Chapter 945: Far Away
As the plane passed through the thick clouds, it suddenly became a blur in front of me????. .?
Snow-capped mountains, valleys with rooftops, snow-covered trees, and ice floes reflecting sunlight make it a beautiful scenery of a snowy country as far as the eye can see.
"Wow, is this the Alps?"
"Zhang Xiaoyao, hurry back to your seat, the plane is about to land!"
"It's okay, the airport hasn't arrived yet," Zhang Xuyao turned his head and smiled at Tang Jiayi on the side seat: "Besides, even if you really arrive, don't you have to queue up in circles in the sky?" ”
"It's too late!"
"Just in time!"
Seeing that the two women started the daily bickering mode, Atletico couldn't stand it anymore, and opened his mouth to release the group ridicule: "You two really have spare time, what's there to fight about?"
One sentence attracted the eyes of the two women, he Shi Shiran took out a hard leather box and opened it, took out a camera from it and stuffed it into Zhang Xuyao's hand, "Here you are, take a picture when you see the good scenery." ”
"What age is the Polaroid?"
"It's good to have it! Anyway, it's a special camera, and the photo effect is much better than that of a mobile phone. ”
Casually responding, Atletico took out another camera and stuffed it into his wife's hand, "Since she doesn't listen to persuasion, let's ignore her, and if someone doesn't catch the full cabin rolling in the cabin for a while, you can use this to take a picture of her." ”
"Good idea!" Tang Jiayi reached out to take the camera, casually started to aim at the target, and then quickly pressed the shutter. The camera quickly spat out a piece of colored photographic paper, which she held in her hand and shook it like a demonstration.
Looking at the shaking photo paper, Zhang Xuyao remembered the fear of being wantonly captured emojis, and no longer had the intention of enjoying the snow scene, so she obediently returned to her position and grabbed the seat belt and tied it around her waist, and then turned her head and said to me: "Sister, I was wrong, can you give me the photo?"
"It's not good, you'll destroy it. ”
"No, no, I just want to keep a souvenir. ”
While they were talking, the two of them felt a tightness on their legs and a slight shaking of their upper bodies at the same time, but the airport was in sight, and their planes began to slow down and circle.
Looking out the window, an airport on the edge of the city appeared in front of Zhang Xuyao, which was the destination of this long-haul flight, Zurich Airport in Switzerland.
Compared with many modern airports in China, this airport does not occupy a large area, but it has the highest throughput in Europe, relying on superior efficiency. The Blue Bird that Atletico and his party were on did not delay for too long and was soon allowed to land.
Seeing that the plane landed successfully, Zhang Xuyao unbuckled his seat belt as soon as possible, leaned on the porthole next to him again, and looked out.
When she saw the SWISS plane, which had a pure white fuselage but a white cross Swiss flag on a red background painted on the tail, she shouted even more: "Wow!
First, flight 111 disintegrated due to a fire in the air, and three years later, the 911 terrorist attack hit the global civil aviation industry, and the original SWISS collapsed and declared bankruptcy in 2002. The current SWISS is actually a restructured SWISS, and the new company inherits the assets and brand logo of the former, and the headquarters is still located at Zurich Airport, so it is not surprising to see a lot of red tails here.
For someone's fuss, Atletico turned their heads to look sideways, saying that they didn't know the chick. However, the little people around them spoke one after another, stood up and climbed the window to watch, and loudly argued whether it was a koi fish or not, and the clear children's voice echoed in the cabin, which was also refreshing.
After passing the SWISS tarmac, the plane that appeared in front of the "Blue Bird" suddenly became smaller, and became a small and medium-sized aircraft similar to its size.
"Wow! That's a lot of private jets, Bombardier, Cessna Awards, Dassault Falcons, and so many Gulfstreams. ”
After being amazed, Zhang Xuyao turned his head, looked at Atletico and said, "But they are all old machines, not as big as ours." ”
"That's because people bought it early, and the 650 was still being tested and verified at that time. Besides, the 650 is not the largest private jet, the 747-VIP is, the same business jet as the president, you deserve it. ”
The 747 was originally a long-range general-purpose transport aircraft designed by Boeing for the U.S. military in the 1960s, but later lost to Lockheed's C-5 "Galaxy" in the bidding and had to be converted into a civilian transport aircraft and then a passenger aircraft. The 747 is warmly welcomed by the market, and has been selling well for 50 years, with a figure all over the world.
