The auction venue is in a large dining room, which is supposed to be a place dedicated to wedding banquets.

There was an auction seat in the middle of the venue, and it seemed that there were 200 stools, and only half of the people were seated. There were more onlookers eating melons in the venue......

Stephen took two signs from the organizer and pulled Chen Mo to sit at the auction seat......

The host raps the same as presiding over the auction, and each car is a matter of more than a minute from the time it is delivered to the auction venue to the end of the bidding, and occasionally more than two minutes are a car that many people compete for.

After sitting for more than ten minutes, Stephen has been holding up signs, and has already photographed six cars, but he has not lost his mind.

Next to him, Elson also took a picture, secretly looked at Chen Mo, and gave him a look......

Chen Mo didn't understand it for a while, and it took a few seconds to react. Stephen must be in a very depressed mood now, and he doesn't show too much obviousness, just because he is an old man......

Chen Mo pulled him: "Are you going to open a classic car sales center?"

Stephen turned his head and rolled his eyes: "You care about me." ”

Chen Mo shrugged speechlessly and glanced at Elson. It turns out that men and women are almost the same, and when they are in a bad mood, they like to buy and buy......

The auction hall is a place where 'insiders watch the doorway, and outsiders join in the fun', Chen Mo can't understand it at all here, and it's very boring: "I go out for a walk, it's boring here." ”

"OK, the VIP session in the afternoon will call you. ”

"OK, bye-bye. ”

Going out of the venue, Chen Mo wandered around alone, there are hundreds of classic cars here, broaden his horizons, and no one feels bored.

There are many Chinese and Chinese Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area, and when you visit the auto show, you can see an Asian face in about six or seven people, and Chen Mo's personality is not a person who likes to take the initiative to make friends, and no one takes the initiative to come over to talk.

The entire auto show is a classic car, and there are also sports cars, such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, etc., which are relatively common old models. As for the VIP zone, it is only open to those who hold top credit cards from major banks. Chen Mo did not take the initiative to apply for a high-end credit card, nor did he receive an invitation from the bank, so he could only wander around the public area......

I found a place to eat, went back to the car and slept for a while, and finally waited for Stephen's call.

The three of them met and headed to the VIP booth.

There are eleven cars in the exhibition area, and Ravinton is the most eye-catching......

The Ravington was supposed to sell for $1 million in North America, but the one now sold is the third time it has changed hands, covering 6,600 miles, with a starting price of $1.45 million.

"Ravington has a good record of changing hands in the U.S., almost every year. The price of this car should not exceed $2 million. If it does, it's not worth much. Stephen put his arm on Chen Mo's shoulder and said with a smile: "I think, you should only like the appearance of this car, as for the inside...... If you really like this car, you can go to the Lamborghini Center and customize it. ”

"This isn't a limited edition, it can also be customized?" Chen Mo couldn't help but be curious and asked.

"The customizable FAKE version, only the XX/20 logo is missing, the engine and the interior are slightly different, but the whole piece of the car is original Lamborghini. FAKE Ravington is rarer, but there is a car for sale at the Boghini Center in Miami for $2.5 million. The overall performance of the car is better than that of the Ravington......"

Ravington was released in 2007, Chen Mo saw such information on the Internet, saying that the car was snapped up by the world's wealthy people before it was put into production, and the factory price at that time was 1 million euros, and then it was speculated to 1.7 million euros in a short time. Then in the financial crisis, many car owners sold their cars......

The U.S. originally had a quota of 11 vehicles, a hardtop version. As for the hardtop convertible, I didn't pay much attention to this one......

Chen Mo originally thought that this car would have to exceed 3 million yuan before it could be auctioned......

After all, it's a three-hand car, and if you count this auction, it's a four-hand car.

"I have a friend who has two Ravington in his collection, both of which have never been branded, and I can call you to get in touch if you are interested. ”

"Let's wait until the auction is over. ”

The first car in the auction was Ford, a very early product that was also a relatively rare model, with a starting price of $200,000 and a final price of $300,000.

Next up was a modern supercar, the McLaren P1, which sold for $460,000 and was not auctioned off. Although the McLaren P1 is one of the top three supercars, it is really not a rarity, and it can be ordered now, as long as you have the money......

Ravington was placed in the penultimate place, with a starting price of 1.45 million, and the number of people participating in the auction was so large that the price naturally went up.

This car is a very popular model in the world, and Chen Mo raised his card at 1.95 million and raised the price to 1.96 million. The final transaction price reached 2.1 million, which seemed to have fallen into the hands of a Chinese.

The last one was a Ferrari, a Dino car that had traveled less than 300 miles.

The Dino is a model produced by Ferrari between 1968 and 1976 and is named after Enzo's son. More than 95 percent of the car is original and very well maintained, with a starting price of $420,000......

