Can you be called a rich man if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 193: Don’t read anything below 1 million US dollars
The next day.

10 o'clock in the morning.

The Geneva International Air Show was held as scheduled.
There is still a huge gap between this kind of air show and the auto show
After all, even ordinary people have close ties with the automotive industry. Even if you are a working class with a monthly salary of only a few thousand yuan, if you really want it, you can buy an ordinary car for tens of thousands of yuan.
It is precisely because of this that car companies around the world hold dozens or even more large-scale auto shows every year.
But the air show is different.
Although with the development of society, airplanes have become integrated into the lives of ordinary people, there is still a huge gap between them.

Just like ordinary people who usually travel by bus or subway, who would go and learn about buses and subways after having a full meal?
It is also for this reason that the Geneva Air Show is generally held once a year.

And because of the force majeure that affected the whole world, the Geneva Air Show was only held in name in the past few years, and few companies actually participated.

This year, the event was held in a serious manner. In addition to the four giants in the aircraft manufacturing industry, Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, and Bombardier, dozens of small aircraft companies also attended.
In addition to these industry companies, media around the world are also focusing on this.

As soon as Gu Heng got off the Maybach, a large number of reporters swarmed over.
Most of them are Chinese.
There is no impenetrable wall in the world, not to mention that Gu Heng has never deliberately concealed his actions, so after he bought the Patek Philippe 1505G-6002 at a high price of 001 million euros yesterday, the domestic media had already dug up all the details about Gu Heng.
Even some boring media compared Principal Wang, who has been low-key for a long time, with Gu Heng.
The incident started when a bored netizen used a computer to calculate that the total amount of Wang's spending since he was exposed on the Internet, including media reports and his own flaunting of wealth, was 1.13 million yuan. Based on the current exchange rate, a watch worth 1505 million euros is equivalent to 1.17 million yuan.

In other words, Principal Wang has been the chief rich second generation for more than ten years, but he didn't spend as much money as Gu Heng did on a watch?
Netizens have always been keen on watching the fun, no matter how big the event.
The topic of who is the richest second generation has been debated from Weibo to Tik Tok, and then gradually evolved into its own new unit of measurement culture.
“王思聪消费1.13亿等于首席富二代，顾恒消费1.17亿等于1.035个首席富二代，我从小到大消费150万等于0.013个首席富二代。

So does that mean I am also a second-generation rich man?"

"Then my total spending since childhood is not six figures, so does that mean I am only one in a thousand rich second-generations?"

"Okay, okay, everyone is a disabled rich second generation, right?"

The self-deprecating culture of netizens has reached its peak
From the previous social animals and Maluo, a new term "incomplete rich second generation" has been derived, and groups of people have started to play with it crazily.
It was also because of this huge amount of traffic that Gu Heng instantly became popular on the Internet. Not only on the Chinese Internet, but also on Twitter and Facebook, the amount of discussion about Gu Heng was very high.
Ouyang Nana also became popular.
Originally, Ouyang Nana's studio was planning to distance themselves from Gu Heng, but now seeing how popular the show is, they changed their minds and made a plan overnight to let Ouyang Nana get enough traffic by Gu Heng's side. Even Tencent Video changed the promotion time of the new drama "Ice and Snow Ballad" and cooperated with Ouyang Nana throughout the whole process. As for the male lead Gao Weiguang, who was originally going to hype up a CP with Ouyang Nana, he was abandoned in an instant.
"Mr. Gu, can you please say a few words?"

"Mr. Gu, I heard that the record-breaking watch auction price of 1505 million euros at the Patek Philippe auction yesterday was a marketing hype. Can you respond?"

"Ms. Ouyang Nana, is Mr. Gu your boyfriend?"

"Mr. Gu, you bought a luxury car worth more than 200 million yuan at a domestic auto show before. I would like to ask if you will repeat the feat of that day when you come to the Geneva Air Show today?"

It was clearly an air show, but except for a few domestic reporters who had some professional ethics, the questions they asked had nothing to do with the air show at all.

However, when traveling abroad, these reporters are considered fellow villagers, so Gu Heng was not too arrogant and replied to the last reporter in a joking tone: "I would like to replicate the actions at the domestic auto show, but obviously, my strength does not allow it.

Buying a dozen cars would cost at most 200 million yuan, but if I buy a dozen planes, wouldn't that be more than 20 billion yuan?"

