Chapter 387: Buying a Battleship
Although the general purchase intention was negotiated, Yang Feng still couldn't return to China immediately, after all, this was not buying something on a certain treasure, as long as an order was placed, someone would deliver the goods to home, involving millions or even tens of millions of dollars, no matter who it was, it was very cautious.
But then again, Vladimir is still very interested in Yang Feng, and the bodyguard Vasily he sent in the evening invited Yang Feng to dine with a napkin, Yang Feng just stepped into the restaurant with more than 300 square meters, and was almost startled, only to see that there were more than ten young and beautiful blonde women in the restaurant in addition to Vladimir.
Seeing that Yang Feng, who had always been calm and atmospheric, showed a rare expression of surprise, Vladimir showed a smug expression, he laughed and stepped forward to hug Yang Feng and whispered in his ear: "Yang ...... My dear friend, these are all called by me for you, and you can let them accompany you wherever you like, whatever you want them to do with you. One, two, three, or even let them all accompany you. β
After that, he laughed in Yang Feng's ear, with an expression on his face that all men understand.
Seeing that Vladimir's face, which was always cold and shrewd, showed a lewd smile, Yang Feng couldn't help but cry and laugh a little, what does this Vladimir want to do? Is this the rhythm that intends to let yourself die in the belly of this group of women?
"Vladimir, what are you doing here? People who know you know that you are a big arms dealer in Ukraine, and if you don't, I'm afraid you'll be treated like a bustard in a brothel. β
Vladimir waved his hand: "Yang...... You are still young, you don't know the preciousness of youth, if you don't take advantage of your limited youth to enjoy it, when you are old, you just want to indulge and don't have that chance. β
Well, Yang Feng has to admit that although this sentence is a clichΓ©, it is very reasonable. And Yang Feng doesn't think that he is a moral gentleman, he can face many beauties without changing his face, on the contrary, his body has become stronger and stronger because he often travels through time and space and is irradiated by the energy of time and space, and his needs for physiology have become extremely strong, so he naturally will not reject Vladimir's arrangement.
"Okay, you just let that, and that woman, stay with me." Yang Feng unceremoniously pointed to the two women he looked at.
Although the group of women were laughing with each other in the restaurant, their eyes were always on Vladimir and Yang Feng, and seeing such a situation, the two women pointed out by Yang Feng immediately stood up and came to Yang Feng's side and grabbed his arm.
"Oh...... Wow...... My friend, your vision is really sharp. Vladimir looked surprised at first, then laughed, and pointed to the two of them: "Anna Besonova and Gina Caroline are the best of these treasures, and your eyes are too fierce, aren't they?" β
Yang Feng also smiled: "Vladimir, do you regret it now?" β
Vladimir shook his head: "No, no, no...... You can find them out of the crowd at a glance, this is your fate, you're welcome, you can enjoy yourself! β
After choosing a female companion, dinner officially began, and the waiters brought a steady stream of delicacies, such as assorted cold cuts, caviar, pickled cucumber soup, cold apple soup, fish buns, butter chicken rolls and other famous dishes.
To be honest, Yang Feng doesn't like Russian food very much, Russian dishes have a heavy taste, they like to use oil to make food, and the taste is mainly sour, sweet, spicy and salty, which is not very pleasing to Yang Feng, who is used to light tastes.
However, because there are two beautiful golden silk cats by his side, it will still make people appetize, and Yang Feng also has a general understanding of these two women during the meal. To his surprise, among the two women who accompanied him, the baby-faced girl named Anna turned out to be a gymnast who won a bronze medal at the Athens Olympics in '04. Another girl named Gina Caroline is not simple, she is a famous Ukrainian actress and model, and just last year she was crowned "Miss Ukraine".
Such two outstanding women with a certain social status were called by Vladimir to accompany the guests casually, which had to make Yang Feng marvel at the energy of this guy in Ukraine.
