Chapter 572 Super Yacht
In the southeast of Irion Island, a city exists within an area facing the Solomon Sea Bay.
This city is the second largest city in Papua New Guinea, and it is also the largest industrial city and second largest port in Papua New Guinea. Its name is "Laicheng".
Although Papua New Guinea was first discovered and colonized by the British, Papua New Guinea was controlled by the Germans before World War I, so many place names in Papua New Guinea were full of the charm of the Germans.
Just like Lai City, originally called Adolf Haven, later, Germany was defeated in the war, and the British and Australians once again gained dominant control in this area. Lai City was renamed Morrobe Port, and it was later renamed Lai City.
Laicheng has natural and excellent seawater deep-harbor rare in Papua New Guinea, so the maritime transportation industry here is particularly developed. After the main highway route of the plateau was built in 1965, Laicheng began to develop industry based on its geographical advantages. After half a century of development, Laicheng has become the most important industrial base in Papua New Guinea.
The location of Lai City in Papua New Guinea is very important, and it even once served as the temporary capital of Papua New Guinea. Speaking of this, we have to mention that the eruption of Mount Tauru and Mount Vulgan in 1937 caused the city-wide migration of Rabaul, the capital of New Guinea, the then commissioned Australian ruler. At that time, the capital of New Guinea was moved from Rabaul to Lai City.
Yang Jing and his group drove from Mount Hagen to Laicheng. There is a main highway from Mount Hagen to Laicheng, which is less than 400 kilometers away. It took them more than seven hours to arrive.
Moreover, compared to flying in the air on an aircraft, driving can more intuitively experience the style of the primitive jungle along the way.
After arriving in Lai City, Yang Jing and his group rested for a night in the hotel they had booked in advance, and early the next morning, they arrived at the Forest Yacht Club, located in the easternmost part of the city.
This yacht club is the largest yacht club in Papua New Guinea, and almost all of them are Australian mining tycoons. As for the owner of this club, Mr. Andrew Fortris, the founder of Fortisch Metals, the third largest iron ore producer in Australia, is from Australia.
Andrew Fortris is a famous Australian mining tycoon. On the Forbes Rich List last year, the mining tycoon who founded Fortisch Metals ranked sixth on the Australian rich list with a net worth of $68.4, and is Australia's second largest mining tycoon after Gina Reinhart, the richest woman in Australia.
Moreover, this mining tycoon is different from many Australians. At this stage, especially in the past two years, Australia has begun to anti-China with the United States, and many people are full of hostility towards China.
However, Andrew Fordris is a very strong pro-China faction, especially in the past decade, his attitude towards China is strong. He not only calls on the Australian government not to oppose China in various public occasions, but also supports China in practical actions.
And as a billion-dollar mining tycoon, Andrew is also a very famous philanthropist. Last year, he donated up to 400 million Australian dollars in one go to charity, which is also the largest single donation in Australia's history.
Because he has always maintained a good relationship with China, as a colleague, Guo Dabao and this mining tycoon have met several times, and they also have some friendships.
This time, Yang Jing was preparing to take a walk to the island in eastern Papua New Guinea, so Guo Dabao contacted Andrew Fordris directly, hoping to rent his yacht.
Andrew agreed to Guo Dabao's request very happily. It was a coincidence that Andrew, who was originally on vacation in Papua New Guinea, had some urgent matters in the company that he had to deal with in person. He took a plane back to Canberra two days ago, and his superyacht "Australian Style" that was originally used for vacation stayed in Laicheng.
This happened to be a good deal for Yang Jing and his group.
Andrew agreed to rent the yacht to Guo Dabao for $100,000 a week, with a lease term of twenty days.
Because Christmas happened to be over twenty days later, Andrew wanted to come here to continue his vacation after Christmas.
In this way, Yang Jing obtained the right to use the "Australian Style" number in the next three weeks.
Early the next morning, after the group arrived at Fortrees Yacht Club, they were warmly received by the club's general manager David Bob. Just kidding, the big boss personally told me that he, as the general manager, dare not be vague. In particular, the big boss actually rented his "Australian Style" to the Chinese people in front of him, which is enough to prove the big boss's importance to this group of people.
As a yacht club experience, David Bob is naturally Andrew's confidant. Of course, he knows the boss's attitude towards China, so he received it very carefully today.
