Chapter 515: The Viscount

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It was a sunny day, the wind was beautiful, the breeze was blowing, and the sea was full of waves. Many people stood on the private pier on the east side of the lodge.

In addition to He Chaoqiong and other women, even Old Man Wei, who rarely comes to the beach, also came.

All because of the big white ship approaching in the distance. That's right, the big white ship is the yacht that Wei Xiong ordered in the United States.

After more than a month of sailing, debugging and training the seafarers on board.

I finally arrived in Hong Kong today.

As we got closer, the yacht, which had been only visible in one silhouette, was clearly visible, and even the people standing on the boat could be seen.

"Wow, what a big, beautiful boat, Daddy Daddy, is that the boat you said about our yacht?"

Wei Guangyi stood beside Wei Xiong, pulling Wei Xiong's clothes with his small hands, his face was full of excitement, it was estimated that it was the first time he had seen such a big ship when he was so big.

"Yes, that ship will be our family from now on, do you like it?"

Wei Xiong smiled slightly and touched his son's little head, although he was not biological, since he had his surname, he also hurt as much as his own.

Then he turned his gaze again to the approaching yacht.

It took two and a half years from design to delivery of the superyacht, of which the hull was built for just over a year and the rest was outfitting and interior finishing.

In other words, outfitting and decoration takes more time than hull construction.

First of all, let's talk about the appearance, from Wei Xiong's perspective beyond the times, today's private superyachts are too earthy, so he personally handled it.

The sketches were designed, and then the Brunswick Group based on the sketches he had designed.

According to his sketches, his superyacht should be about 165 meters long and have a displacement of 8,000 tons. However, he made too many demands.

To cram all his requirements into one yacht, 8,000 tons is not enough.

The final design resulted in a displacement of more than 14,000 tons, nearly 15,000 tons, and an unprecedented length of 189 meters.

These two pieces of data are enough to leave anyone stunned.

As for the appearance, it is very similar to the famous superyacht 'Eclipse' in his memory, but the hull shape is more graceful and fluid.

The yacht has 9 floors from bottom to top, with the engine room and engine room on the lowest floor.

The front of the second level is a large food storage and galley, and the rear is a mooring pod with several small speedboats and supply boat lights.

There is also a miniature submarine.

The submarine, which can carry up to 12 people at a time, is built in Germany, is worth up to $1 million and is capable of diving to a depth of 50 meters.

It is possible to enter the sea directly from the hatch at the rear of the yacht.

This allows its owner to board the yacht unnoticed, allowing the main personnel on the yacht to evacuate safely even in the event of an emergency.

In addition, the front of the submarine was a transparent glass dome.

Passengers can dive into the deeper water in a submarine to enjoy the beauty of the seabed, which is obviously something that most people will not be able to enjoy in their lifetime.

Above the third floor is the living and entertainment area.

Designed by Terence Tisdale Design, a well-known British yacht design company, it can accommodate a total of 70-120 guests.

There are 16 suites and 50 deluxe rooms.

The largest of these suites is, of course, exclusive to the owner, located on the ninth floor, the highest of the yacht, measuring 400 square metres and featuring an exclusive veranda with a super sea view.

The designers even designed a small garden on the deck that could be directly connected from the verandah.

In the master bedroom, there is a super queen bed that is four meters wide and nearly three meters long, and the ceiling directly above the bed can be automatically retracted and opened.

Let the owner cuddle his own woman to sleep under the stars.

On the fifth floor of the yacht is the living room and banquet hall, which is decorated with a variety of furniture and decorations that combine modern and classic styles.

A loggia spans the entire length of the yacht, connecting the main living room to the ballroom.

The aft curved structure is fitted with viewing glass windows, providing 270-degree views of the sea.

Further up, the sixth, seventh and eighth floors are dominated by various entertainment facilities, with multiple jacuzzis, a large open-air swimming pool, and a Havana bar around the pool.

There is also a swimming pool inside the yacht for practice swimming and swimsuit parties.

The 16-metre pool has a magical twist in that its depth can be adjusted and it transforms into a dance floor in no time when emptied.

There is also a gym, private cinema, library, restaurant and much more.

In addition to the pleasure function, the yacht safety system is also a highlight, first of all, the steel used in the yacht is military high-strength steel.

And the watertight compartment adopts the standard of a warship.

It is highly impact-resistant and highly resistant to sinking, guaranteeing no immediate silence in the event of a violent collision with another vessel or a collision with a reef.

In addition, the glass on the yacht is all bulletproof glass to further enhance safety.

In addition to the high standard of construction materials, the yacht is equipped with two fairly high-tech security systems, one is an intruder detection system.

The system can detect any unidentified creature that is more than 1 meter in size within 10 meters of the yacht.

Including fish in the sea.

At the same time, as long as a person whose identity has not been verified appears on the yacht, the detection system will immediately call the police and indicate the exact location;

The other is the missile defense system.

The system, developed by General Electric, is similar to the missile defense system installed on three private jets, with some improvements.

The missile defense system installed on the aircraft can only release electromagnetic interference.

