Chapter 85: Mandarin Oriental
Entering the ward, Li Huahu chatted with his wife softly, and stood with his daughter lying in the crib, his face bloomed with happiness.
Li Hualong was also very happy to see his newborn niece, but his mood was not as complicated as Li Huahu, and he finished with a smile: "Fourth brother, your daughter came to the world in a hurry, is it called Li Linhur, or is it called Li Linhur?" ”
"Not really!" Li Huahu smiled heartily, "I have already thought about it, my name is Li Linrong." ”
"Li Linrong? Hibiscus's Rong? ”
"yes. Cuiping and I both love hibiscus flowers. ”
"Originally, I wanted to give my daughter that name." Li Hualong said honestly, he also likes the name "Li Linrong".
"You're so talented, think of a good name. The name Li Linrong is for my daughter. Li Huahu said with a smile.
"Third brother, do you want to name your daughter Li Linrong, is it because of Huang Rong in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?" Fang Cuiping asked with a smile.
"Huang Rong is a novel character that I created, I like her character very much, and before, I really wanted to be able to call my daughter 'Rong'er'."
"I don't even want that name when you say that."
"First come, first served, this name is for my precious niece." Li Hualong smiled without mind.
After chatting a few words, Li Huahu asked, "Third brother, the Duke and Princess are ready to be demolished, are you ready to rebuild the hotel?" ”
"Yes, the hotel design drawings are complete, and the government has approved them."
"When is it expected to open?"
"I hope to open on New Year's Day 1963."
"Two and a half years, so urgent." Li Huahu smiled.
"Without delay, it should be able to be completed on time."
"How did you buy the Duke and Princess from Hongkong Land in the first place?"
"It's not bought with money, it's bought with a commercial building."
"That's right. By the way, is the hotel beautifully designed? ”
"I think it's beautiful!" Li Hualong smiled confidently, he presided over the design of this hotel, and he was very satisfied with this work, "After the completion of this hotel, it will definitely become one of the landmarks in Hong Kong." ”
"Have you thought of a name for your new hotel? And how many rooms does this hotel offer? ”
"Mandarin Oriental, I have registered Mandarin Oriental Hotel Company in Hong Kong, with a total of 999 rooms."
When Li Hualong came to Hong Kong, he saw the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong and liked the fan logo of the hotel, and felt that an open folding fan signified the hotel's origins in the Orient and its commitment to providing luxury, elegance and comfort.
It may be that the later generations of Li Hualong liked the fan logo of the Oriental Hotel, and at this time Li Hualong planned to plagiarize the hotel name and fan logo, in fact, he had already registered and established Mandarin Oriental Hotel Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong.
As early as a few years ago, Li Hualong thought about creating InterContinental Hotels Group, which consists of five brands, including InterContinental Hotel, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons Hotel, Shangri-La Hotel and 7 Days Hotel, InterContinental Hotel is a global five-star hotel brand, Mandarin Oriental is a platinum five-star hotel brand based in Asia, Four Seasons Hotel is a global platinum five-star hotel brand, Hong Kong Lira Hotel is positioned as a five-star resort hotel brand, and 7 Days Hotel is positioned as an economy hotel brand.
Li Hualong also thought about buying the shares of Holiday Inn from the hands of the two brothers in the future, at this time, he has not revealed this idea to Li Huahu and Li Huawen, he does not necessarily have to buy Holiday Inn, if Li Huahu can develop Holiday Inn into an internationally renowned hotel brand, he will also be happy for his younger brother.
"Nine hundred and ninety-nine, this number is very auspicious!" Li Huahu said with a smile.
"I didn't mean to make up this number, it's just a coincidence."
"How many floors are there?"
"There are 2 floors underground and 30 floors above ground. There are five floors of shopping mall, and the shopping mall has two wings. I plan to build two more office buildings on the east and west wings in another twenty or thirty years, and I took this into account when I designed it, so that in the future, there will be no need to tear down the bottom five floors of the base. ”
Li Hualong smiled and continued: "In order to build the Oriental Mandarin Hotel, I will borrow a lot of money from the bank, and the pressure is a bit great!" ”
"If you have the ability to pay back, what are you afraid of."
"Huh!" Li Hualong smiled noncommittally.
"After the opening of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, it will have a great impact not only on the nearby Holiday Inn, but also on all high-end hotels in Hong Kong." Li Huahu sighed lightly.
