【Chapter 677】 The airport is completed
Seeing off Qin Yuanchao and the others, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao did not return to Ginkgo Village, but turned a corner and came to the 'Ginkgo Airport' under construction.
Since the start of construction in July, with sufficient financial support, the construction progress of 'Ginkgo Airport' is only faster than that of other airports.
The high-standard runway that can take off and land the Boeing 747 has been accepted by the Civil Aviation Administration of China long before the heavy snow falls and can be put into use. After the arrival of the snow season, the construction unit is mainly for the interior decoration of hangars, oil depots and other ancillary facilities, installation of networks, water and electricity, etc., the construction of the project has entered the end.
Today is the listing ceremony of the 'Ginkgo New Area' and the day of the completion of the 'Ginkgo Airport', but Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao did not make a big splash and did not notify reporters, after all, this kind of thing does not need to be too high-profile.
When he came to the airport, the construction unit was packing up all kinds of construction equipment, and Xiao Feng looked at the airport within the fence with a smile on his face.
Compared with the norms and luxurys of civil aviation airports, private airports are actually quite simple, with no goldfully decorated halls, no terminals, no escalators and baggage conveyor belts, and it is estimated that they are a little better than the legendary field airports.
Standing on the mountain and looking down, a three-thousand-meter runway runs through the entire valley, and there is a hangar and a three-story building on one side of the runway, and there is not even a tower. is such a humble airport, it cost Xiao Feng 100 million yuan,↗which is equivalent to a quarter of a Gulfstream G650.
In fact, Xiao Feng can also spend about 20 million to build an airstrip that meets the requirements of G650 take-off and landing, but considering the future, Xiao Feng still has a higher standard runway.
Today is not only the completion day of 'Ginkgo Airport', but also the day when the crew of Xiaofeng G650 private business jet came to the airport for field inspection. Just now, when Xiao Feng was participating in the 'listing ceremony', Captain Dai Bin took the co-pilot Qi Jin and two flight attendants to Ginkgo Village.
Dai Bin and Qi Jin were originally employees of Golden Deer Business Jet Leasing. After Xiao Feng took the Bombardier Challenger 850 last time, he felt that the business of these two was good, and their personal image, temperament, etc., were quite in line with Xiao Feng's heart. Through hard work, Xiao Fengshun hired Dai Bin as the captain of the 'Nini' with an annual salary of one million, and the original crew members also dug it up.
At this time, Xiao Feng found out. The daily cost of a private jet can be quite a lot, and the annual salary, benefits, and insurance costs of the four crew members totaled more than 3.5 million, which is basically 10,000 per day!
And that's not just the personnel expenses, but also the future airplane fuel, repairs, maintenance, route costs, airport seat rental, etc., which is also a headache to think about.
According to the figures provided by Gulfstream, basically each Gulfstream G650 will cost no less than $5 million a year, and some people who can afford an aircraft may not be able to afford it.
It seems that there are only those Middle Eastern tycoons who hold Airbus A380 and Boeing 767 as private cars. To be considered a real rich man!
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"Captain Dai, welcome to Ginkgo Village!" Xiao Feng saw him for the first time in three months since Dai Bin led the crew to the United States to learn how to control the Gulfstream G650.
Although Xiao Feng is not too willing to be too polite with Dai Bin and others, it is just because the number of meetings between the two parties is still very small, and now it is just a pure employment relationship.
Perhaps, after a little more time, the situation will change.
"Xiao Dong is polite!" Dai Bin shook hands with Xiao Feng and said with a smile: "The situation at the airport is relatively simple. We've just come full circle and learned the basics!"
Compared with large civil airliners. Because of its small size, private business jets have lower requirements for take-off and landing, and when there is no tower to guide them, they rely on the captain's control to complete the take-off and landing procedures. In this case, private business jets are more testing of the skills of the captain and co-pilot, which is why many wealthy people are more willing to recruit these experienced captains.
As far as Dai Bin is concerned. Accepting Xiao Feng's invitation to be the captain of the 'Nini' not only allowed his income to cross the million-dollar annual salary level, but also greatly increased his popularity in the industry.
"In the past two days, we have tasted all kinds of food in the village, and on the 3rd, we will leave for the United States to receive the 'Nini'!" Xiao Feng patted Dai Bin on the shoulder enthusiastically and said with a smile: "The ingredients used on the plane in the future are also produced by the 'Jinghu Group'. Let's let the stomach get used to it first. ”
According to the agreement between Xiao Feng and Gulfstream, the 'Nini' is scheduled to be delivered on January 6, and Gulfstream will hold a grand delivery ceremony for this purpose, and reduce Xiao Feng's balance payment of 5 million.
Originally, Xiao Feng was a little reluctant to be a supernumerary ambassador for Gulfstream, but considering that $5 million could provide 100,000 children with a month's nutritious lunch, he finally nodded and agreed.
