Chapter 56: The Gift Prepared for Dad and Mom (Continued)

  Gao Yang gently rubbed his brow, deep in thought. Wang Mingyu chuckled and said, "Mr. Gao, Saint Spark Company can build a 155-type yacht for you before September next year, but as for the cost..."

  Gaoyang waved his hand to interrupt him. "I said money is no problem." He stretched out his hand to touch the hull of the ship, and the cool, smooth feeling made Gaoyang very fond of it. "Can I go up and take a look?" Gaoyang asked aloud. "Of course," Mackentail replied with a smile.

  The ship has not been launched yet, and Gao Yang just stood beside it looking up, because the curvature of the ship itself blocked the view of the upper structure. Under McKintyre's leadership, he boarded the ship along a device similar to an escalator.

  "It's really big enough." Gao Yang stood on the ship, amazed at the enormity of the vessel, which was at least three stories high from top to bottom. McKenziel walked up to Gao Yang and said, "Mr. Gao, what color would you like your ship to be?"

  "Vessel's hull will be painted gray, with wave patterns on both sides. The upper deck will be entirely silver-white, and the floorboards will be made of solid wood. All glass will be high-quality organic glass, and all windows will be designed to allow natural light to enter the lower cabins, perfectly refracting it inside." Nearby, Mackenzie quickly pulled out her notebook and began taking notes seriously.

  Gao Yang walked leisurely on the deck, and the three-layered deck design made the entire ship full of smooth beauty. The top of the ship was where the radar was placed, and McKenziel introduced, "The ship will be equipped with the most advanced instruments, the failure rate of the radar is extremely low, and it occupies a very small volume, which will not affect the overall aesthetics of the ship."

  "Ah." Gao Yang responded lightly and walked up to the second deck along the gangway. "Here, you can set up a sun shelter, lie on a lounge chair, feel the sea breeze, hold a glass of red wine and admire the distant scenery. That feeling is just too great." Mackenzie introduced with a look of intoxication.

  Gao Yang walked a few laps along the deck, stopped and turned to McKenziel, "Can you turn this into a swimming pool, put up sun umbrellas and lounge chairs around it?" McKenziel quickly took notes and said, "No problem, can be done." "Uh-huh." Gao Yang nodded in satisfaction and walked into the cabin.

  Arriving at the driver's cab, in front of the spacious operating platform is a huge glass frame with very good visibility. Next to various LCD screens on the operating platform are buttons of different colors, and in the middle is the steering wheel. Except for not having installed glass yet, the driver's cab has already been built.

  Down the spiral staircase to the next deck, they arrived at the bedroom area. "This is the main rest area, with a total of 12 rooms, each with its own independent washing facilities and toilet, and..." Mackenzie, who followed Gao Yang down, opened a bedroom door and made a please-enter gesture to Gao Yang.

  Gao Yang smiled slightly and walked in, the room was not yet fully decorated, only the most basic bedroom space. Mackenzie opened the bathroom door "Mr. Gao, each bedroom is equipped with a luxurious massage bathtub! The two freshwater tanks on the ship hold 11,000 liters of fresh water, and the ship also has seawater desalination equipment, so there's no need to worry about water usage." Gao Yang nodded "What's important is that the lighting must be good." "Yes, Mr. Gao."

  Gao Yang left the bedroom and continued to walk towards the back. After visiting the study, gym, mini movie theater, kitchen, bar, and crew quarters, he arrived at the aft deck. "This can be built into a barbecue party area, and fishing can also be done here." Gao Yang said as he walked around the aft deck.

  "Anything else you'd like to add?" Mackenzie asked after jotting down some notes. Gaoyang walked over to the ship's rail, propped his hands on the railing and gazed quietly at the port of Purl in front of him. Half a beat later, he turned back with a smile and said, "Let's leave it at that for now. Shall we discuss the contract?"

  Leaving the shipyard, everyone came to the reception hall of Saint Spark Company. Wang Mingyu sat opposite Gao Yang with a smile after briefly discussing business with McKenziel and said, "Mr. Gao, Saint Spark Company will provide you with a flagship 155-type yacht built according to your requirements within 11 months. The initial estimated selling price is approximately ￡44.5 million. What do you think..."

  Gao Yang, who had been saying that money was no problem, fell silent and leaned back against the sofa, lighting a cigarette and smoking quietly. Wang Mingyu and Mackenzie looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what was wrong with Gao Yang. The rest of the people were quiet, no one spoke up, and the room fell into silence.

  After a while, Gao Yang's cigarette was almost finished and he still didn't seem to have any intention of speaking. Wang Mingyu finally couldn't help but open his mouth and say "Mr. Gao, if you're not satisfied with this price, we can still negotiate." His face was smiling but in his heart he was muttering "You really thought you were a big shot who wasn't short on money, but you got scared off by just this?"

  Gao Yang extinguished his cigarette, rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Wang Mingyu with a smile, saying "Don't get me wrong, I'm not worried about the money." Wang Mingyu heard this and smiled awkwardly. Gao Yang continued, "Just now I was thinking about that 155 ship we saw at the shipyard before, can it be sold to me?"

