Chapter 637 gets to the point

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Of course, Wang Zheng also knew that letting him see what was in front of him was the main purpose of Hamdan's deliberate drive. But Wang Zheng didn't mind too much about it, and it just happened that this was what he wanted to see.

Throughout the morning, the two of them drove around downtown Dubai. There is Hamdan's explanation in the middle, which also makes Wang Zheng know more about the city.

At noon, after lunch at a Michelin-starred restaurant, they arrived at the Palm in the afternoon.

The Palm is composed of three "Palm Island" projects, namely the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Alishan, the Palm of Daira and the World Island, which is the world's most iconic residential and tourism project.

Each island has a large number of villas, apartments for sale, adding a number of beaches that are in short supply throughout the Emirate of Dubai. Dubai's Palm, which cost $14 billion, is known as the 'Eighth Wonder of the World'.

Of course, Dubai's painstaking efforts to create the 'miracle' have also attracted the pursuit of many rich and famous people around the world. Since the property was launched in May 2003, the price of a home on Palm Island has doubled, and the price of a house on the 'World Island', four kilometers from the coast, has reached 300 square meters and $3.5 million. And, surprisingly, these luxury properties were snapped up just at the drawing stage. Even, there are quite a few of the world's top stars, including? Celebrities including Mr. and Mrs. Beckham, Mr. and Mrs. Brad Pitt are buying homes again.

However, everything that followed corresponded to the old Chinese saying, 'There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck'.

The unexpected enthusiasm of both supply and demand on the Palm Island was extinguished by the cold water of the '07 economic crisis. As the four major components of the Palm Island project, except for Palm Jumeirah, which is nearing completion, the remaining Palm Alishan, Palm Daira and World Island are almost all unfinished. It was only recently after Dubai's economy picked up that they resumed construction. And the island is still slowly sinking into the 'world island', which has become a long-standing problem in the entire Palm Island project.

When the car drove on the winding and flat road of Palm Jumeirah, Wang Zheng also saw the current situation of the whole project at the moment.

"King, why don't we go down for a walk?"

"It's fine. It's better to be more realistic and intuitive than to feel at your fingertips! Wang Zheng nodded.

After asking the driver to stop, the two stepped out of the car with their respective bodyguards.

In an instant, the cool sea breeze with a fishy smell and the scorching sun of early July hit the two of them. Although the sun and temperature outside made the people who had just come out of the air-conditioned and cool cabin not very adaptable. However, the beautiful environment and cool sea breeze alleviate this dilemma.

After a simple adaptation, Wang Zheng and Hamdan walked to the shade of a tree on the side of the road, chatting and slowly walking along the road.

After more than ten minutes, at Wang Zheng's suggestion, the two passed through the middle of the two villas and came to the front, facing the vast beach facing the ocean. The quality of the golden sand beach is very good, because the sea water has lowered the temperature of the sand surface, so after seeing Wang Zheng's slippers, which are happy to hunt, I feel particularly comfortable to step on them barefoot.

But this high-quality beach is not open to the public now, and it is not because the current Palm Jumeirah project is not yet completed. Rather, it's because they're exclusive to every villa dweller. Money, status, and services are highly unified here.

"That's the World Island, isn't it?"

Stepping on the beach, feeling the freshness of the waves caressing the surface of his feet, after walking slowly for a while, Wang Zheng stopped and looked at the small island on the left that exposed the sea.

Hamdan nodded, then asked, "Do you want to go up and have a look?" ”

"Since you're here, of course you have to go up and feel it for yourself."

After a little silence, Wang Zheng smiled.

In fact, this time in Dubai, World Island is a must-visit place for him. After all, this is the project that Wharf will win in the future, and as the boss, he always has to take a look at it on the spot.

Hamdan smiled and waved at the servant next to him. After the latter nodded respectfully, he took out his mobile phone and gave a few orders, and after a short time, he saw a small yacht parked on a small pier not far away.

"Please!"

"Please!"

Wang Zheng nodded, and walked up with Hamdan.

Because it is not far away, it takes more than ten minutes to come to the interior of the 'World Island' driven by the fast-moving yacht. At the same time, the information about the 'World Island' that Wang Zheng had read in his mind also popped up involuntarily.

