Chapter 48 Buying Land

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Zhang Fan's big brother rang at the right time. Zhang Fan pressed the button. A call from Peter Zhang, who returned to the UK for a month of activity.

"Zhang, I have good news for you. The British side has already called the Governor-General. Negotiations will start tomorrow. ”

Zhang Fan smiled, and finally came with good news.

"Thank you, congratulations, you became a billionaire!"

Peter Zhang laughed ecstatically on the other side of the phone: "Tomorrow the Governor's Palace will hold a reception to welcome the British mission, and they will negotiate with you on behalf of the British government!"

Zhang Fan breathed a sigh of relief and took an area of seven square kilometers in the coastal direction of Tseung Kwan O. It means that Galaxy Technology is about to set sail. If the reclamation can be passed. Zhang Fan calculated that the Galaxy Science and Technology Park would exceed 30 square kilometers. Elysium is 251.2, square kilometers, and it still can't fit the Elysium space station.

Peter Zhang suddenly suppressed his smile, as if he thought of something, and said embarrassedly on the phone: "However, there is still a small episode. Tomorrow's cocktail party, the Governor invited Hong Kong's top tycoons to participate. HSBC sided with them. The area is demarcated based on the proposal you submitted, and the intention auction will be conducted. Of course, you can't lose your strength. But if they unite. In a variety of resources, building teams and so on you may be at a loss!"

Zhang Fan is in a daze. His eyes flashed with a sneer. Peter Zhang suddenly broke the news, and an atmosphere of conspiracy shrouded him. From the British standpoint, of course, it wants to maximize profits.

Peter Zhang can be said to be Zhang Fan's best friend. is also a friend recognized by Zhang Fan. But on this matter. The position of the British, the friend chose the opposite.

In the eyes of most politicians in the British, Hong Kong is approaching the date of the lease. There's too much uncertainty. China won the Korean War, the first large-scale international local war after World War II. On the small Korean Peninsula, the maximum number of troops engaged by both sides on the battlefield reached more than 3 million, and the density of troops, the density of enemy aerial bombardment, and the density of artillery fire in many campaigns and battles were unprecedented.

The United States has committed nearly 2 million troops. According to the announcement of the Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteers, 397,000 U.S. troops were annihilated in the Korean War. Defeated the Americans in one fell swoop. China's status in the international community has been unprecedentedly enhanced. The Soviet Union also returned the military bases in Lushun and Dalian immediately after the war. MacArthur, commander of the US Far East Army, who had returned from the quagmire of the Sino-US Korean War, said: "Whoever wants to fight the Chinese Army must be sick. This "King of the Far East," who fought extremely beautifully in World War II and liberated many Hwaseong cities in Asia, learned a heavy lesson from the Korean War. When the great American general returned to the United States after defeat, he angrily suggested that the United States drop more than 30 atomic bombs on the north of China. The world was in an uproar. Within hours, the White House removed MacArthur from his position.

Hong Kong has no confidence in defending itself in the face of the stubbornness of the hard-line Chinese state on its territory. Once the war is fought, the price paid by Britain will be even greater. Rather than this, it is better to seek to maximize the benefits.

Zhang Fan's future memory is that in September 1982, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visited China.

On the issue of recovering Hong Kong's sovereignty, Deng Zhenguo stressed: "On the issue of sovereignty, China has no room for maneuver on this issue. "It should be clearly stated: China will take back Hong Kong in 1997. ”

In the face of Deng Zhenguo's undoubted toughness, Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady, almost fell off the steps when she walked out of the Great Hall.

Zhang Fan needed to organize a negotiation team on an ad hoc basis. Peter Zhang caught him off guard. I'm not good at negotiating. Tomorrow will be a tough negotiation. HSBC's bastard is too insidious to reveal a single bit of news. At the end of the day, on the basis of establishing many cooperations, Zhang Fan followed the trend and earned huge returns on the Japanese stock market.

Zhang Fan feels good and has a strong relationship with Shen Bi.

$15 billion is in HSBC, more than HSBC's assets. Zhang Fan believes that with such a bundle of interests, the alliance between the two sides is credible.

For the first time, Zhang Fan realized that there was no unbreakable hardcore alliance in the world. Even if he has future memories, he doesn't seem to be a qualified businessman. Thinking about the problem is too rude and superficial.

Seven square kilometres is the largest area released by the UK since it took over Hong Kong. It can be fully and reasonably arranged, and after the construction, it will be a treasure land full of business opportunities and wealth. The most important thing is the right to reclaim.

But the Hong Kong giants league must be in the dark. They didn't know how terrifying Zhang Fan's cash flow was. They are just a butcher's knife used by the Hong Kong government to cut meat from Zhang Fan.

Zhang's wealth is transparent to the Hong Kong government and HSBC. For such a long time, Zhang Fan was not seen to move this amount back to the mainland. They grew suspicious.

On the issue of the involvement of the British government, Peter Zhang has changed part of his position, why did he call today. strangled Zhang Fan at the point of time, and he was caught off guard.

HSBC Shen Bi is almost all in the leadership of the people with a strong government agency operation model, therefore. More often than not, they tend to acquire wealth and look at Zhang Fan's terrifying dollars at HSBC.

Peter Zhang continued to run towards Britain during this time, on the one hand, Zhang Fan promised a high reward, and on the other hand, it also represented the interests of the British side. Hong Kong's governor is also ready to abandon his original plans. In return, Peter Zhang's family can also obtain certain political benefits.

