Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers
Chapter 336 The king's bearing!
Chapter 336 The king's bearing!
At the Airbus Assembly Headquarters in Toulouse, France, an extremely long and large truck is entering the gate of the Assembly Headquarters. On top of the truck are the A380 aircraft components produced by various places.
On the square inside the headquarters, Airbus Headquarters COO Ronnie Covein faced the sun, squinted at the trucks entering the factory area, and couldn't help frowning: "Two days later than expected."
Next to him, the person in charge of the assembly headquarters was very panicked, and hurriedly explained: "Some time ago, there was a strike in France, which affected the land transportation, so it was delayed for a while."
"For a while, just for two days? Is it because you and I have such a big difference in the definition of time?" Ronnie snorted heavily: "The recent increase in our company's stock price is all due to the A380. If there is a mistake in the A380 plan, you Just resign yourself."
The person in charge of the assembly department was sweating profusely: "When we made the plan, we reserved some margin, and it will not affect the launch of the new A380 later."
"It's better to be like this." Ronnie watched the components of the A380 enter the factory building, and couldn't help but sigh: "The land transportation is still too slow, and it is also susceptible to many factors."
The person in charge of the assembly department hurriedly answered: "I heard that the R&D department has already finalized the A300-600ST, and later I heard that five more will be produced, and they can be transported by air later."
"Stop using Super Guppy in the future?"
Super Guppy, or Super Guppy, is a special-purpose transport aircraft transformed from the Boeing 377 Stratospheric Cruiser. It is often used to transport aircraft components by air. Airbus also used the Super Guppy transport aircraft for a long time before.
For this reason, Airbus once laughed at itself that every Airbus plane was transported by Boeing.
"It should be unnecessary." The person in charge of the assembly department said proudly: "I have seen the prototype of the A300-600ST, which can completely load the main fuselage components of the next heavy-duty aircraft. According to the calculations of the Ministry of Transport, these After the A300-6000ST starts operation, it can increase our aircraft component transportation capacity by more than 30.00%.”
"However, if the A300ER is used as the prototype, the components of the A380 still cannot be transported."
A300-600ST是以A300ER飞机为原型的，即便为了运输用途加宽加高了A300-600ST的机舱，但是依旧容纳不下A380庞大的机身构件。
No way, the A380 is too big.
The face of the person in charge of the assembly department froze: "This. The Ministry of Transportation said that it has taken this issue into consideration, and it is possible to develop an XL type of special-purpose transport aircraft in the future."
"XL model, which model is it based on?"
"It is said that the prototype is based on the A330." The person in charge of the assembly department said cautiously: "However, it depends on the sales of the A380. If the sales of the A380 are sufficient, the development of the XL transport aircraft will continue to keep up."
"Hmph! In the final analysis, your assembly department and transportation department are useless. If the launch of the A380 is delayed, none of you will be able to escape." As soon as the A380 was mentioned, Ronnie became angry again.
However, a joking voice suddenly sounded behind him: "What's the matter, so angry?"
Ronnie frowned slightly, looked back, and found Airbus's chief financial officer, Neo, walking over with a smile.
"What are you doing here?" Ronnie seemed to dislike Neo, the chief financial officer: "Isn't it good to be your accountant in the office? Is this the place you should come?"
Compared with the aggressive Ronnie, Neo has a much gentler temperament, standing beside Ronnie with his hands behind his back: "It's not good to stay in the house all the time, and it's easy to miss a lot of interesting things. For example, I just heard It is said that Xu Cang dropped a Boeing 777 with a broken wing not long ago, for example, not long ago, the Alps Manor has received new and sufficient supplies."
"Sent?" Ronnie raised his eyebrows. He was mixed with Mrs. Wharton and Stephen Lance, but he didn't devote all his energy to it. The A380 was his top priority. .
After leaving Munich, he went straight to Toulouse, France, but he didn't care about Xu Cang's affairs anymore. He was a little surprised to hear what Neo said now.
"Not dead?" Ronnie snorted softly, looking a little displeased.
"You don't look too happy?"
"I'm not sure if I'm happy or not, but I'm sure you seem to be very happy." Ronnie snorted coldly, "I know Xu Cang saved you, but I heard that you actually informed the marketing department to give Xu Cang three planes Discounts. What is the weight of his company, and it is also worthy of discounts?"
Neo's face didn't change at all: "Xu Cang is not a thing in the pool, what's wrong with dealing with him now? Rather than me, shouldn't you be more careful? You don't know who Mrs. Wharton is. You and She makes a deal, isn't she afraid of accidents?"
"Ms. Wharton, of course I know. Her husband is an executive of EADS. Why do you think I helped her?"
EADS, the European Aerospace Defense Group, is the parent company of Airbus.
"Are you not afraid of being caught?" Neo said coldly.
Ronnie dismissed it, "I don't know what you're talking about."
In front of the two big leaders, the person in charge of the assembly department was dripping with cold sweat, afraid that he would hear something that he shouldn't have heard.To be honest, he didn't want to know anything about the grievances and secrets between the leaders.
Fortunately, Neo gave him a wink and let him leave first.The person in charge of the assembly department fled immediately if he received an amnesty.
"Leaving aside the matter of Mrs. Wharton for the time being, you also ordered Pratt & Whitney to sanction Bombardier?" Neo said, "Aren't you tearing yourself apart with Bombardier?"
"Hmph, when they released the CS300 aircraft, that day was destined." Ronnie said nonchalantly, "What is Bombardier that dares to steal our market? A second-rate company that develops regional airliners, who gave it the guts?" ?”
This is Airbus, one of the two mountains of passenger aircraft. In the eyes of Airbus, being the world's third aircraft developer is described as second-rate.
"I not only want to cooperate with Pratt & Whitney, but also to cooperate with Boeing in the future. I want Bombardier to die without a burial." Ronnie showed a hint of sinisterness: "The supplies in the Alps have been delivered, although it is not the result I want to see, But, in a sense, I can also turn it to my advantage."
Neo couldn't help frowning, he didn't have any doubts about his colleague's ability.It's just that Ronnie is too focused on interests, and even said that everything depends on interests, almost losing his humanity.
"You don't need to do this. We can communicate with Bombardier in private. Now the matter has not developed to the point of being out of control, and there is still room for recovery."
Ronnie turned his head: "Are you just worried that Bombardier will move our order in the business jet market? First of all, the business jet market is not big in the first place. Even if our business jet sales decline, the impact will not be great. The scope of acceptance, and I have already agreed with Embraer in advance that they will be responsible for restraining Bombardier's possible actions in the field of business jets to minimize possible losses."
Don't look at Bombardier's promises in the mainline airliner market, but in the business jet market, it is at the bully level.It's just that the business jet market is narrow and profits are limited, so it can only venture into the mainline airliner market.
Airbus has business jet products, and of course those are not their flagship products. Just like Ronnie said, if Bombardier wants to regain its position in the business jet market, it will not have a big impact on Airbus.Of course, Airbus will not sit back and watch Bombardier develop their business jet products. It is good to lose less money, and no one will make trouble with money.
In the business jet market, Embraer is also one of the giants.With Embraer acting as the anchor, the competition in the business jet market will definitely not be too fierce.
It can be said that Ronnie is indeed very thoughtful, and has already made arrangements in advance, blocking the last possibility of Bombardier's resistance.
Neo: "Embraer agrees to cooperate with you, is there no condition?"
"Of course." Ronnie didn't care too much: "They plan to develop a 110-seat airliner in the future, and hope that we will turn a blind eye to it. Hmph, this group of people who make regional airliners are all floating in their hearts."
"110 seats." Neo frowned: "Back then, Bombardier's CS100 also had 110 seats."
"So, Embraer is also very active. But it doesn't matter, 110 seats is the limit, as long as they don't break through this limit like Bombardier, then 110 seats can be tolerated, just like Bombardier before." Luo Ni Dan smiled and said, everything is under control.
110 seats, this is a very sensitive standard line.Just like Bombardier, the CS100 had this number of seats at the beginning, and with the poor sales of CS100, neither Airbus nor Boeing paid much attention to it.
As a result, Bombardier went ahead and developed the 130-seat CS300, which directly annoyed Airbus, which was trying to promote the A319, and this caused a catastrophe.
Neo didn't know what to say to Ronnie's way of cutting grass and roots.It's a clash of business ideas, a total clash.
When conflicts arise, Neo tends to communicate and dialogue, and find a solution acceptable to both parties in a relatively calm and stable manner.But Ronnie is different, as long as he doesn't step on the line, he doesn't bother to care what the other party does, but once it crosses the line, it will be a thunder strike, and the method is extremely cruel.
When Bombardier released the CS300 aircraft, Airbus contacted Bombardier privately after learning about it, hoping that it would stop the development of the CS300.This unreasonable request was naturally rejected by Bombardier, but this was the only dialogue between Airbus and Bombardier. Later, under the instruction of Ronnie, the head of North American Airbus directly approached the president of Pratt & Whitney Power, and jointly sanctioned Bombardier.
