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In Midea's plan, Lei Weidong will set up at least two foundations, one dedicated to helping the poor in need, and the other to provide better medical care and education for women and children among the poor......
Seeing this, Lei Weidong had to admit that professionals are professionals, and women and children, two naturally vulnerable groups, can naturally achieve the best results by helping them.
In the proposal, Midea proposed that the foundation be named directly after Lei Weidong, and the one that helps ordinary people is called Lei Weidong Charity Foundation, and the other is called Lei Weidong Women and Children's Charity Foundation.
In terms of spending, Midea mentioned that because Lei Weidong is not an American, the establishment of a charitable foundation in the United States will naturally attract a lot of attention, so Lei Weidong cannot use more than 90% of the donations for his own expenses and the operation of the foundation like those charitable foundations that sell dog meat on the head of a sheep.
Of course, it is unrealistic to use 100 percent of the donation for charity, and Midea proposed that Lei Weidong's expenses for his own expenses and the operation of the foundation should not exceed 60 percent of the donation, and at least 40 percent of the donation should be used for charity, so that it is convenient for the foundation to make accounts, even if the tax bureau comes to investigate.
As for the goal of charity, Midea Company has made a good plan for Lei Weidong in line with the principle of putting the interests of customers first.
North America is not only one of the richest regions in the world, but also a variety of charitable foundations, Lei Weidong is difficult for a charitable foundation with an expatriate population to become famous here, so Lei Weidong must focus on the global charity, especially Asia and Africa, the two most economically difficult regions at present.
Taking into account Lei Weidong's situation, Midea proposed that 20 percent of the donations for charity be used in North America, 20 percent in black Africa, and the remaining 60 percent in Asia, and Midea proposed that 60 percent of the donations in Asia be used to support education in the mainland.
Now the relationship between the United States and the mainland is very good, although the economic policy of the mainland has changed, but many places are still very poor, Lei Weidong went to help at this time, with the unique hospitability of the Chinese people, Lei Weidong will definitely not let Lei Weidong suffer.
More importantly, investing in education will naturally leave a deep impression on children, and these people will also have a natural good impression of Lei Weidong when they grow up, which will invisibly promote Lei Weidong's career in the mainland.
In this way, Lei Weidong will be famous and profitable, so why not do it.
Of course, these are all proposals from Midea Company, and as for Lei Weidong's choice, it is Lei Weidong's own business.
This plan worth a thousand dollars, only ten days to make out, Midea company is really worthy of the United States first-class service company, the service to customers is also meticulous, but the foundation is easy to set up, who to manage!
Closing the plan, Lei Weidong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Adong, you're finally back, it's 29 years old today, I thought you were celebrating the holidays directly in the United States!" Zhong Chuhong, who came to pick up the airport, began to give Lei Weidong advice as soon as he got in the car, complaining that Lei Weidong had stayed in the United States for too long this time, and he even forgot about the holiday.
"Isn't it because you're busy?" Seeing Zhong Chuhong's petty nature, Lei Weidong hurriedly hugged Zhong Chuhong's plump body and explained with a smile: "Ah Hong, I came back so late this time, mainly because there are too many things in the United States. And I also bought some things, so it was a delay. ”
"What does it take to buy time, what is there in Hong Kong?" Zhong Chuhong asked curiously.
Lei Weidong looked at the traffic outside the window, and said proudly: "I bought a private jet, I just placed an order yesterday, this is the aircraft information, after the plane is delivered, don't go to the United States or something in the future, it's not so hard, it's troublesome." ”
"Private jets, what do you buy private jets for? It's very expensive, so don't buy it. Zhong Chuhong couldn't help but be shocked when she heard it, this news is indeed surprising enough.
You must know that in the 70s, private jets were still a rare luxury for Hong Kong's wealthy.
After all, Hong Kong is not the same place as the United States, it is really not suitable for private jets, and the space is too small.
There are two types of private jets in total, one is small private jets such as helicopters and fixed. winged aircraft, etc. They are lightweight and can be parked in small hangars, aprons on the top floor of buildings, etc.
The other is the private business jet that is really used for transportation purposes, they are large and occupy a wide area, and the price is very high, and the private business jet also needs to be equipped with pilots and flight attendants, which is a huge expense.
Hong Kong currently has only one Kai Tak Airport, located in the heart of Kowloon, surrounded by high-rise buildings and a single runway, with an average of 36 aircraft taking off and landing per hour, or nearly one flight per minute during peak periods.
