Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 516

Compared with metropolises such as New York, the history of building skyscrapers in Hong Kong is actually very short.Because Hong Kong's early city positioning was mainly as an entrepot, the demand for skyscrapers and offices was not too high.

Moreover, in 1903, the Hong Kong government promulgated regulations to limit the height of buildings, that is, the construction of buildings with more than 5 floors must be approved by the Governor of Xiangjiang in conjunction with the Executive Council.

As a direct result of this, there are only a handful of high-rise buildings in Xiangjiang.The third-generation HSBC Head Office Building, with a total of 13 floors and a height of 70 meters, became the tallest building in Hong Kong from the 1930s to the 1940s.

It was not until 1955 that the Hong Kong government revised the Building Regulations and relaxed the regulations on building height.Prior to this, there were only a dozen high-rise buildings with more than 5 floors in Xiangjiang.

But even after entering the 1960s, the new high-rise buildings in Xiangjiang still did not cross the 150-meter threshold of skyscrapers.

As Hong Kong's economy began to develop rapidly from the 1960s to the 1970s, the first skyscraper finally appeared in Hong Kong, the Hong Lok Building in Central, completed in 1973, with a height of 178.5 meters and a total of 52 floors. In the 1970s, it was The tallest building in Hong Kong and even Asia has become a famous landmark in Hong Kong.

In 1980, this record was replaced by the Hopewell Center located in Queen's Road East, Wan Chai.This skyscraper, designed by Hopewell Holdings Chairman and architect Hu Yingxiang and set as the headquarters of Hopewell Holdings, has a total of 66 floors and a height of 216 meters.

Although it has lost the throne of the highest physical height, Hongle Building will show its extraordinary status in another form. Its owner Land Company has announced that Hongle Building will be officially renamed Qinhe Building next year and become the Hong Kong Building. The headquarters of Qinhe Group, the largest enterprise.

Currently, the Kangle Building is undergoing renovations, one of which is to re-establish internal wiring to create the world's first high-tech office building that fully adopts composite communication networks and intelligent power systems.

Shao Yifu, who specifically told the driver to slow down, could see through the car window that the exterior walls of Kangle Building, which were mainly made of concrete and paper stones, are being replaced with more modern ones, which can prevent the paper stones from flying off and hurting people. Risky aluminum facades.

This building, built by the Hong Kong Land Company, took only 16 months from construction to roofing, setting a record for construction speed in that era.

Even at this speed, it is still not as fast as its owner, Land Company, or even the next-level Jardine, which changes its gates.

Shao Yifu, a tycoon who has been in Xiangjiang for decades, still finds it inconceivable in retrospect. Why did the No. 100 British foreign company that has been in business for more than [-] years change its owner so quickly?Even he began to believe the rumor that the chairman of Jardine Newbikin was a big traitor from the beginning.

If it is said that eating Jardine face to face, it can only show that Tang Huan is a super upstart, then the logistics and methodical digestion of Jardine's accumulation over the past 100 years have transferred thousands of foreign devils You have to be submissive, and the skill shown in the whole process can only be described as brilliant.

Regardless of whether others think that Tang Huan's status as King of Xiangjiang is too opportunistic, anyway, Shao Yifu admits that it is better to be friends with the other party than to be opponents.He attended the meeting this time with the same attitude.

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Seeing that the car with the No. 6 license plate in front slowed down, Zou Wenhuai ordered the driver to slow down as well. This did not show how much he respected Shao Yifu, but because he hadn't fully figured out how to negotiate with Tang Huan in a while.

The recovery momentum of Xiangjiang film industry has become more and more obvious.

For example, the two historical films directed by Li Hanxiang and produced in mainland China, "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and "The Government Behind the Curtain", have reached box office of more than 1500 million and more than 1200 million respectively in Hong Kong; Xu Ke and Lin Qingxia found time to participate in the Thai film The comedy film "I Love Tuberose" shot by Dee Robin, Lin Zixiang and others has a box office of close to 1400 million.

This also shows from another angle that the production links of Xiangjiang film industry are becoming more and more diversified. As long as you have money, you can recruit people to set up projects. However, the distribution and screening links still maintain the original resource monopoly nature.

Aware of this, Zou Wenhuai is adjusting Jiahe's operating model through a series of means, including relaxing the conditions for cooperation with satellite companies.

