When the time entered July 1987, the political atmosphere in Beijing society suddenly became clear.
All government agencies, enterprises, and schools are organizing activities to commemorate the victory of the Anti-Japanese War around special days.
On July 6, the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Marco Polo Bridge was inaugurated and the name of the museum was inscribed by the great man himself.
On July 7, all walks of life in the capital gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the July 7th Incident.
The TV series "Four Generations Under One Roof" with related themes has also started rebroadcasting on Beijing TV Station.
Luo Yusheng's singing "A Thousand Miles of Swords of Light and Shadow..." once again resounded through the streets and alleys of the capital.
Tan Gong Restaurant also complied with Ning Weimin's request, and with the starting point of not forgetting the national humiliation and receiving patriotic education, the main store and branches were closed.
Employees in China, whether in Beijing or Chengde, must take part in relevant patriotic education activities off-duty.
The Tokyo branch needs to be a little more subtle in this regard, after all, it is doing business under people's noses.
Therefore, all Japanese employees are on vacation, and Chinese employees collectively watch the TV series "Four Generations Under One Roof" through video recorders in the employee dormitories during the day.
Even Yunyuan is like this.
And this can't help but make the Japanese in the capital feel a sense of embarrassment at this time.
Among them are the Japanese on the "Crazy Rich Asians" crew and even Keiko Matsumoto herself.
Although the movie "Li Xianglan" is still popular and the soundtrack is still selling well, there is almost a tacit understanding of the timeline. Regardless of TV stations or newspapers, all interviews with any Japanese actors have disappeared.
There were even several Japanese crew members who were traveling near Shichahai and encountered the treatment of being refused by vendors when buying soda.
"Japanese? Not for sale!"
The refusal without hesitation, and the applause and applause of the people around him, immediately broke the implicit coldness, and put everything on the bright side.
This move not only embarrassed the accompanying translators, but also made these Japanese people feel like they had been slapped in the face. They clearly felt that the enthusiasm for them in the capital had decreased, and they saw the less friendly side of the people in the capital.
Especially when the reasons are figured out, they have no shame to express any dissatisfaction and protest.
Faced with the unanimously hostile attitude, I could only take back the money in my hand, pursed my dry lips, and left with fear and disappointment.
But anyway, even if they left a bad impression on the capital in the end, the entire crew's filming mission in Yunyuan was successfully completed.
On July 9, not only did all the crew members pack their luggage and organize the filming equipment, they left Yunyuan and flew to the next stop, Singapore, to continue filming.
Even Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko also returned to Japan on July 11 after attending the opening ceremony of the Pierre Cardin Hotel on July 10.
Looking back, their wedding lasted for almost two months from May 2 to July 11, spanning three countries: Japan, France, and China. It probably set a record for the longest marriage period.
Of course, this process is also very interesting and rewarding, and it is destined to be an experience they will never forget in their lives.
If they had any regrets before returning to Japan, it was that the two of them were still too busy.
Because each of us has a career that we care about, we will inevitably have less time to be alone, so the honeymoon is a bit watered down.
In addition, Kang Shude was reluctant to part with his tavern. Jiang Nianyun also said that Yunyuan had many things to take care of, and they were unwilling to follow Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko to Japan.
Even Han Yingming and his wife have been trying their best to invite their two in-laws.
But the two old men didn't know whether they hated this country from the bottom of their hearts, or they really didn't want to cause trouble to their in-laws, or they just stopped moving when they got old. In short, they were respectful and insensitive, and found many excuses to evade.
Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko had no choice but to let them go.
The last thing is that the opening time of fast food restaurants in Beijing has been delayed again and again. After all, Ning Weimin did not see the opening of his fast food chain when he came back this time.
This is simply something that can't be helped.
After all, the employees Shen Cun had finally trained were all transferred to Yunyuan as errands, and the manpower needed by the fast food restaurant had to be recruited and trained again.
Moreover, the more Jiang Nianyun became interested in Yunyuan, the less interesting her life in the United States became.
In addition, Ning Weimin repeatedly urged Shen Cun to sell stocks as soon as possible to avoid risks. Especially Kang Shude, who was convinced of his apprentice's vision and judgment, had been admonishing Jiang Nianyun, claiming, "This kid never does anything he is not sure of."
