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"Oh, of course it doesn't need to be tens of billions of dollars. The construction cost and the building area and height have the greatest impact. Even if the price in China is high now, building a skyscraper with a height of several hundred meters will not exceed 30 billion dollars. Of course, the detailed amount It still needs to be carefully calculated after the design is completed.”
Adrian Smith smiled meaningfully, and then continued: "Mr. Li, since money is not a problem, why don't you just build it to 999 meters? Don't Chinese people pay attention to the ultimate?"
999 meters?Li Linfei was stunned when he heard this. He thought that 888 meters was high enough and shocking enough. Unexpectedly, Adrian Smith even advocated that he built it to 999 meters.
888 meters, Li Linfei thinks that "8" is an auspicious number, which represents sailing all the way, and Chinese people also like this number.
But Li Linfei doesn't necessarily have to deal with numbers. The number "9" is indeed an extreme number, and of course it is also a good number.
"I think the 1000-meter-high building has not yet reached its peak. At present, construction technology has developed to an astounding level. If the geology and funds allow, it will be no problem to build a 2000-meter-high building. Saudi Arabia has now decided to build the 1609-meter King Tower... "
Adrian Smith watched Li Linfei stand up, wandering, hesitating, and explained to him.
When Li Linfei decided to build skyscrapers, he had some knowledge of the buildings that have been built so far, and he also studied the project of the world's tallest building "King Tower" that Saudi Arabia plans to spend 300 billion U.S. dollars (the investment estimate of the King Tower at $30 billion).
However, due to various reasons, the height of the King's Tower was reduced to 1007 meters, with an investment of 12 billion US dollars.
959 chapters 999 and 1688
"Mr. Smith, if possible, I certainly hope to build higher. Let me show you the geological structure and soil test results. Mr. Cheng, please understand." Li Linfei turned around, walked towards the filing cabinet, and took out a gray one. The file bag contains the geological survey data of the scenic spot by the Provincial Geological Survey Bureau.
Smith took over the documents. The geological structure and soil test materials were in Chinese and English, which he could understand.
Cheng Ming and Smith's assistants were also on the sidelines. After Smith finished watching, they followed suit.
About an hour later, Smith was full of joy, and said to Li Linfei: "Mr. Li, I didn't expect the geological conditions there to be so strong. There may be nothing on the surface layer of soil, which is more suitable for planting. According to the data, the foundation was dug down about three meters. The color on the left and right turns darker red, and the soil is hard clay. When you dig down to about ten meters, you will reach the dense ultra-high hardness stone layer, and there are no caves in the underground layer. It can be said that it is the best geology for building skyscrapers.”
"Boss, if you build a skyscraper over a thousand meters, it may be more difficult to approve the construction." Cheng Ming, who was sitting on the side, had to remind Li Linfei.
"Well, that's true. If it doesn't work, I'll figure out a way to approve the procedure." Li Linfei
He was silent for a while, and he also knew that there had never been an example in the whole country of building a building with a height of more than a thousand meters, but he still insisted on his point of view.
"Mr. Smith, I will leave this design to you, and the design fee is not a problem."
Smith was full of ambition, and spread his arms out, expressing no problem: "Of course, no problem, I am also willing to do such a fulfilling thing, Mr. Li, what about the two buildings, are there any height restrictions?"
Li Linfei leaned back on the chair, squinted his eyes, pondered for a while, opened his eyes leisurely, shot out his eyes, seemed to have made great determination, and said with his palms together: "The first building is 999 meters, I want to be the headquarters of the company; the other A building with a height of 1688 meters can be used as a business card of the scenic spot and is open to the public.
"999 meters and 1688 meters? Except for Smith, as expected, several other people were stunned by these two data.
Especially Cheng Ming, who couldn't utter a single word for a long time, and then muttered to himself after a long while: Oh my god, the boss is too ambitious, this is crazy! 999 meters, he thought it was shocking enough, 1688 meters, really want to challenge the limit of the construction industry, it is hard not to shock the world!
Smith smiled and said excitedly: "Well, okay, does Mr. Li have a special interest in the shape of buildings?"
"That's not true." Li Linfei said.
Next, Li Linfei talked with Smith about the design of the future building, and Smith directly drew and changed in the hand-painted notebook, first drew some simple shapes for Li Linfei to review, and then added a few people, talking and laughing in Li Linfei's office, Before I knew it, a few hours passed.
At noon, as soon as Li Linfei and Smith stepped out of the entrance of the building, they were surrounded by several media reporters who often squatted at the entrance of the building: "Mr. Li, is the designer next to the Burj Khalifa, Adrian Smith? Mr. Li Are skyscrapers going to be built?"
"Uh, he is indeed Adrian Smith. The Future Technology Group does plan to build the world's tallest building, and it is still in communication with Mr. Smith."
