Chapter 1253: A Private Jet Counts as a Ball

Li Dong originally thought that there should be nothing wrong today.

Except that you have to go to the birthday party at night, other times are free.

But while the car was on the road, Li Dong received a call from Bai Su, and Lan Xingguo came back.

Not long after Bai Su called, Lan Xingguo himself also called.

This time he went abroad for a long time, traveling in Europe and the United States, just to purchase aircraft for the upcoming airline company.

During the financial crisis in 2008, the freight market was subject to certain fluctuations, and some airlines in various countries were not operating well, which was greatly affected.

The sale of second-hand aircraft has also become an emergency policy for major airlines.

Lan Xingguo went abroad this time to purchase second-hand aircraft.

For cargo aircraft, purchasing second-hand mobile phones is almost the norm in the industry.

One is cheap, and the other is that cargo planes do not have high requirements for details. Unlike passenger planes, they are too old and easy to make passengers resist.

Under normal circumstances, the life of the aircraft is still relatively high.

Internationally, the passenger and cargo aircraft produced by Boeing even have a record of more than 30 years of service, and some companies are still using these old aircraft.

Therefore, Li Dong has no resistance to purchasing second-hand mobile phones.

Cheap, functional, and safe, that's enough.

It's not a beauty pageant. If it's really for the sake of beauty, the exterior has to be reprocessed so that it's no different from the new one. How many people can enter the interior of the plane to observe it?

Moreover, in the current domestic express delivery industry, except for the Postal Service, which has purchased about 20 Boeing 737 series freighters for EMS, no express delivery company has its own aircraft.

As the first domestic private airline, SF Express has just been established, and it is still an empty shell with almost nothing.

Although it owns many aircrafts, they are actually leased cargo planes of Yangzijiang Express and Donghai Airlines, and none of them belong to SF Express.

No matter how cheap a second-hand plane is, it is still a big guy flying in the sky. Even a second-hand plane will not be cheap.

At present, SF Express is not yet able to purchase independently.

Yuanfang is now purchasing its own aircraft. Once the deal is concluded and the aircraft takes to the sky, that is the real sense that the first private express airline in China will take off.

As for whether to buy or rent, in fact, Yuanfang has also discussed it many times internally.

Finally, after careful calculation, I feel that renting is not very cost-effective.

Now the domestic air cargo market is considered a monopoly, and the rent is very high.

It is not cheap for SF Express to rent aircraft from several airlines, and the annual rent is almost one-sixth of the purchase price of a second-hand cargo aircraft.

In other words, if you rent it for more than six years, you can almost buy a second-hand mobile phone yourself.

The average second-hand cargo aircraft can be in service for at least 15 to 20 years. In this way, if conditions permit, it is naturally more cost-effective to buy it yourself.

...

Faraway Building.

As soon as Li Dong arrived, everyone in the meeting room hurriedly stood up to greet him.

There are not too many people, Wang Yue, the vice president in charge of the logistics group, Lan Xingguo, the president of the airline company, must be there, and there are some middle and low-level executives and experts.

Besides them, Qin Hai, who hadn't seen him for a long time, was also present.

In the past year, Yuanfang Logistics had a lot of business and heavy tasks. Qin Hai ran around, busy all over the country for at least half a year, and Jiangbei came back less.

Seeing Qin Hai, Li Dong's face remained unchanged, but his eyes subconsciously avoided him.

Qin Hai didn't speak, nor did he look at Li Dong. When Li Dong asked everyone to sit down, Qin Hai sat down with his head down, and hardly looked at Li Dong from the beginning to the end.

Li Dong sighed softly in his heart. On this occasion, he also knew that there was nothing to say.

As soon as he sat down, Li Dong looked at Lan Xingguo and smiled, "Brother Lan, I'm tired."

Lan Xingguo's face was slightly weathered, but his spirit was excited and he said, "It's a bit tiring, but it's worth it.

These years, I have hardly been out of Sichuan and Shu, sitting in the office all day long,

I myself feel that I am really old and it is time to retire.

