Chapter 475: Own Airport
When the two flight attendants, Olivia Lynch and Hannah Pegg, went out in the morning, they never imagined that a $50,000 super "pie" would be smashed in their faces today, and this pie was non-toxic and delicious, and it didn't require extra self-esteem.
Before they left, Zheng Xudong said with a smile: "Okay, don't be happy, let's work, go make two cups of Blue Mountain coffee, and then call the captain over." ”
Olivia Lynch and Hannah Page said in unison, "Yes, boss!" The two turned and walked back, and Olivia Lynch said to Hannah Page, "Hannah, you go call the captain, I'll make coffee." ”
"Good!" replied Hannah Page happily.
A minute later, two cups of freshly ground authentic Blue Mountain coffee were placed in front of Zheng Xudong and Captain Mark Sheridan, "Captain Sheridan!" "Boss, just call me Mark." "OK! Mark, last time because it was very late, so we didn't talk in detail, this time during the flight I want to talk to you, do you think you are satisfied with my service now? If you are not satisfied, you can put it forward, I can improve what I can improve, if not, we can choose both ways! You can find another job. ”
Captain Mark Sheridan didn't expect the young boss to be so direct, he took a sip of his coffee, and quickly began to phrase the words in his mind to answer, "Good coffee, authentic Blue Mountain." He first praised Blue Mountain Coffee, and then said, "Boss." "Call me Anton or Anton either. "Let's call the boss, I'm used to it, and I can't change it for a while." "Okay, whatever you want!" "I personally feel honored to be able to fly a plane for you, in terms of work intensity and working environment, it is easier than flying a commercial civil aircraft, there is no difficulty at all, if the boss you have any personal requirements to put forward, we will try to abide by it." Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something, and added: "There is really one thing to say that there is something." "Oh!?Tell me!" "That's the issue of jet fuel (kerosene) and some miscellaneous costs for ground airfields. This is a major item in the cost of private jets! And it is a standing expense, boss, you must understand that you have almost no problem eating and drinking on the plane, but without fuel, the plane is just a lump of iron! There are also take-off and landing fees at the landing airport, night docking fees, and so on. "Captain Mark, I understand, you just say how much does this plane usually cost for a year, based on your experience?"
Captain Mark Sheridan picked up the coffee in front of him, took a sip and calculated it in his mind, and after a full two minutes, he said, "Boss, this kind of medium-sized private jet usually costs between 18 and 2.2 million US dollars a year. The majority of the cost is personnel salaries and fuel costs, salaries are fixed, and fuel costs depend on how often you use the aircraft, which is not easy to calculate. All I can say is that based on the current price of jet fuel in the United States, it costs $20,000 to fill up our plane, and then it will be able to fly 11,000 kilometers. Other airport stops are usually $300 a night, with the exception of New York Airport, where Boeing has already paid the fee at the end of the year. But just like today when we go to Chicago, it costs about a thousand dollars to take off and land and make a stop. Other costs, such as cleaning fees, are about $100 each time. ”
"Cleaning fee? Don't we have two flight attendants, and we have to find a cleaner to clean the plane separately?" asked Zheng Xudong.
Captain Mark Sheridan smiled when he heard this and said, "Boss, the cleaning fee here is not the same as the cleaning fee you said. The cleaning fee here refers to the fact that the airport uses a professional vehicle to help us remove the excrement in the bathroom. Then fill the plane with clean running water, you can wash your hands, flush the toilet, etc. ”
As soon as Zheng Xudong heard that I was in the Olympics, this person was embarrassed. He scratched his head with his hand a little embarrassed, took a sip of coffee to ease the awkward atmosphere, and then said: " Captain Mark, I think so, although Boeing has already borne your salary costs until the end of the year, I still decided to give some subsidies to a few of you who serve me, just now I have given the two flight attendants $50,000 each, and you, as the captain, I decided to give you $80,000, and the co-pilot will give you $70,000, in terms of flight expenses, I will advance you 1 million dollars, you and the co-pilot will take the money, and one person will keep the account, and before the expenses are gone, you can call me and I will add it to you, do you understand? You go back and discuss with the co-pilot who will take the money and who will keep the accounts. Then you call the co-pilot and ask him to come with your bank cards, and I'll transfer money to you. ”
When Mark Sheridan heard Zheng Xudong's words, he immediately became happy, everyone is the same, who is not happy if he has received a "huge amount of money"! He quickly stood up and bowed to Zheng Xudong, and said sincerely: "Thank you, boss!"
"Okay, take the coffee away, and let the flight attendant bring over a new one, and you can discuss getting the co-pilot over." ”
This time, the co-captain came quickly, he already knew the news, of course he was very happy, and before sitting down in front of Zheng Xudong, he also bowed to Zheng Xudong, and then said: "Thank you boss for your concern for us!"
