In the office of the head of the strategic department of Muhua Airlines, Ma Cheng was looking at a formal letter on his desk and fell into deep thought. After thinking for three or four minutes, Ma Cheng's eyes finally moved away from the letter with the Spring Airlines logo, and raised his eyes to the secretary across the office: "Is this really an official letter from Spring Airlines? Are you kidding?"
"I called Spring Airlines to confirm, it's true." Although the secretary said this, her expression was very strange, and she didn't seem to believe the contents of the letter: "Mr. Ma, isn't the content of this letter too... unbelievable?"
"Do I need you to tell me?" Ma Cheng's brows were tightly furrowed, almost wrinkled into a "川" shape. He really wanted to throw the letter into the trash can, but the content on it really touched his heart.
Spring Airlines actually said it would sell a self-selected international route to the UK, with the option of landing at any airport and at any time. This would be the most tempting offer in the world for any airline, and Ma Cheng was attracted by it.
Ma Cheng rubbed his temple and said, "Well, go check with the other two companies to see if they have received similar letters."
According to the above meaning, the three major airlines will jointly compete for this unprecedented high-quality route. If China Airlines and Tiandong Airlines have also received similar letters, then Spring Airlines is probably not joking, but is really going to make a big deal.
"Okay, Mr. Ma! But do we need to prepare funds in advance?"
The secretary's words stumped Ma Cheng. The secretary's words were based on the premise that the letter was true. If they wanted to compete with the other two companies for this international route, they would have to pay a lot, and tens of millions was conservative.
As Ma Cheng's secretary, she knew very well the value of this route.
However, even Muhua Airlines is not unable to come up with tens of millions of funds, but tens of millions is not a small amount of money. Of course, it is better to prepare in advance. If the funds are raised in a hurry, some unexpected problems may arise.
Just as Ma Cheng was hesitating, an old voice came from outside the door: "Prepare for the goal of 20 million first, go ahead."
Ma Cheng and the secretary simultaneously turned their gazes to the office door. When they saw who was coming, Ma Cheng immediately stood up and said, "Chairman."
The person who came was Si Weimin, chairman of Muhua Airlines.
Si Weimin walked into the office on crutches and glanced at the secretary: "Go prepare the funds. I have something to talk to Ma Cheng alone."
The secretary quickly agreed and closed the office door after leaving.
Si Weimin walked to the sofa, put his crutches aside, sat down, and waved to Ma Cheng who was still standing, saying, "Sit down. We're just chatting for a while. There's no need to be so nervous."
Ma Cheng is also an absolute senior figure in Muhua, but he is naturally a little afraid when facing Si Weimin. It was only after Si Weimin spoke that he dared to sit down.
"There's no need to verify that Spring Airlines sells international routes, it's true." Si Weimin said in a deep voice: "Now you should figure out how to get the routes!"
Hearing Si Weimin's words, Ma Cheng's eyelids twitched: "Chairman, I can't understand why an airline like Spring Airlines can get such high-quality international route resources?"
"There are so many things you don't know. You're just thinking about how to make money all day long, and you don't care what's happening outside at all." Si Weimin snorted heavily: "Spring Summer Airlines is indeed not worth mentioning, but they have Xu Cang, and his value alone is more important than the entire Spring Summer Airlines."
"How is it possible? What kind of storm can Xu Cang stir up by himself?" Ma Cheng finished speaking. Perhaps he felt that he was too absolute, so he immediately changed his words: "Chairman, I admit that I underestimated him in the past. Spring Airlines may really be able to develop into a good airline, but can Xu Cang cover the sky with one hand? Did Xu Cang get a self-selected international route to the UK?"
Si Weimin sighed, "Yes, you underestimated him. However, even I didn't expect him to be so amazing. A civil aviation pilot is just an insignificant tool in our eyes, but he has achieved what he has achieved. Not long ago, the headquarters of Rolls-Royce and Airbus in the UK respectively conveyed a formal thank you to the General Administration, and the recipient was Xu Cang."
"British Rolls-Royce, Airbus headquarters?" Ma Cheng thought for a moment: "Chairman, do you mean British Airways Flight 1009? No, could it be that the madman who calculated the glideslope in his head and turned on the reverse thrust in the air was Xu Cang? Why was he on it?"
