National Tide 1980.

On the morning of January 1989, 1, Emperor Showa passed away.

On the same afternoon, senior Japanese government officials held a meeting to discuss the name of the era to be adopted after the new emperor ascended the throne.

At 14:36 ​​on the same day, the then Chief Cabinet Secretary Keizo Obuchi held a press conference and officially announced that "Heisei" would be the new era name.

From then on, Japanese society entered a state of "self-restraint" for one and a half months.

The so-called self-restraint is a state in which Japanese society as a whole enters a state of self-restraint.

For example, in a national mourning situation like this, the public will adapt to the tense atmosphere and spontaneously reduce celebrations or entertainment activities, and even weddings will be affected.

As a result, the prosperous scene of singing and dancing came to an abrupt halt, and the entire Japanese society became lifeless, which also aroused the dissatisfaction of many left-wing citizens.

However, on the contrary, mainland Chinese students studying in Japan live very happily and feel comfortable both physically and mentally.

For no other reason than that the "Mainland Hometown Mutual Aid Association" had already started substantive operations at almost the same time.

Although the formal registration procedures will take some time, the office has been rented and Ning Weimin's funds are in place.

Therefore, the employment applications submitted by some people, led by President Zhang Liling, were approved and they officially started working.

In addition, others can also start earning membership points by cleaning the office and doing other auxiliary work.

For example, you can help the mutual aid association design its logo, compile a booklet called "Guide to Studying Abroad in Tokyo", or provide the information you know and the life tips you have mastered. You can also start with the people around you and help the mutual aid association develop more members.

All of these things will be rewarded with points.

In addition, Ning Weimin himself is a very generous person. He believes that some special benefits should be provided to these first members.

To this end, he set aside a portion of his donated funds and decided to give each person 50,000 points.

In this way, the first batch of members who joined the club unexpectedly received a big red envelope as soon as they entered the door, and they immediately had the ability to consume in Ning Weimin's "big knife industry".

So they also solved many problems in life immediately.

Second-hand clothes, small furniture, small appliances, and bicycles are what international students need most and are especially popular. Taking them back home can immediately improve your living conditions.

And because the items are cheap to begin with, the highest price is only half of what they would pay in a store, plus they use points to earn points, which makes these compatriots feel like wealthy people spending money like water and getting things for free.

This is what we call a comfortable use and a satisfying purchase. No one will not appreciate the good things about Ning Weimin.

In particular, this kind of material exchange has a special feature compared to real store shopping, that is, there is always a sense of surprise that you may discover treasures at any time.

Since the second-hand goods of Dadao Industry are all obtained for free from other people by Sun Wufu and his colleagues as a form of free garbage removal, almost all the goods are single items and may be gone after being sold once.

Moreover, the goods in the warehouse of the entire Dadao industry are placed in a messy and cluttered manner.

Although they are categorized, the styles and brands are mixed, and the items are in varying states of newness and oldness, which makes it dizzying.

Choosing things here is just like visiting a trust store in China. It requires good eyesight and energy, and time passes by unknowingly.

Naturally, it gives people a treasure hunting experience.

For example, Yao Peifang.

Now she is considered a potential new star in the Japanese film industry, so she often has to attend public occasions and has more opportunities to appear on camera.

But she is not yet at the stage where she can endorse a clothing brand. The cost of girls' clothing, accessories and handbags is not a small amount.

Although Ning Weimin also gave her some things, it was definitely a drop in the bucket and not enough for her to use.

Fortunately, the Dadao Industry collected a lot of clothing, handbags and accessories, and the Japanese were also very careful in keeping their personal belongings.

If these things are resold, the price will be very reasonable.

Especially women's clothing, which is not as spacious as men's suits, so the price is almost free.

In fact, Yao Peifang had already selected two brand-name handbags, three pairs of high-heeled shoes, and several dresses that were barely suitable for formal occasions.

In addition, there are several special Disney hairpins and two Swatch women's watches.

So much so that even after she used up all her points, it was still not enough, and she had to pay an extra hundred thousand yen.

But it doesn't matter, for her, spending money here is the same as making money.

