The ordering procedure for superyachts is quite complicated. In order to allow the buyer to understand every detail in depth, the seller naturally recommended them to be present in person. Considering that the cruise ship had completed the trial voyage and the delivery was about to be delivered, Anfeng took Jim from Ocean Shipping to set off and handle the business and private affairs together.

The plane landed in Rome first.

Private jets do not have domestic transfer procedures, so they have to transfer to the harbor city of Geneva in northern Italy. It is the largest commercial port and an important industrial center in Italy. Since Riva was acquired by the yacht manufacturer Faraday Group, this place has become a yacht manufacturing area.

Geneva has a population of more than 700,000, which is not small by European standards. It is surrounded by continuous mountains and fields. Because it is difficult to open up mountains and build an airport, the Italians finally built the airport by the sea. When the plane landed, it was surrounded by the sea on three sides, which particularly challenged psychological quality.

Genea is a standard mountain city, with a poor flat land near the sea area, and many buildings are built on the mountainside. On the way out of the airport, there are busy harbors on one side of the view, with super cruise ships and countless yachts moored. The sea water is not as black as ordinary ports and is quite blue.

I met a sign waiting for their translation at the airport. Geneva is not a popular tourist city, so I don’t have to be able to make English and need help from local translators. The translation is very enthusiastic, and of course I get what you pay for. An Feng will naturally not be stingy with money to exchange for low-level services.

Without a taxi, he was directly taken to a hatchback version of Audi A6 he drove by. He was threatened by rising oil prices, and Audi launched many hybrid models, but he may have to eliminate hybrids recently. It has begun to change to pure electric. After all, the technology of GP companies is too amazing.

Get in the bus and go to the local hotel. I didn’t have anything to look good when I stayed in a dense area in the city center. I decided to stay in a hotel halfway up the mountain to see the entire magnificent bay and the air was particularly good. After the translator sent them to the hotel, he agreed to meet the next day and then said goodbye.

I was tired after taking the plane for a day, so I went back to my room to catch the jet difference.

The next morning, I brushed my teeth lazily and washed up, and then ate breakfast. Ten minutes later than the agreed time, the translator finally arrived.

An Feng smiled and said, "It's better than what we encountered before. I guess the account manager we made an appointment with is still sleeping in at home now!"

Joanna smiled, too.

But An Feng was wrong this time. The account manager was very on time. When they arrived, the manager had reviewed the client's information and simple requirements. He met in the office and shook hands. The manager would speak some English, but was not proficient, so he still had to translate the interpreter to get on the job himself.

Basically, we started a discussion about the yacht of the 122’Mythos model, and then the manager gave them a thick picture album with various optional decorations on it. As well as the design plans of other customers on the computer, we can refine every detail with the help of translation.

The yacht is not small and there are many details to consider. Although Italians are lazy, they are meticulous in their workmanship and pursue perfection in every detail. Therefore, they are rich in literary and artistic youth. In addition, they have a strong sense of not working after get off work, so they will not mention other things when they eat.

An Feng and Joanna could only follow the customs and go to the restaurant to have an authentic Italian dish, and then let the translator take them to travel to the local area and experience some local customs. Since the translator is not Genes, it is very vivid and the most classic is "stingy".

The translation said: "If you want to learn to save money, Italians will definitely recommend Genea. Their "stinginess" is famous. They can spend money in half! If a person is stingy, the Italians will say to him: 'Why are you like Genea?'."

An Feng said in surprise: "Really?"

"Of course." The translator said with certainty.

The translator continued to say some allusions such as Genes "drinking water to fill their hunger if they are not full", "It doesn't matter if they are worn out at home". In fact, it's not that they are poor, but they are stingy by nature, living in a house of three or four hundred square meters, and they have a lot of antiques at home, but they are still proud of saving money!

After feeling the locals' excellence, I went back and went back to work time to continue talking about things. The content about yacht selection was basically selected. In order to pursue maximum comfort, they may not necessarily live on the yacht, so there are only three rooms.

The designs of other decks tend to be luxurious, and each detail is characterized by simple and bright lines, creating an eternal, ultimately natural and elegant style. Of course, this is also the soul of the Riva yacht. The talks between the two sides went smoothly, and the final contract price was $15.5 million.

As we are about to get off work, the contract needs to be signed the next day.

An Feng and Joanna spent another night in the local area. That night, they received a notice from Finland that they could send someone to check the details and that they would be able to officially take the first flight without a flight in about six days. An Feng arranged for Jim to go to Finland the next day, and they set out the day before the flight.

The next day, he brought the hired lawyer with him, checked the contract documents correctly, An Feng signed his name on it and paid 10% of the fee first. It would take 15 months to manufacture it, which is one year and three months. After signing the contract, both parties shook hands and drank champagne to celebrate, and then went their own way.

