Legendary Captain

After a “deep and friendly” conversation, Qin Zongyang and Lu Xinyu reached a full consensus on the boring nature of this competition.

After the conversation ended, Qin Zongyang left Lu Xinyu's office with satisfaction.

After Qin Zongyang left, the assistant cautiously asked Lu Xinyu, "Mr. Lu... should we still try to invite Xu Qing?"

He had heard it clearly: Qin Zongyang and Lu Xinyu both remarkably agreed that the competition was a "waste of time." Did that mean Lu Xinyu had given up on inviting Xu Qing?

If that's the case, then he can finally breathe a sigh of relief. After all, in his mind, there's nothing wrong with defining what constitutes wasting time.

"Invite me? Why don't you invite me?" Lu Xinyu snorted heavily. "Even if you know it's a waste of time, you still have to put in the effort and show it to others."

"Then... what should we do?" the assistant couldn't help but ask. He really had no way to help Lu Xinyu; Lu Xinyu had to rely on herself.

Lu Xinyu was equally agitated, and leaned back in his chair: "Go talk to the planning office and ask them to adjust the flight schedule recently. I want to invite all the senior instructors to dinner."

Inviting Xu Qing directly wouldn't work; they could only try to find connections and see if they could get through to someone close to him. After all, the civil aviation circle is only so big, and no matter what, Xu Qing's background in civil aviation is indelible. In this relatively closed circle with an extremely complex network of relationships, they might just find a way to get close to Xu Qing.

The assistant quickly grasped Lu Xinyu's thoughts, but he remained somewhat worried: "President Lu, most of the veteran instructors are loyal to President Qin. Even if they have connections, it doesn't necessarily mean they'll help us!"

Lu Xinyu, on the contrary, didn't care: "Those old guys may be biased towards Qin Zongyang on a personal level, but personal feelings mean nothing. With a little favor, they'll obediently work for me, won't they? A bunch of opportunistic old foxes! Besides, can't they see the situation clearly?"

There were indeed some veteran instructors who had a very good personal relationship with Qin Zongyang, but most of those who supported Qin Zongyang did so not because of their good relationship with him, but simply because they disliked Lu Xinyu.

Lu Xinyu's rapid rise to fame has made many people envious. Moreover, Lu Xinyu is arrogant and seems to have "I am the best in the world" written all over his head. This makes many senior teachers who value experience particularly unhappy.

Even if Lu Xinyu becomes the general manager of the flight department, judging from his arrogant attitude, they won't gain anything. They might as well support Qin Zongyang's rise to power; what if he succeeds?

Qin Zongyang is easily influenced and naturally close to the group of veteran teachers, so he might be able to extract benefits from them.

If Lu Xinyu could put aside his pride and show them goodwill, they'd have to be out of their minds to support Qin Zongyang. Right now, even the dogs at the company gate know who has a better chance of becoming the head of the flight department.

It's not that he doesn't want to, it's just that Lu Xinyu is too arrogant, making him uncomfortable, and he hasn't had the opportunity. If these two issues are resolved, the choice between Qin Zongyang and Lu Xinyu will become very clear.

This is where his limitations within his social circle become apparent.

He was a native of Xingyou Airlines, and all his connections were confined to the small world of Xingyou Aviation. In the end, he still had to rely on the group of old instructors who had once rallied against him. In fact, he didn't have high expectations of those old instructors.

Conversely, Qin Zongyang only switched from Blue Sky Airlines to Star Travel Airlines after being promoted to captain. His only concern now is whether Qin Zongyang's connections from his time at Blue Sky Airlines will hold up. After all, Xu Qing had worked at Blue Sky Airlines.

"Do your best and leave the rest to fate!" Lu Xinyu said helplessly, knowing that this was all she could do.

......

The flight simulator cabin at the Xiangyu Training Center.

After the holiday, Xu Xian finally returned to the simulator days. After flying for a few days, he looked somewhat listless, yawning constantly from the pre-class review session onwards.

After several lessons of training, Lian Shanxue took the initiative to take charge of the preparation work for the panel and CDU, leaving Xu Xian to just watch from the side.

This was exactly what Xu Xian wanted. While waiting for Lian Shanxue to prepare the cockpit, he initially managed to help her with the checks. But as time passed and the quiet period lengthened, a tidal wave of drowsiness began to wash over Xu Xian. Until, in his hazy state, he vaguely felt someone push him...

"What's wrong with you?" The first thing Xu Xian saw when he regained consciousness was Lian Shanxue looking at him with concern.

Xu Xian's first reaction was to quietly turn his head to see if the instructor had noticed him.

Fortunately, the instructor didn't seem to intend to keep an eye on Lian Shanxue's cockpit preparations, and was engrossed in playing on his phone. He probably planned to wait until Lian Shanxue was ready before doing a full inspection.

Xu Xian lowered his voice: "Did I just fall asleep?"

Lian Shanxue said with a hint of annoyance, "You're almost snoring! What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Um... a little..." Xu Xian gave a vague and perfunctory answer, clearly not wanting to dwell on the issue.

Lian Shanxue was close enough to clearly see that Xu Xian's eyes were bloodshot. This didn't seem to be a problem of not sleeping well; his condition looked like he had stayed up all night.

"Are you really alright?" Lian Shanxue was slightly worried about Xu Xian's condition.

Xu Xian glanced at the instructors behind him again and said softly, "It's nothing!"

Suddenly, Xu Xian remembered something: "Today's lesson is about single-launch operations. Have you looked at the single-launch handling procedures?"

Xu Xian was worried that Lian Shanxue would be too busy with activities to read. He himself wasn't in a particularly good state, and he feared he couldn't offer much help.

"Since you've read it, I'll follow your instructions and complete the program. I'll add the details. If there are any gaps in the program, don't worry too much. Let's go through the entire program first," Xu Xian said.

This time, the single-processing practice will still focus on Lianshanxue, and I will help her fill in the gaps in her knowledge.

Seeing that Xu Xian seemed to be recovering somewhat, Lian Shanxue finally felt relieved.

Hearing the commotion ahead, the instructor assumed Lian Shanxue was ready: "All done? So we're launching a solo flight today!"