Early in the morning, Totti brought two strangers wearing shirts and ties to see Dulin outside the manor. The eighth district would break ground tomorrow. Dulin told Totti at that time that the drawings of the playground project needed to be revised. to be able to build. The two people he brought now were designers specially hired by Albert's management company, who were responsible for supervising the construction process and ensuring that the construction was strictly in accordance with the drawings.
After the three of them sat down in the side hall, they waited for about ten minutes before Du Lin showed up. He was on the phone with Scott just now. The city hall hopes to invite these investors from the 8th District to cut the ribbon for the construction of the 8th District. He hopes that everyone can attend the ceremony tomorrow. This kind of ceremony also started to rise from the Federation and spread to the Empire. The Federation's business atmosphere was more intense. Hundreds of years ago, the Federation was just a small and loose alliance, and there was no concept of a country. Later, the members of the Federation were no longer I know where I found a document that was said to be thousands of years ago, and the country was formed according to the agreement in the document.
The status of businessmen in the Federation is very high. Half of the members of the Federation's Supreme Executive Council are business tycoons. The entire society has a crazy worship of money. They firmly believe in anything that may be related to money and interests.
Before the Great Patriotic War, the citizens of the Shining Star Empire looked down on the Federation people. According to the propaganda of the Empire, there was a group of people living there who would do anything evil for profit. They steal other people's children and sell them for money. It often happens that parents and children compete for property or wealth and betray each other. Even couples will divorce because of some interests. Whenever people talk about the Federation, it's like they're discussing some savage creatures that haven't evolved into humans yet. They don't even seem to have the most basic moral ethics.
However, after the Great Patriotic War, the arrogant people of the Empire tried to fight against soldiers from the Federation, and finally understood that the Federation was not a weak and barbaric place, but that there was a civilized world as glorious as the Empire. Perhaps it was precisely because this war hurt and frightened the Imperial people that people began to take the initiative to understand the Federation, and even learned advanced technology and experience from the Federation.
Ribbon-cutting is such an exotic item. Ribbon-cutting ceremonies will be held in some federal activities. They will invite local officials and celebrities to participate. Firstly, it is to attract everyone's attention and attention. Secondly, it is also to get a good result. This small method that does not involve concepts and politics has been very popular since it was introduced into the Empire, even more popular than in the Federation.
The reason is simple. Officials in the Empire are much more important than those in the Federation. If a ribbon-cutting ceremony can be held to invite some heavyweight officials or celebrities, the effect will be better than advertising.
Dulin agreed to Scott's invitation without thinking about it, and then said some other things before hanging up the phone.
Totti stood up as soon as he saw Dulin come in, and the two designers also stood up with some restraint.
"Sorry, there was a phone call that delayed a little time." Du Lin smiled apologetically and invited them to sit down. "Let's not stand here. Let's sit down and talk. It just so happens that I may have a lot to say this time. You guys Have you brought paper and pen?" The two designers nodded, and then Dulin talked about his ideas.
"At the beginning, many people were not optimistic about this amusement park and thought that the amusement park could not generate considerable profits. I have a different view from them. If our amusement park targets teenagers and children, the profits may not meet expectations. The goal is to even make a loss. But my amusement park targets middle-class families with spending power and star-chasers who are willing to spend money on their idols, so there is huge profit here.”
"I have an idea. This amusement park needs to be redesigned..." He took out a cigarette and indicated to the designers whether they smoked, then threw the cigarette case on the table. "I plan to build this amusement park into a new one." It became the first theme amusement park in the empire... The theme amusement park means giving loose and purposeless rides a theme, and this theme is a movie!”
"Starting from the entrance to the amusement park, we need to highlight this theme. I need a gate design that reminds people of a famous movie at a glance, such as the famous castle gate in a certain movie, or What kind of buildings in other movies should be clearly visible..."
Dulin transformed the theme amusement parks he had seen in his dreams. He wanted to catch all the famous movies in these years, and also simply designed some rides that had never appeared in this world, and A specialist was hired for further design. The concepts he gave were like opening a skylight to their brains for the two designers, allowing information from all previous actions to be poured into them.
