National Tide 1980

The Japanese New Year holiday lasts for seven days, starting on December 28th and ending on January 3rd.

January 4th is the first day of work for the Japanese government and major companies.

However, on this day, the main job of Japanese people is not to hold meetings or get into work immediately, but to visit shrines to pray for blessings.

You know, in Japan, the word "superstition" is not a derogatory one, but a positive one.

It means following traditional culture, adhering to ancient inheritance, placing your own hopes, and praying for the health of your family and the prosperity of your business.

Because of this, Japanese people rush to the shrine very seriously and devoutly on the first day of work in the New Year.

And this is true for people of all social classes, from top to bottom.

Especially as the top leader of Japan, he must take the lead and set an example in this matter.

According to the rules established in 1967, the then Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone had to rush from Tokyo to Ise City in Mie Prefecture, 800 kilometers away, to visit Ise Jingu.

Amaterasu, the protector of Japan and the ancestral god of the Japanese royal family, is enshrined there.

Nakasone Yasuhiro visited the shrine as the Prime Minister of Japan, not only to pray for the peace and prosperity of the country and the people, to express respect for the royal family, but also to pray for better political achievements in his new year of governance.

As for the Japanese people, of course they cannot compare with the Prime Minister.

There is no need to travel so far to pay homage to Amaterasu.

As ordinary people, you can just visit and pray for blessings in the places where you live.

In Tokyo, there is one shrine that is the busiest on January 4th, and that is Kanda Shrine.

Kanda Shrine is located in Chiyoda District, Tokyo, not far from Akihabara Electric Town, and worships Kanda Myojin.

It is said that during the "Sekihara War" in 1600 AD.

On the day of the decisive battle, the Eastern Army led by Tokugawa Ieyasu held prayers at Kanda Shrine before they won a complete victory and achieved Japanese hegemony.

So since then, Kanda Shrine, as the patron saint of Edo, Tokyo, began to be respected by the people of Tokyo.

To apply the Chinese concept, this is basically equivalent to the City God of Tokyo.

Therefore, all major business people in Tokyo come here to pay homage on January 4th.

In particular, there are more than a thousand CEOs and key cadres of listed companies. Today, there is no shortage of them. They all rushed to the shrine in groups to pay homage.

They pray that Japan's economy will prosper in the new year, that America's dad will be more generous, and that the stock market will turn around and rise.

Although Keiko Matsumoto is an artist, she is not exempt from vulgarity.

After all, the entire firm works around her, and the livelihoods of seven people depend on her.

So as a legal person of the office, she can't just think about herself. In order for her subordinates to work peacefully, she also has to go to Kanda Shrine to join in the fun.

Therefore, the matter of traveling with Ning Weimin cannot be just left.

Considering that on January 5th, she still had to go to the office to make arrangements.

Then the day when they can really set off will be January 6.

…

I’m actually going to travel with Matsumoto Keiko!

What a dream!

What happens during the trip?

It’s really exciting...

But so far it has only been to the extent of holding hands, and I haven't really kissed or hugged him yet.

From sharing tableware to sharing pillows, there are obviously many difficulties that need to be overcome...

At eleven o'clock in the morning on January 4, Ning Weimin was lying on his bed, thinking.

Let the sunlight shine through the white curtains and shine on his face, which was staring at the corner in ecstasy.

Although his body has fully recovered, he no longer feels any weakness or discomfort.

Even this time he slept until he woke up naturally, sleeping for eleven hours, but he still didn't want to move.

Because his mind was entirely focused on imagining what would happen to Matsumoto Keiko during his future travels.

Expectation and desire, as well as random thoughts about "Yunyanyanjinbuyao", turned him into a lazy man who couldn't bear to leave his bed.

Although he has not yet experienced the "spring night spent under the warm tent of hibiscus", he has also experienced the feeling of "spring night is bitter but short and the day is rising", and he only thinks that "from now on the king will not go to court early".

No future!

Really useless!

After lying there for another five minutes, even I felt that I was about to fall into the direction of "debauchery".

So Ning Weimin became worried, yawned, stretched, and lazily got out of bed and walked to the bathroom.

But just as he was washing up, the phone at the entrance rang.

He had to rinse his mouth in a hurry, and subconsciously ran out to answer the phone with a towel, without even having time to wipe off the toothpaste on his mouth.

I'm not afraid of anything else, I'm just afraid of calls from government departments looking for trouble.

After all, the property under his name just had a security problem in the first two days.

