Chapter 296 Fourth shareholder! (Please subscribe!)

Author: Mei Zixu

In the evening of that day, Si Weimin passed away, so quickly that everyone felt unexpected.

According to Si Weimin's wishes, he was in Hanjing, and his ashes would be taken back to his hometown. Originally, Xu Cang planned to go to the UK with Jonathan, the chief engineer of Luo Luo, but when this happened, he would definitely push the time back.

Si Weimin is from Shangdu. The next night, the urn was sent back to Shangdu's hometown with the convoy. In fact, if you take a plane, you will arrive in more than an hour. However, there are some restrictions on the air transport of ashes.

Of course, as Si Weimin, some Muhua Airlines is willing to fly, but Si Linglong did not accept it and insisted on going back to his hometown by land.

Fortunately, the land routes were not too far from Hanjing to Shang. On the way, people drove in turn and rushed back without stopping. They arrived at their destination just after twelve o'clock.

The hometown of Shangdu had already received news in advance, and the mourning hall had been arranged. When Xu Cang arrived, a large group of mourning people gathered around him, each of them cried bitterly. He was infected by the atmosphere around him, and Xu Cang had a sour nose. Not long ago, he saw that the good people left suddenly, which was indeed unacceptable.

Xu Cang had some other people who were just guests and did not have to wear mourning clothes. According to the local customs of Shangdu, he would have to eat a meal at noon tomorrow and a meal at night. Every hour, he went to a nearby small temple to burn incense. The process was quite complicated.

Xu Cang naturally didn't have to follow the funeral procession to the small temple, so he was responsible for eating mats and occasionally helping him. However, what surprised Xu Cang was that when someone passed away, there was a custom of cutting his hair.

In Xu Cang's hometown, Weiyang, if someone dies, he will ask his immediate family to cut his hair. If there is a requirement to accumulate hair, just cut a little bit of it. If not, just shave it directly into a buzzhead.

However, there is no such regulation for guests or relatives with distant blood. However, on Shangdu, Xu Cang was actually asked to cut a small strand of hair.

Xu Cang didn't mind such a thing, he just felt it was a little strange.

To be honest, Si Weimin is older, and even if this is not done, it will probably only take one or two years. Therefore, most people are just surprised and shocked by Si Weimin's departure, but they are actually not that difficult to accept Si Weimin's departure.

So, when I was having lunch the next day, the atmosphere was not as sad as last night.

Si Weimin's hometown is in the village, but there is no big hotel, so he directly found an open space, set up a greenhouse, and then placed a table below. He didn't use the kitchen to arrange food. He pulled a gas tank and started to make it in the open air next to him.

Xu Cang's hometown is also a small town. He has no disgust with this rural custom, and even feels a little friendly.

Si Weimin's immediate family members have never closed their eyes since last night. They started burning incense at 6 a.m. and lasted until the sun sets at 6 a.m. for a full twelve trips. However, the small temple that Xu Cang looked at, and walked for three or four minutes, but it was not far.

Some big figures in the civil aviation industry came to pay their respects one after another, and some went back the same day when Mr. Si was buried. Those who were not busy would stay here to help, and those who were not busy would sit there.

According to rural customs, funerals are also held in a grand manner. The more lively the better. With more people, it will naturally become lively.

The Si family is a big family in the local area and there is no shortage of manpower. After Xu Cang helped some symbolically, he had nothing to do. Xu Cang was unwilling to lie down in a small hotel in the village, so he moved a small stool and found a place to sit there in a daze.

The noisy gongs and drums sounded, and Xu Cang knew that the team of incense was back. At this moment, it was almost afternoon, and there were not many times left to go to the temple to burn incense.

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

Xu Cang hurriedly said, "I am Mr. Si's junior, come here to help."

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

For a moment, a large group of rural women surrounded them. Their dresses were similar, and many of them were holding melon seeds and peanuts in their hands, surrounding Xu Cang, while kowtowing, while looking at Xu Cang like he was watching something new.

Xu Cang knew that there was little entertainment in rural areas, so when he met outsiders, he liked to ask questions. The same was true for the people in his hometown, but it was still incomparable to the current situation of more than a dozen people.

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

"Why are you whiter than Linglong? This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful young man."

"Didn't it mean that the Si family wants to recruit a son-in-law? Is it you?"

Xu Cang was so thrilled that he was asked, where could he withstand it?

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

I saw Si Linglong dressed in plain clothes and was carrying an oil lamp in his left hand. The lamp could not be turned off until the burial. Originally, the eternal lamp should have been brought up by the eldest son or grandson, but Si Linglong's father had already left and had no grandson, so Si Linglong had to come.

It can be seen that Si Linglong has a high status in the Si family. As soon as he spoke, the rural women dispersed awkwardly, but the eyes of Xu Cang and Si Linglong were even more interesting.

"Sorry, they are more curious when they see outsiders." Si Linglong found a stool next to Xu Cang, sat down, put the eternal light aside, tilted his head, and looked very tired.

From Si Weimin's critical illness to his death to his funeral, Si Linglong snuggled in the car for more than an hour, and the rest of the time he didn't close his eyes.

"Why don't you sniff it? You can sniff for half an hour."

Si Linglong shook her head: "There will be people coming to pay their respects later. I want to go back the gift, so let's forget it."

Si Linglong said, as if he had thought of something: "Xu Cang, you don't have to agree to what grandpa told you before."

"Don't you have to agree to?" Xu Cang tsk: "It's all like this, so just accept it."

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

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

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

Suddenly, Si Linglong turned his face and said, "Xu Cang, do you want Muhua's shares?"

"Ah?" Xu Cang was stunned: "Aren't you left for you?"

