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Chapter 1320 The Pearl of the Pacific Ocean (Second update, please subscribe)
Dongning is the easternmost city in Southeast Asia. Although it is thousands of kilometers away from the main island, after fourteen years of development, Dongning has long since developed into a modern metropolis. Because of its prosperity, it is known as "the brightest pearl in the Western Pacific."

Although it is young, Dongning has a very complete industry. It not only has industrial consumer industries such as textiles and toys, but also metallurgy, shipbuilding, automobiles, electronics and even aircraft manufacturing - Gulfstream is located in Dongning.

In the past two months, Gulfstream has been the most dazzling star on the Wing On Stock Exchange. After the "Cuban Missile Crisis", it received orders for more than 700 aircraft. Overnight, Gulfstream and its Gulfstream business jets became the most popular players in the market.

However, faced with the crazy influx of orders, Tian Wenxuan, as the company manager, was not confused by the current achievements. On the contrary, he saw a new crisis, or more accurately, a new competitor.

"Global Express!"

In the office, Tian Wenxuan pointed to a photo on the wall and said:
"It is well known that the successful resolution of this crisis was due to your personal visit to Moscow for mediation, and the most fundamental reason why he was able to arrive in Moscow within a few hours was the Global Express."

Like many people, Tian Wenxuan was stunned when he learned that the Global Express passenger plane could fly at nearly twice the speed of sound.

Perhaps for other aircraft companies, the Global Express is just a supersonic aircraft, but for Gulfstream it is the biggest competitor. After all, to a certain extent, the Global Express is just a slightly larger business jet.

And what about the Gulf Stream?

It was a business jet! A slightly smaller business jet. The two were definitely competitors. Whenever he thought about it, he couldn't sleep at night. After all, it was Nanyang Aerospace Industries, a giant in the aviation industry!
"Global Express is the world's first supersonic passenger aircraft. This 48-seat aircraft has a high degree of overlap in mission nature with our Gulfstream. We all know why those people buy Gulfstream, just to be able to fly to a safe place as quickly as possible when a crisis occurs. In this case, Global Express undoubtedly meets their needs better than Gulfstream. After all, its speed is fast enough!"

As soon as the manager finished speaking, engineer Chen Yuanping said:
"The manager can't say that. The Global Express is very fast, but its shortcomings are also very obvious - the operating cost is too high and it does not meet the requirements of most people for private jets."

As a designer of Gulfstream, Chen Yuanping put economy first when designing. In his opinion, even the wealthy have economic requirements for business jets. After all, no one's money comes from the wind.

"Supersonic passenger aircraft may be able to meet their speed requirements, but their normal operating costs are much higher than Gulfstream. I believe that most of the time, they will still choose Gulfstream. After all, Gulfstream can meet most of their needs."

"That's true, but we have to realize that the advantages of the Gulf Stream are not obvious."

Tian Wenxuan continued.

"There is no advantage in speed. The only advantage is the range, but there is not much advantage in range. The 6800 and 4800 seem to be 2000km apart, but in fact the difference is not that big."

After a brief pause, Tian Wenxuan looked at Chen Yuanping and asked:
"Now we have to consider one thing, which is where the advantages of Gulfstream are and what we should use to convince our customers to choose Gulfstream instead of Global Express or any other aircraft."

Looking at the unique and elegant "Global Express" in the photo, Chen Yuanping thought for a while and then said.

"Advantage, what's the advantage? Cheap?"

Obviously it’s not just about being cheap, there should be other advantages as well. What should they be?

While Chen Yuanping was thinking, Tian Wenxuan turned his gaze to the map. He looked at the world map and said:

"Mr. Chen, have you read today's newspaper?"

"what?"

"Morgan came to Dongning for inspection."

"Morgan?"

Chen Yuanping asked with some confusion.

"Who is he?"

"The boss behind a large American consortium. I'm not just talking about him. Recently, many American and European consortium bosses have come to our place to inspect Nanyang. Guess why they all came at this time?"

As he said this, Tian Wenxuan's mouth corners slightly raised, with a somewhat mysterious smile on his face.

"why?"

Chen Yuanping asked in confusion.

“Are you here to invest?”

There is nothing strange about wealthy people from Europe and the United States coming to Southeast Asia to invest.

"It's not just for investment. You've heard of the nuclear winter during the Cuban Missile Crisis."

"Nuclear winter?"

"Yes, it's nuclear winter."

