Chapter 1216: Vanity and Inferiority

Hong Kong is a modern metropolis, so when you come to Hong Kong, you can go to Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, or Causeway Bay, but going to these places is basically for shopping or tasting delicious food.

In fact, real tourism can only be seen by taking a boat out to sea. There are not many options to see cultural buildings, and many buildings are modern and not considered ancient.

And in Hong Kong, in addition to the sea, the places with the best natural landscapes on land all have a common feature, that is, the areas where the rich gather, represented by high housing prices. For example, the hilltop villas are still ordinary even though Hong Kong real estate is very sluggish now. An existence that no one dares to hope for.

Hedong Garden is considered a tourist attraction, but unlike other tourist attractions, it is not open to tourists all day, nor is it open every day.

If the He family wants to hold a party here one day, or if someone is planning to live here for a while, then this place will be closed to the outside world like other wealthy areas around it.

And even if it is a tourist visit, you can't see what you want here. Basically, the places open to the public are places with little privacy, such as some core areas such as the living room, bedrooms and the main room at the back. It was still a private place of the owner's family, and it was impossible for tourists to enter.

Yang Dongxu put his son on his neck and let him hold his hair, wearing a short shirt, shorts and sneakers. Next to him, Zhou Ya was wearing a floral petal dress and sandals, and was carrying a small bag.

There was some water and snacks in the small bag. The three of them were just like ordinary tourists who came to climb the mountain in the morning and stopped to look at the scenery along the way.

"There are many more houses than before." After climbing for more than an hour, the three of them rested on a stone strip. Zhou Ya opened the water and handed it to Yang Dongxu and Erzi.

“Shrinking wealth does not mean bankruptcy for many wealthy people, and although Hong Kong’s real estate has been sluggish in recent years, it does not mean that there is no real estate construction.

For example, several properties in Nangang Land that were previously acquired by Sharp Blade Security Company include several that were just built in the past few years.

In 1998, when the financial crisis was still going on, Li Chaoren just spent 100 million to buy Haw Par Villa. Plus the construction of the Wharf.

Although Hong Kong's real estate market collapsed due to the financial crisis, it seemed that the real estate market was bleak, but the collapse only shattered the bubble. Wherever the land is, the buildings have not gone anywhere. Coupled with some infrastructure construction, the housing market is actually not as miserable as it seems on the surface. Yang Dongxu said with a smile.

"The people are panicking. No matter how much the rich shout, the ordinary people keep their pockets tight and refuse to pay, and the rich just stare." Zhou Ya also said with a smile.

Yang Dongxu nodded and couldn't help but give a thumbs up to his wife. This undoubtedly pointed to the current sluggishness of Hong Kong's real estate.

No matter how the rich consume, that is their business. The market will never be active unless ordinary people let go of their pockets. It is just an example that luxury goods only make money from the rich. 90% of the rich get their wealth from ordinary people.

For example, those who open factories need the labor of workers to accumulate wealth for themselves, and those who build houses can maximize their profits by selling houses to tens of millions of families.

Don't look at the fact that rich people often buy more than ten or twenty houses. Looking at the entire real estate market, the number of houses purchased by the wealthy is only a small part of the total real estate, and most of the houses are still paid for by ordinary families.

Moreover, it does not mean that the dozens of houses owned by wealthy people were purchased in full and lived in all by themselves. They will also rent out and obtain rent from tenants, and the tenants either work themselves or open shops to earn wealth from other people. In the end, the money earned returns to the hands of the rich through rent.

Therefore, the wealth of the rich basically comes from ordinary people, even the poor. This is a universal truth, so no matter how active the rich are, the market will never be lively unless the general public pays for it.

The road that tourists take up the mountain is not the same road as some roads leading to the villas of wealthy people on the top of the mountain. The road for tourists to go up the mountain was built many years ago, and some dangerous places nearby are slightly blocked by concrete stone pillars and iron chains.

Many places are carved out in the shape of stairs that require people to climb up step by step. However, the road leading to the villa on the top of the mountain can be driven directly up the mountain.

However, the two roads intersect in some places, and you can stand aside and watch the rich people's motorcades pass by one after another and disappear into the shade of the lush trees.

"They are all foreign luxury cars." Yang Dongxu couldn't help curling his lips as he looked at the cars passing by one after another.

"They want to buy a domestically produced luxury car, so you also want one?" Zhou Ya looked at her husband with some humor. He was already thirty years old and sometimes he always had the inexplicable mood of an angry young man.

"There will be." Yang Dongxu snorted unconvinced.

But when it will happen, he actually has no idea.

