This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 98 Development of the Times
The next day, Liu Hongyu had already arrived in Zhonghai City. Liu Lei directly turned down a group meeting and went to the airport to greet him in person.

When Liu Lei saw that Liu Hongyu was not wearing ancient costume when he got off the plane, he was somewhat relieved. He smiled and walked from the waiting parking lot to the plane where the stairs had just been placed.

"Boss, why are you dressed so casually this time?"

"Yeah, I was also shocked when I saw it for the first time!"

Leng Zhiheng, who followed Liu Hongyu, also said something with a smile.

"It's mainly about less trouble!"

Liu Hongyu walked down the escalator, took out his sunglasses from his pocket and put them on, then looked at Liu Lei.

"How are you preparing?"

"I've done everything I can. Let's talk about the details in the car!"

As they were talking, the car over there had already driven up to the few people.
On the way out of the airport, Liu Hongyu was looking through several documents prepared by Liu Lei. Leng Zhiheng was watching from the side while Liu Lei kept explaining the situation.

"Here are the three proposals I've prepared as the basis for the design commission. The first is for the construction of a martial arts theme park, the second is for investment in a film and television city, and the third is for a comprehensive reality show and entertainment resort. Which one do you want, boss?"

"Do I have to choose?"

Liu Hongyu flipped through the documents roughly and asked casually, and Liu Lei on the side smiled.

"Well, it's best to choose this one. The Seventh Institute is a public institution directly under the Ministry of Construction. They need to go through a formal process to accept design commissions, so having a formal document is convenient for archiving."

"I don't plan to actually build these things outside."

Liu Lei had expected this a long time ago, and at this moment he felt a little bit excited. Are these really going to be built in the Hidden Immortal Valley?

"Don't worry, boss. We'll just pay the design fee and follow the contract. The group has investments in the parks, film studios, and resorts listed in the three documents. You can choose any one. At worst, we can just say we don't think it's suitable and give up on the main structure. It's all up to you."

Liu Hongyu grinned and almost forgot that I am the head of the family now. Is this how my father felt back then?
"Of course, if you really want to build it, or try to build it to gain engineering experience, then I suggest choosing a film and television city. The number of cinemas has increased year by year in recent years, and the TV series are more abundant than before. The conclusion of the group's internal analysis is that in a few years, the pan-entertainment film and television ecosystem will become more and more complete, and the investment returns of film and television cities now are very high."

These are just minor details, and Liu Hongyu didn't want to think about too complicated issues, so he nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then let's go to the film and television city!"

Liu Hongyu nodded and left one of the documents, then hurried to report some issues.

"Boss, the popularity of computer technology is increasing year by year. The country intends to let several large companies, including our Liu Group, take the lead in promoting the commercialization and popularization of personal computers in China. The key is to integrate and agree on a global circular network with major international capitals. What do you think?"

"Computers, those machines in the secretariat? What does circular networking mean?"

"Oh, Boss, you might not understand. Just like those machines in the headquarters secretariat that process data, even without floppy disks, they can still communicate with each other. The industry now calls this a data line or network. This circular networking is a network of networks, forming a large-scale network. It prepares for the future connection of all networks at home and abroad. It is tentatively designated as network interconnection infrastructure."

Liu Hongyu smiled.

"I don't understand this either. Just make the decision. If it's appropriate, do it. If it's not, forget it."

Liu Lei smiled and then said.

"That's what you said, boss. Although there is state support, it will require a lot of funds. You have to show up at the board meeting again, otherwise they will think that I'm abusing my power for personal gain and hijacking the Liu Group's funds!"

When Liu Hongyu heard that a meeting was going to take place, he felt instinctively disgusted.

"Can it be postponed? Besides, I don't understand this, so why would I go to a meeting?"

Liu Lei quickly shook his head.

"That won't do. You haven't shown up for over six months, and some on the board are already dissatisfied. You don't need to say anything, just stick up for me! After last time, all the directors within the group, especially the older ones, have become more convinced of you!"

"Why don't you just stop participating in this project?"

Liu Hongyu complained, but Liu Lei rarely disagreed with him.

"Boss, it's better not to. This is a national strategic project. Pulling out would be a huge loss of points. And even if we wanted to, we don't know what percentage of the market share we could get!
According to our research, once this is truly launched, there will undoubtedly be enormous returns in the future. The Group's layout in the commercial computer and information sectors will also be impacted, giving it an absolute advantage. A single move will have a ripple effect on the entire group."

Liu Hongyu listened attentively to the business operations, which was rare. After noticing that he was focused, Liu Lei did not dare to just give a general idea. Instead, he analyzed the interests involved thoroughly and even put forward some strategic ideas for future development.

After listening carefully, Liu Hongyu also understood that the team for this project had been arranged when his father was still alive, cooperating with the country in negotiations and cooperation with others internationally, and it is very likely to affect the economic environment in the next ten or even dozens of years.

"Okay, arrange the meeting. I'll be there. Don't worry, I have plenty of time this time. It's not that urgent."

Liu Lei finally felt relieved, as they had been discussing the issue for a long time in the car, and the design institute ahead was about to arrive.
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In the conference room of the Seventh Academy, several designers from the third group had already been waiting here, and they had also prepared some ancient building models and drawings of similar types, and of course some photos.

This group of people in the conference room were not idle either, they were all drawing drafts, but they were not complaining as much as before.

After all, although Liu has high requirements and sometimes the projects are a bit strange, he is also famous for his generosity. He pays money promptly after the drawings are completed. The three groups can get a large commission bonus.

