National Tide 1980

If we talk about the first two procedures of the New Year's Eve party, Chinese and Japanese employees have always maintained two distinct camps.

It seemed that only the Huaxia employees who received the red envelopes felt the surprise that fell from the sky.

For Japanese employees, there is not much recognition of the "old-style New Year" called the Spring Festival.

They thought it had nothing to do with them and thought this year-end party was just an ordinary dinner.

If you feel that the upcoming holiday is only a holiday for Huaxia employees.

Then the next process changed everything greatly, making Chinese and Japanese employees closer to each other than ever before.

First, Ning Weimin publicly announced several new regulations regarding the welfare of restaurant employees in the new year.

First, starting from next month, every junior employee of Tan Palace Restaurant will have two star employee selection places, and those who win the star employee will receive an additional bonus of 100,000 yen that month.

The special thing is that this is an award exclusively for grassroots employees, and managers are not eligible to participate.

Moreover, one of the two quotas is exclusive for Chinese employees, and the other is exclusive for Japanese employees.

The selection method is also a bit different.

In addition to the requirement that employees participating in the election must not make major mistakes in their work during the month.

More importantly, the final selection is not decided by restaurant managers.

The votes of Japanese grassroots employees were voted by Chinese grassroots employees.

Whether Chinese employees can be elected is ultimately decided by Japanese grassroots employees.

In this way, Chinese and Japanese employees have control over each other's selection rights.

Those who want to be elected as star employees must not only meet certain standards at work, but also need certain communication skills to gain the other party's approval.

Otherwise, just having the ability but no mass base is useless.

Therefore, after this new rule is implemented, the probability of work friction between Chinese and Japanese employees will inevitably decrease.

Even if some people think they have little money and don’t care about the reward, there are always people who want to strive for the reward.

Presumably, if the two parties get into disagreement again over trivial matters at work, someone will definitely come forward to persuade them to make peace.

This can not only greatly enhance the unity of restaurant employees.

More importantly, Ning Weimin can also use this method to select seedlings suitable for promotion.

You must know that it is not only needed in the service industry. In fact, in any industry, it is particularly important to gain the recognition of others and to have good interpersonal relationships. This is called organizational ability.

To be honest, with the improvement of social education level, there will gradually be more and more professionals in various industries, but there will never be enough people suitable for management positions.

Ning Weimin understands this best. Knowledge is easy to learn, but emotional intelligence is difficult to teach.

For him, this is a precautionary measure.

Second, in addition to the small monthly rewards, Ning Weimin also announced to everyone that starting next year, the Tokyo branch of Tan Gong Restaurant will provide all employees with an additional opportunity for publicly funded travel training.

The time is probably early March before the cherry blossoms bloom and September when school starts, because that is the off-season for Japan's domestic catering and tourism industries.

Japanese employees go to China in batches, and the whole journey takes about five to seven days, and Yamato Kanko provides services.

The route we took was that under the coordination of Ning Weimin, Yamato Tourism and China Domestic Travel Agency developed a new tourism project for Japanese guests to travel to China.

First go to Xi'an, then fly to Beijing, then go to Chengde, then to Shenyang, and finally fly back to Tokyo from Shenyang.

The purpose is self-evident. Ning Weimin just hopes that these Japanese employees can experience the ancient Chinese capital and palace culture firsthand. I want them to visit the Tan Gong Restaurant in China, see the grandeur of the royal gardens and palace meals, and then communicate with the staff of the Tan Gong Restaurant in China to compare their professional skills.

Don't always think you are superior to others, in fact, everyone is like a frog in a well.

The travel itinerary for Chinese employees is planned in Japan.

Starting from Tokyo, first go to Kyoto, then to Nara, then Osaka, and finally take the bus or Shinkansen back to Tokyo.

We still go there in batches, the whole journey lasts five to seven days, and is hosted by the affiliated company Yamato Tourism.

The purpose is also to allow these Chinese employees to increase their knowledge, that is, they can visit the two ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara, as well as the two modern cities of Osaka and Tokyo, and taste local food from all over Japan.

Presumably these Huaxia employees will also have a profound experience of the differences in folk customs and food culture between China and Japan.

In short, Ning Weimin believes that the more familiar and understanding each other is, the more conducive it is to breaking down cultural barriers.

For both Chinese and Japanese employees, only by being familiar with each other's preferences and aesthetics can they have a positive effect on improving their work.

