The Age of Rebirth

Chapter 528 Etiquette
On Sunday night, Li Weidong flew to Beijing on an Air China flight to attend the donation and event launch ceremony the next day.

It wasn't originally a business trip, but the entire company belonged to Li Weidong, and there was no distinction between public and private, so Li Weidong was accompanied by the company secretary and a few bodyguards.

Li Weidong was sitting in the business class, waiting for the plane to take off. In fact, there is no real first-class cabin on short-distance domestic flights.

Today, the number of passengers on the entire plane is pitifully small. An Airbus A320 has only dozens of people, which is about one-third of the passenger capacity. This has to include the crew, and this situation has continued for many days.

The reason is that at the beginning of this year, the Civil Aviation Administration issued a notice prohibiting all airlines from selling discounted air tickets, and it is still a deadly order. Whoever messes up will step down.

As for the reasons for this decision, it is more dramatic. Since the 90s, more than 30 civil aviation companies have emerged across the country, basically every province has one, and some have several.

Although there is no need for a county-level certificate to fly now, the price is not cheap after all, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enjoy it. Potential customers are still a small number of bosses who got rich first, and some leading cadres who travel on business.

The user circle is too small, and the number of passengers is too small. In order to compete for customers, the airlines sell tickets at a crazily discounted price and engage in price wars.

The result of this going on is that the entire civil aviation industry earned 50 billion less because of discounted air tickets the year before last, but last year, competition became more intense. More than 30 companies in the industry all lost money, and none of them made a profit.

At this time, as the direct management department of these civil aviation companies and their major shareholders, the Civil Aviation Administration of China couldn't bear it anymore. In February this year, it stipulated that discounts on air tickets were not allowed.

But the market has a price-consumption curve, and only at a suitable point can profit maximization be realized. Obviously, the price set by the National Aviation Administration is not at this point.

The consequence is that the Civil Aviation Administration has really made a profit, but there are very few passengers, and those people who can sit or not sit have been eliminated, leaving only some people who have been taken advantage of and those in the system.

At this time in his previous life, Li Weidong seldom had the opportunity to fly. Naturally, he had no impression of this short-term policy, but this life is different. He only relies on flying when he goes out.

Not only himself, but also many employees of his company, often prefer to travel by plane, and the impact on this policy is quite obvious.

When the company's chief financial officer reported to him, he mentioned that the company's operating costs would increase a lot, and even proposed to issue documents to each company to strictly control the flight process.

The so-called strictness is actually to let the employees choose the train as much as possible before the business trip. If they really need to take the plane, write an explanation or something!
Li Weidong directly vetoed it. Which one is more cost-effective compared to cost and efficiency, you don’t need to calculate it, and Li Weidong knows that this system will never be implemented for too long.

In a market economy, even a characteristic market economy, competition is still the mainstream. No matter what the motivation is, there will definitely be one or a few airlines breaking this rule.

As long as there is the first one to eat crabs, other airlines will follow. It is obvious that GDP is the most fundamental at this time. Only when the output value is created can one be promoted.

Of course, the Civil Aviation Administration at this time is still quite nonsense. It has not yet woken up from the "big pot meal era" more than 20 years ago, and the policy implemented is still equalitarianism.

The Civil Aviation Administration now has six major airlines under its jurisdiction, accounting for more than 70.00% of the domestic aviation market.

What is rather strange is that although the six major airlines have independent financial accounting, they are only independent accounting, and the money they earn cannot be distributed by themselves, and the Civil Aviation Administration must allocate it according to the capacity.

In order to get more money and receive more subsidies, everyone is desperately increasing the transport capacity. The more planes are bought, the more human resources are needed, and each plane has to support more and more people.

Losses have become inevitable. Big pots of rice cannot lead to economic growth and social progress. It will only lead to management chaos and frequent occurrence of various security situations. In the end, only mergers and reorganizations can be achieved.

Li Weidong remembered that it should not have been a few years. The current six major airlines were reorganized into the three major airlines, and then handed over to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission for management before returning to normal market pricing.

China's civil aviation industry has also ushered in a period of rapid development. Therefore, the best way to strengthen China's civil aviation is to let go and let free competition determine who wins and who loses.

The fundamental problem of civil aviation is not its small scale, but poor management and too much interference. Of course, this is the last glory of civil aviation. The emergence of high-speed rail ten years later is simply a nuclear attack on civil aviation.

