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Merkel felt very lucky. During his two days in Fengyuan, he reached an agreement with Qinxi Aviation Manufacturing Group Co., Ltd. to further deepen cooperation between the two companies and hand over more passenger aircraft spare parts to Qinxi Aviation Manufacturing Group.

After the group company processed and manufactured, they had to leave Fengyuan and return to Europe. When they thought that it would be impossible to interview Fang Mingyuan again this time, they received an invitation from Fang Mingyuan to visit the Fang family's mansion in the ancient city of Pingchuan.{网(＜

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"I'm sorry, I had to go to Japan to deal with something unexpectedly. I just flew back from Japan this afternoon, so I kept you waiting for a long time." Fang Mingyuan said with a hint of apology.

"Fang, you're so polite." Merkel said quickly. He also understood that it was definitely not a small matter for Fang Mingyuan to temporarily change his schedule and go abroad again. However... Japan seems to have not had any major events recently. The stock market

The turmoil in Japan has subsided, and the new prime minister has also taken office. I heard that this new Japanese prime minister, nicknamed "Big Mouth Taro" and "Manga Taro", has a very tough attitude towards China. But when Merkel wants to come, with

Fang Mingyuan's status in Japan and his new appearance will certainly have an impact on him, but the influence should be limited! Although there was some murmuring and curiosity in her heart, Merkel was not yet ready to ask for details without a wink.

Fang Mingyuan entertained Merkel in the pavilion in the back garden of the mansion. This kind of garden full of oriental style made Merkel's eyes brighten when he saw it. Merkel was used to Western gardens. But he didn't have so much leisure at this time.

He went to enjoy the scenery here, but he was more concerned about what he could bring back to Airbus during his trip to Fengyuan.

"Fang, you must have had an answer to our request in the past few days, right?" Merkel put down the coffee cup and asked Fang Mingyuan directly, "What request do you have, can you put it forward, can you agree to it?"

Yes, we will definitely not refuse." Just last night, he received news that Malaysia Airlines is likely to announce the decision to cancel the order of six Airbus A38Os worth one billion euros in the near future, although this news has not yet been announced.

It has not been officially announced and may be changed, but it is said that the management of Malaysia Airlines is very determined. Once this news is announced, it will be a heavy blow to Airbus and the A38o project.

At this time, Merkel paid more and more attention to the potential purchasing power of Kowloon Airlines, because he believed that Kowloon Airlines fully had the financial resources and sufficient routes to ensure the occupancy of the A38o passenger aircraft!

"As for your company's request, I have seriously considered it these days. If your company just hopes that Kowloon Airlines can increase its orders for A38o passenger aircraft, it is not a problem. In order to show support for your company, Kowloon Airlines

You can place an order for A38o aircraft with Airbus, but if your company hopes that Air Kowloon can temporarily take over those A38o aircraft that have been completed or are close to completion and are ready for delivery, there are some problems." Fang Mingyuan told Meike again.

I added a little more coffee to my cup and said, "In a situation like this, shouldn't the airlines at the bottom of the queue take over?"

"It stands to reason that this should be the case, but this will disrupt the original plans of those airlines. Taking over the A38o passenger aircraft in advance and starting operations may not be a good thing for them. Therefore, it is not certain that they will agree to take over. However,

For you, it's nothing. The airports owned by Qinxi Airport Group Company are the guarantee for Kowloon Airlines to take over the A38o passenger aircraft." Merkel said candidly. Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Yangcheng, Pengcheng

, Fengyuan and the Tongyi New Airport under construction, except that Fengyuan and Tongyi New Airport are inferior in terms of passenger flow, none of the other airports in these cities has an annual passenger flow of tens of millions. And Kowloon

The airline also has many overseas routes, and Fang Mingyuan has connections in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. It is not difficult for him to ensure attendance.

"First, if you want Kowloon Airlines to take over temporarily, you have to provide enough qualified pilots until Kowloon Airlines' own pilot training is qualified, and we will not pay the training fees." Fang Mingyuan thought for a moment and said.

