Chapter 222: The Ultimate Art!
Although it is said that wealth cannot corrupt, and poverty cannot change, but the other party gave too much, so it is acceptable to change it. Ten million yuan for the use of the portrait is also outrageous, even if it is a star, it would not be paid so much, right?
However, if the other party dared to give it, then Xu Cang would dare to accept it, just as compensation for his mental damage. Thinking of the trauma he would suffer, 10 million was still quite reasonable.
Xu Cang, who was flattered by the 10 million, left the meeting room contentedly, but Shi Lingling was incredulous and pulled Qin Xin to ask, "That's impossible. 10 million for the use of the portrait is too much. Tell me which newspaper it is. This is simply throwing money away. Even a zero is too much."
Shi Lingling used to work at the Education Center and participated in the publication of official civil aviation publications. She must be familiar with the prices in the industry. A price of 10 million yuan for Xu Cang is simply unrealistic. Xu Cang himself has no traffic, and the topic is the sense of separation between the profession of pilot and the performance of Xu Cang in the photos. Other pilots can achieve similar results.
This kind of substitutability would severely reduce the price, and Shi Lingling racked her brains to understand how the 10 million was given.
"It's not erasing a zero!" Qin Xin held up two fingers: "It's erasing two zeros."
"Two..." Shi Lingling was stunned: "It's not 10 million, it's... 100,000?"
If it is one hundred thousand, then the price is indeed more reasonable.
"So you just said..."
"What else could it be? Just try to trick him. With the look on his face just now, how could he agree without making up a number?" Qin Xin said with a smile. She knew Xu Cang inside out. "It's time for Spring Airlines to advertise. This is indeed a good opportunity, but Xu Cang will have to suffer."
At the end of her speech, Qin Xin's eyes curved into crescents, which was very cute.
"That's what I said." Shi Lingling also laughed and said, "But how do we fill the hole of 10 million? We can't let Xu Cang see the flaw, right?"
Qin Xin seemed to be well prepared: "It's okay, Xiaoxiao will make the account for Xu Cang, and it's only for Xu Cang to see."
Xu Cang was not a professional, and he probably would never have thought that Qin Xin was coaxing him. Lu Xiaoxiao used a little trick to make Xu Cang believe that his portrait was really sold for 10 million.
Poor Xu Cang was played around by Qin Xin.
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Xu Cang, who had no idea of the situation, went to sleep with a smile on his face that night. When he thought about how he had gotten 10 million so easily, he sighed that there were still people out there who knew the value of their money and knew how much they were worth.
At noon the next day, Xu Cang stayed in bed contentedly and did not get up until after ten o'clock. After washing up, he planned to have lunch. He set off at two o'clock in the afternoon, first going to Jianchuan, and then transferring to Hanjing. It was estimated that it would be dark when he arrived in Hanjing.
However, this meeting was scheduled for 8pm, so it wasn't too urgent.
After getting up and washing up, Xu Cang put on a casual outfit and prepared to go to the cafeteria to fill his stomach. As a result, as soon as Xu Cang went downstairs, he found a handsome man in his thirties standing in the yard. He was tall and slender, and a decent suit added a touch of elegance to him.
Judging from appearance alone, this man in the courtyard is already among the top three Xu Cang has ever seen.
Next to the man, Qin Xin stood awkwardly, like a child who had done something wrong.
As soon as Xu Cang went downstairs, the man noticed Xu Cang and waved at him with a smile.
Xu Cang didn't want to pay attention to this person at first, but seeing Qin Xin's look, Xu Cang couldn't help but feel a little curious, so he walked over.
When he got closer, the man politely extended his right hand: "Qin Yi, nice to meet you."
"Qin Yi?" Xu Cang held Qin Yi's right hand, and for a moment he couldn't figure out Qin Yi's name: "Yi?"
"The Yi of Yi Ren." Qin Yi retracted his right hand: "I guess you know what Yi Ren is?"
"Qin Yi, Qin Yiren, what a good name." Yiren is the name of King Zhuangxiang of Qin. Combined with the surname Qin, it is really domineering.
Qin Yi nodded: "It is indeed a good name, it is the best thing my parents gave me."
Changing the subject, Qin Yi said with a smile: "It's our first meeting. I guess you are still wondering who I am. Let me introduce myself again. I'm from the Chunxia Travel Group."