The price of this car is not high, but it was placed in the final finale of the auction with classic cars as the main body, and the transaction price was as high as 720,000 US dollars, which was pocketed by Stephen.

At the end of the auction, Stephen sorted out the 31 cars he had auctioned, only four of them were kept in the collection, the others were transferred to the trading area and re-marked for sale, and four cars were delivered to the house in the Napa yacht community, which just filled the garage.

At night, Elson cooks, Chen Mo goes to swim in the pool in the backyard, and Stephen lies on a chair topless and makes a phone call......

The week-long show is, in Stephen's words, mostly low-priced cars that he sells for money. Sure enough, on the way to Monterey the next day, Stephen received a call to sell his car, and sold three units, each netting at least $2,000.

Monterrey is a place that many people are relatively unfamiliar with, but Pebble Beach should be known to many people, especially those who like cars, and a world-class car show is held here every year.

Stephen's friend is a car dealer who represents a number of luxury brands, as well as ordinary car brands, two car tuning shops, two classic car dealers, and he himself has a collection of no less than 200 rare cars.

Arriving at the Constantine car sales center in Monterey, Stephen called his friend......

"Robert?" Entering the sales center, Chen Mo saw an acquaintance, Robert who had helped Rayong: "Why are you here?"

"I've been here for five days. Robert smiled, "You're looking for Conte?"

"Well, for Conte's collection. Cante's financial problems are in trouble, is it a lawsuit?" Stephen laughed.

"Conte is divorced. Don't you watch the news?" Robert said, pushing open the door and leading the two inside.

"I'm living a comfortable life, not watching the news. ”

"Just look at the news. ”

Conte was about the same age as Stephen, with gray hair and a big belly. first hugged Stephen, and then looked at Chen Mo: "Hello." ”

"Hello ......"

"Shall I go see the car now?" said Conte, looking a little haggard.

"Of course. ”

Conte's collection of cars is in a large warehouse, and many of them are dusty.

Conte was about to introduce his classic cars, and Stephen spoke: "Chen Mo shouldn't have much interest in these classic cars?"

"I don't have any research on classic cars. Chen Mo said in broken English.

"OK, I heard Stephen say you want a Ravinton. I have two here, priced at 2.4 million and 2.2 million respectively. At yesterday's tour auto show in San Francisco, a Ravington sold for 2.1 million. "Conte took them to the innermost part, the supercar area.

The two Ravington and the supercar next to it were also dusted. Conte went to the closet to find the car keys and opened the door.

The seats and steering wheel of the car are covered with dust cloths, and the inside is brand new.

There is no record of the two cars being licensed, and one of them is the one that Kant grabbed and only ran less than 200 miles, which is still the mileage of the real car test run. The other one was bought from another collector and ran 850 miles.

"How much does it cost to have two units together?"

Kang took a cigarette and took a puff: "These are all limited-edition supercars, with high collectible value, and they are all cars that are not on the road. I need a large sum of money...... If you only look at two Ravinton, it's really not worth my own trip. ”

Chen Mo frowned, the collection in the garage could hold a super car show. Revington, not the most eye-catching sports car here. There is also an Aston Martin One77 next to it, and a car that is very similar to the One77, but it is a little smaller...... Is it a DB10,007 car?

There are four Bugatti on the other, two of which are antique Bugatti with 'tractor heads'. and a child of the wind, and nine other sports cars that cannot be named......

"I also have an order for the Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4, which is expected to be delivered in August. If you are interested, we will resell it to you......"

“OK。 Chen Mo nodded, Stephen patted Chen Mo on the shoulder, and the two walked aside.

Stephen whispered, "The money you have in the bank, if you don't want to invest in stocks, can use it to collect these cars." That DB10 is good, and it's well worth collecting. ”

Collecting cars, although the income is small, is not too high, as long as the premise of the sustainable development of the world economy remains unchanged, at least it is better than storing it in a bank.

Kante recently got into a lawsuit, it was a divorce case, and he was photographed cheating. In Canter's case, his ex-wife would take half of the assets. But with Robert, an unscrupulous lawyer, Robert's ex-wife only took away a house and 61 million in cash. Even if you are a billionaire, it is very difficult to take out 60 million at once.

Robert sold his stock and some of his property, a shortfall of nearly $20 million.

Two Ravinton, Robert gave a discount, 4.5 million.

Aston Martin, a one77, 2.1 million. One DB10, 4.3 million.

Another order for LP770-4, 2.5 million.

Chen Mo also wanted to buy a Pagani's Son of the Wind, Stephen asked for it, and he also fell in love with a rare Ferrari classic car, which Cante didn't sell or sold for no money...... In addition, Robert took a Bugatti 2010 model as a lawyer's fee.

Chen Mo picked up a total of 4 cars, plus an order, and paid a total of 14 million US dollars, and the extra part was used for transportation and insurance, as well as maintenance.