduced: "In a building like this, there are always people watching the watch, who take turns watching the watch 24 hours a day."
Ge Lianghong asked: "What about the expenses? Are they paid by everyone?"
Lin Zhichao explained the "public housing lease" and property management fees, and Ge Lianghong suddenly understood.
In fact, it is one thing for the Hong Kong government to allow the construction of high-rise buildings, but many problems need to be solved by the private sector. As far as the Hong Kong government is concerned, the "stratified sales" that I now admit are only created by the legal profession, and the Hong Kong government is the acquiescence. As for various possible problems, the Hong Kong government has a "none of my business" attitude.
Because of this, the public has brainstormed and contributed the best solutions. After all, if you want to sell your house, you have to find ways to solve various problems.
Everyone took the elevator, went directly to the twelfth floor, and knocked on a house.
The person who opened the door was a woman in her thirties, looking at everyone with a wary expression.
After some introductions, the woman quickly invited everyone in. Unexpectedly, she alerted the Governor of Hong Kong.
"Madam, how do you feel about living here?" Ge Lianghong asked in English.
Lin Zhichao acted as a translator.
"It feels very good! We used to rent a house, with seven people living in a 300-square-foot rental house. Now we have three bedrooms."
"Cooking?"
Everyone came to the kitchen, and the hostess said: "We use a gas stove, which is very convenient, but a little expensive. Water is a little inconvenient. The water flow in the upper floors is very small during peak hours, but we have prepared buckets."
These are all minor issues, and everyone can intuitively feel the various advantages of high-rise buildings.
Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Although gas stoves are a little expensive, they are also much cleaner. Water is inconvenient, so high-rise buildings are cheaper."
The woman echoed, "Mr. Lin is right! My husband is a government employee and has limited financial resources, so he purchased this unit in installments."
Later, Ge Lianghong said: "It seems like! Government officials, teachers and other groups have also reached an era where they can afford houses. This is a good thing!"
Everyone nodded in agreement!
The salary of Hong Kong government civil servants is not low, currently at least around HK$600. With the financing points, buying a unit is not a problem.
What surprised Lin Zhichao was that the owners of the Champagne Building actually had these people. After all, many of them were businessmen who came to snatch them up. Several sets were bought at once, and they were sold out in the morning alone.
After visiting three companies, Ge Lianghong and other government officials were also very satisfied. They gained a lot this time.
After all, practice is the last word.
During the period, an official asked: "Mr. Lin, the market is crazy now. Many real estate developers only need to pay 10% of the land fee to complete the project by selling off-plan properties. What do you think is the harm in this?"
Lin Zhichao was stunned. He didn't expect that the Hong Kong government was already paying attention to this issue.
"I'm not sure about this. Our land at Yangtze Real Estate is fully purchased, so no matter what, we can successfully complete this project and there will be no financial problems."
This statement has already revealed some information, that is, if the sales of off-the-plan properties continue like this, real estate companies may have financial problems.
For example, although a certain real estate company made a profit of 10 to 20 million this year, they have no land reserves. However, the average price of residential land in Hong Kong and Kowloon is already 150 Hong Kong dollars per square foot. That little money is only enough to buy a few. Land for small real estate. If the real estate company invests more and more and the houses suddenly become unsaleable, everything starts to fall apart.
The official did not pester him any further, and he also understood the meaning behind Lin Zhichao's words.
Subsequently, the official event ended, but Lin Zhichao did not leave Campari Road.
Although the Hong Kong government is concerned about the issue of selling off-the-plan properties, it does not mean that legal restrictions will be introduced immediately. It may take more than half a year, maybe a year; of course, it will not affect Lin Zhichao, who has sufficient funds.
Lin Zhichao came to the Miramar Hotel. After he took over the hotel, although it still only had a few dozen rooms, it made a name for itself and became a good hotel in Kowloon.
Therefore, Lin Zhichao plans to start reconstruction next year, using the 'Miramar Hotel' as a sign, to build a five-star hotel and strive to open it in the early 1960s.
Miramar Hotel, this sign may seem tacky, but in this era it is indeed a feature of Chinese high-end hotels; for example, the "Furamar Hotel" opened in the 1970s, others in Central had such tacky names for the sake of Chinese characteristics.
Therefore, Lin Zhichao’s idea is to first invest in a five-star hotel to test the waters.
After accumulating some experience, he went to Singapore to build a huge "Shangri-La Hotel". In the early 1970s, he returned to Central, Hong Kong Island and built a first-class Shangri-La Hotel.
In the future, the Lin family's hotel industry will focus on developing the 'Shangri-La Hotel' and 'Miramar Hotel', with the former five-star and the latter four-five-star. In the future, they will acquire several more European and American five-star hotel brands. The territory expanded.
