In the office of the president of Japan Jiasu Airlines, Ji Chuan looked at Xu Cang with some wonder. Not long ago, someone in the reception room told him that someone was looking for the person in charge of Jiasu Airlines.
Originally, this kind of meeting without an appointment would not be allowed, but the man mentioned that it was about the merger with Japan Airlines . Ji Chuan had nothing to do, so after some thought, he agreed to let Xu Cang come.
However, although Ji Chuan had imagined many scenes, he never expected Xu Cang to be so young. He looked to be in his twenties, a young man who had not completely gotten rid of his childishness.
Originally, Ji Chuan was still somewhat expectant, but seeing Xu Cang's age, he immediately put away his seriousness, thinking that he could just chat with him casually out of politeness and then send him off.
The two sat opposite each other on the sofa in the office. Although Ji Chuan didn't think Xu Cang could talk about anything important at his age, he still behaved like a gentleman, at least he didn't show any impatience on the surface, and he even made tea for Xu Cang enthusiastically.
In Japan, tea culture is quite popular, and people of Kikawa Isshin's status are even more particular about drinking tea.
The tea tray he used was made of golden nanmu wood. The rippled part was the main body of the tea tray, and the rest was carved into the shape of two dragons playing with a pearl. Compared with the dragon-shaped carving, the main body of Ji Chuan Yixin's tea tray was the focus. The ripples on it were full and varied, just like ripples in the water, which was really beautiful.
Xu Cang was not stage-shy either. He took the tea from Ji Chuan Yixin and drank it while leisurely leaning slightly to the side, changing his position to look at Ji Chuan Yixin's tea tray.
Seeing Xu Cang's actions, Ji Chuan Yixin not only did not make fun of him, but was quite satisfied: "Little brother seems to know a lot about golden nanmu. This kind of golden nanmu tea tray needs to be moved around, otherwise even the best golden nanmu will just be a dead thing and lose its fun."
What Ji Chuan Yixin said about changing scenery with every step is of course not really changing the steps, but the wood grain of golden nanmu will show different effects at different angles. Therefore, once you face the golden nanmu tea tray, you can't just stand there while drinking tea, you need to change the angle slightly, so that you can savor the beauty of the fine golden nanmu.
In the eyes of people who know how to appreciate Phoebe nanmu, the wood grain of Phoebe nanmu seems to come alive, which is very magical.
"I don't know much." Xu Cang only knew about this luxury product, but he was not obsessed with it. Putting down the teacup, Xu Cang smiled and said, "Not bad tea, but I prefer green tea. Black tea is too strong for me."
Ji Chuan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Little brother is really quick-witted."
To be honest, Xu Cang's words were a bit rude for someone they met for the first time, but Ji Chuan Yixin did not feel uncomfortable. Instead, he found Xu Cang quite interesting.
"My name is Xu Cang." Xu Cang went straight to the point: "President Ji Chuan may not know me now, but he will definitely know me in the next few days. Although I don't like fame, it is undeniable that fame is more useful when discussing things."
Xu Cang's meaning is very simple. He is not an ordinary person, and the subsequent conversation is not just a casual remark. Xu Cang said that he does not like fame, which is not nonsense, but the truth. However, it is also a fact that the words of people with different fame have different credibility.
He had no past friendship with Ji Chuan Yixin, the president of Jiasu Airlines, so he could only rely on his fame, which he did not like.
"Xu Cang?" Ji Chuan searched his memory to make sure he didn't know the name. However, seeing Xu Cang's calm demeanor, Ji Chuan didn't feel any negligence.
There are many amazing people in the world, so listen to what this person has to say before you make a decision.
"Mr. Xu Cang, you just said you came here to discuss the merger with Japan Airlines." Ji Chuan asked with all his heart, "Do you have any advice?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Jiasu Airlines is the third largest airline in Japan's domestic civil aviation market. Why does it want to merge into JAL?"
"Mr. Xu Cang, it seems that I shouldn't be the one telling you this?" Obviously, Ji Chuan was not willing to answer this question.
"It's okay." Xu Cang chuckled and said, "Jiasu Airlines has a long history. It was originally developed from East Asia's domestic airlines. However, it has reached its ceiling now. If it wants to seek greater development, it can only choose to rely on stronger companies. This is not a difficult reason to understand."
Ji Chuan was expressionless: "Mr. Xu Cang is so insightful at such a young age."
"The ceiling of the Japanese domestic market has been reached. There is not much incremental market at all, only the existing market. The existing market is almost entirely divided by JAL and ANA. If you want to expand the existing market, you must cooperate with the two. Generally speaking, JAL is in the lead, and the third largest airline should cooperate with the second largest airline to fight against the largest airline. However, in the domestic market, JAL has not shown its prestige as the largest airline, and its market performance is very average. In comparison, ANA has come from behind and has a great momentum to surpass the first in the domestic aviation market. Therefore, in the domestic market, the most threatening is not JAL, but ANA."
Xu Cang continued, "In addition, ANA is now developing well in the domestic market and does not need to acquire other domestic airlines. On the contrary, when a traditional large enterprise like Japan Airlines encounters difficulties, it often does not think about changing itself, but temporarily stopping the bleeding by absorbing similar enterprises. In terms of urgency, Japan Airlines is indeed much higher than ANA, so you can also gain more initiative from the merger."
