Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 495: A Big Deal Against All Odds
The staff member smiled and said, "Of course, we have everything on this island, including a power station."

Lu Ruian's face was full of disbelief and disbelief.

"How, how is that possible? Power plants need fuel, and the transportation cost is too high."

"Sir, we have a tidal power station on Tamron Island, which does not require any fuel."

Lu Ruian was even more shocked.

It is unheard of that a tidal power station has been built on a private island.

Although Lu Ruian didn't know the construction cost of a tidal power station, it was definitely not cheap. Otherwise, why wouldn't the richest people with private islands build one?

As soon as these were mentioned, the staff member began to introduce the facilities of Tenglong Island in detail.

In addition to power stations and desalination plants, the island's telecommunications network signal is also very good.

When Liu Ziyan heard this, he quickly checked his phone and found that it was full. He had not thought of this at all just now.

After the staff left, Lu Ruian sat there for a long time, obviously shocked.

Liu Ziyan was more relaxed. He picked up a plate of fresh-cut fruit and started eating it, and also ordered a cup of iced coffee.

Liu Ziyan whispered, "Rui An, do you believe me this time? I told you this island is not simple, it is definitely not an ordinary outlying island."

Lu Ruian coughed lightly and said, "Don't forget that we are here to see the resort. Whether this island is really good or not depends on the quality of the resort."

Liu Ziyan was certainly aware of this, but she felt that as long as the island's basic supporting facilities were fine, how bad could the resort be?
At least it won’t be worse than a budget hotel.

After a while, when everyone had rested enough, Zhao Zhiwei asked everyone to walk out of the dock command center, go to the parking area, take the electric car, and drive to the resort.

At this time, Liu Ziyan was a little nervous. He didn't know what the legendary resort was like.

When Catherine told Liu Ziyan about it, she described it in such exaggerated terms that it was like one of the best resorts on Blue Planet.

At that time, Liu Ziyan was thinking that Catherine was not the kind of girl who had never seen the world. She had stayed in all kinds of high-end resorts. As long as she was willing, she could change the resort every day. Since she praised it so much, the design of the resort must be really good.

But when Catherine came, she had never seen the resort. She might have only seen the blueprint. It was not certain whether it was really good or not.

What's even more outrageous is that the last time Catherine came was two or three months ago, and it was completed not long after that. The construction period was really short!

As long as it’s a place of a certain size, it won’t take more than a few months to complete the renovation from the rough finish.

It is possible that Hu Jiangshan is just fooling around.

This time, Liu Ziyan invited Lu Ruian to rely on his sharp eyes to find out those problems and give Catherine an objective assessment.

Although Catherine is the daughter of the Gass family and has plenty of money, the rich don't make their money casually. In fact, the richer they are, the more they value the success rate of their investment.

Even if the rate of return is not high, it is fine as long as the project is promising, high-quality and technologically advanced.

Anyway, for this kind of top family business, what matters is the investment value, and making money is secondary.

If it is discovered that the resort on Tenglong Island is a scam, or that it was not built according to the blueprint, or that it was done but not done well, and that there are many flaws, to a certain extent, Catherine would probably not be able to tolerate it.

But then again, boss Hu Jiangshan left such a good impression on Liu Ziyan that Liu Ziyan actually had a vague feeling of wanting to favor Hu Jiangshan.

Before coming here, who would believe me if I told others? Even Liu Ziyan didn't believe that I would have a good impression of Hu Jiangshan.

"…This is so weird, am I crazy?"

"Huh? What did you just say?"

Noticing that Lu Ruian had heard something and looked over, Liu Ziyan quickly waved his hand: "Ah, nothing, I just thought of something about work."

At this time, the two electric vehicles passed through a valley-like place, one in front and one behind.

Lu Ruian said, "The resort should be here soon."

Before he finished speaking, the view in front of everyone suddenly opened up and the scenery changed completely.

Both Liu Ziyan and Lu Ruian were stunned.

"This, this...how could this happen?"

"Oh my god! Ryan! Did you see that? This is the resort!"

The scene that everyone saw was truly shocking. This was not an exaggeration, it was shocking in the literal sense!

