The earliest flight of Skynet Airlines was at 6: 30 in the morning.
The latest flight was at 9: 00 in the evening.
That night, Ye Qing only slept for six hours before he got out of bed and rushed to the headquarters of Skynet Airlines.
Last night, Ye Qing was supposed to lie on the spacious bed and sleep with Doudou.
A few days ago, Ye Qing contacted Doudou as soon as he returned to China. She said that she would be able to finish the shooting mission in Shezhou City yesterday and fly back to Zhongyun by plane.
But last night, Doudou called to tell Ye Qing that the shooting mission was over, but the Shezhou City Airport was suspended because of the heavy snow, and even the highway was blocked.
If it were an ordinary couple, they would have to face each other and could only confide in each other over the phone.
But Ye Qing was not an ordinary person. He directly told Doudou that he would send a special plane to pick her up today.
It was five o 'clock in the morning when he arrived at the headquarters of Skynet Airlines.
At this time, Ye Qing just saw the Banshee flying machines all over the sky, cutting through the dark night sky and flying toward Hua Xia.
Today was the first day of Skynet Airlines' official operation.
Today, the Spring Festival began.
… …
Almost all the provincial satellite TV stations came to the major train stations and airports in the province to do news interviews and reports. Hua Xia's official TV station even sent a number of production teams to the train stations of several major cities in China in advance to shoot the news material on the first day of the Spring Festival.
Early in the morning, the three train stations in Beijing, the capital, announced their passenger data on their official website.
510,000.
On the first day of the Spring Festival, Beijing Train Station would transport 510,000 passengers.
In order to ensure that the passengers could leave smoothly, the three train stations increased the hardware support at the same time. Just the self-service ticket vending machines alone had been increased by 120. The three train stations had a total of 970 machines.
All the service windows were opened, and many service points and service groups were set up.
Volunteer work groups were assigned to maintain the order of the train stations after the whole day.
What did it mean to send 510,000 people in one day?
When the reporters rushed to the train station early in the morning and used drones to film the scene outside the station. The square outside the station was full of people.
Almost all of them were carrying large and small bags of luggage. Walking into the station, the crowd was so dense that it was difficult to find a place to stand. Those who were short could not see any signs at all. It was as if there were tens of thousands of speakers playing different songs.
Not only were the passengers having a headache, even the reporters were having a headache. When they finally managed to get an interview with someone, the person was sweating profusely and shouting, "What did you say? I can't hear you clearly."
Since they couldn't interview them, they had to film them first to let the audience feel the power of the Spring Festival.
But as they continued to take pictures, the reporters discovered a problem.
The main culprit behind the crowd congestion was not the large number of people, but the dozens of security devices placed at the entrance.
As security awareness has increased in recent years, attacks on public places have taken place all over the world. Almost all the train stations, subway entrances, and train stations in Hua Xia had increased the intensity of security checks. The capital, Yan Jing, was the most important.
The Spring Festival was the peak of public transport in Hua Xia, and the security check could not be careless.
Usually, there would be a long line in front of the security device. Now, the line in front of the security device was even more endless.
When the passengers walked to the security device, they had to swipe their ID cards first.
Then, with great effort, he put all his luggage into the X-ray machine for a fluoroscopy. Then, they walked to the security gate and accepted the security check.
"Did you bring water?"
"Yes."
"Then take it out and drink."
"Beep ~"
The security guard touched the phone and said it was a cell phone.
"Beep ~"
The trouser pocket rang again. The security guard touched it and said it was a lighter.
"Beep ~"
The male passenger lifted his clothes. It was a belt buckle. The female passenger rolled up her sleeves and revealed the metal bracelet on her wrist. When they encountered something they could not identify, the security guard asked the passenger to take it out and take a look. If there were any suspicious items, they had to be brought to the security counter next to them for further inspection.
The passenger complained. He was sweating from being squeezed and was angry at the security guard. The security guard was expressionless. He numbly held the metal detector in his hand and signaled to the next person.
Today, there were 510,000 passengers who had to go through 510,000 security checks. The X-ray machine had to scan up to 1.5 million pieces of luggage.
Dozens of security devices had already blocked the entrance of the train station without any gaps. It was impossible to accommodate any more.
When the reporters filmed this, they suddenly remembered that last year's Spring Festival passengers alone had reached the scale of three billion. After excluding the small number of private transportation, how much effort and time would it take to complete the security check for the remaining two billion passengers?
But this problem was completely unsolvable. It was impossible for the passengers not to go through the security check.
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Wei Yuan, who was in Jinling, the capital of Jiangnan Province, also had to go home for the New Year.
He worked as a copywriter for a well-known advertising company. Now that it was close to the end of the year, the advertising company had finished most of the advertising planning. Naturally, he had nothing to do as a copywriter.
