Chapter 87 Urban Renewal Plan

Many people may have seen that in Europe and the United States, there are so many "organizations" and it seems that they are all fighting for the interests of their own groups...

Just like animal protection, environmental protection, and trade unions...

But in fact, rather than fighting for certain groups or purposes, it is better to say that they are fighting for the interests of the members of their organization, mainly the core members.

Just like the trade unions in the West, do you think that they organize strikes all day long really for the interests of the workers?

That's a bit hasty. In fact, the final result of the negotiation may sometimes be able to gain some benefits, but most of the time, it is useless. The ones who gain the benefits are still the core personnel - and it is not ordinary workers who can join their union.

If you understand them as various "associations" that transform interests by mastering the thresholds of some industries, then you will be able to understand how these Western organizations operate.

Take environmental protection for example. Do those people who shout about environmental protection all day long really care about it?

But once we have the right to speak, for example, when Tesla goes to Germany to build a factory, we can use all kinds of reasons to block you and ultimately gain some of the benefits.

Back to the urban renewal plan of King's Cross, the KXCAAC organization is like this. After the Argent Real Estate Group paid a certain "price", their plan was finally smoothly agreed upon and approved by the government.

"In this triangular area between King's Cross Station and St. Pancras Station, we will build a large commercial district, including a shopping mall and a commercial street. The entire commercial street will be developed along the civic landscape of the Regent River, connected to the other side by a bridge, and part of it will be close to Central Saint Martins College."

Unfolding the topographic map of King's Cross, the director of Argent Property Group responsible for the King's Cross urban renewal plan introduced it to Barron and Viscount Bute.

He focused on the central area of ​​the commercial district along the Regent River and said to Barron,

"A 33-story complex will be built here, and it will be repurchased by DS Asset Management in the future. Your new Cavendish Hotel will be opened here. It has a very advantageous location."

In the other party's introduction to the latest King's Cross urban renewal plan, a series of office buildings will be built on the south side of King's Cross Station, including the 4-hectare replacement plot, which will become an important office area in the area and provide purchase and lease space for companies that move into King's Cross.

The urban renewal plan for the entire King's Cross area still follows the division along the Regent River, with the west side being commercial and office areas and the south side being built as a residential area.

The area around Central Saint Martins College, including abandoned gas tanks and two plots of land owned by the Bute family, will be developed into high-end residential areas.

As for the low-rent housing and low-priced housing promised to the Kent district government, they will all be built north of the gas tank - this area will be separated from the high-end residential area by the tracks of St. Pancras train station. Although the distance seems not close, it is a completely separated area, which can ensure that the style of the high-end residential area will not be affected.

The urban renewal plan for the entire King's Cross area is expected to be completed in the next 20 years and will be completed in several phases...

Barron had no objection to Argent Real Estate Group's plan. After all, in England, this kind of construction speed was not worth complaining about...

You have to know that this is not China, and you can't expect their efficiency to be high. Anyway, at least the Cavendish King Building he needs can be built within the scope of the first phase. It can be said that the first phase of this plan is to be built around the core area near King's Cross Station, and the scope will be gradually expanded in the future.

It is already good enough that the King Cavendish Building can be completed within two years - it will be useless if it is completed earlier anyway. Only when both stations are updated and renovated will this place have greater commercial value.

When leaving, Barron couldn't help but complain in his heart - such a project, in China, would have been built in two years, it's really amazing that it took twenty years!

If Barron didn't have to spend too much money on this whole plan - he just had to wait until the King Cavendish Building was completed and buy it back at a preferential price, and if participating in such an important urban renewal plan in London was invaluable for the accumulation of experience, he wouldn't have spent too much energy on it.

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"Hello everyone, welcome to Chatsworth House, I am the host here - Barron Cavendish!"

When the young and handsome Duke, dressed in a fitted aristocratic suit and with an elegant smile, slowly walked down the stairs and appeared in front of the 22 male and female contestants of different looks, they could hardly contain their excitement and many of them couldn't help but exclaim.

After all, although many of the rights of the nobles have been greatly reduced, as a symbol of glory in British history, the nobility, especially the dukes, are still something ordinary people need to look up to.

Barron glanced at the contestants, ignoring the cameramen behind him, and continued:

"You are here today to take away up to £250,000 as loyalists."

Hearing the exclamation from the crowd again, Barron shook his head:

"Of course, the outcome may not be this way, because three traitors will be designated among you soon. As loyalists, you need to find the traitors hidden among you... Otherwise, the bonuses will be stolen by them! Okay, I wish you all the best."

After saying these lines, Barron's appearance in the reality show "Traitor" came to an end.

Next, it was handed over to the host of the show, Bonnie Stuart.

Also because this is the first season of the reality show "Traitor", in order to increase the appeal and topicality of the show, Barron did not hesitate to appear on the show himself.

After all, as the youngest and most handsome duke in existence, he has always been the focus of attention.

From now on, the first variety show of Summit Media has started filming.

Barron only returned to Chatsworth House for one day to participate in this scene. For the next ten days or so, Bonnie will stay here as the host and main planner to follow up the recording of this program.

It can be said that she still has a lot of work to do, because in addition to the production of this show, she also needs to take into account the writing of the second novel of "Downton Abbey" in the remaining time.

It is expected that the first novel of "Downton Abbey" will be completed and serialized in The Independent by the middle of this month, and the second part of the novel will begin serialization next.

After the serialization is completed, taking advantage of the popularity of the novel, the physical book will be immediately released separately. In addition to being launched in the UK, it will also enter other European countries and the North American market to test the waters.

According to the plan, once the sales of the novel are satisfactory, the filming of the TV series is expected to begin next year.