Until around New Year's Day, Shi Lei was busy participating in various gatherings. While strengthening the connection with friends, I also donated a lot of small money very happily.

Of course, Shi Lei donated so much to charity, there must be reasonable tax avoidance considerations. It was also at Liu Jie's request that they had to donate such a share.

But Shi Lei was able to donate happily, not only to avoid more losses for himself, but also so that these donations could be implemented and could really help those in need.

Although the organization of the charity gala does not seem to be very formal, only in Lincoln or someone's home, the flow of donations from everyone is traceable throughout the process, so that you can clearly know what your money is used for.

There are indeed many people who also participate in these charity activities with similar goals as Shi Lei, but there are also many rich people who really focus on the charity activities themselves.

And there are so many well-known rich people who simply donate most of their worth to benefit the society after death. There are also those who promise to give back to the community in their entirety, and they will not even leave a penny to their descendants.

Shi Lei asked himself that he couldn't reach such a state, but he was still very happy to take out some assets to help those who really needed help. At least in this '', Shi Lei doesn't have to worry about his kindness, but instead helps some scumbags to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble.

After New Year's Day, there was also good news from the shipyard that Shi Lei's yacht had been modified and would be ready to be delivered soon. As for the place to stop, of course, you can only choose the island where Laura's studio is located.

There are already suitable berths over there, which are specially designed for private yachts. Basically, in Santa Barbara, all houses near the sea basically have berths, and homes basically have yachts to dock in.

Under the guidance of the shipyard's technicians. Shi Lei followed up to learn how to operate this yacht with a high level of intelligence, and there is a lot of knowledge on how to maintain the yacht.

After ensuring that Shi Lei could drive the yacht himself, the technicians withdrew, leaving Shi Lei to feel the charm of the yacht alone.

By the hands of Italian craftsmen, this remodeled yacht embodies its practical value in addition to luxury. The rational use of space makes every area here seem very spacious.

Both the saloon and the lounge area are very comfortable. Whether it's a family outing. It will also be a good place to entertain three or five friends.

"Why did you buy such a small yacht?" When Lincoln saw the yacht, his first reaction was that it was too small.

"There's too little space up there, and with the crew, you may not be able to fit your family. Even if you don't buy a cruise ship, it should still be easy for you to buy a 180-foot yacht, why are you so slammed?

I know that you kid must have made a lot of money this year, otherwise he wouldn't have been busy participating in various charity activities recently. Lincoln patted Shi Lei on the shoulder and asked with some confusion.

"Hey, this yacht was originally bought for our family. It wasn't intended to be used for business entertainment. Naturally, you don't need to buy those ultra-luxury yachts.

In addition to the use of this yacht by the family, it is just to entertain a few of your close friends, why do you want such a big one, I have always been used to buying enough to use.

You know that, too. I'm used to living a poor life, but I'm still not used to being so extravagant and wasteful. Shi Lei said his thoughts without seeing it.

"But as your career becomes more and more successful, you will inevitably have to buy a big yacht for socializing in the future. So if you want me to say, it's better to do the whole big one in one step. It's up to you to see what you do with this little one. Lincoln shook his head and said.

"I'm going to drive this yacht myself. Even if it were the case you said, I could have driven it out in my spare time. "Shi Lei had planned it a long time ago.

"Well, since you're going to play with it yourself. Then I don't need to say anything more. By the way, go back and join the yacht club here in Santa Barbara, Robinson, Curry, and several of them are club members, and when the time comes, we will help introduce you, and you will definitely be able to join in easily.

Anyway, this kind of place is very good for you to expand your network or something. We also have a fixed place to gather, and there are many people in it that you actually know. Lincoln offered to mention it.

"Okay, I'm going to ask you to help introduce me." Shi Lei readily agreed.

Places like yacht clubs, like polo clubs, are actually of a similar nature, and more often than not, they are just to provide them with a fixed social occasion and an important channel for them to expand their contacts.

This is the so-called circle, if no one leads you in, even if you have money, it is easy to be excluded from the circle.

In addition, for Shi Lei, this yacht club is still a place of great practical value. It is also a place to help new ship owners, recruit captains and crews, and the like.