Just now, the architectural styles on Tenglong Island were extremely modern, but after passing through a valley, it seemed like I had arrived in another world.

That’s right, they seemed to have traveled back to ancient times. This was a town in the style of ancient China.

Even the road surface has changed, from a flat asphalt road to a stone road. It looks like it is paved with irregular stones with tight joints, but there is no trace of modern cement at all. Instead, it is made of tiny pebbles, which makes the road surface very layered and full of ancient charm.

The most dazzling things are of course the buildings near and far, which are staggered and lined up one after another, and have the natural beauty of an ancient town.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is very difficult for an antique town to achieve such a natural state; it is usually too regular and lacks the breath of life.

It's too design-oriented and hard to carry.

But this ancient town is completely different. It seems like a town that has developed slowly because people have lived here.

As an experienced hotel group executive, Lu Ruian has visited countless hotels and resorts, including those in antique style, most of which are located in ancient cities. The designs here are indeed eye-catching, and can even be said to be very impactful.

And if you look more carefully, you will find that the style of ancient buildings here is very unusual.

Although they are all oriental Chinese styles, they are not the Song or Ming styles that can be seen everywhere. They seem to belong to the style of earlier dynasties, such as the Tang Dynasty, or even the Thai-Han period.

The eaves are very large, grand and majestic, which makes people's eyes bright.

Lu Ruian had such rich experience, but he found his first impression of this place impeccable, which even he found incredible.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Lu Ruian is really good and perfect.

For an architectural style like this, it is extremely difficult to achieve perfection, and the details are difficult to handle well. For example, if there are too many modern objects, it will be a minus point.

This is actually difficult to avoid, such as electrical wires, fire protection facilities, and even electrical wires and lights.

Um? etc……

Lu Ruian suddenly discovered something that shocked him. There were no electrical wires to be seen, not even a single one. Were they all buried underground?

This is an island, Hu Jiangshan is really willing to spend a lot of money!

It’s okay that there are no electric wires, but there can’t be no street lights, right?

Not yet, really.

To be precise, it's not that there are no street lights, but there are no modern routes. There are lights on both sides of the road, but they are antique-style stone squat lamps.

Lu Ruian found that he had underestimated the design of this resort. Master, this place must have been designed by a master, looking around, there really was nothing modern to be seen.

At this time, Liu Ziyan had already taken out a sports camera from his bag and started shooting videos.

Liu Ziyan took pictures and exclaimed in admiration.

"Oh my god, Ryan, did you see that? This place is so beautiful. I didn't expect to find a place like this on Hong Kong Island."

Soon, the commuter bus stopped.

Everyone got off the car and started to do their own things.

Liu Ziyan and Lu Ruian were attracted by the sound of water. There was actually a waterfall and a pool of water here.

The water in the pool is not deep and feels warm to the touch. It is obviously used as a swimming pool.

Looking further up, there are several more pools like this.

This design is absolutely amazing!
Lu Ruian continued to walk up the slope along the upward road. All the buildings were of ancient style. There were no distribution boxes or fire hydrants to be seen.

It’s not that these things don’t exist, but they are cleverly hidden because their appearance is designed in an ancient style.

Lu Ruian was shocked. He looked around but couldn't find any flaws.

If I had to nitpick, it would be that there is still glass here, which is the only thing that can be called a modern object.

Of course, this refers to the appearance of the house. If you enter the room, you will inevitably see modern things.

Not to mention other things, TV, refrigerator, air conditioning, these things must be there. If not, then the standard of this resort is too low, which will become a deduction point.

Lu Ruian went in and took a look around, and sure enough, everything was equipped, even each room was equipped with a wine cabinet.

Lu Ruian tried turning on the lights and the air conditioner, and they all worked normally, which showed that these electrical appliances were not just for show.

Lu Ruian turned on the faucet again. There was plenty of water and the water quality should be good.

It seems that the tidal power station and desalination plant mentioned by the staff just now are real and not just bragging.

Wow, I never expected that the facilities of this resort on the outlying island would be so complete and perfectly designed and built. Lu Ruian took a long look around but couldn't find any obvious problems.

Lu Ruian came out of a room and saw Liu Ziyan still filming the video.

