After talking with Meng Zihao for a long time, Xu Cang felt that Jinghong really couldn't come up with the money. Sure enough, the beginning of a business is the most difficult, and you have to invest in everything.
At the end of the conversation, the atmosphere seemed a little depressed, and Xu Cang was not in a good mood. These 20 million really cost him his life.
There are not many profit growth points that Spring Airlines can foresee now. The most reliable one is the future intra-provincial routes. However, intra-provincial routes are probably of the type of small profits but quick turnover. There are profits, but it is definitely not a case of explosive profits. It will take at least another eight years for the intra-provincial routes to truly reach their peak.
At that time, many cities in the province had already gained a reputation for tourism. As time went by, people's living standards improved, and they were no longer satisfied with the most basic necessities of life. They began to spend more money on entertainment activities, such as travel.
Jinghong, Erhai Lake and Yulong are all very famous. Tourists from outside the province usually choose to go to Jianchuan first, and then take a plane from Jianchuan to travel around the province. This will provide a large and high-quality source of passengers for the domestic routes.
By that time, intra-provincial routes will truly become a powerful profit engine.
However, domestic routes in the province will decline in the future, but Jinghong Airport can bring Xu Cang profits for twenty years. As for the future, Xu Cang has not experienced it, so he has no say, but twenty years is already quite terrifying.
"Xu Cang, this is the situation. There is no financial allocation now, and the amount required is very huge. I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle." Hu Ming said worriedly.
Seeing Meng Zihao's anxious look these days, Hu Ming couldn't help but feel fortunate that the situation at Erhai Airport was still better than that at Jinghong Airport. When Erhai Airport was built, the possibility of large civil aircraft operation was considered, so the program design took mainstream aircraft into consideration, so it can be directly applied in commercial operation, saving a lot of money.
Xu Cang was silent for a long time. Of course he knew that things were not easy to handle, but he had to do it even though it was difficult. Xu Cang had figured this out.
Giving timely assistance is much more than icing on the cake. Now that Jinghong Airport is in trouble, if I help, I will definitely receive huge rewards.
"Manager Meng, if I pay you to help you with the programming, I want to know what I can get?" Xu Cang said seriously.
As soon as these words came out, Qin Xin's expression changed suddenly, and she almost interrupted Xu Cang. She had just hinted to Xu Cang not to get involved, but how could Xu Cang forget it in the blink of an eye?
Qin Xin saw clearly that the problem of Jinghong Airport was not just a flight procedure problem. Unlike Erhai Airport, Jinghong Airport was not designed for civilian use, so not only was the procedure lacking, but the supporting facilities of the airport were also probably not up to par.
If they really want to run Jinghong Airport commercially, it seems that even if they complete the flight procedures it will not be enough, as there will be a lot of subsequent expenses. Now their own finances are already struggling, so how can they have the spare energy to support a Jinghong Airport?
Xu Cang's words were very blunt, because if he wanted to help Jinghong Airport achieve commercialization, he would have to pay a huge price. And Xu Cang wanted to make sure that after paying the price, he would get a reason worth doing so.
Faced with Xu Cang's words about how to profit, Meng Zihao didn't know how to respond for a moment. Of course, he didn't dislike Xu Cang's straightforwardness, but he didn't know what Jinghong Airport could provide to Xu Cang.
The initial investment of 20 million is a sky-high price in this era. Even if Xu Cang provided the funds for the sake of seeking profit, Meng Zihao was grateful.
He had also thought about whether he could find some private investors to invest in Jinghong Airport. However, no investor was interested in Jinghong, a poor border city.
Moreover, the most terrible thing is that even if these people are willing to invest in Jinghong Airport, Meng Zihao does not want to let them in unless it is absolutely necessary, because different industries have different worlds, let alone a highly specialized industry like civil aviation.
If investors are more open-minded, the situation may be a little better. But if investors know nothing and like to make comments, it will bring endless troubles to the subsequent operation of the airport.
Meng Zihao thought for a moment: “What do you want?”
As soon as Meng Zihao's words came out, Qin Xin no longer cared about any secrets. She grabbed Xu Cang's hand and shook her head at Xu Cang. Her attitude was already quite obvious.
