Chapter 276 Twins

Chapter 276 Twins

Chapter 276 Twins

"In terms of time," said Blackie after a pause, "will it be in time?"

"There's still time." Yang Wendong said, "I have already invited relevant experts from the mainland to come to Hong Kong to look for a suitable location and discuss the size of the museum.

In terms of design, I have also contacted an American architectural firm. They have already begun to inspect museums in Europe and the United States, and will quickly design a museum that suits Hong Kong based on local conditions.
As for construction, you should know better than me, Mr. Governor, that Hong Kong's construction speed is extremely fast, so there is no need to worry about this."

"It seems that Mr. Yang has been prepared for a long time." Bai Liji said with a smile.

He already knew that when Yang Wendong built this museum, the main focus would definitely be on Chinese culture, which was normal since he was Chinese himself, and he also agreed to introduce some antiques from British culture.

However, this matter is not something that can be accomplished just by his agreement. It requires cooperation from the British side. As the Governor of Hong Kong, he is not sure whether it can succeed. Now it seems that the mainland has already cooperated with him.

As the Governor of Hong Kong, it would be difficult for him to interfere in this matter forcibly, otherwise he would easily be criticized.

What attracted him the most was leaving his name and portrait in the museum. Although the portraits and life achievements of the past governors were recorded in the Governor's House, who would go to see such records? Compared with the museum, it was a thousand times worse.

Yang Wendong said: "Of course, I will come to inform you when everything is ready. With your support, I think this museum will definitely become the most meaningful cultural asset in Hong Kong's history;

Even after a hundred years, the museum building may become old and need to be demolished, but the cultural heritage will not. "

"That's right," said Robert Black. "As the Governor of Hong Kong, I naturally support Hong Kong having its own cultural museum."

He was really moved. After all, it would be a famous building in Hong Kong and it would be completed during his tenure. He would also mention it in future books when recording himself.

Even more important, people will mention him when they record the history of the museum in the future.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Thank you, Governor. With your consent, I think the museum will be completed and open for business before the end of next year."

If history had not changed, Robert Black would have left Hong Kong in early 64, ending his 15-year career as Governor of Hong Kong, which could be said to be the longest in Hong Kong.

However, in history, the halo of all Hong Kong governors was suppressed by Murray MacLehose. If Robert Black's name and portrait were left in the museum, it would be of great significance to him.

Therefore, there are not many Governors of Hong Kong who could remain unmoved by this project. After all, he doesn’t have to spend any money, and even the Hong Kong government doesn’t have to spend any money. He can also earn money from the land, future taxes, and personal reputation.

Robert White asked again, "Mr. Yang, I know the area of ​​the museum has not been decided yet, but what is your initial plan?"

"It's hard to say." Yang Wendong replied: "Of course the bigger the better. I believe Hong Kong will definitely become a big city comparable to Tokyo in the future. So not only locals, but also many tourists will come to Hong Kong in the future, and they will also become guests of future museums."

Although he does not plan to hoard land by relying on the museum, this is indeed a good business in itself, and the larger the area of ​​land, the better.

Especially with the support of the Hong Kong government, we can get land cheaply by taking advantage of the policies.

Robert Black said: "I am also very optimistic about the future economy of Hong Kong, so the area of ​​this museum should be built a little bigger. As for the land, as long as it is not located in the economic center, I will help you find it."

"That's great." Yang Wendong said with a smile, "Once the location is determined, I will try to build it bigger."

Now the Governor of Hong Kong is in the same boat with him. After all, if the museum is built big and magnificent, it will attract more people to visit and increase his fame. Why not do it?
Robert Black added: "Don't worry about the funding. I will ask HSBC to give you a suitable amount and interest. This is a public project anyway."

"Thank you very much, Governor of Hong Kong." Yang Wendong thanked again.

Museums are indeed public works and in many countries they are controlled by the government.

But in Hong Kong, apart from tap water, all businesses related to public infrastructure and people's livelihood are run by companies with monopoly rights.

Bai Liji said: "It should be. I hope Mr. Yang can keep his promise today. I am very grateful."

"There will definitely be no problem." Yang Wendong said with a faint smile.

Although today's "transaction" is not illegal, it would not be a good thing if it were to be spread out, so it is impossible to form an agreement on paper.

We can only hope that Yang Wendong will keep his promise. After all, once Robert Black retires from the position of Governor of Hong Kong, he will no longer be in charge of Hong Kong affairs.

However, he would not breach the contract, even if it was a verbal promise or no one outside knew about it. This is a basic moral principle of a person, and there is no need to do so.

"OK." Robert Black was also very satisfied: "I will also arrange for people to participate in this matter. The Hong Kong government also needs to participate in the site selection process for public works. At most, we can negotiate together."

"No problem." Yang Wendong agreed.