"So I said you just focus on making money and don't care about what's happening in the outside world." Si Weimin was quite dissatisfied with this: "Also, this year's first-class special route has already been taken, did you know that?"
"Hanjing-Yangcheng? When I asked the General Administration two days ago, this route was still unowned. How come it suddenly has an owner?" Ma Cheng was stunned for a moment. This domestic golden route was also the focus of his competition. How come it slipped away from his hands in an instant?
"Who did they give it to? Tiandong? No, that's not right. Tiandong already has a Hanjing-Yangcheng route and they won't give it to another one in the short term. Guoda? But given Guoda's personality, if they really got this route, they would have been showing off everywhere. It's impossible that there would be no news at all."
For airlines, winning a golden route is a symbol of the company's strength and will definitely be promoted. In Ma Cheng's eyes, Guoda Airlines is the type that can't hide anything and will show off anything good to the world, not to mention a route of the Hanjing-Yangcheng level.
As long as there is any movement from NUS Airlines, his subordinates will definitely inform him.
Si Weimin smiled and said, "It seems that you still have some knowledge. Indeed, it was not the other two airlines that won it, but Spring Airlines."
"What?" Hearing this, Ma Cheng stood up. "A lousy company like that is worthy of taking over Hanjing-Yangcheng? What is the General Administration thinking?"
"Yes, that crappy company took over Hanjing-Yangcheng, but we couldn't."
Si Weimin's dissatisfaction had almost reached the point of being made explicit, which made Ma Cheng anxious and angry.
"First it was the Hanjing-Yangcheng route, and then it was the UK's optional international route. There must be some connection between the two, right?" Ma Cheng's eyes turned, and his mind began to think about the possibilities.
"No need to think about it. During the Jakarta volcanic ash incident, Xu Cang made a bet with CAA, and Xu Cang won. These two routes are his spoils of war."
"These two routes are the stakes of a bet?" Ma Cheng was shocked: "What did he bet on with CAA? Why is the stakes so high?"
"Forget it, it's not something you can understand." Si Weimin shouted, "This time the company has given you a budget of 20 million. If you want to exceed this amount, then don't fight for it."
Ma Cheng was stunned: "Why not grab it? This kind of high-quality route can make a profit of 30 million in a little over a year. I feel that the peak profit should be 40 million."
You should know that the profits from Muhua Airlines' more than 200 domestic routes barely exceed the profits from its less than 70 international routes. This shows how high the profits of international routes are.
Moreover, due to the geographical reasons of Muhua’s base in Yangcheng, their international route structure is not very good, and there are not many high-quality international routes.
If you fly to a high-quality route like the UK, the profit margin can be as much as ten times that of domestic routes. Moreover, the number of domestic outbound passengers has been increasing year by year, and the occupancy rate of European and American routes is quite good. If you don't bet on it now, you will have to spend more money in the future.
Ma Cheng is confident that he can get back the 40 million yuan in a year and a half, without any market evaluation. As long as the international routes are good enough, he can make a lot of money without doing anything.
In fact, Ma Cheng probably also thought clearly that if Spring Airlines could not operate such high-end routes in a short period of time, Xu Cang would sell them. In fact, the three major airlines made money in this wave, but the difference was how much they made.
However, even with this sure win, Si Weimin was still hesitant. 20 million? To be honest, if 20 million was the upper limit, then Ma Cheng would rather not go.
For this kind of route, he felt embarrassed to quote 20 million before the other two companies.
However, Si Weimin had made up his mind: "After all these years, don't you understand? Our base in Yangcheng is not suitable for international routes to Europe and the United States. The latitude of Yangcheng is too low. The Great Circle Route is not as good as Hanjing, and even worse than Shanghai."
You know, the long-distance intercontinental routes are not straight lines visually, but a bit like an arc. For example, if you fly from China to the west coast of the United States, after takeoff, you don’t cross the Pacific Ocean, but fly north first, and then slowly go south. This is the so-called great circle route.
Visually, the Great Circle Route seems to be longer than a direct flight, but in fact it is shorter. Most of the high-quality routes in Europe and the United States have destinations at higher latitudes, which means that the flight from Yangcheng to the same destination as the flight from Hanjing takes longer, which is a fatal problem.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable that Hanjing Airport alone handles nearly 60% of the country's international routes.
