Chapter 1446 Palermo Surrenders

In fact, another reason why Li Cong wants to give it to Fatty Zhou is that his maritime city will be ready for service soon. By then, he will directly take his city to the sea for vacation. I will still have a mere yacht by then.

It's really disgraceful. This fat man has made a lot of money for himself in a year. Just give it to him. Besides, this is the first time that this guy has asked me for such a big thing. That thing looks good, but I

The number of times it has been used in a year can be counted on one finger, but the maintenance cost is not low. This thing has to be negotiated with this fat man. If he saves it, he will be blamed for it.

"I said, Fatty, it's okay to give you the yacht. In fact, mine can no longer be regarded as a yacht. It should be regarded as a cruise ship. But do you know how much that thing costs per day? I have to explain this account clearly to you.

, so that you don’t feel bad for yourself." Li Congjie said with a smile, this thing will definitely burn money every day, but if Fatty Zhou uses it as a gambling boat, it should be fine, but if he uses it to play with this guy,

You really have to think about it carefully. The construction cost of 400 million U.S. dollars does not mean that you don’t need to spend money to buy it. And 400 million U.S. dollars is only the cost of building the ship. It took Li Cong several years to build this oil tanker.

It cost more than a billion dollars.

The Energy Group's current largest cruise ship and the world's largest cruise ship, the "Energy Group" (oasis the seas) luxury cruise ship, has become the world's largest super cruise ship. It has 16 decks and 2,000 cabins, and can carry 6,000 passengers.

, there are nearly 2,000 various types of waiters, and the ship also has a large shopping mall, numerous bars and restaurants, an outdoor amphitheater the size of a football field, and rock climbing walls and other sports facilities. Although he said it was Li Cong's private yacht when it was built

, but Li Cong still built it into a commercial building at that time. Of course, it was not open to the public. Every year, the hard-working employees of hundreds of millions of energy groups around the world can go up there for vacation.

The "Energy Group" launched its maiden voyage in November 2019. When it sails on the sea, it is like a "traveling city". The Energy Group cost US$400 million, has a tonnage of 225,000 tons, and a draft of 9.1 meters.

The length is 361.8 meters, the waterline width is 47 meters, the widest point is 63.4 meters, the height is 72 meters, and the speed is 22.6 knots. It is five times larger than the Titanic and 60,000 tons heavier than the next cruise ship Freedom of the Sea.

This cruise ship drifting on the sea will use Hong Kong as its port and carry out routes to Europe and the United States. It has received millions of tourists from the beginning until now. Later, it stopped in Hong Kong because of the outbreak of the war, and it became

It has become a place for the Li family to play.

The Energy Group will undoubtedly be another miracle in the history of cruise ship construction. There are not many cruise ships in history that can claim to be "the largest and most luxurious", and the famous Titanic is one of them.

Data show that the "Titanic" was about 269 meters long, 28 meters wide, 11 stories high, weighed 46,000 tons, and cost a total of 75 million pounds. On its maiden flight in April 1912, it carried 2,224 passengers.

At the beginning of the last century, such a large cruise ship was unprecedented. It is no wonder that the builder named it "Titanic", confident that this sea giant would never sink. However, compared with today's "Energy Group"

, the "Titanic" is simply dwarfed by the giant. In terms of tonnage alone, the "Energy Group" is more than five times that of the "Titanic", and its length and height are beyond the reach of the "Titanic". The entire construction process

It is extremely complex and consumes nearly 400,000 steel parts, 45,000 assembly components and 220 segments. The entire production process is managed and controlled under the Finnish Nestix shipbuilding system (nestix). "Onboard the Energy Group"

The greenest place and the place that makes it most like a city is the "Central Park" located on the eighth floor of the cruise ship. This is the open-air comprehensive leisure area at the core of the entire cruise ship.

"Central Park" has a total area of ​​approximately 1,900 square meters. In the central area are three gardens of different styles. The three gardens are planted with tropical flowers from the Caribbean, shrubs and towering trees that are more than two and a half decks high.

The Vine Garden is mainly about scenery. The cruise ship invited Caribbean locals to explain these tropical plants that most people rarely see and impart gardening knowledge. The "Chess Garden" has a huge chess board that anyone can go up.

Take a challenge. In addition, tourists can also linger in the "Sculpture Garden" that collects works of famous artists. Surrounding the three gardens are 354 cabins on the eighth deck, 80 of which have windows facing Central Park. Visitors can

A view of this park from above.

If you want to spend the long night at sea, restaurants, bars, and shops are also indispensable. There are 7 restaurants and cafes scattered in "Central Park", including high-end restaurants that require you to dress up to enjoy the food, and steakhouses that are only open in the evening.

There is also a Tuscan-style Italian restaurant where the whole family can enjoy outdoor gatherings.

Afternoon tea in the cafe includes freshly baked sandwiches and bread. After the meal, you can also go to the vintage bar for a drink. The vintage bar has always been a reserved item on the Energy Group cruise ships. The store on the "Energy Group" is larger and has a wine list.

