Legendary Captain

Xu Xian calculated that four years is normally enough to accumulate fifty points, which means that Lu Xinyu added fifty points through other means.

"Lu Xinyu has participated in handling three special cases in four years, one of which was a major one. He has also published articles in various official publications, the most of which was an interview with Tianyan Magazine, which earned him ten points!" Qin Zongyang succinctly revealed the truth behind Lu Xinyu's rapid promotion.

Handling special situations can earn extra points, which is easy to understand. However, Xu Xian was somewhat surprised that publishing articles in official publications or giving interviews could also earn extra points.

Does this mean that increasing company visibility can also be a plus?

Qin Zongyang, seeing Xu Xian deep in thought, immediately interrupted him: "Although I'm very annoyed by Lu Xinyu, I have to admit that his path is difficult to replicate, so don't even think about it. Even in the history of domestic civil aviation, Lu Xinyu's resume..."

Qin Zongyang grew increasingly disheartened as he spoke. Lu Xinyu's resume was like an unshakeable foundation, the biggest asset that allowed him to rise so rapidly. If Qin Zongyang himself were a senior executive in the company, he too would have been tempted to promote someone as brilliant as Lu Xinyu.

It is extremely rare for someone to have the opportunity for a solo interview with Tianyan Magazine during the co-pilot stage. The only person who is better than Lu Xinyu during the co-pilot stage of Tianyan Magazine is probably Xu Qing, who was interviewed on the cover of Tianyan Magazine during the third co-pilot stage.

Lu Xinyu is very capable, but compared to Xu Qing, he is still far inferior.

"I wish I had the luck of Instructor Chang Jianjun..." Qin Zongyang was extremely envious of Instructor Chang Jianjun, who had taken on a student on a whim and ended up with a legendary figure in the history of civil aviation in China. In the end, Instructor Chang Jianjun also made his mark on civil aviation history.

Qin Zongyang's pursuit of fame had reached a pathological level; he was willing to risk his entire life savings if it would allow him to leave his mark on civil aviation history.

"So don't even think about Lu Xinyu's path. For the next three years, don't cause any security problems. If... if you're lucky enough to handle one or two special cases... your backer will no longer be the deputy general manager of the flight department, but the general manager of the flight department. Do you understand?" Qin Zongyang said to Xu Xian with great solemnity.

The standard for the teaching team to meet the requirements is to train an apprentice who accumulates 100 points within six years, but this is not a hard and fast rule. Otherwise, the position of general manager of the flight department would have changed hands long ago within six years, and Qin Zongyang would not have a chance. Moreover, Qin Zongyang will retire in four or five years, and even he himself cannot wait six years.

If Xu Xian works diligently and avoids problems within three years, Qin Zongyang might still have the nerve to argue with the higher-ups. If he could manage to handle one or two special cases—not the major ones—Qin Zongyang could confidently embrace the position of general manager of the flight department.

Something's not right! Xu Xian realized something was amiss!

"President Qin, can all pilots accumulate promotion points?" Xu Xian asked.

Qin Zongyang nodded blankly: "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Then I can accumulate promotion points by going to other teaching groups as well!" Xu Xian said with a strange expression.

It's not like you can only get promotion points in Qin Zongyang's teaching group, so what's the point of going to Qin Zongyang's teaching group?

"But the other teaching groups aren't getting paid!" Qin Zongyang smiled mysteriously. "One point... five thousand, how about that?"

Xu Xian's face immediately fell, and he said righteously, "President Qin, you're making me look like a profit-driven person!"

Qin Zongyang, on the contrary, was overjoyed: "That's because the profit isn't enough!"

After saying that, Qin Zongyang took out a bank card from his wallet and pulled Xu Xian to the nearest ATM.

"The password is the original 888888. There's 50,000 in here right now, consider it a small gift. All future payments will be deposited into this card, how about it?" Qin Zongyang didn't hide anything from Xu Xian when he entered the password at the ATM, and even reminded Xu Xian to watch. Just as he said, the password was indeed 888888. The balance displayed on the machine was exactly 50,000 yuan!

After cancelling the card, Qin Zongyang tempted him, "Being a captain is all about money, right? It's all the same path, so what's there to hesitate about!"

Xu Xian was still a little worried: "President Qin, don't you care about the money? This isn't how you spend money!"

Although pilots earn a good salary, they are still just employees. You can't just throw money around like this to find an apprentice! It's cash, not worthless paper!

"I'm too old for that, I can't keep playing around anymore, I just want to climb a little higher, then I'll have no regrets in this life! What's the use of money? My son has his own company, I don't have to worry about him, am I supposed to save my money for burning as paper money for him?" Qin Zongyang said impatiently, "You! You're too materialistic! A person should have ideals, you know? I don't even dare to dream of becoming a vice president, I'd be grateful if I could just reach the top of the flight department!"

Xingyou Airlines also has two vice presidents, just like the two deputy general managers of the flight department. One is responsible for highly specialized departments such as the flight department, cabin department, and engineering and maintenance department, while the other is responsible for the remaining more administrative departments.

Since its inception, over 70% of the vice presidents in charge of specialized departments at Star Travel have been pilots. This position is practically the highest a pilot can hold; most of the higher-ranking positions are filled by people parachuted in from the parent company.

"Just as I thought!" Xu Xian breathed a sigh of relief. This was the Qin Zongyang he knew!

"Isn't that enough?" Qin Zongyang frowned. "Eight thousand? Eight thousand per cent? How... is that still not enough? Hmm... ten thousand, ten thousand per cent!"

Xu Xian swallowed hard. So this is how easy it is to make money?

"Not enough? No way! Xu Xian, don't go too far!" Qin Zongyang was a little annoyed. "If I get promoted thanks to you, I'll increase all the conditions by fifty percent! How about it?"

"Fifty percent...!" Xu Xian's mouth trembled. If that were true, it would almost double his salary! This was too exciting!

Qin Zongyang chuckled and waved the bank card in front of Xu Xian's eyes, and Xu Xian immediately raised his hand to block it!

It's blindingly bright! It's blindingly bright! Is this the radiance of money? It certainly has a breathtaking allure!

"Haven't you thought it through yet?" Qin Zongyang's voice was like Pandora's whisper, repeatedly striking Xu Xian's heart.

Xu Xian's eyes were tightly closed, and sweat was almost dripping from his forehead. This was a tough duel! Was Xu Xian such a shallow person? Could the mere temptation of money sway his reason?

Suddenly, Xu Xian opened his eyes wide, his gaze filled with determination.

He snatched the bank card from Qin Zongyang's hand and felt as if the air he was breathing had become fresher!

Superficial? Absolutely! I am a superficial person!

Forget about being a pilot, making money is definitely the best thing ever!