National Tide 1980

When the time entered July 1987, the political atmosphere of Beijing society suddenly became clear.

All government agencies, enterprises, and schools organized activities to commemorate the victory of the Anti-Japanese War around special days.

On July 6, the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall located at Lugou Bridge was completed and unveiled, and the great man personally wrote the name of the hall.

On July 7, people from all walks of life in the capital gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the "July 7" Incident.

The TV series "Four Generations Under One Roof" with related themes also began to be rebroadcast on Beijing TV.

Luo Yusheng's singing voice of "Thousands of miles of sword light and shadow..." once again resounded through the streets and alleys of Beijing.

In accordance with Ning Weimin's request, the Tan Palace Restaurant also closed all its head office and branches based on the starting point of not forgetting national humiliation and accepting patriotic education.

All employees in China, whether in Beijing or Chengde, must take time off from work to participate in relevant patriotic education activities.

The Tokyo branch needs to be a little more subtle in this regard, after all, it is doing business under the nose of others.

So all Japanese employees were on holiday, and Chinese employees watched the TV series "Four Generations Under One Roof" in the staff dormitory during the day through a video recorder.

Even Yunyuan was the same.

And this inevitably made the Japanese in Beijing at this time feel embarrassed.

Among them were the Japanese in the "Crazy Rich Asians" crew, and even Matsumoto Keiko herself.

Although the movie "Li Xianglan" is still popular and the soundtrack is still selling well, there is almost a tacit timeline. Whether it is TV stations or newspapers, all interviews with any Japanese actors have disappeared.

There were even a few Japanese crew members who were traveling near Shichahai and were refused by vendors when they bought soda.

"Japanese? No!"

The refusal without hesitation, the applause of the people around, broke the implicit indifference and put everything on the surface.

This move not only embarrassed the accompanying translator, but also made the Japanese feel like they were slapped in the face. They clearly felt that the enthusiasm of Beijing was declining and saw the unfriendly side of Beijing people.

Especially when they figured out the reason, they were too ashamed to express any dissatisfaction or protest.

Faced with the hostile attitude of the whole people, they could only take back the money in their hands, purse their dry lips, and leave with fear and disappointment.

But no matter what, even if they left a bad impression on Beijing in the end, the entire crew's filming mission in Yunyuan was successfully completed.

On July 9, not only did all the crew members pack their luggage and organize the filming equipment, leave Yunyuan, and fly to the next stop, Singapore, to continue filming.

Even Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko attended the opening ceremony of the Pierre Cardon Hotel on July 10 and returned to Japan on July 11.

Looking back, their wedding lasted from May 2 to July 11, for almost two months, spanning three countries: Japan, France, and China. This probably set a record for the longest marriage period.

Of course, this process was also very interesting and rewarding, and it was destined to be an unforgettable experience in their lives.

If they had to say that they had any regrets before returning to Japan, it was that they were still too busy.

Because each of them had their own careers, it was inevitable that they would have less time to be alone, and the value of this honeymoon was a bit diluted.

In addition, Kang Shude was reluctant to leave his tavern, and Jiang Nianyun also said that Yunyuan had many things to take care of, so they were unwilling to go to Japan with Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko.

Even though Han Yingming and his wife had been trying hard to invite their two relatives.

But the two old people didn't know whether they hated this country from the bottom of their hearts, or really didn't want to cause trouble to their relatives, or they didn't like to move when they were old. In short, they declined and found many reasons to shirk.

Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko were helpless, so they had to let them go.

Finally, there was one more thing, that is, the opening time of the fast food restaurant in Beijing was delayed again and again, and Ning Weimin was unable to see his fast food chain open this time.

This was purely unavoidable.

After all, the employees that Shen Cun had trained with great difficulty were transferred to Yunyuan to work, and the staff needed by the fast food restaurant had to be recruited and trained again.

Moreover, the more Jiang Nianyun cared about Yunyuan, the less meaningful she felt about life in the United States.

