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As they were talking, Maria and the public relations lady who had just been accompanying Kenichi Sagawa also came over.

I have to say that Maria is indeed a qualified mama-san, and she is particularly good at observing people's words and expressions.

Even though the store was so busy, she was always trying to please all the customers. She also kept a close eye on Ning Weimin and Sagawa's table and kept an eye on their movements.

There is no doubt that Maria deliberately did not come over to say hello when they were talking about business just now, for fear of disturbing them.

But now, as soon as she noticed that the atmosphere of their conversation had subtly changed and both of them looked relaxed, she immediately brought people back.

He also brought a large fruit plate and some dried fruits, which were Ning Weimin's favorites.

Maria is well aware that her boss is not used to the Japanese eating dried fish and other things as a side dish with alcohol, so she gives him special consideration.

Maria put the things together on the table and arranged them, then smiled gently, "I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. The store is really too busy. Please forgive me, President and Sagawa-san."

Then he brought the PR lady and sat down next to the two of them.

As for this mama-san who was still relatively unfamiliar to her, Kenichi Sagawa did not dare to be rude and kept being polite.

Not to mention that the mama-sans in Ginza are all related to the upper class in Japan. They are all shrewd people and not easy to offend.

In fact, Kenichi Sagawa was a little unsure about the relationship between Maria and Ning Weimin.

Yes, on the surface Ning Weimin is just a shareholder of "Chixia", but the question is where in Tokyo can there be such a kind-hearted rich man who would fund a woman to open a club in Ginza for no reason?

As far as Kenichi Sagawa knows, wealthy men who can do this usually do so in order to get both money and a woman. They find someone to open a shop for them, make money, and keep a mistress at the same time.

Especially for someone like Ning Weimin who has earned hundreds of billions of yen in such a short period of time, it is impossible for him to be interested in the money earned from such a business. So is there any need to explain why he did it?
Therefore, Kenichi Sagawa did not dare to disrespect Maria, a beautiful and eloquent woman, and even thought of her as Ning Weimin's concubine.

Even though Ning Weimin and Maria never behaved too intimately in public, he couldn't believe that their private relationship was completely innocent.

After all, you can see that Maria treats Ning Weimin differently. Just by looking at the way she immediately picks up all the food Ning Weimin likes to eat and personally puts it on a small plate, you can tell how different that attentiveness is from how she treats other guests.

Yes, this can be considered as flattery to the boss, but Kenichi Sagawa still feels that there is something else behind it.

What's more, he thought that even if the two of them didn't have that kind of relationship for the time being, there was no telling what the future would be like.

Because in Japan, once a person has great wealth and social status, he is bound to have a lover.

This has become a consensus with a social basis.

Even if Ning Weimin married the "most beautiful woman", he would get tired of her sooner or later.

Moreover, even if the wife knew about this, she wouldn't do anything. She would just blame herself for not taking good care of her husband.

After all, in Japan, a mistress is just a mistress, her existence cannot be seen in the light, and apart from the emotional relationship, the only relationship is financial.

Even if a child is born, it will be an illegitimate child and will never threaten the status of the wife.

If a wife divorces her husband for this, she will be considered a fool.

In short, in Kenichi Sagawa's heart, sooner or later, Ning Weimin will sleep in the same bed with Maria.

As a repressed middle-aged man who claims to have understood the truth of life, he just waits and sees this wonderful drama.

"Maria is here. I haven't seen her for over a month. She's getting more and more beautiful."

As expected, Ning Weimin also showed a certain degree of closeness.

He didn't mind that Maria sat next to him. He opened his handbag with a smile, took out a pink box and pushed it in front of Maria.

"I brought some stuff. See if you women like it?"

"Oh, Dior perfume, did the president buy this for me from France?"

Looking at the contents on the package, Maria immediately showed a look of surprise, and the female PR next to her also exclaimed "Wow" in support.

However, just when everyone thought that Ning Weimin was giving gifts to please Maria, the plot took a completely different direction.

Because Ning Weimin, like a magician, took out six or seven boxes from his handbag one after another, and they were all the same items.

Now everyone knew that something was wrong, because this is not the way to give gifts to women to please them.

Who would buy so many of the same perfume at once? It's not like you're opening a store.

And the most important thing when giving a gift is that it must be beautifully packaged to show your heart.

Ning Weimin only took out the product packaging.

And if you think about it further, for a wealthy man like Ning Weimin, even giving Maria a gift worth more than 10,000 yen still seems a bit stingy.

Considering his net worth and Maria's status as the mama-san of Ginza, it would be appropriate for her to give him jewelry worth at least 100 or 200,000 yen, or a brand-name bag worth several hundred thousand yen.