Among the three major hubs, Wuhan-Beijing has the most international routes. Shanghai and Guangzhou are at a similar level, but the profit margin of Shanghai's international routes is higher than that of Guangzhou.
This is the cruel reality that Muhua Airlines has gained from years of investment in international routes.
"Among the three major airlines, Guoda Airlines' international route revenue has been growing at a high rate of nearly 20% per year, while Tiandong Airlines' international route business has been growing slowly due to strategic issues, with only a 3% increase last year. We are doing better, with an 11% increase last year. However, this 11% growth rate is based on the fact that our investment is the largest among the three major airlines. I am tired of this disproportionate investment and output. The objective reality cannot be changed by manpower." Si Weimin said decisively: "At least on European and American routes, our Yangcheng's competitiveness is the worst among the three major hubs."
Ma Cheng's face turned pale, but he didn't dare to refute Si Weimin directly, but that didn't mean he didn't feel angry. Yangcheng's latitude is very low, so it is relatively more competitive to go to countries in the southern hemisphere. But many of the world's big cities are concentrated in the northern hemisphere, and the latitude is higher in the northern hemisphere, so the disadvantages of Yangcheng Airport are immediately highlighted.
It really is destiny!
"In that case, then forget it. I won't go either." This was the most serious statement of resistance that Ma Cheng dared to say in front of Si Weimin.
Indeed, spending 20 million to fight for that route is simply making a fool of oneself.
"No, you still have to go."
Ma Cheng was stunned, his facial features were squeezed together, and he said helplessly: "Chairman, you can't let me go and humiliate myself. The upper limit is 20 million. If I go there, won't it be a joke for others to see?"
"You are not going there to compete for routes. Guoda Airlines hopes to reach a higher level through that route, and Tiandong Airlines intends to increase its investment in international routes. They may regard that route as a way to turn things around and wipe out the decline. However, that route does have such weight. These two companies will definitely raise the price very high, so there is no need to compete."
"I understand." Although he softened his words, Ma Cheng felt unwilling from the tone of his voice: "If I'm not going there for the flight route, what else can I do?"
"If we don't have a chance to spend the 20 million, then we'll give it to Xu Cang. We don't invest in international routes, we invest in Xu Cang." Si Weimin said firmly: "I have a feeling that he will bring us far more benefits than the 20 million in the future."
"Chairman, are you so optimistic about Xu Cang? He is a commoner with no background. He does have some abilities, but it is difficult for him to soar to the sky, right? You say how capable he is, but he must be in a very tight financial situation right now, otherwise he would not sell such high-quality flight resources. In addition, he still owes money for renting our plane. Yes, he is a good pilot, but it does not mean that he is also a good businessman."
In this society, background is often more important than ability. There is a joke that the KPI of a person's life is completed when his father enters the customs.
People like Xu Cang and Ma Cheng, who are arrogant and proud, also admit that they will achieve great success in the future. However, to become a person who stirs up the world is not just about ability.
The high position is fixed. If you want to squeeze in, you have to occupy others' positions and pull others down. But many times, people at the top tend to stick together to prevent people below from coming up.
It's nature!
In fact, Si Weimin had intended to maintain a good relationship with Xu Cang before. For example, even though he knew Xu Cang owed rent, Si Weimin did not force him too much. However, that was just to avoid making enemies. Now Si Weimin's attitude has upgraded from not making enemies to actively making friends, which is completely different in nature.
"If I really think highly of him, I would have invested more than 20 million." Si Weimin said, "Let's wait and see. It won't be long before we know for sure whether Xu Cang is a soaring dragon or not."
Ma Cheng's eyelids jumped: "Chairman, have you received any news?"
Although Si Weimin was old and frail, he was not blind or deaf. On the contrary, Si Weimin had many more sources of information than Ma Cheng. His words just now were obviously meant to be pointed, but Ma Cheng could not figure out what Si Weimin meant no matter how hard he tried.
Si Weimin laughed and said, "We'll know soon. If Xu Cang can overcome this obstacle, his value will be infinitely increased and his future will be limitless."
