Chapter 927 1027. Another
When Fan Binbin returned to her room, her mind was still buzzing, and she was full of Nie Wei's answer, that he wanted to buy a plane.
Although she had been shocked by Nie Wei's possible $2 billion deal for a long time, she felt more shocked when she heard that Nie Wei wanted to buy a plane than hearing about the $2 billion deal.
Although she knew very well that no matter how good the plane was, it could not be worth $2 billion, and even fighter jets could not be so expensive, but for Fan Binbin, the $2 billion mentioned by Nie Wei before was a business after all, a business that would earn more money after spending.
But the plane was different, in Fan Binbin's eyes, it was a luxury among luxury goods.
Just like those super sports cars worth hundreds of millions in the eyes of ordinary people, these people may be fully capable of buying cars worth hundreds of thousands, but those super sports cars worth millions or even tens of millions are something they dare not hope for.
Although Fan Binbin can afford a super sports car worth millions, just like her current car in China is a red classic F430, but she has never thought about when she will own a private plane.
Of course, it was not strange for Nie Wei to have a private jet. Many people might even be surprised that Nie Wei was so rich, but he didn't have a private jet?
But Fan Binbin had been friends with Nie Wei since his debut. It was really shocking for Fan Binbin that her friend suddenly said that he wanted to buy a private jet.
And Nie Wei seemed to be getting more and more out of reach in her heart.
Just when Fan Binbin couldn't sleep because Nie Wei mentioned buying a plane to her, Nie Wei was not sleeping in another room, but was seriously thinking about the feasibility of the transaction with Jenny.
In fact, when Jenny made that suggestion, Nie Wei had also thought about taking advantage of this opportunity to directly take 66% of the Lakers shares and then kick Jenny out.
Of course, this idea was eventually rejected by Nie Wei.
Because running a team is not like running a company. The team has its own culture. The components of this team are not just the team itself, but also the fans who are not controlled.
In addition, Jenny has been running the Lakers for many years. If Nie Wei rashly intercepts, it will be equivalent to tearing his face with Jenny. At that time, the entire Lakers team will have to change blood. Nie Wei can change nutritionists, physical trainers, and even coaches, but what if there are Jenny's die-hards among the players?
This is not impossible, but very likely.
The key is that after such a toss, the Lakers will definitely be unstable and the value will be greatly discounted. The team that Nie Wei bought at a high price will become less valuable.
And it will take a long time to restore the vitality of the team. No matter how you look at it, it is not worth the loss.
Moreover, Nie Wei only wants to use the Lakers as a springboard, and does not want to really run a team. As he once said to Jenny, if he wants to make money, it is better to put the money in an investment company.
And even if Nie Wei wants to buy a team, he will never sell a high-value team like the Lakers. This is the same as buying stocks. It is always buying low and selling high. No one will buy a stock when it seems to have reached its peak.
This is why Nie Wei must give up 15% of the profit, so that he will not make a loss-making deal. He wants the shares and the money.
Early the next morning, Fan Binbin knocked on Nie Wei's door with dark circles under her eyes.
Yesterday, when Nie Wei mentioned buying a plane, he invited her to visit the aircraft manufacturing company together. Fan Binbin nodded and agreed, thinking that although she couldn't afford a plane, it would be a very knowledgeable thing to see it.
So seeing that the agreed time was coming soon, she also found Nie Wei and prepared to go to the aircraft manufacturing company with him.
Buying a private plane was not a sudden idea of Nie Wei, but he had already made up his mind before coming to the United States, and even contacted the manufacturing company. Now the Cadillac Presidential One parked downstairs is actually a special car sent by Gulfstream to pick up Nie Wei and his companions.
And Nie Wei had already had a target for the plane he wanted to see this time, which was the latest business jet G650 launched by Gulfstream.
This is an ultra-long-range business jet. Gulfstream announced that the range of this aircraft is up to 13,000 kilometers, and it can fly directly from China to the United States. At the same time, the speed of this model of aircraft has reached 0.995 Mach in multiple tests, which is the aircraft with the actual speed closest to the speed of sound among all the business jets currently known in the world.
