Xu Cang stopped what he was doing and slowly turned around, and found a man standing at the end of the corridor outside the simulated cabin. He was tall and strong, probably over 1.85 meters tall, with a buzz cut, a square face, and bulging cheeks. His appearance alone made him look extremely majestic.
The man walked over quickly with a cold face. Instructor Wang Long, who was sitting on the left seat, saw the man coming and was surprised: "Boss Cheng."
This person was none other than the savior that Teacher Wang was counting on, Cheng Qiming, the general manager of Muhua Airlines Hanjing Branch.
As soon as Cheng Qiming came in, the entire simulator cabin felt much more oppressive. He glanced at Wang Long with his tiger eyes, but did not stay there for long before looking at Xu Cang: "That's it."
Xu Cang chuckled and looked at the open simulated cabin door: "Tsk tsk tsk, I should have closed the door earlier and put the ladder up."
Cheng Qiming frowned and looked down at the inspection notice in Xu Cang's hand. In the inspection result column, Xu Cang had already checked "unqualified" and was just short of signing. His eyelids twitched. If he was slower, this would have been the final result.
"How dare you sign as unqualified?" Cheng Qiming said in a low voice.
Just from the inspection notice he had just seen, Cheng Qiming was convinced that Xu Cang was not fooling people, but really dared to kill Instructor Wang Long.
Instructor Wang Long was startled when he heard this. He stood up from his chair and stretched his neck to take a look at the inspection notice. Just that one look made him break out in a cold sweat.
"Xu Cang, are you really going to appoint a representative from the bureau?" Instructor Wang was so angry that his face turned red. Even though he felt that Xu Cang was probably going to do it for real this time, he still felt shocked and angry when he faced the result.
Xu Cang tapped the table lightly with his pen: "Why shouldn't I dare?"
"You..." Instructor Wang was so angry that he was fuming. However, when he saw Cheng Qiming in the cabin, he immediately suppressed his anger and whispered, "Boss Cheng, what do you think about this?"
Cheng Qiming snorted, "Let's not talk about whether the ICAO flight commissioner has the power of temporary supervision. Even if it does, it has never happened in the history of domestic civil aviation, so whether it can be implemented is still a question."
This is a very realistic answer. The existence of something and whether it can be realized are two completely different concepts, which should be distinguished. At least Cheng Qiming is right about one thing, that is, in the history of domestic civil aviation, there has never been a case where the ICAO flight commissioner inspected the appointed representative of the authority.
"Oh?" Xu Cang was not in a hurry: "Then what are you going to say?"
"Of course we will directly ask the General Administration for its opinion. If the General Administration thinks it is okay, we will naturally comply." Cheng Qiming said lightly.
Teacher Wang was immediately anxious: "Boss Cheng!"
Teacher Wang felt that Cheng Qiming was not involved in the matter, so he didn't know how to be anxious. If the General Administration thought it was okay, wouldn't he really have no way out? He wanted Cheng Qiming to come and support him, not to let Cheng Qiming come and cut off his retreat.
However, Cheng Qiming raised his hand to stop Teacher Wang, his eyes still fixed on Xu Cang: "What do you think? This should be the fairest suggestion. There has never been a precedent in the country for the supervisory power you have. It is natural for us to have doubts. We do not deny it, but I hope to get a definite result from the General Administration."
All I can say is that Cheng Qiming's words make sense. He does not refuse to acknowledge Xu Cang's supervisory power, but given that there is no precedent to refer to, it is reasonable for him to want the General Administration to take charge.
Xu Cang was silent for a moment, then shrugged: "Very good, and makes sense."
Teacher Wang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of other things, at least it seemed that he could delay it now.
However, Teacher Wang was not happy for more than two seconds before Xu Cang said, "But why should I listen to you?"
After saying this, he ignored Cheng Qiming and Wang Long, picked up the pen again, and was about to sign before the two of them were prepared. But before he put pen to paper, another roar came from outside the cabin: "Xu Cang!"
If it was someone else, Xu Cang would not care at all at this moment, but Xu Cang could distinguish this voice. He turned around and saw that it was Wu Yue, the director of the Flying Standard Department.
Wu Yue looked stern and shouted loudly into the cabin, "Everyone, come out."
The tip of the pen touched the paper slightly, but in the end Xu Cang still didn't put pen to paper.
Xu Cang, Cheng Qiming, Wang Long, the captain of Feiyu Airlines, and Wu Yue all left the training building one after another. As soon as they reached the open space in front, Wu Yue stopped and waved to the captain of Feiyu Airlines: "There is nothing for you to do here, let's go."
The captain of Feiyu Airlines was startled. He didn't actually know Wu Yue, but judging from Wu Yue's behavior, he must be a big shot from the General Administration. However, he still didn't forget about the inspection and glanced at Instructor Wang Long: "What about my inspection?"
"Inspection?" Wu Yue laughed. "The inspectors are almost gone. Why are you still inspecting? Let's go. We'll talk about the inspection later."
The captain of Feiyu Airlines twitched his lips, and secretly glanced at the gloomy instructor Wang. He found that he didn't say anything, which should be regarded as tacit agreement. So, he quickly said: "Then... Then I'll go first."
To be honest, he didn't want to stay here. Everyone here was a big shot whom he couldn't afford to offend. As a pilot, he really had no place here and didn't even dare to breathe.
After the captain of Feiyu Airlines walked away, Wu Yue cast his gaze on Xu Cang, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes: "Xu Cang, have you forgotten what you promised Director Li not long ago?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "How could I forget?"
"Then you should know that dealing with a bureau representative is the limit of what we can tolerate!" Wu Yue growled.
Given Wu Yue's personality, this tone is very telling. It can be seen that Wu Yue is a little anxious.
At the side, Cheng Qiming showed a hint of displeasure on his face, and Teacher Wang was shocked. Oh my god, it turned out that his fate had already been decided in the previous meeting between Xu Cang and Director Li.
"I know!"