…
While Ma Cheng was still struggling with Xu Cang's sale of international routes, Xu Cang was already in a hospital in his hometown of Weiyang. Although Xu Cang was busy with work, his mother's condition was the most important, so even if it was tiring, Xu Cang still had to go to Weiyang.
Moreover, Xu Cang came here not only to visit his mother this time. Doctor Xu Ruxing had already arrived in Weiyang from Hanjing. Xu Cang went there just in time to discuss the surgery that would be performed soon with Doctor Xu Ruxing.
At this moment, Xu Cang was sitting on a bench outside the ward, while Dr. Xu Ruxing was examining his mother inside. It must be said that Xu Ruxing was really famous in the medical field.
When Xu Cang told his mother's doctor that he had hired another doctor, the doctor was a little unhappy. However, when Xu Cang said that the doctor was Xu Ruxing, the doctor's attitude immediately changed 180 degrees and he became very polite to Xu Cang. Not only was he not angry that Xu Cang had hired another doctor, he also very respectfully hoped that Xu Cang could say a good word to Dr. Xu Ruxing so that he could observe and learn from Dr. Xu Ruxing's diagnosis.
That’s right, Hanjing and Weiyang are thousands of miles apart, but the name alone can make the attending physician respectful, which shows how great Xu Ruxing’s reputation is.
Actually, Xu Cang also wanted to go in and take a look. But his mother was unwilling to let Xu Cang in, so Xu Cang had no choice but to wait for Dr. Xu Ruxing to come out.
However, before the examination, Xu Ruxing looked at his mother's medical records and initially judged that the future surgery was still relatively optimistic. So Xu Cang waited outside, anxious for sure, but emotionally stable.
Just when Xu Cang was getting impatient waiting outside, his cell phone suddenly rang. He looked at the number and found it was a number he didn't recognize. However, there had been strange people contacting Xu Cang recently, and he was used to it. Without thinking too much, Xu Cang answered the call.
When the call was connected, it turned out to be an acquaintance, Meng Zihao, the manager of Jinghong Airport Group.
"Xu Cang, is it convenient to talk now?"
Xu Cang hummed: "You have made a decision."
He had confessed his idea to Meng Zihao when they were talking in Jianchuan before, which was privatization. Only in this way could Xu Cang build Jinghong Airport without any scruples.
At that time, Meng Zihao was greatly shocked when he heard Xu Cang's idea. He did not accept or reject it on the surface, but said that he would go back and ask for instructions from the higher-ups. It seemed that the discussion had yielded results.
"Xu Cang, let me confirm with you again. If we agree to the privatization of Jinghong Airport, are you willing to not only solve the problem of flight procedures, but also solve the problems of airport facilities and personnel training?"
"That's right! If it's privatized, then I will be my own asset, and I will naturally do my best to build it." Xu Cang said, "Boss Meng, Erhai has already started to make efforts, are you willing to fall behind?"
This sentence was like a sharp knife piercing Meng Zihao's heart, and he immediately shouted: "Okay, whatever you say. However, you can only own 51% of the shares at most, no more. Moreover, if you want to sell your shares, our airport group has the first right of purchase."
It can be seen that the airport group is still somewhat wary of Xu Cang. However, in Xu Cang's view, these are all normal operations and he can accept them.
"Okay, that's a deal." Xu Cang was delighted. "However, the investment in your Jinghong Airport is too large, so we may need to make some adjustments."
Meng Zihao understood this point. After all, it was equivalent to renovating the entire Jinghong Airport, from hardware to software.
"How long will it take to turn around?" Meng Zihao asked.
"Half a year at most!"
"Half a year... OK." Meng Zihao agreed immediately. A half-year capital turnover period was indeed more reasonable. "Mr. Xu, if it is convenient, you can come to Jinghong and we can discuss it in detail."
Xu Cang naturally wanted to do a field investigation: "Of course, of course..."
Xu Cang was still thinking about saying a few polite words when he suddenly noticed that the door of his mother's ward had been opened at some point, and Dr. Xu Ruxing came out, followed by his mother's former attending physician.
"Mr. Meng, I have something urgent to tell you. I'll contact you later." Xu Cang quickly hung up the phone and went to meet Dr. Xu Ruxing: "Doctor Xu, what did my mother say?"
Doctor Xu smiled and said, "Your mother is in good condition. She will be ready for surgery after a little rest. I will be the lead surgeon then."
