When Xia Ruofei came out of the courtyard with the large insulated box, a black Mercedes-Benz sedan arrived at the entrance of the villa.
A middle-aged man in a navy blue suit and tie quickly got out of the car from the passenger seat and jogged to Xia Ruofei.
"Hello, Mr. Xia. I'm Xue Ming, who just contacted you!" The middle-aged man said respectfully. "The private jet sent by Chairman Ma has landed at Sanshan International Airport. The flight crew sent a message saying that their application for a flight back to Hong Kong in an hour has been approved."
Xue Ming was the newly appointed manager of Hengfeng Group's Sanshan office. Although the office was only a liaison agency responsible for coordination, security, and other work, he still had a lot of power as a manager and had some influence in the entire group.
Sanshan was a special place. Xue Ming knew that General Manager Ma Zhiming's father-in-law lived in Sanshan, and Chairman Ma's father-in-law's family was very influential in the mainland political circle. Chairman Ma's sister-in-law, Tian Huilan, had even reached a high position.
In addition, Ma Xiong was getting older. Now that Ma Zhiming was more and more in charge of the company's business, it was only a matter of time before he took over.
Therefore, the manager of the Sanshan office must be someone very trusted by the Ma family. After the previous two office managers were transferred back to the company's headquarters, they were all put in important positions.
Even so, Xue Ming still didn't dare to slight Mr. Xia in the slightest.
This was because the previous office manager told him during the handover that working in Sanshan, in addition to handling the company's daily business, he had to pay attention to two people. One was naturally Chairman Ma's father-in-law, Professor Tian, and the other was the Taoyuan Company's Boss Xia.
This time, Chairman Ma Xiong had sent a private jet to Sanshan to pick up Mr. Xia. This showed how deep the relationship between Mr. Xia and the Ma family was.
In the face of such a person, how could Xue Ming dare to be disrespectful?
After he finished speaking, he immediately reached out and took the large insulated box from Xia Ruofei's hands. His movements were very natural.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Thank you, Manager Xue!"
"I wouldn't dare!" Xue Ming hurriedly said.
Opening the trunk, the spacious trunk space had been modified in advance. Inside was a small refrigerator. Because the Mercedes-Benz's on-board refrigerator was not big enough to hold more than 20 large abalones, Ma Xiong had personally asked the Sanshan office to modify the trunk overnight.
This small refrigerator was not standard in the car, so it was specially installed with a transformer to supply electricity from the car.
It was only about half an hour's drive from Taoyuan Farm to the airport, but it took so much effort. It showed how much importance Ma Xiong placed on these abalones.
Xia Ruofei followed Xue Ming to the back of the car. He personally entered the password to open the incubator. Then, together with Xue Ming, he put the abalones into the refrigerator one by one.
Xia Ruofei had put these abalones in the fridge for a while in the morning, so they were still a little cold when he held them in his hands.
Soon after the abalones were packed, Xue Ming hurriedly opened the back door for Xia Ruofei and respectfully invited Xia Ruofei into the car before he sat in the front passenger seat.
The Mercedes-Benz started steadily and left Taoyuan Farm. It drove toward the Sanshan Airport, which was not far from the farm.
There was a small building next to the airport terminal. It was a private jet and business jet's special entrance and exit.
After the Mercedes-Benz was parked, Xue Ming hurriedly took the abalones out of the refrigerator and carefully put them into the incubator. Then, he personally carried the incubator and walked into the small building with Xia Ruofei.
One of the advantages of taking a private jet was that the security check was relatively lax.
At the entrance of the passageway, a security officer checked Xia Ruofei's Hong Kong and Macau pass, as well as Xue Ming's temporary pass for entering and exiting the restricted area of the airport. After a simple inspection of the abalones in the incubator, he let them pass.
Xue Ming carried the incubator and led Xia Ruofei through the passageway. Soon, they arrived at the tarmac.
This place was a few hundred meters away from the airport terminal. It was specially used to park small jets and business jets.
A Gulfstream 650 plane was already parked there. The captain, co-pilot, and two flight attendants were waiting beside the plane.
Xia Ruofei had taken Ma Xiong's luxury business jet more than once.
The first time was when Ma Xiong suddenly had a cerebral hemorrhage in Hong Kong. Xia Ruofei and Ma Zhiming's family rushed to Hong Kong and successfully pulled Ma Xiong back from the brink of death.
