Chapter 46 Construction of the Intercontinental Hotel begins
After enjoying the joy of fish and water, Yang Meng snuggled in Li Hualong's arms.
"Xiaobao, what do you want?"
"Hehe, do you really think of me as Wei Xiaobao?" Li Hualong smiled bitterly, "Tomorrow, don't go to Qingshui Bay, rest at home for a day." ”
"You're not going to work tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow, Abba and I will go to the auction to buy a piece of land in Tsim Sha Tsui to build a hotel."
"Open a new hotel?" Yang Meng smiled and said, "How is Holiday Inn's business lately?" ”
"It's good. Hehe, to be exact, good. It is expected to be able to repay the bank loan within four years of opening. ”
"Earn twelve million in four years?!" Yang Meng was slightly surprised, she knew how much money Holiday Inn had borrowed from the bank, "And interest, the hotel is so profitable?" ”
"I was surprised, too. Before the hotel opened, I didn't think business would be so good. In recent years, Hong Kong's industry and commerce have developed quite rapidly, there are more wealthy people, and there is a great demand for high-end hotels. ”
"How much is the expected investment in a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui?"
"It won't be less than 30 million, and I haven't figured out how much it will be. I am ready to invest in this hotel alone, and neither Abba nor Big Brother will participate in it. ”
"You invest alone? Even if you can get a loan from a bank, can you get so much money? ”
"It will take at least two years to invest 15 million by myself and borrow 15 million from the bank to build this hotel, and it will not be difficult for me to earn 15 million during this period." Li Hualong smiled, "I have good news for you, in the past six months, the profit of the "Ming Pao" newspaper and the Ming Pao Publishing House has been nearly one million, and the average monthly income is more than 100,000. ”
"That's a lot!" Yang Meng said with a smile, he didn't expect the profits of newspapers and publishing houses to be so high, "The novels you wrote were serialized in "Ming Pao" and published in Ming Pao Publishing House, and you didn't get any money, right?" ”
"It's the same whether you take the money or not. The profits from the newspaper and the publishing house that I have just made include my income from writing novels. Last month, "The Legend of the Flying Fox" was serialized in Lianhe Zaobao (a newspaper in Singapore), and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was also published in Malaysia, and I earned a lot of money. In the next two years, 15 million yuan will be used to build hotels, and there will be no shortage of funds for the operation of my various companies. ”
Yang Meng stared at Li Hualong with a smile for a moment and asked, "Ah Long, do you know how much money you have now?" ”
"It's hard to say...... If I sell all the assets in my name and cash out, it will definitely exceed HK$100 million. ”
Yang Meng smiled and didn't answer.
"I didn't expect to be a billionaire now!" Li Hualong laughed heartily and pinched Yang Meng's nose, "Mengmeng, do you think that you are particularly capable of being a father-in-law?" ”
"Of course my husband has the ability!" Yang Meng smiled, "Xianggong, you have money, this is not the biggest ability, you rely on your talent to make money, this is the big ability." ”
"Don't praise me, my tail will."
"Do you have a tail? Why didn't I see it? Yang Meng grinned, changed the topic and asked, "Have you finished drawing the design of the new hotel?" ”
"I've spent some hotel blueprints before, and I'll wait until I've bought them before deciding which design to use."
"You're so talented!" Yang Meng smiled and kissed Li Hualong on the face.
"Tomorrow, do you want to go to the auction together?" Li Hualong asked.
"I won't go, I will stay at home and chat with my grandma...... I'm going to Clear Water Bay the day after tomorrow. ”
"I'll go with you and stay in Clear Water Bay for one night."
The two looked at each other a few times, and Yang Meng asked with a smile: "I am often away from home, will Abba and Grandma say anything to you?" ”
"What do you think they'll tell me?" Li Hualong asked with a smile.
"It's nothing more than saying I'm bad, let you talk about me."
"Honestly, they said it. However, I think it's a waste for you to stay at home every day. ”
"I'd rather be able to take care of my kids at home."
"Alright, let's not talk about that." Li Hualong yawned, "Sleepy, let's sleep." ”
"Good night!"
Li Hualong slept until dawn, and in his dream, Lin Dai and Letty became his women, and Yang Meng served him with them, allowing him to enjoy the blessings of all people.
After waking up, Li Hualong looked at Yang Meng, who was still sleeping, recalled the wonderful scene in his dream, and secretly said in his heart: "Since Meng Meng doesn't object, I won't be hypocritical." It's too tiring to be a decent gentleman all my life, this is not my character, as long as I don't like the new and hate the old, and I will be good to Meng Meng in the future, she can accept it......"
Li Hualong thought for a while, and Yang Meng woke up and opened his worried eyes.
"Baby, wake up." Li Hualong smiled.
"Wake up." Yang Meng smiled slightly and asked, "What time is it?" ”
"It's still early, let's lie down a little longer."
"Are you feeling unwell?"
"Nope." Li Hualong smiled, "Why do you ask that?" ”
"You don't have a habit of lying in bed."
"It's not a good habit to lie in bed, let's get up and go for a run."
After the two washed up, they went out for a run together.
On this day, Li Hualong was lucky, and at the auction, he did not meet a strong opponent and successfully bought a piece of land in Tsim Sha Tsui for HK$12 million, which is located at the end of Nathan Road, and the Peninsula Hotel is across the road to the west.
Because it is too close to the airport, the height of the building built on this land is limited, and Li Hualong can only build a five-star hotel with 20 floors (2 floors underground and 18 floors above ground) on this land, and he has already thought of naming this hotel InterContinental.
A few days later, on October 12, 1955, the construction of the Intercontinental Hotel, wholly owned by Li Hualong, began.
Li Hualong is very interested in running a high-end hotel business, he hopes that in the future his hotel business can spread to most countries in the world, he thought of a lot of hotel names, after thinking about it a few times, he decided to use InterContinental Hotels Group as the name of the head office, this company has a number of hotel brands such as InterContinental Hotel.
Although Li Yisong, Li Huawen and Li Huahu were not involved in the investment of the InterContinental Hotel, they all took time to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the hotel with Li Hualong.
"Third brother, when the Intercontinental Hotel is completed, I think there must be media who compare you with the Kadoorie family, saying that you are a Hong Kong hotel tycoon!" Li Huahu said with a smile.
"Fourth brother, what is a hotel tycoon, the scale of the Intercontinental Hotel is much larger than the Peninsula Hotel, your third brother has already become a Hong Kong super tycoon, and he deserves it." Li Huawen smiled heartily.
"This kind of boastful words, I will say less in the future. In Hong Kong, there are many people who are richer than the third child. Li Yisong smiled.
"Abba, HSBC Jardine and other companies are quite large, but those companies are not owned by one person. Personally, I think there are only a handful of people in Hong Kong who are richer than the third brother. Li Huahu said with a smile, "The Intercontinental Hotel and the Peninsula Hotel are separated by a street, so close to each other, when the InterContinental Hotel opens, it will definitely steal the limelight from the Peninsula Hotel." ”
"What is there to steal the limelight, it is good to be able to grab business." Li Hualong said with a smile.
"Yes!" Li Huahu said with a smile, "Third brother, you will be a hotel tycoon in the future." ”
"Don't say anything tycoon or tycoon, even if I become the richest person in the world in the future, Abba will still be my Abba, the eldest brother will still be the eldest brother, the fourth brother will still be the fourth brother, and the blood relationship between us will not change."
Li Yisong listened to Li Hualong's words and nodded with satisfaction.