It can be said that this airport problem also restricts the ownership of private jets, there is no dedicated private airport, you just buy a private jet, and there is no place to put it, as for public airports, it is difficult for private jets to enter without a strong relationship.
In parallel space, Hong Kong's first private jet was owned by Macau gambling king Ho Hung Miao, whose helicopter usually parked on the tarmac on the top floor of Shun Tak Centre.
Hong Kong's private business jet is owned by the red-capped tycoon Wing Chi Kin, who bought Hong Kong's first private business jet in 2000.
This would allow him to take it on his annual holiday to an old castle in England, when Hong Kong's new airport had already been built and parking private jets was no longer a problem.
Coupled with the high price of private jets now, the price of a luxury top private business jet is definitely more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars, which is higher than the entire net worth of many wealthy people in Hong Kong now. How can Hong Kong tycoons who have not yet started with real estate in Hong Kong and the mainland buy it?
"Really bought a private jet!" Looking at Lei Weidong's expression that he thought it was true, Zhong Chuhong, who originally thought it was a joke, couldn't believe it, and took the information and flipped it up.
Speaking of private jets, Lei Weidong looked depressed, because this deal was full of twists and turns.
Lei Weidong had heard too many reports of the "Gulfstream" series of private jets of the Gulfstream Company in his previous life, and those real estate tycoons in the mainland seemed to have one such private jet.
Therefore, when Midea proposed to buy a private jet, Lei Weidong's first consideration was the "Gulfstream" series of private jets, but after learning about the specific situation of the Gulfstream company, Lei Weidong found that he could not buy a new "Gulfstream" private jet at all.
In the early 50s of the 20th century, the military company boss, Grumman Aircraft Company, found that the market needed an executive aircraft, that is, a private aircraft, so it began to develop a derivative of the S2 "Tracker" anti-submarine aircraft with a single wing, but the plan failed, and then continued to develop and improve it in 1957 according to customer requirements, forming the "Gulfstream" I that later adopted the lower wing layout.
Later, in May 1965, the "Gulfstream" II was developed, which used a T-shaped tail and was powered by a jet engine, which greatly improved the ride comfort and range compared with the "Gulfstream" I, and became a well-known model in the private jet market, creating the large cockpit business jet market.
However, the production of the Gulfstream II aircraft has now been discontinued, because in 1973, Grumman sold the entire production line of the Gulfstream aircraft to Aaron Murphy for $2 million. E. Paulson.
Aaron S. After taking over the Gulfstream's programs, E. Paulson announced the formation of the Gulfstream Company and made a series of changes to the company, including an improved version of the Gulfstream II and the launch of the Gulfstream III aircraft.
According to information released by the Gulfstream, the Gulfstream III aircraft will make a test flight a year later, in 1979.
Since the "Gulfstream" III is about to come out, the "Gulfstream" II aircraft will naturally fall behind, and the production of "Gulfstream" II aircraft will be inevitable.
Of course, if Lei Weidong can wait for 2 years, the new Gulfstream III aircraft will come out, but Lei Weidong's time can't wait at all.
There was no way, Lei Weidong had to choose another classic private business jet company and the private business jet of Hawker Beechcraft Aircraft Company.
Hawker Beechcraft is also the world's leading manufacturer of business and special mission aircraft, building and supporting high-quality aircraft for businesses, governments and individuals around the world.
In 1974, Beechcraft delivered the first Beechcraft King Air 200, setting a new standard for business jets in terms of cabin spaciousness, speed and passenger comfort. After the Gulfstream II, the Beechcraft King Air 200 is currently the most popular aircraft in the private jet market.
Lei Weidong also likes this aircraft, so he also made a special trip to the Hawker Beechcraft Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, accompanied by his account manager, Lei Weidong spent a day visiting the Hawker Beechcraft Company aircraft production, testing, modification and other processes.
Clearly seeing the whole process of the aircraft from manufacturing to testing to modification, Lei Weidong was very satisfied with everything about the Hawker Beechcraft Aircraft Company, and it can be said that if it were not for inadvertently asking an unsolvable problem, Lei Weidong would have given the plane on the spot.
And this unsolvable problem is the range of the Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft.
The Beechcraft King Air 200 is a short- and medium-haul aircraft, mainly suitable for flights in the United States and Europe, with a maximum flight range of only 2,800 kilometers.
Lei Weidong bought a private jet mainly for the journey from Hong Kong to the United States. Even if you can refuel in Hawaii in the middle, the King Air 200 range is far from enough, you must know that the distance from Hawaii to the West Coast of the United States is almost 5,500 kilometers.