Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Chapter 296 The Fourth Shareholder! (Please subscribe!)

In the evening of that day, Si Weimin passed away, and it was so fast that everyone was surprised.

According to Si Weimin's wishes, he was sparked in Hanjing, and his ashes would be taken back to his hometown.It was originally planned that Xu Cang planned to go to England with Jonathan, Luo Luo's chief engineer, but now that this happened, he must push back the time.

Si Weimin is from Shangdu, and the next night, the urn was sent back to his hometown in Shangdu with the convoy.In fact, if you take a plane, you will arrive in more than an hour.However, ashes are somewhat restricted when transported by air.

Of course, in Si Weimin's capacity, Muhua Airlines had some planes willing to fly, but Si Linglong didn't accept it, and insisted on going back to his hometown by land.

Fortunately, it is not too far to travel by land from Hanjing back to Shang. On the road, a group of people took turns driving and drove back non-stop, and arrived at the destination just after twelve o'clock.

The hometown of Shangdu has already got the news in advance that the mourning hall has been set up. When Xu Cang arrived with the convoy, a large group of people in sackcloth and filial piety gathered around, each crying bitterly. Infected by the surrounding atmosphere, Xu Cang Cang also had a sore nose, and it was really unacceptable for someone who had seen a good person to leave all of a sudden not long ago.

Xu Cang and some other personnel are just guests, and they don't need to wear mourning.According to the local customs in Shangdu, tomorrow there will be a table at noon and another table in the evening, and every hour they will go to a nearby small temple to offer incense. The process is quite complicated.

Naturally, Xu Cang didn't have to go to the small temple with the funeral procession, he was in charge of the banquet, and occasionally helped out.However, what surprised Xu Cang was that there is a custom of cutting hair when someone passes away.

In Xu Cang’s old home, Weiyang, if someone passes away, the immediate family members will have their hair cut. If there is a request for hair growth, a small lock will do.

However, there is no such rule for guests or distant relatives.However, in Shangdu, Xu Cang was also asked to cut a small lock of hair.

Xu Cang didn't mind this kind of thing, but felt a little strange.

To be honest, Si Weimin is also getting old, even if there is no such thing, it will probably only be a year or two.Therefore, most people were only surprised and shocked by Si Weimin's hasty departure, but it was actually not that difficult to accept Si Weimin's departure.

So, when we were eating at noon the next day, the atmosphere was not as sad as last night.

Si Weimin's hometown is in the village, but there is no big hotel, so he directly found an open space, set up a shed, and then directly set up tables under it. He didn't use the kitchen very much to prepare meals, so he just pulled a gas tank. Made it directly next to it in the open air.

Xu Cang's hometown is also a small town, so he has no aversion to this rural custom, and even feels a little friendly.

Si Weimin's immediate family members hadn't closed their eyes since last night, they went to burn incense at 4:[-] in the morning, and continued until the sun went down at [-]:[-] in the evening, a total of twelve times.However, the small temple that Xu Cang looked at was not too far away after walking for three or four minutes.

Some big figures in the civil aviation industry came to express their condolences one after another, and some of them went back on the same day when they were busy, and came back when Si Lao was buried.Those who are not busy stay here to help out, and those who are not busy can sit here.

According to the customs of the countryside, funerals also need to be organized in a big way. The more lively the better, the more people there are, the more lively it will be.

The Si family is a big family in the local area, and there is no shortage of manpower at all.After Xu Cang helped a little symbolically, he had nothing to do.Xu Cang didn't want to go to the small hotel in the village to lie down, so he moved a small bench and found a random place to sit there in a daze.

The noisy gongs and drums sounded, and Xu Cang knew that this was the return of the incense-sacrificing team.At this moment, it was approaching the afternoon, and there were not many times left to go to the temple to offer incense.

Just when Xu Cang was doing nothing, a middle-aged woman came over suddenly. She was wearing a scarf on her head and a thick jacket on her body. She was fat and looked at Xu Cang very curiously: " Who are you."

Xu Cang hurriedly said, "I'm a junior of Si Lao, and I'm here to help."

"Hey, you can talk, you're alive!" The middle-aged woman hurriedly shouted in one direction: "Come here, come here!"

