Chapter 1045: The First Voyage
Li Yifu then immediately asked: "Uncle Shi, do you have any other requirements in terms of the configuration and interior of this aircraft? The account manager of Gulfstream Company also came to Sanshan randomly this time, and we can let them make changes according to your needs at any time." ”
Xia Ruofei shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't have high requirements in this regard, I feel very good now!"
Then he looked at Ling Qingxue again and asked, "Qingxue, what about you?"
Ling Qingxue chuckled: "What can I ask for, this plane is all top-level configuration, and the interior feels pretty good, it's still troublesome to change it......"
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Then so be it!"
Li Yifu hurriedly said: "Okay, Uncle Shi! Then I'll start going through the formalities right away, it may take about a week! But in the meantime, if you need to use the plane, there will be no problem!"
This aircraft is still in the name of Kyushu Group, and to change the ownership to Xia Ruofei's name, it involves cross-border transactions, and there are still many links, including customs declaration, tax payment, etc., which can be handled in a week, which is already quite fast.
Li Yifu thought for a while, and then said: "By the way, Uncle Shi, I suggest that the ownership of this aircraft is still in the name of your Taoyuan Company, which can be regarded as a purchase in the name of the company, so that it can also be preferential in terms of taxes." Of course, if your company's shareholding structure ......"
Xia Ruofei waved his hand and said, "Then hang it under the company's name!"
Li Yifu only reminded him a little, and Xia Ruofei understood that if this plane was bought by Taoyuan Company, the purchase of the aircraft was equivalent to an expenditure of the company, which could refund a part of the tax.
This is a reasonable tax avoidance, not tax evasion, and Xia Ruofei will naturally not refuse.
As for the shareholding structure, Taoyuan Company is almost completely owned by Xia Ruofei, except that Feng Jing has a very small number of shares, and for Feng Jing, Xia Ruofei will naturally not spare so little money.
Li Yifu immediately said: "Okay, Uncle Ancestor, then leave the rest of the matter to the disciple!"
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "You have a heart." ”
Then he thought about it and asked, "By the way, those crew members, how did you arrange them?"
Li Yifu replied: "Uncle Shi, they are employees of our Southeast Branch of Kyushu Group, and the company provides them with a long-term accommodation in Sanshan, and this team is at your service and can be on call." ”
Xia Ruofei frowned and said, "It's rare for me to fly a few times a year, it's a bit of a waste......
Two senior captains, plus three flight attendants, and also work on private business jets, the annual salary is not a small amount, plus they have to provide accommodation. On top of that, the waste of resources is so severe that the team is idle most of the time and has nothing to do.
Xia Ruofei thought for a while and said: "Isn't there a special business jet company now? They can provide aircraft management business, and when there is a need for use, the company will send pilots and flight attendants, and it will be good to charge per use......
Li Yifu hurriedly said: "Uncle Shi, I don't feel at ease with the pilots of these companies. Your safety comes first, and it doesn't cost much to raise such a team, so you don't care!"
In fact, buying an airplane is only the beginning of the cost, after the delivery of the aircraft, the owner has a lot of expenses every day, even if the plane is parked at the airport and does not move, the salary, site rental, maintenance costs, etc., are simply not affordable by ordinary people.
There is a very heart-wrenching saying: Even if a local tyrant gives you a plane, you will never be able to afford it.
Of course, Xia Ruofei doesn't have this problem, one is that he can definitely afford it, and in addition, he doesn't actually need to raise it, and Li Yifu covers all the expenses.
Xia Ruofei thought to himself, since he even accepted the plane, he didn't care about the extra millions of team expenses every year, so he didn't bother with this problem anymore, nodded and said, "Okay! Just listen to your arrangement!"
"Yes, Uncle Shi!" Li Yifu said happily, and then he asked, "Uncle Shi, do you want them to apply for a temporary route, and you and Grandmother will try this plane together?"
Xia Ruofei set his eyes on Ling Qingxue and asked, "Qingxue, do you see?"
Ling Qingxue was a little moved when she heard this, and asked, "Isn't it too troublesome?" I heard that applying for a route is quite complicated......