If it was up to Neo to make the decision, he would have to talk three times, and only take action if it doesn't work.
However, Neo is in charge of finance and has little say in operations, so there is nothing he can do about it.
It is even said that not only Neo was surprised by Ronnie's aggressive actions, but even Bombardier would not be able to accept it. He estimated that he was still waiting for the second negotiation. sanctions.
Neo knew that there was nothing to be done, so he could only sigh: "The matter is far from that point. Bombardier is not a small company. This time Pratt & Whitney cooperates with us in sanctioning Bombardier. Doesn't it owe Pratt & Whitney a big favor?"
"It doesn't matter. Pratt & Whitney's recent PW6000 is indeed a good engine. We were planning to purchase it, but this time it is just a favor. Moreover, Pratt & Whitney's PW8000 project, which has not been launched for a long time, is also worth paying attention to. We owe Pratt & Whitney’s favor, but it’s also easy to repay. As you said, things are far from that point.” Ronnie took a deep breath: “It goes without saying that CS100’s sales are bad, but CS300 is not so good. Same. According to the information I have received, Lufthansa currently has seven CS300s and intends to order ten in the future. LCI Leasing wants to order twenty, Air Baltic wants to order twenty, Ilyushin Group wants to order thirty, and McGregor wants to order thirty. GLG has 100, and there are some I don’t know. Yes, this number is not too much, but it is much better than CS300, which shows that CS100 has this potential. I don’t care what CS300 sells for. , but CS319 directly conflicts with A[-], so it must be strangled to prevent future troubles.”
"Has it developed to this point?" Neo knew that the CS300 aircraft sold better than the previous CS100 aircraft, but he didn't expect that there were already signs of popularity, and immediately began to re-examine his attitude towards Bombardier.
For the CFO who controls the entire Airbus finance, even if the idea is different, Ronnie does not want to make too bad face: "I have made it very clear, if you still feel that Bombardier should be left alone, then I have nothing to say. Say. However, if you can join me on the Bombardier issue, on the issue of discounts for the three planes sold to Spring Airlines, I can concede."
The issue of discounts is not a decisive issue. Anyway, it is a matter of earning more and earning less, and the quantity is not large. It is not bad to sell face to Neo.
However, the matter of Bombardier is related to the sales of high-quality products for a long time in the future. Ronnie does not want to be held back by his colleagues on this issue. Even if he makes up his mind, Neo will be helpless.
However, if Neo also agrees with his strategy for Bombardier, he will be much more decisive in the implementation of many plans.After all, there are all kinds of executives at Airbus headquarters, and there are not a few people who maintain the same moderate attitude as Neo. It is naturally necessary to win more support.
Neo pondered for a moment: "I can't give you an answer now. However, I will verify your statement about CS300 sales after I go back. If it is accurate, then I really should re-evaluate Bombardier's threat." .”
"very good!"
Ronnie was quite satisfied with getting this answer.
Neo waved his hand: "It's all for the company. However, I still say the same thing. You are very capable, and you can rise to the top on your own. There is no need to take some crooked paths. This time Mrs. Wharton's younger brother Carlos was trapped in the Alps. Shan, she doesn't want her brother to come back and inherit Carlos' property. If Carlos knows about this, how will he feel, huh? You don't know the character of her husband Danny Wharton? Can you support your position because of Mrs. Wharton's words?"
Mrs. Wharton's original surname was Nestor. After marrying Danny Wharton, she took her husband's surname and was called Mrs. Wharton.
Danny Wharton, executive of EADS, the decision-making kind.As the parent company of Airbus, it has a lot of say in personnel affairs, and Danny Wharton's favor has become Ronnie's best hope for further progress.
It's just that Danny Wharton's reputation in the industry is not very good, not to mention romantic by nature, and greedy by nature.Even if Mrs. Wharton blows the pillow, it is hard to say how effective it will be.
"It took me 20 years to climb to this position. This is already the highest position that can be reached by personal ability. If I want to go further, I must find a backer for myself. I am not you, I don't have a backer that I was born with .”
Hearing this, Neo became a little embarrassed, not knowing how to answer this question.
In fact, Neo is younger than Ronnie both in terms of appearance and age.It is even said that Neo is already the fastest promoted among Airbus executives.Of course, this is inseparable from Neo's own ability.However, no matter where it is, ability is very important, but it is not the only condition.
Another very important reason why Neo is promoted so quickly is that his surname is Otto, and one of the founders of France Aerospace also has a surname Otto.
That's right, Neo's father is the veteran of Fa Aerospace, the real man who is destined.France Aerospace, Germany's Dornier and DASA, and Spain's CASA form the European Aerospace Defense Group, of which France Aerospace is the most powerful.Neo's father, as the veteran of Aerospace France, was elected as the first chairman of the board of directors of the European Aerospace Defense Group. Although he has resigned now, he still has a lot of influence.
In Airbus, Neo has a nickname, that is, "Otto II", this term is generally used in ancient hereditary nobles, but now it is used on Neo Otto, which shows that Neo received the shadow of his father How thick it is.
Unlike Neo, Ronnie Covain relied entirely on himself to fight for the top position, so he always looked down on Neo in his heart, thinking that he was a second-generation ancestor who relied on his father.However, it was only when he reached the last step that he realized how ridiculous he was.
He used to laugh at Neo for relying on his father to get to his current position, but now he has to find a backer himself, after all, he has become the way he hates the most.
In fact, he said he looked down on Neo, but he was actually jealous.
Neo is very capable, and he has a father who knows everything. He does everything freely and has no scruples at all, so he is naturally easy to stand out.But he was trembling, and he felt a little less restrained when he became COO, which was really tiring.
"You" Neo knew Ronnie's attitude towards him, and it was not good to say anything on this topic, so he just sighed: "I don't know what you traded with Mrs. Wharton, but if Carlos finds out later , you are afraid that there will be a lot of trouble."
"Carlos, hehe." Ronnie was not worried at all: "In recent years, he has made some money in the lithography machine business, but he is just a rich man, what can he do? Besides, how can I Why, I don't know what to trade with Mrs. Wharton."
Neo didn't expose it either: "It's okay for you to tell me that, Carlos doesn't care, but what about Capet from France?"
"Capet? Which Capet?" Ronnie was taken aback.
"Rosfield Capet!" Neo frowned, "You didn't know he was up there?"
Ronnie's face changed wildly: "Rosfield Capet! Why is he there, it's impossible. I checked the list, and he shouldn't be there."
Soon, Ronnie realized that he seemed to have slipped up.However, this is not important anymore, at least compared to that Capet, many things are insignificant.
"His private itinerary has always been kept secret. However, if you pay more attention, you may know it. If you really don't know, then the person who provided your list may have other thoughts in his heart." Neo frowned.
"The person who provided the list." Ronnie's face suddenly turned cold. He had been playing eagle all his life, but in the end he was pecked by the eagle and gritted his teeth: "Stephen Longsi!"
"Carlos, it's great that you're fine." In the Alpine manor, after the wind and snow receded, a large number of helicopters came over, including Mrs. Wharton and the chunky middle-aged Stephen Lons.Today, Mrs. Wharton is holding her brother Carlos and weeping bitterly.
Carlos looked down on his age, probably in his early thirties.He has average social experience, even childish, but he is a genius in technological creation. He obtained a patent for the core technology of a lithography machine when he was in college. After graduation, he co-founded a lithography machine company with Stephen Longsi and earned a lot Bowl full.
Carlos lost his father when he was young, and his mother died of illness when he was a teenager. In this world, his sister Kelly Denton is the only relative.In addition, Carlos is a typical academic otaku with basically no social experience, so he is extremely dependent on his sister.
The experience of being trapped in the manor for the past few days has caused a great psychological shadow on Carlos. The person who was frozen to death before was sleeping next to him. Whenever he thinks about this, Carlos feels like a nightmare.Holding my sister, Mrs. Wharton, and crying for a while before recovering.
"It's okay, it's okay, we brought the doctor here, and I'll give you a simple physical examination in a while. A helicopter will come over later, and we can leave right away." Mrs. Wharton patted Carlos on the back, completely Just like a good sister.
Beside the two of them, Stephen was charmingly naive, with a smile on his face, seemingly harmless to humans and animals, as if he was delighted at the reunion of his siblings.
Carlos adjusted his mood and glanced at Stephen: "Is there nothing going on in the company these days?"
"No." Stephen said with a smile: "There was news that you were trapped. Some people in the company were fluctuating, but I quickly adjusted it. It's no big deal."
"Well, I'll leave the operation of the company to you, I'm relieved." Carlos nodded: "I'll trouble you to make a special trip."
Stephen waved his hand: "Where, where, it should be."
