"Xu Cang, I don't want to discuss Asiana Airlines with you. I just want to talk about Jeju Island and offline sales channels." Qin Yi felt that he could not keep up with Xu Cang's pace, so he simply stopped following him, intending to get the topic back on track.
However, Xu Cang shook his head: "I am talking about those two things. The so-called offline sales channels are indeed quite attractive, but they only benefit my airline industry. Just now you also said that no matter how profitable the airline industry is, there is a ceiling, and there are many ways to make money. I also said that airlines are the basic plate, not my main way of making profits. Indeed, if my airline industry can develop better, it will definitely be good news for me, but it is just icing on the cake. So, don't tell me how important offline sales channels are."
“It’s acceptable that I don’t have your group’s offline sales channels, and I believe there will be alternative means. However, Jeju Island’s future monopoly market is unique. This is inherently an unequal negotiation, so I hope you can clarify your position so that our conversation can be more practical.”
Xu Cang's meaning is very simple. In his business, he does not make money from airlines. The airline industry is his base, and it is good as long as it is solid enough and can develop well. But now, even without the blessing of Spring Summer Travel Group's offline channels, after taking over Kingfisher Airlines, his airline base is enough to digest for a long time. Therefore, he is not so urgent for Spring Summer Travel's offline sales channels.
Therefore, Xu Cang needs Qin Yi to understand this.
The monopoly of Jeju Island's high-quality tourism resources is very important, which is known and agreed by Xu Cang and Qin Yi. However, Qin Yi is the only one who firmly believes that offline sales channels are important, while Xu Cang is skeptical.
It was this psychological difference that caused Xu Cang to feel that he was doing business at a loss, while Qin Yi wanted to bargain on the premise of facilitating cooperation.
This is actually similar to the situation when Qin Xin and Northwest Fruit King Ji Kaiming discussed cooperation before.
The air transportation of mid- to high-end fruits is icing on the cake for Spring Airlines, but for Ji Kaiming it is the only option to go further at this stage. The two sides are inherently unequal.
In a negotiation, the value of something must be recognized by both parties to the negotiation in order to be truly valuable.
Here, the value of Jeju Island's high-quality tourism resources monopolizing the market is unquestionable and recognized by both parties. However, the value of Chunxia Travel's offline sales channels has fallen due to Xu Cang's change in his own views, and is actually no longer equal to Jeju Island's high-quality tourism resources monopolizing the market.
However, Qin Yi didn’t know about the changes in Xu Cang’s heart. He thought that Xu Cang attached great importance to offline sales channels, so Xu Cang needed to let Qin Yi know about his psychological changes.
Of course, Qin Yi could also think that Xu Cang's suggestion was just a negotiation technique to lower the value of his offline sales channels, but in fact Xu Cang still cared very much about offline sales channels.
Qin Yi pondered for a moment: "As far as I know, your main industry is the airline company? The aviation material company has not been fully established yet. Or, you think that after owning the aviation material company, you don't have to worry too much about the profit situation of the airline company."
"You still think I'm lying to you?" Xu Cang said with a smile, "You are Qin Xin's brother, so I told you so much. This brings us back to the previous topic. What is my purpose in acquiring Asiana Airlines?"
Qin Yi's eyelids jumped: "I feel like you are being mysterious."
However, Xu Cang sat up straight and pointed to the large undeveloped wasteland outside the base: "This land will also be mine in the future."
"So you also like to speculate on land?" Qin Yi said with a smile: "Erhai Lake will develop in the future, and this place will be very valuable. It will be a good investment."
Xu Cang smiled more brightly: "I have this idea, but Erhai Lake is just Erhai Lake after all. Even if it appreciates, it has its own ceiling. Land speculation or investment in land resources naturally chooses areas with large appreciation potential. Where do you think the land resources in East Asia will have the greatest appreciation potential in the next ten years?"
Before Qin Yi could speak, Xiao Lingyun next to him guessed, "Hong Kong?"
"No." However, Qin Yi directly denied this statement: "The average land price in Hong Kong is indeed the highest in East Asia and even in Asia. However, it has been developed and is restricted by the terrain, so there is not much room for appreciation. Unless there is some special reason that causes a large amount of hot money to flow into Hong Kong, there will not be too much low-price fluctuation."
Xiao Lingyun naturally understood what Qin Yi meant, and subconsciously asked: "Then where do you think it is?"
Qin Yi's eyes were fixed on Xu Cang's face, and he finally said two words: "Seoul!"