"First Officer Tye Witt, sit down for a coffee. ”
"Okay boss, just call me Tye. After speaking, Tye Witt sat opposite Zheng Xudong and took a sip of coffee, "I discussed it with Mark, he will take the money, and I will keep the accounts." Speaking of which, he took out two bank cards from his pocket and placed them on the table between the two, "Boss, this is the bank card for the two of us." ”
Zheng Xudong took out the UBS tablet and transferred 580,000 yuan to Mark Sheridan, and another 70,000 yuan to Tye Witt. Tye Witt took his bank card and walked away happily.
The two flight attendants and the two captains are gone, Zheng Xudong sits on the luxury seat and looks at the blue sky and white clouds outside the plane string window, this private jet does not seem to be a one-time investment, spend tens of millions, hundreds of millions of dollars to buy it, this is simply a monster that swallows gold! Every day, every hour, every moment is spending money, spending money on the ceiling, spending money on landing, and regular maintenance, this is still a medium-sized passenger plane, and his own US presidential 747-8VIP is an absolute large passenger plane! All kinds of expenses have to go up, it seems that I have to work hard to make money!
Thinking of his 747-8VIP, he took out his mobile phone and edited a text message to Ivanka, telling her that the airport in the national security zone of Nevada must consider taking off and landing his 747-8VIP large plane when it is renovated.
HE ALSO WANTED TO BUILD AN AIRPORT ON HIS FARM, BROKEN O, MONTANA, WHICH HE BOUGHT, AND HE SENT THIS MESSAGE TO IVANKA AND ASKED FOR HER OPINION.
After more than 20 minutes, Ivanka did not reply to the message, but called him directly, telling him that the design drawings for the reconstruction and expansion of the airport in Nevada's national security zone had been completed, and that he was waiting for the grass to be planted without nuclear radiation so that workers could enter the construction site. As for repairing the airport in the BROKEN O farm, it is not a matter of lip service to repair, to go to the field to investigate, not only can not damage the ecological environment of the ranch, but also can not affect the growth of the farm's cattle, sheep and other livestock, here involves a very complex problem, must send an expert team to the ranch to inspect before you can draw a conclusion to repair or not, if simply to repair an airport to destroy the ecology of the ranch, it is better not to repair. On top of that, airports have a great impact on the livestock industry, and the loud sound of airplanes can affect the growth of livestock and poultry. Zheng Xudong had heard that an airport in China had affected the chicken farms around him, and the owner of the chicken farm complained that the chickens in the chicken farms had stopped laying eggs since the airport was built, and the chicken mortality rate had increased. In the end, the airport had no choice but to give money to move the chicken farm. It seems that professional issues have to be decided by experts!
He remembered that there was another place where he could repair the airport, and this place would not affect people and animals, and thinking of this, he took out the phone and dialed a number, and the phone rang only two times and then it was answered.
"Ah Dong, this is the first time you have called an old man like me, tell me, what are your instructions?" The hearty laughter of the person on the other side of the phone came from the phone.
"Uncle Zhang Ye, you're joking, I'm a little ordinary person, how dare I instruct you, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, at the vice ministerial level! I just have an idea, I want to report to you and see if the above can agree?" Zheng Xudong hurriedly said modestly on the phone.
"What do you think? Tell me about it. See if I can solve it?" said Ambassador Zhang Ye on the other side of the phone.
"That's right, I now have three private jets under my name, one of which is large and two is medium, and for my convenience, I want to build an airport in the Lop Nur area that the state gave me that can take off and land my large 747-8 VIP aircraft. I wonder if the state can agree to it? Won't I report to you first?"
"You kid is doing something! Don't say that I don't count if I say it, the prime minister doesn't count, because all the airports in our country are for both military and local purposes, and the high-level leaders must hold a leadership group meeting to build such an airport, and military personnel must also participate. Can't you stop for two days? Besides, isn't there a civil airport in Gan Province? There is also a civil airport in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, so you can apply for a flight route in advance and drop it at will! I can talk about applying for a flight route without having to find someone else. I'll have to report back to the airport. Zhang Ye said with a bitter face on the phone.
"I've checked, Uncle Zhang, the largest airports in the two provinces are in the provincial capitals, and the largest is the capital of Xinjiang Province, which is a 4D-level airport, which can only take off and land Boeing 767, Boeing 747 weight reduction, Airbus A300 and other twin-engine medium-range wide-body passenger aircraft, and the one in the provincial capital of Gan Province is even smaller, it is 4C-level, and the two airports can't take off and land my 747-8VIP! My plane needs to be at least a 4E airport, and if I buy an Airbus A380 and convert it into my private jet one day, then I will have to repair the world's highest airport 4F. Uncle Zhang, are you saying I'm right?"
"Child, are you right, I don't count, then you have to speak above, you are the first person in our country to be proposed by a person to repair the airport, others used to have that heart, and they didn't have that guts, you are good, you want to be the first person to eat crabs, I will throw the words here first, don't get too hopeful, difficult! difficult!"