Author: Mei Zixu

"You want to buy a Boeing 777?" Huang Kyoto was stunned: "Mr. Xu, do you know that the Boeing 777 is a wide-body machine, right?"

In Huang Jing's impression, Xu Cang's Spring and Summer Airlines has no international routes.

"Or do you want to buy it for Kingfisher Airlines?"

However, Huang Jing still felt that it was unscientific. He knew that Kingfisher Airlines was Xu Cang's industry, but Kingfisher Airlines basically operates internal routes in Europe and has few ultra-long-range routes. Moreover, with Kingfisher Airlines' cheap operation, it is obviously not suitable for using Boeing 777.

Although Huang Jing is a Boeing person, if you really want to perform ultra-long-range routes from the perspective of Kingfisher Airlines, it is better to use the Airbus 330 or Boeing 767. Of course, in the current market, the competitiveness of the Airbus 330 is greater than that of the Boeing 767. When the Boeing 777 was launched, it was to replace the Boeing 767 and compete with the Airbus 330.

The Boeing 777 is good in everything, and almost all technical indicators are better than the Airbus 330, but it has one huge disadvantage, that is, it is expensive. The catalog price of a Boeing 777 is nearly one-third higher than that of the Airbus 330, which is quite exaggerated.

Xu Cang laughed: "Will you still need to report this to the aircraft manufacturer about how I use it?"

"No, no, no, of course, this is not needed." Huang Jing said quickly: "I am just curious that Mr. Xu should not use the Boeing 777, and the price of the Boeing 777 is relatively high."

"If I remember correctly, the slightly newer Boeing 777-200 is $270 million, right?"

"That's right, but this is the lowest." Huang Jing quickly added: "Mr. Xu, the price of our latest Boeing 777-300 has risen to US$290 million. This is of course the catalog price. With our relationship with Mr. Xu, we naturally will not do it according to the catalog price, but such a high-value product is unlikely to be the same as the previous 737-900 aircraft."

A long time ago, Xu Cang followed Li Rongcheng, the president of Boeing Asia Pacific, to make an installment purchase of 737-900, and made a record ten payments in ten years. It was simply crazy. However, Boeing had requested Xu Cang at that time, and the value of the Boeing 737 was indeed slightly smaller and the quantity was not large.

However, the Boeing 777 is different. A Boeing 777 can be replaced with several Boeing 737s. If it is still a ten-year repayment, Boeing will really not accept it.

Huang Jing didn't dare to say it too clearly, for fear of causing Xu Cang to be unhappy. However, he doubted openly and secretly whether Xu Cang could afford a Boeing 777.

"Model 300? I don't want that thing." Xu Cang said immediately: "I want 777-300ER."

"300ER?" Huang Jing's mind didn't turn around for a moment: "We don't have 777-300ER?"

"I didn't make any requests. I've already made it. Listen, remember all my requests below."

"You want to customize the plane?"

"Yes?" Xu Cang smiled and said, "Isn't it okay?"

A scream came from Huang Jing, followed by a sound of something breaking, and then a national curse from Huang Jing.

"Wait a minute, I'll get something to record."

About a minute later, Huang Jing's voice came from his phone: "Tell me."

"First of all, I have to tell you that the following call will be recorded. My customized modification plan for Boeing 777 is unique to me. You cannot follow this plan without authorization."

"This. No." Huang Jing said directly: "Actually, it's not that it's not possible. Every customization plan is formulated by the airline according to its own needs. The situation of each airline is different. How can there be such a general customization plan?"

"I feel very satisfied with my plan. I don't want others to use it, so this one won't work?"

Huang Jing was annoyed by Xu Cang's nagging: "Okay, okay, okay, you're the only one. You said, I remember, if you are not at ease, you can apply for a patent for your plan."

"Hey, a good idea, I'll do it later." Xu Cang thought for a while: "Remember, change the Boeing 777-300 engine to a GE90-115B engine, add an oblique winglet at the end of the wing, and strengthen the engine frame and shell for me."

"Wait a minute, what is the tilted winglet?"

Xu Cang was interrupted by Huang Jing and seemed a little annoyed: "You will understand after you tell your design department. Don't understand it yet, please refer to Xiaoyi from 767-400ER."

"I'll remember Xiaoyi from 767-400ER." Huang Jing said hurriedly: "You keep going."

"My data requirements for 300ER are to increase the length of the fuselage by 0.04 meters, the wingspan by 3.9 meters, and the cabin width by 0.01 meters."

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Cang was very irritated: "What are you doing, always interrupting me."

"No, are your requirements so accurate?" Huang Jingren was so irritated: "Absolute 0.01 meters?"

