Chapter 217: Layout of Lion City
Liu Zhicheng and Li Zhi came to the Sailing Hotel for dinner.

The Burj Al Arab Hotel had a turnover of HK$1986 million last year (4800) and was already profitable.

Although the hotel's return on investment is far less than that of an office building, Liu Zhicheng attaches more and more importance to this hotel.

Because it is a symbol of status and also a symbol of wealth. What's more, the more upscale the hotel, the more beautiful women there are.

The Sailboat Hotel is located on the seaside of Whampoa City, overlooking the entire Victoria Harbour and has a superior geographical location.

The hotel is 88 stories high and has two levels of underground parking. It has 570 rooms and is one of the largest luxury hotels in Hong Kong.

Li Zhi held Liu Zhicheng's arm, enjoying the envious looks of others, and felt very happy.

In Hong Kong, a society where money is paramount and capitalism is highly developed, classes have basically become solidified.

If you are a common girl and want to break the class stratification and enter the upper class, the only shortcut is to hook up with a successful man in the upper class.

Even if you only date for a period of time and then get dumped, your value will increase several times or even dozens of times.

In her previous life, Liu Jialing was called "Canmei" by people in the circle. She could not speak Cantonese and did not know how to dress.

Then she hooked up with the tycoon Xu, and her value skyrocketed, and she was hailed as the "luckiest mainland girl."

Even though he was later given face by others, his status in Hong Kong also rose because of it.

The girl was dating Liu Zhicheng, even though the citizens and the media knew that she could not marry into this new wealthy family.

But you will never be looked down upon, only envied and complimented.

This is the society in Hong Kong. As long as you have money, people will only say you are "romantic" and will never say "obscene."

What's more, everyone in Hong Kong knows that Liu Zhicheng is a passionate man. Once he falls in love with a girl, it is never just for fun.

He usually buys luxury houses and luxury goods for the women around him, and sometimes even gives them wealth and a career.

It's really crazy. I don't know how many women are eager to have a romantic encounter with Liu Zhicheng.

The two came to the presidential suite of the Burj Al Arab Hotel and were personally received by a manager.

After sitting down, Liu Zhicheng took the menu and ordered food while showing concern for Li Zhi.

"Eat something hearty today. I see you've lost weight recently. Is it because you're working too hard?"

"I haven't lost weight, Mr. Liu, you lied to me again! I haven't taken any work recently, so it's not hard at all." Li Zhi said coquettishly.

After ordering, Liu Zhicheng said to the restaurant manager beside him: "Go get a bottle of Lafite from my wine cabinet!"

"Good boss!"

Liu Zhicheng ordered a lot of good wines from wineries in France, and stored a lot of the ordered high-end red wines at the Burj Al Arab Hotel.

Every time I come here to eat, I drink the wine I store myself.

"Mr. Liu, how much money do you spend on food and drink every year?" Li Zhi asked curiously.

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "Who would calculate that? If you have the time, you might as well think more about making money.
For people like us, we don’t need to worry about food or clothing, and we don’t need to think about consumption.”

Li Zhi pursed his lips, made a cute face, and then lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Liu, I heard that your confidante is very expensive, don't you want to consider it?"

This woman can really be charming and beautiful, or she can be innocent and cute.

"For me, these are just a sprinkle of water, and the flowers are endless."

The two of them chatted like this, and soon today's meal was delivered.

Liu Zhicheng was attracted by a new dish called 'Book-Scroll Jade Dragon'.

Shujuan is grouper meat, and Yulong is lobster meat.

"How about trying this dish?"

"Well, thank you Mr. Liu!"

Li Zhi suddenly opened his mouth mischievously and swallowed the ping-pong-ball-sized Jade Scroll in one gulp, savoring the delicious food.

Liu Zhicheng instantly understood the master chef's ingenuity and felt a sense of familiarity in his heart.

"It's delicious, Mr. Liu, this dish is very creative!" Li Zhi couldn't help but exclaim.

"I'll let you know which dish is the most delicious later." Liu Zhicheng thought to himself.

Even though it's my own, I still feel a little disgusted at this time.

Liu Zhicheng quickly shook off the thought in his mind, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "If you want to eat in the future, come here often."

Although we were in the hotel, the waves were surging, and the more we tried to wave them away, the more excited we became.

Especially when looking at Li Zhi wearing a red low-cut dress, her Adam's apple moved involuntarily.

"Is it nice?"

Li Zhi charmingly pushed her hair behind her back, revealing a large area of ​​snow-white hair.