At the same time, it can also meet the requirements of shipowners like Shi Lei, who do not have the help of the crew, and handle the supply and maintenance of yachts for them.

The staff over there are all professionals, much better than Shi Lei, who has only learned to drive a yacht. At least they know how to fill a yacht with fresh water, how to stock up on drinking water, etc., these common sense things Shi Lei lacks understanding.

As for the fixed berths, if Shi Lei is like before, he only has one industry, Stone Ranch, and he really rents the club's berths like many other colleagues.

But with Laura's island, there is no such thing as zài. As long as there is a professional who can help determine the condition of the yacht before each trip, and replenish the various supplies on board.

Shi Lei will not hire captains and other staff on yachts. His main purpose with the yacht was to go on a treasure hunt in Haiti.

As soon as this crew arrives, Shi Lei and Laura will not be able to enjoy their two-person world, not to mention, and they may spread the news of his search for underwater treasures.

Shi Lei wants to make a fortune in a muffled voice, and he doesn't want to stir up the city. That's just going to make you be targeted by a lot of guys, both bright and dark, which is really not a good thing.

And it's a waste to add crew members to this yacht, it's a waste of space and money, Shi Lei even changed their cabins into storage space.

Shi Lei simply drove on the yacht and took Lincoln to the yacht club east of Santa Barbara. Finding a free berth and stopping, Lincoln led Shi Lei into the club.

With the joint referral of Lincoln and several of them, Shi Lei's membership procedures were handled quickly. After a while, Shi Lei got his membership card and a little dolphin brooch to mark that he was from Santa Barbara, because the little dolphin is also the mascot of Santa Barbara.

It happened that there was a fixed party in the club that night, and Lincoln introduced Shi Lei to all the club members.

In fact, most of these members at the scene have seen Shi Lei, after all, the circle of young people in Santa Barbara is so big, and yellow faces like Shi Lei are relatively rare, so everyone basically knows Shi Lei's existence.

There are friends who have worked with Shi Lei, and there are also friends who have played together at various parties before. Of course, there are some that can often be seen during morning exercises, although they can only be regarded as nodding friends, but they can also be regarded as acquaintances.

Recently, Shi Lei has frequently participated in various charity activities and has been in contact with most of the members present, so soon these members on the scene accepted Shi Lei's deposit.

Speaking of which, Shi Lei can be regarded as the best among them, many of them rely on the shadow of the family, and those who have their own industries have more or less borrowed the power of the family. Unlike Shi Lei, all the qiē is the result of his own hard work.

Of course, there is obviously no shortage of luck in his success, especially the fact that his start-up capital came from winning the lottery, which everyone knows more or less. but

The success of the stone ranch after that, as well as the success of several investments, cannot all be attributed to luck, so they still admire Shi Lei, a self-made man, and are willing to get close to such a friend.

After all, they never lack the mentality of learning from others, especially learning from successful people is a must-have for them.

And Shi Lei has cultivated two Triple Crown-level champion racing horses under his hands, which has allowed him to enjoy heroic treatment.

The children of these wealthy people present basically have no shortage of love for the sport of horse racing. Even if they don't ride horses, they certainly don't lack knowledge about the sport in which they are the second most involved in the whole game.

Coupled with the long publicity of various media, everyone knows the importance of the triple crown, and they naturally have to sincerely applaud Shi Lei, the guy who single-handedly discovered and cultivated such two racing horses.

After getting to know these members briefly, Shi Lei asked the club staff to help fill all the materials on the yacht, and of course, to fill up the oil for future use. Then said goodbye to a group of friends he had just met, and Shi Lei drove back to the island by himself.

Now that the yacht has been bought, Shi Lei naturally has to have a sè. In addition to taking a lot of detailed pictures and exposing them to your own space, you also have to invite your family to go up and feel it together, which is originally intended for family use.

Shi Lei took Laura to drive the boat out of the island, first went to Santa Barbara to pick up Colin and Emily, and then ran all the way to the beach in Los Angeles, taking his parents who were already waiting there, and going to sea to experience it together. (To be continued......) R1292