In fact, whether it is business negotiations or interpersonal communication, whoever takes the initiative is the weaker party. Therefore, whether it is for the purpose of balancing the needs of the domestic market or determining the initiative, it is a better solution for Jiasu Airlines to choose to merge with Japan Airlines.
Ji Chuan sipped a cup of tea nonchalantly. "That's a good analysis. Yes, as you said, it is inevitable that Jiasu Airlines will choose Japan Airlines. So why did you come here? Tell me about this inevitable thing that is going to happen?"
"Mr. Ji Chuan, I never believe in inevitability. You want Jiasu to continue to develop, but have you ever thought of a second way?"
"Hmm?" Ji Chuan Yixin's originally calm heart was stirred up. His right hand holding the teacup trembled slightly. This small movement alone revealed his inner thoughts.
However, Ji Chuan Yixin was a man of great character, and he quickly calmed himself down, slowly placing the teacup back on the tea tray: "You are not Japanese, are you? I can tell from your accent. Are you from... the West?"
Xu Cang nodded silently.
"That's great." Ji Chuan sighed, "You have an extremely vast market there, which can accommodate a large number of airlines. But Japan is so small, and the domestic market has been divided up. All we can do is redistribute the market. Facing JAL and ANA, we are lucky to be able to hold on to our base. Do we still want to compete with JAL or ANA for territory? The only way for the weak to survive is to rely on the strong, but that's the reality."
It can be seen that Jichuan Yixin does not seem to be enthusiastic about committing to Japan Airlines, and it is a completely helpless approach. Although Jiasu Airlines is the third largest airline in Japan, there is a huge gap compared to the previous two.
"Is it just a market issue?" Xu Cang suddenly asked back.
Ji Chuan was startled: "What?"
"You chose the wrong aircraft model since the East Asia Airlines stage. Now it's 2001, don't you see the trend at all?" Xu Cang said softly: "Your company's fleet is mainly McDonnell Douglas aircraft, right? This is completely contrary to the mainstream aircraft models at this stage. Even if it is an Airbus aircraft, you actually chose the extremely rare A300 model. Although I don't know what you were thinking at the time, I can't think of any other meaning for the existence of these uncommon aircraft models except to increase your operating costs."
Three years ago, after McDonnell Douglas was acquired by Boeing, its aircraft had been in a state of decline. Moreover, even when McDonnell Douglas was independent, the company's aircraft had many problems.
Xu Cang didn't like McDonnell Douglas from the bottom of his heart. He felt that the company had problems with its business philosophy and was not a business-oriented company at all. Therefore, Xu Cang always thought that Boeing's decline began with the acquisition of McDonnell Douglas.
Boeing may have thought that the acquisition of McDonnell Douglas three years ago was an extremely successful business acquisition. But in fact, Boeing swallowed the cancer of McDonnell Douglas and eventually corrupted itself, so that it completely lost its previous "engineer" spirit.
Although it has only been three years since McDonnell Douglas disappeared, its decline lasted for more than three years, so that even in 2001, McDonnell Douglas' aircraft were already a minority model.
It is not impossible to have a few models, but a minority means higher costs.
Why can industrialization reduce the cost of products? That is because mass production can spread the cost. However, for various parts of a few models, mass production seems to have nothing to do with them.
Therefore, if the quantity is not high enough, the price will naturally be higher than the components of today's mainstream models.
This will directly lead to an increase in aircraft maintenance costs.
The maintenance cost of the aircraft is only one of the factors. The increase in labor cost and training cost is also inevitable. Moreover, Jiasu Airlines not only has McDonnell Douglas aircraft, but also Douglas aircraft and the extremely unpopular A300 aircraft.
This fleet composition could only make Xu Cang sigh that the purchasing department of Jiasu Airlines had really unique thinking.
In fact, rising costs are only one of the problems.
"If I remember correctly, in Japan, pilots of McDonnell Douglas aircraft cannot have their qualifications recognized by pilots of other aircraft models, right?" Xu Cang said.
In terms of mutual recognition of qualifications, Boeing aircraft are naturally the best, and many other aircraft models recognize Boeing experience. However, McDonnell Douglas aircraft do not have such good treatment. In other words, if you want to fly other aircraft after flying McDonnell Douglas aircraft, the previous experience will be ineffective and you need to start over. On the contrary, pilots who have switched from other aircraft models also need to obtain qualifications again if they want to fly McDonnell Douglas aircraft.
In this market-oriented era, this isolation between civil aviation pilots will greatly hinder the growth of Jiasu Airlines' fleet personnel.
Other mature pilots would have to give up their previous flying experience if they wanted to join, so they would have doubts about choosing Goodspeed. When choosing Goodspeed, trainees would also worry that their experience with McDonnell Douglas aircraft would restrict their development in the future. After all, even a blind person can see that McDonnell Douglas will be swept into the garbage dump of history in the future, and they don’t want to spend several years accompanying a model that has no future.
