Chapter 135: Get rid of the title!
In a small pavilion in the middle of a lake in a high-end residential area in Jianchuan City, Qin Xin squinted her eyes, like a lazy kitten enjoying the intoxicating sunshine at dusk.
Qin Xin had been in a good mood recently. According to the list given by Xu Cang, Qin Xin had private conversations with them. There were pilots, flight attendants, and maintenance personnel on the list, and most of them were people who had had interactions with Xu Cang, such as Mo Shangyun.
After Qin Xin stated that Xu Cang was also going to the Erhai Base, and that the establishment of the Erhai Base was Xu Cang's wish, the people on the list, after more or less consideration, basically agreed to go to support the Erhai Base.
Although the number of people is not large, it is barely enough for a small aviation base. In the early stage, we were worried about not recruiting enough people, but now that we have begun to take shape, how can we not be happy?
The Erhai Lake Base Project is Qin Xin's first and possibly only project she has undertaken alone. The progress of the project will greatly affect Qin Xin's mood. Due to the many twists and turns in the project process, Qin Xin's recent mood swings have been very obvious, and she looks a little haggard.
Next to Qin Xin, her personal secretary stood by her side. Qin Xin leaned her head against the wooden pillar, blinked her eyes, and a trace of fatigue flashed across her face. She waved to her personal secretary: "Don't stand there!"
The secretary did not decline, but sat directly next to Qin Xin. In fact, although the two had a superior-subordinate relationship, over time, the rules were not so strict.
After the secretary sat down, Qin Xin yawned and said, "I asked you to go to the headquarters to look for new people. Do you have any news?"
Recently, as many problems at the Erhai base have been solved, there will definitely be more things to deal with in the future, and Qin Xin and her secretary alone will definitely not be able to handle it. Therefore, Qin Xin asked her secretary to go to the Spring and Summer Travel Headquarters to select a diligent newcomer to help.
"I have initially selected a girl." The secretary chuckled and said, "Miss, do you still remember the task I was asked to pay attention to the Civil Aviation Administration's official website a few days ago? I assigned it to her."
Qin Xin smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be boring to have people looking at the computer all day long?"
"She was in her internship period, and there was nothing else for her to do in the secretarial office, so we just let her take care of the computer. The professional affairs of our Erhai base are handled by a dedicated person from Blue Sky Airlines, and the main thing we need to worry about is some miscellaneous work. We don't need new people to be smart, but just hardworking and down-to-earth, so I chose her." The secretary said, "I heard that her family is in financial difficulty. As long as we don't treat her badly in terms of salary, I think she will be very motivated."
Qin Xin hummed: "Just keep an eye on me for this matter, what's your name?"
"Zhao Ning." The secretary said, "Miss, there is one more thing."
"you say."
"Computers are needed for many things nowadays. I feel that electronic office work will become a trend in the future. However, there are not many people who can use computers skillfully now. It just so happens that I heard that Zhao Ning's brother is a computer major, so why not let her brother come along as well to avoid problems with computer networks in the future." The secretary suggested.
Qin Xin didn't think much about it: "That's no problem, you handle it."
The secretary took over the task naturally, and the two of them fell into a brief silence. About five minutes later, when the sun was about to set, the secretary suddenly said, "Miss, I heard about something. I wonder if it will have any impact."
Qin Xin raised her eyelids but did not react too much: "What's the matter?"
"It's an article in today's civil aviation official newspaper."
"An article from a government newspaper?" Qin Xin was slightly surprised. "Is there anything worth paying attention to in a government newspaper?"
"That's it..." The secretary had a very good memory and he recited the cover article in detail based on his memory.
About ten minutes later, the secretary had almost finished reciting the article, and then asked with a little trepidation: "Miss, why do I feel that this article is about Xu Cang?"
Qin Xin restrained her laziness and sat up straight: "Can you find a paper newspaper?"
Although Qin Xin believed that her secretary would not make any changes in the retelling with ulterior motives, every sentence in this kind of official newspaper was carefully crafted and might reflect some official attitudes, so it was better to read the original version.