However, the veteran will eventually wither, half a century later, the market situation has gradually changed, airlines prefer a new generation of long-range, fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly twin-engine medium-sized passenger aircraft, several floors of four-engine Boeing 747 is no longer popular, and is gradually retired and eliminated. Seeing this situation, Boeing changed course and launched the latest model 747-8 VIP customization service, hoping to get a share of the increasingly hot business jet market.
Hearing this joke, Zhang Xuyao twitched her nose, "300 million, or dollars, I can't afford it, and I can't afford it." But brother, you can try it, the flying bathtub or something is the most loved. ”
"I can't afford to raise it either," Atletico stomped his feet to his feet, "It's hard to just raise a blue bird, how can there be that idle time to toss that kind of big guy." ”
Although the 747 business jet has advantages in size and interior space, it is less flexible to use and less expensive to maintain. After all, the 747 has a take-off distance of 3,000 meters and a fuselage height of 19.3 meters, which has high requirements for the airport's runway, gangway, refueling truck, and hangar.
Atletico's voice fell, and the plane under his feet finally stopped at the designated parking position.
With the experience of the last time, the four snacks did not run towards the door of the machine without hesitation, but looked at their mothers.
The latter nodded lightly and beckoned to them, "Go change clothes with Mom!"
After some tidying up, the group walked down the spiral ladder and appeared on Swiss soil.
They are standing on a rented base from a local business jet operating company, surrounded by all kinds of small and medium-sized jets, and standing here feels like they are in a business jet air show, which feels completely different from a normal airport.
The Atletico family is nothing, the adults are not strange, the children are young and ignorant, Zhang Xu Yao and the entourage who walked beside them were a little uncalm, and they took out their mobile phones and cameras one after another, and patted at the surrounding planes.
"Hey, hey!" The frequent flashing lights finally caused Atletico to become impatient, and he turned his head to stop: "You guys are almost enough! It's our first time here, but don't look like you're curious, you'll be laughed at." ”
After being trained by him like this, Zhu Lingling, Pan Yicong and the bodyguards all consciously put away their mobile phones, and Zhang Xuyao also obediently put away the camera after taking a few photos in a rageful manner.
Originally, Switzerland, as a European financial center and tourist destination, was already easy to attract political and business people, and the upcoming Davos Forum has exacerbated this attraction, which is why it is full of business jets.
Davos is an alpine town southeast of Zurich that is known for its clean air and recuperation, as well as its ski resorts of good quality and size. However, for people outside Western Europe, when it comes to Davos, the first thing that comes to mind is the Davos Forum and the Davos Annual Meeting.
The World Economic Forum (EF), a non-profit foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland, holds its annual meeting in Davos every winter, inviting multinational company bosses, economists, politicians, and entertainment stars to gather together to participate in various thematic conferences to study world economic issues. Because the town of Davos has hosted so many EF Winter Meetings, why has there been a conceptual binding between the two, and when one is mentioned, the other comes to mind.
Unlike other summits, EF is a membership-based foundation, and when a company reaches the required size and influence, it will receive an invitation to join them, and then you can happily pay to join. The number of politicians and economists participating in the conference was small, but the degree of big-name was far greater than the others, and the Davos Forum invited the owner of Air China 6 this year, but it was not in vain that the organizers deliberately revised the schedule of the conference to avoid the Spring Festival group meeting.
The turnover target Bee has already been reached, but it is a little worse in terms of influence, and it was not until last year that it received a formal invitation to join. This is a small circle that only the richest handful of people can join, although Atletico Madrid is not very cold, but he did not refuse arrogantly, paid the membership fee plainly, and then took his private jet to come over to play soy sauce.
Waving goodbye to the crew members, Atletico Madrid and his entourage left the airport and headed to the hotel they had booked in advance.
The parking stands at the airport are very tight, and Jade Bird will not stay here for long, and will soon take off to France, where it will be maintained and maintained, and will fly to pick up Atletico Madrid and his party after the Spring Festival holiday.