As soon as I finished saying these two words, the audience burst into applause, and the cheers were louder than the previous two times.

If not for anything else, the Japanese employees were no longer indifferent this time, and they were really happy.

Moreover, his respect and belief in Ning Weimin also increased accordingly.

So this moment, half the floor was in turmoil. The place was buzzing, and even the crystal lamp on the ceiling vibrated slightly, making a crisp sound.

Few people would ponder Ning Weimin's true intentions.

Everyone only knows that for them, this is pie in the sky, and it is enough to get benefits.

Ordinary people are so simple. As long as leaders and bosses are generous and fair, they can do whatever they want.

However, this is not the end yet, the relaxing part comes next.

The prize-winning games carefully planned by Ning Weimin are actually the real glue, which very effectively binds Chinese and Japanese employees together like AB glue.

Don’t believe it, it’s just so magical.

The first game is a quiz with prizes.

All employees can participate, but each person can only participate once.

The specific requirement is that a group of six employees can combine freely and form a team.

The test questions were read out by Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko according to the questions prepared in advance.

For each group of employees, a total of ten questions were asked.

The specific content was of course the two "examiners" Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko who came up with it together.

From simple to difficult, they are all about folk customs, common sense of life and common sense of catering in China and Japan.

The six employees participating in the game have 20 seconds to think and decide who will answer the question based on the question requirements.

Each question is worth 6,000 yen.

If the answer is wrong, there will be no points. If the answer is correct, a bonus of 6,000 yen will be added to the group prize pool.

After all the questions are answered, Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko will distribute the accumulated prizes to the participants.

And if you answer all ten questions correctly, you can get double the extra reward.

This means that for every correct answer to a question, each participant in the same group will receive a bonus of 1,000 yen.

If they answer a few questions correctly, each person will receive a bonus of several thousand yen.

If all ten questions are correct, that would be great, and each person will receive a grand prize of 20,000 yen.

There is no doubt that the trick and focus of this game is that Chinese and Japanese employees must work together to have a chance to win the grand prize.

Otherwise, the Japanese employees will not be able to answer Chinese questions, and the Chinese people will not be able to understand Japanese customs, and this group of people will be destined to miss the grand prize.

For example, if the question requires Chinese employees to say a greeting when meeting guests, or Japanese employees to say hello in Chinese.

So what should a pure Japanese team or a Chinese team do?

If there are no contestants who can even answer the questions as required, they are destined to lose points.

On the other hand, as long as both parties are willing to cooperate, no matter what the final result is, it will be better than if they fight alone.

Then the sense of identity of fighting side by side for a common goal will deepen the emotions of both parties and will inevitably bring the distance between the two parties closer.

Sure enough, just as Ning Weimin imagined, when the specific rules of the game were announced, both parties did not hold back for long and began to invite each other to form a team.

And they are not stupid, almost all of them are standard equipment with three Japanese employees and three Chinese employees.

Surprisingly, in terms of communication, girls' families are more open-minded than men's.

The first ones to join forces were Dai Hong, Xu Chunyan and several Japanese girls.

It's just a pity that although these women's troops are commendable for their courage, they really have some problems with their psychological quality when they go on stage to answer questions.

Perhaps because they were too nervous, not long after they came on stage, they answered two simple questions incorrectly.

Then the final result will be more regrettable.

Amid bursts of laughter and applause, they answered a total of four questions incorrectly and ended up with only 6,000 yen each.

However, the distance between them has obviously become much closer, and the good effect is obvious to all.

After the game ended, the girls did not return to their respective camps. Instead, they found seats nearby and sat together.

The team that shines most in this session is the team composed of Liu Jianxing, Bian Gang, Yang Feng and three Japanese guys.

Bian Gang knows more about Japan, Liu Jianxing has a strong learning ability, and Yang Feng is good at cooking.

In addition, several of their Japanese teammates did not stretch their hips, and their group was the first to achieve doubled bonuses.

So much so that when several of them came off the field, they felt heroic cheers. Almost everyone from the Chinese and Japanese employees applauded and cheered for them.

In this way, when the last group came to an end, almost all Chinese and Japanese employees mingled together after receiving their bonuses, gesticulating with each other, talking and laughing, and there was no distinction between them.

This is not only a scene that Ning Weimin is happy to see, but at the same time, it also lays the corresponding conditions for the next game session.