"Of course you can." The secretary nodded, but her expression was a little worried: "But Miss...is this serious?"
Qin Xin didn't know how to answer this question. After two minutes of silence, Qin Xin sighed, "If your retelling is accurate, it seems that Xu Cang's situation is not very good."
After thinking for a while, Qin Xin took out her cell phone and called Xu Cang. However, the call was hung up by Xu Cang after ringing for two seconds.
Qin Xin's face changed and she didn't call again: "It really doesn't look good."
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In the Shandong Airlines base building, after Xu Cang hung up Qin Xin's call, he looked up and stared at Deng Wenjia across from him: "What's going on now?"
Deng Wenjia had just heard Hu Guangbi talk about the official newspaper. As an insider, he naturally knew the importance of this article. This showed that many people in the General Administration had opinions about Xu Cang.
However, Deng Wenjia couldn't bring this up, so she could only comfort Xu Cang, "Xu Cang, it's okay. She's from the Education Center and won't affect the decision of the General Administration. Why are you afraid of her?"
"Of course I'm not afraid of her! The problem is the power behind her. Some people, no, a lot of people want to pull me down." Xu Cang's gaze shifted and fell on Shi Lingling who was chatting and laughing with the leaders of Shanhang not far away.
Shi Lingling came here not entirely for Xu Cang, but because Shandong Airlines has been developing very well since its establishment, and the authority planned to make a special report on Shandong Airlines so that other airlines could learn from its experience, and this report naturally fell on Shi Lingling.
Xian Tong said, "No way! Even though those people from the General Administration are not nice, they wouldn't deliberately target a co-pilot like you, right? It doesn't make sense!"
Although Xian Tong was only a ground theory instructor, he had a wide network of contacts. In his opinion, few people in the General Administration were easy to get along with, but it was too petty to spend so much effort on a second co-pilot.
However, Xian Tong didn't know that Xu Cang in front of him, except for his technical level of being the second co-pilot, did not match his technical level in other aspects.
"It doesn't make sense? Then I want to ask her what she meant by publishing that article?" Xu Cang became angrier the more he thought about it. It was true that few people read the reports from the Propaganda and Education Center, but that didn't mean that those things were useless. On the contrary, they were the things that truly reflected the direction of the General Administration.
Just like the News Broadcast, many people don’t watch it, but who dares to say that the News Broadcast is not important?
"Of course it is to restore order." Just as Xu Cang was angry, a faint voice came from a distance. It was Shi Lingling who came over after finishing her conversation with Shanhang's leaders.
Shi Lingling was dressed in black. Even though her skin was as white as cream and her face was pretty, she did not have the softness and gentleness of a woman at all. Instead, she had the aura of the most heroic general on the battlefield.
When she came close to Xu Cang, Shi Lingling stopped. She was very tall and almost at Xu Cang's level.
"Xu Cang, if you agree, the Eastern Administration will prepare a satisfactory position for you. After you have accumulated experience for a few years, you can be promoted to the General Administration smoothly later. How about that?" Shi Lingling said firmly: "This is a promise, and it will not be changed for other reasons in the future. This is also compensation for your previous achievements. You are a talent, but you are not suitable for the future. Xu Cang, accept it, so that everyone will be satisfied."
"Everyone is satisfied, so why am I so dissatisfied now?" Xu Cang's eyes flashed coldly: "I didn't do anything wrong, so you want to force me to transfer to a ground position? Well, then let's talk about it at the Aviation Arbitration Court and see who is right!"
As soon as these words came out, Shi Lingling's face instantly turned cold: "Are you going to sue the Civil Aviation Administration at the Arbitration Court of the General Administration?"
This is clearly a replica of the case where someone in this court sued me!
However, Xu Cang sneered: "You can't represent the Civil Aviation Administration!"
The atmosphere between Xu Cang and Shi Lingling was almost electric. Even if one didn't listen to their conversation, one could still feel the tension.
At this time, seeing that the situation was out of control, Deng Wenjia hurried out to hold Xu Cang: "Xu Cang, don't get excited, don't go to the arbitration court for no reason!"
