My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 905 I really didn't intend to get into real estate

Cheng Lang came with the landlady.

We had lunch at a long-established Cantonese restaurant in Yau Ma Tei, a pre-Chinese New Year holiday gathering.

Several young players were overjoyed, saying they hadn't had such a lavish meal in a long time.

Normally, I'm so engrossed in all sorts of scientifically prescribed fitness meals and weight-loss meals that I never get to enjoy any delicious food.

Finally, I can indulge in delicious food during the holiday.

The meticulous foreign coaching staff was a bit confused; why was they taking such a long holiday in February?
Moreover, it takes them ten or twenty days to travel back and forth across the Pacific Ocean, which is quite tiring.

However, it is basically confirmed that after the Spring Festival, Lu Bin and Fred will take the HK team to North America for training, and the foreign coaching staff will be waiting to receive them there.

So I was still very happy to give each of us a HK$1,000 red envelope from the boss.

Of course, the money wasn't free.

Surprisingly, the boss asked them to tailor their approach to these children from inland China, creating a menu for the Spring Festival and a self-care exercise program.

Weight and body fat percentage data must be provided after the Spring Festival.

This was met with exaggerated wailing from the young people.

It seems that the new environment of the past two or three months has indeed allowed them to be more mischievous than Lu Bin.

Xiao's mother also noticed: "Xiao Rang is very knowledgeable about sports, isn't he?"

They also served vegetables.

The landlady was glancing sideways, but she was too busy answering her cell phone to criticize her.

Lu Bin quickly reminded him: "It's the leader... Comrade Wei Dong is a leader who requires us to obey orders!"

Wei Dong chuckled and waved his hand: "It's alright, it's alright. The professional team model in mainland China will have to be reformed sooner or later. Brother Bin, you can take the lead and make an impact. Maybe Xiao Ming will be your soldier in the future. We will try our best to let the best talents participate in high-level competitions in Hong Kong and the NBA to form a strong overseas legion. Then they can return to China to play for the national team. I will guarantee the expenses and the obedience to orders when returning to China for competitions. You can report to the leaders when you go back and bring more videotapes... Oh dear."

It turned out that Chow Yun-fat and Leung Ka-fai had arrived: "They don't respect me as their coach. They changed the training location without even telling me. How am I supposed to handle this?!"

Mrs. Xiao was dumbfounded, pointing and stammering, "This, this, this... Xu Wenqiang, it really is Xu Wenqiang!"

Old Xiao noticed something to the side: "That looks like the chess king, doesn't it?"

As a result, the players and coaching staff at several tables all laughed and applauded, praising the coach for his excellent performance, which perfectly captured the feeling of power struggles within the team's leadership.

Chow Yun-fat, who had been keeping a straight face, smiled smugly and came over to greet his new friend.

Then he reported the good news to his boss: "I heard that Ahui's movie is doing very well in mainland China. I haven't heard any complaints about it being suppressed. Let's see how the commercials are received."

This is what he's most worried about.

Leung Ka-fai traveled from Shanghai to Beijing with the film reels, running around to get approvals. After the film was released, he immediately returned to Hong Kong with an advertisement for the international community.

Let Wei Dong explain: "There is no box office system in mainland China yet. The film is distributed to cinemas in various provinces and cities and then distributed to them in rotation. The money does not go to the film studio. It is only based on how many copies of the film are developed and sold to cinemas in various places. Each copy costs nine thousand yuan. I have a good relationship with the film studio and help them develop more copies. Let's see how many copies of the film can be sold in the end. Our purpose is not to make money."

Liang Jiahui nodded and busied himself turning on the TV hanging in the dining room: "It'll be a while. I heard the boss is coming back, so they specially moved the broadcast to today."

Chi Shiming had to call the boss's wife to get here: "Haha, whether sales are good or not depends on today's advertisements."

There was still a hint of forced smiles on her face; you could tell she was under a lot of pressure.

Jenny followed her husband wherever he went, and didn't complain that the restaurants in Yau Ma Tei weren't high-class enough. However, she habitually expected her husband to set the table for her, was picky about what she ate, and didn't care about the business at all.

Shen Laosan was even nudging Eleventh Sister with his elbow to gossip.

Wei Dong reassured his son-in-law, saying, "It's our own TV station. I'll bombard it with messages every day. I don't believe it won't get stuck in people's hearts."

Qin Yuye then put down the phone and explained, "I've never heard of selling pre-sale apartments in other places before. If this really works out, then real estate ads from the Right Bank, Makan, and even Southeast Asia can be placed in Hong Kong?"

Wei Dong shrugged: "Why not?"

Later, those seaside real estate advertisements even reached prefecture-level cities like Shangzhou.

The elderly people in the tax compound have bought many of these unheard-of retirement homes in seaside towns. After all, for people in inland areas, the allure of a life with spring flowers blooming and the sea in front of them is too great.

Finally, in the most remote and desolate places, whether life is convenient or not is another matter, but let's just talk about whether there's a sea or not.

But this is Shanghai!

It is the ancestral home of countless middle-class intellectuals in Hong Kong.

Before the "Easy Fitness" program airs promptly at 12:30 PM on the news channel, commercials are inserted during the program preview.

The film opens with scenes of Shanghai during the Republican era.

As the most advanced and international metropolis of that era, its streets and buildings with various European styles, as well as its dazzling array of wall signs, are absolutely comparable to the old streets of Hong Kong today.

