Chapter 389： Polo match talks about cooperation (1)

"Oh? What is it?"

Edmund King's words aroused Yang Cheng's interest. It was definitely not a small project that attracted the attention of these veterans, and they had a natural resistance to speculative projects, which must be related to traditional industries.

"A railroad station yard renovation project along the Los Angeles River." Edmund King did not sell off, pulling Yang Cheng and pressing his throat.

Yang Cheng's spirits lifted up, this is a gift for him.

Los Angeles is a city based on the development of highways and urban sprawl. Public green space is missing, and the per capita green space share ranks in the bottom of the US cities.

The traditional industrial area along the Los Angeles River was converted into an open waterfront landscape area, which can help restore the ecological environment of the river bank and maintain good hydraulic performance while being used by the public. This is not the first time for the Los Angeles City Hall of this kind of project. Operate.

"Which railway yard? What is the geographical location?" This is the core of the problem. If you occupy a location advantage, whether it is transformed into a residential building or a commercial plaza, it will not lose money.

Edmund King took out his cell phone, opened Google Maps to locate it, enlarged it and handed it to Yang Cheng, and introduced, "Piggyback Yard Railway Station is close to the city center, with the Los Angeles River to the west. This land is less than 1 mile from Union Station. There are also city halls, city libraries, cathedrals, etc. in the surrounding area. The external traffic of the site is very convenient. In the past, it mainly relied on urban arterial roads and multiple railways passing through the site for cargo transportation."

Yang Cheng scratched the screen and quickly scanned the surrounding facilities, recalling the information of this piece of land in his mind. He could probably remember where it was, but it was not known what was inside.

"This is a project proposed by the City Hall?"

Edmund King nodded and expressed his affirmation, "After receiving the news, we conducted a detailed investigation of this land. In the mid-19th century, when the city of Los Angeles began to develop, the river resources were fully utilized by people for daily production. In the early 20th century, the river course had been changed many times, and frequent flooding greatly affected people's normal life.

Around 1938, the ZF authorized the U.S. Army Engineering Department to change the natural revetment of the entire river into an artificial concrete bank. They dug deep channels and sealed three-quarters of the river into the canals with concrete.

Since then, the Los Angeles River has become a stream of water running on gray concrete slabs, which looks more like an irrigation canal or a “water highway”, which made many people not behave in the later period. Know the existence of this river.

Although the artificial reconstruction method effectively solved the flooding problem, it also severely damaged the ecosystem of the river. 20 years ago, environmentalists began to call for the restoration of part of the river to its natural state, but it was due to the financial and the game of forces among all parties. For other reasons, this proposal has been shelved until now.

At present, several congressmen have jointly proposed proposals and have come up with a whole set of plans to build a 51-mile-long ecological green corridor along the Los Angeles River.

Our target PiggybackYard is one of these areas. "

Yang Cheng became more and more excited. He could probably recall the situation of the land. From the analysis of the site's own situation, at present, the declining urban old industrial area can no longer adapt to the rapid development of the metropolis. The expansion of the city scale and the increase in population make the land use more tension.

In order to make the urban center more dynamic and improve the efficiency of land use, land rectification is imperative. Therefore, Yang Cheng can understand the intention of some MPs who are sincerely considering the development of the city, and take measures such as cleaning the river corridor to step by step. Build a new industrial zone compatible with the new residential area, which will be cleaner, environmentally friendly, and economically more robust.

From the perspective of the future, PiggybackYard represents a change in the development model, which can bring long-term benefits to the community and the environment, and to Yang Cheng and the group of capitalists, this tm is a bright interest. There is no reason to miss it.

In fact, although Yuanshan has the ability to eat this project alone, he can completely get rid of Edmund King and his friends and do it alone, but he can't do it after all. One is for his own reputation; the other is for better To avoid risks, picking up money is also risky. At the moment you bend over, you actually can't see any foreign objects on your head and behind you. Once you are hit by a flowerpot falling from a high altitude, you will die or be disabled!

"What is the transformation goal of ZF planning?" Yang Cheng asked again.

Edmund King stretched out four fingers, "According to the information I got, ZF only proposed four principles. As long as these four principles are met, the remaining open space will be used with us!

1. Renovate the Los Angeles River in the city center;

2. Connect with nearby communities;

3. Create a large enough public open space;

4. Build a diversified and vibrant community for people to live, work, study, and entertain;"

Yang Cheng then concluded, "In other words, we need to do work such as dredging rivers, grafting bridges, paving roads, building low-cost apartment communities, etc., can we play freely?"

Edmund King nodded affirmatively, "You are right. The total investment of the whole project is expected to exceed 1.2 billion US dollars. Of course, this includes our previous planning of a large downtown commercial plaza. If you If you join, you can also put forward your own opinions."