In fact, whether it is a Mercedes-Benz or a BMW, they are just luxury cars in the eyes of ordinary people. Real luxury cars are all imported. This is not only the case for other domestic car companies, but also for China BMW.

Although Zhou Ya's words made him very depressed, they were true. Rich people also want to be patriotic and buy domestically produced luxury cars, so they also need to be able to produce luxury cars domestically, right?

This production is not just about the technology to produce luxury cars, but also the brand value that matches the technology. After all, rich people drive luxury cars because of their status.

As for the engine, comfort, bulletproof and so on, they are just the added value of the brand. A luxury sports car can easily cost tens of millions, but it is probably not as durable as one made by Wuling Hongguang.

But Wuling can only make cars in the low-end market and cannot enter the high-end market.

BMW China has been positioning itself in the mid-to-high-end market from the beginning. In recent years, whether it is Audi’s several models or the Daben that has been favored by the rich,

BMW China has always done well in the mid-range market, but it can reach millions, especially when it comes to cars starting at three million.

In other words, only the company executives under Yang Dongxu are equipped with such cars. Even if other wealthy people sell cars worth millions, they will also choose China BMW. But basically there is a prerequisite - import.

Even though the models are the same, the car logo is the Maserati crown, and even the engines and many important parts inside are exactly the same.

But if they want to import, they have to ship it back from a foreign country. If they have a foreign car inspection certificate, except for a foreign stamp, the information on the car parts and performance on the certificate is 90% the same, but they think it is the same. What can you do to import?

Are imported cars really better than domestic cars?

In fact, not necessarily. With the development of the domestic automobile industry, many foreign companies use domestically produced cars. Moreover, the technology of joint venture vehicles is actually in line with international standards. There may be technical blockades in the high-end market, but there is not much difference between what is sold in China and what is sold in the United States in the mid- to low-end market.

But the good-natured Chinese people like the word "imported" to increase the value of the same car again. They feel that they have a face, and they are willing to spend money to buy this face.

So as the boss of BMW China, Yang Dongxu can't just take the vanity off customers' faces without hesitation, right? If he wanted BMW China to survive better, wouldn't he build production lines abroad, let BMW China become famous in foreign countries, and then sell imported cars?

This is the general perception of the domestic automobile market. He cannot change it alone, not even if he is a reborn person. Therefore, for the words "self-reliance and self-reliance" that Chinese people often talk about, there is actually still a long way to go.

Not to mention anything else, many Chinese people are unable to be independent and self-reliant simply because of the availability of imported cars. I always have low self-esteem and feel happy when I see foreigners praising China, but in fact, they may just say it casually.

There is no such admiration for China as in the news reports with dragons and phoenixes carved on mosquito legs. Internationally, Europeans and Americans are still the subject of politics and economics on this planet. Asians are discriminated against, and even black people who are also discriminated against bully you. This is a common phenomenon. Therefore, the road to national rejuvenation still has a long way to go.

There were two breaks in the middle, and Yang Yao, who always thought he had good physical strength, felt his legs were sore. Finally arrived at today’s destination, Hedong Garden.

In fact, Hedong Garden sounds weird, but in fact the gap between it and imagination is not that big when you see it. To put it bluntly, it is just a building from the Republic of China that covers a relatively large area.

The layout may not be as comfortable as some of the new villas now, and the facilities inside are not as luxurious as modern villas. In addition to the historical atmosphere, seeing Hedong Garden in person is far less shocking than the written description.

After all, the area of ​​124,000 square feet sounds impressive at first glance, but when you stand in front of Hedong Garden, you can only listen to someone talking about going to the ravine in the east and the top of the mountain in the west. If you can only see a hundred meters of scenery in front of you, you can't realize how impressive 124,000 square feet is.

"It's a little too quiet." Zhou Ya said after walking around the houses that could be visited in Hedong Garden.

He didn't have the courage to walk down the mountain, so Wu Sheng was contacting the car parked at the foot of the mountain to go up the mountain. Yang Dongxu hugged Xiao Wenchen and looked back. Because it had not been repaired, the appearance did not look like the villa that once had the splendor of the He family. nod.

In fact, ancient buildings are not suitable for living. It does not mean that the design of ancient buildings is not good. It is something that conforms to ancient design concepts. Most of it can be used now, but some parts need to be changed.

Let alone windows, those wood-carved window grilles are indeed art, but in terms of lighting effect alone, glass floor-to-ceiling windows are undoubtedly better and more comfortable to live in.

But ancient buildings can only be repaired, and you can't tear down the windows and make floor-to-ceiling windows or something like that. Therefore, it is definitely the first choice to hold banquets or even weddings here to enhance your personality. If you want to live there for a long time, you might as well find a vacant lot next to it and build a new one.