The world's first village

Chapter 209 999 meters? NO!
"Yes, this data is the best. There is no limit to the funds. Does it take tens of billions of dollars to build the two buildings?"

Of course, Shilin wants to build skyscrapers in one go, and money is not a problem for him.

"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, this detailed amount It still needs to be carefully calculated after the design is completed.”

Adrian Smith smiled meaningfully, and then continued, "Mr. Shi, since money is not an issue, why not build it directly to 999 meters? Don't Chinese people pay attention to the ultimate?"

999 meters? !

Shi Lin was dumbfounded 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, Shi Lin thinks that "8" is an auspicious number, which represents sailing all the way, and Chinese people also like this number.

But Shi Lin doesn't necessarily want 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 tall building has not yet reached its peak. The current construction technology has developed to an astounding level. If the geology and funds permit, it will be no problem to build a 2000-meter-high building. Saudi Arabia also planned to build a 1609-meter King's Tower earlier... ..."

Adrian Smith watched Shi Lin stand up, wandering, hesitating, and explained to him.

When Shilin decided to build skyscrapers, he had some knowledge of the buildings that had been built so far, and he also had some research on the "King Tower" project, the world's tallest building that Saudi Arabia plans to spend 300 billion U.S. dollars (the investment estimate for 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.

"Mr. Smith, if possible, I certainly hope to build higher. Let me show you the geological structure and soil test results there, so you can understand it too."

Shi Lin turned around, walked towards the file cabinet, and took out a gray file bag, which contained 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.Lian Bin 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 Shi Lin, "Mr. Shi, I didn't expect that the geology there is so solid, and 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 and turned into a darker red, hard clay.

When digging 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 that is thousands of meters high, it may be more difficult to approve the construction." Sitting on the side, Lian Bin had to remind Shi Lin that the situation in China is different from that in foreign countries, and he is afraid that the boss will be criticized by those extremists.

"Well, that's true. If it doesn't work, I'll figure out a way to approve the procedure."

Shi Lin was silent for a while. He also knew that there had never been an example in the whole country of building a building of a kilometer, but he still insisted on his point of view, "Mr. Smith, the design will be entrusted to you, and the design fee is not a problem."

Smith was full of ambition, and spread his hands out to express that there was no problem: "Of course, no problem, I am also willing to do such a fulfilling thing. Mr. Shi, what about the two buildings, are there any height restrictions?"

Shi Lin leaned 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 company's headquarters; the other A 1688-meter building can be used as a business card of the scenic spot and open to the public.”

999 meters and 1688 meters? !

Except for Smith, as expected, several other people were stunned by these two statistics.

Especially Lian Bin, 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. Shi have a special interest in the shape of buildings?"

Shi Lin lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "Well, if possible, the 999-meter-high building should have the characters 'SS', or the shape should follow that."

"Mr. Shi, it's easy to lay the letter 'S' horizontally, but it's very difficult if you want to stand it upright, and it's very ugly."

Smith frowned, and said with a wry smile, "If the building is not high, it's easy to solve. If it's more than a thousand meters, then the width of the characters will also have to be 600 meters, and the width of the bottom of the building will exceed 600 meters. That's really unnecessary.

But without enough width, the rigidity of the whole building is extremely poor, and the torsion resistance cannot be guaranteed. "

Shi Lin has studied structural mechanics in his major, and he also knows that the stability of a building is extremely important. As the building gets taller, the width of the foundation must be increased accordingly, otherwise it will be like a bamboo pole, crumbling.

Shi Lin nodded and said, "Well, I've thought about this problem too, so try to find a way. I'm waiting for your design sketches, and I don't have any restrictions on funding."

"OK, no problem!"

Smith replied happily, and at the same time put his right thumb and index finger together, making an "OK" gesture.

Next, Shi Lin and Smith talked a lot about the design of the future building, and Smith directly drew and changed in the hand-painted book, first drew some simple shapes for Shi Lin to review, and then added a few people, talking and laughing in Shi Lin's office, Before I knew it, a few hours passed.

At noon, as soon as Shi Lin 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 SS Building: "Mr. Shi, may I ask if the person next to me is the designer of the Burj Khalifa, Adrian Smith? Is Mr Shi planning to build skyscrapers?"

"Uh, he is indeed Adrian Smith. SS Corporation does plan to build the world's tallest building, and it is still in communication with Mr. Smith."

Shi Lin 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. Shi planning 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'm going to build two buildings, one with 999 meters and the other with 1688 meters. As for the investment funds, there is no limit. The specific amount needs to be estimated after the design sketch is completed, and the location will be in the future scenic spot."

Shi Lin replied calmly, and didn't answer anymore. The security guard next to him saw Shi Lin'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.

(End of this chapter)