Chapter 281 I have poured in 800 million pounds, will you show me this?
One day at the end of July, the night was as cool as water.
In Gu Kun's super invincible 360-degree ocean view villa located in Benma Atoll, after some comfort and tenderness, the clouds closed and the rain stopped, Zhu Youran nestled on Gu Kun's shoulder, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Husband, is it really okay for you to accompany me every day like this? Aren't you going to delay the business? You haven't met with me for more than half a month to handle business." Zhu Youran asked weakly.
At the beginning of the month, she had just finished her freshman year at Hujiang Jiaotong University, completed all the procedures for an exchange student, and took the A330 special plane back to Lanzhou. It was like an arrow returning home.
A breakup was better than a wedding. She and Gu Kun had been married for just over five months in total, so they were separated for two and a half months. The little girl couldn't hold it all in.
After all, Gu Kun has the talent, physical endurance and physical endurance of an Olympic champion. Even if he is a poor man in his life and his face is ten to eight times uglier, there are probably many women who will take the initiative to come to him.
In other words, Gu Kun is the kind of person who, even if he is poor and ugly, is still qualified to make a living. Who can resist this little girl?
However, three weeks of irrigation and public grain delivery work, and enjoying and drinking in harmony every day, were enough for Zhu Youran to calm down again, so he asked the question just now.
Gu Kun patted his wife calmly and confidently: "Don't worry, we won't make any mistakes. What kind of business can I have now? The international situation outside has been bad in the past few years. I can gain a lot by guarding this three-acre land in Lanfang."
If you are free, you will be free for a year and a half. In the future, the international situation will improve again and you will be busy again. If you want to be free, you will not have time."
Zhu Youran thought about it carefully and reminded her of the schedule very helpfully: "But you can't delay the opening ceremony of the Lanfang Sailing Hotel in a few days, right? I heard that the permanent envoys from China will also attend.
, Foreign affairs etiquette cannot be delayed. By the way, is today the day when China joins the WTO? It seems so? Let’s watch TV quickly."
"I have thought of it a long time ago and have prepared the speech. Isn't it just to congratulate China on its successful entry into the WTO and further strengthen economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, especially service trade cooperation?"
"Service trade" is a lofty term. When China negotiates with world powers such as Oceania, they usually talk about software, cross-border Internet services, intellectual property rights, financial services...
This has also led to many Chinese officials becoming accustomed to thinking that service trade is just those things.
But when it comes to Gu Kun, service trade is actually tourism and commercial services. It's not that high-end, it just borrows a high-end name.
Gu Kun happened to be a bit of a sage at this moment. Since his wife was so concerned about national affairs, he was happy to comply. He picked up the remote control, turned on the satellite TV, and tuned to China's domestic CCTV news channel.
Lanfang has finally built a domestic TV station in the past two years. In the future, it plans to subdivide entertainment and variety channels and movie channels. However, it is still relatively simple and only broadcasts some news and comprehensive content. In terms of timeliness of drafting,
There is also a problem. The entire TV station needs to be adjusted, so rich people are still used to watching news portals online or satellite TV to watch first-hand international news.
Lanzhou time is 1 hour behind China time, so even though it is quite late at night here, CCTV's evening news special is still on the TV.
"Sure enough, I remember correctly! The contract was officially signed today." Zhu Youran watched the TV screen for a few seconds and sighed happily.
It turned out that what was shown on the TV screen was the signing of the contract between the leaders and relevant representatives of the WTO. The tone of the TV host's explanation was also very high-spirited and exciting, showing a heartfelt sense of national pride.
In addition to the explanations, many relevant experts and economists also accepted special interviews with CCTV, talking about the impact and benefits on various fields after successfully joining.
Zhu Youran also listened very carefully in front of the TV. Sometimes he would ask Gu Kun if he didn't understand something, and gradually he felt a sense of sadness.
China's accession to the WTO will be of great benefit to Lanzhou's tourism industry, especially tourism and shopping.
Because before 2001 and after joining the WTO in 2001, China's customs had a lot of relaxations on the amount and type of goods that domestic tourists could bring back after going abroad. This is also the requirement and expectation of the international community.
Before 2001, it was very good for a person to bring a laptop and a digital camera back to China. Although there was no requirement to wear all the luxury clothes, the items placed in the suitcase were definitely not allowed to be completely packaged, and some even had tags.
All must be torn clean.
As for buying bags, luxury watches, and jewelry, the restrictions are even greater. Previously, when buying watches and jewelry, you had to wear them on your hands, and no packaging was allowed to be left behind. Putting the watch box alone in the suitcase would also be investigated.