Some things are different in nature when they are done in private and when they are done in public. Once Xu Cang submits the dispute to the arbitration tribunal, it will be a situation with no solution until one side wins.
Shi Lingling nodded: "Boss Deng is still sensible! Xu Cang, we are all respectable people, don't make it too embarrassing, it's not good for anyone."
"Are you threatening me?" Xu Cang took a step forward, his whole body bursting with anger. He rarely got angry, but this time Shi Lingling really brought out his deepest anger.
When Xian Tong saw the situation escalate, he grabbed Xu Cang and stood in front of him, facing Shi Lingling and said politely: "Hello, may I ask, Xu Cang is just an ordinary co-pilot. Even if he has some talent, it may not be as important as you think. Why are you being so aggressive?"
Shi Lingling originally didn't want to answer Xian Tong, but after taking a closer look at Xian Tong's appearance, she remembered Xian Tong's identity.
Xian Tong was one of the founding fathers of the domestic civil aviation industry and held some status, so he couldn't just ignore him. He said coldly, "Mr. Xian, you've been away from the General Administration for too long, so you may not be familiar with some news. Do you think he's just an ordinary co-pilot? Is there any saying in the world that a 25-year-old meritorious pilot is an ordinary co-pilot?"
"A... a meritorious pilot!?" Xian Tong was so shocked that he almost couldn't catch his breath. He looked at Xu Cang in extreme shock: "Xu Cang, is she... is she telling the truth?"
At this moment, a staff member walked by and happened to hear Shi Lingling's words. He immediately lowered his head and deliberately restrained his footsteps. Since Xian Tong and Deng Wenjia were fully focused on Xu Cang, they didn't notice the movement of others passing by.
Not to mention Xian Tong, even Deng Wenjia, who recruited Xu Cang, almost lost his balance. He knew that Xu Cang was the person who handled the 9811 incident and that Xu Cang had superhuman talent, but he could not imagine that Xu Cang would be a meritorious pilot even if he were given ten thousand years.
Xu Cang did not answer Xian Tong directly, but said in a deep voice: "So some people are unhappy about my acceptance of the title of Meritorious Pilot?"
When Deng Wenjia and Xian Tong heard this, it was tantamount to acknowledging what Shi Lingling said.
While Deng Wenjia and the others were still immersed in extreme shock, Shi Lingling smiled and said, "It is true that many people question the practice of awarding you the title of Meritorious Pilot. However, although the title of Meritorious Pilot is important, it is not important enough for the bureau to make an exception and give you special treatment."
Shi Lingling met Xu Cang's gaze impartially, pursed her rosy lips slightly, and then said: "Xu Cang, the control of the civil aviation market will be relaxed soon..."
Deng Wenjia's eyes widened as he spoke. This news was even more shocking than the news that Xu Cang was a meritorious pilot. Xian Tong never expected that Shi Lingling would tell Deng Wenjia about the deregulation in front of him.
"In this new era that is about to begin... there will be no boat to carry you."
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At this moment, there was silence in the Feibiao office. After being scolded by Feibiao manager Hu Guangbi earlier, everyone put away their gossips and worked peacefully. Even after Hu Guangbi left, no one discussed the missing meritorious pilot in the company anymore.
However, suddenly, a rapid knock on the door startled most of the office. Everyone put down their work in confusion and looked in the direction of the knock, only to see a middle-aged man standing at the door, his face flushed with excitement, and this man was an employee of Feibiao Office.
"What are you doing?" Someone said speechlessly, "If Manager Hu hears you, he will scold you, right?"
Just when everyone thought that the middle-aged man at the door was just bored and was about to return to work, the middle-aged man suddenly shouted: "I know who our company's meritorious pilot is, you will never guess!"
"Um?"
The people who had just lowered their heads raised their heads again, and their curiosity, which had just been extinguished, was ignited again. The shouts spread throughout the office.
The middle-aged man was very satisfied with the result, so he said with great joy: "Didn't our company recently transfer a pilot from Blue Sky Airlines? That person is a meritorious pilot!"