Previously, Xu Cang said that the acquisition of Asiana Airlines was just the expansion of the foundation, and the important thing was the building on the foundation. So it seems that the building on the foundation is nothing but Seoul’s land resources.
This is not a speculative question, but a firm statement, which shows that Qin Yi is very confident in his answer.
"So, the reason you acquired Asiana Airlines was for the land in the Seoul area." Qin Yi was a very capable person. After thinking carefully and getting Xu Cang's hint, he immediately figured out Xu Cang's intention: "I heard that South Korea's land policy is relatively loose, but the land policy within the Seoul metropolitan area is extremely strict. In the Seoul metropolitan area, the main body of all large-scale land transactions in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon must be Korean local companies of considerable size, and their headquarters must be within the Seoul metropolitan area. So, your purpose of acquiring Asiana Airlines is to obtain the qualification to purchase land in the Seoul metropolitan area."
"Is there such a rule?" Xiao Lingyun didn't know much about South Korea's land policy, and listened to Qin Yi talking as if he was listening to a story.
Qin Yi stared at Xu Cang and explained, "Although South Korea is a highly modernized country, it is extremely conservative in many areas. For example, it imposes strict requirements on the trading entities of important lands and restricts them to local companies. There are similar rules for transactions with important companies."
"Important corporate transaction..." Xiao Lingyun slowly turned to Xu Cang. He suddenly remembered Xu Cang's decision to set up a travel company based on the original Island West Resort of Asiana Airlines: "So, the travel company in Jeju Island is a preparation for the acquisition of Asiana Airlines? Then you have thought about this from the beginning of your cooperation with Park Seok-won?"
Xiao Lingyun was Xu Cang's right-hand man, and he knew even more than Qin Xin. He was not stupid, and after a little thought, he could figure out Xu Cang's operations around Jeju Island and Asiana Airlines.
A long time ago, because Asiana Airlines was interested in changing its partner on the China-Korea route, Park Seok-won, at the suggestion of Lee Hyuk-jae, found Xu Cang and proposed to cooperate with Spring Airlines on the China-Korea route. However, for such a big thing, Xu Cang almost agreed on the spot, and even divided the scope of responsibility for each other and formulated extremely strict penalty clauses.
"When you were discussing cooperation with Park Seok-won, you knew that Asiana Airlines would definitely not be able to handle the China-South Korea route?" Xiao Lingyun said in disbelief, "Then, relying on the strict penalty clauses in the agreement, you obtained Asiana Airlines' Jeju Island industry? But that's not right. How can you be sure that Asiana Airlines can't get the China-South Korea route? Why do you think that Asiana Airlines can't come up with something else to compensate for the penalty clauses in the agreement? Why don't you directly use Asiana Airlines' Jeju Island industry as compensation for the penalty clauses in the agreement? Isn't that safer?"
Facing Xiao Lingyun's series of questions, Qin Yi had basically understood the cause and effect, and he also focused a little to listen to what Xu Cang was thinking. From a personal point of view, Qin Yi really couldn't imagine that Xu Cang could calculate everything so carefully, and he tended to believe that there were a lot of coincidences.
In fact, Xu Cang also tacitly allowed Xiao Lingyun to ask these questions, otherwise he would have stopped him from the beginning.
"First of all, when planning something, you can't force it. Whether Asiana Airlines can operate the China-South Korea route or not doesn't make much difference to me. If it succeeds, I have other plans. If it doesn't, that's the current situation."
Although Xu Cang said so, because of his rebirth, Xu Cang knew that at about the same time point, Asiana Airlines would have a lot of news about forged documents. Therefore, compared to being able to do it, Xu Cang thought about all the subsequent steps more on the premise that Asiana Airlines could not do it.
"As for Asiana Airlines coming up with something else to compensate for the penalty clause in the agreement, I don't think that will happen at all." Xu Cang smiled and said, "The China-South Korea route is quite easy for Asiana Airlines. If it is not completed in the end and it causes a breach of contract, it must be that Asiana Airlines itself has extremely serious problems, otherwise it would never fail to do such a simple thing. Since Asiana Airlines has encountered huge problems, how can Korean Air, Asiana Airlines' mortal enemy, give up this opportunity?"