"You know, then you sent investigation letters to those three companies, involving a total of eight bureau representatives. What do you mean?"
"What?" Cheng Qiming's face changed. He looked at Xu Cang, then turned to Instructor Wang: "He sent a request for investigation to other appointed representatives of Jianchuan Base?"
Teacher Wang just happened to see this while talking to Zheng Yuanming, the general manager of Jianchuan Base. He could only frown and nod, "Yes."
Cheng Qiming took a deep breath, his tone filled with anger: "Xu Cang, you are still a nobody."
"Thank you for the compliment!" Xu Cang said calmly, "I don't have many advantages, except that I have a good memory, especially when it comes to holding grudges."
Wu Yue didn't care about the fight between Xu Cang and Cheng Qiming. He stepped closer to Xu Cang and asked, "Are you going to kill them all?"
Xu Cang felt somewhat innocent now, and spread his hands: "I am a fair person, these are simple subjects that the second mate can do. If the representative of the bureau can't fly down, then it's not unfair for him to be killed, right?"
"Hmm?" Wu Yue was stunned for a moment, then his expression eased. If that was the case, then he was killed because he was not as skilled as others. But Wu Yue felt that this matter could not be so simple.
"Xu Cang, are you trying to be clever?" Wu Yue asked suspiciously.
Xu Cang smiled brightly: "What kind of cleverness can I play? It's really only what the second mate can do. I'm not lying, Director Wu."
"He is lying! That second mate is him!" At this time, Instructor Wang was the most excited. He pointed at Xu Cang, his body shaking: "He wants me to recreate his landing at Yulong Airport, changing from a spiral to a straight-on final landing!"
The corner of Wu Yue's mouth twitched, and Cheng Qiming next to him was also stunned for a moment, and then his expression became a little strange.
This is indeed somewhat inhumane.
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want." Xu Cang corrected him sternly, "I was indeed a second mate at the time."
Teacher Wang seemed extremely excited: "You are you, and others are others. How can they be the same?"
Wu Yue heard Teacher Wang swearing and a trace of disgust flashed across his face: "Watch your words."
Teacher Wang pointed at Xu Cang and said, "Director Wu, he started it."
"Shut up!" Wu Yue shouted. Teacher Wang trembled and dared not refute.
The General Administration's Flying Standards Department directly supervises the bureau's appointed representatives of each company. When Wu Yue got angry, Instructor Wang really didn't dare to say a word.
"Xu Cang, you must keep your word." Wu Yue said in a deep voice: "You only need to deal with one representative of the bureau, and the bureau will remember your kindness. After that, when you deal with the other three, the bureau will not interfere. Society is not black and white, there are many human relationships in it, why don't you understand this kid?"
At the end, Wu Yue's tone was clearly that of someone teaching a junior a lesson. He really regarded Xu Cang as his own junior and didn't want him to go astray.
Wu Yue's words actually acknowledged that Xu Cang had the power to supervise and examine any pilot in the area under his jurisdiction. Previously, Muhua Airlines Jianchuan Base, Jianchuan Airlines and Blue Sky Airlines jointly hung up the captain of Spring Airlines, which was a horrible sight.
It is only natural for Xu Cang to want revenge now.
However, in order to save the face of the bureau, Li Jie asked Xu Cang to deal with only one bureau representative and then stop there. This obviously did not meet Xu Cang's expectations. Therefore, as compensation, when Xu Cang dealt with the three companies in the future, the bureau would ignore him and stay out of the matter on the grounds that it was just a business behavior.
This is actually a transaction.
If Xu Cang gives face to the authorities, the authorities will naturally give face to Xu Cang as well.
But now, Xu Cang wants to deal with eight representatives of the bureau at once. If this gets out, where will CAAC put its face?
Wu Yue was afraid that Xu Cang would have a falling out with the General Administration because of this matter. As long as he was still in China and still engaged in the field of civil aviation, Xu Cang, as a member of ICAO, might be free from constraints, but Spring Airlines could be aloof, so wouldn't it still be controlled by CAAC?
Xu Cang had an unpleasant experience with the General Administration, and in fact, Xu Cang's losses would be even greater.
Although Wu Yue seemed to be running errands for Li Jie, he actually came to help Xu Cang so that he wouldn't get too carried away and do something too extreme.
However, compared with the General Administration's recognition of Xu Cang's supervisory power, the information revealed in the second half of the sentence is even more shocking.
"What do you mean by dealing with those three companies?" Cheng Qiming looked at Wu Yue, then at Xu Cang: "Not only do you want to target the bureau representative who hanged your captain, but you also want to retaliate at the company level?"
Xu Cang's expression was very calm, as if he was describing a very ordinary matter: "Did those bureau representatives decide to target our captain on their own? Of course not, they were instructed by their respective company management. If someone's hand is restless, then we just need to chop off that hand? No, no, no, how can we let the owner of that hand go?"
This was no longer something that could be described as crazy; it was an outright provocation, a provocation in front of Cheng Qiming.
Cheng Qiming's face turned pale. He didn't look at Xu Cang anymore, but looked at Wu Yue: "Director Wu, I don't question the authority of the ICAO flight specialist. I am just more concerned about how a co-pilot like him obtained the qualification of an ICAO flight specialist. As far as I know, this must be selected through layers of selection, right?"
According to Wu Yue, there seemed to be no objection to the ICAO flight commissioner's supervisory power. To be honest, Cheng Qiming had not expected this. He had proposed to seek arbitration from the General Administration because he knew that the General Administration would not sit idly by and watch this happen.
The representative of the authority is the face of CAAC, but he was killed by the ICAO people. How can this be tolerated?
As a result, what Cheng Qiming could not have imagined was that the General Administration could not only tolerate it, but had already agreed on it beforehand, even though the upper limit was only set at one.
In any case, the General Administration does not seem to show any sign of refusing to recognize this power.
However, Cheng Qiming's mind was quick. Since he could not question the power of the flight specialist, he could question the flight specialist's qualifications. To be honest, the General Administration had ICAO flight specialists in the past, but they were at least captains. How could a co-pilot become an ICAO flight specialist?