This matter has the Hong Kong government's participation, so it is more legitimate.
Three days later, people from the mainland arrived in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government also invited two museum experts from the UK, plus Changxing Real Estate and Bei Jinming Architects, to form a joint investigation team.
They will conduct a comprehensive survey of Hong Kong's climate, location, transportation and other factors, and then determine the location and size of the museum.

Yang Wendong’s only requirement was that the museum must be located in Hong Kong Island. After all, both now and in the future, Hong Kong Island’s population density, per capita consumption capacity, transportation routes, number of overseas tourists, etc. will always be far ahead of the Kowloon Peninsula.

Time quickly came to the end of the month. On April 4, Yang Wendong held another wedding, this time with Bai Yushan.

The address of the banquet was the Miramar Hotel, which was the place where Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji, two of the four major families, fell out in the 90s.

Yang Wendong even booked a building of the Miramar Hotel a long time ago. Today, only guests from both wedding parties can enter.

"Congratulations, congratulations~~~"

Many people came to the venue one after another and congratulated the bride and groom.

Yang Wendong and Bai Yushan also received them one by one. However, compared with the previous time, there were many distinguished guests, as well as ordinary friends or business partners from both sides.

"Mr. Yang, Miss Bai, congratulations." Mr. Sanders, a senior banker from HSBC, came over with a beautiful box in his hand, smiling.

"Hello, Mr. Sanders." Yang Wendong replied politely.

This person can be said to be the person with the highest status attending the wedding banquet.

"This is a small gift from me, please accept it." Sanders handed over the gift he had prepared.

Yang Wendong took the gift and said, "Thank you."

Sanders added: "Mr. Yang, Miss Bai is the youngest and most capable employee of HSBC Bank. You must treat her well in the future."

"Don't worry, Mr. Sanders." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Sanders added, "Then I will go in first and not disturb you two anymore."

"Okay, please." Yang Wendong pointed the way.

Afterwards, when all the guests arrived, the wedding proceeded as planned and ended around 9 o'clock.

After all the guests had left, Yang Wendong and Bai Yushan left in the wedding car.

The next day, the two went to Europe for their honeymoon.

Ten days later, on May 5, Yang Wendong returned to Hong Kong again.

After getting off the plane, Bai Yushan didn't look very good. Yang Wendong asked with concern: "What's wrong, are you airsick?"

"This shouldn't be the case. I've flown on many flights before and never got airsick." Bai Yushan shook her head and said.

Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Could it be because of the previous airflow?"

"Probably not." Bai Yushan paused and said, "In fact, mine was already a week late."

"One week?" Yang Wendong immediately understood what he meant and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Bai Yushan explained: "I'm not sure either. This has happened to me before, but it may be due to physical reasons. Even now I don't know if I am pregnant."

"Then let's go directly to the hospital." Yang Wendong said, and then said to a life assistant beside him: "Let's go to the nearest hospital near the airport."

"Okay." The assistant agreed quickly.

The convoy then turned and drove towards a nearby hospital.

"The hospital here is a bit small." This was Yang Wendong's first impression after arriving at the hospital.

The assistant explained: "All hospitals in Kowloon Peninsula are like this. They can't compare to Hong Kong Island. There are fewer people here and the economy is not good, so it's natural that it's like this."

"That's true." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Let's go and take a look first."

On the Kowloon Peninsula, the economy is indeed taking off, especially the large number of factories of the Changxing Group here have driven economic development.

But it is still far behind Hong Kong Island. Therefore, except for a few town centers, the commercial facilities and roads in other places are not very good, and the same is naturally true for hospitals.

Yang Wendong did not take advantage of his status privilege, but pretended to be an ordinary rich man, spent money to jump the queue, and soon saw a doctor.

An old Chinese doctor, about 50 years old, put his hand on Bai Yushan's pulse and pondered for a long time.

"How is it?" Yang Wendong asked in a low voice.

If there is no B-ultrasound, then when you are just pregnant, you can only use the most traditional method: Chinese medicine pulse diagnosis.

I have to say, it is really amazing. By relying on the beating of the pulse, Chinese medicine can identify possible problems in various parts of the body and can also tell whether a woman is pregnant.

"Pregnant." The female Chinese medicine practitioner frowned slightly: "It feels like twins."

"Twins? Really?" Yang Wendong was also very happy. Who wouldn't be happy to have two children at once?

It’s not like an ordinary family can’t afford to support twenty children, so it’s no problem.

The female Chinese medicine doctor said: "I feel so, and judging from the pulse, at least one of them is a girl."

"Can the gender of a person be determined by taking the pulse?" Yang Wendong asked in surprise.

"It's somewhat accurate, but not guaranteed." The Chinese medicine doctor smiled and said, "You can go find another doctor to confirm it, but the twins should be true."

"Okay, thank you, doctor." Yang Wendong said politely.

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