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Chapter 6 O'Gara's Car Dealer

"Jamal."

Jamal Miller, who was sitting in the co-pilot of the S350, turned his head and looked at Han Yi who called him softly.

After the meeting, Fernando and others returned to work, while Ryan O'Connor, a real estate consultant and Jamal Miller, a business relationship manager who will accompany Hanyi Real Estate, stayed.Under Olivia's repeated insistence, Han Yi had to have a working lunch with the three of them.

Of course, JP Morgan's working lunch has nothing to do with simplicity and convenience.What Olivia booked in advance was New York celebrity chef Tom Criczio's first restaurant in Los Angeles, Craft, which serves new American cuisine.

The entire Western world has a superstitious frenzy for celebrity chefs. Tom Clicchio has been the main judge of Bravo TV's popular cooking reality show "Top Chef" since the 19th season. He is the executive chef of Gramercy Tavern is also one of the most eye-catching new Michelin restaurants on Manhattan Island, where the stars of the catering industry gather.

For such a catering tycoon, the first restaurant opened in Los Angeles will naturally not be less pompous.Century Park is a semi-enclosed office park composed of three office buildings. Above the entrance of the parking lot on the north side of the park, a whole floor of modern shops is built, and the Craft restaurant is located here.2029 and 2049 Century Park on the left side of the restaurant are the offices of JPMorgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and the Australian Consulate in Los Angeles, while the office building at 2000 Avenue of Stars on the right is McKinsey Consulting, Deutsche Bank and others. The west coast headquarters of CAA brokerage firm.

From the first day of its opening, Craft has been clearly positioned to provide the best business dining environment for high-net-worth individuals in Century City.The decoration of the restaurant is based on peach wood, supported by amber metal clad columns, coupled with 270-degree panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows facing the park, and a fully open dining space of [-] square feet. It is indeed a very suitable place for work and banquets.

The appearance is bright and beautiful, but it does not mean that the inside can withstand scrutiny.As a star picker and gourmet lover, Han Yi visited this restaurant admiringly in his previous life, and visited again after his rebirth.

Han Yi didn't know what the so-called New Wave American cuisine was, but he felt that it was definitely not as simple as throwing a vegetable chowder next to the half-cooked duck breast confit.

The caring Olivia saw that Han Yi was on pins and needles.She deliberately sped up the pace of this lunch, settled the bill with her company credit card at 11:30, and welcomed Han Yi to S350, which was waiting in the reception area of ​​the building.

Now, they're on their way to O'Gara's famous car dealership.

"I'm here, Mr. Han." Jamal Miller showed Han Yi his eight white teeth, Alexander McQueen's casual suit, and a standard pronunciation without a street accent at all. The growing environment and educational background are self-evident.

"What's my daily transfer limit?" Han Yi shook his phone screen towards Jamal.

"Did you say the limit on the mobile app?"

"Yes."

"Your mobile spending limit is $25 per day. If you spend more than that, just call any of the advisors and we can temporarily lift your limit."

"Okay...by the way, there are no fees for international wire transfers, are there?"

"Yes, there is no handling fee, Mr. Han." Jamal nodded and added, "But a personal reminder, if there is a currency conversion in the international transfer, the exchange rate executed by Chase Bank is higher than the middle market exchange rate, Sometimes it’s much higher, so you might find yourself paying a lot more even without the fee.”

"I see, a direct wire transfer of dollars can avoid this situation?"

"Yes."

"Thank you, Jamal."

Looking at the transfer page, Han Yi thought seriously for a while.After a while, he carefully filled in a domestic account information line by line, and wrote down the number 10000 in the amount column.

Enter the password and click OK.Han Yi closes the Chase Bank app, opens the small green bubble, and finds 'Chuan Meier' in the top chat box.

"Mom, I made some money by buying stocks here. It's a bull market right now. I transferred some red envelopes to you and used them to play mahjong."

After sending the message, Han Yi directly put the phone in his pocket. It is now [-]:[-] am Los Angeles time, and [-]:[-] am East [-]th District time. His mother should have fallen asleep long ago.

Step by step is the way Han Yi set up for himself and his family in the new world.He would use the gifts they gave to help the family through the storm, but everything needed to be done step by step, carefully, to put a reasonable disguise on what was about to happen.

From less to more, slowly raise the psychological threshold of family members.

"We're here, O'Gara Famous Cars." Ryan O'Connor, who was sitting next to Han Yi, touched his shoulder and reminded him softly.Perhaps because of their similar age, Ryan was not overly business-like and restrained in front of Han Yi. He was the one who had the most fun chatting with Han Yi in the restaurant just now.From electronic music to rugby to travel experience, the two seem to have a lot of hits.