Hearing Gu Heng's joke, the reporter also realized that Gu Heng was quite easygoing, and hurriedly continued to ask: "Mr. Gu, can you tell us the purpose of coming to the air show this time? Are you just here to take a look, or do you have other plans?"

As long as he bought a plane at the air show, with his current popularity, it would soon spread across the country. Gu Heng was very aware of this and did not intend to hide it. He said very frankly: "If possible, I plan to buy a private jet at the air show, but I don't have a target at the moment. I can only look around first. It would be even better if I could see a satisfactory plane."

Although Gu Heng's tone was casual, it sounded extremely crazy to these reporters.
This is an air show.
It's not some supermarket clearance sale.
The most expensive planes may cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and even the cheapest ones may cost tens of millions.
Gu Heng never discussed the price from beginning to end, nor did he consider whether he could afford it. He just said that he hoped to see a plane that satisfied him.
For a moment, the reporter who was asking the question even thought of the title to be published later.
《Shocking! Super rich Gu Heng made a bold statement that as long as he is satisfied, price is not a problem at all! 》

Gu Heng didn't know that he would soon be on the front page of UC's shocking news. After briefly answering the reporter's questions, he walked towards the inside of the air show under the protection of his bodyguards.
As he stepped into the air show, Gu Heng saw a group of people walking towards him.

The leaders were Frederick, Nicholas, and Dugu, who had already arrived at the air show center.
As for those around him, they were representatives from aircraft manufacturing companies one after another.
"Gu Heng, these are representatives from Gulfstream, Boeing, Airbus, and Bombardier. When we were chatting just now, I accidentally revealed that you needed to buy a private jet, and they heard it.

Now they strongly ask me to introduce them to you, you won't blame me, right?"

Frédéric Arnault showed a hypocritical helpless expression on his face and spread his hands towards Gu Heng.

Of course, Gu Heng also knew that Frederick was using his connections to introduce him to the representatives of these companies. It would be a bit difficult for him to contact them, so a grateful smile appeared in his eyes.

What should be said or not said.
Frédéric Arnault is indeed a suitable person to be a friend.

A big reason why I had such a great time in Europe these days was because of him.

Without saying much, Gu Heng gave him a hug, then whispered a thank you in his ear, and promised that he would treat him well after arriving in China, and then the two smiled at each other.
Although there was no conflict of interest, the friendship between the two drinking buddies was completely established at this moment.

For the next hour or so, Gu Heng, Ouyang Nana, and Frederick were led by more than a dozen airline representatives to visit the entire air show and learn a lot of basic knowledge about aircraft.
Gu Heng also felt that the time was almost up, so he cleared his throat and said to the airline representatives: "I believe you all know that the purpose of my attendance at the air show today is to buy a private jet.

Is there anyone willing to introduce your company's products to me?"

Upon hearing this, the representatives of these airlines all became excited.

What were they trying to achieve by following Gu Heng for more than an hour like a tour guide?
Isn't it because Frédéric Arnault said that Gu Heng was going to buy a private jet? And would a super-rich man like Gu Heng, whose watch costs more than 10 million euros, buy an ordinary plane?
Of course not.
If Gu Heng could buy a plane for his own company, it would be no exaggeration to say that this achievement would be enough to get all the representatives present promoted to a higher level.

Frederick also reacted quickly and said with a smile: "There are more than a dozen aircraft manufacturers here. You don't plan to visit their exhibition areas one by one like visiting a car show, right?
How about you give them a standard and let them screen it themselves. We will check out the planes that meet your requirements and skip the ones that don't. "Gu Heng nodded slightly and said, "That's fine. Then I'll give you a simple standard."

As Gu Heng finished speaking, the representatives of these airlines all held their breath, waiting for Gu Heng's next words.
"Let's not look at anything below $1 million. This is my first time buying a private jet. Even if I can't get the best one, I don't want to just settle for an ordinary one."

As Gu Heng finished speaking, the representatives of the surrounding small aviation manufacturing companies fell silent.
Only the representatives of the four aviation giants, Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream and Bombardier, had smiles on their faces.

Although private jets are the most luxurious item on the planet, there are still differences among the most luxurious items.
Private jets on the market that cost tens of millions of dollars can be considered very good. As for private jets that cost over 100 million dollars, there are no statistics on the number of them in the world, but they are definitely not many.