Liu Ziyan said, "Ryan, this place is so beautiful. I think Catherine will be very satisfied with the video I took. What about you? Did you find any problems?"

Lu Ruian shook his head, still a little unwilling, and said: "Zi Yan, I still find it weird."

Liu Ziyan was stunned for a moment, put away the sports camera, and asked, "What's weird about this?"

Lu Ruian looked around and whispered, "How much do you think the investment here will be?"

Liu Ziyan thought for a moment and replied, "I'm not an expert in this area, so I can't tell you the exact amount, but I think it should be quite a lot. If it's in Hong Kong dollars, it should be at least several hundred million."

Lu Ruian shook his head: "I can tell you that a resort of this standard and construction level would cost at least 1 billion even in a tourist city. And if it's on an outlying island, the investment would be even more exaggerated, maybe double it!"

Liu Ziyan was shocked: "The investment amount is so large? It seems that Hu Jiangshan is indeed rich and is willing to spend a lot of money."

"I haven't even calculated the cost of buying the island, and the cost of building infrastructure, such as tidal power stations and desalination plants. I don't know how much it will cost!"

"Then what do you think is the problem? It's just a matter of throwing money at it! What's so weird about that?"

"Girl, even the richest people have to consider the return on investment. With such a huge investment in an island like this, when can we get our money back? Not to mention making a profit!"

Liu Ziyan thought about it carefully and felt that what Lu Ruian said made sense.

As I said, rich people’s money doesn’t come from the wind. It’s impossible for them to just throw money away and do something worthless.

Besides, even if Hu Jiangshan got hot-headed and wanted to throw money around, the elders of the Hu family would not agree. They would definitely stop him or cut off his source of funds. They couldn't just ignore it.

Liu Ziyan said: "We can only ask Hu Jiangshan what he thinks. At least there is no problem with this resort."

Lu Ruian admitted frankly, saying, "That's true, but now that this place is built, it has to be promoted, right? I'm curious about how he plans to promote it."

Liu Ziyan pointed at the mainlanders who came with them and said, "Hu Jiangshan probably invited them here to shoot a promotional ad. Aren't they an advertising company?"

“But it doesn’t look like it.”

Those mainlanders seemed to be having a meeting at this time. One of the women was speaking. She looked to be of a higher status and should be a team leader or something like that.

The others were holding a small notebook and recording something.

After a while, these mainlanders finally finished their meeting and started to get busy again.

Liu Ziyan and Lu Ruian walked over and started chatting with the woman who had just spoken.

And that woman was naturally Gao Junli.

Liu Ziyan asked: "Would you mind telling me what you are working on?"

Gao Junli said: "It's not inconvenient at all. We are just making preparations before the show."

Liu Ziyan was stunned: "Program? What program?"

Gao Junli did not hide it. Anyway, this episode of "Running Man" was about to start filming. Volunteers would be recruited online before filming began. By then, anyone who followed this reality show would know about it.

After Gao Junli's introduction, Liu Ziyan and Lu Ruian were stunned.

Liu Ziyan was a little excited: "You, you mean this is the filming location of the latest episode of "Running Man"?"

Gao Junli nodded: "Yes, do you watch our show too?"

"Look, I watch it all the time, and I never miss a single issue!"

Gao Junli was quite happy. "Running Man" was indeed very popular in mainland China. It was not broadcast on TV in Hong Kong Island and could only be spread through the Internet. She didn't know what was going on, but she didn't expect that the girl in front of her was a fan of the show.

Gao Junli said, "Okay, if you have time, you can come and be a volunteer or NPC during the filming of the show."

Liu Ziyan asked: "By the way, if I remember correctly, Chen Yifei will be a guest on the latest show, right?"

"Yes, look at that person over there, that's Chen Yifei's agent."

As she spoke, Gao Junli pointed at Li Shuning who was standing not far away.

Liu Ziyan’s eyes widened and his brain almost short-circuited.

Lu Ruian was secretly surprised. He didn't expect Hu Jiangshan to have such strong connections that he could invite the crew of a popular reality show from the mainland to come and shoot the exterior scenes.

In this way, it is hard for this unique island resort not to be popular!

(End of this chapter)