Guangzhou welcomed the Four Seasons Group delegation very much, and the officials accompanying them on the tour were also of high rank.
As the president, Chen Shuqin also rushed to Guangzhou. She wanted to discuss some matters of the group with her eldest nephew, and by the way, she wanted to see the development prospects of commercial projects in the mainland.
There is no wealthy person in Hong Kong who is not interested in real estate.
At the same time, Gu Wei was also in the inspection team.
However, he secretly told Chen Xia not to reveal his identity for the time being, so that he could observe the actions and expressions of the Yangcheng officials and evaluate the final transaction price.
Chen Xia was impressed by his father-in-law's insight into people's hearts and his control over land prices. He could not discuss a project without Zhuge Gu Wei's guidance.
Unlike the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the degree of openness in Guangzhou and the preferential policies for Hong Kong capital and businessmen really make investors feel at home.
If the Shanghai Stock Exchange finally offered a sky-high price to Four Seasons Group due to obstruction from conservative forces.
In Guangzhou, the local attitude is very clear. As long as Four Seasons Group invests in commercial projects, they will warmly welcome it, the procedures will be green-lighted, the land can be selected at will, and the price will be preferential.
Of course, they also have several requirements. One is that it must be in the Zhujiang New Town on the Tianhe side, which is an area that Guangzhou is focusing on developing with all its efforts.
The old city area, or the area around Huanshi East Road, already has a certain scale of urban development. The Tianhe New District is currently quite deserted and is in more urgent need of investment.
The second must be commercial projects such as shopping malls, headquarters office buildings, etc. To be honest, Guangzhou doesn’t look down on residential properties and they are not high-end enough.
Chen Xia also looked down on the residential project. 1,000 yuan per square meter was too cheap and he had no chance of making any money from it.
For example, the Suzhou River plot he acquired in Shanghai was intended for land hoarding. Even if he had to build something, it would definitely be a commercial project in the end.
If you want to speculate in real estate, you have to wait until at least after 2008, when the 4 trillion yuan "flooded the market" and real estate speculation groups appeared in large numbers.
Office buildings are different. They are self-owned properties. The ownership rights are always in your hands. You can rent them out or use them yourself. You can slowly wait for the real estate market to explode and then appreciate rapidly.
The two sides hit it off immediately.
The Yangcheng delegation was accompanied by the local deputy, Mo Junwei, followed by officials from various bureaus. Any questions posed by the Four Seasons Group were answered on the spot.
This pragmatic work style is at least 30 years ahead of some cities in the mainland.
Even in 2020, the investment environment in some mainland cities is still not ideal, even inferior to Guangzhou in 1992.
A group of people from Yangcheng and Four Seasons Group drove around the Tianhe Education Center in a large van. Seeing the relatively deserted streets around it made Chen Shuqin frown.
"Xiao Xia, isn't this place too quiet? If you want to open a shopping mall, shouldn't you choose an old town with more traffic?"
“Oh, oh…”
Chen Xia was obviously a little absent-minded. He had been to Guangzhou many times in his previous life, either for meetings or for tourism. He was impressed by the level of modernization in Tianhe and Zhujiang New Town.
It is in this area that various headquarters buildings in Guangzhou are concentrated, the most densely populated area of skyscrapers over 300 meters in height in China in the future, and many high-end shopping malls.
No one knows better than Chen Xia, the reborn person, that in the future every inch of land here will be extremely valuable. It will be a rare and out-of-print resource, and in a few years you won’t be able to buy it even if you have money.
Are the three national-level central business districts (BJCBD and Shanghai Lujiazui CBD) well-known enough?
It's deserted now, but so what? Pudong is still a vast expanse of farmland.
The quieter it is, the better. This way you can get the cheapest land price, the most favorable tax exemptions, and the fattest meat.
When Mo Junwei heard Chen Shuqin's worry, he smiled and said:
"President Chen, don't be fooled by the quietness now. Tianhe will be a huge city in the future. We'll have headquarters buildings, international financial centers, and all the city's plans will be put here."
The surrounding officials also echoed.
Of course Chen Xia had to pretend to be cool at this time:
"Aunt, there's an old saying in our country: 'Adding icing on the cake is worse than sending charcoal in the snow.' Tianhe is indeed deserted right now, so the talents in Yangcheng need our investment even more. When it becomes bustling here, there will be no point for us to come here again, right?"
"Hahaha, right, right, Mr. Chen said it very well. He is indeed a patriotic Hong Kong businessman who cares about the mainland."
Mo Junwei clapped his hands repeatedly. These words were so pleasing to hear.
Chen Shuqin was such a smart person. After hearing what Chen Xia said, she immediately realized that this piece of land was definitely not simple, so she came up with another amazing assist:
"But Xiaoxia, since this is a newly developed area, the land price will definitely not be cheap. If we bid for the land at a high price, we might as well get a piece of land in the old city, which may have better business prospects."
After saying that, Chen Shuqin winked at Chen Xia mischievously.
Years of tacit understanding have made the aunt and niece communicate with each other's minds. Chen Xia also blinked to indicate that she received the signal.
"I see, what you said does make sense."
Mo Junwei was almost having a mental breakdown because of this aunt and nephew. He had just said that he would help them in their time of need, so why were they considering moving to another place in the blink of an eye?
"President Chen, Chairman Chen, rest assured. As long as the Four Seasons Group invests here, I can make the final decision. Whichever plot of land you're interested in, our city will definitely provide it at the most favorable price, and you'll be absolutely satisfied."
"real?"
"Really, but our city has a rule that construction must begin within six months of acquiring the land, and that's limited to shopping malls and high-rise office buildings."
Seeing Mo Junwei's resolute words, Chen Xia waved his hand and pointed to a plot of land south of Tianhe Sports Center on the map and said:
"Mr. Mo, if we choose this plot of land, what will the price be, and what are the city's requirements?"
Mo Junwei took a look and was secretly surprised: "Mr. Chen, this plot of land is a full 450,000 square meters. Do you want the whole thing?"
Chen Xia smiled and said, "I want to hear about Yangcheng's asking price and plans, and then see if Four Seasons Group can afford it. Everyone who knows our company knows that we like to do big projects."
At this time, Planning Bureau Director Lin Dingsheng stood up:
"Mr. Chen, according to our overall plan, the land south of the Tianhe Sports Center has been divided into commercial, residential, and office areas. However, there's a problem. This land already has a Sixth National Games residential complex built for the Sixth National Games."
"Ah, there's already a community here, oh my."
Chen Xia has a toothache. In such a prime location, they actually built an athlete's community? And it's a 5-story building. What a joke!
(This also shows from another perspective that the Tianhe area was really not lively at the beginning. There was a lack of planning at the beginning, and the cost of demolition was high later.)
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