May 13, France, Cannes, Baril Grande Albion Hotel.
The hotel manager diligently opened the door to the superior suite, and then enthusiastically introduced the facilities and features of the room in French.
Although as guests from Asia, neither Ning Weimin nor Matsumoto Keiko could understand it, but it didn't matter.
Because they entered with them, there was also a Japanese woman who was close to forty years old but quite short in stature, less than 1.45 meters, and then introduced them again in Japanese.
Especially the last few sentences made them very satisfied.
"...This is the room booked for you two. The living room and bedroom have balconies, and you can see the street view of the city center, especially at night, it is beautiful..."
"Um."
When Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko walked in, the first thing they did was to follow the Japanese women's instructions and check in front of each window in the suite. They put their heads against the glass and looked left and right. Then they went to the balcony and leaned on the railings at each corner.
Looking into the distance.
From this direction, you can even see the Palais des Festivals de Cannes at the port and the huge billboard hanging on the seaside.
"It's such a beautiful place," Keiko Matsumoto sighed, taking out her sunglasses and putting them on.
Her long hair and yellow dress were fluttering in the sea breeze, and the sun felt comfortable on her body.
The climate in Cannes is pleasant, with the average temperature in May being around 20 degrees, making it a good place for vacation.
Except for the fact that the house price has increased several times because of the film festival, everything else is very good.
"OK." Ning Weimin, who was wearing a white suit, also nodded in approval, "This is the room. The room is very nice."
These days, the movie "The Lover" starring Tony Leung Ka Fai has not yet been released, otherwise he would be mistaken for a handsome leading actor by French people who cannot recognize Asian faces.
Of course, it would make sense to say that he is similar to the dragon in "Year of the Dragon", since they are both young men in white clothes anyway.
"Very good."
The Japanese woman clasped her hands and smiled happily, then called to the hotel manager and asked the waiters lined up outside the door to bring in the large suitcases one by one.
France is different from Japan. Whether it is a hotel or a restaurant, there is a tradition of tipping.
Ning Weimin followed the local customs and was well prepared. He stood at the door and took out a wad of fifty franc notes to pay the tip.
I have to say that this handsome man and beautiful woman, this pair of guests from Asia, left a deep impression on the hotel service staff in terms of their appearance, demeanor, and generous tips.
However, after sending away the waiters and the hotel manager himself, Ning Weimin was extremely respectful towards this Japanese woman and sincerely expressed his gratitude.
For no other reason than because this little Japanese woman is not an ordinary translator, but has been with Pierre Cardon for many years and is his most trusted personal assistant - Takada Mei.
"Takada-san, thank you very much for your help. We can settle in so well, thank you very much."
"It's nothing, please don't be polite. Mr. President chose the room for you, I didn't do anything."
Takada Mei's attitude is also extremely kind.
"Ah... By the way, Ning Sang, the thousand leaflets you need have been made. Do you need them sent here, or..."
"Just send it here. Thank you so much. I'm really sorry. I didn't expect Mr. Carton to send you here for this trivial matter of ours. It won't affect your important work, right?"
"Don't say that. The president is really happy that Ningsang and Matsumoto-san can come to France. It is my important job to entertain you well. Ah, by the way, Ningsang, you don't need to worry about the hotel room fee.
The hotel will send the bill directly to Paris for all your food and drink here. So please enjoy it."
"Ah, this is the president's care. I'm so sorry. If I had known earlier, I really shouldn't have said this to Mr. Carton. It would have caused too much trouble for you."
"Ning Sang is not only young and promising, but also so polite and considerate. Even though this is our first meeting, I immediately understand why the president values you so much. Don't be polite. In fact, based on your contribution to the group, and
The status in the president's mind is fully deserved. The president is also looking forward to meeting you and talking with you in Paris. If there weren't too many things in Paris, the president would definitely go to Japan to join you and Matsumoto in the past few days.
Sang’s wedding.”
Not even mentioning this, Takada Mei actually took out an unusually beautifully packaged gift from her bag.
"This is my little personal thought. It's not respectful when we meet for the first time. Please accept it. Consider it a wedding gift from me to the noble couple."
Ning Weimin was speechless immediately. To be honest, he was originally planning to give the Gyokuro tea he brought in his suitcase to Takada Mei as a gift. Unexpectedly, before it was his turn, the other party took the initiative to show her kindness.
But the question is, where did this come from?
He was polite to Takada Mi because he was afraid that the "president's secretary" would give him eye drops.
After all, following Mr. Carton every day, such a person is like the eunuch Bingbi beside the emperor. How can he be easily offended?
