Chapter 940 Burj Khalifa(1/2)
On their way to London with Avril Lavigne, Li Rui and others, Lin Feng was in the palace of the Emir of Dubai.
"Bastard! Who leaked the news? Who?" Dubai Crown Prince Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum slammed the table and shouted.
Many assistants around him were silent, not daring to take a breath. This was the first time that their Crown Prince had been so angry since the Burj Al Arab opened in 1999. Over the years, although Dubai's oil is about to dry up, due to the fact that Dubai's economy has already
Transformation, from relying solely on oil to relying on industry and tourism to drive Dubai's economic development. In recent years, under the offensive of Dubai's gold dollar, both the aluminum industry and the shipyard have highlighted exponential growth. As for the most important tourism industry
, the number of tourists received every year has exceeded 6 million.
The number of tourists is only slightly more than that of Hong Kong's Ocean Park, but don't forget that another term for Dubai is "luxury". Most of the people who come to Dubai are rich and powerful, and their spending power is not comparable to that of ordinary tourists.
By comparison, the business opportunities it brings are naturally even more different.
Therefore, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been in a good mood for several years. He has never been so angry as today. Looking at the hot breath coming out of his nostrils and the angry look on his brows, it makes people
People are timid.
Ever since he heard about Lin Feng and the Maldives' plan to build a "World Island", his whole person had changed. His bright and sunny smile suddenly turned gloomy. The servants around him would be scolded by him if they made the slightest mistake, which made the entire royal family confused.
There was no peace, and everyone was afraid that they would do something wrong to make Crown Prince Mohammed angry. Crown Prince Mohammed had to be angry. The "World Island" was originally his idea, and he planned to finish the construction of the Palm Jumeirah Island and the Alishan Palm Island.
After that, construction of the "World Island" began. Unexpectedly, Lin Feng and the Maldives first proposed it. How will Dubai build it in the future?
The same project is undoubtedly more popular due to the geographical conditions of the Maldives. In Dubai, the climate is only pleasant in January and February, and the weather is relatively hot in the rest of the time. The highest temperature in July can reach 45 degrees. Although all buildings in Dubai have
The cool air-conditioning makes tourists not feel the heat at all, but when traveling, such weather is somewhat uncomfortable. On the other hand, in the Maldives, the hottest month is April and the coldest month is December, and the rest of the time is tourist season
.And December to March every year is an excellent time to travel to the Maldives. Compared with the peak tourist season, the Maldives is undoubtedly better.
Comparing this, the same stimulus tourism plan can achieve better results in the Maldives than in Dubai. How could Crown Prince Mohammed be upset! Especially now that Dubai is building the Palm Jumeirah, and the idea of a "World Island" will have to wait a few years.
can be carried out. However, it was overtaken by the Maldives, which made Crown Prince Mohammed ruined. You must know that the most important part of this "artificial island" is the "world island". As a result, the "world island" is gone now, and this "artificial island"
It's not perfect, it has shortcomings.
Of course, Dubai can continue to build, but the problem is that if the Maldives has already built it first, and Dubai builds it again, it will not be sensational and timely. In short, being preempted by the Maldives makes Crown Prince Mohammed extremely angry. And what is even more angry is that
, he felt that there was a spy around him. Someone must have leaked this plan, otherwise the "World Island" plan proposed by Lin Feng was almost exactly the same as his plan.
But Crown Prince Mohammed checked the people around him and found out who had leaked his plan. No one!
How did he know! - Crown Prince Mohammed watched with annoyance as Lin Feng talked about the "World Island" plan during an interview with reporters, with an expression that was clearly mocking him. Crown Prince Mohammed had investigated, although the "artificial island" was
It was proposed by President Nasheed of the Maldives, but the concept of "World Island" was proposed by Lin Feng. Obviously, Lin Feng knew something that only he could know. This naturally made Crown Prince Mohammed angry.
A common problem among rich people is that they cannot let others get their hands on things that belong to them. This is especially true for West Asian countries like Dubai.
No, Dubai must have the best things in the world, no matter what it is, it must have the best things in the world! - Crown Prince Mohammed said unwillingly.
This city is a desert city built with oil and gold in the Emirate of Dubai. If you want to become the focus of the world, you must have the best things in the world. Now that the artificial island is no longer perfect and has been destroyed, it must be restored.
Build a landmark building, a focal point that can attract all the attention of the world.
That’s it! - The Emirate of Dubai called up a copy from its computer. This is Dubai’s long-standing plan. It’s just that the construction of the “artificial island” has taken up a lot of Dubai’s funds and manpower. After all, there is money in this world.