The kind of signs that stretch across the streets, a hallmark of Hong Kong films, were already quite common in old Shanghai.

Even Hong Kong learned from Shanghai's model.

The trams clattered slowly across the screen, Stipunk made a brief appearance, but rickshaws were mostly busy at work.

The background music is the kind of singing by dancing girls from the Republican era, and the yellowish black and white visuals give it a nostalgic feel. However, it only lasts a few seconds before switching to color, still showing these streets of Shanghai, but clearly filmed from the same angles as those old movies.

The passersby were dressed rather plainly, but they were not ragged or emaciated, and they carried the confident arrogance commonly seen in people from Shanghai.

The buildings and streets are less gaudy and messy than before, and are now cleaner and tidier.

The main feature is that the roadside trees from decades ago have now grown into a lush canopy, creating a very charming and artistic atmosphere.

The background music was "The Road of Life," which has been less popular in Hong Kong than in Shanghai in recent years.

"Though the road is long, I am never tired by your side..."

At this moment, Leung Ka-fai appeared in the photo wearing a suit, with a trench coat draped over his arm and carrying a small suitcase.

Walking on different streets.

With just a few changes in his hairstyle and a slight adjustment in the style of his suit, he can portray different images of a person from the Republican era and a modern wanderer returning home in different scenes.

It makes people wonder whether he lived in the Republic of China era or the modern era.

His gaze shifted between high aspirations and wistful nostalgia.

The color scheme and lighting blend the spirit of the times with poetic aesthetics, resulting in a refined and grand atmosphere when walking along the main road of the established Hui-style community.

Seemingly with a sense of having traveled a long way, he sat on a bench by the stone bridge, smiling quietly.

Finally, amidst the gentle and beautiful singing, the only voice-over line rang out: "My home is in Shanghai."

Only then did the advertisement appear: "Shanghai Jianggang Real Estate International Community, only 700 units remaining, hotline..."

Thirty seconds, a beautifully shot advertisement, like a time-travel movie.

It has the artistic flair of Chow Yun-fat's original "100-Year Runfa" advertisement, but with a greater emphasis on the beauty of color.

Leung Ka-fai explained the significance of the entire real estate project to Chow Yun-fat in a low voice through gestures.

It serves as a demonstration of Shanghai's current openness to the outside world and is also an important channel for earning foreign exchange.

The three Shanghai residents were also stunned. Was the little kid watching the handsome, weathered man on TV sitting right next to him?

The Xiao couple were mainly surprised: "Huhai, is that a street in Huhai? I haven't seen the last one before? It's so beautiful..."

"The international community, huh? I heard it's like chopping onions..."

Chi Shiming said awkwardly, "Where are we going to cut off? The sale of commercial housing in Shanghai hasn't even started yet, we haven't even entered the Shanghai market."

Because Shanghai's public housing system is too large, if houses were allowed to be bought and sold freely immediately, the entire system might collapse.

Therefore, the current approach is to allow the exchange with a tacit eye.

The few new residential buildings being sold are all located in the suburbs.

The main focus is on selling apartments in the electronics industrial park to the public, with prices starting at $1,000 per square meter, and two or three buildings selling out in seconds.

Now, with a stronger community feel, it's selling for $2,000. Will it sell?

Wei Dong still applauded loudly to thank Liang Jiahui for his performance: "Since it's a commercial, we still need to talk about money. In the end, it'll be based on sales commission, haha. You guys can also do advertising if you play basketball well. Kanzi, go first. How was Li Xiaomei's game during the Southeast Asia tour?"

Finally, Liang Jiahui provided the translation.

Kemp lamented, "Her skill level is so low, she should go to Los Angeles or Hawaii to compete!"

The president of the Windsurfing Association laughed heartily: "Sure, sure, Fred can go back and contact the relevant competitions first, and also take care of the windsurfing events."

Li Yue'e's training has only just begun. What's the rush for an eighteen-year-old girl? Let's get this year's basketball team sorted out first.

But when it comes to the windsurfing he saw on the sea when he passed through Sha Tin, Leung Ka-fai is more knowledgeable than Chow Yun-fat. He knows that the wind direction and water surface there are more suitable for water sports, and the Hong Kong government has been considering whether to build a new water sports center in Sha Tin.

After all, the HK Sports Institute is right next to Sha Tin Racecourse, and many sports associations' training bases are also located there.

The couple, Qian Chuanzi and his wife, immediately understood:

“Apply immediately to the Hong Kong government for a new windsurfing training center. We will cover the construction costs. Ah Ming and Fat, you two apply for the land separately in advance. Uncle Lang, give us some encouragement, and we can build some houses near Sha Tin to live in and sell, and everyone will have a place to live.”

How much would a training base for water sports cost? All the grounds are natural ocean water, and all you need to do is build a nice clubhouse or similar building on the shore.

But in areas that were originally deserted and uninhabited, building such a training center can quickly change the value of the land.

Even if the number of tourists, players, and industry professionals attracted is not overwhelming, the land, which is already at a low cost, can be acquired cheaply under the guise of the Hong Kong government's support for sports projects, and a slight price increase can generate substantial profits.

At least the basketball team and the movie company staff can now afford to live in houses.

Having learned the rules from the land acquisition and construction process at the TV station, Rang Weidong felt that this method was much simpler than stock trading.

You are the market maker; the rise and fall are entirely in your own hands.

Cheng Lang nodded in agreement, just like Chi Shiming and the others.

(End of this chapter)