High Life

HIGH LIFE 25 “我们着眼于拥有年轻人口的城 市和其未来五至十年的发展。中国虽 是一个国家，但每个省份、每座城市 的人口和地理特征都各有不同。随着 中国市场的变化，很多人富裕起来， 并且都想要享受生活。” 显然，盛智文先生对于将其商业 模式从香港延展至中国内地毫无顾 虑。他一向是习近平主席的忠实拥 趸。 他说：“我认为习近平主席是不 可多得的领导人。中国有十四亿人 口，在这片土地做领导人谈何容易， 每天面对大量问题。习主席上台时， 中国基本上是一个腐败之地，一个落 后的发展中国家。我在东南亚其他国 家看到过这种状况，腐败是一种常 态。他执政后，深知这可能会毁掉共 产党，摧毁中国，必须加以制止。而 他具备所需的个性和力度去做这件 事。 “抓捕一些人们认为坚不可摧的 人物是一个良好开端，因为它改变了 人们的看法。一个月薪几千元的省领 导佩戴伯爵手表，自然会引起公众非 议。习主席以非常明智的方式解决这 个问题，赢得了人民的尊重。 “在中国生活的这35年，我见证 了人民生活水平显著提高。有人对于 他将连任两届以上颇有微词，但很多 国家的总统任期都会超过两届。我相 信，当他认为有合适的接班人可以贯 The next step was the “pedestrianization” of the area, as Zeman calls it. He explains, “London is full of street hubs and I thought ‘why not let people stand on the street and have a drink?’ It slowly evolved into the Lan Kwai Fong of today, which has become such a hit.” Zeman has successfully replicated Lan Kwai Fong in several cities across China. “I look for not-too-remote areas, where office workers need a place after work, a happy hour for release. I always say, ‘Look at things not for what they are, but forwhat they could be.’ To be successful, you must think beyond. See things that others don’t. “We are investing in Shenzhen and Shanghai, both first-tier cities. And other cities like Chengdu, which is a second-tier city but actually it’s more like a one-and-a-half-tier city because it’s developing very quickly, especially in technology. “We look at cities with a young population and a future in the next five to 10 years. China is one country but every city and province is different. You look at the demographic and the geographic. As the market in China changes, many people have money and theywant to enjoy themselves.” Zeman clearly had no concerns in expanding his business model 彻他的政策时，自然会退位让贤。 “去年，中国公民出境游人数高 达一亿三千八百万。到2020年，这 一数字将增至两亿。旅行使人明智。 旅行越多，见闻越多，对自身文化的 改变也越多。因此我对习主席坚信不 疑，正如当年邓小平上台开启改革开 放政策，成就了今日之中国。 “习主席正在迈出下一步。他提 出一带一路的想法。我对大湾区的信 念更加笃定。我认为这对香港和澳门 来说都大有好处。港珠澳大桥将打开 整个西部走廊。广深港高铁将中国南 部地区的交通时间缩减至两小时以 内。深圳已经超越硅谷，那里的发展 惊人，边界基本已不存在。 from Hong Kong to mainland China. He is well known for being a fan of President Xi. “I think President Xi Jinping is a leaderwho comes along once or twice in a lifetime,” says Zeman. “With 1.4 billion people, China is not an easy place to be president of. There are many problems to solve daily. When President Xi came to power, China was basically a corrupt place. It was a poor, developing country. I’ve seen this in other countries in Southeast Asia, corruption is the norm. He came in and understood this could destroy the party, could destroy China, and we must put a stop to it. He had the strength, the personality, to do it.