On a bench in the central square of a CBD in Hanjing City, Huang Jing, head of Boeing's Asia Pacific region, was leisurely drinking coffee. Next to him, Xiao Lingyun squinted his eyes and looked around, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.
As Huang Jing finished his last sip of coffee, he threw the cup into the trash can beside him and leaned back in his chair: "What new news did Mr. Xu ask you to bring?"
"When the Boeing 777 was testing in Daocheng, Xu Cang once made a bet with you guys. Do you still remember it?" Xiao Lingyun said with a smile.
Huang Jing's expression was stern: "I know that Mr. Xu wants to use 100 million to empty Airbus."
"At that time, your test flight manager said that due to the influence of two forces, they would not provide any aircraft sales, leasing or aircraft-related technical support to Spring Airlines until after the Boeing 777 test flight." Xiao Lingyun said, "You really keep your word. However, who knew that the 1566 incident would happen later?"
Huang Jing sighed: "So, I have always believed that destiny lies with Mr. Xu Cang."
"Xu Cang wants to know which two companies persuaded Boeing to sanction Spring Airlines?" Halfway through the conversation, Xiao Lingyun saw that Huang Jing didn't even raise his eyelids, and knew that Huang Jing had no chance of speaking, so he simply laid his cards on the table: "In fact, Xu Cang can guess it even if you don't say it. General Motors and Lockheed Martin, right?"
Huang Jing didn't seem surprised that Xu Cang had guessed it. He didn't admit it, nor did he deny it. He just said, "Since you all already have your own ideas, why do you still come to ask me?"
"It's just a casual question. It's okay." Xiao Lingyun waved his hand, as if the question just now was really just a casual question.
Huang Jing saw that Xiao Lingyun really wanted to chat with him, so he couldn't help but frowned: "Did you come here just for this question? Was it Mr. Xu's instruction? That shouldn't be the case, right? This is a bit... meaningless, right?"
To be honest, in Huang Jing's heart, Xu Cang was always so wise, strategizing and controlling everything. Everything he said and did had a reason and was calculated.
As Xu Cang's spokesperson, Xiao Lingyun's words so far do not seem to contain any substantive information, which is inconsistent with his understanding of Xu Cang. Or is this meeting just Xiao Lingyun's personal decision?
However, he and Xiao Lingyun had no personal relationship, and without Xu Cang as a connection, he couldn't even find a reason to say a word to Xiao Lingyun. Just now, when he learned that Xu Cang had sent someone to find him , he deliberately thought about it in his mind before coming over, thinking about what the possible topic would be and how he should respond.
As a result, after thinking so much along the way, when I really met Xiao Lingyun, I felt that it was of no use at all.
If the quality of the conversation was limited to this, Huang Jing felt that there was no need to continue. After all, he was not really that idle that he could waste time on a boring topic.
Xiao Lingyun looked very relaxed. After hearing Huang Jing's words, he had already sensed the impatience in Huang Jing's words and felt that it was time to get to the point. He raised two fingers leisurely and said, "Xu Cang asked me to come here this time mainly for two things."
Upon hearing this, Huang Jing's body tensed slightly. Now they were going to get to the point.
"you say."
Xiao Lingyun looked at the dense crowds of people in the central square and said softly, "We will mortgage the genuine authorization for some aviation materials that Boeing gave us before in exchange for a certain amount of funds."
Huang Jing was sure that he had thought a lot on the way here. Perhaps Xu Cang wanted to seek cooperation with Boeing. Of course, the content of the cooperation was relatively broad, but it would basically still revolve around airplanes.
In any case, Xu Cang's Spring Airlines is still in its development stage and there is a huge demand for aircraft. Spring Airlines mainly operates 737s, so Xu Cang does not have many choices.
After all the twists and turns, as long as Xu Cang wants to develop his civil aviation transportation, he will always have to rely on Boeing. Once this happens, Boeing will have plenty of opportunities to control Xu Cang.
But the actual development was not the so-called cooperation with Boeing at all. The issue of mortgaging Boeing's genuine aviation material authorization was mentioned right away, which disrupted Huang Jing's rhythm at once.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute." Obviously, Xiao Lingyun's words made Huang Jing speechless: "If the information I got is correct, you have established an aviation material company based on the genuine authorization of some aviation materials we gave you. Isn't this a signal that you want to run the business well? Why do you suddenly want to mortgage that? If there is a problem with your aviation material authorization, your aviation material company will be an empty shell, right?"
The foundation of the aviation material company founded by Xu Cang is the official authorization of aviation materials granted by Boeing. If there is a problem with the official authorization of aviation materials, Xu Cang's aviation material company will be completely bankrupt as soon as it is established. Is this something Xu Cang can accept?
"Moreover, the genuine licenses for those aviation materials are very high-quality assets. Are you going to mortgage them now?" Huang Jing said in disbelief. He was totally unable to understand Xu Cang's actions.
Xiao Lingyun smiled and said, "If it weren't for high-quality assets, it wouldn't be possible to mortgage that much money."
"You guys..." Huang Jing understood some information: "Are you raising funds?"