Seeing that Carlos calmed down a little, Mrs. Wharton let go of Carlos, and pointed to someone somewhere in the hall: "Wait here, I'll go say hello to Mr. Capet."
Carlos was startled, looked in the direction Mrs. Wharton pointed, and immediately saw Rosefield's figure, and immediately understood: "I understand, I understand, sister, you go."
"Well, I'll be right back after I say hello."
"Carlos, I'll go too." Stephen said.
Carlos nodded: "Go."
He doesn't really like the establishment and maintenance of this kind of interpersonal relationship, but he won't stop others from doing it.
Rosefield's status is special, so it is necessary to say hello.
Stephen hurried to catch up with Mrs. Wharton, and the two walked side by side.A moment ago, the slight smiles on the faces of the two disappeared instantly, especially Mrs. Wharton's expression was even colder.
"Ronnie Covey is such a waste, and he kept saying that he was safe. Now that it's like this, I can still get Carlos' shares?" Mrs. Wharton cursed softly, her expression already a little hysterical.
Carlos's lithography machine company is so profitable that even his own sister is envious of it, and even starts to think about it.
Carlos invested in technology patents, and this company was established entirely with that patent as the core, so Carlos has the most shares, and Stephen Longsi is still behind.
"I secretly asked some flying friends, and Mr. Covein's idea is indeed quite ingenious, and it works very well for people with superb skills. I can only say that Xu Cang is a bit too powerful, and he can survive this " Stephen whispered.
Mrs. Wharton's face was gloomy: "Everything is done, and there will be no traces left?"
"Everything has been arranged at the airport, and no substantive evidence will be found." Stephen assured.
"Yeah." Mrs. Wharton's face turned pale, but after thinking about it, she felt indignant again: "I didn't seize such a good opportunity, damn it."
"Madam, there may be opportunities later."
Mrs. Wharton snorted coldly: "There is still a chance? How can there be so many excellent opportunities? Or do I have to wait for Carlos to die of old age? Maybe I will walk ahead of him. If I don't grasp this opportunity, I will really come back later." Is there a chance?"
"Ma'am, be careful, we're coming." Stephen reminded in a low voice.
It was only then that Mrs. Wharton came to her senses. She was so mad just now that she was almost in front of Rosefield, and she didn't even notice it.
After adjusting his mood a little, he immediately put on a standard smiling face, approached Rosefield, and said softly, "Mr. Capet?"
Rosefield was talking to others at the time, when he heard someone calling him, he turned his head and glanced at Mrs. Wharton, slightly surprised: "Mrs. Wharton, you are here!"
Mrs. Wharton said with a wry smile, "My little brother."
Rosefield raised his eyebrows and saw Carlos Nestor not far away, who still had some palpitations, and couldn't help laughing: "Your brother is very accomplished, even the elders in my family appreciate him very much."
Mrs. Wharton was immediately overwhelmed, and hit the snake with a stick: "If there is a chance in the future, can I visit Cape Manor?"
Rosefield was a little surprised that Mrs. Wharton's turn of the topic was so blunt, but he was not talking nonsense about one thing, that is, the elders in the family were indeed very interested in Carlos.
After thinking for a while, Rosefield nodded: "Yes, I will mention it to the elders in my family. However, they may not necessarily agree. If possible, I will tell my wife."
Mrs. Wharton was overjoyed. She didn't hold out hope at first, but she didn't expect to have a chance.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Capet, please."
"It's okay." Rosefield waved his hand, then pointed to the person he was talking to just now, signaling that he had something else to talk about.
Mrs. Wharton quickly understood and left immediately: "Mr. Capet, you are busy, so I'm sorry."
After finishing speaking, he hurried back with Stephen.
However, within two steps, Rosefield's voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Madam, I suddenly remembered something, and I want to verify it with Madam."
Mrs. Wharton immediately stopped and replied very respectfully: "Please tell me."
"If I remember correctly, Madam is Carlos's only living relative, that is, the only legal heir." Rosefield chuckled.
"Ah?" Mrs. Wharton was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't react, but the expression of Stephen Longsi beside her changed.
"This...this is right." Mrs. Wharton asked cautiously: "Is there any problem?"
Rosefield smiled brighter: "No problem, it's just a presumptuous thought. If Mr. Carlos was trapped in the Alps this time, wouldn't his wife inherit all his shares?"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Wharton didn't understand that she was slow to respond.However, she was not sure whether Rosefield was just a simple thought that came out of her heart, or whether she had something else to say.
"Mr. Capet, what you said... Compared with shares or something, I naturally think that my brother is safe and safe. After all, he is also my only relative in the world." Mrs. Wharton squeezed out a smile, To cover up some guilty look.
"Oh? That's it!" Rosefield nodded slightly: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect Mrs. Wharton and Mr. Carlos to be so affectionate as sisters and brothers. It's really presumptuous."
Mrs. Wharton hurriedly waved her hands: "It's okay, it's just a joke, goodbye."
After speaking, he left with Stephen Longsi without looking back.Just turning around for a moment, the faces of both of them were solemn like never before.
In the small conference room of the manor, Xu Cang was holding a cup of hot coffee, looking at the bustling scene outside the square, with no joy or sadness on his face.
On the third day after he delivered the materials, the wind and snow subsided quickly. Now the road transportation has not resumed, but the helicopter has been able to take off and land safely, and more materials and medical personnel have begun to be delivered here.
Manor Square, which was originally full of despair and sadness, finally gained popularity.
Not far from the square, a CS300 has already been covered with ice and snow, with a thick layer, almost only the outline of an aircraft can be seen.
"If that's the case, you can't see the ice on the elevator at that time, right?" Xu Cang stood by the window, looking at the CS300 aircraft in the distance.
Beside him, Richard smiled and said, "We were lucky. There were still cameras in the manor at that time. I took some photos, which should be useful."
"Have you taken a photo?" Xu Cang put the coffee cup aside: "Yes, I don't even know."
Richard looked at Xu Cang, who was still pale, and couldn't help being concerned: "Don't you need to rest for a while? You were too excited before, so you still need to rest more."
"It's okay, there shouldn't be anything I need to worry about for a while, I should take it as a rest." Xu Cang still wanted to drink some coffee, but his hands stopped in mid-air, and he shrank back.
"No more sugar?"
"En." Xu Cang nodded: "I don't like coffee that is too bitter. That is to say, there are no other drinks now, or forget it, and just let it go."
It may be that his body is too weak, Xu Cang's mouth has no taste, if he drinks hot water, his mouth will become weaker the more he drinks, so he wants to get some drinks to drink.But here is full of coffee, because of the shortage of supplies, all the sugar was used up, and there was no candy to be found, which made Xu Cang very helpless.
Richard smiled: "By the way, what you said before is true, isn't it a joke?"
"Which one?"
"Bypass CASS and build another payment system for international civil aviation."
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Do you think I'm joking, or serious?"
"If it's someone else, I think it's a joke. But if it's you, I don't dare to be so arbitrary. It's just that I don't understand, what are you going to do?" Richard organized his words a little: "You are also a person in the industry and should Understand how difficult it is.”
"Of course I know." Xu Cang's eyes showed a hint of profoundness: "There is an old saying in China that it is better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. But now we can't even be a phoenix tail, so we can only go to Make that chicken head."
"Chicken head?" Richard was startled: "What do you mean?"
Xu Cang translated it directly from English, so it was difficult for Richard to understand.
After a while, Richard came to his senses: "I probably understand what you mean. It's just that this kind of thing can't be done just by thinking about it. Don't mind the reactions of those people before, they are not Against you, if it were someone else, they would have the same reaction."
"It doesn't matter, I have to worry about things that anyone can do? Only things that are challenging are interesting." Xu Cang said: "I said it before, with the International Federation of Airline Pilots Association as the intermediary, connect airlines and form airlines. A new alliance."
Richard bowed his head and thought for a while: "Xu Cang, I have thought about what you said later. Although there are many conflicts between our association and the airline company, as long as we are willing to make concessions in certain aspects, such as trade union struggle In fact, I believe that many airlines are still willing to give us face. However, if you want us to give up some of the benefits, you must at least give us a sufficient reason."
Although Richard believed in Xu Cang from a personal point of view, he also had to consider for the entire association, at least one reason that could convince others.
"Reason? You IFALPA never thought of becoming the third largest civil aviation organization in the world after ICAO and IATA?" Xu Cang smiled lightly, his words were full of temptation: "You shouldn't just want to be rule breakers, right? , if possible, would you rather be the maker of the rules?"
This sentence directly touched Richard's heart. It was his lifelong wish to become the third largest civil aviation organization after the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Transport Association.But how can this kind of thing be so easy?
"Your proposal is so tempting that I can't help fantasizing about it." Richard said with a wry smile, "However, if I want to use this somewhat unrealistic fantasy to convince other directors in the association, I'm afraid not enough."
