After Xu Cang left Jiming Temple, the man in the suit returned to the small pavilion. Xu Ruxing was still sitting there, with his right hand on the stone table next to him, tapping the table rhythmically, a thoughtful look on his face.
It was not until the man in the suit came to his side that Xu Ruxing gradually realized: "Gone?"
"Send him away." The man in the suit said respectfully.
Xu Ruxing rubbed his eyes, looking a little tired: "I saw him chatting with you just now, what did he say?"
The man in the suit did not hide it: "He asked about my wife."
"He really looked at it carefully." Xu Ruxing didn't seem to care much and pondered for a moment: "Go check what happened to Xu Cang in Japan."
The man in the suit immediately said, "I understand. I'll do it."
"Oh, and about the Kraft Medical Center, check the financial sponsor behind it." Xu Ruxing said calmly, "Xu Cang knows about the Kraft Medical Center, but he doesn't want to go there. It seems that there is something hidden. I know a little about the Kraft Medical Center. The internal staff should not have any grudges with Xu Cang. It should be the financial sponsor behind it. You can check it out. It shouldn't be difficult to find out."
"It's not difficult." The man in the suit didn't feel anything about investigating the Kraft Medical Center. He just wanted to know the significance of doing so. "Boss, if we find out that Xu Cang has a grudge against the financial sponsor behind him, what should we do?"
If you want to investigate, you must have a goal, right? So what is the goal?
Xu Ruxing said calmly: "If you can, help him."
After that, Xu Ruxing added: "Tell Lawyer Chen to come over."
"Lawyer Chen?" The man in the suit was stunned for a moment: "Boss, you asked Lawyer Chen to come over..."
Xu Ruxing raised his eyelids: "What else could it be? Modify the will."
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With a hint of doubt, Xu Cang went down the mountain and met Qin Xin who had been waiting for a long time. The two did not stay in Tianning for too long and took the nearest flight back to Erhai Lake.
Back to Erhai Lake, although I have only been away for a few days, I always have a feeling that I have been away for a long time.
As soon as he came back, Lu Jinghua took Xu Cang out for a drink. However, when he saw the injury on Xu Cang's left hand, he gave him the wine.
The cooking skills of the local restaurants in Erhai Lake are average, and Xu Cang didn’t enjoy the meal very much. He put down his chopsticks after only two bites.
"What's wrong? Has your taste become more sophisticated after a trip to Japan?" Lu Jinghua was enjoying the meal very much. He was originally from Jianchuan, and his taste was similar to that of people in Erhai Lake, so he didn't think there was anything wrong.
In fact, Xu Cang would not be so hypocritical under normal circumstances. It was that he didn't know if it was because of the injury, his taste buds were a little sensitive, and things that used to taste salty now tasted particularly salty.
Whether it is Erhai Lake or Jianchuan, the taste is strong and salty, and Xu Cang really can't stand it now.
"I don't know. Did the excessive blood loss affect your sense of taste? I always feel that the food is too salty."
Lu Jinghua slammed the table and said, "That's true. But your taste is bland to begin with, and now it's even more bland. Oh, it seems that I have to assign you a special cook from Weiyang, because you won't be used to the food here."
"That's about it." Xu Cang drank a cup of barley tea and asked, "Has anyone been fired from the company recently?"
"Two more have failed." Speaking of this, Lu Jinghua also felt a sense of suffocation in his heart: "The aviation department has already complained to me. If this continues, there will not be enough pilots. The marketing department does not dare to add more routes. If we add more routes, there will be no one to fly them."
Since Spring Airlines has obtained priority at Jianchuan Airport, it is relatively easy to apply for Jianchuan-related routes, not to mention other places. The only thing to consider is the schedule.
Originally, this should have been the time to open up new routes, but just as the marketing department was about to get started, they were forcibly held back by the aviation department.
Adding more routes is not an option!
There are routes, but no one is flying!
Although Spring Airlines is indeed short of staff, it is rare for the shortage to hinder route expansion. This shows that the impact of the pilots being fired one after another during this period has begun to become apparent.
"Shi Lingling complains to me every now and then , and my ears are almost callused." Lu Jinghua was also quite speechless: "The company is short of air transport capacity now, and I have to fly even if I don't have official business. It's only the middle of this month, and I've already flown 40 times. I'm almost exhausted."
"Forty?" Xu Cang was stunned for a moment: "So many?"
You know, even if there are no administrative matters to deal with, flying forty hours in half a month is considered a relatively high level. And Lu Jinghua also has to deal with administrative matters of the flight department during his rest time, which basically means he has no rest time.