Only when raising funds will he mortgage his assets in order to get more cash for turnover. However, no matter from which angle, Huang Jing did not think that Xu Cang was the kind of person who liked to take risks.
Of course, it's not that there's anything wrong with this. Some people like to do this when it comes to asset management, but Xu Cang obviously prefers to be conservative. Moreover, Xu Cang's career is thriving now, so there's no reason to take an unconventional approach.
However, Xiao Lingyun did not directly answer his question, but just lowered his head slightly: "After you gave us the genuine authorization of the aviation materials, we have fulfilled our obligation to inform you of the subsequent transfer."
The genuine license of aviation materials is a special commodity. It is not that I buy it and it is completely mine. When Xu Cang signed the transfer agreement with Boeing, it was stated that Boeing must be informed in the event of a secondary transfer.
Although this was just a mortgage, there was still a potential possibility of transfer. Xu Cang complied with the agreement and informed Boeing in advance.
Huang Jing opened his mouth. After hearing what Xiao Lingyun said, he was sure that Xu Cang had really made up his mind and was really just coming to inform them.
Before Huang Jing could sort out his thoughts, Xiao Lingyun continued, "Another thing is what I said at the beginning. Xu Cang plans to use 100 million to short Airbus."
Huang Jing's eyelids twitched. He felt that he could not keep up with Xiao Lingyun's thoughts at all, or more accurately, Xu Cang's thoughts: "What do you mean?"
Xiao Lingyun chuckled and said, "Based on your information channels, you should know that the first batch of A380 parts have arrived at the assembly hall of Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, right?"
The A380, an industrial gem, is not manufactured in just one country, but its components are distributed in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, etc. Each country is responsible for a part of the components, which are finally sent to Toulouse, Airbus headquarters, for final assembly.
Due to the record-breaking size of the A380, some parts are too large to be transported by traditional means, and some even require the use of the A300-600ST Beluga transport aircraft.
This transport aircraft has an extremely strange shape. It is a model specially developed by Airbus for transportation. It looks like a white whale, and its nickname is also the White Whale.
Boeing is not aware of the specific details of the A380's progress, but it is aware of the fact that parts are being concentrated in the assembly hall in Toulouse, France. However, according to Airbus's A380 project plan, at this point in time, the first batch of A380s should have entered final assembly, and there is nothing strange about it.
"Well...is there any problem?" Huang Jing asked carefully.
If it were someone else, Huang Jing might feel impatient. Is it necessary to mention such boring information? However, if it was Xu Cang who instructed him, Huang Jing instinctively did not dare to make a rash decision, but first thought about whether he had missed something.
In fact, Huang Jing did miss something.
"This is a signal." Xiao Lingyun said with a smile.
Huang Jing's eyelids jumped: "What signal?"
"The signal to start the action." Xiao Lingyun said: "Xu Cang seems to think that 100 million is too little to harvest Airbus."
Huang Jing finally understood what he had heard, and blurted out, "So he wants to raise funds, even if it means mortgaging the copyright of the aviation materials?"
"This is just one of them." Xiao Lingyun said calmly: "Xu Cang's harvest from Airbus this time will exceed your imagination."
"How much is he going to raise?"
Xiao Lingyun laughed, "That's all I can tell you. However, as Airbus's mortal enemy, you should be interested in seeing Airbus take advantage of its misfortune, right? Xu Cang said that he would give you an example, and you can decide whether to act after it happens. However, once it happens, you will lose the opportunity to profit from it, or at least the opportunity to gain the greatest benefit. The only thing you can gain is the suppression of Airbus. Of course, given your position, being able to suppress Airbus should be what you want, right?"
Huang Jing fell into silence for a moment. He probably understood what Xiao Lingyun meant.
"But what is the opportunity to short Airbus? In recent years, Airbus' performance has been steadily rising, which makes it difficult to short it. Moreover, it's not that I look down on Mr. Xu Cang's ability. Even if we can't short Airbus, it's too difficult. How can Mr. Xu Cang do it by himself?"
Many of the prerequisites for shorting stocks are that the stock itself is unstable, just like a castle in the air or a fortress in the sky. Shorting means demolishing this weak building at the lowest cost and seeking profits from the change in value.
But if the building has a solid foundation, no matter how hard you push, it can't be pushed down, and the effort you put in will be wasted. Airbus is that immovable building, and the cost of emptying Airbus is too high, and the gain is not worth the loss.
"Perhaps Mr. Xu is wrong and is bullish?" Huang Jing asked in a low voice.
However, this kind of low-level mistake should not happen to Xu Cang.
Airbus's performance has been rising steadily over the past decade, and there is basically no possibility of external short selling. On the contrary, with the release of the A380 plan, the international market is very optimistic about this super-large passenger aircraft, and the rise in Airbus's stock price is more reasonable.
"The A380 has been hyped up for so long, the atmosphere has been set, and Airbus's share price has reached a staged high. Pushing up their share price further will have too high a marginal effect and is unnecessary."
Whether it is long or short, it is to take advantage of the huge stock price fluctuations in a short period of time to gain benefits. Just as Xiao Lingyun said, now is the highest point of Airbus's stock price in recent years. This is the result of the long-term market optimism about the A380. If such a high stock price falls, short sellers can gain a lot of benefits.
