Chapter 150 Building Reconstruction and Newspaper Sales
Chapter 150 Building Reconstruction and Newspaper Sales
The two chatted casually and had a sumptuous Cantonese lunch.
It must be said that Bai Yushan is indeed a top student in the Department of Economics at the University of Hong Kong. She knows a lot about theoretical knowledge and is better than Yang Wendong.
After dinner, Yang Wendong took Bai Yushan back to the vicinity of the University of Hong Kong.
"Aren't you already working at HSBC? And you live near the school?" Yang Wendong asked curiously after getting off the car.
Bai Yushan said: "I am currently doing an internship at HSBC, not a formal job. Although I will mainly stay there, I will still come back if there is something going on at school.
Plus, this house was bought by my dad, so I’ve been living here forever.”
"Oh, yes, you are still a college student." Yang Wendong said with a smile. Although he is young, his soul comes from his previous life and he has forgotten what college life is.
Bai Yushan paused and said, "In fact, you can also get a student identity from the University of Hong Kong. Considering Yang Shengni's current fame in Hong Kong society, it shouldn't be a problem.
But it is true that I will be different from other students and will not get the same diploma as other students.”
"Forget it, I'm not interested." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, for a generation of entrepreneurs, diplomas don't mean much;
However, if you are his descendant, even if you do not inherit his business wealth, you must finish college.
Bai Yushan said with a smile: "It's up to you. It's really useless to you."
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "You invited me this time. Will I have a chance to invite you next time?"
"Okay." Bai Yushan agreed.
"Yeah." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Let's go back. The sun is too hot."
"Okay." Bai Yushan said, and then walked towards the building.
When Yang Wendong saw the figure disappear, he got back into the car and drove away.
Upstairs, Bai Yushan had just returned. Bai Yujie immediately laughed and asked, "Did Yang Wendong send you back just now? Are you two hooking up?"
"Don't talk nonsense, okay?" Bai Yushan quickly denied: "I met him at Kant Building, and then he sent me back."
"Tsk, there are so many people in Kant Building, why is he only sending you?" Bai Yujie asked back.
Bai Yushan replied: "That's because we know each other. Have you become stupid from running lately?"
"You're stupid." Bai Yujie yawned and said, "I think the sticky note king is attracted to you. But you two are quite suitable for each other."
"How are they suitable?" Bai Yushan asked back: "Are you suitable for him? You knew him first."
"What's the point of getting to know each other first?" Bai Yujie said, "You are a talented woman in economics, so you are definitely more suitable for the King of Post-it Notes. You said that I am a good athlete and others would not look down on me."
"I brought you some snacks. Eat them well and stop talking nonsense." Bai Yushan picked up a bag of snacks and threw it over.
"Hehe." Bai Yujie smiled and said, "You have to prepare more snacks for me, otherwise I will tell Daddy, and he will be so happy."
Bai Yushan said helplessly: "Okay, but you eat too many snacks, aren't you afraid of getting fat?"
Bai Yujie shrugged and said, "It's okay. I exercise regularly, so I won't get fat."
"Okay. I envy your body shape that allows you to not gain weight." Bai Yushan said sincerely. In order to control her weight, she gave up many delicious foods, but she still couldn't compare to her sister who ate everything.
"Okay, I'm going to bed first, you can do whatever you want." Bai Yujie yawned and left.
Bai Yushan looked around again, sighed and said, "The room is so messy, I have to tidy it up."
A week later, in Tsim Sha Tsui, in the office building in front of the Changxing Industrial Factory:
"Mr. Yang, this is the architectural plan I found provided by several construction companies." Qin Zhiye placed five pieces of paper, approximately A5 size, on Yang Wendong's desk.
Yang Wendong took a casual look and asked curiously, "The picture came out so soon?"
Qin Zhiye said: "Mr. Yang, the reason why it can be built so quickly is that our land area is not very large, so we can't build it very high. In addition, we need to build the floors as quickly as possible, so we use the ordinary building design.
The main body is also square, so no additional design is needed, just some changes in the details will be enough.”
"Yeah, that's right." Yang Wendong also agreed.
If it is a building in Central, there will definitely be a lot to consider. Just matching the appearance of nearby buildings may take a long time to design.
But the land they are planning to build the building on, although also in Central, is not a good location, and is surrounded by ordinary old buildings. Naturally, there is no need for any advanced design, and it is enough to just build something normal.
Afterwards, Yang Wendong took another careful look at the blueprint and asked, "Is it 12 stories high in total?"
Qin Zhiye said: "Yes, our land area is 1.26 square feet. Through some connections, the Hong Kong government gave us a plot ratio of 8, which means that we can build a building with a maximum area of 10 square feet.