This time, Han Yi opened the car door before Jamal and walked out by himself.Whether it is winter or summer, the scorching sun in Los Angeles is as scorching as ever.Before twelve o'clock, the sun had already coated everything in front of Han Yi with a layer of dazzling golden light. He had to squint his eyes to see the building in front of him clearly.

If you just drive by, careless people will not even notice this store. Like most shops in Los Angeles, No. 8833 West Olympic Avenue in front of you is also a low-rise bungalow with only one floor.With gray tiled rain eaves and beige marble exterior walls, any bank or telecom operator's business department will not feel out of place here.

Only when people move their eyes up and look at the four Logo boards lined up in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, can they really feel the difference here.

McLaren, Bugatti, Koenigsegg, Rolls Royce.

Recited the four names silently in his heart, Han Yi glanced at the logo of O'Gara's famous car dealership placed on the left side of the store's door and engraved on the titanium plate. For the wealth and power of the founder Thomas O'Gara Outlined a basic concept in my mind.

In Beverly Hills, where the rich gather, to provide a car for the most powerful group of people on the planet, what kind of energy can a person who does this kind of business contain?

"Nice to meet again, Jamal!" After receiving the news, the salesman responsible for receiving Han Yi, a major customer, had been waiting at the door for a long time.This is a pretty enough brunette, she hurried forward a few steps, smiled at Jamal, and then put all her attention on Han Yi.

"You must be Mr. Han Yi. It's a great honor to meet you. My name is Erica Schroer, your luxury car consultant." Han Yi's first impression of Erica was very good, not only because of her pair of Her gray-silver eyes are as stunning as Harry Winston's diamonds, and it is also because of her attention to detail.

Being able to pronounce the Chinese names in the correct order has surpassed 99% of Americans.

"Is this your first time at O'Gara's Famous Cars?"

Erica opened the door for a group of three people, opened her right hand towards the store, and made a welcome gesture.

"Yes."

"Then, please allow me to briefly introduce O'Gara to you." Erica smiled at Han Yi, her tone full of vigor and contagious confidence, "O'Gara Famous Cars was founded in 1976 , this year marks the 40th anniversary of our service for luxury car lovers in Southern California. O'Gara provides California with more than just a luxury new car. What we take you into is a new car with endless fun Life."

"Currently, O'Gara has three locations in Beverly Hills, Westlake, and San Diego. There is also a private racetrack for O'Gara customers in the Thermoll near the Coachella Desert, in an effort to cater to our elite clientele. racing needs. The store you are in now is one of our three locations in Beverly Hills."

"We have strict definitions and standards for luxury cars. Therefore, in 40 years, we have only reached nine new car brands. Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, Koenigsegg, Lamborghini, McLaren, Pininfarina, Rimac and Rolls-Royce."

Having said that, Erika, who walked to the center of the indoor exhibition hall, raised her arms and smiled.

“We are the most important agent dealer for each of the above brands in Beverly Hills and even Los Angeles County. This branch is mainly responsible for displaying Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Koenigsegg, McLaren, and a considerable number Bentleys, as well as special edition and collector's edition pre-owned cars."

"Jamal mentioned on the phone that you want a ready-made car. Congratulations. What you see now is the most complete assembly line of top-level brand cars on the entire West Coast."

The indoor showroom of Ogala Famous Cars is really not that big. The distance from the Rolls-Royce showroom on the far left to the McLaren showroom on the far right is only a few hundred feet away.It is not so much an indoor showroom as it is a few enclosed offices with some cars in the middle.

Different from the usual practice of placing top luxury cars in the most conspicuous position in dealership stores in ordinary cities, and using the isolation belt to keep a safe distance, in this store in Beverly Hills, whether you are a 2016 Rolls-Royce Whether it's the Bentley Bentayga W12 that just entered the market, or the McLaren GT Coupe, they can only be squeezed together honestly, connected end to end.

Just beside the sofa in the reception area, there are four Bentleys of different colors placed in one go. The sofa is moved back a little, and it can even directly touch the door of one of the speeding cars.

"This is the store with the longest history in Ogala." It seemed that Han Yi was a little concerned about the cramped interior space, Erica smiled and explained softly, "Our flagship store in West Lake will be bigger than this Many, but the most classic and high-end models have always been stored in this store. From the showroom to the backyard, there are currently a total of 73 top-level models... It is indeed a bit cramped, imagine this place as a rave composed entirely of luxury cars Let's party!"

Speaking of which, Erica's fingertips lightly brushed the blue McLaren 720s Spider beside her, and walked forward.

This is Los Angeles, the City of Lights, and this is Beverly Hills, known as the Garden of Eden in the world. In other cities, you have to wait for months or even more than a year for models. This inconspicuous store on West Olympic Avenue is like McDonald's In the store, a box of cold French fries that was returned by the customer stayed in the corner without paying attention.

