hollywood billionaire

Chapter 9 City on the Hill
If what Han Yixiang is looking for is a genuine antique that has been kept intact since the 60s, then even the current him cannot bear the exorbitant price.

You know, among all the mass-produced luxury cars launched in 2015, the Porsche 918 Spyder has the highest price tag, reaching $84.5 per car, which is nearly three times the price of a new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta.As for the original 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB, the lowest quotation in the world is 800 million US dollars, and the average seller will set the price at around 1000 million US dollars.

In other words, a Ferrari 250 GT SWB in perfect condition can buy ten of the most expensive new cars of 2015.

What is even more exaggerated is that this is not the most sought-after Ferrari model. In 1962, the 250 GTO, which was launched as the follow-up model of the 250 GT SWB, is the holy grail in the hearts of famous car connoisseurs. In 2013, a bright red 1960 GTO driven by the late race car driver Joe Schlesser in 250 was sold to Connecticut patent attorney and famous car collector Paul Pappalado for $5200 million. sold to an anonymous buyer.

If you have been numb to the astronomical figures, here is a comparison: the Gulfstream G2012 produced in 550 cost only $4825 million. The penthouse on the 2015th floor of the Time Warner Center in New York, which changed hands in 78 and overlooks the entire Central Park, only recorded a transaction price of US$5092 million.

The Ferrari 250 GTO was just a sports car 54 years ago.

On this azure planet that should be shared by everyone, there are Chinese and African laborers who fight for 37 cents a day in hard work, and there are also those who spend half a billion just to add one more display to the private exhibition hall at home. Anonymous buyer".

Even if he was reborn, even if he was worth hundreds of millions, the current Han Yi still couldn't touch the threshold of that class.

Fortunately, due to the replacement of parts from the inside to the outside, it has become a veritable ship of Theseus. Han Yi bought this Ferrari 250 GT SWB Revival, which is the rebirth version, which is cheaper than the original version. How many.O'Gara's list price is $141 million, or one-fifth of the original price even with the 9.5 percent sales tax.

However, such a comparison is indeed unfair to Han Yi, who has only been in this world for a day.After all, even in O'Gara, buying two luxury cars worth $300 million in one day is a rare event that is rarely encountered once in a year or so.There weren't many individual customers in the high-end car dealership, but after Han Yi nodded and placed the order, the entire store turned around according to his wishes.

The agreement was presented and signed within 10 minutes, and the supporting documents for both cars were carefully checked by Jamal Miller and Ryan O'Connor. Got two sports car insurances. Annual coverage for the P1 is $250 per month, while the 1 GT is even less expensive at $1444.13 per month.The so-called cheaper is just a comparison with the sky-high price of P250.If you compare it with the top luxury cars in the eyes of ordinary people, you will know how outrageous the premium is.

The annual insurance premium of a BMW i8 in California is about $3600, which is just enough to pay for a quarter of this reborn Ferrari.

In the United States, it really doesn’t make much difference which car insurance company you choose. Han Yi’s personal experience is that when something happens, it’s better to get AAA by yourself.Therefore, I don’t have to worry too much about the choice of insurance company. Since I bought a $600-a-year State Farm in my previous life, I will still be with State Farm in this life.The nearest State Farm brokerage office is at 822 South Robertson Avenue, within a 3-minute walk of the store. Two insurance specialists arrived sweating profusely under the scorching sun and signed the insurance transfer agreement. Seven 8 minutes.

As for the license plate number, Han Yiben thought that he had room to play, and he could ask the DMV to customize a license plate that suits his wishes.The DMV in California takes the license plate as a business. It only costs US$103 to customize a license plate with optional letters and numbers, and even a background color, with an annual renewal fee of US$83.

But when he saw the two customized license plates with black background and yellow letters that O'Gara had prepared for the two cars in advance as a gift to the car buyers, he gave up the idea.

McLaren P1 is BLKP1C, catchy, easy to remember, Han Yi likes it very much.

The Ferrari 250 GT SWB is 2689GT, which is its serial number in Turin.

What else can be changed?

