This day is definitely a memorable day for Hong Kong, because the Tang Dynasty International Center will lay the foundation stone today, according to the information released by Tang Dynasty Holdings, the Tang Dynasty International Center will have 111 floors, plus the observation deck and satellite signal transmission tower at the top of the building, the whole building is 666 meters high, more than 200 meters higher than the Sears Building, the tallest skyscraper in the world built in 1974, located in Chicago, USA, and will become the world's tallest skyscraper after completion. It will also become a new landmark in Hong Kong.

The figures of 666 meters and 111 floors undoubtedly shocked everyone, and many people doubted that such a tall building would not fall down after completion, and it was with such shock and questions that more than 100 media from all over Hong Kong, not only Hong Kong, but also from all over the world gathered at the scene of the groundbreaking ceremony.

As Gu Chen and the invited Hong Kong Governor Wei Yixin shovel sprinkled sand on the stone tablet with the word "foundation", the simple and grand groundbreaking ceremony was completed, and then a press conference will be held, which is what all the reporters on the scene are really looking forward to.

At the beginning of the press conference, Gu Chen and Hong Kong Governor Wilson made brief speeches as usual, and then officially entered the reporter's question session, and the first person allowed to ask questions was a female reporter from Ming Pao: "Hello Chen Shao, I am very happy to be the first reporter to ask questions. As far as I know, the height of the Sears Tower in Chicago, the tallest building in the world, is 442 meters, which means that the Tang Dynasty International Center will be more than 200 meters higher than the Sears Tower after completion. I think many of you here feel the same way I do. ”

Gu Chen smiled and said firmly: "My answer is absolutely safe, hear me say this." It is estimated that someone will ask me why I am so sure later, which will cause you trouble, so I would like to ask the designer of the Tang Dynasty International Center. Internationally renowned architect Bot from A.A.I. International Architects in Canada? Mr. Royce is here to give you a professional analysis and introduction. ”

The middle-aged white man sitting on Gu Chen's right hand side nodded to the reporters, said hello, and then said: "Actually, when the ceremony was held just now, I heard a reporter talking about whether such a tall building would fall, and my answer was exactly the same as Mr. Gu's, it is absolutely safe, even safer than ordinary buildings." When designing this skyscraper, we used a number of new design concepts to ensure that the building would not be structurally strong if it met the height requirements. And a large number of new building materials will be used in the construction. In particular, the steel used is the latest technological achievement in the United States, and its strength is 65% higher than that used in the Sears Building. It is designed to withstand a strong earthquake of magnitude 8.0. So I can responsibly say it's safe. ”

Gu Chen took over and said, "I know that Mr. Royce's words can't completely dispel everyone's suspicions, and I can't do anything about it. The rest of your worries seem to me to be unfounded. First of all, I can't afford to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on an unsafe skyscraper. I'm going to work in it too. It's impossible to joke with your own life; Second, the World Trade Center in New York and the Sears Tower in Chicago were both built more than a decade ago, and the architectural design and materials used at that time were not comparable to today's. ”

Gu Chen and Bote? Royce's words dispelled most of the doubts, as for the remaining small group of people, they are obviously realists, no matter how much they say, no matter how advanced the theory is, they must withstand the examination of practice, and only when the building is really completed will they probably really believe it.

The second reporter to ask the question was Wen Wei Po, and his target was Wilsson: "Mr. Governor." If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time you've had such a commercial event since you took office, what do you think about Hong Kong, where the world's tallest skyscraper will be located? ”

Wilsson's already small eyes almost narrowed into a slit because of laughter: "I'm very happy and proud." I never imagined that Hong Kong would be the tallest skyscraper in the world during my tenure, which would be a very strong mark on my life and political career. There is no doubt that the completion of the Tang Dynasty International Centre will greatly enhance Hong Kong's international image and further consolidate Hong Kong's status as an international metropolis and financial center. ”

The third question was from a female reporter from Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, who looked small and beautiful: "Hello Mr. Gu, I am very pleased to be able to ask you a question, when you purchased the land for the construction of the Tang Dynasty International Center, you also bought a piece of land with an area of 138,000 square meters in Deep Water Bay, as well as the entire beach adjacent to the land. According to your mother, Ms. Liu, this land is used to build a private estate, according to the land area, if the manor is completed, it will become the largest private estate in the world, and according to the information I received, the construction of the manor began as early as a week ago, can you tell us about this manor? ”

In fact, many reporters want to ask this question, especially those from Hong Kong and Taiwan, just think about the gimmick of 'the largest private estate in the world' to know how attractive this question is. Usually, because Gu Chen doesn't like to deal with reporters, the reporter has no idea where to start here in Gu Chen, and when he asks Gu Chen's woman, the answer he gets is either 'unclear' or 'no comment', and he can't get any substantive information at all.

