Chapter 78: By Train? I'll Charter a Plane for You
Looking at Mirren standing in front of her, Chen Geng was a little surprised, wasn't she familiar with the manor and her working environment, why did she come to the company?
Facing Chen Geng's surprised gaze, Mirren bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "Boss, I am your personal assistant. ”
The implication is that I am your personal assistant, and of course I have to be wherever you are.
This reason is very powerful, but it obviously can't satisfy Chen Geng, but before Chen Geng can open his mouth to express his dissatisfaction, Mirren continued: "Sir, that's the case, the distinguished guests you are going to have a banquet this time, which airport will their plane land at? What is the specific time when the plane arrives? Determine the exact time, and I can arrange for someone to pick up the plane." ”
Chen Geng was stunned for a moment, and then patted his head depressedly: "! I forgot to ask." ”
If it weren't for Millen's reminder, Chen Geng would have really forgotten about this matter, as one of the few big cities in the United States, Detroit has more than one airport, in addition to Detroit Airport as a hub airport, counting private airports, there are more than 10 large and small airports around Detroit, and there are more than 15 flights from the HSD Special Zone to Detroit every day, more than half of which are small planes that perform regional flights, and the comrades of the delegation may land at any airport.
It would be a shame to pick up someone at the wrong time and at the wrong airport - he even forgot that she didn't have to make a trip to this kind of small problem at all, she just had to give herself a phone call.
Mirren: "......"
Forgot to ask?
Through this action, Mirren already has a general impression of his boss: he is a good person, but he is very arrogant and always habitually forgets some small things. However, this is not a bad thing, such a boss is generally easier to get along with, and for a personal assistant, a boss with a big grin is also easier to highlight his value.
I forgot to ask about the flight, but this is not a big deal, a phone call can be asked to understand things, very coincidentally, the person who answered the phone at the Huaxia Liaison Office in the United States happened to be Ding Haijun, hearing Chen Geng's question, Ding Haijun said: "No, no, no, we don't take a plane, we take a train." ”
"Take the train?" Chen Geng said in surprise: "The railway will take thousands of kilometers, and the time on the road will take more than a day, and the plane will arrive in less than two hours......"
"It's okay," Ding Haijun smiled honestly: "I've inquired, the American train is much more comfortable than our domestic train, not only is it not crowded, the seats are also comfortable, I heard that there is air conditioning, everyone talked and laughed along the way, and besides, how expensive the ticket is, the country is so difficult now, you can save a little ......."
Chen Geng snorted: Although the American trains in this era are more comfortable than the domestic green trains, I'm afraid that the last sentence is the truth, right?
Mirren glanced at Chen Geng in surprise: Does the boss speak Chinese?
"Deputy Director Ding, wait a minute, I'll call you later. After speaking, Chen Geng hung up the phone without waiting for Ding Haijun to speak, turned to Millen and said, "Go and help me book 12 air tickets from HSD to Detroit, tomorrow." ”
As for whether it can be booked at this time, whether it is good or not, this is not a problem that the boss should consider, otherwise what is the use of you as an assistant?
Mirren responded without thinking, but she didn't leave immediately but said to Chen Geng: "Boss, if your guests are 12, I don't recommend that you book a regular flight ticket, I suggest that you directly charter a small regional airliner, the time is more flexible, and the price is not much more expensive than the current ticket price." ”
Is this possible?
Chen Geng does not know much about the aviation market in the United States, especially the regional aviation market, and only knows that regional aviation and general aviation in the United States are very developed, but since Mirren dares to say this, considering her previous work background, she should be quite sure.
Chen Geng's interest was immediately aroused by Millen: in the case of a small price difference, chartering a plane is much more than booking a few seats with B compartments. He immediately asked, "You mean to charter a small regional plane?
"Yes," Mirren nodded immediately: "Beechcraft's Beechcraft 99 aircraft is very suitable for the current situation, this aircraft has 15 passenger seats, has a maximum range of 1100 kilometers when fully loaded, if there is a 15% load margin, the range can reach 1300 kilometers, whether it is the number of passengers or the range just to meet your requirements."
In addition, although the aircraft is propeller-powered, it has a cruising speed of 380 kilometers per hour, and it takes about 3 hours to reach Detroit from the HSD Special Administrative Region, and as a spiral-powered aircraft, the price of chartering an aircraft is very cheap, and it will not be 30% higher than the price of the scheduled flight. ”
The price of chartering an airplane with 15 seats is less than 30 percent higher than the price of booking 12 seats from an airline? If it is full of 15 people, isn't the price almost the same as that of a civil airplane? But again, how can a direct charter flight be as high as a direct charter flight?
