The two Mercedes-Benzes quickly drove into the city. In the 1980s, Hong Kong Island was already a prosperous scene of traffic, and tall buildings could be seen everywhere.
"Brother Huo, are there any young and Dangerous boys in Hong Kong?"
Liu Lang suddenly asked. He had never been to Hong Kong Island in his previous life, and naturally had no impression of Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong Island did not have many features. After all, the place was too small, with only more than a thousand square kilometers. Even Liu Lang's hometown, the small city of Fu,
The city is thousands of miles away.
For many years, Hong Kong Island has prided itself on being an economic and tourism city. But speaking of economy, thirty years later, Shenzhen and Shanghai have surpassed Hong Kong Island. Tourism is even more of a joke. There are so many good places in the country.
Which one is not better than Hong Kong Island?
After all the calculations, Liu Lang's deepest impression of Hong Kong comes from the Young and Dangerous movie in the late 1990s. The "hot-blooded" plot in it was envied by a group of 17 or 18-year-olds who were full of blood.
"Young and Dangerous?"
Huo Tianting was stunned for a moment. The word itself is pronounced in Cantonese and means a gangster. Why did Liu Lang ask about this?
"Haha, Liu Lang, you know so much. Even the Young and Dangerous know it. Of course there is one on Hong Kong Island. They are all a bunch of gangsters, unemployed vagrants who make a living by killing."
Huo Tianting answered casually.
"This should also be a microcosm of the rise of the Chinese in Hong Kong Island. At that time, this place was controlled by the British, and the status of the Chinese was not very high. In order to survive, they could only unite and form various gangs to protect themselves with their fists. Later, the status of the Chinese increased.
The higher you go, the gangs remain, and the British don't care much about them. As a result, the gangs gradually develop. They also operate their own forces in many places beyond the control of the government, such as parking and collecting protection.
It’s not easy to wait until the law is over!”
Liu Lang said calmly, everyone including Huo Tianting listened like students.
More than twenty years later, there are many articles on the Internet about Hong Kong Island gangs, all of which analyze their past and present lives very thoroughly. Liu Lang has naturally read a lot of them. If he summarized them, he could write many related papers.
But now, no one has made a summary conclusion on these things. Liu Lang was the first one. Although he didn't say much, he made every sentence reasonable and analyzed it very thoroughly.
"Oh! Liu Lang, you are right. Hong Kong Island is not a big place, but it is not a small place. However, there are so many gangs, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of people. Some of them occupy a small area.
Stadiums can charge fees, and those big gangs often
They often fight in the streets, sometimes using guns, and they simply do whatever they want. The government also cracked down on these young and Dangerous guys back then, but they stopped for a few days. However, they reappeared after a short time, and they couldn't be eradicated at all. It was really a headache.
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Huo Tianting shook his head and sighed.
"The British Hong Kong government is just perfunctory, but it will be easier after the return. For the country, the prosperity of Hong Kong Island is the first priority. Anyone who dares to destroy the prosperity of Hong Kong Island is an enemy. To the enemy,
We will never relent. When the time comes, these gangs will have only two options, one is to disband on the spot, and the other is to tuck their tail between their legs and become human beings. There is no other way out!"
Several people in the car were silent. At this moment, they all felt a trace of domineering coming from Liu Lang. There was an incomparable confidence in his domineering attitude.
If other people said this, Huo Tianting would just ignore it, but when Liu Lang said it, it was completely different. This child gave him too many surprises. Hong Kong people believe in some metaphysics very much, and go out to attend weddings and funerals. They had to pay homage to some gods. Huo Tianting even thought that this Liu Lang might be some god from the sky who came down to earth.
"That's right, that's right, little brother Liu Lang is absolutely right! We people are just waiting to return to the embrace of the motherland. By then, our business will definitely boom!"
Huo Tianting couldn't help but nod.
As the car drove through the city, Huo Tianting pointed at the various buildings outside and acted as a guide.
"This is HSBC, this is Standard Chartered, and that's Victoria Bay!"
Huo Tianting pointed.
After hearing the news about HSBC, Liu Lang hurriedly looked outside and saw a tall building not far away that was completely different from the surrounding buildings. The steel columns and steel trusses were clearly exposed on the building's shape, becoming the protagonist of the facade.
The bottom of the building is completely open. The escalator extends from the second floor. People can enter the building through the escalator. The space inside the building is also as open as possible. This building has been renovated several times and now displays the achievements of modern technology everywhere. It belongs to the category of "heavy technology". "Pai" architectural style, although this kind of building does not have any additional decoration, the actual cost is quite expensive.
In appearance, the building fully exposes its structure, showing the original shapes of various mechanical and electrical equipment, but does not make people feel obtrusive. At the same time, the appearance of the entire building is rich and varied, which is very different from traditional skyscrapers: eight groups of staggered The combined columns seem to have the momentum to penetrate the sky, which is reminiscent of the Gothic style, while the symmetrical pattern makes it solemn and elegant, with a taste of classicism;
Liu Lang studied architecture in his previous life, and he actually knew much more about architecture than other knowledge. He also did some research on this HSBC Bank building, but at that time he was not studying how unique its structure was, but because later The prestigious Bank of China Building appeared.
The Bank of China Building is so famous. Of course, this fame is not because of the four words "Bank of China", but because of the "Feng Shui pattern" of this building that shocked Hong Kong Island at that time.
After the Bank of China Building was completed, it looked like three sharp knives. One knives struck the HSBC Bank; one knives struck the British barracks, and the other struck the Hong Kong Governor's Office. When Hong Kong Island was just completed, he died of a sudden heart attack. , HSBC's stock price also plummeted, which frightened the British. Senior officials of HSBC quickly invited "Feng Shui masters" to take measures, and as a result, they built two cannon-like structures on the roof of the building. This " "One sword and one cannon" constitutes a "sword and cannon pattern", which can be called the pinnacle battle in the feng shui world of Hong Kong Island.
Of course, these allusions were just a joke in Liu Lang's previous life. Now, there is no shadow of the Bank of China Building, and the two "cannons" have not yet been set up in the HSBC Building. The "war" between the two sides will have to wait until five years later.
The car passed through the city and went up a road, and soon drove into a mountainous area with beautiful scenery. It was said to be a mountainous area, but in fact it was just a hill several hundred meters high. There were just clusters of trees on the mountain, and they were faintly hidden among the trees. There are villas appearing one after another.
"This is the Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, and it is also the place with the best scenery on Hong Kong Island. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can overlook most of Hong Kong Island. Our Huo Family is located halfway up the mountain!"