National Tide 1980

There will be many contradictions in one's life.

For example, Ning Weimin clearly knew that there was still a lot of room for development in Japan's current speculative market.

If he devoted all his resources and continued to concentrate on this market, he would probably soon become the world's richest man.

However, in order to prevent the tragic fate of "making money but not spending it", Ning Weimin, who had just topped the list of individual customers, could only stop while he was ahead, even though all his stocks were still rising across the board.

Several months before "Black Monday", he had to reluctantly instruct his stockbroker Sagawa Kenichi to sell off most of his stocks on the grounds of business needs and overseas mergers and acquisitions.

And he tried every means to transfer part of the proceeds, together with the 5 billion yen loaned by re-mortgaging Huiwentang Bookstore, from Japan to overseas.

Another example is Ning Weimin, who clearly hated dressing up as a Japanese.

If it is not necessary... For example, after taking a hot spring bath, he can only change into the kimono provided by the store, and he will never wear a kimono.

What he didn't like most was to leave traces of such clothing.

But nothing is absolute. This time he got married and held a wedding in front of the gods in Japan.

He had to suppress his disgust and go against his personal preferences. He wore a kimono to hold the wedding and took photos to satisfy Matsumoto Keiko's wish.

There was no way. No matter how big the grievance was, it was covered by the word "love".

Speaking of which, at the beginning of his rebirth, Ning Weimin still fantasized about living a life with three wives and four concubines after he became rich. How could he have a threesome, live a life of luxury and spend money like water.

At that time, he never expected to have any love, but only hoped to keep a pair of beautiful twins.

However, human destiny is so mysterious that plans often cannot keep up with changes. Who let nature let him meet Keiko?

Once he really met the right person, his vulgar and dirty person was actually purified in his heart. From then on, he decided to be a man and never thought about any evil things again.

It was said that seeing Qingzi, hearing Qingzi's voice, her every move, her joys and sorrows, all made him happy.

When he was with her, not only did the world become full of joy and colors, but he also enjoyed his meals.

Then again, since he was willing to give up all those decadent and dazzling desires for such a woman.

How could he not be willing to take a photo of Qingzi in a kimono?

And think about it the other way around, since Qingzi had sacrificed so much for him, it was reasonable for him to sacrifice a little.

Love cannot be unilateral. Anyway, Sun Dapao, Zhou Dashuai and Jianhu Xia had all worn it, so they probably wouldn't be considered traitors.

Forget it, let it be...

Just like that, on Saturday, May 2, 1987, Ning Weimin cooperated unconditionally and held a Japanese-style wedding with Qingzi.

It should be said that this wedding was very different from the Western-style wedding they were going to hold at the Tokyo Okura Hotel the next day.

The wedding on May 3 was not only a grand and luxurious wedding banquet, but also public, entertaining thousands of guests and media reporters.

However, this wedding was limited to family members and the couple's closest friends, and was an extremely private and solemn wedding ceremony.

The only relatives participating in Matsumoto Keiko's wedding were her parents and her uncle's family.

The elders who were not related by blood included her middle school homeroom teacher, her father in her career, President Sakomoto of Shochiku Films, and Yoshitaro Nomura, the director of "Li Xianglan".

There was also the "Oshima Shigeru" familiar to all Chinese people, and Yamaguchi Baihui's emotional father, Ken Utsui.

Because he was Matsumoto Keiko's predecessor at Daiei Company, this reliable old actor had also taken good care of her. Although the two did not have much cooperation, they had a good personal relationship in the past, so Ken Utsui was also invited to attend the ceremony this time.

In addition, Matsumoto Keiko also invited several friends in the circle to attend the wedding.

There were Atsumi Kiyoshi and Baisho Chieko, who were under Shochiku, and Ishida Yoshiko, the actress who just won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

As for Ning Weimin, since it was not his home court, even fewer people attended.

He had only one relative, his cheap cousin Shen Cun, who flew from Beijing for him.

He had only three friends, one was the Asian singing queen Teresa Teng, who had a similar temperament to him, and the president of Taurus Palace, Minoru Funaki, and the other was Yao Peifang, who was temporarily grabbed by him to make up the number.

