Chapter 390 Shocking all the way

The Empire Hotel is just a four-star hotel and is not very famous in Hong Kong. It cannot be compared with the Peninsula, Mandarin Oriental, Sheraton and Hilton.

But after Mou Qizhong and Lu Dingbang entered, they felt like they had entered the Grand View Garden. This had a lot to do with the shock that the male assistant Achao's words just now brought to them.

The three of them had a French meal in the dining area. It couldn't be compared with a real Michelin three-star restaurant, but Mou Lu and his friend were very satisfied.

After resting for an hour after dinner, Achao took the two of them into Chongqing Building.

Walking in the narrow and dark corridor, even Mou Qizhong, who had lived in a tube-shaped building when he was a worker, kept frowning.

Although the tube-shaped building is also narrow and dilapidated, at least there is sufficient light, unlike the Chongqing Building, which makes people who are not used to it feel particularly depressed and suffocated.

Ah Chao introduced them with a look of emotion beside them:
"Mr. Fang lived here with his family until 1978. Now many people have moved out because the group wants to demolish the building. But at that time, not only were there a lot of residents, but it was also very chaotic. All kinds of people and illegal immigrants also used this place as a gathering point."

"People living in Chungking Mansions, including many new immigrants from the mainland, are almost all from the bottom of Hong Kong society. Fang Sheng remained self-reliant in such a harsh living environment. Even though he was later slandered and imprisoned, he never gave up on changing his destiny. We Hong Kong people say that he is the God of Wealth sent by the Jade Emperor. Although this is a joke, it is actually a kind of admiration for his self-made fortune."

After listening to this, Lu Dingbang carefully observed the surrounding environment again, and even looked through the window at the internal structure of the vacated house, feeling deeply saddened.

It turned out that my eldest sister had a miserable life before, not much better than their family in Ningbo.

The eldest sister never told them a word about these past events, so Lu Dingbang always thought that his sister and nephew were lucky.

Mou Qizhong on the side was even more in awe. Compared to the richest man Fang, who had no father since childhood and had always lived at the bottom of society, although he had lifelong regret for not being able to go to college, at least he became a worker in a state-owned factory, which was much better than a real poor person.

Achao was still introducing, but Mou Qizhong listened very carefully. He felt that even if he didn't get any promises during his visit to Hong Kong, just coming to Chongqing Building to experience the path that Fang Hexuan had walked was also a great gain. At the very least, he was spiritually sublimated, wasn't he?
Finally, the three of them climbed up to the rooftop of the residential building. Ah Chao proudly used his finger to mark the area that had been confirmed to be bought by Wanda and said:
"The Chungking Mansions, including several surrounding buildings, plus the Empire Hotel and Holiday Inn Golden Mile, covers an area of ​​more than 20 square feet. It is very large in a location like Nathan Road where every inch of land is valuable."

Mou Qizhong looked around the place that Achao had just pointed out, and was also infected by the heroic sentiment of ruling the country in Fengyun Land, and a feeling arose in his heart that "a real man should be like this".

I heard that a house of 100 square meters in Hong Kong now costs 300,000 or 400,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is equivalent to more than 100,000 yuan. Mou Qizhong was shocked just thinking about it.

What’s even more exaggerated is that the land in prime locations such as Tsim Sha Tsui and Central costs 10,000 to 20,000 Hong Kong dollars per square foot.

Now, wouldn't the land value of this 20 square foot area be worth at least billion Hong Kong dollars?
Thinking of this, Mou Qizhong felt a little dizzy. He didn't know if he could earn 100 million Hong Kong dollars in his lifetime.

But he understood that these were only a small part of what Mr. Fang held.

Sometimes, just hearing the numbers may not give you any idea or feeling. But if you see the real assets and think about them, the shock will be very concrete and profound.

After showing off in front of the two of them, Ah Chao was contented and continued to take them to visit the Space Museum and Art Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui.

After coming out of the art gallery, the three of them took a ferry directly from the Star Ferry Pier to the Shun Tak Centre Pier opposite. There, Ah Chao rented a small yacht and headed straight to Wong Ma Cape on the Stanley Peninsula.

The yacht was still two or three miles away from Fang Hexuan's island manor. Ah Chao introduced it proudly:
"Mr. Fang specifically asked me to bring you here. He said that the island manor will be completed by the Spring Festival next year, and you may not be able to come to Hong Kong, so he asked you to go up and take a look in advance."

Looking at the increasingly larger artificial island, Mou Qizhong and Lu Dingbang both widened their eyes and opened their mouths slightly at the same time.

To be honest, once the island manor is completed, it will be quite shocking when viewed from the sea. After all, it is 100 meters above sea level, covers an area of ​​40000 square meters of sea area, and is made of cast cement. You can see how large the scale of the entire project is.

As the project has entered the final stage, the underground treasury has long been capped and the backfill has been completed. Now we are planting flowers, trees and building a manor villa on it.

Therefore, the yacht was directly moored at a large dock that had already been built. After getting off the boat, the three people climbed up the temporary stairs and gradually got a glimpse of the full view of the top.

Of course, there is still a large construction site at the top, but you can clearly see the prototype of the manor after it is completely built, which is still very exciting.

It was also the first time for Ah Chao to come to the top of the manor. He was very excited. After all, he was one of the first people besides the workers to see the real scene of the island manor. Even the Hong Kong media did not have this opportunity.

"After the manor is completed, the total area will be 50000 square meters, 90% of which will be covered by garden vegetation, and the villas will be built at the very edge, so that you can always look out at the skyline. In Fang Sheng's words, it will be 'facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming'."

As soon as these words were spoken, Mou Qizhong and Lu Dingbang turned their heads to look at the sea below their feet, and suddenly felt a strong sense of poetry and painting.

The former once again felt the ambition to emulate Mr. Fang, the richest man, to "earn wealth from all over the world and enjoy a grand life," while the latter simply developed a stronger sense of awe for his nephew.

"According to media reports, Mr. Fang spent 12-13 billion Hong Kong dollars over three years to build this island manor, setting a record for the price of a private luxury home in Hong Kong."

Hearing this number, both of their lips trembled. Lu Dingbang swallowed unconsciously, while Mou Qizhong's eyes burst into strong desire.

If the previous visit made him understand how rich Fang Hexuan was, then the land facing the sea worth more than one billion Hong Kong dollars under his feet infinitely inspired Mou Qizhong's desire to emulate him.

After all, owning one's own house is something that is in the bones of Chinese people, and even Mou Dahuo is no exception.

(End of this chapter)