Chapter 33: Howe
Eaten.
The group went out shopping.
The South Island of Miami is very lively at night, full of bars and shops that don't come out until late at night.
Lincoln Avenue.
Zhang Dong is the same as a nouveau riche, buying, buying, buying. He made a lot of money this year's gold rush season, and the money allocated to him should be more than 600,000 US dollars. Consumption is also unambiguous......
"Home prices in Miami have dropped dramatically. You have a lot of money on hand, and I suggest you invest in real estate or throw some into the stock market. Mo Fan patted Zhang Dong on the shoulder and said.
"I'm going to go back to China to buy two houses, and the housing prices here are still too expensive for me. Zhang Dong shrugged: "You have so much cash on hand, where did you lose it?"
"Ready to buy stocks, Tencent, Alibaba, Apple, these stocks are good. ”
The problem of trade frictions, many companies with particularly high market value in the past have been affected, and the investment banks have given the opinion that they are now sweeping the goods, and when the trade returns to normal, the value of these stocks can easily rise.
Mo Fan didn't know much about stocks, and he didn't bother to study them, he only knew that investing in these companies could preserve the value of assets, so it was enough.
"Check it out to the store. Mo Fan grabbed Lilian: "How about we buy a couple's outfit?"
Lillian touched her dry purse and nodded with difficulty.
Mo Fan smiled speechlessly and touched her head: "Buy two sets of cheap clothes." ”
"Hmm. Lillian breathed a sigh of relief.
Mo Fan chose two sets of the cheapest sea sportswear, the kind of autumn clothes with waterproof surfaces, black with red patterns, which looked very spiritual. But this is a luxury jewelry street, and the cheapest clothes cost more than 300 sets.
Lillian stared at the price of the goods, her mouth pouting.
Mo Fan took it and swiped the card to pay the bill: "Count me as a gift to you." You can also give me a set of clothes in the future. ”
Lilian nodded heavily, no longer interested in shopping, and proposed to watch the just-released movie "Avatar 2".
Nearly three hours of film, watching is not tiring at all. The special effects of the movie are superb, and the mysterious and beautiful planet is immersive......
At the end of the movie, a strange thought flashed in Mo Fan's mind, in the vast universe, would there really be a planet similar to Avatar.
Jasmine yawned, "The drowsiness is coming." ”
"Me too. If nothing else, we went back to sleep. Anna reached out to Lillian for the car keys.
"My drowsiness also came, let's go home together. Lilian looked at Mo Fan, waved goodbye, and pulled Jasmine and Anna to run away with a smile without waiting for Mo Fan to stay.
Zhang Dong came over with a large bag and a small bag, and said with a smile: "The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still have to work hard." ”
Mo Fan raised his middle finger speechlessly.
It's not far from the hotel, just a few minutes walk away.
The next day.
Mo Fan slept a long time and was woken up by Zhang Dong.
"Where's Lacey?" Coming to the restaurant, Mo Fan saw Zhang Dong alone and asked.
"She slept and didn't want to get up. I ordered breakfast......" Zhang Dong pushed a breakfast over: "How did you hook up with that beautiful student model, it's really beautiful." ”
"Can you be subtle in your mother's words? ”
"Hey, hey, get used to it. ”
Mo Fan didn't bother to talk about this topic, drank the milk in the cup, picked up the hamburger on the table and the French fries in the carton: "Send me to the car shop." ”
"Which one?"
"Ferrari sales center. ”
"Why don't you choose a Lamborghini, aren't you your favorite? ”
"I used to love it, but now it feels so dazzling. Sitting on Zhang Dong's Lamborghini, Mo Fan said: "It's okay for a new car to be ruined like this by you." ”
"We drove all the way from New York, and we couldn't do that for more than a thousand miles. I'll go and wash the car later, and it will look new. ”
"Awesome. Are you going to travel around the United States?"
"Yes, there is a plan. The next stop is Key West Island...... "Key West is the southern end of U.S. Highway 1, which is the beginning and end point of Highway 1, and is the southernmost city in the continental United States:" Then return to Florida and head west to California, and then all the way north back to Vancouver. By the way, I also bought an apartment in Vancouver. ”
"I also bought a house and ...... in Biscayne," Mo Fan said with a smile, took out his mobile phone, and made an appointment to see the car.
Making an appointment to see a car is equivalent to making an appointment for a reception. When he came to the car dealership, Mo Fan reported his name and was immediately warmly entertained by a female saleswoman.
The car Mo Fan wanted to buy was a Ferrari GTC4Lusso, which is a four-seater coupe from Ferrari. Mo Fan proposed a test drive to feel the space of the car......
Because of the appointment in advance, the test drive vehicle has already been arranged here, and under the guidance of the test driver, Mo Fan drove out for a ride, and the V8 engine felt very good. When the salesman was talking about it, Mo Fan chose bright red and took out his bank card: "Swipe the card!"
The full amount is 360,000 dollars, including vehicle and vessel tax, two years of insurance, etc.
Mo Fan asked the car dealer to put a temporary license plate on the car, separated from Zhang Dong, and drove the car to the bank. The official license plate and other formalities of the car, the car dealer will handle it all, and there is no need for Mo Fan to ask in person, which is the benefit of having wealth.
Mo Fan came over to apply for the Yuntong Centurion Card, which is the so-called black card. Many people should be familiar with the Yuntong black card, which is said to be a black card that can stop the train...... In the past, if you want to get an Amex black card, you can only become a platinum card first, and wait for the bank to invite, but now it is much simpler, you can have money, but you need enough money.