It is also richer. After having a good meal, tourists can also browse the small shops on both sides of the road.

The most attractive focus of the entire Central Park is the world's unique sea carousel. Its size is exactly the same as the one in the amusement park. It is handmade from poplar wood and took 6 months to hand-paint. I believe that both children and adults will enjoy it.

They will all remember it forever.

If bars, shops and carousels are just the "appetizers" of the "Energy Group" leisure and entertainment meal, then the "main course" should be the "water theater" in Central Park. The shape of the theater is close to the ancient Roman arena.

Water is the main recreational item. There will be the largest and deepest freshwater swimming pool in the world, and the bottom of the pool can be raised and lowered at will. During the day, tourists can swim, relax and sunbathe here to their heart's content. If you are interested, you can also participate in the swimming pool that starts in the afternoon.

Professional diving course. When night falls, colorful lights light up and various water performances kick off, creating a carnival-style carnival atmosphere. The high platform diving performance is enough to reach an altitude of 20 meters, with music and photoelectric effects.

The changing fountains, synchronized swimming performances and water polo matches will last throughout the night. In order to allow more viewers to see such performances, underwater cameras will project the captured images onto a huge LED screen on the side of the swimming pool.

Li Cong also knew that it was a sin to let such a huge thing go to waste there, but he had to make it clear whether Fatty Zhou had the ability.

"Haha, I said since you gave it to me, I don't need to worry about it. It can only cost one million a day, which is only a few hundred million a year. I can afford this money." Fatty Zhou obviously didn't realize that such a cruise ship

How much should it cost every year? Li Cong felt that he had to give this fat man a literacy class. Otherwise, if this fat man went bankrupt, would this guy really want to build his own private paradise?

"Fat man, let me talk about the crew on this ship first. In the past, there were two thousand various service personnel on this ship. Their average monthly salary was 6,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is 12,000,000 Hong Kong dollars a month, and nearly 100 million a year.

Hong Kong dollars, and the precious plants on the ship are all obtained by me from all over the world. Their annual maintenance costs are about 30 million Hong Kong dollars, and the berthing fees at the port are 40 million Hong Kong dollars per year, and the hull maintenance is 50 million.

Hong Kong dollars, in-ship maintenance is 40 million Hong Kong dollars, and various things consumed are 100 million Hong Kong dollars. It is conservatively estimated that you will pay 400 million to 500 million Hong Kong dollars for this ship every year. Are you ready for this money?" Li Cong smiled.

He said, in fact, these are not all. If you spend 700 million Hong Kong dollars per year plus taxes, it is definitely achievable. The fat man was immediately frightened by Li Cong, thinking that he spent 100 million Hong Kong dollars every year.

It's no problem if he comes, but he didn't expect to be so greedy for money. Does he not want him anymore?

"I want to transform it into a casino when I go back. I don't believe it. I'll try it with your casino. I'm sure it can do it." Fatty Zhou also wants to save face. He even boasted about Haikou to Li Cong just now. If he doesn't do it because of

Li Cong will inevitably look down on spending such a small amount of money. Isn't it 7 to 8 billion Hong Kong dollars per year? If he pays for it for two years, it will be fine, but if it is more, it will not work. The worst is to sell it by then.

That’s it.

"Okay, you are very single. I will fill up the tank for you for free. That is 8,500 tons of environmentally friendly oil. This oil is enough for you to go back and forth from the United States. It is a lot according to the current price. It works.

If you're good, you can make money." Li Cong said with a smile, that's all he can do, the rest depends on how this fat man plays. To be honest, Fatty Zhou really regrets it now, he is fine

Why did you think of this thing? Driving the world's largest cruise ship does have a sense of accomplishment, but with 800 million Hong Kong dollars a year, what do you think????

Two days later, Palermo met with Li Cong again in the restaurant of his hotel. He had already got the contract, but he did not give it to Li Cong. He needed to negotiate a deal with Li Cong. It turned out that he

He is not qualified, but now that he has it, he needs Li Cong to help him fight against ALOSHA, otherwise he will not give it to Li Cong for this contract. Although Li Cong likes this contract very much, this person gave him

This method made me unhappy, but after listening to this guy's tragic story, Li Cong felt a little sympathy for this guy. Besides, Alrosa is his biggest competitor, and it is necessary for him to kill them. It's just that thing.

Behind the scenes is a redwood tree. Isn't it true that I have done a lot of things recently? I just took over someone else's largest diamond mine and now I want to cause trouble for someone else. It seems that I am not very kind.

"Mr. Palermo, you also know that ALROSA is not a small business. It has a history of decades or even hundreds of years in the local area. It will be a matter of time before I take action against him, but there must be something

There is a chance. Now ALROSA has billions of carats of diamonds in its hands. If I want to kill them, I have to consider it. ALROSA has various forces all over the world. If I am not careful, I will also

You will suffer huge losses." Li Cong thought for a while and said, it is okay for him to take the risk of charging forward, but he must get certain benefits, otherwise he will have nothing to do when he is full, even if he wants to

This is not the time to deal with that, it is better to wait for a good opportunity.