Li Linfei felt that he had nothing to hide about his construction of the world's tallest building. Anyway, he would open bidding to builders all over the world, and it would be announced sooner or later.
"Oh, how tall is Mr. Li going to build it? How much is the investment? Where is it going to be built?" Among the reporters, a middle-aged reporter asked Shi Lin several questions.
"I plan to build two buildings, one is 999 meters, and the other is 1688 meters. As for the investment funds, there is no limit. The specific amount needs to be estimated after the design sketch is completed. The location is in the future scenic spot." Li Linfei replied indifferently , and stopped answering, the security guard next to him saw Li Linfei's gesture, and stepped forward to block the reporter.
These few reporters also received the shocking news, their eyes were full of shock, and they backed away in satisfaction. This is super breaking news. Whoever sends the news out earlier will seize the advantage of the news.
Within a few minutes, those few media reported Li Linfei's astonishing words in the interview.
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The portals were the first to publish the headline and a few words of the text, followed by a sentence of follow-up reports, but these few news, like a big bomb still dropped on a calm lake, immediately caused turmoil and attracted the attention of netizens .
Half an hour later, the portals immediately updated Li Linfei's interview process and the content of Li Linfei's interview answers, and many netizens understood the whole process.
As a result, many netizens expressed their opinions on various forums, and it didn't take long to blow up each forum.
"Li Linfei is so amazing, one building is two skyscrapers! We support you!"
"It's a scary 1688-meter Sky Tower! We'll wait and see, we'll definitely go and see it when it's finished!"
"1688 meters, it should be almost to the clouds."
"Another world number one!"
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What is different from the past is that there are more voices opposing and questioning Li Linfei on online forums.
"Why are you cultivating so high? Is it necessary? There is nowhere to spend the money!"
"Is it more dangerous to build tall? What if there is a fire?" Sexy is not coquettish: "Is building a tall building to show your sense of superiority, or is it purely an image project?"
"Why can't 999 meters be directly built to 1000 meters?"
"Why is Li Linfei always chasing after the word 'most'? Great achievement!"
Not only these worrying netizens expressed their opinions, but also those experts came forward, with praises and criticisms.
In the face of doubts from many netizens, Guo Moumou, a top international property consultant and director of the Southwest Research Department, pointed out the "business opportunities": "Skyscrapers with hotels, shopping malls, office buildings and entertainment, etc., can form a cluster. effect, and a skyscraper similar to the Burj Khalifa is a landmark building with high recognizability and convenient transportation, which usually means high recognition, which is why top customers like to lease Grade A office buildings.”
9 Chapter [-] Social Repercussions
The building of skyscrapers by Future Technology Group is also adding a major attraction to Xiangzhong City, which is beneficial to the development of Xiangzhong City. "
For example, if Guo Moumou is suspected of flattering Li Linfei, then Wan Jian, an associate professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning of the University of Science and Technology, is mostly critical.
Wan Jian believes: "Fire rescue in high-rise buildings is a worldwide problem. Fire ladders are generally only 100 meters high. High buildings exceeding this height cannot be rescued unless helicopters are used to extinguish the fire."
"And how many urban fire brigades in our country are equipped with helicopters? The possibility of high-level escape is almost zero. But even if a helicopter is equipped, can it be safe? Moreover, it is difficult for aviation firefighting to provide enough water, and it is also difficult to project accurately."
"In the face of a fire in a skyscraper, even a helicopter will be helpless. However, if the two skyscrapers of Future Technology are over 1688 meters high, if a fire is found, tens of thousands of people in the building will be killed. Threat, it will be a disaster of the century!"
For praise and criticism, there are also experts who stand in a neutral position.Professor Long Feng, dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongqi University, said: "Skyscrapers are no longer a technical issue, but a social issue. For the two skyscrapers that the Future Technology Group will build, we should be more confident. Treat it with peace of mind.”
"It has advantages and disadvantages. Will skyscrapers become a catastrophe? It is a common or even non-problem problem in general buildings, but it has become a special problem in super high-rise buildings. I hope that Future Technology Group will really determine when building skyscrapers. , safety issues should be seriously considered.”
The employees of the Future Technology Group were excited, and all their hearts were churning. They were full of fantasies, passion, and vitality about the new office building.
Especially when I think of myself sitting in my office in a building hundreds of meters high, my emotions are full of enthusiasm, and I actively express my views on the forum.
Those replies that strongly support our boss are basically sent by the employees of the company, and then netizens who are not future technology also join in the fun and support. Within half a day, this comment on the Wangyi forum has nearly [-] support.
Wu Yuting's roommate in the dormitory of Central South University was also very shocked, and leaned in front of her with a flattering smile.