Lin Zheng touched his chin: Benier is right, even if the rich call them friends, they also depend on the object, although there is Bill. Gates introduced himself, but if he didn't show enough strength to match, who would accept him into their circle? What is the way to show your own strength? Without a doubt, it is to have a private jet of your own.

This is just like the part of people who got rich first in China trying their best to buy a car to show their identity, maybe they may not really be willing to spend money to buy a car, but this is the best stage for them to show their strength to their current and potential partners.

"So what's your recommendation?" Touching his chin, Lin Zheng asked Benier, as a top student majoring in Haval mBa, Lin Zheng thinks that this problem should not be a problem for Benier.

"International Jet Sales has a 1975 Gulfstream II-sp jet with 14 wide seats and a range of 37oo kilometers when fully loaded, the previous owner of this aircraft is Long Island corporate tycoon Williams, Mr. Williams bought this Gulfstream 2 3 years ago, renovated the interior, and replaced it with a new type of motive, and now it has only been used for three years, and the price of International Jet Sales is $150,000, if you need it, They can also recommend qualified pilots and flight attendants for you. ”

Renovated 3 years ago? Lin Zheng has no opinion on this, the decoration 3 years ago can only be regarded as new, but buy an old aircraft produced 2o years ago? Lin Zheng was immediately depressed, "A 2o year old plane, this is close to the end of its life, right?" If I'm not mistaken, the design life of an aircraft is generally about 3o years. Are you sure an old plane can still be worth so much money? Also Why did that Williams sell his plane? ”

For the aircraft, he still has some understanding, the life of the aircraft is limited by three conditions: flight hours, service life and the number of takeoffs and landings, these three numbers jù the first to prevail, when any of the conditions are met, the aircraft will be scrapped.

Of course. If you are reluctant to scrap it, you can also extend the life of the process, but it costs a lot of money, for Lin Zheng, this is obviously not worth the loss, the flight hours and take-off and landing times of the business jet will not be very high, then the service life becomes very important, for a business jet that has used two-thirds of its life. Lin Zheng didn't think he needed to spend $150,000, but now it's 1995, not 2o15.

"Yes, I also think the offer is a little expensive," Benier nodded, "where do they still have a Gulfstream III from 198o." The basic situation is similar to that of this Gulfstream II-sp, and the asking price is $2oo dollars. Mr. Williams' business is bigger, he thinks that this Gulfstream II is slightly smaller, the year before last he ordered a latest-type Gulfstream IV-sp, which was just delivered some time ago, and after the delivery, Mr. Williams decided to sell this Gulfstream II-sp. ”

"Just that Gulfstream II-sp," Nima! Sure enough, we don't understand the world of local tyrants. Is there a big difference between Gulfstream II and Gulfstream IV? Lin Zheng slandered in his heart at the same time, he decided to want this Gulfstream II that I don't know if it was second-hand or n-handed, he didn't think that he would not change the plane for 1o years, and he could change it in five or six years at most, after thinking about it, he said to Benier, "Sue the international jet company, 15o US dollars is okay, but they must provide the pilot and contact the bank, and if we can't do this within 15 days, we will change it." ”

"15 days? No problem! Benier didn't hesitate for a second. He also believes that Microsoft's new product conference in 15 days will be the best stage for this aircraft.

After confirming the repayment ability of the U.S. branch of Lianchuang Technology by phone, the bank told Sù Benier that it would only take 5 working days at most for them to approve the loan. The international jet sales company was even more happy, telling Lin Zheng that as long as the loan was approved, they could take the plane away at any time, and the pilot had already been contacted, with an annual salary of 80,000 US dollars, counting a flight attendant, the annual salary of the three crew members was 220,000 US dollars, as long as they signed the contract, they could provide Lin Zheng with first-class flight attendant service at any time.

"What about this salary level?" Lin Zheng didn't know much about the income of private pilots in the United States, so he could only ask Benier about this question.

"It's kind of an upper-middle income in this industry."

"Then there's no problem." Lin Zheng said without hesitation, in these years, it is not easy to find a crew that understands Chinese.

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For any company, it is a big customer who can pay $150,000 to buy its own products, and in order to show respect for the big customer, the International Jet Sales Company specially sent a helicopter to pick up Lin Zheng to experience the Gulfstream jet in person.

