Athens is located at the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula and is surrounded by the sea on three sides.

The typical Mediterranean climate is the month of December, when the temperature is just right and the rain is coming.

The city is not too prosperous, ancient buildings are everywhere, come to Athens without visiting the Acropolis, it is like going to Sijiu City without climbing the Great Wall, Fan Liancheng took a photo in front of those pillars, the right is to prove that he has been there, and let Lao Feng, who is a cameraman, wash the photo and take it to himself.

After seeing his "photographic works", I didn't dare to expect too much.

That night, Cai Jiarong invited them to dinner, located near the Fire Temple, with pure Greek cuisine, both kebabs and fried cuttlefish rings, accompanied by seafood jambalays and iced coffee.

Having already dreamed of traveling, leaving work and business behind, the rain extinguished some enthusiasm, returned to the hotel and continued to chat in the tavern, and soon began to talk in English with the girls at the next table, drinking and playing games together.

The drunkenness hit, just to avoid the forced jet lag, and went back to the room to fall asleep.

After getting up at about four o'clock in the morning local time, I walked around the market alone in the morning, went back to the hotel for breakfast at seven o'clock, and then got on the bus and headed to the pier.

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I have seen the video and the photos, but when Fan Liancheng saw the other Falcon hybrid sailing yacht in the offshore waters, he was still amazed by its stylish shape and size, and the white sail was painted with a black eagle pattern, which was far more beautiful than the ordinary yacht he took in Las Vegas at that time.

The price gap is there, $130 million is enough to build a 100-meter-long superyacht, and because it is a sailboat, the cost is even more expensive.

Shortly after the phone call, the business manager, Carlo Loew, disembarked two speedboats from the Falcon, and were driven to the docks to pick them up.

The new sailboat that was just launched last year is very cool, and even the shape of the speedboat that comes with it is very cool, and it is worth mentioning that the boat is also equipped with a small speedboat and four small sailboats, so you can see where the money is spent, and it is worthy of being called "the ultimate toy of the super-rich" by Cai Jiarong.

Climb aboard the speedboat and head to the Horse Other Falcon.

When he got on the boat, he could see an old man lying on a chair, with a cup of tequila in his hand early in the morning, the sun was shining, he squinted and read it, put on sunglasses casually, got up and pointed at Fan Liancheng and said:

"I know you, a friend told me that even a 20-year-old Chinese student saw that the stock market was going to go down and make a lot of money.

Dylan Fan, no one would call such a weird name, and you're the one who makes money shorting on Wall Street, right, and you're going to give yourself a little gift as a reward? This ship is also a retirement gift from me, and I'm going to set sail for the Middle East in a while, and it's so cold in Athens that it's always raining hell. ”

"If you're referring to the person named by the New York Times for shorting, I'm right, this ship is really good, thank you for allowing us to come on board. ”

After Fan Liancheng shook hands with the white old man opposite, his eyes looked around.

Considering the current intensifying contradictions, it is news that a Chinese businessman like Fan Liancheng shorted the U.S. stock market, and it is news in the eyes of others.

The size of the short position has reached nearly 800 million US dollars, and the private investor has played this kind of trick, which is enough to be concerned by many peers as a talking point, and it is normal for the other party to hear about him.

Lao Feng looked up on the spot, wanting to see where the high point of the mast was, until his neck hurt, so he covered it with his hand and rubbed it, feeling that these rich people just know how to play.

His English level is terrible, he knows a few words, and he is confused when he hears people, and asks Zhao Sturgeon in a low voice What are they talking about, Zhao Sturgeon rolls his eyes and replies: "What can you say, talk about this boat, I originally thought that my family's conditions were okay, but now I look at the co-authorship is just a retirement gift from others, and I am still very poor." ”

Feng Dafa lay down the gun.

With a smile of a little melancholy, he said enviously: "If your family's conditions are all poor, then what is my condition, asking for food? Don't compare to come and go, the more you compare, the more sad you become, I can be regarded as living and understanding, and being happy is more important than money." ”

Zhao Sturgeon nodded, and immediately replied: "Yes, I will hug your boss's thigh, and I can enjoy it on this kind of boat in the future." ”

“...... I'm going to do it too. ”

The owner of the boat casually introduced a few words, got it last summer, and after more than a year of starting, the enthusiasm has long since faded.

I was too lazy to bother talking, so I only told Fan Liancheng that this kind of boat could be bought, it was very comfortable to live, and the noise was very low when using the sails, and it would be possible to travel around the world in about three months, and let them see the rest for themselves.

looked up at the Star-Spangled Banner, and casually ordered that he would run around the sea for a while, and continue to lie down and rest, Fan Liancheng and the others were not guests, so they came to disturb each other, and it was already very good for the old man to ask someone to drive the boat for a test drive.

After visiting the foredeck, sitting in the viewing area, and then going around to the back deck, you can see for yourself that the details are quite exquisite, and it is more luxurious and comfortable than you imagined.

