Chapter 388: Bargain hunting! Bargain hunting all over the world!
"Today, a solar storm that occurs once every fifty years is expected to hit the Earth. Auroras may appear in some areas in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. Due to this, some flights have been cancelled..."
Xu Cang sat in the back seat with his eyes slightly closed, listening to the radio in the car. Xia Shuyue was sitting next to him. Xu Cang was wearing a suit, which was unusual. He was born with fair skin, and after dressing up, he even looked more beautiful than Xia Shuyue.
"You don't have to come, just wait for me at the hotel." Xu Cang still kept his eyes slightly closed, and his words were mostly calm.
Xia Shuyue was wearing a light blue windbreaker, her hair was tied up casually with a light side bang in front, just as Xu Cang had suggested before.
"I want to see how they are going to criticize you." Xia Shuyue's expression was cold and even looked a little angry.
Xu Cang slowly opened his eyes, and there was a hint of smile in his gem-like eyes, even the corners of his eyes were raised: "You have been learning to fly recently, it has been very hard, and you have come here specially, just rest in the hotel."
Xia Shuyue glanced at Xu Cang and said, "I know whether I am tired or not."
"Are you angry with me?" Xu Cang was a little puzzled, but women's tempers were always hard to predict: "How was your flight during this period?"
"It's OK. It doesn't seem that difficult." Xia Shuyue blinked, looking puzzled: "Is flying really that easy, or have I not yet ventured into the depths?"
Xu Cang hummed and smiled: "I think it's very simple. Maybe you and I are the same type of people, so you also think it's very simple."
Flying is a technical job that really requires a lot of talent. Almost all airplanes have two levers and one rudder, and the working principle is actually very simple. But such a simple thing would take most people a lifetime to master.
Why do many people say that Xu Cang is "born with knowledge"? That's because Xu Cang didn't follow the normal growth trajectory. He had almost no accumulation process. He was simply born to fly. Therefore, when he was learning to fly, he thought flying was very simple. He didn't understand why it took more than 250 hours of flying. Wouldn't it be enough to just fly for a dozen hours to get familiar with the procedures?
Perhaps Xia Shuyue was ignorant and fearless, but Xu Cang was more inclined to believe that her talent was extremely exaggerated, similar to his own, and she learned it without a teacher.
Xia Shuyue tilted her head, looking very cute: "Is that so? Our situations are the same. However, I heard from others that you are very talented. Am I also very talented? I don't believe it."
Xia Shuyue always maintained sufficient doubts about himself.
"If you master one method, you will master all methods. Flying is as simple as that." Xu Cang said with a smile, "If you don't feel tired, you can go with me. Find a more secluded place later."
This time Xia Shuyue did not object and nodded obediently, but she soon became nervous again: "Aren't you worried, or have you already made some preparations?"
"What are you worried about? They're just a bunch of people making noise." Xu Cang seemed to be really relaxed. "Besides, this hearing is mainly aimed at Haneda Airport. I'm just making up the numbers. What am I worried about?"
Xu Cang was right in saying this, because the main reason for the previous hijackings was the security loopholes at Haneda Airport, which was definitely the first to be blamed.
However, despite the clear facts, Haneda Airport had to struggle and "quibble", so this hearing took place.
This is both a trial for Haneda Airport and an opportunity for Haneda Airport to defend itself, even if this defense is likely to be useless.
"You're trying to fool me again." Xia Shuyue snorted in dissatisfaction: "They even adjusted the hearing time for you. Even if the hearing is nominally aimed at Haneda Airport, you think it is also a key target. Why are you so casual?"
"It's okay, they are just minor matters. The Japanese JCAB has already ruled that I am not at fault. This hearing has no legal effect. I just listen to their nonsense. What can they do to me?"
Xia Shuyue was so angry that she glared at Xu Cang fiercely: "You are still smiling and playing, people's words are scary, don't you know that people's words are scary? Rumors can kill people?"
"That depends on who you're going to kill?" Xu Cang said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's okay."
Seeing Xu Cang's confident look, Xia Shuyue was inspired and her emotions gradually calmed down: "I believe you."
"Trust me, just keep trusting me." Xu Cang said seriously.
The car traveled through the streets of Tokyo, and after passing the noisy central area, it arrived at a relatively quiet area. This is the headquarters of the Ministry of Transport of Japan. This area is full of government agencies, and there are few people walking around at ordinary times. There are more people only during rush hour.
However, the usually deserted place was very lively today. However, most of the people there were not government workers, but a group of media personnel holding microphones and cameras.
In fact, it was not just the media, but also a large number of onlookers, as well as some non-governmental organizations holding banners and slogans. The slogans contained all kinds of content, and as expected, some of them were directed at Xu Cang.
The hearing was not held in the office building of the Ministry of Transportation, but in a special conference hall next to the building. This hall was newly built and specially used for large press conferences. The overall layout is similar to that of a lecture hall and can accommodate more than 800 people.
There is a circular area in the center of the conference hall, with seats arranged in a square.