Since you want to install X, of course, it is to install an X as big as possible when the money is about the same, Chen Geng immediately decided: "Then help me book a charter flight, as soon as possible." ”
"I know of a number of airlines that are able to offer this kind of small aircraft regional jet charter service......"
Before Mirren finished speaking, Chen Geng handed her Motorola brick in front of her: "Use my phone to tell the other party that if the price is right, the return plane will still use theirs." ”
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It is worthy of the elite who has worked in the butler department of the world's top hotel management group in Intercontinental Hotels Group, two phone calls, Mirren helped Chen Geng contact the plane, to Chen Geng's surprise, the other party was determined that Chen Geng was going to carry out two charter missions, and the price concession was beyond imagination: if it is calculated with 15 seats, the price is even cheaper than booking 15 seats from the airline.
"The competition in general aviation in the United States is fierce," Mirren felt normal in the face of his boss's surprised eyes: "If it is a medium-sized group business trip, in fact, charter flights are more cost-effective, not only in terms of time, but also more free, and the price will not be much more expensive than taking regular flights with big airlines." Of course, if you're chartering that kind of luxury business jet, the price is much higher. ”
Chen Geng nodded, the rental price of business jets is indeed expensive and scary, just now when Mirren was talking to the other party on the phone, Chen Geng heard that a small business jet based on the Beechcraft 99 modification, the number of seats has changed from 15 to 8, but the price of the charter flight is three times that of a regional passenger Beechcraft 99, and the overall price has soared all of a sudden.
This side was confirmed, and Chen Geng called Ding Haijun again. Ding Haijun didn't know what was going on, just now Chen Geng hung up the phone in a hurry, he was worried in his heart, and now as soon as the phone was connected, he hurriedly asked Chen Geng cautiously: "Mr. Chen, what happened just now?"
"It's nothing," Chen Geng said in an understated tone: "I just think it's too much time for you to take the train, I helped you charter a plane, and you can just take the plane the day after tomorrow......"
“......”
What the fuck!
Ding Haijun's heart was broken: Just to save a few precious foreign exchange, we were reluctant to even sit on the plane, so you directly ordered a charter plane for us?
Poor Comrade Ding Haijun never knew that the price of charter flights for short-haul domestic routes in the United States would be so cheap.
But before Ding Haijun could speak, Chen Geng continued: "I have already paid for the charter flight, and in two hours at most, someone from the airline will come to help you go through the relevant procedures." You don't have to worry about anything after you go through the formalities, you don't have to go to the airport in advance, they will send a car to pick you up two hours before the plane takes off, and you will be dropped off at the front of the plane.
Oh, by the way, although this plane is a small plane, it also has 15 seats, isn't it free for three seats, you can see if you can find three more people to come over......"
Ding Haijun couldn't hear what Chen Geng said later, and he had only one thought in his mind: corruption!
Obviously, you can take the train, although the speed of the American train is faster than the speed of the domestic train, but I heard that the train in the United States is comfortable, and the air conditioner will be there along the way, how good?
But this kid just chartered a plane.
Chartered a plane!
In Ding's concept, chartering a plane can only be carried out when state-level activities are carried out, and even if Chen Geng is chartering a small plane with only a dozen seats, a charter plane is a charter plane, and this will not make a difference depending on the size of the plane. But when he thought that the charter flight was also a manifestation of the other party's strength, Ding Haijun couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart: Maybe this Chen Geng's strength was more than he and others imagined? Otherwise, how could he charter a plane for himself?
After hanging up the phone, Ding Haijun didn't dare to delay for a second, and went straight to Lian Changheng's office, and heard Ding Haijun say that Chen Geng had chartered a plane for the liaison office and the members of the delegation at his own expense, and Lian Changheng was also frightened: "Is it really fake? Lao Ding, you can't joke about this kind of thing." ”
"Do I dare to joke about this kind of thing?" Ding Haijun smiled bitterly: "I'm going to be scared to death, what is the origin of this Chen Geng, this charter plane, can we sit or not?"
Ding Haijun was almost scared to death, Lian Changheng was not much better, the current situation was beyond his authority, he gritted his teeth: "Go! ”
Ding Haijun nodded, this decision is only made by Minister Huang, the top leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Republic who led a delegation to the United States this time.
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