Reborn as a Hong Kong Tycoon

Chapter 298 Boeing 747
On May 11th.

Lin Baicheng took Momoe Yamaguchi, Qin Lan, Isabella and Bill Hawes and a team of bodyguards to Chicago.

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

In 1978, the private jet market in the United States was still dominated by Boeing, with almost no rivals.

The reason why I say this is because Airbus was established in 70, and Gulfstream's private jets were also established in 73, not many years away from the current 78.

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

Airbus and Gulfstream, which have been established for less than ten years, have not passed the test of time, and it is very unlikely that the rich will buy their aircraft.

Lin Baicheng is naturally the same. After screening, he decided to buy Boeing's luxury private jet, and then decided to see the real plane today.

What Lin Baicheng wants to buy is a luxury private jet refitted from a Boeing 747. This Boeing 747 is a relatively large model, and its advantage is that it can carry a large number of passengers. It can carry thousands of passengers at most. layout.

Of course, the large passenger capacity is the airline's impression of the Boeing 747 in the first few years, but the oil crisis broke out in 73, and the expected passenger growth became a bubble, and the price of aviation fuel rose by 10 times. The Boeing 747 has a large passenger capacity. It is no longer an advantage for airlines.Because the passenger capacity is large and the model is large, the fuel consumption will of course be more. In the period of skyrocketing oil prices, these have become disadvantages.

After the outbreak of the oil crisis, Boeing received only about 747 Boeing 20 orders each year, less than half of the orders in previous years.

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

The reason why Lin Baicheng chose Boeing 747 is because he doesn't mind the big model, and he can afford the extra money, and the larger model can accommodate more people after modification.It's okay to fly a little slower. After all, based on the flight time of more than ten hours from Los Angeles to Xiangjiang, it's not much slower, and he doesn't care about that time.

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

It was a Boeing manager who was in charge of picking up Lin Baicheng and his group, who personally brought his assistants to pick them up.

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

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

Lin Baicheng and Kelin Kewell shook hands.

Lin Baicheng and his group took the plane at nine o'clock in the morning, and it was after three o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived in Chicago, so Lin Baicheng directly asked Colin Cowell to take him to see the real plane.

Isabella reported to Lin Baicheng that the real plane to be seen this time was a modified Boeing 747, but the person who originally wanted to buy it later regretted it, and would rather choose to pay a certain liquidated damages and replace it with a private jet modified by a Boeing 737. So in the end, the Boeing 747 luxury private jet that was about to be refitted stayed.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Baicheng can show the actual aircraft, otherwise there are only some photos of luxury private jets that have been modified, and it is impossible to have a prototype for customers like Lin Baicheng.

Lin Baicheng and others came to the place where the planes were parked, and there were more than a dozen planes of different models parked here.

Led by Kelin Kewell, Lin Baicheng and others boarded one of the planes.This modified private jet is also divided into upper and lower floors. The bottom floor is a small bar with a billiard table, and then there is a kitchen and dining room.

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

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 is really no such a large space.

Lin Baicheng is very satisfied with the space of the Boeing 737, but he is not satisfied with the layout after the interior modification, and the bar billiard table is not what he likes.

Sitting in this private jet that has not yet been refitted, Lin Baicheng said to Kelin Kewell: "Mr. Kewell, I will have 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 can make a quotation after we both confirm that there is no problem."

"Mr. Allen, it's all right!"

Colin Kewell responded immediately, and then said: "Mr. Allen, this private jet has also been refitted since the beginning of this year, and it has only been about half a year now. It is also a new plane. If you don't mind, we will According to your needs, this aircraft can be modified to a certain extent, 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 too uneconomical to convert it back into a shipping plane.

Lin Baicheng did not agree or refuse, but asked: "If I want to modify a new aircraft, how long will it take to deliver? And if this aircraft is modified to a certain extent, how long will it take to deliver? "

Colin Kewell replied 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, then it only takes about a month or so."

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

Lin Baicheng nodded slightly. If there are enough discounts, he doesn't mind refitting this luxury private jet that has not yet been refitted.If there are not enough discounts, forget it, he doesn't like too little money.

"In terms of price, let's talk slowly."

Colin Kewell 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 jet.

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

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

And Lin Baicheng took Momoe Yamaguchi, Isabella and the bodyguard team back to Los Angeles, and then they will go to Fresno, a city in the Midwest of California that belongs to Los Angeles.

Because of the need for tax credits, Lin Baicheng wants to buy a farm, and since he has decided to buy it, of course he wants to buy a good one. The central part of California is a very suitable area for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry, and the climate is suitable.

What's more, Fresno is not very far from Los Angeles, it only takes about five hours to drive there.If this were changed to 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 waste so much time.

(End of this chapter)