Section 3 Chartering of Ships
"That, if you buy crystals, it should cost 10 million?" Amber suddenly said this topic that Lu Wu didn't know how to speak. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info "If we salvage the ship......"
"That's definitely enough!" Lu Wu's brain was hot. He was still thinking about how to deal with this problem, but he didn't expect Amber to bring it up first. Speaking of which, Amber has accumulated a lot of knowledge on Earth during this time, and she has been able to think about problems in the way of earthlings. "But, Amber, can you salvage this wreck?"
Theoretically, Amber should not have the ability to magically pull shipwrecks from the deep to the surface. If they really had that ability, they wouldn't have to salvage such a wreck. They can go directly to the United States to rob the Federal Reserve's coffers -- although it is said that robbery is a matter of infraction, if the target of the robbery is the United States, Lu Wu is completely acceptable. It doesn't matter if the identity of the magical otherworld-traveler is exposed. Anyway, if Amber hides in Holoera, no one on Earth will be able to find it. Earthlings have invented the nuclear bomb that will destroy the world, but they still don't know anything about magic, not much better than a three-year-old.
But magic is indeed magical, and Lu Wu is very sure that even if Amber can't get the sunken ship, at least it can get the things on the sunken ship.
"It's definitely not possible to do it directly, so deep at the bottom of the sea, even the most powerful puppeteer can't do it. Amber admitted. "But it can be done in a different way. ”
"Huh?"
"What Lu Wu wants is just the things on the ship, right? Each of these things should not be particularly heavy, so I think if I can get the help of the animals in the ocean, I should be able to solve this problem. ”
Yes, amber can communicate with cats and dogs so well, and it must be able to communicate with the creatures of the sea - besides, ancient treasure ships are very expensive treasures for humans. But the bottom of the sea is something of no value to marine life. A small amount of food is sure to buy them to help.
Lu Wu was excited. Although he had expected Amber to have a working spell, he didn't expect it to be so simple.
The only problem now is money - unless Lu Wu plans to spend a long time on sailing training, he can only charter the yacht with a rent of 1.8 million yuan.
Even through the Internet, it is easy to know that the ship is very expensive, really expensive. Not to mention those large freighters, cruise ships and the like (those things are too far away from ordinary people after all), a random broken fishing boat is the price of hundreds of thousands or millions. Those yachts and other things are members of the luxury club. Moreover, modern yachts are almost all developing in the direction of intelligence, refinement, and foolishness, with more and more functions on all kinds of high and high, and the level of professional technology (navigation) required is getting lower and lower. But on the other hand, its price is also skyrocketing, and non-rich and noble families can't have it. Not to mention anything else, the price is tens of millions, which abounds. The dock docking fee alone is enough to make ordinary people staggered.
If Lu Wu can afford to buy a yacht, he can go directly to buy a hundred tons of crystals for Amber, and by the way, he can use Amber's ability to "observe luck" to make a fortune, without thinking about anything like going to sea to hunt for treasure.
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The urban area of W City is divided into four districts, southeast, northwest and northwest, and the middle and eastern districts have various "marine" related facilities, including terminals, ports and CNOOC bases.
The "Zhengxin Ship Leasing Company" that Lu Wu is looking for is located in a building near the wharf in the eastern district. This pier is not as big as the old dock area that was basically abandoned, and you can see the vibrant dock through the company's window. Since the 90s of the last century, W has been a very important port city in southern China, which is also an important pillar of the development of W City.
In the case of the ship leasing and trading business in W City, this company seems to have a good reputation. The reason why "seemingly" is used is because Lu Wu has really never been involved in this matter in the past, and the relevant things are all introduced by Li Ze. Speaking of which, at the beginning, Lu Wu just asked casually, but unexpectedly, Li Ze happened to be quite familiar with this aspect.
Ship charter sales are not like car rental sales, and usually there is no shortage of customers - and even if they do, most of the time it is a large number of people who are actually "one customer". Anyway, when Lu Wu entered the door, there were no other guests in the entire living room.
"Sir, do you want to charter a boat or buy one. "Miss Service Miss Miss is a middle-aged woman who is dressed up very well, although there is no obvious rudeness in her words and deeds, but Lu Wu is a little uncomfortable looking at those eyes. Lu Wu had an obvious feeling that he seemed to be a pig about to go to the pig killing stool, and he was being looked up and down to measure his fat and thinness. How to say it, Lu Wu's dress has nothing to do with the concept of "rich man" at all.
Neither in his clothes nor in his temperament, he could not be seen to be a rich man - of course, and this was indeed the case. From an objective point of view, Lu Wu is a person at the bottom of society who has just graduated from college and has not found a job for half a year (the one from the detective agency does not count).
