Chapter 1495 The Whole City’s Wish

What Yin Jun designed is of course not just a conference and exhibition center and a hotel.

He also designed five office buildings and high-end serviced apartments surrounding the perimeter.

But the most outstanding thing is that hotel, and it is also the highest.

Unlike the 55-storey tall buildings in Singapore, in the future, Hong Kong will have an International Commerce Center with a height of nearly 500 meters and a total of 118 floors.

And it happens that the highest hotel in Xiangjiang is on floors 103-118 of the International Commerce Center.

It's the Ritz-Carlton.

Although it does not occupy a building by itself, the gimmick of the highest hotel and the unparalleled scenery are the selling points of the Ritz-Carlton.

In this case, a 55-story hotel in the coastal area of ​​Wan Chai is nothing at all. It may be overshadowed by the surrounding high-rise buildings in the future.

But building it too high and with too many floors would be a waste.

The original buildings behind the Convention and Exhibition Center were 31 floors for the New World Seaview Hotel and 25 floors for the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

As a five-star hotel, the configuration of 852 rooms and 575 rooms is completely sufficient.

However, Yin Jun feels that there is no problem in doubling the height of his hotel to 60 or even 70 floors.

the reason is simple.

The Grand Hyatt Hotel and the Harbor View Hotel are just one of the dozens of five-star hotels in Xiangjiang.

Yin Jun, a high-end hotel imitating the Sands Hotel, is destined to be the only one in Xiangjiang.

As long as you do your best, you don't have to worry about occupancy or whether it's vacant.

Because high-end consumers will definitely choose you, and you will have the most and best high-end customers.

When it comes to hotels, high-end hotels are the most profitable. This is a little secret that everyone in the industry knows.

For example, the most famous Peninsula Hotel and Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Xiangjiang, even after 2012, when the number of mainland tourists in Xiangjiang dropped sharply, their occupancy rate exceeded 90%, and they made huge profits every year.

They rely on their high reputation, so they don't have to worry about no customers coming to stay and spend money.

Yin Jun's hotel is even more unique than these two, so he has enough confidence.

Moreover, Yin Jun will never do anything like "the lower 20 or 30 floors are offices and the upper floors are hotels." This is too low-end.

It is necessary for the three hotel buildings to all be equipped with hotel facilities. Only then will it be grand enough and worthy of the title of No. 1 in Xiangjiang.

"Sister, you are very familiar with Deng Lianru, the director of the Trade Development Bureau, right?" The young man asked after Le Yiling digested the information brought by these drawings.

"Not bad." Le Yiling was so smart that she understood immediately, "Are you planning to acquire the land from the Trade Development Bureau? Are you showing these drawings to Deng Lianru?"

"yes!"

Yin Jun smiled.

The full name of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council is the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, which is a semi-official organization.

Its main function is to take Xiangjiang businessmen to participate in this and that exhibition, to promote various products in Xiangjiang, and to expand contacts...

Many factories and companies in Xiangjiang have appeared overseas through this method, and the results have been very good.

They are a non-profit semi-official organization, so they only rely on organizing various activities and charging very small commissions from manufacturers to maintain their operations and small profits.

The current Director-General of the Trade Development Bureau, Tang Lianru, is only 43 years old this year. She was originally a director of Swire & Co. Ltd.

She was sitting in this position, but she was under a lot of pressure.

Because the director of the Trade Development Council in front of her, Jian Yueqiang, was a well-known big shot. Not only was he a British knight, but he also had a very good relationship with the former Governor MacLehose. The office was finalized by the two of them in a villa in Scotland.

As the director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Bureau, Kan Yueqiang has made even more remarkable achievements. The economic development of Xiangjiang in the past ten years and the marketing of various small electronic products and plastic products all over the world are all due to his Trade Development Bureau.

Therefore, Deng Lianru, who took over his position, must be compared to others.

Originally, Xiangjiang's current economy was not very good, and its trade had plummeted. Deng Lianru was even more stressed.

Therefore, Deng Lianru visited Le Yiling before taking office. After she officially took office in April, she even asked Le Yiling to go out for dinner several times.

The reason why Deng Lianru wooed Le Yiling is very simple.

The largest comprehensive group in Xiangjiang is the Kirin Group.

The cultural industry created by Qilin Culture has long been the signature of Xiangjiang.

At every trade fair, Qilin Culture's brand is always the loudest, has the most exhibits and achievements, and is the one that brings the most honors to Xiangjiang.

When people look at the Qilin Culture brand, they will excitedly say, "Oh, so the comics (toys) I like are produced by them!"

Not to mention Yin Jun's three branches in the mainland, which have now gradually come to the forefront.

