Chapter 448 Yacht Arrival and Enjoyment of Life

A few days later, after staying in Singapore for a few days, Yang Wendong brought Bai Yujie back to Hong Kong.

The group is preparing to invest heavily in Singapore, and each project involves more than tens of millions of US dollars. However, such a large project will take a long time to negotiate the various details. As the boss, Yang Wendong naturally cannot stay overseas all the time. After all, Hong Kong is the base.

Anyway, the distance between the two is not very far, and the plane will arrive in a few hours. If anything happens, it will be over quickly. From now on, Yang Wendong just needs to pay moderate attention.

At the end of August, Yang Wendong brought his family to a dock in Zuijiu Bay, Kwai Chung. At this moment, next to the dock, a white luxury cruise ship was floating in the water. In terms of length, it was far shorter than other 8-ton cargo ships, but everyone knew that the price was much more expensive.

Because this was the luxury cruise ship that Yang Wendong specially ordered from the French Atlantic Shipyard a year and a half ago, and now it has finally arrived in Hong Kong.

"Looking from here, it looks much bigger than in the photo." Su Yiyi said while holding the child.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "This kind of boat is like this. It doesn't feel long at 40 or 50 meters, but when you stand in front of it or on it, it feels completely different."

Bai Yujie said happily: "Then let's go up and take a look."

"Well, let's go upstairs." Yang Wendong said happily.

He already has a lot of pursuits in terms of enjoying life, but he still doesn't have a large private yacht or a private jet.

The latter is still a bit difficult at present. It’s not that Yang Wendong can’t afford it, but the current private planes are all super small, and are mainly used to serve flights within one or two thousand kilometers in Europe and the United States. There is no concept of cross-state flights, so naturally there is no such private plane.

Unless he chooses a civil aviation aircraft as his private plane like some presidents of other countries. Yang Wendong has also considered this aspect, but he will wait until Boeing's most stable aircraft, the 737, appears.

So the only ones we can own now are large yachts.

After getting on the yacht, everyone, led by the captain, visited all the rooms.

This yacht has a total of 6 floors. The bottom floor is for various mechanical equipment, maintenance places, etc. The second to last floor is the residence for various machines, crew members, and service personnel. These two floors are underwater. According to the captain, generally speaking, rich people who buy yachts do not live underwater. However, although they are not the owners, the living conditions here are also very good, not lower than those of ordinary hotels.

On the third-to-last floor, which is below the hull and above the water, there are three living rooms, an independent gym, and a small home theater that can play various movies like a movie theater.

There are three floors above the hull, with a total of 5 rooms, two living rooms, a kitchen, and a small bathing pool above the deck to ensure the temperature for soaking. There are also some resting places next to it.

It took the group half an hour to walk around the entire yacht.

"Vincent, how far can this ship sail with all the supplies?" Yang Wendong asked.

The captain's name is Vincent, an experienced French captain who is fluent in English. Hong Kong does not have professional crew members in this field, so for the time being, the European crew will be in charge.
Changxing Shipping also transferred some excellent sailors to learn on the cruise ship. One reason was that they needed to train their own people, and the other was that local sailors were more familiar with the surrounding waters and were safer.

Vincent replied, "Mr. Yang, if our Sea Star yacht is fully fueled, it can travel a total of 3300 nautical miles. Other survival supplies are not a problem. We have a low-temperature warehouse that can store enough meat, vegetables and fruits to sustain the needs of 30 people for a month.

Another thing is fresh water. The ship also has seawater desalination equipment. As long as there is oil, there is an unlimited supply of fresh water."

"We can't rely solely on equipment for fresh water. We need to add a few water tanks to ensure there is enough fresh water," Yang Wendong added.

Although the probability is very low, he has watched too many movies about the ocean in his previous life, which always makes him feel a little worried and anxious.

"Okay, no problem." Vincent agreed and said, "We actually have another small desalination device and two non-electric backup devices. As long as there is seawater and sunlight, we can slowly filter fresh water."

Yang Wendong smiled and praised, "You have considered it very carefully."

Vincent replied: "These are also the requirements put forward by many other wealthy clients over the years. We have gradually summarized and optimized the solutions. Everyone is worried about unexpected situations, but many preparations may not be used in a lifetime."

