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Henry was speechless at the odds offered by the bookmakers, he said to Simon Hodge: "At the end of 1993, if the bookmakers still offered odds of 1:3, Firefly Games would buy a billion dollars and win by themselves, see if they dare. Don't take it!!!"

Hearing this, Simon Hodge felt very happy in his heart.

"Yes, I understand!!!"

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Design bids for the Williams Center have begun, and designs from hundreds of companies have been emailed to Cisco's website. Ten of the best designs were selected from the competition by John Chambers and others!

The final decision rests with Henry.

Henry left Firefly and went to Cisco.

Cisco Chairman's Office.

On a huge projection screen, the pictures are switched from time to time!

The content on the picture is a series of cleverly designed, very unique, and full of high-rise buildings with a sense of technology!

"Chairman, here are the blueprints of the top ten design firms we've selected!" John Chambers said while showing.

Henry nodded and continued to look at the design drawings seriously.

When the blueprint switched to the fifth company, Henry suddenly called to stop.

"Which company is this blueprint from?" Henry asked.

"WinWin Architectural Design Company, which is the most prestigious architectural design agency in the world, previously mainly served the British royal family and noble families above the marquis!" John Chambers looked at Henry and said, "Chairman, This company was founded in London, England in 1919. The founder has the same last name as you, also called 'Williams', and he is also a Baron!!!"

"What a coincidence?!!" Henry was surprised, and immediately asked, "Have you investigated the founder's descendants?"

"Investigated!" John Chambers nodded. "After the founder of Winwin Architectural Design Company passed away, his grandson Albert Williams inherited Winwin Company. But later, he owed a lot of money because he failed to invest in stocks. , finally had to sell the company to someone else! According to the investigation. Albert Williams has two sons, one is Alexander Williams, who died in a car accident; the other is Peter Williams, currently a A car mechanic! So. …”

Henry understood, his father was Alexander Williams, who died in a car accident, and his uncle was Peter Williams, who was the auto mechanic! It is not difficult to speculate that he is the descendant of the founder of winwin architectural design company!

"I am very satisfied with the design of this company." Henry said lightly. "However, buy this company first!"

"Yes, I understand!" John Chambers nodded knowingly.

The design drawing of winwin architectural design company is very well designed, and Henry fell in love with it at a glance. The combination of technology and art style is very strong. It looks full of technology, simple and bright, but it is full of details. Art Deco style makes the whole building look. Again like a work of art.

Williams Center is composed of fifty buildings in the shape of a ring, and there are more than ten commercial streets large and small. And the ground floor of the building is all connected, forming a huge and complex city underneath!

In addition to the headquarters building of the company under Henry's name, four of these buildings are "Williams Stadium", "Williams Art Museum", "Williams Science and Technology Museum" and "Williams Shopping Center". Large building!

The Williams Stadium is designed to host the Olympic Games and can handle basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, handball, gymnastics, boxing, indoor football, ice sports and NBA events!

The Williams Arts Center design includes a concert hall and dance theater. Galleries, movie halls, and relief sculptures!

As for the Williams Science and Technology Museum, it is a place to show human scientific and technological inventions!

In addition, the entire Williams Center has also designed many very distinctive attractions, such as fountains, boulders, sculptures, Williams Center Square...

After reading the design drawings of winwin architectural design company, Henry continued to look down. If there is a good design, it can be combined, and the two design companies can work together!

When Henry saw the design drawing of the seventh company, he was immediately shocked. After Henry asked John Chambers, he learned that this was the design drawing of the American SOM architectural design firm, the most powerful architectural design firm. The place is world-class in the design of large buildings, high-rises and supertall buildings unmatched!

In their design drawings, the Williams Laboratory in the center of Williams is very boldly designed as a giant tower with a height of 666 meters, very similar to the Burj Khalifa. Once completed, it will surpass the Twin Towers of the New York Trade Center and become the tallest building in the world! ! !

Henry was shocked at first, and his heart couldn't do it, but then he hesitated. If this is completed, what if Ben pulls the lamp to his fancy? Not to hit the Twin Towers, but to hit the Williams Laboratory, it would be a tragedy...

Henry couldn't help frowning!

John Chambers wondered: "Chairman, this design is very good. After it is completed, it will definitely shock the world!!!"

Henry smiled bitterly in his heart, of course it would shock the world, and it would also attract the attention of Ben Puller.

Alas, to build or not to build?

Let’s continue to look down first, the design drawings of SOM Design Office have not been read yet!

Then the picture changed, and Henry was shocked again.

At this time, more than a dozen buildings curved upwards appeared on the projection screen. Henry looked at it, why did it look like the Candlelight Building in the Wind in Dubai? Buildings come together to form a dancing sculpture that looks like candles are flickering!

Holy crap, first the Burj Khalifa, then the Candlelight Building in the Wind, SOM Architectural Design Office, so hanging? ! !

Is this architectural firm the company that will design buildings for Dubai in the future? ! ! !

"Chairman, these two design drawings were designed by a designer named Adrian Smith. I think his creativity is very bold, but the more he does, the more genius he appears!!!" John Qian Berth said aside.

"Yeah!" Henry nodded in agreement, "The design is very bold, it is indeed a genius idea!!!"

Compared with SOM, SOM is more in line with Henry's wishes. This crazy, unconventional design, and full of technology, is exactly what Henry wants to see!

However, according to SOM's design, the construction cost of the entire Williams Center will probably cost more than ten billion US dollars! ! !

And the completion time will be at least five years later!

If you don’t need such a good design, you will use it in Dubai in the future... Think about it, which one is not a landmark building, and which one is not?

"Chairman, winwin's design is artistic and service-oriented, while SOM's design is more avant-garde and bold. I think the combination of the two is the best!"

Henry nodded: "Well, that's right, it's just..."

Alas, I just built the Burj Khalifa by myself and the Candlelight Building in the Wind. Wouldn't it be too bunker, and then Ben Ralan would be too hard to see?

...

(To be continued ~^~)