An extremely heated debate was breaking out in a conference room in the ANA headquarters building in Tokyo, Japan, and the voice of President Guan Yueling was included in it.
"Who gave the order to close the door?" Guan Yueling's voice was full of coldness, just like the chilly wind in deep winter.
In the conference room, Guan Yueling looked at ANA's independent director Sato Nozomi and managing director Kamikawa Hayashi.
Sato Nozomi was older, so even though Guan Yue Ling's tone was intense, he still looked like he didn't care. He just smiled and said, "Ling, it's just a small matter. There's no need to call us two over."
The managing director, Kamikawa Linhe, was in his forties, with raised eyebrows, looking ferocious and imposing. He did not give in to Guan Yueling at all: "It was my decision. What? President Guan Yue is going to punish me?"
Guan Yueling was so angry that her pretty face turned red, and her plump chest rose and fell. She looked very angry: "You made a decision without telling me about such an important matter?"
Guan Yueling had actually just returned to ANA headquarters. He had gone on a business trip after meeting Xia Shuyue. However, something went wrong on the first day of his trip, so he had to hurriedly put down his business trip and rush back without stopping.
During the short time when Guan Yueling was away, the flight attendants of Spring Airlines went out to the city at night, and somehow they were recognized by some Japanese locals. During this period, because of Xu Cang, the entire Spring Airlines had a bad reputation in Japan.
Xu Cang was described by the media in Japan as a "butcher", "devil" and "cold-blooded", and Spring Airlines, which is strongly tied to Xu Cang, naturally does not have a good reputation.
Now, after being recognized, the Spring Airlines flight attendants were questioned, accused, and abused in public, and some even had debris thrown at them. Seeing this, the Spring Airlines flight attendants realized the danger and endured the slander from passers-by and ran all the way to ANA.
Since no taxi was willing to take them on the return trip, they walked back, which took more than 40 minutes.
During this period, there was always a crowd surrounding them, verbally insulting them and throwing objects at them.
Originally, the Spring Airlines flight attendants thought they could get away by returning to ANA, but when they arrived at the ANA gate, they were told that entry was prohibited. Not long after, ANA staff even packed their luggage and threw it at the door without permission. The rest of the trainees were also told that the training agreement between the two parties was terminated and were forcibly expelled in the middle of the night.
A group of twenty or thirty people were driven out of the ANA dormitory. They stood at the gate and were laughed at by passers-by for a long time. Finally, they were taken away by JAL personnel.
Guan Yueling heard the news while on a business trip and almost fainted from anger.
Since ANA has signed an agreement with Xu Cang, it is naturally obligated to protect their personal safety. Although there was no serious violence during the whole process, it would cause great psychological trauma to the trainees, and ANA should assume its protection responsibility at this time.
As a result, Shangchuan Linhe gave orders privately, not only not allowing anyone to come in, but also driving the remaining people out, which really made Guan Yueling feel incredible.
"Is it important?" Kamikawa Linhe didn't seem to care much. "It's just a small training agreement that was terminated. Do I have to consult the president for everything in the future? Besides, the president was not at the headquarters at that time. I just acted in an emergency."
Guan Yueling got furious when he saw Shangchuan Linhe's look. These old guys were as stupid as pigs. They rode on the favorable wind of the times and climbed to their current positions. They really thought they were so powerful.
He doesn't have much ability, but he has a very high attitude.
"I don't care about Spring Airlines, I care about Xu Cang. This agreement was signed by Xu Cang and I, Director Shangchuan, don't you understand?" Guan Yueling said angrily.
"President, there's no need to be so anxious. A few flight attendants were just upset." Kamikawa Hayashiwa didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the problem. "Since there is an agreement, then follow the agreement. Compensation . Anyway, the agreement has been terminated."
"Don't you know that one of those flight attendants is Xu Cang's..." Guan Yueling said at the end, her expression suddenly froze, as if she thought of something, she stared at Shangchuan Linhe: "Did you do it on purpose?"
Sato Nozomi, who had been silent, interrupted with a smile, "Ling, Director Kamikawa is also doing this for ANA's own good. If you hesitate to make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. Director Kamikawa just made the decision for you."