Tian Wenxuan pointed at the map and said:

"According to scientists' analysis, after a nuclear war breaks out, the Earth will definitely enter a nuclear winter. This ultra-low temperature similar to the Ice Age may last for several years, even decades or even hundreds of years. In this case, the only place that is warm is the equator," Tian Wenxuan said with a smile, looking back at Chen Yuanping:

"Although there are many countries near the equator, most of them are failed or politically unstable. In the event of a breakdown of order, these countries will also fall into chaos. From the perspective of security and order, only one country will maintain the pre-war order in this doomsday situation."

Chen Yuanping said directly:

"That must be us!"

"Yes, that's right, it's us!"

Tian Wenxuan pointed at the map and said:

"That's why they came to Southeast Asia. Regardless of whether a nuclear war would break out or not, hedging is something they have to consider, so they would invest in Southeast Asia. In this way, even if a war breaks out, they can still live well by relying on their pre-war investments in Southeast Asia after leaving the United States and Europe."

This is a rich person!

As a senior manager, Tian Wenxuan could sympathize with them. After all, “A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall” is the most basic human nature.

"So, they need a long-range aircraft."

The manager's analysis surprised Chen Yuanping:
"Long-range aircraft?"

“Yes, it is the flight that can fly directly from New York to Dongning and from London to Kuching.”

Direct flight from New York to Dongning!

Instantly, Chen Yuanping was frightened by the manager's bold idea. He glanced at the map, made a rough estimate, and said:
"To fly to New York, it would take about 15000 kilometers, which means even the C707-30 can't fly that far. It's already the longest-range aircraft in the world."

Although the C707-30 is the longest-range aircraft in the world, it can only fly more than 12000 kilometers. Even that cannot reach New York, but only Los Angeles.

"I know. That's why we need a plane that allows the wealthy people in New York and London to fly directly to Southeast Asia in the event of a crisis without having to transfer. After all, no one knows what will happen during the transfer. So, they need a plane like this, maybe..."

After thinking for a while, Tian Wenxuan said:
"I'm thinking about whether we can make the plane bigger, with more fuel, or even work with BMW to develop a more fuel-efficient engine. The plane can fly about 13000 kilometers with the internal fuel, and in special cases, it can be equipped with external fuel tanks and fly more than 15000 kilometers. ..."

Installing auxiliary fuel tanks on passenger planes, I have to say that as a manager, Tian Wenxuan has a very creative mind.
In fact, this is just a normal response to market demand. After all, capital is always profit-seeking. Faced with possible market demand, companies will always make corresponding adjustments immediately.

A nuclear war crisis has brought too many changes to the world. These changes are in all aspects, from people's psychology to corporate production and design. Everything has been profoundly changed.

Change always happens silently.

That morning, after an all-night flight, Morgan, Mellon and their Gulfstream finally arrived in Dongning, where they immediately conducted an inspection.

What they examined was not only the investment environment and regional advantages, for which they already had a basic understanding. In fact, in terms of trade with the United States, Dongning was undoubtedly the most suitable investment location because it was closer to the United States. However, Morgan was considering another area.

Not long after leaving the city, a mountain grassland appeared before everyone. There were many cows on the grassland, and it looked like the grass was swaying in the wind.

"Mr. Morgan, this place is only 28 kilometers away from the urban area of ​​Dongning. Although it is a tribal reserve, after years of help, it has entered a modern civilized society..."

When Cheng Jinlun pointed outside the window and introduced the ranch, he specifically mentioned the origin of the ranch - a real estate speculation more than ten years ago.

"…At that time, those speculators opened up large tracts of land here under the pretext of investing in ranches. As a result, because the state lifted the ban on the use of land for luxury homes, most of the speculators lost all their money, and the ranches became just ranches."

Morgan is not interested in this past. What is he interested in?
It's the location here - far away from the urban area and surrounded by mountains. Even if a crisis occurs, it is safe here. After all, no one will launch a nuclear missile into the ravine.

Soon, they came to a small lake in the mountains. It was an artificial lake. Although the lake was not big, the scale of the hydropower plant was also not large.

"A 5000KW small hydropower station."

Morgan said:

"At any time, this hydroelectric power station can supply electricity to the surrounding area. The environment here is very pleasant and the temperature is just right...Okay, Paul, this is it."

What are you doing here?
Of course, it is to build your own new home!

Morgan and Paul both fell into silence as they looked at the land in front of them. Their ancestors left Europe and immigrated to the United States, where they started a business. Now, they came to this strange land again.

Of course, this is just one of their homes, a backup home!
After reaching a far distance from home, Morgan, Paul and the others left the alpine grassland. On their way back to the city, Morgan stopped the car at a hotel on the road. On the way here, he noticed this hotel located halfway up the mountain.

(End of this chapter)