  Wang Mingyu was stunned, and Mackenzie, who was sitting next to him, hastily spoke up, "Mr. Gao, that ship already has a buyer!" Gao Yang waved his hand with a hint of impatience, saying "I know! I'm asking if it's possible for me to buy the ship from that buyer!"

  Wang Mingyu came back to his senses, coughed and said, "Mr. Gao, you should know that those who can afford to spend tens of millions of pounds on this yacht are all rich people." Gao Yang slightly raised his head, glanced at him sideways, looking down on me? The corner of his mouth twitched as he said lightly, "I'll pay double the price."

  Everyone in the house was shocked, that's several hundred million pounds! Not yen! Wang Mingyu felt his mouth dry and his head a bit dizzy. It turned out that he was just a poor devil, completely unable to understand the thoughts of rich people.

  Gao Yang was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, and smiled as he said, "I'm not just throwing money around because I have nowhere to spend it. It's just that I've been thinking, if we rush the construction, first of all, can we make the deadline? But more importantly, how about the quality? If the construction period is shortened by over a third, how can we guarantee the quality?" He glanced at Wang Mingyu as he finished speaking.

  "This, our company can guarantee..." Wang Mingyu hastily said.

  Gaoyang waved his hand to interrupt him, "I don't believe in promises, I only believe in results. So I want that ship which has already completed its main construction, now..." Gaoyang stood up straight and looked at McKenziel with a serious face, "Executive Mr., please tell me if I can get this ship!"

  "This, Mr. Gao, we have already signed a contract with that buyer, which involves the reputation of our company." McKintyre said seriously.

  "So you're saying that if that buyer agrees to sell the ship to me, it's a done deal?" Gao Yang asked with a light smile.

  "In theory, it is," McEntire said.

  "Alright, you guys go ask that buyer if he's willing to sell his ship to me for double the price. If there's any news, please let Stok's butler know. I've got a flight to catch and dinner at home, so I'll take my leave." With that, he nodded to the people of Stok Company and stood up to leave.

  Wang Mingyu and Mackenzie were speechless, it was obvious that the buyer had a high probability of agreeing to Gao Yang's request, after all, this was a matter of tens of millions of pounds! Who wouldn't want to make such easy money? Rich people wouldn't mind having more money either.

  But for the Saint Spark company, it's just a change of buyer, and the ship under construction will only be renovated with a slightly higher cost. Moreover, if the buyer resells the yacht and doesn't buy a new one, then Saint Spark company will really lose big!

  "I'm going to suggest to the group that from now on, all models of yachts must have a backup boat! I never want to go through something like this again!" Wang Mingyu said gritting his teeth. Mackenzie, sitting beside him, nodded seriously.

  Sitting on the plane back to Bern, Gao Yang sat in first class flipping through a magazine listlessly. For Gao Yang, buying gifts for his parents was the most important thing; as for several tens of millions of pounds, it really wasn't that much. Every month, Gao Yang sold 500,000 barrels of oil to China National Petroleum Corporation and earned over $400 million, not to mention selling more than 4 million barrels of oil to Koreans every month! For Gao Yang, this was almost a cost-free business; he could count money at home all day and still get cramps in his hands.

  Before dinner, Gao Yang returned to his villa in Bern, and his mother had already cooked dinner personally. As soon as he entered the living room, he saw that his favorite braised pork ribs were placed on the dining table, and the red and fragrant ribs made him drool. There was also catfish stewed tofu, green pepper stir-fried meat shreds, leek stir-fried eggs, celery stir-fried mushrooms, and egg drop soup! Gao Yang picked up a piece of pork rib and put it in his mouth "It's really delicious."

  Mom walked out with a plate of fish-flavored meat shreds and put down the dish, slapping Gao Yang's back with her hand. "You kid, just came back from outside and your hands are so dirty, what if you get a stomachache? Go wash your hands quickly." "Okay." Gao Yang took another piece of ribs and ran to wash his hands and change clothes.

  When Gao Yang returned to the dinner table, his parents were already seated and ready to start eating. "Today, your mom personally cooked for you, usually you're not at home, she wanted to cook for you but there's no one to eat with, so today you must eat more." His dad said with a smile as he saw Gao Yang sit down.

  "Oh." Gao Yang felt a lump in his throat when he heard his father's words. In the past, when things were tough, he had to work outside and couldn't often be with his parents. Now that everything is available, he still can't often be with his parents! Gao Yang felt like a failure.

  "Alright, what's the point of talking about this? Let's just eat quickly." Mom picked up a piece of ribs and put it in Gao Yang's bowl.

  "Mom, are you getting used to living here?" Gao Yang asked while eating. "It's okay, actually the vacation is pretty good, but after a long time, it feels quite lonely. The people around us are all foreigners and we can't understand what they're saying. We even can't find anyone to play mahjong with." Mom kept putting food into Gao Yang's bowl, which was soon filled up.

  "Well, after a while, I think I'll buy a house for you to live in on the Hong Kong side. The environment is pretty good there, and Mom can also find mahjong friends." Gaoyang quickly finished his meal and said with a smile.