Chapter 291, Palace in the Sky(2/2)
"These four are flight attendants like me." Linda Catherine pointed to the four beauties behind her wearing flight attendant costumes and said, "We will serve you during the journey.
Now let me take you on a tour of the largest and most luxurious private jet in the world."
Linda Catherine smiled and made a standard please gesture.
Stepping on the red carpet, we followed Linda Catherine's luxurious and fashionable spiral staircase to the second floor, where all the original seats in the ordinary cabin of the aircraft were removed and transformed into a huge leisure area.
Not only are conference rooms, restaurants, reception rooms, etc. available, but there is also a huge Turkish bath.
The decoration of this Turkish bath is very luxurious. In addition to being inlaid with marble, the marble is of course very thin. I heard the stewardess said it is only 2 mm thick in order to reduce weight.
The faucet and handle are made of pure gold, not the cheap sand gold, but 999K gold.
Next to the hammam is a professional concert hall that can accommodate 10 people. It is not only equipped with a piano but also a small electronic screen. Guests can watch the most popular movies and enjoy the fun of aerial cinema.
In addition, the aircraft also has a Chinese banquet hall that can accommodate 30 guests at the same time, and can entertain visiting guests to dine here.
In short, here, it feels like you are not on a plane at all, but in the most luxurious five-star hotel, or in a moving palace.
"Everyone, His Highness the Prince has given instructions that except for his bedroom, you can enter all other rooms and use the things inside as you wish."
After showing people around, Linda Catherine smiled.
"The maintenance fee for such a big aircraft must be very high. It's just a few of us to fly to Hong Kong. Isn't it too wasteful?" Sitting on the hand-customized leather sofa made of lambskin, drinking a drink brought by the beautiful stewardess,
Hua Yihan whispered.
Everyone who is familiar with airplanes knows that buying them is only a small part of the cost, and subsequent maintenance and use are the real big deal, costing hundreds of thousands at a time.
Military aircraft are okay and can be parked in dedicated hangars, but maintenance and aircraft costs a lot.
Private jets will not work, unless like the Prince of Doha, he uses public equipment for personal use and uses the country's airport to park his own plane. If Lei Weidong bought it, the parking fee for such a large aircraft would be tens of millions a year.
Not to mention flying, the 747 is a famous fuel tiger. It can load 216,840 liters at a time, which is more than 160 tons when converted into tons. Not counting equipment losses, the fuel cost alone is millions.
"The Prince of Doha paid for it, not us, so there is no need to feel bad." Lei Weidong shrugged, "However, my business is getting bigger and bigger, and I spend more and more time traveling around.
Being an airline with old and small planes means you don't have to worry about them, as accidents always happen.
I have so much money, it would be unjust if the plane crashed. It would be better to buy a private plane. Not only is it safer, but even if something happens, I can parachute to save myself.
Of course, there is definitely no need for such a large aircraft, it is too wasteful, economic use should be considered, as long as the aircraft can fly directly from Xiangjiang to the United States."
Temperament and identity correspond to each other. When Lei Weidong raised his hand, the domineering look of a billionaire was inadvertently revealed, making Hua Yihan couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Handsome, so handsome.
Lei Weidong, who is only in his twenties this year, is too outstanding and courageous. Let alone the children of ordinary families, he is the second generation of rich officials and the second generation of officials. On the contrary, among the people Hua Yihan knows, except for his own uncles, he can compete with Lei Weidong.
Comparable to Weidong.
Those who are about the same age as him still need to rely on the shadow of their fathers to show off their wealth and even be jealous of women. However, Lei Weidong has participated in such a big thing as two kicks and contributed to the rise of the nation.
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"'Brother Dong, I heard from Sister Yang that your business is very big and you have invested a lot of money in the mainland. What kind of business are you doing? How do you make so much money?"
For some reason, Hua Yihan wanted to know about Lei Weidong and Duo, even if it had nothing to do with herself, she still wanted to know about it.
