Chapter 646 Buying an Airplane

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of luxury large business jets. In 1999, it was acquired by the passive power company, and its headquarters is located in Savannah, a coastal port city in the southern state of Georgia.

"It's so warm." Even though it's mid-November, the temperature in Savannah is still above 25 degrees. Huang Jingping took off the cashmere sweater and tied it around her waist. She didn't know whether to protect her stomach or cover it up.

"Why are these houses so dilapidated? A slum? It doesn't seem like it?" She looked out of the car and said.

Feng Yiping is also a little confused. The environment of the city is very good, the roads are wide and magnificent, and there is a beautiful park in the middle of the street at the intersection, but the houses on both sides of the road are really unsightly.

Many of them are made of red bricks, and many of the walls are blackened, as if they had been burned, with moss growing on them. However, the shops in these dilapidated houses seem to be very delicate.

Moreover, the style of these buildings seems to have British old-fashioned elegance.

On both sides of the street, there are ancient trees, and the branches are covered with silky Spanish moss. The sun shines through them and scatter on the ground, adding a touch of romance.

However, this romance disappeared quickly, because they immediately discovered that there was a place they thought was a park, but it was not a park, but a large cemetery.

What kind of strange city is this, that there is such a large cemetery in the city center?

"This may be an ancient city with a story," Feng Yiping guessed.

The hotel I booked, the Westin Hotel, is the tallest building in the vicinity. It is located on the banks of the Savannah River, and the scenery is superb, but Huang Jingping is more picky, and said disgustedly, "Is the river so dirty?"

Yes, from a distance, it is indeed not as beautiful as the sea water seen at home.

In the afternoon, they took a horse-drawn carriage for the first time for sightseeing, but they discovered in the morning that the trees on both sides of the street looked a little gloomy now.

It wasn't until they bought a book in the bookstore that their doubts were resolved.

This is a city built during the British colonial period, so it is also a city older than the Declaration of Independence. It has experienced the American Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and various natural and man-made disasters, such as plagues, tropical storms, and fires.

Although many buildings have been preserved intact, the catastrophes have taken away many lives. This is the reason why there are so many cemeteries in this city, and the local government has ingeniously promoted this as a gimmick. Many restaurants and hotels are said to be rebuilt from legendary haunted houses.

The beautiful scenery, coupled with this gimmick, really attracted many people to visit and hunt for novelties.

However, the two of them really didn't like this gimmick.

Visit the haunted house, I'm sick of it!

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Aircraft production is naturally inseparable from the runway, so when the taxi took them to their destination, Feng Yiping suddenly discovered that the place he thought was also an airport building was the location of Gulfstream.

On the first working day after the Thanksgiving holiday, Martin, the customer service manager of Gulfstream, who had a four-day rest, felt a little sleepy after work. Seeing two young men walking in, he felt a little strange. These two Asians , It's not that you got lost or went to the wrong place, what we sell here is not a cheap thing like a car worth tens of thousands of dollars.

It can't be said that he was wrong. Feng Yiping and the others came to buy a plane by taxi, just like a young guy who rode a 28 big bar to the sales office of Tomson Yipin. Who would think that you came to buy a plane? Buying a house?

How could he have imagined that Feng Yiping was used to being frugal and didn't rent a car at the airport because he believed that as long as the plane order was settled today, his transportation, accommodation and meals in the city would definitely be provided by Gulfstream.

Martin took a second look and felt that these two young Asians seemed to have a bit of air. They didn't seem like the kind of people who came here to wander around with nothing to do. Besides, why did that young boy look familiar?

After comprehensive weighing, Martin still greeted, "Hello, both of you, what can I do for you?"

"I want to book an airplane, so I'm just talking to you?" Feng Yiping asked.

Looking at this young man who was not much older than his own child, he casually said that he wanted to buy an airplane. Martin couldn't believe it. This was not a prank by two orientals.

"If you need a large business jet with luxury and comfort, then you are indeed in the right place," he said with meaning.

"Yes, is there a model capable of intercontinental flight?" Feng Yiping asked.