Ever since I came to a distant place, it has given me a second spring, and I have lived a fulfilling life, as if I have returned to 20 years ago. "

Li Dong joked with a smile: "It's enough to rejuvenate your career for a second time. Don't rejuvenate the rest. If my sister-in-law finds out, don't bother me."

Everyone immediately laughed, Lan Xingguo hurriedly waved his hands and said, "I'm already 60, don't make fun of me, I won't be ashamed if it gets out."

Li Dong laughed and exchanged a few words with him.

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Dong returned to the topic and said, "Boss Lan, let's briefly talk about the situation.

The self-purchase of the plane must be accelerated, and I am still waiting for our plane to fly in the sky.

In order to wait for our own plane, Yuanfang Logistics has not rented the whole plane, but only rented some belly compartments, which is very inconvenient.

At present, because our land transportation can still keep up, it is not too much trouble.

However, as the e-commerce industry further expands and prospers, and our online and offline systems further expand their coverage, speed becomes the lifeblood and core competitiveness of logistics.

So, we have to go faster, and faster, to meet our needs. "

Lan Xingguo nodded and said: "I know this too, so this time we traveled non-stop to 8 countries, more than 20 aviation companies, and even visited several aircraft manufacturers.

When I was in Sichuan last time, didn't I tell you that I had my eyes on two series?

One is a Boeing 747-400F and the other is a Boeing 757-200.

The former one is all cargo, and the latter one is converted from passenger to cargo. At that time, I was going to purchase it in Sichuan Airlines.

Both of these models have an advantage in that they have strong battery life, can carry out transoceanic shipping, and can carry out freight on a global scale.

But that was the original Sichuan Airlines, and Sichuan Airlines had international cargo needs.

At present, Yuanfang does not have this demand for the time being, so Mr. Qin and I discussed it, and it is not suitable for Yuanfang to purchase these two models at present.

On the contrary, the Boeing 767-300F freighter is more suitable for us.

This is a model launched by Boeing in 1995. First of all, the age of the aircraft is not long. Even if it is the first batch to be put into operation, it is only 13 years old.

Moreover, there were not many produced at that time, and most of them were put into operation around 2000 and made their first flight. At present, almost no second-hand mobile phones on the market are more than 10 years old.

If we purchase it and maintain it properly, it will not be difficult to use it for 20 years.

Another point is that the 767-300F is a dedicated freighter that can be put into use as quickly as possible without modification.

The standard range is 6,000 kilometers, the battery life is not too strong, but it is not weak, it is more than enough in China.

This type of model with a shorter voyage is more suitable for the express delivery industry.

The two largest express delivery companies in the United States, UPS (United Parcel) and FedEx (FedEx), have purchased a large number of 767 series aircraft.

This time, I went to two of them to inspect them, and they didn't turn me away, and they welcomed us.

Through our investigation, we know that the 767 series has many advantages in short and medium distance flights, and is also very suitable for the express delivery industry.

Especially for the 300F model, the load capacity is not low, with a full load of 50 tons.

Throughout the year, an aircraft operates normally without being overloaded, and the pilot gets enough rest time, and the full load limit is close to 10,000 tons!

If we purchase 20 767-300Fs this time, the annual shipping volume should reach 200,000-250,000 tons.

This is still our self-operated aspect. Some of the belly cabins we rent can also reach about 50,000 tons per year.

The annual shipping volume of up to 300,000 tons is enough to meet our current development.

According to our survey, SF Express's air express shipment volume in 2008 was about 150,000 tons, while the far side currently only has less than 100,000 tons for the whole year.

The theoretical 300,000 tons may be less than 250,000 tons. According to our current development, we are absolutely satisfied. "

At the beginning in Sichuan and Sichuan, Li Dong proposed an annual air cargo capacity of 200,000 tons.

Lan Xingguo obviously came according to this scale, even though Yuanfang currently only has less than 100,000 tons in air transportation.

The reason why SF Express has so many is because of their nationwide pick-up, and SF Express is indeed larger than Yuanfang in the express delivery industry.

After listening to Lan Xingguo's introduction, Li Dong looked at the others, who obviously knew about this, and nodded slightly, acquiescing to Lan Xingguo's statement.

In fact, Li Dong was a little at a loss about these models.

