China's richest man Wang Jianlin has lost up to 200 million yuan from a deal brokered¹ in Spain three years ago because of a shift in exchange rates.

由于汇率变动，中国首富王健林于3年前在西班牙进行的一笔交易中损失高达2亿元。

Wanda Hotel Development Company announced last Friday it had sold its stake in Plaza² de Espana 19 Development SLU to Spanish property company Baraka Global Invest SLU.

万达酒店发展有限公司上周五宣布，已将Plaza de Espana 19 Development SLU(西班牙大厦)的股权出售给了西班牙地产公司Baraka Global Invest SLU。

As a result, shares in the Hong Kong-listed Wanda Hotel Development climbed 1.45% to close at HK$0.7.

当日，在港上市的万达酒店发展的股价因此上涨1.45%，报收0.7港元。

According to a previous announcement by the company, the sale price was 272 million euros, which was higher than the EUR265m Wanda Hotel Development paid for the Plaza in 2014.

根据万达酒店发展此前发布的公告，该大厦的售价为2.72亿欧元，高于万达酒店发展2014年支付的2.65亿欧元的价格。

But because the euro has deprecated since then and the yuan has strengthened in the past few years, the company has lost out on the deal.

但由于欧元此后一路贬值，而人民币又在过去几年中走强，因此万达在这一交易中仍旧是亏损的。

As a landmark³ in Madrid, Plaza de Espana used to consist of a luxury hotel, a business center and a number of apartments before 2006. But it had been empty until Wanda took control three years ago.

Plaza de Espana曾是马德里的标志性建筑物，2006年以前，由一家豪华酒店、一处商务中心和多所公寓组成。但3年前万达接手时，Plaza de Espana已经空置。

After it was snapped up, the company planned to restore the Plaza to its former glory.

万达收购该广场后曾计划重现其往昔的辉煌。

However, a change in attitude of the Spanish government and strong opposition⁴ by local residents to restoration work put the plan on ice for at least two years. Eventually, Wanda lost interest in the project.

不过西班牙政府态度的变化及当地居民对修复工作的强烈反对，使这项计划被搁置了至少两年。最终，万达对该项目失去兴趣。