Chapter 364: Transforming the Island

An Feng spent some time debugging this classic Porsche, estimated that he had earned at least hundreds of thousands, and happily drove it to the museum and asked the staff to polish it so that it looked like new. With the re-registration, another member of the family of classic sports cars has been added.

This kind of perseverance is easy to find. Recently, a collector wanted to sell an extremely rare race car: the Ford GT40. The most classic and domineering in the sixties, when he beat Ferrari in seconds, won the 1966-1969 24 Hours of Le Mans four times.

An Feng arranged a meeting, this time the seller took the initiative to come to the door, it was a white-bearded white old man, but if he wanted to sell his collection, he still had a lot of particulars, he didn't sell the car he didn't know, the investor didn't sell it, and the one who didn't like racing cars didn't sell it...... The stubborn old man chose and chose to find no suitable candidate.

After visiting An Feng's museum and experiencing the co-driver of a Ferrari F40, after An Feng took him to the track for a while, the old man white man did not have a heart attack. He said very soberly that he could give a price that was satisfactory to both parties, and the last time the Ford GT40 changed hands was six or seven years ago.

At that time, it was sold for $11 million, and with the love of Ford in the blood of Americans, the GT40 was regarded as the ultimate collection, but the high price of more than 10 million yuan broke the mind of many people to take it into their arms, and after so many years, this car will only be more valuable.

Now the old man is willing to sell it to An Feng, who also knows cars and can even be a professional driver, for $11 million, which is quite a bit of a treasure knife gift to a hero. The other party was refreshed, and An Feng did not make a counteroffer, so he simply made a deal at a price and won this classic car with blue painting.

Unlike other classic cars, the Ford GT40 has an acceptable shape until now, probably thanks to the Ford GT model introduced by Ford in 2004. It is a replica of the GT40, as a tribute to the classic of the 60s, and the similarity is very high.

So the GT40 car can also be very trendy, after An Feng got his hands, he carefully went to the track and tried it, this car is very light. With less than 1,000 kilograms and a large-displacement V8 engine, it can easily reach more than 200 on the track, whether it is accelerating in corners or straights.

"This guy is so cool!" When several friends of the team saw it, they were envious. The significance of this car to Americans is very unusual.

An Feng showed the beautiful car very generously, and also said that it could be touched.

Maserati's Bruno said: "If you like collecting, Mr. Ann, you can't miss the Ferrari auction in Turin next week. ”

"Oh? What are the models? An Feng asked.

"A black Ferrari FXX, a short-axle version of a 1962 Ferrari 250GT-SWB," Bruno said. Hosted by RM Auctions. ”

An Feng said: "Thank you for the reminder, I won't miss it." ”

As it turned out, some people were thinking about him, and when he was thinking about the travel time that night, Brian from RM called and invited him to participate in the auction in Turin, and An Feng naturally agreed. After discussing with Joanna again, they decided to participate in the auction and stop by to see the private island and their yacht.

Didn't know much before. When they bought it, they found out that the island was at the top of the Forbes list. With an area of 4.5 square kilometers and about 1,111 acres, it has a strong advantage over other wealthy islands in the early tens of acres, both in terms of price and size.

But on the other hand, Anfeng's transformation is a bit stingy.

After learning the truth, An Feng felt that he really had to do some face-saving projects. Anyway, the island is so big, so when Forbes summarizes the top ten private islands in the world every year, he adds a line here: as the most expensive private island, it is stingy in maintenance.

An Feng had an idea: "We can transform the island on a large scale, just like those expensive and beautiful artificial islands in Florida." Maximum privacy, never disturbed, and then build houses around the coast, and transform them into stadiums, parks, etc.? ”

Joanna said, "Are you trying to invest in the tourism business? ”

An Feng said: "Good idea, we can't go to it a few times a year, and the islands are all free. ”

Joanna also thinks it's good, to be honest, it's lonely for a few people to live on such a big island, and it's too wasteful to be idle after leaving, so it will be transformed into a high-end resort and provided to high-end customers, one is to increase popularity, and the other is to recover costs. This is similar to the super cruise, there are people who are lively.

Some of the tourists who come to Sardinia are looking for privacy, and the islands with strong geographical advantages can provide these environments.

They both had the same idea: to carve out a private area.

Just like the Queen's penthouse suite, it's one thing to be lively, it's another to have your own private space, and when the two are combined, it's the perfect compromise. There is complete private space at leisure and you can participate in the activities of the island when you are bored.

The private island is huge, more than a thousand acres, and to be honest, a mansion has a very limited footprint, like their mansion in Miami with a private beach, it's huge, right? The total area is only 0.5 acres. So there is plenty of land on the island, and there are excellent beaches to the south and east, so they only need to designate one place as a private area, and the other place is suitable for development as a leisure resort.

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With an idea, An Feng took an assistant, translator and bodyguard to Italy.