"Korean Air has the first-mover advantage, but judging from its development trend in recent years, it is already not as good as Asiana Airlines. If we don't take advantage of Asiana Airlines' weakness to kill it, it will be difficult to have such a good opportunity in the future. Therefore, Korean Air will definitely go all out. Once Korean Air puts pressure on Asiana Airlines, it will be worse. I can increase the penalty standard when signing the agreement. In this way, as the main body of the contract, Park Seok-won will not be able to deal with the penalties in the agreement freely, and can only be forced to transfer Asiana Airlines' resources to fill the gap. However, when Asiana Airlines is in danger, the high-quality assets within the company will definitely be closely watched, and he can only choose some inconspicuous marginal industries to make up for the gap in compensation. Otherwise, once the matter gets out of hand, his position as president will be in jeopardy again."
Xiao Lingyun narrowed his eyes: "So you want me to go to Korea to meet him?"
After saying so much, Xu Cang felt dry in the mouth for a moment, so he drank some water and chuckled, "That's right. At that time, Asiana Airlines was facing internal and external troubles, and I was afraid that the president would get too anxious and forget about the trap I set for him, so I asked you to urge him and give him a 'tip' to avoid any unexpected things happening."
Xiao Lingyun bared his teeth. To be honest, he couldn't understand why Xu Cang wanted a marginal industry in Jeju Island. Obviously, Asiana Airlines had many high-quality industries at that time.
"Perhaps at that time you could also take advantage of the situation and directly ask Asiana Airlines for other high-quality industries as compensation. Wouldn't that be simpler?" Xiao Lingyun asked.
"The future value of Jeju Island is no less than any of Asiana Airlines' high-quality industries, except for Asiana Airlines' main aviation business. And it is obvious that our agreed compensation amount is completely unable to absorb Asiana Airlines' main aviation business, and even the chance of taking over other high-quality industries is very small. Asiana Airlines cannot violate the agreement, but it can drag it out. If it delays, changes will occur. It is safest to take over Jeju Island's marginal industries." Xu Cang said: "As for why you didn't directly use Jeju Island's tourism industry as collateral for the agreed compensation. Maybe you look down on Park Seok-won too much. He has his own skills to be the president of Asiana Airlines. Directly using Jeju Island's tourism industry as collateral for the agreed compensation is a very abrupt act in itself, which can easily arouse Park Seok-won's vigilance. So, when I was talking to him, I casually mentioned Jeju Island, and he thought I was interested in Jeju Island because of the Korean drama..."
Although Jeju Island is not well developed, Korean dramas occasionally go there for filming. With the influence of Korean culture, there are still a small number of people interested in Jeju Island. Xu Cang only mentioned Jeju Island briefly, just like a young man who was interested in Jeju Island because of Korean dramas.
"With this subconscious mind, when I later proposed to use the resort estate on Jeju Island as compensation, Park Seok-won would instinctively think that this was my personal behavior. Moreover, using the resort estate on Jeju Island as compensation was Park Seok-won's best solution at the time. External conditions and internal psychological cues would rationalize this suggestion, and he would naturally obey and hand over the resort estate on Jeju Island."
Speaking of this, Xiao Lingyun and Qin Yi both looked solemn.
Xu Cang's scheming was so deep that it was terrifying. A simple question during their first meeting had already laid the groundwork for future calculations, which was really terrifying.
"This kind of situation where two powers compete with each other is the easiest to handle." Xu Cang said with a smile: "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. The ancients were not deceiving me."
"You want to use Korean Air to suppress the market value of Asiana Airlines so that you can acquire Asiana Airlines at a super low price?" Qin Yi said sternly, "But aren't you afraid of getting out of hand? In the end, Korean Air will acquire Asiana Airlines, and everything will become a fantasy, right?"
At the end of Qin Yi's speech, an idea suddenly occurred to his mind, and he took a breath of cold air: "No! So you have to cooperate in hiding the change of ownership of Asiana Airlines' resort estate in Jeju Island. Are you protecting the president of Asiana Airlines!?"
"Haha, you are really smart." Xu Cang had to admire Qin Yi's cleverness and figured out the key points at once: "Yes, I am protecting Park Seok-won. Now the news that the Korean government is going to officially develop Jeju Island has spread among the top leaders in Korea, and the top leaders of Asiana Airlines must have also learned about the relevant situation. In the past, no one paid attention to that industry, and no one would notice that Park Seok-won used it to fill the gap in the compensation agreement. But now it is different. That holiday estate is destined to become a high-quality industry, and the top leaders of Asiana Airlines will definitely notice it. At this time, only Park Seok-won and I can cooperate with each other to cover up the fact that the industry has changed hands."
Qin Yi said in a deep voice: "Only with your cooperation can Park Seok-won hide his huge misjudgment in selling the Jeju Island resort estate. So, this has become your means of clamping down on Park Seok-won?"
