I smiled and said: "Mr. Tanaka, we got to know each other today, and we have a lot of sincerity with each other. I called you sir when I was in your company, which shows that you and I feel like we are old friends at first sight. So.
, we will definitely become very good friends. So, even if there are some problems in our project cooperation, it will not affect our friendship, right? Friendship is a thing between two people and should be related to everything else.
It has nothing to do with it. We Chinese have always treated friendship and material things separately, because we follow a pure, pure and simple emotion. So, even if you go back to Japan to work in the future, as long as I have time
I will visit you if I have the chance. At the same time, I also hope that you can come to our Jiangnan Province as a guest from time to time. Of course, I even hope that you can go to our Jiangnan Province to take up the post, and I think this possibility is very high.
.Do you think so?"
He was startled for a moment, then looked at me, "Mr. Feng, I find that you are different from other Chinese people."
I immediately told him seriously, "No, most of us Chinese are just like me."
He immediately laughed and said, "Mr. Feng is very good at talking. I heard that you are the son-in-law of the richest man in Jiangnan Province. It is a pity that you join politics. Mr. Feng, if you are interested, our company can hire you to work in our company with a high salary."
I always felt that this Japanese person’s words contained a whole set of sexual things, so I had to always be on guard. I smiled and said: “Many of your country’s prime ministers have experience in business.
Didn’t they all go into politics later on? I am very indifferent to money, but I hope that I can do more for the country and the people. We Chinese have a humorous saying: A man must do two things in his life
The first thing I have to do is to serve the country, and the second thing is to listen to my wife when I get home."
He laughed.
Then, he took us into the Japanese tea art area.
The waiters here are all in Japanese attire, mostly female waiters, wearing kimonos. They also speak Japanese that I can’t understand. But I feel that their accents have a strong Chinese flavor. I feel immediately moved.
Laughter: Obviously, these are actually Chinese waiters.
I have a feeling of disgust towards the Japanese in my heart. This is because of World War II. The education I received since I was a child has subconsciously created this feeling in me. In fact, I know it myself, and I come here with this feeling.
Contact with Japanese people will definitely affect future work. I also know very well that in fact, many contemporary Japanese people are relatively friendly to China, not to mention that the Japanese in front of me is purely for business.
He was cooperating with us. So I tried my best to suppress the abnormal emotions in my heart and tried my best to face the Japanese with a friendly attitude.
At the same time, I felt that the Japanese named Tanaka was also secretly observing me in his heart, because he was too familiar with China and knew that many Chinese people had a kind of hostility towards Japan as a country.
Therefore, I am more cautious. I know one thing completely: from now on and in the future, my contact with the Japanese will not only be about economic cooperation, but may also involve political issues. Because of my current status
They are officials, and the words and deeds of officials represent the attitude of some local governments towards the Japanese.
The waiter took us into a room. The waiter knelt down and pushed open the door of the room. Although I know this is also a kind of Japanese etiquette, I thought in my heart that she is Chinese and works here every day, and
Most of the people who come here are probably Japanese. She kneels like this every day and opens the door for the Japanese... Thinking of this, I suddenly felt an extremely uncomfortable feeling in my heart.
"Mr. Feng, please." Tanaka immediately made a gesture to me.
I smiled and nodded to him, "Thank you."
The interior is completely decorated in Japanese style, and the paintings on the walls are pictures of Japanese ladies, which are very delicate. There are tatami mats on the floor, and a large wooden coffee table in the center, with various tea sets placed on the coffee table.
After we sat down one by one, Tanaka asked me with a smile: "Mr. Feng frowned just now when he saw the waiter kneeling to open the door for us. Mr. Feng may have seen that she is actually one of your compatriots. So he treated her
That kind of action feels a bit disgraceful. Isn’t that right?”
Now I finally understand: the Japanese’s meeting with us today was actually entirely to examine our Shangjiang City’s attitude towards the Japanese. Since he has a full understanding of me, it is entirely possible that he knows that I am in Shangjiang City
status, and more likely also know some of my background. The Japanese are very shrewd, and they like to think about the sincerity, or compatibility, of our future cooperation through such detailed questions.
This Japanese is not simple. I immediately thought in my heart.
I nodded and said: "Yes. I did think so at the beginning. But then I criticized myself in my heart. I criticized myself for being too narrow-minded, because there is a very important thing in our Chinese culture, that is tolerance.
and tolerant. This place is a Japanese tea art area, and the service inside is completely modeled after the Japanese tea ceremony. The Japanese tea ceremony is also a part of Japanese culture, including the etiquette here. So I feel very ashamed because my personal accomplishment is still too poor.
I have not fully learned tolerance and tolerance. Mr. Tanaka, whether you are a person or a nation, it does not matter if you do something wrong. What is important is to have the courage to reflect on it after you know it is wrong. Don't you think so?"
He immediately bowed to me and said sincerely: "Mr. Feng, I am very touched by your frankness. You are an honest person, and I sincerely want to make friends with you."
I immediately laughed, "So when Mr. Tanaka said he was willing to be friends with me at the beginning, it was just a polite word?"
He immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Feng, making friends is just like falling in love between a man and a woman. It also requires a process of mutual understanding. Right?"
I immediately laughed too. I felt that the worries and doubts that existed in his heart just now seemed to have been reduced a lot.
The waiter had already made tea for us. Tanaka picked up the small cup. His movements were solemn. He held the cup between his eyebrows with both hands, then bowed slightly and said to me: "Mr. Feng, please."
I know very little about the Japanese tea ceremony. I have only read some basic things from some books and other materials. I know that the Japanese take things like drinking tea very seriously, and Tanaka's action just now is also a standard
Etiquette for greeting guests.
I didn't know how to return the favor, so I picked up the tea cup with both hands, then bowed slightly to him and said, "Thank you."
Then he drank it with him.
His entourage Wen Feng and my baggage secretary-general rarely spoke during the whole process. Their expressions were always smiling, but I found that their smiles gradually became stiff later, and entering After arriving at this teahouse, they returned to nature again. Being a follower is also a very tiring thing.
However, his immediate words made me feel that I was not rude. He then asked me: "Mr. Feng, do you have any knowledge of our Japanese tea ceremony?"
I shook my head and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know much."
He said: "The basic spirit of our Japanese tea ceremony is to regard tea drinking as a norm of life, to cultivate one's moral character and learn etiquette, with an elegant environment as the main body, and noble enjoyment as the purpose. Our tea ceremony has many details, such as the appearance of the tea room The entrance is a movable lattice door, only three feet high. People must bow to enter to maintain a humble attitude. The indoor furnishings are simple, with vases of flowers that match the seasons, and precious calligraphy and paintings hung for people to appreciate. After guests enter the teahouse, they enter in order. Sitting facing the host, the guest and host greet each other with greetings, and the host expresses thanks and sincere words of respect; the room becomes solemn, and the guest and host sit quietly, watching the tea lady advance and retreat, kneel and adjust the tea set, and use a small jade pestle to grind the tea cakes in the bowl; When the tea is boiling, the host must respectfully take the teapot, pour the boiling water into the bowl, so that the tea powder is dispersed, the milky white pastry flowers float up, and the aroma overflows; the first bowl of tea is held on a lacquered tea table, and slowly moves towards the second bowl. A guest kneels in front of him and presents the tea with his eyebrows raised. The guest kowtows to thank the tea and accepts the tea. The host must also kowtow to bow and return the gift. As above, pour bowls one by one and offer them bowl by bowl. When the host finally pours the tea himself, After a bowl of tea, everyone has to hold the tea bowl, sniff, sip, and chat, but avoid talking about worldly affairs, etc." (To be continued)