, even things that I am not optimistic about, he can still make a lot of money. His sense of money is better than mine."
In this way, Jiang Nianyun truly believed in "it is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist".
Especially when Ning Weimin persuaded Matsumoto Keiko's parents to sell their stocks, she didn't dare to take it seriously.
Simply arrange for the son to return to the United States and let him come forward to properly handle the property of the mother and son there.
One is to sell off most of the stocks in the account, and the other is to sell some real estate properties in his name.
After all, the old lady is a sensible person. The so-called "sanctity and inviolability of personal property" in the United States is nonsense, especially the "permanent property rights" of real estate is a joke.
In order to maintain the existence of the house under your name, you not only need to continuously recharge at high prices every year, but also pay property taxes, insurance, property fees and value-added tax.
And due to the existence of the "adverse housing law", once the house is vacant and is discovered by "house thieves" wandering the streets in the United States and lives in it for more than thirty days, the house will no longer be yours.
You even have to be taken advantage of and pay the water and electricity bills to these gangsters who are occupying your house.
Therefore, what Jiang Nianyun hopes most for letting her son go back this time is that Shen Cun can sell all the residential houses in her name in Chinatown, Manhattan, and outside Long Island.
In particular, several apartments in the Flushing area have poor public security and a large number of homeless people. The high cost of maintenance is not worth the gain.
The old lady’s idea was that she would rather lose money than exchange it for cash.
Since I can no longer decide to live in the United States, it is better to exchange unsafe industries for money. Holding money in my hands is worse than anything else.
And this means that Shen Cun's return to the United States this time will not be immediate.
It’s hard to find a suitable buyer for real estate transactions at the right time, and I’m afraid it’s going to be winter at the earliest.
However, from Ning Weimin's perspective, Jiang Nianyun acted so decisively, which really made him feel relieved.
Being able to use his foresight to ward off disasters and avoid disasters for those close to him is actually his lifelong wish, and his hard work is not in vain.
Listen to his advice and trust him. This is the greatest relief and the best reward for his advice.
As for the situation in Japan, compared with the capital, it is naturally a completely different world.
Japan's Armistice Memorial Day is August 15th, so at this time, Japan has no sense of guilt about the war, nor does it reflect on the disasters of the war.
Especially in Tokyo, Japan, it is a society full of singing and dancing, feasting, materialism, and an atmosphere of money worship and hedonism everywhere.
Here, adult enjoyment is a matter of course.
This year coincided with the accelerating period of the bubble economy. Except for those workers in small and medium-sized factories in the physical manufacturing industry who needed to march in protest on May Day and hold up protest signs saying "anti-layoffs, anti-salary cuts", other workers
All industries are booming.
Especially in July, midsummer has begun again. Japan's various summer entertainment venues and nightlife are showing a colorful trend. Bars, dance halls, snooker, and nightclubs are overcrowded, and the rental rate of yachts is rising.
Salary workers can also take advantage of summer vacation days or paid holidays to travel or escape the heat.
Most of today's large Japanese companies have employee villas in summer resorts or cold resorts. Employees can vacation at the beach, mountains, or hot springs without spending a lot of money. They are extremely happy.
And since everyone from elementary school to university has started summer vacation, students have also become an important part of summer consumption.
Unlike those hard-working children in the Republic, most people spend their summer vacation in simple ways such as swimming, biking, reading, fighting, and catching dragonflies.
Under the background of the special economic bubble, Japanese families are already extremely wealthy and can support their children to enjoy various interests and hobbies.
Therefore, many students use the summer vacation to conduct training and carry out club activities that cannot be fully carried out during class.
Needless to say, these hobbies cost money.
As a result, jerseys, sneakers, baseball bats, gloves, musical instruments, and records are all in peak sales season.
Of course, there are also many students who use their holidays to work and use the money they earn to travel abroad and have fun.
As a result, not only have travel prices skyrocketed, but tickets for various concerts, movies, and performances have also become hard to come by.
I have to say that compared to the past, Japanese students today are very different.