"That's no problem," Merkel said, asking Kowloon Airlines to take over temporarily. This benefit should still be given.

"Second, there should be some discounts on the price and payment in installments. I need to use this to convince the shareholders of Kowloon Airlines. After all, this matter is a bit sudden. The dividends of Kowloon Airlines in the past two years will be retained." Fang Mingyuan continued.

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"This is okay, but the original 15% discount is absolutely impossible." Merkel pondered for a moment and said that if the price is 15% off, we will basically have no profit at this price."

"10% off, but the 5% discount, your company can use it in the name of donation for our designated projects, and you can use it as advertising to establish the company's image in China, how about it?" Fang Mingyuan asked

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"The project must be mutually recognized by both of us, and it must be in line with the image of our Airbus company. I can try to convince other people in the company." Merkel thought for a moment and said. If this 5% discount is based on

In the name of Airbus donating to China, there is room for discussion. Anyway, Airbus has invested a lot in China over the years.

Fang Mingyuan smiled and said: "Third, Airbus has reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with Qinxi Aviation Manufacturing Group Company this time, which is good. At least on this point, Qinxi Airport Group Company cooperates with Kowloon Airlines,

There will be no big resistance within the company. But I have some personal requirements. Regardless of whether the contract between us can be fulfilled in the end, I hope Airbus can meet them."

"Please tell me!" Merkel breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. As long as Fang Mingyuan is willing to agree, with Kowloon Airlines as an alternative, Airbus's life will be much easier, and its performance will be brighter.

"I know that your company must have cooperative relations with many well-known universities in Europe. You also know that I sponsored a private university in Fengyuan. I hope that your company can connect with it and contact some outstanding professors to come to Fengyuan every year.

Yuan will serve as a lecturer for a period of time. Of course, we will bear all the expenses required to hire lecturers. Your company only needs to help us convince these candidates. Moreover, we also hope to be able to arrange a certain number of people to go to European universities every year

I need your company's help in arranging further studies. I wonder if your company is willing to help me with this?" Fang Mingyuan asked.

"Yes!" Merkel replied simply. With the influence of Airbus in Europe, this is indeed not a difficult task. As for the thresholds for European universities, except for a few universities ranked among the top in the world,

How many universities can completely ignore the requirements of Airbus? And he also believes that it is impossible for Fang Mingyuan to send a group of unqualified guys to Europe to waste such a rare opportunity.

Fang Mingyuan stretched out his hand and said, "So that means we have reached a preliminary agreement?"

"Ah?" Merkel was startled for a moment, then she held Fang Mingyuan's outstretched hand overjoyed and said, "I will make arrangements immediately after I return to Europe." He thought that Fang Mingyuan would have other conditions, but he didn't expect this to happen.

Is it over?

"One final reminder, if Kowloon Airlines takes over the A38o passenger aircraft in advance, I hope that the aircraft you will deliver will maximize the number of seats while ensuring a comfortable journey for passengers. I hope that Kowloon Airlines' A38o passenger aircraft will provide services to ordinary people.

"Comfortable and convenient means of transportation, rather than exotic luxury flights prepared for the rich." Fang Mingyuan said seriously. Although he has never flown on those A38o passenger planes that have been officially put into operation, he also knows that it could have been very good.

The A38o passenger aircraft, which alleviates the problem of aviation congestion and allows passengers to travel economically due to its huge passenger capacity, has been transformed into a luxury transportation vehicle by major airlines. The aircraft even includes bars, showers and duty-free services.

Shopping area! In this way, although it looks very high, big, and luxurious, the various expenses are rising linearly. Emirates Airlines has a large number of customers who are not short of money and can take the high-end service route, and Kowloon Airlines will

What he is facing are more Chinese people who are cash-strapped compared to tourists from Middle Eastern Arabs and European and American countries, so he believes that keeping operating costs and fares as low as possible is the approach that is in line with the national conditions. And he believes that

, this can also ensure to the greatest extent that a38o can make profits as soon as possible.

