National Tide 1980.

Chapter 947 The Great Sword
Japan didn't start out as a paradise for the elderly.

According to legend, in ancient Japan, some elderly people over the age of 70 would be carried to the mountains by their children to fend for themselves.

Such a mountain is called "abandoned old mountain" in Japan.

In 1956, the Japanese writer Fukasawa Shichiro created a novel "Narayama Festival Kao" based on the legend of "abandoning the old mountain".

The novel was later adapted into a film, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.

And this Japanese legend, on the one hand, explains the poverty of ancient Japan and cannot give the elderly a good death, and on the other hand, it also shows Japan's "view of the end of life".

It is no wonder that in Japan, young people give up their seats to the elderly when taking buses and subways, which makes the elderly angry.

Jingni elements interpret this phenomenon as the backbone of the elderly in Japan.

I feel that even the elderly in Japanese society are unwilling to cause trouble for others. The quality of the Japanese is so high.

But they don't understand that the reason for this special phenomenon in Japan is actually more of the fear and mental pressure caused by the ancient Japanese tradition of "abandoning the old".

Under this cultural background, even after entering the modern society, Japanese elderly people still do not believe that they can "care for themselves".

I don't believe that when I become useless, my children will be filial.

What I think about every day is the truth that "there is no dutiful son before the bed for a long time".

That's why I always try to prove that I'm still useful, and that's why I'm so afraid of being rejected.

It can only be said that compared to China, the Japanese elderly have been much more pitiful since ancient times.

Probably because of this, Japanese families have never been interdependent.

Unlike the Huaxia family, which is a double connection of blood and interests, the connection is very close.

Especially for the two things of time and money, the boundaries between Japanese family members are very clear.

Japanese parents have neither the heart to give their children financial subsidies for marriage, nor the obligation to help their children raise the third generation.

Conversely, children can ignore their parents who are displaced and wandering outside, and let their parents "enjoy freedom" with peace of mind.

Therefore, objectively speaking, the family relationship in Japan can only be called an "interdependent" relationship.

Japanese parents and children always look as polite as neighbors.

The responsibility for supporting the elderly falls entirely on the Japanese government and lies in the welfare system of Japanese society.

However, despite this, it cannot be denied that after Japan experienced post-war recovery and entered a period of rapid economic development, after the government enacted the National Pension Act and the Elderly Welfare Act, it continued until 2001 when Koizumi came to power.

Japan's elderly care industry is not only developing rapidly, but the elderly in Japan have also been enjoying the rich fruits brought about by the rise of Japan's economy.

During that period of time, the pension conditions for the elderly in Japan were indeed quite nourishing.

If you don't believe me, just do the economic calculations.

First of all, Japanese pensions are broadly divided into two types.

One is the welfare pension, which is for enterprise employees and public officials.

This kind of endowment insurance is paid in half by individuals, enterprises, and government departments during work, and is paid out successively after employees retire.

The other is the national pension, which is a kind of personal insurance for freelancers.

People who do not have corporate insurance, such as small business vendors, entertainers and art workers, pay monthly insurance premiums by themselves, and can also receive them after retirement.

It is also worth mentioning that Japanese housewives can also enjoy the national pension insurance without paying premiums.

Moreover, when the husband has not retired, the enterprise and the government will also add a special "spouse subsidy" for housewives to the salary of the head of the family.

This approach is still very humane.

In this way, it means that most families in Japan can have a monthly pension of roughly 25 yen after both husband and wife reach retirement age.

According to the current exchange rate, it is equivalent to [-] US dollars.

If you wait a few more years, when the bubble economy reaches its peak, it will be almost equivalent to [-] U.S. dollars.

Relatively speaking, the normal monthly expenses of two elderly people are only 15 yen.

It is equivalent to saving [-] yen per month for a healthy elderly couple.

Secondly, we must also know that before the collapse of the bubble economy, the Japanese elderly who retired during this period basically bought their own houses at a very cost-effective price.

On average, they only spend five years of their income, and they have already paid off the mortgage on the house.

Not only are they debt-free, but most of the elderly in Japan even have a lot of savings in their hands.

Finally, the Japanese of this era are not retired at 65, but at 60.

