As a former Internet tycoon, Zhang Chaoyang was the first among domestic Internet tycoons to purchase a private jet.

I placed the order in 2008 and started using it in 2009.

It is four to five years ahead of other Internet giants.

However, the price of Lao Zhang’s aircraft is a bit lower. The aircraft of other big guys are basically Gulfstream series, priced at around 400 million. Lao Zhang’s aircraft is a Bombardier Learjet 60, priced at just over 100 million.

In 2008, Sohu reached its peak thanks to the Olympic Games.

Lao Zhang is so high-spirited that it is not surprising that he ordered a private jet.

There is still one year before the Olympics, and Zhou Buqi is not sure whether this old man will take action. He is so active, but he actually wants to find someone to back him up.

Private jets are too eye-catching. Zhou Buqi is young and doesn't want to stand out. The best way is to buy one with Lao Zhang.

If the sky falls, let Lao Zhang hold on!

Anyway, over the years, Lao Zhang has become more and more playful, from playing with cars, to roller skating, to yachting, to mountain climbing, to private jets, step by step, everything is logical.

Young Comrade Xiao Zhou was bewitched by his neighbor Lao Zhang and reluctantly bought a private jet... Well, this reputation is much better.

"Private jet?"

"right."

"Business jet?"

"right."

“Have an idea!”

Zhang Chaoyang was indeed very interested and gave a thumbs up, his eyes shining brightly.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "How is it? Sohu's financial report for this quarter is pretty good, right? How much is it approximately?"

This is a company secret and will affect the future stock price trend.

Zhang Chaoyang could tell Zhou Buqi that he should avoid the two little girls next to him. Fortunately, this was a business bar, there was no noisy noise, it was very quiet, so he lowered his voice, feeling quite proud.

"Record set!"

The Olympics are coming soon.

Sohu is at its peak.

"Oh? How much?"

"Advertising revenue this quarter, approximately $30 million, is up 40% from last year."

"Oh, that's indeed a lot."

Zhou Buqi is relatively calm.

30 million U.S. dollars...that is to say, Sohu's advertising expenses in the past three months were about 230 million yuan.

It’s equal to one and a half months’ advertising revenue from Friends.com.

I think two years ago, Sohu was upstairs in Ziweixing. It was a majestic and giant presence. Times have changed, and now a friend network under Ziweixing has surpassed Sohu in advertising fees.

Zhang Chaoyang is a bit high-spirited. Sohu's business has exploded recently. The large-scale online game "Dragon Babu" launched by the game department has achieved very eye-catching results. He talked eloquently -

"Revolving around the advantages of the Olympic Games, Sohu will further widen the gap with its competitors. On August 8 this month, during the countdown to the first anniversary of the Olympic Games, Sohu conducted video interviews with more than 200 famous athletes from 55 national teams.

The occasion was unprecedented. All other websites combined together only made a total of 40 interview videos."

"Sohu attracted 10 Olympic Games partners, sponsors or suppliers, and one other client to place advertisements on our relevant web pages, while none of the other websites received advertisements for similar activities."

"The number of players of "Tian Long Ba Bu" has reached 18 million, with nearly 700,000 paying users, and the quarterly revenue can exceed 10 million US dollars. We have even authorized operating companies in Southeast Asia and Baodao to develop overseas markets."

"By the way, in October, I am going to lead a team of engineers and reporters to challenge Mount Everest to warm up for next year's Olympic Games..."

The more Zhang Chaoyang talked, the more excited he became, his eyebrows dancing with joy.

Zhou Buqi couldn't stand listening anymore and quickly stopped, "Wait a minute! Climbing mountains is just mountain climbing. What does this have to do with the Olympics? Isn't your reason too far-fetched?"

Zhang Chaoyang said: "The Olympic torch is going to Mount Everest, do you understand? Sohu has to follow up and report. Such a high mountain, and there is no man's land, network communication must have technical support. I will take the team to climb it first

Yuzhu Peak is also preparing for it."

Zhou Buqi was very convinced, "Awesome! Really awesome! Sohu is developing so well, do you want to buy a plane?"

"Buy." Zhang Chaoyang nodded without hesitation, "I must buy it."

Zhou Buqi clapped his hands, "Yes! Then buy it! The news said that the richest man in America wants to buy a Gulfstream G550. I think this aircraft is quite good."