But we still have to go back to the key question - why! Why did Airbus's stock price plummet for no reason?
Let alone a sharp drop, once the first A380 is delivered, it will surely set off another big craze, and the stock price will probably rise even more.
However, Xiao Lingyun just smiled and said, "It's okay, you don't have to participate. We just want to remind you to remember to step on the Airbus when the time comes."
Xiao Lingyun's words roughly outlined a picture, and he summarized it briefly: "It means that Xu Cang thinks that Airbus's stock price will plummet at some point in the future. We don't need to follow, and of course we won't make such an unreasonable move just because of Mr. Xu's idea. However, if the overall situation has been determined, do you want us to step on Airbus again so that you can get greater benefits?"
"Don't be so utilitarian." Xiao Lingyun corrected: "Are you doing this just for us? To be precise, you are stepping on Airbus and we are gaining some benefits along the way. Mutual benefit...win-win situation."
Just as Huang Jing said, it is quite unreasonable to short Airbus at this point in time. Boeing will definitely not invest money just because of Xu Cang's idea.
Or, to be more precise, anyone with a clear mind would not do this. In other words, it was Xu Cang who did this, otherwise Huang Jing would really think that the person who planned this was a psychopath.
However, not being on the front line with Xu Cangchong does not mean that Boeing can only be a spectator.
Now Airbus is a strong man, and Boeing will naturally not provoke it. However, if things really develop as Xu Cang said, and Airbus suddenly turns from a strong man into a sick man, then Boeing will feel at ease and step on it without any scruples.
However, if you miss the moment when the stock price plummets when the overall situation is determined, then it will be too late for Boeing to follow up, and you can only drink some soup. For a giant company like Boeing, this little money is naturally not worth looking at.
However, just because Boeing doesn't like it doesn't mean Xu Cang doesn't like it. If he can use Boeing to step on Airbus later, he can at least make more money.
Just as Xiao Lingyun said, there is no risk for Boeing in this matter, and it can also hit a wave of competitors, and Xu Cang will make more profits as a by-product.
Huang Jing did not respond immediately. He could not make a decision on his own. However, according to his personal opinion, Boeing headquarters would not reject such a profitable business.
Xu Cang took all the risks alone, and Boeing just stepped on him and spit on him. No matter what, it would not bring any trouble to itself. It was really comfortable.
"I will tell the headquarters what Mr. Xu Cang meant." Huang Jing was very cautious and did not express any opinion. "However, I would like to ask, to whom did you mortgage our aviation material authorization? A bank?"
"No, no, no, how can a bank understand the huge economic value of this aviation material authorization?" Xiao Lingyun did not hide it: "Isn't there an aviation material company in China? Such peers can better understand the value of this authorization. Wouldn't it be better to mortgage it to them?"
"Another aviation material company?" Huang Jing was stunned for a moment: "Tianrong Aviation Material?"
The boss of Tianrong Aviation Materials is Luo Tianrong, a notorious figure in the domestic civil aviation industry. He was previously a "comprador" who worked hard to promote CFM engines at the General Administration's engine seminar.
Xiao Lingyun nodded: "Isn't this just right? A small part of Boeing's authorization is given to them. The two parties happen to have a cooperative relationship. We mortgage it to them. Isn't it a good thing for you?"
Huang Jing nodded and said, "I guess so. But I really want to know how much money Xu Cang is going to prepare."
Xiao Lingyun certainly couldn't tell anyone, as it involved business secrets, so he just said a vague word: "The more the better."
Huang Jing was speechless. This was no different from not saying anything. However, he was just asking casually and didn't care that much. Anyway, from this conversation, we can know that Xu Cang is going to take action against Airbus, which is very important information.
However, just as Huang Jing was about to end their conversation, a man's voice suddenly came from behind them: "If the more the better, how about letting me invest money as well?"
Xiao Lingyun and Huang Jing turned behind them at the same time, only to see Li Rongcheng, who had not been seen for a long time, walking slowly towards them.
Compared with before, Li Rongcheng now looks a little vicissitudes of life, but his steps are steady and his temperament seems more profound.
Huang Jing naturally knew Li Rongcheng, but he couldn't recognize Xiao Lingyun.
Li Rongcheng walked up to Xiao Lingyun and didn't sit down. Instead, he stretched out his hand and greeted him: "Hello, Li Rongcheng!"
"Li Rongcheng?" Xiao Lingyun didn't know what Li Rongcheng looked like, but he had heard of this name. He stood up, stretched out his right hand, and shook hands with Li Rongcheng: "I heard Xu Cang mention you."
Li Rongcheng just smiled faintly: "Is it a good thing?"
"He said you were his friend. Is that a good thing to say?"
"That's true." Li Rongcheng paused for a moment and said, "I have a total of 30 million US dollars. I wonder if I can invest in it?"
"Thirty million dollars?"
Li Rongcheng nodded: "I still have some real estate in the United States. If you give me time, I can get more than 10 million US dollars. This is all my property."
"This portion contains a lot of severance pay given to you by the headquarters, and you really don't want to keep a single cent." Huang Jing also stood up.
