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Chapter 197 Sunlight City!Be logical! (Please subscribe!)

The conversation with Yang, the person in charge of British Airways South Asia, was unexpectedly pleasant, at least Xu Cang had a very good impression of him.In an atmosphere that satisfied both parties, Xu Cang separated from Yang and Jonathan.

After that, Xu Cang and Qin Xin went to the second floor for dinner, and when they went downstairs, they ran into their master Chen Xiangdong.According to Chen Xiangdong, Director Wu Yue has already gone back with Dean Bi Lin, and is estimated to take the evening flight back to China.He will not leave now, and accompany Xu Cang to finish all the things here.

The Jakarta volcanic ash incident has come to an end for the time being, and the British Aviation Authority will not make trouble for the time being, but the Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority still needs to do some paperwork.

Accompanied by the deputy director of CAAC, it took only two or three hours to finish the paperwork at the Indonesian Civil Aviation Bureau.Originally, Xu Cang planned to take the evening flight back, but seeing that the time was too late, he changed the time to tomorrow morning.

Xu Cang's original room was a standard room with a double bed, so Chen Xiangdong didn't bother to open another room, and squeezed a room with Xu Cang, only Qin Xin went to open a room alone.

At night, Xu Cang planned to take a walk in the urban area of ​​Jakarta, but after a short walk, there was still a faint sulfur smell of volcanic ash in the air. After a long time, he really couldn't stand it, so he only walked for half an hour. gone back.

After taking a shower, Xu Cang got under the covers to read magazines, while Chen Xiangdong lay on the bed and watched TV.The service of the five-star hotels here is different. They can receive many TV stations from various countries. As a result, Chen Xiangdong tuned to a Chinese TV station to watch the news.

Xu Cang was not interested in news at all, and felt bored after reading magazines for a while, wondering if he should go to bed early.

Xu Cang belongs to the type of night owl who sleeps late and wakes up late, and it is not yet ten o'clock in the evening, which is still early for Xu Cang, and he probably cannot sleep, which is a bit uncomfortable.

Just as Xu Cang was about to flip through the magazine again, Chen Xiangdong who had been watching TV suddenly said, "Just yesterday, the General Administration received your application for establishing an airline company from the Southwest Administration."

Xu Cang closed the magazine with a snap: "What did the General Administration say?"

When forming the airline company before, Xu Cang actually had some "bug" behaviors, so he didn't know whether the team would agree or not.

"At first, I thought that as long as you don't violate the regulations, the General Administration should have no opinion. If you want to fix the loopholes in the rules, that will be a later matter. But yesterday, during the day, the bureau had a lot of controversy over your application to form an airline company. , However, after the volcanic ash incident, it should be able to agree to come down."

Xu Cang was quite surprised: "There is such a saying?"

"Anyway, your performance on British Airways Flight 1009 gave CAAC a bad face. Therefore, it is normal for the General Administration to turn a blind eye to the application for forming an airline company. However, after this , the General Administration will definitely fill this loophole, just this once."

"I didn't even intend to come here for the second time." Hearing that the matter of forming an airline company was basically settled, the stone in Xu Cang's heart also fell.

Although after some twists and turns, it finally officially set sail.

"I know that when you submitted your application, you included the purchase agreement of the 737-900 that will be released soon. The General Administration also knew that this time it was rejected. Within two months, you can still pass normally, so I sent you a It's just favors." Chen Xiangdong said, turning down the volume of the TV.

Xu Cang immediately felt a change in the atmosphere, and it seemed that Chen Xiangdong was going to talk about business.

Sure enough, after turning the volume of the TV to an almost inaudible level, Chen Xiangdong suddenly said without warning: "Xu Cang, tell me the truth, what is your relationship with that Miss Qin?"

"Ah? She is my boss." Xu Cang said naturally.

Chen Xiangdong snorted: "You're lying to a ghost. If I believe your nonsense, my decades of life will be in vain."

"Then you can see it all, why are you asking me?"

"I want you to say it yourself. I want to confirm whether I need to help Spring Xia Airlines." Chen Xiangdong snorted coldly.

There are some things that need to be said by Xu Cang himself. Of course, Chen Xiangdong can see that there is a relationship between Xu Cang and Qin Xin that goes beyond routine work, but to what extent, how does Chen Xiangdong know?

He wanted to confirm what kind of existence Qin Xin was to Xu Cang!
If it was just an ordinary relationship between a man and a woman, then Chen Xiangdong felt that there was no need to pay any special attention to Spring and Summer Airlines.But if it's time to talk about marriage, or if Xu Cang has identified Qin Xin, the situation will naturally be different.