Xu Cang leaned on the edge of the table: "It's okay, empty words are nothing, I will give you a sufficient reference example. Bypassing the CASS system and using the China-Japan-Korea civil aviation joint market as a demonstration area, this weight should be enough .”
"You want to coordinate the civil aviation market in China, Japan, and South Korea?" Richard was stunned for a moment: "It's okay to talk about Japan and South Korea, but your side. I mean, the union on your side is different from the union we understand."
Xu Cang laughed out loud after hearing this. In foreign countries, trade unions are very powerful, but in China, trade unions are not the same species.The International Federation of Airline Pilots Association, as the leader of the civil aviation personnel union, is calling the wind and rain abroad, but it is not easy to do so in China.
"You misunderstood." Xu Cang waved his hand: "I don't need your help for the joint market of China, Japan and South Korea. I will solve it myself."
"You?" Richard was a little suspicious: "Are you okay?"
Xu Cang's face darkened a little, and Richard immediately noticed Xu Cang's face, and quickly changed his words: "I mean, if you want to establish a unified standard in the civil aviation markets of China, Japan and South Korea, you must establish a unified standard in the three countries. You have an advantageous position in the civil aviation market, but now you haven't achieved any of them, have you?"
"You don't have to worry about whether I can succeed or not. My question is, if it succeeds, can you convince the other directors of the association?"
Richard pondered for a long time: "If you can do it, our association is willing to act as an intermediary, but"
"It's nothing but, if I say yes, I will definitely do it." Xu Cang raised his chin: "I always do what I say!"
Richard opened his mouth, but seeing Xu Cang's confident side face, he withdrew some words: "Then I will wait and see."
Xu Cang chuckled for a moment, looking very relaxed.Suddenly, he remembered something: "Is the civil aviation in Europe going on strike recently?"
Speaking of his professional field, Richard is clear and straight: "The European market is overheated now, it belongs to the labor market, and employees have the initiative, so it's strange not to go on strike. However, the European market is now very profitable, which should be able to meet the employee's salary increase." In the end, the airline will compromise on the salary requirements, and it shouldn’t last long. Why, are you suddenly concerned about this matter?”
"I heard that Kingfisher Airlines is not on strike." Xu Cang glanced at Richard: "I will remember this favor."
Kingfisher Airlines is now in a critical recovery period. If the strike is too severe, it will seriously affect the company's recovery process.However, the strike process of many airlines in Europe is in full swing, but Kingfisher Airlines looks peaceful.
In view of the strong performance of the Kingfisher Aviation union in the past, it is obvious that the Kingfisher Aviation union will not be merciful and willing to let the company go, but someone else has intervened.
Richard laughed: "No."
Before he finished speaking, there was a huge movement of the helicopter propeller turning outside. He looked outside and found that a helicopter had landed, and the person who got down was the representative of Bombardier.
"It seems that you have to talk about business." Richard said solemnly.
Xu Cang laughed: "I just don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing."
Not long after, representatives of Bombardier appeared in the conference room.Compared with the sad face and strong support a few days ago, the current Bombardier representative is proud of the spring breeze. It seems that Bombardier has been receiving good news recently.
"Xu Cang, thanks to you this time, there have been more than 300 CS300 intention orders in the past two days alone. When the data is really announced later, the industry will surely understand how good our CS[-] is. By then , the order growth will only be more exaggerated.” The Bombardier representative became more and more elated as he talked, and he noticed that Richard was there after talking for a while, and immediately greeted Richard: “Excuse me, Mr. Beyer, some You lost your composure. You worked hard this time too!"
Richard didn't answer, just smiled.
Xu Cang hummed, and his emotions did not fluctuate too much: "This is part of the agreement. I only hope that you can also fulfill your responsibilities according to the agreement."
"This." A trace of embarrassment flashed across the Bombardier representative's face upon hearing the agreement.
Xu Cang keenly caught this subtle change in expression, and he laughed: "How, what's the problem?"
The representative of Bombardier coughed twice, and did not answer immediately, but turned his head to look at Richard: "Mr. Bayer, if it is convenient."
Richard quickly understood, and immediately said: "I happen to have something to do, let's talk."
After speaking, he left the meeting room directly.
"What needs to be made so mysterious?" Xu Cang snorted, with some teasing in his language, but a little dissatisfied in his tone.Needless to say, something must have gone wrong with the agreement.
The representative of Bombardier rubbed his hands: "Mr. Xu, what about this matter. Uh. That's it. That is to say, don't you want the shares of our C-series company? I asked my superiors for instructions, but there was no agreement."
Xu Cang raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to speak, the representative of Bombardier immediately intercepted him: "However, we are willing to give Mr. Xu sufficient compensation. Previously, you asked for 300% profit share of the CS5.00 aircraft, and we can increase this ratio by another 5.00% , as compensation for our inability to sell our shares."
"Ten percent profit sharing?" Xu Cang pursed his lips, and then sneered: "I said, why did you, a Bombardier executive, come here on purpose? It turned out to be to break the contract."
"No, no, no, Mr. Xu, don't be angry. We are not breaching the contract. We are just changing the way we perform the contract. We are sincere. In the future, the sales of CS300 aircraft will increase steadily, and the [-]% profit It is definitely quite sincere, as a civil aviation practitioner, Mr. Xu should understand what I mean."
Xu Cang snorted: "Isn't it a trick to only give dividends and not give voting rights?"
"Mr. Xu, you still need to spend money to buy the shares. The profit sharing comes without any price, and it is obtained out of thin air." The Bombardier representative said.
"I risked my life, so I got it out of thin air?" Xu Cang's eyes were piercing: "We signed a preliminary agreement, and you Bombardier are going to breach the contract?"
"Mr. Xu, let me repeat again, our intention is not to breach the contract, but to change the way we perform the contract. The extra 5.00% profit share is really."
"But what if I don't agree?" Xu Cang asked back.
The representative of Bombardier calmed down slightly: "Mr. Xu, some decisions will make both parties happy, and some decisions will make both parties unhappy. Is it a win-win or a lose-lose?"
Xu Cang fixed his gaze on the face of the Bombardier representative, but the Bombardier representative was not afraid at all.
Suddenly, Xu Cang's shoulder moved slightly, and then there was a burst of comfortable laughter, it was Xu Cang who came.
The representative of Bombardier looked at Xu Cang who suddenly laughed in front of him, and was a little confused: "Mr. Xu, what are you?"
"It's okay, I just suddenly remembered something interesting." Xu Cang waved his hand.
The Bombardier representative also laughed: "What about the agreement?"
"Yes, the extra 5.00% profit will be divided into replacement shares for sale, yes!" Xu Cang laughed.
Bombardier rep overjoyed: "Really?"
Xu Cang nodded in confirmation, and his tone was extremely sincere: "Of course it is true."
"Okay, okay!" The Bombardier representative hurriedly said, "I'll ask the legal department to draw up a new agreement as quickly as possible."
That eager look was really afraid that Xu Cang would go back on his word.
After speaking, he took out his mobile phone and planned to leave the house to call the legal department.
But within two steps, Xu Cang stopped him: "There is one thing I would like to tell Ren Valette."
The Bombardier representative froze for a moment: "What?"
Xu Cang grinned, showing his white teeth: "Tell him, I gave him a chance, but he didn't take it."
The representative of Bombardier was stunned on the spot. These words coupled with Xu Cang's expression can explain many things.
Xu Cang didn't smile happily, but laughed back angrily.
"Mr. Xu, you"
Xu Cang raised a finger: "Are you going to call your legal department? Let's arrange another task with them."
The representative of Bombardier felt a little bad in his heart: "What?"
Xu Cang smiled brighter and brighter: "How should the bankruptcy procedure go, let's prepare in advance."
Such words directly made the Bombardier representative at a loss: "Mr. Xu Cang, what do we mean?"
"All previous agreements are void, you don't allow it. Forget it, if you want to publicize it, you can publicize it, anyway, you won't live long." The smile on Xu Cang's face disappeared instantly: "I don't know what's good or bad, get out!"
The Bombardier representative looked at Xu Cang's expression as cold as winter, and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and left the conference room in despair.
When the representative of Bombardier left, the cell phone in Xu Cang's pocket suddenly rang.
Picking up the phone, he found that it was Guan Yueling's number. Xu Cang frowned immediately, connected the phone, and adjusted his tone: "What's wrong?"
"Xu Cang, something happened here, I'm sorry." Guan Yueling's apologetic voice came from the other end of the phone.
Xu Cang's face suddenly became gloomy, as if dripping water: "What's the matter?"
"That." Guan Yueling sounded very embarrassed: "Don't get too excited!"
"Guan Yueling, I'm asking you what happened!" Xu Cang felt that he could hardly suppress the anger in his heart.
Perhaps sensing the anger in Xu Cang's words, Guan Yueling's voice was a little guilty: "Xu Cang, something happened to Xia Shuyue!"