But it's okay, he only cares about whether he can meet the requirements, he only cares about the result and the process, and leave these things to professionals.

Since Lan Xingguo, Qin Hai and others, including experts, think that this model is good and can meet the requirements of the distant place, it is enough.

Li Dong does not believe that a person has selfishness, but the collective has selfishness.

Moreover, the airline company is just starting to be established, and Lan Xingguo and the others want to make a big splash. It is meaningless to do other things at this time.

Li Dong thought about this, nodded and said, "According to what you said, purchasing 20 300F cargo planes is enough for everything we need?"

Lan Xingguo heard the words and said again: "The load capacity of the 767-300F is actually a bit large, and it is impossible to be fully loaded every time.

In order to save costs, I would also like to introduce several 757-200 series passenger aircraft for conversion from passenger to cargo, with a commercial load of about 25 tons.

The cost of converting passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft has been greatly reduced, and the flight cost of the 757-200 series has also been greatly reduced. Sometimes the full load cannot be achieved, and the 757-200 series is more suitable.

At present, many domestic airlines use 757-200 series modified aircraft for their cargo aircraft. "

Li Dong thinks it is right, the 50-ton 767 series may not always have so many goods.

It is also necessary to purchase some aircraft with a smaller capacity.

But according to Lan Xingguo, 20 of the 767 series alone will be purchased, and even if the 757 is a little less, there must always be 5.

Li Dong was a little uneasy at this time, the plane is not so cheap, right?

Although some tycoons in the future will buy their own private jets, in fact, private jets are only for one person after all, and the price is actually not as expensive as these passenger and cargo planes.

But even so, those private jets cost three to four billion yuan, which is beyond the reach of ordinary tycoons.

Last time, Ma Yun and the others said that Li Dong was stingy. Li Dong bought more than 20 of them now. Who would dare to say that he is stingy in the future?

Thinking so, Li Dong didn't have time to be proud, frowned slightly and said: "How much?"

Lan Xingguo straightened his face, and said softly: "According to the official quotation, the price of the new model is 130 million US dollars for the 757 series, and 180 million US dollars for the 767 model..."

The corner of Li Dong's mouth twitched. According to this quotation, if he buys a new machine, the total price will exceed 4 billion US dollars!

Of course, Li Dong knows that the quotation is a quotation, and the quotation from Boeing is not very reliable, and the discount is very large for a large number of purchases.

And second-hand mobile phones are naturally cheaper.

But Lan Xingguo made an official offer, obviously an ambush.

You see, I am quoting you $4 billion now, do you think it is high?

I will talk about a price later, the low price will scare you to death, are you making a lot of money?

Regarding the thoughts of these bosses below, Li Dong thought thoroughly. Obviously, this purchase is not cheap, and Lan Xingguo is trying to play tricks on him, so that he can accept it more easily.

Sure enough, seeing Li Dong's face was stiff, Lan Xingguo immediately smiled and said, "After all, it is a new model, and the cost of the aircraft is not cheap in the first place, so it should be higher.

Fortunately, we are purchasing second-hand mobile phones this time, and the current freight market is so-so, and with the impact of the financial crisis, there is no difference between second-hand mobile phones in the international market and cabbage.

We investigated a number of airlines, and finally talked for a while. If we really want to purchase, the 767 series can be purchased for about 200 million yuan.

The 757 series is cheaper. After all, it has been put into operation for a little longer, and 100 million can be won, the price of cabbage in the price of cabbage!

To buy 20 767-300F and 5 757-200 passenger modified aircraft, 4.5 billion is enough!

Including other expenses, the total is less than 5 billion.

And it is not difficult for our annual aviation capacity to break through 300,000 tons!

This kind of investment and the achievement of such results are simply unbelievable, and it is definitely a high return among high returns!

The original price of the plane was nearly 35 billion, and we got it for 5 billion..."

Li Dong took a deep breath and said with some toothache: "5 billion? Didn't I say last time that only 2 billion is enough, didn't you say it's enough?"

Lan Xingguo said with a dry smile: "Last time you were talking about the current scale, we currently only have a carrying capacity of about 100,000 tons, so 2 billion is naturally enough.

