Mainland, the world film and television city.

The crew of "Green Snake" is still under intense shooting. She is busy in summer. While playing with her son, she secretly does a small business and buys a house in the Magic City. The main goal is the garden villa in Puxi.

Puxi refers to the core urban area of ​​the Demon Capital, with eight districts, such as Jing'an, Putuo, Xuhui, Huangpu, Hongkou, etc. During the colonial period, the Demon Capital was officially opened as one of the five trade ports. The prosperity of trade made the Demon Capital very prosperous at one time, and it was known as "Ten Miles of Foreign Places" and "Eastern Paris".

At that time, many garden villas were built for foreigners who came here to do business, foreign officials who rented them, and high-ranking officials and officials.

In the 1990s, Puxi began large-scale urban renovation, with many shanty towns, old-style lanes and old-style villas being demolished to build new urban areas.

This way, it is of course a good thing to remove the old and the new, but the demolition of a large number of garden villas with a history of decades or even hundreds of years has also made Xia Tian feel a little heartbroken.

These garden villas have a long history. Although they are not considered cultural relics, they also have a strong historical accumulation. Standing there, you can imagine the style of old Shanghai decades ago or even hundreds of years ago. It is a pity that they were demolished like this.

So in summer, I discussed with the Shishi Mansion that I bought all these garden villas at a high price, and took advantage of the opportunity of urban renovation to find a professional construction team to reinforce and restore these old buildings.

Although the investment cost nearly 600 million yuan, Xia Tian knew that he had made a big profit.

These old villas now look dilapidated and old, and are not as beautiful as the new buildings, but their rich historical accumulation is also difficult to compare with these new buildings.

For example, among the villas he bought, there were the mansions of British consuls, the mansions of senior officials of the National People's Party, the villas of famous scholars of the Republic of China, and the other industries of wealthy merchants and tycoons... The titles of these houses are enough to be dazzling.

In the future, when people in the mainland have money and start pretending to be x, no, and start pursuing style, these garden houses where high-ranking officials and famous gentry will become their competition.

This is like the courtyard house in Yanjing. In the 1990s, no one was willing to live in the courtyard house. He thought it was broken, old and inconvenient. He dreamed of living in a high-rise building, so a courtyard house cost only more than one million yuan.

But now, spending 200 million may not be able to buy a courtyard house. Being able to live in a courtyard house has become a symbol of identity and aristocracy.

The average price of more than 500 garden villas that summer has won is only more than one million yuan. But after waiting for another ten years, each building will be at least 100 million yuan.

More than 500 buildings are more than 500 billion. And now nearly 80% of the garden villas recorded by the Demon are already in the hands of Xiatian. When he is selling, he can raise the price and he will be reluctant to sell it, so he will make more money.

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"Xiaoxian, this house was lived in by Kang You. I will pack it up and we can live here when we come to the Demon City in the future." Xia Tian showed Wang Qixian what he has gained.

This villa in Jing'an District was once lived in by Kang You. After Xuan Tong abdicated, Kang You, as a member of the royal family, was still keen on helping Xuan Tong regain the throne. Xuan Tong also trusted him very much and gave him a lot of money to come to the Demon City to contact ambassadors from various countries.

As a result, after Kang Youwei arrived in the Demon City, he only cared about enjoyment, bought luxury houses everywhere, and spent all the money on Xuantong. In addition, he also used his reputation to raise funds overseas and sold calligraphy and paintings with his own reputation, living a happy and carefree life. This villa was built by him back then.

"Beautiful is beautiful. But why do we come to the Demon City?" Wang Qixian asked in confusion.

Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, London... Which place is not better than the Magic City? She really doesn't know why she wants to come to Magic City.

"In the future, demons may develop more prosperously than Hong Kong. At that time, you will know why we are coming to the Demon City." Xia Tian smiled.

In his previous life, the Magic City was one of the most prosperous and advanced cities in the world, more developed than Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo.

"Impossible?" Wang Qixian smiled after hearing this.

She has heard a lot of stories about the Demon City, such as "Ten Miles of Foreign Fields", "Adventurers' Paradise". She has also watched films and TV series related to the Demon City, such as "Shanghai Bund" and "Big Shanghai".

But when she came here in person, she thought it was better to be famous than to meet. The demon city was broken and old, completely different from what she imagined.

"It's not possible now, but you have to look at it for a long time." Xia Tian smiled, "The demons have the right time, place, and people, and they can't do it if they are not developed."

The Magic City has a strong foundation and has laid a good industrial foundation since the colonial period. It was one of the industrial centers in the New China period. Shanghai watches, hero pens, phoenix bicycles, butterfly sewing machines were all popular brand products back then.

Now is a good time for reform and opening up in the mainland. The magic city with a strong foundation naturally has a first-mover advantage over other places. This is the time.

Furthermore, the Magic City is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River. This is a transportation hub. It can enter the hinterland of mainland China to the west, and sail along the ocean to the east, connecting South China to the south, and North China to the north. This is a convenient location.

The provinces near the Sanze City, such as Shandong, Zhejiang, Hui, Henan, etc., are all provinces with large populations and can provide sufficient labor for the City of Demon City.

The Demon Capital itself also has many universities such as Fudan University, Jiaotong University, Tongji University, Huashi University, Finance and Economics, which also provide a large number of talents for the development of the Demon Capital. This is human harmony.

"Since you said it so well, are you planning to invest here?" Wang Qixian asked curiously.

"I have already started investing." Xia Tian smiled, "But, I still need to increase my investment in the future."

Before, he built the World Film and Television City in Pudong, and he had already invested in the Magic City. After that, he built a five-star hotel here, bought several properties on the Bund, etc.

However, Xia Tian felt that this was not enough. The Magic City will become the economic center of the mainland in the future, and its status will become higher and higher. Financial centers, free trade zones, deep-water ports... Its development potential is much greater than that of Hong Kong.

"Then you plan..." Wang Qixian asked.

"I am going to gradually move the company's focus here." Xia Tian smiled.

Today, although Tianxia Group has business around the world, its focus is still on Hong Kong.

However, Xia Tian knew that Hong Kong's economic development potential was limited. This was related to its system.

Hong Kong's real estate, finance, energy, electricity, etc. are almost monopolized in the hands of large consortiums and wealthy people. With their constraints, Hong Kong's economy is like a bird in a cage, and it is impossible to fly.
Chapter completed!