Facing the observers was the host party, which mainly consisted of government officials, such as representatives from the Ministry of Transport, JCAB Director Nagashima Kenshin, and a few representatives from the public.
The seats on the left and right of the host's seat are where the people who are being "interrogated" at the hearing will sit.
According to the plan set in advance, the one on the left is the delegation from Haneda Airport. However, Haneda Airport seemed to know that there was no hope of a comeback this time, and most likely they came here just to be scolded. The biggest leader of the airport group did not come, but sent a deputy to pretend.
On the right were the seats for the captain and the chief flight attendant of ANA45 flight, and the remaining seat was reserved for Xu Cang.
According to the seating order, Xu Cang is actually the last one, but the firepower he will face is second only to that of the representative from Haneda Airport.
The vehicle that brought Xu Cang here was specially prepared by JCAB, and the driver was a staff member of JCAB. After entering from the back door, under the guidance of the driver, Xu Cang and Xia Shuyue walked through the narrow path and entered the hall from the staff passage.
This feeling is quite similar to that of "It is very narrow at first, but then it becomes passable, and after walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly becomes clear."
As soon as he came out of the passage, the entire fan-shaped conference hall appeared before Xu Cang's eyes, and a huge noise came with it. The overwhelming momentum even caused the air to vibrate slightly.
Looking up, the top of the conference hall is an arched dome, inlaid with countless gem-like lights in concentric circles. In the very center hangs an enormous crystal chandelier, illuminating the conference hall as if it were daytime.
Just as he was about to step into the conference hall, Xu Cang turned sideways and whispered to Xia Shuyue, "Go to the observation seat and find a seat anywhere."
Xia Shuyue nodded in response, then separated from Xu Cang at the exit.
After Xia Shuyue walked for a distance, Xu Cang signaled the driver to lead the way.
With the appearance of Xu Cang, some people who knew Xu Cang began to scream. The noise immediately spread to the surroundings, attracting more people to stop and watch.
After this period of accumulation of public opinion, Xu Cang has become the most talked-about figure in Japan recently. His portrait has long been extremely popular in Japan, and a large number of people who come to watch are here for Xu Cang.
They wanted to see what kind of butcher with fangs was, even at the cost of the lives of all the people on the plane. Even from the photo portrait, Xu Cang looked like an extremely handsome young man.
However, what disappointed them was that Xu Cang was not only not a fierce-looking man with a green face and fangs, but he even looked like a handsome and elegant young man. This contrast was extremely dramatic.
Xu Cang didn't care about the reactions of the spectators. Under guidance, he slowly walked towards the seat in the center of the hall.
Suddenly, a man in his twenties or thirties, sitting in the first row of the spectator seats, threw a baseball at Xu Cang. The man was behind Xu Cang, and the direction of the baseball was in Xu Cang's blind spot, so this behavior caused a burst of exclamations in the audience.
However, Xu Cang seemed to sense something and stopped suddenly. He raised his left hand with his palm facing backwards. It was as if he had eyes on his back and he took the baseball, which was supposed to be in a blind spot, into his palm.
"Bastard, get out of Japan." The attacker continued to yell and curse at Xu Cang.
The driver leading the way finally reacted . Looking at the baseball in Xu Cang's hand, he immediately apologized to Xu Cang and then directed the security personnel to take the man away.
"Mr. Xu, I'm really sorry."
Xu Cang threw the baseball to the driver without saying anything, and walked straight to the central seat, where he saw some familiar faces.
At this time, most people had already taken their seats, including the Director of JCAB, Nagashima Kenshin, the captain and chief steward of ANA flight 45, and the Haneda Airport representative who was fidgeting and looked grief-stricken.
Xu Cang's seat was on the left side of the captain of ANA flight 45, and there was a label with his name on the back of the chair.
As he approached, the captain noticed Xu Cang's arrival and immediately stood up to greet him: "Mr. Xu."
The flight attendant seemed to be thinking about something. Even though there was a lot of noise in the field, she still lowered her head and thought about it. She didn't react until the captain stood up next to her. Knowing that Xu Cang was coming, the flight attendant also stood up and nodded politely.
Xu Cang returned the greeting and saw the worried chief steward, and said with a smile: "You were the most seriously injured at that time. I didn't expect you to recover so quickly. That's great."
"Thank you Mr. Xu for your concern. I am already grateful to have saved my life." The flight attendant said with a wry smile.
Xu Cang sat down: "But you don't look very happy."
The flight attendant didn't say anything, but just laughed twice. The captain leaning next to him whispered, "She failed the physical examination after recovery. I'm afraid she won't be able to fly in the future."
Xu Cang raised his eyebrows: "I see he's recovered quite well, is it so serious? Can't we apply for a special permit?"
Special license means special medical examination, that is, the general medical examination standard is not applicable, but a standard is specially formulated according to the physical condition of the applicant for the medical certificate. This situation is mainly for some special cases. However, there are many restrictions on special qualification, but at least you can get a medical certificate, right?
The flight attendant was stabbed and probably had some internal organs damaged. He also had major surgery, so it was normal that he failed the physical examination.
