"Mr. Chen, Mr. MacDonald Jr., His Majesty is very happy to hear the news of the arrival of the two of you, and specially told me to receive two distinguished guests, during your time in Brunei, Your Majesty has specially arranged for you to have 10 entourage, responsible for taking care of all the matters during your stay in Brunei, you can leave anything to them to do, and you can also contact me directly. In the car, Rahman turned sideways and politely asked Chen Geng and Little MacDonald, after speaking, he first nodded solemnly in the direction of the palace, and then continued: "He also welcomes you two to the palace at any time." ”

Don't look at Rahman is the most trusted person around King Bolkiah, he always gives people a serious, domineering but inviolable image on weekdays, but when facing Chen Geng and Little MacDonald, he doesn't dare to put on a high-minded posture at all, and his speech and demeanor are very polite.

No way, on the one hand, Chen Geng and MacDonald Jr. are richer than their own king, on the other hand, these two people have deep connections at all levels of the United States, including the political circles of destroying the country, don't look at the king is very rich, but compared to the United States, Brunei can only be regarded as a small country worth mentioning, putting up a fight in front of Chen Geng and MacDonald Jr.?

His Rahman's waist is not so hard.

Of course, the most important thing is that Rahman knew the purpose of Chen Geng and McDonald Jr.'s trip to Brunei: to sell the new generation of MD-11 airliners to Royal Brunei Airlines.

"Thank you very much for Your Majesty's hospitality," Chen Geng was certainly not stupid enough to refuse King Bolkiah's kindness, and nodded: "It is our honor to be able to visit Your Majesty, and as for the specific schedule, I also ask Chief Rahman to help you arrange it." ”

Although Little MacDonald did not speak, he nodded again and again along with Chen Geng's words.

Rahman was very happy to get the promise of Chen Geng and McDonald Jr., and repeatedly said that His Majesty the King would definitely arrange a grand welcome dinner for Chen Geng and McDonald Jr., and that there would be a number of Brunei dignitaries and foreign diplomats in Brunei to attend the banquet, in short, the standard was super high......

After some greetings between the two sides, McDonald Jr. asked Rahman, as if intentionally or unintentionally: "Chief Rahman, if I remember correctly, His Majesty Bolkiah's private plane is a Boeing 767, right?"

"Your Majesty has several exclusive planes," Rahman nodded, his expression a little proud: "The Boeing 767 is just one of them. ”

He was embarrassed to say that King Bolkiah had several private jets, but the Boeing 767 was the largest of all the king's planes.

"Of course, His Majesty Bolkiah is the richest of all the royal families in the world," McDonald Jr. complimented, and said, "So Fernandez and I both think that as the richest king, His Majesty should also have the largest and most luxurious private flying palace in the world, and with all due respect......"

McDonald Jr. shrugged: "The Boeing 767 is obviously not enough to call it a 'flying palace', it is not big enough, at best it can only be considered a mansion flying in the sky, although it is luxurious enough, but obviously it is not enough to match the wealth and richness of His Majesty Bolkiah." ”

"Flying Palace?" Rahman raised an eyebrow.

McDonald Jr.'s words successfully piqued Rahman's interest: None of the Boeing 767s can be called "flying palaces"?

"Yes, the Flying Palace," McDonald Jr. emphasized, "truly worthy of His Majesty Bolkiah's Flying Palace, not the Boeing 767, which is at best a small villa." ”

"The Boeing 767 is not a small villa, it is the most luxurious flying palace in the world. Rahman smiled and shook his head, he felt that this statement of McDonald Jr. was a little inappropriate, although the Boeing 767 is a competitor of your McDonnell Douglas: Boeing, but you say that, not very right?

Rahman has reason enough to be so proud, even if you look at the world, there are not many countries with private jets converted from the Boeing 767 - he selectively ignores the Boeing 747, the special plane of the US president: Brunei is only a small country after all, how can it be compared to the United States.

"Perhaps," McDonald Jr. nodded noncommittally, "but now there's a chance." ”

Rahman's eyes widened, "What chance?"

"McDonnell Douglas's MD-12," Chen Geng took over: "Mr. Rahman, you should know that McDonnell Douglas has developed a large intercontinental airliner McDonnell Douglas MD-12 that is larger than the Boeing 747 and has a real two-deck cabin.