"Although cooperating with me is the best option for Park Seok-won at this stage, this option is still not controllable enough. I have to put a collar on him and make him act according to my thoughts."
"Damn it!" Even Xiao Lingyun felt trembling after hearing this. The president of Asiana Airlines was almost played around by Xu Cang. He had no room for resistance at all.
"With the president of Asiana Airlines as your insider, you will be able to immediately know all the movements of Asiana Airlines." Qin Yi said coldly: "But knowing is one thing, and actually doing it is another. Korean Airlines wants to acquire Asiana Airlines, but you can't stop it just by knowing about it."
Xu Cang tapped the table with his fingertips, making two 'dong' sounds, which were like knocking on Qin Yi and Xiao Lingyun's hearts.
"You're right, so I have to put shackles on Korean Air as well, so that I can stop Korean Air from acquiring Asiana Airlines at any time."
Qin Yi's mouth twitched a few times. He really didn't expect Xu Cang to have even considered Korean Airlines: "Do you have a backup plan?"
Xu Cang raised two fingers: "Still two fingers. Korean Air's acquisition of Asiana Airlines will not happen. It will only exist to suppress the market value of Asiana Airlines."
hiss!
Qin Yi was now doubting whether it was a suitable choice to entrust her sister to Xu Cang. This kind of person was too scary, his mind was as deep as the sea, and it was chilling. Xu Cang used Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and Spring Summer Travel Group as chess pieces. This kind of calculation ability was really too shocking, and it was not much worse than Xu Cang's flying skills.
"You said that you eventually want to obtain land in the Seoul metropolitan area in South Korea, but since the planning and construction of the new five towns in Seoul, there are still enough high-quality and low-priced land resources in the Seoul metropolitan area?" Qin Yi asked puzzled.
Xu Cang raised his eyebrows: "Although you are my future brother-in-law, it doesn't seem right for you to ask this."
Qin Yi's breath was choked, and he sighed. He was completely immersed in Xu Cang's schemes and couldn't extricate himself. For a moment, he said some rather rude words.
"Forget it, I've said too much." Qin Yi pondered for a moment: "Let's talk business. The monopoly of Jeju Island's high-quality tourism resources in exchange for the full opening of my group's offline sales channels is a big deal, and even I can't make a decision. So, I propose a compromise plan."
Xu Cang smiled and said, "You say."
"We don't need a monopoly in the Jeju Island tourism market. We just need to give priority to ensuring that our spring and summer tour groups can get the best Jeju Island tourism services. In return, we can open up our offline sales channels for your routes that depart and arrive at Erhai Lake."
Although Spring Airlines uses Erhai Lake as its base, many of its routes are centered around Jianchuan. Therefore, if there are only a few routes that depart or arrive at Erhai Lake, there are actually not that many.
This was a downgrade of the transaction. Apparently, Xu Cang's previous proposal to use the monopoly of Jeju Island's high-quality tourism resources in exchange for the opening of all offline sales channels of Spring and Summer Tourism Group was too radical, and Qin Yi could not take it seriously. He could only weaken the transaction level and make a decision after discussing the matter again.
"Priority? In other words, after we guarantee the needs of your tour group, the remaining tourism resources can be opened to others or other travel agencies?" Xu Cang smiled and said, "Is that what you mean?"
Qin Yi nodded: "Of course."
Xu Cang hummed: "However, the tour group you sent here..."
"It is a high-quality tour group with strong spending power." Qin Yi said first.
"It turns out that he is my brother-in-law." Xu Cang laughed and was very satisfied: "This is a good suggestion. OK."
Qin Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Then please draft relevant routes that meet the standards as soon as possible. Once we review them and find them correct, we can sign the agreement."
"Okay, let's get this done as soon as possible."
Although we haven’t obtained all offline sales channels, it’s good enough to have such a result. At least there will be a big breakthrough on the Erhai Lake route.
"However, didn't you say that the Erhai officials are unwilling to upgrade the infrastructure? Once we open sales channels, your passenger flow will show explosive growth. Can Erhai handle it?" Qin Yi asked.
Xu Cang waved his hand: "I will make my own decision, you don't have to worry about this."
"Yeah." Qin Yi didn't ask any more questions. This was Xu Cang's private matter, so it was not convenient for him to comment. "This agreement is not the final agreement. When I go back, I will discuss your initial proposal with the people above. If there is any progress, I will come to you in person."