When I go abroad for a meeting, I still take my wife, children, and sister-in-law, and I don't miss work and leisure, and there is no one with this attitude.
The town of Davos is located in the Alps, more than 100 kilometers from Zurich, and is mainly accessible by mountain trains. However, Atletico did not rush over, but Shi Shiran took a car to the city, threw his luggage into the hotel, and then rushed out to go shopping and visit this European financial center.
Walking on the streets of a foreign country, pushing the double strollers provided by the hotel, watching and chatting while walking, savoring the slender and calm Lake Zurich and the life of the people around it, it is also a special fun.
White swans, mandarin ducks, and wild ducks of all colors swim and frolic in the water, and on the shore are buildings with classical flavor and paths around the lake, a beautiful picture of harmony between man and nature.
Zhang Xuyao turned on the camera, put on a new photo paper, and couldn't help but admire: "It's so beautiful here! The lake is so clear, and there are white swans, any picture can be used as a postcard." ”
The sister of the Tang family didn't want her to be satisfied, and opened her mouth to say: "The city and the lake are two different ecosystems, and if you want the lake to reflect the city, you must spend a lot of money on sewage purification and garbage recycling, otherwise it will get worse and worse." In the past, there was also a cross-flow of sewage, garbage everywhere, swans, fish and shrimp or something not much left, but later found that the lake water was too dirty to hinder the view, so it took great efforts to carry out environmental remediation, coupled with the de-industrialization of all kinds of trials, which gradually restored the water quality. ”
"Why is it that everywhere is polluted first and then treated?"
"There are also places that are unpolluted and kept clean all the time," Atletico interjected.
"Where?"
Atletico stretched out his hand and directed the guide, "Antarctica!"
"Hey, brother, why don't you say that there is Mount Everest in the North Pole? Anyway, it is also rare for people to visit, and there is no industry and agriculture. ”
"The North Pole and Mount Everest are smaller than the South Pole, and there are more people who go there, and they have long been polluted, but the situation is not too serious. ”
Zhang Xuyao was about to speak, but heard someone talking to several of them in German.
Switzerland is located between Germany, France, Italy and Austria, and its territory is full of cross-border ethnic groups, and the official language is German, French and Italian (Austrians also speak German), plus a Romansh. Zurich is located in northeastern Switzerland, close to the German-speaking region, and it is not uncommon to meet German-speaking people.
Her German is only at the level of a travel brochure, she can recognize the common words such as the entrance and exit of the bathroom, and understand the common sentences such as "excuse me, hello, thank you".
After a brief self-introduction, Aunt Bai, who spoke German, stretched out her hand to Atletico Madrid, "It's great to meet you!
Atletico Madrid raised his eyebrows, secretly saying that his hard work was not in vain, and any passer-by could know his deeds, and his popularity had obviously increased a lot. It's this nickname that is really unacceptable, if it's a young and beautiful girl, and there is no wife or other acquaintances around him, he may still be interested in flirting with each other, and he will have an addiction or something. But across from him was a middle-aged woman with loose skin and no longer youthful, so it was naturally all Hugh.
Ignoring the other party and walking away directly, even if he beat each other violently, he could only think about anything, Atletico Madrid stood still and replied to the other party in a standard Berlin accent: "I am Atletico Madrid, but I am not the fastest man, this title belongs to Bolt." ”
Bolt is a three-time Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash and is the fastest man on the planet. The aunt had obviously heard of his name, and smiled when she heard this: "He is, and so are you." You're amazing, and Heron Island is also a magical place. If you can't catch up with this year's Berlin Marathon, are you interested in participating in the Zurich Marathon? You can still register for the April race, and the course mainly passes by the lake, while enjoying the sparkling waves of Lake Zurich, while running forward, isn't it wonderful?"
In the face of this familiar aunt, Atletico Madrid had no choice but to smile and say: "If I have time, I will think about it." ”
Since she knows Atletico Madrid's identity and occupation, her aunt actually understands that the other party is unlikely to participate, and most business owners are very busy, and they don't have much free time to fly over to compete. So she retreated, pointed to the lake next to her, and suggested again: "Actually, you don't have to wait until the game day. Lake Zurich is beautiful in winter, isn't it?"
"Well, it's a great place to run. (To be continued.) )