Chapter 018: A Chance Encounter at the Auto Show
An Feng got in touch with Tailan Company by phone, chatted with a manager of the other party for more than ten minutes, talked about the technology and advantages of new fertilizers, asked An Feng's valuation, he reported 10 million, the other party did not immediately state, said that he wanted to get more information to go back to discuss.
An Feng sent them the information that had been prepared for a long time, and there was no need to worry about leaking secrets, the United States has a very strong sense of intellectual property rights, and he has also applied for a patent, if you are a copycat in Ming'er, An Feng immediately went to Chinatown to buy a string of 10,000 firecrackers and came back to set them off - because the lawsuit was won.
After making the call, An Feng went back to the gym to continue to compete with the barbell. Joanna and her family went to Florida recently, and yesterday they spoke on the phone, and she said that the holidays were boring, and that she would rather come back to shovel horse manure if it weren't for the family meeting that required not to be absent.
An Feng also persuaded her to play for a few more days, let go of her body and mind to go on vacation, and not to be an alternative in the crowd, but he regretted it for only one day, it was really boring to talk to without anyone, and he couldn't always catch the employees of the vineyard and chat, the boss could sleep all day, but the employees had a lot of things.
The weather was hot and humid, and it was not suitable for outdoor horseback riding, so he had no choice but to stay indoors and exercise, and by the way, he trained Pippi and Balls on the treadmill, he trained them as excellent hunting dogs, and this winter came, and he planned to take them to hunt.
In winter, California is open for hunting, and only a hunting license is required, and it is allowed to carry a shotgun into the forest to hunt wild beasts, including deer, antelope, wild boar and even black bears. The two little ones have almost grown up by then, not to mention fighting black bears, at least it's okay to catch a rabbit, right?
After doing the last set of bench presses, panting and lying unwilling to get up, his exercise habits have been maintained since college, and they have indirectly shaped his figure, but the effect is far less than now, maybe the biological agent is not only to transform the brain, but also quietly changed his body.
Looking at himself in the mirror, he doesn't have the exaggerated muscles that Mr. Bodybuilder is about to explode, but it is no worse than those Hollywood male stars who steal the spotlight by their figures, with a weight of 181 cm, close to 80 kilograms, and the limit of bench press reaches 200 kilograms.
I made a few bodybuilder poses in the mirror, the mobile phone rang, and I saw that it was the bank secretary Lei who called, wiped the sweat with a towel, and walked to the window to answer. Lei usually brings invitations to charity auctions and fashion shows, and An Feng has attended a press conference and has gained a lot of knowledge.
This is a car show, but the nature is different from that of large car shows such as Frankfurt and Geneva, and the informal exhibition includes both private car owners' collections and manufacturers' new cars. The purpose of the manufacturer is naturally to publicize, but private car owners may sign up for the exhibition after washing their cars on a whim.
An Feng asked for the location and agreed.
Two days later, the washed convertible was driven out, not far, according to the American thinking, the distance is not a unit of distance, but a unit of time, fifteen minutes of driving is considered close, an hour is not far. What's more, in a place like California, it's very pleasant to drive and blow the wind.
The exhibition is located in Monterey County, An Feng has never been there, but I have heard of the famous Pebble Beach Auto Show, where luxury cars and classic cars are on the battlefield, and there is a local classic car track. The sports car shuttled between the quiet town and the vast fields, watching the scenery all the way, dragging for two hours to arrive, and then followed the GPS to find the venue.
Because it is an open-air car show, the style is casual, and many people along the way are driving convertibles, the most common being Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro (Bumblebee), and traveling in convertibles is considered Californian culture. Of course, the indispensable Harley team is also a sight to behold.
The tourists are dressed like An Feng, with sunglasses, short-sleeved shirts, jeans, and a casual posture on holiday. There are also more casual guys, when An Feng was looking for a parking space, he saw a black Lamborghini parked on the side of the road, the scissor door was pushed open, and a foot wearing flip-flops stretched out.
An Feng found a seat and parked the car, and a lady who got off the Corvette Z06 sports car next to him smiled at him and said "Good afternoon", and An Feng also responded with a smile. He found that where the rich people gathered, people were very friendly and polite, and even if they didn't know each other, they would smile when they passed by. On the contrary, it is a metropolis like Los Angeles, where people are mixed, the quality is uneven, and it is not uncommon for swear words to be sprayed.
An Feng put his sunglasses in his pocket and showed his e-invitation at the entrance. The show is very low-key, without publicity, and visitors are roughly divided into two types: wealthy people like An Feng are actively invited, and the other is an admission ticket for enthusiast car enthusiasts or magazine reporters.
After walking with the crowd for a short while, I felt that it was different from the large domestic or foreign auto shows, the show cars were parked on the lawn, except for a small number of classic cars in order to prevent scratches, set up a fence and popularize knowledge signs, there were no fences around the other cars, and there were no car models.
At first glance, this auto show is really shabby, but An Feng likes this environment, he has seen domestic auto shows, which are basically selling meat instead of cars, vulgar and boring, and ignoring the protagonist of "car". It looks shabby here, but the cars on display are all very promising.
After walking around, rare sports cars emerge in endlessly, such as the McLaren P1 that he has not yet gotten his hands on, and the P1 predecessor who came to help, the famous McLaren F1, this silver-gray McLaren was brought by a private owner, although it has been more than ten years, but it is very well maintained.