几家建筑公司都是建议建12层，每层差不多8000尺（800平米），主要也是因为11、13、14这三个数字都不太好，10层又有点太矮了。”
"Okay, the total area is only 12 feet anyway, so 12 floors is floors." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Once you buy a piece of land, you can't build as high as you want. First, the Hong Kong government has restrictions, and any other government will have restrictions, otherwise the capitalists will be able to fill the community with buildings and then sell them;
The second is the safety factor. If the area is too small, it is not safe to build too high floors.
Qin Zhiye said: "Okay, then I will ask a few construction companies to produce formal drawings and prepare for bidding."
"Hmm." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and asked, "Is there a garage underground?"
"There is one layer." Qin Zhiye replied.
Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "No, at least two floors. Hong Kong's economy is developing very fast. Maybe in ten years, many people will have cars. If there are not enough parking spaces by then, it will be troublesome."
"Okay, I'll raise this request with several construction companies," said Qin Zhiye.
Yang Wendong asked again: "Have you read Xiong Yaohua's novel? I plan to put this novel in the Hong Kong Chinese Daily. What do you think?"
Qin Zhiye thought for a moment and replied, “I think it’s okay. Xiong Sheng’s writing is very good. Although his writing style is different from Jin Yong’s, it is also very good.
I have read the first 100,000 words of his book, The Sky Sword. The content is very good. I think it is enough to attract a lot of people. This is very meaningful for our early promotion of newspapers. "
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, you guys decide how to do it. Have you finished the layout of our newspaper?"
Qin Zhiye replied: "Not yet. We need to wait for a while. It's not that there is any difficulty, but we haven't reached a consensus yet."
"Okay, let me see it when you're done." Yang Wendong said.
There is no absolute right or wrong in how to layout the board, as long as there are no major problems.
Qin Zhiye added: "In Hong Kong, I have already recruited 12 people from other newspapers. Overseas, I have recruited two people from the United States and the United Kingdom to be responsible for overseas news.
This number is sufficient in the early stage of business, and we will add more people based on demand after the official opening.”
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for your first newspaper to come out. Is there any problem with the equipment in Heidelberg, Germany?" "It has been packaged and shipped. It will arrive in Hong Kong in three weeks, and it will take another week to debug. In other words, in a month, the newspaper can be printed." Qin Zhiye smiled and said, "In terms of channels, we have also contacted more than 100 newsstands in Hong Kong Island and have discussed cooperation."
"Okay, that's it." Yang Wendong said with a smile, "I hope our newspaper will be a big hit."
Qin Zhiye said with a smile: "With Yang Sheng here, we will definitely succeed in the end."
One month later, Tongwen Road, Central:
Yang Wendong stood in front of a building under construction, accompanied by a young woman in a light yellow dress.
Bai Yushan looked at the newly built three-story building in front of her and asked, "Is this the new headquarters of the Hong Kong Chinese Daily News that you mentioned?"
"Yes, in two months or so, the roof will be completed. While the upper floors are under construction, the lower floors will also be decorated accordingly." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "By the end of December, the Hong Kong Chinese Daily will be able to move in."
During this month, Yang Wendong had met with Bai Yushan many times, and their relationship was progressing well.
Therefore, some things were told to her. After all, if the Hong Kong Chinese Daily really became the first color newspaper in Hong Kong, the boss behind it might be known to other media.
Bai Yushan said with a smile: "Then you will become a property owner in Central Hong Kong. I wonder how many real estate businessmen would like to obtain this status."
"It's just a small office building." Yang Wendong shrugged and said, "Including the land and construction costs, it's more than one million Hong Kong dollars, and most of it was from the bank."
Bai Yushan said: "Doing real estate is actually using the bank's money. Having a credit line in the bank is also a form of wealth."
"Then my credit limit is not small." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Today, the new factory's production capacity of post-it notes has increased dramatically, with exports reaching HK$160 million last month. But this is not the limit because the equipment has not yet been fully utilized.
Sticky hooks are also very popular in Japan, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. They are not as popular as post-it notes at present, but considering the untapped North American and European markets, they have a promising future.
Although his debts have not been paid off yet, not even half of them have been paid back, but his profitability has made Liao Chong Hing Bank and Hang Seng Bank, who are aware of the specific situation, regard Yang Wendong as their most VIP customer.
Bai Yushan smiled and said, "Then you can consider buying a property in Central. I heard that there have been transactions in the buildings in Central recently."
"Those are just small old buildings, not skyscrapers." Yang Wendong said with a faint smile: "The real skyscrapers are those in the core area."
There were still many old buildings in Central in the late 50s, mainly because the land price was not high enough and there were still some vacant land or low houses, so it was not cost-effective to demolish the old buildings.