"That's right." Ji Chuan said helplessly, "However, we are already promoting the mutual recognition of McDonnell Douglas aircraft qualifications by JCAB. In the FAA, the applicability of McDonnell Douglas aircraft qualifications will not be so restricted."
"But I feel this is just your wishful thinking?" Xu Cang said.
In Xu Cang's memory, when Japan's last McDonnell Douglas aircraft withdrew from the passenger market, Japan's JCAB did not make any concessions on the mutual recognition of McDonnell Douglas qualifications.
Jiasu Airlines may indeed be lobbying, but the effect may not be ideal. In fact, Xu Cang could have guessed this without the help of the information from Rebirth, but it seemed that Ji Chuan was unwilling to face this result.
"So, you are actually here to make fun of us?" Ji Chuan said in a deep voice.
"I said I was giving you a second way. How about you just listen to it?"
Ji Chuan looked at Xu Cang deeply, but did not stop him. He just picked up the tea and said, "You say."
"For a company, there are only two ways: increasing revenue or reducing expenditure." Xu Cang shrugged. "Let's talk about reducing expenditure first. In fact, this is relatively simple. Whether it is the main model of McDonnell Douglas, the other Douglas aircraft or the A300, these models are increasing the operating costs of the Jiasu fleet."
"Of course I understand what you said." Ji Chuan sighed. This question is very obvious, but why doesn't Jiasu Airlines do it?
Ji Chuan sighed and said, "Are you talking about updating the fleet models?"
"Isn't this obvious?" Xu Cang laughed.
"But we don't have that much money." Ji Chuan Yixin showed an unusual feeling at this time. Perhaps this matter has been buried in his heart for a long time, and today he took this opportunity to speak out: "Now whether it is a new aircraft, a second-hand aircraft or an aircraft lease, it is a seller's market, and the price is higher than before. If we want to update the fleet, the number will account for 70% of the total fleet. The cost of updating this model is too high."
"You don't have money?" Xu Cang suddenly laughed: "But I do have money."
Ji Chuan was stunned: "Do you know what you are talking about? This is not a game of house, but a civil aviation worth tens of millions of dollars."
"Of course I know this isn't just a game, but I can't just write the word 'rich' on my forehead, right?" Xu Cang skipped the topic and said, "Let's talk about opening up new sources of income later. Jiasu Airlines' domestic market is being squeezed by Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways. If it wants to develop, it must expand the market."
When Ji Chuan Yixin heard Xu Cang's words, he took a deep breath and veins popped out on his forehead.
Because the fleet of Jiasu Airlines is too unpopular, it needs to change the aircraft model. Because its market is too small, it needs to expand the market.
This is just a bunch of meaningless bullshit.
"Are you kidding me?" Even Ji Chuan Yixin, who was always gentle, couldn't control his anger at this moment.
He really felt that he was confused. He actually had a little hope just now. But what he got in return was this kind of boring nonsense, and his anger doubled.
Of course Xu Cang knew that what he said was nonsense, but Xu Cang could only talk nonsense now. He couldn't just hand over all his cards, right?
“Everyone understands the principle, but how to achieve it is the most important.”
Ji Chuan Yixin yelled, "Then why were you still talking nonsense before?"
"So, you plan to let me give you advice for free now?" Xu Cang snorted.
Ji Chuan sneered and said, "I think you are talking nonsense."
"Mr. Jichuan, you think that under the shadow of JAL and ANA, Goodspeed Airlines has reached a bottleneck period, so you choose to rely on JAL to break its own ceiling. But have you ever thought that JAL itself is in trouble? Your merger with JAL will not bring development, but will only become a blood bag for JAL."
In fact, after saying so much before, this sentence is the one that most directly hits Ji Chuan’s deepest thoughts.
"Impossible!" However, Ji Chuan Yixin's reaction was very intense: "Japan Airlines is the largest airline in Asia. Does it need to suck our blood?"
"Mr. Jichuan, you are really shortsighted." Xu Cang said leisurely, "Since 1992, Japan Airlines has started to make losses, with a loss of 53.2 billion yen that year. Of course, for an airline of JAL's size, this loss is acceptable. However, what is unacceptable is that in the less than ten years since then, JAL has continued to make losses, and the scale of losses has increased year by year. Yes, JAL is indeed the largest airline in Asia, but it is now too big to fail. Or, Mr. Jichuan thinks that no matter how rotten JAL is, the Japanese government will come to the rescue? However, from my brief observation, I feel that Mr. Jichuan is not such a person."
Although they had been together for a very short time, Xu Cang could feel that Ji Chuan Yixin was not the kind of person who would just eat and wait for death. He was idealistic and really wanted to take Jiasu Airlines to the next level.
Every word Xu Cang said was true, but it was precisely because of its truthfulness that it had the effect of piercing people's hearts.
Seeing Ji Chuan's expression change, Xu Cang continued, "Japan Airlines is now being pressed by ANA in the domestic market. I have said that for companies like Japan Airlines, when they encounter a crisis, the rigid system will not make them think of changing themselves first, but hope to increase their market share through simple and crude acquisitions to resist the threat of ANA. Under such a premise, what role will you, Jiasu, play?"
This is a common problem among many super-large enterprises. The larger the enterprise, the more rigid its system will be, and the motivation for reform itself will be small, because reform itself will affect existing interests within the enterprise.
