National Tide 1980.

Chapter 1261 Another Couple

Ning Weimin and Qingzi are both sober and happy.

In this dazzling Japanese society, in this current bubble era full of desires.

Their greatest luck is that they have not become slaves captured by money and desire.

They understand the meaning of love, the essence of life, and their own worth, and will seriously consider how to maintain these most precious things.

This is really not easy.

In fact, most people, in this world full of decadence and debauchery, are immersed in the confusion of desire and cannot extricate themselves, becoming fools who lack self-control and self-awareness.

Even people like Ning Weimin, who clearly understand these principles, often lack sufficient ability and strength to do the right thing, and can only go with the flow and become poor people crushed by the times.

If you don’t believe it, just look at another newlywed couple.

Yujiro Sakai and Miyoko Sakai, a couple who should have been as happy as they are, took advantage of Rinko Kagawa's absence to argue over financial issues in the house they had just bought.

The young couple had an argument over their recent situation of not making enough money to cover their expenses. It was the first time they had a falling out, and it even planted a hidden danger in their relationship.

"Honey, we really don't have much money left at home. Take a good look at my account. We held our wedding in the revolving restaurant of the New Otani Hotel, and the cost of the wedding banquet was at least 30,000 yen per person. In the end, I asked a former client to help me get cheap honeydew melons as a return gift, but each person still spent 34,200 yen. There were more than 90 guests on both sides. With other miscellaneous expenses, the total cost was 3.5 million yen. There was also the bill for various items from the wedding company. Makeup, wedding dress, emcee, photography, flowers, vehicles, drivers, 200,000, 300,000, all added up to 1.8 million yen. So, the wedding ceremony cost a total of 530,000 yen. We also spent another 500,000 yen on food, lodging, tickets, sightseeing in Tokyo, and buying gifts for my mother-in-law and her family at our wedding. If we add in the furniture and appliances we bought for our wedding, then…”

Faced with her husband, Yujiro Sakai, who asked her for money, Midori, who was already married, carefully reported the accounts one by one and explained her difficulties in a wronged manner.

However, Yujiro Sakai, who has male chauvinism deep in his bones, does not have the patience.

"Okay, don't talk so much. These account details give me a headache. Honey, I know you are a good and frugal wife, trying your best to save every expense and be a good financial minister of the family. But marriage is a big event in life, and it's not a sin for us to be a little extravagant, right? Why should we be so stingy even when traveling abroad? What's more, I really have an important social event tonight. Now I really don't have time to calculate all these with you. Now I just want to ask you, do you have 200,000 yen for me?"

Midori obviously did not accept her husband's arrogant words, and her big eyes stared at Sakai Yujiro's face in a reproachful manner.

  "Why would socializing require so much money? And shouldn't the company pay for socializing? Why do you have to take money from home?

"Oh, you are so naive. Not all social expenses can be reimbursed. For example, playing mahjong..."

When Yujiro Sakai said this, the dissatisfaction in Midori's eyes became more obvious.

You know, the reason why Midori was willing to marry Sakai Yujiro was because she valued his hard work and his aversion to alcohol, sex and gambling.

But now her husband actually plays mahjong, which was something she didn't expect, and of course she was unhappy.

In order not to further expand the conflict between the couple, Zuo Haiyoujiro, who noticed the change in his wife's attitude, paused.

He then started to report good news but not bad news, and tried to persuade from a different angle.

This is the consistent attitude he adopts when a senior salesperson like him encounters difficulties.

Reading people's expressions is the basic skill of sales.

"Don't be angry yet. To be honest, it was those two guys, Ninomiya Hideo and Nagase Yasuo, who asked me out today. They said they wanted to introduce me to their senior. He works at Mizuho Securities. I heard that he just bought a new house and a sports car, and he wants to buy some health insurance. This is a completely unexpected and great thing for me. Moreover, they also said that I don't have to worry about the expenses for drinking and eating, and they will use the company's entertainment expenses to pay for it. But the problem is that they all like to play mahjong. It is said that they developed this habit when they were studying at Keio University. They want me to play a few games with them after I sign the contract. Do you think I can refuse? There is no way, of course I have to accompany them..."

Midori thought for a long time and finally changed her silent attitude.

"How much is the insurance contract you want to sign? How much commission can you get?"

