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[When was the last time you dared to dream?]

[Do you even]

[remember what it was?]

[Riverton.]

[A coastal powerhouse.]

[And home]

[to Hengshi Airlines,]

[the biggest player in town.]

[It's also where I've spent three years]

[slinging drinks in coach.]

[Then,]

[management announced]

[the "Wings Initiative."]

[Any employee,]

[regardless of their role,]

[could train to be a pilot]

[if they passed]

[the tests.]

[This was my ultimate shot]

[at trading my skirt for wings.]

[I aced every single test]

[and got my acceptance letter]

[from the flight school.]

[But the new VP,]

[Fu Mingyu,]

[axed the program]

[on day one.]

[Years of sweat and tears...]

[gone in a flash.]

[But right when]

[I'd given up hope...]

[Fu Mingyu]

[walked back into my life.]

Sweetie...

Holy cr*p!

Don't sneak up on me like a ghost!

What are you digging for?

Where is the letter I wrote?

Letter...

What on earth is this?

An upgrade!

Handing over loose paper

looks cheap.

The guy's a corporate big shot.

Whatever,

I'll play it by ear.

I gotta bounce!

Hold on,

I'll give you a ride!

Hustle, hustle!

Helmet on.

Hand over the luggage.

Just drop me off

at the main road,

I'll hail an Uber.

Don't sweat it!

One twist of the throttle

and we're there!

Ugh,

the helmet is trashing my hair!

Fix it there!

Better messy than late!

Slow down...

I cleared it with my lead!

She'll run interference

while you hand Fu the letter.

Nah, I barely know her.

Relax!

She has resting b*tch face,

but she's actually really nice.

We'll see.

Don't "we'll see" me!

You sent a dozen emails

with zero replies.

It's today or never!

You worked your a** off

for the Wings Initiative,

and that Fu dude

shut the door in your face!

Are you giving up on the cockpit?

Let's drop it!

I'm done screaming my lungs out!

Hold on to your pants!

Pump the brakes!

Have Wang Lekang

brief his crew

on basic

professional etiquette!

Yes, Mr. Fu.

Morning.

You, there!

Good morning, sir...

Fix your hair!

Are you trying to get penalized?

Wind blew it.

On it right now!

See anyone

riding

a scooter?

Girls ride

like maniacs these days.

Uh...

Whatever, get inside.

Hey, Sixian!

What's the gossip?

Hey, girl!

Where's the lead?

Check the app.

We're delayed.

Everyone's drafting a playbook

to catch Fu Mingyu's eye!

Catch...

why?

[You're so outta the loop!]

[That porcelain-skin girl]

[from our department?]

Mr. Fu,

here are the files.

[She's marrying]

[the son of the Zion Steel]

[CEO!]

[Dreams do come true, huh?]

[Apparently they met]

[in first class!]

[Instant chemistry.]

[Boom!]

[Locked down a billionaire!]

Your stories are so lame.

[Even tacky rom-coms have better script.]

[Girl,]

[didn't you have a speech]

[ready for Mr. Fu?]

[Out of all flights,]

[he's on ours!]

The universe is handing him

[to you on a silver platter.]

Is this the discipline

you've been bragging about?

Did you find

that reckless scooter rider

yet?

I was at the gate all morning...

Didn't spot a thing...

I'll comb through

every single team!

I'll find them and bring the hammer down!

Hello.

Facial ID, please.

Hello.

Good morning, Mr. Fu.

I am Captain

Yue Yang.

Welcome aboard.

Welcome aboard, Mr. Fu.

[Oh, great.]

[with resting murder face like that,]

[this is a no-go...]

[Ladies and]

[gentlemen,]

[thanks for your patience.]

Ms. Wang.

[Our flight...]

Seatbelt on, please.

[Please ensure tray tables]

[are stowed]

[and seatbacks are fully upright.]

Seatbelt on

and airplane mode,

thanks.

[To avoid interrupting your rest]

[during our inspection.]

[All electronic devices must be]

[powered down or set to flight mode.]

[Portable chargers]

[are banned throughout]

[the flight.]

[Sit back, relax,]

[and enjoy your flight.]

[It's an Airbus, not a rocket launch.]

[The big bad wolf has flight anxiety!]

Boss,

are we seriously

investing in wide-body jumbos?

Domestic wide-body jets

are inevitable.

We need

forward-thinking moves now

if we want to

dominate the market

in the future.

So that's why

you pulled the plug on the Wings Initiative.

I didn't kill it.

