Chapter 161 Yulong has not forgotten her hero!
As everyone looked at him in confusion and shock, a very sturdy, dark-skinned man stepped in. As soon as he came in, he looked at Xu Cang and grinned, "But Xu Cang?"
Xu Cang thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out who this person was. However, he nodded and admitted: "Yes, I am Xu Cang, who are you?"
The man stretched out his large palm-leaf fan-like hand and looked Xu Cang up and down: "My name is Duan Lang."
Xu Cang just shook Duan Lang's rough hand, and was startled when he heard his name: "You are Duan Lang, Yulong's Duan Lang, Duan Xiaoxin's father? I heard from Brother Chen that you went out to do some work recently."
"I just came back today and met Hua Xin. I knew you had something to talk to me about, so I came over on my own." Duan Lang let go of his hand: "No matter if it's Yulong's kindness or if he saved my Xiao Xin's life not long ago, as long as you have an order, I will definitely do my best."
Shi Qi, Li Rongcheng, and even Hu Ming did not know Duan Lang. Only Qin Xin, who had been silent not far away, had heard of Duan Lang's name from Chen Huaxin.
The original plan was to ask Duan Lang to help build a new base. But I didn't expect that Duan Lang would come to my house in person before I even asked him.
"Uncle Duan, please take a seat."
As soon as he understood Duan Lang's identity, Xu Cang quickly took Duan Lang into the house. As soon as Duan Lang sat down, Xu Cang poured him a glass of wine: "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Duan."
Duan Lang waved his hand to refuse the drink: "We'll drink later, let's talk business first. I heard Huaxin tell you about your request, it's just a few buildings, a piece of cake. But just now I heard outside that you want to expand the runway of Erhai Airport?"
Hu Ming understood that Duan Lang seemed to be working on a project, so he immediately interrupted and asked, "Brother Duan, have you ever worked on an airport runway project?"
"I was one of the contractors for the runway construction of Jianchuan Airport. If it's just about extending the runway by 400 meters, I'm confident I can do it." Duan Lang said firmly.
Xu Cang said seriously: "Uncle Duan, the runway of the airport will eventually be inspected and accepted by the authority. If there is any quality problem, it will be a waste of work."
"Don't worry, if you have the channels, you can check the construction records of Jianchuan Airport, and you should be able to find relevant information about me, so that you can prove that what I said is true." Duan Lang said: "I built the Yulong Dam. If it was cracked by the earthquake, it would be a sin that I can never wash away in my lifetime. Moreover, you also saved Xiaoxin's life. I have to repay you both publicly and privately. How can a few buildings be worthy of my gratitude?"
Xu Cang was moved when he heard this: "Uncle Duan, are you sure you can run 400 meters in three months?"
"Can construction be carried out all day?" Duan Lang asked.
Xu Cang shook his head directly: "I don't think so. We still have to operate during the day. In order to prevent unexpected situations, it is best not to do construction. How about twelve hours from 5 pm to 5 am?"
"Well..." Duan Lang was troubled when he heard that he could only work half of the day, and at night. "If I could work full time, I could definitely finish it in three months. But if we add the time limit, it's a little uncertain."
"What's uncertain?" Just as Duan Lang was in a dilemma, Chen Huaxin stepped in from outside and said, "Yulong has more than a million people, and they can't build a 400-meter runway in three months?"
Duan Lang was startled: "Why are you here?"
"I went to your house to discuss something with you, but Xiao Xin told me that you were here to see Xu Cang, so I came along as well." After Chen Huaxin finished speaking, he patted his chest towards Xu Cang and said, "Xu Cang, we at Yulong have taken care of this matter. Three months, I will definitely get it done for you in three months."
Xu Cang and Qin Xin looked at each other, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
"That's right. This is not only your business, but also our business as Yulong people." Seeing his brother so heroic, Duan Lang's confidence increased greatly: "When the Yulong earthquake occurred, you saved the dam, which meant you saved the entire Yulong. Now, we will give you a runway. Don't worry, I will take care of this matter."