Looking at the woman's scheming actions and tone, Liu Zhicheng swallowed the last mouthful of saliva and said calmly: "Well, there is some real material!"

"Hate it, that's not what you said last time in the hotel. You said mine was..."

In his previous life, it was no wonder that Monk Li aged so quickly. It seemed there was a reason for it.

This woman actually needs a man like Liu Zhicheng to keep her under control.

Liu Zhicheng raised the red wine glass on the table and motioned to Li Zhi to toast.

Li Zhi raised her glass elegantly. She didn't look like 'Canmei' at all, but more elegant.

It seems that people always have too many preconceived impressions.

"Bang!" The sound of cheers rang out.

"Ah, be careful!"

Li Zhi only felt a chill in his heart, and the red wine spilled on the snow-white surface, the red and white combination was extremely charming!

"let me help you!"

"Ah! That's disgusting!"

after an hour.

Liu Zhicheng was lying on the sofa, and the beauty in his arms was as well-behaved as a kitten.

Li Zhi took the cut fruit from the side and fed it to the man who conquered her.

"This is life! It's worth it to be reborn once!"

Liu Zhicheng closed his eyes and chewed some fruit, savoring the taste and lamenting about life.

"Don't you have anything to ask of me?"

Liu Zhicheng suddenly opened his eyes, his deep gaze seemed to see through people's hearts, and he looked at Li Zhi and said.

Li Zhi showed a flash of panic, but immediately said softly: "No! I don't lack anything!"

"Only people who lack everything would say that. Think about it carefully. I'll give you another chance to answer the question just now!"

Li Zhi's expression became more expressive. He knew that this was his chance and he must seize it.

After thinking for a moment, he said, “When I was in college, I majored in business economics, so I want to achieve some success in business!”

Liu Zhicheng looked at Li Zhi's small face with satisfaction. Although it was not the most beautiful, it was very charming. "Do you still want to film?"

At this time, Li Zhi had already filmed two dramas - "Yuan Zhenxia" and "Tiger on the Beat", and could be considered to have entered the industry.

"Mr. Liu, you know I'm from the mainland and I don't feel safe in Hong Kong. If I were to decide to quit the entertainment industry all of a sudden, I would be very confused."

This woman is no longer innocent, she has become a bad person. But who is Liu Zhicheng?
"You must quit the entertainment industry!"

Liu Zhicheng changed his usual attitude towards women and decided that quitting the entertainment industry was a must. Only in this way would Liu Zhicheng feel at ease dating her.

Li Zhi had only two choices: either continue to stay in the entertainment industry, and Liu Zhicheng would not give her any help, or retire immediately, cut off ties with the entertainment industry, and become her own canary.

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment and continued to ask: "Then can our relationship be made public?"

Why do women have fantasies? Why do they still ask when they know it's impossible?

"Why do you have to make it public? Do you need to live under the media to live your life as a rich man?" Liu Zhicheng asked back.

Li Zhi had to succumb to reality, nodded and said: "I'll follow your arrangements!"

Liu Zhicheng breathed a sigh of relief, but he was actually worried that this woman was too competitive and wouldn't listen to his advice.

"Okay, I'll give you 300 million Hong Kong dollars as start-up capital, and you can invest in a residential building with a % down payment.

After a few years when the value has appreciated, I will notify you to sell it at the right time. By selling high and buying low, you will have more and more houses and your assets will grow bigger and bigger. "

Hearing the 300 million Hong Kong dollars, Li Zhi took the initiative to climb onto Liu Zhicheng's chest, feeling a little excited.

However, she majored in economics after all, so she thought for a while and asked, "Aren't house prices falling now? Market sentiment is very pessimistic. Is it appropriate to buy a house now?"

Liu Zhicheng patted her hips and said with a smile: "Don't worry about this, the house prices in Hong Kong will not drop much, and the real estate in Hong Kong still has a lot of room for appreciation.

Now is a good opportunity to buy in. The stock will definitely rise next year. It would be a pity if you miss this opportunity.”

In fact, there are many reasons for the rise in Hong Kong real estate. One is that Hong Kong’s political environment is stable. With the increase in new immigrants, demand will also increase.

Second, the Banking Association will cut interest rates, and will do so several times, which will greatly reduce mortgage interest rates.

Another reason is the land restriction policy, which has made land supply in Hong Kong very tight. In addition, real estate developers are holding back on properties and are reluctant to sell, resulting in demand exceeding supply. It would be strange if prices did not rise.

Li Zhi was immediately convinced, but she asked again: "But if I just speculate in real estate, I usually have a lot of free time. You have so many beautiful women around you, and you spend so little time with me, I have to find something to do, right?"