Li Rongcheng did not voluntarily resign from Boeing, but Boeing forced him to resign. In the United States, additional severance pay is required in this situation, and Li Rongcheng's level is not low, so the severance pay is more than 10 million US dollars.
Huang Jing is now the head of the Asia-Pacific region. If Li Rongcheng does not have any gray income, then 40 to 50 million US dollars are basically all his assets. This should not be false.
The head of the Asia-Pacific region is not considered high-ranking among Boeing executives, otherwise he would not have such a small fortune.
Of course, compared to ordinary people, this was already an astronomical figure in two thousand years.
"What to leave?" Li Rongcheng had no aversion to Huang Jing, his successor, and said calmly: "Since Xu Cang is so determined, he will definitely get enough returns. I will leave two million, which is enough for me to live the rest of my life."
Li Rongcheng does not have high material demands. Two million US dollars is enough for him to live a comfortable life for half his life after returning to China.
Huang Jing moved his mouth, knowing that he couldn't persuade Li Rongcheng, so he could only sigh and say, "It's up to you."
Li Rongcheng is a friend recognized by Xu Cang, which means he is one of his own. Xiao Lingyun's attitude towards Li Rongcheng is different. He nodded slightly to Huang Jing: "We have finished talking about everything, so I won't bother you anymore."
After that, Xiao Lingyun turned to Li Rongcheng and asked, "Would it be convenient for us to talk alone?"
Li Rongcheng was alone now, so he naturally wouldn't refuse. He pointed to the small park across the square and said, "Let's talk while we walk."
So, under Huang Jing's somewhat strange gaze, Xiao Lingyun and Li Rongcheng stood side by side and gradually walked away.
When they were far enough away, Xiao Lingyun spoke first: "I heard from Xu Cang that you used to be the head of Boeing's Asia Pacific region? But you were fired by Boeing later. Xu Cang also contacted you, but you never answered the phone. In fact, with your previous management level, Boeing should not have fired you so easily."
"They suspected that I was too close to Xu Cang and disclosed many company secrets to him."
Xiao Lingyun laughed: "Is this the real situation?"
"It's half and half. I am indeed close to Xu Cang. Xu Cang has a unique charisma that attracts people around him. However, it is nonsense to say that I disclosed company secrets to Xu Cang. In fact, there is one thing I still don't understand. Xu Cang seems to know Boeing better than I do. Xu Cang seems to know Boeing very well, and this understanding is beyond the level that ordinary people should have. After the company noticed this anomaly, it happened that I was very close to Xu Cang, so it was normal for them to suspect me. But it doesn't matter. I couldn't make up my mind to come back, so this is just right."
"I also deeply feel what you said." Xiao Lingyun nodded: "To be honest, I don't know where Xu Cang knows so many things. It seems that there is nothing in this world that he doesn't know."
Li Rongcheng looked around to make sure no one was around, then asked quietly, "When are you going to need the money? If I deal with the US real estate, it will take about two months. Is that too long?"
"Well, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up in two months." When facing Li Rongcheng, Xiao Lingyun's tone was completely different from Huang Jing's: "But don't worry, you can participate a second time."
"The second time? What second time?" Li Rongcheng was puzzled.
Xiao Lingyun's eyes flickered a little: "Do you think Xu Cang has gone to great lengths to raise so much money just to reap the rewards? For Airbus, Xu Cang doesn't intend to swing his sickle just once."
Li Rongcheng was a little incredulous: "Are you saying that Xu Cang is going to harvest Airbus twice?"
"That's right!" Xiao Lingyun said with a smile: "The A380 project has many problems, which can fully support the two harvests of Airbus."
Li Rongcheng was silent for a while: "If that's the case, won't Boeing be the only one in the market in the future?"
However, Xiao Lingyun shook his head and said, "No! After we acquire Airbus, the next one will be Boeing. Neither of these two companies can escape. Financial operations on these two companies will allow us to accumulate huge funds. Since I followed Xu Cang, although I have maintained a high rate of return on investment, the absolute value of the capital growth is not particularly fast because the principal is not large. Xu Cang wants to do a lot of things, and Spring Airlines is in its rising period. The money earned needs to be invested in the next round of development investment, which cannot provide Xu Cang with blood transfusion. Therefore, for what we have to do in the future, acquiring Boeing and Airbus is the best choice. It not only hits future competitors, but also allows us to quickly accumulate funds, which is the best of both worlds."
"But Boeing is very alert. For example, didn't they follow this time?"
"It's normal for them not to follow. However, this is what Xu Cang wants to see. Boeing is too big and it is too easy to attract the attention of others. If Boeing gets involved, it is very likely to take away the benefits that we deserve. In any case, at least Boeing cannot be involved in the first harvest of Airbus. And according to Xu Cang's meaning, there will actually be a third harvest of Airbus in the future, and the third time will require Boeing's participation, and that time will be a simultaneous harvest of Boeing."
This sounded a bit confusing, but Li Rongcheng understood it: "Didn't Xu Cang say that the A380 project can only support two harvests from Airbus? Where will the third one come from?"
