"Xu...Xu Cang..." Sato Wang's lips trembled slightly. He really didn't expect that the real person was just outside the door.
Compared to his furious voice, Xu Cang's face did not show much expression. He walked in slowly, scanning the entire place, taking in the facial expressions of Sato Nozomi, Kamikawa Linhe, and Guan Yueling.
"You are very good. I am impressed by you." Xu Cang walked in front of Guan Yueling and asked, "Should I be surprised at your shamelessness?"
Shangchuan Linhe's expression was extremely interesting: "Xu Cang, some things are not what we want to do. We are really forced to do them."
Guan Yueling was only two or three steps away from Xu Cang. She bit her plump lips but did not answer Xu Cang's question.
Xu Cang just glanced at Guan Yueling for a moment, and didn't ask any further questions. He raised his head slightly and looked at Shangchuan Linhe with interest: "Are you explaining?"
“Uh…” The muscles at the corners of Shangchuan Linhe’s mouth twitched a few times, but he still nodded: “I hope you can understand our difficulties.”
"Why should I understand you? What qualifications do you have?" After saying that, Xu Cang raised his chin slightly: "I didn't come here to listen to your explanation, but to confirm one thing."
Guan Yueling immediately realized something and stepped forward: "Xu Cang, the situation is not as serious as you think. Xia Shuyue is not injured and her emotions are stable."
"So, I can still maintain this attitude when talking to you." Xu Cang's eyes were stern, and his voice was no longer as violent as at the beginning, but this tone was more resolute and unquestionable .
"Xu Cang, I don't want this to happen either." Guan Yueling was a little at a loss. She could no longer control the current situation.
Shangchuan Linhe's cheek muscles were tense. He swallowed his saliva and asked tentatively: "Xu Cang, about American Airlines..."
"Isn't it obvious?" Xu Cang glanced at them with disdain: "Or do you think you have some charm that can make Meihang suddenly change his mind?"
"Can you convince Pratt & Whitney?" Sato Nozomi still felt incredible.
Xu Cang sighed: "I am also surprised by your stupidity."
Sato Nozomi's white beard was almost standing up in anger, but he didn't know how to refute. They might lack shame, but they had no lack of self-awareness. Just to convince American Airlines, ANA had already used all its tricks, but in the end, nothing was achieved.
Now, without any new efforts from ANA, who else could it be if not Xu Cang?
"From now on, all cooperation agreements between us are cancelled. You breached the contract first. I will send someone to communicate with you about the compensation liability later."
Guan Yueling's pretty face turned pale: "Shanghai, Yangcheng route..."
"We have already negotiated everything." Xu Cang raised a finger: "However, these routes will soon all be transferred to Japan Airlines."
"You dare!" Shangchuan Linhe suddenly shouted.
"Do you think I dare?" Xu Cang sneered, "Not only that, the already negotiated Japan-US route will be transferred back to Japan Airlines, and you probably won't have a chance in the future. It still takes some effort to get American Airlines to choose you, but it's not very difficult to get them not to choose you."
Sato Nozomi's face turned very ugly. He never expected that things would turn out like this.
Xu Cang smiled slightly and said, "Okay, we probably won't meet again in the future."
After saying that, Xu Cang planned to leave.
But at this time, Guan Yueling shouted: "Fifty percent."
Xu Cang raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean 50 percent?"
"Let alone anything else, I only care about the Japan-US route. As long as you are willing to leave the Japan-US route to us, we are willing to give you half of the route profits." Guan Yueling said solemnly.
Hearing what Guan Yueling said, Shangchuan Linhe immediately jumped up: "Guan Yueling!"
"Shut up!" Guan Yueling was also very angry at the moment. Originally, both the Shanghai and Guangzhou routes, as well as the Japan-US routes were in his pocket, but because of Shangchuan Linhe's self-willed decision, he was now in a difficult situation.
Now that she has made a huge compromise and hopes to keep the Japan-US route, Kamikawa Hayashi still wants to stop her from saving the last possibility.
The Japan-US route is the lifeline of ANA's future development.
Japan's domestic civil aviation market is subject to inherent market constraints, and the ceiling is there. Even though ANA currently has an advantage in the domestic market, it still cannot compare with JAL in terms of profitability.
The Japan-US routes account for the bulk of JAL's international route profits. If ANA can take them over, it will be a win-win situation, which will be of great significance to ANA.
