The specific contract has not yet been formed, and at the Microsoft headquarters, Xu Zhi signed a contract of intent with Bill Gates and Paul Allen and others, and it can be officially signed when the lawyers of both parties will sort out all the details of the contract in the future.

After a few tours in Seattle and nearby cities and some tourist scenes, news came from the team of lawyers hired by Xu Zhi to negotiate the price with Boeing that Boeing had agreed to reduce the price to $102 million.

Xu Zhi also gladly accepted the price, Boeing also sent a commercial team, and the lawyers of the two sides competed in the conference room of the Intercontinental Hotel for a long time, and finally completed the contract, Xu Zhi and Boeing representatives also signed their names on the contract and stamped the seals of both companies.

"Congratulations, Mr. Xu, you now own the most luxurious aircraft in the world. After signing, Thomson shook hands with a smile and said that he was very happy that he could get hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions for this order.

Xu Zhi smiled: "Thank you, Mr. Thomson." ”

"Whether Mr. Xu has found the right pilots and cabin crew to provide customers with excellent pilots is also one of our Boeing businesses. Thomson said with a smile.

Xu Zhi asked: "There are also a large number of aircraft pilots within Boeing?"

"Of course, each of our aircraft will have a lot of test flights after it is manufactured, which also requires a large number of flight pilots, Mr. Xu, no matter what type you need, we can provide it. Thomson said with a smile that Boeing has cooperative relations with several flight training institutions, and also cooperates with the United States Air Force, many excellent transport aircraft pilots will choose to enter Boeing after retirement, after all, the treatment of airlines may be better, but they often need to fly more places, and the schedule is easy to be irregular, while Boeing's test pilots are more stable and comfortable.

Private jet pilots are obviously more relaxed and earn more, and many airline pilots want to desperately get this opportunity. And for Boeing, the wool is out of the sheep, and the people who can buy private jets still care about the introduction fee of how many people?

"I see, I wonder if there are any Chinese pilots? It's better to be able to speak Cantonese?" Xu Zhi asked.

"Not really!" Thomson said embarrassedly, as there are very few Chinese Americans in the United States who are engaged in flying pilots, and there are none within Boeing.

"Then no, I'll take care of the driver and flight attendant myself. Xu Zhi smiled and said, he has made up his mind to poach some people from Cathay Pacific in Xiangjiang, Cathay Pacific has dozens of Boeing 747s, and there is obviously no shortage of excellent pilots inside, as for flight attendants, it is even simpler.

"Okay, our company will hold a celebration party at the Intercontinental Hotel, I don't know if Mr. Xu is free tonight. Thomson asked.

"Yes, no problem. Xu Zhi nodded and agreed.

"Well, in addition, Mr. Xu also needs to set up a decoration company as soon as possible, so that after the plane is delivered, the interior decoration can be carried out immediately. Thomson reminded.

"OK, thank you. Xu Zhi said with a smile.

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After attending the party held by Boeing, the next day, the boss of the professional decoration company introduced by Thomson also came to the Intercontinental Hotel and visited Xu Zhi in person.

"Hello Mr. Xu, I'm Linda Graves, the general manager of Maple Leaf Decoration Company. The person who came was a woman about 50 years old, but her usual maintenance was obviously good, and even He Chaoqiong couldn't help but take a few more glances at the outfits.

Xu Zhi shook hands and smiled, "Miss Graves, please take a seat." ”

"Just call me Linda. Linda said with a smile. She attaches great importance to this business, and a Boeing 747 converted into a private jet is at least a tens of millions of dollars order.

Xu Zhi smiled: "Please take a seat." ”

After the two sat down, He Chaoqiong took out three cups of coffee from the coffee machine in the suite, placed them in front of the three-person table, and then sat down next to Xu Zhi.

"Thank you. Linda thanked He Chaoqiong, and handed Xu Zhi and He Chaoqiong two color printing collections.

Xu Zhi took it and flipped a few pages casually, this is the introduction of Maple Leaf Company, but the main content is still some display of its business, such as some luxury cruise ships, RV renovation, large villa design and so on.

Linda said: "Mr. Xu, our Maple Leaf Company is the largest decoration design company in the eastern United States, specializing in serving the super-rich, designing comfortable living environments and transportation tools. ”

Xu Zhi quickly read the information and asked, "Then have you ever designed a private jet before?"

"Absolutely. Linda replied: "But there are not many people who buy Boeing planes as private jets, we have designed the interiors of Gulfstream for many wealthy people, and we have also designed 737 and 707 models for Boeing types, 747 is the first time we have encountered it, but Mr. Xu, please rest assured, our company will definitely arrange the best team of designers to serve you." ”

"Can I ask, why is the decoration fee of a private jet so expensive?" Xu Zhi asked with a smile, an ordinary 737 private jet decoration cost is close to 10 million US dollars, this is the data he got when he was at Boeing before, and the 747 naturally needs more.

Linda smiled: "This is actually related to the materials used, such as the floor and wardrobe above the plane, the general private jet will choose a material called the wood, this material has its own fragrance, and mosquito proof, produced in the Alpis Mountains in Italy 1000-2000 meters of forest, and according to local law, only this kind of tree can be removed from the mountain if it dies naturally." Therefore, the price of wood made of this material is high, and the price of one square foot can be as high as hundreds of dollars.

In terms of soft furnishings, comfort and fire protection requirements should be considered, and these materials require some laboratories to produce them, so the cost is extremely high. ”

"I see. Xu Zhi smiled and said, "But I'm leaving the United States soon, if you want to take over this business, your designer has to go to Xiangjiang on a business trip." ”

"No problem. Linda replied briskly, such a big business, naturally it is impossible to negotiate it now, Xu Zhi briefly said his requirements for the interior, Linda left satisfied, and promised that the preliminary design plan would be made soon.

After Linda left, He Chaoqiong asked, "Such a big business, you just handed it over to her?"

"How could it be. Xu Zhi said: "There is no way to buy an airplane, only Boeing can produce large aircraft, but there are more such decoration companies, of course I have to choose carefully, let them design first, and then decide which one to choose." ”

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Two days later, Midea also reached an agreement with Microsoft on a cooperation plan, and also bought another 10% stake in Microsoft for $2.5 million in cash.

So far, Midea holds a total of 20% of Microsoft's shares, and in return, Midea will authorize Microsoft to use some of Midea's operating system patents, and at the same time, some classic games, Word, Excel and other office software will also develop new development systems that match Microsoft.

As a Chinese-focused technology company, it is impossible to monopolize the global operating system market without strong political power behind it.

After Microsoft's business was completed, Xu Zhi went to New York and bought a penthouse of a luxury apartment building in downtown Manhattan, located on the 36th floor, which directly overlooks the whole of New York and Central Park, and has its own swimming pool.

Although the price is not cheap, but New York's Manhattan is more tense than Xiangjiang's Central, where every inch of land is expensive, especially near Central Park, the 80s is the end of the development of old buildings in New York, and the future "special spectrum" president made a lot of money in this opportunity and became a famous real estate tycoon in New York City.

On March 1, Xu Zhi, who had been swimming for half a month, took a flight back to Xiangjiang.