"I don't know anything, and those shares don't mean anything to me. The money my grandfather left me is enough for me to spend the second half of my life comfortably. Instead of letting those shares stay meaninglessly, it's better to give it to you."

"This" Xu Cang didn't know how to deal with this situation.

Since the establishment of Muhua Airlines, Si Weimin has been the chairman. Over the years, Si Weimin must have private shares in Muhua Airlines, and there are definitely a lot of them.

These shares are not public, but completely private, and are very tempting to anyone.

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

However, Si Weimin walked too fast and too fast. Before his death, he wanted to entrust Si Linglong to Xu Cang, but was rejected in the end.

However, these shares seem to be back in Xu Cang after a long journey.

Xu Cang organized the following words: "Linglong, Mr. Si means that if we are together, we can give me the shares. Then the current situation seems to be different from what Mr. Si expects."

When Si Linglong thought of the scene where his grandfather entrusted himself to Xu Cang before his death, he couldn't help but feel hot: "Grandpa has his own plans, and I also have my own plans. Now those shares are inherited by me, and it is my freedom to deal with them. Sorry, grandpa is a bit in the wrong way in this matter."

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

To be honest, Si Weimin should not do such a thing, but when he realized that death was approaching and time was not enough, he could only make this decision.

"There is nothing to blame or not." Xu Cang was open-minded and did not worry too much about this. Xu Cang would still maintain a relatively high tolerance for those he recognized.

Moreover, some things Xu Cang was not all comforting Si Linglong, but to be honest. The matter of Xianchi Branch did have both pros and cons. Accepting such a big trouble would indeed cause him a headache, but accordingly, if it could be suppressed, it would be a huge benefit for the entire Spring and Summer Airlines.

You should know that even in the relatively barren Northwest market, even when the headquarters continues to draw blood, the performance of Xianchi Branch is still very good, which means that the company and Gong Yue have very high commercial value.

In the domestic civil aviation market, the richest north, the East and the South have been occupied by the three major aviation sectors, and the Northeast is also within the jurisdiction of National Taiwan Airways. Xu Cang had to develop to the west.

After gaining a foothold in the West, we will slowly take action.

Moreover, unlike the world's inherent impression of the barrenness of the northwest, Gong Yue used facts to prove that the northwest civil aviation market still had good prospects. Moreover, once Xu Cang incorporated all the southwest and northwest into his own sphere of influence, it means that Xu Cang will have great priority on routes like logic, rather than just like now, only one flight a day can be opened.

You should know that the single route income of logged routes has surpassed the entire spring and summer airline, and it is like a treasure pot.

In fact, there are still many undiscovered treasures in the southwest or northwest. For example, it is logical, like Jinghong. The economy of these places is not eye-catching in China, but the route is just about making money.

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

However, the premise of all this is that Xu Cang has a way to suppress Gong Yue, otherwise everything will be free from discussion.

Si Linglong paused: "Xu Cang, I can entrust you with the voting rights of Muhua Airlines' shares. From now on, you can hold a board seat on Muhua Airlines' board of directors. However, you need to give me half of the dividends of the shares. Grandpa left me the money I have to live alone, but he also sponsored many students. I need those dividends to fill the funding expenses."

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

Some voting shares of giant companies like Muhua Airlines cannot be bought with money. Just like Xu Cang and Nagano Hideki, who had traded before, only wanted one percent of the Class A shares of Japan Airlines.

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

However, Xu Cang always felt that doing this would take advantage of others' danger.

Sometimes, Xu Cang would also be worried about his excessive moral level. If he could be more shameless, he should be able to reduce many unnecessary troubles.

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

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

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

If you are the chairman of Muhua Airlines, you need to abide by many rules, including being unable to hold positions in other private enterprises. However, if you are just a shareholder, there will be much less relevant restrictions.

However, if it is not the chairman, some decisions cannot play a decisive role due to the size of power.

This is the commonality between power and obligations.

"The fourth largest shareholder?" Xu Cang was stunned. He really didn't expect that Si Weimin had so many shares left: "Can state-owned enterprises allow individuals to hold so many shares?"

Ma Cheng said expressionlessly: "It is not possible. Such situations like China National Airlines and Tiandong Airlines do not exist, but Muhua Airlines is different. Since Muhua was founded, there has been only Mr. Si, the chairman. It can be said that Muhua Airlines is a loose alliance that Mr. Si has forced to be bonded together with his personal prestige. It is precisely for this reason that Mr. Si still ate after his retirement age, because he cannot step down. Once he leaves, Muhua will disperse. Over the years, the chairman has devoted himself to Muhua, probably to commend his contribution to Muhua, and to make an exception and allow him to increase his stake in Muhua."

"Xu Cang, Miss Xu, he has never participated in corporate management and has no relevant experience. Moreover, in places like Muhua, it is full of intrigue, and the lady is not suitable for participation. Since the lady doesn't like it or is not suitable, instead of letting the position of directors be empty, it is better to change someone to give it the value it deserves."

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

"However, you are so active that you want me to enter Muhua's board of directors, not all for Linglong." Xu Cang said indifferently: "Not to mention the branch, even at the headquarters in Yangcheng, there are probably many people who don't obey you. Do you want me to join the board of directors to be your help?"

Ma Cheng did not hide anything at all and admitted it readily: "That's right! My foundation in Muhua is unstable. Even if I don't have such a big concern as Xianchi Branch, it is not easy for me to completely control Muhua. On the board of directors, there must be someone with enough weight to echo me, otherwise I will be at risk of being undermined."

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

With Ma Cheng's gloomy personality, being able to say things so clearly means that he is indeed not sure.

"But, I want to know what I can get in this cooperation."

Ma Cheng narrowed his eyes: "What do you want?"
To be continued...