Li Yifu hurriedly said: "No, no! Actually, I have already reported in advance, as long as I apply, I will definitely be able to approve it within half an hour!"
Li Yifu was very careful, and before he came, he had already considered letting Xia Ruofei take a test flight in person, so he asked the crew to apply for a temporary route, which was actually to fly a local take-off and landing, of course, after taking off, he would go around the East China Sea.
The route has been reported, and he can apply directly when needed, plus he has dredged up the relationship in advance, so he will naturally be able to approve it soon.
Xia Ruofei thought for a while, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's fly!"
Li Yifu was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately took out his mobile phone to call the crew waiting on the side of the tarmac.
Soon, the crew boarded the plane, and Yang Wanxin, the vice president of the airport group, said goodbye and left first.
Li Yifu introduced with a smile: "Mr. Xia, this is Captain Liu An, and next to him is Captain Zheng Daming, both of whom used to work at Kester Business Aircraft in the United States, and they are the ace captains of their company, and I specially recruited them with a high salary." ”
The two captains hurriedly humbled a few words.
Their technology is indeed very good, but in front of a billionaire like Li Yifu, they naturally dare not coax.
Xia Ruofei nodded gently at the two.
Li Yifu said to the two of them again: "Captain Liu, Captain Zheng, you will serve Mr. Xia in the future, and you will do your best to meet any requirements of Mr. Xia in terms of flight to ensure that the flight is safe and efficient!"
The two captains hurriedly nodded and made a statement. In fact, they knew before they came that they were going to work in China for a long time this time, and they did not reject it, because Li Yifu offered them twice the salary in the United States, as well as very good supporting benefits.
Besides, although the two are Americans, they are not American-born "banana people", and they only went to the United States later, and they also have many relatives and friends in China, and they will not be uncomfortable with Chinese society at all.
Li Yifu said: "Mr. Xia, although the two captains work in the United States and are also Americans, they are very fluent in Chinese, and there will be no problems in communication. ”
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded, and said, "You think it very carefully. ”
Then, he half-jokingly said to Liu An and Zheng Daming: "Two captains, the matter of flight safety in the future will all depend on the two of you, and you have my destiny in your hands!"
Liu An's qualifications are relatively older than Zheng Daming, and he has more time flying Gulfstream planes than Zheng Daming, so in this two-captain configuration, he plays the role of captain, and Zheng Daming gives him the co-pilot.
Therefore, after listening to Xia Ruofei's words, Liu An immediately said: "Mr. Xia, rest assured! The safety performance of the Gulfstream aircraft is better than that of civil aircraft, and the total flight time of the two of us on the Gulfstream series aircraft has exceeded 10,000 hours, and we will definitely do our best to ensure flight safety." ”
Zheng Daming, who was on the side, also smiled and said: "To be honest, the two of us are also familiar with Mr. Xia's name! The epic forced landing not long ago has been spread by everyone in the flight circle, and everyone knows about it, including us old pilots, who admire Mr. Xia very much!"
Xia Ruofei said with a smile: "I'm chasing ducks to the shelves, and I can't compare with the two of them professionally! But if I have time, I can consider learning a private pilot's license." ”
"Mr. Xia's flying talent is undoubted, if you learn to fly, I believe you will be able to pass it soon. Zheng Daming patted a fart at the right time.
Li Yifu saw that Xia Ruofei and the two captains were chatting very harmoniously, and he was also very happy.
He asked, "Have you applied for the route?"
"It's been reported!" Liu An hurriedly said, "It should be approved soon!" Mr. Li and Mr. Xia, then we will prepare for the flight!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded and said, "It's hard work!"
"You're welcome, this is our job!" Liu An hurriedly said.
Then he and Zheng Daming nodded to Li Yifu and Xia Ruofei together, and walked to the cockpit.
Li Yifu was right, when the flight attendant closed the cabin door and the preparations on the cockpit side were almost done, the route application had been approved, and he quickly got the instructions to slide out.
The plane was pushed back for a short period of time before smoothly onto the taxiway.