"Oh, that's great. Thank you, Doctor Xu."
"It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal. This operation isn't that difficult, so you can rest assured. In fact, your mother's biggest problem is organ rejection after surgery. Your mother originally had renal insufficiency, so she couldn't use immunosuppressants that had serious side effects. However, the new drug you and Jinxin worked on together is pretty good, and it should be able to solve the problem of organ rejection after surgery."
Hearing Xu Ruxing say this, Xu Cang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xu Cang, your mother has gone to bed. If you want to go in to visit her, you'd better wait a while." The original attending doctor turned to look at Xu Ruxing and said, "Doctor Xu, our dean hopes to see you. Do you have time to honor me and go?"
Xu Ruxing nodded: "You go first, I'll be there soon."
The attending physician was quite considerate. He knew that Xu Ruxing probably wanted to talk to Xu Cang alone, so he left.
After the doctor left, Xu Ruxing asked casually, "Xu Cang, did I hear you were talking about business on the phone just now?"
"Yes, I did some insignificant little business."
"It looks like the cash flow isn't going well?"
Xu Cang scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "I ran into some minor troubles. I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself, Doctor Xu."
"No, no, it's amazing that you can start your own business at your age." Xu Ruxing said, his expression slightly serious: "It's like this, the rapamycin developed by Jinxin is quite good. You can talk to Jinxin later, if you encounter any problems or the effect is not good in the initial market promotion, let him contact me. I still have some connections in the circle, and I should be able to find a lot of sales channels for you. This rapamycin is a good thing, as long as the market is opened, you won't have to worry about selling it in the future."
Xu Cang was very surprised after hearing this. Xu Ruxing was a well-known figure in the medical field. With his endorsement, the early market promotion of rapamycin would be much easier.
You know, Xu Cang also invested money in this medicine. The better this medicine sells, the more money he can make.
"But you also told Jinxin that you can make money, but you can't just focus on making money. Don't forget the original intention of developing new drugs."
Xu Cang nodded heavily: "We have already agreed that once we have recovered our costs and retained funds for the research of the next new drug, we will reduce the price of rapamycin to a level that most people can accept."
Xu Ruxing nodded with satisfaction after listening to this. It was very good that Xu Cang and Liu Jinxin could achieve this. Many pharmaceutical companies would not lower prices even if they recovered their costs and prepared enough research and development funds.
Medicine is no different from other things. It can save lives. At least when it comes to saving lives, everyone is willing to spend their wealth to do so.
"That's enough." Xu Ruxing said with a smile, "I prescribed some medicine for your mother. After one course of treatment, her body should be almost recovered. Okay, that's about it. Just take the medicine on time. I'll go see the dean of this hospital and ask him to take care of your mother."
"Excuse me, Doctor Xu."
Xu Ruxing waved his hand, turned around and left, looking extremely cool and casual.
After Xu Ruxing walked away, Xu Cang opened the door of the ward a crack and looked inside. His mother was indeed resting, and his father was guarding the bed.
Suddenly, his father Xu Zhenming sensed something and looked towards the door, just in time to see Xu Cang. So, he slowly stood up to avoid making any noise, then tiptoed out of the ward and quietly closed the door.
"I just heard from Doctor Xu that your mother is in good condition." Xu Zhenming was in a good mood. When he smiled, the wrinkles on his face were squeezed together, making him look even more haggard.
"I heard from Doctor Xu that after taking the medicine for one course, I can prepare for surgery."
"Yes! It would be great if the surgery could be done. Your mother is having a hard time breathing now. Hurry up and do the surgery so she can feel more comfortable." Xu Zhenming said, "Also, I heard that Doctor Xu is very good. You must thank your friend named Liu."
Xu Cang didn't want his father to know too much about himself, so he kept many things from Xu Zhenming. He also found Dr. Xu under the pretext of Liu Jinxin's help. Of course, in a sense, Xu Cang did not lie.
"I know. I will definitely thank him later." Xu Cang pointed towards the ward and said, "How long will my mother sleep?"
Xu Zhenming was stunned: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
"I have a flight soon. If my mom is just taking a nap, I'll wait and say goodbye."
"You're so busy. Where are you going? Are you going back to Jianchuan?"