But the problem is that Yujiro Sakai's response caused the incident to stir again.

"I estimate that the other party will spend about 1.6 million yen. I am now the director of the organization, so I should be able to get a commission of 100,000 yen..."

"What? A commission of 100,000 yen? You want to exchange it for 200,000 yen? Husband, if you do this, won't it be a losing deal?"

"Oh, what are you talking about? This 200,000 yen is just a reserve. I'm definitely not stupid enough to lose it all. Besides, you don't know. When I first came to Tokyo to make bread, how did I become the sales champion of the branch? Let me tell you, it was because I secretly increased the fillings of the bean-filled bread that I was responsible for delivering several times. The same goes for the jam bread, which was baked in a separate oven. Then I took these special breads out to sell, and not only did they sell out every time, but even bakeries that were originally competitors came to our factory to join. So, the secret to sales is to give customers sweet benefits. Otherwise, how can we maintain stable performance? Like us who sell insurance? The key to being a customer is to maintain a long-term relationship, and we can't be impatient. I know you did a good job when selling houses, but I'm not afraid that you don't like it. That's because your industry has suddenly become prosperous. This is just luck, not strength."

It has to be said that Zuo Hai Youjiro is indeed a senior salesman. He is very smart and eloquent.

He successfully convinced Midoriko by telling her story from his past.

"Okay, okay, I get it. But husband, I still hope you will have less contact with these two people in the future. I really don't like their style of doing things. They seem very frivolous, and they love eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. They are completely like two playboys. No wonder Rinko looked down on the guy you introduced. If you always stay with them, I'm really afraid that you will..."

"Oh, you are really worrying about nothing. Actually, I am helpless too. After all, Hideo is the son of Minister Ninomiya. Rinko's refusal of this marriage has made it difficult for me to deal with the minister. If I treat his son coldly, it will be bad. The minister has taken such good care of me. We can't become enemies in the future, right? Then my future will be over. And you have to know that I, the so-called director of the organization, am just the most basic cadre of the insurance company. In addition to being mainly responsible for recruiting and training qualified insurance salesmen outside and helping them cultivate a fixed customer base, I also have to do insurance business myself. Sales business. Our insurance company's sales performance is summarized at the end of each month. If my performance is surpassed by my subordinates, it would be a shame. From this perspective, I can't just push away the clients that others kindly introduced to me, right? You have also worked in sales, so you should understand my pressure, right? In short, I have to take a long-term view. Ninomiya Hideo and Nagase Yasuo are the elites of Keio. If I maintain a good relationship with them, they will continue to introduce clients to me in the future, and they will also speak for me in the company. It will be very beneficial to my future development..."

Zuo Haiyoujilang continued to lecture, complaining, playing the victim, or empathizing, which made Midori lose her temper, so she turned around and went to get money for him.

"Okay, okay, you complain just as much as I do. You won't listen to anything I say. I can't do anything about you. Here, I'll give you the money. 200,000 yen, right?"

Midori placed the money in front of her husband, but when he reached out his hand, she suddenly held his hand, looked into his eyes seriously and said.

"But I also remind you that after you take the 200,000 yen, the family savings will be less than 500,000 yen. In addition to paying the monthly mortgage, we also need to support our lives and various unavoidable social events. You haven't forgotten that we are going to attend President Ning's wedding tomorrow. Then we must give at least 50,000 yen as a gift. So I beg you, this kind of thing must not happen again, otherwise we will really have trouble living. Don't think that we have any spare money financially. In fact, there is not much left of the joint savings we have worked so hard to save over the past few years. In addition, I hope you can consider allowing me to continue to work, which will definitely help the current situation..."

Miyoko is definitely thinking about the family, and her suggestions are very practical.

However, the blindly confident Zuo Haiyoujiro did not want his wife to show up in public again. "Oh, I'm really afraid of you. Why do you still miss going to work? You are already married, and your main responsibility in the future is to take care of this family. Yes, although the wedding, honeymoon, furniture for the new home, and various daily social activities have used up all our savings, but at least now we have our own house, and I still have enough food and clothing with my income. It's still much better than before. You know how sales staff earn? Why are you so worried? I said, it will be time to pay the half-year bonus soon, and then our life will be better. I estimate that I can get at least 600,000 or 700,000. If it's done, by the end of the year, I can get 800,000 or 900,000. This doesn't include commissions. My commissions are even higher. Think about it, what is the current deficit at home? By then, I can make up for it with bonuses and commissions. Will you still worry about getting a few million yen..."