"Can you guarantee a 0.01-meter accuracy?"

"sure."

"That's fine, why do you care about this modification?" Xu Cang continued: "The maximum fuel capacity needs to reach 181,280 liters, the range is increased to 14,600 kilometers, and the maximum take-off weight is increased to 351,500 kilograms." Xu Cang recalled: "That's it, just modify it according to this standard."

"That's it?" Huang Jing repeated Xu Cang's request and muttered in a low voice: "Xu Cang, isn't your change to be bigger? The Boeing 777-300 is already an extended version of the 200 model. We think this is already a relatively suitable size for the 777. You have to go bigger and longer?"

"Yes, just change it like this." Xu Cang confirmed: "In addition, after the change is made according to this plan, order me a cross."

"Sen?" Huang Jing was stunned: "Mr. Xu Cang, according to your requirements, the catalog price of this customized Boeing 777 is more than 300 million yuan, are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure, just cross ones." Xu Cang smiled and said, "In addition, are the three unsubscribed 777s of 300 models?"

"Yes."

"Okay, there is no need to change the three aircraft, just deliver it at that time." Xu Cang thought: "If I remember correctly, modifying the external structure of the aircraft requires re-obtaining the airworthiness certificate, right?"

Some airlines have requirements for interiors. This modification plan is generally simple and does not involve changes to the aircraft fuselage, so there is no need for a new airworthiness certificate. However, Xu Cang not only needs to change the engine, but also needs to change the aircraft fuselage structure. Of course, the platform remains unchanged, but he still needs to obtain a new airworthiness certificate.

Of course, this situation is not uncommon. Anyway, if you make a slight modification on the Boeing 777 platform, the new airworthiness certificate will come out very quickly. But even if it is very fast, it will take more than two years.

"Can it be delivered within three years?" Xu Cang asked.

"You really want a cross?" Huang Jing was stunned.

Xu Cang was a little puzzled: "The order of the Cross 777 is considered a big order, right? Or are you rushing the customer out?"

"No, no, no, I'm just." Huang Jing slowed down a little, and his voice became bright. Ordering the 777 at one time was indeed a big order, which was almost equivalent to ordering nearly 40 Boeing 737s at one time. Even if there was no previous relationship, Xu Cang was also a big customer of Boeing after buying the 777s. Especially recently, the Boeing 777 was not in good condition recently. If you have such an order, it can be regarded as a boost to the morale of the Boeing 777: "Mr. Xu, if you really want the 777, then we can give you the best price, one is about 160 million to 170 million."

Generally speaking, the lowest price of an aircraft can reach half of the catalog price. However, this is usually the same type of aircraft enjoyed such a price after buying a few times. Xu Cang bought a Boeing 777 for the first time. It is logical that there shouldn't be such a high discount, so Huang Jing is quite polite.

There is no way, the Boeing 777 is too expensive, so it is not cost-effective to scare away major customers.

"Yes." Xu Cang was very straightforward.

"Then Mr. Xu. We need a deposit of about 5% and if we cancel the order in the future, we will deduct two% of the liquidated damages. Of course, if no one takes over the plane, the proportion of this liquidated damages will be higher."

Xu Cang is an insider in the industry, so he understands this, so he naturally agreed readily: "I will go to the United States later. When the time comes, I will also bring the deposit with you."

When he heard that Xu Cang was really coming to the United States, he could basically be sure that it was not a joke. Thinking of this, Huang Jing felt delighted that he finally saw the money back.

Although Boeing is so powerful, in fact, Boeing is the one who pays more in the communication with Xu Cang.

Unexpectedly, I could still make money from Xu Cang.

No matter what, the orders for the three Boeing 777-300s and thirteen Boeing 777s that I took over were definitely big orders. As the takeover, it was a good performance.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Cang felt helpless. He could hear Huang Jing's heartfelt happiness and sighed that Huang Jing was also the president of Boeing Asia-Pacific region, why was he still so naive?

Let’s not talk about the three Boeing 777-300s that I recently took over, and the purchase cost of the last ten custom versions of the Boeing 777-300ER is as high as $1.7 billion. Although this fee cannot be paid in one lump sum, the total number is quite amazing.

Xu Cang had a lot of ways to make money in his mind. How could he really spend $1.7 billion to buy the 777? This year of a monkey and horse will only make a profit?

In the future, Xu Cang will definitely develop international routes, but the cost-effectiveness of choosing Boeing 777 is too low. Of course, this is for poor people like Xu Cang, and for some wealthy giant airlines, the Boeing 777 is still quite good.

If nothing unexpected happens, Xu Cang's future wide-body aircraft choice for international routes will be on Airbus, not on Boeing 777, or even on Boeing 787 in the future.