Xu Cang was still a little worried: "I can't let anything go wrong with the runway. If you have any risks, please tell me."
If Xu Cang believed Duan Lang and Chen Huaxin now, he would definitely agree to buy the 737-900 aircraft. Even if the initial one-fifth of the purchase price was almost all the funds of the current base, it would probably take out a loan.
If the runway is not extended by the time the plane arrives three months later, not only will the purchase be a complete failure, but the subsequent parking of the plane will also cost money, which could easily be the last straw that breaks Xu Cang's back.
Xu Cang and the others are too fragile now and cannot withstand any storm.
"I understand what I mean. Xu Cang, if you still have worries, I will show you something tomorrow and you will understand." Chen Huaxin said seriously.
Qin Xin walked to Xu Cang, gently grabbed Xu Cang's arm, and called out : "Xu Cang?"
At this time, facing the crossroads that affects the fate of her career, Qin Xin still wants Xu Cang to make the decision.
Xu Cang took a deep look at Chen Huaxin, and finally said, "Then, see you tomorrow!"
"Okay!" Chen Huaxin didn't even sit down from beginning to end. Instead, he patted Duan Lang and said, "Let's go and get ready."
"What are you preparing?" Duan Lang pointed at the wine Xu Cang poured for him: "I just sat down."
Chen Huaxin pulled Duan Lang's clothes and said, "Now that we're done, there's plenty of time to drink."
Having said that, Chen Huaxin dragged Duan Lang away with force, despite Duan Lang's reluctance.
After the two left, Xu Cang breathed a sigh of relief, his heart pounding wildly, he didn't know if it was because he drank too much or for some other reason.
"Xu Cang, do you really think they can extend the runway by 400 meters in three months?" Hu Ming still had some concerns in his heart: "This is Erhai Airport, the transportation is very inconvenient, and it will probably be troublesome to transport materials and personnel."
Xu Cang lowered his head: "I know, but we should find a way out for ourselves."
Xu Cang looked at Li Rongcheng and said, "Do you have the 737-900X I mentioned just now?"
"What are you thinking about!" Li Rongcheng took a sip of tea. "Even the 900 model was only recently released, how could its derivative models have already been released?"
"Hasn't come out yet?" Xu Cang patted his face. Maybe the alcohol made his mind a little confused. He couldn't think clearly about the specific history of 737-900 for a while.
However, this cannot be blamed on Xu Cang. After all, the 737-900 model is a very rare model, with only a few dozen produced in total. And the 737-900X, or 737-900ER, seems to be the only one in China. As a result, Xu Cang knew that there was such a largest model in the 737 series, but he didn't know when this model was released.
Li Rongcheng snorted, "In fact, even if it comes out, I don't recommend you to buy it. In our conception, the unit price of the 737-900X is estimated to be equivalent to the sum of the prices of two 737-700 basic models. You don't have very high-quality domestic routes now, so even if you can buy a 900X, you will basically lose money. 900 is almost the limit for an airline of your size."
The extremely high-quality routes mentioned by Li Rongcheng are routes between first-class hubs, such as direct flights from Wuhan to Guangzhou. Such routes not only have high ticket prices, but also high occupancy rates, of course within the scope of narrow-body aircraft, so as to allow as many seats as possible.
But now Xu Cang and his colleagues are operating a single route structure with low ticket prices, and the philosophy is to make small profits but quick turnover. If we buy 900X, when will we get our money back?
"The price doubled?" Xu Cang didn't know much about the 737-900 model, let alone the 900X which had not yet been born and only existed in concept.
Since the 900 model was much larger, the price would naturally go up, and Xu Cang was somewhat prepared. But the 900X derivative model was directly twice as expensive as the 700 standard configuration, which was beyond Xu Cang's imagination.
"Forget it, I can't afford it, I can't afford it, you can keep it for your own children." Xu Cang gave up decisively: "Just 900 is enough, enough, enough!"
Li Rongcheng nodded: "Then give me an accurate answer as soon as possible so that I can arrange it for you. Although theoretically, it is not easy to find new buyers for these 900s in the near future, you can make a decision as soon as possible just in case. Otherwise, things may change."