The second time was when he went to Shen City with Ma Xiong to participate in the truffle auction.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei was even more familiar with the captain.
He greeted the flight crew with a smile while Xue Ming handed the incubator to a pretty flight attendant with a graceful figure before politely saying goodbye to Xia Ruofei and leaving the tarmac.
Xia Ruofei boarded the plane surrounded by everyone. The flight attendant had already received instructions and immediately put the precious abalones into the plane's refrigerator.
The crew had already turned on the APU. Therefore, although the plane was parked on the ground, the power supply in the cabin was not affected.
Xia Ruofei boarded the plane and the cabin door quickly closed.
There were still about twenty minutes before the scheduled departure time. The captain and co-pilot went to the cockpit to prepare for the flight. Xia Ruofei leaned on the soft and wide leather seat and browsed the news on his iPad.
He naturally paid attention to the news about the auction.
After so many days of hype, the abalone auction in Hong Kong was known by everyone. Many media outlets had been reporting on it for many days.
The press officer of Hengfeng Auction said that the auction had received more than eighty media applications. Among them, more than fifty were from mainland and overseas media.
The reaction to the auction on the forum was mixed. Many people still refused to believe that someone could take out so many high-quality abalones at once. Moreover, almost all of them were one-headed abalones.
Most of the people who were skeptical thought that it was a malicious publicity stunt. As for the promotional video and pictures, the editing software was so advanced now. Even Sister Ran could become Fan Bingbing. What was the big deal about editing the abalone pictures and videos?
On the other hand, the supporters thought that Hengfeng Auction would not ruin their own reputation. After all, it was an old and famous auction house!
There were also a few netizens from Southeast Province who expressed their trust in the Taoyuan brand. After all, the Taoyuan brand had become synonymous with high-end in Southeast Province, especially in Sanshan City, the capital of Southeast Province.
However, the influence of the Taoyuan Company was not large enough. Therefore, there was not much content mentioning the Taoyuan Company on the "positive and negative sides." Some of them criticized the Taoyuan Company for malicious publicity stunt.
Xia Ruofei laughed as he browsed through the various comments on the Internet. He was in a good mood.
After a while, a beautiful flight attendant walked to Xia Ruofei's side. She squatted down to maintain the same height as Xia Ruofei and said in a low voice, "Mr. Xia, the plane is about to take off. Please fasten your seat belt."
When Xia Ruofei heard this, he put down the iPad and said with a smile, "Okay!"
While Xia Ruofei fastened his seat belt, the flight attendant also walked back to her seat in the front cabin gracefully and fastened her seat belt.
Not long after, the plane trembled slightly and began to push back.
In the process of pushing back, the plane's engine began to turn. When it reached the taxiway, the cart was detached and the luxurious Gulfstream G650 business jet began to taxi steadily.
The plane taxied all the way to the entrance of the runway and stopped steadily behind the yellow line, waiting for the take-off command.
Xia Ruofei also looked out through the porthole. In the distance, an Airbus giant was slowly descending. After a while, the Airbus A380 passed in front of their Gulfstream and landed smoothly on the runway.
The Gulfstream business jet was obviously waiting for the Airbus to land.
After the A380 landed, the Gulfstream that Xia Ruofei was in was immediately allowed to enter the runway.
The plane taxied slowly again and made a big turn at the end of the runway, steadily aiming at the center line of the runway.
At this time, the Airbus giant in the distance had already left the runway through the right taxiway. The Gulfstream business jet, which had been ready for a long time, received the take-off command and immediately stepped on the throttle to achieve take-off thrust.
Xia Ruofei felt the plane tremble slightly and then began to accelerate on the runway. He also felt the obvious pushback.
This standard runway was too long for the Gulfstream G650. Whether it was take-off or landing, it didn't need such a long distance.
After taxiing at high speed for a few hundred meters, the plane had reached the speed of lifting wheels. The nose gently lifted up and the entire streamlined luxury business jet rose into the air lightly and went straight into the sky.
The Gulfstream business jet flew at a higher altitude than ordinary passenger planes, so there were very few bumps during the entire flight. Moreover, the comfort was extremely high. It was a completely different feeling from taking a commercial passenger plane.
