National Tide 1980

May Teresa Teng become addicted to fried puffer fish.

Even if there is a lot of momentum around the dining table, the plates containing puffer fish are piled high.

Although Ning Weimin and Zhou Mumin were full, they both said they didn't want any more.

But Teresa Teng is far from satisfying her appetite.

Her appetite is not as big as that of men.

So I finished the twenty-fifth time and quickly ordered the twenty-sixth time.

As a result, this time, Teresa Teng was not able to wait for her beloved fried puffer fish, but instead the waitress came and apologized with an uneasy and ashamed look on her face.

"I'm really sorry, distinguished guest, our store has no more fried puffer fish. Due to the relatively small amount of ingredients brought in today, there are only twenty puffer fish in total. You have consumed twelve pieces here alone. Currently, the puffer fish is indeed It’s all gone. I’m so sorry.”

"Oh, I see?"

Faced with this scene, Teresa Teng could only look at the empty plate in front of her with great regret.

Then he responded pitifully, and put down the chopsticks in his hand without saying anything.

However, compared to her regret and helplessness, Funaki Minoru, who was burping and relishing the delicious puffer fish, could be said to be content, did not stay relaxed for a while.

Because soon, when the waitress brought the bill.

It was the president of Taurus Palace's turn to be so anxious that his head was covered with sweat.

For no other reason than because at this stage Teresa Teng’s contract with Taurus Records is as follows:

Teresa Teng was responsible for paying all the production expenses related to the recording, while all expenses during her activities in Japan were paid by Taurus Palace.

For example, Teresa Teng pays for the use of the recording studio and the rental of audio and video equipment.

After the royalties are obtained from the sale of the records, Taurus Palace will pay these fees back to Teresa Teng and of course also pay the royalties from Teresa Teng's singing.

Therefore, precisely because of this contract, Teresa Teng was able to take her own initiative and take her songs to her friend Mai Lingzhi's recording studio for production.

Because of this contract, the cost of operating awards for Teresa Teng should be paid by Taurus Records.

Although Ning Weimin took the initiative to take charge of this matter, he paid for it.

But as the biggest beneficiary after Teresa Teng won the award, it was reasonable and reasonable that the Taurus Palace should provide the money for the treat, otherwise it would be too outrageous.

As a result, when it was time to pay the bill, the number on the bill was far beyond Funaki's expectation. When he saw it, he was stunned.

He simply suspected that he had seen it wrong.

It’s clearly on the bill! The price actually says about 590,000 yen!

However, the content is clear and not very complicated.

For example, the sea bream fish sashimi and mountain product hot pot that I later ordered for Keiko Matsumoto totaled 50,000 yen.

The sake the four of them drank was more than 30,000 yen.

The other 498,000 yen was all spent on fried puffer fish.

Doing the math, the four of us should have eaten a total of eighty-three portions of fried puffer fish during this meal. That portion of fried puffer fish is 6,000 yen.

In this day and age, this is undoubtedly a huge sum of money.

This is equivalent to eating up the bonus of 4,000 US dollars or 30,000 RMB in one meal.

It should be said that Funaki Minoru had a great time eating just now, but this exaggerated figure was something he did not expect.

However, what made him even more embarrassed was not that it was expensive. It wasn't that he couldn't bear the reception fee, but that he didn't have enough money with him.

The funds he brought out from the company that day were only 500,000 yen, which was contained in an envelope.

I thought that this amount of money was enough. No matter how much I ate, it was impossible for one person to eat 100,000 yen.

So he didn't take his personal wallet and simply put it in a drawer in the company office.

But how could he have expected that Teresa Teng would not act according to common sense at all.

This diva actually doesn’t even read the recipe and just orders puffer fish over and over again.

In this way, you will end up eating too much.

Needless to say, at this time, Funaki Minoru just wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

Especially when he saw Teresa Teng looking at him like an innocent child, urging him to pay the bill, he felt even more like an ant on a hot pot.

In order to prevent the few people present from seeing his embarrassment, he quickly hid his smile and said, "Sorry, I want to go to the bathroom."