Yang Orange shook his head, "I have no objection. That piece of land is more than 5 kilometers away from Staples Center. It is a veritable downtown Los Angeles. If our commercial plaza is successful in attracting investment, it can completely distribute the flow of people at Staples Center, and The riverside landscape can also attract many nearby residents to leisure and entertainment. As long as the popularity is gathered, there is no need to worry about the development of the commercial plaza.

We can even build a riverside commercial street with a riverside plank road on one side, allowing people to jog and fish here, and a riverside commercial street on the other side. When you are tired, you can go shopping and buy some snacks, which guarantees the benefit of the surrounding area. The intention does not delay us making money. "

Edmund King couldn't help but applaud, "Jason, you are indeed a business genius. If you follow your assumptions, we don't seem to have to hesitate anymore and invest boldly and wait for the money."

Yang Cheng laughed openly, "Then this project must be counted for me. I don't know what your investment quota is, and how much can I get?"

Edmund King opened his hands and said in a rather helpless tone, "We wanted to bid for loans at the beginning, but now that you join us, we are more confident, and loans are not our only choice, and it takes a long time. The construction team of Shan, the development cost will be further reduced."

Yang Cheng knew that Edmund King was delaying time and gave herself enough room for thinking, so he did not rush to urge. In fact, when he learned about this project, Edmund King had no room for regret, even Yang Cheng also faintly hoped that the other party would regret it, so that he could swallow the project exclusively.

However, his fantasy did not last long. After only a few seconds, Edmund King said, "600 million, jason, you can invest 600 million US dollars, accounting for 49% of our joint company."

Yang Cheng frowned lightly, and although her voice was calm, it contained a touch of dissatisfaction and coercion, "Oh? Why not 50% or even 51%?"

It seemed that Yang Cheng had long expected to ask this question and answered almost without hesitation, "Because we have to set aside a portion of the shares for the management, and also because we need to be responsible for the most important link, and conduct public relations with the department and councillors responsible for this project. To ensure that we successfully win this project."

"Wait, didn't you just say that you need to bid?"

"Indeed, but not everyone can get the final bidding qualification."

Yang Cheng is not very satisfied with this answer. Although he has never participated in this kind of municipal engineering bidding before, he still understands the general process. It seems that as long as he has the qualifications to meet the bidding requirements, he can participate in the final bidding link after review. , As Edmund King said, unless the city hall wants to play tricks and make a point.

What's more, the effect of his own public relations for this project is not necessarily worse than that of Edmund King.

After thinking about it, I don't want to talk too much nonsense here, I should come down to comfort the other person, and let his own person check it back. He has to figure out the specific situation before he can make any plans.

Yes, this project has not yet started, and there is a gap in the cooperation. This is not a good sign.

However, both sides are old foxes who are good at disguising. On the surface, they are still friendly. They are happy for their cooperation intention. The second half of the subsequent polo match began in such a cheerful and peaceful atmosphere.

Emma Watson, who played in place of Yang Cheng, drew the ball out with an extremely awkward posture. He was about to score a goal. Edmund King, who was rushed by the horse, stopped him, which made Emma Watson cheered. Both arms are awkward in the air It’s not to wave it, it is not to wave it, Yang Cheng was so happy that he patted her thigh for a while, took out a mobile phone and took more than a dozen pictures in a row, intending to "threat" her with Emma's ugly photos Unlock the pose!

The second half lasted for two quarters. Thanks to Emma Watson's half-beat slower than the others, Edmund King led the team to successfully move back to the score. Seeing that he would lose if he continued to fight like this, the blue team quickly replaced Yang Orange. The subsequent game was like a broken bamboo. Under Yang Cheng's wonderful performance, the opponent did not have the slightest room to breathe, and he cleanly scored two consecutive goals to win the game.

In the post-match handshake session, Edmond congratulated meaningfully, "Congratulations to Jason, I hope we will have the opportunity to defend against foreign enemies in the same team in the future."

Yang Cheng shook hands with Edmund King strongly, smiled without saying a word, and took Lisa down to change her clothes. Suddenly Yang Cheng felt something was rubbing her arm, turned her head, and saw Lisa bang her nose. He lowered his head and rubbed Yang Cheng with its long horse face. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Yang Cheng saw a touch of reluctance in her slick eyes.

His heart trembled immediately. With his years of riding experience and occasionally chatting with Georgina, it’s not difficult to know that this is a manifestation of the horse’s spirituality. When the horse takes the initiative to get in touch with you, it means it recognizes you. A certain "tacit understanding" is established between the owner, man and horse, and this tacit understanding will accompany the horse's life.

Thinking of this, how could Yang Cheng allow "Lisa" to stay in the club and be "ridden" by other people. If he encounters a bad temper or loses a game, he will be blamed on the horse's guests at every turn. What to do if you beat and scold?

Raising his hand and gently stroking the shiny and silky mane of "Lisa", seeing that it was still the look of reluctance, a gratified smile appeared on his face, and he beckoned to Parker, "Lisa, I want it, trouble Send a car to my ranch."