Chapter 919 Face Is Big Enough

Since he dared to discuss the plan in the committee, Wang Ye naturally made careful preparations.

From the site selection to the plan promotion process, as well as the problems that may arise in the process, he has carefully considered it.

The circle he drew on the map is indeed in a good location. It is separated from the Kremlin by a river, and the straight-line distance is only about three kilometers.

Most of the area is covered with woods, and there are not many buildings. Most of the scattered buildings are office buildings or family areas belonging to government departments, and they are relatively easy to demolish.

The total area is four square kilometers, which is not very large, but it is enough.

Some people may think that the CBD area planned by Wang Ye is too conservative because it is so small!

But you must know that if you look at the CBD areas in major cities around the world, they are actually not very large. In their core areas, there is the so-called "one square mile law."

To sum it up simply, the real core area of ​​all mature CBDs is only one square mile at most, and this part is the real "essence"!

Apart from this, the rest of the areas are basically supporting buildings and are not too important.

Several world-class CBDs gather the densest wealth of capital and top talents within the core square mile, and control the important lifeblood of urban development and even the world economy.

The core area of ​​the City of London is about two square kilometers, and the daily foreign exchange trading volume accounts for about 48% of the world; Wall Street in Manhattan covers an area of ​​less than one square kilometer, but it controls 40% of the world's finance; the CBD in Hong Kong Central is about one square kilometer, but here It is an international financial and trade center!

These major cities are all well-known global metropolises, and each has its own irreplaceable location advantages.

Although Moscow is also a world-class city, from the perspective of commercial development, it is completely incomparable with those cities.

Therefore, when Wang Ye planned the CBD, he only planned to develop an area of ​​about one square kilometer in the initial stage, and poured all funds and resources into it to create an "elite area"!

Of course, if the area were larger, he wouldn't have as much money and resources...

Moreover, Wang Ye also had some "little thoughts" in planning this way.

After this area is planned to become the Moscow CBD, it will naturally become the most prime location and the most elite area in the entire Moscow city from now on!

In the future, the most powerful companies in Russia and even Eastern Europe will be concentrated here, as well as the top hotels, restaurants, and shopping malls.

Of course, there will also be the most high-end apartment homes.

In the early stage, Wang Ye relied on "facial brushing" to persuade large companies to invest huge sums of money to build this CBD area. This of course proves how much Wang Ye's face is!

Perhaps the whole country, that is, he has the face and influence to make so many giant companies willing to listen to his orders.

But Wang Ye can't really just rely on his "face" to let so many big companies contribute selflessly. After doing this too many times, his face may be lost...

Therefore, he must also give adequate returns to those large companies.

At least let everyone know that as long as you follow your lead and follow up on your own policies, you will have your cake and eat it too!

So, what's the reward?

There are only three kilometers of undeveloped land left in this CBD area!

In this part of the area, Wangye will allocate it to the major participating companies. They can do whatever they want, whether they build office buildings for rent or build high-end apartments for sale.

When the land prices in this area rise, it is no exaggeration to say that those lands are priceless!

It is worthy of the price these large companies paid for CBD construction in the early stage.

Of course, the land is not evenly distributed, but depends on the "sincerity" of the major companies in the early stage.

For example, Facebook plans to spend US$500 million to build a skyscraper more than 300 meters high.

Then outside the core area of ​​the CBD, that is, within the remaining three square kilometers, we can sell a piece of land of 50,000 square meters to Facebook at a very low price and let it build high-end residences and sell them for profit. Just distribute it to employees as company benefits.

And Gazprom is spending US$2 billion to build a square with three or four super buildings inside!

When the "cake" is divided later, Gazprom will definitely have to divide more.

For example, half sell and half give it two to three hundred thousand square meters of land, and let it plan its own projects, but most likely it will also build a high-end community...

You know, house prices in Moscow are not low now. The apartment Wang Ye used to live next to the school was worth two to three thousand dollars a piece, and that was only four years ago!

As of now in 2005, the price of commercial housing in most areas of Moscow exceeds US$2,000, and the price of a good-quality house in a good location is as high as about US$4,000. As for the luxury houses in the city center, not to mention, they are priceless!

After the CBD is developed and the best-quality high-rise apartments occupy the best locations in the city, how much will the house prices cost?

Maybe just by selling high-end residences, these companies can recoup the initial investment in building their headquarters buildings!

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Members, seeing that Wang Ye is so confident, he immediately convened major domestic enterprises for a meeting to discuss. This is equivalent to Wang Ye taking on the most difficult task himself. What else can you say? I will definitely not object. .

The most difficult thing to build in the CBD central area is naturally who will pay for it, and whether enough big companies will move in after the renovation is completed!

Once these two problems are solved, the remaining land, demolition, supporting facilities, etc. will not be a big problem.

Now Wang Ye has to directly solve the two most difficult problems, money and business!

After receiving everyone's support at the committee, Wang Ye issued a notice in the name of the National Economic Committee, inviting the most powerful companies in various industries on the list to come to a meeting to discuss the construction of Moscow CBD.

Of course, there are many large companies such as Yukos, Gazprom, Kitty Hawk, Siberian Coal, Siberian Gold, State Pipeline Group, etc., all of which are within the invitation range.

In addition, there are many large companies in the financial industry, all of which are wealthy.

To be honest, Wang Ye is still a little worried that those wealthy people who are interested in finance will rush to invest in CBD. Those people are not stupid. They know that this is a profitable thing, how could they let it go?

Of course, Wang Ye has long said that he will set a very high threshold.

Keep out all those companies that are not strong enough and want to fish in troubled waters or even come up empty handed.