Xu Cang nodded: "I understand."
"Okay, we've had our fill of wine and talked about the weather, so I won't bother you any more." Hu Ming slowly stood up and said, "Xu Cang, once a decision is made on extending the runway at Erhai Airport, please notify me immediately and I'll be in charge of the financial allocation."
After saying that, Hu Ming planned to leave.
Just as Hu Ming was about to leave, Xu Cang also stood up and called Hu Ming: "Director Hu, since Erhai is Weiyang's counterpart city, can we ask the Weiyang government to open a route from Erhai to Tianning?"
"You want to fly to Tianning. Is this route efficient?" Hu Ming was stunned.
"I have flown for Shandong Airlines for a while, and I feel that people in Tianning are very enthusiastic about choosing civil aviation transportation. I think I can give it a try."
Previously, when Xu Cang was seconded to Shandong Airlines, he had encountered a situation where flights from Qizhou to Tianning were fully booked. At first, Xu Cang didn't understand why the business was so good. Later, after a little investigation, he found that all flights related to Tianning had a good occupancy rate, especially to cities with tourist features.
Xu Cang estimated that the people in Tianning had a high economic level and could easily choose civil aviation transportation. Moreover, the people there were relatively comfortable and had a slow pace of life. They were more willing to spend money to enjoy life rather than constantly working and saving money.
Tianning and Weiyang are naturally two different cities, but Tianning is the provincial capital and the two places are adjacent to each other. Weiyang is considered to be Tianning's own. If the Weiyang government is willing to talk to the Tianning government, the success rate is still not low.
After all, although Tianning is the provincial capital, it is still not as good as Guangzhou. The timetable of Guangzhou Airport is very difficult to deal with, but Tianning is much easier.
Hu Ming thought for a moment and said, "If you think there is a need, I can mediate. It shouldn't be difficult."
Tianning Airport is far from being saturated, so Hu Ming is still somewhat confident in getting a flight schedule. After all, as the eldest brother, it is his duty to help his younger brother complete the political task.
"Then I'll have to trouble Director Hu." Xu Cang was very grateful.
Hu Ming shook his head. "You mean we are all in this together? Then let's not bother. Okay, let's go."
After saying that, Hu Ming left the room. Only the original people were left in the room. Xu Cang had drunk a lot of wine. He began to feel sleepy and his eyelids were trembling.
Shi Qi saw Xu Cang's shaky appearance, brushed himself off, and stood up: "Okay, that's all for today, let's clean up."
As soon as Shi Qi finished speaking, there was a bang, and Xu Cang fell backwards, right into Qin Xin's arms, followed by heavy snoring.
Qin Xin hugged the drunk Xu Cang, with a helpless look on her face.
At this moment, Li Rongcheng also looked a little unaware. Shi Qi took a look and pointed at Li Rongcheng: "Boss Qin, I'll take care of this guy. Xu Cang will be handed over to you?"
Qin Xin looked at Xu Cang who was sleeping soundly and sighed: "Okay, I'll take him to the room first."
As she spoke, Qin Xin helped Xu Cang to his dormitory room. Fortunately, Xu Cang's room was on the first floor. As soon as he walked out of the canteen and across the yard, he arrived in just two steps.
Qin Xin pushed open the door of Xu Cang's dormitory, turned on the light in the room, and slowly moved Xu Cang to the bed. She sat on the edge of the bed, letting Xu Cang rest his head on her chest, and at the same time took a glass of water from the bedside table and gave it to Xu Cang to drink.
After waiting for a while, Qin Xin felt that Xu Cang's breathing gradually became even, thinking that he was asleep. So, she prepared to slowly move Xu Cang away from her.
As a result, as soon as Qin Xin moved, Xu Cang turned over and hugged Qin Xin's waist, causing Qin Xin to cry out.
"Xu Cang?" Qin Xin called softly, "I want to go back."
