National Tide 1980

In addition, because the New Year is coming soon, everyone can’t help but talk about New Year’s plans.

For the Japanese, New Year's Day is an occasion for family reunions, and is as important as our Spring Festival.

So the vacation is also very long.

School holidays in Japan begin in late December.

Around December 28, Japanese companies and government agencies also began to take holidays.

The vast majority of foreigners working in Japan's big cities will immediately pack up and go back to their hometowns to visit relatives.

Therefore, for the Japanese, the end of the year is similar to the Spring Festival in our country. It is the most congested time of the year.

According to Japanese traditional customs, there are many things to do to truly celebrate the New Year.

Not only do you need to prepare New Year’s goods and dishes in advance, buy gifts for relatives and friends, and send New Year’s cards.

On the morning of January 1st, Japanese people should go to a nearby shrine to pay homage together as a family, and then go home to have New Year's dinner.

Children receive lucky money and play with toys that are only seen during the New Year, such as "Fuxiao" and "Hakoban".

On January 2, you will go to your mother's natal home to eat auspicious food and rice cakes, and receive lucky money again.

But in the bubble era, starting from 1986, these traditional habits began to change significantly.

You know, with the rapid development of automobiles and rail transit in Japan, the Japanese people are no longer satisfied with the scope of activities of one-third of an acre of land in front of them.

Because they have faster and more convenient ways to travel, they begin to long for a broader world.

At the same time, in an environment where the bubble economy promotes domestic consumption, in order to attract more customers and make more money, Japanese businesses have also tried their best to package the concept of allowing people to enjoy life and promote consumerism.

In recent years, many super luxury resorts have sprung up all over Japan.

According to data published in newspapers this year, hundreds of large golf courses have just been built.

There are also a large number of ski resorts, theme parks, etc.

As a result, Japan's traditional customs of celebrating New Year's holidays have been affected by the economic model and disappeared at an extremely fast speed.

Just as our republic experienced after 2000, more rational and calculated thinking has overwhelmed the ancient life culture, causing Japan's traditional New Year flavor to become increasingly weak.

For example, Director Taniguchi does not plan to celebrate the New Year at home this year. Instead, he plans to take his whole family on a tour group to Yuzawa Town to celebrate the New Year.

Both for rest and to save trouble.

Yuzawa Town is a small place located in Uonuma County, the southernmost part of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It borders Gunma Prefecture to the north and is backed by the Tanigawa Mountain Range in central Japan. It has a mountainous landform with a total area of ​​357 square kilometers.

But it is rich in hot springs and ski resources and is a famous winter tourist destination in Japan.

Especially in 1968, Kawabata Yasunari won the first Nobel Prize in Japanese literature for his novel "Snow Country". The "Snow Country" where this novel is set is Yuzawa Town.

As a result, with the support of novels and remakes of movies, this place suddenly became a nationally recognized cultural destination, and it became famous all over the world.

In 1973, the Naeba Ski Resort successfully held an international snow sports competition. Japan's Nishiura Group expanded the Naeba Hotel there, and the guest capacity increased from 1,222,000 to 4,532,000, gradually gaining popularity.

The Joetsu Shinkansen opened in November 1982, and the Kan-Etsu Expressway opened to traffic in November 1984.

Since then, the time required to travel from Tokyo Shimbashi Station to Joetsu-Yuzawa Station has been shortened from 2 days and 1 night to 84 minutes.

Therefore, Director Taniguchi chose to take his family here for vacation, which is not only convenient but also economical.

The family no longer has to spend time and energy to prepare various things needed for the New Year, but they can also find their favorite items from winter activities such as fireworks, hot springs, skiing, and ice skating.

Even him, all family members can enjoy it and get what they need.

Especially in terms of specific expenses, according to Mrs. Taniguchi's calculations, it is quite sufficient.

Benefiting from the increase in domestic consumption in Japan this year, Pierre Cardin's Japanese branch has performed quite well.

The bonuses distributed in winter will increase to a certain extent compared with previous years. Director Taniguchi is likely to receive one million yen or a little more.

So if they use 200,000 yen to take their family on vacation for a few days, they still have 1.8 million yen left over. Isn’t that great?

If there is anything unsatisfactory about this matter, it is that compared with the relatively wealthy families among the "middle class of 100 million people", who have set Guam and Hawaii as their travel destinations for the New Year this year, their family seems relatively Struggled and stingy.

In fact, if we weren't all such good friends, Director Taniguchi probably wouldn't have told everyone about this.

Because Mrs. Taniguchi always felt that it was a bit shameful for her to go to China while others were going abroad.

In addition, there is actually another thing that makes the Taniguchi family somewhat distressed, and that is the issue of how to handle year-end bonuses.