“To make money and make a fortune, you need to rely on the general environment. When the wind blows, pigs can fly into the sky. When the general environment is not good, you should engage in basic industries, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
These are all related to people's livelihood. As long as you work hard, you can earn some hard-earned money and accumulate capital. When the environment is good, you can soar into the sky."
Although I have many companies under my name, they are mainly in clothing, food, shopping malls, car dealerships, etc., and at most, electrical appliances."
There are so many companies under Lei Weidong's name that I can't finish them all in a few hours, so I'll just summarize them briefly.
"I don't know much about other aspects, and I know a little bit about clothing. Unfortunately, as far as I know, many textile factories in the mainland are not very profitable, especially in Shanghai, where many factories are about to close down.
The same applies to clothing factories, which are full of difficulties. Even the largest factory in the capital that makes military uniforms for the ten marshals is in trouble. How can you make money in this industry and make a lot of money?"
Hua Yihan asked many questions that the leaders could not understand.
Why are the large state-owned factories unable to operate those small private workshops?
"To be precise, there are three reasons." People in the 1980s may not understand this issue, but thirty years later, any keyboard warrior will understand it.
It may not be possible to solve the problem, it's enough to fool people.
"Can you tell me something?" Hua Yihan asked.
"Of course, it's not a secret. After analysis, it comes out. The first is that the burden is too heavy, the second is that the equipment and technology are aging, and the third is the problem of the leader." Lei Weidong pointed out with three fingers.
"The burden is too heavy, why put it first?" Hua Yihan was a little surprised that Lei Weidong put this issue first. In her mind, the leader is the main problem.
"It's very simple." Lei Weidong nodded, "Large state-owned factories have decades of history. The first and even second generation workers have retired. They have worked in the factory all their lives. After retirement, the factory will naturally be responsible.
Elderly care.
One or two doesn't matter, but more than one doesn't matter.
I heard that in some textile factories, there are only more than 300 front-line workers, but there are thousands of people who pay wages, including retired employees and leading cadres.
How can such a heavy burden compete with those newly established private factories with the same profit? The clothing factories under my banner are living very well and making a lot of money, while the large state-owned factories are already losing money.
As for the aging of equipment and technology, it goes without saying that large state-owned factories were basically built in the 1950s, and now they are 20, 30, and even 40 years old.
Not to mention the aging of the machines in the factory, the key is that the production process is lagging behind.
I have no contact with textiles and don’t know much about it. Let’s talk about clothing factories. The quality of products sold has a lot to do with design. In large state-owned factories, the clothes produced by them have not changed for several years or more, and they are still the same.
And my clothing factory is closely focused on internationally renowned clothing brands.
Let’s put it this way, if an internationally renowned clothing brand has a new design, there will be a response from my side within 24 hours. The technical boss will convene technicians to evaluate it and track the market response at all times.
If the market responds well, the factory will imitate it. It only takes three days to complete mass production and put it on the market.
This is something that large state-owned factories have never thought of. If it weren't for such a fast response, how could my garment factory have grown rapidly and become one of the top garment companies in the mainland?
As for the third point, the issue of leadership, I don’t have to tell you to understand that the locomotive is responsible for the speed of the train. The role of good leadership in an enterprise cannot be ignored.
My garment factory can develop so fast without the management of Salina, Ahong and others. Without them, I would not be where I am today. At most, I would be an ordinary rich man. Therefore, I will not be separated from them.
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Although the 747 can fly directly from Los Angeles to Xiangjiang, for safety reasons, the plane still stops in Hawaii.
This makes the actual voyage take more than ten hours.
Because it takes so long, many people take a break along the way.
On business jets, even in first class, you can only rest on your seat, which at most has a little more space.
Private jets are different, especially private jets modified from 747s. Not to mention the master bedroom, there are even secondary bedrooms.
Let Chen Jiaju rest on the sofa.
Leaving the master bedroom to Hua Yihan, Lei Weidong walked to the second bedroom.
Chapter completed!