Although the ICAO regulations do not have a hard and fast rule for the technical level of flight specialists, this rule, which is close to being a convention, is applicable not only in China but also abroad. How could something that has been in practice for so many years suddenly change? Cheng Qiming strongly felt that there was something to be discovered.
As long as there is a flaw in any link, there will be room for fuss.
Wu Yue was already in a bad mood: "Cheng Qiming, what do you mean by this? Are you questioning the fairness of our selection?"
If an ordinary civil aviation person faced Wu Yue's questioning, he would have been terrified, but Cheng Qiming replied calmly: "I just want to know why such a rare thing happened."
"Why?" Wu Yue sneered, and suddenly turned around and pointed at an old man who was walking slowly towards him not far away: "Then you should go ask him."
Xu Cang looked in the direction Wu Yue pointed, and was stunned. Wasn't that old man one of the meritorious pilots who had previously joined forces to deprive him of the title of meritorious pilot?
At first, the old man didn't notice who the group of people standing in front of him were. It was only when Wu Yue turned around that he could see clearly who they were.
"Guo Yongqiang!" Cheng Qiming actually knew the old man and shouted in a low voice: "What's going on?"
Guo Yongqiang couldn't stay idle after retirement, after all, he had been flying all his life and didn't have any hobbies. However, he couldn't fly flights anymore, so he found a position as a simulator instructor at the National University Simulator Center, where he usually trained simulators and felt very comfortable.
When Guo Yongqiang saw Wu Yue, Cheng Qiming and the youngest one, Xu Cang, his expression suddenly became strange.
Wu Yue raised his chin and said, "Didn't you, the meritorious pilots, unite to nominate Xu Cang to be the ICAO's flight commissioner?"
"What!?" As soon as these words came out, Teacher Wang Long reacted most violently, and shouted directly: "Teacher Guo, why are you like this?"
If Xu Cang was still an ordinary co-pilot, they wouldn't be in such a passive position? The identity of ICAO flight commissioner was really life-threatening. Combined with Xu Cang's unparalleled flying skills, he was almost unable to breathe.
Guo Yongqiang didn't quite understand the current situation, but he could clearly see the hostile relationship in the field. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something.
At this time, Xu Cang asked calmly: "Teacher Guo, how is Teacher Wang Baotian these days?"
Guo Yongqiang was still struggling, but when Xu Cang mentioned Wang Baotian, his expression suddenly tightened.
Although it was shameful for Chengdu Airlines to strip Wang Baotian of his title of meritorious pilot, Wang Baotian was the one who suffered the most. The honors he had accumulated throughout his life were gone, and now Wang Baotian was in a daze all day long. Guo Yongqiang was trembling when he saw this, because he didn't want to become like Wang Baotian.
Xu Cang's words seemed like a greeting, but Cheng Qiming saw through the threat in Xu Cang's words at a glance: "How dare you threaten others?"
However, Xu Cang had already lost his patience at this time: "I am not standing here to give face to you, Cheng Qiming, but to give face to Director Wu."
"Xu Cang, stop being so arrogant." Cheng Qiming snorted coldly, "Spiral straight cut and five-sided landing, right? I admit that this operation requires a lot of technical skills, but if it is only done on a simulator, there are people in China who can do it, such as me!"
Of course, if it was a real flight, Cheng Qiming still felt that he was not up to it. After all, Xu Cang was in an emergency and had no time to react. The decision-making event happened in a split second. But if it was restored on a simulator, it would be prepared, and the flight environment of the simulator was not as changeable as that of a real flight, so it was relatively easier.
However, even with this much lower difficulty, it is still out of reach for most pilots. In fact, even Cheng Qiming did not dare to guarantee that he would complete it 100%. However, having a chance is always more meaningful than surrendering before the battle like Wang Long did.
"Apart from anything else, I still have some friends in the domestic civil aviation industry. Do you think that future captain inspections will only be within the region? Although there are not many cross-region inspections, there are still some. If you do something too extreme, it's hard to say what the future cross-region captain inspections will be like."
Currently, most inspections are still conducted within a single civil aviation region. For example, the people who inspected Spring Airlines were all representatives appointed by the Southwest region. But that doesn’t mean that representatives from other regions won’t come to inspect Spring Airlines.
If problems arise during cross-regional inspections, the situation will become more serious.
Because once it is a cross-region inspection, the level involved is generally higher. For example, the person being inspected may be the leader of the company's flight department, the company inspector may even be the representative appointed by the bureau. It is because these people are at a higher level and may have connections in the same region that cross-region inspection is required.
These are the real backbone of the company. If any one of them dies, the impact will be much greater than if a pilot died.
Anyway, the meaning is very simple now. Xu Cang is the only one who can be relied on at Spring Airlines. Although Cheng Qiming has the power of flight specialists to designate personnel for inspection, he does not target Xu Cang. In terms of flying skills, Xu Cang is already natural and almost impeccable. He will only target the captain instructor of Spring Airlines, or even higher-level flight personnel.
If you can't deal with Xu Cang, then let Xu Cang be a commander without troops.
There were three companies targeting Spring Airlines before, which was already very uncomfortable for Spring Airlines. If the scope of this is expanded, Spring Airlines may not be able to hold out.
Moreover, Cheng Qiming got an important message from Wu Yue. The General Administration agreed to Xu Cang's exercise of his power, but the scope of this exercise was limited. However, no one wanted to develop to this point unless it was absolutely necessary. After all, no matter which bureau appointed the representative, they could not withstand Xu Cang's revenge.
Therefore, Cheng Qiming's ultimate wish is to force Xu Cang to surrender and seek compromise through struggle.
But Xu Cang hadn't expressed his opinion yet. Instead, Wu Yue shouted in a deep voice, "Cheng Qiming, do you know what you are saying? The inspection by the bureau is to ensure the safety of civil aviation, not to be used as a tool to blackmail people."
