Chapter 138: The Pope's Ride

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To tell the truth, Cesar's homeland has only developed in recent years, and it was still an ignorant tribal model, and the state had a vague concept of them, until a few well-read chiefs with ink in their bellies joined forces to exchange mineral deposits and oil for dollars, and they got rid of backwardness. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Military modernization is the strongest feeling of these people who are studying abroad, and if they have money, they will consider strengthening the army, and at present it is easy to solve the problem on both land and sea, that is, the air force has too high requirements for the quality of pilots, and at present it can be said that it does not matter whether it is black or white, and it will be said that it will fly first.

Fred and Cesar, Lang has a concubine intention, right eyes.

Shi Hu didn't know much about what to talk about later, but he heard that the process was very smooth - Fred didn't count him kindly. In aerobatics, the two of them belong to a two-plane partner, Fred generally serves as the long plane, and Shi Hu is a wingman.

Fred came to the door one day and told him the plan: "I can take a crash course in the Russian Air Force for free, and I can fly a variety of fighters, and I can shoot live ammunition." ”

Shi Hu was very sober: "What about the conditions? ”

Fred said: "Become a foreign consultant and have the task of assisting in the construction of the air force of the other country; Or in some cases, as a foreign combatant -- of course, this is your choice, there is no mandatory requirement for an adviser, and if you do fight, it will not be the turn of the Air Force. ”

Shi Hu understands that Uncle Black is generally a golden combination of AK47 and RPG-7 in war, what the hell is the Air Force?

"This is the prototype of the current situation, and the other side wants to find a few people who can learn quickly, drive the fighters, show off to the surrounding countries, and then slowly cultivate their own people. This consultant belongs to the job of receiving a salary to experience a long vacation, and there are a lot of black girls who are willing to throw themselves into their arms......"

"Forget the last one." Shi Hu had no appetite.

"Are you interested?" Fred's frenzy of flight is already burning.

"If I had time, I would be willing to go to further education." Shi Hu agreed, and the eagle hitting the sky was also his childhood dream, including now.

"Cool!" Fred punches him.

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But it won't be too fast, and even whether it will work out in the end is a problem.

So Shi Hu still focused on his vacation. Walk one attraction a day, stop occasionally to enjoy an authentic afternoon tea, and spend the day at a slow pace...... Then an intermediary Brian made a phone call and took them to Italy and waited for most of the year. There were also gambling ships sailing.

Shi Hu and Brian agreed to meet in Naples, where he is now in Milan.

For no other reason, when the lady is in charge, Sandra's clothes are almost bought and thrown all the way, and being rich is really capricious. The wardrobe is all made from local materials. However, she has a beautiful name of "can't treat the young badly", a good figure is self-confidence, buy more and wear more, and she is sexy and she is in charge.

Shi Hu took Juliana's little hand and walked lazily behind, and a red Ferrari Enzo roared past on the side of the road, which was particularly eye-catching. Italy, as the hometown of Ferrari, is not the imagined "domestic car" everywhere. After shopping for so long, there are only two fierce horses.

However, as a flagship model, Enzo still attracted a lot of attention. The car stopped next to the narrow streets of Milan, and a white-haired old man came down, pulling a tall woman wearing big sunglasses to drink coffee.

Drooling over the Ferrari Enzo was something that Shi Hu had last year. It's a pity that it is limited to 399 vehicles worldwide, and it is not allowed to take the initiative to buy it. The official selects the most hardcore customers and then issues invitations. Shi Hu didn't have this chance. Unless he got it through auction.

"Auction?" Shi Hu seemed to have a flash of inspiration.

He picked up his mobile phone and called the service secretary of Amex, he remembered that a few days ago in the UK, he saw a news about the 400th Ferrari ENZO about the upcoming auction - although the ENZO is only limited to 399, this extra one is for the Pope of Rome, and it has a great origin.

The secretary quickly gave him a confirmation message: "Number 400 Enzo will be auctioned this Wednesday. ”

Shi Hu's heart was moved: "Can I get an invitation?" ”

The secretary replied: "No problem, sir, we have a partnership with Sotheby's and can offer you a place in the auction at any time." ”

"Good."

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Ferrari's flagship model, Enzo, is named after its founder, Enzo. Ferrari, which shows how important it is to Ferrari, whether it is unique or collectible, its price will only rise. The auction is the 400th car in a limited edition of 399 units. Created by Paul II, it is of great significance, it can be described as special among the special.

The Pope obviously won't drive the Enzo to drag racing, and the reason why the Holy See took it out for auction is also to raise money, but since it is the Pope's car, its meaning is naturally different. Although Shi Hu does not believe in religion, he has made up some special effects such as "Holy Light Blessing" and "Faster Heaven".

This 400th car, with absolute certainty, will double in value in a few years.