However, after being called gently, Xu Cang not only showed no sign of letting go, but instead hugged her even tighter. His face leaned against Qin Xin's arms, as if it was the most comfortable place in the world, and he was never willing to leave.
Qin Xin lowered her eyes and pushed aside her hair that was covering Xu Cang's face, revealing Xu Cang's face that was as white as cream. Perhaps under the influence of alcohol, Xu Cang's face was now white and rosy, like a delicate and beautiful flower.
Qin Xin stroked Xu Cang's face with her fingers, and a doting smile appeared on her pretty face: "Why are you so beautiful?"
As Qin Xin finished her words, she stopped moving, and the lights in Xu Cang's room went out.
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The next morning, the sunlight shone through and woke up Xu Cang who was sleeping soundly. He opened his dry eyes and felt a splitting headache.
"I really shouldn't drink so much ." Xu Cang rubbed his temples. He couldn't drink much normally, but he was too excited last night and drank too much.
The charming fragrance that flowed into his nose stimulated Xu Cang's still somewhat chaotic thoughts. After a moment, Xu Cang's consciousness finally became clearer. He tried to sniff, but he really couldn't understand why his room had such a fragrant smell.
Scratching his messy hair, Xu Cang squinted his eyes and looked outside. The sun was already high in the sky. He didn't have to take a flight today, so he would take a shower later to wake himself up.
After changing his clothes, Xu Cang walked out into the yard. Facing the morning sun and the breeze, the only remaining headache Xu Cang had was gone.
Suddenly, Xu Cang looked towards the door and found Chen Huaxin and Duan Lang coming together. Xu Cang hurried over to meet them, but saw that Chen Huaxin was holding a piece of paper in his hand.
"So early?" Xu Cang was about to lead Chen Huaxin and Duan Lang into the courtyard, but was rejected by Chen Huaxin.
Chen Huaxin handed the paper to Xu Cang and said, "Xu Cang, these are the fingerprints of all the engineering team members except those currently working on the project. This is the military order we are giving you."
Xu Cang took the piece of paper and found that it was covered with dense fingerprints. Some of the fingerprints were stacked on top of each other and were almost overlapping.
"Brother Chen, what are you doing?" Although Chen Huaxin looked younger than Duan Lang, he was just as heroic.
Chen Huaxin smiled and said, "This is a promise. Are you still worried now?"
Xu Cang held the heavy paper in his hand, and his heart was filled with excitement. He didn't know how hard Chen Huaxin and Duan Lang had worked last night to get this piece of paper covered with fingerprints, but Xu Cang could already feel their rock-hard determination.
But Xu Cang was still a little worried: "Brother Chen, I'm not trying to spoil your fun. The terrain around Erhai Airport is complicated. It's very troublesome just to transport materials to the mountain. This project will be a big one."
"So, I brought more than just this piece of paper." Chen Huaxin said with a smile, then grabbed Xu Cang's arm and pulled him outside.
"Brother Chen, where are we going?" Xu Cang was confused at first, but suddenly he vaguely heard the sound of hustle and bustle. After being pulled down a slope by Chen Huaxin, Chen Huaxin pointed downwards and said, "Look!"
Looking in the direction Chen Huaxin pointed, Xu Cang's pupils suddenly shrank. He saw that the flat ground below the slope was densely packed with people, at least hundreds of them. These people were all wearing the most ordinary clothes, but their faces were filled with the most simple smiles.
Suddenly, someone spotted Xu Cang standing on the slope. Suddenly, thunderous cheers broke out from the crowd.
"They came here on their own initiative because you needed help." Duan Lang said with a smile, "They are definitely capable of doing some small jobs and carrying materials. This way, our engineering team won't have to worry about these chores, and the construction progress will be much faster."
At this moment, Xu Cang's heart seemed to be beating because of the sound waves coming from below, and a surge of hot blood filled Xu Cang's chest.
With so many people, it would be impossible to just extend the runway by 400 meters, or even build a new runway.
Chen Huaxin lowered his eyebrows, his blood was boiling, he looked at Xu Cang and whispered: "Yulong has not forgotten her hero."
