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Will Star Trek shaped office put staff engagement light years ahead?

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Everyone wants their business to live long and prosper, but one chairman hopes to have found a way to put his enterprise light years ahead, with a Star Trek themed headquarters.

Liu Dejian, Chairman of Chinese mobile internet provider, NetDragon Websoft, has created a new company HQ, designed to look like the Starship Enterprise, the ship from the popular sci-fi show.

Deijan, a huge Star Trek fan, obtained the rights to the design from CBS and spent £63million on the tribute to his favourite franchise, with the build completing last year after ground was broken in 2008.

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