Gu Chen glanced at the reporter and joked: "It seems that many people are very interested in this question, but I can only answer that it is indeed used to build villas, and I have nothing else to disclose, I hope you can respect my private life more." Next. ”

Villa? Is there a villa that big? All the reporters were heartfelt, but they also knew that since Gu Chen said so, they must not be able to ask anything, so the next reporters had to ask other questions, unconsciously, the press conference had lasted for more than an hour, and before it ended, the reporter of "Sing Tao Daily" got the last opportunity to ask questions: "Hello Chen Shao, today is not only the day when the foundation stone of the Tang Dynasty International Center was laid, but also the day when Wang Guxian opened the Jinjue Watch and Jewelry Store." First of all, of course, congratulations to Miss Wang Guxian. Secondly, since "50 First Loves", Miss Wang has not taken over a movie, she has been on vacation for almost a year, and now she has opened a jewelry store, does Miss Wang plan to stop filming and turn to the business world? ”

If it was in the past, even on an occasion like a press conference, Gu Chen would refuse to answer such questions, or say a few perfunctory words casually, but Liu Huiyun's chaos is tantamount to confirming his relationship with Wang Guxian and other women to everyone, and he now has enough confidence, so this time he did not deny or die perfunctory, but said truthfully: "She just wants to rest for a while, opening a jewelry store can make her vacation time more fulfilling and not boring, When she is interested, she may come out to act again. ”

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After the press conference, Gu Chen and Wei Yixin did not leave in a hurry, but came to the café together, and after chatting a few digressions, Wei Yixin said with a smile: "A few days ago, I heard that the Pudong Development Company, a joint venture between Mr. Gu and Mr. Fok Yingdong, successfully bought a piece of land in Shanghai-Hai on the mainland, ready to use it to develop commercial projects, and it seems that Mr. Gu is very confident in the development of the mainland." ”

This is indeed the news that Wilsson got a few days ago, and he didn't think there was anything too noteworthy about this kind of business investment project, but he had received a call from Margaret Thatcher earlier, asking him to focus on and win over Gu Chen, and even more asked him to ensure that Gu Chen would not move closer to China-Guoda-Mainland, so he wanted to take advantage of today's opportunity to test it a little, which can be regarded as fulfilling his position.

"Mr. Governor is right, I am still very confident in the future economic development of China, especially Shanghai, because of its many natural advantages, in the next 20 years, Shanghai will definitely become one of the most developed cities in the world, if you can enter this market with huge potential now, it will undoubtedly seize the opportunity in front of possible competitors in the future, and the opportunity means business opportunities, it can bring me back more lucrative returns, Mr. Governor? Or does Mr. Governor disagree with me? ”

The land purchased by the Pudong Development Company in Lujiazui, Shanghai, was approved after New Year's Day, and the location was basically consistent with the purchase book, that is, the area was much smaller, only less than one-third of the land in the application book, although the area on the purchase book was originally a bit suspicious of a lion's big mouth.

It can be seen from this that the plan for the development of Pudong has been officially put on the table by the central government of the mainland, and the approval can be approved mostly for the sake of Huo Yingdong's face.

However, what Gu Chen did not expect was that most of the approval could be passed because of him, and his trip to Britain not only caused an uproar in the capitalist world, but also attracted the attention of the top leadership in the red China, and this approval was only to establish a foundation for cooperation between the two sides and pave the way for the next cooperation.

Wilson shrugged his shoulders and said, "Whether a country's economy can maintain long-term growth is inseparable from its political stability, and it is difficult to say whether China's politics can maintain long-term stability, so I don't think it is a wise decision to invest in China on a large scale now." ”

Now many Westerners think about the same as Wilsson, Gu Chen is too lazy to debate with him about such a thing that has nothing to do with him, and said lightly: "Maybe." (To be continued......)