But unfortunately, this mystery was also noticed by DreamWorks, and since the second half of the year, it has launched a series of offensives by theaters to compete for moviegoers.

Golden Harvest naturally complained endlessly, and Zou Wenhuai often complained secretly, Tang Huan, you already have so many businesses that are easier to make money, why bother to come to the movie industry to grab food!If it is said that it is for the placement of a confidante, but how can this little girl, Hu Yinmeng, squander so many resources?

In this meeting, the matter of the theater chain must not be avoided, but no matter how gaudy Tang Huan said, Zou Wenhuai was unwilling to let go of the interests of the theater chain in his heart.

Looking at the future headquarters of Qinhe, Kangle Building, which is being renovated outside the car, the round windows with artistic design features seem to be staring at my own eyes, and there is a question "Do you have the strength to fight?" Zou Wenhuai couldn't help feeling timid.

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Coincidentally, Lei Juekun's car followed behind Zou Wenhuai again.

At this time, he was feeling annoyed.Because, except for Golden Princess Cinemas and Golden Harvest Cinemas, they are suffering from competitive pressure from DreamWorks Cinemas. New Art City is obviously disobedient.

The operating entity of Lei Juekun's film business is mainly Golden Princess Entertainment Company, while New Art City is just a satellite company that provides film sources for Golden Princess Cinemas.

The control of New Art City is mainly achieved through the Cinema and Movies Co., Ltd. controlled by Golden Princess Entertainment Company.It holds 72% of the shares of Xinyi City, and of the remaining 28%, Shi Tian gets 19% and Huang Baiming only 9%.

As for the shareholding structure of Cineplex Film Xiangjiang Co., Ltd., Golden Princess Entertainment holds 51%, and the remaining 49% belongs to Maijia.

In other words, Mai Jia owns almost 36% of New Art City.

This kind of share price difference close to the doubling gap did not cause any problems at the beginning. After all, no one would have thought that the market of Xiangjiang Films would be so good. The benefits of other movies, come and go to show this imbalance to the fullest.

Don't worry about scarcity but inequality, coupled with the fact that someone seems to be secretly instigating, the relationship within New Art City is obviously showing a trend of seeming harmony.

In addition, Lei Juekun instructed New Art City to sever cooperation with DreamWorks personnel and poach the other party's directors and stars, but everything did not go smoothly.

You know, Lei Juekun has already invested tens of millions in New Art City, and it is no wonder that he is not angry when he sees that this right-hand man is not so obedient.

Unlike Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai who mainly made their fortunes in the film industry, Lei Juekun's industrial focus was previously reflected in Kowloon Jianye and Kowloon Bus.

However, on November 1980, 11, Sun Hung Kai Properties announced that it would acquire Kowloon Bus's shares in the stock market, triggering a takeover war.As a result, on November 11, Sun Hung Kai Properties successfully acquired a total of 11% of Kowloon Bus shares, and Kowloon Bus changed its owner.

Therefore, now Lei Juekun still values ​​the income from the Golden Princess Cinema Line, and does not want to exchange it easily.

"How about we try to find Zou Wenhuai and see if we can join forces to resist DreamWorks?" Lei Juekun thought as he looked at the Christmas lights installed in some buildings.

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The destination of Shao Yifu, Zou Wenhuai, and Lei Juekun was the only five-star hotel in Central——Hong Kong Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Tang Huan sent the invitation in the name of Xiangjiang Club.However, since the second-generation Xiangjiang Club Building, built in 1897, has been demolished and rebuilt, it will not be completed until next year, so the event venue has been transferred to the Hong Kong Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Hong Kong Club is a private club in Hong Kong. Founded in 1846, it provides business and high-end catering services. Members are either rich or expensive. Members must go through an introducer. At the same time, they need to pay expensive membership fees, annual fees, and buy bonds issued by the club. voucher.

Tang Huan won Jardine, which included not only digesting hardware assets, but also human resources in software. This Hong Kong club is one of them.

At this time, Tang Huan was meeting Li Junxia, ​​a Chinese with great career potential in the Xiangjiang police circle.

He successfully passed the examination in 1957 and joined the Hong Kong Police Force. He was promoted to superintendent in April 1969, chief superintendent in 4, and assistant commissioner of police in 1978.

The ranks of the Xiangjiang police system are divided into three categories, namely, the constitutional committee level, the inspector level, and the rank and file level, which are further subdivided into more than 3 ranks.