After a while of greeting, Yang Jing and the others were led to the dock outside the club, and the group's eyes were immediately attracted by the giant silver-gray and brown docked at the end of the dock.
Guo Xiaoxiang whistled and asked excitedly: "That big guy is Mr. Andrew's Australian Style, right?"
Even Yang Jing was a little excited. He had seen the famous Sun Rising Sun on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco before, but it was far away at that time and some details of the superyacht were not clear.
And this superyacht is right in front of you. Only when you get close can you realize the luxury and dignity of this superyacht.
The appearance of this yacht is very special, and its style is a bit similar to that of Batman's car. The properly matched color makes this superyacht full of science fiction.
David Bob smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Guo, she is Mr. Fortris' beloved Australian Style. This yacht was designed by Swedish car designer Edward Grey. The Australian Style is more than 246 feet long and has four floors. The rear deck is equipped with a helicopter tarmac, which is equipped with an August AW119 helicopter. The ship is equipped with a Swedish supercar Koenigseger. The cabin is also equipped with facilities such as Steinway grand piano..."
With David Bob's introduction, the group became more and more surprised. The configuration of this yacht was so luxurious. I didn't know if I didn't say it. This statement made everyone feel the poverty of their imagination.
It is indeed a superyacht. Although this yacht is not as huge as those yachts that cost hundreds of meters, the length of 246 feet is 75 meters is also very large. Think about it, the five- or six-story multi-story commercial building we live in is only fifty or sixty meters long even if it is five units...
After getting on the boat, I felt the luxury of this yacht more directly.
The entire ship is equipped with twenty-four luxurious rooms. As for the exclusive room of the ship owner, it directly occupies the uppermost floor of the yacht.
There are two bar rooms in the cabin, one large and the other small, which can hold gatherings of different people. As for other aspects, it really fits the saying - only you can't think of it, but I can't do it.
Guo Dabao was also very satisfied with the yacht. Compared with the yacht that he was docking in Hainan, which was only about 30 meters long, this yacht was undoubtedly an imperial-level one.
Guo Xiaoxiang asked David Bob how much the yacht cost in total, but David Bob gave an astonishing number - 87 million pounds, which is about 760 million national coins!
And this number does not count the price of that helicopter...
After getting familiar with the ship for a while, David Bob said goodbye and left the ship, and the remaining mission was handed over to Captain William Howard.
Affected by a tropical depression, the storm in the Solomon Sea was a bit heavy and the sky was covered with clouds. However, the superyacht was still steadily sailing on the sea surface. Yang Jing, who was lying on the beach chair on the deck, was blowing the sea breeze, could hardly feel any violent bumps.
"I said Lao Yang, this yacht is so exciting. If you don't make one to play with when you go back?" Guo Xiaoxiang asked Yang Jing comfortably while drinking the juice.
Yang Jing pushed the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, tilted his head and looked at his good brother, shook his head and said, "Brother, we are not yet enjoying it now. Although I am determined to retire before the age of 30, and then enjoy my life well, and be a free and easy tycoon, it is not the time yet!"
"Tsk, just pull it down! You are still thirty years old, I think you will be better if you can retire with 63!"
"Oh, are you strange? What does it have to do with whether I retire or not to retire or not?" Yang Jing asked Guo Xiaoxiang angrily.
"The real life should be to work and leisure without delay. Lao Yang, you are not short of money now, why not build such a superyacht? It's not difficult to take your sister-in-law, uncles and aunts to go out to sea for a while, or even work on a yacht? Now that satellite communications are so developed, you can work while playing."
"Forget it. You don't know my temper. You just play. Work is just a job. Work is often not good at both sides. Besides, I like land more than the sea. Although it's very comfortable to take such a superyacht on the sea, in comparison, I still prefer to wander around the land. At least I can't sink a boat on the land..."
"You just don't understand the charm!" Guo Xiaoxiang was anxious, "Tell me, if you also get such a yacht, you will go around Sanya for nothing, such as the sea and sky feast, you will have to kneel down in front of the super yacht. How proud! The most important thing is that if you also set up a super yacht to participate in the sea and sky feast, how many beautiful girls will have to put them on your own initiative."
Chapter completed!