"What can we do? More than half of them were because the dispatcher couldn't find anyone, so I was temporarily grabbed to take over." Lu Jinghua said speechlessly: "Xu Cang, this matter is already a bit serious. If it continues like this, it will be a big disaster. Let alone expanding the routes, the existing routes are now blocked. Not only did that group of people hang our captain, they also refused to let our transfer captain pass the inspection. This is blocking both ends."
Xu Cang's face was gloomy. Just by listening to Lu Jinghua's words, he could feel the urgency of the situation. It seemed that the trip to the UK needed to be brought forward.
"When is the next inspection?" Xu Cang asked.
"Maybe in five or six days."
"Captain, should I check it, or should I turn to the left seat for inspection?"
"Neither." Lu Jinghua looked somewhat helpless: "It was the co-pilot's inspection by the bureau."
Xu Cang just picked up the tea, and when he heard Lu Jinghua's words, he was stunned, thinking that he had heard it wrong: "You are talking about the inspection of the co-pilot, right?"
"I'm not wrong, and you heard me right. It's the co-pilot's investigation. Don't you think that's outrageous?" Lu Jinghua was about to curse: "It's been more than ten years since I joined the civil aviation industry, and this is the first time I've heard of a co-pilot's investigation. These people are so crazy that they don't even let the co-pilot go."
In fact, it is not that the co-pilot cannot be investigated. The authorities can investigate anyone, whether it is the co-pilot or the captain. However, in the eyes of the authorities, the co-pilot is like a child who has not yet grown up. Why bother with a child? If they want to investigate, they will investigate the captain.
Therefore, the default is that the co-pilot will not be checked during the inspection by the bureau. But if the co-pilot is checked, it is absolutely reasonable and legal, and there is nothing wrong with it.
"Have you decided on the candidate?" Xu Cang asked.
"No." Lu Jinghua ate a piece of ham. "Sending them there is like sending them to their deaths. They even killed the captain, so how could they let the co-pilot go? Alas, the co-pilot can never be perfect. If you pick on any flaws, he will die. There is nothing we can do. If we really don't know who to send later, we plan to have a lottery and leave it to fate. It's very annoying."
Xu Cang looked at his left hand and said, "No one is going, so let me go."
"You?" Lu Jinghua also looked at Xu Cang's left hand: "Isn't your hand injured? Can you still fly the simulator?"
"The airworthiness standards for pilots flying airplanes and simulators are different. I can't fly airplanes now, but I can still fly simulators."
Although simulators are a substitute for flight crews, there are differences between the two. Therefore, there are differences in terms of personnel airworthiness and the regulations on duty and rest periods.
In Xu Cang's current situation, he definitely can't even think about flying. He needs to go to Southwest Medical Center for a special checkup after his wound is completely healed to confirm that the injury on his hand does not violate the regulations of the Aviation Health Regulations before he can resume flying.
However, before that, flying on the simulator would not be affected. Of course, this was only in principle, after all, Xu Cang could only move one hand, and the impact of flying the simulator was huge.
"I'm not talking about the aviation guard. I'm saying that you can only move one hand now. How can you fly a simulator?"
"It's okay." Xu Cang shook his head: "It's just flying a simulator, it's not a big deal. Tell Fei Biao, I'll handle the next inspection. It just so happens that I also want to see which inspector from the bureau is interested in inspecting the co-pilot."
"You..." Originally, Lu Jinghua thought it was not convenient for Xu Cang to fly with one hand, but seeing that Xu Cang seemed to have made up his mind, he did not stop him. Anyway, Xu Cang could not fly for a while, so even if he could not find the cause, he could still take a rest.
On the contrary, Xu Cang's left hand injury needs attention.
"Didn't you come back from Hanjing? Didn't you go to the Civil Aviation General Hospital to ask about the situation?" Lu Jinghua pouted: "At least I have some idea in my mind."
"What do I know? I don't know anyone at the Civil Aviation General Hospital. At least I know a few people at the Southwest Medical Center, so it would be easier to communicate if there's any situation."
Although Spring Airlines was established not long ago, it has already established relations with the civil aviation agencies in the southwest region out of common practice. This is necessary. Moreover, after all, it is its own management bureau, and the situation is not as complicated as the general bureau, so it is easier to deal with any problems.
The personnel at the General Administration are too complicated. No one knows where the roots are. It is better not to go if you can avoid it.
"It's up to you." Lu Jinghua didn't insist. Anyway, this matter was in accordance with Xu Cang's own ideas: "I'll say hello to the aviation medical department and ask them to make an appointment for you alone."
