Kissinger's answer surprised MacLehose.

When asked who was the most influential person in the Hong Kong business community and world politics at this time, almost every person in Hong Kong would point to Bao Yugang.

As the world's shipping king, Bao Yugang has friends all over the world's political circles.

This can also be seen from what happened later. Bao Yugang had a good relationship with Reagan, who was about to be the president of North America. He could talk to him directly and was a guest of Reagan. When Reagan held his inauguration ceremony in 1981, he only invited two distinguished guests from Hong Kong.

In attendance, one of them was Bao Yugang.

At the same time, because Bao Yugang has a lot of business in Japan and has a close relationship with many Japanese Prime Ministers, it is often seen in Hong Kong that Bao Yugang met and had dinner with Japanese Prime Ministers after going to Tokyo.

The British Iron Lady also has a very good relationship with Bao Yugang. She can talk to her at any time and can go to the Prime Minister's official residence in Downing Street for an interview.

On March 12, 1982, Bao Yugang invited the Iron Lady to Sunderland Port in England to preside over the naming ceremony for the freighter "Lianqin" ordered by the International United Ship Investment Company, a joint venture between China and Global Shipping Group.

On September 25, at the invitation of Bao Yugang, the Iron Lady named the freighter "Shiyi" and hosted a ceremony in Shenghai during her visit to China.

On March 29, after attending the foundation laying ceremony of Ningbo University, Bao Yu flew to London to meet with the Iron Lady and asked the British government for assistance in building the Ningbo Steel Plant; Mrs. Thatcher readily agreed to a loan of US$1 billion to help build the Ningbo Steel Plant.

At the same time, Bao Yugang also maintained close contact with political figures from many countries, so when Kissinger proposed to meet his old friend, MacLehose immediately thought of Bao Yugang.

But Kissinger's answer obviously surprised MacLehose, who wondered if Kissinger had any old friends in Hong Kong.

However, MacLehose was very wise and did not ask.

As for the old friend Kissinger mentioned, it was naturally Chu Huan!

In fact, the two have not met several times. To say that they are old friends would be better to say that they have a good cooperative relationship!

Kissinger’s wife, Nancy Kissinger, now serves as an honorary director of an investment company under Alder Commercial Bank and can receive a salary of US$3 million per year from the investment company.

This alone was enough for Kissinger to say that Chu Huan was his old friend.

Chu Huan also hosted a banquet in honor of Kissinger at 12 Mount Galley Road. The two discussed for a long time, and finally Alder Commercial Bank and Nancy Kissinger decided to jointly invest US$2 million in Nancy's charitable foundation.

payment.

It was not until the next day that Kissinger met with Bao Yugang. At the same time, Bao Yugang also held a grand reception dinner for Kissinger. Hong Kong political and business leaders gathered, but Chu Huan did not attend.

After Kissinger left Xiangjiang, Hu Yingxiang of Hopewell Real Estate found Chu Huan.

"Hu Sheng, I haven't given you a proper congratulations yet. You have finally led Hopewell Real Estate out of the quagmire!"

After meeting Hu Yingxiang, Chu Huan smiled and congratulated.

The fuse of the Hong Kong stock market crash in 1973 was the fake stock incident of Hopewell Real Estate, which caused heavy losses to Hopewell Real Estate and almost collapsed. Fortunately, Hopewell Real Estate and Zhulu Real Estate jointly developed Huaye City and at the same time undertook the construction of the black and white studio.

This allowed Hopewell Real Estate to ease its decline.

But forging iron requires hard work. Hopewell Real Estate has been seeking ways to save itself in the past few years and has been moving forward steadily. Now Hopewell Real Estate has finally emerged from the quagmire. Last year, Hopewell Real Estate made a profit of more than HK$60 million. This year, it looks like

The situation will exceed 70 million, breaking the record of Hopewell Real Estate.

During this period, Hopewell Real Estate purchased or developed sites such as Tsuen Wai Garden, Hiep Wai Garden, Hong Lai Garden, Tung Wai Building, Shan Kwong Court, Yun Jing Terrace, Kin Wai Garden, Telford Garden, and Hopewell Center.

,etc.

Telford Gardens, located in Kowloon Bay, has more than 40 residential buildings and nearly 5,000 residential units. It was put on sale in 1977, bringing huge profits to Hopewell.

