National Tide 1980

There is one thing about the Japanese social system that is particularly worthy of envy.

They are not like our countrymen. After the New Year, they just work hard.

In the increasingly demanding work and the busy overtime work day and night, we often spend the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter without even realizing it.

When I looked up again and took a breath, it was the Chinese New Year again.

The Japanese are not like this. Even if they leave school and enter the society, their lives are still clearly identifiable.

At least every year, the transition between cold and heat is marked, clearly divided into a first half and a second half.

Japanese adults, just like they did when they were students, still have something to look forward to during the cold and summer seasons of each year, and that is bonuses.

In Japan, whether it is government agencies or companies, bonuses are paid twice a year.

They are the "Summer Bonus" issued on June 30 and the "Winter Bonus" issued on December 10.

Winter bonuses are also called "year-end bonuses."

Relatively speaking, winter bonuses are slightly higher than summer bonuses, generally 10 to 20 percent higher.

As for the specific amount of the bonus?

The amount of bonuses varies depending on the company's operating conditions, but it has become a common practice throughout Japanese society to provide bonuses.

Even schools, public hospitals, and government agencies that are not for profit give out bonuses.

It's just that as a civil servant, because the salary comes from the taxes paid by the people.

The bonus standard for civil servants set by the Japanese government has always been based on the median bonus between small and medium-sized enterprises and listed companies to avoid the jealousy of the people.

Therefore, when it comes to income in Japan, everyone has a basic consensus concept, that is, you can receive sixteen months' salary a year.

The extra four months' salary is a bonus, which is equivalent to less than half a year's salary.

Therefore, the day when bonuses are issued has become the most exciting day for Japanese people, and June and December have become the most special months. Even this bonus system has a direct impact on Japan's economy.

For example, in normal months, ordinary families cannot afford high-end products such as video recorders and air conditioners.

Large expenditures for these items are generally scheduled during bonus months.

Due to this situation, most department stores and other stores adopt the sales method of picking up the goods in advance and paying when the bonus is waiting.

In repayment plans for long-term loans such as housing and automobiles, the repayment amounts in June and December are also much higher than usual.

So why do Japanese like giving out bonuses so much?

In fact, the original purpose of this salary system that the Japanese are accustomed to is to increase employees' sense of repayment by reducing the basic salary and issuing temporary bonuses.

To put it bluntly, the wool still comes from the sheep, but they are just trying to coax employees to be silly and happy.

I have to say that Japanese business owners and politicians are cunning and their consciences are greatly damaged.

This is just a trick - just to tease you.

Although under the background of the bubble era and with the prosperity of Japan's economy, Japanese wages and bonuses have been rising in a spiral every year, but no matter how much they rise, they will not grow as fast as the boss's income, right?

Even from an investment perspective, as a business owner, the boss can use the funds saved by his employees every month for speculative business, and can even easily make more money than usual.

From the perspective of ordinary people, this may not be an increase in exploitation.

Needless to say, as the boss, Ning Weimin is also such a magician.

This year, he made full use of the funds in his company's account to engage in speculative activities in the stock market.

Not to mention the monthly withholdings, the bonuses that had already been paid to the employees, and even the accounts of Pierre Cardin Huaxia Company and Goldlion were all suppressed by him again and again, thus siphoning off a lot of wool.

Taking harm to the public and enriching one's private life to the extreme.

So after visiting the small home of Yujiro Umasa and Miyoko Kagawa, a few days passed, and the day finally arrived, December 10th.

It's time for his famous companies and even Matsumoto Keiko's personal office to start paying year-end bonuses to employees.

Ning Weimin didn't feel distressed at all.

Watch those who received their bonuses rejoicing because the numbers were much higher than they expected.

He was actually very happy, smiling as brightly as a spring breeze.

For some people, he would even personally give the bonus to the other person, and he would be generous and generous.

For example, the few people who persisted until the end in the Akasaka apartment building and helped him protect the Broadsword Trading Company.

He gave these people one month's salary more than others, and gave them three months' salary as bonus.

Another example is the current two pillars of Huiwentang Bookstore.

Ning Weimin also gave Taniguchi Xinyou 500,000 yen.

This guy, who originally thought he was just a temporary worker and had no bonus to receive, was overjoyed and his loyalty skyrocketed.