Therefore, faced with threats to market share, the idea of ​​super large enterprises is extremely simple and crude, which is to buy, buy and buy.
Now that the second brother is threatening my position, I will buy the third brother so that I can maintain my dominance in the market. However, corporate mergers are like marriages, and the most important thing is to be suitable.
If opposites repel each other, a larger scale does not actually mean greater output or greater profits. It may even lead to mutual constraints, ultimately resulting in an embarrassing situation where one plus one is less than two.
And this is exactly what Xu Cang mentioned.
Ji Chuan was determined to use Japan Airlines' platform to break through the upper limit of Jiasu Airlines itself, but Japan Airlines wanted to rely on sucking the blood of Jiasu Airlines' third largest market share in the country to maintain its position as the leader.
The two companies' ideas cannot be said to be like-minded, but rather they are poles apart. In this case, once the merger is completed, JAL will be the dominant party, and Airbus will eventually have to accept the reality.
Ji Chuan Yixin naturally understood what was meant by that, but he really didn't want to believe that Japan Airlines had declined to such an extent. It is true that Japan Airlines did not perform well in the domestic market, but on international routes, Japan Airlines still maintained a relatively large advantage.
Judging from its current performance, even if Japan Airlines has lost the glory of its monopoly period, its situation is not as bad as Xu Cang said, right?
Ji Chuan Yixin had some fantasies about Japan Airlines, so he instinctively beautified it psychologically. But now Xu Cang has torn off this beautifying filter, and what is exposed in front of Ji Chuan Yixin is a weak Japan Airlines. The contrast is enough to shock people.
Ji Chuan thought deeply for a long time, and finally said: "Even so, all this is just your opinion."
After all, Ji Chuan still didn't believe Xu Cang.
Of course, this is the normal reaction!
A young man who was unknown came up to him and told him that the largest airline in Asia was just a rotten tree and was not worth relying on. No one would believe it easily.
However, Ji Chuan is different. He will not believe it easily, but he will not deny it easily either.
"So, in the final analysis, I still have to say that I am rich." Xu Cang said with a smile.
Ji Chuan's eyelids jumped: "What do you mean?"
"You don't have the money to change yourself, so I will pay and solve the problem of aircraft model updates. However, with this investment, I want to become a major shareholder of Jiasu Airlines." Xu Cang finally expressed his ambition.
"Sure enough!" Ji Chuan Yixin's reaction was not intense. He had guessed Xu Cang's thoughts a long time ago, but he could only attribute it to a young man in his twenties.
Xu Cang is too young, so young that he will naturally be questioned.
"I don't care whether you have the ability to do it or not. As I said just now, the current aircraft market is a seller's market. If you want a large number of large passenger aircraft, and it is urgent, you need to accept a considerable price increase from the seller. Although we are not a big company, if we want to maintain the normal operation of the company's routes, we cannot do it without more than 20 mainline passenger aircraft. More than 20 large mainline passenger aircraft, we have to consider the additional price increase. Have you really considered this scale of funds?"
Two thousand years later, not only individual countries are developing rapidly, but the world economy is also rebounding after the financial crisis in 1998. Therefore, the civil aviation transport market is also booming, whether it is aircraft sales or aircraft leasing, there are queues.
The current aircraft model problem of Jiasu Airlines is already a deep-rooted problem, and it must be cut off quickly. However, if more than 20 large trunk aircraft are needed at once, it is an emergency.
As we all know, if it is urgent, then the time cost must be borne, which is an additional price increase on the part of the seller. Considering the high-value commodity of civil aviation passenger aircraft, once the price is increased , the amount is probably not small.
The huge cost of changing the model itself, plus the price increase, the amount of money required is simply unimaginable.
"Then do you think this cost expenditure is enough for me to become a major shareholder of Jiasu Airlines?" Xu Cang asked back.
Ji Chuan smiled and said, "Such an investment is enough to build a new airline. It will be no problem for you to become the major shareholder of Jiasu Airlines. But the question is whether you have so much money."
"No!" Xu Cang shook his head: "The question is whether you want to try it or not."
Jichuan Yixin frowned: "Do you want Jiasu to remain independent? Do you really think Jiasu can rise in the gap between JAL and ANA?"
"Finally you asked this question." Xu Cang leaned back slightly and smiled with a relieved smile he had never had before: "Of course not! In the end, Jiasu Airlines will still be merged into Japan Airlines."
…
Xu Cang did not stay in Jiasu Airlines for too long. Now both parties are still in the stage of getting to know each other, so there is no need to reveal too much.
However, from this conversation, it seems that the leadership of Jiasu Airlines is not completely corrupt as Xu Cang expected, and is still enterprising. If the leadership of Jiasu Airlines is only interested in selling Jiasu Airlines for a good price, then Xu Cang's efforts will be in vain.
Xu Cang could also see that Ji Chuan was tempted, but these words coming from Xu Cang were not convincing. However, it didn't matter, the news about the forced landing in Tokyo Bay would soon be revealed.
Of course, my performance in Tokyo Bay was not enough to change Ji Chuan's mind. But at least it was enough to let Ji Chuan know that I was not a psychopath who talked nonsense.
