Chapter 166 No. 2 on the Bund
"I feel that I prefer the scenery of the Magic City to Shenzhen City. The combination of classics and modernity is impressive."
"Of course, Yulia, if we talk about the background, the natural magic city is even deeper. Thirty years ago, Shenzhen City was just a small fishing village. It took thirty years to develop into the prosperity it is today. It can be said that it is A miracle, there is a word in China called 'Shenzhen market speed'."
At the end of April in the Magic City, the temperature was already very warm at noon.
Barron and his group were walking on the Bund, and he introduced to Yulia beside him:
"As for the Magic City, as early as the beginning of the last century, it was already known as the Paris of the East. Look at the buildings on the street over there. They were all built here by many foreign-funded institutions during the Republic of China. Strong European style.”
"The scenery on this street is indeed very suitable for the luxury positioning of our Devonshire Hotel. Are you planning to open our first hotel in China here?"
After hearing Yulia's words, Barron smiled and said:
"This is a great choice, isn't it? I don't know where it could be better."
He pointed to one side, the center of the classical buildings adjacent to the Bund, and said:
“I have my eye on the area and I hope that the future Devonshire Bund Hotel will join the extraordinary streetscape of the Bund.”
Barron and his group, in addition to Wang Wanting, included many blond and blue-eyed "foreigners", especially behind Barron, the young and handsome Duke, and Julia Moore, the graceful beauty, there were seven in total. Eight people surrounded them.
The four bodyguards in black suits and black suits led by Danny Burton are even more eye-catching.
Therefore, it attracted the attention of other tourists on the Bund, and many people stopped to look at them from a distance.
"I have to say, there are really many people in China..."
In this regard, Yulia couldn't help but say this.
"Haha, Yulia, the scene now is nothing compared to the last time we went to West Lake. Well, it's China's May Day Golden Week soon, and then I'm afraid you can appreciate the crowds of people everywhere. scene."
The last time Barron came to China, it was during the National Day holiday in China. It can be said that many of the scenic spots he went to were crowded with tourists.
And now it is the end of April, and the May Day holiday is coming soon. I am afraid that the Bund, the magical city, will be crowded with people again.
"Mr. Cavendish, our leader has arranged the luncheon. It's almost time now. Can we go over?"
At this time, a young man in a suit walked up to Barron and spoke to him politely.
This person was the representative sent by the local government of HP District to accompany their group on the tour. After hearing the other party say these words to him in fluent English, Barron nodded and said to Yulia:
"Chinese people have a tradition of discussing things over the wine table. Next, let's talk to their officials about hotel investment."
Yes, the most important thing for Barron to come to Shanghai this time is to prepare the Devonshire luxury hotel of the Cavendish Hotel Group to be located in the Shanghai Magic City.
It can be said that in the mainland of China, the Magic City is probably the most suitable city for the first luxury hotel to be located. After all, if we talk about politics, Yanjing is the center of China, but in terms of economy, the Magic City is the most suitable city. This is also where they open their doors to the outside world. The Open Window area has gathered the largest number of foreign-funded enterprise headquarters in the country. For foreign investors like the Cavendish Hotel Group, it is naturally the best investment location.
It can be said that this investment in Magic City will be Barron's largest investment in China so far.
As for the investment in the hotel group owned by Barron Cavendish, the Duke of England, the Magic City also attaches great importance to it. After all, this investment will not only attract huge amounts of foreign exchange, but the completion of such a luxury hotel will It is of great significance to the image of the entire Magic City and the improvement of local hardware facilities.
During this banquet, the district mayor of HP District personally received Barron and the others, and the two parties discussed the location of the Devonshire Magic City Hotel.
What Barron is interested in is Building 2 on the Bund, which was once the site of Shanghai Shanghai Club and is currently a protected cultural relic in Shanghai.
The Shanghai Club was a club for British expatriates in Shanghai. It was an important social venue at the time and was founded in 1867.
The current building is a new building after the original building was demolished and rebuilt by the Magic City Association at the beginning of the 20th century. The new building was built in early 1910, covering an area of 1,811 square meters and a construction area of 9,280 square meters. The building has three facades. It is treated in sections. There are six Ionic-style stone pillars in the middle of the 2nd to 3rd floors. There are Baroque wind pavilions at the top, with exquisite and beautiful carvings.
It can be said that this building has witnessed a lot of the history of the once ten-mile foreign trade in Shanghai, and it does have a certain special significance for the Devonshire Hotel to choose this place.
For this Devonshire Bund Hotel, Cavendish Hotel Group will invest 100 million pounds and invite the world's top designers to design.
It is worth mentioning that in the original time and space, this building later became part of the Hilton Hotel Group's first Waldorf Astoria hotel in China, but this hotel opened in 2011.
Therefore, eight years in advance, the Cavendish Hotel Group had the opportunity to open its Devonshire Hotel here.
In this era, the investment of up to 100 million pounds cannot help but be ignored by the Shanghai Municipal Government.
After the Devonshire Bund Hotel project was reported to the top, it quickly received local approval in principle. The next step is to carry out detailed planning.
Barron is also planning to build a new building of the same style next to the old building at No. 2 on the Bund, just like the Carldorf Hotel in the original time and space, and then connect the two buildings to become the theme of the Devonshire Bund Hotel. .
The completed hotel will have more than 20 luxury suites and a total of more than 300 various rooms, and will also include a luxury club in the old building - a top-notch club that provides all-round services such as catering, fitness, and SPA.
The Magic City also attaches great importance to this project. Although the Cavendish Hotel Group is not very well-known internationally, this hotel group currently owns the largest number of castle luxury hotels in England. The "Devon Hill" brand has also become graceful, noble and the most representative of the top aristocratic style in England.
Therefore, in addition to the Cavendish Hotel Group's investment of 100 million pounds, their local bank will also provide it with a loan of 500 million Chinese dollars to build the Devonshire Bund Hotel into the top luxury hotel.
In the final analysis, it was Barron's very bold and solid investment of 100 million pounds that impressed the local government in the city. After learning the details of Barron Cavendish, the young British Duke, the other party's strength also It really reassured them.
The Cavendish Hotel Group is only a small part of his industry. Other media groups, communications companies, investment companies, etc. are all very well-known in England.
In addition, the young Duke also has many investments in China, mainly in the Internet industry. Penguin, NetArt, Alibaba and Baidu, all of which have certain influence in the emerging Internet industries, all have his holdings. share.
It can be said that they are still very much looking forward to the subsequent investment of this British nobleman.