In the final analysis, Qin Yi was not against Xu Cang's original proposal. It was just that the proposal was a bit too big, and Qin Yi needed to slow down and discuss with other senior executives before making a decision.
"Okay." Xu Cang just nodded, agreeing with Qin Yi's statement.
Seeing that they had almost finished talking for the day, Xu Cang was about to get up. After all, he had talked so much in a short time and he was a little tired.
However, just as Xu Cang was about to stand up, Qin Yi suddenly said, "Let's not talk about the Seoul incident for now. I just want to know how you plan to clamp down on Korean Air's acquisition. Can you tell me about this?"
Xu Cang was stunned. He didn't expect Qin Yi to be so curious. Seeing his usually cold brother-in-law seeking knowledge, Xu Cang sighed and said, "Do you know about the Korean Air Minzhuang air crash? I have organized a team of lawyers to file a lawsuit against Korean Air just for the families of the compatriots who died in the crash."
"This..." Qin Yi really knew about the Minzhuang air crash, because it happened near Shanghai. The plane crash affected people on the ground, causing many casualties. "But the investigation results of the Minzhuang air crash have not yet been determined. Can this lawsuit be successful?"
Xu Cang smacked his lips and said, "It's almost time for the results to come out."
" If it is finally determined that the Minzhuang air crash was the fault of Korean Air, it would indeed be a disaster for Korean Air, making it unable to continue to acquire Asiana Airlines." However, Qin Yi thought for a while and said, "This idea is indeed very feasible, but if Korean Air is determined, it will be hard to say."
"That's right. If Korean Air is determined to acquire Asiana Airlines despite the public opinion and compensation pressure from the Minzhuang air crash, it is risky but not impossible." Xu Cang said, "So, I have another insurance measure that can absolutely guarantee that Korean Air cannot acquire Asiana Airlines. However, this method should not be used unless it is absolutely necessary, otherwise it will leave some side effects."
Qin Yi was stunned: "What?"
Xu Cang's thoughts wandered a little, and he said softly, "Air Seoul."
…
At this moment, in a barbecue restaurant near the Seoul District Prosecutor's Office in South Korea, Chen Tianyang, the former prosecutor of Seoul Airlines who was previously removed by Xiao Lingyun from the investigation, was sitting opposite a man in a suit. Compared with the appearance of Chen Tianyang when Xiao Lingyun first met him, after some preparation, Chen Tianyang now had trimmed his beard, combed his hair, and dressed in formal clothes, and he looked energetic.
On the iron plate in the middle of the small table for two people, there were a few slices of pork belly, which had been roasted and were sizzling with oil, and looked very appetizing.
"Senior, I haven't heard from you for so many years. I thought..."
"What? You thought I was dead?" Chen Tianyang snorted, "Did you bring the stuff?"
The man in the suit looked like a public official, but he was very respectful in front of Chen Tianyang.
South Korea is very particular about seniority. Chen Tianyang and the man in a suit both graduated from the law school in Seoul, but Chen Tianyang is a few years older, so he is naturally the senior. In South Korea, seniority is an important social class certification. Even though Chen Tianyang looks down and out now, the younger generation is still quite well-behaved in front of him.
"I brought it." The man in a suit took out a file bag and handed it to Chen Tianyang: "You are all the files of Seoul Air. But senior, shouldn't you be investigating Korean Air? Why are you concerned about Seoul Air?"
According to legend, Chen Tianyang was retaliated against for investigating Korean Air's parent company, Hando Group, before he was promoted to the Supreme Prosecutor's Office. After that, Chen Tianyang disappeared, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth.
In the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office, everyone basically knew that it was Hando Group that framed Chen Tianyang, and Chen Tianyang must have known it very well. If Chen Tianyang wanted revenge, shouldn't he investigate Korean Air? Seoul Air had nothing to do with Hando Group, so what was there to investigate?
"What problems have Korean Air or Handao Group found recently? I see they are doing well and looking pretty comfortable." Chen Tianyang asked back.
The man in the suit touched his head awkwardly: "Senior, you can't find anything with your ability, how can we find out?"
"Hmph!" Chen Tianyang snorted heavily, opened the file bag, glanced at the contents of the documents inside, and asked casually, "Have you checked Seoul Airlines before?"
When the question was asked, the man in the suit had already started eating. He was caught off guard when he heard the question from his senior and quickly covered his mouth: "I checked it, it's clean, there's nothing wrong with it."
