【976】 The beginning of the world
The 'Peace' leaves Hamburg Port and heads south along the route. The winds are calm along the way, with blue sky and white clouds pleasing to the eye.
In summer, the North Sea will naturally not be as windy as in winter. Along the way, Xiao Feng saw many private yachts, and many European rich people also started going out for vacation.
The huge "Ping An" is like a small hill riding the wind and waves on the sea, attracting many people on the yacht to take photos. After all, there are too few yachts with displacement of tens of thousands of tons.
Because they were worried about the physical condition of the elderly and children, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao did not stay in the cockpit for too long. They returned to the leisure bar on the fourth floor deck and observed closely.
Fortunately, the huge displacement of the "Ping'an" provides a stable environment. In addition, the family's long-term consumption of the "Space Spirit Spring" makes their physical fitness much better than that of ordinary people.
When the sun sets, the elderly and children feel no discomfort at all, which also makes Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao breathe a sigh of relief.
This time, the "Ping An" will take a long trip. Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao hope that the family can have a wonderful and unforgettable summer. If the elderly and children cannot adapt to life on the yacht, the global trip can only end hastily, which is somewhat of a pity.
Now, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao have more confidence in their future voyage!
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When the sun approached the western sea level, the entire sea surface seemed to be sprinkled with billions of gold coins, shining with charming light under the blowing of the sea breeze.
This is the busy seas of England, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries. There are endless ships coming and going, and the melodious whistle sounds from time to time add a little vitality.
Occasionally, Song Bai could see the freighter with the Chinese flag flying, and would honk the whistle from afar, expressing the joy of meeting his compatriots in foreign waters.
Today, China is a factory in the world. Every day, thousands of super cargo ships travel between Europe and China, delivering various Chinese manufacturing to consumers continuously. According to surveys by some financial media and statistics, if China's factories are shut down for one day, the daily lives of many European and American families will not be able to maintain.
From the shirts, leather shoes, to the toilet paper and household appliances they use, you can see the mark of "Made in China".
Today, "Made in China" is increasingly influencing the lives of European and American people, and the trend of global integration is becoming more and more obvious.
Taking many middle- and high-income classes in Europe and the United States as an example, various top organic ingredients produced by the "Jinghu Group" have appeared on their dining tables more and more. Xiao Feng is changing the living habits of European and American elite groups.
Although the "Ping An" can fly the American flag or the flag of other tax-avoiding countries with high commercialization, Xiao Feng still insisted on putting the registration location of the "Ping An" in Haizhou.
There are some principles that Xiao Feng will always stick to!
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That night, Xiao Feng personally cooked many delicacies for his family, including the super large refrigeration storage system on the "Ping An" and the food storage system. It can provide passengers and crew with more fresh ingredients.
Moreover, the butler team led by Mark William will closely monitor the various needs of Xiao Feng's family, and there will be many suppliers waiting in various cities along the way.
When we reach the Xiao family level, many trivial matters are no longer important. As long as the Xiao family has any requirements, someone will take the initiative to solve the problem.
When I was resting at night, Xiao Feng would read story books to Nini and Yuer as usual. Recently, when I came to Germany, Xiao Feng changed to the German version of "Grimm's Fairy Tale". The children also listened with relish.
Over the past two years, Xiao Feng's storytelling skills have improved rapidly, and the children have been used to listening to their father's stories before going to bed.
Xiao Feng was able to spend more time with his children. When he fought in the NBA, even the home game would not end until midnight. When he got home, the children fell asleep.
Next door to the children's room, Xu Mengyao was sleeping with two naughty little guys. They were slippery like little monkeys, and even Xu Mengyao was very tired.
Since boarding the ship, in order to ensure the safety of the two little dolls, they have never left the adult's sight, which is really tiring.
After finally getting four dolls, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao were relieved. They lay side by side on the bed, looking at the dazzling starlight opposite the glass ceiling.
It is far away from the city, and the clean air makes the visibility very good. You can see the stars when you lie on the bed. This is undoubtedly the best reward for the two people who have worked hard all day.
Because of the existence of radar, sonar and GPS systems, the "Ping An" still maintained a speed of about 20 knots at night, and Xiao Feng and his family spent the first night of their global trip at sea.
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Life on the yacht is not as hard as you imagined. After all, the entire "Ping An" and the service team of dozens of people are all working for Xiao Feng's family.
Xiao Feng's family, who woke up in the bright sunshine in the morning, quickly enjoyed a steaming breakfast. Chefs from China and France made a breakfast that combines Chinese and Western styles. The feeling of home was like a shadow. After breakfast, while the sun was still not strong, Xiao Feng took the children to swim in the outdoor swimming pool and enjoy the coolness of summer.
For children, life on a yacht is no different from home, because there are mom and dad, grandparents, grandparents, and white clouds and black soil here.
After coming out of the pool, the children plunged into the playground, and now is the time for them to enjoy.
The old people felt a little bored. After all, there was no vegetable garden on the yacht and there was no way to fish. After all, this was not an ordinary small yacht that could go out to sea to fish. The deck closest to the water is still more than ten meters away from the sea, so fishing is not an easy task.
In addition, the huge displacement of the "Pean" also makes it cause even bigger waves when sailing, and there is no way to talk about fishing during the sailing.
However, the elderly easily found things to pass the time. For example, the two old men set up chessboards under the sun umbrella, and the two in-laws fought.
My mother and mother-in-law never let the children out of their sight for a moment, and together with several nannies, ensuring the children's safety.
The elderly and children have found what they want to do, so Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao can have time to deal with their own affairs. After all, it is unlikely to ignore the group's affairs at all.
