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Chapter 1217 Sea Fortress
Li Dongling listened to Paul's flattery but didn't take it to heart. If he took all that flattery seriously, he might really become a CEO of a giant company who listens to slander when he got old...

Just like those ancient emperors, once they reached their later years, they suddenly seemed to become different people, transforming from brilliant and wise men into people who listened to slander, liked to have sycophants around them, and heavily relied on cruel officials to control the court.

On the one hand, when they get old, like the old lion king in a pride, they are afraid and worried that they will be replaced by a new lion king, so they naturally have to use cruel officials to intimidate other opponents.

On the other hand, these people who boast and flatter seem to only know how to flatter, but they also pose no threat. They are very considerate and know what the old emperor wants. They will arrange things like building gardens and making tours. They just greedily take a little "billion".

Looking at the company, look at Eisner, the current "Emperor of Disney." He will stop at nothing to maintain control of Disney. Doesn't Eisner know who the real talent is?

Eisner, who led Disney to Hollywood dominance, was certainly capable of being incompetent. He knew who the talent was, but at his age, his primary consideration was whether the person was obedient, not how capable they were. Disobedient talent would threaten Eisner's position, and he wouldn't want that!

However, Li Dongling probably won't reach that point. He has no intention of dying in the position of head of Dongling High-Tech.

At the very least, Dongling High-Tech needs to establish a comprehensive talent reserve system, including both technical and management personnel.

As for the next leader of Dongling High-Tech, Li Dongling will not create any riddles or cause factions to fight amongst themselves. Once a suitable candidate is selected, the benevolent Li will support him in taking the position.

Of course, that day is far away for both Li Dashanren and Dongling Gaoke, but the necessary preparations still need to be made in advance.

"The yacht design drawings are out?"

After Li Dongling took another shot, he stopped. He had a lot of things to take care of today, not just playing golf.

At this moment, Lin Xianhui, Zhou Hongyi, Qiu Anyi, president of Tse Sui Luen Jewellery, Li Minghan, general manager of Kunlun Mining, Li Yonghong, president of Hong Kong Base Bank, and others were also sitting at the golf course rest area.

The countdown to Li Dongling's return to Pingyang has begun. After handling the financing of companies such as 3721 and Kingsoft, he will basically set off to return to the inland.

Therefore, these companies in the East Coast Science Park also need to report to Li Dongling, or rather, obtain more funding and support from Cyberport and Dongling Hi-Tech based on their projects and plans.

"The initial draft is complete!"

Paul hurriedly took out a thick stack of documents from his briefcase. "This is the initial design draft that our company contacted with the Italian company Benetti Yachts. They sent a design team to Hong Kong. If Mr. Li has any dissatisfaction, the design team can make modifications!"

The fact that they were able to produce a design drawing in such a short time and send a design team to the port city shows that Benetti Yachts Company attaches great importance to this order.

This design is just a first draft. It's unknown how many revisions it will need before it's officially commissioned. But once the overall style is determined, all that's left are money and some minor details, mainly depending on whether the budget for building the yacht is sufficient!
"Benetti Yachts has stated that once Mr. Li's yacht is built, it will be the world's number one private luxury yacht!"

While looking through the yacht blueprints, Li Dongling glanced at them, smiled, shook his head, and didn't say anything more.

A yacht costing $200 million would be the most expensive yacht in the world today.

But a few years later, with the Middle Eastern oil tycoons and Russian oligarchs engaging in private yacht races, yachts costing hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars began to emerge, and Li Dongling's yacht was hardly anything special.

Of course, it's definitely going to attract a lot of attention right now. Using this yacht to give China.com and the Silicon Harbor project one last wave of advertising is absolutely a world-class advertisement!
"The entire yacht, designed by Benetti's team, is planned to be minimalist in style and modern in technology, using a large amount of glass curtain walls, frameless portholes, and titanium as the hull."

Paul pointed to a silver-white, modern yacht with a somewhat futuristic design on the blueprints and spoke to Li Dongling.

"Once the blueprints are finalized, Benetti Yachts will first make a model for Mr. Li to review."

Then we'll see it sailing on the ocean, bathed in sunlight, becoming the most dazzling pearl on the sea!

Benetti Yachts' design team had clearly studied Dongling High-Tech's products and knew that Li Dongling's preferred style was minimalism and technology.

This yacht, too, features a minimalist style with various modern design elements, which suits Li Dashan's aesthetic taste.

As for the Middle Eastern oil tycoons, they are extravagant for the sake of extravagance, decorating their yachts with gold, and even the toilets on their yachts are made of gold. That's a completely different style.