"Do they still have clean ones? That's really surprising." Chen Tianyang put all the documents into the file bag. These documents contained a lot of content and required a lot of time to analyze. It was not possible to get any useful information with just a rough scan.
"Senior, where have you been all these years? I have been looking for you for a long time but couldn't find you. I really thought that the Handao Group..."
Chen Tianyang investigated very thoroughly back then, otherwise the Han Dao Group would not have been so desperate as to directly frame the prosecutor in question. Moreover, with the ruthless methods of the Han Dao Group, it is not impossible for them to kill Chen Tianyang physically in order to eradicate the root of the problem.
Looking at the younger generation who cares about him, Chen Tianyang felt a little warm in his heart and put the file bag aside: "It's normal that you can't find it after living abroad for so many years."
"Overseas? Where?" The man in the suit asked curiously, "Senior, will you come back?"
Chen Tianyang raised his eyelids and asked, "Why, after all these years, the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office still keeps my position?"
"Hehe, it just takes some effort." The man in the suit laughed.
"Forget it, it's fine now." Chen Tianyang turned his head and saw the administrative building of the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office in the distance through the store's glass. He couldn't help but sigh: "By the way, with your qualifications, it's about time for you to be transferred to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, right?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, he should be transferred there by the end of the year." The man in the suit lowered his voice and said, "It should be the Force Department."
Although the man in the suit could lower his voice, he could not hide his joy.
"Force Department, you have to be more careful and pay attention to safety." Chen Tianyang warned.
The Security Department is responsible for dealing with organized crime and drug-related cases, which are all serious and major crimes and have a relatively high risk factor.
The man in the suit smiled and said, "You can't let me waste my time in the General Affairs Bureau or the Planning and Coordination Department. I will definitely go to the front line while I still have the energy and enthusiasm."
Chen Tianyang was inspired. He used to be like this, always thinking about going to the front line, no matter how hard, tiring or dangerous it was. Unexpectedly, he, a junior at the law department of Seoul National University, also took the same path as him.
"Senior, what are you thinking about?" The man in the suit saw that Chen Tianyang was a little absent-minded and asked with concern.
Chen Tianyang waved his hand: "It's okay, eat it, it's all burnt."
…
At Erhai Spring and Summer Aviation Base, Qin Yi did not stay long after discussing things and returned to Shanghai. Qin Xin felt it was a pity to return after finishing his business.
Time flies, and it's time to leave for Japan. In Xu Cang's room, Qin Xin is packing clothes for Xu Cang, while Xu Cang is lying on the bed yawning. Since they have to fly to Shanghai first and then transfer to Japan, the flight takes off very early. It's time to leave when it's just light outside.
Xu Cang was good in everything except getting up early. He stayed in bed for a long time. It was Qin Xin who came and woke him up.
"If you don't get up now, you will miss the plane." Qin Xin folded clothes for Xu Cang and patted the quilt, urging Xu Cang to get up.
Xu Cang closed his ears tightly, completely ignoring Qin Xin's voice. His mind was still groggy and he was only half awake.
"Why don't you go?" Xu Cang squeezed for a long time and finally said this.
That’s right, Qin Xin is not going to Japan, at least not today, and it’s very sudden.
Qin Xin put the folded clothes into the suitcase and said, "There's nothing I can do about this emergency. The wet rent of 1566 has to be resolved today, otherwise it will be delayed again. If the matter is resolved, we can get some money."
Previously, 1566 was scrapped due to problems with the elevator centering device, and Boeing had already compensated Spring Airlines for this. However, since 1566 was wet-leased to Spring Airlines by Blue Sky Airlines, this matter had to be sorted out, and it involved various breach of contract and compensation issues. Qin Xin talked with Spring Airlines for a long time before sorting it out.
Originally, Qin Xin thought it would take some time, but Blue Sky Airlines suddenly agreed to sign the final settlement agreement this afternoon, which caught Qin Xin off guard.
No matter what, once the 1566 matter is over, Spring Airlines can get a penalty, which is a lot of money. In view of Blue Sky Airlines's attitude of wrangling, if they don't sign this time, who knows when it will be delayed, so Qin Xin decided not to leave today, first finish the 1566 matter, and then go to Japan tomorrow.
Fortunately, the matter with ANA has been settled, and all that is left is the signature. ANA is also reasonable and has no objection to Qin Xin's repeated changes in the time.
Xu Cang rubbed his eyes and said, "Is Blue Sky Airlines the reincarnation of Zhou Baopi? How could such a clear thing be delayed for so long?"