Of course, Chen Xiangdong will definitely not take advantage of his position to seek some improper benefits for Spring and Summer Airlines.However, Chen Xiangdong has worked in civil aviation for so many years, and he can see some things clearly. He knows that those roads are easier to walk, at least for a fledgling airline company.

Xu Cang is very smart, he immediately understood what Chen Xiangdong meant, he thought for a while and hesitated: "Master, you don't want to use your power for personal gain, do you?"

Chen Xiangdong's face darkened, and he laughed and scolded immediately: "I have been clean and honest all my life, how could I use power for personal gain? However, my vision is wider than yours, and I can show you the way."

Xu Cang patted his chest, and let out a long sigh of relief: "Master, I thought your mind was depraved, it's okay, it's okay!"

"What nonsense?" Chen Xiangdong was a little impatient: "Where are you and Miss Qin?"

"Uh, how should I put it?" Xu Cang couldn't describe the relationship between him and Qin Xin now.Of course he could feel that Qin Xin had a crush on him, but the window paper just didn't break through.

Several veins popped up on Chen Xiangdong's forehead: "There's nothing you can't explain."

Xu Cang rolled his eyes, and didn't bother to continue discussing this issue with his master, so he said, "You should just show us the way."

Chen Xiangdong's eyes lit up: "I've identified that girl? Not bad, not bad, my apprentice's vision is still good. When are you going to get married and have children on the agenda? I know a good Chinese medicine doctor. Would you like to introduce me to you for treatment in advance?" Body? Oh, when you have a child, how long will you take it for me?"

Chen Xiangdong talked incessantly, and he was already looking forward to the day of raising children.For Chen Xiangdong, the days of taking care of children will definitely make him feel quite happy.

"Master, are you thinking too much?" Xu Cang was really speechless: "Tell me, what good advice do you have, it's mysterious."

"Children are shy. Don't you have to go through these things? It's better to come early." When it comes to the issue of the younger generation's family, Chen Xiangdong can't help but start nagging.

Xu Cangji was tired of this kind of preaching, so he clicked his lips: "Master, can we talk about business?"

"Business, yes!" Chen Xiangdong was also afraid that Xu Cang would feel rebellious, so he didn't say any more, but started to talk about serious things with a serious face: "I probably understand your philosophy of running an airline, that is, to focus on the two Third-tier airports avoid direct competition from most airlines, right?"

In front of his master, Xu Cang basically had no reservations: "Yes, I plan to develop intra-provincial routes in the future, using ARJ21."

"ARJ21 flies within the province?" Chen Xiangdong was stunned: "Can it really make money? I heard that the results of the three major airlines running ARJ21 are not very good."

"A short trip?"

"Otherwise?" Chen Xiangdong hummed: "Why not use Airbus and Boeing for a longer distance? ARJ21 is only competitive in short distances. However, it doesn't seem to be that good in practice. Maybe it can be used in the field of business jets." Shining and glowing? You kid, don’t take it for granted, thinking that ARJ21 is a regional airliner flying short-distance routes, so it will definitely make money.”

Xu Cang smiled and said, "I'm different from them, and I should be able to generate considerable profits."

"Really? I didn't see it. You also have research in business!" Chen Xiangdong thought for a while: "Then where did you come from in the later stage of ARJ21? Did you buy it directly from AVIC? Don't you have a good relationship with AVIC? There are some discounts."

Xu Cang shook his head: "That's not true. No matter how good the relationship is, brothers and sisters will settle accounts. Where can I get the discount? Master, why didn't you just say that the three major airlines are not effective in operating ARJ21? Isn’t my acceptance of their ARJ21 also to solve their problems? No matter what, it’s always more cost-effective than buying a new one.”

"That's it, it might be a good deal, and it's not a free gift." Chen Xiangdong could understand Xu Cang's logic, but he didn't think it would save Xu Cang much money.Although it is more expensive to buy directly from AVIC, it is also a new aircraft, and the procedures are much simpler.

Xu Cang said with a smile: "I have some ideas, maybe National University Airlines will be willing to give it to me for nothing."

"Let AUC give you the plane for nothing, what are you kidding?" When Chen Xiangdong heard this, he couldn't believe it: "They can send the plane for nothing even if ARJ1 is losing money. Yes, it's impossible."

Xu Cang put his arms around his chest: "Yes, it depends on his courage."

