Tao Liangchen
Chapter 895 The Myth of Real Estate Wealth
Leaving the little one in the hotel room to be looked after by a nanny, Su Yehao had breakfast and then went out for a stroll with Yin Liuli.
Next door to the Peace Hotel was Nong Qingying's SK-II brand flagship store in the mainland.
Turning left and crossing the road to the viewing platform, one could see the new buildings sprouting up across the Huangpu River in Lujiazui.
Not far from the Jin Mao Tower, a modern office building over three hundred and twenty meters tall, clad in dark glass curtain walls, had already been topped out.
This office building was built on the land Su Yehao had bought from someone else when he first made his fortune, with a total investment of nearly two billion RMB. It had been a long and difficult process to complete.
He already had quite a few super skyscraper projects in hand.
For example, in Cyberport in Kai Tak, next to the Pengcheng Bay Area, and in the CBD of Qianxin City, in addition to the numerous projects of Sihai International Group, Su Yehao had no intention of continuing to compete with anyone in Lujiazui.
Moreover, there was no need to compete with anyone. The tallest building in the country had already been confirmed to be located in the central business district of Qianxin City in Qianhai, Pengcheng, with a planned total investment of about fifteen billion RMB.
The office building across the river, over three hundred and twenty meters high, was only intended for their own use. Several branch offices had already confirmed that they would move their East China headquarters there.
In the height of summer, it was already hot in the morning.
Su Yehao, wearing a baseball cap, shorts, and a short-sleeved shirt, said to Yin Liuli, who was holding a parasol:
"People at different stages of life really see things differently. I remember a few years ago when I saw the Jin Mao Tower, I thought it was extravagant and exaggerated to spend five billion RMB to build a building. Looking back now, it's just a set of Three Gorges Dam water turbine generators. I bought three sets of such generators at once, and I heard that the revenue is very good since they started discharging floodwaters and generating electricity recently."
Yin Liuli said with a smile:
"Actually, not much has changed, it's just that you're too rich now. I originally thought the Three Gorges Dam belonged to the government, I didn't expect that it could be sold to outsiders?"
"The dam is the dam, and power generation belongs to the economic sphere, so they can't be lumped together. Even if only for flood control, the existence of the Three Gorges Dam is very necessary. There are still twenty or thirty sets of generators waiting for me to spend money to buy, so I probably won't have any spare money on hand in the next few years."
After Su Yehao finished speaking, he saw a small yacht more than ten meters long slowly passing by on the river.
Several businessmen in shirts stood on the deck, looking quite successful, pointing at both sides of the Huangpu River, seemingly commenting on something.
He just glanced at it casually, without any emotion in his heart.
Such a small boat now seemed a little cute in Su Yehao's eyes, like seeing a yacht pup, just a basic entry-level model.
Yin Liuli walked forward, speaking calmly:
"It's quite frustrating to say, but recently, while working on charity projects, I've seen too many tragedies caused by lack of money. Many of life's difficult problems are due to this."
"But the problem is that even if I give away all my wealth, I can't fundamentally change these things, otherwise I wouldn't mind investing more funds in charity. Rather than simply giving away money, teaching people how to fish is obviously better. I can now provide employment opportunities to the local area, assist certain industries in completing manufacturing transformation, and try to prevent wealth from being harvested by multinational corporations. To some extent, the level of economic development directly affects the level of health care, which is more important than charity."
He walked forward with his hands in his pockets.
Su Yehao had long understood that there were many things in this world that even he couldn't do, so he was too lazy to get hung up on things and dwell on these helpless problems.
Looking at him, Yin Liuli smiled and said:
"Don't think too much, I'm not talking about you, I've just seen cases of people who need help recently, and I feel that people are really too fragile."
"Yeah, compared to ancient times, we are already lucky, at least the average lifespan has been greatly extended. I asked you to be responsible for charity projects so that you could find something to do, don't start thinking wildly and get trapped in it."
Su Yehao continued:
"Why don't you be responsible for planting trees and forests, or protecting animals? People get old, get sick, and die, this is the biggest abyss in society, constantly devouring everything that people think is meaningful. Staring at it all day long, I'm afraid you'll feel stressed."
Yin Liuli thought for a while and only said, "It doesn't matter, even if I can only help a small number of people, it seems very meaningful..."
They strolled and chatted.
Compared with the businesses of Nangong Tian and Jiang Yu, the charity project that Yin Liuli was in charge of was obviously a bit special. As long as she didn't put pressure on herself, there wouldn't be any problems.
It was only a little after eight in the morning.
The temperature was already very high, and the sun shining on the body had a stinging sensation.
The old buildings of the Bund Exposition next to them seemed to be covered with a layer of gold, and several old buildings were being renovated, with scaffolding erected at the entrance.
Su Yehao suggested:
"Have someone drive the car over and go to Lujiazui across the river. Tomson Riviera is under construction, maybe there are model rooms already. I'll get you a set when the time comes?"
"Me? I already have a lot of houses, and I probably won't live here for long."
Yin Liuli had been living in Pengcheng most of the time in recent years, and she would also return to Casino when she had time. She was not familiar with the place in Shanghai, so there was indeed no need to keep property there.
Mentioning it casually, Su Yehao didn't force it, just smiled and said:
"That residential area seems to be preparing to create a new benchmark for luxury homes in the mainland. A house there will probably sell for tens of millions. I wanted to acquire that piece of land several times, but later settled for the land next to it."
Following the direction he pointed, Yin Liuli saw the residential area under construction on the opposite bank and replied, "If it costs tens of millions, it's better to buy a villa. It's more comfortable to live in. Both privacy and space are better than an apartment, unless you live on the top floor, otherwise there will always be noise from people walking around upstairs."
"I think so too, but some people like the city night view of the metropolis. My dad is near the China World Trade Center in Si Jiucheng, and I have also planned similar benchmark luxury homes in the business district of Qianxin City, which will attract a batch of customers who are the first to get rich in the future when the opportunity arises..."
Sihai International Group's projects generally belonged to high-end real estate, and under Su Yehao's deliberate guidance, they began to focus on the commercial real estate field.
As for ordinary residential development, Su Yehao held shares in Hengda and Biguiyuan. There was no difficulty in expanding, and he hardly had to worry about it.
The marketization of the mainland real estate market was the right step.
Local finances had land funds flowing in, and they began to become wealthy. They also had the energy to complete infrastructure construction, and the changes were obvious.
It was no exaggeration to say that anyone who bought a house in first- and second-tier cities in this era would hardly suffer losses. A vigorous myth of wealth creation was gradually unfolding.
Ordinary people don't have many opportunities to get rich in their lives, and buying a house is currently the most convenient investment opportunity.
Buying a house in the center of Shanghai now is like winning one or two double-color balls ten years later. Locals who are relocated or own their own houses are also equal to having the opportunity to win the lottery. It's quite exaggerated to think about it.