I restructured it for

direct-track cadets.

Xiaozhen told me

about your little stunt.

You're on First Class duty.

Thank you!

Don't thank me yet.

If this blows up

in your face,

I'm out of it.

Frankly,

you might as well resign.

How can I

manage a crew

when you're daydreaming about the cockpit?

Get moving.

Watch out,

the coffee is very hot.

Got it, thanks.

Coffee, please.

Right away, Mr. Bai.

Enjoy.

Appreciate it.

Mr. Fu...

Can I...

get you some coffee?

Em... Mr. Fu...

Sir?

Are you done playing

flight attendant?

Yes!

I'm ready to move on.

What I really wanna be is...

A mistress of a house?

In your wildest dreams.

Remember whose uniform

you're wearing.

Try not to embarrass

this airline.

Wait,

you have it completely wrong!

It's about the Wings Initiat...

Daddy!

[Attention all passengers...]

Where are you...

Buckle up, everyone!

I want my daddy!

Hey sweetie,

buckle up tight.

I've got you.

[Passengers in the aisle,]

[take the nearest open seat immediately.]

[Check that overhead bins]

[are latched.]

[Crew, brace for]

[turbulence.]

Sit tight.

Planning to make my lap

your permanent seat?

Lady! Your love letter!

Mr. Fu, please,

it's a huge misunderstanding...

I don't care.

Bring the lead here. Now.

Mr. Fu,

just read the letter.

I swear,

everything will make sense.

Total circus.

Mr. Fu,

are you hurt?

Our crew

was totally

out of line.

I will personally

retrain

the entire

cabin team.

Please,

give us

a chance to

make it right.

Have a wonderful day, sir.

Have a good one...

Watch your footing.

See you.

See you.

Thanks.

Bye!

Bye!

See ya, sweetheart!

Bye-bye!

Bye!

Hey, I'm curbside

at Arrivals.

[Almost there!]

Cool,

I'll wait by the main exit.

[Rushing over!]

OK.

[See you in two!]

Are you freaking kidding me?!

Is this guy glued to my karma?

Wait... Shoot.

He thinks I'm pulling

a full-on stalker mode!

Hey, girl!

Hey, babe!

Who died?

Ugh,

Fu Mingyu is the worst!

He tossed

my letter aside

and thinks I'm thirsting after him!

Shake it off!

Tonight,

mama's taking you out for some fun!

What's the plan?

My boss's VIP mixer.

Any eye candy?

Wall-to-wall hotties!

Thank you so much.

You look nice.

Cheers.

Exhibit A:

more money, less chill!

A couple of bumps in the air,

and he treats you

like public enemy number one?

I doubt he cares that much.

He just thinks I'm a creepy stalker.

Seriously,

why is my life

a comedy

of errors?

Should I just throw in the towel

and rot in bed forever?

As if!

If you were

rotting in bed,

you'd be the most competitive rotter!

You'd flip faster than a pancake

just to make sure you rot evenly!

You make zero sense.

Aha! Dimples!

Finally got you to crack a smile.

Who are all these people?

This party is massive.

Who knows?

My boss

lives for high-society chaos.

He craves the spotlight.

Rumor has it

there's a buyout

for WT Airport happening.

Obviously,

they don't

brief cabin crew,

but I'm sure everyone

is LOADED. BEYOND. BELIEF.

Xuan!

Yes?

OK!

Ooh, big boss spotted me.

Go do your thing!

Boss!

You gotta answer this.

Your father is furious.

Dad.

[Hengshi isn't]

[your private playground!]

[You axed]

[the Wings Initiative...]

[who's paying for the millions]

[we already spent?]

[Does the board mean nothing to you?]

Just hear me out.

Major restructuring requires friction...

[You listen!]

You barely unpacked your office,

and

and everyone's demanding your head!

First flight back tomorrow.

Mr. Fu, sir!

I completely understand.

Yeah...

He's been overwhelmed lately...

Understood, sir.

I'll lock in

tomorrow's earliest flight immediately.

Are you serious?

Mr. Fu...

Is there no limit to...

You got the wrong idea!

I came here

with a friend!

A friend?

Really?

Her boss is...

Mr. Whatshisface...

Ugh,

forget it.

You refused to read this on board,

so read it now.

See for yourself

that I have zero motives!

Keep your distance...

Nice soap opera audition.

If I swore this was 100% an accident...

would you believe me?

Oh,

absolutely.

Right after I believe humans have wings.

Why are you such a jerk?!