"Having it but not using it and using it but not having it are two different things." Yang Wendong smiled and asked, "Then 3300 nautical miles is enough to reach Southeast Asia, right?"

Vincent said: "In theory, it is possible, but we need to ensure the weather. As long as there is no bad weather, there will be no problem. To be on the safe side, our ships will take a route close to the land, which will also facilitate timely supplies."

"Okay, I usually don't take a ship to Southeast Asia." Yang Wendong said, "You can pay attention to the US weather satellite. It was launched in 60 and covers the entire world, but its focus is on Europe and the United States. There are also some pictures of Asia, combined with weather forecasts for other parts of Asia to ensure the safety of future voyages."

During the Republic of China period, there was actually a set of methods to deal with typhoons, but the accuracy was definitely not as good as that of satellites.

The global aviation industry has only been developed for a short time, and many aspects are indeed not as convenient as in the future. Now we can only wait, not only for travel safety, but also for our own TVB. "OK." Vincent agreed.

Yang Wendong added: "Then let's go out to sea now, let's go to Macau."

The city closest to Hong Kong is Macau. The two sides speak the same language. Even the TVB TV station’s signal is about to be transmitted to Macau. It can be said that Macau is a small market of Hong Kong.

However, because Macau has its own special industries, Yang Wendong basically does not touch them, and does not allow his family or even core members of the company to touch them. So he rarely goes there. He only goes there occasionally, and just treats it as a trip to some rural areas in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Vincent said, "Okay, I'll get ready and leave in ten minutes."

Macau is very close to Hong Kong. More than an hour later, Yang Wendong and others set foot on the land of Macau.

"How does it feel to sit on a yacht?" Yang Wendong asked everyone with a smile.

"Very comfortable." Su Yiyi replied, "It's just that the time is too short. I haven't had a good rest yet and I've already arrived in Macau."

Yang Wendong said, "Come here to play. When you go back later, you can just float in the sea and stay as long as you want. The supplies on the sea are enough for all of us to stay for half a month."

"Half a month is too long. How about staying for two or three days?" Su Yiyi asked.

Yang Wendong said: "No problem."

A large yacht is actually a place for vacation and rest. It can cruise in the sea at any time. In terms of comfort, it is much more comfortable than a private jet.

"Okay, let's go to Xinmalu." Su Yiyi said with a smile.

"Yeah," Yang Wendong agreed.

As long as they don't go to the casino, they can go anywhere else. No matter now or in the future, the people of the Yang family will never be allowed to gamble or take drugs.

After a day of sightseeing in Macau, the Yang family did not spend the night in Macau, but came to the yacht, where the various living environments and entertainment facilities are no less than those in a five-star hotel.

Several children were also having a great time on the yacht. Yang Wendong was sitting in the center of the deck, looking at the sky above the sea. There were countless stars above. It was very different from looking up at the sky in the mainland in his previous life.

Bai Yushan came over holding her little daughter, sat down, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Just take a look." Yang Wendong replied: "In an environment like this on the sea, I feel like I can clear my mind and don't have to think about anything. It's very relaxing."

Many middle-aged men like fishing. In fact, the core reason is the same. They want to get some time for themselves outside of their daily lives and let the pressure of their brains and life disappear.

Bai Yushan said: "The sea surface is indeed comfortable. There are some waves below. We can feel it on the boat, but it's not very big."

"I like this feeling, too." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Floating in the wind, up and down."

"Ah~~~" The little daughter Yang Xiyue suddenly burst into tears, and Bai Yushan immediately hugged her on her shoulders and coaxed her.

It took a while to coax the child to sleep, and Bai Yushan said, "I'll take the child to bed first."

"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.

After drifting on the sea for three days, the Yang family finally returned to Hong Kong.

In the future, yachts will also be docked near the shipyard in Kwai Chung, which is the territory of Changxing Shipping. Having a dock is of great significance to the shipping company. At least when there is no business, everything can be maintained by themselves.

During the shipping crisis in the 80s, many ships could not find a place to dock and the maintenance costs were extremely high. In the end, many semi-new ships were forced to be sent for scrap metal, otherwise they would only suffer greater losses.

Therefore, whether it is the needs of new industries or shipping companies, they all need to have some ports and terminals of their own, or at least have their own maintenance bases.

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