However, if things really develop as Xu Cang planned, then Xu Cang also needs to consider some other issues in advance, such as funding issues.
Ji Chuan Yixin just mentioned that the scale of funds for updating the fleet of Jiasu Airlines is unprecedented, which is indeed true. At that time, Xu Cang was rich, but he was wrong, at least now.
Because he has no money now!
No, to be precise, most of his money was needed to acquire Asiana Airlines, and he couldn't use it on Air Canada. Moreover, even if he could use it, it wouldn't be enough.
You know, even if he wants to acquire Asiana Airlines, Xu Cang intends to use many means to reduce the acquisition price of Asiana Airlines to the lowest. Otherwise, he will not be able to acquire Asiana Airlines at all.
Even so, Jiasu Airlines, which is only slightly smaller than Asiana Airlines, is too stressful for Xu Cang. Therefore, at this point in time, he needs to find foreign aid.
After returning to St. Luke's Hospital, Xu Cang met an unexpected guest in the ward, who was Yukio Nakamura, a special investigator from the Civil Aviation Administration of Japan.
Xu Cang returned to the ward, took off his suit, handed it to Qin Xin who had been waiting in the ward, and sat down at random: "JCAB?"
Nakamura Yukio seemed to have been here not long, and he replied politely, "Special Investigator Nakamura Yukio, nice to meet you."
Xu Cang nodded slightly as a greeting: "What's the matter?"
Yukio Nakamura did not sit down, but stood up the whole time: "Of course it is about ANA Flight 45. This incident was saved by Mr. Xu Cang. I didn't want to disturb Mr. Xu so early, but it is my duty. I can only disturb you for a moment and ask some simple questions as a routine."
"Then can I refuse?" Xu Cang said with a smile, taking off his tie: "I'm not from JCAB, I'm not even Japanese."
This made Nakamura Yukio stunned. Strictly speaking, Xu Cang really had a reason to refuse. If JCAB needed to force Xu Cang to accept the inquiry, it would first need to inform CAAC, and after CAAC agreed, CAAC would come forward to coordinate.
Because Xu Cang has no affiliation with JCAB in any way, he can completely ignore Nakamura Yukio's request for an investigation.
Seeing Nakamura Yukio's stunned expression, Xu Cang suddenly smiled and said, "It's just a joke. Go ahead and ask. But don't ask for too long. I've just said a lot and I'm a little tired."
Seeing the unexpected turn of events, Nakamura Yukio secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Don't worry, these are just some simple questions."
Xu Cang threw his tie aside, hummed, and signaled Yukio Nakamura that he could start.
For more than half an hour, Nakamura Yukio asked several questions in succession. Xu Cang did not hide anything and told everyone he knew. There was no need to hide or lie in this situation.
Just as Yukio Nakamura said, he really just asked some relatively simple questions, and it was over in more than half an hour. For a serious flight accident, more than half an hour of questioning is actually very, very short.
"Okay, thank you Mr. Xu for your understanding and cooperation."
After quickly completing the inquiry, Yukio Nakamura expressed his gratitude again.
Xu Cang waved his hand and suddenly asked, "Excuse me, how did the hijacker bring the knife onto the plane? Is there any result?"
Nakamura Yukio was stunned for a moment, then said, "This is still under investigation. If there is a result, we will inform Mr. Xu in time. As a party involved, Mr. Xu has the right to know."
Xu Cang raised his eyebrows: "But why did I hear ANA's President Guan Yue say that it was overlooked during the security check?"
"Huh?" Nakamura Yukio was obviously stunned, but he reacted quickly and said immediately: "This has not been confirmed yet. President Guanyue may have misunderstood and mistakenly regarded it as the final result."
"In other words, we are now more inclined to this reason, but it is not completely confirmed. Is that what you mean?" Xu Cang asked.
Nakamura Yukio smiled and nodded: "That's what I mean."
"Heh." Xu Cang chuckled, with a hint of a meaningful smile on his face: "Then please inform me after you confirm it."
Yukio Nakamura did not suspect anything and thought he had answered perfectly: "Of course, I won't bother Mr. Xu. However, there is one thing I need to confirm. When will Mr. Xu return to China later?"
"If it's quick, I'll go back tomorrow." Xu Cang said, "Any questions?"
"No." Nakamura Yukio smiled and said, "It's no problem for Mr. Xu to return to China. We just want to confirm it. If there are any problems later, we will contact Mr. Xu through CAAC. I hope Mr. Xu can cooperate with us when it is convenient."
Xu Cang hummed, but didn't say anything else.
Seeing that Xu Cang didn't want to talk anymore, Yukio Nakamura was very tactful and just said a few polite words before leaving.
After Nakamura Yukio left, Qin Xin packed up the clothes that Xu Cang had thrown away and asked, "Is the matter done?"
"It's a start." Xu Cang yawned and suddenly thought of something: "I'll go out for a while."
Just as Xu Cang reached the door, Qin Xin suddenly said behind him: "Go find Xia Shuyue?"
"Yes." Xu Cang nodded, not hiding anything: "Go talk to her about something."
Faced with such frankness, Qin Xin sighed speechlessly: "Go ahead."