(End of this chapter)
At the Airbus Assembly Headquarters in Toulouse, France, an extremely long and large truck is entering the gate of the Assembly Headquarters. On top of the truck are the A380 aircraft components produced by various places.
On the square inside the headquarters, Airbus Headquarters COO Ronnie Covein faced the sun, squinted at the trucks entering the factory area, and couldn't help frowning: "Two days later than expected."
Next to him, the person in charge of the assembly headquarters was very panicked, and hurriedly explained: "Some time ago, there was a strike in France, which affected the land transportation, so it was delayed for a while."
"For a while, just for two days? Is it because you and I have such a big difference in the definition of time?" Ronnie snorted heavily: "The recent increase in our company's stock price is all due to the A380. If there is a mistake in the A380 plan, you Just resign yourself."
The person in charge of the assembly department was sweating profusely: "When we made the plan, we reserved some margin, and it will not affect the launch of the new A380 later."
"It's better to be like this." Ronnie watched the components of the A380 enter the factory building, and couldn't help but sigh: "The land transportation is still too slow, and it is also susceptible to many factors."
The person in charge of the assembly department hurriedly answered: "I heard that the R&D department has already finalized the A300-600ST, and later I heard that five more will be produced, and they can be transported by air later."
"Stop using Super Guppy in the future?"
Super Guppy, or Super Guppy, is a special-purpose transport aircraft transformed from the Boeing 377 Stratospheric Cruiser. It is often used to transport aircraft components by air. Airbus also used the Super Guppy transport aircraft for a long time before.
For this reason, Airbus once laughed at itself that every Airbus plane was transported by Boeing.
"It should be unnecessary." The person in charge of the assembly department said proudly: "I have seen the prototype of the A300-600ST, which can completely load the main fuselage components of the next heavy-duty aircraft. According to the calculations of the Ministry of Transport, these After the A300-6000ST starts operation, it can increase our aircraft component transportation capacity by more than 30.00%.”
"However, if the A300ER is used as the prototype, the components of the A380 still cannot be transported."
A300-600ST是以A300ER飞机为原型的，即便为了运输用途加宽加高了A300-600ST的机舱，但是依旧容纳不下A380庞大的机身构件。
No way, the A380 is too big.
The face of the person in charge of the assembly department froze: "This. The Ministry of Transportation said that it has taken this issue into consideration, and it is possible to develop an XL type of special-purpose transport aircraft in the future."
"XL model, which model is it based on?"
"It is said that the prototype is based on the A330." The person in charge of the assembly department said cautiously: "However, it depends on the sales of the A380. If the sales of the A380 are sufficient, the development of the XL transport aircraft will continue to keep up."
"Hmph! In the final analysis, your assembly department and transportation department are useless. If the launch of the A380 is delayed, none of you will be able to escape." As soon as the A380 was mentioned, Ronnie became angry again.
However, a joking voice suddenly sounded behind him: "What's the matter, so angry?"
Ronnie frowned slightly, looked back, and found Airbus's chief financial officer, Neo, walking over with a smile.
"What are you doing here?" Ronnie seemed to dislike Neo, the chief financial officer: "Isn't it good to be your accountant in the office? Is this the place you should come?"
Compared with the aggressive Ronnie, Neo has a much gentler temperament, standing beside Ronnie with his hands behind his back: "It's not good to stay in the house all the time, and it's easy to miss a lot of interesting things. For example, I just heard It is said that Xu Cang dropped a Boeing 777 with a broken wing not long ago, for example, not long ago, the Alps Manor has received new and sufficient supplies."
"Sent?" Ronnie raised his eyebrows. He was mixed with Mrs. Wharton and Stephen Lance, but he didn't devote all his energy to it. The A380 was his top priority. .
After leaving Munich, he went straight to Toulouse, France, but he didn't care about Xu Cang's affairs anymore. He was a little surprised to hear what Neo said now.
"Not dead?" Ronnie snorted softly, looking a little displeased.
"You don't look too happy?"
"I'm not sure if I'm happy or not, but I'm sure you seem to be very happy." Ronnie snorted coldly, "I know Xu Cang saved you, but I heard that you actually informed the marketing department to give Xu Cang three planes Discounts. What is the weight of his company, and it is also worthy of discounts?"
Neo's face didn't change at all: "Xu Cang is not a thing in the pool, what's wrong with dealing with him now? Rather than me, shouldn't you be more careful? You don't know who Mrs. Wharton is. You and She makes a deal, isn't she afraid of accidents?"
"Ms. Wharton, of course I know. Her husband is an executive of EADS. Why do you think I helped her?"
EADS, the European Aerospace Defense Group, is the parent company of Airbus.
"Are you not afraid of being caught?" Neo said coldly.
Ronnie dismissed it, "I don't know what you're talking about."
In front of the two big leaders, the person in charge of the assembly department was dripping with cold sweat, afraid that he would hear something that he shouldn't have heard.To be honest, he didn't want to know anything about the grievances and secrets between the leaders.
Fortunately, Neo gave him a wink and let him leave first.The person in charge of the assembly department fled immediately if he received an amnesty.
"Leaving aside the matter of Mrs. Wharton for the time being, you also ordered Pratt & Whitney to sanction Bombardier?" Neo said, "Aren't you tearing yourself apart with Bombardier?"
"Hmph, when they released the CS300 aircraft, that day was destined." Ronnie said nonchalantly, "What is Bombardier that dares to steal our market? A second-rate company that develops regional airliners, who gave it the guts?" ?”
This is Airbus, one of the two mountains of passenger aircraft. In the eyes of Airbus, being the world's third aircraft developer is described as second-rate.
"I not only want to cooperate with Pratt & Whitney, but also to cooperate with Boeing in the future. I want Bombardier to die without a burial." Ronnie showed a hint of sinisterness: "The supplies in the Alps have been delivered, although it is not the result I want to see, But, in a sense, I can also turn it to my advantage."
Neo couldn't help frowning, he didn't have any doubts about his colleague's ability.It's just that Ronnie is too focused on interests, and even said that everything depends on interests, almost losing his humanity.
"You don't need to do this. We can communicate with Bombardier in private. Now the matter has not developed to the point of being out of control, and there is still room for recovery."
Ronnie turned his head: "Are you just worried that Bombardier will move our order in the business jet market? First of all, the business jet market is not big in the first place. Even if our business jet sales decline, the impact will not be great. The scope of acceptance, and I have already agreed with Embraer in advance that they will be responsible for restraining Bombardier's possible actions in the field of business jets to minimize possible losses."
Don't look at Bombardier's promises in the mainline airliner market, but in the business jet market, it is at the bully level.It's just that the business jet market is narrow and profits are limited, so it can only venture into the mainline airliner market.
Airbus has business jet products, and of course those are not their flagship products. Just like Ronnie said, if Bombardier wants to regain its position in the business jet market, it will not have a big impact on Airbus.Of course, Airbus will not sit back and watch Bombardier develop their business jet products. It is good to lose less money, and no one will make trouble with money.
In the business jet market, Embraer is also one of the giants.With Embraer acting as the anchor, the competition in the business jet market will definitely not be too fierce.
It can be said that Ronnie is indeed very thoughtful, and has already made arrangements in advance, blocking the last possibility of Bombardier's resistance.
Neo: "Embraer agrees to cooperate with you, is there no condition?"
"Of course." Ronnie didn't care too much: "They plan to develop a 110-seat airliner in the future, and hope that we will turn a blind eye to it. Hmph, this group of people who make regional airliners are all floating in their hearts."
"110 seats." Neo frowned: "Back then, Bombardier's CS100 also had 110 seats."
"So, Embraer is also very active. But it doesn't matter, 110 seats is the limit, as long as they don't break through this limit like Bombardier, then 110 seats can be tolerated, just like Bombardier before." Luo Ni Dan smiled and said, everything is under control.
110 seats, this is a very sensitive standard line.Just like Bombardier, the CS100 had this number of seats at the beginning, and with the poor sales of CS100, neither Airbus nor Boeing paid much attention to it.
As a result, Bombardier went ahead and developed the 130-seat CS300, which directly annoyed Airbus, which was trying to promote the A319, and this caused a catastrophe.
Neo didn't know what to say to Ronnie's way of cutting grass and roots.It's a clash of business ideas, a total clash.
When conflicts arise, Neo tends to communicate and dialogue, and find a solution acceptable to both parties in a relatively calm and stable manner.But Ronnie is different, as long as he doesn't step on the line, he doesn't bother to care what the other party does, but once it crosses the line, it will be a thunder strike, and the method is extremely cruel.
When Bombardier released the CS300 aircraft, Airbus contacted Bombardier privately after learning about it, hoping that it would stop the development of the CS300.This unreasonable request was naturally rejected by Bombardier, but this was the only dialogue between Airbus and Bombardier. Later, under the instruction of Ronnie, the head of North American Airbus directly approached the president of Pratt & Whitney Power, and jointly sanctioned Bombardier.