All of a sudden, a large group of rural women gathered around.Their dresses were similar, and most of them were holding handfuls of melon seeds and peanuts, surrounding Xu Cang, kowtowing, and looking at Xu Cang as if they were looking at something novel.

Xu Cang knew that there were few entertainments in the countryside, and he liked to ask questions when he met outsiders. The people in his hometown were also like this, but it was still incomparable to the current formation surrounded by more than a dozen people.

"Hey, young man, I saw you and Linglong were talking just now, are you two?"

"You young man is whiter than Linglong. It's the first time I've seen such a beautiful young man."

"Didn't you say that the Si family wants to recruit a son-in-law, is that you?"

Xu Cang's head was as big as a bucket when he was asked, how could he resist?

"Auntie, what are you doing?" At this critical moment, Si Linglong came out to make a rescue.

Si Linglong was dressed in plain clothes, holding an oil lamp in his left hand, and this lamp could not be extinguished until the burial.Originally, the eldest son or grandson should have proposed this ever-burning lantern, but Si Linglong's father had already left and he had no grandson, so Si Linglong had to come.

It can be seen that Si Linglong has a high status in the Si family.As soon as they opened their mouths, a group of rural women dispersed in embarrassment, but they looked at Xu Cang and Si Linglong with more interest.

"I'm sorry, they are more curious when they see outsiders." Si Linglong found a stool next to Xu Cang and sat down, put the long light aside, tilted her head, looking very tired.

From Si Weimin's critical illness to his death to the present funeral, Si Linglong just squinted in the car for more than an hour, and did not sleep at all for the rest of the time.

"Why don't you squint? You can still squint for half an hour."

Si Linglong shook her head: "There will be people coming to express their condolences later, I'm going to return the gift, let's forget it."

Si Linglong said, as if thinking of something: "Xu Cang, you don't have to agree to what Grandpa told you before."

"You don't need to promise anything?" Xu Cang clicked his tongue: "It's all like this, then accept it."

Si Linglong looked at Xu Cang seriously: "The Xianchi branch is very troublesome. I don't care about Muhua Airlines. I know everything about the Xianchi branch. Grandpa will leave such a big trouble to you."

"It's okay!" Xu Cang waved his hand: "If you can handle it well, it might be a blessing in disguise. By the way, what will you say later, you should go back to Muhua, right?"

"Yes." Si Linglong lowered her head: "Grandpa left me Muhua's shares, and I still have to get Muhua back later."

Suddenly, Si Linglong turned around: "Xu Cang, do you want Mu Hua's shares?"

"Ah?" Xu Cang was taken aback, "Isn't it for you?"

"I don't understand anything, and those shares are meaningless to me. The money my grandfather left me is enough for me to spend the rest of my life comfortably. Instead of letting those shares sit idle meaninglessly, I'd rather give them to you. "

"This..." For this situation, Xu Cang didn't know how to face it.

Since the establishment of Muhua Airlines, Si Weimin has been the chairman. After so many years, Si Weimin must have private shares in Muhua Airlines, and there must be a lot of them.

These shares are not public, but completely private, which is very tempting for anyone.

It can be seen that Si Weimin originally planned to leave these shares to Si Linglong's husband. He can see that his granddaughter has no interest in going into business and just wants to live an ordinary life.

However, Si Weimin left too fast and hastily. Before he died, he wanted to entrust Si Linglong to Xu Cang, but he was rejected in the end.

However, it seems that these shares will still be returned to Xu Cang after going around.

Xu Cang organized his words: "Linglong, Mr. Si should mean that we can only give me the shares if we are together. The current situation seems to be different from what Mr. Si expected."

Thinking of the scene where her grandfather entrusted herself to Xu Cang before his death, Si Linglong couldn't help but feel hot on her face: "Grandpa has his own plan, and I have my own plan. Now those shares are inherited by me, how to deal with them?" It's also my freedom. I'm sorry, in this matter, Grandpa did something wrong."

Si Weimin wanted to use Muhua Airlines' succession rights to tie Xu Cang, and then used his private shares in Muhua Airlines as a bargaining chip to force Xu Cang and Si Linglong to be together. This is of course somewhat selfish.

Reasonably speaking, with Si Weimin's character, he shouldn't have done such a thing, but when he sensed that death was approaching and time was running out, he had no choice but to make a bad move.