After a short wait at the runway entrance, a Boeing 747 landed and left the runway, and the Gulfstream G650 was allowed to enter the runway and take off.
Xia Ruofei, Ling Qingxue and others all fastened their seat belts, including the three flight attendants, who also stopped their service, returned to the seats in the front cabin and sat down, and fastened their seat belts.
The plane turned lightly onto the runway, and then did not stop, and immediately began to accelerate after the nose was straightened.
With a strong feeling of pushing back, the plane jumped lightly and took off steadily.
Then the plane began to rapidly climb altitude.
The cruising altitude of the Gulfstream aircraft is a bit higher than that of the average civil aircraft, and the flight at that altitude level will be more stable.
It's just that today is the take-off and landing, so the plane did not climb to the cruising altitude, it was leveled before entering the clouds, and then turned around in the air and flew in the direction of the sea.
This is also designed in advance, if you fly into the clouds, then you will not be able to enjoy any scenery at all except a sea of clouds or a sea of clouds below.
Naturally, it was not the first time that Ling Qingxue had taken a plane, but it was the first time she had experienced such a luxurious private business jet, and she looked at the scenery outside the porthole with some excitement.
Samsan Airport was originally located by the sea, so the plane soon came to the top of the sea.
The weather was not bad today, and from this height, the steamers on the sea were only the size of matchboxes, and you could clearly see the steamers dragging a white track, and there were some small sailboats in the distance, which were even smaller, and almost only a white dot could be seen.
The dark blue background is dotted with large and small ships, which also looks very spectacular.
After the plane leveled off, the flight attendants also began to perform their duties, serving delicate pastries and mellow red wine.
Xia Ruofei sat on the soft leather seat, took a wine glass to Li Yifu, and said with a smile: "Yifu, this plane is really good! I thought that such a small plane might be a little bumpy when flying, but I didn't expect it to be even more stable than a large civil aircraft." And the noise is very well controlled, much smaller than a civil aircraft!"
Li Yifu hurriedly picked up the wine glass and said, "If Mr. Xia likes it, it's fine!"
This is not the first flight of this aircraft, but it is the first flight in the real sense after Xia Ruofei took over this aircraft.
After flying in the sky for almost twenty minutes, the plane began to slowly descend in altitude, drawing a beautiful arc above the sea and flying in the direction of the airport.
Ten minutes later, the Gulfstream G650 landed lightly on the runway of Sanshan Airport, and the landing process was very smooth, and the red wine on the table barely moved, it seems that the performance of this aircraft is indeed quite good - otherwise it would not be the first choice of so many rich people.
Of course, this is also inseparable from the superb skills of the two pilots.
The plane left the runway and returned to the parking stand along the taxiway, and the test flight was successfully completed.
Xia Ruofei and Ling Qingxue both felt a little unsatisfied, but today they were just taking a test ride, and they could use this plane at any time if they needed in the future, so Xia Ruofei was also quite satisfied with this first flight.
He personally went to the cockpit to thank the two pilots, and then stepped off the plane with Ling Qingxue and Li Yifu.
As for the crew, they still have to stay to do some finishing work after the flight, and their diet and daily life are naturally arranged by the personnel of the Southeast Branch of Kyushu Group, so Xia Ruofei doesn't need to worry about it.
The group left the tarmac in a shuttle bus.
Xia Ruofei said to Li Yifu: "Yifu, you can send us back to the farm first! In addition, if you have any questions about cultivation, you can also ask them, and I will try my best to answer them for you." ”
Li Yifu said excitedly: "Thank you, Uncle Shi!"
Now as long as there are no outsiders around, Li Yifu must respectfully call Xia Ruofei "Uncle Ancestor".
Li Yifu came all the way to China, Xia Ruofei naturally wouldn't let him run in vain, and it was also a gesture to give him a few words of advice in cultivation.
Of course, Xia Ruofei would definitely not let Li Yifu live in Taoyuan Farm - even if Ling Qingxue had to go back first today, he would still come to the farm soon, and he would still have to cultivate with Ling Qingxue!
Therefore, just give a few words, and then let Li Yifu go back to the city to stay in a hotel.