Xu Cang tilted his head and looked at Qin Xin: "Is there any problem?"
Qin Xin sat on the bed, looking at Xu Cang's innocent expression, she really had no idea what to do. Xu Cang was good in every way, but his straight-forward personality was a little too outrageous.
"It's okay, I'll lend you my bed for a while."
"Oh." Xu Cangzhen just nodded, then left the ward in a flash, leaving Qin Xin with a helpless look on her face.
…
After leaving the ward, Xu Cang called Xia Shuyue and then rushed to ANA's headquarters.
Those people sent by Spring Airlines to ANA for training all stayed in the hotel inside ANA headquarters. Xu Cang asked Xia Shuyue to meet him at the restaurant opposite ANA headquarters. He had to talk to Xia Shuyue about changing his career to become a pilot.
When Xu Cang came over, Xia Shuyue had already ordered two desserts and was waiting.
As soon as Xu Cang sat down, Xia Shuyue saw that Xu Cang's hair was a little messy, and she reached out to tidy it up for him. Faced with such an intimate gesture, Xu Cang instinctively stepped back.
"I just wanted to fix your hair." Xia Shuyue chuckled, not seeming to have any other emotions because of Xu Cang's evasive action: "You dressed up today?"
Xu Cang casually brushed his hair: "It's a formal occasion, so I tidied it up a bit."
"Oh." Xia Shuyue just responded, and then started eating dessert in silence.
Originally, given Xu Cang's personality, he should have gotten straight to the point. But for some reason, he suddenly saw Xia Shuyue's plump lips as she lowered her head, and he couldn't help but think of the scene of the two kissing on the water.
In fact, he still didn't know whether it was his imagination or not. However, the scene and the feeling of kissing were too real, and under such circumstances, Xu Cang couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
"What are you looking at?" Without any warning, Xia Shuyue asked this question without even looking up while eating dessert.
"Ah?" Xu Cang was startled and scratched his head: "Nothing, I just came to talk to you about changing careers."
Xia Shuyue pursed her lips, and then seemed to raise her head slightly, but she did not look directly at Xu Cang. However, Xu Cang seemed to respond to Xia Shuyue's gaze, giving people a sense of ambiguous illusion.
Perhaps this is what the ancients said, a person does not raise his eyes at first, but is forced to do so. He first glances for a moment, as if looking at someone but actually not looking at someone. After the moment is over, he stabilizes himself and then raises his eyes. After the person has finished looking at him, he glances for a moment again and then lowers his head.
Xia Shuyue was already extremely beautiful, and this expression made her look even more lovable.
However, Xu Cang remained focused and did not lose his composure. He straightened his mind and continued, "I will be back tomorrow. You can continue to study here. I remember that you wanted to switch to flying. However, there are very few female pilots in China. This is not an easy task. I have to ask the authorities for their opinion."
Twenty years later, although female pilots were still rare, they were not extremely rare. However, in the early two thousand years, they were indeed very rare. Even Xu Cang could not guarantee that he would get the approval of the bureau.
Xia Shuyue could understand this. She nodded slightly and said, "I know."
In fact, Xu Cang came to see Xia Shuyue just for this sentence. Of course, he could have said this sentence directly over the phone, but Xu Cang thought it would be better to say it in person.
After finishing the business, Xu Cang started chatting casually again: "Is this a single room arranged for you? How is the living environment?"
"Well, they are all suites, and the environment is very good."
"That's good." Xu Cang thought for a moment and said, "You have little experience, so you still have to listen to the leader. Of course, if you don't want to, you don't have to listen."
"Don't want to listen?" Xia Shuyue blinked, looking a little naughty: "Can I not listen?"
Xu Cang was stunned for a moment: "Don't you want to listen?"
Given the relationship between Xu Cang and Xia Shuyue, Xia Shuyue could certainly not listen. But in Xu Cang's mind, Xia Shuyue should be a good girl and shouldn't do anything out of line, right?
Seeing Xu Cang's stunned expression, Xia Shuyue seemed very happy for some reason: "I understand. I will be obedient."
Xu Cang didn't understand why Xia Shuyue laughed, but he didn't think much about it. He continued, "The company will transfer money to your account in Japan every month. You don't have to be restricted in spending money. If you encounter financial problems, just find the company... find me."
Xia Shuyue's eyes curved into crescents and she hummed obediently like a kitten.
Suddenly, Xu Cang's cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was still an unfamiliar number. However, Xu Cang answered it anyway.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Xu Cang?" A rough male voice came from the other side.
"Yes, who are you?" At first, Xu Cang couldn't tell who the other person was.
"I'm Chen Tianyang. Mr. Xiao said you need me to go to Japan?"
Xu Cang didn't expect it to be Chen Tianyang, but he quickly adjusted his thoughts: "Yes, I need you to help me investigate some things in Japan. Can you come tomorrow?"
"I still have some finishing touches here, and there are some issues with my visa, so I won't be able to make it tomorrow."
Xu Cang pondered for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't make it. Come to Japan as soon as possible. Xiao Lingyun will discuss the cost with you. When you arrive in Japan, tell me the details and I'll tell you."