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The problems with gold, silver, jewelry, and diamonds are not big. In 2001, domestic diamonds did not pay much attention to certificates. As long as the diamonds are real diamonds, the value will still be there even if the packaging is gone. But if the packaging, certificates, and even invoices cannot be retained for watches, it will definitely be extremely serious.
People who go abroad are restricted from buying watches as gifts. They are only willing to buy watches if they are worn by themselves.
In a nutshell, many of the items that were considered gray before 2001 for private travel have now turned a lot whiter. Therefore, for such a major event as China joining the WTO, Gu Kun must personally come forward to congratulate and welcome it.
Lanfang people really deserve to celebrate together.
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A few days later, August 5, a Sunday, was also the first Sunday after China joined the WTO.
Gu Kun, who had stayed with his wife for a month and stayed away from worldly affairs, finally appeared in public again. Today, he will attend the opening ceremony of the "Lanfang Sailing Hotel" that has been built for two and a half years.
At the turn of the spring and summer of 1999, it was also in this place that Gu Kun built a double-glazed roof with a very powerful air conditioner on the beach, with a reflective viewing platform on each floor.
After the official groundbreaking ceremony of the "Lan Fang Burj Al Arab Hotel" (in fact, construction had started several months before the official groundbreaking ceremony, and the underwater foundation was completed)
Now, in the same place, the opening ceremony is about to be held.
There were more invited guests than there were more than two years ago. In addition to friends from the business community, there were also some Chinese counterparts responsible for the business and cultural tourism departments.
The Chinese side is obviously looking forward to the effect of Lanzhou's "intercepting cross-border consumption" and attaches great importance to and cooperates with it. Experts from relevant departments are actually well aware of this.
After joining the WTO, although it is more convenient to export and earn money from foreigners, the problem of domestic people buying luxury goods abroad due to looser entry and exit shopping restrictions cannot be stopped. Joining the WTO is inherently a matter of mutual benefit.
, if you are only allowed to make money from foreigners and not allowed to make money from you, then why are foreigners so enthusiastic about letting you in?
However, when foreigners have to earn this part of the money and the total amount of money spent is certain, it is very particular about who is allowed to earn it. When Chinese people go abroad to buy luxury goods, if anyone enters a duty-free shop for foreigners, it will happen in any country.
Duty-free, prices are similar in every country. If we can guide citizens to buy in countries that are pro-China and friendly, or exchange more for other products under the same conditions, or spend less on foreign exchange reserves, then we must guide them.
This time, people from the business department came to Lanfang to watch the ceremony, and they would definitely be negotiating strategic cooperation with Gu Kun.
In addition, there are also indispensable foreign media, uninvited foreign real estate developers, and representatives from some luxury countries and city-states in Europe, America and the Middle East who came to learn from experience and be wary.
Everyone has their own thoughts and different purposes, and they talk to each other under different masks. From the Swire Group in Brittany to the Monacos and the chieftains of certain city-states in the Middle East, they always want to try their best.
Ways to spy.
While the guests were amazed at the luxurious appearance of the hotel, Gu Kun on the stage had already begun to speak and cut the ribbon.
"...Today, I sincerely welcome guests from all over the world to join us and make the Lanfang Burj Al Arab Hotel shine..."
"I believe everyone knows why we chose to hold this ceremony on this good day. So today we not only celebrate the smooth opening of the hotel, but also take the opportunity to congratulate the guests from China: I wish China will be faster and better after joining the WTO
Integrate into the globalization of economy and trade, strengthen good-neighborly friendship and economic cooperation, and achieve better mutual benefit and common prosperity..."
"Last year, our country achieved a great achievement of 4 million inbound tourists, including 1.4 million tourists from China, 900,000 tourists from Japan and South Korea, and the rest mainly from ASEAN tourists, as well as about 300,000 tourists from Europe and the United States. I believe that as the Elan Fang sailing ship
With the completion of a series of higher-end tourism infrastructure represented by the hotel, we in Lanzhou will be able to better serve guests from all over the world and make everyone feel at home."
Gu Kun almost said directly that he would like to invite more Chinese tourists to send money. Chinese who want to buy luxury goods will come to me to buy goods.
As for the number of tourists he mentioned, he did not include the number of tourists from East Malaysia and Brunei, because adding these would be an exaggeration and cannot be counted. The above-mentioned "total number of 4 million people" involves
For the Malaysian part, only visitors from West Malaysia, that is, the Malay Peninsula, are included.
In addition, if it is a domestic tour from West Malaysia to East Malaysia, it will not be counted due to port and airport problems and it will not be included. That would be too watery. Because East Malaysia has a population of five to six million.
