Chapter 171: Arabian Nights

"High-tech city, starry sky, what is this?" Chen Changsheng asked suspiciously.

"Starry Sky City, this is a grand plan I have designed, and I can say that all my current decoration is aimed at building such a city. Of course, it doesn't exist yet, it's just an idea on a proposal. Liu Hui smiled confidently.

"Boss, if I'm not mistaken, you mean to build a city. But where are you going to build this city? Do we have such a big place to build it? Chen Changsheng asked as if he didn't understand.

"Since I proposed to build this city, these issues have been considered for a long time. Take a look at it first, this is my proposal. Liu Hui handed Chen Changsheng his plan for the "Starry Sky City".

Chen Changsheng took the plan, and on the cover of the plan was written "Starry Sky City". He opened the plan and read it carefully. However, after reading the introduction on the first few pages of the plan, his face turned a little pale. He asked in a trembling voice, "Boss, are you sure you didn't take the wrong thing you showed me?" ”

"Naturally, you are not wrong, you have to believe your eyes, everything you see now is true." Liu Hui said with a smile.

"It's all true, how is that possible? Your plan says you want to build a floating steel city above the sea. If you don't take into account the superstructure of the city, the floating platform used to carry the city alone has an area of 11,300 square kilometers, and the average height of the floating platform is 200 meters. Boss, are you really sure that this plan of yours has been carefully calculated? It's just a fantasy and it's simply impossible to achieve. Chen Changsheng almost groaned and said these words, and the "Starry Sky City" plan was just the beginning of the outline, which shocked him into a blank face.

"This is naturally a bit calculated, but I'm not a professional, and some algorithms may be wrong, but it won't be bad there." Liu Hui said with a smile.

Chen Changsheng picked up the plan again and carefully looked at some of the data of the "Starry Sky City" listed on it: "The entire floating platform is a standard circle, with a radius of 60 kilometers, a total area of 11,300 square kilometers, and an average height of 200 meters. ”

Chen Changsheng immediately took a calculator and calculated the data, and he said excitedly: "Boss, I have roughly calculated the data you listed above, if you calculate it with an average height of 200 meters, not considering the buildings on the floating platform of the "Starry Sky City". If we look at this floating platform as solid, then according to the density of steel of 7.85 tons per cubic meter, the weight of the floating platform of the Star City after completion will reach 177.41 trillion tons, that is, the total amount of steel required is 177.41 trillion tons. Even if your floating platform were hollow and the amount of steel needed was reduced to one percent, it would require 1,774.1 billion tons. Do you know how much iron ore has been proven in the world right now? There are only 800 billion tons, and the iron content in it is up to 230 billion tons, which means that it is not enough to use all the iron ore in the world to build the floating platform of the "Starry Sky City", let alone build the buildings on it! ”

Liu Hui said with a smile: "If it was before, my plan would naturally not be realized." But now that you have the new technology you've just developed, it's safe and viable. ”

"The technology we're working on?" Chen Changsheng asked suspiciously.

"Yes, it's the anti-gravity device and the modified solid formation! With the Solid Formation, we don't have to use all steel when building floating platforms. For example, you can now use the solid formation to improve the toughness of steel, so that their material is a hundred times that of ordinary steel, then these treated steel can be used as key load-bearing materials to ensure that the overall frame of the floating platform will not have problems, then we can use ordinary building materials outside these key load-bearing materials to fill, such as cement, lime, mud, sand, stones, etc., if this is the case, Then there are many places where steel can be saved, and not so much steel can be used. And I believe that your research on the solid formation will soon come to new results, and at that time, if the solid formation can be applied to concrete, concrete can be used instead of steel, and the amount of steel used will be reduced a lot. When building the Starry Sky City, we can use anti-gravity devices on each floor of the building to offset the gravity of the substructure, so that the substructure will not bear too much pressure, so the requirements for building materials will not be very high, and it can even be carried out with materials for the construction of ordinary two or three floors, and it will not have any impact on the quality of the building. Therefore, if those two new inventions are applied to the construction, it is very likely that this plan of mine will be realized. Of course, I'm not an expert on this, and I still have to worry about it. Liu Hui said some of his ideas.

