Ash Roford was starving.
It was hard to starve to death in this country, but without money, one could really starve.
"Roford, how long has it been since you last ate?"
Ashford raised his head awkwardly and looked at Chen Zhao.
He was still holding a sandwich covered in ketchup. His expression was awkward.
"Sorry … I'm really short on money recently. I only eat one meal a day."
"It's okay. Do you want more?"
"If it's okay … give me two more burgers, beef burgers." Ashford didn't refuse.
He really wanted to eat his fill. After all, he really didn't have much money left.
"I'll lend you this thousand." Chen Zhao took out his wallet and tossed it on the table.
He could also tell that Ashe Rockford was really poor.
Chen Zhao waved at the waitress. A waitress walked up. "Mr. Chen, what can I do for you?"
"Sandwiches and beef burgers, please."
Chen Zhao didn't come to this restaurant often, but he was quite famous in Mountain Town.
A quarter of the town worked in his factory.
Plus, Chen Zhao and Fali usually drove the eye-catching Porsche 918 when they went out.
It was hard for the people in town not to know him.
Who didn't know the richest man in Mountain Town?
"Okay, please wait a moment."
"The rent in town is cheaper," Chen Zhao said. "You can find a place to stay first."
"Mr. Chen … Don't you blame me for what I did?"
"I'm a father too."
Chen Zhao didn't blame Ashford in the first place. Plus, there was nothing wrong with having Ashford work for him.
He trusted Denver, but he still needed someone to watch over him.
Chen Zhao would never overestimate human nature. Absolute power would only breed absolute corruption.
If he couldn't control Denver, who knew if he'd change the name of the brewery to Ashford?
Legally, this couldn't happen.
But there were always people in the world who could find loopholes in the law.
It was highly possible that one's business would become someone else's without them knowing.
Chen Zhao wasn't an expert in this, so he had to be careful.
Just then, his phone rang.
"Eat first. I need to take a call."
"Mr. Chen, please help yourself."
Chen Zhao walked out of the restaurant and picked up the call. "Hello, who is this?"
"Hello, Mr. Chen. I'm the business manager of Seagate. My name is Oliver Lerby. Mr. Steven gave me your contact number. Mr. Steven said that you plan to book a yacht. Is that true?"
"Yes."
"Our company currently has a few models of yachts. I will send them to you for you to take a look and choose from."
"I don't like those standard ones. I want a unique one. Can your company customize it?"
"Sure, but a custom-made yacht will cost at least 30 million USD. May I know how much Mr. Chen is planning to spend?"
"100 million USD."
Oliver Lobbill shuddered. A super yacht?!
This was a huge business. Even their Seagate Yacht Company, which had been established for more than 20 years, had only built two super yachts.
One of them was custom-made by Steven last year. He did not expect Steven to introduce him to a second super client like this.
"Mr. Chen, when do you have time? Let's meet up. At the same time, I will bring my company's designers to discuss the yacht design with you."
"Tomorrow. Is that okay?"
"Yes, of course," Oliver Lobbill said immediately.
Even if Chen Zhao requested to meet in the middle of the night, he would bring the designers.
The next day, Chen Zhao went to the headquarters of Seagate Yacht Company in Los Angeles as promised.
Seagate was a European company. Europe was the largest yacht supplier in the world, even stronger than America.
It wasn't that their technology was very good or that their technology was very high.
It was because people thought that Europeans could make yachts like works of art with their artistic senses.
Of course, Europeans were especially attentive to big yachts and super yachts.
Anyone who could afford such a yacht was either rich or respectable.
Therefore, yachts were made with the highest quality.
"Hello, Mr. Chen. I'm Oliver Lobbill."
Oliver Lobbill had probably already gotten Chen Zhao's information from Steven.
When Chen Zhao stepped into the company, Oliver Lobbill and a group of designers were already waiting at the door.
Europeans were not all arrogant. It depended on who they were dealing with.
If they were dealing with a big client like Chen Zhao, they would kneel down and let Chen Zhao ride them even if he asked them to.
Chen Zhao was invited into the meeting room. After everyone sat down, they started discussing with Chen Zhao.
There was also a beautiful female secretary who poured tea for Chen Zhao from time to time.
She would also throw flirtatious glances at Chen Zhao.
This was probably Oliver Lobbill's idea.
For custom-made yachts, the yacht company would first come up with the design plan and then the buyer would pay the deposit.
Seagate was no exception. They first asked about Chen Zhao's personal needs and preferences.
What was the difference between a super yacht and a regular one?
Apart from being big, the most important thing was that it could sail in the ocean.
It wasn't like the yacht company could make it whatever Chen Zhao wanted.
Yacht design was a very complicated project involving mechanics, physics, and dynamics. Just like an architect, there were many problems to consider.
Yachts had a grading system too. They were graded by the International CE organization. There were four grades, A, B, C, and D.
CE-A was the highest grade. It could withstand wind above level 8 and waves below four meters.
Currently, there were also Chinese manufacturers that had obtained CE certification.
Super yachts were not in these four grades, because in the deep ocean, wind and waves were basically level 8 and above.
The first thing to consider for a super yacht was the client's requirements. Even if the client wanted a yacht that could withstand level 16 waves, the designer could design it, but it would definitely sacrifice the comfort of the yacht. In that case, it would be better to just buy an ocean boat.
Therefore, the yacht designer had to combine a lot of data and the client's requirements to design.
Although there were only five designers in the conference room, there were actually dozens of design teams behind these five designers.
Their job was to improve and optimize the structure and aesthetics of the yacht as much as possible while meeting the client's requirements.
Next was the engine. It could be said that every super yacht's engine was different.
They were all specially designed and built to suit the super yacht.
Since he had sailed many times last year and this year, Chen Zhao's first requirement was wind and wave resistance and comfort.
As for the aesthetics of the hull, Chen Zhao had no idea for now.
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