An occasional word may have a subtle influence on the old man.
How come this happened the other way around?
He really couldn't figure it out.
But this thing is really just a layer of window paper, and it really doesn't matter if it is broken.
In fact, it didn't take a few words for Ning Weimin to figure out that Vice President Takada of the Japanese branch was related to this person.
The president's secretary wanted him to take care of his cousin as much as possible in Japan.
After Takada Mei left, Ning Weimin couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly after closing the door.
I said in my heart, I didn’t expect that all my people would come to a small town in France, and they still couldn’t escape Japan’s favor.
This can probably be regarded as the trouble of jumping up the social level, right?
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Indeed, Ning Weimin is not complaining for nothing, his distress is real.
Although his wedding was very beautiful, because he was so tormented during his two years in Japan, the troubles in relationships that followed since then are hard to explain, and he knows the joys and sorrows.
Ten days ago, his wedding was held as scheduled at the Okura Hotel in Tokyo.
The witness of the marriage was Yamaguchi Yoshiko, who was Li Xianglan herself.
Asian singer Teresa Teng and her fellow Taipei native Weng Qianyu performed live for the guests.
Not only Shochiku Pictures forced all important figures from the president down to the main actors to attend.
All the singers and actors signed by Taurus Palace are here.
The crew of the movie "Li Xianglan" has no shortage of major participants in the filming.
Nikkatsu's Junko Miyashita, Toei's Yoshiko Ikegami, and last year's best actress Ryoko Ishida, all of whom are actresses who have a close personal relationship with Matsumoto Keiko, were also present.
Even the master of socialist mystery novels Seicho Matsumoto and the great directors Akira Kurosawa and Junya Sato, who rarely participate in public events, also came to join in the fun.
What is even more unexpected is that Yamaguchi Momoe, who has retired for many years, out of respect for Matsumoto Keiko, a senior of Daiei Company, has become like a family with her husband Miura Tomokazu and "Oshima Shigeru" Utsui Ken.
Came together.
In addition, there are even many second- and third-rate actors and models who are eager to get a role in "Crazy Rich Asians". They come uninvited or find ways to beg others to bring them in.
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As far as these people are concerned, it is like a collective event in the Japanese entertainment industry.
Although the sensational effect cannot be compared with the wedding of Charles and Diana, the liveliness of the scene is not much worse than that of the Record Awards and Academy Awards.
There were more than 400 guests from all walks of life, including familiar faces from the entertainment industry, as well as celebrities from politics, business, finance, academia, art and major media.
Toshihiro Nikai of the pro-China faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the managing director of Sumitomo Bank headquarters, the executive director of Dentsu Corporation, President Kitashige of Hanwa Kogyo, Masataka Teramachi, the president of Yamato Tourism, and Genshiro Kawamoto, the real estate king of Ginza, all came.
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The complexity of the identities and the brilliance of these guests' status far exceeded the expectations and imagination of Matsumoto Keiko's parents.
This is actually a result of many people's respect for Ning Weimin's social status based on his strength.
In any case, the gathering of these guests here made Han Yingming, who had been worried about the "family status" problem, feel that he had truly let go of the burden in his heart, so the final "road to send off his daughter" went much more smoothly than expected.
Although when I personally handed my daughter in a wedding dress into the hands of my Chinese son-in-law, I still couldn't help but have tears in my eyes.
But in the end, his daughter got married in a grand manner, which finally made him feel at ease.
On this day, Keiko Matsumoto was particularly charming as a bride, as if her whole body was shining all the time.
At the beginning of the wedding, she wore a pure white wedding dress, then she changed into a long-sleeved kimono embroidered with gold and silver threads, then she changed into a red silk kimono, and finally she wore a light brown suit.
She is very beautiful and good at makeup. Coupled with these fashionable clothes, she looks even more youthful and charming, worthy of the name of the national goddess.
Regardless of the willow-like waist or the charming appearance, almost every man is jealous that Ning Weimin took away their "number one beauty"
Regarding the fact that the groom was twenty-seven years old and the bride was thirty-five, the guests were very cautious in their congratulations and almost ignored them collectively.
Everyone will only notice the couple's wealth, status and appearance.
All in all, this was an idol wedding that satisfied the public. It cost a total of 150 million yen and everything was made as perfect as in the movie.
More than 50 media outlets across Japan reported the news one after another, and all entertainment media gave it front-page headlines.
Because Ning Weimin arranged for Matsumoto Office to do some public opinion guidance behind the scenes.