Xiao Lingyun shook his head, saying he didn't know. "That's not something I can guess. Xu Cang's foresight in every step is too strong, but he won't explain it too clearly. I can roughly understand his basic operating logic of harvesting Boeing and Airbus, but when it comes to specific actions, I actually have no idea."
However, compared to Xiao Lingyun, Li Rongcheng has a higher vision. From these few short sentences, he seems to have figured out something: "I feel that one of the purposes of Xu Cang's first two acquisitions of Airbus was to show Boeing. Since Xu Cang said that the third acquisition of Airbus was carried out at the same time as the acquisition of Boeing, it means that in the future, Boeing itself does not actually have a huge flaw, and it needs to be pulled into the game before the plan can be implemented. Boeing is very cautious. Only through Xu Cang's successful acquisition of Airbus in the first two times can Boeing dispel its doubts and follow Xu Cang. As long as Boeing follows up, Xu Cang will have room for operation."
Xiao Lingyun couldn't help but be amazed when he heard Li Rongcheng's analysis. As expected of a Boeing executive, his vision and reaction were top-notch. However, after hearing this, Xiao Lingyun could really feel Xu Cang's interlocking plans, which seemed to play the two giants, Boeing and Airbus, in his hands.
It has to be said that Xu Cang is extremely intelligent.
"But, as you said just now, the A380 can only allow Xu Cang to reap the benefits of Airbus twice. No matter how stupid Airbus is, it is impossible for it to fall into the same pit three times. So, what is the opportunity to reap the benefits of Boeing and Airbus at the same time for the third time?" Li Rongcheng thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't find a solution.
Now most of Airbus's aircraft models are already quite stable, and there is little possibility of a crash. And the new A380 project is unlikely to be caught and plundered, so what else can Xu Cang use as a handle?
After thinking for a while, Li Rongcheng still couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Not to mention that Xiao Lingyun only roughly told him about Xu Cang's arrangement, even if he explained it in detail, Li Rongcheng believed that he could not fully understand Xu Cang's plan.
In fact, the question has now returned to the beginning, that is, how to complete the first harvest of Airbus, that is, how to short Airbus?
Without a beginning, the subsequent series of plans are just empty talk.
Like Huang Jing before him, Li Rongcheng couldn't figure out how Xu Cang broke through Airbus's iron wall.
Li Rongcheng hesitated, but still asked: "Did Xu Cang mention how to empty the Airbus? I feel that this is simply impossible."
However, Xiao Lingyun shook his head: "We don't need to be an empty Airbus."
Li Rongcheng was stunned: "What do you mean? Didn't you just say..."
"I mean we don't need to do anything." Xiao Lingyun said with a smile: "The Airbus will explode on its own."
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In the office of the chairman of Guoda Airlines, Yue Sheng met Yi Feng whom he had not seen for a long time. However, this time Yi Feng was no longer the successor in his mind, but a spokesperson sent by Xu Cang.
Yue Sheng looked at the mortgage document on the table and couldn't help but frowned: "You mortgaged the Hanjing-Yangcheng route and borrowed 100 million? Yi Feng, do you think I'm too old to count? The Hanjing-Yangcheng route is indeed quite profitable, but at a price of 100 million, you're going to let me be a sucker?"
That's right, the document Yue Sheng mentioned was exactly what Xu Cang prepared for Yue Sheng. He wanted to borrow 100 million from Guoda Airlines with the Hanjing-Yangcheng route as collateral. However, even for the top route Hanjing-Yangcheng, the transfer fee was a bit too high.
Yue Sheng was not the kind of manager who only sat in the office. He clearly guided the basic transfer price of such routes. He could allow Xu Cang to increase the price appropriately, but he could not allow himself to be treated as a fool, especially when Yi Feng was asked to come and execute this process.
However, Yi Feng replied calmly: "Not only that, we will be responsible for the security of all aircraft and personnel of Guoda Airlines in the UK in the future. This will cost a lot of money. If you add up the Hanjing-Yangcheng route, I think one hundred million is not too much."
Yue Sheng was indeed a little tempted. NCA Airlines has opened some international routes in the UK. Given the extra-long rest period for cross-time zone flights on international routes, the crew used to rest for more than 72 hours. In addition, the cost of flying in the UK is already high, including various airport miscellaneous fees. Calculated in this way, the amount is actually quite large.
If Spring Airlines takes over the responsibility of providing support in the UK, the cost savings will be staggering over time. Moreover, as long as the Hanjing-Yangcheng route runs long enough, the transfer fee can actually be recovered.
To put it simply, although the price of 100 million seems outrageous, as long as Aoda Airlines can stably operate the UK route and Hanjing-Yangcheng route for seven to eight years, it can completely recover the cost of 100 million.
The profit after that is pure profit.
However, Yue Sheng did not agree directly, but said pointedly: "Xu Cang came to see me once some time ago. It's only been a few days, and he came to ask me for money again. Does he really think I'm a bank?"
Yi Feng replied calmly, "The last time, you were asked to bet on your future. But this is different. This is an equal transaction. Moreover, if you ask the audit department of the National University, they will definitely persuade you to agree without hesitation."