If it was up to Neo to make the decision, he would have to talk three times, and only take action if it doesn't work.
However, Neo is in charge of finance and has little say in operations, so there is nothing he can do about it.
It is even said that not only Neo was surprised by Ronnie's aggressive actions, but even Bombardier would not be able to accept it. He estimated that he was still waiting for the second negotiation. sanctions.
Neo knew that there was nothing to be done, so he could only sigh: "The matter is far from that point. Bombardier is not a small company. This time Pratt & Whitney cooperates with us in sanctioning Bombardier. Doesn't it owe Pratt & Whitney a big favor?"
"It doesn't matter. Pratt & Whitney's recent PW6000 is indeed a good engine. We were planning to purchase it, but this time it is just a favor. Moreover, Pratt & Whitney's PW8000 project, which has not been launched for a long time, is also worth paying attention to. We owe Pratt & Whitney’s favor, but it’s also easy to repay. As you said, things are far from that point.” Ronnie took a deep breath: “It goes without saying that CS100’s sales are bad, but CS300 is not so good. Same. According to the information I have received, Lufthansa currently has seven CS300s and intends to order ten in the future. LCI Leasing wants to order twenty, Air Baltic wants to order twenty, Ilyushin Group wants to order thirty, and McGregor wants to order thirty. GLG has 100, and there are some I don’t know. Yes, this number is not too much, but it is much better than CS300, which shows that CS100 has this potential. I don’t care what CS300 sells for. , but CS319 directly conflicts with A[-], so it must be strangled to prevent future troubles.”
"Has it developed to this point?" Neo knew that the CS300 aircraft sold better than the previous CS100 aircraft, but he didn't expect that there were already signs of popularity, and immediately began to re-examine his attitude towards Bombardier.
For the CFO who controls the entire Airbus finance, even if the idea is different, Ronnie does not want to make too bad face: "I have made it very clear, if you still feel that Bombardier should be left alone, then I have nothing to say. Say. However, if you can join me on the Bombardier issue, on the issue of discounts for the three planes sold to Spring Airlines, I can concede."
The issue of discounts is not a decisive issue. Anyway, it is a matter of earning more and earning less, and the quantity is not large. It is not bad to sell face to Neo.
However, the matter of Bombardier is related to the sales of high-quality products for a long time in the future. Ronnie does not want to be held back by his colleagues on this issue. Even if he makes up his mind, Neo will be helpless.
However, if Neo also agrees with his strategy for Bombardier, he will be much more decisive in the implementation of many plans.After all, there are all kinds of executives at Airbus headquarters, and there are not a few people who maintain the same moderate attitude as Neo. It is naturally necessary to win more support.
Neo pondered for a moment: "I can't give you an answer now. However, I will verify your statement about CS300 sales after I go back. If it is accurate, then I really should re-evaluate Bombardier's threat." .”
"very good!"
Ronnie was quite satisfied with getting this answer.
Neo waved his hand: "It's all for the company. However, I still say the same thing. You are very capable, and you can rise to the top on your own. There is no need to take some crooked paths. This time Mrs. Wharton's younger brother Carlos was trapped in the Alps. Shan, she doesn't want her brother to come back and inherit Carlos' property. If Carlos knows about this, how will he feel, huh? You don't know the character of her husband Danny Wharton? Can you support your position because of Mrs. Wharton's words?"
Mrs. Wharton's original surname was Nestor. After marrying Danny Wharton, she took her husband's surname and was called Mrs. Wharton.
Danny Wharton, executive of EADS, the decision-making kind.As the parent company of Airbus, it has a lot of say in personnel affairs, and Danny Wharton's favor has become Ronnie's best hope for further progress.
It's just that Danny Wharton's reputation in the industry is not very good, not to mention romantic by nature, and greedy by nature.Even if Mrs. Wharton blows the pillow, it is hard to say how effective it will be.
"It took me 20 years to climb to this position. This is already the highest position that can be reached by personal ability. If I want to go further, I must find a backer for myself. I am not you, I don't have a backer that I was born with .”
Hearing this, Neo became a little embarrassed, not knowing how to answer this question.
In fact, Neo is younger than Ronnie both in terms of appearance and age.It is even said that Neo is already the fastest promoted among Airbus executives.Of course, this is inseparable from Neo's own ability.However, no matter where it is, ability is very important, but it is not the only condition.
Another very important reason why Neo is promoted so quickly is that his surname is Otto, and one of the founders of France Aerospace also has a surname Otto.
That's right, Neo's father is the veteran of Fa Aerospace, the real man who is destined.France Aerospace, Germany's Dornier and DASA, and Spain's CASA form the European Aerospace Defense Group, of which France Aerospace is the most powerful.Neo's father, as the veteran of Aerospace France, was elected as the first chairman of the board of directors of the European Aerospace Defense Group. Although he has resigned now, he still has a lot of influence.
In Airbus, Neo has a nickname, that is, "Otto II", this term is generally used in ancient hereditary nobles, but now it is used on Neo Otto, which shows that Neo received the shadow of his father How thick it is.
Unlike Neo, Ronnie Covain relied entirely on himself to fight for the top position, so he always looked down on Neo in his heart, thinking that he was a second-generation ancestor who relied on his father.However, it was only when he reached the last step that he realized how ridiculous he was.
He used to laugh at Neo for relying on his father to get to his current position, but now he has to find a backer himself, after all, he has become the way he hates the most.
In fact, he said he looked down on Neo, but he was actually jealous.
Neo is very capable, and he has a father who knows everything. He does everything freely and has no scruples at all, so he is naturally easy to stand out.But he was trembling, and he felt a little less restrained when he became COO, which was really tiring.
"You" Neo knew Ronnie's attitude towards him, and it was not good to say anything on this topic, so he just sighed: "I don't know what you traded with Mrs. Wharton, but if Carlos finds out later , you are afraid that there will be a lot of trouble."
"Carlos, hehe." Ronnie was not worried at all: "In recent years, he has made some money in the lithography machine business, but he is just a rich man, what can he do? Besides, how can I Why, I don't know what to trade with Mrs. Wharton."
Neo didn't expose it either: "It's okay for you to tell me that, Carlos doesn't care, but what about Capet from France?"
"Capet? Which Capet?" Ronnie was taken aback.
"Rosfield Capet!" Neo frowned, "You didn't know he was up there?"
Ronnie's face changed wildly: "Rosfield Capet! Why is he there, it's impossible. I checked the list, and he shouldn't be there."
Soon, Ronnie realized that he seemed to have slipped up.However, this is not important anymore, at least compared to that Capet, many things are insignificant.
"His private itinerary has always been kept secret. However, if you pay more attention, you may know it. If you really don't know, then the person who provided your list may have other thoughts in his heart." Neo frowned.
"The person who provided the list." Ronnie's face suddenly turned cold. He had been playing eagle all his life, but in the end he was pecked by the eagle and gritted his teeth: "Stephen Longsi!"
"Carlos, it's great that you're fine." In the Alpine manor, after the wind and snow receded, a large number of helicopters came over, including Mrs. Wharton and the chunky middle-aged Stephen Lons.Today, Mrs. Wharton is holding her brother Carlos and weeping bitterly.
Carlos looked down on his age, probably in his early thirties.He has average social experience, even childish, but he is a genius in technological creation. He obtained a patent for the core technology of a lithography machine when he was in college. After graduation, he co-founded a lithography machine company with Stephen Longsi and earned a lot Bowl full.
Carlos lost his father when he was young, and his mother died of illness when he was a teenager. In this world, his sister Kelly Denton is the only relative.In addition, Carlos is a typical academic otaku with basically no social experience, so he is extremely dependent on his sister.
The experience of being trapped in the manor for the past few days has caused a great psychological shadow on Carlos. The person who was frozen to death before was sleeping next to him. Whenever he thinks about this, Carlos feels like a nightmare.Holding my sister, Mrs. Wharton, and crying for a while before recovering.
"It's okay, it's okay, we brought the doctor here, and I'll give you a simple physical examination in a while. A helicopter will come over later, and we can leave right away." Mrs. Wharton patted Carlos on the back, completely Just like a good sister.
Beside the two of them, Stephen was charmingly naive, with a smile on his face, seemingly harmless to humans and animals, as if he was delighted at the reunion of his siblings.
Carlos adjusted his mood and glanced at Stephen: "Is there nothing going on in the company these days?"
"No." Stephen said with a smile: "There was news that you were trapped. Some people in the company were fluctuating, but I quickly adjusted it. It's no big deal."
"Well, I'll leave the operation of the company to you, I'm relieved." Carlos nodded: "I'll trouble you to make a special trip."
Stephen waved his hand: "Where, where, it should be."
