After the foundation was set, it was time for the designers to design the design of the cruise ship.
To show the importance of Chen Chen, the general manager of the shipyard came in person and appointed ten designers to listen to Chen Chen's requests.
Like students listening to a lecture, a dozen of them sat at the table, each holding a small notebook, writing down the key points Chen Chen said.
"I hope the hull can be as large as possible. If possible, design the laboratory below the main deck of the hull. The laboratory must be sealed and highly protected."
"I don't need too many laboratories. About ten large laboratories and forty to fifty medium and small laboratories should be enough."
Chen Chen thought for a moment, pointed to a hull structure in front of him, and continued. "The main deck and above can be modeled after the 'Symphony of the Seas'. I want to design a garden at the stern. It doesn't need to be too large. It's enough to give everyone working on the ship a sense of returning to nature.
"On both sides of the park, there should be two parallel floors. The interior of these buildings should adopt a duplex structure. The interior should be made into suites with two bedrooms, one living room, and a balcony with a view of the sea.
"In this way, the residents living here can see the park on one side and the sea on the other. Isn't it a very romantic enjoyment?
"Moreover, there should be leisure facilities such as theaters, swimming pools, and bars on the ship. There should also be restaurants and large conference rooms. In addition, there should be crew dormitories and training grounds."
"Aren't those suites the crew dormitories?" A designer asked in surprise.
"Those suites are for researchers. The rooms for the crew operating the ship and the guards can be arranged on the first floor to facilitate emergency assembly."
Chen Chen explained, "There's no need to be stingy in terms of area planning. After all, my ship doesn't need to carry passengers. Although the crew's rooms don't need to be too luxurious, they don't need to be too small either. Just set them to the standard of standard rooms."
Following Chen Chen's plan, these designers noted down Chen Chen's key points and immediately began to design.
As for the size of the hull, Chen Chen initially hoped to have a length of more than five hundred meters. After all, the bigger the hull, the more stable it was. However, Meyer Shipyard strongly discouraged this because too large would easily cause hidden problems in the materials.
Therefore, the final hull was set to be 404 meters long, 80 meters wide, and 60 meters high. Of which, there were eight floors above the main deck, each floor height was 4 meters.
The length was rounded because 404 was a number that Chen Chen liked very much. It was just like how Chen Chen chose Dormitory 404 back then. This number had a special meaning in Chinese culture...
According to the calculations of the group of designers, this custom-built cruise ship weighed more than 350,000 tons, which was half the weight of the Symphony of the Seas. However, because there were no large number of guest rooms or luxurious furniture, the final factory price was only 1.5 billion US dollars, which was only 200 million US dollars more than the Symphony of the Seas.
Meyer Shipyard took about three months to build the hull modules. Meyer Shipyard would take half a year. Including assembly and decoration.
Moreover, this was because of the modular construction method, just like building blocks.
If conventional construction methods were used, it would take at least two years to complete the construction of such a huge cruise ship.
Finally, it was time for Chen Chen to come up with a name for the cruise.
According to international practice, a piece of steel plate would be cut into the shape of the hull or the initials of the ship at the launch ceremony of the project, marking the official start of the construction of the module.
He for a while. and finally. and said, "To Captain, he Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Ship for. are., he said.
Thus, the construction of a cruise ship named the Blacklight began.
Although Blacklight was not the largest ship in the world, it would be the largest cruise ship in the world.
Chen Chen was speechless when he walked out of the Meyer Shipyard.
Now, there was one more project under construction on his side.
The Blacklight Biotechnology Namibia Nuclear Power Plant was a project that was scheduled to take 18 months. The project was approved in March 2022 and it would be completed in 11 months.
In addition, there was the Eco Science City, which was in the first phase of construction, and the underground experimental base, which would take another four months to complete.
Now, there was another cruise ship that would be completed in half a year.
In this case, he still did not have any charging equipment...
Chen Chen was speechless. In the next second, his phone rang.
Chen Chen turned on the phone and saw that it was Prince Steele.
Chen Chen frowned. He wanted to hang up, but after thinking about it, he picked up.
"Dear Chen, where have you been for the past two days?"
Prince Steele sounded a little tired, but he still laughed. "I wanted to have a drink with you to thank you, but I've been so busy these past two days because of that matter."
"It's okay. Helping you on the ship is helping myself."
Chen Chen said lightly, "Is there something Your Highness wants to talk to me about?"
"It's not a big deal, I just wanted to ask you." Prince Steele said, "How did you know that Leo and his group wanted to contact pirates to attack the Symphony of the Seas?"
"I have my channels."
Chen Chen raised an eyebrow. "Is there a problem?"
"No, no, don't misunderstand." Prince Steele quickly explained, "Then why did you board the ship?"
"To be honest, if I had gotten the news earlier, I wouldn't have boarded the ship."
Chen Chen replied, "But unfortunately, I only got the news after I boarded the ship. By then, the ship had already left."
The other end of the phone could not help laughing heartily. "It's a shame, Mr. Chen Chen, but I still have to thank you. If you need my help, please let me know."
When Chen Chen heard this, he suddenly thought of something. "Since you've said so, there's something I need your help with."
"Oh?"
Prince Steele's voice suddenly sounded a little startled.
"Is the Symphony of the Seas still docked in Walvis Bay?" Chen Chen asked.
"Yes, the European region where the Symphony of the Seas belongs to has sent investigators to start investigating this matter."
Prince Steele said helplessly, "I've also been asked not to leave Walvis Bay. At the same time, they're still looking for you."
"Looking for me?"
Chen Chen nodded. "I understand. In that case, please contact the company of the Symphony of the Seas. I'm willing to rent the Symphony of the Seas for half a year at your price. I wonder if you can help me with this?"
"This..."
Hearing this, Prince Steele seemed a little troubled. "Mr. Chen Chen, you may not know this, but although I rented the Symphony of the Seas for 20 million USD for a month, as you can see, there are many storefronts on the ship. These storefronts are rented by our partners. In addition to the rent, I have to pay these partners a sum of money."
"It's fine, I can do it too," Chen Chen said nonchalantly.
"Since you've put it that way, that makes things easier." Prince Steele heaved a sigh of relief. "I think my reputation is still useful."
"Thank you very much, Your Royal Highness."
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Chen Chen hung up the phone.
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