"Give me 50% of the route profits for nothing?" Even Xu Cang did not expect Guan Yueling to give such an exaggerated profit share: "Are you sure you can convince...them?"
"Sure!" Guan Yueling didn't even ask Sato Nozomi and Kamikawa Linhe, and directly agreed to Xu Cang's question.
Sato Wang opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he said nothing. On the other hand, Kamikawa Linhe had a gloomy face, but he probably realized his problem, and he didn't even move his mouth, which was considered as tacitly agreeing to Guan Yueling's proposal, even though 50% of the profit share was already outrageous enough.
However, the same thing applies. The significance of taking over the Japan-US route is not only to strengthen itself, but also to weaken Japan Airlines' hematopoietic ability, which is indeed a loss that cannot be missed.
Xu Cang seemed a little surprised. The Japan-US route was very profitable. It would be quite amazing to get 50% profit at no cost.
Xu Cang looked at Guan Yueling deeply and just nodded: "Okay."
After saying that, Xu Cang didn't say anything else, but left the meeting room directly.
But just as he walked out, he saw a man with a joking face leaning against the door. It was Chen Tianyang who had returned to Japan from South Korea.
"I didn't expect you to take profit so seriously." Chen Tianyang said in a meaningful tone, looking at Xu Cang who came out: "Our first meeting, you really left a deep impression on me."
Xu Cang walked out without saying a word. Chen Tianyang hesitated for a moment, but finally followed him.
The two walked for a while and moved away from the meeting room. Xu Cang walked to the front and Chen Tianyang followed silently behind. There was no communication between the two.
"Has the Korean issue been settled?" Xu Cang suddenly asked.
"SRAA Director Jin has been scared out of his wits, so it's easy. Soon, the president of Korean Air will be arrested for communicating with the Aviation Accident Committee." Chen Tianyang followed behind Xu Cang: "But I don't quite understand. Korean Air's president Choi Sang-do is actually an insignificant figure, just a high-level tool. There is no point in targeting him."
Xu Cang said softly: "This is called killing the chicken to scare the monkey. It would be best if Korean Air could retreat when faced with difficulties. Some cards are better not to be played. If played, it is easy to become a public enemy."
As he spoke, Xu Cang changed the subject: "How is the investigation going on with Kuroda Takashi?"
"I approached several of his friends and it is almost certain that Kuroda Takashi had contacted Haneda Airport and the Ministry of Transport's security office before the hijacking. Kuroda Takashi also boasted to his friends that he would be rewarded for discovering security loopholes, but until the hijacking happened, Kuroda Takashi never received that reward."
Xu Cang's face showed no special expression. He just said indifferently: "Have you recorded everything?"
"Everything has been recorded. If necessary, you can..."
"No, these testimonies are enough. We're not really going to court." Xu Cang waved his hand and said, "You've done a good job. You can go back after Japan collects the final pieces. If you need anything, such as rest or money, feel free to ask for it."
"You know, I don't have high requirements for those things." Chen Tianyang's voice suddenly lowered: "I thought I followed a boss who had a clear distinction between love and hate, but now it seems that you are no different from others. You came here to ask for an explanation, and in the end ANA increased its profit share, and you accepted it?"
"What's the difference?" Xu Cang said with a smile, "Or what will happen to ANA's ending?"
Chen Tianyang was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"Whether I accept it or not, ANA's fate will not change. So why not use this time to squeeze more surplus value out of it?"
"You want to deal with ANA, can you deal with ANA?" Chen Tianyang's words were full of questions.
As Asia's leading giant airline, ANA has an extremely impressive size, good development momentum, and not heavy debt. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for it to die suddenly.
It’s not that Chen Tianyang doesn’t believe Xu Cang, but logically, such a thing is unlikely to happen.
Xu Cang glanced at Chen Tianyang: "Questioning the boss is not a good habit."
"I'm just telling the truth."
Xu Cang suddenly stopped and put his hands behind his back: "What do you think is ANA's biggest advantage now?"
Chen Tianyang was stunned. He didn't expect Xu Cang to ask this question. He was not a civil aviation practitioner, but he still knew something about the situation: "Japan's domestic aviation market?"
"That's right!" Xu Cang nodded. "On international routes, ANA has never taken advantage of JAL. Only in the Japanese domestic market, ANA's development is extremely amazing. It has already shown a trend of catching up, and it seems unstoppable. The strong growth of the Japanese domestic market is the most advantageous point supporting ANA's development. If you want to deal a fatal blow to ANA, you must cut off its domestic market."