Compared with the retirees after Koizumi came to power, they paid five years less insurance, and in turn received five years more pensions.

Where is the difference between here and outside?
A couple of retired elderly people have tens of millions of yen in cash, which is a common situation nowadays.

It can be said that in this era, every elderly person living in a big city in Japan is a mobile wallet and the richest consumer group.

This is especially true for families where the husband can hold the post of section chief or higher.

Basically, after the head of the family retires, he will make global travel a plan to be realized immediately.

It is no wonder that the American media will evaluate Japan in this era as the most suitable country for the elderly.

Then one can imagine how smoothly Ning Weimin sold the new generation of trolley suitcases.

In fact, while the elders complained about the timing of his call, some thought it was too late.

But no one went back on the reservation and said not to pull the suitcase.

Even after going through a tough trip, some people still want to buy more, and there are many wealthy owners who want to buy suitcases of three sizes, large, medium and small.

It turned out that only a dozen or so couples left their phone numbers and addresses, but in the end they sold more than 50 boxes.

These Japanese old men and old ladies don't even care about the price, they basically want the most high-end brand—Pierre Carton.

Ning Weimin just hired a truck and worked as a porter for a few days to deliver the goods to his door.

It was easy to account for nearly 400 million yen.

It is equivalent to exchanging more than 50 suitcases for a Toyota Crown. How beneficial is this?
Not to mention Ning Weimin being ruthless, who told these Japanese old men to be old devils who participated in World War II regardless of their age.

It might be wronged to get them all together.

But if these old men were lined up and shot every other, there would definitely be more fish that slipped through the net.

Kill them... Ning Weimin's heart is not bad.

As for starting a company, because Ning Weimin has a ready-made house, and has his own lawyer and tax accountant, his writing ability in Japanese has also been greatly improved.

He went to complete the registration procedures, and it was easy to apply for Fujimoto, just follow the rules and it was over.

After all, it is just a small company that does import business and acts as an agent for three trolley case brands.

It does not involve food safety and industrial production, and the procedures are very simple.

Even opening a Japanese bank account, which is usually a headache for foreigners, is no longer difficult for him.

After all, after the ATM machine vulnerability incident, he had already established a certain relationship with Sumitomo Bank and had a high-limit credit card.

If there is no accident, he will be able to complete all the procedures within a week.

The things in the warehouse are not difficult, it is just a matter of spending money, and the trolley suitcase is not something that takes up too much space.

With the help of Miyoko Kagawa, he easily found a warehouse of more than 100 square meters near Akasaka.

The price is 95 yen per square meter per month, [-] yen per month, which is enough for the time being.

As for the name of this second company that belongs entirely to him.

He followed the Japanese custom and named it "Big Sword Trading Company".

The origin of this name is very simple, but all Chinese people will sing such a song - chop off the devils' heads with a big knife!
To put it simply, he is declaring to the Japanese in this way.

I came to Japan with malice to take advantage of you, and to settle old scores on behalf of the Chinese people.what!

But having said that, there is still a certain gap between reality and ideals.

Strategically, he has ambitious goals and a correct line.

But for the time being, because of some tactical unfavorable factors, he had to overcome it, so he could only bear with it for the time being.

You must know that the unemployment rate of Japanese people these days is really too low. It is really difficult for a small company run by a Chinese like him to recruit people.

Regardless of the fact that fresh graduates are now looking for a job.

But after his ad was posted, not even a graduate from Pheasant University contacted him.

It doesn't even help to raise the salary to 30 yen per person, although under normal circumstances, college students who have just entered the job only have a salary of 16 to 18 yen.

Not for anything else, just because of the "single-minded" Japanese, no one thinks that a leather bag company like him will have a future.

Later, he lowered the academic qualifications, and someone called to ask for an interview.

However, Japan's social economy is thriving as a whole, the lifetime employment system is generally implemented, and most women do not work.

It is conceivable who these people are.

Not just out of prison, looking to reform.

It's just a Japanese bastard who has been a fool for half his life and hasn't even studied much.

How can he hire such a person?

If you just say whether you can do it or not, you will definitely cause trouble, and it does not meet his needs for stability and peace.