When Meng Zihao saw Qin Xin's statement, his face immediately turned pale and he felt something was wrong.
However, Xu Cang broke free from Qin Xin's little hand, patted the back of Qin Xin's hand, and then said to Meng Zihao: "I want the shares of Jinghong Airport."
"That's natural." Meng Zihao said without thinking: "You bought the shares by investment, so of course you have shares."
Xu Cang shook his head: "Mr. Meng, I think you misunderstood. The shares I want are not just for dividends, I want to directly participate in the operation and management of Jinghong Airport."
As soon as these words came out, Meng Zihao stood up. He said incredulously: "Are you going to partially privatize ?"
"That's right! If you want my help, the price is the partial privatization of Jinghong Airport." Xu Cang added: "You should have heard from Director Hu that our Spring Airlines is also in its infancy and funds are very tight. If I spend so much money to help Jinghong Airport just for dividends, then I have more and better channels, so I want something more thorough."
At this moment, not only Meng Zihao, Qin Xin and Hu Ming were shocked by Xu Cang's wild and boundless ambition. Privatization, Xu Cang actually privatized part of Jinghong Airport. This idea was really as wild as his flying skills.
Meng Zihao was still a little confused. He probably never thought that Xu Cang would make this request. In his mind, was the airport still privatized?
"Can the airport be...privatized?" Meng Zihao asked with some guilt.
Xu Cang raised his chin and said, "Why not? Longwan Airport, Changle Airport, Liuji Airport and Jinjiang Airport are all privatized and self-funded airports. There are precedents in China. Although Jinghong Airport is not newly built, it has never been commercially operated before, so it is no different from a newly built one."
“This…” Even though he heard Xu Cang say that there was a precedent in the country, Meng Zihao obviously still couldn’t make up his mind: “Mr. Xu, your condition is really… beyond my expectations.”
The change in Meng Zihao's mood can also be seen from the title Meng Zihao gave to Xu Cang.
At first, Meng Zihao called Xu Cang "little brother", which was relatively relaxed, but now it has become a very formal Mr. Xu, which shows how much impact Xu Cang's words have on Meng Zihao.
Meng Zihao's hesitation didn't last long, and he finally said dejectedly: "Mr. Xu, I appreciate your attention to our Jinghong Airport, but the proposal of partial privatization of the airport is really beyond my cognition. Perhaps, the commercial operation of Jinghong Airport can only wait until five years later."
Hu Ming's face changed when he heard this. "Mr. Meng, five years? That's a full five years. The new era is so fierce that if you can't catch up, you will miss it forever. Opportunities don't wait for anyone."
Hearing Hu Ming say this, Meng Zihao felt sad again. How could he not understand the current situation in the country? It was really like a raging fire, and anyone with a little common sense knew that the country would usher in an explosive growth. If this opportunity was missed, there would be no telling whether there would be any in the future.
Five years, five years is really too long. Who knows, the situation will be completely different after five years.
"Perhaps, this is Jinghong's fate." Meng Zihao sighed heavily and seemed to be ready to accept his fate.
However, at this moment Xu Cang said: "It seems that Mr. Meng still doesn't fully understand my determination. Let me put it this way, as long as Jinghong Airport agrees to give up the operating rights, we will not only complete the procedures, but also provide assistance in the construction of supporting facilities and personnel training."
"Xu Cang!" Qin Xin couldn't help but say this. It turned out that Xu Cang knew about the problems at Jinghong Airport.
Since Jinghong Airport has never operated civil aviation, except for one runway, it requires a lot of investment in facilities and personnel.
For example, renovating the terminal building and providing civil aviation training to ground and control personnel all cost money.
You know, with such an investment, Xu Cang is almost rebuilding Jinghong Airport inside and out, and the expense is really too huge.
However, despite Qin Xin's almost clear refusal, Xu Cang still insisted on his own way and did not seem to change his mind at all. Even though Qin Xin was very anxious, he could not directly reject Xu Cang's face and make the decision for him in this situation.
