The richest man

Chapter 134
In August and September, the weather in Hong Kong is very hot and dry.

A large waste land near the pier has now turned into a huge construction site, and the workers are in full swing leveling the land and digging the foundation.

This is the property of Chinese Land Company - 'Whampoa Garden'.

Although it is said to be a public housing estate, there are actually schools, hospitals, shopping malls and other supporting facilities, and there are many shops.

And even if it is a low-cost low-rent public housing estate, once the real estate industry in Hong Kong improves, the rent will also increase.

The rent of surrounding shops is also quite profitable.

Once the entire project is completed, there will be hundreds of millions of profits in a year just from the rent.

Zhang Jun is currently inspecting the construction site of "Whampoa Garden" wearing a hard hat.

On his left stood an Englishman in his 40s——Ma Shimin, who was recruited by Zhang Jun from Jardine Matheson to serve as the general manager of China Land Company.

Faced with this rare opportunity to be the general manager of a real estate company, Ma Shimin naturally chose to quit without hesitation.

On Zhang Jun's right is Zhao Ming, the general manager of the newly established Huaren Construction Company under the Huaren Land Company.Zhao Ming is in his forties and has been engaged in the construction industry for more than ten years. He has rich experience and excellent ability. He is also a senior manager of Jardine Matheson, and was recruited by Zhang Jun with a high salary.

At present, all projects under Chinese Land are handed over to Chinese Construction Company for construction.

Zhao Ming pointed to the construction site and introduced to Zhang Jun: "Boss, the first phase of the Huangpu Garden project has started. There are 254 workers and all kinds of construction equipment are complete. Next, we will continue to recruit construction workers. Completion in the first half of 1976!"

Hearing this, Zhang Jun couldn't help nodding his head. The Whampoa Garden project is huge, and it's normal for the first phase of construction to take a year or two.

Just arrived in 1976, Hong Kong real estate should have picked up, and housing prices have risen sharply.

"There is a plan to build a public housing estate over there, with 88 residential buildings and a total of 10519 residential units..."

"In the surrounding areas, a primary school, a shopping mall, and a hospital are going to be built here..."

"There are plans to build middle schools and shopping malls..."

Zhao Ming took the drawing and introduced it to Zhang Jun in detail.

After hearing Zhao Ming's introduction, Zhang Jun soon had a clearer understanding of "Whampoa Garden" based on on-site reference.

"Well, yes, it is not advisable to simply build public housing estates. There must be complete supporting facilities. Presumably, after our project is completed, it will definitely be sought after by the general public in Hong Kong!"

"China Land's future projects must follow this model!"

After Zhang Jun finished speaking, he picked up the mineral water in his hand, unscrewed the bottle cap, and took a few sips to quench his thirst.

"The weather at the construction site is hot, pay attention to safety, take the initiative to provide drinking water to the workers, and try to eat as much as possible, so that the workers can drink and eat well."

"Okay, boss!" Zhao Ming nodded.

How could those unscrupulous real estate developers in Hong Kong take the initiative to provide drinking water to workers.

If you are thirsty, go to a nearby store to buy water to drink.

Meals will not be provided, so I will go to the restaurant to eat by myself.

Unlike a Chinese construction company, it even built a canteen to provide free lunch and dinner for workers.

"Boss, among the Hong Kong real estate owners, you are the first one to provide everyone with free meals. The workers are grateful and put more effort into their work."

Zhang Jun watched the workers sweating profusely from a distance, and secretly thought that it would not cost much to provide free meals to the workers.The ingredients are uniformly purchased on a large scale, and the price is very cheap.It doesn't cost much to hire a few cooks.

But by doing so, it can win a good reputation and be loved by the workers.

Exploiting people also has to find someone. Migrant workers have a hard life. If I continue to exploit them, wouldn't I be the same as those black businessmen.

Zhang Jun smiled and said, "We treat the workers well, and the workers will naturally treat us well."

Many people on the construction site like to do foreign work, which will delay the project schedule.

Half an hour later, Zhang Jun finally inspected the construction site.

Once again explain a few words to pay attention to safety, and then left by car.

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"The Chinese construction company is recruiting, and the number of places is limited. If you want to come, go to the designated place to register!"

Chinese Land has four projects ready to start simultaneously, namely: Whampoa Garden, South Horizons, Laguna City, and Kingswood Villas.

The construction site is short of manpower.

At the moment, there are a lot of vagrants in Hong Kong.

The recruitment advertisement of the Chinese construction company immediately attracted many people.

In just one week, more than 2000 people were recruited, which relieved the great employment pressure of the Hong Kong government.

"Boss, the Governor of Hong Kong wants to treat you to dinner!" Zhou Liang said excitedly when he came to Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun was stunned: "The governor of Hong Kong invited me to a banquet?"

Zhou Liang thought for a while and said, "Boss, the Governor of Hong Kong may be looking for you because of the film and television base project... After the start of our public housing project, the employment pressure of the Hong Kong government has been eased, and many related industries have benefited. Therefore, the Hong Kong government hopes that the film and television base We can also start work as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, Zhang Jun nodded thoughtfully.

The Hong Kong government approached him probably for this reason, and wanted to promote large-scale projects, thereby driving the development of Hong Kong's economy.

Many countries and regions also adopt this method in the face of economic crisis.

However, the Hong Kong government currently has no money, but Zhang Jun has amazing financial resources.

It would certainly be best if he were to promote large-scale infrastructure projects.

"Okay, you reply to the Governor of Hong Kong, and I will definitely go to the banquet on time!"

"Okay, boss!"

Zhou Liang went to contact the Secretary of the Governor of Hong Kong.

Zhang Jun sat in a chair and meditated.

The location of the film and television base has not been determined so far.

The area of ​​land that Zhang Jun wanted to buy was too large, and factors such as transportation, water and electricity, and terrain had to be considered, so he faced too many problems.

At this time, Zhang Jun took out the latest financial statement from the drawer and studied it carefully.

The new album is still selling well, with a total of 5400 million records sold in the past month or so.

In Europe and the United States, the price of an album is 25 US dollars.

In Asia, South America, Africa and other regions, the price of the album is relatively cheap. In conversion, it is about 20 Hong Kong dollars.

Zhang Jun made a rough calculation and found that his income was about 4 million US dollars. If converted into Hong Kong dollars, that would be multiplied by 5, which would be about 25 billion Hong Kong dollars.

The income from arcade machines is also amazing. Since the launch of the product, nearly 50 arcade machines have been sold. The net profit of one arcade machine is 800 US dollars, and the total profit is as high as 4 million US dollars.

The profit of Legendary Toys is also astonishing. All kinds of toys sell well in Asia, Europe and the United States. Zhang Jun's rough look shows that the profit is as much as 1.4 million U.S. dollars.

Including the income from movies, comics, cartoons and newspapers, Zhang Jun has ample funds on hand, but some of the funds have been spent and he has purchased a large amount of land, but he can still come up with 8 million U.S. dollars in working capital used to develop real estate.

(End of this chapter)