"Wait a minute, my hand isn't fully healed yet." Xu Cang stretched lazily, "I don't know why, I always feel sleepy. You can eat for a while and then go back to catch up on some sleep. By the way, when I landed at Erhai Lake just now, I found a 737 parked at a remote stand. Is it 900?"
Xu Cang was naturally the most familiar with the 737, but the 737 parked at the remote parking position at Erhai Airport was obviously a few points larger than the 737-800, and its fuselage paint was very new, and it felt like the 737-900 that Boeing owed.
"Hey, that's right, it's 900. It just came from Tianjin yesterday. To be honest, Boeing is still trustworthy this time and delivered the plane quite quickly."
"That's right." Xu Cang thought the last 737-900 would be delayed, but he didn't expect it to be delivered now. However, rather than saying that Boeing was keeping its word, Xu Cang would rather believe that another airline that had ordered 737-900s canceled their order, so Boeing was able to quickly allocate one.
In any case, the market performance of the 737-900 has indeed been very poor, and it is not surprising that people have canceled their orders.
However, when Lu Jinghua mentioned Tianjin, Xu Cang was reminded of the Airbus Tianjin Assembly Plant. Although the Airbus team agreed to build the Tianjin Assembly Plant, they were still sucking blood from it in various ways.
Although the country is now in the stage of seeking technology, it is tolerant to suffer some losses in exchange for technology, but Airbus is obviously a bit too much. However, Xu Cang will be able to recover blood from Airbus soon. This is called the law of nature, retribution.
"Recently, the company has leased two more 800s. Now we have 20 ARJ21s, five 800s, and three 900s. It can be considered a small scale." Lu Jinghua smiled and said, "I finally understand why you wanted to lease aircraft from other domestic airlines before. The two 800s rented this time were from a foreign aircraft leasing company. The procedures are so troublesome that they make my scalp numb ."
The process of purchasing or leasing aircraft abroad is so complicated that almost all airlines have a dedicated aircraft introduction department.
Xu Cang said: "These are only two. After Kingfisher Airlines completes the formalities, there will be ten more coming in. However, the formalities for these ten aircraft have already been completed in advance, and they are internal transfers, so they should be relatively simple."
This time Xu Cang went to the UK for Rolls-Royce and Kingfisher Airlines. Although Sir Capet had done most of the work for Xu Cang, Xu Cang still had to be present for the final signature.
Once Kingfisher Airlines is incorporated into its business portfolio, it will be possible to re-plan its capacity internally.
However, Xu Cang is willing to use Kingfisher's aircraft, but he does not want to use Kingfisher Airlines' pilots unless it is absolutely necessary. As for foreign pilots, Xu Cang's standard is not to use them if possible, firstly because the labor cost is relatively high, and secondly because they are difficult to manage and troublesome.
However, given Spring Airlines' current human resource structure, it is very likely that the growth in the number of pilots will not keep pace with the growth in the number of aircraft.
In the past, the main contradiction was the lack of planes and routes, but now there are fewer people.
"It seems that the matter of recruiting pilots needs to be mentioned again." Xu Cang rubbed his temple. It seemed that there were really a lot of things to do.
Previously, Xu Cang had heard that those who worry too much about business would eventually affect their health. He thought it was too exaggerated at the time. How could thinking about things make you tired? Now it seems that mental activities are no less tiring than physical labor.
"The company now has three 900s, one of which will fly to Lhasa, and that one cannot be changed. The Lhasa route is very profitable, and being able to seat one more person means making more money."
Since Spring Airlines opened flights to Jianchuan and Lhasa, except for the first few flights, all the rest have used 737-900. The Lhasa route is basically full-price tickets, but the occupancy rate is more than 90% every time, both round trips.
To be honest, Lu Jinghua couldn't figure out the reason. If it weren't for the limited throughput of the Lhasa Airport, Spring Airlines could only fly one flight a day for the time being. Lu Jinghua would have loved to fly ten or so flights a day to Lhasa, which would have been a lot of money.
Of course, limited by the number of daily routes, the more passengers you can carry at a time, the better, and 900 is the best choice. Some ruthless airlines even use Airbus 330 to carry more people at a time, which makes Lu Jinghua vomit blood.
If Spring Airlines didn't have a 747, I think given Lu Jinghua's personality, he would have to fly a 747.
Lu Jinghua continued, "The remaining two 900s will be used to fly your Jianchuan-Hanjing-Yangcheng-Jianchuan route?"