Xu Cang's eyes narrowed: "What are you doing here?"
As soon as Xu Cang said this, he felt someone pulling his sleeve. He turned his head and saw that it was Qin Xin who was shaking his sleeve. Qin Xin, who was usually very bold, seemed very reserved at this moment. It seemed that Qin Xin wanted Xu Cang to be more polite.
Qin Yi naturally felt the hostility in Xu Cang's words. He could probably understand some of Xu Cang's thoughts. Because of this, Qin Yi unconsciously raised a curve at the corner of his mouth: "It seems that you have misunderstood something."
"Hmm?" Xu Cang was so concerned at the moment that he didn't immediately understand the meaning of Qin Yi's words.
"It's okay." Qin Yi didn't seem to want to dwell on some small misunderstandings anymore, so he waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about business first. Before, Qin Xin told me about the situation of your company, which was very good."
"Very good?" Xu Cang sneered. He really hated Qin Yi's condescending tone: "Then I should thank you."
"Xu Cang!" Qin Xin anxiously pulled Xu Cang's sleeve and said, "Speak properly."
Qin Yi chuckled and raised a finger: "You are too aggressive now and can't think calmly. How about we talk at another time?"
"No need, just tell me!" Xu Cang looked at Qin Yi deeply: "Are you here to discuss cooperation?"
"It seems that you can still think normally." Qin Yi nodded directly: "That's right, cooperation! You have performed very well on the Yangcheng-Erhai route. It seems that the low-price strategy has room for development, so I want to give you a chance."
Xu Cang frowned: "What opportunity?"
"In the future, our Spring Summer Travel will sell your company's tickets at offline sales outlets in Yangcheng. What you need to do is to increase the annual average passenger volume of the Yangcheng-Erhai route tenfold within a year." Qin Yi said calmly, "If you can achieve this, it will prove your own value and be enough for us to cooperate more closely with our group."
"Ten... ten times!?" Even Qin Xin, who knew Qin Yi, found this condition unbelievable when he heard it. This was not doubling, but ten times. This was simply impossible.
However, Xu Cang's focus was not on the tenfold increase, but on the following sentence: "What do you mean by closer cooperation?"
"Since then, Chunxia Travel's offline sales channels across the country have been opened to you ."
Qin Yi's tone was calm, but it was like a heavy blow to Xu Cang's ears. Before the online channels were mature, the offline channels of Spring Summer Travel were very scary. Moreover, Xu Cang knew that the strength of offline channels would continue for at least another ten years. If the offline sales channels of Spring Summer Travel were open to them, it would definitely be an opportunity for Spring Summer Airlines to be reborn.
"Ten times. You really think highly of me."
Qin Yi also laughed: "If it weren't for Qin Xin, you wouldn't even be qualified to get this opportunity."
Xu Cang's eyes narrowed, and he seemed to understand all of a sudden: "You guys..."
"I, Qin Yi, never show leniency, but Qin Xin is my last relative in this world. I am willing to give her this chance, but only once." Qin Yi's smile faded: "If you can't increase passenger traffic tenfold with the help of our offline channels, then it seems that you are nothing special."
"Brother!" Qin Xin couldn't help but shout, looking a little anxious.
However, the next moment, Xu Cang said directly: "Okay, I'll take it!"
Qin Xin's face changed drastically: "Xu Cang, you can't!"
Qin Yi stroked Qin Xin's head with a smile, full of doting: "If he doesn't accept, then he will lose this only chance. Xu Cang, you are good, at least you have the courage to challenge. I hate timid people the most. If Qin Xin can follow you in the future, at least I won't hate him so much."
Xu Cang almost rolled his eyes. Although Qin Yi was his future brother-in-law, he was really arrogant when he spoke. However, Qin Yi's appearance reminded Xu Cang of Qin Xin's younger brother. However, in Qin Yi's words, Qin Xin was his only relative, and he did not recognize the so-called younger brother at all. It seemed that the relationship was a bit complicated.
"Okay, now that I've explained everything, it's quite cold outside, why don't you invite me in to sit for a while?"
At this moment, Qin Xin was in a state of confusion and pointed directly in the direction of her office: "Brother, go sit there first. I want to talk to Xu Cang."
Qin Yi glanced at Xu Cang and nodded decisively: "Okay!"
Then he went to Qin Xin's office on his own.
