Wall Street Legend

Chapter 269 Approval (24)

Mr. McCord personally contacted Mr. McCord about the land. Manhattan Island has been developing for more than a century, and there are only so many lands that are willing to be sold. You can always find them by asking someone.

After becoming the executive officer of Tamsui Investment Group, he relied on his social talent to get to know many people, such as the real estate tycoon who lived above Ye Dongqing's house. If there was any news, Pu Chuan would definitely know about it.

It's strange to say that they are obviously neighbors, but Ye Dongqing has lived here for so long and has never seen each other once. It seems that he has some hidden will (harmony) not to want the two to have a relationship, but he also doesn't care about that guy. I have no interest in him, so it doesn’t matter whether I recognize him or not.

Mr. McCord showed 100% enthusiasm for building a building. He called the other party on the spot and learned that there were good plots of land, but the prices were generally high, and there were restrictions on building height and other doorways. Quite a few.

Ye Dongqing called Mr. Bloomberg and said that there were some things that needed to be discussed with him in person, not business matters. When he learned that the man was in the city hall at the moment, he immediately put on his coat and went downstairs, asking McCord to continue. Ask, it's best to send someone to conduct an on-site inspection. The price doesn't matter. The New York real estate market has not been very frothy recently. If you really can't afford it, you can buy an old building, tear it down and build again.

First, he went to an architectural design office and got the first draft from them that he had worked overtime to finish. The real building had just been designed. He just wanted Bloomberg to know what it would look like, after color rendering. They were quite beautiful, and they came in all colors. Ye Dongqing picked two and brought them with him, one in red and black, and one in yellow and black.

At first, I thought red and black were quite evil, but after seeing the dark green concept drawing, I realized that making the building this color looked more like a snake. Ye Dongqing was so disgusted that she passed on the other colors. Prepare to choose one from red and black or yellow and black, preferably the one that can change into several colors, with black as the main color, which looks very cool, like a steel behemoth in some science fiction movie.

Without staying at the architectural design office for long and asking them to come up with the design plan as soon as possible, Ye Dongqing got in the car again with two rolled drawings and drove to the New York City Hall in downtown...

The explosive growth of wealth is mainly due to the success of Facebook. Every increase in valuation means that his book wealth has increased. His net worth has approached that of Mayor Michael Bloomberg who founded Bloomberg News, making him one of the richest people in New York. One of the successful businessmen.

No one knew what Ye Dongqing’s potential was. When he came to the city hall, many people greeted him enthusiastically, and an assistant personally led him to the door of Mr. Bloomberg’s office.

After knocking on the door and walking in, the two shook hands warmly. Mr. Bloomberg focused his eyes on Ye Dongqing's left hand and asked, "Why are you here when you have time? I've never seen you here before. , very welcome.”

"I have something to ask for your help, sir. I'm going to build a brand new skyscraper in Manhattan, a tall building that can replace the Empire State Building and become the new landmark of New York. You know the impression the Empire State Building has in people's minds now, right? It’s just too bad.”

"How tall is the building?"

"Five hundred meters or six hundred meters. We will decide based on the cost at that time. I want to know if the city hall has any restrictions in this regard. If the tallest building in the United States is placed in Manhattan, it will be good news for you, sir. After all, it is like There are not many investors like me who only care about the building itself and don’t consider the cost.

Before you see this design, it's best to be mentally prepared. As I just said, this is a very cool building, but it may not be acceptable to everyone. I am going to name it the Cobra Building. "

Ye Dongqing was vaccinated in advance. These words made Mr. Bloomberg look suspicious. Now he is very worried that the building is the image of a cobra. In Western culture, snakes often represent evil, such as the deception of Adam and Eve in the Bible. The snake that ate the apple, such as various evil snake symbols in the Middle Ages and so on.

If this is the case, Mr. Bloomberg thinks that most New Yorkers will not agree to build this building in New York. No one wants to look up and see a building that disgusts them.

After putting on his glasses, he opened the design drawings. After reading it with a look of surprise, he said to Ye Dongqing: "I usually find snakes disgusting, but this building does not disgust me. On the contrary, I think it is more beautiful, but I The opinions are not of much use. This design style is still a bit risky.

I may not give you any definite answer until I have done the research and know what New Yorkers think, but I can imagine what it will look like after it is built. Maybe young people will support you and plan to build it in where? "

Bloomberg probably guessed why Ye Dongqing came to visit him before building the building. The Cobra Tower is different from other skyscrapers with different shapes. Its image will cause a lot of controversy. No matter which city's mayor, It was impossible for him to casually agree to build such a building in the city he managed, so Ye Dongqing expressed his true thoughts before asking.

“I think it’s fine if Midtown is near the East River, or near the new site of the World Trade Center, or near Central Park.

There will be high-end hotels, bars and nightclubs, high-end restaurants, top-grade apartments for rent, etc. You can also park a helicopter in your mind. It looks like a cobra-shaped trophy with a two- or three-story circular shopping mall underneath. "

Ye Dongqing paused for a moment and continued: "You can also change its name to Solomon Building. According to legend, the cobra is the sacred beast that protects him. It is a positive and sunny symbol in ancient Egyptian culture. If I fix its color It’s yellow, so it might look sunnier and more positive.”

To be honest, he himself was struggling, and he could already foresee that after the design drawings were released, it would inevitably arouse heated discussions among New York residents, even if it only changed a little bit the impression of this building in people's minds, so that people would not feel that it represented what it represented. "Evil" can be considered good news to Ye Dongqing.

There was no way, except for this building, he was no longer interested in other buildings, even the Candlelight Building in the Wind in Dubai or the Spiral Building in Chicago.

Mayor Bloomberg shrugged and expressed that he was helpless. He gave Ye Dongqing some advice and said, "You should come up with a few cooler concept pictures, and then ask young New Yorkers on the Internet if you are really determined to do it." Once this building is built, I can provide you with some small help.

Changing it to a snake god from the front will indeed make people feel more comfortable. You should check more myths and legends to think of a better name..."