Chapter 343 Air crash that can be resolved in advance
Standing at the entrance of the restaurant, Jiang Shan and Jiang Hai lit up two cigarettes.
Looking at the lively scene in the restaurant, Jiang Hai suddenly had an idea: "Lao San, as the leader of a news unit, this is the first time I have an impulsive idea."
The impulsiveness turned out to be a brat. Jiang Shan smiled and puffed out his smoke, "Do you want to report this?"
"That's the idea."
"It should indeed be reported," Jiang Shan also believed that it was necessary: "But now is not the time to report it."
"Why do you sound like this now?" Jiang Hai smiled bitterly: "Ever since I entered this industry, this is the sentence I have heard the most. I didn't expect that now that I am sitting in the position of editor-in-chief... I still have to wait."
"Ah,"
Jiang Shan smiled, he also had such moments in his previous life.
Especially when you are new to the next level, once those three fires are ignited, you really want to change the entire industry.
"Brother, I understand your mood right now," Jiang Shan's gentle tone made Jiang Hai calm down:
"Don't tell me it's you, I'm angry too. But... we journalists don't live by venting our anger. We must first accumulate strength before we can serve the people for a long time."
"I am not reporting this to criticize anyone who has decided how to deal with the situation." Jiang Hai's thinking is: "The main purpose is to attract the attention of relevant departments to avoid big troubles in the future."
"You are right," Jiang Shan pointed out, "but this matter is by no means as simple as missing a few translations of materials."
"Huh?" Jiang Hai: "Do you understand this?"
"I don't know exactly what happened," Jiang Shan said. "I only know that the People's Daily will comprehensively report on this matter."
Although the incident of "less translated information" was not reported, it was an unprecedented attempt to restore the truth of the incident and carry out overwhelming criticism.
Among them, the key criticism is the phenomenon of some laymen leading experts, who neglect to take advice from experts, and only focus on the spectacle of competitions and wearing red flowers.
On November 1, 1979, my country's "Bohai 2" drilling platform received an order to relocate due to severe weather.
Afterwards, a serious capsizing accident occurred, and many offshore workers were unfortunately killed at the bottom of the sea.
Eight months after the incident, the front page of the People's Daily disclosed the whole incident: [Ignoring production safety, illegally commanding and acting recklessly.]
This news can be regarded as a top-level treatment of such incidents.
"This matter is not trivial, it is of great concern," Jiang Shan and Jiang Hai discussed: "There will definitely be a comprehensive report. We only need to wait for the starting gun to sound before making follow-up reports."
"So now we just do nothing?"
"You still have to do something," Jiang Shan never tried to change the major historical trajectory since crossing over.
“In fact, in all walks of life, there are important documents similar to those in the Bohai Sea shipwreck that have not been translated.
As a media, our job is not limited to revealing the truth, but we can also prepare for potential accidents in advance."
Jiang Hai: "Is there any difference?"
"Of course there is a difference," Jiang Shan just looked at the young man: "First of all, every time a major accident occurs, the whole country will rectify it for a while.
We don’t need to worry about this matter, and we can’t worry about it. But we can proceed from reality and provide some hard goods.”
"Hard goods?"
"With reform and opening up, things from the outside are coming in. We must fully understand whether it is good or not."
"You mean English is important, right?"
"That's for sure," Jiang Shan said, "When I stayed with Bureau Xu, I always listened to him nagging about the translators of the Foreign Languages Publishing Bureau.
Neither the language nor the quality meet the requirements. But even so, some departments still have to queue up if they want to borrow it."
"Yes," Jiang Hai sighed: "Not only is it financial, our country's talent deficit is also not small."
"It's difficult to recover after being out of work for many years," Jiang Shan said. "But in comparison, translator talents in the technical field are even scarcer."
"Similar to Bohai No. 2 drilling?"
"There are still things that are one step closer to the people." Jiang Shan believes that there are hidden dangers in this area, and he can still be reminded in advance:
“In 1977, a collision occurred between two KLM and Pan Am 747 aircraft on the runway of Santa Cruz Airport in Spain.
The cause was a misunderstanding caused by improper English communication between the ABN AMRO co-pilot and the airport control tower.
The KLM co-pilot’s words ‘We are taking off’ were interpreted by the tower as ‘We are at the take-off point’. As a result, a scheduling error occurred and the two planes collided.”
When Jiang Hai heard this, he quickly asked: "Are there any casualties?"
Jiang Shan nodded: "Two Boeing 747s, a total of more than 500 people were killed."
"..." Jiang Hai: "It turns out that this kind of thing also happens abroad!"
"The co-pilot is from the Netherlands, so it's normal for him not to speak English well," Jiang Shan said, "but since he has flown an international flight, he must learn it well."
Jiang Hai: “At least you have to learn English well in the industry.”
Jiang Shan patted the boss hard: "This is what I want to say."
From Jiang Shan's point of view, the importance of this aspect is much more important than the title of the translated film.
Because before long, a similar accident will happen in our country.
On April 26, 1982, an Air China flight 3303 was scheduled to fly from Guangzhou to Guilin.
This is a Trident equipped with an advanced ground proximity warning system.
