147 - Lend-lease of the Ocean Symphony

Once the tone is set, it's time for the designer to styling the cruise.

In order to show the importance of Chen Chen, the general manager of the shipyard came in person and appointed ten designers to listen to Chen Chen's request.

It's like a student listening to a class, more than a dozen people sit at the table, each holding a small notebook, and write down the key points that Chen Chen said.

"I wanted the hull to be as big as possible, and if I could, to design the lab below the main deck of the hull, and the lab had to be sealed and highly protected."

"You don't need too many laboratories, about ten large laboratories, and forty or fifty medium-sized and small laboratories are enough."

Chen Chen thought for a while, pointed to a hull structure diagram in front of him, and continued, "You can learn the 'Symphony of the Seas' above the main deck, I want to design a garden at the stern, it doesn't need to be too large, as long as all the people who work on the ship have a feeling of returning to nature." ”

"On either side of the park, there are two parallel floors, and the interior of these buildings should be duplex structure, which is best made into a suite, two bedrooms and a balcony with a view of the sea."

"Wouldn't it be very romantic for the residents to see the park on one side and the sea on the other?"

"In addition, there will be leisure spaces such as a theatre, swimming pool and bar, as well as a restaurant and a large conference room, as well as crew quarters and a training ground."

"Weren't those suites the crew's quarters?" One designer asked, stunned.

"The suites are for researchers, and the rooms for the crew and guards who control the ship can be arranged on the first floor for emergency gathering."

Chen Chen explained, "There is no need to be stingy in terms of area planning, after all, my ship does not need to carry passengers, and although the rooms of these crew members do not need to be too luxurious, they do not need to be too cramped, just set them to the standard of standard rooms." ”

With Chen Chen's planning, these designers wrote down Chen Chen's key points and immediately began to design.

As for the size of the hull, Chen Chen hoped that the length would be more than 500 meters at first, after all, the larger the hull, the more stable, but the Meyer shipyard tried its best to discourage it, because it was too huge, and it was prone to hidden dangers in terms of materials.

As a result, the final hull was set to be 404 meters long, 80 meters wide and 60 meters high, with 8 floors above the main deck and 4 meters high.

The reason why the length is zero and round is because 404 is a number that Chen Chen likes very much, just like Chen Chen picked 404 dormitory in the first place, this number has a special meaning in Middle-earth culture......

According to the calculations of this group of designers, the weight of this custom-built cruise ship has exceeded 350,000 tons, which is half the weight of the Ocean Symphony, but because there are no large number of guest rooms and luxurious furniture, the final factory price is only 1.5 billion US dollars, only 200 million US dollars higher than the cost of the Ocean Symphony.

It takes about three months for the Meyer shipyard to build the hull module, and then it takes half a year to assemble and renovate it.

Moreover, this is because of the modular construction method, which is the same as building blocks.

And if it were a conventional construction method, such a huge cruise ship would take at least two years to complete.

Finally, Chen Chen should come up with a name for the cruise.

Because, according to international practice, at the launch of the ship's project, a steel plate is cut into the shape of the hull profile or the initials of the ship's name, marking the official start of the construction of the module.

Chen Chen thought about it for a while, and finally decided, "In that case, then it's better to call it the 'Black Light'." ”

So, a cruise ship named Blacklight began construction and set off.

While the Blacklight isn't the world's largest ship, it's certainly the largest cruise ship in the world to date.

It wasn't until he walked out of the Meyer Shipyard that Chen Chen was suddenly speechless.

Now, on my side, there is one more project under construction.

From the earliest Black Light Biotechnology Namibian nuclear power plant, this project was planned to take 18 months, was approved in March 2022, and now it is still 11 months to complete.

In addition, there is the Life Science City, which is currently under construction for the first phase, and the underground experimental base, which will take four months to complete.

Now, there is one more cruise ship that has been completed in half a year.

If you calculate it this way, there is still no charging equipment available on your side......

Chen Chen was a little speechless for a moment, but in the next second, his mobile phone suddenly rang.

Chen Chen turned on his mobile phone, only to find that it was Prince Steele calling.

Chen Chen frowned, he originally wanted to hang up directly, but after thinking about it, he still connected the phone.

"Dear Chen, where have you been in the past two days?"

Prince Steele's voice on the phone was a little tired, but he still laughed, "I wanted to have a drink with you to thank you, but in the past two days, because of that incident, I have been really busy." ”

"It's okay, when I'm on the boat, helping you is helping myself."

Chen Chen said lightly, "I don't know what His Royal Highness has to do with me?" ”

"Actually, it's not a big deal, I just wanted to ask you." "How did you know that Lane's group wanted to contact the pirates to attack the Ocean Symphony?" ”

"I naturally have my channel."

Chen Chen raised his eyebrows, "Is there any problem?" ”

"No, no, don't get me wrong." On the phone, Prince Steele hurriedly explained, "Then why did you get on the boat at that time?" ”

"To be honest, if I had gotten this news earlier, I wouldn't have gotten on the ship."

Chen Chen replied, "But it's a pity that I only got the news after I got on the ship, but the ship had already opened at this time." ”

The other end of the phone couldn't help but laugh heartily, "It's a pity, Mr. Chen Chen, but I still want to thank you, if you need my help, please feel free to ask." ”

When Chen Chen heard this, his heart suddenly moved, "Since you said so, I really have a place where I need your help." ”

"Oh?"

Prince Steele's voice was stunned.

"Is the Ocean Symphony still docked in Walvis Bay today?" Chen Chen asked.

"Yes, the European district to which the Ocean Symphony belongs has sent investigators to start investigating this matter."

Prince Steele said helplessly, "I was also asked not to leave Walvis Bay Harbor, and the other party is still looking for you. ”

"Looking for me?"

Chen Chen nodded, "I know, in that case, please say hello to the company of the Ocean Symphony, I am willing to rent the Ocean Symphony for half a year at your price, I don't know if you can help me with this?" ”

"This ......"

Hearing this, Prince Steele seemed to be a little embarrassed, "Mr. Chen Chen, you may not know, although I leased the Ocean Symphony for 20 million US dollars for a month, you have also seen that there are many storefronts on the ship, and these storefronts are rented by partners, and in addition to the rent, I also need to pay a sum of money to these partners." ”

"It's okay, I can too." Chen Chen said indifferently.

"Since you said that, it's easy to do." Prince Steele breathed a sigh of relief, "I think my little face is still useful." ”

"Thank you so much, Your Highness."

After a few more greetings, Chen Chen hung up the phone.

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