If something goes wrong and I can't stay in Japan, I'll be in big trouble.

"How are you feeling? Are you still feeling unwell?"

Fortunately, when he answered the phone and found out it was Matsumoto Keiko, Ning Weimin breathed a long sigh of relief.

He coughed twice subconsciously before answering the phone with peace of mind and wiping the toothpaste off his mouth with a towel.

"No, it's good. Have you eaten?"

"It's still a little early. But I've made an appointment with someone, and I'm going to have dinner at a very high-end place soon. Do you want to come with me?"

Matsumoto Keiko's tone was unhurried, but Ning Weimin could hear the subtext, she was joking.

So, he took advantage of the trick and deliberately teased her.

"Okay. Where are you? I'm going to find you."

"Hey? Do you really want to come here? It's a bit far away."

Matsumoto Keiko was really surprised.

"It doesn't matter, you've already spoken. Just say it, I'll call a taxi."

Saying this, Matsumoto Keiko could only tell the truth.

"I'm sorry, I... was joking just now. In fact... it's not very convenient. Because they are all dinner parties for female artists, and there are no men. Some of them are industry seniors..."

But Ning Weimin didn't stop there and actually pushed a step further, deliberately appearing to be frivolous.

"Then I want to go even more. Didn't you say you could take me to see famous actors? Do you have Chieko Baisho? Do you have Komaki Kurihara?"

"Sorry, it really can't be done this time. If you want to see them, can I arrange it for you at another time?"

I noticed Matsumoto Keiko's tone from the microphone. In addition to nervousness, she also felt disappointed.

Ning Weimin couldn't help laughing, and then said that he was joking too.

"I'm not kidding you anymore. You are the only star in my heart. Qingzi, I'm not interested in any actress other than you. So please don't be angry and go to the dinner with peace of mind."

On the phone, Matsumoto Keiko immediately laughed angrily.

But he obviously doesn't mind, and he doesn't find this childish joke boring at all.

"Then go find a restaurant to eat in a while. Don't always eat so simply to save trouble. Eat more nourishing things, especially vegetables and fruits."

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

"You're so polite..."

"It's not that I'm being polite, I'm afraid of being spoiled. No one has ever been so kind to me..."

"Is that so? I feel like I haven't done enough..."

In this way, it went on for a while. Only the two of them found it interesting, but it was completely able to make outsiders greet each other sweetly.

Only then did Matsumoto Keiko remember the real purpose of making this call.

"By the way, there is something important that I haven't said yet. I almost forgot. I also want to ask your opinion about the travel destination. Let's go to Kanazawa first, shall we? It's an ancient city near the Sea of ​​Japan... "

Of course Ning Weimin had no objection. He didn't know much about Japan anyway, so why didn't he listen to the other party?

"I have no objection. Just go to Kanazawa, I'm very interested."

"Then...shall we drive there?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

A few simple words make Matsumoto Keiko infinitely satisfied.

A woman's whole life, in fact, all she wants is the thoughtfulness of her lover.

For women, nothing is as good as this.

"One more thing, can you...please go out and buy some water, food and other things?"

"Oh, Qingzi, why are you so polite? Well, just tell me everything you want, and I'll take a note and write it down..."

"Okay, then none of us should be polite anymore."

"It's long overdue."

"I'm serious. I can do it, but can you do it?"

"What are you doubting? Of course I can."

"Okay, you have to keep your word. Listen to me, I need you to buy it for me..."

Just like that, Matsumoto Keiko said, Ning Weimin found a pen and paper and took notes.

However, when she finished remembering what she wanted to buy, Matsumoto Keiko didn't stop talking. Instead, she changed the topic and pretended to be understated.

"I also put a bank card in the drawer of your desk. The password is 1-4-1-0-6. Just remember it and use the money in this card to buy things..."

Ning Weimin, who was extremely relaxed, never expected that Keiko Matsumoto would do something like this.

Surprised, the man's pride was a little hurt, and he immediately protested.

"No, I have money, I have enough money. You don't have to do this..."

But despite this, Matsumoto Keiko, who had laid a verbal trap long ago, clung to his promise just now and said something.

"What's wrong? You just said you could do it. Why do you regret it so quickly? Can I really believe what you said?"

Ning Weimin was speechless immediately.

Only then did I realize that I had actually fallen into a language trap, and I remembered the famous words of Yin Susu admonishing Zhang Wuji in "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" - "My child, when you grow up, beware of women lying to you. The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie to you." !”

Mr. Jin, please don’t deceive me!