From Qizhou to Beijing, the need for air travel is completely cut off. Who would take a plane for two hours by high-speed rail.

Of course, judging from the current regulations, it is simply a regression of society, and it can only be a weird decision made by some leaders.

Looking at the empty plane seats in the back, Li Weidong instantly felt that the business class he bought for 2000 yuan was not good, and even felt that the passengers in the back looked at him like a fool.

Li Weidong said to Chen Jun next to him: "We will also fly economy class in the future!"

"What?" Chen Jun didn't understand at once, or didn't accept the meaning of Li Weidong's words.

"Why are you deaf at such a young age!" Li Weidong looked at Chen Jun and said with a slight frown.

"No, chairman, our company's business travel management regulations, Article [-], paragraph [-] stipulates that company directors and above personnel, as well as senior experts, and members of various committees can choose business class, and other personnel take off at night and exceed six hours You can also choose business class!"

"That's right, I can even remember a few clauses. The regulations say it's optional, but not mandatory!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

"When I first came to the company, I just studied the company's rules and regulations, and then I often read them for fear of forgetting them!" Chen Jun said shyly, who gave him a good brain, and he could move in after reading it a few times.

Chen Jun continued: "Chairman, there is another paragraph after this one. The deputy general manager or senior committee member of the company should give priority to travel in business class, and the chairman should travel in first class!"

The directors of various departments of the company can take the business class on business trips, and the deputy general manager should take the seat.

And you, the chairman, should be in first class. There is no first class, so you can only make do with business class. Now you are lucky, and you still have to fly economy class. You don’t want your status. Besides, the impact of this is not good.

It doesn't matter if you don't know you, but if you meet someone who knows you, the richest man in China, what will you think, will you think that you are bankrupt, and how is your business doing?

Li Weidong sighed helplessly: "Who made this regulation, and it wasn't his money that was co-authored and spent?"

This is Chinese characteristics. When traveling, you need to talk about your status, rules, and ostentation. If the etiquette is not right, you will be easily laughed at by others. It is indeed inappropriate for such a big boss to travel in economy class. This is the same as negotiating a contract with a luxury car.

Chen Jun smiled and didn't say anything. If the company needs to implement the rules and regulations for a long time, if it is not signed by the general manager Li Weidong, it will not be able to form an effective red-headed document.

It's just that the boss's forgetfulness is too big, or there are too many things, and he doesn't care about these small things at all. Chen Jun will definitely not take the boss's shortcoming, isn't that uncomfortable!
An hour later, Li Weidong's flight landed at the Capital Airport. This time, not only his subordinates Liu Dachun and Doubing in Beijing came to greet him, but also Liang Wenhui who came to discuss the process in advance, and the leaders of Beijing University of Science and Technology.

This is another rule. If Li Weidong came to participate in this ceremony and donated so much money, if the school did not arrange board and lodging, it would be rude to pick up and drop off by car, which is somewhat unreasonable.

An old man in his sixties stood between Liang Wenhui and Wang Ning. When he saw Li Weidong, he waved his hands. When Li Weidong came out, he reached out to greet him.

Holding Li Weidong's hand, he greeted: "Welcome Chairman Li, thank Chairman Li, you have worked hard along the way!"

Li Weidong held the man's hand in both hands, and said with a smile: "Secretary Guan, you are here, you really upset me. I am a student who graduated from our college. It is more appropriate for you to call me Li Weidong!"

The man's name is Guan Rongjia. He is not very tall, a little fat, and has a simple face. He wears black-rimmed glasses, and the gray hair on his forehead has not been dyed black. Pragmatic old man.

Li Weidong could recognize him because he was the party secretary of the School of Mechanical Engineering when Li Weidong was in school. Although he hadn't seen him for almost ten years, Li Weidong still recognized him at a glance, mainly because of his deep memory.

Guan Rong's family notified him of the result of Li Weidong's dealings with the school at that time, and advised him to take it easy. Fighting between men is nothing.

Guan Rong's family said sincerely: "It should be, if Principal Liping has something urgent and needs to go to the ministry for a meeting, he would have wanted to come!"

Li Weidong exchanged pleasantries with Principal Guan, and Wang Ning whispered beside him, "Principal Guan has been the vice principal of the school since [-], and now he is in charge of the student affairs department!"

After Li Weidong heard it, his face was slightly embarrassed, and he pretended to be angry and said: "Why didn't you say it earlier, you mean to see my joke!"