"Mr. Meng, this is my greatest sincerity. If you still find it unacceptable, then I can only say that we are not destined to be together." This is Xu Cang's bottom line, and it is also the highest price Xu Cang can pay. Any more is beyond Xu Cang's ability to bear.
Meng Zihao opened his mouth and finally said, "Mr. Xu, let me be frank with you. Our airport does not have a dedicated civil aviation terminal. The tower can be used directly, but the controllers above have never commanded civil aviation and need to be retrained. There are trailers, but there is a shortage of passenger elevators, shuttle buses and related ground service personnel. Mr. Xu, if you do what you want, it may cost you a lot of money."
Xu Cang remained calm: "I know."
"Then can you tell me why you did this?" Meng Zihao said seriously: "Or, Mr. Xu, why do you want the operating rights of the airport?"
"Of course, it is for our Spring Airlines to have absolute priority in Jinghong Airport in the future." Xu Cang said: "Only by privatizing it can I build it without reservation. I don't want my efforts to be a wedding dress for others ."
Xu Cang’s words are easy to understand, but his words actually reflect another problem, that is, Xu Cang is very optimistic about the future of Jinghong Airport.
"Do you think Jinghong will develop well in the future?" Meng Zihao didn't quite understand why Xu Cang was so sure that Jinghong's future was worth such an investment.
"That's right!" Xu Cang said bluntly: "Just like I set up my company in Erhai Lake, I am also optimistic about the future of Jinghong. So, can you accept my conditions?"
“Privatization!”
In fact, Meng Zihao was already quite tempted by the assistance plan proposed by Xu Cang. There was no way, this plan was too detailed, and he wanted to personally transform Jinghong Airport in all aspects without them having to worry about it at all.
Moreover, according to Director Hu Ming's evaluation of Xu Cang, it was basically positive and active. Compared with Jinghong Airport, it would not be tormented in Xu Cang's hands.
Both the plan and the person who proposed it were excellent choices. How could Meng Zihao not be tempted?
However, the conditions for privatization were obviously difficult for Meng Zihao to understand. No matter what, he would never hastily agree to Xu Cang's request to privatize Jinghong Airport.
Even though there are precedents in the country and airport privatization has become a trend, Meng Zihao still finds the privatization of such a large civilian facility as an airport incredible.
"Mr. Xu, since your reason is to ensure that Spring Airlines has the priority in the future at Jinghong Airport, I can promise you here that Jinghong Airport will give you the greatest priority in all aspects in the future. If necessary, I can even sign an agreement with you. How about that?" Meng Zihao asked, "Does that mean there is no need for privatization?"
"No!" However, Xu Cang simply shook his head: "I have never blocked my future on others, even if I signed an agreement."
Jinghong Airport is an extremely important part of Xu Cang's future plans, and the investment will be huge, so Xu Cang must hold it firmly in his hands.
"This..." Seeing Xu Cang's firm attitude, Meng Zihao couldn't help but look at Hu Ming, hoping that Hu Ming could mediate.
However, Xu Cang had already stood up slowly: "Boss Meng, I have already told you your difficulties and I have also stated my conditions. Now I am waiting for your choice."
Meng Zihao's heart skipped a beat. He could tell that Xu Cang had already ordered them to leave. It seemed that Xu Cang was already a little unhappy at the end of the conversation.
Meng Zihao hummed: "Mr. Xu, from a personal perspective, I can understand you. But the privatization of the airport has a huge impact, I have to go back and ask for instructions."
Xu Cang nodded slightly: "I will wait for good news from President Meng at Erhai Lake."
After saying that, Meng Zihao said goodbye to Xu Cang and Qin Xin again, and left neatly without any delay.
"Xu Cang, I'll leave first then." Hu Ming said.
"Go ahead." Xu Cang nodded: "You've been working hard recently."
Hu Ming waved his hand and said, "Take care of yourself. By the way, the subsidy plan for the provincial routes centered on Jianchuan has been announced. I will tell you more about it when we return to Erhai Lake."
After saying that, Hu Ming quickly caught up with Meng Zihao.
After Hu Ming and Meng Zihao walked away, Xu Cang slowly sat down again, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the stone table. It was obvious that Xu Cang was thinking about something.
