Chapter 967 The Plane Is Coming

Watching a big show in Silicon Valley was very enjoyable.

I also saw the process of technology entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley confronting capital.

Just two words: Fudge!

Microsoft and Google are both wolves and tigers, each more vicious than the other. The two founders of Yahoo did not want to give up, and continued to struggle, working hard on planning, trying to fool a group of shareholders into supporting them.

Negotiations naturally ended without a problem.

Microsoft's attitude is tough.

He firmly stated that Yahoo's board of directors must accept Microsoft's offer within 6 weeks. Otherwise, Microsoft will unite with Yahoo's major shareholders, and then dredge the relationship with other shareholders to reorganize Yahoo's board of directors!

At that time, it is very likely that the two founders will be driven away.

It was so much fun.

This time Microsoft forcibly acquired Yahoo, no matter what the result of the acquisition is, there is only one final answer, that is, the US Internet structure has changed from a three-power struggle for hegemony to a one-on-one battle between Google and Microsoft.

Zhou Buqi didn't care about it, and after seeing a big world, he took a flight to New York.

Wang Haoyang's side has basically reached an agreement.

Private jets are coming!

The original price is 48 million US dollars, and the current price is 42 million US dollars, which is equivalent to a 13% discount.

This is a new machine that just rolled off the assembly line.

Of course, there was a change of hands, and it was already a second-hand phone in name. The French banker was in urgent need of money, and he didn't want to delay it for too long, so he wanted to cash out quickly to save his business.

Zhou Buqi didn't waste time, he agreed without hesitation, and he did the other party a small favor.

He also promised that the money would arrive within a week.

However, after buying the plane, it is not realistic to bring it back to China directly. On the US side, the ownership contract must be completed and approval must be required.

At the same time, the aircraft is being renovated.

It is also necessary to connect with the country, obtain approval from relevant departments, and contact the airline's custody service. The aircraft will not be put into official use until June at the earliest.

Then, I met the Gulfstream people again.

How is the plane designed? How to decorate?

Zhou Buqi didn't understand this. Fortunately, they have dozens of alternatives, and they can modify them according to the model style.

Business jets are pretty much the same after all.

There is no need to be too personal and unconventional.

Zhou Buqi's requirement is to be extravagant, high-end, restrained and low-key. Even if the interior decoration is photographed, it should not make people feel like showing off wealth, local tyrants, and spending money like water.

There are also plenty of seats.

This plane is not mainly for personal use, but for business use. It is to fly around with my subordinates at home and abroad, and to talk about work in various places. There are so few seats that you may not even be able to sit down.

Just set 10 seats, 1 couch design, can carry up to 15 passengers.

Then the problem comes, this is not a giant like Boeing 747 or Airbus A380, the cabin space is limited. With so many seats, there are also toilets, wine cabinets, dining tables, and stewardess areas... There is no room to arrange bedrooms.

Without a bedroom, it would be a lot less fun.

Zhou Buqi could only sigh.

So be it for now!

This is a pure working aircraft.

Since it is for work, it is better to purchase in the name of the company. Counting the decoration fee, handling fee, tax and various expenses, a total of 50 million US dollars is enough.

Ziweixing can afford the money.

The main reason is that Zhou Buqi has no money, and he can't afford to pay for it personally.

Recently, Wen Zhixia bought a luxury villa in PD City, Shanghai, with a total price of more than 30 million. There is only 120 million yuan left in Zhou Buqi's personal account.

In addition, the largest fund of 330 million U.S. dollars is in private equity funds, and they are doing financial operations, so they can't get it out in a short time.

Just buy it in the name of the company.

Anyway, now that Ziwei Star is doing a lot of business overseas, it is really inconvenient to take civil aviation, and to buy an airplane... the employees can't say anything.

After this matter was settled, I met with the private equity fund manager and talked about my views on the future economic situation.

Zhou Buqi is very firm.

The financial crisis will definitely intensify!

It's just started now, don't be cowardly, don't give up, keep going! If you find that the operation is timid, if you want to be safe, you will accept it. Zhou Buqi would rather default, but also withdraw the funds, and then invest in other funds to continue shorting.

Fund managers are happy.

I like this kind of investor most who follows him behind the scenes and goes all out.

That night, I bought a few tickets for Haotou and took a civil flight back home.

The first class on international flights is really first class, very luxurious.

It is different from domestic.

Domestic flights are now irregular.

Some large aircraft have a three-class configuration of first class, business class, and economy class. This is the same as international flights, no problem. It can be shown in the ticket price. The ticket price of economy class is 1,000 yuan, that of business class is about 1,500 yuan, and that of first class is 2,000 yuan.

But most of the planes are equipped with two cabins, first class and economy class.

In fact, this first-class cabin is not luxurious at all, it is completely business-class configuration. The reason why it is called "first class" is because it can sell more tickets.

In a few years, when domestic civil aviation is rectified, this phenomenon will change and it will be in line with international flights. Many first-class cabins have been renamed business class.

On domestic routes, there is almost no first-class cabin. (A few more explanations. Some readers may be young and don’t know what happened a few years ago. They say that there is no first-class cabin on domestic flights. In fact, it has always been there. It’s just that it’s been regular in the past few years, and it’s called business class.)

on the plane.

