Chapter 412: Why Xu Cang is a God?
"Betrayal, betrayal, that bastard Xu Cang, he started to accuse people randomly when public opinion turned around?" Shangchuan Linhe roared in the conference room, making the heads of the directors present buzz, and they looked extremely angry.
On the front page of the Asahi Shimbun, Xu Cang first expressed regret for the recent public opinion violence. However, Xu Cang, who had always refused to give in, actually gave in for the first time in this interview, saying that he could understand the reasons for the public's anger, which was mostly just due to the deviation in looking at things due to different professions.
However, during this period, Xu Cang mentioned some of the extreme behaviors he had encountered, especially the incident in which a flight attendant commissioned by his company for training was harassed and turned away by ANA on the way back.
With the 9/11 incident, Japanese public opinion on Xu Cang had already taken a 180-degree turn. Moreover, Xu Cang understood people's hearts very well. He had been very tough before, but now after the public opinion turned around, he softened his attitude and admitted that his previous remarks were a bit too tough.
With such a reversal, the Japanese people, who were already feeling guilty about their previous misunderstanding of Xu Cang, now felt that Xu Cang had suffered a huge injustice. The image of a completely tragic, misunderstood, helpless lone hero came to life on the paper.
In fact, some people could see clearly that Xu Cang's remarks were somewhat ungrateful, but more people were willing to believe what Xu Cang wanted to express, so these voices could not gain any scale and were all drowned out.
Sometimes, the eyes of the masses are sharp, and sometimes, they are so easily manipulated.
However, regardless of whether Xu Cang was expressing his true feelings or doing it on purpose, the result was that ANA was suddenly under tremendous pressure from public opinion.
People have a compensatory mentality, especially after realizing that they have wronged someone.
In addition, the horrific scenes of 9/11 deeply shocked the whole world. In the morning, a group of public representatives at the Japanese hearing were still questioning Xu Cang's unfounded worries, but in the evening they slapped the whole of Japan in the face.
Even though the example Xu Cang gave is only a probabilistic event, this probability is unacceptable to any country.
Therefore, the Japanese people are feeling ashamed and scared. This complex emotion is like a flood of emotions that need to be vented, and now, ANA has become the target of concentrated fire.
In fact, it can be said that ANA was treacherous, but the root cause was the extreme behavior of some extremists among the people at that time.
However, people are like this and will subconsciously ignore their own problems.
Asahi Shimbun has a great influence, and it was the front-page headline. Now ANA will be very surprised.
"Director Shangchuan, that's enough." Guan Yueling shouted coldly, but his voice was not loud.
Shangchuan Linhe was obviously very excited: "What do you mean by enough? What was Xu Cang's reputation in the beginning? Now that he has been cleared, he starts to slander us? Is that what ANA should suffer in silence?"
Guan Yueling's voice gradually rose: "Director Shangchuan, you have lost your composure."
Kamikawa Linhe's face flushed red and he looked around. The directors present at the meeting were all looking at him in astonishment.
Kamikawa Linhe was breathing rapidly. He calmed down a little, loosened his tie, and sat back in his seat with a grim face.
After waiting for a while, when Kawabayashi and his emotions had calmed down, the elderly Sato Nozomi spoke slowly: "Maybe this is a misunderstanding. At the beginning, I was a little... unhappy with Xu Cang, but don't we still cooperate on the Japan-US route? There's no need to add insult to injury. It won't do him any good."
Hearing that Sato Nozomi was still defending Xu Cang, Shangchuan Linhe, who had just calmed down, became angry again: "Harming others without benefiting yourself, this is the most despicable thing."
"Alright!" Guan Yueling couldn't stand it any longer. A high-level meeting of ANA became as noisy as a vegetable market, which made her already bad mood even more irritable. Her tone was already extremely unfriendly: "What difference does it make whether Xu Cang did it intentionally or unintentionally? Just now, seven media outlets sent us interview invitations. This matter has become a public relations crisis. How to solve it is the right thing to focus on, instead of quarreling here."
"Solve? How to solve it? How much the people hated him back then, how much they admire him now. The incident in the United States really made that guy...get a big bargain, which perfectly confirms the possibility he mentioned at the hearing." A director said bitterly: "Now some people even believe that Xu Cang was sent by Amaterasu to save Japan. Otherwise, Tokyo will follow in New York's footsteps."
