Chapter 78 The dust settles
After about ten days of group activity, Tong Xiaoyun finally stopped.
At this time, Fan Wubing's subordinates had arranged their residence. Tong Xiaoyun's several Shanghai female companions were already familiar with each other. There were also a few other girls, with a total of more than ten people, chattering with her to see their new residence in France.
This is also more in line with Fan Wubing's wishes. Tong Xiaoyun is alone in Paris, and he is worried. The female bodyguard he arranged for him can at most play a role in safety issues. If you want to take good care of her, you still need to find another way. Therefore, he agrees that girls from China who live together to help each other.
Besides, the residence arranged by Fan Wubing for them is quite good, and can be described as a luxury house.
The most important thing is that there is a special nanny responsible for eating and daily affairs, which saves a lot of worry.
Fan Wubing has learned from the embassy that the exchange students selected here are of high quality, excellent in all aspects, and have a wide range of majors. Therefore, he has made some thoughts and hopes to make a good relationship here. In the future, some of these people can work in their own company, which will not be in vain.
Tong Xiaoyun didn't expect that Fan Wubing had so much thought. She just said that Fan Wubing had imagined so thoughtfully for him, which was really touching. But as far as the fact is concerned, if it weren't for Tong Xiaoyun, Fan Wubing wouldn't have put such a big effort to arrange these trivial details.
Seeing that the trade delegation had been here for a long time, most of the things to be discussed had a result. In a few days, after the purchase plan with Airbus was finalized, Fan Wubing would have to return to China. At this time, Tong Xiaoyun felt that time had passed too quickly, and she spent almost all the time of the day with Fan Wubing.
However, Fan Wubing felt more tired. Tong Xiaoyun was like a juicer to him. She wanted to squeeze all her energy, even a generation of masters could not handle it.
Therefore, when Airbus's Jean Biger saw Fan Wubing, he found that he was actually wearing two dark circles of eyes, which really scared the person.
"Mr. Fan, what's wrong with you?" Jean Biger asked.
"The weather in Paris is not suitable for me, so I can't rest well." Fan Wubing beat him and explained to Jean Biger.
However, Fan Wubing suddenly discovered that Biger's eyes were also darker and darker, so he asked curiously, "Why are your eyes so dark?"
Biger said a little embarrassedly, "I'm too busy with work these days and can't have a good rest."
"Mr. Jean Biger is really a dedicated person!" Fan Wubingyan praised a few insincerely.
"Mr. Fan, we need to talk about some things openly and honestly." Let Biger decide to raise this question directly without any hiding.
"I think we have been having a happy conversation. What exactly makes you so worried?" Fan Wubing asked knowingly.
After hearing Fan Wubing's words, Biger had a bit of a passionate feeling.
Why are you so worried? If you didn’t suddenly get involved with Boeing people, would I be so worried?! But you can’t yell, so Biger tried hard to calm down, and then said to Fan Wubing in a rough voice, "Mr. Fan, our Airbus has always been discussing with your company about ordering the A340 aircraft, but recently there have been rumors that your company is in contact with Boeing people and is preparing to purchase Boeing series aircraft, which makes us feel very sad. Isn’t the traditional friendship between the Chinese and French people far more far away than that of the Americans?"
After hearing this, Fan Wubing secretly felt funny that the traditional friendship between the Chinese and French people emerged. It seemed that he was really anxious.
Fan Wubing is not very clear about when the traditional friendship between the Chinese and French people began, but he is very clear about when the French began to invade China, so he can clearly distinguish when to talk about friendship and when to talk about business.
When necessary, you have to do something like putting a knife behind your back.
Therefore, Fan Wubing asked inexplicably, "How could there be such a rumor? It's so inexplicable! Mr. Biger, you must keep a clear mind. Rumors are self-defeating! As for the fact that I am going to transfer the order placed for your company to Boeing, it is completely untrue!"
Nonsense! When this matter becomes a fact, do I still need to sit here and continue talking nonsense with you?!
Biger said helplessly, "Mr. Fan, our Airbus is very sincere. The board of directors is also very enthusiastic about cooperation with your company. We hope to sign the contract as soon as possible so that those rumors can be broken. I wonder what Mr. Fan thinks of my proposal?"
"I fully agree with Mr. Jean Biger's proposal. So, where should we start?" Fan Wubing waved his hand, asked his subordinates to bring two drinks and handed them to Jean Biger's one.