Guan Yueling's face turned pale. Before the business trip, her secretary had told her that the board of directors was increasingly dissatisfied with her cooperation with Xu Cang, and the reason was of course Xu Cang's remarks. However, Guan Yueling didn't want to terminate the cooperation with Xu Cang, at least not in the short term, so she kept dragging it out.
It now seems that the board of directors has become impatient with Guan Yueling and has decided to take action on their own.
It's not that Shangchuan Linhe didn't understand the interests involved. Instead, he had been planning this for a long time. He took advantage of this incident to execute the will of the board of directors and forcibly cut ties with Xu Cang.
All I can say is that the timing and entry point were chosen too well, leaving no possibility of recovery in the relationship with Xu Cang.
I had underestimated these old guys. It turns out that after living for so many years, they still have some skills.
"Moreover, we have reminded them not to go out casually in the recent period. So they are not responsible for the current situation?" Shangchuan Linhe snorted. In this situation, he could actually find some reasons to refute.
However, this is not Kamikawa Linhe's far-fetched argument. ANA did privately inform the leaders of Spring Airlines trainees not to go out casually in the near future.
"This is not a military camp. That's just a suggestion, not a ban. This is their first time going out since they started training. Does it count as going out casually?" Guan Yueling snorted coldly, "I advise you not to say this to the people at Spring Airlines."
"Hahaha, why should I explain to the people at Spring Airlines? Who do they think they are?" Rinhei Kamikawa laughed. "A small, second-rate company has produced a good young man, and he really thinks he has any weight? Explain, what to explain? We at ANA will compensate according to the terms of breach of contract. What's there to explain?"
Rinhei Kamikawa looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. He felt in his heart that as long as he complied with the breach of contract clause and paid the compensation, he would not be responsible at all.
"Do you think money is the problem?"
"Isn't it?" asked Kamikawa Linhe.
"People, people are the problem!" Guan Yueling was about to curse: "There is one person in there who is very important to Xu Cang, aren't you afraid of Xu Cang's revenge?"
Hearing this, Kamikawa Linhe and Sato Nozomi both laughed. Sato Nozomi even sat down nonchalantly: "Ling, you are just too cautious. I admit that the young man named Xu Cang is a very good pilot, but does a pilot have a lot of weight? We have more than 2,100 pilots in ANA. I don't know what weight these thousands of replaceable characters have, and what kind of revenge he will take against us."
"I'm curious too. Let him take revenge. I'm looking forward to it." Kamikawa Linhe's smile was not as wanton as Sato Nozomi's, but it was sinister and his expression was full of disdain.
Guan Yueling's anger was gradually forced out in this way. These two people did not take Xu Cang seriously at all, just like the people on the board of directors.
"You underestimate Xu Cang too much. These are just your fantasies. You don't understand what kind of person he is or how much potential he has!"
Sato Wang waved his hand: "Ling, don't say any more. Things have already come to this, there is no point in saying more. Besides, this is what the board of directors meant. It's no use for you to keep dragging things out. You have only been in office for a short time and your foundation is not solid. Don't have too direct a conflict with the board of directors."
As he spoke, Sato Nozomi pointed at Kamikawa Hayashi and said, "We know you can't save face, so Director Kamikawa played the villain for you. Not only should you not blame Director Kamikawa, you should also thank him."
Hearing such incredible words, Guan Yueling was completely stunned.
On the other hand, Kamikawa Linhe started to laugh: "It's okay, it's normal for President Guanyue to make some misjudgments. Didn't President Nagano of Japan Airlines also take the initiative to get involved? They should have nothing to do with this matter, but he got involved. Is it because of Xu Cang?"
"Although Nagano Hideki is annoying, he still has some skills. I didn't expect that you two young people would have the same opinion on Xu Cang's matter." Sato Wang leaned on the soft backrest of the sofa: "So you are still too young, you still need more training, the future can't be completely handed over to you."
Originally, Guan Yueling came to question Kamikawa Linhe for giving orders without authorization, but as they talked, Kamikawa Linhe not only refused to admit his mistake, but instead made excuses. Sato Nozomi even changed his offensive and reprimanded Japan Airlines President Nagano Hideki.