When Qin Yi walked away, Qin Xin immediately grabbed Xu Cang's arm and asked anxiously, "How could you agree to this?"
"Didn't he say that? If I don't agree, this opportunity will be gone."
"I can talk to him and ask him to lower the standard. Not two times, not five times, but ten times." Qin was so anxious that his face flushed slightly. "You don't know that the bureau is checking the company's accounts. Although Xiaoxiao said it's okay, even if it is finally found that we have no problems, it will take more than two or three months. In these two or three months, we can't apply for a new route at all. We can only rely on the Erhai-Yangcheng route, and we can't take so many people. In other words, we can't do anything in the first quarter, and all the work for a year will be pressed in the next three quarters. The target is high to begin with, and now time is tight. Isn't this asking for trouble?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "In fact, you missed a problem. Not only can we not take in so many people, Erhai Lake can't take in so many people either."
There is no way, Erhai City has not developed, and it has excellent tourism resources, but its supporting facilities are incredibly weak. If too many people come at once, these problems will easily become acute, which will greatly affect the tourists' experience and will not be good for the reputation of Erhai Lake.
If the reputation is bad, it will in turn affect customer flow, forming a vicious cycle.
Qin Xin was so smart that she thought of it immediately after Xu Cang said that. She had always thought that Xu Cang was too reckless to agree to Qin Yi's conditions. Now, not only was there a problem with the route, but there were also many problems in Erhai City. With these two factors working together, wouldn't the chances be even slimmer?
"My brother always keeps his word. If you promise but fail to do it, you won't have another chance later. Xu Cang, why are you like this?" When Qin Xin got anxious, she actually hit Xu Cang hard and looked really angry.
About half a minute later, Qin Xin's anger subsided a little, but she was already at a loss: "In fact, even if we can apply for more Yangcheng routes, there are not enough planes. Many ARJ21s will be assigned to Qianzhou's provincial routes. Even if we let ARJ21 fly Yangcheng routes, there is no chance. If I had known earlier, I would not have taken on Qianzhou's routes."
Spring Airlines has abundant capacity in ARJ21, but it is actually quite tight on the 737. Now the only abundant ARJ21 capacity is consumed by the routes within Qianzhou Province, and there is no more capacity. Even if they add the Guangzhou route, they may not have the aircraft to fly.
"Now many domestic airlines are running out of capacity and it is impossible for them to rent aircraft to us. Even if we rent an aircraft from a foreign aircraft leasing company, it will take a long time just to go through the formalities. This..."
It seems that this is simply a dead end!
During this period, domestic aircraft leasing companies had not yet developed. If one wanted to bypass the cumbersome procedures, it would be best to lease aircraft from domestic airlines. However, domestic airlines did not have enough aircraft of their own, so how could they give Xu Cang?
Moreover, even if you are willing to wait and go through the long process, it is not an easy thing to rent an airplane from abroad. If you want to know what Yu Chen said, since he has already started to knock me, the foreign aircraft leasing companies must have heard some news. Even if it is not a strict ban, it will probably take a lot of effort just to argue.
Far water cannot put out a nearby fire. This is almost the case.
"I think I'll have to talk to Director Hu about Erhai City's own problems. This is also an opportunity for Erhai. It depends on whether they have the courage to do so." Xu Cang's eyes flashed with a gleam: "As for the plane...it seems that we have to ask for external assistance."
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Xu Cang didn't have time to cultivate a relationship with his future brother-in-law. After having a casual meal in the cafeteria, Xu Cang packed up and went to the airport, transferred to Jianchuan, and went to Hanjing.
Due to the delayed departure time during the transfer in Jianchuan, it was already 7:50 when Xu Cang arrived at the Civil Aviation Administration Building. After getting off the taxi, Xu Cang hurried inside. Fortunately, Xu Cang was quite familiar with the Civil Aviation Administration Building, so he found the venue right away without taking a detour.
When Xu Cang arrived, he found that the venue was already full of people. He glanced around and saw that there were dozens of people. They were all wearing flight uniforms, but the uniforms were slightly different in details. It seemed that these people belonged to different airlines.
Xu Cang did bring his flight uniform, and he knew that he shouldn't be too casual in such occasions. But the plane was delayed, so he didn't have time to change clothes. He could only wear sportswear and sneak in through the back door of the venue to avoid being too conspicuous.