"Sure. However, the one-year lease of the Hanjing-Yangcheng route to Guoda Airlines has not yet expired. Let's wait a little longer." Previously, because there were no suitable aircraft, Xu Cang leased the Hanjing-Yangcheng route to Guoda Airlines. Now there are enough aircraft, and it's time to ask for it back.
"However, this way of flying won't last long. First of all, it must be operated with two pilots. Our crew resources are already tight. Wouldn't this make things worse? Moreover, even if it is operated with two pilots, these three shifts are too long. If they make an emergency landing, they won't be able to come back. According to our current situation, the number of emergency landings has increased and we can't bear it." Xu Cang sighed.
If a plane makes an emergency landing, it is a disaster for airlines with limited capacity. Whether it is the crew's subsequent schedule or the arrangement of the aircraft, everything will be in chaos.
In this case, it basically means that other flights have to be cancelled.
Now Spring Airlines' routes are basically profitable, the only difference is how much they make. If other flights are cancelled, it would mean working in vain, which is definitely hard to accept.
The main reason is that the Jianchuan-Hanjing-Yangcheng-Jianchuan flight is too long, and the time is tight when two pilots are in charge. If there is an emergency landing, it will exceed the time limit, which is basically certain. In some extreme cases, there are too many delays and the duty period will be exceeded, making it difficult to manage the time.
Of course Lu Jinghua knew about this situation, and he spread his hands: "What can we do? We can't just put the plane in Hanjing or Yangcheng, right?"
If this had happened before, Xu Cang would have rejected it immediately. But now it was different. In the past, he lived a stingy life, but now it was time to make money.
"Yangcheng is better." Xu Cang pondered: "However, if we want to put the plane in Yangcheng, we can't just fly to Hanjing. That would be too wasteful. We need to apply for another Yangcheng route, so that the utilization rate of the plane in Yangcheng can be guaranteed."
If you take the round trip route from Hanjing to Yangcheng, you will probably be back around 3pm if you depart at 7am. Then you can take another medium-time round trip route, which will return you around midnight, and then you can take the regular flight, followed by another morning flight from Hanjing to Yangcheng.
The utilization rate of aircraft is quite good.
If there is only one Hanjing-Yangcheng flight, the plane will be lying flat half of the time, which is not very nice.
"You have a nice idea." Lu Jinghua said with a smile, "If you want to put the plane at Yangcheng Airport and open another route in Yangcheng, don't you need Muhua Airlines to agree? Can this be done?"
"Wouldn't the Shanghai airport be fine?" Xu Cang asked back.
Now Spring Airlines has put a plane at Shanghai Airport to prepare for the future Japan route. However, with the help of Shi Lingling and Qin Yi's connections, Spring Airlines has opened several routes starting from Shanghai Airport. It is not particularly profitable, but in addition to eliminating the cost of putting planes at Shanghai Airport, hotel costs and some airport miscellaneous fees, it can still make a small profit, which is already beyond expectations.
Once the Japan route issue is settled, this layout at the Shanghai airport will truly realize its original efficiency.
"That's because someone is helping." Lu Jinghua said, "Can you handle Muhua alone?"
This is not something that can be done with just a few words, at least Xu Cang and Ma Cheng don't have such a close relationship. However, Xu Cang already had a plan, nodded and said, "It should be possible, I'll give it a try."
Lu Jinghua was stunned: "Is there really a chance?"
"After I go to the UK, many things will be solved." Xu Cang said: "By the way, the fruit air transport issue has been resolved, and we need to start opening flights from Urumqi to Shanghai."
"It's been solved? So quickly?" Lu Jinghua really didn't expect Xu Cang to act so quickly: "How did it happen?"
"We will take over the fruit supply for Tiandong Airlines. The quantity is not large, but it is enough to test the market." Xu Cang did not hide anything. To Lu Jinghua, Xu Cang was quite frank: "Anyway, Tiandong Airlines has a good reputation. If we can gain a good reputation in Tiandong Airlines' in-flight catering, we can use this as an opportunity to expand the market in the future."
When Xu Cang was looking for Tiandong Airlines, he had already thought about it. In this era, airplanes are an absolutely high-end way of traveling, so the food provided on them is naturally of a higher grade.
When looking for sales channels in the future, as long as they say that their fruits are used as in-flight catering for Tiandong Airlines, it will be a pretty good business card. However, this method is a bit suspicious of using the banner of Tiandong Airlines. However, Xu Cang feels that Tiandong Airlines should not mind.
"You think really far ahead. You often take one step and then think of the next two, three, four, and five steps. But is the fruit business really profitable? You're doing too many things. Aren't you spreading your business too thin?" Lu Jinghua expressed his concern.