Here, Xu Cang is still working peacefully as a pilot for Jianchuan Blue Sky Airlines.
"No, I'm going to Shekou this time for some important work."
"Oh, work matters are more important. But where is Shekou? I don't think I've heard of it."
"It's in the south, a small place, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it."
"Okay, okay." Xu Zhenming patted Xu Cang's shoulder and said, "Go ahead, do whatever you need to do. Your mother finally fell asleep, so don't disturb her. She'll probably sleep for a while, so don't wait for her."
Xu Cang thought about it and nodded: "Then I'll go first. Anyway, I'll be back for the surgery. Dad, you have to keep an eye on Mom during this time and make sure she takes her medicine well."
"Go ahead, go ahead."
Xu Cang didn't hesitate. He said goodbye to his father and left.
Watching Xu Cang disappear at the end of the corridor, Xu Zhenming restrained his smile and laughed bitterly: "You little brat, you actually have something hidden in your heart."
…
After leaving the hospital, Xu Cang took a taxi directly to the airport, waited for a while in the terminal, and then flew to Shekou. As Xu Cang said, Shekou is indeed a very small place. However, to be precise, Shekou should not be considered a place name in the traditional sense. Its exact name should be Shekou Industrial Zone, the name of an economic development zone.
The reason why Xu Cang was in such a hurry was that he needed to settle the insurance issue in Shekou today. Then tomorrow, the people from the three major airlines would gather in Shekou to compete for the British international route.
If nothing unexpected happens, Guoda Airlines should let Yi Feng come over. He just happened to give Yi Feng the insurance-related documents for final review, which was killing two birds with one stone.
Previously, Xu Cang had told Yi Feng that he wanted to find an unknown insurance company to solve Spring Airlines' problem of having no insurance, and that was Yi Xin Insurance.
That’s right, Yi Xin Insurance is located in this Shekou Industrial Zone.
Xu Cang located the location of the so-called Yi Xin Insurance based on his own memory and by asking around in the industrial zone.
When Xu Cang arrived at the door of Yi Xin Insurance, even though he knew that Yi Xin Insurance would be doing very poorly at this time, he was still a little surprised to see that there was so few people at the door.
Compared with the magnificent factory buildings around it, the administrative building of Yi Xin Insurance stands alone, like a haunted building, without any life at all.
In the small square in front of the building, withered yellow leaves were blowing down sporadically. The fountain in the middle of the square looked like it had been out of use for a long time. The pool was already dry and without water, looking bleak.
Just with this glance, Xu Cang felt a little worried. Could it be that history has changed, and Yi Xin Insurance didn't survive the most difficult times and is now bankrupt?
The electric retractable door was closed, and only a small door next to it seemed possible to get in. Xu Cang walked over and took a look at the guard booth, and found a bearded man sitting in the booth, with his feet on the table, holding a game console in his hands, playing intently, looking very unruly.
"Oh my god, is the security guard so unscrupulous in slacking off at work?" Xu Cang thought to himself, but he was still quite polite: "Hello, may I ask, is there anyone else in here?"
The man raised his eyelids and glanced at Xu Cang: "What?"
"I want to find someone."
"Who are you looking for?"
"Xiao Lingyun!"
As soon as the name came out, the man stopped fiddling with the game console, threw it on the table, put his feet down, and looked at Xu Cang strangely: "What do you want from me?"
"Ah?" Xu Cang was stunned for a moment: "Are you Xiao Lingyun?"
The man hummed, "Yeah, any problem?"
"This..." Xu Cang pointed at the administrative building: "Is that Yixin Insurance?"
"Yes!" The man was a little impatient: "What on earth do you want to do? Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
"No..." Xu Cang scratched his head: "I mean, as far as I know, isn't Xiao Lingyun the boss of Yi Xin Insurance? If you are Xiao Lingyun, why are you in the security room?"
Xiao Lingyun rolled his eyes: "Who said that the boss can't work part-time as a security guard?"
Xu Cang was speechless and didn't know how to answer for a moment. Xiao Lingyun, the former domestic stock god, really had a weird temper.
Xiao Lingyun touched his chin and said, "Tell me, what are you doing?"
"Well, I own an airline company, and now I need to find an insurance company to cooperate with..."