'World Island', located off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The designer used 300 artificial islands in shapes to imitate the world's continents to form a miniature version of the earth. Each island ranges in size from 23,000 to 83,600 square meters, with at least 50 meters of sea between adjacent islands. The entire island covers an area of 5.5 square kilometres, including about 1 square kilometre of sandy beaches.

These small islands have been carefully designed to form the shape of a country or a region. Investors can buy the whole of 'America' or they can buy 'Europe'. Land can be arranged for private or commercial use, and appropriate structures can be built according to one's needs and preferences, but the height of the buildings is limited so as not to spoil the "map" effect of the World Island.

In addition, investors from different countries can also build corresponding theme buildings full of national characteristics on the island, or build some historical sites or replicas of buildings according to the location of the island. The independence of the islands is ensured by no land transport and is entirely dependent on sea traffic.

The island's developers have deliberately designed the World Island as a group of "islands" that are not connected to the mainland, so that the islanders can have a fresh and unworldly world away from the hustle and bustle.

There is no doubt that an island away from the hustle and bustle, designed and built to your liking, with beautiful scenery and at the same time in its own right. It's something anyone would expect. The World Island satisfies people's psychology very well. Therefore, its future has always been optimistic. Before the island was built, it was already selling as well as the Palm Jumeirah.

But later on, the 'World Island' is undoubtedly much more tortuous.

As Wang Zheng sees now, except for a few islands that have been planted with greenery and built into houses, most of the remaining are still patches of yellow-white sand with nothing on the sea.

While the yacht shuttled, Wang Zheng felt a sickly quiet, or rather dead silence. Aside from the waves, the sun, the sand and a small amount of vegetation, there is little prospect of any continuation of this once-highly-anticipated star real estate project.

In fact, when the yacht entered the World Island, Hamdan had been paying attention to the expression on Wang Zheng's face, but unfortunately, he did not see the slightest strange emotion on Wang Zheng's face, which had become deeper after many experiences. Of course, there is no way to guess what the other party is thinking at this time.

However, since he couldn't guess Wang Zheng's thoughts, Hamdan chose to take the initiative.

After giving the attendant next to him a look, the latter nodded knowingly, and quietly walked to the cockpit in front of him to explain. Soon, the yacht's speed slowly slowed down. It so happened that at this time, a simple pier made of thick logs appeared in front of it.

"Go up and for a walk?" Hamdan said softly.

After quickly taking a look at the island where the dock was located, Wang Zheng smiled and nodded.

"Okay!"

As the yacht approached, the original appearance of the small marina became clearer and clearer.

Judging by the blackened timber that has been immersed in the seawater, this pier has been built for a long time. But fortunately, the materials are not bad, and when Wang Zheng and a few people stepped on it, there was no obvious sense of shaking.

After stepping past the wooden pier, which is five meters long and three meters wide, the sight of several people once again appeared in front of the eyes of several people, about three meters wide, winding towards the center of the island. Originally, there were some flowers and plants planted around this stone road, but due to the lack of people to take care of them for a long time, and the lack of water on the island, they basically dried up. Today, only the dry straw remains, still swaying from side to side under the sea breeze, as if the dry corpse hanging on the cross in a European medieval oil painting has long lost the slightest vitality.

Wang Zheng can't estimate the size of the entire island, but he thinks it should be more than 60,000 square meters. So the stone road was slender enough, and it wasn't until they had walked for more than ten minutes that a clear foundation appeared in front of them.

The foundation, which rises half a meter above the ground, is a dry brown color, and there are some rusty scaffolding left around it, and judging by the dust on it, as well as the mud and sand covering it, and the faded garbage around it, it is clear that the work has been suspended for a long time.

The island's original name was Thailand, and its original owner was former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. If nothing else, this should be a beautiful island resort. It's a pity that the economic crisis has destroyed everything that was originally good! After a pause, Hamdan turned his head and said, "King, I'm sure you have seen it too." The entire World Island project is 60% complete, and if you come up with an investment of $2 billion, you can complete the project. Moreover, the world economy is not 8 years ago, and although the United States and the West are developing slowly, they have come out of the quagmire. In addition, the rise of China and India will certainly provide enough affluent customers. As long as we work together, World Island will once again become a star project that will appeal to the world's wealthy." ”

Hamdan's 'clever tongue' did not surprise Wang Zheng. In fact, he had already thought about what to do if Hamdan mentioned it.

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