Generally speaking, wealthy clients will give their favorite female public relations clients more than one bottle of brand-name perfume.

"Oh, it's like this. Today I went to Tangu Restaurant to discuss something. I heard from my people that when the stock market crashed, the business of Tangu Restaurant was also affected to a certain extent. Thanks to the help of several public relations ladies from Chixia to attract customers, it has maintained its popularity. I have a list here, Maria, please help me pass these little things to them. It's also a small token of my appreciation."

Yes, in fact, this is the reason why Ning Weimin brought these things.

They had just come from Tan Palace. After seeing off Guo Kefeng, before leaving Tan Palace, he took the opportunity to ask Bian Gang about the business performance of Tan Palace's Tokyo branch during his absence.

After listening to Bian Gang talk about the business performance in the past month, I wanted to take this opportunity to come here and give him some gifts to express my gratitude.

It just so happened that he had brought back almost a planeload of French goods from France. Perfume was the most convenient gift, so he put a box of it in the trunk of his car. So he followed the list given by Bian Gang and packed a few bottles in his briefcase and brought them with him.

At this point, the others present finally understood what was going on.

However, even though things went wrong, Ning Weimin certainly would not let Maria feel really embarrassed. It was even more impossible for him to think of several female public relations but forget about her, the mama-san.

So he continued with a smile, "Of course, Maria, I have already prepared your gift. During my absence, Chixia was able to run so well, and it's all thanks to you. I can't forget to thank anyone else, but I can't forget to thank you. But, to be honest, the gifts I brought you are a bit too much, I just can't carry them all by myself. So, I will arrange for someone to deliver them to you tomorrow."

What Ning Weimin said was not entirely false.

Just like now, when he looked around, he found that every table in the Chixia Nightclub was filled with glasses of brandy and glasses of whiskey mixed with drinking water.

There are at least three or four guests at tables with fewer people, and at most ten guests at tables with more people.

Everyone was chatting and laughing around the table, and the waitresses were entertaining them. The sounds of laughter, playfulness, and conversation merged together, like a heat wave or the steam rising from a boiling pot, billowing in the diffuse smoke.

The guests are mostly middle-aged or older, and those in the center are mostly old men sitting upright, all of them looking relaxed and contented.

Next to them were some beautiful waitresses.

The densely packed tabletops look like countless constellations, turning the store into a beautiful and vast universe.

Such a lively scene not only shows that the gold tickets are huge, but also that the turnover for one night is likely to set a new record.

Moreover, it has been shown that Chixia’s business is doing exceptionally well, and there is obviously insufficient space, so further expansion is needed.

Even now that the stock market crash is over, Ning Weimin was surprised that the company could succeed to this level.

He was indeed right about the person. Maria was the most outstanding person he had ever seen in running Ginza. Even Axia was far inferior to her.

"Oh, is that so? I told you that the president will never forget me no matter who he forgets. However, if I don't like the gift the president gives me, I won't thank him hypocritically. I will ask for extra compensation then."

After listening to Ning Weimin's explanation, Maria deliberately showed an expression that was both happy and resentful.

This made Kenichi Sagawa, who was watching silently, feel that the scene was even more interesting, as if he was watching the old movie "When a Woman Walks Up the Stairs" where Hideko Takamine flirted with her favorite customer.

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Let’s not talk about him now. As long as you have eyes, almost anyone can see that Maria’s attitude towards Ning Weimin is different from others. She definitely has that intention.

So even the female public relations officer knew what to do and kept silent, just watching quietly to see how Ning Weimin would react.

But what they couldn't understand the most was that Ning Weimin seemed to be completely indifferent to the friendship implied by Maria and completely refused to cooperate.

He didn't pamper her at all, he just spoke in a very gentle tone.

"If you don't like it, just give it back to me. I didn't force you to like it."

That’s not all. Ning Weimin then said something even more frightening.

"As for the extra compensation you mentioned, it's actually meaningless because I already prepared another great gift for you. How about 150 boxes of Hennessy? If you use it up in your store, how long will it take to sell them all?"

"Oh, one hundred and fifty cases of... Hennessy?"

"Yeah, seventy boxes of XO and eighty boxes of VSOP."

"Ah, this... why is this so sudden..." Maria covered her mouth with her hands. No matter how knowledgeable she was, she had never thought that Ning Weimin would suddenly say such a thing.

Moreover, this matter involves many aspects, and she couldn't help but think about it, "President, forgive me for being so presumptuous, I want to ask..."

Ning Weimin seemed to have seen through her concerns. "Don't worry, the wine is all genuine and duty-paid. It was directly purchased by LVMH headquarters and sent to me on the plane. It really couldn't be more genuine."