In other words, this model of aircraft is the fastest among the current business jets, which can greatly save flight time. For wealthy people like Nie Wei, who value time as money, this is undoubtedly a very attractive point.
As for the rest, such as this model of aircraft has the largest cabin of the current level of aircraft, how luxurious the interior is, how many functions it has, etc., these are icing on the cake.
Such an excellent aircraft is naturally not cheap. In the quotation of Gulfstream, the basic model is as high as 50 million US dollars. If Nie Wei wants to buy it, there are various taxes, etc., and the final transaction price will exceed 60 million US dollars, which is equivalent to 400 million Chinese yuan.
Of course, this money is nothing to Nie Wei now, and buying an airplane is like buying a game console.
The game console itself is only two or three thousand yuan, but there are only a few free games. If you want to play good games, you must invest, and a game costs dozens or even hundreds of yuan, not to mention that some games have various tempting in-app purchases. As a result, after a period of time, you will find that the money spent on buying games is much more than the investment in buying the console.
The same is true for airplanes. In fact, in Nie Wei's opinion, airplanes themselves are not too expensive. After all, its technical content and materials are there, but after buying the airplane, the maintenance, routes, and crew members of those airplanes are the biggest expenses.
Sometimes Nie Wei also admires the attitude of these Americans in doing business.
After knowing that Nie Wei wanted to buy G650, Gulfstream first contacted Nie Wei's secretary, confirmed the number of people Nie Wei would accompany, and then sent a special car to wait at the hotel entrance early.
Then they took them to the airport together. At the airport, there was already a G650 waiting there, and then Nie Wei and his companions took the plane to the location of Gulfstream.
It is obvious that this is to let Nie Wei enjoy the comfort and speed of G650 in advance, and to impress Nie Wei with practical actions.
When Nie Wei arrived at Gulfstream, a vice president of Gulfstream came to greet him and explained it to Nie Wei in person. Nie Wei's expression did not change much, but Fan Binbin beside him kept exclaiming.
"What I want to know most now is how long it will take for me to get on my plane if I place an order now." Nie Wei asked.
"Two years, according to your requirements, we can complete your order in two years."
"Of course, if you are willing to pay more than 30% down, we will shorten this time as appropriate..." The vice president said to Nie Wei carefully.
MMP, Nie Wei and all the people around him who could hear the vice president's words, this Chinese curse sounded in their hearts at the same time.
"30%, how much time will be shortened, then 50%?"
"If you are willing to pay 30% down, we can complete this order within a year and a half, if you are willing to pay 50% down, we guarantee to help you complete the order within a year!" Seeing that Nie Wei was interested, the vice president was immediately excited and promised.
A company like Gulfstream certainly can't just wait for customers to come before starting to make airplanes, and there is a high possibility of accidents, such as a customer who has ordered an airplane going bankrupt.
"What about the full payment?" Nie Wei thought about it and asked again. Hearing Nie Wei's words, the vice president's face flushed with excitement and promised loudly: "Half a year, no, in March next year, I will definitely let you ride on your exclusive G650."
The rest is about crew training and some aircraft maintenance. Nie Wei refused the crew and pilot recommended by the president without thinking.
As early as when he made up his mind to buy an airplane, a senior officer from the Air Art Academy had called Nie Wei and wanted to recommend a pilot to Nie Wei, and guaranteed that his professional skills were top-notch.
Of course, Nie Wei couldn't just listen to the one-sided words of this senior officer. Afterwards, he asked someone to investigate, and finally concluded that this senior officer really didn't fool Nie Wei.
The pilot he introduced had a safe flight mileage that fully met Nie Wei's requirements. Most importantly, according to the pilot's profile, he had successfully completed two Category III blind landings in bad weather.
Why did the top ten airlines in the country have to use their connections to fly for Nie Wei when they wanted such a talent?
Nie Wei also asked this question when he was interviewing the pilot.