"There's nothing right or wrong." Xu Cang took it easy and didn't get too entangled in this matter.Xu Cang will still maintain a relatively large tolerance for people he approves of.

Moreover, some things Xu Cang was not trying to comfort Si Linglong but telling the truth.The matter of the Xianchi branch is indeed pros and cons, accepting such a big trouble will indeed give him a headache, but correspondingly, if it can be suppressed, it will be a huge blow to the entire Spring and Summer Airlines benefit.

You know, even in the relatively barren Northwest market, even under the condition that the headquarters continues to draw blood, the performance of the Xianchi branch is still very good, which shows that the commercial value of this company and Gong Yue is still very high. High.

In the domestic civil aviation market, the most affluent North, East and South have been occupied by the three major airlines, and the Northeast is also within the jurisdiction of Guoda Airlines. Xu Cang can only go west if he wants to develop.

After gaining a firm foothold in the West, we will slowly map it out.

Moreover, unlike the world's inherent impression of the barrenness of the Northwest, Gong Yue has proved with facts that the civil aviation market in the Northwest still has a good prospect.Moreover, once Xu Cang brings all the south, west and northwest into his sphere of influence, it means that Xu Cang will have great priority on routes like Luoxie, instead of only being able to fly in a day like now. class one.

You know, the revenue of a single route of these routes has already surpassed the entire Spring and Summer Airlines, it is like a cornucopia.

In fact, there are still many undiscovered treasures in the southwest or northwest.For example, in some places like Jinghong, the economy of these places is not very impressive in China, but the route is to make money.

Relying on the advantage of rebirth, Xu Cang can develop these places first and seize the market, and the benefits he will get will not be much less than the areas of the three major airlines.

However, the premise of all this is that Xu Cang has a way to subdue Gong Yue, otherwise everything is out of the question.

Si Linglong paused for a moment: "Xu Cang, I can entrust you with the voting rights of Muhua Airlines' shares. In the future, you can occupy a director's seat on Muhua Airlines' board of directors. However, you need to give me half of the share dividends." With the money my grandfather left me, I can live alone, but he also sponsored a lot of students, and I need those share dividends to cover the cost of funding.”

"I don't want your dividend." Xu Cang waved his hand: "Linglong, think about it, voting rights are much more precious than dividends."

Certain voting shares of a giant company like Muhua Airlines cannot be bought with money, just like the previous transaction between Xu Cang and Nagano Hideki, who only wanted to subscribe for [-]% of the Class A shares of JAL qualifications.

These shares have voting rights, and once you have voting rights, you can participate in decision-making.According to Si Linglong, Si Weimin left her a lot of shares, and her voting rights can even support Xu Cang to directly obtain a seat on the board of directors of Muhua Airlines.

However, Xu Cang always felt that doing so meant taking advantage of others.

Sometimes, Xu Cang also worries about his high moral level. If he can be more shameless, he should be able to reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles.

Just when Xu Cang was hesitating, a man's voice suddenly sounded behind him: "What are you still hesitating for?"

Xu Cang was startled, turned around, and found that Ma Cheng had already stood behind him at some point.

Ma Cheng walked in front of the two of them: "The shares left by the chairman can support you to directly become Muhua's fourth largest shareholder. As long as you accept it, you can participate in Muhua's decision-making without being bound too much."

If you are the chairman of Muhua Airlines, you need to abide by many rules, including not being able to concurrently hold positions in other private companies.However, if it is just shareholders, then the relevant restrictions are much less.

However, if it is not the chairman, then limited by the power, some decisions cannot play a decisive role.

This is the commonality of rights and obligations.

"The fourth largest shareholder?" Xu Cang was taken aback. He really didn't expect Si Weimin to leave behind so many shares: "Can state-owned enterprises allow individuals to hold so many shares?"

Ma Cheng said blankly: "It is reasonable to say that it is not possible. This situation does not exist in Guoda Airlines and Tiandong Airlines, but Muhua Airlines is different. Since the establishment of Muhua Airlines, there has only been Si Lao as the chairman. It can be said that Muhua Airlines is a loose alliance that Si Lao forcibly sticks together relying on his personal prestige. It is for this reason that Si Lao will not resign after the retirement age is reached, because he cannot resign. , Muhua is about to leave. For so many years, the chairman has devoted himself to Muhua, probably in recognition of his contribution to Muhua, and made an exception to allow him to increase his shareholding in Muhua. "

"Xu Cang, miss, he has never participated in corporate management and has no relevant experience. Moreover, in a place like Muhua, it is full of intrigue, and it is not suitable for the miss to participate. Since the miss does not like it, it is not suitable, instead of letting the director's The seat is vacant, it is better to give it the value it deserves with another person."