No, you need technology. But now the "World Island" plan has been "plagiarized" by Lin Feng. He must launch a brand new plan to stimulate the world's richest people before Lin Feng's "World Island" is completed.
To counter Lin Feng and the "World Island" launched by the Maldives.
This plan is the world's tallest skyscraper - the Burj Khalifa.
When Lin Feng built the "Light of the Century", Crown Prince Mohammed had his thoughts in mind. If Lin Feng, a businessman, could build the world's tallest skyscraper, then Dubai can do the same, and it must be far beyond Lin Feng's skyscraper to become the world's tallest skyscraper.
The truly world's largest skyscraper must not only be unprecedented, but also unprecedented, at least within a hundred years. This plan was originally planned to start construction in 2006, but now it seems that it must be brought forward.
Subsequently, Crown Prince Mohammed held a press conference and publicly announced that Dubai will start building the world's tallest skyscraper early next year, which will surpass Shanghai's "Light of the Century" and become the world's tallest skyscraper. As for the height, Crown Prince Mohammed did not announce it.
, because he did not want to be known to the outside world, so as not to affect the reputation of the "Burj Khalifa" as the world's tallest skyscraper.
As for the reporter's question, if there is a 108-meter-high statue of Lin Feng in the "Light of the Century", will the statue be erected in the "Burj Khalifa"? If so, whose statue will be erected?
This reporter's question undoubtedly made Crown Prince Mohammed very painful. To be honest, after the statue of Lin Feng was erected on the "Light of the Century", it made the world's rich and powerful people extremely envious and even jealous. People, especially rich people, or
Powerful people all hope to be remembered in history. Erecting a 108-meter-tall statue for yourself like Lin Feng is undoubtedly a very enviable thing. This will leave a name in history forever.
Especially on the "Light of the Century", currently the tallest building in the world, it can be said that Shanghai citizens can see this statue every day. This feeling of admiration is the envy and jealousy of all the rich.
But it is not that easy to erect a statue. Many wealthy people do not have the courage to erect statues for themselves as Lin Feng, especially because they do not have capital or enough capital. Lin Feng’s growth is legendary, and his influence on the company
Others cannot ban it. Such people are qualified to erect statues. But others are not, at least they dare not erect them for themselves.
Including Crown Prince Mohammed, Dubai’s current luxury was created by him. Dubai’s current reputation is all thanks to him. He naturally hopes that he can leave his name. But Dubai believes in Islam, and one of the biggest teachings of Islam is
It is forbidden to worship idols. If Crown Prince Mohammed erects a statue of himself, he may be immediately abandoned by the entire Muslim country.
Faced with reporters' questions, Crown Prince Mohammed could only say helplessly that the "Burj Khalifa" would not erect a statue for a certain person to please the public. When he said this, Crown Prince Mohammed's heart was bleeding. Thinking of Lin Feng's 108-meter-tall tower
The statue has green eyes.
When Lin Feng arrived in London, he had just watched Crown Prince Mohammed's press statement on the plane and learned that he was planning to build the "Burj Khalifa", the world's tallest skyscraper that would surpass the "Light of the Century" in the "Second World".
"Lin, the Crown Prince of Dubai is targeting you!" Avril relied on a woman's intuition to instinctively sense Prince Mohammed's hostility towards Lin Feng. At the press conference, Crown Prince Mohammed mentioned Lin Feng several times, mentioning "Century
"Light", the woman's sixth sense told Avril that this prince was hostile to her sweetheart.
Lin Feng nodded. But he didn't care about it. It's still early for the "Burj Khalifa" to be completed! Moreover, sooner or later, the so-called title of the world's tallest skyscraper will be handed over to others. After all, technology is developing and the times are progressing.
The world's skyscrapers cannot always be 558 meters high. It is enough to hold the title of the world's tallest skyscraper in the next few years. What's more, the "Light of the Century" also has landmark buildings that other skyscrapers cannot match.
That is the 108-meter-tall statue on top of it.
Lin Feng must admit that although this statue has brought him a lot of trouble and attracted a lot of criticism from the outside world, it is undeniable that this statue made the "Light of the Century" truly famous all over the world and also made Shanghai famous.
It has become one of the must-visit cities in the world. It is worth just going to Shanghai to see this 108-meter statue erected on the top of a skyscraper!
Of course, Burj Khalifa... Lin Feng smiled secretly!
"Okay, Avril, let's go, let's go to the 'William Hill' headquarters and ask them for the gambling money." Lin Feng said immediately.
Avril nodded. She was not one to remain silent when being bullied. It was only because she was concerned about the other party's power in the UK that she reluctantly wanted to give up her rights to pursue her. But now she has Lin Feng's support, and she thinks of Lin Feng.
