Pet King - Chapter 242

Chapter 242
Wei Kang kept talking until he felt thirsty .


Lü Mingyi winked at the staff member and said quietly, "Grab a few waters from my office . "
The staff member was focused on the story, but he had to do what the boss told him to .
Lϋ Mingyi knew Wei Kang well enough . He never joked around, especially about things like that . It had to be true .
The ancient Egyptian cat wasn’t the most impressive thing to Lϋ Mingyi, but how Zhang Zian could get a cat like that was more fascinating . It seemed like Zhang Zian was more than just an owner of a normal pet store . Lϋ Mingyi was guessing that Zhang Zian had to have some sort of connection overseas, just like himself . Lϋ Mingyi got some of the rare birds through under-the-table channels overseas .
"I am sorry, Mr . Zhang . It was my fault . Don’t take it personally though because I didn’t know your cat was that precious," Lϋ Mingyi reached out his hand to Zhang Zian . He decided it was smart to build a connection with this special guy who might help him in the future .
"That’s fine," Zhang Zian shook his hand and pointed at Guo Dongyue standing next to him . "Thi . is a famous architect in our city, Guo Dongyue . "
"Hello, Mr . Guo . I have heard about you, long ago," Lϋ Mingyi reached out his hand politely . In fact, Lϋ Mingyu had never heard of Guo Dongyue but he just said that to be nice .
Guo Dongyue didn’t shake his hand . Instead, he pointed at the joint between the stainless-steel frame and the glass roof and said, "There are structural problems right there . If you don’t fix it, it will collapse in strong wind . "
Lϋ Mingyi was surprised . He looked up to where Guo Dongyue was pointing, but didn’t find any problem .
"Mr . Guo, are you joking? This bird house was designed by a famous design firm in our country . " Lϋ Mingyi couldn’t believe Guo Dongyue’s words . This guy could really figure out problems just by looking up like that?
Guo Dongyue was deep in thought . "This design will hold up under any normal strong wind . However, the person who designed the bird house didn’t consider an important factor – There are typhoons that go through Binhai city . We don’t get hit every year, but you will see there is one typhoon every three to five years . The typhoon may not hit your bird house directly . However, your bird house will collapse if the typhoon goes by it . "
He walked up to a wall and patted on several places as if he was trying to feel the thickness of the wall .


"I observed from outside and found that your bird house was almost completely enclosed . The frame is made of an aluminum alloy . It is a nice-looking design . My concern is that the weight of the building is not enough to hold it in place . If my guess is correct, the designer might’ve made a mistake on the calculation of wind load . The wind load factor used was too small, which means he only considered fundamental wind pressure . The so-called fundamental wind pressure means the average speed wind travels in ten minutes . The designer might have missed the ripple effect from a typhoon which creates instant wind pressure . "

Guo Dongyue lectured the group on a whole bunch of terms as he knocked on the beam made by aluminum alloy . He looked closely .
"The designer cared about the look more than anything . The supporting frames were snapped together . Such jointing method is especially bad for wind resistance . I’d recommend changing the jointing method to screws . Of course, you don’t have to change anything if you don’t want, but it would be a gamble on how likely it is that a typhoon hits Binhai . "
"You are in a flat field . When the typhoon comes, there is nothing to stop it . Your building has a large surface area…" Guo Dongyue shook his head, "Never mind . You don’t have to listen to me . I just got done with a project building an all-glass greenhouse, so I did some research . I almost made the same mistake myself . I just wanted to tell you about it . You don’t have to listen . "
Guo Dongyue’s words made Lϋ Mingyi worried . Looking up at the glass ceiling, he suddenly felt dizzy as if a typhoon was coming and the whole bird house would be pulled up in the swirling air .
He quickly walked up to Guo Dongyue . He shook Guo’s hand even though Guo didn’t want to . "Mr . Guo, I am sorry about just now . Please tell me more!"


He wasn’t sure if Guo Dongyue was right . However, as a businessman, he’d rather be safe than sorry .
"Come here, you two . Let’s chat in my office, please," Lϋ Mingyi happily invited them inside .
"May I bring my cats?" Zhang Zian asked .
Lϋ Mingyi was embarrassed and laughed, "Mr . Zhang, please! I can’t afford to get you another one if your cats get lost . "
Zhang Zian was joking with Lϋ Mingyi . He waved . "That’s fine . We are here to buy parrots today . No need to chat . "
Lϋ Mingyi thought that they were mad at him because of what happened . He regretted it and asked, "What kind of parrots are you looking for? I will give it to you for free . "
Immediately, Zhang Zian felt like he missed out on a big deal . It was too bad that he wasn’t planning on getting a parrot . If he was going to pick one… he would pick one that was the most expensive to take home . It was also clear that Lϋ Mingyi wanted to be friends with Guo Dongyue and have him fix the problems of this building .
On the other hand, Wei Kang didn’t care about the problems of the building . All he wanted to do was to take pictures of Fina and get some of its genes to study in the lab . Zhang Zian couldn’t agree so he played dumb in front of Wei Kang and stopped him from getting close to Fina . Snowy Lionet was also smart . It could tell from Zhang Zian’s attitude that this Wei Kang might harm Fina . Snowy Lionet stayed right next to Fina to protect the Queen .
Guo Dongyue was worried about his mom and didn’t want to spend any more time with Lϋ Mingyi . He simply said, "It is easy to increase the building’s wind resistance . You don’t have to change much . "
"Really? How?" Lϋ Mingyi was surprised . At first, he wasn’t sure if Guo Dongyue’s words were true or he was playing tricks . Also, he didn’t want to spend the time, money and effort if the building needed a big fix… however, if it was an easy fix, it would be great to just get it done .
"It is simple . You have so many open fields around you . You can put up some thick windbreakers around your building to protect it from the wind . The walls can be pretty and also help fight the wind . I also suggest replacing the short trees with tall pine trees . Of course, you should consult the original designer on how to add the windbreakers . It can count as their after-sale service . "
Upon hearing that, Lϋ Mingyi felt a lot better .