Xu Cang pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "Yes!"

"However, you are so active in wanting me to join Muhua's board of directors. I think it's not all for Linglong's sake." Xu Cang said indifferently: "Let's not talk about the branch, even in the headquarters in Yangcheng, there are many people who don't know me. Obey you. You want me to be on the board of directors to be your help?"

In this regard, Ma Cheng did not hide the slightest thing, and readily admitted: "That's right! My foundation in Muhua is not stable. Even if there is no such a serious problem as the Xianchi branch, I want to fully control it. Muhua is not an easy task. On the board of directors, there must be a person with enough weight to echo me from afar, otherwise I will run the risk of being ostracized."

Regarding Ma Cheng's confession, Xu Cang was somewhat unexpected: "It seems that you have no confidence in your future in Muhua."

With Ma Cheng's gloomy personality, being able to speak so clearly means that he really has no foundation.

"However, I want to know what I can get from this cooperation."

Ma Cheng narrowed his eyes: "What do you want?"

"The fourth largest shareholder's right to speak is still not enough. I need the position of the third or even the second largest shareholder. Do you want the board of directors to agree to my increase in shareholding?"

As a result, Ma Cheng didn't even think about it: "Impossible. It is already the limit to increase the shareholding in the name of the fourth largest shareholder. Is it possible that you can still make a greater contribution than Si Bo? Xu Cang, you You must understand that Mu Hua will not belong to one person alone, this is fundamental and unshakable."

"I know, so I only want to be the second or third largest shareholder, and I didn't say I was the largest shareholder. Of course, I don't have that much money either."

Ma Cheng snorted: "Even if you sell Spring Airlines, even if the board of directors approves you to increase your holdings, you will not be able to buy enough stocks to exceed the current third largest shareholder. The size of Muhua Airlines is beyond your imagination. of."

Even if the board of directors agrees, it is also a qualification to agree to the purchase, and it is not a free gift.

"Then I can let Muhua Airlines' A380 enter Hanjing Airport?" Xu Cang asked.

"Isn't that a condition for dismissing the management above the M2 level of the Jianchuan Base?"

Xu Cang smiled and said: "Then you are probably thinking too much. Can the two be equal in value? Now that the biggest threat to you, the Xianchi Branch, is gone. Even if I don't mention that condition, as the new superior In normal operation, you must not clean it. You will not attack the Jianchuan base that has been against you before? So, even if I don’t mention it, you will still attack the Jianchuan base. It's just a little more neat. Can this kind of handy help be taken as a condition?"

The corners of Ma Cheng's mouth twitched, everyone said that he was always penny-pinching, but compared with Xu Cang, he could actually be regarded as an honest person.

However, Ma Cheng thought for a while: "I'm afraid it's not enough. Just letting the A380 enter Hanjing Airport is not enough to convince the chairman to agree to let you increase your shareholding."

For the change of major shareholders, it is not enough to have money to buy stocks.Once it involves a change in the position of shareholders, it needs the approval of the board of directors. This is a mandatory rule and cannot be avoided.

"Why do you want the A380 to be stationed in Hanjing?" Xu Cang said suddenly: "On the one hand, the cost of the flight from Hanjing Airport to Europe and the United States is indeed much greater than that of Yangcheng. Hua’s influence, right?”

Ma Cheng glanced at Xu Cang warily: "What do you want to say?"

"A380 is indeed a very good topic focus, but this alone is not enough to form a real hot spot, so something else must be added to A380." Xu Cang smiled: "For example, the Universiade you mentioned earlier and the Olympics."

Ma Cheng sighed: "The Universiade has been confirmed, but it is still unknown whether the Olympic Games can be successfully bid. Even if it succeeds, the marketing department and the publicity department have no idea how to follow up to achieve the most perfect publicity effect." An appropriate solution."

Mentioning this, Ma Cheng was full of worry again.This matter is probably his first major event after taking over Muhua Airlines. If this matter is not done well, his precarious position may be shaken a bit.