Chen Tianyang didn't say anything extra, just replied: "I understand, I will deal with the matter in Korea as soon as possible."
"Yeah." Xu Cang said, "I heard Xiao Lingyun talk about your situation. Seoul Airlines is doing well. Let's meet after the matter in Japan is settled."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and finally a deep voice came: "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Shuyue asked curiously, "Who is it?"
This was actually a very rude question, but Xu Cang didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and answered very naturally: "I have some things in Japan and I need someone to help me check it, that person."
"Investigate what?" Xia Shuyue seemed to be very interested and actually asked.
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Be good, I won't ask any more questions."
Xia Shuyue's smile widened: "Okay, then I won't ask anymore."
After a while, Xia Shuyue suddenly asked again: "Brother, will it be troublesome for me to transfer to flying school?"
Xu Cang had already started eating dessert at this time, and without thinking too much, he casually replied: "It is quite troublesome."
"Then let's forget it." Xia Shuyue said softly: "I was just talking."
Xu Cang smiled and said, "It's okay. I will get it done for you."
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The next afternoon, Chen Tianyang did not come as expected, so Xu Cang did not wait for him and went back directly with Qin Xin.
However, this time he did not transfer to Shanghai, but went to Hanjing first. In fact, it was not that there were no flights to Shanghai, but Xu Cang specifically requested it, because he needed to go to Hanjing to do something.
Not long after landing at Hanjing Airport, Qin Xin went to the hotel to rest, while Xu Cang went straight to the Hanjing Civil Aviation Administration Building.
The ICAO flight specialist certificate had already been issued. After all, it was an extremely important certificate, so it was better to go and get it in person.
In the office of the Flight Standards Department, accompanied by Director Wu Yue, Xu Cang received his flight specialist certificate.
Looking at the unremarkable ICAO Commissioner's certificate, Xu Cang suddenly said, "Why does this thing look like a pirated copy? It smells so cheap?"
Next to him, Director Wu Yue was speechless: "You must keep it carefully. It is just like your pilot's license. No, it is more important than your license."
"With this thing, in principle, can I enter the cockpit of any airline?" Xu Cang suddenly asked.
"What are you doing in another airline's cockpit?"
"Uh..." Xu Cang didn't know how to answer this question for a moment. He didn't dare to say what he really thought.
However, Wu Yue was not interested in asking about this matter, and only replied: "Yes, in principle it is like this. However, you should not go into other people's cockpits for no reason, it will have a bad influence."
Just like on ANA Flight 45 before, even though Xu Cang was not a JCAB pilot, he was still able to enter the cockpit and even take his seat within the legal scope due to his identity as an ICAO flight specialist.
"Don't worry, I don't have the leisure to do that." Xu Cang put away the certificate. This is a little treasure. "By the way, as a commissioner, do you have the authority to conduct capability checks on the flight personnel under your jurisdiction?"
CAAC is a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization, so Xu Cang's jurisdiction naturally includes all the pilots of CAAC.
Of course, there are discrepancies between principle and practice, but in most cases, this regulation can still be implemented.
However, Wu Yue instinctively sensed something was wrong: "What do you want to do?"
Xu Cang spread his hands: "What can I do? I just want to understand my rights and interests. Is there any problem with that?"
"Well..." Wu Yue was speechless after being refuted by Xu Cang: "Of course you can, but you must conduct the examination at the right time and place, and report the results to us afterwards, no matter what, understand?"
Wu Yue had already put it quite tactfully; he was really afraid that Xu Cang would act recklessly.
"Xu Cang, I know that there have been a lot of people hanging up in your company recently, but..."
"No, I will use my power reasonably within the scope of compliance."
Wu Yue looked at Xu Cang, who had no expression on his face, and slapped his forehead, feeling quite helpless. In his heart, he had already cursed all the Southwest airlines that had used the Spring Airlines captain, and he could already foresee the bloody storm that would follow.
After collecting the documents, Xu Cang remembered something: "Director Wu, if our company wants to recruit female pilots, is this feasible?"
Wu Yue is the director of the Flight Standards Department, in charge of flight crew qualifications, so it would be most appropriate to ask him.
"Female pilots?" Wu Yue was stunned for a moment: "There is no precedent in China. Why do you suddenly want to recruit female pilots?"
"Is there no precedent in China?" Xu Cang knew that there were very few female pilots in this era, but he never expected that there was none. This was going to be difficult. Being the first person was quite troublesome, and the resistance was the greatest.
"Uh..." Xu Cang did not answer the question directly, but avoided the main point: "I just want to ask, is it possible?"
"Well." Director Wu Yue was a nice guy, so he didn't ask any more questions. "If it's a female pilot, there are a lot of things involved. For example, physical examinations, there are differences in physique between men and women, and the standards are probably different. Also, for female pilots, some items can't be done together with men."
"Is that so?" Xu Cang started to wonder when he heard Wu Yue's words. He had indeed thought too simply.
The main reason is that this matter involves pilot recruitment. Whether before or after his rebirth, pilot recruitment is an area that Xu Cang is not very familiar with, so it is normal to make some misjudgments.
However, now that Wu Yue mentioned this, it seems that there is a gap in aviation and defense that is difficult to cross.
