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Chapter 536 Black Star and Dream

In the early days of Netflix Entertainment's development, Suri mentioned many times that it had the opportunity to exceed a market value of 500 billion or even billion US dollars.

Many people didn't believe it at the time.

In addition, the self-produced drama department he manages is very important, which enabled Suri to receive a very generous incentive package when discussing option rewards, which has now begun to be unlocked.

When Netflix Entertainment went public, he unlocked options worth approximately US$2 million. When the company's total market value exceeded the US$500 billion mark, he would receive another large reward.

There is currently only a gap of more than 10 billion US dollars between unlocking the next level, which may be achieved in half a year or by the end of this year.

therefore.

Suri couldn't wait to start developing a brand new super yacht in advance. This kind of man's ultimate big toy has a long construction period. If it starts construction one day earlier, it can be obtained one day earlier.

If all goes well, you might take it as a 30th birthday gift to yourself.

Follow his ideas.

The estimated length is 125 meters, and the construction cost is estimated to be around US$4 million. The requirements are to have a novel shape, a modern aesthetic, and to be able to meet the needs of long-term comfortable living.

July 3nd.

The specific design work of the yacht has not yet begun. In order to compete for orders, various shipyards have asked designers to create sketches of this superyacht according to Suri's needs.

And he was busy admiring the design drafts placed on the wooden frame. These shipyards used computers to draw renderings according to the requirements, and two of them looked quite satisfactory, not much different from regular yachts.

If you want to play a hybrid sailing yacht, Suri can definitely spend money to rent the Maltese Falcon, which was launched in 2006. This most luxurious three-masted sailboat currently looks cool, but unfortunately the interior space is relatively small.

At the Netflix film and television studio in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Suri borrowed the space to meet with representatives from several shipyards.

Considering that Netflix Entertainment will help pay for the yacht, the company's chief operating officer also came to the scene.

Compared with pragmatists who maximize the use of space, Suri cares about whether the yacht's shape is handsome, whether the interior decoration is eye-catching, and factors such as muteness and safety. Last year, he made arrangements with several superyacht manufacturers in advance. Have communicated with experienced shipyards.

Rather than building impractical guest rooms, it is better to make the swimming pool, study room, private theater, bathroom, etc. more spacious, which will at least look more comfortable.

When Suri showed up, representatives from six shipyards stood up and greeted him in unison.

Take this house in Beverly Hills as an example. Several guest rooms have not been occupied since the house was purchased, which is a waste of space.

Another shipyard, probably with an eccentric idea, actually came up with a design plan for a hybrid sailing yacht.

Although this thing is very handsome, it is not within the scope of Suri's consideration. The main reason is that with today's shipbuilding technology, it seems a bit useless to install a sailboat on a modern yacht.

On the other hand, it was about the number of guest rooms. He felt that there were about 12 rooms, which was enough. Anyway, he didn’t plan to invite too many guests to go sailing together.

Even if you are willing to buy a yacht worth 4 million U.S. dollars, you still lack the little gas money you can save by relying on wind power.

Glancing over.

There were two concept drawings that successfully attracted his attention.

One of the ships adopts a surreal design concept, and the deck looks a bit magical. At first glance, it looks like an alien spacecraft. Another yacht has a tougher appearance, with silver and a lot of black, making it look powerful and domineering.

The yacht that looked like an alien spacecraft seemed quite familiar to Suri. After asking casually, he found out that it was indeed designed by Zaha Hadid, the "devil in the architectural world."

He continued to ask the shipyard representative:

"With the current technology, are we sure we can make it? How about its ability to withstand wind and waves? I don't want a piece of glass weighing several tons to suddenly fall while I'm sleeping at night."

A representative from the Dutch Oceanco shipyard heard this and replied:

"There are no technical problems, and the cost is estimated to be 6 million to 7 million US dollars. Once it is built, it will become the most dazzling presence no matter which coast it docks on. We named this ship - Dream .”

The style was quite novel. Su Rui stared at it for a while and felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

He continued to ask the representative of the Italian Lazzarini Design Studio who presented the concept drawing of the silver and black yacht, and asked: "What is the name of your boat?"

"Black Star, if you give me 5 minutes, I can introduce you to its design concept in detail. The cost is about US$4 million. As long as the construction cost is controlled, it should not exceed the budget."

As long as Suri likes something enough, it's not a big deal to relax the cost appropriately. Netflix Entertainment doesn't need to pay for the extra part, he can just make up for it himself.

Representatives from the other four shipyards present looked at each other, knowing that something was not going well.

However, compared with these two design plans, they have realized that their company's concept drawing is a bit conservative and ordinary.

For example, the "dream" yacht does not look like a boat when viewed from above. Like Zaha's other buildings, it subverts the traditional yacht design concept and does not feel like something from the same era.

There are only a handful of super-rich people in the world, and there are only a handful of people at the top of the pyramid who can afford a superyacht worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

This means that it is difficult for shipyards to win new orders.

There are other shipyards that still want to struggle, using cost-effectiveness and interior decoration as selling points, but unfortunately Suri is not too interested.

When you buy such a superyacht, you plan to use it for decades. Since you have the opportunity to get it right in one step, there is no need to improvise temporarily.

Su Rui looked around and around, imagining what kind of ship he wanted to live on. Whether it was "Dream" or "Black Star", he felt very good about it.

Undecided, he turned to Jiang Jiaya and asked, "What do you think? Which design do you like?"

The super yacht is too far away from Jiang Jiaya, who has just solved her food and clothing problem. The girl did not hesitate to point to the concept map called "Dream" and said:

"No need to ask, you must like it better. Growing up, you have always liked to be in the spotlight, which is different from ordinary people. This yacht can meet your needs."

The so-called demand mainly refers to filling vanity.

Suri's three views have been developed in his previous life and are difficult to change easily. Even though they have accumulated for so many years, some habits are still deeply ingrained.

For example, filming "Suri Show", starring in the movie "Ex", holding a concert with more than 300 people, or purchasing Lanai Island, taking over World Island and Jebel Ali Palm Island, etc., after graduating from Princeton University with a major in psychology Jiang Jiaya seems to be a bit "pretending to be a criminal".

The unconventional superyacht "Dream" can also attract the attention of the world. According to Jiang Jiaya's understanding of him, there is a high probability that he will choose this ship in the end...

(End of this chapter)