You didn't even listen!

I said...

this was all...

Save the

damsel-in-distress routine.

I've seen gold diggers

use that playbook

all my life.

If you put half this hustle

into your actual

flight duties,

you wouldn't be stuck at the bottom.

A wannabe boss

who gets panic attacks in the air?!

You're the biggest clown

in this line of work!

Ever since this morning,

you think

the whole world revolves around you!

Where do you

get that massive ego?!

Who gives you the right

to trash my sweat and tears?!

Tears?

You're just

looking for a sugar daddy!

You may leave.

Sir.

Most of my steam cooled off

by the time

your plane touched down.

When I was your age,

I was twice

as stubborn and ruthless.

And that arrogance

cost me more

than you can imagine.

So

listen to your old man:

before dropping a bombshell decision,

hit pause.

Don't rush.

Never back people into a corner.

I learned that

the hard way,

through thirty years of bruises.

Dad,

we're living in

a different era.

If Hengshi is gonna turn a profit,

we gotta cut the dead weight.

Zombie projects

like

the Wings Initiative...

Slow down.

I'll give you a reality check.

The moment

you kill

the Wings Initiative,

an entire year

of work by HR and Ops

goes straight down

the drain.

You think they'll take that sitting down?

We'll have to rip up our contract

with the flight school.

Forget the buyout fee,

the fallout will be brutal.

On top of that,

this was Mr. Zhu's

brainchild.

It was to

give everyone a fair shot

at flying.

The board signed off.

Sure,

he retired

before you arrived,

but you're basically

trashing his legacy.

How is he going to feel?

The chiefs in

Flight Ops, Inflight, and HR?

He hand-picked

every single one of them.

Tell me, which of your initiatives

survives without

their cooperation?

Now,

I'll give you a few minutes.

Sit on it.

Then tell me what you're gonna do.

Captain Fan?

Captain Fan!

Not sure if you remember me...

Ruan Sixian?

You were

my interviewer!

Hey, Sixian!

What brings you all the way here?

Looking for a contact...

Did you catch him?

No luck.

What brings you by?

Training.

Gotta roll!

Sixian!

Let her through.

Quick signature.

C'mon.

Head on in.

Well?

Still pulling the plug

on the program?

Survival requires overhaul.

I haven't

wavered.

Alright.

I'll take the heat

from the board.

Department reshuffling

and execution?

That's your headache.

Done.

[Is it true...]

[they axed the Wings Initiative?]

Yes,

Captain Fan.

Which is why I'm here.

I just wanna know

if there's any hope left

for me to fly.

Look,

Hengshi cancelled

its cadet pipeline

with the school.

Even if

you hold an offer,

they can't

officially enroll you.

I'm not asking

for a miracle,

just a crack in the door.

Even if it's...

a one-in-a-million shot,

I gotta take it.

And how exactly

do you take it?

Pitch myself to

the admissions director.

Admissions, huh?

How did that go?

Ugh...

They wouldn't pick up my calls.

So I came in person.

The silent treatment

was their answer.

Showing up won't

magically open doors.

Two years ago,

everyone said I'd fail the exams too.

And honestly...

I already quit my

cabin crew job.

Let's roll!

Where to?

Tag along for my training.

Then I'll walk you into admissions myself.

Good day!

[Daddy!]

[I'm gonna be a pilot when I grow up!]

[Then I'm only booking flights]

[with my princess in the cockpit!]

Hey, Director!

Hello.

Fan Lei!

Just wanted to pick your brain.

Hope I'm not interrupting.

"Interrupting"?

We practically lived in the library together!

Cut the

polite

corporate talk.

Sit!

We tried

calling your desk,

but your line is

a total black hole.

Tell me about it!

It's enrollment season;

the lines

are jammed.

You'd have better luck

winning the lottery.

Water?

I'm good.

Sit, miss.

Sit down.

This is

Ruan Sixian,

a fellow crew at Hengshi.

She cleared every stage

of the exams

and held

an official offer letter.

Then corporate

pulled the plug overnight.

I

brought her here to see

if there's

any workaround for her.

Workaround?

Um...

The pipeline is dead in the water.

If she

graduates,

who takes her?

You know,

flight hours

aren't free.

Every spin of the propeller

burns cash!

Cadet tuition

runs nearly

800k.

If Hengshi

walks away from the check,

our school

can't play charity.

Can she enroll as a paying student?

Paying student?

In fifty years,

we've had maybe two.

Honestly?