"Nonsense." Shangchuan Linhe glared at the director fiercely: "What era is this? There are still gods and ghosts. Even if there are, the messenger of Amaterasu will only be a member of the Yamato nation. Who is Xu Cang?"
"But..." The director who had just spoken opened his mouth and said, "He attended a hearing in the morning and was denounced as a liar. In the evening, New York was hijacked. This... isn't this too much of a coincidence?"
"Yeah, how could it be such a coincidence?"
"Yes, the hearing was held in the morning and the incident happened in the evening. The gap between the two was exactly twelve hours."
"Besides, I heard that little...Xu Cang encountered a 777 wing breaking in Europe, and he was able to bring the plane down. You say, if this isn't a miracle, then what is it?"
"Also, regarding the incident in the southwest of the United States, it seems that the 320 was affected by a strong solar storm, and the thrust and control surfaces were all messed up, making it impossible to control. But in the end, a little girl who had just learned to fly and was traveling with Xu Cang landed the plane. This can be considered as divine help, right?"
"Yes, otherwise these things can't be explained at all!"
Among the senior executives present, except Guan Yueling and Kamikawa Linhe who are slightly younger, the rest are all over 50 years old, and most of them have been more or less influenced by Japan's traditional Shinto culture.
"I have inquired about that person. He was an unknown person less than two years ago. Once he started to catch up, he was really aggressive and everyone in the world knew about it. I don't believe that such a rare talent in the world could be without the help of gods."
Kamikawa Linhe watched as the old men talked more and more outrageous words. Even Sato Nozomi was in deep thought and was obviously persuaded.
At this point, Shangchuan Linhe cursed these old guys in his heart for their feudal thinking and superstition. How could they look like modern corporate executives?
However, to be honest, Shangchuan Linhe was also nervous. Since his debut, Xu Cang's rise has been as fast as a comet.
Japan also belongs to the East Asian cultural circle, especially for older people.
This situation is quite similar to the idea that luck brings the power of heaven and earth. Luck is a mysterious and wonderful concept, but it seems to be real. Doesn't Xu Cang's situation perfectly prove this statement? Otherwise, Xu Cang can always survive desperate situations, some of which are beyond the scope of human understanding, and he can repeatedly escape danger like this, this...
"Does he really have divine help?"
After coming up with this idea, both Shangchuan Lin and himself were shocked. How could they have the same ridiculous idea as those old immortals?
Xu Cang's experience is so legendary that anyone who knows him will have this irrational thought.
However, from beginning to end, there was one person in the field whose expression did not change, and that was Guan Yueling.
As to whether Xu Cang was a god or a messenger of god, this group of social elites launched a very serious discussion. Moreover, the atmosphere became more and more intense, which made Guan Yueling, who was sitting at the top, look more and more unsightly, and finally slammed the table heavily: "Quiet!"
However, the first hit was of no use, and it was not until the third hit that the scene became completely quiet.
"Stop embarrassing yourself." Guan Yueling glanced at the whole room with disgust: "I'll call Xu Cang...you guys listen...instead of discussing something unrealistic here."
Shangchuan Linhe was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that Guan Yueling had a good relationship with Xu Cang in private, and hurriedly urged: "Hurry up, give it a try."
This proposal was immediately echoed by many directors. Instead of making random , it is better to ask the real person directly.
Guan Yueling frowned. She hated Shangchuan Linhe's rudeness more and more. However, even so, Guan Yueling still called Xu Cang.
If it was two days ago, this call would not have been able to go through. However, Xu Cang got a new phone and had good luck.
Soon, the call was connected and Guan Yueling turned on the speakerphone.
"Xu Cang, how is your health now?" Guan Yueling adjusted his tone and greeted in as gentle a tone as possible.
There was a brief pause over there, and then Xu Cang's voice rang out: "I'm fine, what's wrong?"
The last half of the sentence was filled with a hint of laughter. Guan Yueling could tell this laughter, but she didn't understand why Xu Cang was laughing.
