Chapter 81 This life is tough enough!

Sun Yue looked at Long Wu with a wary face until the young man walked away angrily. He took out his cell phone and continued to overcome his difficulties. He felt relieved.

If I accidentally anger Long Wu, I might be thrown out of the window, and that would be terrible.

"Master Huan, I just received a message from Aston Martin headquarters in Gaydon. They hope to have a good talk with us."

Yang Huan frowned, "Talk?"

With a sneer, Yang Huan stood up from his chair, his face full of disdain, "They want to talk to me now? What about before?"

Sun Yue also had a bitter smile on his face. Yang Huan was a typical example of someone who had been waiting for a bus until he became extremely angry.

According to the contract signed by both parties at Harrods, Aston Martin should hand over the four ONE-77s purchased by Yang Huan one month later, and the delivery should be completed within two months.

But now it has been more than three months, and there is no sign of those four supercars.

Not only that, Yang Huan had people call Aston Martin's Gaydon headquarters several times to urge the matter, but the responses they received were hardly satisfactory. The last time, an Aston Martin employee even quarreled with Zhang Ning on the phone and even cursed at him.

I can tolerate my aunt but I can’t tolerate my uncle!

I asked you to buy a car, and you violated the contract and delayed the delivery. You damn it, you even dared to scold my woman. If I don't get revenge, how can I give my woman a sense of security in the future?

So, after hearing Zhang Ning talk about this matter, Yang Huan was furious and took Aston Martin to court.

With the contract in place and the evidence irrefutable, Aston Martin is bound to lose this lawsuit.

"In fact, according to what they said, they were also in a miserable situation." Sun Yuegang had just heard a lot of good things about Aston Martin and learned about the whole process of the incident. He could understand and sympathize with it to some extent.

“Who isn’t miserable?” Yang Huan didn’t intend to listen to the explanation. Since he now had the initiative, he certainly couldn’t just hand it over to others with a few words. If others had treated him like a fool before, wouldn’t you have been fooled in vain?

"Comparing misery doesn't work in this world. If we really want to compare misery, every one of those people sleeping on the streets begging for food should be the richest man in the world. Is Bill Gates as miserable as them?"

Sun Yue had to admit that what Yang Huan said did make sense.

"This time, their CEO Ulrich Bates hopes to meet with you." Sun Yue conveyed the other party's meaning.

"No!" Yang Huan answered very straightforwardly.

This is a critical moment. Meeting them? You must be kidding!

It's just like the reason why he didn't meet Alan Pardew. If you don't keep yourself in check, everyone will think you are easy to bully. Today it's Aston Martin, tomorrow it's Jaguar. By then, they will all stand on your head and pee and shit, and it will be too late for you to regret.

Even if we want to settle out of court, we have to at least wait a little longer.

Anyway, it’s Aston Martin that needs my help now, so what’s there to be afraid of?

"What if, by some chance, they come to us on their own initiative?" Sun Yue asked with a wry smile.

Yang Huan thought for a moment and said, "Then just say that I went to Poole."

"Poole?" Sun Yue was not particularly familiar with the geography of Britain.

"Sunseeker Yachts' shipyard headquarters is in Poole, and I went to see the yachts."

To be honest, after getting the Sunseeker yacht from John Hunter, Yang Huan had never even seen it.

It is indeed a bit hard to justify. After all, this will be my vehicle for sailing in the future. It would not be acceptable if it is not to my liking.

"Master Huan, are you really going to Poole?"

Yang Huan replied angrily, "Nonsense!"

After saying that, he picked up his phone, dialed Cash Harris' number and called directly.

"Kash!" Yang Huan asked as soon as the phone was connected, "Are you free now? Nothing? It's just right, accompany me to Poole, you know a lot about yachts, accompany me to take a look, at worst you want to take your mistress out to sea in the future, I'll just lend it to you."

"Okay, drive over and pick me up."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Huan smiled and patted Sun Yue on the shoulder, "Done!"

After saying that, he called Long Wu and went out.

Sun Yue had a headache on his face. He could finally understand Zhang Ning's helplessness.

"People say that a person should take a spontaneous trip at least once in his life, but our Young Master Huan travels spontaneously every year, every month, every day, and every moment. His life is quite tough!"

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An hour and a half later, Yang Huan was already sitting in Cash Harris's Rolls-Royce, driving on the A31 highway, crossing the lush New Forest National Park, heading for Poole, another port city on the south coast of England more than 30 kilometers away.

The driver and Long Wu sat in the front row, while Yang Huan and Cash Harris sat in the left and right seats in the back row, separated by armrests and cup holders.

"British cars always give people a very unique feeling." Yang Huan sat in the Rolls-Royce and felt something different.

He now owns four cars, a BMW X6M, a Jaguar, a Range Rover and a Bentley Mulsanne.

Among these four cars, there are three British luxury cars and one is BMW's most advanced X6M.

He took turns driving the four cars, sometimes driving himself, sometimes letting Sun Yue or Long Wu drive, changing one every day. He felt that British cars were indeed more comfortable, both in appearance and interior, they were more upscale and luxurious, while BMW was relatively sporty in style.

"There is a unique aristocratic atmosphere." Cash Harris said with a smile.