At the official land auction, Lin Zhichao failed again, which made many people feel very proud. I'm afraid they are thinking, 'Today I defeated Lin Zhichao again' and 'It doesn't matter if Lin Zhichao has money, I heard that the battle line is too long and he is short of money.' There should be several of them thinking like this.
As everyone knows, Lin Zhichao just came to watch the battle and was not tempted at all. Even if it is commercial land in Tsim Sha Tsui, he has no intention of taking it.
Airship Tai came to Lin Zhichao and said hello: "Lin Sheng, I heard that you have made great achievements in shipping recently and made a lot of money!"
Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "Could it be that you, a son of the sea, want to return to your old business and develop shipping!"
The two of them got to know each other while they were working in real estate. They happened to be friends and often walked around, so it was normal for them to joke around.
Airship Tai immediately shook his head and said resolutely: "We are engaged in offshore business, unlike what you are doing in ocean business. To put it bluntly, I am a boat owner. Besides, I think it is safer to be on shore. You can make more money in real estate. Everyone Everyone is investing in droves!"
Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "The land is just too expensive!"
Airship Tai said nonchalantly: "Although land is expensive, the property has also improved, so there are still very good profits. Lin Sheng must have purchased land at a cheap price, so he feels that the land at the current auction site is a bit expensive. In fact, The more expensive the land is now, the more people are interested in it, which means the real estate situation is getting better."
When it comes to real estate, Feipingtai appears to be very talkative and lively.
Lin Zhichao nodded and didn't say much. Airship Tai was the first real estate developer to enter the 'sale of off-the-plan' properties, half a year ahead of Guan Qiming, Li Kangjie, Chen Detai, Liao Baoshan and others. In addition, Airship Tai is not considered to be "making rapid progress", so next year's crisis will not have a great impact on Airship Tai.
"By the way, the commercial land you bought today is very good!"
Airship Tai today purchased a piece of commercial land on Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui for HKD 6.2 million, with a total unit price of HKD 250 per square foot, which impressed Lin Zhichao.
You know, after the Peninsula War, his net worth was only four to five million. It seems that he has accumulated a net worth of ten to twenty million in the past two years through real estate business; there is no need to acquire such expensive commercial land.
Flying Tai smiled bitterly and said: "I never expected that the land in Tsim Sha Tsui's commercial district would rise so fast. I remember that at the end of 1954, it was only HK$130 to 140 per square foot. This was a 50% increase in one year. I have no plans to sell this site. I plan to keep it and rent it out in the future, but this has taken up a lot of my funds.”
Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "The off-the-plan properties that sold two or three properties are back."
If nothing else goes wrong, the land that Airship Tai bought today is the Vincent Building in his previous life; Airship Tai bought a second bedroom in the past two years. Although there was no big banquet, it is something that everyone in the industry knows. The woman even brought a child to her second marriage. Son, but she is pregnant again.
"It's difficult. There have been fewer official land auctions recently. The land on the market has gone up. Everyone is grabbing it. Chen Detai went to North Point to grab the land. Li Kangjie and others were very dissatisfied. Liao Baoshan was in Western District. He had banks as his backing, so no one dared to go. Try your best. We people can only grab land at high prices elsewhere. There is profit, but land is really difficult to acquire."
The two of them were chatting about real estate in the parking lot, and they got very chatty.
Lin Zhichao also came to the conclusion that because of the early intervention of Yangtze River Real Estate, the price of Hong Kong real estate has increased a lot in advance, which will inevitably make some people suffer even worse.
Moreover, market saturation may come early in the first half of next year, when there will be insufficient buyers.
Of course, if there is just a shortage of buyers, some real estate developers will still delay. If the Hong Kong government enacts the 'conditional sale of uncompleted properties' regulations, it will make matters worse and will soon cause real estate landslides.
Changjiang Real Estate's four real estate projects next year are all scheduled to be sold off-plan in the first quarter, which is also to avoid the situation of "not being sold out" to the greatest extent.
Although Yangtze Real Estate has enough funds to cover the 'property', it is obvious that since it is under development, it naturally hopes to sell out the property as soon as possible.
Returning to Cheung Kong Holdings, Lin Zhichao immediately convened a meeting with senior executives.
"I plan to push out the remaining four buildings of 'Wenhua New Village' in late September. You should prepare immediately." Lin Zhichao suddenly changed his mind.
The reason is that he remembered that there will be a "Double Ten Chaos" in October, and he doesn't know whether it will have an impact on sales, so he simply moved forward a little earlier.
Hu Zhaoxu said immediately: "Okay! The market is still very hot now. There is no problem that the average price of the remaining four buildings will reach HK$40,000."
In other words, people who bought off-the-plan properties in 'Mandarin Village' in May have made nearly 20%.
Originally, the price of the land in Mandarin Sun Estate was not worth the price. Cheung Kong Real Estate was more expensive than those in the same location. However, the price of the 'private housing estate' was naturally a little more expensive, of course only a little. The purpose of Cheung Kong Real Estate It sells out quickly, so it must be tempting.