Amex Bank is the world's largest bank in terms of comprehensive wealth management, financial investment, travel reservation and information processing.
Mo Fan came to the bank to open an account first, and then consulted about personal financial services, he still has a billion living money in the Royal Bank of Canada, which has paid a complete tax and can be circulated abroad at will. I opened an account, downloaded a bank APP, and then transferred 600 million US dollars to the bank, and called the front desk to come over and meet the manager......
Mo Fan was ready to buy stocks, but with such a huge amount of money, he would definitely not be able to handle it alone.
The bank has a special team to serve customers, and after a while of discussions with the bank manager, Mo Fan took out 100 million yuan and handed it over to the bank to help manage money, and the remaining 500 million was entrusted to the bank to buy Tencent stocks, Alibaba stocks and Apple stocks. Of this, 300 million yuan was invested in Tencent, and the remaining 200 million yuan was allocated by the bank itself......
A total of 600 million funds, and the movement of funds can be seen clearly by Mo Fan through the APP. Finally, I asked Mo Fan about the "all-day 'responsive' concierge service" of the Yuntong Centurion Card that Mo Fan was interested in.
The service is said to encompass all areas, including four major segments: global travel, lifestyle privileges, select benefits and loyalty programs, as well as ancillary services such as travel, entertainment, event planning and emergency handling. Probably, if you want to do something, as long as it does not violate the law, as long as people on the earth can do it, Amex will try its best to meet it. If you can afford it...... This card is the equivalent of a full-time personal assistant who is omniscient but pays a lot of money.
The bank manager handled one for Mo Fan on the spot.
After getting the card, Mo Fan felt that the manager's explanation was too conceptual, and said: "If I take a yacht to Panama or other countries in South America, if I don't apply for a visa, will I be arrested after I pass?"
"This ...... All you need to do is call us a few hours in advance to let us know where you will be docking, and we will take care of all the immigration formalities before you arrive. ”
"OK, that's great. ”
At noon, Mo Fan looked at the time and called Lilian: "Is there a class in the afternoon?"
"Yes. There was only one class, which ended at three o'clock. You must not be late today. ”
“OK。 ”
"What are you doing, have you eaten?"
"KFC, in line for food. ”
Lillian was eating a salad with a vegetable combo when she heard this, and pouted: "How about we have a big dinner in the evening, beef stewed potatoes, and some meat floss toast." ”
"Okay. I'll surprise you when you get out of school. ”
"What surprise?"
"I'll tell you in the afternoon. Mo Fan lined up, bought lunch, and went back to the car to eat and chat.
After filling his stomach, Mo Fan made a beeline for the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show.
Having ordered a few yachts from the Riva dealership before, Mo Fan wanted to drive one back. Upon inquiry, several of Riva's exhibit yachts had already been sold, and even the 27-foot yacht would not be available until two days later.
However, there are other yachts at the Riva dealership, which are no less luxurious and well-known than Riva.
Riva Yachts is a Ferretti brand and one of the world's most renowned yacht builders. In addition, it seems to be a company controlled by a Chinese company......
Ferretti Group has nine brands, four of which are among the top 10 yachting brands in the world, Ferretti, Riva, and two more than I can remember. The dealer of Riva Yachts is in fact Ferretti's dealer, with nine brands on display.
The four yachts ordered by Mo Fan before are all sports yachts, and the yachts recommended by the dealer to Mo Fan are also sports brands, Itama and Itama Yachts.
Itama Yachts is part of the Ferretti Group, which has been part of Pershing Yachts since 2004. Until now, there is only one series of Itama yachts, which is known as the Itama fleet. The fleet series is carved out of a mold, with an open sports yacht, a black and blue hull and a white deck, which looks simple and comfortable, and there is no lack of amazing luxury elements, known as the Lamborghini on the water.
In addition, the Riva yacht that Mo Fan ordered before also has a title, Rolls-Royce on the water.
There is only one Itama yacht on display this time, the Itama 76. Measuring one foot longer than the production version of the Itama 75 and selling for twice as much, the yacht is fitted with a more sophisticated Anathan surface propeller system, known as a semi-immersion propeller propulsion system, for faster and more fuel-efficient operation. In addition, the yacht sent to the exhibition uses a lot of carbon fiber, and the interior style is similar to that of the production version, but in terms of material selection, more top-quality materials are used.
Therefore, the price of this oversized version of the speedboat is as high as 11.5 million US dollars, and many wealthy people have already quoted the price, and the highest offer is 9.9 million.
Mo Fan got on the boat and looked at it twice: "Yes, what is his maximum speed?"
"The maximum speed is 44.5 knots, and the cruising speed is 40 knots. ”
The top speed is 2.5 knots faster than that of the Itama 75. But in the tech world, every push you can limit is quite costly.
"Maximum range?"
"We've upgraded the fuel tank capacity to 1,600 gallons (6,056 liters) and have a range of 395 nautical miles at top speed and 430 nautical miles at cruising speed, which is the initial figure. ”
The price is a bit higher, but it's barely acceptable.
Mo Fan didn't bother to look at the yacht anymore, signed the contract, swiped the card to pay the bill, and entrusted other procedures to the dealer.
The full amount is 11.5 million US dollars, but there are vehicle and vessel taxes, insurance or something, and all of them are 13 million and they don't have to run.