Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

It’s November 3rd.

Lin Baicheng took Yamaguchi Momoe, Qin Lan, Isabella, Bill Harveys and the bodyguard team to Chicago.

The reason why he went to Chicago was because Boeing's headquarters is here. Lin Baicheng came to see Boeing's luxury private jets this time.

Now in 1978, the U.S. private jet market is still dominated by Boeing, with almost no competitors.

The reason why I say this is because Airbus was established in 1970, and Gulfstream private jets were also established in 1973, which is not many years away from the current year of 1978.

Those who can afford luxury private jets are rich people who are not short of money and pay more attention to their own safety. When buying luxury private jets, it is almost impossible to choose to buy cheaper Airbus and Gulfstream because of some discounts. Rather spend more money on a luxury private jet modified by Boeing.

Airbus and Gulfstream, which were established less than ten years ago, have not yet passed the test of time, and the possibility of wealthy people buying their aircraft is very slim.

Lin Baicheng was naturally the same. After screening, he decided to buy a Boeing luxury private jet, and then decided to take a look at the actual jet today.

What Lin Baicheng wants to buy is a luxury private jet modified from a Boeing 747. This Boeing 747 is a larger model and has a larger passenger capacity. It can carry up to thousands of passengers and uses an upper and lower cabin. layout.

Of course, the large passenger capacity was the airline's impression of the Boeing 747 in the first few years. However, when the oil crisis broke out in 1973, the expected passenger growth came to nothing. The price of aviation fuel increased tenfold. The Boeing 747 has a large passenger capacity. It is no longer an advantage for airlines. Because the passenger capacity is large and the aircraft is large, of course it consumes more fuel. In a period when oil prices are skyrocketing, these have become disadvantages.

After the oil crisis broke out, Boeing received only about 20 orders for the 747 every year, less than half of the orders in previous years.

The sales of the Boeing 747 has nothing to do with Lin Baicheng, but very few wealthy people choose to convert this type of aircraft into a luxury private jet, because this aircraft is large and the flying speed is relatively slow. After the aircraft is modified, the cost will be more, and the Boeing 737 is the choice of more people.

The reason why Lin Baicheng chose the Boeing 747 was because he didn't mind the large size and he could afford the extra money. The larger model could be modified to accommodate more people. It's okay to fly a little slower. After all, the flight from Los Angeles to Xiangjiang is more than ten hours, so it won't be much slower. He doesn't care about that time.

"Mr. Lin, Miss Isabella, and Mr. Bill, welcome your visit!"

The person responsible for picking up Lin Baicheng and his party was a manager from Boeing, who personally brought his assistant to pick them up.

Isabella nodded and said to Lin Baicheng: "BOSS, this is Colin Cowell, Boeing's manager in charge of private jet sales."

"Hello, Mr. Cowell, just call me Alan."

Lin Baicheng shook hands with Colin Cowell.

Lin Baicheng and his group took the plane at nine in the morning and arrived in Chicago at around three in the afternoon, so Lin Baicheng directly asked Colin Cowell to take him to see the actual machine.

Isabella reported to Lin Baicheng that the actual aircraft she wanted to see this time was a modified Boeing 747. However, the person who originally wanted to buy it later regretted it and would rather pay a certain amount of liquidated damages than replace it with a private jet modified by a Boeing 737. So in the end, this Boeing 747 luxury private jet, which was about to be refitted, stayed.

It is precisely because of this that there is a real aircraft to show to Lin Baicheng. Otherwise, there are only some photos of modified luxury private jets, and it is impossible to have a prototype to show to customers like Lin Baicheng.

Lin Baicheng and others came to the place where the planes were parked. There were about a dozen planes of different models parked here.

Under the guidance of Colin Cowell, Lin Baicheng and others boarded one of the planes. This modified private jet is also divided into two floors. The bottom floor is a small bar, a pool table, and a kitchen and dining room.

On the upper floor, there is an extra large double bed, a bathroom with shower, a wardrobe and a vacant area that has not yet been renovated.

The combined area of ​​the upper and lower floors is more than 300 square meters. This is mainly due to the large size of the Boeing 737, which is a blessing for the upper and lower floors. Otherwise, there really would not be such a large space.

Lin Baicheng was very satisfied with the size of the Boeing 737, but he was not satisfied with the interior layout after modification. He didn't like the bar pool table or anything like that.

Sitting in this unmodified private jet, Lin Baicheng said to Colin Cowell: "Mr. Cowell, I will let someone tell you the interior space layout I want, and you will complete it." After the space is designed, send a copy to me, and we will make a quotation after you and I are sure that there are no problems."

"Mr. Allen, there is no problem with this!"

Colin Cowell immediately agreed, and then said: "Mr. Allen, this private jet has been modified since the beginning of this year. It has only been about half a year now. It is also a new aircraft. If you don't mind, we will This aircraft can be modified to a certain extent according to your needs, and we will definitely give you some discounts in terms of price."

For this unsold private jet, the best option for Boeing is to refit it and sell it. Otherwise, it would be uneconomical to refit it into a shipping aircraft.

Lin Baicheng neither agreed nor refused, but asked: "If I want a new aircraft to be modified, how long will it take to deliver it? And if this aircraft is modified to a certain extent, how long will it take to deliver it?" "

Colin Cowell answered truthfully: "For a new aircraft, it will take about half a year. If it is a modification of this aircraft, as long as the changes are not very large, it will only take about a month."

"Okay, I will let someone discuss the specific price with your company. As for which plan I decide to use in the end, it depends on the strength of your discount."

Lin Baicheng nodded slightly. If the discount was enough, he wouldn't mind modifying this unmodified luxury private jet. If the discount isn't big enough, forget it. The money is too little and he won't like it.

"As for the price, we will discuss it slowly."

Colin Cowell responded happily. Even if the plane was not sold, it would be a happy event for him to be able to sell a luxury private plane.

That night, Lin Baicheng and the others stayed at a hotel in Chicago.

The next morning, Bill Harveys stayed. Lin Baicheng had already told Bill the internal layout he needed, and Bill relayed it to Boeing.

Lin Baicheng will take Yamaguchi Momoe, Isabella and the bodyguard team back to Los Angeles, and then they will go to Fresno, a midwestern city in California that is the same as Los Angeles.

Because of the need for tax deductions, Lin Baicheng wanted to buy a farm, and since he decided to buy it, of course he wanted to buy a good one. Central California is a very suitable area for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry, with a suitable climate.

More importantly, Fresno is not very far from Los Angeles, it only takes about five hours to drive there. If this were a farm in Texas, it would take Lin Baicheng almost a day to go from Los Angeles and another day to come back. How could he have so much time to waste?