Chapter 0618 Visit Boeing and Buy an Airplane
On the twenty-ninth day of January 77, fine,
That morning, after having breakfast in the in-house restaurant of the Sheraton Hotel, according to the arrangement of the reception staff of the Boeing Company, Li Wenxing and his entourage set off for the headquarters of the Boeing Company and arrived on time at half past nine o'clock.
As one of Boeing's major customers, Li Wenxing received VIP courtesy from Boeing, and even a vice president in charge of marketing and sales came forward.
Of course, this is also because Li Wenxing is stupid and has a lot of money, and he customizes five planes in one go, a giant cargo plane Boeing 707, and four medium-sized business aircraft Boeing 747, with a total order of 110 million US dollars, which is enough for Boeing to eat and not pay attention to it.
And Li Wenxing has his own celebrity effect, buying Boeing's planes is equivalent to advertising for them,
Boeing has not yet dominated the aircraft market, or even never did, and brand promotion is also very important to them, and this kind of behavior is normal.
Received by Boeing's grand reception, I feel very good, after all, the money is not spent in vain, which makes people feel comfortable.
During this period, Li Wenxing was invited to visit around, and he did not refuse, even if he couldn't see Boeing's production workshop or R&D room, just take a look and gain some knowledge.
However, what Li Wenxing cared about most was the plane he ordered, and he just walked around the Boeing office building, and directly asked to see the plane.
Of course, the reception staff did not refuse to accept it, and this was originally a pre-arranged itinerary, so they immediately called for a few cars similar to golf carts to carry Li Wenxing and his party to the hangar where the plane was stored.
Accelerated progress......
Twenty minutes later, Li Wenxing and his entourage came to Boeing's exclusive parking field, and then saw the plane that belonged to him, which was spraying the fuselage pattern.
It's big, it's mighty, it's worth it.
"Mr. Wilson, when can I fly this plane?"
At that time, he circled his plane on the ground, and Li Wenxing did not get close, because a staff member was spraying paint, thinking that this should be a special arrangement made by Boeing for him, for this scene.
"Mr. Li, there are ten more days, if you are in a hurry, a week is fine, and airframe spraying is the last job. ”
At this time, listening to Li Wenxing's questioning, Dimon Wilson, the vice president of Boeing who accompanied him to visit the passenger plane, replied succinctly.
He was promoted to vice president of the company by the board of directors of Boeing only last year, and this year's sales performance has been rated, after all, most airlines, if they need airplanes, are booked several years in advance.
However, Li Wenxing's order was received by him as soon as he was promoted last year, no matter what the facts are, this is his performance and a reflection of his strong ability.
"Has Mr. Li found a qualified pilot? Providing customers with and introducing excellent pilots is also one of our Boeing services......
"Oh, I've looked for a few, but I haven't decided yet, if Mr. Wilson has a better one here, you should have a roster of candidate pilots?"
To buy an airplane, of course, you have to bring a pilot, otherwise you won't be able to drive it yourself when you buy it, and it won't become a scrap?
Li Wenxing naturally also instructed people to select pilots around the world, and they have money and are easy to do, and in most of the half year, dozens of people have been screened out, and seven or eight people have been sent to contact them, but they have not yet been decided.
At this time, I heard Wilson take the initiative to mention this, since it is a complimentary service, it doesn't hurt to choose.
"Then Mr. Li, do you have any special requirements for pilots, such as gender, driving age, ......?"
Seeing that Li Wenxing was interested, Wilson also became serious, he just asked casually, and only such a private customer needs a pilot, and he will never have much to do when he encounters customers of other airlines.
"Preferably female, no bad habits, stable family, happy marriage, if you are single, you must have children, you must be 30 to 40 years old, you can move to Xiangjiang, if you have driving experience, ten years? Well, that's all......"
Choosing the right pilot for yourself is more important than choosing a driver or captain.
Airplanes can be different from other means of transportation, the sky is high and high, not to mention what bad weather encounters, it is a normal flight, but also a test of the quality of the pilot, it can be said that a little negligence, is the end of hiccups.
"Okay, Mr. Li, we will screen out the qualified pilots in strict accordance with your requirements, and give you a reply by this time tomorrow at the latest......"
As early as when Li Wenxing made a request, Wilson's assistant had already made a record in his notebook, and when Li Wenxing's voice fell, in order to show his attention, Wilson specially took it over to check it before replying.
Details determine success or failure, and sure enough, people who can climb to such a position have two brushes, and even the assistants around them are very eye-catching, which makes Li Wenxing very satisfied.
"So, I'll stay in Seattle for two days, and I'll drive it away until the fifteenth of next month. ”
That's it
The visit officially ended, and everyone returned the same way.
Li Wenxing didn't go into the plane to visit, and it was like that when he looked at it again, even if he was dissatisfied, he didn't have time to change it, so it was better to retain the joy of boarding the plane for the first time.
"Beauty, have you taken all the photos?"
On the way back, Li Wenxing, who was sitting in the back seat of the Bentley and holding Dorothy, suddenly asked Lin Jiali, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
I came to Seattle once, but it wasn't for the acquisition of Starbucks, it was okay to have Lin Jiali in charge, and it wasn't to meet the two IT elites, Gates and Allen, who are still hairy young men, so there's no need.
The biggest purpose of this trip is to take a few photos of the inspection and acceptance of the plane, and put them in the social circle of Xiangjiang.
It's coming to the end of the year, and star companies need to have a big news, although Superstar Pictures, which is far away in the United States, has also achieved a lot of results, but unfortunately it is not shocking enough.
No matter how much money the star company makes, it is not as good as the news effect of his boss buying a few planes as toys, just this one thing, you can save a lot of advertising costs, and the star company does not need to play any advertising at all in the future.
"Don't worry, it's all filmed, I'll go to the hotel to print it, and then fax it, and by tonight, you can see it in the "Sing Tao Evening News" ......"
Answering Li Wenxing's question like this, Lin Jiali estimated the time of Xiangjiang in her heart,
It's 12 o'clock at noon, and the time difference of 16 hours is 16 hours, and if you are fast, you can indeed catch up with the printing in the "Sing Tao Evening News" on January 30 in Xiangjiang. "Well, then I'll wait for your good news......"
And when Li Wenxing heard Lin Jiali's answer, his heart suddenly relaxed, exhaled heavily, then raised his eyebrows, and then gnawed on Dorothy's face. I want to talk about "Rebirth of Xiangjiang Giants" with more like-minded people, and pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~