However, this situation is more suitable for franchise qualifications.
"We are just ordinary people. How can we apply for special qualifications?" the captain whispered.
“I see.”
Why is chartered qualification so rare? Because if something goes wrong, the doctor who issued the chartered qualification will be held jointly liable.
Either you are a big leader who can handle any problem and it won't involve the aviation hospital, or you have a very good relationship with the aviation hospital and the aviation hospital is willing to take the risk for you.
Both of these situations seem unlikely to happen to an ordinary person.
"Captain!" Xu Cang suddenly raised his voice: "Do you want to continue flying?"
The flight attendant was stunned for a moment, lowered his head, and said in fear: "Mr. Xu, I will handle my own affairs."
"It's okay. I should help you." Xu Cang looked directly at the flight attendant: "Do you want to continue flying?"
The flight attendant looked at the captain, and after receiving the captain's encouragement, he nodded heavily: "I studied flight attendant major in college, and until now, I don't know what else I can do besides flying."
This is actually not just a concern of the chief flight attendant, but also the reason why many pilots swallow their anger when they are suppressed by the company.
One of the important reasons is the lack of sociality among pilots.
Due to the special working environment of the pilots, once the cockpit door is closed, there are only two or three people inside, and there is basically no communication with the outside world. Almost all of the pilots' social relationships are in this small cockpit.
In fact, in comparison, flight attendants are slightly better. After all, they are the ones who see off and greet passengers, meet all kinds of people, and develop some relationships outside of work.
And once pilots stop flying, they really don’t understand anything.
If I don't continue flying and quit my job, will I just stay at home and do nothing every day?
"I understand." Xu Cang hummed: "I will take care of the qualification matters. If I can't handle it, do you mind coming to China or South Korea to work?"
The flight attendant was delighted: "Sure, I can do anything."
"Okay, I'll make a note of that." Xu Cang only said this, and then he fell silent.
The flight attendant also knew his limits and did not keep asking questions. He just thanked him repeatedly in a low voice.
In the meeting room, after everyone was seated, the chief secretary of the Ministry of Transport, who was presiding over the meeting, introduced himself and then signaled for silence.
Next to him, JACB's director Nagashima Ken remained silent, but his eyes occasionally drifted in Xu Cang's direction .
At this moment, Xu Cang's cell phone suddenly vibrated. He took a look and saw that it was Xiao Lingyun's number, so he answered the call.
"Xu Cang, European banks have already lent us $2 billion in total." Xiao Lingyun said solemnly, "Xu Cang, how do you say this money? Will it be invested in Airbus?"
"No, this amount of money looks like a lot, but it's actually not that much." Xu Cang took a deep breath and lowered his voice: "Did you receive the message I sent you yesterday?"
"Got it, got it."
"In the next 24 hours, you will pay close attention to the assets I mentioned in the information." Xu Cang narrowed his eyes and said, "Be prepared to buy at the bottom."
"Do we really want to invest in Google and Apple?" The first things Xiao Lingyun found in the information were Google and Apple.
However, whether it is the half-dead Apple or Google, which recently suffered major sanctions, it does not seem like they have a promising future.
"That's right, but we need to wait a while." Xu Cang lowered his voice: "Google and Apple want as much shareholding as possible. We don't need management rights, we only need dividend rights. Under such conditions, we should be able to obtain a larger proportion of core shares."
This is a very common exchange, that is, some corporate leaders are afraid that the entry of outside capital will shake their position, so they will naturally oppose the entry of new capital. However, if an agreement is reached before the entry, and the old management rights will not be shaken, then the old people will have a more open attitude towards welcoming new capital.
"If I only want the right to dividends, then given the current situations of Google and Apple, I am confident that I can become their second largest shareholders." Xiao Lingyun pondered for a moment. Google is still in its infancy, and it has suffered a wave of court sanctions and is almost collapsing. Although Apple has some history, it has been constantly courting death after Jobs left, and is in a half-dead state. Even if Jobs returns, he still does not have his magical powers, so it is really hard to say.
In fact, these two companies are already on their last legs. If the management rights can be guaranteed to remain unchanged, these two companies will be very happy to accept investment, and they can occupy a large proportion of shares with only a small amount of money.
However, even if he doesn't have that much money, Xiao Lingyun is not very optimistic about the prospects of these two companies.
After all, the United States is experiencing the bursting of the Internet economic bubble. At this moment, the performance of most Internet companies is very sluggish. Isn't it a waste of effort to invest money in them at this time?
"Well, take as much of their shares as possible. Remember, don't seek too much management rights, just let them manage themselves."
Xiao Lingyun hummed: "What about the remaining money? It won't take that much money to invest in these two companies."
"Part of it is prepared for U.S. stocks, and another part is prepared for a German company." In the near future, U.S. stocks will usher in an unprecedented explosive decline. At that time, it will be extremely necessary to buy some high-quality and cheap assets at the bottom.
"Hmm?" Xiao Lingyun was stunned: "Which one?"
Xu Cang exhaled lightly: "Munich Reinsurance Company of Germany!"