By the end of the 60s, Hong Kong's housing prices entered a new round of real bull market, and all kinds of old buildings were demolished at a rapid pace.
Bai Yushan asked with a smile: "Why, you still don't like it?"
"It's not that I don't like it, but I'm not in a hurry." Yang Wendong shrugged and said, "My current funds are more inclined to invest in business, and if the business needs land or property, I will invest in it, just like the future headquarters of the Hong Kong Chinese Daily."
No one would have known that in 66, Hong Kong's housing prices would suffer an unprecedented plunge, much more severe than the one in 83-84.
Li Jiacheng, Li Zhaoji and other future four major families or other super-rich people took advantage of this opportunity to buy land at a low price and achieved their later success.
Of course, if it is not for holding, but to acquire land and then develop and sell it like a normal real estate company, it can also make a lot of money. Liao Chong Hing Bank is doing this. Even if Yang Wendong wants to do it, it will probably take until next year.
"Oh." Bai Yushan nodded and asked, "Has the German color newspaper equipment you mentioned arrived in Hong Kong?"
"We're here. It's over there." Yang Wendong pointed in a direction and said, "About one kilometer away, the company has rented a small warehouse."
It is naturally impossible to place the equipment for producing and printing newspapers in an office building. For convenience, Qin Zhiye rented a small warehouse about 1 kilometer away and printed newspapers here in the future.
Bai Yushan said: "That's not bad, it's convenient."
"Come on, I'll take you to have a look." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "There's one more thing I forgot to tell you. I specially found someone who is comparable to Jin Yong to write novels for our new newspaper."
"Comparable to Jin Yong?" Bai Yushan naturally looked unconvinced and said, "How is this possible?"
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "When you get there, you will know by looking at his writing style."
Soon, the two got into a nearby car. One kilometer was not far, but it was so hot that they would not walk there.
Soon, the car arrived at a warehouse.
Yang Wendong did not arrange for anyone to inform in advance, but the people at the scene were very discerning. When they saw the luxury car and the boss, they immediately went in to report.
After a while, Qin Zhiye, Xiong Yaohua (Gu Long) and several other senior executives of the Hong Kong Chinese Daily News rushed over.
"Mr. Yang." Qin Zhihua greeted with a smile.
Yang Wendong nodded, then looked at the equipment that was already being debugged and asked, "When will the equipment be able to work normally?"
Qin Zhihua replied: "It will be ready in two days. We are already in the preliminary printing process, but the composition of the ink still needs to be adjusted. Our people are not as familiar with it as the Germans."
"Well, okay, then we should prepare to send the message next week?" Yang Wendong asked again.
"Yes, although the newspaper office is not ready yet, our initial sales will not be very high, so it is okay to work like this in the short term." Qin Zhiye said, "When the building is completed in December, we can move in, and if the newspaper develops smoothly, sales will also increase, which will be perfect."
"Okay, you make the details." Yang Wendong didn't ask too many questions.
Although he is the boss, he does not need to know too many details about the specific operation of the newspaper. Even now, the same is true for Changxing Industrial's factories. He only needs to control the terminal channels and know some important things.
A staff member came over with a newspaper and said, "Mr. Yang, this is our first newspaper, take a look."
"Yes." Yang Wendong took it and counted it. There were 16 pages in total. Then he took out the third page and gave it to Bai Yushan beside him. He smiled and said, "This is the novel I was talking about. Take a look at the content."
"'Sky Sword'?" Bai Yushan took the page of the newspaper and began to read it carefully.
Yang Wendong, on the other hand, was looking at other contents.
After a while, Bai Yushan finished reading and said, "The writing is really good. If I were asked to write it, I would not be able to write it at all."
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It was written by this Mr. Xiong."
Xiong Yaohua also knew that the woman in front of him had a special relationship with the boss, so he quickly said, "You two should just call me Ah Hua, that's what we all call you."
"It's okay, don't worry about it." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Even you are attracted to it. I think this novel will be of great help to our newspaper."
Qin Zhiye also said: "Yes, I think so too."
Gu Long, who was praised by everyone, touched the back of his head awkwardly and said nothing more.
Yang Wendong added: "Then let's start distributing newspapers next week as planned. No matter how good a job it is, it has to be taken out for a walk."
"Okay." Qin Zhiye nodded and said.
January 10:
The first color newspaper in Hong Kong's history, the Hong Kong Chinese Daily, was officially released for sale. More than 2000 copies of the newspaper were delivered to more than 300 newsstands across Hong Kong.
But it is not evenly distributed. In busy areas, there may be thirty to fifty copies, and in remote areas, there may only be three to five copies.
Among the countless black and white newspapers, there suddenly appeared a color one, which immediately attracted the attention of people buying newspapers.
Seeking monthly ticket
(End of this chapter)