Because what follows is an essential annual tradition for northerners during the traditional Spring Festival, making dumplings.

The game still requires a group of six people, and the fillings have already been prepared.

Taking advantage of Japan's proximity to the sea, we use seafood fillings - shrimps, scallops, and sea cucumbers as the main ingredients. It is as delicious as possible.

But the dough has to be rolled and packaged on site, and the time limit is twenty minutes.

Whichever group makes the most and best dumplings will be among the top three in a public competition, and whichever group will win a prize.

The first place is 120,000 yen, the runner-up is 60,000 yen, and the third place is 30,000 yen.

Needless to say, the immediate effect after the announcement of this game rule was that the team joined by the Chinese chefs was full of laughter.

Especially the girl group that Dai Hong and Xu Chunyan joined were even more excited, feeling that they had taken a big advantage.

As soon as the fillings, dough and tools were distributed to each group, the Chinese and Japanese employees who had washed their hands stopped being polite and modest, and began to discuss the division of labor among each group.

When Matsumoto Keiko and Ning Weimin stood on the stage and gave the order together, everyone was engrossed in their work.

Not surprisingly, the final winner of this competition was the girls team, and everyone was convinced.

After all, Xu Chunyan is the leader of the pastry team, which is what she is best at.

Not to mention the dazzling process of kneading the dough and rolling the dough, it is as fast as flying. Even the dumplings made are not ordinary shapes, with flowers, fruits, vegetables, seafood and animals, they are lifelike, beautiful and vivid.

In addition, Dai Hong, the leader of the cold dish group, helped Xu Chunyan.

The two of them made more than 60 high-quality dumplings without any help from the Japanese ladies.

An absolute victory!

The runner-up was won by the team led by Jiang Dachun and Xiaocha.

These two boys are better because of their tacit understanding as brothers and their quick hands.

There is nothing to say, the Japanese employees who work with them still benefit from it.

But the third place finisher is really a bit surprising.

Because the reason for their victory was actually the strength of their Japanese employees.

It was a coincidence that the Qingqing group included two Chinese chefs, as well as two Japanese employees who had worked in dumpling shops. With a little guidance, they were able to wrap the dumplings in a decent way. As a result, each person I was also happy to receive five thousand yen.

But so far, Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko have not finished all their "dispersing wealth" activities.

Because when everyone was making dumplings, the two of them were not idle, and they were also making dumplings.

They used this time to make a total of thirty-one "blessing dumplings" with coins.

They divided these dumplings among the dumplings made by each group of employees, and then mixed them into the pot.

Then it was announced again that whoever eats the lucky dumplings later will receive money with coins, 10,000 yen per coin.

For all the more than seventy employees, this is another piece of good news with a high probability of winning the lottery.

One can imagine how the employees of Tan Gong Restaurant are feeling and how much they are looking forward to the dumplings being put into the pot and the banquet officially beginning.

In fact, by this time, it no longer matters how much good wine and food there are in today's banquet.

Everyone who participated in this year-end party, whether they were Chinese or Japanese employees, or even the two dormitory administrators and their husbands, got something far beyond their imagination.

It is not only a material gain, but also an emotional and spiritual gain.

In fact, the content of Japan’s “year-end party” and the “dinner party” that Chinese people are accustomed to should be similar.

The biggest difference is that the Japanese emphasize "forgetting", while the Chinese emphasize "reward".

For the Japanese, a year-end party is a party to forget the year.

Use this to forget the stress, pain, and disadvantages of the past year.

Then review the achievements of the past year and welcome a wonderful new year.

The Chinese people's reunion dinner is more about gratitude and the expectation of getting together with family and friends.

There is no doubt that Ning Weimin's employee dinner was extremely successful.

He very successfully combined the Japanese year-end party and the Chinese reunion dinner, making this gathering more meaningful.

"Everyone has worked hard in the past year. Today, please eat more and drink more. We will continue to work hard in the coming year!!"

"That's it, it's simple. Your hands holding the wine glass won't be sore. Now let's cheer together!"

The last step has finally arrived.

As the table was set, the dumplings were also served.

Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko stood up from the table, raised their glasses with radiant faces, and made the last few simple remarks.

Everyone at the scene was smiling and raised their wine glasses.

For a moment, there were drinks and drinks, and the dinner party completely turned into a joyful paradise. (End of chapter)