Chen Tianyang's face was somewhat serious: "But even Japan Airlines can't stop ANA's growth in the Japanese domestic market. Can you do it?"
"I am alone and powerless, how can I compete with a giant like Japan Airlines?"
"So you're saying you want to cut off ANA's domestic market?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "But I can make them give up the local market on their own."
"Let ANA give up its domestic market?" Chen Tianyang seemed to have heard some ridiculous joke: "Are ANA's decision-makers crazy? Can they give up their domestic market?"
"Why not?" Xu Cang asked back: "As long as I give them a choice, a choice they can't refuse, and then give them a strong push from behind , everything will go smoothly."
As the head of the law department at Seoul University at that time, Chen Tianyang had an extremely impressive IQ. In addition, Xu Cang had hinted clearly enough, and he seemed to have grasped something vaguely.
"You...did you accept that condition on purpose just now?" Chen Tianyang looked at Xu Cang in disbelief.
Xu Cang sighed: "The president of ANA is so naive that it makes me feel distressed."
Chen Tianyang saw Xu Cang's expression and became more and more certain of his guess. However, he soon realized the loophole in Xu Cang's idea: "No, no. You seem to have given them another choice, but this does not mean it is unique. ANA can definitely take both. What will you do then?"
Xu Cang shook his head: "So, I'm going to push them from behind."
Chen Tianyang frowned: "I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Aren't you already involved?" Xu Cang said with a smile.
"Huh?" Chen Tianyang was stunned: "Why am I involved?"
"A long time ago." Xu Cang pursed his lips: "Don't you understand yet? This will make me very disappointed."
"This..." Chen Tianyang only felt that his mind was in a mess. All kinds of information were intertwined in his mind, but he couldn't find a reasonable thread.
However, suddenly, Chen Tianyang had an epiphany, as if he had found the origin of everything.
"It's... Kuroda Takashi." Chen Tianyang looked at Xu Cang fiercely: "The key is Kuroda Takashi!?"
"I am such a kind person. I once gave them a chance. But the moment she deceived me, they lost this opportunity, and the ending was doomed." Xu Cang said calmly, as if he was telling something simple.
However, when these words fell into Chen Tianyang's ears, it was like hearing thunder, deafening.
"Did you plan to attack ANA during the hijacking?" Chen Tianyang felt that it was unreal. "Why was it so early?"
Xu Cang raised a finger: "To be precise, it was shortly after the hijacking incident."
"That's too far in advance. Too long, this long in advance. Aren't you afraid of something going wrong with it being so far in advance? The more sophisticated the plan, the more likely it is to go wrong. You're smart enough to understand what I mean."
Xu Cang turned his eyes away from Chen Tianyang and continued walking forward: "Change? As long as the starting point and the end point are determined, then no matter how the line between the two points changes, what's the point?"
Chen Tianyang stared blankly at Xu Cang's back. He suddenly felt a slight chill and did not keep up with Xu Cang's steps.
Just after Xu Cang took three or four steps, Chen Tianyang suddenly asked, "Then who defines the starting point and the end point?"
Xu Cang's steps suddenly stopped. He turned sideways, with half of his face facing Chen Tianyang: "Of course it's me!"
Chen Tianyang looked at Xu Cang deeply: "Then...what about those meaningless lines between the two points?"
Xu Cang raised a slight arc at the corner of his mouth: "That... is fate!"
"Fate..." Chen Tianyang took two steps back and put one hand on the wall: "Xu Cang, I feel uncomfortable around you."
Xu Cang's eyelids twitched slightly: "Then let's keep enough distance. For example, how about you go to the United States for me?"
"America?" Chen Tianyang was stunned: "Where in America?"
“Seattle?”
“Where’s Seattle?”
“Boeing Headquarters.”
"Boeing Headquarters." Chen Tianyang felt that he couldn't quite keep up with Xu Cang's thinking rhythm: "I don't quite understand what you mean."
Xu Cang raised his head slightly, his eyes moving upwards towards the sky. The sunlight fell on his face, reflecting his skin as white as jade: "It should be about time."
"What?" Chen Tianyang felt annoyed: "Why do you want me to go to Boeing headquarters?"
Xu Cang's eyes flickered with light, and he whispered, "Anti-dumping lawsuit !"