First of all, he had to go to the auction in Turin, and his goal this time was simple: FXX and 250GT.

The FXX is a Ferrari ENZO modeled after a racing car, that is, it can only be played cool on the track, and like the 599XX, it is also the same as the F12XX that An Feng was invited to order, which is very memorable. The difficulty of buying is much higher than that of the Ferrari flagship, and now Anfeng can only be recycled.

Ferrari's 250 collection is known as a must-have, and as long as it's well maintained, it's going up every year – as for why it's auctioned? It must be that the slow increase cannot meet the demand for profitability, in fact, many people who buy classic sports cars are commercial activities, like Anfeng's pure fun.

An Feng first saw the black steed at the auction floor, Ferrari rarely has other colors that can beat red, but the pure black of this FXX brings a different kind of wildness, An Feng likes it at first sight, it is very well maintained. The starting bid is $2 million.

The bidders raised their cards one by one, and the eyes of RM management stayed on Anfeng's side many times. Impressed, no one has been able to stop An Feng from collecting what he likes, and this time it was the same, An Feng directly increased the price to $2.4 million, and it was done neatly.

Everyone looked back at the Chinese. Originally, I was not impressed, but because it was the race, and the first few times it was the yellow people who took good things at a high price, commonly known as "the Chinese are coming". Now when they see the yellow people, they feel bad, and that guy has come to burn money again!

An Feng saw everyone's expressions, and a very funny idea came to him.

When everyone decided that the items he participated in the auction finally fell into their hands, there might be unhappy people who raised the price for him, and then An Feng quoted the price in the racing engine that he was not interested in. Then someone else quoted, and then An Feng didn't make a sound again.

Looking at the offer, the guy took a picture of the bid, and looked at An Feng, who had never made an offer, in a daze, with a look of eating flies, An Feng looked at him, shrugged helplessly, and even wore big sunglasses beside him, Joanna, who was low-key involved, also covered her mouth and smiled: "You hurt others!" ”

An Feng cleared up the relationship: "This has absolutely nothing to do with me. ”

After that, no one dared to raise the bar with him casually. He bought the 250GT-SWB for $7.5 million, and the SWB was also black. The sports version, launched by Ferrari and Pininfarina, is very collectible and can be bought at a loss.

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After getting the collection, Brian helped him with the consignment, and the next item was the yacht.

The "Dame Joanna" has been completed, and An Feng's entourage is also stained with the boss's light. Enjoy the luxury of a flagship yacht. The flagship of the Ferretti Yachts 960 is spacious and luxurious, with five rooms on the lower deck, a salon for fifteen people on the upper deck, and a dining room for eight for dinner. There is room for seven or eight people to sunbathe on the sun deck, and there is a small freshwater pool on the top level.

An Feng hired a yacht driver, a chef and two helpers, and a dozen or so people boarded this brand new luxury yacht from Genoa to Sardinia, 400 kilometers away. The private island of Ann Feng is easy to find, it is the largest and quietest of the tourist areas a few kilometers north of Sardinia.

On the yacht, the specially invited designer began to communicate with An Feng with the help of a translator.

There was an aerial photo of the island on the table, and An Feng said his idea, not only to have a luxurious private area, but also to build a leisure resort. It was easy for the designer to understand his idea: clean and lively. The two styles can be swapped at any time to add to the fun.

An Feng nodded: "That's what I meant." ”

Translator: "The designer said that this is a very good island, unlike other islands close to the scenic spot, or the advantage of a short distance, it is a scenic spot in itself, if it is not for the Italian government is in debt, such a large and well-located place will not be listed for sale." ”

An Feng smiled: "It makes me really happy to hear this." ”

There is no need for the designer to waste words to praise the bad islands, and he is obliged to explain the good and bad, but as it stands, he is satisfied, and then according to An Feng's request, the private area will be widened three to five times, in addition to the sea view mansion, there are also beaches, lawn gardens and golf courses.

The resort project is a must-have, a luxury resort-style must, with a large swimming pool, coconut and palm trees, soft views of the sandy beach, crystal clear waters, and a complete hotel service on the beach...... The program is very exciting.

An Feng also has his ideas, such as the issue of power generation and fresh water. At present, the most important thing is power generation, private use does not require much electricity, but the resort is different, his idea is very fashionable - the use of wind power, and the use of superconductors as the core of the generator.

Superconductors have strong magnetic fields and zero resistance in the superconducting state, and the efficiency of power generation is at least three times higher than that of ordinary generators.

Then there is the problem of fresh water, there is groundwater on the island, as the usual drinking water is no problem, but the reserves are not enough for others, An Feng wants to give priority to the installation of An's industrial desalination device here, only a medium-sized device is enough for the usual watering and swimming.

After listening to An Feng's idea, the designer said: "As long as there is technology, I can realize it on the island." (To be continued......)