"It's always like this in the business world. It's good enough to get the money back." After putting away the last pile of clothes, Qin Xin patted the quilt again: "Get up! You are responsible for sending our people over this time. You don't have to stay in Japan for long. I didn't fold too much for you, just enough to change."
Xu Cang went to Japan this time mainly to send the group of people who were training with ANA. He stayed there for one night. The next day, Qin Xin came to sign the contract, and he went back with Qin Xin on the same day. Therefore, Xu Cang would only stay in Japan for two days and one night, which was not very long.
Annoyed by Qin Xin's noise, Xu Cang lost a lot of sleepiness. He struggled to sit up and sighed heavily: "It should have been over last night. I would rather pay for one more day's accommodation. Waking up early is really killing me."
"I'll tell the planning office not to schedule early shifts for you from now on, so as to avoid costing you your life." Qin Xin said with a smile.
"No need." Xu Cang raised his hand: "I've already said it."
When Xu Cang lifted the quilt, he saw that he was wearing shorts, but Qin Xin did not avoid suspicion, and Xu Cang did not think there was anything wrong with it.
Xu Cang squirmed out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up. Qin Xin sat on the bed and asked towards the bathroom, "Xu Cang, Xia Shuyue's name is on the training list, right? How are you going to deal with this?"
"Deal with what?" Xu Cang answered vaguely.
Qin Xin sighed, "Too many complaint letters have been sent to me, questioning the unfair selection. What do you think we should do?"
"No big deal, let them question it." As the sound of water pouring was heard, Xu Cang's voice sounded again: "Also, the cabin manager needs to be replaced."
Qin Xin was stunned: "What's wrong?"
"Xia Shuyue's matter was escalated because she announced the name list in public at the crew meeting. Do you really think I don't know what she is thinking? I don't feel comfortable with such a person managing the cabin department."
"Is that so?" Qin Xin did not object to Xu Cang replacing the manager of the cabin department, but there was another problem after the change: where to find a suitable replacement.
"There aren't many experienced people now. It's okay for you to ask me to replace someone, but you have to find someone who can take over for me, right?" Qin Xin suddenly said, "You won't let Xia Shuyue take the position, will you? You seem to think highly of her."
"You are somewhat emotional." Xu Cang came out of the bathroom with a helpless look on his face: "I have already thought of a replacement. When I was at Shandong Airlines, the wife of Deng Wenjia, the manager of the Safety and Supervision Department, Li Feifei, was also a very experienced flight attendant. I will go to Shandong Airlines later and poach Li Feifei to succeed her as the cabin department manager."
Qin Xin glanced at Xu Cang and said, "You care about other people's wives, don't you?"
Xu Cang was stunned for a moment, and shook his head like a rattle: "Ah, I just look at his work ability. If we can also recruit Teacher Deng Wenjia, it would be great. However, Teacher Deng Wenjia is a backbone of Shandong Airlines, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get him."
Deng Wenjia is a leader of the younger generation, and his deterrent power is greater than those old teachers. After all, the old teachers are old, and no matter how powerful they are, they will retire in a few years, so they can only be tolerated. But Deng Wenjia is in his prime, and there is still a long way to go if nothing unexpected happens. If he is provoked, he will be unlucky for a long time, but he must not be provoked.
"You are amazing to recruit a couple here together." Qin Xin chuckled, "Okay, I believe in your judgment. After you go to Shandong Airlines to talk, I will start to remove you from the position of cabin manager. However, I will not take care of Xia Shuyue's affairs. There are still many doubts."
Xu Cang raised his chin: "It's normal to feel dissatisfied, let them complain. But you should be more concerned about who is instigating it. Once these people are identified, they should be cleared out. The group of scoundrels outside must be eliminated, and the ones inside must not be let go. Now is a critical period for the company's development. Internal problems are fatal. First, clear out those with problematic ideas to avoid causing big troubles in the future."
"But if there are too many crew members, we will be short of staff, which will also affect the development of the company."
"It's okay. I will solve all the problems, whether it's the flight or the source of cabin crew. I'll prevent anyone from using this issue to hold us hostage in the future."
As he spoke, Xu Cang took off his shirt, revealing his muscular body. However, compared to his muscular body, Xu Cang's skin seemed too white, which really did not match his figure.
"You are so fair." Qin Xin sighed, "Fairer than me."
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Soon, Xu Cang packed up, reluctantly left the room, went to the cafeteria to eat a few bites, and then went to the gate of the base. There were already two cars waiting there, specifically to take Xu Cang and the training staff to the airport.