Li Huahu is the controlling shareholder of Holiday Inn, he does not want Holiday Inn nearby, or even the whole of Hong Kong to no longer build new high-end hotels, but he knows in his heart that this is not realistic, at the same time, he also knows that the business of Holiday Inn is really good, even if there are competitors nearby, Holiday Inn's business will not fall, Li Hualong is his eldest brother, these years, he has also taken care of him, he can't for his own interests, let Li Hualong not build this hotel.
"It's kind of impactful. With the development of Hong Kong's economy, in a few years, the impact will not be large. ”
Li Hualong feels that in a few years, after the opening of the Oriental Mandarin Hotel, the impact on the Holiday Inn will not be particularly great.
"Just now, you said 2 underground, 30 floors above ground, a total of 32 floors?" Li Huahu looked at Li Hualong with a little surprise.
"yes."
"A five-story shopping mall, so the hotel has 27 floors?"
"That's not how it doesn't work. There is an underground parking garage, and the hotel uses 25 floors. ”
"25 floors, the number of rooms is 1,000, that is to say, 40 rooms on the first floor, and the hotel must have a restaurant, and the maximum number of rooms on a single floor shall not exceed 50?"
"There are several floors with more than 50 rooms on a single floor. The architectural structure of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel is very interesting, with two basement floors, and five floors above ground, a total of seven floors, a rectangular structure, the upper one is an H-shaped building structure, the highest floor retains a horizontal in the middle of H, with a presidential suite......"
"Listening to you say that, it's really interesting to design. Hehe, the presidential suite, the room must be very expensive, right? ”
"If the room is not expensive, can it be called the presidential suite?"
"Yes!" Li Huahu smiled, "If no one usually lives there, you leave it to yourself?" ”
"If you want to live, you can live for free."
"The 30-storey presidential suite, I'll go and stay for a while. Third brother, compared with the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the Holiday Inn Hotel is a bit outdated, do you estimate that in a few years, the Holiday Inn should be demolished and rebuilt? ”
"It's hard to say, you are the controlling shareholder of Holiday Inn, when will it be demolished and rebuilt, you have to get an idea."
"Ah Hu, don't patronize and chat with your third brother, come over and accompany your wife." Li Song said to Li Huahu, when Li Hualong and Li Huahu were chatting just now, she was chatting with her daughter-in-law.
"Got it." Li Huahu responded with a smile, walked to his wife's side, and said with a smile, "Cuiping, you didn't have a son, are you a little disappointed?" ”
"You're not looking forward to having a daughter, I also want to have a daughter, it's not that I'm disappointed, it's my wish." Fang Cuiping smiled.
Li Song glared at Li Huahu and said, "Ah Hu, you are already the father of two children, in the future, don't speak lightly or seriously." Cui Ping gave birth to a son and a daughter for you, and made up a good word, a great good thing, you have to ...... Cui Ping well"
"Grandma, I didn't want Cuiping to be happy, I deliberately chatted with her about some light topics, so don't criticize me for education." Li Huahu smiled brightly, squatted down as he spoke, held one of his wife's hands with both hands, and said affectionately, "Cuiping, wife, thank you, I will love you for the rest of my life." ”
"Don't be numb." Fang Cuiping said angrily, a touch of shyness appeared on her face.
"That's what I said." Li Huahu smiled, turned his head to look at Li Hualong, and said to his wife seriously, "Don't worry, I won't learn from my third brother, I will only be good to you in my life." ”
"In order to please your wife, you can't belittle your third brother!" Li Hualong smiled bitterly and gave Li Huahu a sugar-fried chestnut.
Fang Cuiping smiled awkwardly, she didn't answer, although she knew that Yang Meng, Chen Sisi and Xi Chongyi all really loved Li Hualong, but she didn't want her husband to be as "fraternal" as Li Hualong, she wanted her husband to have only one woman in his heart.
Li Huahu stood up, changed the topic and asked, "Third brother, when will your new house be able to be occupied?" ”
"In a few days, it was renovated. Lin Rong's full moon wine may not be able to be held in the new home, and the 100-day banquet can definitely be held in the new home. ”
"Then it's decided, Linrong's 100-day banquet will be held at your house, I'll invite more friends, it's lively."
"Isn't it inconvenient?" Fang Cuiping asked worriedly.
"No, it won't. The living room at home is huge. The yard is very large, the lawn area is not small, and there is a tennis court, we think we can learn from foreigners and hold a wine banquet in the yard. Hehe, it mainly depends on what you think. ”
"Third brother, your idea is good. Basking in the sun, drinking red wine or champagne, I think it's nice to get together and chat. ”
"Hopefully it won't rain that day." Fang Cuiping smiled.
The day after Fang Cuiping was admitted to the hospital, Li Shengquan, who was on summer vacation, returned to Hong Kong by ship.