Chapter 417: Congratulations on Birthday
Facts have proved that Anfeng's Liangsao is very successful, although the Pebble Beach Auto Show is not like Frankfurt, Paris in the strict sense of the sense of the auto show, but the attention of the crowd and the media is not a lot, once the world's only Ferrari P4/5 was unveiled in Pebble Beach, and now Anfeng's supercar is also the same.
Its appearance and performance are enough to capture the hearts of fans, and seeing the discussion on the Internet greatly satisfies An Feng's vanity as a hardcore fan. From a higher perspective, it is also equivalent to enhancing and changing the impression of Maserati through continuous exposure.
Maserati has been operating independently in June this year, and they may set up a car group, acquire car brands, and improve the high, medium and low-end product structure, and now these exposures are to create the image that they also have strong technology and can also provide unique customized services.
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Some time after the auto show, September came.
The bear child and his family have returned to China, and other friends have their own affairs, and An Feng has become clean here. But with children, there is still a lot of fun, and part of An Feng's focus now is to record Alice's growth, the first time she turned over, the first time she crawled, and the first time she stood up......
Matthew came to visit one day.
He took his wife, children and pets, and the tiger "Diego" got out of the car and followed the smell to find its good friend Xiao Hei and their common rival Xiao Bai...... Matthew looked at Diego, who quickly disappeared in front of him, and said with a smile, "It feels like it behaves a lot like a hound." ”
"All-rounder." An Feng said and said hello to William: "Hi, little William! ”
"Hey." William shook his hand.
"What else?" Matthew reminded him.
William thought for a moment and realized, "Uncle Bruce." ”
"What a smart boy!" An Feng smiled and said, "Come on, let's go into the house and talk." ”
Joanna and the children were also in the living room, with a soap opera showing on the wall. The child's mother likes to watch these when she is bored, and when Christina came in, she quickly sat down when she saw the content: "I haven't watched this episode yet, how is the previous story?" ”
Joanna explained the plot of the previous part to her while watching.
An Feng shrugged at Matthew: "Let's leave the space to them." ”
"Agreed." Matthew nodded.
They went outside to the manicured garden, sat down on the benches, and Matthew took the cigar box from his body. Turning his head to ask.
An Feng said: "Feel free, there are no children here. ”
Smoking a cigar is a time-consuming affair, usually with an hour to spare, Matthew slowly used the cigar cutter, and there was no pine strip to light the fire, just a lighter without the smell of oil, and he said, "October is my mother's birthday, and she invited you." ”
"I'll go, it's been a long time since I've seen her."
"She's been living in the UK lately. Rarely come back, this time invited us to go over there. ”
An Feng suddenly had a question: "How old is she?" ”
"Eighty years old."
An Feng said: "It is indeed worth commemorating. But the last time I saw her, I thought she was 70 years old. ”
"Thanks to you for helping her get rid of her illness, and the bio drink." Matthew said, "It makes us all younger, and it feels like the years are going against the flow." ”
An Feng smiled and said, "Isn't this better?" There is so much more to life. ”
"It's just that it feels weird to get along with Bazel but he doesn't feel like he's almost sixty, and the spirit of the year seems to have returned."
"We'll all have a lot easier that way."
Matthew nodded, "That's a good thing - besides having to put up with his stinky temper." ”
An Feng smiled: "It's broken." ”
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Early October. They came to London.
An Feng brought the child and the nurse with him, because he might have to stay for several days. In addition to attending Mrs. Sinclair's birthday party, they were also invited to watch the new season's football games, which was special for Liverpool as Anfield was a thing of the past and they were going to play at the Beata Stadium.
After a day in London, the convoy departed.
The sixth round of this year's Premier League has begun. Liverpool play Chelsea at home, a head-to-head clash of two money-burning teams. Liverpool are now the last treble winners, and their form is very good, and Chelsea's squad has been strengthened by the not-so-poor owner Abou.
The focus of the game is high, and it may not have been as strong in the past. But since Liverpool won the title, fans have been talking about the two teams, and they have a lot of similarities - money. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, once the richest man in the UK, is currently in the top five, while native English Joanna is known as the richest woman in the UK, with a conservative estimate of $15 billion in joint assets with her husband.
Then there is the willingness to throw money, and Abramovich's actions after taking over Chelsea have shown people how football burns money. Now the ladylady has also shown them that money can really do everything. Life again, Abu is indeed extravagant, yachts and planes are constant, Joanna's side is not weak at all, the world's largest cruise ship, supersonic aircraft, and the world's largest private island, etc.
So to a certain extent, the ball game is also given the meaning of financial resources.
An Feng arrived on Saturday, stayed at a local hotel, and the next afternoon, accompanied by bodyguards, drove to the site of the new stadium, which is not far from the original stadium, which can be recognized from a distance, and its shape is irregular, with edges and lines blended with each other.
The stadium is named "Bida", which is obviously a drink advertisement, which also leads to a high-tech background - so the exterior wall of the stadium uses LCD technology to play images, which can be advertised in turn during the game, especially at night.