Wang Ning smiled nonchalantly, and said, "As soon as you come, you will continue the old days with Principal Guan. I don't have a chance to intervene. If you want to introduce me, there is still time!"

Wang Ning's words made a middle-aged lady next to her face change slightly. She glanced at Wang Ning indistinctly, and then continued to smile. It seems that she still doesn't know enough about the situation!
She thought that Wang Ning was able to get this good job because he had a good father, a former vice president of the School of Mechanical Engineering, a senior professor, an expert of the Mechanical Society, and a relatively deep relationship with the upper echelons of the school.

The second reason is that because Li Weidong and Lu Yang are classmates, it is convenient for Wang Ning to do this. Now it seems that this classmate has an unusual relationship, and it is very likely that they are good friends of the family.

She also needs to readjust her views on Wang Ning. Although Li Weidong is not in the school, he is not in the system, and has no resources, but Li Weidong's walking wealth-making machine is itself a resource.

"Haha, you can call me whatever you want, even when you are in school, housekeeper, it sounds more comfortable!" Guan Rong's family said with a smile.

Li Weidong was embarrassed. When they were at school, they deliberately removed the word "Rong" from the middle of his name and gave him the nickname "Housekeeper", but they didn't expect to be exposed in person.

"Principal Guan, they are right. The students regard the college as their home. You used to be the secretary of the School of Mechanical Engineering, so you were the housekeeper, but now you are the housekeeper of our school!" A middle-aged lesbian next to her said humorously .

Changing a noun into a verb has a very different meaning. Li Weidong took a special look at this talking woman!
Principal Guan said: "So it sounds comfortable to me. Students regard the school as their home, and we have to take care of them like family members. They call it that, which means they recognize me as a housekeeper!"

Principal Guan changed the verbs into nouns without any trace. The school also has an administrative system, and it must pay attention to overreach and offside. He is the vice principal, not the principal or the secretary, and the housekeeper of nouns is just right.

Then he said to Li Weidong: "Weidong, let me introduce you, this is Pan Lihua, the head of our student affairs department!"

Pan Lihua shook hands with Li Weidong with a smile and said: "Chairman Li, I have admired your name for a long time, and I finally saw you in person today!"

Li Weidong gently shook hands with Pan Lihua in a gentlemanly manner, then released them immediately, and greeted with a smile: "Minister Pan is too much, I guess I have disappointed you, I'm just a common man with a stinky body!"

Pan Lihua should have been well-dressed, with a little makeup on her face, a well-fitting skirt, a fashionable windbreaker on her upper body, high-heeled shoes of the same color on her feet, and a branded handbag of the same color in her hand .

Whether it is administration or teaching, the university teachers are basically not bad in education, and they are influenced by the university environment. Naturally, they are full of poetic and scholarly spirit. Coupled with careful grooming, the overall impression is intellectual, elegant, and mature. Very comfortable.

But Li Weidong thought in his heart, the income of college teachers is so high now, this outfit should not be cheap!

"Hello, chairman!" After they finished their greetings, Liu Dachun and Doubing came over, probably because it was more formal to address them in front of outsiders.

Li Weidong nodded to several people and said, "Well, thank you for your hard work!"

Guan Rong's family looked at how many people knew they were Li Weidong's subordinates in the capital, and asked politely, "Who are these?"

Liu Dachun glanced at Li Weidong, seeing that they had no intention of objecting, he introduced himself: "Hello, Principal Guan, I am Liu Dachun from Anjuke, and this is my business card!"

"Anjuke, I know, some time ago, the child bought the house from you, hello, hello!" Principal Guan took the business card and looked at it, and the two people who had never met before exchanged a few words.

When they got to the exit of the airport, several cars also drove over. Dou Bing took two quick steps, opened the rear door of a car, and let Li Weidong get in the car.

At this time, Guan Rong's family stopped him and said with a smile: "Weidong, although Mr. Liu's car is high-end and comfortable to sit in, you still have to take the school car today. Come with me!"

"Principal Liping didn't come to the airport, but we've talked on the phone just now. The meeting is over and we're waiting for you at the school hotel. Otherwise, I won't be able to deal with him when I go back!"

Hearing what Guan Rong's family said, Li Weidong had no choice but to get in the school car and leave. Since he came, he had to follow his rules.

(End of this chapter)