Qin Xin originally wanted to complain to Xu Cang, but seeing Xu Cang's worried look, she couldn't open her mouth. In the end, she could only ask softly, "If Jinghong agrees, where will you get so much money? According to what you said, our expenditure will be close to 100 million."
"Completing the flight procedures is urgent, and the expenditures in other areas can be gradually paid out. For example, when the passenger flow of the terminal is small at the beginning, only a part of it can be opened, and then the construction can be carried out while it is running. The cycle is shortened and the pressure is reduced."
"No matter how long the cycle is, it can't change the reality that we have no capital circulation in the short term." Qin Xin snorted softly.
Xu Cang shouted: "If it's not enough, try to take out a loan."
Qin Xin's heart tightened: "Xu Cang, is Jinghong Airport really that important? Are you willing to take it even if it means taking on such a huge pressure?"
At this point, Xu Cang turned his head and faced Qin Xin: "In the next twenty years, as long as we take over Jinghong Airport, it will be our strongest profit growth point for at least the next twenty years."
"Twenty years?" Qin Xin believed Xu Cang very much, but at this moment, she still couldn't believe it. Twenty years was too long. History would change because of a small fluctuation, not to mention what would happen twenty years later. "Xu Cang, are you being too reckless this time?"
Xu Cang suddenly smiled and gently stroked Qin Xin's head with his right hand: "Just listen to me."
Qin Xin did not avoid it, but just blinked and said with a little worry: "Even if I want to listen to you, where will the money come from? I don't know if the bank will lend us money if we go to the bank for a loan."
Xu Cang remained silent. He actually had this concern. Would the assets of their company give the bank enough confidence to lend them money? Xu Cang was not very clear about financial operations, so he had no confidence and could only take this step first.
However, although many companies operate with loans, Xu Cang doesn't like to owe people money. As long as he owes money, Xu Cang feels insecure, and it seems that he will make an exception this time.
…
Xu Cang and Qin Xin waited in the hospital for a while until all the test results came out. After the doctor checked and confirmed that there was no problem, the two went to the hotel together.
Because they were delayed at the hospital, if they were to go back to Erhai Lake by land, they would have to walk for a long time at night. It was better not to walk in the mountains at night unless it was absolutely necessary, so the two decided to stay in Jianchuan for one night and go back tomorrow.
As a result, Qin Xin contacted the Erhai base and found out that the base was organizing a routine machine transfer activity twice a month. After learning that Xu Cang and Qin Xin were both in Jianchuan, the Erhai base made adjustments to the machine transfer time application and changed it to tomorrow afternoon, so that Xu Cang and Qin Xin could take the machine back to Erhai.
That night, Xu Cang and Qin Xin booked a hotel. Xu Cang hoped that the hotel would be fully booked with only one king-size bed room left, but how could there be so much luck in the world?
After Xu Cang had booked a hotel room, he went out with Qin Xin to find something to eat.
The hotel they stayed in was not a luxury hotel. It was close to a university and the back street was full of small stalls at night. Xu Cang liked the atmosphere of these stalls the most.
Qin Xin's taste is relatively light, and she is not used to eating things like barbecue and fried skewers from roadside stalls. But Xu Cang just likes this kind of thing, holding roasted quail in one hand and fried tofu in the other, while Qin Xin also helped Xu Cang hold a box of grilled squid. While Xu Cang was eating, his eyes were still wandering around the stalls on both sides to see which one he would target next.
"Aren't you from Weiyang? Your taste should be lighter. How come you enjoy such heavy-tasting food so much?" Qin Xin followed Xu Cang, holding the grilled squid, and looking at Xu Cang's mouth with her other hand.
Xu Cang's eating manners were not very good. He ate very roughly, leaving his mouth full of residue and oil stains. Qin Xin followed him and wiped Xu Cang's mouth.
Xu Cang was chewing something while still answering Qin Xin, his words were unclear: "Who said that people from Weiyang don't like strong flavors?"
Xu Cang pointed to a roasted pig's trotter stall in front of him and said, "That roasted pig's trotter stall is very good. Go further ahead and there is a stall selling roasted oysters and vermicelli scallops. The ingredients are very rich and fresh. At the corner, there is also a stall selling egg waffles. Wow, the flavor is very rich. Let's go to the front and buy one."