Taking "Jinghu Group" as an example, although Yang Hao can decide a lot of affairs as the executive president of the group, some resolutions and funding involving the operation direction within the group still require the signature of Xu Mengyao, the chairman. In addition, many affairs such as "Mengyao Coffee Garden" and "Dream Restaurant" also require Xu Mengyao to control, and she has many documents to sign every day.
For this reason, even though Xu Mengyao boarded the "Ping An" vacation, Fang Fang, an assistant to a junior who graduated from Harvard Business School, handled some trivial matters for her.
A very special thing about the "Ping An" is that it has a complete set of satellite communication systems. Xu Mengyao can handle the affairs of the "Jinghu Group" and various industries under the Xiao family through the Internet and fax, and will not delay work due to global travel.
His wife is busy working hard for the development of the group, and Xiao Feng himself is not idle either. Personal assistant Ma Xiaotian needs to gather various situations between Newcastle United and the Lakers, and Xiao Feng will finally make the decision.
Although the season has just ended, Newcastle United's signings and selling players have begun. The transfer decision-making team composed of Beckham, Sheerer and Xiao Shaoyao is already busy.
Although the team won the fourth Premier League and the League Cup last season, it is just a medium-sized existence in the entire European football world. If you want to compete with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern and other European giants, the team must strengthen their strength.
For this reason, the league just ended. Newcastle United began to waving checks to poach the European transfer market. "The Wolf is Coming" is not just empty talk!
In order to strengthen the team's forward strength, the club has begun to contact Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern, and intervened in the transfers between Cavani and Lewandowski.
Cavani was dissatisfied with his position in the team and his conflict with head coach Blanco, and had already had the idea of leaving Paris and looking for new opportunities.
During private contact, Cavani and his agent were quite satisfied with the weekly salary of 250,000 pounds offered by Newcastle United, which is already the top three in the Premier League. Within Newcastle United, Di Maria's weekly salary is also 250,000 pounds. Xiao Feng's high salary system pursued by the "Minghu Group" is also reflected in the club.
The weekly salary of hundreds of thousands of pounds is not because Xiao Feng has too much money, but because the club's income can completely support the average weekly salary system to reach 200,000.
In February this year, the Premier League and Sky Sports, BT signed a new broadcast agreement, with a broadcast contract of 5.136 billion pounds, enough to increase the revenue of all teams by about 50%.
Now, the annual broadcast revenue of the Premier League has reached US$2 billion. On average, each team can receive at least 100 million pounds in share, and the funds used to pay players' salaries are also rising.
Now, Xiao Feng is waiting for Paris to agree to release the situation, and the team can get a strong center!
In order to avoid some unnecessary trouble, Xiao Feng also communicated with Tamim Alsani from Qatar through Mansour and the boss behind Paris Saint-Germain. During this round-the-world trip, the "Peace" will also stop at the port of Calais in France, and Xiao Feng will go to Paris to negotiate with Alsani in person.
Cavani's transfer is a bit confusing, but Lewandowski's transfer seems a bit complicated. After all, he has just joined Bayern for a year, and Bayern is not a club short of money.
For this reason, Xiao Feng expressed his sincerity to Bayern through senior executives such as Leshun, Airbus, Audi and the consortium behind him, hoping to get the opportunity to contact.
Although there are all kinds of news in the transfer market, what is finally decided to transfer is not the transfer fee, but the huge influence and connections behind the transfer fee.
Bayern is a giant in the Bundesliga. Even if Xiao Feng is rich, he has no way to poach them. He can only use roundabout tactics.
In addition to these powerful forwards, Newcastle United also made full attacks in the midfield and defense line, and launched an offensive against some stars who have been famous for a long time and are suitable for the team's style of play.
In recent days, Xiao Feng has also received a lot of information reports and his understanding of the transfer market is getting deeper and deeper. In European football, having money alone is far from enough.
Fortunately, the team has now obtained the UEFA Champions League qualification, which has added a lot of points to the club to a certain extent.
In addition to Newcastle United, the Lakers, far away from the ocean, have also entered a stage of frequent trading. In order to rebuild the team, Xiao Feng has been mentally prepared to pay high luxury taxes.
Because of his poor record last season, the Lakers won the lottery, but it would be unsafe to win the generally favored center Anthony Towns, not the No. 1 pick.
In the new season, the team has a healthy shooting guard like Kobe and a monster-level point guard like Xiao Feng, which is already impeccable in the backcourt. The team's uniform team's goal this summer is to trade for the team a first-class center and two practical power forwards. As for Towns, it can be trained as the team's future.
In short, Xiao Feng has assigned a very difficult task to Kupchek. Fax exchanges between the two sides have been continuously in recent days, and Xiao Feng needs to sign his name on some resolutions.
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Of course, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao naturally would not forget that this global trip was more about accompanying their families, so they consciously controlled their working hours and would not become workaholics.
Two days later, the "Peace" successfully docked at the Port of Calais in France on the English Channel. Xiao Feng's family will rest in Calais for one night and take the convoy prepared by Audi to Paris the next morning.
Now, the French Open has entered the semi-finals. This time, Xiao Feng has to hold some transfer negotiations in addition to Roland Garros with Mansour and Alsani to watch tennis.
Since the last trip to Dubai, a chartered cargo flight will fly directly from the Ginkgo Airport every other week to provide live cattle and live sheep for the Mansour family.
Xiao Feng and Mansour have also deepened their relationship. For big names like them, the transfer of one or two players is not a big deal. Compared with the stubborn European local consortium, whether it is the "Minghu Group", the "Abu Dhabi Consortium" or the Qatar Investment Bureau, they are all foreign forces. They need to join each other in order to gain more voice in European football.
Although football clubs are just toys, it is also a beautiful thing to make the toys perform better! (To be continued.)
ps:ps:155 monthly tickets, I hope it can reach 200 this week! Thank you fellow villagers!
Chapter completed!