Following an idea, he stood up and said to the waitress, "I still have something to explain to your shop owner. Please take me to the counter."

After following the waitress out, Minoru Funaki quietly called the record company from the public phone in the store, hoping to ask his subordinates to send money immediately for emergency relief.

However, Ning Weimin is really a good person.

Not only did he have a similar experience in his previous life for a treat, but he also had good eyesight and was shocked by the price of the bill at a glance.

It was not difficult for him to guess the reason for Minoru Funaki's abnormal expression and what he would do next with just a little movement of his mind.

He also understood that this was a great opportunity to further invest in favors and what he should do.

So he waited until Minoru Funaki left, and said he wanted to go for convenience, leaving Keiko Matsumoto with Teresa Teng, and then quietly followed him.

When Minoru Funaki was on the phone at the counter, he stepped forward and took out his credit card to pay for the bill.

By the time Funaki Minoru realized that he was paying for himself, it was already too late.

Not only was he shocked, he felt extremely ashamed and apologized profusely on the spot.

Needless to say, how could Ning Weimin, who offered help in times of need, make it difficult for Minoru Funaki?

This matter was revealed in an understatement.

"Hey, President Funaki, you are so unreasonable. What does it matter who pays the bill? I had a lot of fun today, and that is the most important thing. Besides, with the cooperative relationship between us, I am afraid we will eat together often in the future. Funaki If the president wants to treat us, we’ll have to wait for another day. Are we still afraid that we won’t have the chance?”

This immediately relieved Funaki Minoru's mental pressure and saved face.

I have to say that Ning Weimin is indeed a wise and emotionally intelligent businessman. His words are like the "salt" in interpersonal relationships. They may seem ordinary, but they can turn decay into magic.

For Minoru Funaki at this time, Ning Weimin's simple words sent to him on the steps were really better than thousands of sweet words.

Japanese are human beings too!

Especially as a man, everything is self-explanatory.

All in all, this meal was different from what everyone originally imagined.

There were many small accidents and episodes during the meal, which distorted the atmosphere several times, but the final ending was quite satisfactory.

Don’t look at the price of this meal, it will still be amazing even thirty years later!

Indeed, only Japan’s economic bubble period would lead to such incredible prices!

But it cannot be denied that as a business banquet, this meal was not only not in vain, but also quite meaningful.

In fact, each of the four people involved gained much more than they expected.

I just don’t know if this should be attributed to this economic bubble, and I understand it as a miracle brought about by the bubble economy.

But having said that, no matter what, when it comes to his marriage, Ning Weimin should really thank this bubble for blowing up the extravagant winds of Japanese society like a tornado.

Otherwise, how could he, who was good at making money, use his financial advantage to offset the disadvantage of his family background?

How about entering the house as a Chinese and walking upright to Matsumoto Keiko's parents?

…………

January 25, 1987 was the day when Ning Weimin formally visited Matsumoto Keiko’s parents.

The reason he was able to reach this point was actually all thanks to the help of his future mother-in-law.

Because since that meeting at Shiseido, Tsuneko and her daughter Keiko have quietly stood together, secretly worrying about their affairs.

Chang Zi can be called the best assistant. Not only does she behave in various ways in front of her husband, she often speaks good things about Ning Weimin and brainwashes Han Yingming with her words every day.

Moreover, trolley cases and Chinese handicrafts from Ning Weimin were introduced into his home little by little, impressing Han Yingming with real objects.

In this way, Han Yingming finally agreed reluctantly and promised to give Ning Weimin a chance to meet.

At the same time, Chang Zi also revealed Han Yingming's preferences to Ning Weimin secretly.

You know, this is the heyday of this unprecedented bubble, and almost everything in Japanese society is being blown away by the increasingly dazzling wind of luxury.

Not only various assets, famous brands, and consumer demand, but also greedy human nature and vain hearts.

So when I learned that my prospective father-in-law also had a hobby of collecting pots and dishes.

Not only did he have a lot of such things in his home, but he had recently become obsessed with golf. Ning Weimin used his money skills to make special preparations for this meeting.

