The next day, after enjoying a sumptuous buffet breakfast at the InterContinental Hotel, Xu Zhi and He Zhaoqiong took a Lincoln car to the Boeing Gigafactory in Everett under the arrangement of the Boeing receptionist.

The 40-minute drive is fleeting, and in the distance, Xu Zhi can see the white buildings from the car, Xu Zhi also knew about this super factory before he came, covering an area of 365 hectares, which is equivalent to a piece of land of 1.8*2km, with its own test runway, huge hangars and countless workshops larger than a football field.

Soon, the car drove to the gate, and after a series of inspections, Xu Zhi and his party entered the world's largest factory.

The first step in Boeing's reception itinerary was to take guests to visit the interior of the factory, and Xu Zhi was even more desperate for this, knowing that as a potential customer, he could visit the interior of the workshop in a real sense, rather than spending a few dollars on the roof of the workshop to watch from a distance.

The interior of the Boeing factory is very large, and the transportation of the internal employees is bicycles, because many times, it is too far to go from one corner of the workshop to the other side, and if you have to walk, you can run a few times a day.

Xu Zhi and others naturally did not need to ride bicycles, and as potential customers for tens of millions of dollars in planes, the Boeing receptionist drove a ten-seater electric car and planted a few people to watch around the factory.

Along the way, Thomson, vice president of sales, introduced the history and development story of the Boeing factory, although he was a sales position, he knew the entire huge workshop well, and the tone of each place was full of pride.

Xu Zhi was also quite interested in a large aircraft factory, and after chatting with the vice president for more than half an hour, he asked, "Mr. Thomson, I wonder if you can take us to see the prototype now?"

"No problem, as you wish. Thomson replied with a smile, although it is difficult for Boeing to enter the private jet market, but in the field of official leasing, there are still many professional companies to buy Boeing aircraft for commercial use, these companies have a good relationship with Boeing, some are also American companies, in order to let Xu Zhi and others have a direct visual effect, Boeing specially transferred back a commercial business jet.

Thomson signaled, the driver slammed on the accelerator, the car sped up, and five minutes later, it was in the parking garage on the other side of the factory.

In the garage, a "brand-new" Boeing 737 plane was parked, and Xu Zhi took He Chaoqiong around from the outside, until his neck was sore, and then he walked to the boarding gate.

Thomson said: "Mr. Xu and Miss He, you might as well go inside the plane and take a look, there is already a very beautiful set of decorations inside." ”

"Thank you. Xu Zhi smiled and said, and took He Chaoqiong onto the boarding ladder.

As soon as he entered the cabin door, the stewardess inside stepped forward, bowed her head and saluted, "Two, please inside." ”

Thomson followed behind him and said with a smile: "Lily, you can introduce this plane to Mr. Xu." ”

"Okay. Lily nodded in agreement, and then led Xu Zhi and the others to walk around the entire interior of the plane, visiting the working area, rest area, reception room and master bedroom area in the plane.

Under Lily's introduction, Xu Zhi also knew that the current plane belongs to a business jet leasing company owned by Delta Air Lines, and the interior is a French-style custom interior, in addition to a bed in the master bedroom area, there are 32 seats, of which 8 luxury sofas can all be folded down to become a bed.

The interior of the aircraft has its own kitchenette, bar, 2 toilets and a shower room for bathing.

Thomson also followed behind him, and after Lily's introduction, he asked with a smile, "Mr. Xu, I don't know what you think?"

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, if I buy it at this moment, I don't know when I will get the plane?"

Thomson said: "Mr. Xu, according to the convention, our company is to receive orders and then production, and the order of delivery is based on the order of orders placed by major airlines, and at present, orders have been scheduled for three years.

However, considering that Mr. Xu is a private purchase, I can apply for early production for you, so that it can be delivered in two years. ”

Xu Zhi frowned and said, "After the delivery of this plane, it will take some time for the later decoration, right?"

Thomson nodded and said: "Yes, our Boeing only produces bare motors, and all kinds of retrofitting in the later stage are the customer's business, Mr. Xu can change the plane into a private jet, while the general airline fills up the seats."

These are not asked by our company, but about luxury decoration, our company can recommend several professional companies for Mr. Xu, if Mr. Xu negotiates with the decoration company in advance, after the plane is delivered, the decoration will be carried out immediately, and it is estimated that it can be completed in three months. ”

"Then can't we produce this piece earlier?" Xu Zhi asked with a frown, he didn't care about the decoration time of a few months, but the waiting period of 2 years was too long.

Thomson said: "Mr. Xu, the production of aircraft is like this, there are few companies in the world that can build aircraft, not one of them will produce aircraft in advance when there is no order, even if you go to Gulfstream to buy a private jet now, I am afraid you will have to wait a long time." ”

Xu Zhi frowned and thought about it, Thomson actually said well, there is a saying in later generations, called second-hand aircraft are more expensive than new aircraft, in addition to more decoration, more important is that buying a new aircraft requires a long waiting period, some super-rich people can't wait, so they set their sights on the second-hand market, which makes the price of second-hand phones in the aircraft market exceed that of new aircraft.

"Are there any planes produced by Boeing that can be transferred?" Xu Zhi thought for a while and asked, you must know that it has been two years since the oil crisis, during which oil prices have skyrocketed, and some airlines will inevitably lose money, and there must be some companies that have ordered planes but cannot pay.

Thomson said: "Mr. Xu, if it was a year ago, there were indeed many such cases, but after a year of internal digestion, the manufacturing plant has already rearranged the production plan according to the previous unsubscription, so the 737 model is not redundant." ”

Xu Zhi asked again: "If the 737 model is not available, then are there other models?"

"Other models?" Thomson was stunned and said, "Yes, there is, but it's a Boeing 747." ”

"747?" Xu Zhi's eyes lit up, he had seen some Saudi Arabian tyrants modified A380 luxury sky palaces in later generations, but now this giant has not yet been born, and the current 747 is the king of the sky.

After Xu Zhi was sure, he asked, "How long will it take to get this 747?"