"To discuss business." Xiao Lingyun raised his eyebrows, and suddenly his eyes sparkled with a little light, and he seemed to be a little interested: "Did you bring the company information?"
"I brought it!" This kind of thing must be brought with him. Xu Cang took the document out of his bag and wanted to hand it to Xiao Lingyun. However, halfway through, Xu Cang remembered something and said uncertainly: "Shall we talk here?"
Xiao Lingyun snatched Xu Cang's documents and pouted: "What? What kind of rule is it that we can't discuss business in the guard room?"
"Okay!" Xu Cang laughed. He didn't care. It was just that in his previous life, he had only known about Xiao Lingyun from news or books. They all said that he had a strange personality. Seeing him today was finally believing.
"If it's okay, I'd like to go in and sit for a while. It doesn't seem right for me to stand here all the time."
Xiao Lingyun flipped through the company documents Xu Cang gave him without even raising his eyelids: "It's up to you."
Xu Cang opened the door with a smile, went in, pulled a stool and sat in the corner. The two of them didn't look like they were discussing business at all.
Xu Cang had just sat down. Before he could say anything, Xiao Lingyun closed the company document and threw it to Xu Cang: "Okay, when do we sign the contract?"
"Huh?" Xu Cang was stunned. This was a big order from an airline, and he made the decision after just five minutes of reading. Xu Cang took the document that Xiao Lingyun threw over and said, "Mr. Xiao, maybe you don't know much about me. I am..."
"Xu Cang." Xiao Lingyun stretched and said casually, "The pilot who has been causing trouble recently, right?"
"You know me?" Xu Cang paused: "Then you don't need to think about it again, or do you need to increase the premium?"
Xu Cang would rather make things clear before signing the contract to avoid regretting and causing a lot of trouble later.
Xiao Lingyun smiled disdainfully: "Why do we have to provide insurance premiums? Just for some unfathomable metaphysics? Come on, I don't believe in that. I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"
"Of course I'm not afraid!" Xu Cang said with a smile. This Xiao Lingyun is really interesting. "However, one of my partners wants to see the contract. If it's convenient, can you give me your company's certificate?"
Xiao Lingyun yawned: "Are you worried that if something goes wrong, I won't have the money to compensate you?"
Xu Cang's smile became even brighter. "How could that be? Would Xiao Lingyun, the little stock god back then, be broke and untrustworthy? It's just some boring worries of my partner."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Lingyun's casual temperament suddenly became stern, like a sword piercing the dome: " You investigated me?"
"It's no secret that after you got married, you gave up the stock market and entered the insurance industry. It's just that after so many years, your temperament has changed a lot."
After Xu Cang's explanation, Xiao Lingyun's sharpness that had just accumulated disappeared in an instant, and he returned to his previous carefree appearance: "So that's how it is. Oh, the insurance industry is too comfortable, and my temper has been worn away."
"Is the insurance industry easy?" Xu Cang smiled and shook his head: "Yixin Insurance has been established for seven years, right? How come after seven years of development, it is still at this scale? Mr. Xiao, it must be hard to be shot down just after its rise, right?"
The scar in his heart was exposed so nakedly. Xiao Lingyun grinned, revealing his sharp white teeth: "Are you here to cause trouble on purpose?"
Who is Xiao Lingyun? He is the first generation of stock god in China. Ten years ago, the domestic stock market was opened. In just two years, Xiao Lingyun became a big shot in the stock market and accumulated a huge amount of wealth.
Just when everyone thought he was going to expand his battlefield abroad and show his strength, eight years ago, Xiao Lingyun suddenly announced that he was getting married. Perhaps it was because a married man had concerns, so he stopped fighting in the stock market and founded the first joint-stock insurance company in China, Yi Xin Insurance, seven years ago.
In fact, even if Xiao Lingyun gave up the stock market and turned to running a company, he would still be a good hand. Yixin Insurance developed quickly under his leadership and established branches in five cities in China.
However, due to some special reasons, these branches were all closed later, leaving only the headquarters in Shekou.
Just as Xu Cang said, the momentum of its rise was curbed by force majeure. The sense of failure may have chilled Xiao Lingyun's heart, so that Yixin Insurance never expanded again and became an obscure insurance company nestled in Shekou.
"Of course not. I already said I'm here to discuss business."
