When Dean Tong and Dean Xu heard that "Gu Kun wanted to build the tallest building in the world", they were not surprised.
This attitude itself may surprise some readers who are not familiar with the international situation in the late 1990s.
But this is the true face of history.
Because, just a few years before Gu Kun, there were colleagues from Southeast Asia who had paved the way for him.
In October 1998, at this moment on earth, the tallest building in the world was not from Europe, Oceania or Japan, but from Malaysia. It was the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, with a net height of 452 meters.
This is a building that was started at the end of 1993 (December 27, which is basically equivalent to the start of construction in 1994). It took more than two years to complete the roof at the end of 1996, and it took another year and a half to install it. In 1998, that is
A few months ago, the construction was completed in a hurry due to the accelerated progress of the financial crisis, and it was officially declared the number one in the world.
However, the only thing that makes people feel stingy is that when this building became the world's number one, it did not refresh the world record by a large enough margin. It was only smaller than the former world's number one, the Sears Tower in Chicago built in 1974.
It's only 9 meters higher.
Construction started more than 20 years after the other party was completed. Engineering technology has advanced so much, but there is no ambition to only refresh the world record by 9 meters. This kind of improvement is like Bubka's pole vaulting.
What's the difference between "breaking the world record by just 1 centimeter each time"?
Therefore, in the second year after its completion, that is, in 1999, the building was surpassed by the shrewd people of Wanwan with the planning of Wanbei 101 Building - Wanbei 101 was designed in 1999, erected in 2002, and fully interior-extended in 2002.
In 2004, after its completion, it took away the title of the tallest building in the world.
Historically, the people of Wanwan have made it clear that they will wait until Malaysia is completely settled. It depends on how high you are. If you buy it, you can't regret it and then spend money to snatch it away.
It can only be said that the Malays lacked their own technical strength and design background. They did not know how high the engineering technology could reach at that time. They simply set a rough target of "I want to be the first in the world", and then were ignored by the West.
Those design institutes were deceived by their extravagant boasts. They spent a lot of money but failed to maintain world records for several years.
In fact, such negative teaching materials often exist during financial crises - New York in the years before World War I, and New York during the Great Depression from 29 to 33, when it was just about to become the world's most powerful country.
Oceania is also so eager to prove itself, eager to show off but not knowing how to show off.
In 1908, the Singer Sewing Machine Building only became the tallest building in the world in less than one year, and was surpassed by Metropolitan Insurance in the same city. From 1930 to 1933, the Chase Manhattan Bank, the Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building also followed one after another.
The big capitalists who fell into the trap spent huge sums of money, only to grab the world record in just one or two years, and handed it over before it became popular.
Every financial crisis is destined to be an outbreak period when infrastructure investment mania drives demand. This kind of thing is particularly frequent.
How could Gu Kun make such a mistake?
That's why he has to put on an absolute show and let Party B really feel what he wants!
There are some things that cannot be conveyed through words, and there must be living and irrefutable evidence.
Just like the classic case in media studies: the well-known old local niche newspaper "Dunn Daily" in Oceania, when fighting against the invasion of new media and national newspapers, its editor-in-chief repeatedly warned his reporters, "You must focus on
Local news, because when it comes to major current affairs and international affairs, we cannot compete with those big media.”
But what was the reaction of the reporters? No matter what the editor-in-chief said, he just felt that "the proportion of local news can be increased."
Until one day, the editor-in-chief directly demonstrated: If I print a local phone book covering every inch of the newspaper, the sales volume of the newspaper will be higher than when you are now competing with others to finalize the final version! Because I print the local phone book, at least
Every local would buy it and take a look to see if their name might appear in the newspaper!
(Huang Zhizhong said it on Luo Pang’s show. If you are interested, you can watch it. It’s been an issue for many years)
In the same way, when Party B lacks imagination, what Gu Kun needs is everything from jade and diamond rings to Tubo Dzi beads from the Tang Dynasty to all luxury goods to brainwash Party B.
When you dream, dream big. Don't be like Arthur in "Inception" who pinches and shrinks. Even in the dream, he still holds an M16 and goes straight to the cannon and a nuclear bomb.
What I want is not a hot chicken who surpasses humans only a few years ago! I will never become a laughing stock like Petronas!
Therefore, it is obvious what to do next.
The communication efficiency of language is too low.
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"Clang~" there was a crisp sound.
Gu Kun smashed an ancient piece of jewelry directly in front of Dean Xu and Dean Tong.
"This thing just now is worth 10 million yuan. Now you should understand what I want, right? Don't fool me by saying that the Malays have been fooled."
Dean Tong finally became a little nervous and his heart couldn't bear it.
Even though the thing didn't belong to him, paying such a huge price to brainwash him was too serious.
How about using this money to give to design institutes? How about counting it into design fees? Is it necessary?
Even if we can't do it, why would you be so angry if you just hire foreigners and hire the most famous international firms/design institutes? It's too wasteful.
What they didn't know was that Gu Kun's smashing of things was definitely not in vain. Someone would secretly photograph every thing he smashed, and someone might even spread the news as gossip in the future. Just like Ma Feng eating ice cream and hot pot.
There is a reason why someone will take a photo of you every time you have a drink.
This kind of money-burning arrogance and brutality will be recorded in itself, and the value of public opinion and impression generated will not be lower than that of jewelry and antiques themselves.