Cheng Qiming said gloomily: "But he was the first to start this."
"You have to think carefully about who started it first." Xu Cang said coldly.
Teacher Wang had something to hide, so he was naturally the most guilty: "Director Wu, the incident with the captain of Spring Airlines was..."
"Shut up!" Wu Yue was very annoyed and didn't want to listen to Wang Long at all. He looked at Xu Cang: "If you do this, the bureau will not ignore it. Eight bureau representatives appointed at once, they will not open their mouths. There have been ICAO flight commissioners in China before, but they have never exercised their supervisory power over bureau representatives. It's not that they don't know they have this power, but they know what can't be done too much. Director Li has been very indulgent to you and allowed you to deal with a bureau representative. But if you take this indulgence for granted, the General Administration will not be convenient for you in the future."
"Why, after I deal with those three companies later, the bureau still wants to intervene. Isn't this normal business behavior?"
"Commercial behavior? Then why does the establishment of an airline not only require the approval of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, but also requires quotas from us? We can manage anything related to civil aviation." Wu Yue frowned: "Xu Cang, you have to face reality."
Cheng Qiming sneered at the side: "Do you really think you are lawless?"
Xu Cang glanced at Cheng Qiming: "Come here, does Ma Cheng know?"
"Ma Cheng?" Cheng Qiming laughed: "He is also qualified to control me?"
"What about me!?"
Suddenly, a deep and old voice came from behind Cheng Qiming. Cheng Qiming, who was so complacent a moment ago, turned around like a deflated ball and found Si Linglong walking slowly towards him with Si Weimin.
When passing by Guo Yongqiang, Guo Yongqiang said respectfully: "Teacher."
Si Weimin was a pilot by profession, so even Guo Yongqiang, who was his age, had to respectfully address him as "Instructor". Some people in the aviation circle did not like to address administrative positions, but rather referred to them by their flight technical level.
Si Weimin just nodded slightly, then walked past Guo Yongqiang and came to Cheng Qiming: "I asked you to attend the Civil Aviation Conference, why are you here?"
Just because Cheng Qiming doesn't take Ma Cheng seriously doesn't mean he dares to ignore Si Weimin.
"Chairman, I just came here to take care of some things. I'll be back soon."
Si Weimin glanced at Xu Cang and said, "Are you going to kill our Muhua Airlines instructor?"
"Old man, do you have to trouble yourself to come here for such a small matter?" Xu Cang saw that Si Weimin was already very old. It seemed that this living fossil of civil aviation was about to reach the end of his life and could no longer be stopped.
Si Weimin waved to Xu Cang, who came over to help obediently. Then Si Weimin gently grabbed Xu Cang's wrist and said, "Give the old man some face, okay?"
Si Weimin's tone was very sincere. If it was at other times, Xu Cang would have rejected him directly. However, seeing Si Weimin's cloudy eyes, Xu Cang instinctively softened his heart. To be honest, Si Weimin was still very good to him, and given Si Weimin's current state, he was afraid that his time was up. At this time, Xu Cang was still shaken.
At the side, Wu Yue saw Xu Cang's expression slightly moved, knowing that Xu Cang was persuaded by Si Weimin, and quickly interrupted: "Xu Cang, everyone should take a step back. Take back the investigation letters you sent to those three companies, and you can deal with them later. The bureau should stay out of it. There is no need to make it so tense."
Xu Cang sighed: "Director Wu, if I want to deal with those three companies, even if the bureau does not stay out of it, what can it do? You underestimate me. There are some things I don't do, not because I can't do them, but because I think it's troublesome. However, this cannot be used as a bargaining chip for you to threaten me."
Wu Yue's heart trembled: "Xu Cang you..."
"Why did I need the ICAO flight specialist qualification in the first place? I just wanted to get rid of the influence of CAAC on me." Xu Cang said calmly: "Yes, you can still control Spring Airlines, but now is a special time point."
Wu Yue's eyelids jumped: "What do you mean?"
Xu Cang slowly turned his head and looked at Wu Yue, his eyes full of indifference: "CAAC has been a Category II director for 18 years, and now you want to run for a Category I director of ICAO. Don't you think you can take advantage of this important opportunity?"
As soon as these words were spoken, not only Wu Yue, but also Cheng Qiming and even Si Weimin next to him changed their expressions.
"You dare to threaten the bureau?" Cheng Qiming couldn't believe his ears. Xu Cang was so bold that he even dared to publicly threaten CAAC.
No matter how much Wu Yue admired Xu Cang, what Xu Cang said was a bit too much.
"Xu Cang, don't say this kind of thing in front of others, or something bad will happen." Wu Yue shouted coldly.
Xu Cang took a deep breath: "I said, I am now... free."
"Freedom?" Cheng Qiming laughed disdainfully: "As long as you are still in CAAC, you will be bound by CCAR. Freedom, where is the freedom?"
"Xu Cang, I said, come to me and I will give you freedom." Just as Cheng Qiming finished speaking, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, a group of people came from the distance, leading the way was General Dynamics CEO Yu Chen, and the words just now came from Yu Chen.
Behind Yu Chen, there were some white people, some of whom Xu Cang knew and some of whom he didn't, such as Clark, the president of Pratt & Whitney Power, Jonathan Meyers, the chief engineer of Rolls-Royce Aero Engines, and Leo (later Neo), the chief financial officer of Airbus.
In addition to these people, Huang Jing, head of Boeing's Asia Pacific, Lee Young-hyun, head of Airbus' Asia Pacific, Song Xinyang, head of Rolls-Royce's Asia Pacific, and Lee Hee-jae, representative of CFM, as well as ANA President Kan Yueling, JAL President Nagano Hideki, and even Asiana Airlines President Park Seok-won and Korean Air President Choi Sang-do were all present.
"Civil Aviation Conference?" Xu Cang raised his eyebrows. When Si Weimin mentioned that Cheng Qiming should attend the Civil Aviation Conference, he was probably talking about this matter.
