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"Mr. Li, the building is indeed not enough for future arrangements. We really need to buy or build a building." A director of the company also agreed with Li Linfei's suggestion.
"Well, the company is developing too fast and there are too many people. I guess we have to rent an office area temporarily. If it is a new building, we have to wait a year or two."
Li Bingling, who is familiar with the human resources of travel companies, also agreed that after all, she knows how many people the company will recruit and how many people will be placed in the office area.
Li Linfei saw that everyone seemed to have no suggestions, and explained meaningfully: "Well, everyone is right, so I want to build a building as the headquarters of our company. I have thought about it a long time ago. To be precise, it should It is a twin tower with a height of 888 meters!"
Chapter 957 The World's Tallest Building
"888 meters?! Or two buildings?! After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes. They were so shocked that their eyeballs were about to fall out of their orbits. Their mouths were opened wide, like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. They didn't react for a long time and completely froze. .
Tang Shan asked in a daze: "Old, boss, did I hear correctly, the 888-meter-high Qingtian Building is going to be built? Isn't it 88 meters?"
Li Linfei spread his hands indifferently. He hesitated when he decided to build a skyscraper. He thought that these people were all mummies. Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, he smiled and said, "Uh, you heard it right, it's 888." Mi Gao, you're not kidding either."
888 meters, Li Linfei prefers this number, as for the design unit how to design, that is not his business.
After hearing Li Linfei's confirmation, everyone was very happy. If the company had such a tall building, they would be proud to be able to work in it.
"Boss, the construction of the Qingtian Building, which is nearly a thousand meters long, can be solved technically. Money is not a problem for the company. The main issue is whether the geological structure of Xiangzhong City can withstand the stress of millions of tons."
Vice President Cheng Ming was silent for a while. For the company, money is really not a problem. The most critical problem is the geological structure.
geological structure?If it is in other places, Li Linfei may not be able to transform it, but within a radius of [-] kilometers from the urban and rural areas of Xiangzhong City, the geology is not a problem.
Li Linfei didn't hesitate much, and dispelled the vice president's worries, and said decisively: "When the Geological Survey Institute surveyed the scenic spot, they surveyed the geological structure. There should be no problems. We can invite the world's top construction companies to design and invite bids."
Cheng Ming thought for a while. If so, the difficulty of construction would be much easier. However, thinking about Li Linfei's wealth, he explained: "Of course, even if it is a soft ground, you can build high-strength piles by digging deep foundation pits." foundations to strengthen the foundations, but the foundations are too deep and expensive to build for skyscrapers."
"Where is the tallest building in the world now? I remember it seems to be the Burj Khalifa?" Li Linfei turned to ask about the data of skyscrapers around the world.
Cheng Ming is familiar with architecture, so he replied without much thought: "It is indeed the Burj Khalifa. It is 828 meters high, with a total of 162 floors and a cost of 15 billion US dollars. For various reasons, this project has been shelved indefinitely, and it is estimated that it will be dead."
Li Linfei stood up, paced back and forth in front of the desk thinking, stroked his shaved chin, and asked after a long time, "By the way, who is the designer of the Burj Khalifa?"
"Adrian Smith, a native of country M, his masterpiece has several major skyscrapers."
Li Linfei frowned slightly. He really wanted to invite domestic designers to help him design, but he felt a little unreasonable. After hesitating for a while, he said helplessly: "Uh, I'd better invite him to come here in person. The bidding is fine. I believe in experienced designers. Although I don’t admire foreigners, this is more helpless, and I don’t want to make fun of people.”
"Well, I think so too." Cheng Ming also nodded frequently.
"What about the contractor, do we still need to invite bids? The Burj Khalifa was built by a Korean company."
"Bangzi? Let's talk about it after the designer Smith comes over. Mr. Lian, I will leave this matter to you to contact." Li Linfei was a little puzzled when he heard that the Burj Khalifa was built by Bangguo.
In terms of architectural design, foreign design firms are relatively strong, but when it comes to construction experience, many domestic construction units are not inferior to foreign construction units, and generally speaking, they are even better.
For example, the central building in Haicheng, the Jinmao Building and the Zifeng Building in Ningcheng are among the top ten tallest buildings in the world, and they are also constructed by domestic units;
Like the Beipanjiang Bridge built a few years ago, the highest bridge in the world and the top few difficult buildings were also constructed by domestic construction units.
In fact, it is mainly due to China's rapid economic development in recent decades and a lot of development and construction. These construction units have already accumulated rich construction experience.Therefore, in terms of construction, Shilin still prefers domestic construction units.
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A week later, a silver-haired old man and several foreigners walked to the steps of the Future Technology Building under the leadership of Cheng Ming.
The silver-haired old man is the designer of the Burj Khalifa - Adrian Smith, and the others are his assistants.
Li Linfei told Cheng Ming to take his private jet and go directly to Country M to pick up Adrian Smith.
After Adrian Smith arrived in Xiangzhong City, Li Linfei arranged for a convoy of three Rolls-Royces from the company to pick him up at the airport.
It can be said that the reception standard arranged by Li Linfei was magnificent enough, and Adrian Smith was also very moved. No matter how busy he was, he still wanted to go to the mysterious Huaxia.
Adrian Smith looked at the magnificent future technology building in front of him, and felt that the design of this building was not bad.