This dinner can be described as a joy for both guests and hosts, and it didn't end until midnight, and after the banquet, Yang Feng, who was a little drunk, hugged the second daughter back to the room to rest.
When Yang Feng got up refreshed the next day, the second daughter, who had exhausted her physical strength, was still lying on the bed and couldn't get up.
Vladimir, who also just got up, couldn't help but give a thumbs up when he saw Yang Feng, who was still in good spirits, and then sighed: "Young is good,"
"They're really great!"
Yang Feng nodded sincerely in agreement, whether he wanted to or not, Yang Feng had to admit that the physique of the golden silk cat was indeed better than that of the Huaxia girl. For a person with a special physique like Yang Feng, an ordinary woman can't meet his needs at all.
Let's take his woman in the Ming Dynasty time and space as an example, Hai Lanzhu's aunt and nephew have to go together to satisfy Yang Feng, not to mention Yan Danchen and Xu Ziqing in modern time and space, every time they use their hands and feet to use all their skills to appease Yang Feng, but last night this pair of golden silk cats were able to block Yang Feng's attack with just two of them joining forces.
Not only that, but they can also use many difficult movements freely, although the consequence of this is that they have not been able to get out of bed until now, but this is enough to show that the physique of Caucasian women is indeed better than that of yellow women.
Some people may not believe this statement, but as long as you think about it, it is the same as giving birth to a child, and Chinese women have to sit for a month afterwards, but Caucasian women can go to work as usual just after a few days of rest, and you can see the difference between the two women.
As he spoke, the waiter brought breakfast for the two.
Vladimir said as he gulped down his bread: "Yang...... I know you're short on time, and you're going to have a traditional holiday in your country in a few days, so I'm going to take you on a trip to Singapore today, where the ships you want will dock and negotiate with their owners if you're satisfied. β
"So fast?" Yang Feng couldn't help but look at Vladimir with some surprise, he didn't expect that the intention that was negotiated yesterday would be able to go to see the physical ship today, "By the way, has the ticket been booked?" β
"Tickets?" Vladimir was stunned for a moment, and then said: "No need to book a ticket, let's just make my own plane!" β
"Uh......"
Well, Yang Feng admitted that he had indeed made a lot of money in the past two years, but he still couldn't compare with the real rich in terms of life taste. Look at everyone who buys their own planes, but they have to think about buying a good car for a long time, this is the gap.
Vladimir is a man who does what he says, and after breakfast, he drove to the airport with Yang Feng, and soon the plane roared and broke free of gravity and flew into the sky......
In the evening of the same day, Yang Feng finally saw the main person who saw the trip, a white man in his fifties.
Under Vladimir's introduction, Yang Feng learned that the white man's name was Bertrand Ram, an avid fan of old sail warships and a wine merchant. A few years ago, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to build several wooden sail warships, wanting to restore the scene of the Age of Discovery.
It was only because of the economic downturn in the past two years that his business was getting worse and worse, and he had to have the idea of selling these warships. You know, after the battleship is built, it is not placed in the port, even if you don't drive it to sea, but the care and maintenance of the battleship on weekdays is also essential, for the average person, the annual maintenance cost of a battleship is a huge amount, which is an additional heavy burden for Bertrand, who is not doing well.
Bertrand took Yang Feng and Vladimir to the port, pointed to the port and said to Yang Feng: "Mr. Yang, this is my treasure." The Clark, the Tustin and the Flac, are you still satisfied? β
Yang Feng didn't speak, and set his eyes on the port.
With the three warships lying quietly in the harbor, with Yang Feng's little knowledge of ships, Yang Feng could only roughly see that their displacement was between more than 400 tons and 800 tons, he turned his head and asked, "Mr. Bertrand, can you give me a detailed introduction?" β
"Absolutely!" Bertrand pointed to the ship on his left and said, "This is the Clark, a medium-sized sailing ship with a total weight of 450 tons, which was often piloted by navigators in the sixteenth century.