Most of the media are discussing the financial cost of this wedding, Matsumoto Keiko's current celebrity status, the box office of "Li Xianglan", the original sales volume of the movie, personal wealth accumulation, and the prospect of continuing to work after marriage... In short, this is
Interpretations from various angles and subsequent predictions.
Generally speaking, Keiko Matsumoto's fans are happy to see the results.
After all, Matsumoto Keiko's works have social significance, and the people who have liked her have long been adult audiences. There is a great overlap with the group of people who like Teresa Teng as a singer.
Most of these people have already married, had children, and formed families, and their rationality is much higher than that of young people who are obsessed with idols.
For example, on the day of the wedding, although many movie fans gathered inside and outside Okura Hotel, most of the sounds they made were blessings, and there were few screams and curses. This was much better than when Yamaguchi Momoe married Miura Tomokazu.
Of course, such an extravagant wedding and the effort it took were not in vain, and the resulting commercial publicity effect was very gratifying.
The popularity caused by this wedding can actually drive the sales of all Matsumoto Keiko's works, so why not?
The only ones that insist on publishing dissonance are a few tabloids that are so small that they didn't even receive invitations to the wedding.
I wonder if there are some people behind the scenes. They seized on the aspect of Wangnian Lian and tried their best to discredit it. They even started to worry about the distribution of Matsumoto Keiko's divorce assets.
Although this kind of comment is a bit ridiculous, considering their influence, it is nothing to talk about.
What's more, they didn't even know the prenuptial property agreement between Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko. No matter how powerful their methods were, it was in vain, so Ning Weimin didn't bother to care about them at all.
But having said that, if you open the door to receive guests, it is face and favor when the guests come.
With so many people coming here to congratulate you, how can you accept the gifts and money in vain?
Needless to say, many of these guests wanted something from Ning Weimin or Matsumoto Keiko.
And on this happy day, it seemed that he didn't refuse much, so Ning Weimin felt as if he had acted in "The Godfather".
After the wedding, he was like Don Corleone, played by Marlon Brando in the movie, almost becoming a "landlord" who responded to every request.
At least, he is embarrassed to disappoint people with whom he has a close relationship and a close cooperative relationship, and he is unwilling to damage other people's trust and confidence in him.
Just like the Kagawa sisters, although the newlywed Miyoko's face cannot be said to have a haggard look, the anxiety in her furrowed brows is clearly visible, which is definitely not normal for a newlywed housewife.
Ning Weimin also knew Yujiro Sakai's temperament, and with Kagawa Rinko's attitude as supporting evidence, he could see that the couple's economic situation was unpredictably optimistic without Miyoko herself having to say anything.
For this reason, Ning Weimin thought over and over again and decided to take the initiative and asked Kagawa Rinko to convey that he hoped Miyoko would help and serve as a temporary consultant for the location selection of Tannomiya Restaurant's Kyoto and Osaka branches.
He originally wanted to entrust Yao Peifang to handle this matter, but he was worried that her language and knowledge were not competent enough.
Now that I think about it, Miyoko, who has real estate agency experience, is the most suitable person. Let the two of them work together to handle it, which is an honest and fair way to give Miyoko a part of her financial remuneration and help her solve some of her life problems.
As expected, Miyoko did not refuse this time, and quickly came to thank Ning Weimin, asked about Ning Weimin's needs, took the travel expenses from Ning Weimin, and was ready to get started as soon as possible.
As for the request made by Sumitomo Bank Yoshimo and his son, they hope that Ning Weimin can mortgage a warehouse near the Tokyo port.
This is actually a good thing for Ning Weimin.
He originally had this intention, but it was just a matter of concern rather than a business deal. He was just waiting for Jimao and his son to take the initiative to propose it.
In this way, by "reluctantly" agreeing, not only did others owe him a favor, but he also gained an extra 10 billion yen in funds that he could embezzle overseas.
The key is that this 10 billion can also be transferred to the outside world through Sumitomo Bank's channels, which is more secretive, more convenient, and difficult for others to detect.
As a result, plus the more than 30 billion he cashed out from the stock market (the tax can be paid later) and the 5 billion yen mortgaged for the bookstore, the total amount of funds he can operate overseas has reached 500 million US dollars.
This amount of money is not small these days. It is at least enough to buy two five-star luxury hotels in Las Vegas.
You know, decades later, Trump sold the Trump International Hotel in Washington for only $375 million.
Therefore, Ning Weimin is now a real rich man even in the world environment. This money can allow him to "spoil" as he pleases for a while.