In addition to using Mihara Masahiro's social connections, he spent a lot of money to buy a tea bowl worth millions of yen made by a famous artist as a gift to meet his prospective father-in-law.

He also borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, and planned to transfer the New Year gift given to him by Nomura Securities to his future father-in-law.

It was a set of Honma Golf's top "golden clubs" worth 850,000 yen.

He still remembered that in his previous life, when Shinzo Abe came to power, he gave such a club to the President of the United States to flatter him.

Now of course it would be easier for him to talk when he comes to visit.

As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smile, especially if you receive a favorite and quite expensive gift.

Even Han Yingming, who was always known for his rigidity and seriousness, couldn't show off his face when faced with a son-in-law candidate who was not so satisfactory.

…………

The living room was very quiet, and Han Yingming looked at a tea bowl on the table.

This milky white and slightly gray tea bowl was taken out by him from an old paulownia wood box.

There are also some rough flower and grass patterns on it, which give it a simple feel.

"Um."

Han Yingming snorted from his nose and looked at it carefully. This tea bowl should be made from the ancient Shino kiln.

He took the teacup in his hand again and looked at it again and again.

Yes, the unique milky white glaze of the ancient Shino kiln makes the pattern on the tea bowl particularly elegant, and the glaze is slightly reddish due to the iron oxide raw material used in the drawing.

After observing these, he can conclude that the things are indeed good things, and the prices must be considerable.

"Where did you get this teacup?"

"I bought it from a friend who likes to collect tea sets..."

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Yes, I dare not lie to you..."

"Then you must have spent a lot of money."

"It's nothing, as long as you like..."

"No matter what, I can't take this thing away, so please take it back..."

"Why?"

"Didn't I make it clear enough? It's too precious."

"But, I have no research on this kind of thing. If I take it back, I might as well put it in your hands. Antiques can only be happy in the hands of qualified owners. If there is no good home, , will cry."

"It's okay for Chawan to cry, but what if you hurt my daughter?"

"What?" Originally, Ning Weimin was still proud of his eloquence, thinking that with his experience in collecting antiques, it would be no problem to persuade Han Yingming to accept the gift, but he did not expect to be questioned so suddenly.

He couldn't help but get excited, stood up slightly, and responded nervously.

"I mean, how can you guarantee that you will always be good to my daughter? You are so young, and there is a big age gap between you. How can you make me believe that my daughter will be happy with you? I will not be disliked by you in the future. …”

This is a fatal question, like a show of force.

Ning Weimin had a premonition that if his answer could not satisfy Han Yingming, no matter how expensive the gift was, it would be useless.

In other words, you can only proceed after passing this preliminary test.

And Han Yingming is really not a person who trusts others easily. He is not as easy to deal with as Qingzi's mother. If you want to convince him and satisfy him, you must not just talk empty words, but be more realistic.

Of course he didn't want to be eliminated right now, so he couldn't help but think carefully.

After pondering for a long time, he raised his head and said, "Everything else can be judged by age, except for marriage, the age gap is not a threshold. As for your question, how can I guarantee that I will always be good to Qingzi? How can I guarantee that I will be a good person? A responsible husband? I really can't guarantee this. I can only prove it with actions and time. If I have to guarantee it with words, then I can only explain it from the perspective of collecting antiques. In fact, I am the same as you. , is also a person who has a hobby of collecting. I was obsessed with this when I was in China, and I have been collecting for a certain period of time. And I only buy, not sell. From my hands, I have not sold a thing so far. So Now, you should understand how I pour my feelings into one thing, right? I do the same with Keiko. I will never act haphazardly."

To say that he really deserves to be Ning Weimin, what he said was so flattering.

He actually inspired Han Yingming's empathy through the same hobbies, and even equated Qingzi with their most cherished treasure.

In this way, although it is still a verbal guarantee, it no longer seems empty.

As expected, Han Yingming stared at Ning Weimin silently for a while, then pushed the tea and said, "Please use tea, it is the best jade tea."

Ning Weimin felt relieved when he heard this, knowing that the test just now was over. (End of chapter)