After signing all the documents, we exchanged phone numbers with Erica and added friends on Whatsapp for future maintenance, inspection and other after-sales work.A series of procedures is not too much trouble, but it is indeed a bit cumbersome. After signing the last Chase Bank payment order, it was already [-]:[-] in the afternoon. Jamal Miller stayed in the store to complete the next transaction details. So that Han Yi can mention the current car later.Ryan O'Connor and Han Yi returned to the concierge car and rushed to their last goal.

After spending more than 300 million yuan, why don't you feel anything?

Sitting in the back seat of the S350 and taking a sip of Smartwater, Han Yi felt a little unintelligent.Yes, buying a McLaren P1 fulfilled his vision of pop culture trophies, and getting that soulful Ferrari in his pocket made him shudder with excitement.

However, why is there no ritual sense of spending money?
No cash was given, no credit card was swiped, and even a check was not written. The 300 million yuan flowed into other people's pockets with ease.

No wonder those broke stars and athletes can't control their money.

The entire high-end consumer market in the United States is a well-designed sales cave for 0.1% of the world.

While thinking about it, the concierge car drove Han Yi who had just become 0.1% for less than 24 hours, and drove steadily towards the 0.1% distribution center.

Platinum triangle.

There are many ultra-high-end residential areas in this world, such as Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, Knightsbridge in London, Aoyama in Tokyo, Apgujeong in Seoul, and of course the Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York.

Every such community contains unimaginable wealth and power.It is the gossip that the residents of the metropolis are fond of talking about, the beacon of hope that young working people look up to when they struggle until late at night, and the place where taxi drivers like to brag to tourists when they pass by, but they will never receive customers there. Mystery zone.

But there is no rich area that can appear so frequently in dramas and film and television works like the Platinum Triangle, becoming a synonym for wealth that is familiar to the world.There is no top-selling distribution center that can become the absolute master of a city like the mountains stretching to the Pacific Ocean.

The rich in Hong Kong, in addition to the Victoria Peak, can also choose the bustling Central or the hidden Repulse Bay.Celebrities in Manhattan, who are tired of living in the slightly old Upper East Side, can also move to the Upper West Side with a more cultural atmosphere, Tribeca with its neon lights, and Billionaire's Row, which is unparalleled in the limelight.

But in Los Angeles, Hollywood superstars, tech upstarts and corporate helmsmen have no other choice but this sprawling cluster of mansions culminating in Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Holmby Hills.

Inglewood is home to "climbers" who haven't made it to the pantheon yet, and Malibu is just an ancillary extension... In Los Angeles, whether you live in Pasadena, Culver City, or Echo Lake, you can't Turn a blind eye to the mountains to the north, and neither will the year-round, cloudless blue skies of Los Angeles.

No matter what your life is like, what you are going through at the moment, is it rushing back to work after eating a bowl of beef donburi from Yoshinoya, or leaving the 76 gas station to regret that you spent another [-] dollars on gas.As long as you lift your head and look towards the sky, you can see a group of twinkling stars there, looking down on you like a titan.

They can't understand your joys and sorrows, because money has knocked on every door of life for them.

Mortals walk on the ground, while gods revel in the sky.

The Platinum Triangle and Los Angeles are the best places to see through the background of the United States, and they are also the closest to the description of the city on a hill in books.

America does have a city on a hill, but that only belongs to a very small number of people.

Han Yi, if all goes well, will soon become one of these very few people.

The S350 drives through Sunset Boulevard and enters North Beverly Road, where the famous landmark, the Beverly Hills Hotel, has been in operation since 1912.Anyone who lives in Los Angeles knows that seeing this hotel and going further north is another world.

Of course, the extravagance of this world has little to do with people who just drive and climb mountains.North Beverly Road is a two-way two-lane road, neither narrow nor grand.There are only towering palm trees on both sides of the road, and ocher-red Spanish-style low walls.Go up a mile or two and not even the palm trees are gone, only a wall of shrubs that block out the sun and rise much higher than the average building in Los Angeles.This type of tree wall is very common in Beverly Hills and is called a "privacy fence".Every privacy fence hides a mansion worth tens of millions of dollars. The higher the tree wall, the bigger the mansion and the richer the owner. This has almost become the consensus of this community.