Because Xu Cang was slow to act, by the time he arrived, everyone else had already gotten on the bus, leaving only Xia Shuyue waiting under the bus.
"Why don't you get in the car? It's very cold in the morning." Xu Cang dragged a suitcase and greeted Xia Shuyue with a smile.
Xia Shuyue's luggage was already in the car. When she saw Xu Cang coming, she wanted to take Xu Cang's luggage, but Xu Cang avoided her.
Xu Cang patted Xia Shuyue on the head and motioned for her to get in the car first.
The two of them got on the bus. The front row was already filled with a mountain of luggage. Xu Cang finally stuffed his small suitcase in. He waited for a while and made sure it wouldn't fall before finding a seat to sit down. These people were going to Japan for training and staying for a long time, so they naturally had a lot of luggage.
However, the trainees are not there all the time. Flights are arranged to return home every month. These people can come back and stay for a few days depending on the situation to relieve their homesickness.
Xu Cang and Xia Shuyue sat together. As soon as they sat down, because the distance was too close, Xu Cang could even smell Xia Shuyue's faint body fragrance.
"When will you come back?" Xia Shuyue asked in a low voice as soon as the car started.
"Tomorrow night." Xu Cang yawned, and as he sat down, he felt sleepy again.
Xia Shuyue didn't say much, just said "oh" softly.
Feeling that Xia Shuyue was in a strange mood, Xu Cang turned his head to look at Xia Shuyue's profile.
It must be said that Xia Shuyue's appearance is very consistent with Xu Cang's aesthetics. Xu Cang likes girls who are pure or intellectual. The former is just right for Xia Shuyue, and the latter is right for Qin Xin. However, some things are destined, and Xu Cang can't do anything about it.
At this moment, there were other people in the car, so Xu Cang didn't know what to say. The two of them were silent until they arrived at the airport.
Afterwards, the group took a plane to Shanghai first, and then flew from Shanghai to Osaka. Due to the tight transfer time, the flight from Shanghai to Osaka was operated by Tiandong Airlines. Xu Cang called in advance and asked the plane to wait for five minutes, otherwise everyone might not be able to catch that flight.
In comparison, after the plane landed in Osaka, the interval between the last leg of the NH45 flight from Osaka to Tokyo was longer, a full two hours. After getting off the plane in Osaka, everyone slowly walked to the boarding gate of the NH45 flight. However, at this moment, there was still more than an hour before the departure time, and the boarding gate was still urging passengers from another flight.
It was still early, and some of the colleagues looked at the time and went to the airport duty-free shop to hang out, leaving only a few people sitting near the boarding gate to look at their hand luggage, including Xu Cang and Xia Shuyue. Xu Cang was too lazy to move, so he just planned to stay in his seat, while Xia Shuyue seemed to be in good spirits, just looking around but not moving, which made Xu Cang a little curious.
"Why don't you go to the duty-free shop?" Xu Cang held his head with both hands and said weakly.
Having woken up early and changing planes all the time, Xu Cang was exhausted and a little overwhelmed. He was already thinking about how to plan his return to China so that he could feel more comfortable.
Xia Shuyue looked around the airport. It was her first time going abroad, so she was a little curious. But after hearing what Xu Cang said, she shook her head and said, "I don't have anything to buy."
"At your age, shouldn't you be the one with the strongest desire to shop? Why do you seem to be in a low mood?"
Xia Shuyue smiled and said, "You sound just like my dad. You're only a year or two older than me, and you're trying to educate me?"
"I..." Xu Cang was about to speak when he suddenly heard a Japanese voice: "Hello, is the seat next to you occupied?"
Xu Cang was stunned. He turned his head and saw a man standing next to him. He was not good-looking and had a black backpack on his back. He pointed at an empty seat on his left.
"Oh, no one." Xu Cang also answered in Japanese, but his Japanese had an obvious accent.
The man put his backpack on the ground, sat next to Xu Cang, and smiled brightly: "I hear you don't seem to be Japanese."
"Yes, I'm here on business." Xu Cang nodded.
"Is that so? That's a pity." The man suddenly said with regret.
"Hmm?" Xu Cang was startled: "What's a pity?"
The man waved his hands and stretched out his right hand towards Xu Cang: "Nothing, I was just talking casually. Hello, my name is Kuroda Takashi, welcome to Japan."
This sudden enthusiasm made Xu Cang a little embarrassed, but he still shook Kuroda Takashi's hand and said politely: "Hello, my name is Xu Cang."