When the plane landed in Bill. On the tarmac on the lawn behind Gates's house, Lin Zheng wondered how the guy who got off the plane and claimed to be the deputy manager of the International Jet Sales Company had so much respect for him.

"Boss, not everyone is qualified to be at Mr. Bill's house, let alone everyone is qualified to land on the tarmac of Mr. Bill's house, if it weren't for you, he would never have had a chance to be here," Benier was proud, "It was a great honor for them to be able to meet Mr. Bill's friends." ”

Nima! This is the American version of the dog looking down on people? Lin Zheng nodded with a smile, "I see." ”

On the helicopter, this guy named Ernst took this rare opportunity to chatter at Lin Zheng, "Mr. Lin, this plane is a Bell 2O6 that our company has specially used to receive VIPs, we have professionally modified this aircraft, you see, this plane was originally able to accommodate 6 passengers and 2 pilots, and we installed four luxury leather seats that can only be seen on private jets,"

What this guy said is right, the crew compartment of Bell 2O6 was originally arranged with 6 seats in a face-to-face manner, but after the original 6 seats were removed and replaced with 4 leather sand, the grade of the whole plane was instantly upgraded, but Lin Zheng was a little strange, the noise in the helicopter was not so loud that even if two people were talking face-to-face, they had to use communication headsets, why was the noise in this plane so low? Is it the sound insulation of the whole machine?

Lin Zheng interrupted Ernst's words very facelessly, and said, "Mr. Ernst, I'm sorry, I need to take a break." ”

"Oh, of course," Ernst was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Mr. Lin, you see, you only need to flip a switch here on the seat, you can move this seat forward, flatten, and form a bed with this chair opposite you," as he spoke, he politely took out a blanket from a small locker above, "You can rest here for a while, we have advanced soundproofing treatment for this plane, and you don't need to wear headphones for talking like an ordinary helicopter, Titan like you is guaranteed to take a break on the plane. ”

Although the other party is a yellow person, what does it matter, as long as it is Bill. Mr. Gates's friend is a billionaire, with the aura of a billionaire, not to mention a yellow race, it doesn't matter who he is, in the face of such a rich man, no matter how respectful he treats him, he should be.

International Jet Sales Company is a distant company from Bill. Gates's home is not far away, only about 4oo kilometers, just within the round-trip range of this Bell 2O6 helicopter with an added auxiliary fuel tank, watching the helicopter stop directly at the gate of this international jet sales company, Lin Zheng was surprised, is it possible that in the United States, helicopters can fly around? If so, it is not impossible to buy a helicopter for commuting in the future.

"Mr. Ernst, what are the airspace management regulations in the United States? Is the low-altitude airspace open? Why are your helicopters ......"

Hearing Lin Zheng ask, Ernst was surprised, "Sir, don't you know that in the United States, low-altitude airspace below 3ooo meters is open to the public?" ”

"Is there such a thing?" Lin Zheng turned his head to look at Benier, he only knew that the take-off and landing of private jets in the United States was very easy, unlike in China, even if 2o years later, those rich people could only be a big toy parked on the ground when they bought a plane, and there were very few opportunities to fly, but he really didn't know that the airspace management regulations in the United States were so relaxed, and the low-altitude airspace below 3ooo meters was open to the public?

"Don't you know?" This time the surprised person was replaced by Benier.

Nima, I need to know that I still need to ask you?

As soon as the words came out, Benier immediately realized that he had said something stupid, and hurriedly remedied, "The United States stipulates that the airspace below the altitude of 3ooo is open to all people, but in order to ensure the safety of navigation, when you want to enter the airspace of public flights such as airports, you must contact the tower, and the tower will decide whether to allow entry according to the situation, and if the tower does not allow it, you cannot enter." ”

"That's ......" Lin Zheng thought for a while, turned his head to Ernst and asked, "Mr. Ernst, you said that this Bell 2O6 can reach a range of about 1ooo kilometers?" ”

The young rich man is also ready to buy a helicopter? Ernst was immediately excited, and nodded again and again, "Yes sir, if the largest auxiliary fuel tank is selected, the maximum range of a full load can reach 12oo kilometers." ”

"Isn't it better if you want to go back and forth between the east and west coasts, just make a stopover in between, and find a place to refuel? I could have parked the plane in my backyard instead of a fixed-wing plane. ”