As a result, the value of the entire 'Mandarin Village' is already HK$70 million. The land fee was less than HK$4 million and the construction fee was less than HK$15 million, resulting in a net profit of HK$50 million.
What a profit! If it were replaced by the current situation, the land price alone would be close to 25 million. Adding construction fees and other expenses, the cost would be 40 million, but there would also be a profit of 30 million.
Importantly, there is currently no land of more than 100,000 square feet on the market for development by real estate companies. Therefore, we have no chance to develop another private housing estate.
After all, real estate development is now concentrated in the urban areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon. How can it be so easy to have large land parcels?
While everyone was immersed in the joy of selling off-the-plan property, in mid-September, a rumor emerged in the market that the airship was smuggling in Thailand during the war, and the Hong Kong government wanted to deport him.
Accompanying this rumor are 'Never buy a building owned by Airship Tai, he will take your money and run away', and 'Airship Tai uses dredging boats to engage in smuggling business'.
For a while, there was a lot of noise.
After hearing the news, Lin Zhichao couldn't help but feel a little distracted. This airship Taidu was no longer the number one real estate developer, but someone was actually trying to get him. Logically speaking, the only way to get involved was with Lin Zhichao, the 'powerful guy'.
Of course, given Lin Zhichao's relationship with the Hong Kong government and HSBC, it is difficult to spread rumors.
Generally speaking, what Hong Kong people fear most is not going to jail, but being 'deported'. That is something more terrifying than going to jail. This is the Hong Kong government's trump card against some people.
Since the promulgation of the "Deportation of Undesirable Elements Ordinance", the Hong Kong government has deported hundreds of people in just three to four years.
Among the more sensational ones are: Lou Chung-ping, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Textile Industry Union, Lu Dong, principal of Hong Kong Island Secondary School, Liu Fahe, chairman of the Tram Workers Union, and employees Li Wenhai and Zhi Zhanyun, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Trade Unions and Naval Dockyard Industrial Center Chairman of the Employees' Union, Mak Yiu-chuen, film workers Vincent Ma, Liu Qiong, Di Fan, Qi Kaishao, Shu Shu, Yang Hua, Ma Guoliang, Shen Dun, Director of the Kowloon Branch of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Textile and Dyeing Federation, Xian Peiling, and Secretary Yao Jian. These National People's Congress Some were picked up in the early hours of the morning and deported immediately.
If a businessman like Airship Tai is really deported, the nature of it will be really different. After all, he is one thing in Hong Kong and another thing elsewhere.
Of course, this rumor is very false. It is impossible for the Hong Kong government to do this. Lin Zhichao is very sure.
People deported are generally not businessmen.
Huo's mother found Airship Tai and said in a panic: "Son, the whole city is now full of news of 'deporting you'. Is this true?"
Blimp Tai is shocked to hear rumors that he will be deported.
In the first few days, Airship Tai believed that "rumors stop at the wise", so he ignored the rumors.
Unexpectedly, the rumor not only did not disappear, but spread more and more widely. Many people believed it to be true, and it suddenly caused a storm in the city.
Rumors plague Blimp Ty and his family. His mother initially thought it was just a rumor and didn't take it seriously, but when the rumor spread throughout the city, she became restless and even believed the rumor to be true.
Airship Tai said: "It can't be true!"
Although the rumors also made others panic, he still comforted his old mother Liu San.
Liu San is also a businessman, not an ordinary old lady, so he said: "Since it is a rumor, you should deal with it quickly. Don't wait for the rumor to spread more and more widely."
Airship Tai was still afraid of his mother, so he said, "Okay, I'll take care of it right away! Don't worry!"
Liu San said angrily: "Why don't I worry! You have been a troublemaker all your life, so why don't I worry?"
It turned out that Airship Tai had found a lot of jobs back then, but he couldn't hold any job for long before getting into trouble, which made Liu San very worried:
His first job was as a marine engineer. He still had no strength to shovel coal for two months and was fired;
The second job was as a rivet worker at Taikoo Dockyard during the Japanese occupation. However, he was not very clever and could not cooperate well with the master. The master was so angry that he drove him to do other types of work. As a result, the foreman was so angry that he slapped him in the face, but he couldn't stand it anymore and fired him directly.
In his fourth job, he drove a truck without authorization and an accident occurred. He was immediately fired as a maintenance worker;
In the fifth job, he did a chemical experiment without authorization and an explosion occurred. He was almost executed by the Japanese army. Fortunately, the Japanese chemist was a nice gentleman. He lied about the instrument malfunction and sent away the military police. However, Airship Tai also lost his job because he was frizzy. I'm irritable and do things that I don't think I should do.
The sixth job was to weigh the coolies. As a result, I was scolded every day and became more and more confused.