In fact, Xu Cang didn't know whether Yi Feng would agree to his plan.However, among the three major airlines, Guoda Airlines, where Yi Feng belongs to, is the most likely. After all, in Xu Cang's eyes, Yi Feng is still a little bit out of low-level pursuits.

If this plan was presented to Ma Cheng of Muhua Airlines, it would not be feasible at all.

"By the way, the more you say this, the more biased it becomes. Master, you can tell us the clear way. I'm listening."

"Is there any way to understand it? I just want to tell you about the places where you think you can make money as a teacher." Chen Xiangdong organized the language: "Let's not talk about the routes in the province, and I probably don't understand it. Only this province Outer routes, can you tell me where is the most profitable?"

Xu Cang chuckled: "Of course it's Hanjing, Yangcheng and Shanghai are flying in circles."

Hanjing, Yangcheng and Shanghai are the three largest aviation hubs in China.The routes between these three airports not only have high occupancy rate, but also the air ticket prices remain high all the year round. Isn’t this money a rush?
"Hanjing, Yangcheng, and Shanghai are flying in circles? The three major airlines may not have such good routes. Can you, a fledgling airline company, take turns?"

"Didn't you ask me this?" Xu Cang said helplessly: "Master, you also know that the three airports have little to do with us, and it's not bad to fly a single flight. I'm very interested in Hanjing-Yangcheng, Hanjing-Shanghai On, the Yangcheng-Shanghai route is unthinkable, so don’t worry about it, Master, I’ve made the position clear.”

"As long as you can see clearly, this person is going to be greedy, but he won't go far." Chen Xiangdong taught: "However, the three major hubs can't be pointed to, but I have a good place to point you to."

Xu Cang's eyes lit up: "Where?"

"The highest place in the west." Chen Xiangdong said with a half-smile.

Xu Cang was taken aback, thoughtfully: "You mean, the sun is brighter?"

In the early morning of the next day, the three of Xu Cang set off to return home and finally landed at Jianchuan Airport.Chen Xiangdong wanted to go back to Hanjing General Bureau, said goodbye to Xu Cang, and then changed planes. Xu Cang originally planned to go directly to Erhai Lake by land, but Qin Xin strongly urged Xu Cang to have another detailed examination at Jianchuan Hospital. Jakarta only did a simple inspection, and Qin Xin was a little worried.

Xu Cang felt that there was nothing wrong with it, but since Qin Xin insisted, he was obedient, and there was no need to be unhappy about this kind of thing.

The focus of the inspection is on the lungs, because Xu Cang still inhaled a lot of volcanic ash during the volcanic ash incident, so I don't know if it will have any impact.

Xu Cang didn't care much, Qin Xin was busy making appointments for medical examinations, and Xu Cang just followed Qin Xin and the doctor's orders.

Qin Xin made an appointment with a private hospital, so there was no waiting in line.Apart from being expensive, private hospitals provide quite good services in other aspects.

That hospital even specially arranged a guide to accompany Xu Cang and Qin Xin to and from various departments, so the efficiency of the physical examination was very high, and all the items were completed in less than an hour.

Some items can get the results right away, while others need to wait, such as biochemical tests.However, compared with public hospitals, the results of these examinations are also very fast, and the longest item is to wait for forty minutes.

Xu Cang thought there was nothing wrong, so he simply stayed in the hospital with Qin Xin to wait for the results.However, during this period, Xu Cang received an unexpected call from Director Hu Ming of Erhai Poverty Alleviation Office.

About half an hour later, Hu Ming led a middle-aged man to the hospital, and met Xu Cang in a pavilion of the hospital.

The four sat around on the stone bench in the pavilion, and Hu Ming immediately introduced the middle-aged man to Xu Cang: "Xu Cang, this is the general manager of Jinghong Airport Group, Mr. Meng Zihao."

As soon as he heard that it was the person in charge at Jinghong Airport, Xu Cang immediately understood the purpose of Hu Ming's visit, and immediately greeted Meng Zihao very politely.

This Meng Zihao is chubby, looks benevolent, and has a Maitreya smile on his face: "I heard from Director Hu that the little brother is interested in operating flights at our Jinghong Airport?"

Previously, Xu Cang did ask Hu Ming to find out about Jinghong Airport and Tuofeng Airport’s thoughts on commercial operations. Among them, Xu Cang paid special attention to Jinghong Airport, because that place will become a nationally famous tourist attraction in the future, and its value is too great. .