The shipyard's business manager helped to explain in English, from the material to the performance, to the dynamic rigging system, when the anchor is hoisted, you can immediately sense that the boat is moving fast, moving forward with the wind alone.

There is a dining table that can accommodate more than 10 people at the same time, the top part is made of glass, the lighting performance is excellent, and the room decoration is comfortable, just like the luxury suite of the hotel, and there are a lot of good wines on the wine rack.

Just visited, nothing moved, Zhao Sturgeon used to buy a supercar with Fan Liancheng, but this time he kept silent after getting on the boat, because this thing was too expensive, so expensive that he didn't dare to make up his mind.

The reason why superyachts are big toys for the top rich, and they seem to be more luxurious than private jets, is because airplanes are more practical, while superyachts are clearly not practical, but they are ridiculously expensive.

Dispensable things are in the bag, and the buyer's strength is clear at a glance, and I can't afford to play without any strength.

It took more than ten minutes, inside and out, to return to the foredeck again.

The old shipowner, who is a super-rich man, is still sitting and drinking, looking for someone to bring a cup, and also pouring a glass for Fan Liancheng.

Pour only one glass.

Except for being a little interested in this little Chinese guy, the rest was not looked at by him, and he didn't feel the need to be polite.

At the age of more than 70 years old, the days are less than one day, the time is more precious, and there is capricious capital.

Drink in the sea breeze.

The old shipowner told:

"How old are you, and your worth is already more than my life's work, which is really an enviable thing. When you are young, you should pursue what you like, anything, don't be like me until you are old, it feels completely different from when you were young.

It's like this boat, I thought I could pursue happiness from it during the customization period, but now look at me, just an old man who watches the sea and birds every day, and drinks in the morning with nothing to do...... I was very happy in the first month of sailing, but after a long time I found that it was boring, and I didn't even have the strength to go ashore to ask the young girl for a drink. ”

Fan Liancheng guessed that this old man was probably bored, so he pulled himself to drink and chat, and replied: "I have the top sports car, and I just bought a private jet, and now I come to see the yacht, I should be living at my favorite pace, and I am usually very happy." ”

"Well, that's right. ”

The old owner changed the subject, and suddenly said: "If you like this kind of boat, and are willing to wait any longer, you can wait until I am completely tired of it, or if I suddenly do not wake up one day, and buy it, to be honest, if I set foot on the shore now, I may not choose to go on the boat again."

At my age, I learned that an old friend had passed away on my way from Australia to New Zealand, and that I had heard that an old friend had passed away on my way from New Zealand to Peru, and I guess it wouldn't have made you wait too long, and I had already had the idea of going back to New York to continue my life. ”

I wanted to buy a ship, but I didn't think about buying a second-hand ship, Fan Liancheng turned around and looked inside the cabin, found that it seemed acceptable, and asked:

"How much, the price is too high I can't afford it.

This time, I only plan to customize a yacht of about 60 meters, and I like to enjoy it, but I have to find a balance between it and investment, and most of my money is invested in real estate. ”

The old owner paused for a few seconds and said, "It's still a new ship, it costs me a lot of energy, how about a 10% discount on the purchase price, I just need to go to the streets of Silicon Valley and post a few ads to sell it, don't expect the price to be lower......"

Listening to the meaning refers to the fact that there are many rich people in Silicon Valley, the old shipowner is one of the Google investors, how can he not understand the style of the rich people in Silicon Valley who directly compare with each other, it is too easy to make money, and they are also lavish in spending money, but those guys are really rich, and Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, even has his own airport and runway, and often takes fighter jets to work in the company.

Or Larry Ellison, in order to compare with the yacht of Paul Allen, one of the founders of Microsoft, also spent a lot of money on his own yacht, and he belongs to the kind of people who have so much money that they have nowhere to spend it, and they don't care at all.

The Falcon is currently the world's largest sailing yacht, and Fan Liancheng has no doubt that it will not sell, and strictly speaking, it is still a quasi-new ship.

Take the Gulfstream G550 that has just placed an order, there are some second-hand quasi-new machines on the market, sometimes the price is even the same as the new machine, and there are too many buyers who are willing to spend money to buy it, but they don't want to wait, and the value retention rate is amazing.

The old shipowner said that the purchase price was discounted, and it was really not considered in the pit Fan Liancheng, and the market situation was like this.

Yachts are yachts after all, and they don't hold their value so much, and in a few years, or a large hybrid yacht that is more famous than it appears, it is likely to depreciate by thirty or forty million dollars all at once.

Fan Liancheng moved a little cautiously.

After thinking about it for a long time, reason finally prevailed, shook his head and replied: "The price is out of my budget, far beyond the budget, if I accept the ten-year installment payment method with zero interest, I will consider it." ”

Don't worry about having no place to sell, counting the depreciation, the interest that cash can bring, etc., the old shipowner can't accept this way, and decisively said: "It's hard to say whether I can live for ten years, you are too shrewd, I can't agree to ......"

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