Capítulo 1895: Chapter 1243: Adaptation

“Still celebrating the New Year. Do you know how many people have returned to work? You said you would consider it when you were in Japan, and now that the New Year is over, you still haven’t thought about it.”

“What’s the rush? I have a good friend, right? Even if I don’t work, I definitely won’t starve. Isn’t that true?”

The two women stepped onto the arch bridge spanning the Moat, with the wetland park on the other side, and they could vaguely see the towering statue of Qu Yuan.

These were constructed only in recent years; they didn’t exist when they were kids.

“Still have too much in savings,” Fang Qing commented.

“When I run out of money, I’ll come to you to beg.”

Tong Dan dismissed it without any concern, speaking with confidence.

In the end, one cotton candy was still too much to finish; after all, they were no longer children, so it ended up in the trash bin.

Along the health path, the two women found a bench to sit on.

“Found you a job. Wanna take it?”

“Didn’t you say everything was fine?”

Tong Dan asked, “What kind of job? Is it strenuous? Does it pay well?”

“It definitely pays more than being a flight attendant, but whether it’s tiring or not depends on the individual.”

“Qing Gege, you know my capabilities. If it’s too complicated, I can’t handle it.”

“Didn’t you say you were studying recently?”

Fang Qing took it seriously.

Tong Dan opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, “Tell me what the job is first.”

“Sha City Airport is planning to open a new international route, directly flying to Japan, without the need to go to River City.”

Tong Dan was stunned.

Sha City Airport has only been open for a few years. Previously, it didn’t exist because of the city’s size and economic level. Although the airport had opened, it didn’t have many flights, not meeting most travel demands, so basically, people still needed to go to the Provincial Government’s River City to catch flights.

And now they’re telling her that Sha City can fly directly to Japan?

As someone who once worked in the industry, Tong Dan is even more aware of how difficult it is to open a new route, the huge costs involved. The passenger flow in Sha City couldn’t attract the attention of airlines at all, so she never expected Sha City Airport to develop, but now Fang Qing had just slapped her in the face.

“Did Jiang Chen do this?”

She asked tentatively.

“It’s a project pushed by Japan Airlines. It’s just starting now. More routes will open one after another, making travel more convenient for Sha City people, and allowing visitors from other places to more easily experience the history and culture of Sha City.”

Sha City has a history.

It has cultural heritage.

Tong Dan acknowledges this.

But.

Does Sha City have tourism?

It’s not nonexistent.

But it’s about as vibrant as Sha City Airport, barely better than nothing.

“So this is why you haven’t returned to the East Sea yet? You’re handling this matter?”

Fang Qing neither agreed nor disagreed.

“I’ve already met with relevant leaders and officials. They expressed a warm welcome to this cooperation and will fully support and cooperate.”

“Obviously they would welcome it.”

If you want prosperity, build roads first.

Tong Dan naturally understood this principle. With the opening of flight routes, convenient transportation benefits not only tourism but all local industries. It’s an all-benefit, no-loss situation, and no place would be stupid enough to refuse such a good thing.

It’s like manna from heaven.

But what about the costs?

For the government, it’s simple, but for an airline, the risks are too high.

Saying it’s a Japanese airline.

Nonsense.

Would Japanese people benevolently come all this way to help a third-tier city abroad develop and do charity work?

It’s definitely Jiang Chen’s work again.

She’s not unaware that Boss Jiang is not only doing well domestically but is also making waves abroad.

After all, she and Pan Yang are still in contact.

Someone who was supposedly “optimized” out of a job suddenly turned things around and entered the board of directors.

“Qing Gege, I understand Jiang Chen’s intentions, but as a friend, I think it’s completely unnecessary.”

As a Sha City native, not being joyful or thrilled, Tong Dan’s first reaction was actually to advise against it.

More flights actually benefit her too; at least there’s an extra way to travel, saving travel and time costs.

“Why?”

“… No matter how much effort is put, it’s useless.”

Tong Dan hesitated and then said, “You see, we’ve been trying to develop tourism for so many years. Has it taken off? Every project we build fails. We spent billions on constructing the Guan Gong, claiming it’s the biggest Guan Gong statue in the world, and what happened? After a few years, it was said to be an illegal structure and was torn down, and the demolition costs billions more.”

Saying this, even Tong Dan couldn’t help but laugh.

As a Sha City native, how could she not love her hometown, but various realities gradually left her disheartened.

Passion.

Can cool down.

“Sha City used to be called Little Port City, and back when we just started elementary school, it was indeed developing well, with many local enterprises. But now? They’ve all disappeared, overtaken by neighboring cities, almost trailing at the end within the province.”

Tong Dan’s tone could be summed up in one sentence.

——Pity its misfortune, but angry at its lack of ambition.

“For a lazy student who doesn’t strive, what’s the use in helping?”

Fang Qing remained silent, waiting for Tong Dan to finish speaking.

“You also said Sha City once thrived. Its downfall to today’s state isn’t its fault.”

Tong Dan didn’t respond.

“At least now, Sha City is slowly improving, and we can see its progress.” Fang Qing said, looking at the wetland park.

While it may not be particularly picturesque, at least it went from nothing to something, and they could still choose to stroll here, find a spot to sit and chat.”