Reborn Industrial Tycoon

The negotiations were successfully completed and the trade delegation also booked their flights back home.

The air tickets are due in three days, so the members of the trade group can still spend three days in Tokyo. Taking advantage of this time, everyone can visit Tokyo, do some shopping, and bring some gifts to their families.

In 1990, going abroad was not easy to lose, and going to a developed country was a rare opportunity.

At that time, when I went abroad, I had to buy all the gifts from all the relatives of my seven aunts and eight aunts. If I accidentally missed any one, my relatives would resent you for the rest of their lives.

There are also many products worth buying in Japan. In the 1980s, they were household appliances, and in the 1990s, they were various electronic products. For example, the latest Sony mobile phone that Li Weidong bought was bought in two stores in Shanghai and Guangzhou.

In the city, it can be sold even if it doubles.

At that time, only cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou in China had so-called mobile communication systems, and the signals were still very poor. For ordinary people, mobile phones were really far away.

Therefore, products such as the compact and exquisite Walkman, the CD player that can be carried around, the point-and-shoot camera that can be operated with one hand, and the tape recorder that was very popular in the country at that time were all products that the Chinese people preferred.

Japan in the 1980s and 1990s happened to be the best at manufacturing such products.

So after breakfast, all the people from the trade group gathered in front of the hotel, planning to go shopping in Japanese shopping malls together.

Chinese people are like this when traveling abroad. They like to get together and engage in group activities. When there are more people, the quality of each person is also uneven, and there will be a chaos wherever they go.

Especially when it comes to shopping, a large group of people often rush into a store and start shopping frantically. When they see others buying a certain product, they want to follow suit and buy one themselves.

However, for merchants, they like this kind of customers the most, buying things in piles, entering empty-handed, and leaving with large and small bags.

At the door of the hotel, Xie Hui called Li Weidong closer and asked: "Director Li, I heard that you are familiar with Tokyo. I want to buy a point-and-shoot camera, but I don't know where to go?"

"Then we must go to Akihabara!" Li Weidong replied.

"Director Li, I want to buy a video recorder, where should I go?" Director Tang asked.

"Go to Akihabara!" Li Weidong replied.

Next to him, Lao Wang, who has a bad lumbar spine, also came over: "My little girl insists that I buy her a Walkman."

"We have to go to Akihabara too!" Li Weidong gave the same answer.

"Director Li, why do you always go to Akihabara? Are there many department stores in Akihabara?" Song Jinlong couldn't help but ask.

Li Weidong explained: "If you are buying household appliances and electronic products, your first choice is Akihabara. There is the most famous electrical street in Japan, where you can find all kinds of household appliances and electronic products. The key is that in the stores in Akihabara,

Many shop assistants speak English.”

"The clerk can speak English, which is really convenient." Xie Hui nodded.

After all, Xie Hui is engaged in foreign trade. Although he does not understand Japanese, he can speak English.

The situation of the others is similar. Director Tang and Director Jiang are both old foreign traders and both can speak a few words of English.

Song Jinlong is a top student who graduated from Tsinghua University and has no problem communicating with others in English. Others at Huanghai Petrochemical are also high-level engineers and all understand English.

Li Weidong went on to introduce: "After the end of World War II, a large number of American products poured into Japan, and the best-selling product at that time was radios. In the early 1950s, Tokyo reorganized street vendors, and those selling radios were concentrated in one place.

That is Akihabara.

Later, Japan began to manufacture household appliances, which were initially sold in Akihabara. By the 1960s, Akihabara had formed a market for household appliances. Seventy years later, Akihabara became a center for selling electronic equipment.

Zone, the video recorders, walkmans, and cameras you just mentioned can all be purchased in Akihabara.

In addition, in the past two years, Akihabara has also begun to sell high-tech products. If you want to buy a mobile phone or a computer, you can also go to Akihabara."

"Brother, that thing costs tens of thousands, I can't afford it! As for the computer, I don't understand it, and it's useless to buy it!" Director Tang shook his head.

Xie Hui said: "I get angry when I mention computers. Not long ago, a computer learning machine came out on the market. It was said to be able to learn computers. In the end, I bought one for my grandson, but who knew that he would use it instead?"