, of which more than one million may come to Lanfang every year.
And because the transportation is so convenient, just like going to Xiangjiang from the special economic zone in China, you can reach it in just a few dozen kilometers. Therefore, many fishermen, those with boats, and traders may come here once every three days. If counted according to tourism standards, "
In terms of "person-times", a person may come to Lanfang fifty or even hundreds of times a year. If these people are counted as "person-times", Lanfang can easily get in and out of 30 to 40 million people a year, which is meaningless.
Yes. The tourism department only counts people with tourism consumption potential.
In order to facilitate border crossings without visas, Lanzhou has also opened a fast track in recent years. When leaving the airport, there is a channel that passes through customs and goes directly to the train or bus. Malaysians who use that channel can go directly to the cross-sea bridge.
Going to Kuching is convenient for many people who fly from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching and Sabah.
Who would have thought that in recent years, due to the squeeze of Lanfang International Airport, Kuching Airport has gradually been in a semi-abandoned state? Because of the lack of flights and the inability to recover the cost of depreciation, capital-conscious countries have abandoned the airport and spent money to use neighboring countries.
The airport in China is simply too normal.
The guests in the audience listened to Gu Kun's flexing speech, and they were more or less deeply impressed by the development of Lanfang's tourism industry in recent years. They had to lament that Lanfang's business development was so rapid.
With Gu Kun personally cutting the ribbon, salutes on both sides roaring, and ribbons flying, the Lanfang Sailing Hotel was officially opened.
No social guests will be entertained on the first day, but all invited guests on the list will enjoy it.
Some customers who had no ambition to come here to eat, drink and gain experience have already been led in to experience it under the guidance of clouds of beautiful waiters.
There were also some who came with a purpose and took advantage of the reporter's question-and-answer session at the end of the press conference to ask for some useful information.
The first one to grab the opportunity to ask a question was naturally the BBC reporter who had been secretly observing for more than a month. Although Su Changyong was also a reporter for the BBC before, he has been too conspicuous recently, so he is not here today.
He asked a question, but the BBC temporarily sent a new colleague of his. Naturally, the new reporter was also sponsored by the Swire Group.
The reporter asked cleverly and tactfully: "Mr. Gu, you just mentioned that the opening of Lanfang Sailing Hotel is just a sign of the comprehensive upgrade of Lanfang's tourism infrastructure, and more upgrade plans are already being implemented."
So, could you please reveal more details about this plan?
That will also help foreign travel agencies better promote Lanfang tourism projects, right? Can you be more specific, such as what facilities will be added and what areas will be developed in Lanfang in the next two or three years?"
Gu Kun smiled and nodded: "This question is said to involve some trade secrets. If you go into too much detail, it can easily be used by others to hoard land in advance and hinder planning. However, on a good day like today, in order to show our Lan Fang to the maximum extent,
The sincerity of the authorities shows our determination to share the dividends of tourism industry upgrade with good-neighborly and friendly countries for mutual benefit and win-win results. I can still make an exception and authorize the answer.
Of course, this is just authorization, not my personal answer, because this is not my scope of work, I hope everyone understands."
Of course, the reporter friends expressed their understanding, and then Gu Kun waved his hand and motioned to Director Chen Kechen of the Ministry of Infrastructure to answer this question.
Chen Ke was a little nervous. He had never seen such a big scene before. He walked on stage conscientiously, cleared his throat in advance, and only dared to approach the microphone after clearing it:
"It's up to me to answer this question. You may also know that for today's moment, Lanfang City's overall city appearance upgrade plan has been launched as early as March and April. At present, our progress is very smooth. We have absolutely ensured that
Based on the real estate property rights of every citizen, a new plan for the main urban area was completed.
In the future, we will build a new city from scratch in the northern suburbs of the existing city. All compensation for the demolition of the old city will also be carried out in the new city, and the existing greening level of the new city will be utilized according to local conditions.
Over-construction will lead to the deterioration of the living environment.
At the same time, in the old city of Nancheng, we will not rebuild all the demolished plots. We plan to directly fill in some areas with insufficient water and electricity pipelines and roads and bridges into park green spaces. In addition, we will also plan the following areas there.
Urban comprehensive support facilities, I will roughly classify them below..."
Chen Ke spoke on stage for less than two minutes. Every few dozen seconds he spoke, the BBC reporter's face turned slightly whiter or bluer.
Shi Minglun, Su Changyong, Chen Wenming and others below had chills running down their spines, as they seemed to have thought of the most terrifying possibility.
"What? Gu Kun actually has the funds and courage to throw away the entire old city and start a new business?!"
"I have invested 800 million pounds!"
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