The venue was not very big, about the size of two standard classrooms, with dozens of people and a podium, it even seemed a little crowded. Fortunately, the venue was not in the form of a staircase, otherwise my unique sportswear would be exposed.
However, even so, Xu Cang still had to be careful and find a corner that was not noticeable. For Xu Cang, who had a lot of experience in slacking off, sitting at the back was naturally the best. However, if you want to sit at the back, you have to be wary of one situation, that is, there are empty seats in the front row. Because once there are empty seats in the front row, it is easy to be called to fill the front seats. If you are called, wouldn’t you become the most handsome guy in the audience, which is definitely unacceptable.
However, it seemed that Xu Cang was the only one who came here with the mentality of slacking off, and there were no empty seats in the front row. This made Xu Cang very satisfied, and he could sit in the back row peacefully.
Xu Cang looked at his watch. There were still three minutes left before the meeting started. There was no one on the podium yet, so he had to take a seat quickly.
Xu Cang did not choose the middle seat in the back row, but a little to the right. Coincidentally, the pilot in front of Xu Cang was very tall. If Xu Cang did not look up, he could not even see the situation on the rostrum, which met Xu Cang's need to hide.
Xu Cang was very glad that he had slacked off a lot in his previous life . He was able to find such a great seat so quickly. He almost praised himself for his keen eye.
As soon as he sat down, Xu Cang began to daydream. That's right, Xu Cang had no interest in verifying the Qitai-Shule route. From the beginning, Xu Cang planned to just come and chat with his master go back to Erhai Lake the next day, without delaying either.
As Xu Cang was just beginning to daydream, a slightly older voice came from beside him: "Xu Cang?"
As if reacting to a stress, Xu Cang suddenly turned towards the source of the sound, and immediately found that the pilot who was sitting one seat to his left was looking at him with a smile.
This pilot is really old and seems to be close to retirement. And judging from the style of his uniform, he looks a bit like one from Muhua Airlines.
"Who are you?" Xu Cang searched his memory, but seemed to have no impression of this pilot.
"I'm Chao Ning's master!" The pilot was the first to reveal his identity: "Chao Ning is a young man who didn't know better. He offended you a while ago. I apologize to you on his behalf."
Oh, it turned out to be Chao Ning's master, an old teacher. Compared to Chao Ning's attitude of "I am the first and I am the second", his master was very polite, so polite that Xu Cang was embarrassed.
Xu Cang didn't dare to care about the attitude of such an old teacher. Moreover, Chao Ning behaved well later and was quite sensible, so Xu Cang didn't take it too seriously.
"Teacher, you're too polite. It was just a small misunderstanding."
Chao Ning's master smiled and said, "Chao Ning doesn't know that there are always better things. It's okay to let him suffer a little. Chao Ning told me what happened on the 777. Flying with you once will be enough to open his eyes."
"Teacher, I'm sorry to make you laugh."
Master Chao Ning was about to say something, but suddenly he noticed someone coming to the podium, so he stopped talking and sat up straight. Xu Cang was still wondering why Master Chao Ning was so serious, and he also looked towards the podium, and found that in addition to the General Administration's Chief Pilot Di Qingquan and a middle-aged man wearing glasses, even the Director of the Flight Test Institute, Bi Lin, was here.
However, it was probably because Xu Cang hid well that neither Di Qingquan nor Bi Lin cast his gaze in that direction.
On the rostrum, Bi Lin sat in the middle, Di Qingquan sat on the right, and the middle-aged man sat on the left. Just from the seats, one could tell the difference in rank between the three.
As the three people sat down on the rostrum, the venue immediately became quiet. Bi Lin sat in the middle like a Buddha, with drooping eyelids, as if he was about to fall asleep, but when he appeared, you could hear a pin drop in the room, which showed how powerful he was.
This person was one of the earliest pilots in the country, the most experienced. In the field of aviation where seniority is very important, Bi Lin deserved to be treated like this.
Di Qingquan spoke first: "I think you have learned some information before coming here. The mission is not complicated. It is to verify the single-engine procedure of Qitai Airport. However, it is quite difficult, so I invite you to come and work together."
At a glance, all the people in the field were four-barred, and their average age was quite old. They must be the backbone of various airlines, and they were not stage-frightened. Someone immediately asked: "I heard that the single-engine procedure of Qitai Airport has been verified. Why do we need to verify it again?"