It seems that this woman does not have no demands, but rather she demands too much.

Liu Zhicheng would not let her join his family business and would only treat her as a 'concubine'.

However, he had an idea, which was to let Li Zhi speculate in real estate in Hong Kong while moving to Singapore.

Liu Zhicheng wants his children to spread all over the world, and Singapore is just his first step.

In the past, from 1990 to 1996, due to the influx of foreign capital, the housing market in Singapore also experienced a bull market, with prices more than doubling.

If I arrange for Li Zhi to go there now, I will definitely reap rich rewards.

"You can go to Singapore to check out the real estate market first. I think it's pretty good there."

“Ah, Singapore?”

"Well, you're studying business, so just treat it as a trip and research the market yourself first."

"Oh," Li Zhi nodded in agreement.

…………

A new week begins.

Liu Zhicheng arrived at his office in the Sailing Building early, read the newspaper for a while, and then began to write and think.

During this stock market crash, the Hang Seng Index reached a high of 3960 and a low of 1980, with the maximum drop being %.

It was expected that the property market would inevitably be dragged down.

However, to everyone's surprise, the storm only affected property prices by 10% to 15%, and the decline in prime properties was even lower.

As the panic in the market remains and everyone is worried that real estate prices will continue to fall, no one will make such a judgment.

However, Liu Zhicheng already knew that it was a good time to buy at the bottom.

After a while, Hao Qingwen came to Liu Zhicheng's office, which was his routine every Monday.

Liu Zhicheng asked: "Is the Hong Kong government now approving 30 square feet of land in the New Territories every quarter?"

Hao Qingwen quickly replied: "Yes!"

"Well, from now on, we will acquire as much land in the New Territories as possible as land reserves."

"Ok!"

Then Liu Zhicheng asked again: "Do you know the New Territories Land Exchange Rights Agreement?"

"know."

"What is the current acquisition situation?"

The "Type B Land Exchange Rights Certificate" was a contract that the Hong Kong government used to expropriate land from farmers in the New Territories to build reservoirs in response to drought.

Later, due to the need for various development purposes, the land exchange rights certificate was promoted, resulting in farmers in the New Territories having a large number of land exchange rights certificates.

The terms of the land exchange rights certificate are to first collect the arable land, and then allocate land for building houses to them in exchange, usually two and a half feet of arable land for one foot of house land.

Real estate developers noticed this situation and negotiated with farmers to purchase their land exchange rights certificates with cash, which was generally welcomed by farmers.

Purchasing a land exchange rights certificate is much cheaper than purchasing government-auctioned land. As long as you wait patiently for the land exchange announcement, you will be able to purchase a large piece of land at a reasonable price for building a building.

"Mr. Liu, the current drop is 25% to 30%, and there is a possibility of further decline!"

Liu Zhicheng immediately said: "Well, let's start buying! This is a good time for us to increase our land reserves.

I have a guess that starting next year, the overall real estate price increase may reach 30% to 40%. "

Currently, banks have started to lower interest rates again, with the annual interest rate being only 9%, which is very good news for real estate developers.

What's more, Liu Zhicheng knew that bank interest rates would be further reduced next year, to 8%.

Hao Qingwen immediately said: "If that's the case, then we need to add more development land and strive to reach a new height in real estate development next year."

"Okay, as long as we have enough senior real estate development staff, we can increase the site for construction."

If you can predict the situation, it is natural to make adjustments.

Liu Zhicheng also wanted to take advantage of everyone's fear of the stock market crash to quickly lay out the real estate bull market from 1988 to the first half of 1989.

Currently, the unit price of New Territories land exchange rights is less than HK$1000 per square foot, so you can’t miss it.

Liu Zhicheng's next step will require a large amount of funds to invest in large projects, and there is no guarantee that they will succeed. He must stabilize the basic situation before he can develop large projects with confidence.

As long as the Huangpu Group always has abundant land reserves, it will be able to provide itself with a steady supply of ammunition and move forward bravely.

Then, Liu Zhicheng can be the master of the world and travel freely in his dream world.

"You should pay more attention to the land in Quanwan. I think it's a good new town." Liu Zhicheng continued to instruct.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Liu."

"The Cha Kwo Ling undersea tunnel has been opened to traffic, right? Now that the price of the Cha Kwo Ling project has fallen, we should start to hold on to the property. We will not support a bad market."

This is the development plan of Huangpu Group for the remaining two years in the 1980s!
(End of this chapter)