DipNovel Chapter 76 Planning a Super Headquarters Complex
Chapter 76 Planning a Super Headquarters Complex
In the days that followed, Lin Chuan focused his efforts on promoting the implementation of singlet fission solar energy technology.
Technologies that have already been implemented can be developed according to plan.
The project team continues to optimize the individual stealth combat uniform for military applications.
The next batch of purchases won't be so soon; the 60 sets of equipment that the military purchased in a small batch are still undergoing secret testing.
This product is expensive to manufacture, and even with large-scale purchases, it would be impossible to exceed ten thousand.
Lin Chuan estimated that maintaining a reserve of one or two thousand sets would be the best they could do.
The plastic-eating bacteria project is a collaboration with Henghui Group.
For the specific commercialization, Henghui Group is mainly responsible for the downstream end, while DeepBlue Technology mainly provides bacterial strains and special nutrient solutions.
As for exports, it depends on how quickly the government implements its policy of banning the import of foreign waste.
Prior to this, it was highly unlikely that cooperation with foreign companies would be possible.
Lin Chuan wasn't in a hurry; he would just wait.
The current work can facilitate the commercial application of the newly unlocked technologies.
However, before doing this, Lin Chuan decided to plan DeepBlue Technology's super headquarters and technology center, which required forward-looking planning.
More and more new technologies will be unlocked in the future, and they will involve multiple different fields.
There must be a super headquarters and a comprehensive technology center.
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"What is it?"
Jiang Miaolan entered Lin Chuan's office and went to the sofa in the lounge area. Lin Chuan was sitting there, and she sat down next to him.
Lin Chuan looked at her and asked, "How much cash does the company have on hand right now?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Miaolan replied, "Around 121 billion."
Lin Chuan glanced at her and smiled, "I have a new idea. It's a new business I plan to launch, which is quite expensive, and I'm planning to develop a super headquarters complex with advanced planning."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Miaolan warned, "Your aggressive approach could really ruin the company."
It has the cutting-edge technology from the Hyperdimensional Technology Library, so it won't break down at all, but I can't tell her that outright.
Lin Chuan calmly said, "If it collapses, we'll just start a third business. Anyway, we've already received one dividend, and the money from that one dividend is enough to live a life of luxury. So what's there to be afraid of? Let's just go all in and do it."
"Alright, whatever you want." Jiang Miaolan stopped trying to persuade her.
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Weekend at Zichen Bay Villa.
In the study on the first floor, Lin Chuan stood by a wall, looking at the map of Xin'an City on the wall.
After a while, he took an erasable ballpoint pen and drew a large circle in a remote location in the east of the city, then nodded to himself.
Lin Chuan thought to himself, "This is the headquarters campus."
The area he controlled was extremely large, reaching a terrifying 250,000 to 300,000 mu (approximately 16,667 to 20,000 hectares), which is almost one-third of the total area of Xin'an City.
No wonder it was located in such a remote and barren place; there simply wasn't enough space in the city to plan for it.
Lin Chuan plans to use a super long time of about 10 to 15 years, in several phases, to eventually build a super headquarters complex that can accommodate a million employees.
Therefore, we need to plan ahead and reserve enough land.
The reason for choosing such a remote location is that we don't have enough money to acquire land right now. Acquiring this entire piece of land would cost at least hundreds of billions.
Lin Chuan's plan is to develop the company while gradually acquiring land as revenue and profits increase.
To prevent other developers from taking over the project and disrupting his plans.
Therefore, choosing a location far from the urban area of Xin'an City, and specifically choosing a location not planned for the city center, meant that no one would be interested in it for the first few years.
By the time the value of the land surrounding DeepBlue Technology was realized, the company already had a large amount of cash flow.
Moreover, once the company develops, the city's planning will have to be reversed to align with DeepBlue Technology's development.
Building a super headquarters complex with a million employees is no less than building a medium-sized modern city from scratch in the next 10 to 15 years.
Lin Chuan sat down at his desk and then opened his computer to create a new folder.
The core land use of a super headquarters complex is mainly divided into office and R&D land, production and manufacturing land, residential supporting land, infrastructure and public services, etc.
The office space is calculated at 25 square meters per person, excluding service rooms such as meeting rooms, corridors, and tea rooms, and belongs to the ultra-high-end luxury customized office specifications.
The complex includes a production base, with a high proportion of industrial land, calculated at 50 square meters per person.
To reduce employees' commuting time, housing is provided for them, but the houses themselves belong to DeepBlue Technology and are provided to employees for free.