With the bank's current interest rate, it is definitely not worthwhile to save this balance of 1.8 million yen.

I still want to continue buying stocks, but stocks have risen so high again.

When Director Taniguchi heard that Ning Weimin bought the stocks for 2 million yen, he was still holding back on selling them.

As a result, it turned out to be more than 12 million yen.

But also because of this, if they were asked to use the 1.8 million bonus to buy the stocks in their hands, they would definitely be confused.

I always feel that something that could have been purchased for 100,000 yuan last year now costs so much, seems like a loss-making business.

In addition, Mrs. Taniguchi recently discovered that many neighbors are speculating in gold, which seems to be quite lively.

So now that this is said, Mrs. Taniguchi wants to ask Ning Weimin for advice, how should they handle the money? Do you want to buy some gold too?

According to her idea, buying gold can at least preserve its value, so she is quite interested.

In this regard, Ning Weimin did not take it seriously.

Based on the good relationship between them, they kindly gave clear strategic guidance.

He told Mrs. Taniguchi, "If you believe me, you must never buy gold. It is used to hedge investment risks. When the economy is improving, the demand for gold decreases, and everyone is happy to participate in the return of more income." It is a speculative game with higher risk. When you need to buy gold, it should be when the economy is not good. So even if gold rises right now, the range will be limited. It is actually piled up by some people who don’t know how to invest. You have to really If you want to make money, you still have to firmly grasp the mainstream products and continue to buy stocks. You feel that the stocks are a bit high and you are scared, and that’s okay. You know, the Japanese stock market is so prosperous now, and new stocks are listed almost every day. You guys If you don’t dare to buy those stocks that have already risen a lot, just buy new stocks. You don’t have to worry too much about choosing, and you don’t need to understand the fundamentals. Anyway, the market is good now, and all stocks have the opportunity to rise. Just find one with a low price and buy it with your eyes closed. That's fine. If you have patience, you will definitely make some money. After all, compared with those stocks that have already risen very high, these new stocks have just started to rise. If you invest 1.8 million, the risk is not big, so don't be afraid at all..."

As a result, Mr. and Mrs. Taniguchi both said yes and nodded vigorously.

This problem of theirs was solved in one fell swoop.

After all, their family all made a fortune thanks to Tuoning Weimin.

Moreover, Ning Weimin's speculation business is so big now. He has become a real millionaire after only a few days in Japan, and his achievements and abilities are obvious to all.

People like them, who watched Ning Weimin become extremely wealthy, had no reason to distrust his judgment.

As for Yujiro Sakai and Miyoko Kagawa, because they just bought a new house this year, their New Year plans are very different from the past.

Originally, as foreigners who came to Tokyo to hunt for gold, at this time, they should plan to return home to visit relatives.

But now that they have their own little home in Tokyo, it's different.

Who doesn’t want their family to come to Tokyo to see the results of their hard work and be happy for themselves?

So according to their agreement, Zuo Hai's family will come over this year to celebrate the New Year in Tokyo.

Next year it will be the turn of Miyoko Kagawa's relatives.

They don't have to worry about finances.

Yujiro Sakai and Miyoko Kagawa have a combined year-end bonus of about one million and a half million yen.

And the key point is that due to Ning Weimin's crazy purchase of parking lots in the first few days, a considerable part of the industry was handled by Miyoko Kagawa, and the insurance business of these parking lots was also given to Yujiro Sakai.

Then they will receive additional commission bonuses of at least millions of yen.

Adding up everything inside and outside, it's about four to five million yen.

There is no doubt that this will not only ensure that they have a prosperous year, but will even allow them to earn all the expenses for next year's wedding.

So in addition to deciding to use their year-end bonuses to offset loans, they also had enough ability to entertain Zuo Hai's family to eat, drink and have fun in Tokyo.

Like today, they still wanted to ask Ning Weimin something - will Tan Gong Restaurant be open during the New Year?

If it was still open, they hoped to take Zuo Hai Yujiro's parents and younger siblings to have a meal at the Tan Palace, a meal enjoyed by the Chinese emperor.

Regarding this matter, Ning Weimin was of course happy with the beauty of adulthood and readily agreed.

Moreover, he was particularly willing to see children honor their parents, and he was also willing to help Miyoko Kagawa live in harmony with her future in-laws.

He generously offered to arrange a private room for them on New Year's Eve and provide them with a free high-standard Chinese cuisine banquet worth 200,000 yen, including drinks.

Immediately, Zuo Hai Yujiro and Kagawa Miyoko were so happy that they stood up and thanked Ning Weimin together again.

Not only them, but everyone here was not only surprised but also filled with emotions.