Haven’t you seen that the private jets of the richest people in the country have changed several times?
The plane that went bankrupt Mr. Xu owned was an Airbus A9000 worth $319 million.

Mr. Liu, the boss of JD.com, owns a Gulfstream G4 worth RMB 650 million.

Alibaba’s boss Ma is even worse, he still bought a Gulfstream G3 worth 550 million.

Principal Wang’s father, Boss Wang, who has been the richest man for several years, also owns a G3 worth more than 550 million yuan.

This shows how valuable the offer of less than 1 million US dollars offered by Gu Heng is.
Those ordinary aircraft manufacturing companies may have never considered manufacturing a 1 million US dollar aircraft since the establishment of the company. Gu Heng's words are equivalent to directly excluding them. What else can they do except remain silent?
When they thought about following Gu Heng for more than an hour and getting nothing, they couldn't help but blame Gu Heng in their hearts.
Why didn't he raise such high demands earlier? We have been with him for so long, providing him with enough emotional value, but when it comes to getting down to business, he looks down on us. Isn't this bullying an honest person? !
Representatives from the four largest aviation manufacturing companies walked up to Gu Heng with smiles on their faces.

The representative of Airbus came out and said, "Mr. Gu, at this Geneva Motor Show, our Airbus has two aircraft worth over 350 million US dollars on display, namely the Airbus A1000-380 and the Airbus A. Currently, these two aircraft are parked in the exhibition area of ​​the Air Show Center.

If you are interested, Mr. Gu, I can take you to have a look."

"Airbus A380?"

When Gu Heng heard the name of the A380 model, he raised his eyebrows and spoke with surprise in his tone.

Upon hearing this, the Airbus representative quickly said, "Yes, it is the Airbus A380, one of the world's largest private jets with the highest passenger capacity. Mr. Gu, have you learned about this in advance?"

It would have been much better if Gu Heng had known about it in advance. For a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars, even a tiny bit of impression can sometimes decide everything.

Thinking of this, the Airbus representatives were also slightly excited.

But the next second, Gu Heng shook his head.

"Then why, Mr. Gu?"

"I borrowed a private jet, and the model happened to be an A380, so I was a little surprised when I heard it."

"Prince Alwaleed?"

This time it was Gu Heng's turn to be surprised: "How did you know?"

The Airbus representative smiled proudly upon hearing this: "As the world's most luxurious aviation manufacturing company, our Airbus has a very close relationship with Saudi Arabia, and most of Saudi Arabian Airlines' aircraft are purchased from our company.

The A380 you just mentioned is a private jet, so it makes me think of Prince Alwaleed.

Because he is the only rich man in the world who uses the A380, a castle in the sky, as his private jet. "

Gu Heng nodded upon hearing this, but the Airbus representative became excited and continued, "Since Mr. Gu has experienced the Airbus A380, I believe he will also know that there is no aircraft on this planet that can surpass it.

If Mr. Gu needs it, we can also customize an Airbus A380 just for you.”

Hearing what the Airbus representative said, the Boeing representative couldn't help but stood up immediately.

"Mr. Gu, our Boeing company also has two aircraft worth hundreds of millions of dollars on display this time, namely the Boeing 747-8 and the Boeing 777-300ER.

Among them, the Boeing 777 is the world's longest-range aircraft, with a maximum range of 1.8 kilometers. If you own a flying artifact like the Boeing 777, theoretically you only need to refuel twice to fly around the earth!
The interior space and load capacity of the Boeing 747-8 are not inferior to those of the Airbus A380, and may even be better!"

Hearing these two companies bragging about their products, the remaining representatives from Gulfstream and Bombardier could only stand aside quietly.
The main business of these two companies is business private jets, so they are very cost-effective, but in terms of luxury, they can't really compare with Airbus and Boeing.
They never dreamed that the cost-effectiveness they had always been proud of had become a disadvantage in front of Gu Heng.
This mysterious rich man from China has written his needs on his face, which is "only the most expensive, not the best".
If the occasion was not inappropriate, they would even want to call the company's CEO and ask the company to start developing super-large aircraft.
If the company had a super-large aircraft, I wouldn't be unable to straighten my back at the air show.
Gu Heng looked at the representatives of Boeing and Airbus who were competing to introduce their aircraft in front of him and waved his hand impatiently, "I am not interested in listening to you competing for patents here. Go take a look at the aircraft first."

(End of this chapter)