The Viscount, on the other hand, is capable of firing jamming bombs, raising the level of defense. In the case of electromagnetic interference alone.

It is not far behind some of the capital ships in service in the West.

There is also a helipad on the bow deck of the yacht, which can be opened so that helicopters can be parked directly below deck.

Although the yacht has a displacement of up to 15000 tons, it is larger than most cruisers.

However, thanks to the large number of automations, only 70 crew members are required. Of course, this is only the people who operate the yacht, not the service staff.

Finally, there is speed.

The yacht can reach a top speed of an astonishing 32 knots (1 knot/h = 1 knot), which is faster than many large warships.

And it can have such a surging power thanks to the use of marine gas turbines developed by General Electric of the United Kingdom.

However, high speed means high energy consumption, and if you maintain top speed for a long time, the fuel consumption rate is definitely no different from pouring water.

As a result, each voyage requires a yacht to carry far more fuel than other large private yachts.

Finally, the yacht anchored on the dock, and a middle-aged man took the lead and walked down the spiral staircase briskly, holding Wei Xiong's hand with a smile on his face.

"It's a great honor to meet you, Mr. Wei, and behind me is the 'Viscount' you ordered. ”

"After more than a month of sea navigation and commissioning, I can say without exaggeration that everything has reached the most perfect state. ”

"It's definitely the best private yacht I've ever designed. ”

That's right, it's the 'Viscount', which is the name Wei Xiong gave to this superyacht, and this name is destined to spread all over the world.

And this middle-aged man who got off the yacht was the chief designer of the 'Viscount'.

From his expression and words, you can see that he is satisfied and proud of the 'Viscount', and he has every reason to be proud.

Keep in mind that the Viscount is more than twice as large as the world's largest private yacht today.

In order to meet Weixiong's requirements, the shipyard was built using a number of state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, some of which were even newly developed.

The interior adopts many advanced designs that even super-large luxury cruise ships do not have.

It is the pinnacle of today's private superyachts, and will surely become the benchmark and imitation of yacht design in the future.

And that's what every designer is looking for.

The reason why he came to Hong Kong with the ship this time was not only to show his attention to Wei Xiong, a big customer and the 'Viscount', but also because Wei Xiong was urgent.

According to the normal construction period, the 'Viscount' will take three years to complete, and this is not counting the time for sea trials.

Later, Wei Xiong added construction funds, and the shipyard worked in three shifts every day, 24 hours a day, and finally completed in March this year.

After nearly a month of sea trials in the United States,

Seeing that the delivery time of Wei Xiong was approaching, he came to Hong Kong with the ship and continued to carry out the final debugging of some systems on the way.

to bring it to the most perfect condition, and at the same time to train the crew sent by Wei Xiong.

Wei Xiong's family boarded the 'Viscount' and visited the yacht under the guidance of the ship's chief designer, nodding secretly while visiting Wei Xiong.

The hull of this yacht was built in the United States,

But the interior decoration was the responsibility of the famous British yacht design company Terence Tisdale, and the Americans were really not suitable for this kind of elaborate work.

For now, it's pretty good.

Although he was in a hurry, he did not cut corners, every detail was very exquisite, and there was no sense of haste and perfunctory.

As for the rest, we won't know until we use it later.

At this time, the 'Viscount' had slowly sailed out of the dock, but it was Wei Xiong who proposed to experience it himself, so the captain turned around and went to sea again.

Stand in the cockpit.

Wei Xiong looked at the six or seven crew members who were operating various instruments, and at the same time listened to the rather conscientious chief designer next to him continue to introduce:

"The 70 crew members you sent to the United States have become proficient in the operation of this yacht. ”

"They can handle most of the situations, and if there is a technical problem, our two engineers will assist them in solving it. ”

"In order to ensure the safe and stable operation of the yacht. ”

Wei Xiong nodded, these crew members were recruited half a year ago, and they are all excellent crew members with rich experience in large cruise ships.

Among them are both Hong Kong locals and foreigners.

All crew members were then sent to the United States for up to 4 months of training to ensure mastery of every detail of the yacht.

It is worth mentioning that all crew members signed confidentiality agreements.

No information about the Viscount yacht and what is seen on board the yacht must not be divulged, otherwise they will face huge compensation that they cannot afford.

Out of the cab, Wei Xiong continued to walk up.

When I reached the sixth floor, I met Li Jiaxin, and I saw Li Jiaxin excitedly holding Wei Xiong's hand and asking, "Husband, when are we going to go to sea to play." ”

"You can have as long as you want. ”

Wei Xiong pinched Li Jiaxin's nose dotingly, now that the weather has begun to slowly get hotter, you can go to sea to play at any time.

Li Jiaxin proposed: "Why don't we have a party in a few days and celebrate." ”

Wei Xiong thought about it, everyone really hadn't had a party for a while, so it was okay to get together, so he nodded: "Yes, you can arrange it." ”

At this time, Xiao Zixuan ran towards him.

"Daddy, I see a lot of water over there. ”

Now Xiao Zixuan is two years old, not only can she run, jump and talk, the key is to understand things, and she matures earlier than ordinary children.

And inherited the advantages of Wei Xiong and Zhao Yazhi, and looks like a delicate little doll.