"If it weren't for President Nagano this time, things would have been even more difficult to resolve." Guan Yueling still insisted on his own ideas.
Sato Nozomi sighed: "Ling, you are still so stubborn."
"Mr. Sato, Xu Cang is indeed being criticized, but he has agreed to attend the public hearing. Why can't we hold on a little longer? What if the offense and defense change after the hearing?" Guan Yueling asked anxiously, "Isn't it too hasty to cut ties with Xu Cang now?"
" Not many people know about our cooperation with Xu Cang yet, but what if it is exposed if it is delayed for too long? I have said it before, if you don't make a decision, you will suffer from the chaos. It is time to cut the Gordian knot and cut it off in time." Sato Wang sneered: "Offense and defense change? Just rely on a hearing, just rely on a mouth? The people have always been strict with others and lenient with themselves. They will maintain a very low moral bottom line for themselves, but set a very high moral standard for others. Their thinking is shallow and relies only on intuition. Even if Xu Cang can give a set of logical arguments at the hearing, in the eyes of the people who are unwilling to think, this is just Xu Cang's word game."
Shangchuan Linhe smiled and said, "Xu Cang's fate is already doomed. Although I don't know why he still decided to attend the hearing under such an obvious situation? Or, does he still have some unrealistic fantasies about certain situations?"
Although he could understand what the two said, Guan Yueling still found it very harsh: "Don't you think there is any possibility for Xu Cang to turn the tables?"
"Yes!" Shangchuan Linhe raised a finger: "Xu Cang's logic for not opening the door is nothing more than worrying that the hijacker will cause greater harm after entering the cockpit. However, there has been no previous example to support this kind of thing, and coupled with the people's inertia of thinking, it is actually not very convincing. However, if another hijacking case occurs in the near future and can perfectly fit Xu Cang's theory, then everything will be different. Examples are always a hundred times more impactful than words."
Sato Wang smiled and said, "However, there are very few cases of hijacking in the history of civil aviation, and there are even fewer cases that meet the situation that Xu Cang has set. Therefore... there is still no possibility for Xu Cang to turn the tables."
Shangchuan Linhe shrugged: "Speaking of this, President, don't you understand? Or, President, you don't want to believe it. Or, President, you also have some unrealistic fantasies about Xu Cang."
Shangchuan Linhe didn't think that Guan Yueling couldn't figure out who she was. But the reality was that Guan Yueling had been dragging her feet, so she might have other plans.
"I have reached a private cooperation with Xu Cang before." Guan Yueling suddenly said.
Kamikawa Linhe clapped his hands, looked at Sato and smiled, "Mr. Sato, I told you so."
Sato Wang did not respond to Kawabayashi's words, but frowned: "Ling, what did you say to Xu Cang?"
Guan Yueling slightly closed his eyes: "Xu Cang said... we can convince American Airlines to switch its partner on the Japan-US route from Japan Airlines to us."
"What!?" Sato Nozomi stood up immediately: "Did he really say that?"
At this time, Kamikawa Hayashi's face also looked unhappy. The Japan-US route is of great significance to All Nippon Airways. I hope there won't be any real problems.
"Why else would I keep dragging it out?" Guan Yueling said coldly, "We have been unable to make any progress in the international market, and the news from the representatives of American Airlines recently was not optimistic. I can only place my hopes on Xu Cang."
Shangchuan Linhe's expression was somewhat interesting: "Impossible, how could Xu Cang persuade American Airlines? What connection does he have with American Airlines?"
"No! He said so himself." Guan Yueling briefly recalled Xu Cang's words: "But, he said that it can be done through Puhui."
"Pratt & Whitney?" Sato Nozomi was a little confused: "Pratt & Whitney is related to American Airlines."
"To be precise, it's their parent companies, namely United Technologies, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney, and AMR Group, the parent company of American Airlines. In fact, it's not these two companies, but the cooperation between two other sub-departments of these two companies." Guan Yueling then recounted the cooperation between the avionics system department of United Technologies and the Expo Group under the AMR Group: "I checked it out, and what Xu Cang said is basically credible."
