"Building a highway? The investment is not small..."

After hearing this, Paulson whispered in disbelief.

"It has to be hundreds of millions, right?"

"Yes, the total budget is just over 300 million, and there is still a shortfall of 140 million. Now let's finalize the fee agreement, sign a guarantee agreement, and then I can go find a retirement pension fund to raise more money."

After taking a mouthful of food, Carter raised his head and smiled lightly.

To be honest, he came to Gulfstream for a meal. To be honest, he really had no other purpose. He just came to meet old acquaintances and brush up on his presence. As the saying goes, one must be strong without desire. Carter, who had no desire for Paulson for the time being, felt particularly relaxed during this meal.

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It was so much fun eating and chatting!

"Awesome! At this time last year, you seemed to have just taken over that small bank. This year it has already reached hundreds of millions..."

After sighing with emotion, Paulson suddenly lowered his voice, looked around nervously, and then whispered:

"Tell me quietly, did you rob a bank? Or a big bank like Chase Manhattan..."

"Hahaha, how is that possible? My personal investment is only tens of millions, and I haven't raised it yet. The remaining hundreds of millions are borrowed!"

"That's powerful enough. Most people can't borrow US$100 million."

After making a joke and complimenting each other for a few words, Paulson seemed to have remembered something. He suddenly asked:

"By the way, how can you guarantee the traffic flow demand when you build this road? If the traffic flow is not large enough, even if there is a guarantee agreement, this project will not be considered a good one."

"Yeah, that's what I think in terms of demand. Columbus and Albany are both large cities, and they both have garrison bases. The demand for imported consumer goods is very high. In addition, I also plan to

I am doing an investment project and have negotiated with a Japanese company called Sanli. They are engaged in the production of auto parts. When the time comes, they will go to my place to open a big factory. If we put it all together, the income should be pretty good.

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After eating and drinking, Carter followed Paulson to his office. Carter said as he walked:

"Besides, the charging period is twenty years. If you develop slowly, there will always be improvement!"

"What you said made me a little excited, hahaha! Come on, please come in, or coffee?"

Pushing open the door of the office, the furnishings inside were the same as last year. After sitting down in his previous seat, Carter smiled and nodded:

"What, Uncle Paulson is also interested in investing? Hey, three to five million is not too little, and one or two million is not too much for me!"

"Forget it, forget it, my life is not easy now. How can I still have the money to invest in such a big project?"

Having a hard time?

Carter was stunned when he heard this. Didn't the new plane successfully make its first flight at the end of last year?

"The airworthiness certificate has not yet been issued, and now it is entirely dependent on the Gulfstream II to generate revenue. But the Gulfstream III cannot enter the market for one day, and the R&D funds I invested cannot be recovered in one day. Don't talk about investing in your highway project, I am here now

I am considering selling my assets to survive for a while..."

After instructing his secretary to make two cups of coffee and bring some snacks, Paulson returned to his seat.

"Gulfstream is an aircraft manufacturing company after all. Even if it is not large, its labor expenditure is no less than that of an average medium-sized factory. There is a slight problem with the fuel tank design of Gulfstream II. It is not a problem. It is just not suitable for the current era.

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"The fuel capacity is relatively low and the flight range is short. In this era of embracing internationalization, short-range aircraft can no longer satisfy customers, and after all, it is an old aircraft. Starting from 1978, when we shifted our focus

After arriving at the Gulfstream III, not many improvements were made to it, and coupled with the current economic environment..."

"The sales situation of Gulfstream II is not optimistic. I was originally thinking about whether to sell the airport outside or move part of the factory out, but now your words have given me an idea!"

"You mean, move the Gulfstream to my side?"

Good guy, have you stepped on shit lately?!

Surprises one after another?!

"No, no, no, Gulfstream will not move. I signed an agreement with Savannah and there are some preferential policies. Moreover, Savannah is also convenient. I am just considering selling this airport and moving the test airport.

go out."

Paulson smiled and shook his head, giving Carter a reasonable explanation:

"The land price in Savannah is relatively high. For such an airport, a lot of taxes have to be paid every year. If it is only used for test flights, the utilization rate is too low. Compared with the cost, some resources are wasted."

"And I don't want to fire my workers now, nor do I want to sell my equipment. After all, it's easy to sell these people and equipment, but it's hard to buy them back. They're not just cabbage on the street."

"So after thinking about it, I found that the only way to go is to sell the airport. I was thinking about where to move during this period, but here you are! If you can build this highway

, which gives me an advantage, hahaha!”

Carter completely understood what Paulson said.

Aeronautical engineers and the like are definitely high-end technical talents in the manufacturing industry. Such people are not as easy to recruit as workers on construction sites. Once they are dismissed now, if they want to gather such a team of talents in the future, even if they can do it, the cost will be high.

It will be huge!

After all, only the original team understands Gulfstream’s needs best! They are familiar with the technical indicators, performance indicators, design structure, etc. of Gulfstream III. If there is a problem, they can start to solve it immediately. It’s time to replace them with new people.

It takes a while to get in and get started...

Thinking about it this way, Paulson said he wanted to sell the airport, which is indeed a curved way to save the country. Carter is just a little regretful. Now he has no money on hand, and he is even short of money. Otherwise, now would be a good time to invest in Gulfstream.

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"Hey, this is not just for your convenience. By the way, is the airport easy to sell? The price should be quite high. I see that the runway outside is quite long and the area is not small..."

Carter didn't think about things that he couldn't afford to invest. And the relocation of the test flight site was not a temporary thing. Don't expect too much news within at least a year. In this case, Carter continued to chat, like old friends

He asked casually.

"This airport is not difficult to sell. Our two major deep-water ports in Georgia are nearby. The Port of Savannah and the Port of Brunswick are not far away. So we don't have much else here, just logistics companies.

many!"

"I'm not afraid of your jokes. Someone has already made plans for my airport. These logistics companies have joined forces to buy an airport for urgent shipments. It will be a big improvement for their overall business and the company's image.

At least, they can do it, other logistics companies can’t do it, just to advertise and differentiate their company from other companies, they are all willing to buy it!"

"I'm not worried about the sale of the airport. I'm just worried about the new test flight ground... build a new one, there's no money! If you don't build a new one, use the existing airport, and the location is not suitable..."
Chapter completed!