"You...... You...... You're a scientific idiot, and what you're saying has no scientific basis at all! Chen Changsheng began to stutter even when he spoke, he was completely defeated by Liu Hui's unbridled imagination. It stands to reason that the imagination of scientists is the strongest of all people, but after seeing Liu Hui's imagination today, he feels that he is too unimaginative.

"Dean Chen, I'm indeed a scientific idiot, but you can't deny the viable surnames of the things I said, right? You know, anti-gravity devices and solid formations, they used to be incredible things, but they haven't been invented by you yet? Therefore, you can study this "Star City" project as a scientific subject, and I believe that there will be a way. Liu Hui began to encourage Chen Changsheng.

"But even if this is the case, the amount of steel required for such a huge project will still be very huge, do we have so much steel?" Chen Changsheng's mind was a little unable to turn, and Liu Hui's whimsical ideas made his brain begin to dizzy.

"If steel isn't enough, you can also research new materials instead! Anyway, with the existence of a solid formation, there should be a lot of materials that can be used to replace steel, right? You just say that under the existing technical conditions, can we build a "starry sky city"? Liu Hui asked.

"If the boss has a lot of high-grade energy stones, plus a large number of energy storage balls and the true element contained in them, and enough people who can use the aura to control the true element to arrange the formation, then theoretically speaking, there is still hope for completing this starry sky city. Of course, this is only theoretical, and we will face endless difficulties after the actual operation of this program. Chen Changsheng thought about it and gave a positive answer.

"You can rest assured in terms of logistics. I can provide enough high-grade gems to say that you can have as many as you want. There is no problem with the kind of energy storage balls that store the true element, and I can guarantee that they will definitely not be short. However, those who are used to arrange the formation, you also need to investigate those scientific researchers, and screen out those who are loyal enough, I can give them the ability to control the true element. In addition, I will be recruiting researchers from all walks of life around the world to help you deal with the problems encountered in the "Star City" project. Liu Hui said.

As soon as Chen Changsheng heard Liu Hui's assurance, he relaxed a little. Although he also felt that this "Starry Sky City" plan was a little unreliable, Liu Hui also had a certain truth in what he said, and if new technologies were applied to this huge plan, there might be a real possibility of success. And as a scientist, he also has a crazy spirit hidden in his blood, and now he will not let go of such a challenging job.

So Chen Changsheng continued to look at the plan, and when he turned a few pages back, his hands began to tremble again, and he said loudly: "Boss, your ultimate goal is actually to raise this "Starry Sky City" into the sky? Oh my! I'm going crazy. ”

Liu Hui said with a smile: "Yes, although the "Starry Sky City" is built on the sea, it stays on the sea most of the time, but its ultimate destination will not be just the sea, the "Starry Sky City" will have the ability to levitate after it is completed, and it will rise to the sky. In other words, that floating platform is actually a huge anti-gravity device, and you have to calculate this when you build it. ”

"Boss, you're too thoughtful, aren't you? There are already countless difficulties in building this "starry sky city" on the sea, and you still want to levitate it in the air, I think I must be crazy to discuss the feasibility of this plan with you. You must know that the largest area of the artificial floating island on the sea is only four square kilometers, and the cost of the small floating island of four square kilometers is more than 10 billion US dollars, if you really want to build the "starry sky city" with an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers, and you have to raise it into the sky, then the cost of it will not reach an astronomical amount, I am afraid that even the richest United States today will not be able to build it. Chen Changsheng said incoherently.

"Dean Chen, your imagination is not rich enough! Our company is called Star Group, and the city we built is called "Starry Sky City", so just floating in the air is not worthy of the title of "Starry Sky City"! Liu Hui stabbed Chen Changsheng in the heart again.

"What? Do you have any other ideas? Chen Changsheng's head began to sweat wildly.

"Yes, the "Starry Sky City" suspended in the air is just an excess, and the ultimate goal of the "Starry Sky City" is - space! Liu Huishi said in shock.

"Boss ......" Chen Changsheng really couldn't stand it, and Liu Hui's idea made him collapse directly on the floor.