"Don't eat too much." Qin Xin didn't mean to stop Xu Cang deliberately, but Xu Cang had already eaten a portion of scallion pancake and rice noodles, and he still had a lot of food in his hands. If he ate egg waffles, how could his stomach bear it?
Xu Cang shook his head: "It's okay, I know my limits."
"You still have a point..." Qin Xin was halfway through her words when a little oil splashed from the barbecue stall next to her, startling her. The road they were walking on was basically where barbecues gathered, and the smoke was very heavy, which made Qin Xin a little unhappy. She couldn't help but push Xu Cang: "Walk faster, it's a bit choking."
Xu Cang laughed. It was normal for Qin Xin to dislike this kind of place. Xu Cang didn't think she was being pretentious. He just walked a little faster according to her wishes so as to leave this place earlier.
On the way, Xu Cang said to Qin Xin with a smile: "I tell you, this is not oil smoke, this is called the smell of fireworks. Do you know where my best dining experience is? It's not in some luxurious restaurant, but when I was in college, I went to the Internet cafe with my classmates on weekends. After playing around, we ordered fried rice from a small stall on the back street of the school, squatted on the side of the road, ate, and talked about the games we played just now. Thinking about it now, I feel that time was really the happiest time. However, it seems that many of them were not called Internet cafes at that time, but computer rooms."
Xu Cang was talking excitedly, recalling the past glorious years. He turned his head and happened to see Qin Xin's beautiful face. He was immediately pulled out of his memories and laughed dryly: "It seems that you are not the kind of person who plays computer games and eats fried rice on the roadside."
"Are you disappointed?" Qin Xin suddenly asked, "Or do you think I have nothing in common with you because of this?"
"Tsk." Xu Cang was suddenly speechless. This woman's thoughts were more exaggerated than his. How come the topic of fried rice ended up being about the common language they had when they were together?
At that moment, Xu Cang was about to explain, but he felt his cell phone vibrating in his pocket. He stuffed the fried tofu in his hand to Qin Xin, took out his cell phone and took a look. The number looked familiar. It was from Jianchuan, but he didn't have any notes.
After thinking for a while, Xu Cang answered the phone. Soon, Wang Xuan's voice came from the other side: "Xu Cang, I heard from your base that you are in Jianchuan now, right? I have something to tell you."
"Well, I'm in Jianchuan, what's going on?"
"Where are you? I'll come find you."
Xu Cang glanced at Qin Xin, covered the microphone of his phone, and asked Qin Xin's opinion first: "The chief engineer of Blue Sky Airlines came to see me for something, would you like to meet him?"
"Yes, it's a good time to stop and digest the food."
Xu Cang was stunned for a moment. Only Qin Xin could say this when talking about serious matters to help digestion.
"Okay." Xu Cang said with a smile, and immediately agreed to Wang Xuan: "I'm on the back street of Forestry University, come over."
"Okay, okay, about twenty minutes, I'll be there soon."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Cang threw himself into the whirlwind of the food. Without thinking about anything else, he first finished the things on hand. When he went back to Erhai Lake, there was nothing delicious to eat.
…
Fifteen minutes later, Wang Xuan came in a hurry. Xu Cang found a noodle shop, and the three of them went in. Only Xu Cang ordered a bowl of clear soup noodles, and Wang Xuan and Qin Xin had no appetite.
"I was just busy eating snacks and didn't have any staple food. I hope Mr. Wang doesn't mind?" Xu Cang still respected Wang Xuan and asked for Wang Xuan's opinion before eating. Of course, there was no difference between asking and not asking.
"Xu Cang, don't call me Mr. Wang. I can't bear it. Just call me Wang Xuan." Wang Xuan said, looking at Xu Cang thoughtfully: "Xu Cang, a British Airways plane encountered volcanic ash in Jakarta yesterday and made an emergency landing successfully."
"Really?" There was no special reaction on Xu Cang's face, he was just focusing on eating noodles.