"On the one hand, the salary you offer is very good, more than 50% higher than my current salary. On the other hand, I also have selfish motives. I want to spend more time with my family and children, especially my son. From birth to now, six years, I have spent very little time with him. I don't want to maintain a relationship with my child at the level of a 'familiar stranger'. I want to be a responsible father."
"If I refuse you, won't you lose the opportunity to be a good father?" Nie Wei stood up with a smile, took the initiative to extend his hand, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ji Xiang, my plane will be handed over to you in the future."
"I will do my best to ensure your safety every time you travel." Ji Xiang's eyes flashed with excitement, and he held Nie Wei's hand with both hands, shook it, and promised at the same time.
Although the language was very simple, Nie Wei felt very comfortable listening to it. Nie Wei spent such a high salary to hire pilots, isn't it just to ensure his own safety?
Nie Wei had already found the remaining co-pilots and flight attendants, and now he was just waiting for the plane to arrive.
Nie Wei signed the contract happily, which made the vice president's eyes narrowed with joy. After all, there are very few customers like Nie Wei who pay the full amount for the plane right away. What's more, he only looked at it for a long time before deciding. The speed of the transaction also made him feel very comfortable.
For a special customer like Nie Wei, the vice president naturally had to "return the favor". The plane back to the city had been arranged long ago, and he also promised that when Nie Wei returned to China, he could also take their Gulfstream G650, and it was free of charge throughout the journey, just as a gift to Nie Wei for an advance experience.
And the vice president's purpose is self-evident. How could a big customer like Nie Wei only buy one plane? In the future, Nie Wei will definitely buy a second or even a third one. Their service will make Nie Wei feel at home, which can also leave a good impression on Nie Wei and is also an investment in the future.
Nie Wei did not let the vice president see him off, saying that he would still walk around the city and would return to Los Angeles in the afternoon.
The vice president of course said yes again and again, and wanted to be a "tour guide" in person, but was directly rejected by Nie Wei.
However, the car for transportation was still provided by Gulfstream, and a driver who was about 50 years old was specially arranged. It is said that this person grew up in this city since childhood, so he is very familiar with this city.
Nie Wei did not refuse this. It is quite convenient to have a driver who knows the way.
Less than five minutes after Nie Wei and his motorcade drove out of the Gulfstream headquarters, Cheng Zimo, who was sitting in the co-pilot, suddenly took out his mobile phone and sent a text message.
Soon, the nerves of the bodyguards in several cars were all tense.
"Boss, there's a car following us." Cheng Zimo reported to Nie Wei in time after sending the text message.
"We've already found out." Nie Wei replied with a smile: "It's that Honda, right?"
"Don't be too nervous. The other party didn't intend to hide themselves at all. I guess it's a reporter? Driver, is there a coffee shop ahead? Stop the car."
"Okay, sir." The fifty-year-old uncle's voice was a little trembling when he answered. Cheng Zimo and Nie Wei's conversation made him think that he was in big trouble, just like the big scene in Hollywood blockbusters was about to happen, but what frightened him was that in Hollywood blockbusters, the driver who drove the rich was always the first to get unlucky.
In fact, he was completely overthinking. When he saw Nie Wei's convoy parked at the door of a coffee shop, the car followed directly. Then Nie Wei and others who were sitting in the coffee shop saw a white man in a suit and leather shoes who looked about 40 years old walked out of the car.
"He doesn't look like a reporter, but a salesman." Nie Wei looked at the man from a distance through the window and came to a conclusion in his heart.
The middle-aged white man who looked like a salesman had a clear goal and came directly to the coffee shop, obviously for Nie Wei, but he was stopped by Nie Wei's bodyguards as soon as he entered the door of the coffee shop.
Looking at the bodyguards in front of him who were tall and handsome in white shirts and black suits, the white man swallowed nervously and introduced himself quickly: "I have no ill intentions, I am a salesman, and I come from Hawker Beechcraft."
Hearing this man's self-introduction, Nie Wei raised his eyebrows. Another airplane seller?
Thanks to the half-demon god for his generous reward of 500, and thanks to the Fantasy Paradise for his generous reward.