He’s playing video games! He’s such a good kid, but he almost became a bad learner! I don’t know who the heartless guy was who invented such a wicked thing!”

Li Weidong suddenly looked embarrassed. He did not dare to say that he invented the learning machine to avoid being beaten.

So Li Weidong quickly changed the topic and continued: "Everyone, there are some duty-free shops in Akihabara. When we buy things, show your passport to the shop assistant, and the better you can get tax-free treatment.

However, don’t think that the goods in duty-free shops are high-quality and low-priced. Businessmen in Akihabara are not fools. Many stores quietly raise their prices. In fact, the price of the goods may be more expensive.

On the contrary, taxable stores are aimed at Japanese people. They don’t dare to mark prices randomly. The prices are relatively transparent, and even if tax is added, they are cheaper. So when buying goods, you should shop around.

good!"

As Li Weidong was talking, the bus had already arrived and everyone got on the bus.

Ye Jun, the licking dog, came to He Anan's seat again, pointed to the empty seat next to him, and asked: "An'an, is there anyone next to you?"

"There is someone!" He Anan replied without hesitation, making it clear that he did not want Ye Jun to sit next to him.

"Oh." Ye Jun could only run to the seat behind He Anan and sit down, and then forced himself to find a topic: "An'an, what are you going to buy later?"

"I don't know." He Anan obviously didn't want to talk to Ye Liigou.

At this moment, Li Weidong also came over.

"Is there anyone around?" Li Weidong asked directly.

Before He Anan could answer, Ye Jun took the lead and said, "This position is occupied!"

However, He Anan moved directly to the window seat and said: "There is no one in this seat, you can sit down!"

Ye Liigou suddenly felt that he was very worried!

Li Weidong asked: "What are you going to buy?"

"I plan to buy a Walkman, a smaller one, so I can listen to Japanese and music." He Anan said.

The same question again, different answers, and the licking dog got stabbed again.

Li Weidong said: "Then I suggest you buy Sony. Sony is better at Walkmans. I'll go shopping with you later. There should be many stores selling Walkmans in Akihabara."

Looking at Li Weidong and He Anan talking and laughing in front of him, Ye Liigou's heart was full of envy, jealousy and hatred, but he was helpless.

Soon, the bus took everyone to the Electrical Appliance Street in Akihabara. Everyone got off the bus and started to shop around.

Li Weidong took He Anan to buy a Walkman, and Ye Liigou also joined in.

"Ye Translator, why are you following me?" He Anan asked coldly.

"Don't you want to buy a Walkman? I want to buy a Walkman too, let's go together! Maybe buying two at a time can be cheaper," Ye Jun said.

If the licking dog insists on following him shamelessly, He Anan has no choice but to kick him away!

Li Weidong also stared at Ye Liigou with some dissatisfaction, and began to think about how to get rid of this light bulb.

The three of them walked into an electrical appliance store. The electrical appliance store was large in scale and had a full range of home appliances. There was a row of 33-inch color TVs at the door.

"This color TV is so big!" He Anan said in amazement.

In the 1990s, domestic TVs were generally 18-inch, and occasionally there were 21-inch TVs, which were considered large color TVs. As for 33-inch color TVs, many people had never seen them.

Li Weidong glanced at the large color TV and said, "This should be a 33-inch one, or a Panasonic one. It is also the most advanced TV set in Japan."

"The TV is showing foreign movies! Look at that man wearing this mask with two ears on it. It's so strange!" He An'an continued.

Li Weidong took a closer look and found that what was playing on the TV was the trailer for the "Batman" movie.

This is the 1989 version of "Batman". The villain Joker played by Nicholson is no less than the later Heath Ledger. The box office of 410 million US dollars also proves that this is a very good film.

Film.

So Li Weidong introduced: "This movie is called "Batman", and Batman is an American superhero."

"Superhero? What do you do?" He Anan asked.

"It's like a hero in a martial arts novel, with superb martial arts skills, punishing rape and eliminating evil." Li Weidong explained.

"Is this Batman very good at martial arts?" He Anan asked again.