This is also recognized by the automotive industry. Almost all the top luxury cars are British brands.

“In fact, many people say that Britain’s car-making technology is no longer good and is far behind the United States and later Japan and Germany.”

Yang Huan nodded. He had also heard many rumors in this regard.

"But there is a saying in the industry that if you ask the Germans, Japanese, or Americans to build cars, they can't build Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, or Aston Martin."

After hearing this, Yang Huan thought that Cash Harris was whitewashing the British automotive industry and laughed.

"But you see, those luxury car brands in the UK have not had a good time in recent years. Some are even worse off than others. Basically, they have been acquired and are not owned by you British people at all."

Cash Harris nodded, but asked in return, "But without the British, they can't make luxury cars like this."

The journey lasted more than half an hour, so it was necessary to find some topics to talk about, so Cash Harris continued talking.

"Everyone says it represents the highest level of car-making craftsmanship, with the Italian body and the British engine and chassis tuning."

"If you count again, almost all of the world's most famous car manufacturers have their design and R&D centers in the UK. Their engines are designed and developed in the UK, and many of their automotive industrial designs are also in the UK, especially those top luxury cars. So, those who say that the UK's car manufacturing technology is not good are all nonsense."

After hearing this, Yang Huan finally understood.

British design is indeed quite impressive. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher even once said that Britain can do without a prime minister but not without designers.

The designers here include those from various industries and fields such as fashion and automobiles.

Oh, and Apple's chief designer Jonathan Ive is also British.

According to Cash Harris, Britain's manufacturing industry is indeed in decline, but its creative industries are still quite powerful.

"Master Huan." Cash Harris looked at Yang Huan.

"Um?"

"In recent years, the development momentum of the luxury goods industry in China has been increasingly strong. Led by China, countries and regions including India and Brazil have gradually caught up with Europe and the United States and become key sales areas for various luxury goods industries."

"But in recent years, first there was the US subprime mortgage crisis, and then there was the European debt crisis. These two crises caused a series of high-end industries in Europe and the United States, especially the luxury goods industry, to fall into a state of collapse. Many brands even went bankrupt, and many more are struggling to survive."

Yang Huan had to admit that Cash Harris's analysis was insightful and perceptive.

“Are you interested in investing in luxury goods? For example, yachts, cars, fashion, wine, etc. These are developing very rapidly in China, and in Europe, it is a great time to buy at the bottom.”

When Yang Huan heard this, he really became interested. Luxury goods are a highly profitable industry.

"How good?"

Cash Harris knew that Yang Huan was interested, and laughed, "It's just like the Aston Martin you just sued. Although it is a favorite in the automotive industry and has an unattainable status, it is known as the Rolls-Royce of sports cars. However, with the advent of the financial crisis and the European debt crisis, its performance has plummeted in the past few years. Now it is heavily in debt. Conservative estimates show that its market value will not exceed 400 million pounds."

"More importantly, Aston Martin's entire car manufacturing industry chain is very complete, from design and development to production and after-sales maintenance. It is very perfect, and it has many unique car manufacturing technologies and concepts that even Mercedes-Benz and BMW are very eager to have."

Yang Huan listened silently but did not express any opinion.

"I also got news from some sources that there are several wineries in France that are going to be sold. Among them is a rare third-class winery that was once world-renowned, but the price will not be too high."

"There are also British royal jewelry and fashion brand Asprey, which is a century-old brand, and Italian yacht company Ferretti, etc. These are all very valuable and top brands that were out of reach in the past, but now they are all in crisis."

Cash Harris can only say that the subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis have had too great an impact on the entire European and American economies.

The first to be affected are undoubtedly the highest-end luxury goods.

Yang Huan burst out laughing, "Kaishi, you don't plan to continue investing in football now? Are you going to switch to being a luxury goods investment consultant?"

Cash Harris shrugged. "You know what? No one is interested in football clubs now. The investment threshold is too high, and there are too few investors who really understand football. For example, Manchester City is still going down the wrong path and can't see any returns. Many clubs are blindly raising the price without seeing the current market environment clearly."

At this point, Cash Harris sighed, "In short, football investment will not be easy in the next few years."

Yang Huan quite agrees with this. Football has never been a profitable business. Anyone who wants to make money by investing in football is really crazy.

“That’s right!”

Yang Huan agreed and said, "Get me some materials on luxury goods investment later, and I'll think about it. If I find something I like, I might invest in it."

"Good!" Cash Harris was in great joy, secretly happy in his heart that Young Master Huan was indeed a big money sponsor.

Yang Huan looked out of the car window and saw that they had arrived in Poole.

This small city, famous for its shipbuilding, has far fewer signs of modernization. Most of the houses are old red brick and tile houses. This is completely different from the beautiful port city that Yang Huan had imagined before.

Southampton is far from the port city in Yang Huan’s mind. Unexpectedly, Poole is even worse.

By Chinese standards, Poole would be roughly equivalent to a small town on the east coast of China.

Even Sunseeker, which claims to be the world's leading yacht manufacturer, looks poor.

There are two shipbuilding workshops, a decades-old red brick office building, and a few other old buildings scattered around.

This is the manufacturer that makes the world's finest yachts?

Yang Huan was full of doubts about this.

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