"That... that's too much." Maria thought about it seriously, "I can only handle 40 boxes at most, a total of 80 boxes..."

"Are you sure?" Ning Weimin looked at Maria with a bit of amusement. He didn't expect that Maria would actually bargain with him.

However, Maria insisted on explaining, "I'm sorry, President, if Chixia wants to maintain a good business, it can't take over too much foreign liquor from you. I've calculated this batch of liquor. Even if it's 40 boxes of each, it will take up at least 10 million yen. And it will also make Chixia offend the foreign liquor supplier. We are now purchasing from Asahiya Foreign Liquor Retail Company. They are a relatively large liquor supplier in Ginza. Because we purchase a lot of goods, they allow us to extend the payment period by three months. I'm afraid..."

"Who told you that these drinks require money? Why don't you want them for free?"

"What? Free? This must be a lie." Maria couldn't believe it.

"What's so strange about this? These goods were originally sent to me by the person in charge of the Moët Hennessy brand. I didn't spend a penny. I just paid for the charter flight and the customs tax to bring these wines back. After I brought them back, I directly sent the wines to the warehouse for storage. If I want to drink these wines myself, how long will it take me to drink them? It's better to give them to you and sell them to customers, which can make more money for all of us. I won't ask you for a single yen. If I can sell the wines as soon as possible through Chixia, I will be satisfied enough. To be honest, the total number of this batch of wines is actually more than 200 boxes, and these 150 boxes are the number after they are distributed to the restaurants I am responsible for managing."

When Ning Weimin said this, Maria was not the only one who was confused.
"Ah? Is the person in charge of the Moët Hennessy brand your good friend? So many high-end liquors, for free?"

The female public relations officer couldn't help but raise her own questions.

"Oh, my God, you... you actually came back on a chartered plane... you are the only guest on the entire plane..."

Although Kenichi Sagawa didn't dare to say anything, he was stunned and his brain was a little frozen.

There is no way. In their opinion, poverty limits imagination.

Of course, they didn't know the inside story of the matter, and didn't know how much Ning Weimin helped Alain Chevalier. They didn't know that it was all because of Ning Weimin's actions in the capital market that LV and MH were saved from falling into the hands of jackals.

Considering this favor, what's the big deal about ordering some drinks?
Is it worth as much as Alain Chevalier's son taking a seat on the LVMH board of directors?

"What do you think? Do you want the free one? If you insist on only eighty boxes, I will give the rest away to others." Ning Weimin asked Maria jokingly again.

Finally, Maria's face flushed with embarrassment, and she bowed her head and thanked him sincerely, "Thank you so much. I really can't refuse such a gift."

That’s right, who doesn’t like free booze that you don’t have to restock?

This not only means huge profits, but also means that the resulting profits do not have to pay any taxes related to operations, because no traces will be left in the accounts, and the Japanese government's tax inspection department will not be able to find out even if they want to.

However, there are still some sequelae, and Maria's slightly frowned brows made Ning Weimin realize this.

His mind was more clear, and he immediately understood why. "Are you still worried about the attitude of the foreign liquor retailer?"

"Yes, I can't hide it from you. The supplier knew best how much cognac Chixia could sell at that time. I'm afraid that because of this incident, there will be some cracks in the future."

Unexpectedly, Ning Weimin said lightly, "It's just a foreign wine merchant. If I were to tell you that you and them are bound to have a more serious conflict of interest, would you still care about offending them?"

"What do you mean?"

"Let me just put it this way. I don't care whether you sell this batch of wine to customers of Chixia, other stores in Ginza, or through a PR lady. Anyway, if you can sell this batch of wine within a month, I will help you get the second-level agency rights for LVMH's wine. Mama-san, it's time to test your ability and connections..."

"What? Second-level agency rights? You mean, you want me to be the wine agent of Hennessy?"

"Yes, there is also Moët & Chandon, and there will be more wines in the future. You can start by setting up a company in Ginza. If you have success, we can talk about Tokyo, and eventually even the whole of Japan. In short, you have an advantage in the wine business. What do you think? Do you want to try to fight for it?"

"But, although it's good, but... can you decide on such a thing? How can you be so sure?"

"Haha, are you still questioning my promise? Then I might as well tell you that I am now one of the major shareholders of LVMH. I went to France this time to discuss cooperation with LVMH. I cannot reveal it before I leave, but it doesn't matter much now. Have you forgotten what I said just now? I have a good relationship with the person in charge of the Moët Hennessy brand. I will not easily make a promise if I am not sure."

"Ah! This... this..."

It's not Versailles, Ning Weimin is just stating the facts, but his words are so Versailles.

The people around him were almost staring at him, and they felt that his body was glowing with golden light. (End of this chapter)