Since I was going to Finland in a few days, An Feng and Joanna did not plan to return to the United States. I wouldn’t mention the cost of the private jet. An Feng didn’t care, but frequent jet lag was not good for the health. Especially for women, Joanna was afraid of abnormal physical sleep and dark circles.

They decided to visit the local area and worked as a tour guide as a part-time tour guide. In fact, he was also very happy because An Feng paid for the translation money, and this job could be five times higher than the guide, but the rich people were just happy and would not care about the difference between five times more and five times less.

Regarding this regard for Italy's travel, locals can give a lot of good suggestions. Going north is naturally Venice and Milan, and going south is Sicily or nearby Sardinia. The translation has a high evaluation of Sardinia, clean and fresh, and it is the area with the fewest thieves in Italy.

An Feng said: "I like places with sunny beaches, which are very quiet and have a suitable temperature."

"Sardinia is an excellent choice, European and American celebrities. They like to go there for vacation, and local residents have an ordinary attitude towards celebrities. Because they have seen so many of them, there will even be European royal families. Princess Diana and her "qingren" came here for vacation."

After listening to the translation recommendation, An Feng became interested.

The translator continued: "You can experience sunny beaches in the south, there are private islands in the north, and you can even buy a private island."

"Private island?" An Feng asked.

"That's right." Seeing that he was interested, the translator said a little more. "Because the government is heavily in debt, they sold buildings, palaces, beaches, islands and fortresses to private individuals in exchange for funds to repay the government debt. If you like the local environment, it is allowed to buy it."

"Can you develop freely or can you only use the original buildings on the island?" An Feng asked. Some islands are nominally sold, but in fact you cannot move every grass and tree on the island. You have to apply to the government for expanding houses. It doesn't mean to buy such islands.

"Of course it can be developed freely!" said the translator. "A few years ago, the government almost wanted to sell Sardinia to Switzerland, let alone these small islands!"

"What's going on? Tell me about it?" An Feng was very interested.

The translation tells the story. The Italian government is very bad. Just like their laziness, the financial crisis a few years ago made them owe to 2 trillion euros of government debt! The government's operation is difficult. Since 2010, there have been strange things such as selling buildings, palaces, islands, etc.

Sardinians declared online that they were willing to be "sold together" because the Swiss government was interested in Sardinia and wanted to add an overseas state. The locals were eager to win the top benefits of Switzerland, so they were willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer. Unfortunately, after the incident was reported, it has not been settled until now.

An Feng was speechless when he heard this. There was such a "flexible and flexible" government! According to the translator, the country's economy has been sluggish recently and the debt is high. Officials are considering finding islands that no one lives in and are preparing to sell to the rich. An Feng came at the time, and there are islands for sale in northern Sardinia.

An Feng looked at Joanna: "Let's go and have a look?"

Joanna agreed, owning a private island sounds like a beautiful thing.

They made an appointment with the local government and sold the islands as government acted, and received a positive response. The next day they took a plane and took an interpreter and met with two officials, they decided to take a look at it on the spot. They set off in an Italian-made 15-seat AW139 helicopter.

The destination is very close to Sardinia, no more than five kilometers away. There are more than a dozen islands of large and small sizes around it. The sea water is as clear as the sky, and there are yachts for sailing everywhere. According to the translation, most of the islands are for sale, some have been sold and used by private people.

Some of them were bought by tourism companies and transformed into exclusive tourist attractions. The nearby area is very popular, with tourists coming in a constant stream, and you won’t feel bored even if you live there. The government representatives recommended several islands, both large and small, and the small ones are only about 400 meters long and wide, and it is only over 10 million.

The large one is two or three kilometers, with a price of over 100 million. Watch several islands in Anfeng one by one. Although the small islands are cheap, the conditions on the island are not very good. They are bare and have no vegetation. They are mostly hillsides and rocks, and the coast is good, but unfortunately they cannot make up for the overall situation.

Exclude small islands with poor conditions and go to see larger ones.

The translator said: "They asked what kind of island environment do you like?"

An Feng and Joanna communicated with each other and said, "It is best to have plains, green plants, and a natural harbor that can park a yacht with a certain tonnage. It is better to park a cruise ship. In addition, there must be natural beaches and the sea water must be good enough...that's all."

I thought it was difficult to find good conditions, but one of them pointed his hand and the plane came somewhere nearby.

The translator is responsible for explaining: "This is Spalagi Island, with the longest at 2.3 kilometers and the widest at 2.1 kilometers. It is a prime location that meets your requirements."

An Feng looked at the island below. There was indeed plains and greenness, and beautiful golden and white beaches. It was not far from Sardinia. It took ten minutes to drive the yacht at full speed and two minutes to handle it. It looked really natural and livable. Even if you didn't live there, it would be good to develop it into a scenic spot.
Chapter completed!