It's not that he didn't see the meaning in Martin's expression and words, but is it possible that he wants to show off his wealth in front of an account manager now? There is really no need for that.

"Are there any product samples?" Feng Yiping asked.

"Yes, please this way, both of you," he led Feng Yiping and the others into a conference room.

Due to the bad economic situation from last year to this year, many upstarts have become poor. If it weren't for 9/11, some people who pay attention to their own safety and pay attention to flight safety, how could they receive so many orders this year? Now that I am idle, I am idle, so I will chat with them.

He brought over several samples, "Look, this is our series of products,"

Feng Yiping roughly flipped through it, and immediately said, "Show me the information on the latest model,"

In fact, he had made up his mind a long time ago. When it comes to buying an airplane, it is natural to buy a new one rather than an old one.

"This is our latest Gulfstream V. It obtained the FAA type certificate in 1997. The market response is very good. At the same time, it is also the world's first ultra-long-range business jet with a full fuel tank range of more than 12,000 kilometers, which is just right for you. intercontinental flight requirements,"

Gulfstream V? Did the later Gulfstream G500 replace the Roman numerals with Arabic numerals, which is actually an improvement based on the V shape?

"If I make a decision today, can I go offline by October next year?"

Why doesn't this guy look like a joke? "What's your name, sir?" Martin asked Feng Yiping's name for the first time.

"Just call me Feng," Feng Yiping handed over a business card with only a mobile phone number.

Martin's idea of ​​understanding him from the sensitive film was in vain, but he struggled to spell the phonetic notation below. The name seems familiar?

"In principle, there is no problem, but, as you know, many aspects of private jets need to be customized. If the requirements are special, the production time will definitely be extended,"

Feng Yiping glanced at Huang Jingping, "We won't have too special requirements,"

Owning a private jet is a very high-level matter, so why not show your differences in too many details?

"There is still a lot of follow-up work, so can we sign a basic contract first?" When Martin asked this question, he was actually a little hypocritical. Are you really here to buy our latest and most luxurious private jet?

"No problem," Feng Yiping readily agreed to his request, saying that he signed the contract, mainly to let himself pay the deposit.

Holding the signed contract and the check just written, Martin felt dizzy even more. It was so easy. Two young men in their early twenties came by taxi and chatted with him for less than an hour. , Playing like, just order the best plane?

"I would like to take the liberty to ask, are you Korean?" Feng Yiping's surname has only one character, which rules out the possibility that he is Japanese.

"Chinese," Feng Yiping said, a little coldly.

"Oh, I'm sorry, China has developed rapidly in recent years, and more and more companies need such business machines," Martin hurriedly remedied.

Feng Yiping was noncommittal, and continued to flip through the samples with Huang Jingping. As for what Martin was going to do, he could probably guess it, verifying the check!

After a while, Martin walked in with high spirits, "Please, both of you, our design team needs to know more about your specific requirements for this aircraft."

This time, we changed to a more high-end conference room, where a whole team sat, and asked Feng Yiping for their opinions in very specific terms, from the layout of the cabin to the appearance and interior.

Feng Yiping still insists on that principle, it is simple and comfortable, and does not need a lot of decorations to highlight his identity. He has a private jet, which can already highlight his identity very well.

However, things are not so simple, the appearance is easy to say, on both sides of the plane, Chinese on one side, English on the other side, just write "Jiasheng Group" in big, simple and easy.

However, the layout of the cabin, such as the seating arrangement, the location of the dining bar, the toilet, the color and style of the interior, these issues really need to be carefully considered and considered comprehensively.

"It's not a trivial matter. Don't be too hasty. Why don't you go back and discuss it?" Martin suggested.

Therefore, when Martin sent them back to the hotel, both of them carried a big bag, which was not a gift, but full of various materials.

Fortunately, Huang Jingping was very concerned about this matter. With the assistance of the Gulfstream team, it took three days before and after, and finally everything was implemented, and the renderings were quickly made.

Converted into RMB, Feng Yiping was also very cautious about a large object worth more than 200 million yuan. He sent the final renderings back to China and asked Jiasheng Design Office to carefully consider it again. He was sure that there was no problem, so he was relieved. Sign the additional contract.