The concierge car drove on the winding mountain road for about 15 minutes. The mountain road was not very congested this afternoon. Soon, they entered Tower Grove Road and arrived at the first property they were going to visit.

Realtor Brandon Williams has been waiting here for a long time.

"Mr. Han!"

Seeing the S350 slowly driving into the driveway, Brandon Williams, who was hiding in his purple Bentley Continental GT and blowing the air conditioner, opened the car door, with his arms wide open, showing Han Yi and Ryan his well-cared-for two Row of teeth.

This is Brandon's favorite way to play, he also has a Lamborghini Gallardo at home, but his favorite prop to use has always been the Bentley Continental.The latter is more mature and stable, but also allows buyers to really feel his achievements as a luxury real estate broker.

Of course, narrowing the gap with the customers who bought single-family villas on the top of the mountain in terms of momentum will also allow him to go more smoothly in the next work process.

That's the strategy Brandon Williams has chosen.

Han Yi carefully observed the bidding opponents he was about to face next, and said that the bidding opponents were not completely accurate. Real estate agents listed the properties for the sellers and helped them manage the daily sales affairs, but at the same time they had to win the approval of the buyers in order to make money. to commission.Unless the agent you hired took you to see the listings listed by another agent, at this time, there will be a real offensive and defensive momentum.

However, Brandon does give people a sense of aggressiveness. His clothes are very simple. Inside Tom Ford's black casual suit is a John Varvitos white shirt with two buttons unbuttoned. His bushy beard and plastered hair look a little richer, and he has a big back combed back.

The Wolf of Wall Street has seen too much.

Han Yi looked at Brandon Williams, who was handsome and cynical, and came to an arbitrary and correct conclusion.

"Welcome to 1501 Tower Grove, my name is Brandon Williams, and I am your guide today. I have many surprises for you today... Ryan."

Brandon was both purposeful and aggressive, and before Han Yi could speak, he started the topic in a rapid-fire manner.It wasn't until he felt that he had finished what he had to say that he nodded slightly to his old acquaintance Ryan who was standing aside, as a greeting.

Ryan shrugged with a smile, not particularly concerned, any salesperson has a unique strategy and personality, he is not his goal today, and there is no need to care too much.

"That's my boy."

Brandon did not end his drama.He came over and scratched the hair on the back of Ryan's head with his right hand seemingly affectionately, while his left hand rested on Han Yi's back. He didn't use any force, but the message he conveyed was clear.

"Let's go, gentlemen."

Han Yi had a panoramic view of the subtle changes in their expressions.Ryan was very embarrassed and uncomfortable. It was obvious that he and Brandon hadn't gotten to know each other to this degree, but since Han Yi was present, it was hard for him to say much as a companion.Brandon still smiled casually, but the creases at the corners of his eyes were a little deeper.

Han Yi pursed his lips and smiled, twisted his body, avoiding Brandon's hand, and said out loud, "Nice to meet you, Brandon. Can we go to the next property?"

"Hmm?" Brandon hung his hand in the air, narrowed his wolf-like green eyes, and tilted his head in doubt, feeling that he had heard wrong.

"1501 Tower Grove is a wonderful house, I'm pretty sure of it, even without seeing the inside."

Han Yi sighed lightly. This is indeed a quiet residence. There is only such a mansion on the entire mountain, and the nearly seven or eight acres of land are only for the independent use of one family.Even standing in the garden, Han Yi can still see the distant Santa Monica beach and the endless coastline through the garden, which adds an elegant, almost royal look to this huge French eclectic building. breath.

The problem is, he doesn't like French, he doesn't like eclecticism, he doesn't like elegance, and he doesn't like royalty.

"But it's not my type. Sorry if I didn't say it up front, Brandon, but I'm looking for a futuristic, minimalist, 21st-century residence with a strong sense of technology."

"so……"

Han Yi patted Brandon's shoulder, who was momentarily speechless, and blinked.

"We don't need to waste time in extra places, speed up the progress, I have to catch an appointment."

(End of this chapter)