Millennium director

"Let's go, it's time for us to leave."

At home, Wu Yuan, dressed in a suit, adjusted his tie and took over a small suitcase pulled by Liu Yifei.

Today is February 5, 2019, the day when all the members of the "Cai Wenji" crew set off to attend the Berlin Film Festival.

Originally, Wu Yuan didn't need to go with them. After all, "Cai Wenji" is just a movie under the Light and Shadow Times, and there is no need for him, the boss, to lead the team.

But who said that this movie is Liu Yifei's award-winning movie, and she is pregnant.

As a husband, Wu Yuan must follow the whole process and be prepared to take care of the mother and son.

Sitting in the car that came to pick them up, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei soon arrived at Beijing International Airport and met up with other main creators of the "Cai Wenji" crew.

After a brief chat with Zhang Yimou and Yu Hewei, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei walked into the lounge dedicated to VIPs.

Although they were all in first class, Wu Yuan's treatment was still better than Zhang Yimou and others, mainly because he was richer.

Major domestic airlines are now paying more and more attention to the treatment of the rich, and are increasingly aligned with capitalist countries.

While waiting to board the plane with his wife in the ultra-high-standard lounge where only the wealthy with private jets can stay on weekdays, Wu Yuan's thoughts began to diverge.

"Xixi, do you think we should buy a private jet?" Wu Yuan, who was looking out the window in deep thought, suddenly said.

Liu Yifei, who was enjoying the massage chair service, raised her head in confusion: "Private jet?"

"We don't need it, right?"

In Liu Yifei's simple concept, private jets are definitely something that only the presidents and executives of multinational groups who need to fly around the world frequently and handle various tasks need.

It is something that only capitalists at the level of the two Ma and one Wang need.

As for her and Wu Yuan, although they often fly on airplanes, they are not yet at the level of frequent flyers.

Especially Wu Yuan, after the focus of his work was completely shifted back to China, his annual flight mileage is actually not much. After all, Wu Yuan is notorious for not liking to run road shows and attend public events.

Liu Yifei is better off. At least she still has to fly around the country frequently for one or two months during the promotion period of her work, but she doesn't need a private jet.

"Buying a private jet is not easy." Liu Yifei counted on her fingers: "The price of a business jet is not high, but the subsequent services are expensive."

"Like the daily maintenance of the aircraft, the salary of the crew team, and renting the airport apron, these money have to be spent all the time."

"I heard that some rich people bought private jets on impulse, but they couldn't afford to maintain them, and they sold them again within two years."

"And those who can afford private jets don't like to buy second-hand ones. The resale price will be very low, and they lose a lot of money in vain."

"Don't do it blindly on impulse."

"Oh." Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "I didn't expect you to know so much about private jets. You know so much."

"Friends will chat when they get together." Liu Yifei shrugged and explained casually.

Now is the Internet age, and it is a highly developed Internet age. Unlike the situation in the last century when most people did not know about the luxury life, now ordinary people can also learn about the lives of many powerful and wealthy people through the Internet, although it is just the tip of the iceberg.

And Liu Yifei is not an ordinary person. After all, she is in the entertainment industry and Wu Yuan's wife. Although her social circle is not very high-end, she does know a lot of news.

At least her circle also talks about private jets and private yachts.

It's just that she has never been interested in such things. You can't expect a person who usually loves to stay at home or travel to experience nature besides work to be interested in such things.

"It's still necessary to buy it." But Wu Yuan shook his head. He was not in a momentary mood, but he really had an idea.

"I'm not interested in buying a Boeing 747 or 767 and converting it into a luxury private jet, but I'm still interested in buying a normal business jet."

"And it's not just for me, but for the company. The plane will be registered under the company's name and used by the company's executives."

"Of course, if we need it, we can use it directly."

Which rich man really registers his private jet under his own name?

Not all of them register it under their own company's name, using the company's money to maintain the plane, not only can it be tax-deductible, but it is also convenient for personal use.

Those who really buy private jets and register them under their own names are more or less mentally ill.

Well, there are a few people in the entertainment industry who have done such crazy things. They really have money but nowhere to burn it.

"Now that several companies under my name have developed into large companies, more than a dozen executives are indeed frequent flyers, and it's time to increase their benefits."

"Although the first-class cabin is very comfortable, as long as you apply for the route in advance, a private plane that can take off at any time is definitely more comfortable and convenient, which can save a lot of time and make you more relaxed."

While talking, Wu Yuanzhen took out his mobile phone and searched the Internet for Bombardier and Gulfstream series of business jets.

He really planned to equip the company's executives with one or two, not for his own use.

Especially for Guangying Line, the company's executives really fly all over Asia, and now they have already reached Malaysia and Singapore.

As a multinational online streaming platform, executives of Guangying Kuaibo also have frequent business work in Asia. It is common to fly to Japan today and South Korea tomorrow.

In the next one or two years, Guangying Kuaibo will have another opportunity to expand. After all, due to force majeure in the next few years, the global demand for online video viewing will be even greater. Netflix has also become a streaming platform all over the world in the past few years. Guangying Kuaibo cannot fall behind.

If you want the horse to run, you must let the horse eat more grass. Arranging a few business jets will definitely increase the cohesion and combat effectiveness of the company's executives.

"It's not expensive." Wu Yuan roughly flipped through the manufacturer's guide price of several business jets and was quite satisfied.

Unlike the luxury of the rich who spend hundreds of millions of dollars on private orders for Boeing wide-body aircraft, the price of Bombardier and Gulfstream's luxury business jets is generally between US$50 million and US$80 million.

And this is still the manufacturer's guide price. In fact, if you talk to these two companies, the purchase price will definitely not be as high as the listing price.

With the annual net profit of the three companies under Wu Yuan, it is not a big deal to have three or five business jets. The company can buy them and register them under the company name, and then Wu Yuan can use them occasionally. It is very convenient!

"It's settled. I will discuss this with Chen Dewei and others after returning to China!" (End of this chapter)