"Dean Chen, don't you look like this! It will take me 20 to 30 years to build the "Starry Sky City", and I didn't say that you should get this thing out right away, you still have a lot of time to prepare for the technology. Liu Hui said.

"Twenty to thirty years?" Chen Changsheng still had a headache, he felt that even if it took fifty years, he might not be able to complete the city.

"yes, I've divided this plan into three phases. In the first stage, the main building of the "Starry Sky City" was built in the sea; In the second stage, after the completion of the main building of the "Starry Sky City", the "Starry Sky City" will be successfully lifted into the air; In the third stage, after the technology matures, let the "Star City" go into space. Liu Hui said arrogantly, quite in the style of the older generation's Great Leap Forward.

Chen Changsheng suddenly figured it out, anyway, this "Starry Sky City Plan" has a boss to contribute money and efforts, in case it is unfortunately completed, he can still leave his name in history, even if it can't be built, there is no harm to himself, after all, the experience of participating in such a grand project also makes his life not in vain, and it is a sure profit for himself. So he began to change his thinking and asked, "Boss, just say, what kind of work do you need me to do?" ”

"Your task is to design the "Starry Sky City", research new practical technologies, and use these technologies in the construction to ensure the successful completion of the "Starry Sky City". Liu Hui said.

"Boss, this project of yours is so big and requires so much technology, so I need to purchase the most advanced equipment in the world and recruit the top scientists!" Chen Changsheng began to talk to Liu Hui about the conditions.

"There's no problem with this, I'll meet your requirements, and if you can't buy the most advanced equipment, I'll steal it from you. As for the scientific talents you need, you make a list, and if they don't want to come, I can kidnap them. In short, whatever you need, I will provide you with it. Liu Hui simply met Chen Changsheng's conditions.

"If that's the case, then I don't have anything to say." Chen Changsheng said that the stimulation of participating in the program made his spirits start to rise.

"Dean Chen, you are an expert, you study some of my immature plans, and then write a specific plan for me, and I will arrange the work according to your plan. However, until this plan is announced, it must be kept strictly confidential. Liu Hui said, and Chen Changsheng nodded again and again, indicating that he understood.

So Liu Hui said goodbye to Chen Changsheng, and he returned to the office to make the next work arrangement, while Chen Changsheng immediately began to familiarize himself with the "Starry Sky City" plan, in order to write a detailed plan.

In the following month, Liu Hui completely handed over the company's work to Hu Xian'er, and he often communicated with Chen Changsheng to further communicate about the "Starry Sky City" plan. After all, Chen Changsheng is an expert, and his professional knowledge is much stronger than Liu Hui, and with his participation, the "Starry Sky City" plan has gradually improved, and it is no longer an empty shelf when Liu Hui handed over to Chen Changsheng. While this is not yet finalized, some of the early preparations are now ready to go.

After deciding on the plan of "Starry Sky City", Liu Hui made some adjustments to the company's work direction in the company, and he had to speed up the company's efforts to make money. Otherwise, once the construction of the "Starry Sky City" begins, the speed of using money will be like a flood, even if the Star Group has a net worth of hundreds of millions, it will not be able to fill this bottomless pit.

So under Liu Hui's instructions, the Star Group moved as fast as a clockwork clock. First of all, Star Group insisted on its leading edge in medicine, and at the same time started a series of clinical trials of new drugs, including diabetes treatment drugs, Liu Hui's goal is to dominate the entire pharmaceutical market.

At the same time, a Star Farming Company was established under the Star Group, which purchased land all over the world and then recruited farmers from China to farm all over the world; Star Group has also set up a Star Gourmet Company, which gathers all the food recipes in China, selects the delicacies, unifies the production process, and opens gourmet stores around the world to operate.

The outside world is puzzled by the establishment of the two new companies of Star Group, both of which are labor-intensive industries and employ a very large number of employees, and these two industries are not profitable industries, far from being able to compare with Liu Hui's most profitable pharmaceutical industry. But Liu Hui was determined to establish these two companies, and even the opposition of people within the company had no effect. Liu Hui was secretly a little unhappy in his heart, my "Starry Sky City" is about to start construction, and the total population that the entire "Starry Sky City" can accommodate will be 10 million, if you don't recruit more people now, where will your own population come from in the future? Besides, although farming and opening a food restaurant are not profitable, they can't lose much, and they still have the ability to support them.

