【Chapter 616】 Gulfstream's Trip (Subscription Requested!)
At nine o'clock the next morning, the convoy sent by Gulfstream to greet Xiao Feng and his entourage arrived at 'Anlan Farm', which was also Xiao Feng's first experience of contact with these large international companies.
Three Cadillacs and a GMC nanny car suddenly had a luxurious atmosphere, and Xiao Feng finally understood the wealth of a world-class enterprise.
"Mr. Xiao, I'm Mike, the project director of Gulfstream, and I'm here to greet you on behalf of Gulfstream!" a tall, middle-aged white man greeted Xiao Feng in English with a thick Texas accent.
Xiao Feng is one of the top 10 super-richest people in mainland China, with huge assets of more than $5 billion, so Mike is very satisfied with being Xiao Feng's receptionist.
You must know that the base price of a G650 is 65 million US dollars, and if the project director can win Xiao Feng's order, it will mean a commission of hundreds of thousands, which is undoubtedly enough temptation for Mike, who belongs to the middle class.
To that end, Mike and his team set off at eight o'clock this morning and put their posture very low!
"Thank you, Mr. Mike!" Xiao Feng shook hands with Mike and said with a smile: "I have been longing for Gulfstream for a long time, and I am deeply honored to be able to visit this time!"
Although it was the first time to contact representatives of these international companies, Xiao Feng's pure English still allowed him to have no communication barriers, and the aura he had cultivated over the years was still well reflected.
"The convoy is ready, please Mr. Xiao move!" Mike stretched out his hand to invite Xiao Feng, with a sincere attitude.
After a while, Xiao Feng and his entourage boarded the car one after another, and the convoy left the 'Anlan Farm' directly!
"Mr. Xiao, we won't be going to SFO Airport this time, there is already a Gulfstream G550 on standby at a nearby airport!" Mike turned to Xiao Feng when the convoy didn't move along Highway 101.
Headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, in the eastern part of the United States, Gulfstream travels almost entirely across the continental continent from San Francisco, and the best way to get there is by plane.
Xiao Feng originally wanted to book a plane ticket, but Gulfstream arranged a business jet, which immediately made Xiao Feng's family feel the treatment that super customers should enjoy.
The G550 was Gulfstream's best private business jet before 2012, with a wingspan of 28.5 meters, a cruising speed of 904 km/h, and a capacity of 14-17 passengers with a crew of two.
"Thank you!" Xiao Feng nodded to Mike.
Speaking of which, Xiao Feng really hasn't taken a private business jet, and this time he is ready to feel this luxury model.
Moments later, the convoy arrived at a small airport on the outskirts of San Francisco, where a blue-painted G550 was already on standby.
Although he has seen the heroic appearance of the G550 countless times on the picture, after seeing it with his own eyes, Xiao Feng still feels extremely shocked.
The streamlined fuselage, coupled with the unique livery, is far more distinctive than the airline's cookie-cutter flights, and there will be a more exciting table than the larger G650.
Boarding the interior of the G550, the luxurious decoration, spacious seats and even a small bar have opened Xiao Feng's eyes!
In Nini's words, the seats on this plane are so big and so comfortable to lie down!
After everyone is in place, the Gulfstream G550 does not need to wait for the release of the tower like ordinary flights, and quickly takes off from the airport and rushes into the blue sky!
With a range of nearly 4,000 kilometers, the G550 flew from San Francisco on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean to Savannah on the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean in less than five hours.
The plane did not land at the civil aviation airport, but directly at the airport of the Gulfstream headquarters, where the infrastructure is quite advanced and can even take off and land the largest military transport aircraft, the C-130 Hercules!
Through the wide portholes, Xiao Feng saw that there were many planes parked on the runway and semi-open hangars, from the G450 to the latest G650.
It's a collection of luxury aircraft!
After the plane landed, George Morgan, senior vice president and executive director of Gulfstream, actually greeted Xiao Feng on the runway, which immediately made Xiao Feng quite face-saving.
In the United States, with the surname Morgan and senior positions in GM's companies, his identity is naturally self-evident!
Despite the fact that many families have disappeared from media coverage, Xiao Feng knows that old families such as Morgan, Rockefeller, and DuPont still firmly control many of the economic lifelines of the world's leading powers.
"Welcome Mr. Xiao!" George is blonde and blue-eyed, tall, coupled with family background and workplace training, he has a graceful demeanor and a calm aura.
Xiao Feng is not only a super-rich man in the Huaxia Continent, but also has enough influence in the political arena of the Huaxia Republic and has a special status, so George naturally has to come forward to receive him in person.
Gulfstream also hopes to successfully enter the Chinese mainland market through Xiaofeng's order and take the lead in the world's new luxury business jet market!