"Really, there are so many?"

Although Midori felt a little disappointed that she couldn't work, she couldn't help but look forward to Sakai Yujiro's assurance.

After all, Zuo Haiyoujiro is now a formal employee of the insurance company, and his treatment is no longer the same.

"Of course, you think I'm busy from dawn to dusk every day. So, Midori, stop complaining, okay? I know this matter has caused you some trouble. But you also have to think about who I'm doing this for? There are some temporary difficulties now, but it doesn't matter if we suffer a little now, this is all for the purpose of becoming a branch manager in the future. You just have to bear with it, as long as my performance is good, I can become a branch manager. As long as I become a branch manager, we will no longer have financial problems in our lives. A branch manager is amazing, the same level as a bank branch president. The salary is a lot, and the basic salary is 500,000 yen. Remember, I'm the blue chip stock you've chosen, I'm your NTT, don't you want to sell me..."

Yujiro Sakai kept making promises to his wife, Miyoko.

However, knowing full well that he liked to exaggerate, Midori did not dare to believe his big promises and instead poured cold water on them.

"Stop talking nonsense. You are a blue chip stock! Stop bragging. You clearly think you are President Ning."

"Haha, can't I have some ambitions? President Ning himself started from scratch, why can he do it but I can't? I really can't say for sure. Who says that branch director is the end of my career? As long as I can achieve this step in a few years, it won't be an unattainable dream to be promoted to sales director or deputy general manager of the branch. Look how powerful Director Ninomiya is. In the future, I will let you live the life of a lady, and let everyone call you Madam Director when they see you. You won't treat me like this today..."

Zuo Haiyoujilang became more and more proud as he spoke, and couldn't help bragging.

But Midori really didn't want to spoil him.

There are still a lot of things to do at home, and I know he will be drunk when he comes back at night.

So while he was still conscious and I had some free time, I quickly gave him some important instructions.

"Okay, okay, stop dreaming about your meteoric rise to the top. Let's be realistic. Don't drink too much tonight, and don't come back too late. Don't forget, we still have to go to the Okura Hotel to attend Ning Shehui's wedding tomorrow..."

"Oh, I was just having a good time, but you really spoiled the fun. All right, I'll try my best."

"Also, when we go to the Okura Hotel tomorrow, we must also consider the occasion. Don't try to sell insurance to strangers. This will embarrass President Ning and Miss Keiko. The same goes for Mr. Taniguchi. Mrs. Taniguchi is already dissatisfied. Don't let our relatives and friends get annoyed with us and think that we have to sell insurance to people when we meet them..."

"Why are you suddenly saying something like that? I see. You're so nagging."

Needless to say, although Midori's words made sense, they were not listened to and caused considerable embarrassment to Sakai Yujiro.

After he put away the money, he had no intention of staying at home and left the house as quickly as possible, almost as if he was running away.

After coming outside and lighting a cigarette, Zuo Haiyoujiro couldn't help but kick the electric pole on the roadside hard.

Yes, Midori is willing to share the good and bad times and is a good wife.

But the problem is that no matter how successful you are, she will never worship you.

Zuo Haiyoujilang now suddenly realized with sadness that even if one day he could really be admired by everyone and achieve the same career success as Ning Weimin.

But in the eyes of his wife, he would still be a poor man who sold insurance everywhere and whose income was far less than hers.

Others will be respectful to you and will not openly express their opposition to you.

His wife, Midori, would always call him by his first name and would show him the cold shoulder whenever she wanted.

As a man, he cannot fulfill his desire with his wife.

For example, he would not take his wife to a five-star hotel, or take her to a secret place for sex.

No matter how much money he has, when he goes to a high-end restaurant to eat, his wife will only be in two states.

One is to blame the food for being bad and expensive.

The other is to accept it calmly.

Midori would never again say thank you to him shyly like she did before they got married, and would look at him with surprise and ask why he knew everything.

He is now married and has a family, but he has lost his interest and pride.

This damn marriage!

Why! Why can't he be as lucky as Ning Weimin? He has everything he wants.

That guy, obviously, is just a Chinese, but he has the most charming women who are better than him in every way!

How abominable!