"Is there a bigger plane in the world than a Boeing 747?" Rahman looked at MacDonald Jr. in surprise, he found it hard to believe that this was true: "Mr. Fernandez, you are not kidding, are you?"

Gotcha!

Looking at Rahman's surprised and incredulous face, Chen Geng knew that the Brunei royal chief had really never heard of McDonnell Douglas MD-12, but it was understandable that as the chief of the royal family, Rahman's responsibility was to serve King Bolkiah and those with status in the royal family wholeheartedly.

As for the development trend of civil aviation aircraft in the world?

Does he need to care about this? Brunei doesn't have an aviation industry anyway.

This situation is actually quite common, maybe something has been done in a certain industry, people are panicking, but in another unrelated industry, everyone is calm, and they have never even heard of it, there are too many such examples.

"Of course it's not a joke," McDonald Jr. picked up: "Mr. Rahman, our MD-12 has now entered the stage of static testing, and the next test flight is to take place...... Oh, and by the way, I forgot to tell you that to date, we have more than 30 actual and intended orders, and more than 20 more are under negotiation. ”

As for the actual order of these 30 aircraft, there is no need to explain to Rahman.

But I have to say that these words are really quite bluffing, at least Rahman was taken aback: Is it true? Is there really a plane in the world that is bigger than the Boeing 747? This plane is not only about to make a test flight, but has even received orders for more than 50 planes?!

Rahman couldn't believe it, but the person sitting in front of him, one of whom was the richest man in the world and the other was the chairman of the McDonnell Douglas Group, didn't believe that such a distinguished guest would make such a boring joke with him, so what they said was true? Can a plane bigger than a Boeing 747 be used to build a unique flying palace for His Majesty the King?

Realizing this possibility, Rahman's heart jumped "...... all the way".

As the head of the royal family, Rahman is not only the most staunch servant of King Bolkiah, but also the most staunch believer in Brunei's state religion, which everyone knows and what the characteristics of people who believe in this religion, such as those Middle Eastern relatives of the King of Brunei:

He loves gold and precious stones, and likes to use gold and precious stones to decorate the place where he lives with gold;

He likes pomp, he loves comparison, he likes luxury, and he wants to do his best to overpower his compatriots in all aspects......

Specific to the field of private jets, if a prince or king, sheikh has a private jet converted with a Boeing 737, then other princes, kings or sheikhs will definitely buy a larger, more expensive, more luxurious aircraft for modification, compared to those relatives in the Middle East, King Bolkiah is actually already thrifty, for example, Saudi King Fahd's most luxurious private jet is a Boeing 747-200, and the largest private jet of King Khalifa of Qatar is an Airbus A300.

But Rahman was definitely not happy about King Bolkiah's "frugality", on the contrary, every time he saw the luxurious private jets of His Majesty's Middle Eastern parishioners, he felt hot in his face: Your Majesty is so rich, how can he use such a shabby plane as his air palace?

And McDonald Jr.'s words suddenly opened a new door for Rahman: using this McDonnell Douglas MD-12, which is larger than the Boeing 747-400, as the basis, to build an unprecedentedly huge and luxurious private jet for His Majesty, which is in line with His Majesty's distinguished identity and status.

Despite his heartbeat, Rahman tried to calm himself as much as he could: "Oh...... Is it true? But why haven't I heard of it?"

McDonald Jr. was well aware of the influence that Rahman could achieve on this business, so he did not stimulate him, but said quite tactfully: "You have spent all your energy in the service of His Majesty Bolkiah, and you are a little ignorant of the development of the aviation industry, which is also possible, but if you ask the person in charge of your country's airlines, he will definitely give you a satisfactory answer...... Oh, and I've got some design pictures and photos of the MD-12 here, including photos of static ground testing underway, which you might want to check out. ”

With "maybe" on his lips, McDonald Jr. handed Rahman a file bag containing a photo of the MD-12.

Rahman didn't bother with whether the bag was safe or not, and took it.

The top photo is strictly a rendering, but it captures the MD-12's most typical feature: a full double-decker cabin.

The dense portholes on the upper and lower floors of the "photo" deeply show Rahman the fact that this is a big plane, a big plane, much bigger than the Boeing 747, which he thought was the largest aircraft in the world.

If this plane is used to build a real palace in the sky, won't Your Majesty become the most beautiful boy in the village...... Oh no, the richest man in the Cult of God?

Thinking of this, Rahman couldn't calm down.