"If you find it difficult, let me do it."

Ma Cheng was taken aback: "Are you going to do it? The A380 case?"

"To be precise, it is the case of A380 linking with the Olympic Games." Xu Cang said: "If this matter is done well, it must be able to gain a lot of weight in persuading the board of directors."

"That's right. But the problem is, now that you don't even know whether the Olympic Games will be able to take place, you start to make a linkage plan between the A380 and the Olympic Games? If this messes up, isn't it ridiculous?"

"No risk means no value, Mr. Ma, this truth should be very clear." Xu Cang said slowly: "Although I am sure that National Airlines will agree to your A380 stationed in Hanjing, but in this matter, You probably still need to make some compromises, after all, it is a taboo for you to expand your influence at the doorstep of NUS.”

Ma Cheng nodded: "For this, we are all mentally prepared. It is not normal for NUS not to talk about conditions. It is a good thing if they are willing to talk about it."

"The premise that you are willing to talk is that you can get what you promised in the UK." At this moment, Yue Sheng from a distance came slowly: "If you come back empty-handed from the trip to the UK, then don't talk about the rest of the matter .Also, when will you go to Japan?"

"Japan?" Ma Cheng looked at Xu Cang in puzzlement.He could hear that Xu Cang paid something for the reason why China National Airlines agreed with Muhua Airlines to put the A380 in Hanjing, and these things have not yet been fulfilled.

This also means that there are still variables in the A380's entry into Beijing.

Facing Yue Sheng's question, Xu Cang calmed down and said, "The dishes haven't been set yet. If you go to Japan now, don't you have to have an empty stomach? I'll let you know when the dishes are ready."

"At least give me an approximate time." Yue Sheng snorted.

"No matter what, it will be after returning from the UK. My people have already taken action in Japan, and results should come soon. Besides, compared to cooperation in power, isn't the matter in Japan just a dessert? Yue Do you always take it so seriously?"

Yue Sheng rolled his eyes: "Although it's a dessert, I can still look forward to it from what you described. Forget it, going to England is the most important thing, I'll just wait. But, Ma Cheng, I am a 1 people look down on you, but your ability to stand in the team is not bad, and you know who to rely on."

Hearing Yue Sheng's evaluation, the expression on Ma Cheng's face was wonderful.In any case, he was going to succeed Muhua Aviation, and he was theoretically on an equal footing with Yue Sheng, but hearing Yue Sheng's tone, he still didn't take Ma Cheng seriously.

"If Xu Cang fulfills what he promised me, I will naturally abide by the agreement, but we still need to talk about the profit sharing of the A380 route."

"That's no problem, we Muhua can make concessions." On the contrary, Ma Cheng didn't care much about this issue.

"I hope you will remember what you said when you negotiate later." Yue Sheng looked at Xu Cang: "When did you start doing publicity work, kid? Muhua's marketing department and publicity department are fine, they I don’t even know how to do it, why are you meddling? If you have such a mind, hurry up and get me something about Japan.”

"Yue..." Just as Xu Cang opened his mouth, the phone rang suddenly, and when he took it out, it turned out to be Chen Tianyang's number.

Some time ago, Chen Tianyang had already dealt with the affairs in South Korea, and then rushed to Japan non-stop to complete the things Xu Cang explained.Over the past few days, could it be that they have some clues?

Xu looked at Yue Sheng and the others, and said apologetically, "I'm going to answer the phone."

After finishing speaking, he walked directly a dozen steps away.

Seeing Xu Cang avoiding them, Yue Sheng snorted dissatisfiedly: "My god is mysterious."

After walking away, Xu Cang answered the phone: "What's wrong?"

Immediately, Chen Tianyang's voice sounded from the opposite side: "I just came back from JCAB."

Xu Cang's heart tightened, and his voice raised slightly: "Found it?"

"That's right." Chen Tianyang's tone also contained a little excitement: "As soon as I arrived in Tokyo, I followed your instructions and went to check the garbage discarded by JCAB every day. Today I finally got something."

On the other end of the phone, in a certain hotel room in Tokyo, Chen Tianyang was on the phone while looking at a pile of shredded paper not far in front of him.These shredded paper strips are all the same width and appear to be destroyed by a special paper shredder.