But now the scale has tripled, and you also said that in the next few years, our tasks will be very heavy.

That being the case, the scale must be increased.

Of course, if there is no other way, we can rent a batch of planes first.

But among other things, if you only rent the 757-200 model, the annual rent will be 10 to 20 million.

We rent 5, and the rent after one year is almost equivalent to buying a second-hand mobile phone.

Instead of that, it's better to buy it directly, don't you think? "

Li Dong frowned, I think, I think it's better not to have money!

I just said yesterday that it is 5 billion yuan for the group to raise funds, and 5 billion yuan will be raised in the later stage, and a total of 10 billion yuan will be raised for the acquisition of Gome.

At that time, other people's faces were green.

Now, the aviation side actually exceeded the advance by 3 billion!

The airline, which plans to invest 2 billion, has doubled in size in an instant. You guys are really not afraid of my death, are you?

The carrying capacity of 300,000 tons seems to be unnecessary at present.

But Li Dong knows that with the development of e-commerce and the express delivery industry, 300,000 tons is actually nothing.

SF Express has an empty load of more than 150,000 tons this year, which is still in 2008.

In another three to five years, SF's empty load will be as high as 800,000 tons!

300,000 tons, for Yuanfang, which has accelerated the process of e-commerce, it can barely meet the standard.

In the later stage, you have to rent the belly cabin of some airlines.

Or, move on to aircraft purchases next.

Laomei’s FedEx Express has more than 500 planes, and the purchase of 25 planes here is actually average.

But think about it again, the only courier company in China that owns planes, the post office, has only purchased about 20 planes over the years.

Yuanfang purchased 25 planes at one time, and instantly became the leader in air freight in express delivery!

This old man Lan Xingguo has a lot of ambitions.

He probably also read Li Dong's pulse, so he dared to open his mouth like a lion and doubled his investment in an instant.

Li Dong thought for a while with a sad face, and asked, "Can installments be made?"

Lan Xingguo's eyes lit up, and he said hastily: "Yes, but at least half of the funds must be paid in the first installment.

For the rest, we can negotiate with the other party and pay it off within three years without any difficulty.

After all, the aircraft is not a one-off product, and we have to operate it for a period of time before we can talk about its performance.

It will be no problem for us to pay the final payment after everything is operating normally.

Now is a rare opportunity, Mr. Li, I can assure you that the current price is definitely the lowest price.

When this financial crisis is over, we can make a fortune even if we resell the plane!

Anyway, this deal will not lose money. "

Li Dong rolled his eyes, you might as well be a second-hand trafficker!

Too lazy to answer this question, Li Dong said again: "That is to say, at present we need to allocate at least another 500 million yuan?"

Lan Xingguo coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Li, the airlines currently don't have 2 billion, the initial airport investment, personnel costs, pilot hiring, security team hiring, and other hardware expenses.

All these things cost nearly 200 million yuan.

Therefore, the group needs to allocate at least 700 million or more.

In fact, the operation in the early stage also costs money. In terms of aircraft maintenance and repair, according to my thinking, 1 billion should be enough, and the group will not need to invest in it later. "

Li Dong was powerless to complain. The previous allocation was 2 billion, and another 1 billion was needed. In addition, 2.5 billion was still owed. If an airline got it, it would be 5.5 billion.

If it expands later, it will be another tens of billions.

But in terms of logistics, if we want to meet the next requirements, these investments are actually necessary.

A long time ago, the core of competition was the smooth and fast logistics.

Next, there are still many big moves in Yuanfang's retailing. Without a smooth and convenient logistics system, it is impossible to complete.

As for Li Dong, it is impossible to hand over the lifeline of logistics to others. Taobao did this, so it is a bit ugly to be forced by Yuanfang now.

After thinking this through, Li Dong gritted his teeth and said: "Buy! Isn't it just a plane? I have money, so I buy them all! Pull them to China immediately, and spray them with my name. I have to let others see, private jets Forget it, if I don’t buy it, if I want to buy it, I will buy the fleet!”

"puff!"

Everyone in the conference room sprayed water, are you serious or joking?

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