"Thank you, Mr. Morgan, for greeting!" Xiao Feng nodded and said, "This time we hope to be able to understand some of the G650's situation and make a final decision!"
After a period of pleasantries, under the leadership of George Morgan, Xiao Feng and his family began a tour of Gulfstream.
To Xiao Feng's surprise, Gulfstream Company also specially prepared Barbie dolls for Nini, and the carefulness also made Xiao Feng experience some of the details of international large enterprises.
Different from the high-tech scene imagined by Xiao Feng, in the tall and spacious assembly workshop, various types of aircraft are assembled one by one by workers and technicians like building blocks.
According to George, the headquarters of Gulfstream only undertakes the task of final assembly, and most of the parts and components are delivered to the headquarters by various means of transportation after the completion of the production of other branches or cooperative suppliers.
As a result, the final assembly shop does not involve too many technical secrets, which is an important reason why Gulfstream has opened its headquarters to customers.
In fact, as long as it is a customer of Gulfstream, they will be invited to visit, and Xiao Feng saw many customers accompanied by the project director along the way, including Dongying people, Europeans and Arab billionaires dressed in special costumes!
Under George's leadership, Xiao Feng even boarded a G650 that was undergoing final personalized decorations to visit and experience the charm of this latest luxury business jet up close.
"Mr. Morgan, we have decided to buy a G650, I don't know when it will be delivered at the earliest?" Xiao Feng was not verbose, and asked bluntly.
For Xiao Feng, funding is not a problem, and now he is most concerned about when he will be able to get his own G650.
After all, airplanes are not ordinary fast-moving consumer goods, and even at Gulfstream headquarters, they will not be in stock, and they can only be produced after an order is placed.
Generally speaking, the normal cycle of a G650 from the beginning of operation to the final delivery is 20 months, of course, if Gulfstream has a relationship with customers, this time can be shortened to 15 months, but it will not be less than a year!
"If you place an order now, it will normally not be delivered until at least the fall of 2013, and that's on the premise that we move your order forward!" Morgan thought for a moment and gave a deadline.
Although the G650 has just been put into use this year, in view of Gulfstream's excellent performance in the past, many wealthy people around the world have already scheduled Gulfstream's production schedule to 2014, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a shortage of supply.
However, even if it is an international large enterprise, it is also humane, and the rules are not so rigid!
Xiao Feng's identity is special, and Gulfstream Company is hoping to open up the business of mainland China through Xiao Feng, and with Morgan's power, it can naturally implement Xiao Feng's order in advance.
"In that case, thank you very much!" Xiao Feng understood that he was quite satisfied with being able to get the plane more than a year in advance.
Before coming, Xiao Feng also learned about it, and also inquired about the rich people who owned the Gulfstream G550 such as Lin Jian and Ma Yun, and it even took them nearly three years from placing an order to delivering it!
Of course, it will take 15 months to get the plane, which still makes Xiao Feng a little regretful!
"Mr. Xiao, I don't know if you are interested in taking over if it is an aircraft that someone else is building?" At this time, Mike interjected!
This time, Xiao Feng suddenly became interested!
Under Mike's explanation, Xiao Feng realized that a wealthy man in Europe placed an order for a G650 a year ago, and the plane is about to enter the final stage of personalized decoration, but this rich man is bankrupt! He can't afford to pay the balance of the G650, and he hopes to be able to sell this semi-finished aircraft, but the rich people are not bad for money, so they are naturally unwilling.
Mike saw that Xiao Feng had a high requirement for the time limit, so after thinking about it, he still revealed this information!
"Is there any difference between this plane and other planes?" Xiao Feng didn't mind the so-called 'second-hand goods', besides, it hadn't been delivered yet.
"All the technical parameters are exactly the same, and there is no personalized assembly, you only need to pay $60 million to get this plane!" Mike heard hope from Xiao Feng's tone, and his confidence suddenly increased!
The price difference of 5 million US dollars was tempted by Xiao Feng, anyway, the plane is still under construction, and his personalized requirements can be met, and he can get the plane in advance!
George Morgan was also quite satisfied with Mike's cleverness, and he quietly took two steps back and let Mike and Xiao Feng communicate.
In fact, this G650 has become a sweet burden for Gulfstream, after all, the European billionaire has a lot of liquidated damages, but he has never found a suitable successor. In order to strengthen the relationship with Xiao Feng, Mike threw out this semi-finished product at George's signal.
If Xiao Feng takes over, Gulfstream can get more profits on this G650, and it will be able to get Xiao Feng's friendship, killing two birds with one stone!
On the side, Xiao Feng and Mike had a detailed exchange, and even boarded the G650 for a field inspection, and finally made a decision!R1152