Even if it affects other projects, Liu's project must be taken on.

At this time, the elevator outside the conference room opened, and the attentive and deliberately amplified voice of the vice president came from inside.

"Mr. Liu, I didn't expect you to come here in person. Yes, everything is ready. Don't worry, they are all elite soldiers!" The people in the conference room looked at each other, and soon, footsteps reached the door. The gray-haired team leader put down the thermos, and the others stood up subconsciously.

The vice president came in first, followed by four or five people. Most of them were wearing suits or shirts. Only one person was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a baseball cap with a pair of sunglasses on top of the cap.

But among a group of formal people, there is such a casual person, who is obviously the most important one.

"Come, come, let me introduce you. This is the current president of the Liu Group, Mr. Liu Hongyu. These are the members of our seventh institute's third group. They are all the best at ancient architectural design. This is the team leader, Qian Mingxiu!"

"Oh, hello, Mr. Liu!"

Old Qian hurried forward. A man who was about to retire shook hands with Liu Hongyu with both hands, looking a little flattered. At the same time, he did not forget to glance at the vice president.

You didn't say that this project is so important that Liu's president personally came to attend such a small meeting?
Not to mention Old Qian, even the vice president was a little confused and nervous at this moment. The mysterious new president of Liu Group rarely showed up, but he came in person today.

Liu Hongyu shook hands with others and nodded to other team members.

"Hello, don't be shy. I'm Liu Hongyu, and I'm the one who commissioned you. It was a hasty decision, so I hope you can forgive me. However, this project..."

Liu Lei on the side hurriedly placed the prepared documents on the conference room table.

"This project is one of the construction goals of the film and television city. It's a split part of the project and a building that's not sure how to build. I just want to see the blueprints. Of course, everything must be done according to the construction standards, and the design fee will not be low!"

It turned out to be a film and television city or something like that. The Seventh Academy had taken over a similar project a while ago, but of course that one was not Liu’s.

"Alright, Mr. Liu is here in person, which shows how much he values us. We will definitely complete the commission!"

The vice president spoke first to agree, but Lao Qian and others had already subconsciously flipped through the documents.

"I wonder if Mr. Liu has any inclinations in mind, or if he would like to take a look at the sketch we just drew?"

"We came here to study together!"

Liu Hongyu was not as arrogant as others imagined. He quickly sat down with the designers to study the plan and also stated his requirements.

The building needs to imitate ancient times. It can have a stone platform at the bottom and a small amount of steel, but the main material must be wood. It must conform to the ancient Chinese aesthetic style and use a complete mortise and tenon structure. It must also reserve some inexplicable space.
From the moment Liu Hongyu started talking, everyone knew that the construction would be extremely difficult, and the scale required by the other party was far larger than they had imagined.

What's even more outrageous is that the required plan actually has to take into account building it on the top of a mountain, relying on the mountain's terrain to build the foundation, and also ensuring stability and beauty.

By the time Liu Hongyu finished talking about all his requirements, the designers of Group 3 were a little dumbfounded. The vice president who had not left also stayed where he was. Only the clerk Liu Hongyu brought with him wrote down all his requirements and recorded them with a recording device.

Ridiculous. Anyway, Lao Qian’s first reaction was ridiculous.

"Mr. Liu, this film and television city is too expensive. Is it going to take up an entire mountain? Furthermore, the construction materials are too difficult to transport and build. And the large pieces of wood are also a problem, unless we use other materials instead, like aluminum alloy coated with imitation wood paint."

Now I know that there are not just three buildings, but at least a dozen buildings, some of which are either on the top of the mountain or on the mountainside.

Liu Hongyu smiled.

"So when considering whether to build it, once the decision is made, Liu will definitely spare no expense!"

Liu Lei added on the side.

"You just need to draw up the blueprint and make it according to the wood. Don't worry about anything else!"

"That's fine, but I want to inspect the site!"

As he spoke, Lao Qian pointed to the documents prepared by Liu Lei.

"It's all just clichés, not even a photo! What are the geological conditions like? What are the meteorological conditions like? Is it in an earthquake zone? What's the depth of the base? Without any of that, how can we begin our work?"

"Mr. Liu, you also said that the drawings must be able to be implemented and constructed. Without these exploration conditions, I can't produce the drawings!"

Liu Lei and others also looked at Liu Hongyu, who thought for a moment and nodded.

"I may not be able to take you on a field survey, but I will do my best to meet your requests. I was inconsiderate!"

Liu Hongyu had taken things for granted. Now he realized that there was indeed a lot of preliminary work that needed to be done. Even if many things were just a cover, facing people who took their work seriously, the drawings they had to produce were no joke.
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About two hours later, Liu Hongyu and his men left the design institute. Leng Zhiheng, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but say with some excitement.

"Boss, how about I take some people to explore?"

Liu Hongyu glanced at him with a half-smile.

"That's not necessary for now. Liu Lei, find someone to compile the data they need based on similar examples. As for the mountain, I can take pictures myself!"

"Okay, boss. I'll arrange it right away. I'll have results within three days at the earliest!"

Liu Hongyu smiled. It didn't need to be completely true. The so-called solidity of the foundation was naturally not a problem in the face of immortal magic, and the same was true for the construction process.

The only difficulty is really the blueprint. Even if you can control the earth to shape things, but you have no concept of architecture in your head, then you can only play with mud like a child, making a funny little house.

(End of this chapter)