Metropolis: My Rising Life

Chapter 200 Coach, I want to learn to start an aircraft carrier!

Before 2008, China was still poor and backward in the impression of the whole world.

And that 2008 Olympic Games, let the world see a different China.

It was also because the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States eventually triggered a financial crisis, which broke out at the end of 2008 and China responded to the past relatively easily.

Since then, yacht brands from France, Italy, Germany, Australia and other countries have begun to gather their efforts to develop the Far East market.

It can be said that the development of the yacht industry in China is relatively slow.

The most famous yacht clubs so far are Dameisha Bay in Pengcheng, Mercury and Kowloon in Suzhou-Hangzhou, Hongzhou in Sanya, and Laiyue, which developed Shanghai from the very beginning.

As for the imperial capital, cough cough, people don’t rely on water, so naturally there are no yacht clubs.

This time Chen Yi went to the Laiyue Club.

Such famous yacht clubs generally adopt a membership system and pay high membership fees.

Only then are you eligible to rent a yacht, or let the club manage the yacht for you.

However, as the first group of clubs that came to China and based in Australia, Laiyue’s commercial management is better.

It has a membership system and a non-member system. Even ordinary guests can rent yachts as long as they give money, but the options for yachts are relatively small.

After all, yacht charters are not as expensive as expected, but membership fees are not cheap.

The general membership fee is about 58,000 yuan per year, and the membership fee for a yacht berth is about 1.8 million yuan.

The other small pieces of money are too lazy to count.

Yachts are really big luxury toys. Not counting the purchase costs, the annual ship fees and maintenance costs will cost millions.

A rich man with assets of more than 100 million may make a profit of tens of millions a year.

This spends one-tenth of the annual income to raise a yacht. Think about it and know how wasteful it is.

As a result, many wealthy people bought yachts in their heads, and then found a way to sell them within two years.

This thing is worth less than one billion yuan, so it’s really hard to raise it.

The same goes for private jets.

Some small private jets are not as expensive as they thought. Many wealthy people can actually take out tens of millions of things.

But the real cost of private jets is never the purchase, but the follow-up maintenance, as well as renting space at the airport, that is the real cost.

Chen Yi’s choice of luxury yacht charter costs more than 10,000 per hour.

He rented it directly for one night, plus the five-star hotel chef and pastry chef he hired.

And the money for wine, more than 200,000 yuan was spent all at once…

These two hundred thousand dollars have already topped the one-year salary of a good white-collar worker in a big city.

But for Chen Yi, this may be the cost of an appointment.

But if the subject is a big star from France, then all this is worth it.

This yacht club is in the center of the Bund, facing landmark buildings such as the Oriental Pearl Tower and the International Conference Center.

Because Chen Yi currently does not have a yacht, he does not need to pay a membership fee of 1.8 million to buy a berth.

However, in order to rent a better yacht, he naturally spent 58,000 directly to become a member of this club.

When Chen Yi arrived, someone was already greeted.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

The reception of the club is a high-end business club with an area of ​​500 square meters, with a private environment.

At the same time, there is a pier next to the clubhouse, so you can board the boat directly.

“Hello, Mr. Chen and Ms. Weiss, I’m Li Jun, the manager of the Concierge Department of the Skyline Yacht Club.”

“…The Sunrunner 80S yacht you booked is docking at the pier, and you can board the boat at any time.”

“Sunrunner80S is a luxury yacht designed by our Layue Group and co-ordered with Santa Leona Company. It will definitely make you feel at home.”

“Please, two of you!”

There was a smile in front of her, and the well-dressed female manager said enthusiastically.

Once you enter the club, it is the high-end clubhouse.

And members who have paid their dues will have their own special channels.

After all, the annual membership fee of 58,000 is not high.

But for ordinary people, absolutely no one will spend this money every year, just to have the opportunity to rent a better yacht.

“Except for the captain, a staff member, and the two chefs you invited, there are no other people on the yacht.”

“…The four people will only move around in the cabin and restaurant, and will not disturb your itinerary.”

When Li Jun saw Chen Yi rented for one night, he also took a French lady on the yacht.

The head is silly and knows what this is going to do.

“Our Laiyue has applied for your voyage route and has been approved.”

“…These will be taken care of by our captain, and I hope you have a romantic evening.”

Just like traveling by private jet, yachts need to be confirmed on the route, instead of being able to drive on the yacht.

Unless you are the kind of yacht that can sail across the high seas, no one will care about you when you get to the high seas, and you will have no problem exploring great sea routes.

He didn’t stay in the club much, just made a basic report. At the same time, the manager Li Jun also gave Chen Yi and Marion a bracelet.

“This bracelet has a GPS positioning system on it.”

“…If you have an emergency or need help, just press the button above.”

“Our staff will solve it for you as soon as possible.”

Li Junxu talked a lot, but Chen Yi didn’t think she was wordy.

This is a personal safety issue, of course we must pay attention to it.

Marion doesn’t understand Chinese, her cold face is unsmiling, if it’s a lonely iris flower that admires herself.

People can’t even dare to talk to her, she just took Chen Yi’s arm and walked with him to the dock.

“I heard you can learn yacht driving here?”

After Chen Yi knew that he could learn yacht driving here, he became interested.

In the future, I have the opportunity to drive a yacht and take my sister around to play with me.

It’s best to learn how to fly a plane. What you want is an excitement.

Someone later asked, Chen Yi can also say that he and his father learned to fly planes and yachts in Hawaii.

“Yes, Mr. Chen, but getting a yacht license is very cumbersome.”

“…You may need to learn to master the locations of sea lanes, anchorages, densely-trafficed areas, and marine breeding areas.”

“We must even learn to recognize the navigation aids at sea, the signal light instructions at night and during the day, and even the basic skills of looking at the chart.”

“It takes a long time to learn all of these.”

Li Jun euphemistically introduced Chen Yi what he should learn to drive a yacht.

She did not say how much it costs to learn, but rather the difficulty of learning and the time it takes.

After all, not all rich people are willing to spend their brains and energy to learn this stuff.

But now Chen Yi is relatively free. Of course, he has to learn as much as possible when he has nothing to do.

He is saying that he still has the system, even if he can’t be a captain who can drive an aircraft carrier, he still can’t easily drive an ordinary yacht.

While they were talking, several people boarded a small car and came to the pier, where the Saint Lena 80S rented by Chen Yi stopped.

This is a yacht over 60 feet, can be called a large luxury yacht.

The entire yacht has three floors, the interior decoration is extremely luxurious, with orange as the main color, all kinds of household facilities.

Even if it is a party with 20 people, it is okay, but now this huge space belongs to Chen Yi and Marion.

There are high-end sofas and dining tables on the deck for people to enjoy the sea and river views.

It can be said that this is completely a five-star hotel suite, which is still very high-end.

After all, the rental price for one hour is as small as 20,000 yuan.

After Chen Yi met the chef and captain of the two five-star hotels he invited on the yacht, the yacht set sail and sailed into the Huangpu River.

The two will enjoy the night view of the Huangpu River.

When the city lights are dimmed, the yacht will enter the offshore sea from the estuary, and you can enjoy the sunrise on the sea early in the morning.

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