"Martial arts, it's okay, it mainly relies on technology!" Li Weidong continued; "There are many such superheroes in American comics and film and television dramas, mainly divided into rich and poor. The rich rely on technology, and the poor

By mutation.”

"Mutation? What kind of mutation?" He Anan definitely didn't understand this.

Li Weidong then explained: "Let me explain it to you this way. Rich heroes spend money to buy a few secret books, and after practicing, they become more powerful; heroes without money always jump off the cliff and enter the cave by chance.

Picking up a secret book. Mutation is equivalent to picking up a secret book."

He Anan nodded in understanding.

However, Li Weidong suddenly thought of a way to get rid of Ye Liangou.

"I can learn from Batman and use money powers!"

Li Weidong instantly formed a plan in his mind.

After that, Li Weidong accompanied He An'an to go shopping in the electrical appliance store and chose a Walkman, while Ye Liigou followed the two of them like a shadow.

After buying the Walkman, the three people walked out of the electronics store. Li Weidong said: "Let's go shopping nearby. In Akihabara, in addition to the home appliance street, there are many unique shops."

He Anan nodded without hesitation. Shopping is a woman's nature!

So Li Weidong took He Anan and left the home appliance street and wandered around Akihabara.

"There is an ice cream shop in front, let's go and try it?" Li Weidong pointed to a Haagen-Dazs dessert shop.

Haagen-Dazs entered the Japanese market in 1984, and there are Haagen-Dazs dessert shops in many prosperous business districts in Japan.

He Anan also knows the goods. He looked at the sign and said, "Is that Haagen-Dazs?"

"Yes!" After Li Weidong said that, he walked towards the Haagen-Dazs dessert shop.

Young girls are always irresistible to delicious desserts, not to mention He Anan has become accustomed to eating and drinking with Li Weidong, so she and Li Weidong walked to the Haagen-Dazs dessert shop.

Ye Jun, the licking dog, of course had to stay close and followed the two of them into the Haagen-Dazs dessert shop.

"Welcome!" The clerk greeted Li Weidong and He An'an warmly. In her opinion, they must be a couple, and couples tend to make more money.

"What flavor do you want to eat?" Li Weidong asked He An'an.

"Chocolate, strawberry, and matcha." He Anan ordered a three-ball ice cream.

"Then I want the vanilla and rum flavor, and you can also add chocolate." Li Weidong said, taking out his wallet, ordering and paying, and then he and He Anan walked to a seat aside to wait.

"Sir, what do you want to order?" the clerk asked Ye Liangou behind.

At this time, Ye Jun, the licking dog, had not eaten the ice cream yet, but when he saw the price of the ice cream, he already felt chilled in his heart.

"What kind of ice cream is this? It costs 268 yen! It's so expensive!"

Haagen-Dazs in Japan is actually cheaper than in China. If you travel to Japan in the future, you can enjoy Haagen-Dazs to your heart’s content.

However, in 1990, Haagen-Dazs ice cream priced at 268 yen was definitely a luxury product in the eyes of the Chinese!

Ye Junren was already standing in front of the counter, and not far away was the goddess He Anan. It would be too shameful to leave now if she was too expensive!

"No one loses!" Thinking of this, Dog Licking Ye Jun gritted his teeth, pointed at one of the flavors, and said, "I want this!"

"Would you like one?" the clerk asked politely.

Ye Jun nodded, thinking that I wouldn't want to eat it even if I said too much!

"Please wait a moment!" The clerk bowed politely, then quickly picked up an egg roll holder, dug out an ice cream ball for Ye Jun, and then handed it over with both hands: "Sir, your ice cream is ready!"

Ye Jun took the cone holder and looked at the small ice cream ball, his heart bleeding.

"Such a small thing costs 268 yen. If it were stored in China, how many doll-head ice creams could I buy?"

Ye Jun took a lick gently and found that the taste was really good, better than doll's head ice cream. It seemed that it was expensive for a reason.

At this time, Li Weidong and He Anan's ice cream was also ready.

Three ice cream balls, placed in a beautiful glass, with sauce drizzled on top and some jelly beans sprinkled on top, look very beautiful.

Ye Jun looked at the beautiful three balls, then looked at the single ball in his hand, and suddenly felt that the ice cream in his mouth had lost its taste.