In the Internet age, showing off wealth itself can bring in money.
Especially since there are so many greedy bitches in this world, they just worship the strong man and are even willing to give him more money because he already has the most money.
This absurd and exaggerated idea of robbing the poor and giving to the rich is thought by the brainwashed poor to be making history. They have become a part of history and a witness of history, and feel a sense of heroism in their hearts.
It's like the world's richest man shouting silently: Don't give money to the poor, give me some more, because you can't set a new world record by giving money to the poor. Give me the money, but you can get the fastest
Let's set a new world record and "how rich can the richest person in the world be". Let's witness the miracle and create history together!
Those idiot fans in the stinking entertainment fandom who think they are chasing the world's most popular celebrity probably have this mentality. That's why they feel that the more traffic they chase, the more face they will have.
Whether you like it or not, that was the mainstream of Internet media in the first twenty years.
These primitive people in front of them all need to have their brains fucked. Take a stick and punch it through the Tianling Cap to open up their minds.
"Then how tall do you want the building to be?" Dean Xu saw that his old colleague couldn't stand it, so he could only ask this question on his behalf.
"Don't worry about how tall I want to be. I only need thirty years. No one on earth can surpass me in fifty years. Is eight hundred meters enough to achieve this? If not, just one thousand meters."
Gu Kun no longer reports according to the historical 830 meters. He is afraid that the report is too precise and not imaginative enough, which will restrict people from the first time they use their brains.
Imagination is something that is most afraid of limitations, especially the more professional people are, the more limited they are.
Just like if a group of programmers are asked to play the role of project managers in a project establishment meeting, it will definitely be impossible and impossible, and it is unscientific.
When establishing a project, it is necessary to be a bit unscientific or even technically illiterate, like a tyrant like Steve Jobs.
"Are you kidding me? The current world record is only over 450 meters. If you talk about 500 meters in one breath, or even talk about 600 meters too crazy, I can understand it. Even if you can't create it now, you will have to think about it for a few years..." Tongyuan
After taking a long breath, he directly rejected Gu Kun.
Gu Kun said no more and simply snapped his fingers, asking Saranova to bring a box of U.S. dollars and spread them out in front of everyone.
In China, it is not illegal to burn U.S. dollars.
Gu Kun is a very knowledgeable person, and he will never destroy the RMB in his life.
As for why Pony Ma in "A Better Tomorrow" only dared to burn counterfeit U.S. dollars, that's because those films didn't completely give up on overseas markets. Wu Yusen and Chow Yun-fat didn't give up on their dreams of entering Hollywood either.
But for Gu Kun, when these videos are exposed in the future, he will never set foot on the land of Oceania again in his life, so he is not afraid of stepping on anyone and praising them even if he is arrogant.
Gu Kun didn't pick them up and burn them one by one. Instead, he opened the dollar box and threw it into a basin. Then he threw the opened zippo into the box and started talking.
"I originally planned to spend at least one billion U.S. dollars in construction funds if it can be done with 80 meters. If it can be done with 1,000 meters, I don't care about the budget of 2 billion or 3 billion. Even if the design fee is 8%, that's
More than 100 million US dollars.
It's a pity that you didn't use the opportunity given to you and didn't dare to take it - I ask again, can it be done? The burned box will be deducted from the 100 million US dollars you deserve. I still have it after the burning."
Those deans of design institutes who grew up in the domestic environment have never seen such a battle. Everyone is about to urinate, but they are like people who want to explode a small universe before they are electrocuted and unplug the power supply.
, struggled and threw himself on the cash box where the lighter was lost.
Water, fire, money, I can't tell where they are.
"Are you in such a hurry?" Dean Xu gasped and didn't understand.
"Then it can be done? Have you thoroughly and fully understood my needs? I don't want to waste time by calling back repeatedly. Although I know that Party A like me will definitely want you to come up with a plan before I know what I want."
What we don’t want is this plan.”
"Do it, do it, we know your determination."
Only then did Gu Kun stand up with compassion, and with a gesture, he ordered Anastasia on the other side to turn off the camera, and turned off all other cameras as well.
Then, he patted Dean Xu and Dean Tong on the shoulders with sincerity: "You will thank me in the future. This half box of dollars can be regarded as burned for you - because I have set up a trap before looking for you.
I have hired several Breton firms, the same firms that previously designed the Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers for Petronas.
I also asked them to come up with a plan to be number one in the world. But no matter how I pressed them, they all said in one voice that they can only do more than 500 meters at most, which is enough to become a world champion for many years - I know what they are thinking, they just want to
Learn from Intel in squeezing out toothpaste, and take advantage of us, the third world countries in Asia, and treat us as easy prey for setting world records.
But I’m not afraid. I took photos of the entire negotiation process. When compared in the future, the whole world will know that those Brittany dogs are incompetent wimps. Not only can they not be able to do what you Tongji Jianyuan can do, they are not even worthy of being burned by me.
I can use a box of dollars to test their potential. This can be regarded as setting a high standard for the Chinese architectural design community."
Gu Kun spoke very happily, not caring that the audience did not understand the meaning of the word force.
Spending money is the greatest respect for a legendary designer, and it is also the best way to boost the topic.
It won't take a few years for this trick to be learned by Arnault, the boss of the French Donkey brand's parent company LVMH and the ultimate tycoon in the luxury industry.
Who made this an era of visual impact?
Gu Kun just used it first.
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