Otherwise, if you don't spend money here, you will have to spend it in other clothing stores, and the cost will be even higher.

The things she bought here actually saved her millions of yen.

And An Wen, before I came to Japan, I was particularly envious of the lifestyle of toasting a few slices of toast, eating an omelette, and drinking juice or coffee in the morning.

However, this thing is not sold in China. It is available in Japanese stores, but the cheapest toaster costs about 8,000 to 9,000 yen.

She originally wanted to save money by working to realize this petty bourgeois wish, but she didn't expect to find this niche thing in the warehouse of Dadao Industry.

And there are as many as three of them, one of which is particularly beautiful and comes in a lovely red color.

She fell in love with it at first sight, and ended up buying it for only 2,800 points.

The joy of seeing a wish that you once dreamed about day and night and thought was difficult to achieve suddenly become a reality can probably only be understood by those who have experienced it personally.

Therefore, this redemption process, which is like searching for treasure, can be addictive.

Members of these mutual aid societies are reluctant to leave once they come.

Most people came from far away, so they had to check out the warehouse.

For no other reason, people are subconsciously afraid of losing something. They are afraid of missing out on a product they particularly need, and maybe it won't be available next time.

And even if you come here once, you will still think about when to come next time when you go back, because it is really worth it.

Therefore, this warehouse of the "Big Knife Industry" is extremely important for the establishment and development of the Mutual Aid Association. It can be said to be a cornerstone.

Not only will it make existing members feel a stronger sense of belonging to the mutual aid association and be more motivated to work for the mutual aid association, it will also be beneficial for developing new members among the existing international student group.

Because anyone who has come here once will be impressed by the tangible benefits.

There is no need to doubt whether it is cost-effective to join the club.

As a result, in just about ten days, the Mainland Hometown Mutual Aid Association received nearly a hundred applications for membership.

This fully demonstrates how popular joining a mutual aid association is among mainland Chinese students studying abroad, and how powerful Ning Weimin's initiative is to let everyone take advantage of it.

It is also entirely predictable that once this group of new members joins and they recruit others to join, the mutual aid association will expand at a very fast rate.

But to be honest, although many members have begun to worry about Ning Weimin in private, fearing that more and more people will come to his warehouse to exchange, he will sooner or later be unable to bear it. But to be honest, those who think so do not understand the economic situation of Japanese society and the business principles involved. It is completely groundless worry.

As for Ning Weimin, not only did he not suffer any loss, but he actually gained a lot from it.

Why do you say that?

First of all, the oil crisis from 1974 to 77 and the Plaza Accord in 1985 led to the continued hollowing out of Japan's industrial production capacity, resulting in the closure of a large number of factories and the unemployment of a large number of workers.

Those things that cannot be sold become worthless "junk" and can be found everywhere in Japan, especially in Tokyo.

At the same time, the inflated economic bubble led to consumption upgrades in Japan and soaring rents.

In 1989, the per capita GDP of the United States was US$2.29, and the per capita GDP of Japan was US$2.53, which was higher than that of the United States.

Japan has truly become the richest country in the world.

At this time in Japan, even ordinary people were accustomed to buying big brands and luxury goods.

Everyone rushes to go shopping at high-end department stores like Ito-Yokado and Mitsukoshi Department Store, fearing that the things they buy are not high-end enough, and wasteful and extravagant behavior is becoming more and more serious.

For example, no one is interested in cheap goods, and even if the quality is very good, it will be easily discarded because people don’t like it.

Just like Uniqlo's products, they are not selling well during this period.

Especially in terms of real estate, rents are also rising along with house prices.

To put it bluntly, if you run a second-hand goods business and enter the city center at this time, you can't even find a place to open a store.

This is why flea markets in Japan are only found in "poor areas" such as Katsushika Ward and Adachi Ward.

This is why there isn’t even a decent, sizable second-hand store in Japan these days.

This is also the reason why Don Quijote, Japan's largest clearance discount store in the future, had a business scale of 5 billion in annual revenue at that time, but was still unable to move beyond the suburbs of Tokyo.