The appearance is also good, although An Feng can't see much art, but it's true that it's better than the old course, and the psychology of liking the new and hating the old plays a key role. As a five-star stadium in England, when you walk inside, it is indeed worthy of the description of "luxury", the viewing platform is many times wider than the old stadium, originally only two floors, now it is three stories high, and there is also a box area between the second and third floors.
According to the introduction, the box is usually a restaurant shop, but it will be closed when there is a game, and it is a very good business experience to provide fans to use as a box. There are red-hot auditoriums around you and a huge "LFC" in English made of white seats. It is said to be spectacular.
It's just that there are too many people now, and I can't see the effect.
"The stadium has a total of 72,000 seats, a maximum capacity of 80,000 people, and 15 elevators ......"
The staff's explanation was inaudible later, because the moment they walked out of the VIP tunnel, the surrounding fans cheered and boiled. It's all about Joanna, who is now hailed as the team's lucky god and will win when she comes to see Liverpool, and the fans are looking forward to it.
An Feng looked at the standing and staring fans around him, and he was really worried that Liverpool would lose the game, and it should be the time when good hopes were shattered...... For now, though, she still represents good luck. From the aisle to the hallway, KOP cheered loudly until she came to the audience and sat down.
"It feels like you're being paid more than a star." An Feng sat down beside her.
Although there are boxes, they are far from the stadium. If you are separated, you won't be able to feel this atmosphere, and the central location is the golden place to watch the game, and An Feng naturally chose here. The bodyguards sat down next to them one by one, and the top brass of the team also appeared one by one and sat around them.
"Tickets for the stadium are sold out." Ai Wen turned his head sideways and said loudly to An Feng, the scene was too loud, and the voice of the voice had to show some strength.
An Feng glanced at the spectator seats that circled around the stadium, and the effect was indeed many times stronger than that of Anfield Stadium. And the more tickets are sold, the more revenue will be generated. In addition to advertising sponsorships and broadcast shares, tickets are also an important part of the team's income.
The triple crown and the charm of the new stadium have made the commercial marketing more successful this time with the support of the fans...... The game also started in anticipation, Liverpool's form of winning the title last time out was still not conceded, although this game was scored by each other. But in the end, it was the Red Army that won.
They left the stadium amid the cheers of the fans, and then visited the underground area of the stadium, where in addition to the parking lot, the contents of a stadium are concentrated, from the locker rooms and meeting rooms to the offices. When not playing, it is open to fans.
An Feng also noticed that from the moment he walked in, there were commemorative coins sold at the entrance, commemorative shirts and player-related peripheral items, which were very commercialized, but he learned the essence of Barcelona, from the moment he came in, he made you pay until he emptied his wallet and walked out of the stadium.
Correspondingly, the conditions and equipment here have also improved the standard, and since it is a five-star course, it is impossible to ignore any detail. The results were satisfying, and the players celebrating the victory in the dressing room were enthusiastic, spraying champagne everywhere.
Until now, the team has been completely renewed.
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A few days later, he traveled to the Midlands of England to congratulate the old lady on her birthday.
The elderly like to be quiet, so they live in Leicestershire, England, closer to Birmingham. She bought a small house and land in the local area, although it can't be compared with the mansion in Texas, but she is more accustomed to it, maybe it is some kind of feeling of returning to her roots.
When the convoy arrived, the old lady insisted on coming to greet her in person.
The car door was opened, An Feng got out of the car and walked to the old lady, smiling and shaking hands with her: "Mrs. Sinclair, long time no see, it's a pleasure to meet you!" ”
"Me too, kid." The old lady said enthusiastically that although she was on crutches, her complexion was much better than when they first met.
"This is your child, right?" The old lady found the child who had been picked up by Joanna and got out of the car.
"Yes." An Feng nodded, Joanna stepped forward to say hello to her, and the old lady looked at the child with a smile: "What a beautiful girl!" ”
"Thank you, ma'am." Joanna said happily.
"Come in, it's terrible outside, watch out for the kids." The old lady omitted the etiquette behind her, because there were some dark clouds overhead.
This detail is very sweet.
Although the house is not as big as the original, she is still quite big here, with spacious front and back yards, and one of the nine rooms is specially set aside for An Feng and his wife, perhaps considering that it is inconvenient for them to take care of their children, or it may be because of their sufficient identity. An Feng was not polite, so he stayed here.
I feel that the old lady likes young things very much, there are two children at home, Alice and William She is very concerned, her birthday has not passed, she will give gifts to the children first, William who can talk sweetly thanked her, and Alice, who can't speak, shook her little hand.
The old lady's 80th birthday is not high-profile, but there are many people who come on her birthday, from the parking lot to the roadside outside, there are many luxury cars, the most of which is a Rolls-Royce. Both British and Americans have a strong love for this brand.
There are many heavyweight guests, most of whom An Feng knows, because they are also partners in the consortium, and the rest are native to England, with extraordinary backgrounds, and they are all nobles with leading titles, and they also came to congratulate the old lady on her birthday. Due to the large number of guests, some relatives still stay in hotels outside the home.
In this comparison, An Feng's treatment is invisibly much higher. (To be continued......)