"There's so much water there?"

Wei Xiong bent down to pick up his daughter, and then looked in the direction of his little finger, there is no swimming pool there, where does the water come from?

Zhao Yazhi walked over and said with a smile: "She said the sea." ”

"Huh. ”

Hearing this, Wei Xiong smiled, kissed his daughter's cute little face, and said, "Let's go, Dad will take you to the top to have a look." ”

"There's a lot of fun on it. ”

……

It took more than half an hour to walk around the area above the third floor.

In terms of size, the 'Viscount' certainly can't compare with those super cruise ships, but in terms of luxury, the 'Viscount' is definitely better.

However, this luxury is not the kind of gold and silver, but a whole feeling.

and in the details.

It doesn't give people a vulgar feeling, even Wei Hongdao nodded again and again, and said on the spot that he would take a boat to the sea another day to take a good look.

……

It is said that as early as the beginning of the launch of the "Viscount", the media in the United States and other Western countries reported on it, and the intensity of the report was not small.

Mainly because the Viscount is not only nearly three times the size of the largest private yacht in the world today.

And the appearance is extremely beautiful.

It is definitely a big breakthrough for private yachts, and it is impossible not to attract the attention of the media, even some media in Hong Kong have reported it.

However, the shipyard refused to disclose more information about the yacht, and was even more silent about the yacht's owner.

Therefore, although the 'Viscount' caused a sensation when it was launched, there is very little information about it other than its appearance.

Later, after being concerned for a while, it slowly subsided.

The Viscount has now arrived in Hong Kong, although not at Victoria Harbour.

But a super-private yacht with a displacement of nearly 15,000 tons sails into Hong Kong waters, and it is impossible to attract the attention of others.

So the next day, there was a report in the newspaper.

There is also a photo of the 'Viscount' parked on the private pier of Bronze Bird Villa, looking at the angle and the clarity of the photo, it should have been taken at sea.

Only then did the outside world know that this superyacht, which was once a sensation, was ordered by Wei Xiong.

This has caused some waves, you must know that before that, a private yacht with a displacement of three or four thousand tons was already staggering.

Now Wei Xiong is good, and he has improved several times all of a sudden.

Although we don't know the exact parameters, it is definitely more than 10,000 tons just from visual inspection, can this still be called a yacht? Everyone is amazed or amazed.

But after the amazement, I got used to it.

It's not the first time I've bought a super luxury toy like this one.

Those three private jets converted from Boeing 747 and Boeing 767 are likewise the largest and most luxurious private jets in the world today.

Now that Wei Xiong has brushed the record again, it seems that there is nothing to make a fuss about.

The real curiosity from the outside world is the interior of this superyacht. In this regard, Hong Kong's paparazzi are the most enthusiastic, and they can be said to do everything possible.

For example, bribing the families of the crew members of the 'Viscount'.

Unfortunately, all crew members have signed strict confidentiality agreements, so even the families of the crew members do not know the specific conditions on the yacht.

Even if you know it, you don't dare to say it because of the confidentiality agreement.

This is the price of the guarantee they have to pay in order to get a high salary.

Another example is to take a small boat to approach the 'Viscount' late at night and try to sneak on the ship, these people are more miserable, and they are caught as soon as they get close.

Then the next day he was treated as a thief and sent to the police station.

Fortunately, Wei Xiong didn't put them to death, and he came out after a few days at the police station, but this was enough to warn the others.

The media in Hong Kong did not make progress, but the American counterparts did get some information.

It includes the basic performance parameters of the Viscount, as well as some simple information, such as a huge displacement of up to 15,000 tons, a length of 189 meters,

Adoption of military standards, intruder detection systems, missile defense systems,

Helicopter hangars, miniature submersibles, indoor swimming pools, cinemas, gardens and much more, each of which amazes newspaper readers.

It has far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.

Unfortunately, the information is abstract and there are no photos.

In the afternoon of this day, the 'Viscount' slowly sailed out of the dock and headed south, and Li Ruotong stood on the deck on the eighth floor with a glass of red wine.

The sea breeze is blowing in your face.

After a while, she sighed softly.

There are quite a lot of people who came today, including people from the original small circle such as Zhou Yanfa and Zhang Guorong, as well as friends of Zhao Yazhi and other women.

There are fifty or sixty in total.

And she was invited by Wei Xiong, more precisely, Wei Xiong personally went to carry her. To be honest, she didn't want to come.

Because you will see those women of Wei Xiong.

But Wei Xiong asked her to come, and she came, but when she saw Zhao Yazhi and the other women, she still had a pimple in her heart, although she had tried her best to convince herself.

In addition, she didn't know everyone else very well, so she came up to breathe.

"Why are you running up there? ”

Li Ruotong turned her head to look and saw Wei Xiong walking towards her: "Originally, you were hiding here, no wonder I couldn't find the whole boat." ”

"What's wrong, aren't you upset?"

Wei Xiong gently touched Li Ruotong's cheek.

Li Ruotong denied it: "No, it's just that I don't know anyone else, and I feel very bored, so I come here alone to see the scenery." ”