Weave such a big net against Zhang Fan's fat. It took so much painstaking effort that it was almost unimaginable.

Zhang Fan's plan is to take this land at any cost. He also had to compromise with the other side.

But Zhang Fan was very disgusted with such calculations. also disgusted with Peter Zhang's betrayal. But he has a lot of money. But not stupid. In this case, it is fortunate that as a reborn, I have a clear view of what lies ahead.

Zhang Fan has his own principles for handling things, and when he was in China, the political situation changed, and the country pursued a pragmatic policy, and he gave priority to interests in dealing with anyone and any problem. He chose to die in the world to take revenge.

Zhang Fan's eyes flickered and he fell into thought. His biggest advantage is reclamation, the cheating function of space, relatively speaking, it can be said that it is zero-cost reclamation. The space alone can fill hundreds of Hong Kongs.

Zhang Fan's eyes locked on Donglongzhou. Fight for reclamation rights.

The triangle space of Damiao Bay and Dalang Bay and Donglongzhou is filled up. The area will be the size of 15 Tseung Kwan O. It is estimated to be more than 150 square kilometers. Connected to the main island of Hong Kong, the status and location are more advantageous.

At the end of the year, Tokyo's economic crisis was about to erupt. The best locations in Tokyo now cost up to $120,000 per square meter for commercial users

Zhang Fan's wave of operations to obtain profits came out quickly. But HSBC didn't, and it has increased its investment, and the ultra-high return profits have boosted the confidence of HSBC's shareholders. Zhang Fan has made calculations, and there is no need to wait until the end of 1990. In three or four months at most, Tokyo's economy collapsed, and it was inevitable. What I have to do is to push the boat down the river when it collapses. Come and don't be rude. Zhang Fan wants to cut off a piece of HSBC meat.

However, Zhang Fan must have his own bank, otherwise any operation will be seen by HSBC.

The collapse of Tokyo and the economic crisis will inevitably affect Hong Kong. Hong Kong's real estate sector will suffer. The Galaxy Science and Technology Park plan could be extended by two months.

It's really a last resort. It is also acceptable to connect with the mainland and acquire a piece of land in Shenzhen.

Although Zhang Fan was unwilling to do that from the bottom of his heart.

In the 90s, there were many turbulent turmoil in the mainland. The real time to go to the mainland was in 2000. The corresponding industrial base has been civilized.

Otherwise, every accessory will have to be bought back from the United States. Production capacity is not something that can be achieved in one or two years. Technical talent reserve, science and technology popularization and so on.

Zhang Fan decided. Tomorrow let William go to the reception on his behalf. William's involvement as an American will make Peter Chang re-examine the mysterious power of his fictional organization.

John Carlyle's ability is unquestionable. Sufficient to deal with this negotiation. Ten times more professional than yourself.

Zhang Fan can't be a whale in a big net.

In 1985, the economic crisis reached a further climax, and a large number of small banks, including Overseas Trust Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (not the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in China), Sun Hung Kai Bank, K. Wah Bank, Wing On Bank, and Union Bank were forced to liquidate. The Governor of Hong Kong's ability to maneuver the economy was indeed worthy of recognition, and the new "Banking Ordinance" was amended, which saved the situation, and the global stock market crash in October 1987 inadvertently hit the Hong Kong stock market again, and the Hang Seng Index plummeted to more than 1,800 points in just a few months, returning to the pre-liberation period overnight.

It is worth mentioning that despite the multiple crises in real estate, stock market and economy, Hong Kong's leading banking companies have maintained a good momentum of development and have not experienced crises. HSBC, for example, continued to use the crisis to encroach on its competitors' market share and continued to consolidate its "high credit" in the eyes of Hong Kong people.

During the period from 1981 to 1985, HSBC's net profit increased steadily from HK$2.116 billion to 27.19

Compared with the last two bear markets, the third bear market in Hong Kong's real estate market lasted for a long time and fell dramatically, which is quite staggering.

The Joint Declaration signed by China and Britain on 27 May 1985 stipulates that China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997 and establish a Special Administrative Region in Hong Kong in accordance with the principle of "one country, two systems". In particular, in Annex III, there is a clear provision for land leases in Hong Kong, and all land leases granted in the HKSAR before 1997 are recognized and protected in accordance with the law. 999 year. Britain is really ruthless. Real estate economic recovery. Why did Zhang Fan buy such a large piece of private land, he also valued the 999 years.

At the same time, banks have relaxed the loan term to 20 years due to competition, and many banks have also offered a large number of preferential terms. These have also become a good financial basis for the boom in the real estate market.

In 1989, the May Fourth Incident broke out in the mainland, which caused fear among Hong Kong people. The real estate market and the stock market also turned downward at the same time, and there was a wave of small corrections. At the same time, there has been a new wave of immigration in Hong Kong. Worry and hope, fear and anxiety and longing. Coexist. It is definitely not easy to control a bank.

Yongxing Bank, founded in 1948, is a family-owned bank. The previous life was a Shanghai ticket number. Causeway Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, three bank properties, with 5,000 square meters, are all prime locations on the street. A long history. It is the lowest bank in Hong Kong. The family is fighting for power. The bank's performance is barely maintained, but the foundation is still there.