In fact, there are also migrant workers in Japan, almost all of whom come from the poor rural areas in northeastern Japan.

People like Zuo Haiyoujiro are of good quality.

Can bear hardships, can read, and is obedient, so it's a good deal to hire.

But Ning Weimin didn't know where these people lived, where he went to recruit, and how to win their trust.

In this way, in the end Ning Weimin thought about it, and there was really no other way, and he had to find another way, thinking of widows, divorced women, housewives from poor families, and disabled people.

Only then did they make do with a few shrimp soldiers and crab generals, barely propping up the shelf of a company.

But then again, the advantage of dealing with it this way is that the labor cost is low.

You must know that the employment rules of Japanese society have always been that women's salaries are lower than men's.

Ning Weimin has no such habit, he does not engage in gender discrimination, and implements equal pay for equal work for men and women.

Just setting the salary in comparison with the salary of normal male employees makes these women very satisfied.

Especially for the disabled, firstly, the government will provide adjustment funds to companies that employ the disabled, and secondly, the employment of the disabled and the tax deduction system have also been optimized.

On the contrary, Ning Weimin spent less money and won the hearts of the people.

Considering the singleness of his current business, he doesn't need his employees to be too capable, as long as they are careful and responsible.

This is actually quite cost-effective.

The only position that is always vacant and difficult to fill is that of truck driver.

This is considered a technical job, and people have to rest assured that it won't be found in a while.

If delivery is needed, they can only be dealt with by temporary employment.

As for the final contact with the travel agency, although it was different from what Ning Weimin had expected at the beginning, it went smoothly.

Ning Weimin did not dare to travel directly to HIS, JTB, Japan, such a large travel agency.

In order to test the waters, he first contacted the tour guide he met at the airport according to his business card, and knew that he worked at "Yamato Kanko".

Then I went to Koto District according to the address dictated by the other party, and found the Yamato Kanko chain store where the other party worked.

After waiting for half an hour, I met with the department president of this medium-sized travel agency, and we entered the coffee room dedicated to receiving customers together.

But half of Ning Weimin's carefully prepared speech was in vain.

Although the Japanese at this time did not have much prejudice against the integrity of the Chinese people.

Basically, whatever Ning Weimin brags about, the other party will believe whatever he says.

Although the other party has always listened very politely, the rigidity of the Japanese and the inertia of sticking to the rules are also fully revealed by the person in charge of the branch.

When Ning Weimin pulled the tiger's skin to pull the banner, he finally finished his suggestion on opening up a China-Japan travel route.

The other party just told me blankly, saying that the matter was serious and the head office had to decide.

They are branches, as long as they sell their tourism products according to the route planned by the head office, it is fine. I suggest that Ning Weimin go to the head office to talk.

The head of his department does not have the right to discuss this matter with Ning Weimin.

Well, this soft nail touched it!
Ning Weimin didn't think about it until this time,

Co-author As the head of the branch, the department president has no motivation or ambition at all.

He just wanted to clean himself up and live a comfortable life.

This Japanese is real, if you are not interested, tell me sooner!

Why are you still pretending to listen carefully, wasting so much of my tongue!
Ning Weimin was angry and wronged, he thought that he was afraid that this trip was for nothing.

Unexpectedly, the head of the department had already been staring at the trolley suitcase he brought, and was very curious about the suitcase he brought.

At this time, without waiting for him to speak, he offered to see his products.

As a result, I tried it and felt very novel and satisfied.

After listening to Ning Weimin's intention to cooperate in sales, he was quite moved.

It just so happened that someone from their branch had just signed a contract with a client.

The head of this department personally took Ning Weimin's things to show the contracted customers.

Unexpectedly, the customer bought it very happily, and seemed very happy, very satisfied with the trolley suitcase.

In this way, Ning Weimin did not make the trip in vain after all, and established a cooperative relationship with the Jiangdong Branch of "Damato Tourism" as he wished.

But having said that, the country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change. The department head is only responsible for the branch under his command.

If Ning Weimin wants to win other branches and cooperate, he doesn't care, he has to rely on Ning Weimin to run by himself.

You see, the axis of the Japanese is really exasperating and funny, I don't know whether to complain or praise.

(End of this chapter)