The physiological differences between men and women cannot be ignored. I can't let Xia Shuyue treat me as a man, right?
If we want the bureau to agree to recruit female pilots, we will have to formulate an additional set of standards, which is quite difficult.
Wu Yue saw Xu Cang's disappointed expression and said with a smile: "I'll ask the Civil Aviation General Hospital for you and see what they say."
Xu Cang was overjoyed: "Thank you for troubling Director Wu."
"They are all small matters, just asking casually." Wu Yue smiled and said, "However, I am just guessing about the aviation security side, but I feel there is still a big problem on the flying standard side. If I remember correctly, your company does not have Airbus aircraft, right?"
"Ah, yes, what's wrong?" As soon as Xu Cang asked, he immediately began to understand what Wu Yue meant: "Director Wu, do you mean that female pilots can only fly Airbus?"
"There are female pilots abroad, but they basically all fly Airbus, which is a result of considering the strength of women." Director Wu Yue said: "You fly Boeing, you should know how much strength is required to operate a Boeing under manual recovery. You also know the nickname of Boeing, which is really not suitable for women."
What is the nickname of the Boeing aircraft? The Sky Gym!
From the perspective of objective physiological strength, Boeing aircraft are indeed not suitable for women.
“Is this a hard and fast rule?”
Wu Yue thought for a moment and said, "At the beginning, it is always more important and stricter. Xu Cang, if you want to set a precedent, this will be a hard and fast rule."
After hearing these words, Xu Cang fell silent.
Not beating around the bush, not euphemism, but outright! It seems that the Airbus will be a hard and fast rule that cannot be changed, at least at the beginning.
"I understand." Xu Cang nodded. "I'll have to trouble Director Wu with the Civil Aviation General Hospital. As for the Airbus plane, I'll think about it again."
Xu Cang's words actually showed that he had not given up, which made Wu Yue a little impatient: "Xu Cang, I don't know why you want to recruit female pilots. However, given the current domestic situation, the time is not ripe. If you want to recruit female pilots to come to Xuan..."
At the end, Wu Yue may have realized his identity problem, so he stopped talking and waved his hand: "Forget it, you can handle it yourself, be careful."
Xu Cang knew that Wu Yue was thinking about him, and nodded seriously: "I know, Director Wu."
"By the way, I heard that you are contacting the Northwest Bureau?"
"Hmm?" Xu Cang said with a smile: "What's wrong, is someone unhappy?"
Wu Yue said seriously: "Among the four lands of east, south, west and north, the west is the only one that has no owner. But if you want to monopolize the west, I'm afraid you will face a lot of pressure. If possible, go see Mr. Bi, he can protect you from the wind and rain."
"I've got that in mind." Xu Cang said obediently.
"Okay! " Wu Yue clapped his hands. "I've got my documents and I've said everything I need to say. Let's go. Do as you please. I won't see you off. By the way, Director Li knows about your time in Japan. He may want to talk to you later. You have to be prepared."
Xu Cang smiled and replied, "Okay."
"Also, is your hand okay?" Wu Yue looked at Xu Cang's left hand, which he couldn't see clearly because he was wearing a glove. "I heard that your hand was injured."
"It's okay, just a small problem."
"That's fine." Wu Yue didn't ask any more questions: "However, I think we need to go to Southwest Medical Center to check whether it has any specific impact."
Wu Yue was quite free and easy. After he finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back and left.
Xu Cang smiled slightly, still thinking about the Airbus plane, when suddenly his cell phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Xu Ruxing's number.
He quickly answered the call and Xu Cang called out respectfully, "Doctor Xu."
Xu Ruxing's voice was calm as always: "I saw that there was a missed call from you on my phone. Do you have something to talk to me about?"
Xu Cang looked at his left hand which was still wearing a glove. "Doctor Xu, I have something to say. However, it is quite complicated. Can we talk to you in person? Where are you? I will go visit you."
The other party was silent for a moment, and then a voice came: "Okay! Come to Tianning Jiming Temple to find me."
"Sure enough!" When he heard that it was in Tianning, it was exactly what Xu Cang expected.
He had asked Liu Jinxin before and knew that Xu Ruxing basically stayed in Tianning during this time, which was true.
"Okay, Dr. Xu, I'll probably go there tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow then." After saying that, Xu Ruxing hung up the phone.
The reason for going to Xu Ruxing was nothing but his hand injury. However, Liu Jinxin said that Xu Ruxing was not a neurosurgeon, so he didn't know if he could give a good solution.
However, it would be a shame to leave such a great medical figure alone without seeking advice, so I have to try my luck.
This time, due to time constraints, Xu Cang did not go to find his master Chen Xiangdong, but went straight out of the General Administration.
As soon as he came out and looked to the east, the spire-shaped headquarters building of Guoda Airlines came into view. Xu Cang was silent for a while, and an idea flashed through his mind. He picked up his phone and dialed a number.
Soon, a pleasant female voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, this is the National Aviation Secretary's Office. How can I help you?"
Xu Cang looked at the headquarters building of Guoda Airlines and said with a smile: "Please tell Chairman Yue Sheng that Xu Cang of Spring Airlines has a big gift for him. I wonder if he can spare the time to meet him?"