Ferrari's booth also featured the third GTO in its history: the 599GTO, as well as past and present flagships: the Ferrari ENZO and LaFerrari. An Feng specially took out his mobile phone and took a few photos. The people who took pictures on the scene are divided into two extremes: one is a casual mobile phone party like An Feng, who clicks a few photos when he sees a beautiful car, and the other is a professional photographer, holding a single-lens reflex and changing the lens when taking a picture.
An Feng saw an extremely rare Ferrari: 250GT-California, a classic sports car in the sixties, and also the most expensive Ferrari car series, among the 250 series models, the highest auction price of the GTO reached more than 30 million US dollars, and the auction price of California was also eight or nine million, and now it is even higher - because it is in continuous appreciation, it is said that the annual increase is more than 15%, comparable to real estate!
When the road met the god car, he couldn't let it go, he took two steps back, intending to give it a mighty side photo, and suddenly heard an "oh" sound, and accidentally hit someone.
An Feng hurriedly turned around and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, ma'am! ”
"It's okay, I didn't notice anyone behind me." What he inadvertently touched was a white woman with dyed blonde hair, she took a small step back, there was no blame on her face, glanced at the car An Feng was going to photograph, and asked casually: "Do you like this car?" ”
An Feng nodded: "Sort of, I think it's more legendary." Well, I also admire the owner of the car for being able to maintain it so well. ”
"Take a picture of me too." The strange woman handed him the camera in her hand.
“OK。” An Feng watched her walk to the front of the car, gently brushed his hair, his eyes lit up, and he immediately captured those movements.
"It looks so pretty!" An Feng gave her the camera back. She looked at a few snaps and smiled, "Your reaction is quite fast!" ”
An Feng smiled: "The main thing is that the person is good-looking, and the effect of the photo is naturally good." ”
"You're really good at talking." She said.
"Ha Luha, ask a question, are you a model car? I see that your actions just now are very natural and professional. An Feng looked at her, tall, wearing a pair of white sneakers and denim hot pants, looking youthful, with a long-sleeved shirt on the upper body and a knot at the hem, adding a bit of sexiness.
She smiled and said: "I have worked part-time a few times, but I am not a car model, in fact, I am a small actor." My name is Jennifer, but my friends call me Jenny. ”
An Feng said: "My name is Bruce, hello! You're a star! Nice to meet you! ”
"It's just a small role." She smiled, but An Feng's words obviously made her very useful, she said, "Why don't you take a picture of you and the car?" ”
An Feng nodded and took a few steps back, Jenny took a few photos of him with her camera, An Feng went over to look at the effect and praised: "Not bad." ”
"How about we take a group photo?" Jenny asked.
"Okay." An Feng and Jenny stood together, and she took a selfie with the camera for the two of them, and then An Feng also changed into his mobile phone, she looked at the shooting effect, shook her head and pouted and said: "No, these photos are not good enough, let's do it again!" ”
She took An Feng's mobile phone, deleted a few unsatisfactory ones, and then returned them to him satisfied: "Here you go, here are the most beautiful Jenny!" ”
An Feng smiled for her child's heart: "Ha Luha, if you become famous in the future, I will show these photos to my friends, this is the most beautiful Jenny, envy them to death!" ”
"You're so funny." Jenny smiled, "Let's go shopping together, shall we?" ”
"My pleasure." An Feng made a gesture of please very gentlemanly.
I stopped and talked about cars with Jenny, who I had just met, and then listened to her talk about herself, "I'm here to help my friend, she's a professional model, and she'll be in the afternoon auction, so I'll bring my camera over to take a few pictures of her." ”
An Feng looked at the time and said, "It's still early before the auction." ”
"Yes, but the profession requires them to be there early, put on makeup, rehearse, and sometimes temporarily modify their standing posture. It's the same with being an actor, repeating, repeating, repeating, repeating until you get the perfect shot, just like our group photo. ”
An Feng nodded, agreeing with her.
Jenny took out a tissue and wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said, "It's too hot, how about we go and rest for a while and have something to drink?" ”
"OK, but I'm not familiar with this area." An Feng said.
"I know there's a nice ice cream shop near Lai Road." When Jenny talks about ice cream, the tiredness on her face disappears immediately.
"Lead the way."
An Feng followed Jenny, who described how delicious the ice cream was, and admired that this woman could magically defeat fatigue when she thought of delicious food.
"It's a bit of a long walk, let's go by car." She said.
"Drive my car." An Feng led her to the parking lot, told her to wait outside, and went to reverse the car himself.
Jenny saw a red Ferrari parked next to her, driven by the gentlemanly Asian who had just arrived, and said in amazement, "Wow, this is your car?" ”
An Feng smiled and said, "It doesn't look like it? Come on in. ”
Jenny sat in with a look of novelty, looked at the car, and praised: "It's a beautiful car, no wonder you're interested in that car." ”
"I think we should be thankful for that classic car, otherwise we wouldn't know each other." An Feng turned his head and kicked the throttle, and the loud sound of the engine echoed on both sides of the street.
Jenny took out her phone, suddenly frowned, and complained to herself: "It's too bad, I don't have sunglasses, forget it, let's take a selfie first." ”
An Feng glanced at Jenny, who was frowning at the camera, and smiled.
"I'll get you one too." Jenny tilted her head and leaned over, the camera was aimed at the two of them, and An Feng, who was wearing sunglasses, had to pretend to be cool for a second.
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