Especially for Kagawa Rinko, Ning Weimin didn't play according to common sense.

What two more months?

I gave him two million yen directly!

One envelope didn't fit, so I packed two.

This made Rinko Kagawa confused when she took it over. She thought Ning Weimin didn't plan to stay in Japan anymore and wanted to pay next summer's bonus in advance.

The most important thing is that after opening the envelope, she was really shocked by the two stacks of 10,000 yen bills. This was too much money.

You know, being the store manager of this bookstore is just a part-time job for her.

I never expected that the bonus I received in the end was actually twice as much as my own job.

This is too dreamy and unreasonable!

Nothing else, she quickly reminded Ning Weimin and planned to return the money.

"Um, is this amount of money... a mistake?"

"That's right. It's two million yen."

"Why so many?"

"Where, not much."

"Isn't that much? If you give me such a big bonus, then you won't lose much? What else can you make?"

As a store manager, Kagawa Rinko naturally has her own account in mind.

She knows very well that the bookstore currently has limited opening hours every day. Although it makes money, in addition to selling books, some Chinese handicrafts, snacks and coffee and tea every day, the gross profit is only 70,000 to 80,000 yen.

The net profit per month is less than 2 million, and this is without rent.

If he had to pay rent, then Ning Weimin might really be at a loss.

But she never thought that Ning Weimin's algorithm was completely different from hers. Her algorithm was as superficial to Ning Weimin as a kindergarten kid calculating one plus one.

To be honest, when Ning Weimin first bought Huiwentang Bookstore, his real purpose was just to play with "financial nesting dolls."

While seeking premiums for land and housing prices, they can also use bookstore mortgage loans to speculate in stocks and maximize their speculative returns.

I didn’t expect this bookstore to make money for myself, I just hoped that I wouldn’t lose too much when I picked it up.

The reason why he agreed to the various conditions of the bookstore owner in the first place was simply because he knew that the Japanese had granite heads and was afraid that they would not sell to him.

Therefore, he not only included the consumption of the bookstore in the speculation cost, but also did not spend much thought and money on the daily operation of the bookstore.

It's fine now.

The average land price in the Azabu area has now exceeded 10 million yen per square meter. He has made a lot of money just from hoarding land and houses, let alone making money from the stock market.

Moreover, under the careful management of Kagawa Rinko, today's Huibundang has successfully achieved transformation.

It diversified its business by selling tea and coffee from Beijing, and became a literary bookstore that was loved and attached to customers.

From now on, not only does Ning Weimin no longer need to make money, but it is equivalent to giving Ning Weimin the best platform that can not only make money for him, but also subtly export Chinese culture to Japanese people.

Isn't such fruitful results enough to make Ning Weimin happy?

Then he is too greedy.

Both emotionally and rationally, he should reward Kagawa Rinko well.

What's more, Ning Weimin is not a fool who doesn't know people well.

A "literary young woman" like Kagawa Rinko who needs academic qualifications, style, morality, and ideals is exactly the kind of talent he can rely on to develop his career in Japan. Why doesn't he win over her carefully? ?

To be honest, if Japanese society was not too patriarchal and placed qualifications above ability, he might not have been able to find such a good helper.

All in all, no one knows the secrets of capitalists!

And all of this is destined to make the persona Ning Weimin created for himself impossible to dislike.

"Rinzi, don't say that. I'm not the kind of person who is only interested in profit. Can your labor, your creativity, and your contribution be measured only by money? I don't think so. Can this bookstore have You have made great contributions to the current situation. In my eyes, no amount of money can compare with what you have done for this bookstore. Let’s put it this way, you are now my indispensable helper. I was afraid that you would dislike it. I will continue to rely on you for this store next year, so please feel free to accept my thanks."

"No, no, having said that, this money is still too much. It has exceeded the year-end bonuses of my sister and Yujiro. Thank you very much for your respect for me. I will definitely do my best for the store next year. But I said To be honest, I feel ashamed. Otherwise, I'd better leave the money in the store, just in case..."

"Hey, why do you say that? Do you just look down on me so much!"

"Huh? Look down on me? I... how can I?" Ning Weimin suddenly said this, and Kagawa Rinko's eyes widened.

"It's fine if you don't have it, Rinzi, just accept the money with peace of mind, otherwise I will think you are worried that I will go bankrupt."