Of course, this does not mean that Ning Weimin's popularity is really so bad. He has no friends in Japan who are closer than these people to invite.

It does not mean that he did not consider Axia, Maria, the Kagawa sisters, and the Taniguchi family as friends in his heart.

In fact, the key is that the location of their Japanese wedding is also very special.

Because it is not in Tokyo, but at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture, more than 300 kilometers away from Tokyo.

According to Keiko, she came here on her junior high school graduation trip and thought that one day, she would hold her wedding here.

Now that she has finally met the person she will spend her life with, she naturally wants to come to Itsukushima Shrine to fulfill her wish.

As a result, not only does this wedding have a more necessary meaning, but objective conditions also mean that only a few people can participate in this wedding.

After all, if you want to attend the wedding, all guests have to fly from Tokyo to Hiroshima, which is really too troublesome.

Among all the guests, Yao Peifang was slightly closer from Osaka.

Ning Weimin thought about it from another perspective. He was really embarrassed to disturb everyone and disrupt so many people's normal life and work arrangements.

So for everyone else, it would be best to go back to Tokyo the next day and meet at the Western-style wedding ceremony at Hotel Okura.

Anyway, no matter what, the wedding held at Itsukushima Shrine was low-key and quiet, but it was successfully held.

First of all, the place is far away, but it’s really nice.

Miyajima is a small place, rich in oysters and deer. Apart from a shrine, it is a commercial street.

But the shrine here has a long history. It was founded in 593 AD, which has a history of 1,400 years. It is the headquarters of the other 500 Itsukushima shrines in Japan.

The three main goddesses of Munakata are worshiped here - Tianxin Hime, Ichikishima Hime, and Tsutsumi Hime.

Therefore, this place has been considered as a spiritual island where the goddess lives since ancient times, and it has gradually become the center of Japanese Shinto belief.

Moreover, Itsukushima Shrine is built on the beach of the Seto Inland Sea.

At high tide, the blue water rises under the shrine bridge, and the entire shrine miraculously becomes a "building in the lake."

In addition to the large torii gate standing in the sea in front of the shrine, "Miyajima's beautiful scenery" is called "Japan's three most beautiful scenery" together with Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture and Amanohashidate in Kyoto Prefecture.

To be honest, Ning Weimin didn't have much expectations.

But when he arrived here, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

I wonder if my wife is really good at choosing places and would choose such a wonderful place as her wedding venue.

Among the several guests, whether it was Ryoko Ishida who was having trouble with her marriage or Teresa Teng who hated getting married, they were even more excited by the scenery here from the bottom of their hearts.

Before the guests could speak, as soon as they met, the two people expressed their blessings with envy.

One said, "You are so lucky to get married at a shrine like this. The goddesses will definitely protect your marriage and the beautiful Keiko..."

Another said, "Where can there be such people? They call people all the way here just to show off their happiness. The key is... Hey, why did you choose to get married here? You are so happy. Please, think about it a little bit. How do others feel? I envy you so much..."

Secondly, it is worth mentioning that Japan’s wedding industry is also quite mature and developed.

Because these days, wedding services in Japan are a very profitable business.

A reporter from NHK TV station revealed after investigation that the current average cost of a complete wedding ceremony in Japan is about 6 million yen.

Therefore, even places like Itsukushima Shrine have special cooperation wedding companies to organize the wedding.

Ning Weimin and the others must have spent enough money on today's wedding, so they just had to follow the arrangements when they got here, and everything was arranged properly.

Specifically, the wedding company not only invited the shrine's priest to personally host the wedding ceremony for the couple, but also arranged for a makeup artist and prepared a waiting space for relatives to rest.

Considering that it was inconvenient for the newcomers to change their clothes, several people were specially arranged to help them change their clothes.

The photographers and assistants in the photo studio are even more ready, waiting for the newlyweds to change into their wedding attire and take a number of photos of the two of them in beautiful places as "wedding commemorative photos."

But speaking of it, although Japanese photographers are superb, the photos they take have extremely exquisite combinations of light, shadow, and objects, which are breathtaking.