Di Qingquan did not answer. Instead, the middle-aged man on the other side spoke up: "Qitai Airport has two sets of single-engine procedures, one for military transport aircraft and one for the current mainstream civilian aircraft. Due to the difference in climbing performance between the two, the procedures are different after the point twelve nautical miles of the Qitai VOR140 radial. There is a snowy peak below this point. Military transport aircraft can fly over it under single-engine conditions while ensuring sufficient vertical separation, but civilian aircraft cannot ensure sufficient vertical separation, so the procedures are separated after this point. What we want to verify is the separated civilian aircraft procedure."
This middle-aged man seemed to be very familiar with the relevant situation and his answers were quite detailed.
"The single-engine program should have been theoretically demonstrated when it was designed, and it must have been verified on the simulator. Why is it still necessary to test it on a real machine?" another person asked.
In fact, it is relatively convenient to verify normal flight procedures, but for special procedures, such as single-engine procedures, it is not necessary to conduct actual machine testing. Theoretical demonstration and simulator verification can be sufficient.
After all, if you want to verify the single-engine procedure on a real aircraft, you have to create the single-engine condition yourself, which is asking for trouble. What if the single-engine procedure is not verified and the aircraft crashes, wouldn't that be a loss of the greater for the smaller?
Moreover, the advanced simulator can restore the real condition of the aircraft, which is quite useful for reference. At least it is better than flying with a real engine, and the simulator verification is relatively acceptable to the authorities.
However, it seems that the situation at Qitai Airport is different.
The middle-aged man immediately explained, "Because the climate around Qitai Airport is relatively... bad, some weather conditions cannot be reproduced in the simulator, so real-life verification is required."
"Is that safe?"
This was not a long sentence, but it expressed the thoughts of everyone in the field. Yes, is it safe? What is the risk factor? No one doesn't care about their own life.
The middle-aged man immediately said: "Qitai's single-shot program has been theoretically demonstrated and simulated, so there should be no problem."
There should be no problem. Why does this sound so unsure?
For a moment, everyone started to whisper to each other, but because of Bi Lin's power, everyone deliberately kept their voices as low as possible. However, Di Qingquan took in everyone's performance.
Suddenly, Di Qingquan observed the expressions of the people and saw that many of them had already shown the intention to retreat. The people below were all experienced fighters who had been flying for a long time, and they could smell a hint of danger just from the tone of the middle-aged man.
However, not everyone backed down, and some even asked, "Is this forced?"
"Of course it is not mandatory. You are not obliged to participate in this verification mission, and we will not have any mandatory requirements, so it is entirely voluntary." Di Qingquan said immediately: "Since this mission does have certain risks, our General Administration will give participants sufficient compensation."
If there is no compulsion, then this is the only way to get applicants.
Sure enough, as soon as Di Qingquan finished speaking, an elderly teacher raised his hand and said, "Count me in."
Di Qingquan was delighted, at least there was someone willing to go.
As a result, just as this joy was rising, Bi Lin, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said slowly: "Chen Guoli, you can't go!"
The old teacher named Chen Guoli stood up immediately and asked, "Commander, why can't I go?"
Judging from the way Instructor Chen addressed him, this pilot was probably a military-to-civilian pilot. Bi Lin said slowly, "The environment in Qitai is harsh, and your body cannot stand it."
"So what? Even if I lose my life, I am happy with it. I don't want any compensation." Chen Guoli's expression was very sincere: "Commander, you said I was a poor student and asked me to transfer to civil aviation. But today, I, a poor student, also want to contribute to the country."
Bi Lin sighed: "But you are old!"
Chen Guoli's expression froze. He didn't expect that he would not be allowed to do so despite his determination to never return.
At this time, Di Qingquan came out to smooth things over: "Teacher Chen, Qitai is very cold and requires not only good skills but also high physical fitness. I think it is better to give this task to the young people."
Chen Guoli was obviously a little agitated: "This venue is full of old men, where are the young people?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Guoli suddenly thought of something, turned around abruptly, and looked at the last row. The others also turned back to look at the back under Chen Guoli's guidance. At the same time, Bi Lin's eyes, which had been slightly closed, suddenly opened, and his gaze fell on the figure at the back, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Xu Cang!"