"If the fruit business in the northwest can be mid- to high-end, the profit will be quite good." Xu Cang said, "Besides, this is a good opportunity to try. We will expand the freight business in the future. By the way, have you applied for the route?"
"No." Lu Jinghua said, "Flying from Urumqi to Shanghai is too far. The flight time is more than five and a half hours. If you carry passengers, cargo and jet fuel, it's definitely overweight."
"900 is not even possible?"
"No." Lu Jinghua shook his head. "The flight department has already verified it. Unless you don't carry those fruits, and the occupancy rate cannot exceed 80%, and the passengers can't have too much luggage, there is still a little possibility. However, if it is the 737-900X you mentioned, it may be possible, but is there really such a model?"
"Not now." Xu Cang scratched his head, somewhat helpless. A single flight of more than five and a half hours is indeed too long for an aircraft like the 737. Moreover, the worst thing is that the plane has to carry a lot of fruit. In this way, it is basically destined to exceed the maximum take-off weight.
Xu Cang thought for a moment and said, "According to you, we need to make a stop in the middle? Shangdu, Xianchi?"
"Yes, these are the two places." Lu Jinghua hummed. "Shangdu is a good choice. Besides, Shangdu is the hub of the world. The airport there has policies and it is easier to apply for routes. As for Xianchi, the total flight time is 20 minutes longer than to Shangdu, and it is not easy to apply for routes, but there is one advantage: it makes money. The ticket price for the Xianchi to Shanghai route can be set a little higher, and the occupancy rate is also acceptable. The route efficiency is good."
So, there is no such thing as having all the good things in this world, everything has its pros and cons.
"Let Lu Xiaoxiao calculate it, including the cost of dredging the Xianchi route."
It was difficult to apply for the Xianchi route, so we had to spend money to open the way. This was the reality, and Xu Cang had no choice but to compromise. Everything could be converted into a cost, and Lu Xiaoxiao was good at this. Whether to go to Shangdu or stop at Xianchi, it all depended on Lu Xiaoxiao's calculations.
"It's being worked on. The marketing department has already contacted Xianchi and is estimating the cost of dredging. In recent years, Xianchi Airport has developed quite well, and its temper is also very bad, almost catching up with that of Rongfu. It's really hard to serve him." Lu Jinghua sighed.
Xu Cang also sighed: "Now that I'm the head of the family, I realize how difficult it is."
"Who said it wasn't?" Lu Jinghua sighed and changed the subject: "But, do you really want to start a freight company?"
"Then do you think I'm kidding?" Xu Cang said with a smile, "Not only will we open one, but it will not be a subsidiary of Spring Airlines. We will open an additional aviation logistics company."
"I see a new simulator training center is being built on the vacant land at Erhai Airport. Are you planning to get involved in flight training as well?"
Xu Cang's smile became even brighter: "Do you think it's okay?"
"Flight training is profitable, and it's a long-term business. However, there is a problem. Now the simulator center's license can be used by Muhua, but it is not a long-term solution. They can give it and take it back. In addition, the flight training business only has one simulator, which is really a waste."
Seeing that Lu Jinghua was getting more and more excited, Xu Cang's smile became even brighter: "Then how can we avoid wasting it?"
"In flight training, aren't aviation schools the ones that make the most money? Today, flight academies are making a lot of money. Unfortunately, we can only watch. Simulator licenses are relatively easy to get, but aviation school licenses, well, it's hard."
Xu Cang deeply believed that if he had an aviation school license, it would be like a gold mountain for at least the next fifteen years. However, it was just a thought. The standards for issuing aviation school licenses were too strict. It was much more difficult than the previous airline quotas. Even Xu Cang didn't dare to think about it.
"Xu Cang, I don't mind you expanding your business, but to be honest, the internal structure is a bit too complicated now. It's time to sort it out." Lu Jinghua said.
Indeed, Xu Cang now has Spring Airlines, Kingfisher Airlines, an aviation material company, a holiday estate, and an airport. In the future, he will also add Asiana Airlines, a simulator training center, a fruit business, and an aviation engine company.
This is just what is on the surface. Xu Cang also has many overseas investments, which are all-encompassing and quite complicated.
"It's time to tidy it up." Xu Cang nodded.
In the future, so many assets must be integrated together to reduce the cooperation costs between various industries. Moreover, Xu Cang was not just talking casually, he really had some ideas.
Suddenly, the screen of Xu Cang's mobile phone on the table lit up, and he took a look and saw that it was an incoming call. However, Xu Cang turned on the silent mode, so the phone did not ring or vibrate.