Yue Sheng pursed his lips and said, "Yes, in the long run, we did get an advantage. But that doesn't mean I have to accept it. The interest rate Xu Cang gave me is too high. I even suspect that I am lending money at high interest rates."
Xu Cang proposed to Yue Sheng a short-term loan for one month, and the interest rate was close to four times the central bank's interest rate. If it was higher, it would be suspected of usury. This was basically the highest interest rate within the legal range.
"No, we will never do anything illegal." Yi Feng's mood was very calm, so calm that it made people feel that he didn't seem to care much about such a transaction: "For the interest rate of short-term loans, this is already the highest. With our collateral, you don't have to bear any risks. If we don't default, Guoda can make a small profit within a month, and it won't affect the cash flow. If we default, perhaps Guoda should expect us to default more."
Yue Sheng's knuckles rapped on the table, making a rhythmic sound. This kind of thing is indeed very tempting, a typical example of making money while lying down. Indeed, Yue Sheng actually hopes that Spring Airlines will default on its contract. After all, in the long run, the Hanjing-Yangcheng route and the UK guarantee for Guoda Airlines are more in line with the interests. Just eating a little interest is obviously not enough to satisfy Yue Sheng's appetite.
However, if it is only one month, the period is indeed very short, and even if it is lent, it will not have any major impact on Guoda Airlines. It seems good to get some interest money. After all, making tens of millions of dollars in a month without doing anything is something that no one can ignore.
As for what Yi Feng said about Spring Airlines' support for NUS Airlines in the UK, Yue Sheng had no doubts. He knew that Kingfisher Airlines in the UK was about to be merged into Spring Airlines, and with the support of a large-scale local airline in the UK, it would not be difficult to guarantee NUS Airlines' UK routes.
Although Yue Sheng actually didn't understand how Spring Airlines could swallow up Kingfisher Airlines with its size. Even though Kingfisher Airlines is now in a financial crisis, it won't be swallowed up by Spring Airlines. There are many doubts.
However, no matter how strange it was, it happened. The General Administration had received the relevant application, and it couldn't be faked at all.
"It seems that Xu Cang is very short of money. What is he thinking about?" Yue Sheng is not a fool. Xu Cang must be raising a lot of money. Even Yue Sheng is curious about what Xu Cang is thinking.
Even though Xu Cang is only in his twenties, when he gets involved in something, he can turn the world upside down.
"It's not convenient to tell you about this." Yi Feng said: "Boss Yue, Xu Cang meant that this is just a bonus, and he asked you not to have any psychological burden. The main business is still in Japan."
"Japan..." Yue Sheng's eyelids twitched: "Did he say when he would go to Japan again?"
"He needs to go to the UK first in the near future. The trip to Japan must come after the UK anyway. Also, the people at Jiasu Airlines need to give them time to calmly think about their way out, and don't push them too hard."
Yue Sheng sighed: "It seems that everything is in Xu Cang's plan."
Yi Feng nodded slightly: "Exactly."
Yue Sheng heard Yi Feng's words and said with a smile, "It seems that you are convinced by Xu Cang?"
"Boss Yue." Yi Feng's expression suddenly became serious: "If we only talk about civil aviation transportation, Xu Cang has always focused on foreign countries. At least in China, he will not have irreconcilable conflicts with you."
"I even gave him Southwest China. There is really no irreconcilable contradiction." Yue Sheng snorted, "Xu Cang has complicated ideas. The last time he came to me, he even tried to trade aviation materials with me. Yes, his aviation materials are cheaper, but he is not the only one in China. As long as this price advantage is not absolute, it is not actually an advantage. He is very smart, but too conceited. Be careful not to fall and not be able to get up."
"Boss Yue, you are wrong about one thing."
Yue Sheng frowned: "Where?"
Yi Feng said seriously: "Xu Cang is proud, not conceited. As for the aviation materials, in the future there will only be one aviation materials company in China. By then, it will not be the so-called price advantage..."
Yue Sheng narrowed his eyes. He could tell that Yi Feng was not joking, but really thought so. But now the largest aviation material company in China is obviously Tianrong Aviation Material.
Tianrong Aviation Materials not only has a long history, but is also the largest in the country in terms of scale. How could Yi Feng ignore this?
Just when Yue Sheng was wondering, his cell phone suddenly rang. He glanced at Yi Feng and answered the call directly without avoiding it: "Tell me!"
The person on the other end of the line was his secretary: "Boss Yue, something happened at Jianchuan Airlines."
"Jianchuan Airlines?" Yue Sheng raised his eyebrows. He remembered that Guoda Airlines controlled Jianchuan Airlines. In this way, Jianchuan Airlines could be considered a subsidiary of Guoda Airlines. "What's going on?"
The person on the other end of the phone paused: "It's Xu Cang..."
About five minutes later, Yue Sheng's secretary finally finished explaining the whole story. Yue Sheng's face had gradually become gloomy since the beginning of the call, and by the end, his expression was frozen.
"Boss Yue, what should we do? Jianchuan Airlines is out of ideas. Do you need me to talk to Spring Airlines?"
Yue Sheng snorted heavily, "What are you talking about? A bunch of people who don't know how to live or die. They provoked someone they shouldn't have provoked. Now that person wants revenge, they actually want to drag us into it! Notice that neither the headquarters nor the Jianchuan branch are allowed to provide any help to Jianchuan Airlines."