The employee housing is designed to provide 30 square meters of room per person. Including employees' families, the actual housing needs of 300 to 350 million people may be met.
The required building area is between 4500 million and 5200 million square meters, corresponding to approximately 2 mu of residential land.
Infrastructure and public services need to include roads, green spaces, schools, medical facilities, commerce, etc., and the built-up area should be approximately 200,000 mu (about 13,333 hectares).
The super headquarters complex is laid out according to five functional zones.
The area is divided into an office and R&D area, a production and manufacturing area, a residential area, an ecological integration area, and a service support area.
The office and R&D area is located in the center of the complex, adjacent to major transportation hubs. It features a super high-rise R&D building of about 200 meters, with a plot ratio of over 4.0, mainly housing light R&D businesses.
The production and manufacturing area is located on the periphery of the complex, close to the main logistics road. It is divided into zones according to industry type and adopts a vertical factory model with a floor height of 6 to 12 meters.
The residential area is arranged in a ring around the office, R&D, and manufacturing areas, consisting of residential buildings and supporting educational, medical, and commercial facilities. A five-minute living circle is implemented, allowing employees to walk to their offices.
The ecological integration zone runs through the central green axis of the complex, including a wetland park, a pedestrian system and recreational sports facilities. It enhances air quality and mental health through ecological integration, creating a "garden within a garden" environment.
Service support areas are located at the intersections of various functional zones, and include shared laboratories, data centers, logistics centers, conference centers, and other public platforms to reduce enterprise operating costs and promote technology spillover and collaborative innovation.
In Linchuan's overall plan, a "three-dimensional slow-traffic network" is used to connect the five functional areas of the super headquarters complex.
The slow-traffic network consists of an underground layer, a ground layer, and an aerial layer.
Construct an underground pedestrian passage system to connect bus hubs, underground parking garages, and the podiums of major buildings. The passages will be 6 to 8 meters wide and equipped with moving walkways, lighting, and directional signs to support comfortable passage in rainy or hot weather.
A dual-channel system is set up between the office and R&D area and the residential area, with one channel serving commuters and the other serving shopping and leisure, to avoid cross-traffic congestion.
The ground floor is a pedestrian-priority area that blends blue and green spaces.
All roads are designed with zero elevation difference, and the width of sidewalks and non-motorized vehicle lanes is greater than or equal to 3.5 meters. The ramps at intersections are gentle, which can ensure smooth passage for wheelchairs and strollers.
The pedestrian spaces are connected to the central green axis and waterfront promenade, forming a continuous ecological pedestrian network and enhancing the commuting experience.
The upper level consists of connecting corridors and sky bridges.
A two-story connecting corridor and pedestrian bridge will be built at the intersection of the main functional areas, spanning the main road and the river. The corridor will be at least 5 meters wide, equipped with a sunshade canopy and rest seats, and will partially incorporate commercial functions such as retail and cafes.
For example, the commute from residential areas to core R&D areas can be directly accessed via an elevated pedestrian walkway, without needing to go down to the ground, saving more than 30% of commuting time.
The three modules are interconnected in a three-dimensional manner, reducing the connection time from the starting point to the office area from 10 minutes to within 3 minutes.
Separate non-motorized vehicle lanes and pedestrian lanes reduce conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles, which can significantly reduce the accident rate.
The high-quality slow-moving environment has increased the proportion of walking and cycling to 60%, significantly reducing the traffic flow of motor vehicles within the complex.
To build such a massive super headquarters complex is equivalent to the size of a medium-to-large city.
This "medium" is measured by the size of domestic cities. If we were to look at cities abroad, a population of one million would be considered a large city.
It should be noted that the total urban area of Xin'an City is only about 100 million mu.
Building such a massive headquarters complex from scratch would be a huge undertaking for DeepBlue Technology, with all of its existing 120 billion yuan in cash flow barely making a ripple.
However, Lin Chuan did not expect to complete the entire project all at once, and Deep Blue Technology could not possibly expand to a scale of millions of employees in a short period of time.
This complex is planned to be completed in 10 to 15 years.
It is highly likely that the company will have 600,000 to 700,000 employees in 10 years.
As for the present, the plan is to first construct office buildings, R&D buildings, production bases, and employee residential buildings, which can accommodate 15,000 to 20,000 employees to work, and then include the employees' families, for a total scale of 60,000 to 70,000 people.
With a budget of around 80 billion, this size can definitely be handled.
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