"I said we couldn't find him. Turns out he was seconded here!"
"No!" a staff member shouted, "I've seen that guy before, he's only in his twenties, how could he be a meritorious pilot?"
It takes more than 30 years to accumulate the flying hours for a meritorious pilot, and this is just the minimum standard. Even if you start flying from the womb, you can't accumulate the hours for a meritorious pilot.
However, someone suddenly stood up. It was the female employee who had previously filed Xu Cang's files. With shining eyes, she said to her colleague, "I think it's possible. I compiled the file of that person, and I seemed to have seen a record of him being a meritorious pilot in his past honors. At the time, I thought there was something wrong with the file, but Manager Hu interrupted me and I forgot about it. When Brother Chen brought it up today, it all made sense."
"Oh my god, it's true!" Now there is evidence, the credibility is much higher. However, the story of a meritorious pilot in his twenties is still too shocking, and many people are still skeptical.
The middle-aged man called Brother Chen became even more excited when he heard someone present additional evidence: "How can this be false? This was said by the representative of the bureau. Could it be possible that the people from the bureau were wrong?"
Just when the middle-aged man was feeling proud, someone patted him on the shoulder. He turned around in shock and found an old man with white hair and beard standing behind him. He was stunned for a moment and asked, "Teacher Wang?"
The old man, called Teacher Wang, was wearing a gray casual suit and looked like an ordinary retired old man. Teacher Wang stared at the middle-aged man with a sharp gaze and asked, "Who did you say was the meritorious pilot?"
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At night, Xu Cang sat alone on a bench in the garden of Longcheng Community, motionless. In his eyes, the densely packed stars on the sky were very conspicuous. In this era, it is still easy to see stars at night.
After a long time, Xu Cang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his mind couldn't help but recall what Shi Lingling had said to him in the company during the day.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang again. Xu Cang took it out and saw that the caller ID showed an unfamiliar number, but he still picked up the phone.
"Hello, hello!"
After waiting for a while, a silver bell-like laughter came from the other side. Xu Cang's face suddenly darkened. He recognized it as Shi Lingling's voice.
Just when Xu Cang was hesitating whether to hang up the phone, Shi Lingling spoke first: "Xu Cang, don't hang up on me. Our conversation during the day was not very emotional, and now that some time has passed, I think I have calmed down a bit. So, let's calm down and talk it over."
Xu Cang didn't say anything, but didn't hang up the phone either.
"Xu Cang, ours is a dispute of ideas. I have no opinion on you as a person. I hope you understand this." Shi Lingling continued, "Xu Cang, I don't understand why you refuse. What's wrong with transferring to ground work? You don't have to get up early and stay up late to fly, you don't have to bear the pressure of frontline safety, you don't have to be controlled by others, what is there for you to object to?"
"If you still think so, then I feel there is no need to continue chatting." Xu Cang said coldly.
However, Shi Lingling said something that Xu Cang had to take seriously: "You want a place to set up an airline, right?"
"You..." Xu Cang wanted to hang up the phone, but when Shi Lingling said this, Xu Cang gave up the idea of hanging up: "What do you mean?"
"Of course I will compensate you!" Shi Lingling said, "If you don't want to work for the bureau, then I will let you start your own business, as long as you stop flying. Xu Cang, I have never doubted your ability, but your flying style is no longer suitable for the new era. Once the civil aviation market is liberalized, the number of pilots will explode. If so many pilots follow your example, it will bring terrible disasters to domestic civil aviation. You are capable, so you can handle extreme operations, but others can't. When the number of pilots expands in the future, the bureau will not be able to manage it accurately, so we must nip in the bud all sources that may lead to danger. If you agree, we can give you a place to form an airline, which you deserve."
Xu Cang kept his body posture quietly, like an immortal sculpture. After a full minute, Xu Cang exhaled, said nothing, and hung up the phone.
At this moment, Xu Cang was actually very calm, so calm that even he was surprised.