"The entire yacht is 120 meters long, weighs 8500 tons, has six decks, and is equipped with two helicopter landing pads and two submarines!"
The powertrain consists of four German-made MTU 8000 series V20 engines, capable of exceeding 31 knots, or even faster!

Paul continued, "The yacht features a banquet hall, cinema, basketball court, swimming pool, as well as office and meeting rooms, a yacht hospital capable of performing emergency surgeries, and 23 living quarters!"

"This yacht can be said to have moved the office and entertainment venues onto the yacht, satisfying all kinds of entertainment and office needs at sea!"

"In addition, Benetti Yachts plans to equip the yacht with a main engine suspension and shock absorption system, titanium alloy propellers, underwater sonar exploration and other systems, so that the entire yacht can achieve speed while minimizing decibel noise."

Needless to say, the supporting facilities have been taken into consideration by Benetti Yachts, who have incorporated various amenities into the design.

As for the materials used in those facilities, needless to say, with such a high cost, even using the top-of-the-line materials, Benetti Yachts would still make a profit. Li Dongling glanced at the blueprints briefly, then looked at Paul with an inquiring gaze.

"President Li?" Paul didn't know what Li Dongling meant, so he quickly asked.

What about security?

Seeing Paul's somewhat bewildered expression, Li the Philanthropist said with dissatisfaction, "You're not telling me that this yacht doesn't have a security system or defensive weapons to prevent emergencies, are you?"

Paul paused for a moment; he hadn't actually considered that possibility.

But no, what kind of good person builds a yacht and stuffs all that stuff on it? Is this building a yacht or a war fortress?
"This……"

Paul was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't very well blame the big spender. How could the big spender be wrong? The mistake must be that he hadn't considered things carefully enough.

"It is indeed quite rare to load defensive weapons onto a yacht; it was an oversight on Benetti's design team's part."

“No matter how technologically advanced this yacht is, safety must be the top priority!” Li Dongling said to Paul.

“I’m not interested in how Benetti builds yachts for other people, but for this yacht, I must have the world’s safest security systems and equipment.”

Li Dongling pointed to the design drawings in his hand and said, "I don't want this yacht to be attacked at sea one day, whether it's by some kind of aerial weapon attack or by pirates."

At sea, when you encounter these situations, you know, there's simply nowhere to go!

Paul, hearing what Li Dashanren said, felt a headache coming on and said, "Simpson Company doesn't have much contact with yacht safety equipment."

"But please rest assured, Mr. Li, we will definitely find a partner to equip your yacht with the most advanced defense system!"

"I demand that this yacht have a missile defense system, even if it's not the most advanced, it must be equipped with one!"

"Other basic security weapons, including those for defending against piracy, should also be provided!"

Li Dongling said that he didn't want the yacht to be hijacked by a group of bandits in kayaks with AKs one day at sea; that would be a real spectacle.

Or rather, it was the pirates, instigated by certain people with ulterior motives, who created an "accident." One should not have the heart to harm others, but one should not be without the heart to guard against others. A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall!

Installing defense systems on yachts is something that Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern oil tycoons have done, but they don't publicize it much.

It's hard to say how useful this thing is, but it's definitely better than nothing, even if it only serves as a reminder.

Paul pondered for a moment. In this world, many things that seem outrageous can actually be bought. Even the so-called missile defense system—the most advanced ones are definitely unavailable, but some of the less advanced models can be bought from Russia, Italy, the Netherlands, and other places.

“If we were to equip it with these defense systems, the entire design would have to change, including the hull materials and the propulsion system. The construction costs would also likely vary,” Paul said.

Li Dongling waved his hand, "Funding is not a problem, but the safety of the yacht must be guaranteed!"

Furthermore, once the yacht is completed, Benetti Yachts will need to train a yacht maintenance team for me, and I will cover the expenses!

"make a deal!"

……

While Li Dongling was talking to Paul, Zhou Hongyi, who was sitting in the rest area of ​​the golf course, was also talking with a group of people.

When Zhou Hongyi saw Li Dongling sign the yacht order contract, he couldn't help but think that he wondered when he would be able to buy his own yacht.

"Mr. Zhou, let's go over there!"

Seeing that Paul was about to get up and leave, Lin Xianhui stood up and said to Zhou Hongyi that the two of them were going to see Li Dashanren together.

"Senior Brother Li, did you really place the order for that yacht?"

Upon reaching Li Dongling's side, Zhou Hongyi couldn't help but ask him a question.

(End of this chapter)