Chen Dong didn't seem to have regained his strength, he took Zhou Buqi to the small bar for a drink, and asked, "Do you really want to buy a private jet?"

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "Aren't you following me all the time! The contract is signed, didn't you see it?"

"Airplane..."

Chen Dongsheng swallowed sharply.

Kind of unbelievable.

I feel that Boss Zhou is really getting better and better.

Other young people are playing with cars to show off their wealth, and he has already low-keyed to spend 50 million US dollars to purchase a luxury private jet.

Zhou Buqi said: "You can too."

"ah?"

Chen Dong was taken aback for a moment.

Zhou Buqi said: "The e-commerce business in Japan is named Jingdong Japan Co., Ltd., but it is actually a new company jointly established by Ziweixing and Jingdong. If you can bring this company to a separate listing, you will be the big boss. Of course, you can also purchase an airplane. At that time, it will be convenient for you to commute, and you can go home after work every night."

Chen Dong was knocked out by this pie.

Zhou Buqi smiled, "How is it? Have you thought it through? What did Sister Ou say?"

Chen Dong took a deep breath, "She said she would support my choice."

"Huh? No suggestion?"

"have."

"What is it?"

"She suggested I go."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Well, marrying a good wife can prosper for three generations, Chen Dong, you are blessed."

Chen Dong sighed.

Zhou Buqi turned to look at him, "Haven't thought about it yet?"

Chen Dong gritted his teeth, "After I go, am I the second in command?"

Zhou Buqi laughed, very happy, and knew what he knew, "This is a B2C e-commerce company. We have no experience, and we mainly rely on JD.com to send people. You go to be a deputy. Don't think that this joint venture Ziwei Star only accounts for 49 %, but the real right to speak is still on our side. As long as your performance is good enough to prove that you can shoulder the business in Japan, it will be a matter of time before you turn around."

Chen Dong asked: "What if the person sent by JD.com does a good job?"

Zhou Buqi said indifferently: "That's easy, just send them out to open up new markets. There are even bigger markets in Europe and the United States waiting to be developed."

Chen Dong pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Shi Jinglin knows marketing better than I do, and I always follow her orders. It's more appropriate to let her go."

Zhou Buqi snorted and said, "She's a woman, what is she going to do? Honestly, she can be a husband and a child. And... I plan to transfer her position and let her leave Ziweixing."

"Ah?" Chen Dong was stunned for a moment, very puzzled, "Let her leave? Why? How good is her grade?"

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Okay, you don't have to worry about this matter, I have my own arrangements. You should prepare here. When you return to China, you will hand over the work at hand, and then go to Jingdong to familiarize yourself with the business. Next month, Jingdong’s B round of financing will be completed, Ziweixing will invest. At the latest in May, Jingdong Japan will start operations. Find a private Japanese teacher and learn it first. If you are free, you can also go to Tang Binchen , familiarize yourself with the social atmosphere and culture there.”

Chen Dong smiled wryly and said, "I'm so picky, Shi Jinglin will definitely scold me when she turns around. It's the school season now, and group buying on campus is busy."

Zhou Buqi said: "If you scold you once, you will have to scold me twice later, so don't complain to me."

Chen Dong just laughed.

I want to say a few more words, Boss Zhou, you should control yourself, how many women are there? Almost done!

But it's hard to say much when it comes to the mouth.

The two families had frequent contacts. Chen Dong often took his wife and children to Mr. Zhou's house as guests, and met his girlfriends, only four of them. Compared with other private entrepreneurs, it is really not worth mentioning.

Many entrepreneurs on TV have dozens or dozens of confidante behind them.

Men, what will you do after earning money?

It's nothing more than the third child.

Either drug, or gambling, or a woman.

The first two are too evil to touch. The third is human nature.

After returning home, it happened to be daytime.

Zhou Buqi was a little tired, so he didn't want to go to the company and wanted to have a good rest.

As a result, the news from the company was a bit unexpected.

Baidu Hi seems to be gaining momentum.

The number of people online at the same time exceeded 2 million!

Although Helo has 50 million daily active users, the maximum number of people online at the same time is about 30 million.

More importantly, Baidu Hi launched a new function - the gold coin wallet system.

When Zhou Buqi heard this statement, he couldn't bear it immediately and went to the company.

Could it be that Li Yanhong is really crazy and wants to learn from Helo's marketing model and create a subsidy of tens of billions? If you really want to do this, it's really troublesome!

After going, I was relieved.

It turned out to be a virtual points system.

Similar to the gold coin wallet system, it also participates in various activities and then earns points. At the same time, if the user wants to enjoy the privileged services of some Baidu products, it will cost points.

If you accumulate enough points, you can also exchange them for virtual items online.

What is certain is that after Baidu's e-commerce business goes online, virtual points will definitely be able to participate in discounts for product orders.

Unfortunately, these are all fur.

Baidu pays without real money!

Ziweixing's gold coin wallet system is a genuine 10 billion. After users accumulate gold coins, they can really be exchanged for money. In comparison, Baidu's virtual points are too tasteless.

I can't bear to let the child not be caught by the wolf.

Want to challenge QQ without bleeding, how can I do it?

"well."

Zhou Buqi shook his head and sentenced Baidu Hi to death.