The one in the middle is the Tustin, a traditional Arabian sailing ship that sails on a spinnaker and is used in a wide range of applications. Its carrying capacity can reach 600 tons, and in addition to transporting cargo, it can even carry forty twelve-pound guns.
The Flac on the far right is my dear baby, the most outstanding of all, and my favorite. It was the most authentic Galen ship, with a total deadweight of 800 tons and could carry sixty guns. I've spent almost all my time trying to get these babies all these years, but it's all about to go with the damn recession. β
Listening to Bertran's half-show-off and half-distressed words, Yang Feng's heart did not fluctuate in the slightest. It was your problem that you were doing business, and it had nothing to do with me, so he just asked lightly: "Mr. Bertrand, can you tell me how much you plan to offer?" β
Bertrand licked his tongue: "Six million...... As long as you give me six million dollars, these three ships are yours. β
Yang Feng didn't answer, but turned his head to Vladimir and said, "This is what you said is a low-priced and very affordable warship." β
Vladimir's face also sank, and his tone was faintly displeased: "Brandt, are you crazy?" Six million dollars is already enough to buy a good second-hand frigate, and you dare to shout this price for these broken ships made of rotten wood? β
"It's different!"
Bertrand was also anxious, pointing to the warships next to the dock and said, "Do you know how much money I spent a few years ago to build them? I'll tell you, it took me over $4 million to build them. I've been meticulously maintaining it for all these years, guaranteeing that there are no problems, and shouldn't it increase in value over time? β
"Value-added?"
Vladimir was, "You even want to add value to them?" What do you think they are? Is Van Gogh still a famous Picasso painting? Or was it the car of Her Royal Highness the Queen ****** England? I'm telling you, they're a couple of ships made of wood, consumables, not antiques! Do you understand? β
The last sentence, Vladimir almost shouted.
And Yang Feng on the side can also see it, this Bertrand probably regards his battleship as too important, even if he wants to make a move, he is reluctant to sell it cheaply, but what Yang Feng doesn't understand is that such a person actually didn't lose his underwear, which is really amazing.
Yang Feng shook his head, stepped forward and said lightly: "Three million US dollars, this is the final offer I gave, I will give you an hour to think about it, if you want to, I will buy them immediately, if you don't want to, I will return to Huaxia immediately, and I will never make a second offer." Now I'm going to sit in the bar next door for a while, and you can think about it! β
After that, Yang Feng walked towards the bar next to the port without looking back, Vladimir glared at Bertrand fiercely and lowered his voice: "Bertrand, I can tell you clearly that apart from Yang, there will never be a second person in this world who will spend three million dollars to buy your few broken wooden warships that can't be eaten or used, think about it yourself!" β
With that, Vladimir also turned around and left, leaving Bertrand alone.
I don't know how long he stood still, Bertrand glanced at the three warships on the dock with some reluctance, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and trotted all the way to the bar in front of him......
Bertrand finally sold these wooden warships, and Yang Feng spent three million dollars to buy these three wooden sail warships, and entrusted a professional company to send these three ships to China.
On the way back to Ukraine, Vladimir also told Yang Feng with some regret that he should not spend this unjust money, if he wants, he can even get him a second-hand frigate of the former Soviet Union for five million US dollars, the quality is absolutely reliable, and there is no problem in fighting pirates or bullying people.
For Vladimir's proposal, Yang Feng could only smile bitterly, and it would be a matter of getting a few sail warships to meet the Ming Dynasty, and if you get the modern warships back, it would be a big problem. The most important thing is that with the level of science and technology in the seventeenth century, it is impossible to effectively maintain and supply modern warships, and the huge amount of fuel and ammunition consumed by modern warships every day is not something he can play.
After returning to Kyiv, Yang Feng, who was like an arrow, refused Vladimir's retention and took a flight back to Nanjing, and then he wanted to accompany his sister Chang'e and Sister Xu to spend this year's Spring Festival.