"But Jianchuan Airlines is our subsidiary after all, and the authority will not allow this to happen, right?"
"What do you know? Now Xu Cang wants to establish his authority. Do you want us to become the chicken that gets slaughtered?"
Since Yue Sheng said so, his secretary naturally dared not disobey. Suddenly, the topic changed: "Boss Yue, there is one more thing. Xu Cang is in our simulator training center."
"Huh?" Yue Sheng was stunned for a moment. He vaguely remembered that Xu Cang had burned a simulator in his simulator center last time, and the matter was never resolved.
"Mr. Yue, our people in the bureau have learned something." The secretary then briefly explained the matter to Yue Sheng.
Yue Sheng's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and he secretly sighed in his heart that Xu Cang was really lawless and even ignored the representative of the bureau.
"Forget it, don't worry about them." After saying that, Yue Sheng hung up the phone and then turned his attention to Yi Feng.
Yi Feng frowned and asked, "I seemed to hear you mention Xu Cang just now?"
Yue Sheng threw the phone on the table: "Yes, what I just talked about was Xu Cang's matter."
Yi Feng frowned even more tightly: "What happened to him, where is he?"
"Yi Feng, you just said that Xu Cang is arrogant rather than conceited. Perhaps, there is some truth in what you said. However, it is undeniable that he is a lunatic, a complete lunatic. Once he makes up his mind, he can turn the sky upside down for you."
Yi Feng's face suddenly darkened: "Where is he?"
"You'd better not go find him." Yue Sheng said with a smile, "Just watch here and see how he turned Hanjing upside down."
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"What, you can't do anything about it?" In the first floor lobby of the review building of the National University Aviation Simulator Training Center, veins popped out on Instructor Wang's forehead as he yelled into his phone, "I'm in this state now, why can't you do anything about me?"
"Lao Wang, don't worry!" On the other end of the phone, the general manager of Muhua Aviation Jianchuan Base was busy trying to comfort him: "We have already contacted Yangcheng, and Yangcheng will help us handle it."
"Yangcheng Headquarters, those people in Yangcheng Headquarters are in cahoots with Xu Cang, will they help me?" Teacher Wang snorted.
In the office of the general manager of Muhua Airlines Jianchuan Base, Zheng Yuanming was rubbing his temple. He could feel his temple throbbing. "No matter what, how can you, the representative of Muhua Airlines, fail the inspection? This is related to the reputation of Muhua Airlines and the reputation of the bureau."
In the history of domestic civil aviation, there has never been a case where a representative appointed by the authority was failed during a routine inspection. This is a rule and also a default rule.
As Zheng Yuanming said, the official representative of an airline is the face of the company. If Xu Cang killed Teacher Wang, wouldn't that be trampling on the face of Muhua Airlines?
Moreover, the representative appointed by the bureau has a dual identity and a bureau background, which implicitly gives the bureau a reason to intervene.
Hearing what Zheng Yuanming said, Teacher Wang's face lightened up a little: "You are right. Our Muhua is not a one-man show for Ma Cheng. I don't believe that others dare to let Xu Cang kill me. Also, have you informed the bureau? This is in Hanjing, notify the General Administration directly."
"Don't worry, I've already contacted the headquarters and communicated with the General Administration's Flying Standards Division. They said they've handled it. Do you know what that means?"
Hearing this, Teacher Wang completely relaxed: "Hehe, it seems that the General Administration will not allow him to act recklessly. An ICAO commissioner actually dares to supervise the CAAC representative? He is using chicken feathers as a token of authority!"
"Old Wang, don't worry. Mr. Cheng from the Hanjing branch is already rushing over to you. You know his temper. He will have to deal with Xu Cang." Zheng Yuanming smiled and said, "After all, Xu Cang is a lonely man. Why should we be afraid of him..."
Before Zheng Yuanming finished speaking, his office door suddenly opened and his secretary walked in with a strange look on his face, holding a document in his hand. Zheng Yuanming waved his hand, indicating that he was busy and asked the secretary to leave first.
However, the secretary did not leave. Instead, he stuffed the document to Zheng Yuanming and whispered, "This is the official letter that Spring Airlines just sent."
"Hmm?" Zheng Yuanming did not hang up the phone, but kept talking, took the document and glanced at it. He was startled at first, and muttered: "Xu Cang, ICAO Level 1 Flight Specialist of our company, No. 41357, is conducting aviation safety inspection on some of your pilots. Please complete the simulator arrangement for the following personnel within the next week."
A list of three people was attached at the end of the letter.
"Tian Shidong?" Zheng Yuanming was stunned.
Isn't this a representative appointed by the Bureau of their base? Looking at the other two people, they are also the same.
“No…” Zheng Yuanming’s brain was stuck.
The ICAO flight commissioners also need to comply with certain regulations when exercising their supervisory powers, such as duty periods. For example, a pilot who has just finished a flight cannot be assigned to a simulator immediately.