[Pope Enzo, which sold for 950,000 euros ($1.1 million) in 2005, sold for $6.1 million at Pebble Beach in the United States in 2015.] 】

Seizing this opportunity, Shi Hu naturally will not let go, he has long been in favor of Enzo, and now he is shooting a car that has almost never been driven, a unique collection in the world, and he is already excited...... The auction took place in Milan and he was on time on Wednesday for the car.

After a pre-auction introduction, Shi Hu quietly admired his collection, and his bottom line was $2 million — even though Enzo's official sale price was only $650,000. But he was bound to win, and he believed that no collector would compete with him to the limit.

So there weren't many waves in the bidding process, even though it was rare, but collectors had a bottom line on its positioning, and when Shi Hu quoted a high price of 1.1 million euros, no one competed with him, and this car only traveled less than 100 kilometers, almost like a new car.

Once he succeeded, he went backstage to admire the collection.

The exterior is no different from the ordinary Enzo, with the same sleek butterfly doors, a small driving space, and a huge engine compartment that occupies half of the body...... The only difference is that its chassis is the No. 400. There is also a text written in Italian on the back of the front cover.

Roughly speaking, this Enzo bears a unique Ferrari history as a symbol of solidarity in the midst of suffering. Inspired by a great Pope John. Paul II. The signature at the bottom is: Luca. Advance. Montezemolo, 2005.

[Just careless......]

Shi Hu also went up and started the car. The sound of the engine is very beautiful, worthy of a flagship-level sports car, as for other aspects, comfort space and so on...... Needless to say, this is a ferocious supercar, not a luxury car. There is no contrast between the two.

After the test was satisfied, the auction house also provided intimate logistics services, Shi Hu needed to transport the car back to the United States, to catch this week's transport flight, the freight cost is about 10,000 euros. However, it is only a small number for Shi Hu. He contacted Erica from the U.S. side and told her to pay attention to the reception.

Then they went south to Naples to board the ship.

There has been no news of luxury gambling ships for a long time, Shi Hu last boarded the ship last year, and now he has boarded again, and the tourists are still crowded, but it feels that the number of super VIPs has been greatly reduced, and even become deserted. Curious, he asked Brian.

Brian revealed: "There have been a lot of troubles recently, Interpol is active and the perception of customers has changed, and intermediary services are trending towards the online side. In reality, customers pay more attention to simple games, or more exquisite service models. ”

Shi Hu didn't quite understand, but it seemed that the pattern of the gambling boat had changed.

This is not good news for him, but he is also in the transition himself - from a player to a dealer in gambling games. It's the same bet, but he'll be winning all the time in the future. One saying is true: the player is always the food delivery. The dealer side is eternal.

That night, Shi Hu met the owner of this time.

"Juan. Garcia. Brian introduced a middle-aged man, and Shi Hu hesitantly stretched out his hand: "Tiger. Stone. We seem to have met? ”

Juan. Garcia smiled mysteriously, "Yes, Mr. Stone. ”

Shi Hu suddenly realized. John. Smith, Juan. Garcia...... It's all fake names that sound fake at first ear, Juan is John's Spanish form. But the other party didn't say anything, and Shi Hu didn't break it, so he continued to talk to this "Spanish John".

The cruise continued to sail on the ocean that night.

Although the VVIP has been greatly reduced, more of the people who remain are gamblers, and the VIP casino is still in full swing, and the black money continues to pass through this entrance, some of which are intercepted by the casino, and some of which go into the pockets of a few winners - such as Shi Hu, who has always been invincible in poker.

It's just that there is no super big game, and the maximum income of this table is only six or seven million, Shi Hu is bored and bored with everyone, thinking that it will end quickly, and go to rest if he wins back the travel expenses. He doesn't have a cheerleader tonight, and Sandra is taking care of the pestering little girl.

There are not many people who play poker, but there are many other gambling people, Shi Hu thought distractedly, the profit of the black market casino is probably incomparable to any casino in the world, first of all, the flow of funds is huge, and secondly, there is no high gambling tax, and the winner has to pump again.

Even in player-to-player poker, where the dealer doesn't participate, there is still at least a 15% commission – Las Vegas casinos also have operating margins of between 10 and 20 percentage points, while black market gambling boats are on par with poker margins alone, let alone take-alls.

Although this industry is dark, it is indeed very profitable.

Shi Hu calculated the profit of the gambling boat with two minds, and during the period, a player played all the battles, and Shi Hu called and won all. At ten o'clock, I left the casino, returned to the VIP suite, and entered the door to find that there were still guests. Amanda looked up at him, and Shi Hu greeted, "Miss Beteyeva!" ”

"You can call me Amanda too." She smiled.

"Of course, Amanda." Shi Hu came to Sandra and sat down, and she naturally hugged his arm: "Amanda came here to discuss the gambling boat." ”

"Gambling boats?" Shi Hu was puzzled.

Amanda explains: "Due to the change in our business model, we have changed the way we operate and are looking for some interested partners. ”

Shi Hu felt pie falling from the sky: "Cooperate with you?" ”

Amanda nodded, "Yes." (To be continued)