Xiao Lingyun sneered, "Come and get the contract tomorrow morning. I'll prepare everything for you. Okay, the deal is done, get lost!"
"No, the business isn't over yet, I can't leave yet."
Xiao Lingyun clicked his tongue: "Anything else?"
"I want to hire you to manage my investments." Xu Cang smiled brightly and sincerely: "Whether you think insurance is boring or insurance hurts your heart, why don't you just do what you are good at? If you don't want the risk, then invest my money and you can help me manage it."
"If you want me to be your investment advisor, I'm afraid you can't afford my salary." Xiao Lingyun said sarcastically.
"No, no, no, I think you misunderstood." Xu Cang said, "You just need to invest according to my instructions. You don't need to have your own ideas."
Xiao Lingyun was stunned. This was clearly to make him a tool. Then, Xiao Lingyun laughed out loud: "What do you know about investment when you're a pilot? Go and play with your civil aviation. The investment world is not for people like you."
Xu Cang blinked: "My vision has always been good."
"Hahaha!" Xiao Lingyun seemed to have heard the biggest joke of his life. He asked back with interest: "Then tell me, if I help you invest, where are you going to invest?"
Xu Cang raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said two names: "Apple and... Google."
Xiao Lingyun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter that was even wilder than before: "Brother, you know that Google was fined more than 20 million US dollars by the court not long ago for tracking users' online habits, and it is still half dead. And Apple, yes, Apple's previously launched iMac and Mac OS X operating system are indeed good things, and the market response is also good. But now the US technology bubble is about to burst, and whether Apple can survive is a question, and you still want to invest money in it?"
"I believe that the current difficulties are temporary for them." Xu Cang said seriously: "Besides, you only need to invest according to my instructions."
"Haha!" Xiao Lingyun sneered, "But I have no interest in such boring and stupid things."
"It seems that you are very confident in your own vision." Xu Cang said with a smile. Suddenly, Xu Cang pointed to the administrative building of Yi Xin Insurance in the distance and said, "Then when do you think your own Yi Xin Insurance will be able to revive?"
The corners of Xiao Lingyun's mouth twitched, but he finally sighed dejectedly: "Five years! Only after five years will there be a chance to make a comeback."
This sentence is full of helplessness. The failure of Yixin Insurance was not due to his management ability, but from some force majeure from above. Only when the upper level relaxes the control, he will have a chance to breathe.
However, he predicted that this opportunity would take at least five years.
"No!" However, Xu Cang shook his head firmly: "It won't take that long."
"It won't take that long. Who do you think you are? Is this something you can control?" Xiao Lingyun snorted, "Then how long do you think it will take?"
Xu Cang smiled and put the company documents into his bag: "At the latest by the end of the year, at the earliest now!"
Xiao Lingyun was about to get angry after hearing this. This Xu Cang clearly treated him as a fool. But just as he was about to get angry, the phone on the small table suddenly rang. Xiao Lingyun took a look, picked up the phone and answered it: "What's wrong?"
Just a moment ago, Xiao Lingyun was still furious, but less than half a minute after receiving the call, his expression changed drastically. First he was extremely shocked, and then he became a little confused.
As Xiao Lingyun hung up the phone, Xu Cang smiled and said, "Any news from the WTO?"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Lingyun's face turned pale. That's right, the phone call just now was from his subordinates who got the news about the WTO.
Seeing Xiao Lingyun's expression, Xu Cang put on his bag and slowly stood up: "Next year we will join the WTO, and financial controls will be relaxed. It looks like the shackles on you will soon disappear. Mr. Xiao, it looks like I was right!"
Xiao Lingyun's pupils shrank sharply, and his muscles tensed up, like a cheetah about to pounce: "Who are you?"
At this time, Xu Cang had already walked to the door. Through the window, Xu Cang smiled at Xiao Lingyun: "Like I said, my vision is still good."
Then, Xu Cang left the guard room with his bag, leaving Xiao Lingyun with a wooden expression.
He would eventually have to do what a reborn person should do.
Suddenly, Xu Cang's cell phone rang. When he answered it, Li Rongcheng's voice came from the other end: "Xu Cang, you should prepare for the 777 test. Five days later, Daocheng Yading, confirmed!"