Suddenly, Xu Cang heard a series of footsteps, and then someone sat down next to him. Xu Cang was startled, and turned his head to find that the person sitting down was actually the simulator inspector, Instructor Shi Qi.
The Longcheng community here is almost Shanhang's private property, and a large number of Shanhang employees are accommodated in it. Xu Cang was not surprised to meet Instructor Shi Qi here.
"I heard about what happened during the day." Shi Qi didn't even look at Xu Cang, and just kept talking to himself: "Shi Lingling is my daughter, so I feel I need to explain it to you."
"If it's just because of this, then I don't think there's any need to explain." Xu Cang said lightly.
He was not so bored as to extend his anger to others without restraint, even though Shi Qi and Shi Lingling were father and daughter.
However, Shi Qi did not listen to Xu Cang's words at all, but continued: "I read the article, and I also heard what my daughter said to you. I am not too surprised."
"What did you say?" Xu Cang was stunned and didn't quite understand what Shi Qi said.
Shi Qi smiled bitterly and said, "Because my daughter also said those words to me."
Xu Cang was briefly surprised, but soon understood. It was understandable that someone with Shi Lingling's personality would do something like "killing relatives for the sake of justice".
"Perhaps in her eyes, pilots like me who focus on control are old-fashioned. She said that an excellent pilot should be one who fully complies with standard operating procedures, abides by regulations, and does not have any personal performance." Shi Qi said helplessly.
Xu Cang whispered: "That's a machine, not a pilot!"
"But she thinks machines are more trustworthy, and it doesn't seem to be her personal idea. There are many people who think the same as her." Shi Qi said dimly, "From the moment the pilot enters the cockpit, they follow the established rules. What to do, what to say, how to deal with the danger of failure, everything is programmed. I know it's hard for you to understand. You handled the 9811 incident. Your abilities are unconstrained and not restricted by rules at all. So there is an essential conflict with her philosophy. She or they don't want your existence to affect the standardized pilot training system that will be promoted later."
"Standardized training of pilots?" Xu Cang sighed: "Can pilots really be produced in a standardized manner like industrial products?"
"In our time, pilots were taught by a master and an apprentice, step by step." Shi Qi's eyes flashed with reminiscence: "But my daughter even thinks that the master-apprentice teaching method is outdated and may be abolished in the future. It seems that our existence is really not suitable for the coming new era."
Xu Cang didn't say anything. He knew that the practice of masters taking apprentices in the future would really be abolished. But at that time, Xu Cang had already entered the physical body. However, in this life, Xu Cang wanted to make achievements in front-line work, but he became the first victim of the wave of the times.
Suddenly, Shi Qi reminded him, "Just now, a friend of mine told me that it seems that your identity has been known."
"A meritorious pilot, right?" Xu Cang snorted disdainfully.
Originally Xu Cang thought that he was being targeted because of the meritorious pilot incident, but now it seems that even if he did not accept the title of meritorious pilot, nothing would change. He was truly overwhelmed by the pressure of the times and was powerless.
"Although I don't know why you were awarded the title of Meritorious Pilot, and I don't care, it doesn't mean that others don't care." Shi Qi said solemnly: "During this period of time, you should show up less in the company!"
Xu Cang narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"
Shi Qi sighed: "Of course someone is feeling unwell."
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Xu Cang talked with Shi Qi for a while. When they separated, Shi Qi reminded Xu Cang to keep a low profile recently. It can be seen that Shi Qi was really worried about Xu Cang.
After a conversation with Shi Qi, Xu Cang also knew why Shi Qi looked a little depressed. His career was completely denied by his own daughter. Even if he had some ambition, it would be worn out over time, right?
I went back upstairs feeling a little annoyed, but when I got to the door of my house, I found four old men standing at the door. Some were kind and gentle, some had angry eyes, and some were strong...
Xu Cang's eyes subconsciously fell on the hands of the four old men. He saw that the knuckles of these people's fingers were thicker than those of ordinary people. He quickly understood their identities and nodded slightly: "Hello, seniors!"
