Chapter 327 An unexpected gain
Although he was quite satisfied that they had captured his favorite design style, Fang Hexuan did not quite believe that Boxing had enough capabilities to build the yacht he wanted.

In fact, the mainstream products of several major Italian yacht companies are small and medium-sized offshore yachts with a displacement of less than 300 tons, but Fang Hexuan's ideal offshore yacht is between 500-1000 tons.

A yacht cannot be simply enlarged. If the tonnage changes significantly, it can only be completely redesigned and more sea conditions must be considered. This in itself requires a strong company to design and manufacture it.

Boxing is only a company that was established only a year ago. Do they really have the ability to create a work that satisfies Fang Hexuan based on the "three major concepts"?
At least he wouldn't simply agree to it on impulse.

Seeing Fang Hexuan's expression change from cheerful just now to expressionless now, several people became confused.

It was Albert who spoke again:

"Mr. Fang, do you still have any doubts?"

Fang Hexuan gave a thumbs up to the CEO of Boxing in his heart. He was indeed good at observing people's expressions and grasping their pulse.

"Please give me a piece of paper and a pen."

The other three were a little surprised, but Albert nodded to the assistant next to him.

After a while, Fang Hexuan took the special draft paper and charcoal pencil and started drawing carefully.

It took about twenty minutes, and a simple sketch of a yacht appeared on an A1-sized white draft paper.

In fact, Fang Hexuan referred to the yacht he had actually boarded in his previous life. This picture is from the design of CRN's 62-meter superyacht VOICE.

However, VOICE is 62 meters in length, has a maximum displacement of 1288 tons, and a cruising range of more than 8800 kilometers. These three indicators exceed Fang Hexuan's needs.

But its maximum speed was only 16 knots, far below his requirements.

So he handed the picture to a few people and said as they looked at it:

“This is my ideal yacht.”

"The length can be controlled between 45-55 meters, the width should be between 8-11 meters, and the displacement should be less than 1000 tons. I don't have any requirements for the endurance, but I require the maximum speed to be at least 40-45 knots."

"In addition, this is a four-deck design, and it would be best if it could accommodate parties of 30 to 50 people, with one master stateroom and at least five VIP guest rooms."

"As for new technologies, new materials, and new designs, you can give full play to your talents under my strict requirements."

The four of them passed the sketch to each other. Although they were very interested in the yacht design in the drawing, they all looked solemn after hearing Fang Hexuan's request.

They really didn't expect that the super customer they had finally attracted with all means was not a newbie, but had his own plans and put forward very high demands.

After discussing for a while, design director Lorenzo explained:

"Mr. Fang, I'm sorry, your request is indeed beyond our expectations, and Boxing has indeed never designed and built such a large yacht."

Fang Hexuan asked before he could continue:

"What are the sizes and tonnages of your company's mainstream products?"

“We mainly design and manufacture yachts ranging from 14 to 24 meters in length and 100 to 300 tons.”

Hearing this, Fang Hexuan was a little disappointed. He pretended to be regretful and said:
"It seems we can't cooperate then."

Sales Director Adrian was a little anxious. He said hurriedly:
"No, Mr. Fang, you misunderstood. Boxing can also produce the parameters you just mentioned."

Fang Hexuan looked at the four people with some doubt and asked again:

"Since it can be built, there must be no technical obstacles. Do you have any other difficulties at Boxing?" Perhaps realizing that Fang Hexuan had seen through him, CEO Luca said to him apologetically:
"Sorry, Mr. Fang, the four of us need to discuss this first. Please wait for a moment. Thank you!"

Fang Hexuan nodded and raised his hand to signal them to do as they please.

The four of them walked out of the conference room one after another. Fang Hexuan didn't know where they went to discuss. Anyway, he had already guessed the difficulties that Boxing might be facing now.

For a company that has only been established for one year, the biggest problems, apart from lack of talent, are likely to be market and funding issues, but the market essentially also reflects the company's financial difficulties.

About five minutes later, the four founders of Boxing returned to the conference room.

As he expected, the person who answered his question was Boxing’s CEO.

"Mr. Fang, I think you may have guessed Boxing's troubles. The four of us discussed it and thought we should tell you the truth."

Fang Hexuan smiled slightly and raised his hand to signal the other party to speak.

“In fact, when Pershing was founded last year, the four of us pooled 55 billion liras ($400 million). Although we have sold several yachts during this period, I am afraid that if you want to build the yacht you like, the funds in the company account are not enough.”

Albert finished speaking, and like the other three, his face was full of embarrassment.

Damn, the company's background and strength were exposed in an instant. How could they not feel guilty?
Fang Hexuan laughed and asked:

"So how much money do you think it will take to build my yacht?"

The four of them looked at each other again. Only Lorenzo had a general idea about this kind of technical problem.

"Mr. Fang, I used to work as a designer at Riva. Based on my past experience, I dare not give an exact figure, but I estimate it to be 110 billion to 200 billion liras."

"So that's about $800-1400 million, right?"

Lorenzo was stunned. He picked up the calculator at hand and did some calculations. Then he looked at Fang Hexuan with some surprise and nodded.

“Does the $600 million difference include the soft furnishings inside the yacht?”

"Of course!"

After getting a positive answer from Boxing's design director, Fang Hexuan thought about it for a while and came up with a plan.

He took a sip of the coffee on the table, adjusted his sitting posture, and then looked at the four people opposite him again, and then said:

"Since you are short of funds, why don't you listen to my plan?"

The four of them were a little confused and puzzled, but they all nodded in agreement and asked Fang Hexuan to continue.

"From our conversation just now, I have a basic understanding of you four and Boxing. I also like your team very much. I am a person who loves talents and am willing to invest in supporting you four talented yacht experts to pursue your dreams."

"So, I plan to invest in Boxing, what do you think?"

Fang Hexuan's idea was really a spur-of-the-moment one. Before he came here, he had never thought about buying a yacht and investing in the other party's company, just like he did with Gulfstream.

It was mainly the performance of the Boxing quartet that inspired him to attract talented people. He felt that this team was very interesting and had a promising future.

If the other party agrees, it will be an unexpected gain from his trip to Italy.

(End of this chapter)