"Sir, what are the flying hours during the training of three VC-25A aircraft pilots?" Beside Long Zheng, Jenny asked in a condensed voice. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Because the VC-25A was a large aircraft, it was too expensive to fly, and fearing that Boeing would cut corners, Jenny had to write into the contract the actual flying hours of the three VC-25A pilots during their training.

"The instructor flew for thirty hours."

As a powerful figure in Boeing's management, the business representative has the right to answer Jenny's questions and give Long Zheng and Jenny an affirmative answer.

Thirty hours, Long Zheng's psychology has undergone subtle changes.

In today's aircraft pilot training, the actual operation link is generally 50 hours of flight with the instructor.

As a special model, the 30-hour instructor flight time of the VC-25A model is obviously not enough, and it must be at least doubled, but Long Zheng also knows that because the flight cost of the VC-25A is too high, the instructor can fly for 30 hours is already the limit that Boeing can afford. After all, other aircraft sold by Boeing did not help buyers train pilots.

"At my own expense, the instructor will be allowed to fly for 80 hours, but in return, the three VC-25A pilots will have to sign an agreement not to resign or change jobs from me for 20 years." Looking at the business representative, Long Zheng asked in a condensed voice: "Can Boeing do this?" ”

"No resignation or job change for 20 years!" Taking into account all the aspects, the sales representative affirmed: "No problem, we will clearly inform the driver of this before the training." If this is not acceptable, Boeing will not include it as a training target for the VC-25A aircraft. ”

"Sir, one last question. In the past eight months, can Boeing let me participate in the driving training of the VC-25A aircraft, and I also want to obtain the driving license of the VC-25A aircraft. As soon as the conversation changed, Long Zheng suddenly asked.

Aircraft pilot training, including theoretical study and instructor piloting. During this period, there are many and complex subjects to be studied, such as aviation aerodynamics, aviation meteorology, aviation medicine, aviation pilotage, aviation communication, etc., in addition to constantly overcoming various vertigo and fear and dealing with emergencies. Although there are many projects, the real time required is only one month.

In the eight months of aircraft customization, he took a month to learn the aircraft driver's license, and Long Zheng was very yearning.

"Mr. Long Zheng wants to learn how to fly an airplane?" Considering that Long Zheng was only 16 years old, the business representative suddenly realized that the young people were really full of curiosity about the outside world.

"No problem, the driving training of the VC-25A model only takes one month, and Mr. Long Zheng can join it." After a pause, the sales representative continued: "During Mr. Long Zheng's training, Boeing will waive all training fees. ”

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Rich and capricious, Long Zheng and the business representative carefully discussed and negotiated the details of the contract, and then signed an order contract for two Boeing VC-25A.

Boeing has pledged to deliver two Boeing VC-25A and three trained VC-25A pilots and three VC-25A aircraft maintenance engineers to Long Zheng by Christmas this year. In terms of the order payment, Long Zheng paid Boeing a deposit of $50 million within three days of signing the contract, and the remaining $150 million was paid to Boeing within three months after the official delivery of the two Boeing VC-25A. The two parties also agreed that Long Zheng would pay Boeing in full for the additional flight time incurred by the three VC-25A pilots within one month after the three signed formal employment contracts with them.

The plane was bought, but many follow-up matters such as the docking and maintenance of the plane had to be solved by Long Zheng himself.

There is still a long way to go, and it can be said that Long Zheng's "private jet dream" is just the first step.

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At one o'clock in the afternoon of March 4th, in the huge conference room of the Chicago Rock Trading Company.

The professional negotiation team of Long Zheng, Jenny, and Panshi Company sat opposite Universal Pictures.

After the luncheon at noon, the two parties have become acquainted. So, now the two sides are going straight to the point and starting talks about the wholly owned acquisition of Universal Pictures.

Asking for a sky-high price, sitting on the ground to pay back.

The existing value of the global company is clear to both the dragon government and the global company.

Universal Pictures has total assets of $1.5 billion, including $1 billion in liabilities and $500 million in net assets. Considering Universal's influence in Hollywood, the company's actual value is $1.6 billion.

The ass decides the head, and of course the other party refuses to agree to the $1.6 billion purchase price proposed by Panshi Company.

Universal Pictures ranked second among the eight major Hollywood studios in terms of seniority, and became the most powerful film company in Hollywood during the company's founding stage, and the other party believed that the brand "Universal Pictures" alone was worth 200 million, so how could it be possible to sell all the shares to Long Zheng according to the actual value of the company.

The other party wanted to significantly increase the purchase price, but Long Zheng was not angry, and directly took out the acquisition evaluation report issued by an authoritative appraisal company.

Since the '80s, Universal Pictures has changed hands frequently, but it has been financially weak and has not signed many stars, and has excelled at low-budget horror films such as "The Mummy" and "Frankenstein," as well as Westerns, popular dramas and series that small-town audiences love.

Affected by the recession of the American film industry, Universal has lacked big-production, high-grossing blockbusters for nearly a decade, and its proud credentials mean nothing in the face of a cutthroat market economy.

The Terminator series, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, ......

Unlike other Hollywood studios, which occasionally produce a top-notch blockbuster, Universal Pictures hasn't produced a single blockbuster movie in 12 years since 1982's "e.t."

The market economy is incomparably cruel, and the survival of the fittest is typical.

Universal Pictures, which has not released a blockbuster movie for 12 years, has lost its appeal to the market and the audience, and in this context, the other party wants to use the brand "Universal Pictures" to raise the price significantly, and Long Zheng will certainly not agree.

Say 1,000, say 10,000, the purchase price is matched with the value of the company. The price can deviate slightly from the actual value, but it must fluctuate up and down around the value. (To be continued.) )