The old man with white hair and beard in the lead walked up with a smile and patted Xu Cang on the shoulder: "Xiao Xu, right? I'm Wang Baotian, and behind me are Teacher Wang, Teacher Li, and Teacher Xue."
Xu Cang had already guessed the identities of these people, and immediately became more respectful: "Teachers, are you here to see me specifically?"
Teacher Wang Baotian said kindly, "Xiao Xu, I heard something in the company today, so I came here to confirm it."
"Teacher Wang, please speak."
The amiable instructor Wang Baotian suddenly looked sharp: "Are you a meritorious pilot?"
The moment this question was asked, the three teachers behind him all cast their glances towards Xu Cang, but these glances were not gentle, but full of doubt.
In fact, when Xu Cang thought of Shi Qi's reminder, he almost understood the purpose of these teachers' visit, but he really didn't expect them to come so soon.
However, since they had come to him, Xu Cang had no choice but to nod and say, "Instructor Wang, I was lucky enough to be recognized by the bureau and have indeed been awarded the title of Meritorious Pilot."
Xu Cang had already lowered his attitude very much with these words, but he didn't expect that the teacher behind him, who looked like he had a beard and hair standing on end, suddenly shouted: "Since you know that it was a fluke, then voluntarily return the title!"
Xu Cang looked at the teacher in disbelief: "Teacher, are you asking me to take the title myself?"
"It is natural that this happens when one's virtue does not match his position?" The teacher clearly did not feel that there was anything wrong with his words, and he spoke with full confidence.
However , teacher Wang Baotian shouted at the man: "Old Xue, how can you talk like that?"
Teacher Xue seemed to be led by Teacher Wang Baotian. Even though they were very dissatisfied, they still kept their mouths shut and stopped talking. They just looked at Xu Cang with an unfriendly look.
After Wang Baotian scolded Instructor Xue, he patiently said to Xu Cang, "Xiao Xu, although Instructor Xue has a bad temper, it is not completely unreasonable. You know, Instructor Xue has been flying for forty-three years and has never had a safety problem, but until now, he is not a meritorious pilot. Instructor Wang and Instructor Li are in a similar situation. They have dedicated their lives to civil aviation, but a meritorious pilot cannot be awarded for having enough time and without safety problems. Among the four of us, I was the only one who won the title of meritorious pilot when I retired, so I naturally know the difficulty involved."
"I've heard about your deeds. You are indeed a smart and capable kid. But have you ever thought about how those older pilots who have devoted their lives to the cause but have yet to receive the title will react if you accept the title?" Wang Baotian advised, "Xu Cang, you still have a long way to go. There's no need to cut off your own path because of this title."
Xu Cang took a step back, feeling hopeless: "There is no escape route. Teacher, aren't you exaggerating?"
"Is it heavy? Why doesn't it feel heavy to me?" Another instructor with a very strong build sneered, "We have worked hard all our lives but have never received any title. How can a young man in his twenties like you receive this honor? Do you have any connections?"
Xu Cang said coldly: "Teacher, I, Xu Cang, am a man of integrity, and you cannot slander me!"
Wang Baotian pressed his hands and said, "Old Li, let's not talk about it anymore. I think Xiao Xu is sensible. Besides, I heard that the bureau intends to let you transfer to the ground, and has paved the way for you. Xiao Xu, I think you'd better accept it. With your ability, you will definitely make a great contribution to the bureau."
This sentence seemed to be for Xu Cang's consideration, but in fact it had ulterior motives. The title of Meritorious Pilot must be awarded to those who have flight qualifications. Once Xu Cang loses his flight qualifications and becomes a ground administrator, his title of Meritorious Pilot will also be revoked.
Xu Cang actually didn't care about the title of meritorious pilot, but he was sad for those who persecuted him. The darkness of the world and the darkness of people's hearts seemed to be something he had not expected.
Even the deepest night cannot withstand the darkness of human heart.
Xu Cang let out a long breath, and he almost trembled as he said, "Instructor, you want me to turn to the ground? You know, my value, my existence, everything about me is realized in flying. If you want me to turn to the ground, then what is my meaning?"