Originally Xu Cang thought that this matter would probably take a while, but he didn't expect Hu Ming to be so efficient in handling affairs. It has only been a while, and he has already contacted the general manager of Jinghong Airport Group, who has the right to speak.

"That's right, I have this idea. I don't know what Mr. Meng thinks?" Xu Cang didn't hide it, but he still had a lot of reservations in his tone, which seemed less urgent.

"If I can operate commercial flights at Jinghong Airport, then I would naturally wish for it." Compared with Xu Cang, Meng Zihao seemed more eager: "A few days ago, Director Hu found me and asked me Expressed the relevant wishes. No, I happened to come to Jianchuan today to ask the official opinion."

At this time, Hu Ming took up the conversation: "We went to Jianchuan Supervision Bureau and Air Traffic Management Bureau early in the morning to ask whether Jinghong Airport can be opened for commercial operation."

"Oh, so that's the case." Xu Cang suddenly realized, before he wondered why Hu Ming ran to Jianchuan's side, logically, he shouldn't come here if he has nothing to do, it turned out that he came here to deal with business.

"In those two places, we encountered some things. I was a little uncertain, so I wanted to discuss it with you. I didn't expect that you are also in Jianchuan, and you are still in the hospital." Hu Ming said: "Xu Cang, you What's the matter, are you still running to the hospital?"

The main reason is that Xu Cang's mental state is very good now, he doesn't look like a patient at all, which makes Hu Ming feel very strange.

"I don't have anything serious, just a physical examination." Xu Cang did not disclose what he encountered in Jakarta, but quickly brought the topic back to the commercial operation of Jinghong Airport: "What problems did you encounter?" gone?"

"That's right." Meng Zihao said directly: "Our Jinghong Airport was originally used by the military, and the procedures are all applicable to military aircraft. But if it is to fly commercial flights, it must be a 737 or 320 type of aircraft. .But our old procedures are not suitable for large airliners like 737 and 320."

This is relatively easy to understand. Military aircraft, especially fighter jets, must be far more maneuverable than large passenger aircraft such as the 737.Some programs fighter jets can fly, but civilian large airliners cannot fly, so the programs cannot be used.

Xu Cang tasted it immediately: "What do the Supervision Bureau and the Air Traffic Management Bureau mean?"

"The instruments and procedures are useless, and commercial flights will definitely not be able to fly. They don't object to us operating commercial flights, but we must first solve the problem of instrument procedures." Meng Zihao said helplessly.

"Sure enough!" Xu Cang slapped his forehead, but now he will be in trouble.

This is not because the Jianchuan Supervision Bureau and the Air Traffic Management Bureau are deliberately embarrassing Jinghong Airport, but they are actually doing things in accordance with the regulations. The problem now is how to solve the problem of Jinghong Airport's instrumentation procedures.

Xu Cang thought for a while, and asked Meng Zihao tentatively: "Mr. Meng, did your airport group say how to solve it?"

"As far as I know, the need to redesign the airport procedures will have to wait for financial allocation." Meng Zihao was a little embarrassed: "I don't know if you understand the procedure design, but what I know is that even if it is based on our airport The program design fee required for the size of the program is almost 2000 million."

"Two to twenty million!?" Even Qin Xin, who had been listening quietly, was taken aback. She felt that she could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on just a few blueprints. Soaring to the tens of millions of expenditure level, this is too exaggerated.

Unlike Qin Xin who was taken aback, Xu Cang's reaction was rather flat.He knew the general situation of some program design. The 2000 million mentioned by Meng Zihao was definitely not just talking about it, but it was really very possible.

Program design requires very complicated calculations, and the follow-up is responsible.If an accident occurs due to a procedural problem, the design institute will bear a heavy responsibility.

In addition, the most important thing is that there are only a handful of institutions in China that can do programming, and things are rare and expensive, which is also impossible.

"Is this the price of the Shanghai Civil Aviation Design Institute, or the price of the National Civil Aviation Planning and Design Institute?" Xu Cang asked.

"Of course it's Hanjing's." Meng Zihao said.

"That's the National Civil Aviation Planning and Design Institute." Xu Cang fell into deep thought. It could be seen that Meng Zihao was still very concerned about the commercial operation of Jinghong Airport, and the design institutes he consulted with were all the best in China.

Although Xu Cang could understand the price, it didn't mean he could accept it. 2000 million, that is really too expensive!

