America's Road to Fame

Chapter 297 Buy a warship?
"Then when are you going to be king? William."

"Why, are you going to join and be my subject?"

Hearing Paris' question, William Chen asked with a smile.

"Hmph, I don't. If I want to join you, I will wait until you marry me as queen."

Paris said arrogantly.

"It's not enough to be a king. It's just a small island. If you really call yourself a king, it won't be a joke, and I'm still an American."

William Chen said in a dignified manner.

It has now been determined that the new island name will be Atland, and the source of this name is naturally the legendary country-Atlantis.

It is a country with a high degree of civilization in the legend, and it is the country of the god of the sea, which is very suitable for the geographical conditions of this island.

At present, the filming of "Extreme Game" in Palu has ended, the crew has left here, and went to Qiongdao in Huaguo, where they set up the scene and continued to shoot.

When they came here for filming, William Chen took the opportunity to visit the set, uh, naturally, he would reward the leading actresses who worked so hard to come to film.

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William Chen, Erica and others, where they temporarily live in Atlanta Island, is a rather large villa area, which can be said to have the best scenery in Atlanta. When Palu Mining was monopolized, this was the residence of the company's top executives.

Palu has always been known as Paradise Island. Standing on the balcony of the villa and overlooking the distance, the scenery is still very beautiful, and the blue sea looks very clear.

Moreover, there has never been any industry here, and even agriculture mostly produces coconuts. If it weren't for the severe damage to the geological structure caused by the mining of phosphate mines, this place could be used as a holiday resort.

Moreover, although Palu is located near the equator, the temperature is not particularly hot due to the oceanic climate. The annual temperature is 30 to 32 degrees during the day and 20 to 24 degrees at night, which is quite suitable.

"Is there an island over there?"

Paris was also looking at the distant sea, pointing to a black spot and asking.

"Yes, that should be Love Island, a small archipelago—the largest island in the Hermy Islands, a little smaller than Palu."

Chen William now also has some understanding of the islands around Palu. Palu is quite special, located on the edge of the Bismarck Islands, but it does not belong to the Bismarck Islands.

The largest island around Palu is Malus Island, which is less than 50 kilometers away from it. It belongs to the largest island in the Malus Province of Papua New Guinea.

The Love Island that Paris saw belonged to the Hermi Islands, and the Hermi Islands were also under the jurisdiction of the Malus Province.

In terms of location, Love Island is closer to Palu, roughly between Palu and Malus Island, about 25 kilometers away from Palu.

It's just that the archipelago is mostly uninhabited islands, the area is not large, and the natural conditions are not suitable for human habitation.

It's like the largest Love Island. Although it covers an area of ​​nearly 20 square kilometers, the vegetation on the island is sparse. Most of them are exposed rocks. There is a small hill and a saltwater lake. It is not suitable for living at all, and it is difficult to obtain fresh water. very difficult.

The second largest island in the Love Islands, Brick Island, is only 10 square kilometers in size, because it looks like a square building block.

As for the other small islands, they are more like rocks out of the sea.

In fact, having said that, the situation in Atlanta is not much better.

There are no rivers on this island, and the only lake—Lake Buada is also a saltwater lake. Although Atlanta has a lot of precipitation, with an annual precipitation of more than 1500 mm, the island is a coral reef island with a very permeable surface, so the island is almost There is no fresh water, drinking water has to be imported.

Therefore, if William Chen wants to develop this place better, the first problem that needs to be solved is the source of fresh water and food.

In Palu before, most of the drinking water and food had to be imported. Not only was the cost high, but it was also easy to make the nutritional intake of the people unbalanced.

Just like the citizens of Palu before, because most of the food they consumed was high in calories, the obesity rate eventually remained high, and the proportion of overweight exceeded 95%, which is too exaggerated.

Thinking of this, William Chen turned his head to look at Paris in cool clothes, her figure was still in good shape.But if it really becomes like the Palu people... William Chen shook his head, shaking his head away...it's terrible.

Paris stayed in Palu for two days before returning to America. After she left, William Chen ushered in an unexpected guest.

"My cousin, didn't expect me to come."

Roger still looked cynical, but William Chen was more curious about the people who came with him, two of whom were even wearing military uniforms.

Sure enough, after the introduction, it was known that the two men were from the American military.

As for the purpose of their arrival, it turned out to be to sell weapons and equipment to William Chen...

After sending the two of them away for the time being, and William Chen and Roger were left, he said to Roger angrily:

"Cousin, which one are you playing?"

"Speaking of which, it should be you who always scares people, right? You suddenly bought an island without paying attention, and now you will be the owner of the island. Such an interesting thing, you should call me together ah."

Roger said rather dissatisfied.

"Don't talk nonsense, what is the owner of the island? I'm here for the people of Palu to go to Australia to live and work in peace, and this is a small island, but it's only the size of a sesame seed. In other words, you shouldn't be having fun in Hollywood now do you?"

"Haha, that's different. I'm a well-known variety show producer now, but the season of "Sneak Tracking" has already been completed, and the next one will have to wait until next year. It's very boring now."

Speaking of which, the variety show "Sneak Tracking" produced by Roger before, got a good response and was successful after it was launched on Netflix, and it also made Roger, the producer, a well-known person. Hollywood is also hot.

When William Chen asked what happened when Roger came here with people from the military, Roger told William Chen in detail.

"What? You want to join Atlanta?"

"Yes, this is much more interesting than filming a show."

"But the Drey family..."

William Chen knew that even though Roger was usually joking, he was still a member of the Drey family. The choices he made would have a far-reaching impact no matter what. As far as the Lei family is concerned, the impact it will cause cannot be ignored.

"So what's the matter, they don't expect me to take over now, my brother is enough, he is a good material." Roger spread his hands and said with a smile: "Besides, my father also knows about this matter, There is no objection."

Uh, William Chen really didn't dare to just believe what he said, he still called his uncle to confirm, and finally he was relieved.

"That's why you came here with those military guys?"

"If you want to build an island, you will always need armed guards, especially your island, you must guard against pirates..."

"What kind of navy do I need for this small island? I just need to outsource the defense in the early stage. At most, I can have an escort."

Hearing William Chen's words, Roger shook his head and said in disapproval:
"You're thinking too simplistically, William. Who are you outsourcing to? America or Australia? If it's Palu, it's okay to do it, but now it's you. You're too famous, so you should be more prepared for safety, think Think about the huge wealth you can get from you, what a temptation it is for those organized pirates or armed groups."

Uh, what Roger said made sense, but it wasn't the reason William Chen accepted him to come here and enter the role of a soldier.

"I can accept your reminder, but I can't let you go to that dangerous position, Roger, you'd better recommend me a few people."

"There's no danger here. I'm not going to the front line. Besides, there won't be any wars on this small island of yours. The most you can face are pirates or small guerrillas. They are not climate change."

"What is the good opportunity you mentioned earlier?" William Chen asked thinking of Roger's previous words.

"I still have some connections in the army. I know that they are going to update some equipment, especially the navy. Some big guys are going to sell them. Otherwise, if they retire, they can only be dismantled or used as target ships. It was like this before. How is it? , are you interested in buying a warship?"

warship?Just kidding, as a man, who doesn't have the feelings of a big ship and a giant cannon?
William Chen was really moved:

"Really? If I want to buy a Burke-class destroyer, how much will it cost?"

(End of this chapter)