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The business representative meeting had not yet been held, but word had spread that the Economic Committee was promoting the construction of Moscow's CBD. That night, even Gorbrev curiously called Wang Ye to inquire about the situation.

"Misha, I heard that you proposed a plan to build Moscow's CBD at the Economic Committee today. It should also be a CBD central area comparable to the world's top cities? Does Moscow already have such conditions?"

Wang Ye smiled bitterly and shook his head, and asked: "We just discussed this matter, but it seems like everyone knows about it. In the afternoon at the Duma Building, everyone I met asked me about the situation."

Gebrev said quickly: "Haha, this shows that everyone is very interested in this matter.

Moscow is obviously a world-class metropolis, but as a result, it doesn’t even have a decent central business district. The headquarters of various large companies are scattered in various areas of the city. Even many group headquarters look inconspicuous at all. It’s not in line with the strength of these companies!

If you really get this CBD, it will definitely be a great achievement.

It can also show the world our country’s economic construction over the years, its new urban look, and its new urban atmosphere. "

As expected, in the eyes of Kremlin, the meaning behind this matter is more important than the apparent purpose!

Therefore, not only will the Kremlin not obstruct it at all, but it will provide all possible help to promote the launch of this CBD as soon as possible!

Wang Ye smiled slightly and said calmly:

“Don’t worry, I raised it at this time because I think the time is ripe to promote the construction of the CBD.

That is, when land needs to be acquired, the government will come forward to assist. "

"Don't worry! I will talk to Meddev about this when the time comes, and I will guarantee that no matter which departments or institutions are involved in the demolition, they will cooperate unconditionally!" Gorbrev promised, patting his chest.

Just say this from him!

Wang Ye feels that his plan is "profitable" for all parties, and everyone hopes that the CBD will be a great success.

I can't think of any reason why it can't be done...

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At the subsequent corporate representative conference, the response from corporate representatives was more enthusiastic than Wang Ye expected!

Perhaps because the news was leaked in advance, everyone had already discussed the matter within the company before the meeting, so they felt confident.

"Director Mikhail, your plan is really great!

We, Gazprom, fully support it.

Well... we can invest five billion US dollars in ten years to build an iconic commercial plaza in Moscow!

Once completed, our commercial plaza should be comparable to Rockefeller Center! "

The newly appointed president of Gazprom was the first to speak and said that it would be five billion US dollars in one move!

And the tone is quite loud, it's not a building, but a commercial plaza!

He also specifically mentioned the need to benchmark against Rockefeller Center, which means that Gazprom is not satisfied with one building, but will build several or even a dozen skyscrapers.

You know, the benchmark Rockefeller Center is a complex of nineteen buildings...

However, Wang Ye did not doubt that he was bragging, because Gazprom Group has this strength, and it will invest and build it in ten years, with an annual cost of about US$500 million, so the financial pressure is not great.

Such a large project cannot be completed in one or two years. It is divided into one and two phases, and the construction period is quite long.

Naturally, funds are not a one-time investment, as long as the capital chain can be guaranteed to be continuous.

As for Gazprom, a giant company that sells resources, perhaps the most indispensable thing is money...

No need to worry about funds at all!

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Seeing Gazprom taking the lead, other large companies were not far behind, and everyone rushed to speak out.

A representative of the Yukos Group said that it would also spend US$5 billion to build a large-scale landmark building complex, and each building must have its own uniqueness and artistic beauty, making it unforgettable.

After completion, it will undoubtedly be the most dazzling urban skyline in Moscow!

Obviously, this has just happened with Gazprom.

Originally, one of the two companies was a giant in the oil industry, and the other was a giant in the natural gas industry. They were both near-monopolies, with very large scales and amazing profits, and they were not short of money!

Both of them have an extremely close relationship with Wang Ye. Now it is a big project promoted by Wang Ye, and it is also a profitable project, so these two companies will naturally spend money like water!

The performance of these two giants really boosted the atmosphere on the court.

With a huge investment of US$5 billion per company, they are obviously very optimistic about this CBD project and dare to spend so much money on it.

With them taking the lead, other companies will no longer be conservative.

Kovchenko was not present in person, but the CEO of his bank came and expressed his intention to invest US$3 billion to build two connected headquarters buildings.

Abramovich also did not attend the event in person. The special assistant said that the Aluminum Group and the Aviation Group would jointly invest US$4 billion to build a commercial plaza.

Siberian Gold $1 billion, Siberian Coal $1 billion, State Pipeline Group $2 billion, State Investment Bank $1 billion, United Airlines Group $500 million, Facebook Technology $500 million,

US$500 million, Kitty Eagle Group US$1 billion, New Sun Group US$1 billion...

Almost all the companies present enthusiastically expressed their opinions and tried their best to provide as much funds as possible.

Obviously, the prospect of CBD painted by Wang Ye really moved everyone.

And he implicitly stated that companies that invest in the first phase of CBD development will receive corresponding land compensation in the second development phase, allowing the development of high-end residential buildings and the like.

There are as many as 16 companies that have expressed their determination to invest on the spot, with a cumulative investment intention of up to US$28 billion!

All this money will be invested in the square kilometer area designated by Wang Ye...

Use the shortest time and the most funds to create an ultra-modern and first-class world-class CBD!

The only regret is that all those involved are "local companies" and there is no foreign investment.

It doesn’t seem international enough…

But it’s okay. After the CBD is really developed, most international companies will choose to settle in the CBD area when they enter Russia to do business.

This CBD center itself was not just built for Russian companies. Wang Ye originally planned to "plant sycamore trees and attract golden phoenixes."

If you want large foreign companies to invest, you must prepare both software and hardware.

In terms of software, it is naturally a friendly investment policy and a stable and open investment environment.

In terms of hardware, bustling business districts and top-level office buildings are also essential...