"What?"

Zhang Chaoyang was slightly startled.

Domestic private jets have a history of ten years. Big players like Lao Zhang have long been paying attention to the field of private jets and have been ready to make a move.

He knows the price of private jets.

The Gulfstream G550 and Bombardier Global 6000 are basically two of the most popular luxury business jets. Including decoration, the price is around US$50 million.

Except for Bill Gates, a super rich man like Abramovich can directly spend US$200 million to buy a Boeing 747 and transform it into a private jet. Most of the world's richest people have ordered these two aircraft.

Slightly worse is the Bombardier Learjet 60xr, which costs around US$15 million.

Even worse are some off-brand brands.

The history of private jets in China over the past ten years has been mostly miscellaneous brands, as well as some helicopters, with prices ranging from several million to tens of millions.

Zhang Chaoyang pays attention to his personal image and does not want to buy from other brands. He feels that the Bombardier Learjet 60 suits his identity. Unexpectedly, Zhou Buqi is very ambitious!

He even thought about buying the same model of airplane as the richest man in the country.

"Do you have enough funds?"

"good."

"$50 million?"

"OK."

Zhou Buqi smiled slightly, relatively calmly.

Zhang Chaoyang felt unbalanced and felt like he was being slapped in the face instead of showing off his wealth. Looking at the two young girls at the same table, they were no longer drinking or chatting, and their eyes were shining brightly.

He secretly calculated in his mind and felt that with Sohu's strength, spending 15 million US dollars to buy an airplane should be relatively easy to pass the board of directors and would not have a big impact on the company's cash flow. If it were 50 million US dollars, the impact would be too great. Foreign

It's hard for shareholders to agree.

no!

Zhang Chaoyang felt that he was a little embarrassed, so he kindly advised: "Xiao Zhou, I think you should keep a low profile, and you can't spend money like this..."

"I'm not low-key enough?"

"No, you just received such a big support policy, but instead of thinking about developing the company, you turned around and used the money to buy airplanes... What do you make the leaders think? Isn't this a waste of money?"

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Well, you're right. So I have no intention of using the company's money to buy it."

"What?"

Zhang Chaoyang was stunned for a moment, dumbfounded.

If you don’t use the company’s money, then use your own money? What a joke!

Zhou Buqi’s reasons are also very good, “I bought the plane with my own money, and then leased it to the company at a price of 10 million per year. The daily expenses of the plane are borne by the company. If the company’s money is used to buy the plane, how will it be calculated? Don’t

Many executives want to use the plane, but even if they want to refuse, they can't find a suitable reason. But it's different if I buy it personally. This is my plane and no one else can use it."

Zhang Chaoyang said angrily: "Your plane is also rented by the company and belongs to the company's movable property. How can you refuse?"

Zhou Buqi whispered: "There is a little trick here. If we receive a salary from the company, we will pay personal income tax, an annual salary of 10 million, and a personal tax of 4.3 million. If we do not receive a salary, we will rent the aircraft to the company, and we will pay an annual income tax of 4.3 million yuan."

Receive 10 million in rent,

The nature of income tax will change. It is enough to pay a tax of 1.5 million. I do not receive a salary, only rent, and the rent is equivalent to salary. In other words, there is no strong relationship between the aircraft and the company. Executives understand this

That's right, you won't covet my plane."

This is the most basic financial routine. Of course Zhang Chaoyang knows it. He hummed: "That's not the same as buying a car. The 10 million car is used to deduct taxes, and then it loses 25% every year. After four years, the car costs 1 yuan."

Sell ​​it to the boss. The boss will give it to his wife, and then the company will buy the car back from her at a high price. Don’t all domestic listed companies operate this way?"

Zhou Buqi shook his head, "That's just cheating, it's not good."

Zhang Chaoyang glanced at him, "Do you really want to buy a Gulfstream G550?"

"Um."

"Are you rich? Didn't you say that you plundered all your family's assets and just took over the investors' shares?"

"Yes, I still have Google stock, which will be lifted in November."

“Last year’s YouTube merger and acquisition deal?”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Yes."

Zhang Chaoyang asked: "How many shares are there?"

Zhou Buqi said: "In the beginning, there were 393,000 shares. Later, 26,000 shares were lifted and I sold them. In more than two months, the remaining 367,000 shares will be lifted."
To be continued...