Following Erica's introduction, Han Yi slowly patrolled the exhibition hall from right to left.He is really not interested in Rolls Royce and Bentley, not because his eyes are too high, but because in Los Angeles, where there are many luxury cars, he has seen too many ordinary models of these two brands.Sometimes, at the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Dayton Road, three or four Rolls-Royces can be seen waiting for the same red light at the same time, regardless of whether they are local old money from Bel-Air, Gulf, etc. The prince of the chiefdom of the six countries is also an upstart studying abroad in a big eastern country.

Since the requirement for obtaining rewards is to create maximum satisfaction, then you must choose what you really like.

There are only two cars in the entire indoor exhibition hall, which can attract Han Yi's attention.

"This is a Bugatti Veyron..." Han Yi pointed to the black and white Bugatti placed on the leftmost wall of the exhibition hall, and asked, except for the brand logo, he really didn't know much about cars, besides Bugatti will not write the specific model on the rear of the body.

"You have a very unique vision, Mr. Han. This is a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, with a 16-cylinder engine, accelerating from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour...that is, 62 miles per hour, it only takes 2.7 seconds, and the top speed is 253 miles per hour , a nearly perfect work of art. What's more worth mentioning is that only 450 Veyrons will be produced at the Alsace factory, and production will be permanently discontinued after the 450th car is sold. This is the 446th car delivered in the entire series , very valuable for collection.” Having said this, Erica sighed softly, and looked at Han Yi with some regret, “But unfortunately, Mr. Han, this car has already been sold. Keith Urban alone This car was ordered a month ago, and the final modification plan is currently being finalized.”

"Keith Urban, that country singer?" Han Yi couldn't help but laugh. The celebrity Bugatti owners he is familiar with are all influential figures in the fashion industry, such as Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and Tom Brady.He had a hard time connecting the country-pop Australian singer with any of the above.

The first car I saw was actually taken by an Oceanian cowboy.

"I guess country music is a very lucrative business," Erica said, shrugging.

"What about this one?" Han Yi turned around and looked at the bright yellow Ferrari that was only one person away from Keith Urban's new baby.It is not an exaggeration to say that there is only one person. The depth of the exhibition hall is very shallow. Only by maximizing the use of space can they be placed together.

Even if he doesn't know much about cars, Han Yi can tell that this is one of the most classic Ferrari models, La Ferrari.Lafayette and Veyron, two cars together can buy a single-family mansion in Hollywood, or a luxury apartment in Manhattan.But at the moment in Ogala's showroom, the rears of the two cars were almost stuck together. I don't know how much pressure the staff who were in charge of moving the car had to bear.

"I won't describe its parameters in detail, Mr. Han." Erica tilted her head and made an apologetic knee, "This La Ferrari belongs to Bieber, yes, it's that Bieber .It was booked in July last year, and it just arrived two days ago. Now he seems to be preparing for a tour in Seattle or somewhere else, and he won’t be able to return to LA until March 7.”

"He didn't want to miss his car pick-up ceremony, so he temporarily stored it in the store." Erika walked to the front of the car, took off the red warning sign "sold, please do not touch" from the car window, and shook hands with Han Yi shake.

"Well, nobody can beat Bieber, can they?"

Han Yi pursed his lips regretfully. It seemed that the possibility of finding his heart was getting lower and lower today.

"Don't worry, Mr. Han, the indoor showroom is just the series we show to walk-in customers."

After several rounds of conversations, Erica has a general understanding of Han Yi's personality and preferences.

I don't know much about cars, but he has a strong and self-aesthetic taste, a calm and introverted personality, and doesn't like to show off—of course, this doesn't mean that he doesn't like luxury, but he doesn't like cars that can be seen through at a glance and have no background. Pompous.For Rolls-Royce and Bentley, which are beyond the reach of ordinary people, it can be said that they are not even interested in taking a look. The two models they asked about are top-level collections worth more than one million dollars.If it was an ordinary non-appointment customer, maybe this kind of inquiry was just out of interest, or to add material to his personal YouTube channel, but Jamal Miller accompanied Han Yi to the store.

In the [-] months she worked at O'Gara, Erica only met Jamal four times, once for a personal meeting with owner Thomas O'Gara and once for WME CEO Ali Emanuel. Car purchase procedures, one time is to drive over to help Jack Nicholson with regular maintenance.

And today is the fourth time.

All kinds of signs are not only enough to reflect Han Yi's absolutely affluent living environment and personal wealth, but also outline his unexplained, and perhaps not well understood, needs for car purchases.

"We have some one-of-a-kind collectibles in our backyard, follow me."

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