"I didn't mean that..."

"Haha, just kidding, please have a sense of humor."

Only then did Kagawa Rinko realize that Ning Weimin was making fun of her, but before she could get angry, Ning Weimin successfully diverted the topic away.

"...Also, please don't worry about the financial situation of the store. I can tell you now that starting next year, except for the sales revenue of handicrafts, I will no longer take away the other operating income of the store. By then, you will earn It’s up to you to decide how to use the money. If you need to add more people, add more people. If you need to add more equipment, add more equipment. As long as you think it will be beneficial to the operation of the store, you can just go ahead and do it without asking me again. Regarding management, I There is only one thing I want to ask of you. It may be a bit troublesome, but I hope you will help me..."

Kagawa Rinko couldn't help but ignore such a solemn request. She became curious and asked quickly.

"What is it? Is it so important? Please just say..."

"Well, I noticed that many customers who come to the bookstore prefer comic books. So when I returned to Tokyo this time, I also brought many sets of comic books published by China. Such as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", and "Journey to the West" , "Dream of Red Mansions", they should all be some traditional stories that are well-known in Japan. These comic books are Chinese picture books. I want to display them in a more conspicuous place in the store. They can also be regarded as a special book in the bookstore. But at the same time, I want to know the customer's preference, so I hope you can help me record the statistics. I want to see which kind of book is the most popular. If the customer's response is not bad, I may contact Republic Publishing House Negotiate, then find professionals to translate, apply for a book number, and officially publish it in Japan. As a century-old store, our Huiwentang Bookstore should have its own unique and market-oriented publications, don’t you think?"

What in this world can most move the hearts of young artistic women?

It’s not romance, it’s not gold and silver jewelry, it’s not flowers and luxury cars.

The real answer is actually that a young and handsome man like Ning Weimin, rich in wealth and talent, with lofty ideals, can resonate with him in terms of hobbies and thoughts.

After Ning Weimin said this, the ice beauty Kagawa Rinko was completely moved.

There was a tremor in her heart. This tremor was the understanding between hearts, the touch of men and women, and an unconscious respect that came from instinct.

As a graduate of a prestigious national university majoring in fine arts, Kagawa Rinko not only has deep respect for Ning Weimin's efforts to promote cultural exchanges.

She was also filled with a strong desire to explore and be curious about Chinese culture, so much so that she immediately admired it excitedly.

"Is it true? I can't believe that you actually have such a plan. It's amazing!"

And asked excitedly.

"To be honest, I am also very interested in Chinese paintings. Did you actually bring back so many picture books? Are they all complete sets? Are they drawn by Chinese cartoonists?"

"Not a cartoonist, but a real painter. Those comic strips are all official members of our Artists Association, and are at least drawn by painters at the professor level of art schools. By the standards of Japanese comic books, each one is quite For gorgeous and exquisite works from the hands of masters. I believe it will live up to your expectations.”

To be honest, Ning Weimin is not bragging. Our comic strips are a special product of a special era. They are an independent cultural existence.

If we follow the capitalist system, the labor fees paid to these painters are simply sky-high.

Therefore, it has created a unique glory that has lasted for decades.

Take Liu Jiyou's "Journey to the West" as an example. It is not only vivid but also has beautiful pictures.

Especially in terms of the level of realism and expressiveness, there is no comic book from another genre in Japan that can compare with it.

From a purely fine point of view, the qualities of thoughtful artistic creation and commercial fast food culture are completely different.

This is also a very likely way to get rich that Ning Weimin, who is good at observing, discovered for domestic art practitioners.

"What, is it like this? I'm really excited. I really want to see it right away. I'm sorry... when will it be delivered to the store?"

"Are you so anxious? Haha, if that's the case, then I'll do it as soon as possible. Oh, by the way, your ticket to return to your hometown has been settled. I can get it tomorrow. I'll call the store then, if you're there , I will send it to you together with those books. Of course, you can read those books first, and choose a few sets to take with you when you return home..."

"Thank you so much, I really don't know how to express my feelings..."

"Then don't say anything and go back to your hometown happily to celebrate the New Year..."

"Um……"

As the saying goes, add brine and tofu, and one thing will be reduced.

At this point, Ning Weimin has completely grasped his store manager. (End of chapter)

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