The so-called "constitutional committee" means that its appointment must be published in the "Xiangjiang Government Gazette", and its appointment and dismissal must be approved by the Governor of Hong Kong.To put it bluntly, the number of "constitutional committees" in the entire Xiangjiang is only three or four hundred if they are on the list and registered.

The ranks of Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Chief Superintendent, Senior Superintendent, and Superintendent of Police all belong to the "Constitutional Committee" rank.

In other words, Li Junxia has been promoted to the fourth highest rank in the Xiangjiang police circle.At the current stage, such an achievement is commendable for the Chinese, after all, there are only a dozen people in this position.

And judging from Li Junxia's current qualifications, he is likely to be promoted to another level next year and become one of the four senior assistant directors of the police force.Above this level, there are only two deputy commissioners of the police force and the chief of the first brother police department.

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"Tang Sheng, it is a good choice to use Guka soldiers as bodyguards. They have received military training, are hard-working, and do not understand Cantonese, so they will have a higher degree of secrecy. As for the drivers, they still use Chinese, because other I am more familiar with the road of Xiangjiang." Li Junxia expressed his views eloquently.

"Gurkha soldiers?" Tang Huan frowned, "Are you talking about mercenaries from the Gurkhas in Nepal?"

"Tang Sheng is well-informed, they are the ones." Li Junxia nodded with a smile, "The Gorkha tribe has lived in the northwest of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and speaks Khas language. As early as the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, they invaded China twice with the intention of plundering lamas all over the country. The wealth in the temple.”

Tang Huan listened carefully, while serving tea for Li Junxia. After the other party thanked him with a flushed face, he continued to talk.

First invasion.It was withdrawn after peace talks between Bazhong, the general of the Manchu and Qing troops stationed in Tibet, and Galon Tenzin Banjul. The condition was 300 silver ingots weighing 32 taels per year.

However, in the second larger-scale invasion the following year, there was almost no resistance from local Tibetan soldiers or Manchu garrisons, and the Gurkhas were able to plunder.

Afterwards, Qianlong ordered General Fukang'an and Counselor Hailancha to lead the Qing troops to support the local Tibetan troops and drive them back to the southern foothills of the Himalayas. They even counterattacked as far away as Yangbu, the capital of Gorkha at that time, that is, Now in Kathmandu, the Hot Lock Bridge is [-] kilometers away.

The Sri Lanka War forced the Gurkhas to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty once every five years. After the relationship was stabilized, it lasted until 1908 at the beginning of this century.At that time, the Gurkhas were completely controlled by the British.

It is said that in the early days of the British invasion of Gorkha, they were defeated by the brave and capable Gurkhas.The Gurkhas then turned over the captured British armaments and asked the Qing court for credit.However, due to different languages, the name "Britain" has different translations. As a result, when the Gurkhas reported the report, the Qing court officials thought that the "Britain" the Gurkhas referred to was just an unknown country in the southwest. is a small country, so it was not taken seriously.

The Gurkhas still retain the martial habits of the mountain people, so they are best at mountain warfare and guerrilla fighting. The unique weapon they are proud of is the Gurkha scimitar.

It is precisely because of this that the Gurkha fighters are deeply loved by the British, and a standing Gurkha force has been specially formed. Up to now, there is still a Gurkha mercenary brigade with a total of about 3700 people, which was sent to include Xiangjiang. The colonial garrison of the Falkland Islands last year also showed its performance in the Battle of Falklands.

"Sir Li's suggestion won my heart. I will ask you to recruit Guka soldiers." Tang Huan thanked him solemnly.

"It's my honor to work for Tang Sheng." Li Junxia waved her hands repeatedly.

While talking, his subordinates came to report, "Boss, Sir Shao is here."

"Tang Sheng still has important guests to meet, so I won't disturb him." Li Junxia saw the opportunity and stood up to leave.

When Tang Huan sent Li Junxia out, Shao Yifu happened to be walking towards him.

"Uncle Six, please forgive me for being far away." Tang Huan greeted with a smile.

"Don't dare to take it." Shao Yifu said pointedly, "It seems that I, the old man, will be the first to arrive."

"Uncle Six is ​​one of our own, so of course he is the most supportive." Tang Huan complimented, and then heard the assistant report in a low voice, "Mr. Zou and Mr. Lei are also here, but they didn't go into the hotel right away, but got together to talk. "

(End of this chapter)