Seeing that Carlos calmed down a little, Mrs. Wharton let go of Carlos, and pointed to someone somewhere in the hall: "Wait here, I'll go say hello to Mr. Capet."
Carlos was startled, looked in the direction Mrs. Wharton pointed, and immediately saw Rosefield's figure, and immediately understood: "I understand, I understand, sister, you go."
"Well, I'll be right back after I say hello."
"Carlos, I'll go too." Stephen said.
Carlos nodded: "Go."
He doesn't really like the establishment and maintenance of this kind of interpersonal relationship, but he won't stop others from doing it.
Rosefield's status is special, so it is necessary to say hello.
Stephen hurried to catch up with Mrs. Wharton, and the two walked side by side.A moment ago, the slight smiles on the faces of the two disappeared instantly, especially Mrs. Wharton's expression was even colder.
"Ronnie Covey is such a waste, and he kept saying that he was safe. Now that it's like this, I can still get Carlos' shares?" Mrs. Wharton cursed softly, her expression already a little hysterical.
Carlos's lithography machine company is so profitable that even his own sister is envious of it, and even starts to think about it.
Carlos invested in technology patents, and this company was established entirely with that patent as the core, so Carlos has the most shares, and Stephen Longsi is still behind.
"I secretly asked some flying friends, and Mr. Covein's idea is indeed quite ingenious, and it works very well for people with superb skills. I can only say that Xu Cang is a bit too powerful, and he can survive this " Stephen whispered.
Mrs. Wharton's face was gloomy: "Everything is done, and there will be no traces left?"
"Everything has been arranged at the airport, and no substantive evidence will be found." Stephen assured.
"Yeah." Mrs. Wharton's face turned pale, but after thinking about it, she felt indignant again: "I didn't seize such a good opportunity, damn it."
"Madam, there may be opportunities later."
Mrs. Wharton snorted coldly: "There is still a chance? How can there be so many excellent opportunities? Or do I have to wait for Carlos to die of old age? Maybe I will walk ahead of him. If I don't grasp this opportunity, I will really come back later." Is there a chance?"
"Ma'am, be careful, we're coming." Stephen reminded in a low voice.
It was only then that Mrs. Wharton came to her senses. She was so mad just now that she was almost in front of Rosefield, and she didn't even notice it.
After adjusting his mood a little, he immediately put on a standard smiling face, approached Rosefield, and said softly, "Mr. Capet?"
Rosefield was talking to others at the time, when he heard someone calling him, he turned his head and glanced at Mrs. Wharton, slightly surprised: "Mrs. Wharton, you are here!"
Mrs. Wharton said with a wry smile, "My little brother."
Rosefield raised his eyebrows and saw Carlos Nestor not far away, who still had some palpitations, and couldn't help laughing: "Your brother is very accomplished, even the elders in my family appreciate him very much."
Mrs. Wharton was immediately overwhelmed, and hit the snake with a stick: "If there is a chance in the future, can I visit Cape Manor?"
Rosefield was a little surprised that Mrs. Wharton's turn of the topic was so blunt, but he was not talking nonsense about one thing, that is, the elders in the family were indeed very interested in Carlos.
After thinking for a while, Rosefield nodded: "Yes, I will mention it to the elders in my family. However, they may not necessarily agree. If possible, I will tell my wife."
Mrs. Wharton was overjoyed. She didn't hold out hope at first, but she didn't expect to have a chance.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Capet, please."
"It's okay." Rosefield waved his hand, then pointed to the person he was talking to just now, signaling that he had something else to talk about.
Mrs. Wharton quickly understood and left immediately: "Mr. Capet, you are busy, so I'm sorry."
After finishing speaking, he hurried back with Stephen.
However, within two steps, Rosefield's voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Madam, I suddenly remembered something, and I want to verify it with Madam."
Mrs. Wharton immediately stopped and replied very respectfully: "Please tell me."
"If I remember correctly, Madam is Carlos's only living relative, that is, the only legal heir." Rosefield chuckled.
"Ah?" Mrs. Wharton was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't react, but the expression of Stephen Longsi beside her changed.
"This...this is right." Mrs. Wharton asked cautiously: "Is there any problem?"
Rosefield smiled brighter: "No problem, it's just a presumptuous thought. If Mr. Carlos was trapped in the Alps this time, wouldn't his wife inherit all his shares?"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Wharton didn't understand that she was slow to respond.However, she was not sure whether Rosefield was just a simple thought that came out of her heart, or whether she had something else to say.
"Mr. Capet, what you said... Compared with shares or something, I naturally think that my brother is safe and safe. After all, he is also my only relative in the world." Mrs. Wharton squeezed out a smile, To cover up some guilty look.
"Oh? That's it!" Rosefield nodded slightly: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect Mrs. Wharton and Mr. Carlos to be so affectionate as sisters and brothers. It's really presumptuous."
Mrs. Wharton hurriedly waved her hands: "It's okay, it's just a joke, goodbye."
After speaking, he left with Stephen Longsi without looking back.Just turning around for a moment, the faces of both of them were solemn like never before.
In the small conference room of the manor, Xu Cang was holding a cup of hot coffee, looking at the bustling scene outside the square, with no joy or sadness on his face.
On the third day after he delivered the materials, the wind and snow subsided quickly. Now the road transportation has not resumed, but the helicopter has been able to take off and land safely, and more materials and medical personnel have begun to be delivered here.
Manor Square, which was originally full of despair and sadness, finally gained popularity.
Not far from the square, a CS300 has already been covered with ice and snow, with a thick layer, almost only the outline of an aircraft can be seen.
"If that's the case, you can't see the ice on the elevator at that time, right?" Xu Cang stood by the window, looking at the CS300 aircraft in the distance.
Beside him, Richard smiled and said, "We were lucky. There were still cameras in the manor at that time. I took some photos, which should be useful."
"Have you taken a photo?" Xu Cang put the coffee cup aside: "Yes, I don't even know."
Richard looked at Xu Cang, who was still pale, and couldn't help being concerned: "Don't you need to rest for a while? You were too excited before, so you still need to rest more."
"It's okay, there shouldn't be anything I need to worry about for a while, I should take it as a rest." Xu Cang still wanted to drink some coffee, but his hands stopped in mid-air, and he shrank back.
"No more sugar?"
"En." Xu Cang nodded: "I don't like coffee that is too bitter. That is to say, there are no other drinks now, or forget it, and just let it go."
It may be that his body is too weak, Xu Cang's mouth has no taste, if he drinks hot water, his mouth will become weaker the more he drinks, so he wants to get some drinks to drink.But here is full of coffee, because of the shortage of supplies, all the sugar was used up, and there was no candy to be found, which made Xu Cang very helpless.
Richard smiled: "By the way, what you said before is true, isn't it a joke?"
"Which one?"
"Bypass CASS and build another payment system for international civil aviation."
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Do you think I'm joking, or serious?"
"If it's someone else, I think it's a joke. But if it's you, I don't dare to be so arbitrary. It's just that I don't understand, what are you going to do?" Richard organized his words a little: "You are also a person in the industry and should Understand how difficult it is.”
"Of course I know." Xu Cang's eyes showed a hint of profoundness: "There is an old saying in China that it is better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. But now we can't even be a phoenix tail, so we can only go to Make that chicken head."
"Chicken head?" Richard was startled: "What do you mean?"
Xu Cang translated it directly from English, so it was difficult for Richard to understand.
After a while, Richard came to his senses: "I probably understand what you mean. It's just that this kind of thing can't be done just by thinking about it. Don't mind the reactions of those people before, they are not Against you, if it were someone else, they would have the same reaction."
"It doesn't matter, I have to worry about things that anyone can do? Only things that are challenging are interesting." Xu Cang said: "I said it before, with the International Federation of Airline Pilots Association as the intermediary, connect airlines and form airlines. A new alliance."
Richard bowed his head and thought for a while: "Xu Cang, I have thought about what you said later. Although there are many conflicts between our association and the airline company, as long as we are willing to make concessions in certain aspects, such as trade union struggle In fact, I believe that many airlines are still willing to give us face. However, if you want us to give up some of the benefits, you must at least give us a sufficient reason."
Although Richard believed in Xu Cang from a personal point of view, he also had to consider for the entire association, at least one reason that could convince others.
"Reason? You IFALPA never thought of becoming the third largest civil aviation organization in the world after ICAO and IATA?" Xu Cang smiled lightly, his words were full of temptation: "You shouldn't just want to be rule breakers, right? , if possible, would you rather be the maker of the rules?"
This sentence directly touched Richard's heart. It was his lifelong wish to become the third largest civil aviation organization after the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Transport Association.But how can this kind of thing be so easy?
"Your proposal is so tempting that I can't help fantasizing about it." Richard said with a wry smile, "However, if I want to use this somewhat unrealistic fantasy to convince other directors in the association, I'm afraid not enough."