A week ago, Cheng Ming contacted him, saying that the company would build the world's tallest building in the future, and wanted to invite him to be the designer, and asked him to come to Huaxia to communicate with their boss Li Linfei.
When Adrian Smith first heard it, he just smiled. Over the years, many companies wanted to invite him to design skyscrapers. They all wanted to design the tallest building in the world, but none of them could actually implement it. Mostly due to financial reasons, the world's tallest building was transformed into a [-]-meter-high building.
The slogan was very loud and eloquent, but it was too difficult to realize it in the end, and I don’t know how much discount it was.
After Adrian Smith refused, he hung up the phone. Recently, he also wanted to take a break. He leaned back on the chair and picked up the magazine "Time" on the table.
On the cover, a very confident young man with a smile on his face, wearing a strange costume, stands on the podium, as if giving a speech.
Future Technology Group?Smith seems to have thought of something. The person who called just now said that the introduction seems to be from Future Technology Group, right?Their boss is the richest man in the world, not short of money
Chapter 958 The Design of the High-rise Building Begins
Smith slapped himself on the head, feeling a little regretful: Why did he refuse it!While he was wondering, his office phone rang again. Looking at the number, it seemed to be the same as the phone number just now. Smith quickly answered the phone and asked politely, "Hello, is this from Future Technology Group?"
Hello Mr. Smith, I am Cheng Ming from Future Technology Group. Our boss sincerely invites you to design the tallest building in the world. If there is no problem, our boss will arrange his private jet to pick you up in country M. I will serve as Receptionist, what concerns does Mr. Smith have? "Cheng Ming on the other end of the phone is also a little anxious. If he doesn't complete the task assigned by the boss, he will feel that he has let down the trust of the boss. Private jet reception?!
Such a high-end, upscale and grand reception specification?Smith was a little panicked, and said politely: "Hi, it's no problem to go to Huaxia. I will arrange my team to go there as soon as possible, and there is no need for a private jet to receive it. It doesn't have to be so troublesome."
"Mr. Smith, our boss said that you are his honored guest, and you should be treated like that. If there is no problem,..." Cheng Ming was very happy when he heard that the matter was completed, so he communicated with Smith about the matters that need attention.
Adrian Smith recalled how he communicated with Cheng Ming, the receptionist, a week ago, and he was a little bit dumbfounded. The initial blunt refusal, and the later surprise and flattery were like a roller coaster of emotions.
When I came to the gate of the building, I saw a young man in a neat suit with a smile on his face. He looked very much like the young man in Time Magazine. This should be the boss of the Future Technology Group, the richest man in the world - Li Linfei!
"Mr. Smith, welcome to Huaxia, to Future Technology Group, the journey has been exhausting!" Li Linfei looked at the silver-haired old man walking with Cheng Ming. This should be Smith, and stepped forward to shake hands with him.
"Thank you, Mr. Li, you are too kind!" Smith also shook hands very politely.Several people shook hands with each other, greeted each other, walked into the elevator, and came to Li Linfei's office.
After Li Linfei asked Smith and the others to sit down, he went straight to the point and said, "Mr. Smith, I want to build two buildings with a height of 888 meters. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Smith took a sip of hot tea and said with a slight smile: "Mr. Li, if you say a suggestion, it is not a good suggestion. The super high-rise building looks beautiful, but it will cause a series of related problems such as fire safety hazards, high construction costs and low cost performance. Have you considered it?"
Li Linfei didn't expect that Smith didn't advocate his construction at the beginning, but explained all kinds of disadvantages to him as soon as he opened his mouth. Li Linfei had a better impression of him.
Li Linfei was silent for a while, and said with a smile: "Well, I have thought about this issue. Money is nothing to me. The most worrying thing is safety."
With a rosy face, Smith said with a smile: "If money is not a problem, then everything is not a problem. In fact, skyscrapers can also become a local symbol and a tourist destination. Chengdu is indeed a good place with a dense population. , and the economy is growing fast.”
"Mr. Li, if I want to design a skyscraper, I must first understand its purpose, that is, its structure and function. For any product design, we must first clarify its purpose, and then design according to its several major parameters."
Li Linfei nodded and said, "It's like this. There are two buildings to be built. One building is used as the company's headquarters and is not open to the public. The other building, as you said, is used as a top hotel, sightseeing, catering, high-end club, Specialty stores, etc.”
Generally speaking, the construction area of a skyscraper is nearly one million square meters, which is enough to accommodate 3 to [-] people. Li Linfei doesn't think the company's people can fill a building.
"I don't know what the geological conditions are like at that location? If the geology is soft, construction will be more difficult, and there will be typhoons. After all, a building with a distance of nearly [-] meters must have high enough torsion resistance. Of course, these must be measured on site before design. , The design is also designed according to the highest safety factor, and there will be no such thing as a once-in-a-hundred-year or a thousand-year encounter.” Smith talked eloquently, writing down Li Linfei’s requirements in a small notebook while talking.
"Mr. Li, are you sure the height must be 888 meters? How about the funding? Are there any restrictions?"
"Yes, it would be better to use this data. Funds, no limit, do you need tens of billions of dollars to build the two buildings?" Li Linfei wanted to build skyscrapers in one go, and money was not a problem for him.