After eating the ice cream, the three of them continued to wander around Akihabara.

From the corner of his eye, Li Weidong spotted a store with a green signboard and a white siren on it.

Li Weidong immediately turned around and asked He Anan: "You have been shopping for a long time, are you thirsty?"

"A little thirsty." He Anan nodded.

Ye Liigou, who was next to him, immediately came over and said, "Are you thirsty? I'm going to buy you a drink. I remember I just passed by a vending machine with Coca-Cola in it."

Li Weidong said: "We just had ice cream, now it's better to drink something hot. Let's go have a cup of coffee. There is a coffee shop over there!"

Li Weidong said, pointing to Starbucks not far away.

He Anan looked at the letters on the photo and asked, "Is that Starbucks coffee?"

Hearing the words "Starbucks coffee", Ye Jun couldn't help but feel nervous, and he subconsciously touched his wallet.

He An'an continued: "I heard the teacher say that Starbucks is American coffee, it's quite high-end!"

"In the United States, Starbucks is a common drink, similar to the sodas sold at roadside stalls." Li Weidong said.

"Common people's drink? Roadside stall soda? That must not be very expensive, right!" Ye Jun breathed a sigh of relief.

So Li Weidong and He Anan were in front, and Ye Jun was behind, and the three of them walked to Starbucks.

While walking, Li Weidong said: "In the 19th century, the Dutch brought coffee to Japan, but the Japanese did not like the taste of coffee. They thought coffee was very bitter. It was not until after World War II that Americans brought coffee to Japan.

, the Japanese gradually accepted coffee after seeing American soldiers drinking coffee.

However, most Japanese people still prefer to drink tea, and coffee still lacks a market in Japan. In the end, Nestlé came up with a way to sell coffee candies in Japan, so that children who grew up eating coffee candies will get used to coffee.

taste.

Now, those children who ate coffee candies have grown into adults in their twenties and thirties, and they are also accustomed to drinking coffee. Therefore, many coffee shops have appeared across Japan, and even Japan's unique coffee culture has been cultivated!

"

He Anan looked at Li Weidong with admiration again. This kind of knowledgeable man has always been very attractive to young girls with little experience.

The three of them walked into the coffee shop. Ye Jun immediately looked at the price list, and his heart felt cold again!

"Coffee latte costs 330 yen for a small cup, 370 yen for a medium cup, and 410 yen for a large cup. Why is it more expensive than Haagen-Dazs ice cream! Aren't you talking about a civilian drink? Aren't you talking about roadside soda? Which one?

Sodas at roadside stalls cost 370 yen!”

Starbucks in Japan is also cheaper than in China. However, for Chinese people in the 1990s, Starbucks is also a luxury product. For the price of a cup of Starbucks, you can go to a restaurant and order a few hard dishes, guaranteed to have chicken, fish, meat and eggs.

Li Weidong directly ordered two large cups of latte. After paying the money, he walked aside to wait. The female clerk at the counter looked at Ye Jun very politely: "Sir, what would you like to order?"

"Let's take a latte!" Ye Jun said.

"Would you like a small cup, a medium cup or a large cup?" the clerk then asked.

"Just a small cup!" Ye Jun took out 330 yen and reluctantly handed it to the clerk.

…

After buying coffee, the three of them left Starbucks.

Li Weidong quietly looked at Ye Jun and said to himself that this licking dog is really strong.

The next second, Li Weidong pointed to a building not far away and said, "There is a cinema there, let's go watch a movie?"

"What's so good about the movie!" Ye Jun curled his lips.

Li Weidong said: "You can see Hollywood blockbusters in Japanese cinemas!"

He An'an immediately became interested when he heard "Hollywood blockbuster".

At that time, Chinese movie theaters were all filled with domestic films, and there were no Hollywood blockbusters at all.

Domestic cinemas had to wait until the end of 1994 to introduce Hollywood blockbusters, so if Chinese people wanted to watch Hollywood movies at that time, they had to go to the video tape.

However, at that time, the video tapes were mainly Hong Kong films, all of which were dubbed in Mandarin. Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-fat were the most popular.

Even though Hollywood movies are available on video tapes, no one specializes in dubbing them, let alone adding subtitles. People who don't understand English can just watch the images.