Rinhei Kamikawa exclaimed: "He was able to find a connection between Pratt & Whitney and American Airlines, two completely unrelated companies. This guy has a really strong business sense."
"I felt the same way at the time. I never thought about convincing American Airlines to go the Pratt & Whitney route." Guan Yueling sighed.
At this time, Sato Nozomi asked a question: "But after all, did he tell us how he convinced Pratt?"
"He didn't elaborate on this at the time."
"Hahaha!" Rinhei Kamikawa was stunned. "So he was just talking nonsense. I really thought he had some clever tricks! American Airlines couldn't convince them, and they went around in circles to find Pratt & Whitney, but they couldn't come up with a credible enough plan. What's the point? It's just a waste of time."
However, Sato Nozomi did not show the same contempt as Kamikawa Linhe, but asked: "Did he mention this matter after that?"
Guan Yueling shook his head: "No!"
Sato Wang sighed: "Ling, you are still too trusting."
"President, you really acted too hesitant in this matter. Public opinion is surging right now. If you don't handle it well, you will get into trouble. Why should you worry about cutting ties with Xu Cang as soon as possible? He was able to convince Pratt & Whitney. Do you really think his maneuvers are as versatile as his flying skills?" Shangchuan Linhe said coldly, "President, the board of directors is very dissatisfied with you this time. Perhaps you should take some time to explain to the board of directors."
Guan Yueling's face suddenly darkened: "Director Shangchuan, are you going to take advantage of this issue?"
Judging from the tone of Kamikawa Linhe, he probably wants to use this opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Guan Yueling's impression on the board of directors.
"Really?" Rinhei Kamikawa laughed, "I'm just stating the facts. As the leader of ANA, you are so gullible. Fortunately, I acted quickly this time. Otherwise, if something really went wrong, how would you end up?"
"You!" Guan Yueling was about to retort when her phone suddenly rang in her bag. She didn't answer Chuan Linhe's question, but took out her phone. It was her secretary calling. After hesitating for a moment, Guan Yueling answered the call: "What's going on?"
The secretary's ecstatic voice came from the other end of the line: "President, we have news from the United States that American Airlines is willing to have substantive negotiations with us on the Japan-US route."
Guan Yueling took a breath and said, "Confirm?"
"It's confirmed. I just called to confirm. Our representative said it himself." The secretary said happily, "But it's strange that the American Airlines people didn't even want to see our representative. Their attitude changed all of a sudden."
Guan Yueling's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he had already made up his mind: "No matter what, if they are willing to talk, then we should move forward quickly. If there is any news, inform me as soon as possible."
"Got it. I'll keep an eye on it."
After hanging up the phone, the shock on Guan Yueling's face had not completely disappeared. Sato Nozomi and Kamikawa Linhe looked at Guan Yueling with some confusion.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Sato Nozomi asked.
Guan Yueling put down his phone: "Just now our representative in the United States sent the latest news. American Airlines is willing to advance negotiations on cooperation on Japan-US routes. It's substantive."
"What did you say?" Shangchuan Linhe's face changed drastically and his voice suddenly rose, so sharp that it almost pierced the eardrums.
Just a minute or two ago, he swore that Xu Cang was just talking nonsense, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly.
However, this is not the most important thing. Sato Nozomi reacted the fastest. They did not think they were so charming that they could make American Airlines change its attitude 180 degrees.
The only possibility...
"Hurry, hurry, contact Nagano Hideki..." Sato Nozomi was so anxious that sweat broke out on his head.
At this time , it was Guan Yueling who calmed down: "Mr. Sato, you are going to regret it."
"Regret, regret, Ling, you are right!" Under this situation, Sato Nozomi had to accept this reality.
Guan Yueling snorted coldly, but didn't say anything. Instead, he silently picked up the phone and planned to call Xu Cang.
However, before Guan Yueling dialed the number, a loud shout was heard outside the meeting room.
"Want to regret it?"
Bang!
The door of the conference room was kicked open violently, making a loud noise. Xu Cang stood at the door: "Too late!"