Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

"Hey, Rick! I have good news, and bad news, which would you like to hear?"

"good news!"

"The good news is that I got a catalog now, um. It can be said that the coverage area is beyond my imagination! But the bad news is also this. I just took a look at it, basically from the sky, the sea Those who swim have them! In addition to not having missiles, there are fighter jets, and the price is very cheap.”

With the phone on his shoulder, Carter flipped through the catalog in his hand that he hadn't finished reading.

I don’t know if it’s because our image of a big local tyrant “stupid and rich” is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, or there is a little problem with my own description
"I may need to purchase a lot of things. The main product I sell is of course guns, but my idea is not limited to just building an ordinary chain store that sells guns, but a collection of military experience and military weapons. A chain brand integrating experience, simulation training and other projects. So, if possible, if there are products such as armored tanks that can be sold, please write them on the list! I will purchase them as appropriate to enrich The sense of experience we can bring to our customers.”

Recall what I expressed in the phone call with Counselor Lin last night.Carter swears that all he can think of is to get some armored vehicles, and then get some 59s. This guy who imitated the Soviet-made T54 tanks will drag a few M60s out of Chrysler's warehouse later, or earlier. Sherman buns and stuff like that.

And then a little change to the livery, right?

It is usually put on display in the store. If anyone wants to experience it, just pay the money, drive it for a walk, or go to the shooting range in the back mountain to have two shots.If there are real rich customers, or when there are some group activities, it is not impossible to pretend to be some kind of laser countermeasure equipment, and directly have a tank version of real CS!
How is the result?

Turning to the first page of the product catalog, what Carter saw was J7
There are even thoughtful remarks at the bottom, whether it is a special modification and customization for foreign trade export, or it is only for exhibition and flight experience.They can help to modify according to the needs, or remove all the fire control equipment on the aircraft, and only keep the power system and avionics system of the aircraft.
To be honest, Lao Qiye's foreign trade journey can be described as a legend.

Before the advent of the future Xiaolong, it is no exaggeration to say that this model has carried half the sky in the foreign trade of armaments.Similar to the sky-high price of Saudi Arabia's purchase of Dongfeng in 87, it is hard to come by. 35 billion US dollars bought 35 big treasures, which made the Chinese side a little embarrassed, and gave an extra one.
Such high-priced orders are rare in history.Today, Laoqiye, which sells for around US$300 million, is the most stable commodity for foreign trade.So much so that, on the catalog, there is a bracket behind this product, which says: strongly recommended!
"Are you excited?"

Listening to the phone, Carter's long pause after speaking.Rick, who had been together for four years, instantly guessed what Carter was thinking.
"Do you want to calm down? If you spend a lot of money on these things now, buddy, it's not a business, it's an exhibition hall!"

"Moreover, the site selection will be limited to the vicinity of the airport, or even simply leased or even leased."

"Douglas Airport! It's under construction. I invested some money in this airport, and there won't be many flights when it first opens. Except for some planes in the NetJets fleet and some Gulfstream planes that will be stationed for a long time, there is no Any major airport, and no airline will choose it as a base airport."

Turning a ballpoint pen in your hand, just like Rick said, it's hard not to be heart-wrenching!

In the bones of men, there will be a little bit of violence gene.Even in Carter's collection, besides the piano, there are also quite a few shotguns.Although the two unscrupulous old uncles Carter and Oni are different, they don't like hunting at all, but the shotgun looks good with it!
And the situation in front of them is even more shotguns, what the hell is there to put a shotgun on, a row of fighter jets are placed directly in front of the buddy's house!So what if it's just an empty shell? !
"However, the construction standard of Douglas Airport is not low. The airport is designed to operate with two runways. The runway is also designed and built according to the standard that can take off and land heavy aircraft. As for the previous runway usage, one runway was vacated for my use. No problem, it won't cause any rush or congestion. In terms of cost, it won't be too high."

"What about the benefits? Even if the circumstances allow, you get them. Yes, fly, even fight. But where is the customer? I admit, even in remote Douglas, with the gimmick of having experience programs such as fighter jet ride simulations , there will be those lovers, or those who want to find excitement, who will travel thousands of miles to experience it. However, there are two prerequisites: 1, have money; 2, have a body!"

"As long as the physical fitness is not good, you let the pilot take them into the sky? Do you think it's too much money? And young people, in good health, as long as they don't fly some particularly exaggerated maneuvers, they can usually get off smoothly. But, what about the money? How much do you plan to charge for such a flight?"

"One thousand dollars, flying to the sky for 10 minutes? 15 minutes? I haven't studied it carefully, so I probably came up with this number in my mind. It shouldn't be too bad!"

Carter fished his head.Think about it, if you really get this big baby back, the cost of flying is 1000 US dollars, excluding depreciation, maintenance, aviation fuel, airport use, pilot wages, etc., the cost of 300 million US dollars needs to fly enough 3000 times!
And if the costs of all aspects are included, this figure will at least double.And this is the most conservative estimate, it takes at least 6000 flights to pay back, and this kind of project.
To be honest, it would be nice to be able to open once or twice a month.
After all, now is not the future, such an era where entertainment consumption has increased significantly.One thousand dollars is basically the entire monthly salary of an ordinary American at the moment.This is not a small amount, just spent on
Fly around the sky
There are certainly many rich people in the United States, and Carter believes that there are definitely rich people who like these aircraft and cannons.But in the end, it's not like beautiful women and wine, something that almost every rich man loves!

Relying on them alone will definitely not be able to support the income of this thing!
Since the private market can't support it, Carter's brains will inevitably hit the head of the federal government
Shuo Shu Shuo Shu, how can I do without taking two bites?
"Hey, Rick, you said, what if I and MPRI jointly operate these aircraft? For example, I usually put it on my side, and then they provide the salary of the pilots who can fly these fighters. At the same time, they can also use these Guys, go to take orders from the Air Force, such as training with Air Force pilots as an imaginary enemy. At that time, you only need to pay me the rent of the aircraft according to a negotiated price. The personnel are easy to find for MPRI, so If they do, they don’t need to take the risk of purchasing these asset-heavy equipment.”

"It's a good idea, but unfortunately, the Air Force already has two squadrons of this thing. Moreover, I heard that they are planning to get the original MiG-21 from the Soviet Union recently! You are not on the Pentagon side, you may I don’t know, but in Nevada, the Air Force has a Red Flag Squadron. It is said to be a squadron, but its organization is larger than the general flying brigade! It is an imaginary enemy unit specially set up by the Air Force. They usually train according to Soviet-style standards, including Technical and tactical actions, etc., are used to fight our pilots."

"So, I didn't say just now, where to find people who can fly these things. Because it's not hard to find people, the unit has been established for more than ten years, and after so many years, many pilots have retired one after another. , if you really want to look for it, I’ll just go upstairs and ask for you. But the problem now is that the income is not enough! I don’t support the purchase of these things, you can get some cheap ones, that’s enough!”