Being a flight attendant

is a sweet deal for girls!

You still get to fly around!

OK, OK...

you're built different.

Outta fifty guys,

you're the only one

who made captain.

Still,

as you know,

pilot burnout

is real.

Just this week,

a top cadet broke down

and got pulled from

the roster!

Sorry

I couldn't get you a discount.

Captain Fan,

you've been amazing.

Thanks!

As for the tuition...

I'll find a way.

What makes it so special to you?

Before this morning,

it was mostly

me refusing to lose.

I spent two years

fighting for this goal.

It was

my sole reason

to wake up and

push through the day.

Then I saw you

take the controls today,

shooting straight up

into the sky.

In that flash,

my dream

came to life.

I can't let two years of hustle

die here.

I know exactly

who I'm

meant to be.

It's just money.

I'll manage somehow.

Everyone's telling you

to cut

your losses.

Listen to reason

and save yourself the grief.

I know

you're looking out for me.

But if everyone only

chases

easy bets

with guaranteed happy endings,

what's the point of trying?

Isn't the whole point

of a dream

defying the odds?

You got no idea what it takes

for a woman to survive this industry.

Captain,

nothing in my life

came easy.

So what if it's an uphill battle?

I'm swinging with everything I got!

Wait, Sixian quit?

Rumor has it her seduction act

flopped mid-flight,

so she stalked Mr. Fu

after landing!

Good morning, everyone.

Ready when you are.

Look at the screen.

The Z101.

Our first domestically

engineered jumbo jet.

Our purchase order

is entering

delivery.

This aircraft

is more than

a trophy of advanced manufacturing;

it's our

primary leverage to

rewrite global

supply chain rules.

Investing in homegrown airliners

gives us an

unassailable strategic edge

and massive profit margins.

As for

crew operations:

our veteran instructors

are completing

type-conversion right now.

They will

fast-track

our new pilots,

drastically cutting the gap

between tarmac handover

and maiden flight.

If I may jump in.

Three years ago,

when profits

sank,

we enforced

aggressive cost-cutting.

Axing

the Wings Initiative

and trimming staff

saved us

millions.

That said...

we haven't seen

the revenue surge

we wanted.

So,

this new fleet launch

is our turning point!

Under your management, Mr. Fu,

we expect you to capitalize on this,

blitz the media,

and finally show us

real bottom-line gains!

I ask the Board

for your

full trust.

Speaking of publicity,

Zeng Yu

from PR

will walk you

through

our concrete roadmap.

Our

campaign strategy

is pure magic!

We blew the bidding process

wide open!

After cutthroat evaluations,

we're down to three

powerhouse vendors!

I BELIEVE!

With pure synergy and visionary grind,

we will deliver a flawless,

viral masterpiece

before our bird hits the sky!

We will forfeit

sleep, food, sanity...

Inaugural flight:

68 days out,

on our 20th Anniversary.

Agency locked

in seven days.

Marketing framework

finalized in 30.

That's the

REAL ROADMAP.

SIT!

Now for

market research:

my team

analyzed

the two

early adopters.

Polaris Air

bet on

domestic routes

and

regional craft

catering.

Their revenue bump

was underwhelming.

On the other hand,

Lyra Air

unveiled bold new livery

and avant-garde

flight attendant uniforms.

It went mega-viral

across platforms

and hooked

the younger demographic.

That's the playbook

we should reference.

Tell me,

are you remotely happy

with any of this fluff?

Far from acceptable.

Very well.

Then

go back to

the drawing board.

Launching this fleet

isn't just PR.

It must be the magic bullet

that pulls Hengshi outta the grave!

[Yo, Mingyu!]

[Word is]

[you're holding]

[your team hostage]

[for this]

[new plane rollout!]

[Here's a little wake-up call]

[from yours truly.]

[Check out the hottie pilot]

[we're signing]

[before the day is out!]

[Total boss babe energy!]

[Ma'am,]

[please fly me to the moon!]

[A homegrown wide-body jet]

[plus a gorgeous pilot?]

[Peak perfection!]

[Booking my flight right now]

[if she's at the controls!]

[She swept]

[all first-place honors at the academy!]

[She's huge!] (-3-)y-~~~

Mr. Yan,

she's from Qin Island Aviation, huh?

Since when does your airline

invest in female cadets?

She's a free agent,

genius!

[Valedictorian of the entire]

[academy!]

[We're signing her for sure!]

[And between you and me?]

[I'm totally smitten.]

[Watch and weep, dude!]