For example, at several exhibitions this year, Kirin Electronics brought cassette players. Although the quality is not as good as those from Japan and South Korea, the prices are cheap and the designs are novel, and they have still won orders from some underdeveloped countries.

The various music tapes produced by Kirin Records Factory are also famous for their cheap prices and good sound quality. Now Kirin Records no longer records music tapes in Japan and South Korea, but all of them are made in mainland China.

Then, in addition to supplying the mainland market, the mainland's production lines are also supplying markets throughout Asia. Because the cost has been reduced and the circulation volume is large, the profits are very high.

Although the instant noodles and braised beef noodles produced by Kirin Instant Noodle Factory have only been put on the market in the past two months, they have received very high evaluations at various exhibitions and are said to be better than those in Japan. , the taste is very in line with the people's tastes - the thousands of packages of samples cooked each time are all eaten, which is a clear proof.

Now, in just two months, orders for braised beef noodles are pouring in. At least Deng Lianru knows that 7-11, Parknshop and Wellcome supermarkets in Xiangjiang have placed orders for tens of millions of packages.

These can be regarded as enterprises in Xiangjiang and the pride of Xiangjiang.

If Deng Lianru doesn't have a good relationship with Qilin Group, she won't go to these exhibitions and just organize one herself.

Of course, Le Yiling would not be shy about Deng Lianru's show of goodwill. With the overall advantage of the Hong Kong Trade Development Bureau, Kirin Group can save a lot of effort in publicity, and it can also rest against a big tree to enjoy the shade.

Moreover, this new director of the Trade Development Bureau is decisive and concise in doing things, and Le Yiling is also optimistic about her future.

Therefore, although the two people, both of whom have strong female personalities, have not reached an agreement on official matters, they have a good relationship in private.

However, Le Yiling has never thought about the land in the hands of the Trade Development Council.

It's a long story.

With the prosperity of Hong Kong's economy, there is a need for many symbols that can represent a city, as well as some very prominent buildings.

The former Director-General of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Kan Yue-keung, strongly suggested that Hong Kong should have a permanent landmark exhibition venue that can not only meet Hong Kong's foreign trade needs, but also become a landmark of Hong Kong.

Jian Yueqiang is MacLehose's best friend, and what he said makes sense. Therefore, MacLehose has always cared about this matter. Before leaving, he even specifically greeted the people below to make sure. got this quota.

It is not common in Xiangjiang for people to leave for tea, not to mention that MacLehose still has such great prestige.

Therefore, even after a year or two, and this matter has not been written into the government's charter, the Chief Secretary and the Land Management Department have accepted it.

As long as the Trade Development Council has a good and practical development plan, then this land can be obtained.

Moreover, this land is not just any island land, but is on the seaside. To be precise, it is in the newly reclaimed area of ​​Wan Chai, a prime location in a prime location.

Last year, many people approached the Trade Development Council and wanted to cooperate with them to develop this land.

But none of their plans satisfied Jian Yueqiang. In addition, Xiangjiang's economy suddenly declined, and the number of inquiries dropped sharply. Therefore, until Jian Yueqiang left, the land was not applied for by the Trade Development Council.

In the six months since Deng Lianru took office, there are still people inquiring about this land, but the real real estate developers are waiting and watching.

After all, this land area is very large. If a landmark building is to be built, the investment must be very large, starting at at least 15.6 billion.

If one is not careful, the entire fortune may be trapped.

No matter how good a project is, as long as the risk is too high, it is not suitable for investment.

Le Yiling has little interest in real estate. Even if Yin Jun bought a 200-hectare house in Tin Shui Wai this year, he had to wait two years before starting development. There was no rush at all.

Now the Kirin Group has made great achievements in entertainment. If I have time to develop more comic peripheral products of "Kilin Weekly", I don't know how many billions of dollars have been earned, which is much less risky than real estate.

Therefore, Le Yiling did not think about Qilin Group trying to fight for this treasured land in Wan Chai.

She didn't expect that Yin Jun had already set his sights on this.

Le Yiling was not willing to simply compete for the exhibition hall project, but after seeing this hotel full of beauty, Le Yiling was immediately tempted.

A large group must have its own iconic building in order to be famous.

In the past, Le Yiling felt that the Kirin Group's headquarters at the foot of Lau Fau Shan was adequate in terms of area and practical functions, but it was not impressive enough.

The headquarters of Kirin Group is more practical than ornamental. It cannot reflect the momentum of the entire group, nor can it highlight the status of the top three group companies in Hong Kong.

If Kirin Group built this super beautiful hotel standing in Victoria Harbor, the feeling would be completely different.

Maybe the headquarters can be moved there, together with the hotel, overlooking Victoria Bay.

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