You should know that this store began to rise in Japan as early as the 20s with its cost-effective consumption, specializing in selling inventory leftovers and expiring foods.

Because the items are cheap, it is called the "Thieves Market", meaning that the goods in the store are so cheap that they look like they were stolen, and it is very popular among low-income people.

In 1980 and 1982, the store owner Takao Yasuda even established two companies to engage in the wholesale business of clearance goods.

However, the store's expansion was limited during the bubble period, and it no longer had the ability to expand outward.

To put it bluntly, Tokyo at that time had abundant supplies, but they were worthless, and there was a lack of corresponding customers and business places.

There is a word in Japan called "Jian", which means super cheap.

So for Ning Weimin, he doesn't have to worry about where to get supplies. There are so many super cheap things, but there is a lack of channels to digest these supplies.

After all, you can't sell many items in a day's stall at a Japanese flea market, and it's very troublesome to move the goods back and forth, and you have to bargain with people. How can it be as convenient as selling them to our mainland compatriots?

Yes, he is doing charity and donating to the mutual aid association, but if you look at it from another angle, his selfless contribution is not truly selfless.

To put it bluntly, this mutual aid association is actually equivalent to an industry guild.

So think about it, what kind of power does a social group that can unite the majority of mainland Chinese in Japan have?
To put it in the most practical way, the members absorbed by the mutual aid club will definitely become Ning Weimin's stable source of customers in the future.

How can these members use their points alone? Sooner or later they will use their own cash and spend money to buy goods like Yao Peifang did.

In other words, although he did not make any money directly from the mutual aid association's point redemption, and even had to make more subsidies, which was equivalent to more donations, it didn't matter.

Anyway, it's a no-cost business for him, so the cost of getting these goods is extremely low.

Obviously, his future efforts will be less than his gains, and the days of making money are still to come, so there is great potential in this matter.

This is the Internet thinking, not afraid of spending money, traffic is king.

What's more, Ning Weimin also gained fame and popularity from it, so good things were not done in vain.

It can be said that the more he earns, the more others feel that he is losing money, and the more grateful they are to him and the more they admire him.

How could he not like to do such a cheap job?

Charity has always been a big business, and it is true that suffering a loss is a blessing.

Those who don’t understand this principle will never make big money.

People who always think that those who are willing to suffer losses are saintly are actually the fools.

Even Li Xiaojiang could understand the situation, and after the New Year he went to find Ning Weimin again.

His idea was to cooperate with Ning Weimin and start a visa business in China, bringing in people who wanted to come to Japan and earning generous agency fees and the difference in yen exchange rates.

The specific cooperation model is that Ning Weimin only needs to use the companies under his name to provide financial guarantees and Japanese yen, and he will solve the rest of the problems.

This idea did surprise Ning Weimin, but if he were to say it, he had to admit that Li Xiaojiang was quite smart. No wonder this guy could become the leader of the "Four Lis of Beijing".

Obviously, this guy also knew that Zhang Guang 101's business could not continue forever, and he had long been eyeing the market for handling overseas travel procedures.

The reason we are looking for Ning Weimin now is simply because we value his character and ability, and we also see the great development prospects of the Mutual Aid Association.

He also realized the true meaning of these mainland compatriots to them - people are resources.

As long as these people come to Japan, they will definitely join a mutual aid society, which will also become a kind of property in their pockets.

Not only will it create a steady stream of income for them, but it will also help them grow stronger and bring them more rights.

So Ning Weimin naturally would not refuse.

He just agreed with Li Xiaojiang on the issue that concerned him.

First of all, he made it clear that the reputation of the Mutual Aid Association was the most important. He told Li Xiaojiang not to be obsessed with money and make this matter too shady.

Although you have to make money, you still have to be considerate of human feelings. Be content with what you have done and do what you promised to others.

Secondly, he asked Li Xiaojiang not to mislead people too much, and not just talk about how good it is to go abroad while in China, but also make it clear what hardships and sufferings one will have to endure.

So after Li Xiaojiang swore to be a guarantor, Ning Weimin nodded.

At this point, he can be considered a "snakehead".

Of course, he is undoubtedly the most conscientious one. (End of this chapter)