Since Xu Cang doesn’t know how to use Boeing 777, why should I buy it?

Just now, Xu Cang suddenly thought of an idea.

In fact, he has the profession of a broker. Xu Cang may think he can be an airplane broker. Although the modification plan Xu Cang mentioned to Huang Jing seems to be a bit willful, but in fact, it is a customized plan proposed by Air France in the future and will become the most popular model of the Boeing 777 in the future.

Xu Cang not only took the lead, but also patented the customized plan. If others want to pay him money in the future, I don’t know how comfortable it is.

Putting away the phone, Xu Cang took out the phone for some reason and looked at the photo that Xia Shuyue sent to him before.

To be honest, this photo is not very clear, but that feeling is very strong.

If his memory is not wrong, two years later, a flight running on a Nordic route would crash due to the strong electromagnetic induction of the aurora. Since this is one of the rare cases in the history of civil aviation that caused an accident due to electromagnetic induction, Xu Cang paid a little attention. When checking the information, Xu Cang even saw the passenger information, including a very beautiful girl with a single ponytail.

If we look at the appearance alone, Xia Shuyue is actually more in line with Xu Cang's aesthetic. Therefore, Xu Cang also took a look at it at that time and sighed that the great years are gone, so he has a little more impression.

Before, Xia Shuyue had basically never tied her ponytail, but she didn't feel anything, but the photo on the cover of the physical examination was too strong, which made Xu Cang feel restless.

Just when Xu Cang was upset, the screen of his phone suddenly lit up, which was Xiao Lingyun's number.

As soon as Xu Canggang connected, Xiao Lingyun's crazy laughter came from the opposite side: "Xu Cang, it's so damn, this time I'm really making money. Airbus' stock fell 15% in just two hours on opening today. Airbus has never seen such a fall in this life. Now the capital market is full of declining Airbus, and it seems that it is accompanied by the cancellation of a large number of Airbus orders."

"Someone is disrupting the situation?"

This time, Airbus made major mistakes in drawing and manufacturing due to the abnormal synchronization of the software version. To be honest, this error is outrageous, but it is not a serious technical problem after all, and it is more inclined to be management chaos.

The seriousness of such a thing varies from person to person. Some people think that this kind of thing is a temporary mistake and is not a big deal. Some people think that this has exposed huge loopholes in Airbus in management and may have another problem in the future, which is an extremely serious mistake.

It is certain that Airbus stock plummeted, and it would be a bit exaggerated to open at that time. Xu Cang felt that someone was using tricks.

"Absolutely, I know who it is." Xiao Lingyun is an insider and knows it more clearly: "Almost all financial and aviation media are bombarding Airbus, and the content of the press release is very similar. Isn't this someone deliberately trying to do Airbus? In this world, who wants Airbus to die the most? Isn't that Boeing? Xu Cang, you have discussed with Boeing before. If Airbus is in trouble, Boeing will definitely step on it? This time it seems that it is not a step, but it is stepping on Airbus' face, and it is going to step on Airbus to death."

Xu Cang was also speechless. He knew that Boeing hated Airbus very much, but it wasn't like this.

Almost bribed the mainstream financial and aviation media around the world, and the muzzle was unanimously chasing Airbus. The key point is that Airbus really has no way to do this time, and he can't even pay back his mouth. If he returns, he will have to be ridiculed more.

To be honest, the A380 project is so short-lived, which is also related to this major mistake, which leads to a bad start and missed the best release time. After that, the A380 did not go smoothly, and ended in a hurry.

"Xu Cang, Airbus stock plummeted too quickly this time, and it is estimated that it will be clear within a week." Xiao Lingyun estimated: "In just this week, I guess we can make 2 billion at one time, which is even more comfortable than printing money. I have never seen such a good thing in my life."

"Twenty billion?" Xu Cang was actually not very satisfied. However, they had a relatively small capital before, and it was almost the limit to be able to make 2 billion in a week: "Lingyun, after returning the securities company's stocks this time, we will retain some of the funds. We must buy a large amount of Airbus stocks when the price of Airbus is the lowest."

"You want to buy Airbus stocks?" Xiao Lingyun was stunned: "You want to buy Airbus at the bottom?"

"Yes, that's what it means."

"This is the bottom of the game. Airbus is in trouble this time. If you can't stand it, you might have to stumble over. Even if you can't die, it will be a heavy blow. You have to rest for a long time. Even if you can make money by buying at the bottom, the cycle will be too long."

Perhaps it was because Xiao Lingyun was able to make 2 billion yuan a week and he didn't want to do such long-term profits.
To be continued...