In the late 1970s, the Hong Kong government promulgated the "Expanded Rent Control Act" to increase the rental income tax from landlords.

A senior economic commentator in Hong Kong pointed out in an article that "on the whole, although the current profit prospects of real estate companies in Hong Kong have been greatly reduced due to the implementation of 'expanded rent control', Hehe can still continue to develop."

Xiangjiang is making more and more profits.

Judging from the current deployment, Taihe can become a company with an annual net income of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars and tens of millions to more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars in property sales profits within two or three years. The prospects are exciting.

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At this time, Hopewell's signature building, Taihe Center, was under construction.

Hu Yingxiang, a real estate developer who graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering, never forgot his major. The Hopewell Center was designed and built by Hu himself. This extraordinary building made Hu famous at home and abroad and became a generation of architectural masters.

Hopewell Center is located on Wan Chai Avenue East, spanning Avenue East, Kennedy Road and Chun Yuen Street. It covers an area of ​​540,000 square feet and is 66 stories high. It was the largest commercial building in Hong Kong at the time.

The platform and center are unique in shape and are cylindrical buildings, including three inner cylinder walls and an outer cylinder wall with a diameter of 150 feet. The streamlined shape of the main building can withstand a severe storm that occurs once in 5,000 years.

The main building was constructed using slip form technology, with one floor completed every four days, setting a construction speed record in Asia.

The basement and basement of Hopewell Center are shopping malls and parking lots; the middle and lower floors are office buildings, and the top floor is a revolving restaurant, which offers a full view of Hong Kong's street views and sea views.

In the early days of its opening, Taihe Center's annual rental income exceeded HK$70 million.

It is precisely because of these achievements that Chu Huan congratulated Hu Yingxiang at this time, and Hu Yingxiang's face was full of joy at this time.

"Director Chu, please stop teasing me. If it hadn't been for your support, Director Chu, our Hopewell Real Estate wouldn't have been able to turn around so smoothly!"

Joining the development of Huaye City, obtaining the construction work of the Black and White Studio, and Chu Huan's investment in Hopewell Real Estate, all of which allowed Hopewell Real Estate's stock price to return to its previous level another time and space ahead of schedule. And many of the projects currently developed by Hopewell Real Estate

, are actually cooperating with Zhulu Real Estate.

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Hu Sheng, I don't think you came here just to compliment each other with me, right?"

Hu Yingxiang nodded and said, "The White Goose Hotel has officially signed a contract. I came here this time to ask Director Chu whether he is interested in increasing investment in his hometown?"

The signing ceremony of the White Goose Hotel jointly invested and constructed by Chu Huan, Huo Shahuang and Mr. He was officially signed on the 10th of last month. Chu Huan also attended the signing ceremony with Huo Shahuang and Mr. He.

"Does Hu Sheng have any specific ideas?"

Chu Huan asked Hu Yingxiang with a smile.

Hu Yingxiang's Hopewell Real Estate is a pioneer in Xiangjiang's investment in his hometown. Moreover, Hu Yingxiang and Chu Huan have the same idea. They are both interested in projects such as highways and power plants that require heavy investment and slow returns. However, such investments also allow Hu Yingxiang to invest in his hometown.

Obtained corresponding status.

Hu Yingxiang nodded and said, "I do have such an idea. At the signing ceremony last month, I had a detailed discussion with the leaders of Yangcheng. I felt that as the capital city of Guangdong Province, Yangcheng only has one White Goose Hotel, which is not enough.

Our Hopewell Real Estate is planning to build another hotel in Yangcheng. I know that Director Chu is very familiar with the situation in your hometown, so I thought of asking Director Chu if he is interested in participating."

After listening to Hu Yingxiang's words, Chu Huan immediately thought of which hotel Hu Yingxiang was talking about, Huaguo Hotel!

However, in Chu Huan's memory, this hotel would not be proposed for investment by Hu Yingxiang until the early 1980s, but he did not expect that Hu Yingxiang would already propose it now.

It seems to be the same as the White Goose Ice Coffin planned by Emperor Huo. From the establishment of this project to the construction and opening, it must have gone through many rounds of negotiations.

However, in Chu Huan's memory, there seems to be a small story that happened during the construction of the Huaguo Hotel. During the construction process, the engineering team unexpectedly discovered the Nanyue ruins at the original site, which caused a sensation in the archaeological community of China.