Because of the relationship between Feng and Prince William, Avril was confident that Lin Feng could help him recover the 5 billion US dollars in gambling money. Moreover, Lin Feng holds the title of "Sir Commander of the Order of the British Empire", so no one would dare to touch Lin Feng.
"Friends, if you still have wisdom, go to the club with Kenyon first. Don't you like Beckham very much? They are training now, so you can go and visit." Lin Feng thought for a while and decided not to take Li
Zhiyou and Lin Zhihui went together to prevent Wan from having any conflicts and that he would not be able to take care of them. After all, this was the other party's territory. No matter how strong he was, he was just a dragon crossing the river. It was better to be careful.
"By the way, Zhiling, please accompany the two of them on a tour. You are familiar with this place, so I'll ask you to be the tour guide." Lin Feng ordered again.
"I know, boss!" Lin Chiling smiled and nodded.
Lin Chiling was helping Lin Feng handle matters related to the Tottenham Hotspur Club in London. She stayed here for several months and was very familiar with it. With Lin Chiling acting as a tour guide, Lin Feng was extremely reassured that nothing unexpected would happen to Li Zhiyou and Lin Zhihui.
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Later, Lin Feng, Avril Lavigne, and Li Rui went to the London headquarters of William Hill (also known as William Hill Gaming Company) gaming group.
At this time, William Hill Gaming Group Headquarters.
"Bill, what should we do? That Lin Feng has already called to personally collect Avril Lavigne's $5 billion bet." Shanton, the vice president of William Hill Gaming Company, said with a headache.
"We have arranged everything for this matter. This matter was signed by the former vice president, and there are clauses in the contract that are not in compliance with the procedures. Therefore, the contract is illegal and we do not need to compensate at all." William
Hill President Bill said calmly.
"But Lin Feng came to ask for the gambling money in person. I don't think he will give up!" Shanton said worriedly.
"Huh, no matter who he is, we can't compensate because the procedure is illegal. If he has the ability, he will sue us!" Bill said arrogantly.
Regarding the bet between Lin Feng and Noah, William Hill has conducted a very detailed data analysis. They also tested the muscle strength and bone strength of Noah and Lin Feng through many high-tech means such as infrared scanners.
After careful analysis of the two people's physical conditions, they determined that Lin Feng would definitely lose. Therefore, they accepted Avril Lavigne's astonishing $1 billion bet. And everything was going according to their expectations, but in the end, Lin Feng would actually turn defeat into victory.
This is so surprising.
This also directly caused William Hill to bear a compensation amount of US$5 billion, and this was only the compensation amount for Avril Lavigne alone. Counting other bets, William Hill had to pay a full US$6.5 billion this time.
, this has exceeded William Hill's ability to pay compensation, and it cannot afford to pay. If it wants to compensate, it will definitely go bankrupt. In desperation, when studying the contract, I accidentally discovered a problem with the delivery time when formulating the contract, and this point is
Let William Hill find a reason to refuse payment.
Although this is a bit suspected of fraud, Avril Lavigne is just a star, not to mention a Canadian star, and William Hill Gaming Company is the largest gaming company in the UK and the largest telephone betting gaming company in the world. How can a local snake in London be afraid of Avril Lavigne?
.5 billion US dollars, you know, this is enough to launch a small-scale war.
Originally, the William Hill gaming company thought Avril Lavigne would send a lawyer to negotiate. In the end, in order to settle the matter, the William Hill gaming company would symbolically compensate Avril Lavigne several million dollars, so everyone was happy. Unexpectedly, as soon as they got to work today, everyone would
After receiving a fax from Lin Feng asking for gambling money, everyone panicked.
Needless to say, everyone knows who Lin Feng is. This man who has repeatedly achieved miracles will definitely not give up if he comes to collect debts. Although the William Hill Group is a local gangster in London, they have sufficient evidence for this contract.
They refused to compensate, but they were worried and had to worry about what means Lin Feng would use to ask for it.
"Okay, directors, there is no need to panic about this matter. No matter how powerful Lin Feng is, he is only one person, not to mention this is the United Kingdom, not China. No matter how good his relationship with the royal family is, it is impossible for the royal family to interfere in this matter.
What’s more, are you really willing to compensate for US$5 billion?” Bill, President of William Hill, said.
Many directors looked at me and I looked at you and nodded. It is indeed impossible for the royal family to interfere in this matter, let alone US$5 billion. This is US$5 billion. Not to mention the royal family, even if their own father came to lobby, they would not
Will give up.
Looking at the UK, murders are common for a few hundred pounds, let alone US$5 billion!
Just after many directors unified their thoughts, Lin Feng and Avril Lavigne came to visit!
To be continued...