"There is no problem with this at all. We will carry out the modification work in the cabin according to the requirements of Kowloon Airlines." Merkel immediately replied that this is not a special treatment. The passenger aircraft delivered by Airbus should originally meet the requirements.

the needs of the airlines that purchase it.

After confirming that Fang Mingyuan had no other requests, Merkel couldn't help but feel good. This trip to China had come to a successful end. When she returned to the company, she had a very good experience for the big bosses.

answer sheet.

"How is the development of your new aircraft?" The two parties were able to reach an agreement on basic issues. Fang Mingyuan was in a good mood and asked smoothly. Following the A38o passenger aircraft, in order to compete with the newly designed Boeing 787, Airbus

Billions of euros have been invested in the development of a new model of passenger aircraft named A35o.

"It's pretty smooth. Many of the technological advances made on the 38o passenger aircraft can be applied to it. It is estimated that it will be able to fly in 2013." Merkel said, "This time we have reached an agreement with Qinxi Aviation Manufacturing Group Company.

The agreement is that Qinxi Aviation Manufacturing Group Co., Ltd. will undertake the production of some spare parts for the A35o passenger aircraft in the future."

"If Airbus wants to compete with Boeing, how to reduce production and operating costs is very important. Otherwise, unless the performance of your aircraft is significantly improved compared to the same type of Boeing aircraft, otherwise, in terms of price,

You don't have any advantages." Fang Mingyuan said, "Why don't you consider giving us Qinxi Aviation Manufacturing Group Company some more spare parts production orders?"

Merkel shook her head helplessly and said: "Boeing is a private enterprise, we are a state-owned enterprise, and Airbus must also consider the requirements of shareholders and ensure that it provides enough jobs in Europe. This cannot be changed.

Reality."

"Then you managers just worry about it, no one can help." Fang Mingyuan shrugged.

"Yeah, it's nerve-wracking. Employees' salaries are getting higher and higher, and benefits are getting better and better, but it's hard to guarantee that the company's profit growth can grow every year." Merkel said with a wry smile, "From time to time we have to

Let’s have an economic crisis. The American subprime mortgage crisis has affected even European financial institutions. If the subprime mortgage crisis cannot be resolved quickly and becomes an economic crisis that threatens the global economy, airlines will definitely be affected as well.

, our life is even more difficult. But... Fang, your country is currently building high-speed railways on a large scale, which will definitely have a big impact on your domestic aviation market, right?"

"There is definitely an impact. For short-distance travel, the high-speed railway is obviously more convenient and faster than flying. However, it will not pose a comprehensive threat in a short period of time." Fang Mingyuan sighed lightly. The construction of the high-speed railway will have a negative impact on Kowloon Airlines.

The impact of the company is not big, but for Qinxi Airlines, it is a challenge that it has to face seriously. It is conceivable that in many routes in the future, there will be a phenomenon of airplanes and railways competing for passengers.

"This problem has actually occurred in Europe and Japan. You can learn from their solutions. However, I think you don't have to worry. Your country's population base is too huge, and as your country

With the country's economic development, more people will have the financial strength to travel by air, and the capacity of high-speed railways cannot be expanded without limit," Merkel said.

"Thank you for the reminder!" Fang Mingyuan said with a smile. Although this is indeed a problem, he does not think there is no way to solve it. Could it be that if Qinxi Airlines becomes Qinxi Airlines, Pingchuan Railway Transport Company will cease to develop? High-speed rail construction can

It is said to be a general trend and it is unstoppable, and it has indeed brought obvious convenience to Chinese people’s travel. It would be better if its fares could be lower.

"What kind of reminder is this? Fang must have known about this kind of thing for a long time!" Merkel said with a smile, "In the future, we will continue to expand cooperation. I hope that Kowloon Airlines will get better and better!"

(To be continued.) 8