"Meng Zihao?" Xu Cang was a little surprised and quickly answered the phone: "Mr. Meng, what's wrong?"
"Mr. Xu, are you back home?" Meng Zihao said politely, "I called you earlier and said you went to Japan."
"Yeah, I just got back."
Meng Zihao's tone obviously rose: "Mr. Xu, do you have time to fly to Jinghong?"
"Ah?" Xu Cang was startled: "Jinghong is not a program..."
"It's solved. We have solved it." Meng Zihao said quickly, "There must be no problem."
"You guys?" Xu Cang was very sure that he had not heard wrong, but there was obviously something wrong with what he said. How could Jinghong Airport Group solve such a professional problem? Even the design institute couldn't figure out where the problem lay.
Xu Cang quickly advised: "Mr. Meng, flight procedures are very professional and cannot be solved casually. Mr. Meng, our test flight to Jinghong also costs money, isn't it..."
Meng Zihao certainly knew that flying to Jinghong would cost money, fuel costs, aircraft depreciation costs, and labor costs. However, it was clear that Meng Zihao was confident and immediately confirmed: "Mr. Xu, I assure you that there will be absolutely no problem."
"You..." Xu Cang couldn't understand how Meng Zihao, an outsider, could dare to make such a promise. To be honest, Meng Zihao didn't seem like the kind of person who would talk nonsense.
Even so, Xu Cang did not immediately deny Meng Zihao, but asked patiently: “Boss Meng, how did you solve it?”
"Um...it's hard to say. You'll understand once you fly over here. I promise you with my own personality."
Having said that, Xu Cang couldn't say anything more, so he could only say helplessly: "Okay, I'll ask the company to submit an application to the Jianchuan Regulatory Bureau today. The specific time will depend on the bureau's approval."
There are no regular commercial flights at Jinghong Airport, and all flights to that airport must be applied for separately. However, Spring Airlines has applied for it before, and the authorities did not make it difficult for us. I think there will be no problem this time, and we can fly to Jinghong as early as tomorrow.
"Is there an approximate time? I can ask the airport to prepare."
"No need. Jinghong Airport has not been renovated yet and is not suitable for civilian aircraft. We will bring enough fuel for the round trip and the landing will be continuous. We will not shut down the vehicle."
The so-called continuous landing is an aviation term. Take the 737 as an example. In a normal landing, the throttle is reduced, the automatic or manual brake is activated, the speed brake is raised, the reverse thrust is unlocked, and after exiting, the engine is turned off.
The continuous landing does not pre-position the airbrake, nor does it pre-position the automatic brake. After landing, the airbrake is not manually pulled up or the brake is stepped on. Instead, upon landing, the flaps are retracted to fifteen, and the aircraft is re-trimmed to the green zone. Then the throttle is applied, and the aircraft is pulled up directly when the speed is appropriate.
In other words, the so-called landing continuity only touches the runway, like a dragonfly touching the water.
The supporting facilities at Jinghong Airport are not yet complete. If the engine is turned off after exiting the runway and entering the apron, it will be bad if something unexpected happens. For this reason, Xu Cang will bring enough fuel for the round trip and will not refuel in Jinghong.
"Okay! I'll wait for your news." After saying that, Meng Zihao hung up the phone.
"What's wrong?" Lu Jinghua asked curiously when he saw Xu Cang's strange expression.
Xu Cang threw his phone on the table, frowning slightly: "The call from Jinghong Airport said that the problem with the flight procedure has been solved, and asked us to go for a test flight tomorrow."
"Solved, they solved it. How did they solve it?" Obviously, Lu Jinghua found it difficult to imagine the scene of Jinghong Airport Group solving the problem of flight procedures. This was clearly an outsider meddling with experts.
"How should I know? They won't tell me." Xu Cang picked a peanut and ate it. "However, President Meng of the Airport Group swore solemnly and guaranteed it with his own personality. He said there is absolutely no problem. So I can only agree."
The corner of Lu Jinghua's mouth twitched: "Are you playing such a big game?"
"Ah..." Just as Xu Cang finished speaking, the phone he put down lit up again. This time it was Qin Xin calling: "What's going on? It's not ringing."
He casually picked up the phone and answered it: "What's the matter?"
"Xu Cang, are you in the city?"
"Yes, she's with Lu Jinghua, don't you know that?"
"Xu Cang, please come back for a moment." Qin Xin's voice was somewhat serious: "Piao Xiyuan, the president of Asiana Airlines, has arrived."
