Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

In March 1989, the Wildlife Protection Law was finally implemented in the country.

This incident attracted some attention in China, but Zhao Mancang did not make any statement after learning about it.

He returned to Beijiang City in February and did not return to Yunlan City.

The economic development of Beijiang City has also accelerated significantly.

Central Avenue, the nation's number one central business district, has once again become the focus of attention.

Lu Wenzong pointed to a piece of wasteland near the Beijiang area along the central avenue and said:
"Boss, our plan is to build another skyscraper here, a hundred-story building."

"This place is near Longshan Mountain and next to the Beijiang River, making its geographical location quite advantageous."

"Furthermore, we have arranged for technicians and relevant experts to conduct inspections multiple times, and this location is indeed suitable for building such a skyscraper."

A 100-story skyscraper, this is basically guaranteed to be the tallest building in all of Asia.

At this time, there were already fifty buildings with more than thirty stories on both sides of the wide Central Avenue.

The occupancy rate of these office buildings is indeed very high, reaching 72%.

However, if we continue to build such a skyscraper, it's not just a matter of cost, but also the occupancy rate of the office building.

Moreover, the CBD of Beijiang City should pay more attention to one thing: output value!
For Beijiang City to continue to develop its economy, simply building skyscrapers is not enough.

Manhattan serves as a benchmark for many cities around the world, and is a goal they strive for.

However, Beijiang City does not need to rely on these to sustain itself.

Furthermore, what enabled Beijiang City to develop?
It can be said that Beijiang City itself simply does not possess such strength and status, nor does it have such an urban environment for development.

In short, it means that one's virtue does not match one's position.

If it weren't for Zhao Mancang, Beijiang City would at most be a prefecture-level city.

However, it has now become an international metropolis.

It is the number one economic city in the country. Even though it lacks historical depth, it still has a well-known reputation in China.

It has a certain reputation even internationally.

Zhao Mancang looked at Lu Wenzong, Yang Kangsheng, and the others, then asked curiously:

"Once this skyscraper is completed, how do you plan to attract tenants?"

Zhao Mancang didn't care much about who designed and built the skyscraper.

What he cares about is one thing: can this skyscraper stand tall and remain prosperous forever?
In the original timeline, these high-rise buildings were more likely intended for five-star or even ultra-five-star hotels.

And those top multinational corporations.

These users would like to rent in a skyscraper.

Lu Wenzong and Yang Kangsheng built a new skyscraper near Longshan because it is adjacent to the Beijiang River.

There is a large leisure and entertainment plaza and a shopping mall nearby.

There is a huge flow of people here.

If, hypothetically, another underground subway transfer station were built in Longshan, then needless to say, the flow of people here would surpass that of other places.

Therefore, there is great potential in building such a skyscraper here.

On Hong Kong Island, the International Commerce Centre building in the original timeline had a high-speed rail station right below it, resulting in an incredibly high volume of people.

Only places with convenient transportation can have their economies develop rapidly.

Therefore, if we want to make this building better and attract tenants to apply to move in, the preliminary preparations are essential.

"Sir, our Beijiang City has applied for a stock exchange."

Lu Wenzong said the following:
"Once our Beijiang City becomes the first stock exchange in the country, this building will have no shortage of tenants, and even multinational corporations from abroad will fight tooth and nail for it."

Zhao Mancang agreed with this point.

In the original timeline, the first stock exchange in China was located in Shanghai.

It was established in December 1990.

But what about in this time and space?

Because of the sudden emergence of Beijiang City, although this city is still very young, the potential it has shown is absolutely incomparable to cities such as Shanghai, Futian Fishing Village, Beijing, and Baiyun City.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang believed that this time, if Beijiang City could really achieve this.

If the stock exchange is located in Beijiang City, then all problems will be solved.

At this time, Beijiang City was far ahead in the financial field, both domestically and internationally.

Many Wall Street firms have already established themselves in Beijiang City.

Many other companies, such as Hong Kong Island Development Group, have established their domestic headquarters, or even their Asian headquarters, in Beijiang City.

Many of the top-ranked companies in China are located in Beijiang City.

The authorities might actually consider locating the stock exchange in Beijiang City.

After Lu Wenzong and the others had explained their situation, Zhao Mancang smiled and said:
"Alright, since you've already made the plans, I'll go to the capital."

Lu Wenzong and his companions were overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

They made the right bet. Zhao Mancang really couldn't let go of Beijiang City and was still concerned about the city's development.

Two days later, Zhao Mancang arrived in the capital.

Inside a compound on Wenjin Street, the leaders looked at each other in bewilderment after listening to Zhao Mancang's account.

Perhaps none of them expected that Zhao Mancang, Lu Wenzong, Yang Kangsheng, and other members of the management team in Beijiang City would be so bold.

"Does your city of Beijiang still have that much capital?"

One of the leaders couldn't help but ask.

Two years ago, in the latter half of 1987, Beijiang City shorted Sam's stock.

They obtained a large amount of development funds and then made a lot of money again in 1988 by buying up US stocks at rock-bottom prices.

All in all, the funds known to the leader himself have exceeded 38 billion US dollars.

All of this funding has been invested in the development of the subway, high-speed rail, and urban public transportation in Beijiang City.

It is estimated that in three to five years, the city of Beijiang will have a completely new look.

However, to everyone's surprise, Beijiang City still has so much money.

The amount of money required to build a building, especially a skyscraper with more than 100 floors, is by no means small.

That's why the leader was so curious.

"It's almost all spent."

Zhao Mancang chuckled and spread his hands, saying:
"We've spent all the money we earned before. Now we're focused on creating a new city brand so that Beijiang City can stand out in the country."