Fortunately, Liu San recalled his son in time to work for him.
Therefore, it is not wrong to say that Airship Tai is a reckless hero.
After a conversation with his mother, Airship Tai also knew that the matter had to be resolved. However, he remembered that Lin Zhichao had always had a good relationship with the Hong Kong government, so he planned to get some better information from Lin Zhichao.
On the wide sea, Lin Zhichao and Airship Tai gathered on the yacht.
Recently, Lin Zhichao has become obsessed with the sea. He also takes some of his family members to the yacht on weekends. Occasionally, he also goes to the yacht to entertain friends.
Although the yachts of this era only have one floor and no wide decks, they can still feel the beauty of the sea comfortably.
"Lao Huo, this sea is so beautiful, why didn't you think of doing shipping instead of real estate?"
Airship Tai looked at the sea, and then said: "Lin Sheng, the sea is beautiful to you, but it is a nightmare to me. Our family was all born in the sea, and my father, uncle, and brother all died in the sea. Although Nian also relies on the sea to make a living and make a fortune, you should understand the risks. Being chased by the marine police and being hit on the head by Da Tian Er. So, when I make money, the first thing I think of is to go ashore. Unlike you, You have conquered the sea, and if you fall into the water in every corner of the world, your fleet will be able to rescue you immediately!"
In the end, he was joking, meaning that Lin Zhichao's ships are all over the world.
Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "I see, it seems that you don't plan to eat a big meal in this life!"
At this time, the airship Tai had not dug the sand yet, so Lin Zhichao said this.
Airship Tai nodded and said, "It's almost the same. Business on the shore is easy. But does Lin Sheng know about the recent rumors about me?"
Lin Zhichao said: "I know, it's spread all over the city, but I don't know who is messing with you!"
Airship Tai said: "I'm thinking, since my opponents don't have this strength, it shouldn't be someone who wants to mess with me!"
Lin Zhichao joked: "What if it was me?"
Airship Tai said without hesitation: "You may be strong enough, but you won't do this because you are the boss of the real estate industry. Moreover, I understand your personality and it is impossible to use this trick."
That's wrong, Lin Zhichao really knows how to use this trick, but the person he uses it is Zhang Yujie. Of course, the reason was that Zhang Yujie sold 'fake medicine' to himself, so he used this trick. In fact, as long as what Zhang Yuliang sold was not Lin Zhichao's fake medicine, he would not have used this trick in the first place.
Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "Okay! You took the initiative to ask me out, you must want to ask me what I think?"
Airship Tai nodded and said, "You have a good relationship with the Hong Kong government. Although I know this is a rumor, I also hope to get some news from you!"
Lin Zhichao immediately said: "Although I have a good relationship with the Hong Kong government, I am sure the Hong Kong government will not tell me such a thing. But what is certain is that this is a rumor. It is impossible for the Hong Kong government to do such a thing. You are a businessman, and It’s not a team. Moreover, although the British Hong Kong government is a colonial government, it also pays attention to the law and generally does not interfere in such matters. It also pursues a non-interference free port mentality when dealing with things."
Airship Tai suddenly felt that it made sense. In fact, he also planned to build a good relationship with the Hong Kong government, such as taking on some municipal projects. It was not about how much money he made, but the main thing was to build a good relationship. After all, he wanted to live in Hong Kong.
"Xie Linsheng cleared up the confusion!"
"No matter where you are, you actually understand these principles!"
It's one thing to understand, but once the rumors spread, it will obviously make people feel guilty and scared.
Finally, Lin Zhichao suddenly asked: "Have you had any contact with some of the opposite trade unions or organizations?"
Airship Tai thought for a moment and said: "We have not had much contact with them, but in the past two years, they have taken the initiative to come to my door, so I only have a little contact with them, just to make friends or something."
Lin Zhichao nodded, and then said seriously: "Today I will tell you a piece of news. If you are willing to pass it on, please pass it on."
Airship Tai nodded and said, "Well, you say it!"
Lin Zhichao said: "I got a piece of news! The 14K is going to cause trouble during the National Double 10. They may target some factories and labor unions with opposing backgrounds, especially in Tsuen Wan. The JC is weak. You You can ask them to be on guard. The union will have holidays during that period, especially for women. Of course, don’t say it was me who said this, I won’t admit it.”
Airship Tai was shocked, and quickly assured him loyally, saying: "No problem!"
Lin Zhichao nodded. He didn't want to mess with those things, so he just said it casually.
For Airship Tai, he would not think it would be difficult for Lin Zhichao to know this information. After all, he has great energy.
As everyone knows, Lin Zhichao also relies on memory.
As for eleven years later, there is nothing Lin Zhichao can do. After all, it is fanaticism. When the time comes, he will arrange for his family to take temporary refuge overseas. (End of chapter)