Wang Xuan looked at Xu Cang's expression with a bit of surprise: "I heard that the plane started reverse thrust in the air, and the No. 2 engine exploded."
Xu Cang stopped eating noodles and said with a smile: "Boss Wang, are you in such a hurry to come here to talk to me about this? If so, then I understand, please go ahead."
Wang Xuan was startled, then waved his hands: "No, no, I was just casually exchanging some foreign civil aviation news. Let's talk about business, business."
"Hmm." Xu Cang started eating noodles again.
"Xu Cang, it's not complicated. Um, we just want Teacher Mo Shangyun to come back. Can you let us do that?"
Xu Cang raised his head abruptly: "Didn't we agree before that we would keep all the people on our side? You want to go back on your word, isn't that bad?"
"No, no, we don't want to go back on our word. There are reasons for what happened." Wang Xuan said hurriedly.
"What?"
Wang Xuan hesitated for a moment, but finally confessed: "Our company is planning to open a snowy route recently, from Jianchuan to Luosi. However, the altitude of Luosi Airport is too high, and the low-altitude air flow changes drastically. No one in the fleet dares to fly there, so we must have an experienced instructor to take the lead for a period of time."
"So, you thought of Teacher Mo Shangyun?" Xu Cang understood, but there were still some questions: "That's not right, you have more than just Teacher Mo Shangyun. Do you have to ask us for someone?"
"That can't be helped." Wang Xuan was full of helplessness: "First of all, even among the veteran instructors, Instructor Mo Shangyun's skills are top-notch. There is no problem for him to lead the young captain instructor. Our young generation has a solid theoretical foundation, but when it comes to hands-on skills, we have to give up the old predecessors. In addition, Instructor Mo Shangyun has the best physical fitness among the veteran instructors. You also know that Lhasa Airport is a high-altitude airport. Some young people have a strong altitude reaction when they go there, not to mention the veteran instructors. Two or three veteran instructors with similar technical levels to Mo Shangyun have had stents installed in their hearts. Where can they go?"
Wow, so that’s the truth!
In simple terms, the young captain instructor has the physical qualities but lacks the skills to cope with the harsh low-altitude environment of the Lhasa high-altitude airport. The old instructor has the skills but his body does not allow it, so he certainly cannot fly.
Therefore , only an old instructor like Mo Shangyun, who is physically strong enough and has top-notch skills, can take the young captain instructor to fly one more time and make the young captain instructor familiar with the Lhasa airport. Then Mo Shangyun will no longer be needed.
Wang Xuan came here just to borrow Mo Shangyun to take Fei back.
"I heard that your application to set up an airline has been approved by the bureau. This time we are just transferring personnel, and we can pay the compensation." Wang Xuan thought for a while and said, "If it really doesn't work, you can second them for a period of time, as long as you bring our captain instructor with you."
Xu Cang curled his lips and said, "You guys are well-informed. You even knew that our application to set up an airline was approved."
"The domestic civil aviation circle is so small that if you are interested, you can find out a lot of things." Wang Xuan said, "Xu Cang, don't worry, we will never treat Instructor Mo unfairly. In addition to the double hourly fee for the high-altitude route itself, the flight will be multiplied by an additional coefficient, that is, triple the hourly fee. In addition, the high-altitude landing fee is all calculated based on 200 minutes. There is also a fixed plateau subsidy every month, as well as a special recuperation vacation."
Xu Cang waved his hand: "Don't tell me this, tell Teacher Mo instead."
"I have already called Instructor Mo to ask. Instructor Mo said he will listen to you. It's fine as long as you agree. If you don't agree, forget it." Wang Xuan's eyes revealed anxiety and nervousness. This was his first big task after taking over Lu Jinghua's position as general manager of the flight department. If he failed, he would be very embarrassed.
"Is there such a thing? Have you told Teacher Mo all the conditions?"
"Of course." Wang Xuan responded, "Xu Cang, Instructor Mo is following your wishes. Whether it is a normal transfer of personnel or a short-term secondment, we at Blue Sky Airlines will definitely reward you handsomely."
"It seems that the Luoxi route in the snowy area does have a good prospect." Xu Cang suddenly laughed and put down his chopsticks.