Of course, although he had nothing to do, it was impossible to go home for the New Year half a month in advance.
Fortunately, Wei Yuan's boss received a big order for tourism and cultural advertising from a foreign government. That place happened to be Wei Yuan's hometown. His boss took him on a business trip. Wei Yuan could stay at home and go home for the New Year in advance.
Wei Yuan's hometown was in Xi County of Insignia Province. His boss originally suggested that the three of them drive there. However, Wei Yuan very seriously told his boss that if they drove back, it would take at least three to five days.
"Why?" His boss was confused.
"Because … Xi County is my hometown. I know the roads and traffic there very well. The provincial roads there … are worse than the roads in a town below Jinling and the villages below the town. I also love to build roads. Often, when I reach the end of a road, I find that the road ahead is blocked. Now, it's snowing there, and our Xi County is in a mountainous area … "
When his boss heard that it was snowing heavily in a mountainous area, he immediately went online. In the end, he checked all the tickets in the nearby cities, but he couldn't find a single unsold ticket.
Their business trip this time was rather sudden, so they couldn't buy tickets in advance.
Since they couldn't buy long-distance tickets, they had to use the local method and move from city to city.
They took advantage of the low traffic late at night and drove through the night to Tongling City of Insignia Province, which was 200 kilometers away.
The three of them turned on the air conditioner in the car and took a nap. At six o 'clock the next morning, they arrived at the train station and prepared to take the train to the next city.
It was a good plan. Tongling was a prefecture-level city in Insignia Province. Fortunately, there was a train station, and the crowds at the train station weren't too exaggerated.
Then, the group of three, who were dressed in suits and leather shoes and carrying beautiful suitcases, were stopped as soon as they arrived at the train station.
The person who stopped them was a reporter, followed by a cameraman wearing an Insignia Province TV station's ID.
"Gentlemen, I'm a reporter from Insignia Province TV station. May I interview you?" The reporter was good-looking, and he wore a down jacket that wasn't too bloated. Therefore, when he was interviewed, several passengers quickly stopped by to watch the show.
"Ahem ~ Of course."
"We're employees of Jinling Fang Lue Advertising Company. We're just about to take a train to the train station." Wei Yuan's boss quickly seized the opportunity to advertise his company. Then, he smiled and asked the reporter what he wanted to interview.
"May I ask why you didn't take the train from Jinling City, but instead came to Tongling?"
"I can't buy a ticket." Wei Yuan's boss helplessly spread his hands and patted Wei Yuan next to him. He introduced them as people from Xi County in Insignia Province. The destination of their business trip was also Xi County.
"Well, it seems that you're on a temporary business trip." The female reporter smiled and said into the microphone, "Dear viewers in front of the TV, now is the first day of the Spring Festival in Hua Xia. It's only 6: 30, and we're already experiencing the power of the Spring Festival. "
"May I ask this fellow traveler, are you confident that you can return to your hometown, Xi County, today?"
"To be honest, I'm not confident at all." Wei Yuan didn't have stage fright. He smiled and said, "I heard that it's snowing in my hometown. We can only find a way to get to Shezhou City, which is more than 100 kilometers away, and then rent a car to go back."
"Shezhou City?"
"Did you know that a company called Skynet Airlines built an airport in Tongling? Today, there are flights from Tongling to Shezhou City."
"It's fake … right?" Of course, Wei Yuan knew better than anyone else. In fact, he bought a flight from Tongling to Shezhou City in the Skynet Airlines app yesterday.
He just wanted to join in the fun. He heard from his colleagues who had refunded their money that they could get a full refund and even get a ticket coupon.
Thinking of this, Wei Yuan immediately opened WeChat and showed the reporter the e-ticket he bought.
The flight schedule was at 8: 30 this morning. The flight took 26 minutes, and the ticket price was 100 yuan.
What a coincidence!
The main purpose of the reporter who came to the interview today was to go to the airport. Although she also deeply suspected that Skynet Airlines didn't have planes, she had to hold the mentality that she would rather kill the wrong person than let the wrong person go.
Now, filming the train station was just a matter of convenience.
If the airport was empty, the interview at the train station could be substituted.
Now that she met a passenger who bought a ticket to the airport, the female reporter was of course interested. Then she persuaded him that since he had bought a ticket, he might as well go to the airport and have a look.
She wanted to follow him all the way and shoot news material from the perspective of a passenger.
However, Wei Yuan and his boss weren't fooled at all. They ran into the train station without saying a word.
Half an hour later, the female reporter finished filming and was about to go to the airport when she saw the three people squeezing out of the train station.
They were dejected. It was obvious that they didn't buy a ticket.
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