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About an hour later, Xu Cang, who had rushed back from the city, finally saw Park Seok-won, who looked a little haggard, in the reception room. It had only been a short while, but the once high-spirited and handsome president of Asiana Airlines had lost his confidence, and was now only helpless and fearful.
As soon as he heard the footsteps, Park Seok-won immediately looked up and saw Xu Cang coming in. Suddenly, a light flashed in his eyes. He stood up and greeted him: "Mr. Xu, you are finally back."
Xu Cang held a file bag in his hand, raised his eyelids, and casually found a place to sit down: "It looks like you are in trouble."
"Mr. Xu, I can't hide the matter of the Jeju Island resort for much longer." Park Seok-won was fidgeting, his eyes full of confusion. "Now the company's marginal assets have basically been sold out. If we want to sell assets later, we have to start with high-quality assets. Since the policy change, the resort in Jeju Island has been defined as a high-quality asset in the company. Once the board of directors decides to sell the resort, they will definitely check the relevant documents, and then they can't cover it up."
"Oh?" Compared to the anxious Park Seok-won, Xu Cang seemed much calmer. However, after hearing that Asiana Airlines was planning to sell off its high-quality assets, his expression finally changed a little: "Your company is still planning to sell off its high-quality assets to hold on?"
Asiana Airlines has been running out of funds for a long time and started selling assets to fill the company's holes a long time ago.
Of course, there is a certain order in which to sell assets, and you must start with assets that are not as valuable or have less promising prospects. Once you have dealt with these inferior assets, you will move on to high-quality assets as a last resort.
However, once they sell off their high-quality assets, it means they are going to burn their boats and risk their lives. But this is not a good thing for Xu Cang. You know, in the future, Asiana Airlines will be in Xu Cang's pocket. Now that Asiana Airlines is selling off its high-quality assets, isn't it losing Xu Cang's money in a sense?
"The board feels that Korean Air has also reached a difficult time. As long as it holds on a little longer, there may be a turnaround," Park Seok-won said truthfully.
"It is true!" Xu Cang sneered.
Korean Air's poor performance in this incident gave Asiana Airlines hope of survival. It was this hope that made Asiana Airlines feel that if it persisted, Korean Air would not be able to hold on, and would naturally take the initiative to end this bloody confrontation.
To be honest, Xu Cang had not expected Korean Air to be so lame. Even when they joined hands with Seoul SRAA, they failed to crush Asiana Airlines, which led to some unrealistic fantasies.
Xu Cang sighed and said, "It looks like it's time to close the net."
If they don't close the deal, Asiana Airlines will sell all of its high-quality assets, and their value will be greatly reduced.
As he spoke, Xu Cang glanced at Park Seok-won and said, "Are you sure that Asiana Airlines has decided to sell off its high-quality assets?"
Xu Cang certainly does not want to see the sale of high-quality assets, but it is also a fairly obvious signal that Asiana Airlines has really reached the end of its rope.
A company usually doesn't have too many high-quality assets, which are basically its foundation. If it starts to dig up its roots to survive, isn't it reaching a critical point?
"Yes!" Park Seok-won confirmed, "Our president, who loves football so much, is planning to auction off the exclusive sponsorship of the World Cup. This speaks volumes."
"World Cup?" Xu Cang was stunned for a moment: "Next year's World Cup in Korea and Japan?"
Park Seok-won nodded: "Yes."
“What kind of exclusive sponsorship did you get?”
"Mr. Xu, why are you asking this?"
Xu Cang snorted, "Just answer me."
"Of course it's the exclusive sponsorship of the Korean team." Park Seok-won said, "Our president loves football very much. He spent 13 billion won to get the exclusive sponsorship of the Korean team. At that time, he was laughed at by people in the circle."
Everyone knows how good the Korean team is. As Koreans, they support the team verbally, but when it comes to real money, they are honest.
South Korea's team is in danger of qualifying for the group stage, so why spend 13 billion to sponsor a group stage? Isn't that crazy? Only the chairman of Asiana Airlines who is obsessed with football would do such a stupid thing.
Xu Cang took a deep breath and said, "So, your president is going to sell the exclusive sponsorship of the Korean team in order to make ends meet? Is there anyone who wants to buy it?"
"Ah?" Obviously, Park Seok-won couldn't understand why the topic had become so strange, how did it turn to football? However, in front of Xu Cang, Park Seok-won could only answer every question: "Yes, there is, but the price is very low. Mr. Xu, is this matter important?"
However, Xu Cang just smiled and said, "As a fan, it is really difficult for your president to make such a decision. It seems that your situation is indeed not optimistic."