Anyway, now Xiao Feng is participating in reality shows, making movies, and making commercials, and he is in the limelight, and it is not a big deal to appear in front of the global media again.
After greetings, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao, accompanied by Dai Bin and others, walked around inside and outside the airport before leaving together.
Xiao Feng prepared a reception luncheon for the crew members at the 'Xiao Family's Private Restaurant', which was also the first time they tasted the delicious taste of the 'Michelin Three-Star Chinese Restaurant', which left a deep impression on them!
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Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was not until they left Ginkgo Village that Dai Bin and the crew knew why the 'Jinghu Group' was able to rise in a very short period of time, and the deliciousness of the top ingredients was really incomparable.
Dai Bin is ready to move his family to the 'Ginkgo New District', after all, the 'Jinghu Group' can provide good jobs for his family and provide his children with a high school education of sufficient quality. Like Dai Bin, the other crew members were completely attracted by the 'Ginkgo New Area' and had the idea of staying here for a long time.
On this trip, Xiao Feng did not borrow Brother Xiaoma's G550, because he happened to be on a business trip to Dongying, so Xiao Feng and his entourage had to take a flight from Haizhou Airlines to Haizhou first, and then transfer to a direct flight to Miami in Haizhou!
In addition to Xiao Feng and his wife, Nini, Tongtong, Haoyu and the crew members, Xiao Feng's private accountant Ma Xiaotian, private lawyer Zhong Lijun, and four security personnel were all present at the scene, plus Xiao Tao, Xiao Dazhi and Xiao Qiang, who joined in the fun, it became a family tour group.
The G650 has only 18 seats in addition to the crew, which means that Nini's first flight is fully loaded!
From Haizhou to Miami, it is more than 10,000 kilometers to cross the vast Pacific Ocean and the vast North American continent, which is simply unthinkable for a small aircraft.
Only the Airbus A380, which has just been delivered, can safely transport hundreds of passengers and hundreds of tons of cargo to their destination at one time without stopping!
With an average temperature of around 15 degrees Celsius in January, the sun shine and stunning beaches in Miami have always been the best places for people in the United States and the world to take a New Year's vacation. It's just that Xiao Feng and the others can't bother to go to the beaches of Florida to enjoy the exotic scenery, because the G550 of Gulfstream is already waiting at the airport.
There was no time to reverse the jet lag, Xiao Feng and his entourage boarded the G550 again and flew to the Gulfstream headquarters again!
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"Daddy, look!" shouted as the G550 circled over the Gulfstream headquarters airport waiting for permission to land, the little guy Nini pointed to a plane on the runway with sharp eyes.
Xiao Feng stretched out his head to take a look, and saw a G650 with a colorful fuselage painted parked on the runway, and Xiao Feng recognized it at a glance as the 'Nini'.
Because this plane is full of the patterns of their own pets, even the small tail fin is the colorful figure of the eighth brother.
Perhaps among the world's private business jets, the livery style of the 'Nini' is unique!
"We'll drive this plane home in two days!" Xiao Feng rubbed Nini's head and said with a smile: "Nini is the owner of this plane, and she will be responsible for cleaning the interior of the plane when the time comes!"
Xiao Feng put the 'Nini' under Nini's name, anyway, there are no special regulations in this regard, Xiao Feng feels that it still makes the 'Nini' more worthy of the name.
"Okay, yes!" As soon as he heard that his father gave him the task, the little guy nodded excitedly!
Nini doesn't know what it means to have a Gulfstream G650 under her name, but for her, owning a pet-filled, cartoon-like plane is something to be happy about.
The other people on the plane saw the fairytale 'Nini' livery, and they were surprised and secretly shook their heads, this plane drove back to China, I am afraid it will make headlines again!
It was Morgan Jr. who greeted Xiao Feng at the Gulfstream headquarters airport, which also reflected the importance that Gulfstream Company and even the traditional American giants attached to Xiao Feng in a sense.
Prior to this, Xiao Feng's net worth in Forbes magazine was only close to $5 billion, and many of these assets were not realized, and the water was a bit large. And with Forbes listing Xiao Feng as the 'richest man in China', the American consortium immediately realized what it meant for such a super-rich man with the intention to invest in the United States?
This time, the reason why Gulfstream is willing to hold a grand 'delivery ceremony' at a cost of 5 million US dollars is nothing more than to take a fancy to Xiao Feng's aura of 'the richest man', and intends to use this to enter the business jet market in Asia, especially in Greater China.
In addition, the traditional wealthy families of the United States, including the Rockefeller and Morgan families, also hope to attract wealthy Chinese people with special backgrounds like Xiao Feng to invest in the United States, thereby attracting more Chinese consortiums.
After the subprime mortgage crisis, the recession in the United States was unusually obvious, and attracting foreign investment has now become a top priority for the American government and conglomerates. Like China in the 80s, for foreign investment, the American government and some consortia can be said to have done their best, for real money!
In these days, the truth of 'rich is uncle' is universal!