The Civil Aviation Conference is considered the largest conference in the world's civil aviation industry, which includes major airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and aviation material manufacturers such as engines and avionics. However, this kind of conference is more ceremonial in nature. Although it is lively, it has little practical significance. It is just to bring a group of people together and talk about formalities. If they really want to discuss important matters, they will meet privately during the conference.
As one of the three largest airlines in China, Muhua Airlines must send representatives to attend. Perhaps for convenience, they wanted the president of Hanjing Branch to directly represent Muhua Airlines. But I didn't expect Cheng Qiming to leave the civil aviation conference and come directly to help Instructor Wang Long.
However, judging from the situation, civil aviation may not have started yet. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people wandering around.
As the leader of General Dynamics, Yu Chen's status is very high even among the big guys. The status of these people can be seen from the order of the crowd.
Led by General Dynamics CEO Yu Chen, Pratt & Whitney Power President Clark and Airbus CFO Neo, followed by second-tier executives from aircraft manufacturers and aviation material manufacturers, such as Rolls-Royce aerospace engine chief engineer Jonathan Meyers, Boeing Asia Pacific head Huang Jing, and finally the top leaders of various airlines.
From this standpoint, in the larger ecosystem of civil aviation, the status of airlines is actually slightly lower.
"Mr. Cheng was supposed to take us to the hotel as the host, but he left halfway. We had nothing to do anyway, so we came to watch it. We didn't expect to see such a good show. I always say that it's interesting when Mr. Xu is around. Even in such a boring meeting, Mr. Xu always adds something interesting for me."
Xu Cang had met Yu Chen once before in Japan, although the atmosphere was not very good. At that time, Yu Chen said that he was going to attend a boring meeting, which was probably this year's Civil Aviation Conference.
However, Yu Chen went to Japan in advance, apparently to do some things on the way.
There are some things in Japan that can interest Yu Chen. Of course, the most likely one is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and the two have a long history of cooperation.
Xu Cang was too lazy to pay attention to Yu Chen. Instead, he set his eyes on Airbus CFO Neo and nodded slightly: "Long time no see."
Neo had a good impression of Xu Cang. The two of them had teamed up before and severely cheated Boeing. It was also thanks to that incident that Xu Cang was able to exchange the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of 1566 for the genuine authorization of some Boeing aviation materials.
"Mr. Xu, it's been a long time. I was thinking about going to Jianchuan to find you, but I didn't expect you to be here." Neo walked past Yu Chen and didn't even shake hands with Xu Cang. Instead, he patted Xu Cang's shoulder affectionately.
In front of so many people, many things cannot be said. Wu Yue moved his mouth, but finally fell into silence.
"I plan to go to England later. Even if you don't come to find me, I will come to find you." Xu Cang said with a smile.
"Oh?" Neo's eyes lit up: "What's wrong?"
Xu Cang did not hide it: "I want to buy some Airbus aircraft, and I want to get some price discounts through Mr. Neo."
Aircraft manufacturers offer different discounts to different customers. The price difference between new and old customers can even reach 30%, which is quite scary for a high-value product like a large passenger aircraft.
Generally speaking, only when the two parties have cooperated for a long time can the discount be increased. Before this, Xu Cang had never purchased an aircraft from Airbus, so he should be a new customer, so the discount would not be very large.
Xu Cang is not short of money now, so he would save as much as possible, so he thought of Airbus Chief Financial Officer Neo.
"Mr. Xu, are you going to form an Airbus fleet?" Although Spring Airlines has never cooperated with Airbus before, if Xu Cang is there, it will probably develop very well in the future, so it would be a good idea to establish a cooperative relationship in advance.
However, Teacher Wang next to him sneered: "A small company wants to run multiple models. I don't know how it will die in the future."
Xu Cang ignored Instructor Wang and whispered, "Well, there aren't many, less than three."
Neo nodded. "If it's three, I can still try. If it's more, it will be difficult for me to handle it."
After all, money is involved, and if the discount is too much, the amount will be huge. Even if Neo is the CFO of Airbus, he still has to bear the pressure. However, if it is just three aircraft, then Neo can probably still make the decision.
"By the way, there is one more thing, about the Tianjin Assembly Plant..." Xu Cang didn't explain it very clearly, but Neo thought that he would understand.
When Neo mentioned this, his expression immediately turned awkward. Due to a series of operations by Airbus, the assembly cost of the Airbus Assembly Plant in Tianjin was actually higher than that in Europe. This was simply outrageous.
Neo coughed twice and said, "This matter is... complicated. I can't make the decision alone. It's... the board of directors' idea."
"Mr. Xu, the people at Airbus can't afford to suffer any loss. If they suffer a loss in some areas, they will definitely make up for it in other areas." Huang Jing, who was standing next to him, came out at the right time to add insult to injury.
For Boeing, whenever it can disgust Airbus, it feels relaxed and happy.
Huang Jing also knew about the Airbus assembly plant in Tianjin. After all, Hanjing, where Boeing Asia Pacific is located, is actually very close to Tianjin. Moreover, the circle is not very large. How could Huang Jing not know about such a big joke?
Neo knew he was in the wrong, so even though Huang Jing teased him and even though Huang Jing's rank was lower than his, he did not refute.
At this time, Jonathan, the chief engineer of Rolls-Royce's aeroengine department, came over and said, "Mr. Xu, I have read the email you sent me before. I sincerely admire Mr. Xu's boldness."
I have to say that Jonathan's Chinese has improved rapidly. The last time they met, he still had a strong accent, but now it has basically disappeared.
Although he is a technician, he is still quite thoughtful. When he speaks, he only says two points and leaves three points unsaid, leaving people confused.
"Since you've seen it, you should have evaluated it. What do you think?" Xu Cang said bluntly.
"Hahaha!" Jonathan laughed heartily: "Since Mr. Xu himself is not afraid, then why should we be afraid? Everything will be arranged by Mr. Xu!"