Last night, his master Chen Xiangdong told him that the profit margin of the Lhasa route was very high. In fact, even Chen Xiangdong couldn't figure out the reason. The snowy area was not that developed. However, the snowy area routes, especially the provincial capital Lhasa, had high fares all year round and never had discounts. They were just as good as the golden routes between hubs such as Hanjing and Yangcheng, and the occupancy rate was quite high.
If you ask which place is the most profitable except Hanjing, Yangcheng and Shanghai, then the route to Luosi is the most profitable. Chen Xiangdong didn't understand the internal logic, but it was just like that in the market reaction, and Chen Xiangdong just told Xu Cang the result.
In fact, when Xu Cang first heard the news, he also found it incredible. Places with good civil aviation resources are either of high economic value or high tourism value, and these places don't seem to have any.
At first, Xu Cang wondered if it had something to do with the rise of snow tourism. After all, it was located on the roof of the world, so it naturally had a sense of mystery and was a good place to travel.
However, the altitude of the Lhasa area is too high, and people often have severe altitude sickness, which restricts the number of tourists there. It is completely different from Jinghong or Qiongzhou, which are suitable for all ages and have an endless flow of tourists. There are definitely people visiting Lhasa, but the number is definitely not explosive, at least it cannot support the exaggerated attendance rate under the high ticket price.
Therefore, there is a difference between some logical things and actual performance. However, Chen Xiangdong clearly sees that he is not engaged in market analysis, he just needs to know the results.
The high returns on the Luosi route have been going on for some time, and it is estimated that this strange hot situation will continue for some time in the future. Chen Xiangdong's advice to Xu Cang is to let Xu Cang take advantage of the profit as soon as possible.
However, unlike Chen Xiangdong who only looks at the results and not the process, Xu Cang has a certain need to know the reasons, so he was a little hesitant when Chen Xiangdong mentioned that he should enter the Luosi route last night. But after meeting Wang Xuan today, Xu Cang began to believe in Chen Xiangdong's proposal.
It seems that the Lhasa area is really a hot spot.
Wang Xuan instinctively sensed something was wrong: "Xu Cang, what do you mean by that?"
"I mean, you don't have crews to fly those routes, so why not give them to us? It would be such a waste if you don't fly them." Xu Cang said with a smile, "Boss Wang, isn't that the truth?"
As he spoke, Xu Cang's eyes suddenly focused on a table behind Wang Xuan. There sat two men who looked very similar, and seemed to be brothers. And Xu Cang happened to know both of them.
However, Xu Cang didn't plan to alarm them yet.
"You..." Wang Xuan never expected that he was inviting a wolf into the house. Xu Cang actually wanted to take over the Luoshui route: "Xu Cang, the Luoshui route is a high-altitude route, not everyone can fly it. If you really want to have a piece of the pie, it's not impossible. We can jointly operate this route, and you can also learn how to operate the high-altitude route. How about it?"
This is already the most generous offer Wang Xuan can offer.
However, Xu Cang shook his head: "Excuse me, I can eat it all by myself, why should I share some of it?"
Wang Xuan's face suddenly changed. Xu Cang had almost made his attitude clear: "Xu Cang, how do you obtain and maintain the qualifications for high-altitude operations? What are the characteristics of high-altitude operations? You have no experience at all. How can you fly?"
"You have it, right? But why can't it fly?" Xu Cang laughed: "After all, what you said are all theoretical problems. This is actually the simplest. The most difficult problem of high-altitude routes is the operational problem, and this happens to be something we can solve."
Theoretically, the problem is easy to deal with. If it doesn't work, you can just ask the local regulatory authorities. However, operating an aircraft in the thin air and turbulent airflow environment of the high plateau is the most troublesome thing. This kind of control problem depends on the pilot's accumulated skills and there is no shortcut.
Therefore, when Blue Sky Airlines wanted to operate the Lhasa route, it had to pay a large sum to bring back Teacher Mo Shangyun. Xu Cang estimated that there were not many airlines in the country that could fly to Lhasa. Would this result in very few flights to Lhasa, thereby invisibly pushing up the price of Lhasa routes?