Fortunately, Miss Service Miss still showed the most basic courtesy in the end - she did not look down on Lu Wu because of his dress and age. However, it was not so much because she saw that Lu Wu was a rich man, but because her reason told him that those who came to rent a boat and buy a boat did not necessarily need a rich man.
After all, ships are no more important than luxury car sales, and they can simply tell from their clothing and demeanor whether they are suitable customers. Buying and selling ships for charter is a business with a lot of scope. As we all know, some people who are engaged in the fishing industry also need boats, so it is difficult to judge from their appearance alone.
"I want to rent a boat. Lu Wu originally wanted to report Li Ze's name directly, but for some reason, he thought it would be better to ask first.
"What type of ship do you want to rent?" As she spoke, Miss Service handed Lu Wuyi a booklet, which was a list of ships available for lease in the company's possession -- as well as photos.
"I don't know much about ships......" Lu Wu hesitated. "I wanted the kind of place where I could go farther...... Go to the boat on the high seas. Which ones are more appropriate?"
"Do you have a boat driver's license?"
"I didn't ...... No. I'm ...... about this Nothing. ”
Lu Wu's words had an effect, because a trace of disdain flashed in the eyes of Miss Service. There is a famous saying that the customer is God, in other words, if you are not a customer, then you are not God. A man who doesn't know anything comes to charter a boat, let alone God, maybe not even a fart, just an idler who comes to get in the way.
"Then you need some modern ships. The waitress flipped through the brochure and turned to a photo of a ship that looked a lot like a yacht. "This ship might be right for you. It has the latest electronics on it, especially for people with little sailing experience. You just need a little familiarity to drive ......"
She introduced loudly, but Lu Wu's eyes stayed on the specific annual charter fee below the yacht photo. In addition to the basic costs, it includes maintenance, dock docking, rental, fuel, ...... Wait a minute.
All combined, nearly two million dollars.
"So expensive?" Although Lu Wu had known the price for a long time, when he really saw the string of Arabic numerals, his heart still trembled slightly.
"It's not expensive at all. Miss Service's eyes took in the tiny look on Lu Wu's face just now. There is no doubt now, this one is not a customer, but the kind of person who is too curious to come in and ask about the situation. Judging by his age, it should be the level at which he has just graduated from college and entered society. Of course, this is normal, and it is understandable that curiosity is usually high at this age. But he shouldn't have wasted her time, so he better let him get out of here sooner.
"You may not know it, but there are yachts on the pier that can be chartered at any time. The procedure is quick and easy. But the price is generally three or four thousand per hour, and if you have a good boat, the price is even higher. At that price...... Your two million is enough to rent a yacht for a month. ”
There was no politeness in the tone of Miss Waitress. Although she didn't let a single word out of place come to her mouth, if one listened to her carefully, one could sense the unfriendly taste of "white-eyed send-off" in her tone, and obediently get out of the house - maybe a few curses after going out.
But unfortunately, Lu Wu's attention was always on the photos of that yacht. This is exactly the kind of yacht recommended by Li Ze, and he has also seen photos of this kind of boat on the Internet. But the photos on the Internet are usually taken at will or simply for the sake of showing off, and the photos in this album are taken to clearly show the details of the yacht, so these photos are completely the first time Lu Wu has seen them.
This is the ship he was booking for...... Although the rent of 1.8 million is really expensive, it is indeed beautiful. Lu Wu suddenly realized that if everything went as smoothly as he expected, then he would have enough financial resources to buy such a ship in the near future.
It is not as expensive as expected, about 30 million - of course this is the reference price provided in the brochure.
Lu Wu once again looked at the album carefully, trying to deduce its actual space situation in detail from the length, width, and tonnage recorded on the album. So he didn't hear what the waitress next to him said—and even if he did, he only noticed the content, not the tone—and only replied with some meaningless "um" and "ah".
So he didn't realize at all that Miss Service had already made a third effort. What started as disdain has now turned into obvious anger.
Of course, even if all goes well, there are still many uncertainties. For thousands of years, countless human-built ships have sunk into the sea, but treasure hunting has never become an attractive profession. This is because those things that were once extremely precious and could be regarded as treasures by dignitaries and nobles are likely to become meaningless wastes with the concerted efforts of time and seawater. Not to mention that treasures such as ivory, rhino horn, pearls, wood, and iron have long been eroded by the sea so that nothing remains, even porcelain, something that the sea cannot erod, is also facing an unpredictable fate. A complete ancient vase can become a collector's item, easily fetched for hundreds of thousands, but if it is a piece of porcelain (even if every one of them is missing), it can occupy an inconspicuous place in a third-rate museum at best.
Spend nearly two million to carry out a treasure hunting ...... It's no different from a gamble. That's why, even though experts have repeatedly proven that this is a treasure ship, no one has taken action: if you spend a lot of money and time and find only a bunch of garbage, the experts will never pay you a dime.