Guan Yueling didn't think much about it: "Xu Cang, I'm sorry I haven't visited you recently."
"It's okay. It's normal for the president of ANA to be busy." Xu Cang said, "What's wrong? What's the matter?"
Guan Yueling looked a little embarrassed. She could sense the alienation in Xu Cang's words. However, after thinking for a while, she still asked, "Two days ago, you mentioned us in the Asahi Shimbun interview... Are you dissatisfied because of what happened before?"
When she said the second half of the sentence, Guan Yueling regretted it a little. The tone was too stiff, and it sounded like a question, but she was clearly not in a position to question.
This tone could easily cause Xu Cang to feel disgusted, especially for someone like Xu Cang who has an extremely strong personality.
However, what Guan Yueling didn't expect was that Xu Cang's voice didn't change, and he even smiled more: "Dissatisfied, what's there to be dissatisfied about? Wasn't it resolved at that time? Why, did I mention that it caused you trouble?"
Shangchuan Linhe next to him almost wanted to curse, but was stopped by Guan Yueling's eyes.
"You are now receiving national attention. Mentioning our content may cause misunderstanding among the public. In fact, it has some impact." Guan Yueling said carefully: "Xu Cang, will our previous cooperation on the Japan-US route continue?"
"Is that so? I didn't think it through." Xu Cang smiled and said, "However, your question is very strange. Did I mention the termination of cooperation? Moreover, not only will our cooperation not be terminated, but it will continue to expand. Within a year, I can add three more Japan-US routes, and the cooperation method will remain the same as before."
At this point, more than half of the directors' eyes widened. If three more routes between Japan and the United States were added at once, the total number of routes between Japan and the United States would exceed that of Japan Airlines.
"This kid really didn't mean it?"
Someone muttered quietly.
Soon, there were more and more discussions like this, but everyone lowered their voices deliberately for fear that Xu Cang would hear them.
Not to mention this kind of director, even Guan Yueling was tempted: "You mean you will share the route profits like before?"
"Of course, after all, I am responsible for coordinating the routes. However, this time the additional routes will not be in cooperation with American Airlines, but with Delta Airlines. Is this okay?"
"Can you convince Delta Airlines?" Guan Yueling listened to Xu Cang's words and believed it immediately. However, Delta Airlines was also quite large and had never cooperated with ANA before.
Xu Cang said: "Yes, I will be responsible for this."
“Is that still the same split ratio as before?”
If the profit sharing ratio was followed as before, ANA would not actually earn much.
It’s okay to earn publicity, but you can’t do it all the time.
"That's not the case. In the future, the profits of the Japan-US route will be divided into 40% and 60%, 40% for me and 60% for you."
Now, Guan Yueling felt that it was a dreamlike beauty.
The profit of 60% of the routes is definitely quite optimistic, and there are three of them at once.
With these three routes plus the one previously cooperated with American Airlines, ANA's routes to the United States have become a system, which is a very important step.
Surrounded by many directors with glowing eyes, Guan Yueling asked, "Then when you recover, we can discuss the signing of the contract again?"
"Yes, I'll be waiting for you."
"Okay!" Guan Yueling turned off the speakerphone and put the phone to his ear: "Mr. Xu Cang, see you soon ..."
Seeing that Guan Yueling was about to hang up the phone, Xu Cang's voice sounded again: "Guan Yueling, is the president interesting?"
"Hmm?" Guan Yueling was stunned, but she actually thought about it: "It doesn't mean anything..."
"Then resign." Xu Cang's voice lost its smile: "Also, when I'm on the phone, I hate being watched by a group of people. I guess you feel the same way, Guan Yueling!"
…
That afternoon, Xu Cang received a text message from Xia Shuyue, whom he hadn't contacted for a long time. It only had four words: everything is fine.
In the evening, after settling Xu Cang, Qin Xin returned to China, packed up a little, and boarded a plane to the United States with eight elite maintenance personnel selected from the Xianchi branch and Li Rongcheng.
There, Xiao Lingyun would pick her up at the airport and take care of her. According to the schedule, when Qin Xin landed in the United States, she would be able to catch up with the reopening of the U.S. stock market.
On September 17, the New York Stock Exchange will be reminded of some distant memories.