"I confirmed it just now. This should be the minutes of the phone call that Takashi Kuroda reported to JCAB's Aviation Safety Office. However, these things have been processed by a shredder, and it will take a lot of work to restore them."

"Do you need any help?" Xu Cang asked immediately.

"My Japanese level is average, and it takes too much time for me to recover alone. Moreover, I don't have any acquaintances in Japan, and I can't trust others. Why don't I send it back to my country and find someone to recover?"

"Okay!" Xu Cang immediately agreed to Chen Tianyang's plan: "You stay in Japan for a while, if possible, contact Takashi Kuroda."

"No!" Chen Tianyang said: "Takashi Kuroda's visits are now restricted. When he recovers later, he will probably be sent directly to the detention center to await prosecution. I have no chance to see him."

Xu Cang pondered for a while: "Then go find his friends. Takashi Kuroda has a very strong desire to show off, and he will tend to confide in his friends if he has anything."

"Understood, I will find a chance to get in touch with the people around him."

Xu Cang thought for a moment: "You don't need to force yourself to contact people around him in the future. The main thing is to hide yourself. If the phone minutes can be recovered smoothly, the evidence is actually enough. The confessions of those around him are just icing on the cake."

Like a robot, Chen Tianyang agreed without thinking: "I understand."

"Okay, go ahead and send the things back to China as soon as possible." After Xu Cang finished speaking, he added, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not too hard." Chen Tianyang, who was quite serious before, suddenly laughed: "The waste classification in Japan is strict, so the paper waste will be fixed in a certain trash can, so it's not troublesome to find it."

Hearing this, Xu Cang was taken aback for a moment, and then he also laughed: "I really didn't expect garbage sorting to have such an effect. After this matter is done, let's meet and talk about your future plans. "

"I'm also looking forward to meeting you, Mr. Xu." Chen Tianyang said solemnly.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Cang took a deep breath and forcibly pressed down the beating heart in his chest.

The opportunity really came!

Others don't know, but Xu Cang knows, that is, Takashi Kuroda must have contacted JCAB, and JCAB will communicate with the airport about such matters.As long as it is considered that further processing is required, JCAB will make a paper record based on the telephone recording, which is the so-called telephone minutes.

This thing is legally binding.

However, it is obvious that the people of JCAB were not careful about destroying the paper documents, and just threw them away after passing through the shredder. This gave Xu Cang a chance, a huge chance.

After thinking for a while, Xu Cang found a number from the address book and dialed it.

The connection on the other side was quickly connected, and Nagano Hideki's voice sounded: "Mr. Xu, I didn't expect you to take the initiative to find me, which surprised me."

"Have you returned to Japan?"

"I'll be back after the conference. Any questions?"

"President Nagano, let's make a deal." Xu Cang suddenly suggested.

"Is it the endorsement for domestic airlines? I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to handle. Mr. Xu, your reputation in Japan is not very good now, do you know about it?"

Xu Cang said pointedly: "This is what you told me to be careful before?"

When he was at the National University Aviation Simulator Training Center, Nagano Hideki once mentioned to Xu Cang that someone was going to target him, so Xu Cang was careful.It may be due to the limited occasion, or it may be that Hideki Nagano did not intend to make the words too clear. Anyway, this reminder is quite cryptic.

Now it seems that Hideki Nagano's reminder is probably nothing more than the leak of Xu Cang's cabin sound on ANA Flight 45.

"Yes, but it doesn't make sense now."

"That's not necessarily the case." Xu Cang said with a smile: "President Nagano, if you do this, aren't you afraid that JCAB will know?"

This matter is actually very clear. Who else in China can make Hideki Nagano so afraid besides JCAB?

"Hey, what did I do, I don't know anything about it." Nagano Hideki obviously wouldn't admit it: "I thought you called me because of this, right?"

"That's not true." Xu Cang said: "Leaving aside international routes, you are under a lot of pressure on domestic routes, right?"

Nagano Hideki had some taste: "Mr. Xu, what is your solution?"

"As for your chronic illness of Japan Airlines itself, it is hard to save. However, if it is to suppress the domestic market of ANA, I have a way here."

Hearing these words, Hideki Nagano immediately cheered up: "What method?"

"Shouldn't the conditions be negotiated for this kind of thing?" Xu Cang asked back.