In addition, Ning Weimin repeatedly urged Shen Cun to sell the stocks as soon as possible to hedge risks, especially Kang Shude's vision and judgment as a disciple, and he had been persuading Jiang Nianyun, claiming that "this kid never does things that he is not sure of, even things that I am not optimistic about, he has a way to make a lot of money. His sense of money is better than mine."

In this way, Jiang Nianyun really believed it based on "it is better to believe it than not to believe it."

Especially seeing Ning Weimin persuade Matsumoto Keiko's parents to sell their stocks, she dared not take it lightly.

She simply arranged for her son to return to the United States and let him deal with the mother and son's property there.

First, sell most of the stocks in the account, and second, sell some of the real estate under her name.

After all, the old lady is a wise person. The so-called "sacred and inviolable personal property" in the United States is bullshit, especially the "permanent property rights" of real estate is a joke.

In order to maintain the existence of the house under your name, you need to constantly recharge it every year, pay property taxes, insurance, property fees and value-added tax.

And because of the existence of the "adverse property law", once the house is vacant and is discovered by the "house thieves" wandering on the streets of the United States and live in it for more than 30 days, the house may not be yours.

You may even have to be a sucker and pay the water and electricity bills for these bastards who have occupied your house.

So, when Jiang Nianyun asked her son to go back this time, she hoped that Shen Cun could sell all the residential houses under her name outside Chinatown, Manhattan and Long Island.

Especially the several apartments in the Flushing area, the public security is not good, there are many homeless people, and the high maintenance costs are not worth the loss.

The old lady's idea is that she would rather lose money than sell it in cash.

Since she has decided not to live in the United States, it is better to exchange the unsafe property for money. Holding the money in hand is worse than anything else.

And this also means that this time Shen Cun will not be able to return to the United States immediately.

There is no time limit for finding a suitable buyer for real estate transactions. Winter may come at the earliest.

However, from Ning Weimin's perspective, Jiang Nianyun's decisiveness at this time really puts him at ease.

It is his lifelong wish to use his foresight to avoid disasters for those close to him, and it is worth his efforts.

Listen to his advice and believe him. This is the greatest comfort and the best reward for his advice.

As for the situation in Japan, compared with the capital, it is naturally a completely different world of flowers.

Japan's Armistice Day is on August 15, so Japan at this time has no guilt for the war, nor has it reflected on the disaster of the war.

Especially Tokyo, Japan, is a society full of singing and dancing, feasting and drinking, material desires, and money worship and enjoyment.

Here, adult enjoyment is a matter of course.

This year, the bubble economy was accelerating. Except for the workers in small and medium-sized factories in the physical manufacturing industry who had to protest on May Day and hold up protest signs saying "anti-dismissal, anti-wage cuts", all other industries were thriving.

Especially in July, the midsummer began again. Various summer resorts and nightlife in Japan showed a colorful trend. Bars, dance halls, snooker, and nightclubs were crowded, and the yacht rental rate was rising.

Salaried workers can also use the summer holidays or paid vacations to travel or escape the heat.

Most of today's large Japanese companies have built employee villas in summer resorts or winter resorts. Employees can vacation at the seaside, mountains, and hot springs without spending a lot of money. It's so happy.

And since summer vacations have begun from elementary school to university, students have become an important part of summer consumption.

Unlike those poor children in the Republic, they spend their summer vacations in a simple way such as swimming, cycling, reading, fighting, and catching dragonflies.

Under the special economic bubble background, Japanese families, which are already extremely wealthy, are able to support their children to enjoy various hobbies.

Therefore, many students use the summer vacation to train and carry out club activities that cannot be fully carried out during class.

Needless to say, these hobbies cost money.

So jerseys, sneakers, baseball bats, gloves, musical instruments, and records are all in the peak sales season.

Of course, there are also many students who use their vacations to work and use the money they earn to travel abroad and have fun.

Therefore, not only have travel prices soared, but tickets for various concerts, movies, and performances have also become hard to get.

It has to be said that there is a world of difference between Japanese students today and in the past.