Seeing Xu Cang still smiling, Park Seok-won became anxious: "Mr. Xu, now is not the time to discuss football. I said this only to prove the current situation of Asiana, not to really discuss football with you."
"But this matter is indeed very important." Xu Cang said very seriously: "Okay, I understand what you mean. I will extinguish the false hopes of Asiana Airlines and make them accept the fate of being acquired."
"Mr. Xu, once Asiana accepts the fact of being acquired, Korean Air will definitely be the first choice. This kind of thing must never happen."
To be precise, Park Seok-won could not accept this situation. He had a feud with the top management of Korean Air. If it was acquired, his future would still be bleak. Therefore, Asiana Airlines could only be acquired by Xu Cang.
Xu Cang was very relaxed: "It's okay, Korean Air will not acquire Asiana Airlines."
"Are you sure?" Park Seok-won took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Xu, I know I shouldn't doubt you at this time, but please understand my feelings. I really need a guarantee now, to ensure that everything you said is certain."
"Since you have decided to stand on my side, you shouldn't have such doubts." Xu Cang said calmly: "However, since you brought me good news, I will make an exception and show you something."
As he said that, Xu Cang threw the file bag in his hand to Park Seok-won.
This file bag was sent back from South Korea by Chen Tianyang at the fastest speed. Xu Cang had just received it and had not originally intended to show it to Park Seok-won. As Xu Cang said, he changed his mind at the last minute.
Park Seok-won is indeed in a state of disarray now and needs to be comforted.
Park Seok-won took the file bag, took out the document inside and flipped through it. After a moment, he quickly realized the importance of the document.
"This is……"
Xu Cang chuckled and said, "Tie the collar of Korean Air! How is it, is it enough?"
Park Seok-won recovered from his initial shock, and then he was shaking with excitement. "Okay, okay! Enough, enough! With this, Korean Air will never be able to acquire Asiana Airlines. Mr. Xu, do you need me to contact someone in the Procuratorate? I have someone in the Supreme Procuratorate."
"Not for now." Xu Cang shook his head: "This is my last trump card. I won't use it unless it's absolutely necessary. I have prepared something else for Korean Air."
As he said that, Xu Cang whited his finger, and Park Seok-won quickly and obediently returned the file bag to Xu Cang.
Xu Cang took back the file bag and said casually, "I'll give you a task."
After seeing the document, Park Seok-won felt relieved and was even more obedient to Xu Cang: "Mr. Xu, please give me your instructions."
"Keep that exclusive sponsorship." Xu Cang said solemnly: "That is very important."
Park Seok-won was stunned: "That sponsorship... is important? This..."
"It's done. The position of vice president of Asiana will be yours in the future."
Park Seok-won, who was a little confused at first, was so excited after hearing this that he could hardly contain himself. He didn't care about sponsorship or whether this thing was important or not, and hurriedly expressed his loyalty: "I know, I will definitely do it."
Xu Cang nodded with satisfaction, then took out his cell phone and called Ma Cheng.
Soon, the call was connected, and Ma Cheng's lazy voice came from the other end: "Xu Cang, I heard that you did some incredible things in Japan again. You really can't sit still."
"Just do it." Xu Cang said casually: "Boss Ma, you can start the task I asked you to do before."
Ma Cheng was silent for a moment: "Is it about Muhua severing cooperation with Asiana and cooperating with Daehan instead?"
"Exactly!" Xu Cang said with a smile, "Not only should we do this, but we should also make it known widely. The bigger the better."
"Hehehe." Ma Cheng laughed sinisterly from the other end of the line: "Looks like you're going to attack Han Ya?"
Xu Cang did not hide it: "Asiana Airlines has some thoughts that they shouldn't have, and I need to pull it back on the right track . In return, when I return from the UK soon, I will bring back a gift for Mu Hua, a gift that will definitely make Mu Hua extremely satisfied."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then Ma Cheng's calm voice rang out: "Wait for good news."
After saying that, Xu Cang hung up the phone.
As the president of Asiana Airlines, Park Seok-won knew a lot and had a very sharp nose. After Xu Cang hung up the phone, he immediately realized, "Is it Muhua who wants to transfer the international route cooperation to Korean Airlines?"
"This is the last straw I prepared for Asiana Airlines." Xu Cang said with a smile, and then called Xiao Lingyun again.
After the call was connected, Xu Cang only said one sentence: "Pay attention to the stock price of Korean Air."
That's right, after saying this, Xu Cang hung up the phone again. He took a deep breath. He had never felt the air was so sweet. After so long of planning in Korea, it was finally time to reap the rewards.