Therefore, Spring Airlines directly notified Muhua Airlines Jianchuan Base in a formal letter, requiring them to cooperate with the inspection and take the initiative to control flights, thus cutting off the escape route that Muhua Airlines Jianchuan Base deliberately avoided.
"Old Zheng, what's wrong? What are you mumbling about?"
Zheng Yuanming's face turned pale: "Old Wang, that Xu Cang is crazy, he doesn't seem to be targeting you."
"You...what do you mean?" Teacher Wang said in confusion.
"I just received an official letter from Spring Airlines. Xu Cang wants to investigate the other three representatives of our base." Zheng Yuanming recovered a little from his initial shock and cursed immediately: "Damn it, this guy is taking revenge on us."
At the same time, in the office of the Vice President of Operations of Blue Sky Airlines, Luo Yong was looking at the letter on the table with a gloomy face. The content of the letter was the same as the one Zheng Yuanming had just received.
In the office, the two representatives appointed by the Blue Sky Airlines looked at Luo Yong in fear. One of them even cursed: "Luo Yong, what should we do now? Asking Xu Cang to investigate me is like asking me to die."
Luo Yong slammed the table and said, "Don't you always brag about how great you are? It's just an inspection. What are you afraid of? Just accept the inspection."
"Bullshit!" The bureau representative cursed directly, "Your upper lip touches your lower lip so easily. Don't you know who Xu Cang is? How can we be safe if we fall into his hands? Don't you know what happened in Japan a few days ago? Damn, a plane with a wingspan of 35.79 passed through a 35-meter bridge hole without any error. Do you think he is on the same level as us? If he wants to kill us, he can easily do it."
Facing the scolding from his own bureau's appointed representative, Luo Yong's face changed, and he was panicking at the moment. He never thought that Xu Cang also had the identity of ICAO flight commissioner.
Moreover, after all, flying is a profession that relies on skills. If it were someone else, even if it was an ICAO commissioner, those officials would not be afraid, as they would not think they were much worse than the ICAO flight commissioners.
Since the levels are similar, just check if you want to.
As an inspector, you must first ensure that you can complete a certain project, and then you are qualified to judge whether the person being inspected has passed the project. Those appointed representatives of the bureau think that what the ICAO flight specialists can do, they can do too, and what they cannot do, most of the ICAO flight specialists cannot do either.
If this is the case, then those particularly outrageous projects will not appear. Otherwise, if the inspectors themselves cannot complete the task, how can they have the nerve to sign off on others' failures?
But Xu Cang is different!
Whatever the bureau-appointed representative can do, Xu Cang can do. Whatever the bureau-appointed representative cannot do, Xu Cang can do. This allows Xu Cang to raise the difficulty of the simulator infinitely. Who can bear this?
"Boss Luo, our company has four representatives appointed by the bureau, but we are the only two on the list." Another representative gritted his teeth and said, "I feel that it is because the two of us have killed many Spring Airlines captains recently, while the other two who are not on the list have never killed a Spring Airlines captain. Boss Luo, it was you who requested us to target Spring Airlines captains."
The meaning of this bureau's appointment of a representative is very simple. They listened to Luo Yong at the beginning, and now Xu Cang has come to take revenge, so Luo Yong must come up with a solution.
Luo Yong took a deep breath and tried to force himself to calm down, but it was of no use. In fact, he didn't know much about the ICAO's content on the flight commissioner's exercise of supervisory power, but since Xu Cang dared to do this, he must have something to rely on.
"Are there any provisions in the regulations that stipulate that ICAO flight commissioners can designate relevant personnel to be monitored?" Luo Yong suddenly asked.
This question stumped the two representatives. If they were asked about CAAC's terms, they were quite familiar with them. But if they were asked about ICAO's terms, they were completely clueless.
Luo Yong hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't worry about anything else for now. Let's file a complaint with the General Administration of Flight Standards first."
The two appointed representatives of the bureau were stunned: "What are you appealing about?"
Luo Yong snorted coldly: "Abuse of power!"
At this time, Shen Yishan of Jianchuan Airlines also received a letter with the same content. Since then, the three airlines that could have targeted Spring Airlines have all received letters without exception, targeting the officials appointed by the authority who maliciously killed the captain and co-pilot of Spring Airlines.
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At the same time, in the Flying Standard Division of the Hanjing General Administration, Wu Yue was answering a phone call with a serious expression: "Got it, we will investigate."
Wu Yue had just hung up the phone , sighed softly, and stood up. When he looked around, he saw Li Jie had appeared at the door of Feibiaosi.
Wu Yue hurried over: "Director Li, Xu Cang..."
"I know! Mr. Cheng from Muhua Hanjing Branch even called my office." Li Jie sighed, "It seems that Xu Cang didn't listen to what I said to him before."
Wu Yue's face was not looking good either: "Director Li, what should we do now? There are a total of eight representatives appointed by the bureau, involving three companies. The scope is too large."
"I told him that only one person can be moved, but he didn't listen." Li Jie said calmly: "The representative appointed by the bureau is the face of CAAC, and it is impossible for him to resign in this way . You go to the National University Simulator Center and tell Xu Cang that he has crossed the line."
However, Wu Yue did not leave immediately, but asked carefully: "What if Xu Cang doesn't listen?"