The hotel has also been relocated 100 meters away.

"Shu Han, please come in!"

Chu Huan did not answer Hu Yingxiang's question directly, but rang the phone and let Wu Shuhan come in.

After Wu Shuhan came in, Chu Huan told Wu Shuhan what Hu Yingxiang was thinking, and then smiled and preached to Hu Yingxiang.

"Hu Sheng, our Jiaku's investment in mainland China is basically handed over to Shu Han. I am personally very interested in the matter you mentioned. You can discuss the specific progress of this project with Shu Han in the future.

!”

Hu Yingxiang knew that Wu Shuhan was Chu Huan's secretary and Chu Huan's woman, but he did not expect that Chu Huan would give Wu Shuhan full responsibility for Jiaku's investment in the mainland.

Could it be that Chu Huan doesn't care much about the investment environment in his hometown?

This was Hu Yingxiang's first thought, but then he felt that his speculation seemed a little incorrect. After all, the whole of Xiangjiang knew Chu Huan's attitude towards his hometown.

Then there is only one explanation, and that is that Chu Huan really trusts Wu Shuhan!

"Miss Wu, it seems that the two of us will have to deal with each other more in the future!" Hu Yingxiang put away his speculations and talked to Wu Shuhan with a smile.

Wu Shuhan hurriedly said, "Dong Hu is too polite. I should learn more from Dong Hu!"

Hu Yingxiang said, "It's like this. I have discussed with the leaders of Yangcheng before and plan to find time to go back to Yangcheng this year to have a look and look for the address where the hotel will be built. I wonder if Miss Wu will have time then?"

Wu Shuhan said, "No problem, I'm always waiting for Mr. Hu's call!"

After the two agreed on the time to return to their hometown, Hu Yingxiang left Chu Huan's office, while Wu Shuhan told Chu Huan another matter.

"Boss, my uncle wants to meet with you, boss. When will you have time?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Let's go tonight. I will visit your uncle in person tonight. If anything happens then, Mr. Wu can just tell me directly!"

Wu Shuhan smiled and said, "Then I will tell my uncle now!"

Chu Huan nodded.

In the evening, Chu Huan and Wu Shuhan took a car together and arrived at the Wu family's villa.

Wu Zhande still attached great importance to Chu Huan's arrival, not only him, but also his eldest daughter Wu Shuqing, eldest son Wu Weida, and second son Wu Weiquan.

This is not the first time that Chu Huan has come to the Wu family. Because of Wu Shuhan, the relationship between Chu Huan and the Wu family is still very good. In addition, when Wu Shuhan was still in his hometown, Chu Huan had already passed the transaction with Land.

Land bought its shares in Wujia Maxims Group.

However, the shares are still in the name of Chinese Real Estate. After Wu Shuhan makes achievements in his hometown in the future, Chu Huan will donate the shares of Maxim's Group to Wu Shuhan.

After the two parties exchanged pleasantries, Wu Zhande told Chu Huan the reason why he wanted to meet Chu Huan. In fact, he had the same idea as Hu Yingxiang. Wu Zhande also wanted to return to his hometown to have a look and look for suitable investment projects.

And now Wu Zhande also wants to hear Chu Huan's opinion.

“Since Maxim’s Group is in the food business in Hong Kong, I think we can definitely look for similar projects for investment in our hometown!”

Chu Huan thought for a moment and then said.

Wu Zhande nodded and said, "I also have ideas in this regard, but I have never found a suitable specific project."

Chu Huandao knew that Maxim's Group's investment project in his hometown was Jingcheng Aviation Food Co., Ltd., a joint venture established with his hometown's airline. This company was also known as the No. 001 joint venture in his hometown.

After thinking for a while, Chu Huan said, "Shu Han told me before that when she flew in her hometown, there were always some problems with the in-flight meals. I think you might be able to make a fuss about this!"

This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chu Huan's suggestion made Wu Zhande's eyes light up. He immediately looked at Wu Shuhan aside and asked, "Shu Han, is this like this?"

Wu Shuhan nodded and said, "There's nothing wrong with Chinese food, but Western food is still a bit substandard!"

Wu Zhande pondered, "It seems I have to find time to go back to my hometown for a visit!"
To be continued...