Yu Chen and Pratt & Whitney Power President Clark didn't care much about Xu Cang's conversation with Airbus, but when Jonathan talked to Xu Cang so intimately, the two became nervous. It has long been rumored that Xu Cang has a good relationship with Rolls-Royce, and it seems that it can no longer be described as simply infallible.
"When are you going back?" Xu Cang asked.
Jonathan was stunned. "Maybe in two days. This kind of meeting is just for show. We will go back after it's over."
"Two days later?" Xu Cang thought for a moment and said, "Two days later, I'll go with you."
Xu Cang’s previous visa to the UK has not expired, so it is very convenient for him to go to the UK.
Jonathan turned around and glanced at Song Xinyang, who immediately understood and nodded: "I'll arrange it."
As soon as Xu Cang finished talking to Jonathan, the president of Pratt & Whitney Power came over with a kind smile on his face: "Mr. Xu Cang? Seeing is believing."
Clark's Chinese is very good, but Xu Cang is not surprised by this. It is normal for an executive of this level to hire a private foreign language teacher. As long as he is willing, learning a foreign language is not a problem.
Clark stretched out his right hand: "Pratt & Whitney Power, Clark."
"Pratt & Whitney Power?" Xu Cang raised his eyebrows and glanced at Yu Chen not far away.
Clark naturally noticed Xu Cang's little move, and said with a smile: "I have some cooperation with Mr. Yu Chen, but not only with him."
Xu Cang was startled, then he understood what Clark meant and nodded slightly: "I will go to the United States to have a good talk with Mr. Clark. I believe we will have a lot to communicate."
"Oh?" Clark's expression was startled. He had just come here to say hello, but he didn't expect to get something unexpected: "Then I will wait for Mr. Xu in East Hartford."
As soon as Clark accepted the offer, Choi Sang-do, the president of Korean Air, came to the front. Choi Sang-do, who had been frowning for a while, finally relaxed his brows. When he saw Xu Cang, he approached him warmly, "Mr. Xu, Korean Air is very grateful for Muhua Airlines's matter."
"You want to thank me?" Xu Cang pointed at Si Weimin and said, "The chairman of Muhua Airlines is here."
"Huh?" Cui Xiangdao was so focused on looking at Xu Cang that he really didn't notice Si Weimin beside Xu Cang. After Xu Cang's reminder, he finally realized what was going on and said apologetically, "Mr. Si, I'm sorry, I didn't see you just now."
Si Weimin smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, you young people just talk, don't worry about me."
Cui Xiangdao nodded naturally, and then turned his gaze back to Xu Cang: "If Mr. Xu comes to Korea, he must inform me so that I can fulfill my hospitality as a host."
Choi Sang-do was referring to the fact that Muhua Airlines had severed its cooperation with Asiana Airlines on international routes. Muhua Airlines had communicated with Korean Airlines about this matter and it was probably disclosed.
"President Cui, this is not a good idea, is it?" Xu Cang said with a smile, "President Park is still here."
To be honest, Choi Sang-do is a rather sinister person. Muhua Airlines may have leaked the news accidentally, but Choi Sang-do mentioned this matter in front of the president of Asiana Airlines, which was obviously intended to sow discord.
However, Park Seok-won just sneered and did not express any opinion.
Cui Xiangdao thought that Park Seok-won was a deep-minded person, but he didn't expect that Park Seok-won had already joined Xu Cang's side, so this little trick was just in vain.
Choi Sang-do pretended to be deaf and dumb: "If we communicate normally, President Park won't have any associations."
For a moment, Cui Xiangdao's hearty laughter filled the air.
Choi Sang-do was the happiest among the group. Asiana Airlines, which had been unsuccessful for a long time, finally lost a major source of income. It seemed that Asiana Airlines would not be able to sustain. Previously, Korean Air had not expected that it would take so much effort to acquire Asiana Airlines. Now that the dust is about to settle, it is naturally very happy.
On one side of the crowd, Xu Cang was chatting and laughing. Si Linglong blinked and looked around. She could feel that these people were all well-known figures in the civil aviation industry. Some of them she knew, but some she had never seen before.
Si Weimin was filled with emotion when he saw Xu Cang's status as a star surrounded by the moon. He whispered to Wu Yue, "Do you think you can really control him now?"
Wu Yue's eyelids twitched, and he didn't answer immediately, but after a while he said, "It seems that Spring Airlines is only a small part of his territory."
The bureau cannot control Xu Cang, but thinks it can control Xu Cang by controlling Spring Airlines. But now it seems that it is hard to say whether Spring Airlines has an irreplaceable position in Xu Cang's heart.
When Xu Cang said he was free, I was afraid he wasn't just speaking casually.
In comparison, Teacher Wang was the one with the most shallow feelings, because he didn't know most of them. As the saying goes, ignorance is bliss, so he couldn't really understand what these people's attitudes towards Xu Cang meant.
"Mr. Cheng, who are these people?" Teacher Wang asked Cheng Qiming secretly.
Cheng Qiming looked at Wang Long with some disgust. In fact, he had a general personal relationship with Wang Long, and even had no deep personal relationship with the executives of the entire Jianchuan Base. It was just because of the interests that he had to be on the same front with the Jianchuan Base.
"They are all people you can't afford to offend."
Teacher Wang uttered a sigh. He was a representative appointed by the bureau after all. Who could he not afford to offend? "How could a young boy like him know someone I couldn't afford to offend?"
"Humph! Ignorance." Cheng Qiming sarcastically said in his heart, but he said: "The people who just spoke to Xu Cang were the CEO of General Dynamics, the CFO of Airbus headquarters, the president of Pratt & Whitney Power, the chief engineer of Rolls-Royce Aero Engines, and finally the president of Korean Air. Who can you afford to offend?"
"General Dynamics!" Instructor Wang was completely shocked. These people were all big shots without exception. Even Cui Xiangdao, who had the lowest status among them, was well-known. "How could he know so many people?"
Cheng Qiming's mouth twitched: "How should I know?"
This network alone is so terrifying that it is frightening. Xu Cang can talk to half of the people in the civil aviation circle.