In any case, they have instructor Mo Shangyun, so they can train a large number of their own captains. After accumulating time, the captains will gradually find out the characteristics of these airports and can take charge of their own affairs in the future.
They can solve the most troublesome problems, so why not do it yourself?
"This..." Wang Xuan was speechless. How could Xu Cang have taken over the matter during their conversation? This shouldn't be the case. How could such a thing be decided on the spur of the moment? It seemed that Xu Cang had already had the idea before their conversation.
Wang Xuan was right. If his master Chen Xiangdong had not mentioned last night that the Lhasa route would be a route with extremely high profit margins, Xu Cang would not have been so rash as to think of opening the Lhasa route based on his conversation with Wang Xuan today.
All I can say is that fate is amazing. Chen Xiangdong and Wang Xuan’s statements just confirmed each other, which saved Xu Cang the trouble of seeking confirmation.
"If you want to fly, you still have to apply for a flight route. Don't you think it's troublesome?" Wang Xuan shouted, "Besides, flying over Erhai Lake, don't you think it's strange?"
"Luxie is not Hanjing, Guangzhou or Shanghai, so it is a little difficult to apply, but definitely not very difficult. As for the Erhai-Luxie route, it is indeed very strange, so why not add a stopover in the middle? How about Jianchuan? Erhai-Jianchuan-Luxie?" Xu Cang said with a smile: "It happens to be a large four-segment round trip, and I think many pilots will be quite happy to fly it."
Anyway, he has already planned to develop domestic routes. He must apply for the Erhai - Jianchuan section, and then apply for the Jianchuan - Lhasa separately later. Wouldn't it be perfect if the two were combined?
Wang Xuan's face darkened. He could only say that the route Xu Cang had arranged was really good. With Jianchuan in the middle, everything became smooth sailing.
"Xu Cang, do you really think it's that easy to fly high plateaus?" Wang Xuan said in a deep voice, "In many places, theory and practice are still different. I heard that you recruited some pilots from Muhua. Those pilots from Muhua fly to plain airports every day, and they don't even know how to fly high plateau airports. You want to train them to fly high plateaus? How long will it take? If your pilots can't be trained and can't take charge, you can't let Instructor Mo lead the team every time. He has a rest period."
It can only be said that Wang Xuan is a capable person. He immediately pointed out Xu Cang's weakness, which is the lack of personnel. Indeed, most of Xu Cang's pilots are from Muhua Airlines. The pilots there basically fly at plain airports and rarely see the flight conditions of plateau or even high plateau airports.
However, the thrust reduction at high altitude airports is quite severe during approach, much more severe than at plain airports. If you are inexperienced and land using the same method as at plain airports, seven out of ten aircraft will hit the pavement hard, which is quite dangerous.
However, those pilots who are used to flying at plain airports cannot quickly adapt to the control concepts and techniques. Therefore, even if Instructor Mo Shangyun can lead a large number of pilots, it will still take too long for them to grow to the level of being able to lead a team alone on high-altitude routes, and the efficiency is not high.
However, in comparison, although Blue Sky Airlines does not have many high-plateau routes, it has many plateau routes. The two are always somewhat similar. This leads to the fact that the pilots of Blue Sky Airlines have relatively better foundations, and the training results are naturally better.
There is no other way, this is the advantage of the foundation. When Xu Cang's Spring and Summer Airlines was first established, there were still not enough available manpower.
However, facing this heart-touching question, Xu Cang was not in a hurry and joked: "Mr. Wang, do you know which of the seven base airlines in the entire Jianchuan Airport work area has the most experience in operating high-altitude routes?"
Wang Xuan was startled: "What do you mean?"
Xu Cang grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and looked very happy. Suddenly, Xu Cang raised his left hand, pointed behind Wang Xuan, and then said slowly: "It's Feiyu Airlines!"
Wang Xuan's face suddenly changed, and he turned around suddenly, and found that there were two men in their thirties eating and chatting in the direction of Xu Cang's finger. Perhaps they sensed something, and the two men looked in Xu Cang's direction. When they saw Xu Cang's face clearly, they were stunned.
The two shouted at the same time: "Xu Cang!?"