"Yes, although we have only been here a few days, we have also seen the power of ALROSA. If they know that we are working against them, I don't think our diamond mine will end well." Fatty Zhou

On the other hand, he helped me by saying that he was very good at this.

"Two gentlemen, in the final analysis, it is because of interests. No problem, there are definitely enough interests. Look here, less than three kilometers away from us. This is ALROSA's largest warehouse.

They have stored enough diamonds here over the years, but their defenses are very strong and we can't get in at all. But if you are willing to blow up the flowers here, I think ALROSA will definitely suffer heavy losses, at least they

Many customers will come to you, and I think your annual sales volume will definitely be astronomical." This guy is also a very rational person, but as soon as he gets something related to ALROSA, he will

He became a little irrational. Both Li Cong and Fatty Zhou looked at this guy like a fool. You also know that this is where they put the diamonds. Will they not guard this place tightly? Maybe this is the smoke they put out.

Well, Li Cong has investigated ALROSA's armed forces. If he doesn't use thousands of soldiers, it will be impossible to defeat them. But at this delicate time, letting him use so many soldiers is simply asking for death. He is

Will not accept this condition.

"Haha, I think we will give it serious consideration to Mr. Palermo's proposal. However, we have just established a foothold in this region, so it is better not to be too arrogant about some things. We will consider it in the long run, but from now on ALROSA is

We are our enemies, so you can rest assured about this." Li Cong laughed and said, "Are you kidding? At this time, you are causing my company to fall into such a huge spiral just because of your own personal grudges."

Absolutely not. Although I am not afraid of Erosa, I cannot regard such a behemoth as my enemy.

In the past few days, Li Cong spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to hire people from several detective agencies to compile information about ALROSA. He was not only a diamond giant in the region, but also some other shady businesses.

The skills of these people are not just as simple as they appear on the surface. In fact, Li Cong knew what was going on when he saw ALROSA's convoy that day. Those people are not something he can provoke now. If this

If you can provide yourself with a way, then we might consider it. You actually asked us to rob someone's diamond library. You are happy yourself. Then we will also have to face someone's crazy revenge. In the end, Sequoia

There is a possibility that the tree will break the contract. For me, the risks are greater than the benefits. I absolutely cannot do this. Palermo is not a fool. Looking at Li Cong's official answer, I know that I am a little anxious.

Gong rushed in. At this time, he really had no effective way to attack Erosa, so he could only nod his head with Li Cong. Hua who continued to insist on his own opinions might bring a bad shadow to both parties.

That's not what Palermo wants. At least it would be nice if they admitted they were enemies.

"Two gentlemen, although you are not happy with my proposal just now, I have another intention to cooperate. I know that you have a large number of diamonds in your hands, and I also know some large European jewelers. No.

I wonder if you can give me some of your diamonds first. I'm talking about credit. These people are ALROSA's customers. I think with my personal connections, I can get them into my hands.

As for the money, I hope you can trust me. As soon as I receive the money, I will give it to you immediately. I can also make no money in the middle. I will give you as much as they give me." Palermo knows his own.

This idea is a bit shameless. After all, he wants to get so many diamonds without giving anything. This is an idea that no normal person would agree to. There are actually two reasons why he has not entered the diamond industry over the years. One is

It was the grudge with Erosa. He was afraid that his premature entry would attract their attention, and that he would be close to death. The second reason was that he did not have enough funds in his hands. Even though he had the largest number in the region,

It is a social place, but the maximum amount here is only 200 million U.S. dollars. Counting your other assets, it would be good to have 500 million U.S. dollars. In other industries, this amount of money may be considered a lot, but in jewelry

It is hard to say whether he can make some splash in this industry, at least in front of the Russian jewelry tycoons he has met, he is nothing.

Fatty Zhou looked at this guy with some disdain. Is there anyone who wants to be a white wolf with nothing these days? Are you kidding me? You were wearing crotchless pants when Fat Brother was playing this game. Now you actually think of playing this game with Grandmaster. At that moment

He wanted to refuse, but he saw Li Cong thinking so he didn't say anything. The best thing about Fatty Zhou is knowing when he should speak, when he shouldn't speak, and what kind of words he should say.

"Mr. Palermo, you are also a businessman. Your request just now is a bit difficult for me. As you know, I am just an employee within the group. If you come with real money,

It's no problem to exchange it with me, but I think you're putting me in a difficult position with this kind of credit, but I don't know how much share you can get? As far as I know, the jewelry market in Europe is worth hundreds of billions of dollars every year.

As for diamonds, even if the purchase is slightly less, more than 100 billion US dollars is no problem." Li Cong thought for a while and said, he couldn't refuse this guy directly, maybe this guy would bring surprises to him, because

Li Cong knew that if a person had hatred, he would be a fool if he didn't use him. Although this guy didn't have cash or anything like that, he had what he needed, such as the communication center at his feet. The energy group didn't have it here.

Any stronghold is like a deaf or blind person. If there is one here, it can be said to be the biggest boost to the development of the energy group in the local area.
To be continued...