Hideki Nagano said anxiously: "Could it be that you still want our Class A shares? The board of directors has not yet approved the [-]% subscription qualification before."

"No, no, it's a different price now." Xu Cang said: "Although the extent is still unknown, I can be sure that this time will be the biggest public opinion and trust crisis for ANA in the past ten years, and it will be reflected in the domestic market. The negative impact will be enormous."

Hideki Nagano heard the meaning of Xu Cang's words, and became anxious: "You have the handle on ANA?"

"Probably." Xu Cang readily admitted.

Hideki Nagano raised his voice immediately: "What is it?"

"President Nagano, I'm troubled by you asking such a question."

Nagano Hideki reacted and suppressed the excitement in his heart: "What is your new condition?"

"Not much, three percent of Class A shares are eligible to subscribe."

"Three percent!" Nagano Hideki was really surprised by Xu Cang's conditions.

Although [-]% of Class A shares are not enough to support Xu Cang's entry into the board of directors, they cannot influence decision-making most of the time.However, such a shareholding is already qualified to have both sides, and even at some special moments of stalemate, a [-]% shareholding can achieve the final result.

Xu Cang said in a low voice: "President Nagano, this is your only chance."

Xu Cang's voice was full of temptation.If Xu Cang was hired as the spokesperson for domestic airlines before, there was some chance of turning around, then according to Xu Cang's intention this time, ANA's domestic market will be suppressed, that is a certainty.

JAL needs this opportunity too much.

However, Hideki Nagano did not lose his head completely and agreed recklessly. Instead, he changed the subject: "I want to see your chips with my own eyes. I want to make sure that the chips are enough to subscribe for [-]% of the Class A shares." qualifications."

This is not an excessive request, Xu Cang immediately replied: "No problem. However, I will go to England to deal with some important matters first, wait for me to come back."

"Yes." Nagano Hideki agreed: "When you come back, I will find you in person."

"It's a word."

After speaking, Xu Cang hung up the phone directly.However, without stopping for a moment, he dialed Guan Yueling's number again.

After a while, Guan Yueling's voice sounded: "Xu Cang?"

"President Guanyue, when we met in Hanjing earlier, you didn't look for me, so that I could show my kindness as a landlord."

After hearing this, Guan Yueling let out a giggle: "Mr. Xu is busy with business, I'd better not bother you, and you don't seem to be from Hanjing, how can you show your friendship as a landlord?"

"If President Guanyue invites you, other things can naturally be postponed." Xu Cang said with a smile.

Guan Yueling immediately said: "Then I remember it. However, why is Mr. Xu so interested in treating me to dinner all of a sudden, I am a little flattered."

"Everything is discussed while eating. If I have something to ask you, I will naturally think about eating."

"Oh?" President Guanyue turned serious, "What is it, I would like to hear the details."

"I don't know how the talks on ANA's US route are going. Is there any progress?"

"Huh?" Guan Yueling really didn't expect Xu Cang to mention the American route.However, thinking that Xu Cang also has a profit share in the US airlines, Guan Yueling also felt a little relieved: "Mr. Xu, you also know that most of the US airlines were monopolized by Japan Airlines before, and we are now negotiating cooperation with American Airlines. But the progress is not optimistic. I know that the remuneration requested by Mr. Xu before includes the profit sharing of the US route, but the current situation is definitely not what we want to see."

According to Guan Yueling's estimate, the cooperation with American Airlines may not be fruitful.That is to say, the profit sharing of the US route requested by Xu Cang before is nothing more than a dream.All Nippon Airways exchanged a blank check that could not be cashed in exchange for Xu Cang's promise to help open the China-Japan routes in Shanghai and Yangcheng, which is a big profit for ANA.In fact, Guan Yueling was also afraid that Xu Cang would go back on his word. Seeing that the American route was unprofitable, he wanted to change the terms.

But Xu Cang's next sentence directly shocked Guan Yueling.

"If I could convince American Airlines to cooperate with ANA, what would you be willing to pay?"

"Xu Cang, you... are you serious?" Guan Yueling's voice could no longer remain calm: "You mean you have a way to convince American Airlines, how is it possible!"

"Working in the United States requires connections, you don't have them, but I do!" Xu Cang said flatly.

(End of this chapter)