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Chapter 1423: Friends Begin to Be Confused

On the way back, Xia Muqing couldn't help but asked Zhang Qihang: "Husband, are you really planning to buy a private jet?"

"In fact, I had this idea a few years ago," Zhang Qihang responded, "I thought that if you had a private jet, it would be more convenient for you to go out for performances in the future. However, the environment in the past few years was not very conducive, so I had to give up. Now the domestic environment is much more relaxed than in the past few years, so let's buy it. Anyway, we are not short of money."

Zhang Qihang even wondered if he should just buy a smaller mid-sized business jet if Zhang Huli finally gave up. Anyway, his wife's business activities were mainly conducted domestically, so there was no need to buy a jet with a long range.

Xia Muqing was of course very happy that her husband loved her so much, but she was also a little worried and said hesitantly: "Then...will it have any bad effects on you?"

"So they registered a company and used Sohu.com as the main source of income to isolate themselves from us. Even if someone uses this as an excuse, on the one hand, the plane was bought by Sohu.com; on the other hand, it was your legal income before you bought the shares. You also paid rent to the company for using the plane, so you didn't take advantage of others at all,"

At this point, Zhang Qihang paused, then said seriously: "The most important thing is that unless I retire, I will be fixed in this position for the rest of my life."

Xia Muqing immediately understood what her husband meant: since he had stopped here, then in this kind of matter, as long as they kept themselves isolated and distanced themselves from the matter openly, the higher-ups would naturally not use this as an excuse.

Thinking of this, Xia Muqing hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Then I'll think about it again."

"There's no rush for this," Zhang Qihang said. "This is just an idea that came to my mind. We also need to understand what kind of private jet meets our requirements, how much such a jet costs, and what the daily operating costs of the jet are... Only after we understand these can we make a decision, right? After all, a plane is not cheap."

Xia Muqing chuckled: "That's right, these things need to be considered carefully."

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While Zhang Qihang and Xia Muqing were discussing whether to buy a private jet, at Sohu.com headquarters, Zhang Huli asked Wang Zihui, "Zihui, did you hear what I just talked about with Mr. Zhang?"

  Wang Zihui's heart skipped a beat: Is the boss serious?

He responded, "Mr. Zhang, are you talking about buying a plane?"

"Yes, Zihui, do you think we should buy this plane?"

Wang Zihui suppressed his excitement and thought carefully for a moment before saying, "Mr. Zhang's words make sense. Now many large groups have bought private jets. There is Mr. Zhang of Yuanda Air Conditioning, Mr. Xi of Daoyuan Chemical Fiber, and Mr. Guo of Fosun... So many wealthy people and CEOs of large groups are buying private jets, which shows that private jets, like luxury cars in the 90s, are very good tools for displaying corporate strength and image to the outside world."

Zhang Fox nodded: "Go on."

"But an airplane is really too expensive. It is a very large expense. If our company really wants to buy an airplane, I suggest you find an industry expert to find out how much it costs to buy a business jet and how much it costs for daily operation and maintenance.

Then we can compare who in our group is eligible to apply for the use of this business jet, and calculate the difference between their previous travel expenses and the cost after purchasing the business jet." At this point, Wang Zihui finally said: "If the final gap is not big, in order to enhance the company's image and demonstrate the company's strength, I think it can be purchased, but if it is not cost-effective, then I will consider it later."

Zhang Huli smiled and nodded slightly: "Zihui, what you said makes sense."

Wang Zihui is a smart guy. He didn't keep encouraging and instigating himself to buy a plane, which is a good thing.

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With the official delivery of the first batch of Excelle, various test videos and videos of sudden acceleration at traffic lights began to appear on the Internet. The popularity continued to be high, and even caused many paid media to start reporting on the uncivilized behavior of the Ares version of Excelle on the road. It has become a "net celebrity" model in 2009.

But then again, it's no wonder that netizens reacted so enthusiastically. It's because China's automobile industry has not had any decent small hot hatchback models. Now, with the Huateng Group coming up with an Excelle that can accelerate from 4 to km/h in just over seconds, netizens are extremely proud and have a sense of being proud. Naturally, they are venting their excitement and happiness on the Internet.

  Although competitors were unhappy and kept pushing and teasing netizens' emotions in secret, everyone shut up when Huateng Industrial Group released the sales situation of the new generation of Excelle on the official Weibo of Sohu.com a month later:

The old Excelle, which was in the stage of discontinuation and clearance, sold 26531 units;

The new Excelle, which has just been launched on the market, has sales of 14786 units.

  The total sales of new and old models exceeded 41000 units!

"More than 41000 vehicles, more than 41000 vehicles..."

Looking at the computer screen in front of him, Gu Mingjun's face was full of helplessness and frustration. He took a deep breath and asked Secretary Xiao Wang with a wry smile: "Xiao Wang, what do you think the sales volume of Excelle will be in half a year? 5? 6? Or 8?"

It's no wonder that Gu Mingjun had such an expression. As a senior practitioner in the automotive industry, he knew very well that the new Excelle, which had just been put into production, was now in the initial stage of ramping up its production capacity. If it continued to develop at the current momentum and production was ramped up in a few months, who knows how terrifying the monthly sales of the new Excelle would be? !

Xiao Wang lowered his head and didn't dare to speak. His mind was also in a mess. He had only one thought in his mind: the sky of China's compact car market is about to fall!

But Gu Mingjun is Gu Mingjun after all. He took a deep breath with a sense of luck and asked, "What is the sales volume of our Corolla?"

With the support of the OA system, Gu Mingjun could actually view the production, sales and order status of Corolla on his computer, but he didn't dare to look at it. He was afraid that the numbers he saw would give him a heart attack.

Secretary Wang really didn't want to speak, but he also knew that he had no choice but to whisper, "Less than...less than 8000."

Less than 8000 vehicles?

Gu Mingjun didn't say anything, but his face was full of disappointment, and his heart was even more dejected: just half a year ago, the monthly sales of Toyota Corolla could reach 15000 units, but now, it has dropped to only more than 7000 units?