The maximum cruising speed of the Gulfstream G650 reached Mach 0.925, which was close to the speed of sound and far exceeded ordinary commercial passenger planes. Therefore, the entire flight from Sanshan to Hong Kong only took a little more than an hour.
And two-thirds of the time was still used for climbing and approaching.
When this luxurious private jet landed smoothly at the Hong Kong airport, Xia Ruofei couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"If I have the chance, I must buy a plane like this! This is the real high-end enjoyment! "Xia Ruofei secretly said in his heart.
Every time Xia Ruofei took a private jet, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.
And now, he was not far from owning a private jet. Especially after the Taoyuan vegetables in Australia began to be produced in large quantities, the monthly profits would be tens of millions of dollars or even hundreds of millions of dollars. Buying a private jet was not a big deal.
Of course, a high-end business jet like the Gulfstream G650 couldn't be owned immediately with money. Every Gulfstream series business jet was customized according to the customer's requirements. After the order was placed, the production line could be lined up.
Yes, it was lined up.
There were many rich people in the world. If someone else's order happened to be in front of you, then you may have to wait for a longer time.
If you were unlucky, it was possible to wait for two or three years.
The Hong Kong airport was very busy. The Gulfstream G650 was arranged to be parked at the far side. However, Hengfeng Group's Ma Zhiming, Hengfeng Auction House's manager Dong Jiajun, and Feng Jing had already arrived at this parking spot by car.
As soon as Xia Ruofei got off the plane, he saw these people who came to pick him up.
A big man in a black suit took the insulated box from the flight attendant and immediately sent it to the car and stored it in the car's refrigerator.
"Xia Sheng, long time no see. You still look good!" Ma Zhiming smiled and greeted in Mandarin with a strong Cantonese accent.
"Haha! Mr. Ma, how are Aunt Huixin and Huanhuan? "Xia Ruofei asked with a smile.
"Thanks to you, Huixin and Huanhuan are very good!" Ma Zhiming smiled and said, "When Huanhuan heard that Xia Sheng was coming, she even wanted to come to the airport to pick him up! However, she has a calligraphy class today, so I can only let Huixin coax her at home! "
Huanhuan suffered from severe autism before. At that time, Xia Ruofei didn't have the prescription for the Heart Nourishing Soup. He used the solution of the Spirit Heart Flower's petal to cure Huanhuan. After that, Xia Ruofei happened to save Ma Xiong, who had a severe cerebral hemorrhage, from the brink of death. Therefore, the Ma family was really grateful to Xia Ruofei from the bottom of their hearts.
After Xia Ruofei and Ma Zhiming exchanged a few pleasantries, he turned to Feng Jing and said with a smile, "Director Feng, thank you for your hard work these few days!"
He could see that there was a trace of fatigue on Feng Jing's face. He could imagine that Feng Jing's work in Hong Kong these few days must have been very intense.
Feng Jing smiled and said, "Chairman, it's not hard at all! When I think about this auction, I feel energized! "
"Haha! It's also because you are in Hong Kong that I can rest assured and only come over when the auction is about to start! "Xia Ruofei smiled and said," Director Feng, after the auction ends, I will give you a big red packet! "
"Sure! I won't stand on ceremony with you … "Feng Jing smiled and said," The property prices in Sanshan are getting more expensive. I still want to buy a big house soon! "
"Then all the more you have to work hard!" Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "The better the company's performance, the more your year-end bonus will be! If we can rush into the world's top 500 overnight, buying ten villas will be child's play for you! "
The group of people chatted and laughed as they walked to the car.
Ma Zhiming brought a Bentley with him. The dried abalones were already placed in the ice bar of the Bentley.
Xia Ruofei, Ma Zhiming, and Feng Jing boarded the Bentley, while the bodyguards and staff boarded the other two cars. The group of people left the airport very quickly.
Ma Xiong arranged for Xia Ruofei to stay at the Hengfeng Jiahua Hotel in Hong Kong where the auction would be held tomorrow.
This was also a high-end brand under Hengfeng Hotel Group. The last time Xia Ruofei went to Shenzhen to participate in the truffle auction, it was also held at Hengfeng Jiahua Hotel.
After the car left Hong Kong Airport, it passed by North Lantau Highway and Qingkui Highway, and finally arrived at Hengfeng Jiahua Hotel, which was located at the seaside overlooking Victoria Harbour.
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