director of the millennium

"Come on, it's time for us to set off."

At home, Wu Yuan, dressed in a suit and tie, adjusted his tie and took over the small suitcase that Liu Yifei was pulling.

Today is February 2019, 2, the day when all the crew members of "Cai Wenji" set off to attend the Berlin Film Festival.

Originally, Wu Yuan didn't need to go along. After all, "Cai Wenji" was just a movie under Guangying Times, and there was no need for him, the boss, to lead the team personally.

But who can blame it on the fact that this movie is Liu Yifei's award-winning film, and she is pregnant.

As the husband, Wu Yuan must accompany the whole process and be prepared to take care of the mother and child.

Sitting in the car that came to pick them up, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei soon arrived at Beijing International Airport and reunited 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 reserved for VIP guests.

Although they all flew 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 wealthy people and are becoming more and more in line with capitalist countries.

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

"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, looked up in confusion: "Private plane?"

"We can't use it, right?"

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

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

As for her and Wu Yuan, although they often fly, they are not yet frequent flyers.

Especially for Wu Yuan, after his work focus was completely shifted back to China, his flight mileage in a year was actually not that much. After all, Wu Yuan is well-known for not liking to go on roadshows or attend public events.

Liu Yifei is better off. At least she still has to fly around the country frequently for a month or two during the promotion period of her work, but it is not to the point where she needs a private jet.

"It's not easy to buy a private jet." Liu Yifei counted on her fingers and said, "The price of a business jet is actually not high, but the subsequent services are expensive."

"For things like daily aircraft maintenance, crew salaries, and renting airport aprons, these expenses have to be spent continuously."

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

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

"Don't act rashly just because you're impulsive."

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

"When friends get together, they just chat." Liu Yifei shrugged and explained casually. Now is the Internet age, and it is a highly developed Internet age. Unlike 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.

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

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

It's just that she has never been interested in this kind of thing. You can't expect someone who likes to stay at home or travel to experience nature besides work to be interested in this kind of thing.

"It is still necessary to buy it." However, Wu Yuan shook his head. It was not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but he really had the idea.

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

"And it was not bought just for me, but for the company. The plane was 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 person would really register a private jet under his own name?

Aren’t they all registered under the name of your own company? Using the company’s money to maintain the aircraft is not only tax deductible but also convenient for your own use.

Anyone who actually buys a private jet and registers it under his own name is somewhat mentally ill.

Well, there are a few people in the entertainment industry who have done crazy things like this. They really have a lot of money but nowhere to spend it.

"Now that the companies under my name have grown into large companies, more than a dozen executives are indeed frequently flying around, and it's time to increase their benefits."

"Although first-class cabins are comfortable, private jets that can take off at any time as long as you apply for the route in advance are definitely more comfortable and convenient. It can save a lot of time and be more relaxing."

As he spoke, Wu Yuanzhen took out his mobile phone and searched the Internet for Bombardier and Gulfstream business jets.

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

Especially in the case of Guangchuang Cinema, the company's executives are really flying all over Asia, and now they have already reached Malaysia and Singapore.

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

Moreover, the next one or two years will be an opportunity for Guangying Kuaibo to expand again. After all, due to force majeure, the global demand for watching online videos will be even greater in the next few years. Netflix has also completely become a streaming media platform spread all over the world in the past few years. Guangying Kuaibo cannot fall behind.

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

"It's not that expensive." Wu Yuan roughly looked through the manufacturer's suggested prices of several business jets and was quite satisfied.

Unlike the extravagance of wealthy individuals who spend hundreds of millions of dollars on private orders for Boeing wide-body aircraft, the prices of luxury business jets from Bombardier and Gulfstream generally range from US$5000 million to US$8000 million.

And this is just the manufacturer's suggested price. In fact, if you negotiate with these two companies, the purchase price will definitely not be as high as the listed price.

With the annual net profit of the three companies under Wu Yuan, it would not be a big deal to have three or five business jets. The company can buy them with funds and register them under the company's name. Then Wu Yuan can use them occasionally. It's very convenient!
"It's settled. I'll discuss this with Chen Dewei and the others after I return home!" (End of this chapter)