The two wrote quickly, recording Du Lin's words intact in large sections, and at the same time raising their own questions. Du Lin is more concerned about this amusement park project than other projects. No matter how well a project like a shopping mall is done, it is just a commercial cluster and does not mean anything. But the completion of an amusement park means that a culture is conveyed in a subtle way. When people sit on a pirate ship, they will think of the clips of riding the wind and waves in pirate movies. When riding on the rapids, they will recall the thrill of rafting in adventure movies.
This is an invisible "invasion". What if he puts all the gods from the Guart culture into the amusement park? What if he puts some of his personal belongings into the amusement park? People may not wake up to it the first time, but the impact is real. This is just the first amusement park in his plan. Once it becomes popular, there will be a second, third or even more.
With the recovery of the empire's economy, people's living standards continue to improve invisibly, and more and more people will yearn to obtain pleasure and satisfaction through consumption, which was considered a "luxury" in the past. feel. Economic gains and subtle cultural gains are all things that Dulin values very much.
The social status of the Guarts is too low. It does not mean that just by becoming a world-famous figure, one person can change the world, change people's views on the Guarts, and change the social status. This will take a long time for many people. effort. He is completing it bit by bit and hopes to achieve his goal one day.
Du Lin was almost all talking about this "discussion", which lasted from morning to noon. If Dove hadn't reminded him that it was time to have lunch, Du Lin might still not feel hungry.
"Eat at my place at noon. Only when you are full can you take out the design drawings." Dulin invited, and Totti left with an excuse, leaving the two designers behind. He still needed to go to the construction site to watch.
During the meal, a designer asked a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Dulin, I have recorded these things you mentioned in detail, but if the construction is carried out according to the design you requested, maybe..." He was a little embarrassed. He smiled and said, "The construction cost will be much higher than the budget!"
After hearing this, Du Lin waved his hand with a friendly smile on his face, "You don't have to talk to me about money, money has never been a problem!"
After the meal, the three of them "discussed" for a while. The two designers turned what Dulin expressed into simple sketches and descriptions and left Dulin's manor. Standing outside the door, feeling the chilly sea breeze, one of them looked back, shook his head and sighed.
Another designer also had a helpless expression.
It’s not that what Dulin said deviated from reality. In fact, many of Dulin’s ideas inspired them greatly. For example, the “All-Star Avenue” described by Dulin would be a strip made of star palmprints or footprints. where bricks pave the streets. This idea alone can be said to be worth thousands of dollars. There can be an All-Star Avenue, but can we also have an Entrepreneur Avenue on Xie Lisi Street? Or build a Times Avenue outside the Imperial Palace
Their sighs were directed at themselves. Although they were obviously older than Du Lin, they had to run around for a living. Looking at Du Lin, all he had to do was sit in this luxurious manor and say a few words.
Maybe this is a successful person!
At ten o'clock the next morning, Dulin walked out of the car at the time he had made an appointment with Scott, and walked on the red carpet to the venue of the ribbon-cutting ceremony under the spotlight. At this time, there were already many people in the venue. In addition to local rich and famous people, representatives from foreign forces investing here were also sent. This may not be a big thing, but it's definitely not a small thing.
Alexander, who was chatting with someone, immediately apologized when he saw Du Lin coming and walked towards Du Lin. After the two met, Alexander asked in a low voice: "What's the situation over there with Juan? I heard that he has been arrested. Arrested and sent to the imperial capital?"
Du Lin nodded and said solemnly: "It is said that they were involved in a financial fraud case, with the amount of fraud exceeding 10 million!"
Alexander took a breath, with a look of shock on his face. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, "I was wondering why Juan suddenly had the courage to spend all his money on it. It turns out that the money was not his!"
At this time, the news that Juan had mortgaged all his property had not yet spread, and the people who knew about it could count them with five fingers.
"He did something he shouldn't have done this time. I hope he doesn't get involved too deeply!" Alexander sighed. He and Juan both started their careers in Ilian, and they can be said to be good friends. There is a feeling similar to that of "comrades-in-arms".
Du Lin raised the wine glass in his hand and said with a half-smile: "I always firmly believe that everyone has to pay a price for what they have done, maybe it is good, maybe it is bad!"
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(End of chapter)