In the past, Japanese students worked part-time to save tuition and living expenses, while now Japanese students work part-time to travel, buy electronic products or buy new clothes, etc., to meet their hobbies and consumption needs.

However, at the same time, because of the growth of vanity and driven by material desires, they are eager to make money in the fastest way to quickly get high-end bags and clothes that their peers envy.

The "compensated dating" of Japanese schoolgirls has begun to spread from its initial silent growth, becoming a social problem that is currently being criticized.

Such side effects not only make the Japanese government lose face and have a lot of headaches, but also make many students' parents heartbroken and angry.

As for Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko, they could even feel the obvious difference from the mainland as soon as they got off the plane.

For example, Matsumoto Keiko bought a Japanese fashion magazine "POPEYE" to learn about the latest changes in Japan's fashion trends.

The cover of this magazine is a business men's bag from the Italian BOLD brand, a glass from the French Baccarat, and a leather shoe from J.M. Weston.

This was the so-called "must-have item" at the time.

The magazine also came with a special edition titled "Urban Essential Brand Guide". When you open this special edition, you can see that

the magazine introduces three popular products for three groups of people, female college students, female white-collar workers, and men.

The magazine wrote: "College girls must use Chanel", followed by Tiffany and Hermes.

Then, "Office girls cannot live without Chanel", followed by Hermes and Cartier.

In the male column, it says, "The watch that men want is Rolex's Oyster Perpetual", the second is TAG Heuer, and the third is Hublot.

Without looking carefully, you can find that the content of this magazine is not fashion at all, but luxury, full of luxury.

Why?

Because of the vanity competition of consumer society, which is everywhere in Japan at this time.

The Japanese of this era, from top to bottom, like the power, classic style and popularity brought by luxury goods.

And these things that are obviously ridiculously expensive, in the current booming bubble economy, are just things that most Japanese can afford when traveling abroad.

So for this, even Ning Weimin has long been accustomed to running between the two sides.

But suddenly from a quiet and simple economically backward environment, suddenly came to an environment of material desires and indulgence, there is still a sense of traveling through time and space in an instant.

If it weren't for the increasing number of Chinese students coming to Japan, he would be able to see those compatriots who are obviously poorly dressed at the airport, reminding him all the time that this is still the 1980s.

I'm afraid he really would mistakenly think that he had returned to his previous life.

That's not all. In the two months after Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko left, the song "Breakout" by the British hipster group Swing Sisters became a hit in Japan.

Even if you are standing in the terminal, you can often hear this song, and you can fully feel the extreme happiness advocated in the song anytime and anywhere.

"The status quo will never change. Even if tomorrow is still unknown, you should not miss the destined opportunity. What are you waiting for? The opportunity is coming, either success or bankruptcy. Come on, rush forward..."

The lyrics of this song seem to reflect Oe Kenzaburo's novel "Jump Before You See".

But even so, there is no song more suitable for the bubble economy period than this.

In today's Japan, many people live in the happiness of believing that "the carnival will never end".

Especially at this time, let alone no one will believe that Japanese society will one day usher in the collapse of the bubble economy.

Even the warning that "Black Monday" will bring them a heavy blow, no one has the slightest foresight.

To be honest, when the time came, Ning Weimin, who fully understood how the disaster happened, didn't know what his feelings and emotions were towards these Japanese.

He seemed to be in the beginning of a disaster movie, looking forward to and struggling with the tragic fate of these ignorant people in the future.

What he expected was that the happier the Japanese were now, the greater the gap would be in the future.

There must be something hateful about pitiful people, and he had no sympathy at all for the suffering that the Japanese were about to encounter.

What he struggled with was that although many people knew what had happened in Japan.

But after all, no one could experience it personally like him and see it so clearly, and human greed was really an incurable thing.

Especially in the era before he traveled through time, his country was also in the predicament of the real estate bubble.

He had not yet seen how his country resolved this hidden danger and solved the problem.

How can we break through this predicament and break a new path, and not repeat Japan's mistakes?

This is the question that he has always been eager to find the answer to in his heart.