But it's annoying because Matsumoto Keiko is so good at coaxing people.

Even from an emotional point of view, she completely blocked the possibility of Ning Weimin's rejection.

"If you refuse, of course you can, but do you know what the PIN number on this bank card means?"

"I have no idea."

Ning Weimin really couldn't answer this question.

He just guessed based on intuition that it should be a numerical code related to Japanese.

And he also understands that if a woman asks a man to guess a question, it is often a sign of love.

In other words, letting men guess first and then giving the answer themselves should be a woman's natural way of showing love.

So even if you know, you should say you don't know. This is a smarter approach.

Sure enough, Keiko Matsumoto on the phone said word for word, "Then let me tell you, these numbers mean 'I love you.'" (1——あい4——し10——て6——る)

Then he asked him with great grievance, "Now...can you still be brave enough to reject me? Do you really want to reject my feelings? I will be sad..."

Of course Ning Weimin couldn't refuse.

As a result, there was silence for a long time, and he could only endure it.

"That...that's fine. Thank you..."

"That's right. Just treat it as your own money, don't think about it too much... I'm going to die."

Listening to Matsumoto Keiko's tone, her tone instantly became lighter, and she even hung up the phone with a little pride.

Ning Weimin felt mixed emotions in his heart. He leaned against the wall and was in a daze for a while.

The beeping busy tone coming from the microphone that had been placed next to his ear, accompanied by his unsteady heartbeat, seemed to turn the microphone into an electrode, sending a steady stream of hot current throughout his body.

In the past, he always thought that people in the entertainment industry were all utilitarian animals, and everyone only liked the flashy.

The relationship between men and women is extremely chaotic, and the root cause is the exchange of interests.

Whether the man cheated on the woman or the woman cuckolded the man, they all deserved it.

These unlucky people can only blame themselves for having too many desires and greed, and not having enough IQ and EQ.

This is why he has never planned to date domestic female celebrities. He has prejudices against this circle.

But since he accidentally met Matsumoto Keiko, his idea began to change.

Because Matsumoto Keiko not only fascinated him immediately, but also because Keiko was definitely not a woman who worshiped money.

He is also very humble, intelligent and considerate.

The longer you stay in contact with her, the more you will discover her strengths.

So to this day, Ning Weimin can no longer express such cruel views and harsh arguments.

That's absolutely true! Too extreme!

And he is now very convinced that he is indeed in love.

Not only does she love Matsumoto Keiko's body, but she also loves her temperament and character.

I love her attitude towards life and career, as well as her courage and persistence in giving for love.

Just like that, when I walked into the study and opened the drawer, I really found the bank card.

Ning Weimin couldn't help but ponder it carefully while holding it in his hand, pondering over it for a long time.

But what he didn't even expect was when he went to the bank business office to check the balance in his card.

Unexpectedly, I didn't pay attention and was moved again.

Because the account balance displayed after this bank card was inserted into the ATM machine was not only still the magic number that could express love, but it was also surprisingly large, far exceeding Ning Weimin's personal expectations!

14,106,000 yen!

To be honest, if Ning Weimin wanted to go with it, it would be great if he had 1.8 million in his pocket.

But the fact is that the card amount is more than 14 million!

This made him take a breath of cold air on the spot, which was almost uncontrollable.

He has been in Tokyo for a long time, and he has a certain understanding of all aspects of Japan's social environment.

So he knew in his heart that this amount of money was not only equivalent to four years of income of an ordinary Japanese white-collar worker, but also almost equivalent to the after-tax salary of one of Keiko Matsumoto's movies.

Even in Tokyo, it is undoubtedly a lot of money!

Not to mention that he also understands Keiko Matsumoto and knows that she is not a woman who spends money lavishly and is greedy for pleasure.

What's more, Matsumoto Keiko herself also has certain financial troubles.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have wanted to sell the house in the first place.

Under such circumstances, she actually gave herself such a large sum of money and allowed herself to use it as she pleased.

What is this indicating?

Thinking of this and looking at the electronic screen of the ATM machine, Ning Weimin couldn't help feeling sad and excited.

Sure enough, it is the hardest to accept the kindness of a beautiful woman!

It seems that Qingzi really wants to spoil him rotten...

Then he made a decision that he would not spend a cent of the money in this card.

And he turned around and called his stockbroker, Kenichi Sagawa of Nomura Securities.

He said that he wanted to open a separate account in his own name and also hoped to buy some shares of Hanwa Industrial.