Suddenly, an idea began to form in Cheng Qiming's mind.
Xu Cang was too lazy to say some boring words to Cui Xiangdao. He turned his head and whispered to Si Weimin: "Old man, you said it, then I will obey. This time, I will not sign him an unqualified one."
Si Weimin smiled and said, "Good boy, Jianchuan Base did some bad things before, we will give you a satisfactory answer."
"If you want me to be satisfied." Xu Cang paused: "Originally, I planned to tell you after returning from the UK. Since the old man is here, I will just say it directly. I don't want to find out who in Jianchuan Base first proposed this plan. I don't have the time or interest to do so. Therefore, all those above M2 level in Jianchuan Base will be expelled and will never be hired again."
Cheng Qiming was stunned. Generally speaking, job levels are divided into P-level and M-level. P-level is mostly used for technical positions, while M-level is used for management positions. Generally speaking, the management of M2 is like department managers, which means that Xu Cang wants to fire all directors, vice presidents and general managers above the department manager level. In this way, Muhua Aviation Jianchuan Base basically has no senior executives, which is really a bit cruel.
"Xu Cang, if you do this, our Jianchuan base will basically be ruined." Si Weimin sighed.
This is not pretense, but the truth. All leaders above the department manager level have been laid off. Which company can tolerate this?
"It's okay, I can give you a month of buffer time." Xu Cang lowered his eyes.
Cheng Qiming was so angry that he laughed: "One month, do you think we will agree to such a ridiculous thing?"
"Cheng Qiming!" Si Weimin snorted coldly, stopping Cheng Qiming from speaking, and then whispered to Xu Cang: "This is indeed a big problem."
"Is it difficult? Which one is more difficult than getting NTU Airlines to agree to place the A380 at Hanjing Airport?" Xu Cang asked back.
As soon as these words came out, Cheng Qiming's face changed drastically: "What did you say?"
Even Si Weimin opened his eyes slightly: "Xu Cang, is this true?"
"That depends on how sincere you are." Xu Cang said calmly. Then, Xu Cang looked at Wu Yue calmly and said, "I can stop checking those eight people, but as a price, they have to resign on their own."
Teacher Wang's breathing suddenly stopped: "You want us to resign from our positions as representatives of the bureau?"
"The old man is here in person, I will give you dignity. But if you don't want it, then I will have to help you save face later." Xu Cang's face was as gloomy as frost: "Do you really think you don't have to bear the corresponding responsibility for doing something wrong?"
After saying that, Xu Cang did not listen to Si Weimin and Teacher Wang's answers. This kind of thing cannot be decided in a moment. Since Si Weimin is here, there is no need to make the scene too awkward. He nodded slightly to Si Weimin, then looked at Si Linglong next to him: "I'm leaving, please send me off!"
Si Linglong didn't expect Xu Cang to have such a request. After a moment of hesitation, she smiled and said, "You are already so old, and you still need me to send you home?"
"Isn't it normal to send the boss off?" Xu Cang tightened his clothes and walked straight out.
Si Weimin patted Si Linglong on the head and said, "Go ahead."
Si Linglong hesitated for a moment, but still followed.
Yu Chen saw Xu Cang was leaving, and there was no point in staying here, so he followed Xu Cang out. This group of people had nothing to do but watch the fun, and now that the fun was over, there was naturally no reason to stay, so they all left.
Si Linglong had just caught up with Xu Cang, and before she could say anything, Xu Cang grabbed Si Linglong's wrist with one hand, pulled her to his side, and held her close.
Si Linglong didn't expect such a change. Her heart was beating wildly, but this somewhat ambiguous atmosphere did not last long. Then Xu Cang's serious voice came: "Go back and tell the old man that Muhua Airlines is now seriously divided. We need a chance to scare them. The size of Jianchuan Base is just right. It won't hurt to clean it up, and the effect will be enough."
Si Linglong's heart trembled: "Who is Hu? Cheng Qiming?"
"Ah." Xu Cang sighed. Si Linglong was indeed still a little young. Muhua Airlines was not the only big tiger with ulterior motives like Cheng Qiming. "Just tell the old man what I said. He will understand."
At the end of his speech, Xu Cang caught a glimpse of Si Linglong out of the corner of his eye. He saw that Si Linglong's blushing face looked very attractive.
Xu Cang was startled and blurted out: "No, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Ah?" Si Linglong was startled, and subconsciously touched her face, only to find that it was extremely hot. She quickly made an excuse: "Maybe it's too hot. Xu Cang, um... I'll tell my grandfather, I won't see you off later."
After saying that, Si Linglong ran back as if she was escaping, like a frightened little rabbit.
"What?" Xu Cang asked in confusion: "It's not that hot."
Just as Xu Cang was puzzled, Nagano Hideki suddenly appeared beside Xu Cang and whispered, "I asked someone to contact you before, but you didn't reply."
Xu Cang glanced at Nagano Hideki: "What's your reply? Didn't you say you won't cooperate?"
"It's not about cooperation." Nagano Hideki looked around and said, "Mr. Xu, someone is targeting you."
"Huh?" Xu Cang was stunned for a moment. Before he could say anything, his cell phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was Wu Yue's number.
Now Xu Cang was even more confused. He looked back and found that Wu Yue was holding up his cell phone and waving at him.
Xu Cang raised his eyebrows: "It looks like something really happened."
…
About half an hour later, Xu Cang, Chen Xiangdong and Wu Yue were in a lounge in the CAAC headquarters building, and a recording was playing on a device in the corner of the room.
"Captain, did I open the door?"
"Open it!"
"Don't open it!"
"What did you say?"
"I said no!"
"But the captain said to open the door."
"I am Xu Cang, a first-level flight specialist of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the number 41357. I am now in charge of this plane. Listen to my command, and do not open the door!"
"Mr. Xu, if we don't open the door now, the flight attendant's life will be in danger. Not only her, but other passengers will also be at risk. Are we just going to watch the people in the cabin behind us die?"