Seeing that Xu Cang hadn't spoken for a long time, Meng Zihao's heart turned cold, and he simply let the conversation go: "Actually, I've already said less, 2000 million is the average price. Our Jinghong Airport is very close to the border. line, so it is very difficult to design the flight program, and it may be necessary to design a more complicated program. In addition, our airport is surrounded by mountains, so the difficulty is even greater. According to the meaning of the design institute, the degree of design is more difficult. The bigger the price, the higher the price. In the later stage, the design institute will send people to our side to conduct an actual survey. However, after they took a rough look at the topographic map I brought over, they felt that 2000 million would not be enough.”

Xu Cang's face really became brighter now, good guy, according to what Meng Zihao said, 2000 million is still the starting price, and the exact amount is not sure yet.

Anyway, judging from Meng Zihao's expression, I'm afraid it will cost a lot to add money.

This time, there really was a huge hole.

"Then what do you mean by the Airport Group?" Xu Cang asked with the last glimmer of hope: "Is there any corresponding financial allocation?"

As soon as this was mentioned, Meng Zihao's bitter face became a bit thicker: "Little brother, according to the normal process, our Jinghong Airport will have to wait until at least five years before commercial operation. Of course, the official has no objection." We commercialized it in advance. But if we don’t follow the planned plan, the corresponding financial allocation will not come.”

The government's planning must be done in advance, instead of just slapping your head and doing whatever you want.Jinghong City is not financially rich in the first place, and it is estimated that it will spend five years saving money, and when enough money is saved, it will be used for commercialization of its own airport.

But now it is suddenly necessary to advance commercialization, not because the officials are unwilling, but because they cannot afford the money.This completely messed up the plan.

"Is there really nothing to do?" Xu Cang was still unwilling to give up.

Meng Zihao almost beat his chest and stamped his feet: "Little brother, this is 2000 million. If it is 200 million, I, Meng Zihao, may have a little success in begging for help everywhere. But 2000 million, even if you buy me It’s impossible to raise it. Moreover, 2000 million yuan is very likely to be impossible, and more is needed. I also want to start commercial operation of Jinghong Airport earlier, but I really don’t have the money.”

Perhaps because of being touched, Meng Zihao seemed a little emotionally agitated at the moment.

"Xu Cang, Jinghong's finances are worse than Erhai's. It's really difficult to get them to spend more than 2000 million yuan at once." At this time, Hu Ming also said beside him.

Xu Cang nodded, Hu Ming's words still have some reference significance.It seems that Jinghong really has no money.

In fact, you can understand it when you think about it.Except for Jianchuan, which is slightly better in the whole province, the transportation in the rest of the province is extremely inconvenient. How much money can there be?Just like Erhai City, it still needs fixed-point assistance from other provinces.

If it was another airport, when encountering such a thing, Xu Cang would give up without even thinking about it. After all, Xu Cang is not a philanthropist, and it is quite difficult for him to fill the key hole of more than 2000 million.

But that is Jinghong, the future tourism value is simply immeasurable.In the future, there will be a steady stream of tourists from all over the country to Jinghong, so there is no need to worry about the source of tourists.

Moreover, if you can establish a good position at Jinghong Airport first, and wait for Jinghong to develop, then you can make a deal with Spring and Summer Tourism based on this, so as to obtain the support of its more vigorous offline sales.

Jinghong is too important to Xu Cang!
"I know someone at Boeing, how about I ask Boeing's price for you?" Xu Cang asked tentatively.

Not only domestic design institutes can do procedures, but Boeing can also do it, as long as it is finally approved by the Civil Aviation Administration.However, Xu Cang didn't even believe what he said. Boeing's price would be lower than that in China, which is basically a chance of falling into the sky.

Meng Zihao was stunned for a moment, but he didn't answer. He just sighed heavily, full of sadness and helplessness.

Qin Xin patted the back of Xu Cang's hand indiscriminately, signaling him not to wade into this muddy water.It is said to be 2000 million, but there should be more in the future. It is simply a bottomless pit.

They are spending money everywhere now, and they have no spare money at all. Even the 737 leased by Muhua Airlines is in arrears and owes the rent. There will be an agreement dispute with Blue Sky Airlines in the future. How can they pay 2000 million?

Qin Xin could roughly feel that Xu Cang took Jinghong Airport very seriously, but Qin Xin had to keep Xu Cang awake, and not let the whole company fall into a catastrophe.

How could Xu Cang not know that he had no money, but he didn’t seize the opportunity at this time when Jinghong was not yet developed, and when Jinghong’s tourism value was developed later, how could he compete with other airlines, how could he compete with the three major airlines? fight?
Xu Cang was very confused: "What should I do!"

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