Therefore, no one in China buys the videotapes of Hollywood movies at all. Even those who pirate videotapes are too lazy to make Hollywood movies.

Seeing that He Anan was very interested in Hollywood movies, Li Weidong continued: "A Hollywood blockbuster was recently released, which is so exciting that it is said to have a chance to win an Oscar. It is definitely worth watching!"

"The romance between ghosts and ghosts is over? Is this a horror movie?" He Anan asked.

"No, it's a romance movie." Li Weidong replied.

Girls in their early twenties are still very interested in romance movies, so He Anan nodded: "Then let's go watch a movie."

The three of them walked to the cinema. He Anan looked at the list of movies that were showing and said, "There's no "The Love of Ghosts" on it!"

"This is, "Survivor"." Li Weidong pointed to one of the movies.

"I really want to hug you once?" He Anan translated this sentence into Chinese.

Li Weidong nodded: "This is the Japanese translation. The Chinese translation is 'The love between humans and ghosts is not over'. Is it better than the Japanese translation? Okay, I'm going to buy a ticket now!"

After Li Weidong finished speaking, he looked at Ye Jun and continued: "Translator Ye, do you want to come together? If you don't come, the three of us won't be able to sit together!"

After hearing this, Ye Jun immediately followed him.

"Watching a movie shouldn't be expensive, right? Movie tickets in China only cost 40 to 50 cents each. Even if they are ten times more expensive in Japan, they only cost 4 to 5 yuan. It's much cheaper than eating Haagen-Dazs or drinking Starbucks!

"Ye Liangou thought to himself.

When he came to the ticket window, Li Weidong bought two movie tickets, then turned and left.

Ye Jun immediately stepped forward and said, "I want a movie ticket next to the person just now."

"Okay, the conductor printed out a movie ticket and said, "Sir, the price is 1,800 yen."

"How much?" Ye Jun wondered if he heard wrongly.

"1800 yen!" the conductor repeated.

"Why is it so expensive? It's equivalent to more than 120 yuan, which is almost my monthly salary!" Ye Jun was shocked.

Ye Jun originally thought that a movie ticket in Japan would cost at most seventy or eighty yen, but he didn't expect it to be as high as 1,800 yen!

For a moment, Ye Jun felt the urge to refund the check.

"No, if I refund the ticket now, I will be looked down upon by He Anan in the future!"

Thinking of this, Ye Jun took out 1,800 yen from his wallet with difficulty and handed it to the salesperson.

Movie tickets in Japan are really expensive, but there are discounts for women, students and the elderly. In addition, Japanese cinemas often hold some discounts. On average, each movie ticket is about 1,300 yen.

Li Weidong and Ye Jun bought full-price tickets. Even for Japan, watching a full-price movie is a bit expensive.

…

After watching a scene of "The Love Between Ghosts and Humans", He Anan's eyes turned red from crying.

When I walked out of the cinema, it was already time to eat.

"Let's go have a meal. I know there is a good barbecue restaurant nearby! I said I would treat you to barbecue last time, so I can make up for it this time!" Li Weidong said to He Anan.

Ye Jun immediately came up to him: "Eating barbecue? Wouldn't it be too greasy!"

In fact, Ye Jun's subtext was "Eating barbecue? Isn't it too expensive?".

Li Weidong smiled and said: "Japanese Kobe Wagyu beef, you will never get tired of eating it."

"What? I want to eat Kobe Wagyu beef!" Ye Jun felt bitter in his heart.

The three of them walked for a while and arrived at the barbecue restaurant.

Li Weidong looked at the billboard at the door and said, "We are lucky today, and there is a discount!"

Hearing that there was a discount, Ye Jun quickly looked at the billboard.

I saw it said "4A Kobe Wagyu beef set meal for one person, original price 18,000 yen, current price 16,800 yen!"

"Sixteen thousand and eighty!" Ye Jun was stunned.

"Let's go in!" Li Weidong directly took He Anan's hand and walked into the barbecue restaurant.

This time, Ye Jun finally didn't follow up.

Ye Jun really can’t afford the 16,800 yen Kobe Wagyu beef!