Soon after, the scientific research institute under the Star Group began to recruit a large number of external personnel, and they recruited a complete range of personnel, basically as long as you have a scientific research project, you can find the corresponding position in the recruitment of the Star Group. The treatment of the Star Group is very good, so many unambitious scientific researchers from all over the world have begun to flock to the Star Group. However, because those famous scientific researchers are already famous, most of the talents recruited by Star Group this time are young people.

After this recruitment, the number of scientific research personnel has reached more than 5,000, which has surpassed the scientific research institutes of many countries in terms of quantity. The internal research topics basically cover all aspects of various industries, but because most of the researchers are young people and do not have rich research experience, they cannot produce research results for the time being. With such a huge scientific research institution, Liu Hui's funds began to pour into the research institute like water, but fortunately, Liu Hui made huge profits in the pharmaceutical industry and can still support it.

After Liu Hui and Chen Changsheng were busy for more than a month, they basically straightened out the relationship between the steps in the "Starry Sky City" plan and made preliminary preparations, so they only needed to work step by step. The amount of money needed for this huge plan can be said to be huge, so Liu Hui is ready to speed up the speed at which Star Group makes money to maintain this plan to the end.

Liu Hui turned his attention back from the Academy of Science, only to find that he hadn't dealt with the company's work for a month, and he had handed over all those jobs to Hu Xian'er before, and Hu Xian'er also handled those jobs very well, so that he could devote himself to the "Starry Sky City Project". Liu Hui felt very ashamed now, because he knew very well how heavy the work was, and he didn't know how Hu Xian'er did it.

So Liu Hui came to Hu Xian'er's office and prepared to visit Hu Xian'er. When Hu Xian'er's female secretary saw Liu Hui coming, she stood up and prepared to inform Hu Xian'er. Liu Hui stopped her briefing, then pushed the door open and walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that the table in front of Hu Xian'er was full of various documents, and the height of those documents actually blocked Liu Hui's view of Hu Xian'er.

Liu Hui bypassed the documents and saw Hu Xian'er sleeping on the table. Hu Xian'er's face was very haggard, she looked very tired, even the dark circles under her eyes came out, she was still holding a signature pen in her hand, and there was an open document on the desktop.

Liu Hui suddenly felt pity, he knew that Hu Xian'er must be tired, as can be seen by looking at the pile of documents in front of her. And it's a bit unreasonable for a big man to hand over so much work to a woman. He took off his shirt and carefully draped the shirt on Hu Xian'er's body, Hu Xian'er didn't sleep dead, and she woke up as soon as Liu Hui's clothes were draped on her body. When Hu Xian'er came to her senses, she saw Liu Hui standing next to her, and she was still wearing Liu Hui's clothes, and immediately called the boss, but her voice was a little hoarse, and she didn't seem to have recovered from fatigue.

"Boss, I was just reviewing the documents and I fell asleep somehow." Hu Xian'er was about to stand up as she spoke.

"Xian'er, don't get up, let's sleep first! I see you're a little tired. Liu Hui stopped Hu Xian'er.

"Boss, I'm sorry, I slept during work hours and delayed the processing of work." Hu Xian'er apologized.

"Xian'er, it doesn't matter. It's never done, and I'm going to have a heartache when you're tired. Liu Hui said.

"You've asked me to do all these things, so I'm sure I'll do them well." Hu Xian'er said, she sat up and opened another document.

Liu Hui took away the signature pen in Hu Xian'er's hand and said, "Xian'er, the last time we went out to play, we only played for a long time and met someone from the Zoomlion Gang on the road to arrest you, so there is still a place I haven't gotten to, why don't I go out with you tomorrow?" ”

"But these jobs ......," Hu Xian'er hesitated.

"Hehe, let these jobs wait for us this time! I believe that it does not matter if these tasks are resolved a few days later. Liu Hui said with a smile.

A sweet smile appeared on Hu Xian'er's tired face, and she said, "If you really want to go out to play, you must follow my few conditions!" ”

(To be continued)