"Although there are many starting points, I think Mr. Fan is most concerned about the price--" Biger said helplessly.
Since Airbus discovered that Boeing's senior vice president Maximos came to Paris and had close contact with Fan Wubing, he realized that Fan Wubing's choice would probably not be limited to his own family. If the negotiations between the Sino-French trade representatives were not going well, or Fan Wubing would just pat his butt and leave, he would never take a plane away.
Based on the relevant information they obtained privately, Boeing has indeed designed a package of solutions to Fan Wubing's needs, which not only covers the adaptation types of several aircraft provided by Airbus for Fan Wubing, but also includes the overall development plan for the next period of time. It can be said that their work is much more detailed than Airbus.
Therefore, the board of directors of Airbus felt that this matter was extraordinary. They must finalize a specific cooperation plan with Fan Investment Group as soon as possible and sign a contract. The night is long and dreamy. God knows whether they will really turn around and cooperate with Boeing?!
The only thing Airbus can rely on now is that the Chinese trade delegation is still in Paris, and one of the conditions for the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and France is that some cooperation projects between the two sides include purchasing some aircraft from Airbus. However, they also learned that Fan's Investment Group is actually here to help, which means they have no obligation to order aircraft from Airbus. The only condition for them to order Airbus is that they can get a suitable price.
Therefore, Biger puts up this topic all at once, and he has the mentality of becoming a virtuous person if he fails. Today, he must talk to Fan Wubing to get a result.
"Well, okay, it can be seen that the board of directors of Airbus is still very sincere." Fan Wubing agreed with a smile.
After about ten minutes of negotiation, the two decided on the business worth 3 billion US dollars. In addition to their own $2 billion aircraft purchase plan, Fan Wubing also brought the $1 billion US dollars from China Eastern Airlines and Northwest Airlines. The price was indeed much more favorable than the original expected reserve price.
"How about signing a contract tomorrow?" Biger finally got rid of his thoughts.
Recently, competition in the aviation manufacturing industry in Europe and the United States is very fierce. Boeing took the senior vice president to Paris for a 3 billion US dollar order. This method of crossing the border is really outrageous, but the United States is too strong now, and the French dare not say that, so they had to compete on price. Being able to get the order is victory.
"I don't think there is any problem, so I'll do it in this hotel." Fan Wubing had no objection to this.
The next day, embassy staff, members of the trade delegation, relevant officials from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and government, and some senior executives of Airbus attended the signing ceremony of the Airbus and Fan Investment Group aircraft purchase contract held at the George V Hotel.
Beneath hundreds of flashes, Fan Wubing and Airbus representatives asked Biger to sign this large contract worth 3 billion US dollars.
Originally, Fan Wubing planned to let Eastern Airlines sign a contract with Northwest Airlines on their own, but they felt that if they were dispersed, the French might have to play something again, so they might as well sign it together. If something goes wrong, the three families will come to the door to play the restaurant together, so they will be more confident.
Once the contract was signed here, Fan Wubing's work in France came to an end. After saying goodbye to Tong Xiaoyun, he took the Eastern Airlines plane and returned to Shanghai with Maximos. This time, he wanted to discuss the flight purchase plan with Boeing.
In fact, this matter can be discussed in Paris, but considering the need to take care of the French and respect the traditional friendship between the Chinese and French people, Fan Wubing finally suppressed Maximos' eagerness to make achievements and pulled him to Shanghai first.
"Actually, although I sell planes, from the bottom of my heart, I don't like this kind of flying lifestyle." Maximos sat in Fan Wubing's seat next to him, and while pulling out the newspaper to read it, he said to Fan Wubing.
"Why? Do you don't trust the safety performance of your company's aircraft?" Fan Wubing asked curiously.
"No! I'm not used to being unable to smoke for a long time! The performance of our company's aircraft is completely unrelated!" Maximos replied.
"In fact, smoking can lead to bronchitis, lung cancer, liver cancer, lymphoma and other diseases. You should really quit it." Fan Wubing suggested to the old man.
The old Jewish man said stubbornly, "I am ready to die."
"The most important thing is that smoking can lead to sexual incompetence." Fan Wubing continued.
The old man looked at Fan Wubing with resentment and said, "Do you think I still need to pay attention to this problem now?"
"That's true." Fan Wubing nodded and looked at Maximos with sympathy.
Chapter completed!