768 Undersea Tunnel (2/2)

Sixty billion US Dollar, good lord, this money would be enough to build two more Penglai Cities! Even if Future Group was rich, it obviously wasn't possible to spend in this manner.

Fortunately, Future Heavy Industries made breakthroughs in graphene technology in semiconductor-type graphene and high-strength nanomaterials. It could be said that no scientific research institution in the entire world was a worthy opponent of Future Group's Material Science Laboratory.

Among them, the use of graphene plates on Future Building was a breakthrough in driving down the cost of construction of undersea tunnels. If a tougher material than steel could be used as the outer wall of the tunnel, the progress of the entire project would undoubtedly be much easier.

At the beginning of April, Future Heavy Industries selected a partner from hundreds of construction companies worldwide through public bidding - the Victoria Construction Company registered in Xiangjiang. The construction company once designed and constructed two undersea tunnels and had a deep knowledge of the immersed pipe method.

Considering that the immersed pipe method was more suitable for the performance of graphene materials, Jiang Chen ultimately decided on this company as the final candidate.

After the successful bid, Victoria Construction immediately dispatched Wu Weiyu, an engineer who specialized in undersea tunnels, to Xin to discuss the application of graphene materials in the construction of the undersea tunnel.

Just as Wu Weiyu landed, Jiang Chen immediately invited him to the High-Tech Park on Ange Island.

In the center of the spacious factory building was a semi-cylindrical archway about twelve meters wide and about five meters high. The four walls of the archway were transparent, but the sheen of the glass wasn't visible on the surface.

Taking Wu Weilu to the side of this transparent archway, Jiang Chen took a hammer from the staff and smashed the archway.

Dong!

There was a muffled sound and the sound echoed in the closed archway. Wu Weiyu looked at the spot where Jiang Chen smashed the hammer, and his eyes widened in shock.

”This is our prototype.” Jiang Chen smiled. He returned the hammer to the staff and patted Wu Weiyu on the shoulder. ”The outer wall of the tunnel is to be made of graphene material, ten times the strength of molybdenum-nickel steel. Its longitudinal extension is stronger than all metal materials except there's an issue with high-temperature resistance... Of course, chances of catching fire in the sea are pretty small.”

”There may be traffic accidents in the tunnel which may cause a fire, even in the ocean.” While stroking the outer wall of the graphene archway, Wu Weiyu mumbled to himself, ”But we can paint on inner wall flame retardants, this should be an easy fix...”

After a short pause, Wu Weiyu looked back at Jiang Chen and asked him seriously, ”What's the cost of this graphene material?”

”For this archway, about one meter is about seven hundred dollars.”

One meter, seven hundred dollars. One kilometer was seventy thousand dollars - this cost was much cheaper than steel! If a large sum of money could be saved on the materials, the construction cost of the entire project would undoubtedly be cut several times!

With this thought in mind, Wu Weiyu's eyes on Jiang Chen suddenly turned brighter.

Victoria Construction Company must find a way to obtain the graphene tunnel! If this high-strength, low-cost building material could be obtained, Victoria would undoubtedly gain strong market competitiveness in the global tunnel construction market.

Not to mention the quality of the project - just one deal would be enough to murder countless competitors.

Victoria Construction Company must establish a long-term strategic partnership with Future Heavy Industrial!

Wu Weiyu already made up his mind secretly. After the end of today's trip, he would make a phone call to his boss and be sure to clearly explain the pros and cons. If they could obtain this deal, it would be a huge achievement and promotion would no longer be a dream.

That passioante gaze made Jiang Chen shudder as he subconsciously distanced himself.

[What the… Could this guy be…]