The mainstream trend of this era is to see which city has the tallest building.

While ensuring safety, Zhao Mancang would naturally build as many skyscrapers as possible.

Furthermore, during the construction process, the finest building materials are selected whenever possible to extend the lifespan of these buildings. This is why Zhao Mancang drew up a central avenue in Beijiang City and constructed buildings along it.

From the current perspective, this area can already be described as a miniature version of Manhattan.

After all, having more than fifty skyscrapers with thirty floors is still quite impressive in this day and age.

Even with today's labor costs, building such a skyscraper would indeed be quite expensive.

Zhao Mancang was well aware of the situation, so he could understand.

"Comrade Mancang, please give us a definite answer."

The leader interrupted:
"Otherwise, if you suddenly say you want this or that next time, how are we supposed to plan?"

"Sir, it's not that I don't want to give you a definite answer," Zhao Mancang said helplessly.
"I don't really know the exact figures, because the development of Beijiang City is quite different. You could say that at the time we're talking, the funds have increased by several million, or even tens of millions. It's also possible that we've lost tens of millions."

Therefore, everything I tell you now cannot be used as a benchmark.

This was pure sophistry, so the leader told him to just give a rough number.

"There are probably still more than two billion US dollars left."

Zhao Mancang did not give a specific figure, and this refers to cash, not assets and investment funds.

For example, Sam Asset Management, which is currently buying at the bottom, and ExxonMobil, are assets that should continue to rise.

When the leaders heard that there was still so much funding, they couldn't help but gasp.

The health bar of Beijiang City is really thick.

But this is for the best. Beijiang City was originally a testing ground, and we never thought he would succeed.

But now it seems that success is a good thing.

So, the leaders exchanged glances, discussed it briefly, and then approved the decision.

However, while the project to build the tallest building in Beijiang City has been approved, issues such as safety cannot be ignored.

Therefore, the leaders instructed Zhao Mancang to make sure he did this well, otherwise the project might become an unfinished project.

If such an unfinished building appears in the very center of Beijiang City, it will not be a city landmark, but a disaster.

"Don't worry, leaders, there will absolutely be no problem with this security issue."

Zhao Mancang nodded solemnly.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Mancang left.

Zhao Family Courtyard, Zhongguancun South Street.

After returning here, Zhao Mancang looked at the couplets hanging on the door and shook his head slightly.

They rarely come back to this house anymore.

They only come back occasionally for a quick get-together, and then go their separate ways again.

The children have all grown up and have their own lives now.

Fortunately, Zhao Mancang didn't really like the kind of large family life where several generations lived together.

Because such a family environment necessarily requires everyone to have such good character and habits; otherwise, it would be very difficult to achieve.

After all, even parents and children have their conflicts, let alone sisters-in-law?
After a moment of reflection, Zhao Mancang pushed open the door and went into the basement.

There will be a few fewer bottles of aged wine here.

In the 1950s, he bought quite a few of those cellar-aged wines.

Even now, he still needs to buy several of those large earthenware jars of wine every year; these jars have a capacity of several hundred liters.

For many, aged wines are considered the finest and most delicious of all wines.

Zhao Mancang took several bottles with him this time, not for his own consumption, but to reward Chen Guohua and the others.

He didn't take the remaining wine with him; he left it here.

Because the capital city is the most suitable place to store such aged wines.

Yunlan City isn't a suitable place, since it's summer all year round, the temperature is too high, and all kinds of microorganisms are too terrible.

As is well known, cellar-aged wines have extremely demanding environmental requirements.

In order not to break this rule, Zhao Mancang naturally wouldn't easily take these wines away.

After leaving the capital, Zhao Mancang went to the Northwest.

Desertification control in China requires a lot of time and manpower, simply because they haven't adopted cutting-edge technologies.

Zhao Mancang came here to see what was going on.

A few years ago, my boss asked me to help manage the annual sandstorm problem in Beijing.

This weather problem has indeed caused great fear among residents of Beijing.

After all, the sandstorms arrive on time every year, and sometimes they get stronger each year.

"Hmm, I'll come over and lend a hand in a while."

Looking down from the air, Zhao Mancang quickly realized that the desert problem in Northwest China was indeed quite serious.

Not only are there numerous deserts, but they also cover a vast area. Furthermore, places like the Loess Plateau are extremely impoverished.

Looking around, there was almost no greenery, only desolate, lifeless yellow sand stretching as far as the eye could see.

Dudu!

Just then, the satellite phone next to me suddenly rang. It was a call from Lü Yangui.

Under normal circumstances, Lü Yangui and his group would not contact him.

Who can blame them when Zhao Mancang, this hands-off manager, has done such a good job?

But if Lü Yangui and his group take the initiative to contact them, it means something bad has happened.

After the call connected, Lü Yangui's anxious voice came through:
"Boss, an emergency has occurred."

The sudden attack on Kuwait by the neighboring date empire was something no one expected.

The special agents within the territory of the Second Cloud City suddenly found themselves with a large number of weapons and equipment, leading to extremely fierce battles near thirteen factories.

Although the situation was quickly brought under control, the factory robots had been exposed, as well as a large number of drones.

The worst part is that this incident was filmed and has already been leaked to the outside world.

How to put it? This was an organized and premeditated operation.

Thirdly, anti-war demonstrations took place in several places, including the United States, Moscow, and Great Britain.

There were also several protests against Yunlan City, putting all the pressure on Yunlan City.

Given the gravity of the matter, Lü Yangui and his team had no choice but to contact Zhao Mancang.

Zhao Mancang, who was still piloting the plane, had a dark expression on his face.

"I'll be right there, please wait here." (End of Chapter)