Xu Cang leaned on the edge of the table: "It's okay, empty words are nothing, I will give you a sufficient reference example. Bypassing the CASS system and using the China-Japan-Korea civil aviation joint market as a demonstration area, this weight should be enough .”
"You want to coordinate the civil aviation market in China, Japan, and South Korea?" Richard was stunned for a moment: "It's okay to talk about Japan and South Korea, but your side. I mean, the union on your side is different from the union we understand."
Xu Cang laughed out loud after hearing this. In foreign countries, trade unions are very powerful, but in China, trade unions are not the same species.The International Federation of Airline Pilots Association, as the leader of the civil aviation personnel union, is calling the wind and rain abroad, but it is not easy to do so in China.
"You misunderstood." Xu Cang waved his hand: "I don't need your help for the joint market of China, Japan and South Korea. I will solve it myself."
"You?" Richard was a little suspicious: "Are you okay?"
Xu Cang's face darkened a little, and Richard immediately noticed Xu Cang's face, and quickly changed his words: "I mean, if you want to establish a unified standard in the civil aviation markets of China, Japan and South Korea, you must establish a unified standard in the three countries. You have an advantageous position in the civil aviation market, but now you haven't achieved any of them, have you?"
"You don't have to worry about whether I can succeed or not. My question is, if it succeeds, can you convince the other directors of the association?"
Richard pondered for a long time: "If you can do it, our association is willing to act as an intermediary, but"
"It's nothing but, if I say yes, I will definitely do it." Xu Cang raised his chin: "I always do what I say!"
Richard opened his mouth, but seeing Xu Cang's confident side face, he withdrew some words: "Then I will wait and see."
Xu Cang chuckled for a moment, looking very relaxed.Suddenly, he remembered something: "Is the civil aviation in Europe going on strike recently?"
Speaking of his professional field, Richard is clear and straight: "The European market is overheated now, it belongs to the labor market, and employees have the initiative, so it's strange not to go on strike. However, the European market is now very profitable, which should be able to meet the employee's salary increase." In the end, the airline will compromise on the salary requirements, and it shouldn’t last long. Why, are you suddenly concerned about this matter?”
"I heard that Kingfisher Airlines is not on strike." Xu Cang glanced at Richard: "I will remember this favor."
Kingfisher Airlines is now in a critical recovery period. If the strike is too severe, it will seriously affect the company's recovery process.However, the strike process of many airlines in Europe is in full swing, but Kingfisher Airlines looks peaceful.
In view of the strong performance of the Kingfisher Aviation union in the past, it is obvious that the Kingfisher Aviation union will not be merciful and willing to let the company go, but someone else has intervened.
Richard laughed: "No."
Before he finished speaking, there was a huge movement of the helicopter propeller turning outside. He looked outside and found that a helicopter had landed, and the person who got down was the representative of Bombardier.
"It seems that you have to talk about business." Richard said solemnly.
Xu Cang laughed: "I just don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing."
Not long after, representatives of Bombardier appeared in the conference room.Compared with the sad face and strong support a few days ago, the current Bombardier representative is proud of the spring breeze. It seems that Bombardier has been receiving good news recently.
"Xu Cang, thanks to you this time, there have been more than 300 CS300 intention orders in the past two days alone. When the data is really announced later, the industry will surely understand how good our CS[-] is. By then , the order growth will only be more exaggerated.” The Bombardier representative became more and more elated as he talked, and he noticed that Richard was there after talking for a while, and immediately greeted Richard: “Excuse me, Mr. Beyer, some You lost your composure. You worked hard this time too!"
Richard didn't answer, just smiled.
Xu Cang hummed, and his emotions did not fluctuate too much: "This is part of the agreement. I only hope that you can also fulfill your responsibilities according to the agreement."
"This." A trace of embarrassment flashed across the Bombardier representative's face upon hearing the agreement.
Xu Cang keenly caught this subtle change in expression, and he laughed: "How, what's the problem?"
The representative of Bombardier coughed twice, and did not answer immediately, but turned his head to look at Richard: "Mr. Bayer, if it is convenient."
Richard quickly understood, and immediately said: "I happen to have something to do, let's talk."
After speaking, he left the meeting room directly.
"What needs to be made so mysterious?" Xu Cang snorted, with some teasing in his language, but a little dissatisfied in his tone.Needless to say, something must have gone wrong with the agreement.
The representative of Bombardier rubbed his hands: "Mr. Xu, what about this matter. Uh. That's it. That is to say, don't you want the shares of our C-series company? I asked my superiors for instructions, but there was no agreement."
Xu Cang raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to speak, the representative of Bombardier immediately intercepted him: "However, we are willing to give Mr. Xu sufficient compensation. Previously, you asked for 300% profit share of the CS5.00 aircraft, and we can increase this ratio by another 5.00% , as compensation for our inability to sell our shares."
"Ten percent profit sharing?" Xu Cang pursed his lips, and then sneered: "I said, why did you, a Bombardier executive, come here on purpose? It turned out to be to break the contract."
"No, no, no, Mr. Xu, don't be angry. We are not breaching the contract. We are just changing the way we perform the contract. We are sincere. In the future, the sales of CS300 aircraft will increase steadily, and the [-]% profit It is definitely quite sincere, as a civil aviation practitioner, Mr. Xu should understand what I mean."
Xu Cang snorted: "Isn't it a trick to only give dividends and not give voting rights?"
"Mr. Xu, you still need to spend money to buy the shares. The profit sharing comes without any price, and it is obtained out of thin air." The Bombardier representative said.
"I risked my life, so I got it out of thin air?" Xu Cang's eyes were piercing: "We signed a preliminary agreement, and you Bombardier are going to breach the contract?"
"Mr. Xu, let me repeat again, our intention is not to breach the contract, but to change the way we perform the contract. The extra 5.00% profit share is really."
"But what if I don't agree?" Xu Cang asked back.
The representative of Bombardier calmed down slightly: "Mr. Xu, some decisions will make both parties happy, and some decisions will make both parties unhappy. Is it a win-win or a lose-lose?"
Xu Cang fixed his gaze on the face of the Bombardier representative, but the Bombardier representative was not afraid at all.
Suddenly, Xu Cang's shoulder moved slightly, and then there was a burst of comfortable laughter, it was Xu Cang who came.
The representative of Bombardier looked at Xu Cang who suddenly laughed in front of him, and was a little confused: "Mr. Xu, what are you?"
"It's okay, I just suddenly remembered something interesting." Xu Cang waved his hand.
The Bombardier representative also laughed: "What about the agreement?"
"Yes, the extra 5.00% profit will be divided into replacement shares for sale, yes!" Xu Cang laughed.
Bombardier rep overjoyed: "Really?"
Xu Cang nodded in confirmation, and his tone was extremely sincere: "Of course it is true."
"Okay, okay!" The Bombardier representative hurriedly said, "I'll ask the legal department to draw up a new agreement as quickly as possible."
That eager look was really afraid that Xu Cang would go back on his word.
After speaking, he took out his mobile phone and planned to leave the house to call the legal department.
But within two steps, Xu Cang stopped him: "There is one thing I would like to tell Ren Valette."
The Bombardier representative froze for a moment: "What?"
Xu Cang grinned, showing his white teeth: "Tell him, I gave him a chance, but he didn't take it."
The representative of Bombardier was stunned on the spot. These words coupled with Xu Cang's expression can explain many things.
Xu Cang didn't smile happily, but laughed back angrily.
"Mr. Xu, you"
Xu Cang raised a finger: "Are you going to call your legal department? Let's arrange another task with them."
The representative of Bombardier felt a little bad in his heart: "What?"
Xu Cang smiled brighter and brighter: "How should the bankruptcy procedure go, let's prepare in advance."
Such words directly made the Bombardier representative at a loss: "Mr. Xu Cang, what do we mean?"
"All previous agreements are void, you don't allow it. Forget it, if you want to publicize it, you can publicize it, anyway, you won't live long." The smile on Xu Cang's face disappeared instantly: "I don't know what's good or bad, get out!"
The Bombardier representative looked at Xu Cang's expression as cold as winter, and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and left the conference room in despair.
When the representative of Bombardier left, the cell phone in Xu Cang's pocket suddenly rang.
Picking up the phone, he found that it was Guan Yueling's number. Xu Cang frowned immediately, connected the phone, and adjusted his tone: "What's wrong?"
"Xu Cang, something happened here, I'm sorry." Guan Yueling's apologetic voice came from the other end of the phone.
Xu Cang's face suddenly became gloomy, as if dripping water: "What's the matter?"
"That." Guan Yueling sounded very embarrassed: "Don't get too excited!"
"Guan Yueling, I'm asking you what happened!" Xu Cang felt that he could hardly suppress the anger in his heart.
Perhaps sensing the anger in Xu Cang's words, Guan Yueling's voice was a little guilty: "Xu Cang, something happened to Xia Shuyue!"
(End of this chapter)
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