I feel that Ning Weimin is so kind and benevolent, and he doesn't look like someone from the third world at all.

Because if these things were between Japanese and Japanese, it would be completely impossible to happen.

Not to mention treating friends, even relatives are not so generous and caring.

But this is still not the end, Ning Weimin is the best at observing words and emotions.

When it comes to the New Year, everyone is in high spirits. Even Taniguchi Shinyu, a young boy, is looking forward to the future and looking forward to skiing and skating.

But only Kagawa Rinko looked lonely, even a little sad.

So he immediately became curious and couldn't help asking with concern, "Rinzi, what are your plans for the New Year? Do you want to go home for the New Year or stay in Tokyo with your sister?"

Rinko Kagawa said a little embarrassedly, "I originally wanted to go back to my hometown to celebrate the New Year with my mother, but I couldn't book a ticket. It seems that I can only stay in Tokyo to celebrate the New Year this year..."

At this time, Shinyu Taniguchi, who didn’t quite understand the warmth and warmth of human relationships, and was just like a young boy who didn’t know how to feel sad, interrupted, “Wouldn’t it be nice to spend the holidays in Tokyo? Sister Rinko, if you feel bored, would you like to go to Yuzawa Town with us? ?”

The simplicity of these words made people laugh, and Kagawa Rinko immediately shook her head in embarrassment.

However, Ning Weimin clearly and correctly understood Kagawa Rinko's mood. No one understands a person's desire for family love better than him.

"Is my mother the only one left in my hometown? Are you afraid that your mother will be lonely, so you want to go back and celebrate the New Year together?"

Kagawa Rinko nodded, then shook her head, "Yes or no, there is actually my uncle's family in my hometown, but my uncle has many children of his own, so he doesn't move around much on weekdays. My mother is indeed very lonely, and there is only Obon in the year. I can see our sisters during the Spring Festival and New Year. I just didn’t expect that my sister won’t be able to go back this year, and I am the only one who can go back. And there are twice as many people going out. I tried, and even the air tickets are gone. At present, Let’s see if we can go back, I’ll probably just try my luck and wait for someone to refund the ticket…”

"As expected..." Ning Weimin thought about it for a while and said to himself, no wonder Linzi's appearance just now reminded him of Lin Daiyu in "A Dream of Red Mansions".

So after hesitating for a moment, he decided to help and thought of a way.

After all, as the old saying goes, save people to the end and send them to the West.

Even that guy Yujiro Sakai, he made arrangements for the sake of Miyoko Kagawa's face.

Kagawa Rinko is the manager of her own bookstore, so she has a closer relationship with him than the two of them.

He was a direct subordinate, so how could he not take care of him?

"It's okay, Rinzi, don't worry about this. I'll ask Yamato Travel Agency for you. I will notify you in time if there are tickets."

"Hey, Yamato sightseeing? Won't it cause you any trouble?"

"What are you talking about? It's just a trivial matter. I'm very familiar with this travel company and have many business connections. Their Tokyo branch's New Year's Eve party will be held in my restaurant next week. I will personally contact them The minister said it. I will definitely try my best to help."

Ning Weimin could clearly tell that Kagawa Rinko was moving, but he was too embarrassed to show it.

"That would be great."

Kagawa Rinko immediately beamed with joy, and like her sister and soon-to-be brother-in-law, she sincerely thanked her.

"Ning Sang, thank you. I really don't know how to thank you. It's too troublesome for you."

"Hey, don't thank me in a hurry. I may not be able to guarantee the ticket. I just thought that Yamato Tourism has a cooperative relationship with the airline. There should be some way, right?"

Ning Weimin said with a smile, politely calming down Kagawa Rinko's excitement.

Then he seemed to remember something, and added, "Director Taniguchi, if your tour group hasn't been booked yet, I can also ask for you. I think, for my sake, there will always be some discounts. Bar?"

So it became even more lively. Not only did Kagawa Rinko almost shed tears of joy when she saw that she was expected to go home.

Miyoko Kagawa was also happy that her sister got her wish and was able to accompany her now, and she also thanked Ning Weimin endlessly.

Even the Taniguchi family joined the team of thanks because of the unexpected surprise.

Although Ning Weimin spoke very modestly, everyone actually understood that whoever said these words was really just being humble towards Ning Weimin.

At this moment, Ning Weimin truly became the much-anticipated protagonist of the banquet.

He was already treated like a star, but now he has become almost everyone's favorite.

It's a good thing it's not the capital, otherwise people would really treat him as a land lord.

Nothing else. Who makes him so kind and always "responsive to requests"?

For people like him, even if they want to keep a low profile, their strength will not allow it.

Even in Tokyo, a foreign country, there is nothing he can't do, and he still makes the trip! (End of chapter)