"Even if everyone on the plane is dead, you are not allowed to open the door!"
The recording was short and all in Japanese, but there was a paper document on the table with the translation of the recording. At the end, Chen Xiangdong frowned when comparing the translation: "Xu Cang, is this what you said?"
Xu Cang clenched his right hand into a fist and tapped it rhythmically on the table, his eyes looking far away, as if he was thinking about something.
"Xu Cang?" Chen Xiangdong called softly again.
Only then did Xu Cang come back to his senses: "Master, what did you say?"
Chen Xiangdong shook the translation in his hand and asked: "Did you say these?"
"Yes." Xu Cang did not deny it at all: "Master, although I speak Japanese, you should be able to hear my voice clearly."
"You're still laughing." Chen Xiangdong shouted sternly, "It's noisy outside, stop smiling."
Xu Cang seemed to have figured it out, and leaned back: "It was such a big fight, how come I didn't know about it?"
"Outside is not the country, it's abroad, Japan!" Wu Yue slapped his forehead. He just received a call from Li Jie asking him to bring Xu Cang back to the General Administration immediately. At that time, just by hearing Li Jie's voice, Wu Yue felt that things were not good. When he really arrived at the General Administration, he didn't expect that things would be so tricky.
Xu Cang didn't care: "Arguing? What's there to argue about? Is there anything wrong with what I said?"
"We in the industry think there's no problem, but the public doesn't think so. This recording was leaked in Japan not long ago, and now the Japan Civil Aviation Administration's phone has been flooded with calls. It's expected to make headlines soon," said Wu Yue.
Xu Cang smiled and said, "So what?"
"So what?" Chen Xiangdong said anxiously, "Now people think you are a butcher who takes human life lightly and watched the entire plane die! Can you bear this hat?"
Wu Yue thought for a moment and said, "Xu Cang, as far as I know, there is no hard and fast requirement in ANA's hijacking procedures not to open the cabin door. This alone is very disadvantageous to you."
"I'm not from ANA, why should I follow ANA's rules?"
"Will the common people care about you?" Wu Yue asked anxiously, "Don't you know what the social trend is like over there? It's getting more and more left-wing, even a little pathological. How can you reason with them?"
"Director Wu, this kind of thing should not be said by someone like you. It has a bad impact." Xu Cang reminded.
Wu Yue knew that this was Xu Cang's kindness, and took a deep breath: "I know, I got confused and started to talk without thinking."
"What on earth do those people from JCAB mean? How can the cabin sound be leaked?" Chen Xiangdong cursed. "The public sentiment in Japan is turbulent right now. I don't know if it will affect us here."
As if in response to Chen Xiangdong's words, the door of the lounge was suddenly pushed open, and Tan Linlin from the Transportation Department walked in with a serious face. She said as soon as she came up, "JCAB has sent us a formal notification letter."
Chen Xiangdong's heart tightened. What he feared would come true. "What did you say?"
Tan Linlin glanced at Xu Cang and breathed a sigh of relief: "They asked Xu Cang to go to Japan to attend the cabin sound hearing of ANA Flight 45."
When these words came out, Chen Xiangdong's reaction was the most intense: "Listen!"
Tan Linlin's expression was not good either: "Director Chen, that is a formal letter."
"What does it have to do with us?" Chen Xiangdong snorted coldly: "Xu Cang, you don't have to worry about this matter. Just treat it as JCAB's bullshit."
In comparison, Wu Yue was calmer. He asked Tan Linlin, "What does Director Li think?"
"Director Li also doesn't recommend Xu Cang to go." Tan Linlin said, with a flash of surprise in her eyes. At this moment, as the person involved, Xu Cang was actually calm and composed, as if nothing had happened: "However, everything still depends on Xu Cang's opinion ."
"What opinions?" Chen Xiangdong said in a deep voice: "Just go back to JCAB. Xu Cang will not attend that bullshit hearing. If they want to do it, they can do it on their own."
However, Xu Cang, who had not expressed his opinion, asked, "Is the time set?"
Tan Linlin shook her head. "No. JCAB said they can follow your wishes. After all, you may need to... prepare. Xu Cang, I asked Director Lian, and he said that you don't need to attend this kind of hearing. JCAB's requirements cannot bind you."
The Director Lian mentioned by Tan Linlin is the Director of the Policy and Regulations Department, Lian Zhili, and his words are still somewhat convincing. In other words, from a legal perspective, Xu Cang can completely ignore it.
"Listen, Xu Cang, you don't have to worry about this." Chen Xiangdong advised: "They can't control us."
"However, if you don't go, what if JCAB votes against CAAC's election for Class A directors in the near future?" Xu Cang said suddenly.
When these words came out, Wu Yue, Tan Linlin and even Chen Xiangdong were stunned. They really didn't expect this point.
"Then..." At this moment, even the usually calm Tan Linlin was a little confused: "Xu Cang, then you..."
Xu Cang thought for a moment and said, "I will go."
Chen Xiangdong said anxiously: "Xu Cang, what are you doing over there? Those people are mentally ill. They all have preconceived positions. What can they say?"
At this time, Wu Yue sighed: "Xu Cang, you don't have to be like this."
In Wu Yue's opinion, Xu Cang did this for CAAC. If it weren't for this reason, Xu Cang would have no need to go to Japan.
There will definitely be no legal problems with Xu Cang's trip to Japan. After all, even according to Xu Cang's statement, it is technically logically self-consistent. However, once he goes to Japan, he will be under unimaginable public pressure.
Too much spit can drown a person. Wu Yue really couldn't imagine how much pressure Xu Cang had to bear when he went to Japan.
"It's okay." Xu Cang shook his head and turned to Tan Linlin: "Director Tan, then you can reply to JCAB and let me set the time."
Tan Linlin's face was a little heavy: "Xu Cang, have you really thought it through?"
"I've thought about it."
Tan Linlin let out a long sigh: "Okay, when do you want to go?"
Xu Cang blinked his eyes and said, "Let's do it on September 11th this year!"