But it seems that Japanese photographers and my country’s infamous “art photos” in the future are actually nothing new.

To put it bluntly, it’s all a routine.

What kind of umbrella should be lifted and which hand should be lifted have long been standardized, and it is easy to shoot with ease.

If there is any difference, the Japanese do take photos at the wedding scene, and they are indeed photos of real weddings, and the prices are more expensive.

Usually, the starting price for a package of seven or eight photos is 100,000 yen.

Each additional photo you select will increase the price by more than 20,000 yen. If you want to take a decent photo, it costs 300,000 yen, it costs 500,000 yen, and it can even take a photo of one million yen for you. .

Of course there are cheaper ones too. The price is 25,000 yen, which is the lowest price. After all, it only costs over 1,000 yuan.

But, hehe, there is only one photo...

In short, the wedding company's attentive service is quite impressive, and at least it improves the efficiency of the work.

In particular, the traditional bridal makeup and dressing process is time-consuming and laborious, which can take several hours. The makeup removal takes even longer, and the burden is by no means easy.

You should know that the best time for weddings held at Itsukushima Shrine is at high tide, which symbolizes the consummation of the couple's love and climax.

If you miss it, it will be as disgusting as the Chinese people getting married after noon and not catching up with the auspicious time of the zodiac.

If it weren't for the group of old ladies at the shrine who are good at this, no matter whether you are square or round, you can tidy things up for the bride with just a few clicks.

It is impossible for a newlywed couple to catch the auspicious moment of the high tide in time based on their own ability.

And unlike Ning Weimin, who was wearing a black kimono called a "monori haori", he looked like a fish seller, so there was really nothing to praise.

To get another fan is like getting a head shave.

The bride's outfit is indeed quite eye-catching, very special and very beautiful.

Japanese brides wear a two-color kimono with a red border and a white base, and a white hat. Under the tall hat, only a beautiful face is exposed, which looks very dignified and holy.

To be honest, the white headgear on the bride's head has a bit of the flavor of a wedding dress.

Especially when entering the shrine, when Keiko holds up a red umbrella, it seems to bring ancient romance.

If it weren't for the surrounding environment reminding Ning Weimin that this is a real ceremony, he would think it was a movie.

Keiko's grace is worthy of the name "Fusang Flower Bride", which makes people daydream.

Later, Ning Weimin specifically asked Keiko, and then he knew that as a bride, her outfit today was very particular, and there were many mysteries in it.

The white cloak on her head is called Kakuin, which reminds the bride not to lose her temper when she arrives at the new home, and even if she has "horns", she must hide them.

It turns out that the Japanese tradition does not use the allusion of the roar of the lion in the east to describe a savage woman, but says that the woman "has horns on her head", which means a white wedding hat.

It means that no matter how unruly the bride is at ordinary times, she must tuck her fox tail between her legs and act gentle and dignified at the wedding, covering her horns, so it is called Kakuin.

This headdress is traditionally made of white silk, and sometimes red silk is used as the lining, which has a more festive feeling.

This kind of clothing comes from the Edo period. It is said that the custom was different at that time, and children would run behind the bride and shout "Hide your horns."

Later, it was felt that it was really indecent, so the custom of hiding the "horns" with this hat before getting married was changed.

And the white dress on Keiko is called "Shiromuku", which sounds like a very poetic name.

However, it is completely different from what Ning Weimin understands. This does not mean that the bride is pure and innocent.

Instead, it means that the bride is a blank sheet of paper when she arrives at her new home.

It means that everything for the bride will start from scratch from now on, and the "Shiromuku" can "be dyed with the same color as the family style of her husband's family."

To put it bluntly, it is what we Chinese often say, a blank sheet of paper, starting from scratch, can draw the most beautiful and best picture.

Think about it, Japanese brides actually have horns, how is this like the story of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"?

Isn't this just treating the bride as a fairy?

Let's go back to my family style... Including the master, isn't our background the color of money?

Could such an elegant and beautiful Qingzi also become a money-grubber who is calculating and calculative?

This... is totally unimaginable... Could it be that the common topic of the couple in the future is to check the accounts together?

This, this, this is better to forget it...