In the past, Japanese people worked part-time to save for tuition and living expenses, but now Japanese students work part-time to travel, buy electronic products or buy new clothes, etc., to satisfy their hobbies and consumption needs.
But at the same time, due to the growth of vanity, driven by material desires, they are eager to make money in the fastest way, so as to quickly obtain high-end leather bags and clothing that are the envy of their peers.
The "aid socialization" of Japanese school girls has begun to spread from its initial silent growth, and has become a social issue that is currently criticized.
Such side effects not only bring disgrace and headache to the Japanese government, but also make many parents of students heartbroken, angry and dissatisfied.
As for Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko, they could feel the extremely obvious difference from mainland China even as soon as they got off the plane.
For example, Keiko Matsumoto bought a copy of the Japanese fashion magazine "POPEYE" to learn about the latest changes in Japanese fashion trends.
The cover of this magazine is a business men's bag from the Italian BOLD brand, a glass from the French Baccarat and a leather shoe from J.M. Weston.
It was a so-called "must have item" at the time.
The magazine also comes with a special edition titled "Urban Required Brand Illustration". You can see it when you open this special edition.
The magazine introduces three popular products for three groups: female college students, female white-collar workers and men.
The magazine wrote: "College girls wear Chanel." The second place was Tiffany, and the third place was Hermès.
Then "white-collar women can't live without Chanel", second place is Hermès, and third place is Cartier.
In the men's column, it says, "The watch that men want is the Rolex Oyster Perpetual." The second place is TAG Heuer, and the third place is Hublot.
Without looking carefully, you can find that the content of this magazine is not about fashion at all, but about luxury goods, full of luxury style.
Why?
Just because of the vanity competition in consumer society, it is everywhere in Japan at this time.
Japanese people in this era like the power, classic style and popularity brought by luxury goods from top to bottom.
And these things that are obviously ridiculously expensive are just things that most Japanese can easily afford when they travel abroad when the bubble economy is booming.
So just focus on this, even though Ning Weimin is already used to running on both sides.
But suddenly from a quiet and simple environment with a relatively backward economy to an environment full of materialistic desires and indulgence, I still feel like I have traveled through time and space in an instant.
If it weren't for the increasing number of international students coming to Japan from China, he would have seen compatriots who were obviously poor in their clothing at the airport, reminding him that this was still the 1980s.
I'm afraid he will really mistakenly think that he has returned to his previous life.
Not to mention, just two months after Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko left, the song "Breakout" by the British yuppie group Swing Sisters became an instant hit in Japan.
Even if you are standing in the terminal, you will often hear this song, and you can fully feel the extreme happiness preached in the song anytime and anywhere.
"The status quo will never change. Even if tomorrow is still unknown, don't miss the destined opportunity. What are you waiting for? The time is coming, either success or bankruptcy. Come on, move forward..."
The lyrics of this song seem to reflect the novel "Jump Before You See It" by Kenzaburo Oe.
But even so, there is no song more suitable for the bubble economy period than this song.
In Japan today, many people live in the happiness of believing that "the carnival will never end."
Especially at this time, let alone no one believes that Japanese society will one day usher in the bursting of the bubble economy.
Even the warning that "Black Monday" was about to deal a heavy blow to them, no one had the slightest foresight to notice it.
To be honest, when things came to pass, Ning Weimin fully understood how the disaster happened, but he didn't know what his feelings and emotions were towards these Japanese people.
He seemed to be in the beginning of a disaster movie, looking forward to and entangled with the tragic fate of these ignorant people in the future.
The expectation is that the happier the Japanese are now, the greater the gap will be in the future.
The poor man must be hateful, and he has no sympathy at all for the suffering that the Japanese are about to encounter.
The confusing thing is that although many people know what happened in Japan.
But after all, no one can experience it personally like him and see clearly that human greed is really incurable.
Especially in the era before he traveled back in time, his country was also in the midst of a real estate bubble.
He has not yet seen how his country resolves this hidden danger and solves the problem.
How can we overcome this dilemma and find a new path without making the same mistakes as Japan?
This was the question he was always eagerly searching for the answer to.