So he just made a quick phone call to Shen Yutong and said a simple goodbye dripping with reluctance. Then, Zhou Wang took Yun Rou, Yun Lan sisters, and Miao Ying, getting ready to head to the airport.
When they arrived at the hotel lobby, Ma Yuan, Xia Xiwei, and Jiang Yisen were already there. Ma Yuan and Xia Xiwei were naturally there to see him off, but Zhou Wang was surprised to see Jiang Yisen holding a bag, looking as if he was leaving too.
"Zhou Wang, are you really leaving? You haven’t even seen me on set yet. Won’t you stay a bit longer?"
Xia Xiwei said with a chuckle, as if nothing had happened the previous night.
Since Xia Xiwei didn’t bring it up, Zhou Wang wouldn’t dwell on it either. He shook his head with a smile, "I still have a lot to do. Next time."
"Alright then... Are you heading back to Ming City?"
Xia Xiwei nodded, sneaking a glance at Zhou Wang before asking.
Zhou Wang didn’t notice the peculiar look in her eyes and just replied truthfully, "No, I’m going to Beidou first."
"You’re going to Beidou too?"
Xia Xiwei hadn’t said much yet when Jiang Yisen, who looked a bit bored, suddenly glanced over in surprise.
Zhou Wang was taken aback.
"Little Sen and I are both from Beidou. He’s heading back today too!"
Xia Xiwei said with surprise, "Can’t you guys just travel together then?"
"You’re probably on the afternoon flight as well, so you could actually go together."
Zhou Wang smiled at Jiang Yisen.
At this point, Jiang Yisen cleared his throat lightly and suddenly straightened his back a bit.
Zhou Wang felt puzzled. He could only see from Jiang Yisen’s expression that he was acting quite cocky, but didn’t know what he was being cocky about.
Xia Xiwei pursed her lips, gave Jiang Yisen a helpless look, then said in mildly exasperated tones, "The plane isn’t even yours, what are you putting on airs about?"
"What’s my brother’s is practically mine."
Jiang Yisen immediately retorted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, "Even though my brother hasn’t actually placed the order, he plans to pay for it after returning to Beidou. So there’s not much difference..."
Zhou Wang detected a hint of something and asked in astonishment.
"Mm-hmm, Yisen’s brother, who is Jiang Minghao, plans to order a business jet from a general aviation company... Little Sen is trying it out for his brother."
Xia Xiwei briefly explained, "I had a delayed flight yesterday. Fortunately, Little Sen was coming to White City to inspect the property Yang is selling on behalf of his brother, so I just took his plane to get here."
Zhou Wang suddenly realized why Xia Xiwei had remarked yesterday how lucky it was to encounter Jiang Yisen in Magic City.
"Zhou Wang, do you want to go with Little Sen and avoid rushing for your flight?"
"Is that convenient?"
Since he expected to have a private jet of his own in the near future, Zhou Wang was genuinely intrigued and asked Jiang Yisen.
"Since my sister suggested it, it’s no problem at all."
Jiang Yisen, who had been worrying about regaining his confidence in front of Zhou Wang, saw Zhou Wang’s obvious interest and immediately waved his hand nonchalantly, "Let’s go together then."
2:45 PM, White City Fengyi Airport.
It wasn’t until Zhou Wang, led by the exclusive staff, skipped the queue for security checks and entered the empty exclusive VIP lounge that he realized airports have a special terminal called the business jet terminal.
Unlike the usual terminals for commercial airlines, the business jet terminal (FBO) is specifically for private jet services.
It’s worth noting that the country’s largest business jet operation base is located at Beidou Daxing Airport, while the busiest business jet terminal is at Hong Kong Airport.
The cars driving directly into the airport, as seen in movies, enter through the business jet terminal, although the license plate numbers need to be pre-registered a day in advance.
"If you’re taking a commercial flight, the times are fixed. But with your private plane, it’s different. You set your own takeoff time..."
"Besides, a private plane can directly reach smaller airports or remote areas, unlike general commercial flights, where you’d have to transfer flights to go to some out-of-the-way places. This saves you time, right?"
In the lounge, Jiang Yisen was chatting animatedly, "Take skiing for instance. With a commercial flight, you’d have to transfer at the provincial capital. But with your own plane, you could fly directly to the city closest to the ski resort. How amazing is that..."
Zhou Wang was nodding in agreement when a well-dressed middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses and an impressive demeanor approached quickly from the boarding gate’s direction.
He came straight to them, nodded, and smiled at Jiang Yisen, "Mr. Jiang, boarding is ready. Shall we go now?"
As Jiang Yisen stood up, he casually introduced, "Right, let me introduce you. This is Manager Cui, a business manager from the general aviation company. He sells aircraft. If you want to charter a flight, you can reach out to him."
Cui Yeqing quietly sized Zhou Wang up, his eyes lighting up before he extended his hand to Zhou Wang and introduced himself:
"Hello, hello. I’m Cui Yeqing, the business manager at Feitian General Aviation Company and the in-flight representative for Mr. Jiang’s charter."
"Hello, Manager Cui." Zhou Wang smiled, "I’m Zhou Wang."
Cui Yeqing paused, his expression momentarily puzzled.
Why does this name seem... familiar?