Trident is one of the earliest aircraft models in the world to achieve autonomous driving.
It is also the world's first civil aviation aircraft that can achieve automatic landing in zero visibility under adverse weather conditions.
At that time, the plane dropped its flight altitude to 1,500 meters when it was still more than 40 kilometers away from Guilin.
Then, without notifying the tower, the flight altitude was lowered again to 1,380 meters.
Later, when the plane continued flying in thick fog, a 1,480-meter-high mountain appeared in front of it.
However, due to the low visibility at the time, neither captain noticed it.
But at this moment, the plane's ground proximity alarm sounded three times: "Terrain, Pull Up".
The two captains on board the plane were stunned when they heard the alarm.
Since most of the airplanes I flew before were Soviet-made aircraft, my listening skills in Russian were pretty good, but I couldn’t speak English.
Considering that the airport was not far away, the captain decided to complete the flight mission first and then study it.
At this time, the siren on the plane was still sounding continuously.
Along with the alarm sound, a large mountain suddenly appeared in front of the plane.
The two captains quickly yanked the plane, and at the same time they were vaguely aware of what this English sentence was saying to them.
But it was too late, and the plane quickly hit a mountain, killing all 112 people on board.
The same situation also happened on a flight from Shenyang to WLMQ in 1993.
The crew members at that time were already familiar with the fact that "PULL UP" was the alarm reminder.
But I knew nothing about the "GLIDE SLOPE" that suddenly sounded.
The black box recording surprised subsequent investigators.
When the first officer asked, the mechanic only gave a vague answer: Be careful.
What you need to be careful about is not explained at all.
The crew configuration of that era still maintained a five-person system of pilot, co-pilot, navigator, communications, and aerial mechanics.
But even so, no one has remembered all the flight warning phrases.
Fortunately among the misfortunes, the captain glanced out the window at this moment.
Just this sight scared him out of his wits and he immediately took off. At this time, the plane was flying less than a hundred meters high.
Corresponding to the black box at this time, the cockpit finally heard a flurry of "height, height", "don't get off", and "pull up".
After some remedial operations, the plane finally crashed in a farmland outside the airport runway, causing a tragic accident in which 12 people were killed and 60 injured.
Thinking of these news, Jiang Shan immediately decided: "In two days, I will draft an article called "The Great Air Crash of the Century" to introduce in detail the air crash that occurred in Spain in 1977 and to emphasize to the people the importance of mastering a foreign language."
Nowadays, not only the masses, but also individual leading cadres will criticize learning English, which is purely a matter of worshiping foreigners and following the fashion.
"Add another subtitle," Jiang Hai pointed the palm of his left hand with his right hand: "Comrade pilot, the masses have something to say to you."
"Just do it," Jiang Shan smiled and nodded: "Add a subtitle."
"We have to talk about this again and again, and mention it often," Jiang Hai ordered: "If you don't do this, I won't even dare to fly in the future."
"Don't worry," Jiang Shan had already thought of it: "At the end of the article, I will also attach a Chinese-English comparison table of flight terms."
"Oh~"
The two brothers smiled at each other and walked into the restaurant hand in hand.
Every time this moment comes, Jiang Hai is glad that he can work in a news unit.
Many times, while serving the people, they can also protect their own personal lives.
"For this week's weekend expansion," Jiang Shan said as he walked, "I'm going to ask Uncle Li to write an article introducing Cassandra."
"What is Cassandra?"
"It's not a thing," Jiang Shan said, "just like Pandora and Medusa, they are mythological figures in ancient Greece."
Similarly, Jiang Shan is also planning to ask Li Ruocheng to introduce these people one by one.
Let today's people listen to the story and understand what Pandora's box is, Medusa's eyes...
"Oh," Jiang Hai said with a smile, "If this continues, our Oriental Metropolis Daily will really have to consider completely expanding its edition."
"This will happen sooner or later," Jiang Shan believes: "Oriental Metropolis Daily is no better than a column magazine. While publishing news, it can publish anything. Only by becoming bigger and stronger can it be like a fish in water."
While they were talking, the two of them had already taken their seats.
At this time, it was time for the snacks to be served. Hu Xiao naturally served Jiang Shan a bowl of noodles: "What have you been talking about with Brother You for so long?"
"Something about the newspaper office," Jiang Shan took the noodles and started to eat: "Boss, I feel that you can solve the title of the movie yourself."
"Why," Hu Xiao said, "No idea?"
Jiang Shan shook his head: "I really can't think of it."
"Well," Hu Xiao nodded: "Actually... I have already thought of one."
"What?"
"Escape from the tiger's mouth!"
"Escape from the tiger's mouth?" Jiang Shan's eyes naturally lit up: "Wonderful!"
Just when Hu Xiao was about to talk to Jiang Shan about the ideological struggle over naming, Li Guyi and Gu Jianfen came over with wine glasses in their hands:
"Xiao Jiang, we are going back to Yanjing tomorrow, why don't you hurry up and have a drink with us..."
Jiang Hai, who was sitting opposite, silently looked at the colorful toast objects in front of Lao San.
Suddenly, he vaguely felt that an "evil" force in the media was gradually growing...
