1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 454: Be Kind and Good to Neighbors
Since the exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar fell to its historical low of 1:160, as America began to cut interest rates, the exchange rate of the Japanese yen rebounded rapidly. Not only did it return to the psychological bottom line of 1:156 within just a few days, but it also launched a surge towards the level of 1:148. The Nikkei index also jumped from a low of 20000 points to 21000 points.

Although the momentum seemed good, everyone knew that it was too late.

The most terrifying thing about falling below the psychological bottom line is that it will seriously destroy investors' confidence in future expectations. The rebound of the yen exchange rate is entirely due to the loose monetary policy adopted by America, and among them, the island country's own rescue policy has played almost no role.

In other words, the reason why the yen did not fall further is that America, your dear father, has moved the knife and fork to other parts of your body and does not want your exchange rate to continue to fall. It has nothing to do with your own resistance.

This feeling of being like a little lamb and unable to resist is really terrible!

Not to mention ordinary investors, even the island's chaebols who felt they had become strong in the past two years felt a strong sense of uneasiness in their hearts.

In fact, the premonition of the island investors was correct. Since the yen exchange rate fell to its historical lowest point, it rose and fell in the next few years. Amid countless cyclical fluctuations with ulterior motives, it finally rose to an all-time high of 1995:1 at the end of 79, and then fell all the way, and a large number of leeks were cut off again.

Of course, this doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Yang Mo directly, and the focus of his trip is not here;

This doesn't seem to have anything to do with Wang Yinuo, who just arrived in the island country the day before yesterday. After all, China is not qualified to enter at this time.

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Yokohama, Chinatown.

Walking on this pedestrian street that is not much different from later generations, and where all you can see is the combination of traditional Chinese elements and modern architecture, "the largest Chinatown on the island", Yang Mo looked at Wang Yinuo beside him with a sneer, "Old Wang, you are doing well... As soon as the Asian Games are over, you can come to the island to travel at your own expense..." "Tsk tsk, when can I become as leisurely as you!"

Seeing this bastard shaking his head with emotion, Wang Yinuo glared at him. If it weren't for the discipline requirement that cadres like him who are abroad must pay attention to their image, he might have spat in Yang Mo's face.

Ok……

Let me put it this way, if we talk about the administrative system, if there is any department whose name sounds impressive but whose ranking is seriously disproportionate to the impressiveness of its name, then the United Front Work Department, which was established and preserved in 1939, is definitely on the list.

There's no way. This is actually a department that focuses on external liaison work. And what a coincidence is that in China, when it comes to weight, "inside>outside" has always been the case.

After Wang Yinuo was promoted, he entered the third bureau of this department and served as a deputy in a department there.

Anyone who is familiar with this department knows that the three bureaus are also called the "Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Affairs Bureau", so Wang Yinuo's main job is to contact and win over overseas Chinese communities and representatives in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and other regions, actively exchange ideas with them, and implement a series of policies.

Well, this sounds like a very glamorous and important job, especially in the 1980s and 1990s, when Hong Kong and Macao were about to return, and the importance of overseas Chinese to the economic development of the motherland was self-evident.

But there are some things that you can’t take for granted. There are too many unknown stories hidden in the corners of history.

Therefore, the work that the organization has assigned to a certain Deputy Director Wang for more than half a year cannot be said to be unimportant, but in fact, most of it is a supporting role, and he does not really need to put in much effort;

Therefore, Wang Yinuo, who had quite good skills but nowhere to display them, was naturally depressed when he heard Yang Mo teasing him.

"Comrade Xiao Yang, when it comes to leisure, how can an old man like me be as leisurely as you?"

Wang Yinuo adjusted his glasses, his expression as gentle as ever, but the corners of his mouth slightly raised a slightly malicious and mocking expression that only scholars can have: "I heard that Xiaoya has been very busy these few days in the island country, but you are leisurely soaking in the hot springs all day long?"

If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely not be able to hear the slightly malicious reply in the old man's words, but Yang Mo understood it immediately.

Miss Mu made progress on many fronts in Tokyo, and introduced high-end Chinese patent medicines, mid-to-high-end cosmetics, some daily necessities and specialty foods into the island market in one go. She even opened up a big gap in the liquor market, which had the largest market demand and the most intense competition. Her results were fruitful.

It can be said that as long as these independent brands can continue with the current momentum and half of them can survive the 18-month life cycle of new products, it will be a large market of at least more than 500 billion yen per year. This result is truly dazzling.

However, what's interesting is that all these achievements were made by Miss Mu and her team through hard work, but Yang Mo, who is the most capable in this area, has never made any move... Not only did he not make any move, he also wandered around aimlessly, as if this trip was just for a tour of the island country.

Therefore, Yang Mo would not be able to get any share of the credit for this achievement.

In Wang Yinuo's impression, Yang Mo is an extremely utilitarian person. Although husband and wife are one, it is indeed abnormal for him to leave such a big cake without taking a bite.

and so……

In fact, this guy is just like me. He is domineering outside, but when he comes home, he is a henpecked man who regards his wife as the most important person?

Thinking of Miss Mu, who was definitely one in a hundred thousand, and the competitive nature of this little niece, Wang Yinuo couldn't help but look at Yang Mo with a hint of sigh and pity.

As expected, even heroes cannot resist beautiful women!
Yang Mo's scalp tingled when he was looked at by his elder-like "understanding eyes". The corners of his mouth twitched, but he finally gave up explaining.

This was an unspoken agreement between him and Miss Mu, which was not to be told to outsiders.
Besides, although Wang Yinuo in front of him had the image of a gentle and refined intellectual, he was definitely an old fox. He didn't believe that the other party couldn't see the mystery here. Instead of explaining and making him laugh, it would be better to keep silent and pretend that you can think whatever you want.

Seeing Yang Mo acting like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water, Wang Yinuo was slightly stunned, and then he sighed with some disappointment.

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five minutes later.

"Hey, Lao Wang, I've tried the pork buns from Wanzhenlou. They taste pretty good, almost the same as those in China. They are one of the few Chinese foods here that have not been improved."

Yang Mo handed over a bun that seemed a little small to northerners but was considered big for southerners, and then took a bite of the bun in his hand without caring about his image.

Suddenly, although it was not much, the rich juice made his mouth greasy.

Hey, hey, hey. Although my relationship with Mu Siyuan is no longer as close as before, Xiaoya still calls me uncle after all. You are married to Xiaoya now after all. Is it appropriate for you to eat these pork buns in front of me without any scruples?

Wang Yinuo looked at this guy who looked like a starving ghost and said, "Hey, Comrade Xiao Yang, although I have always known that Chinese people usually find it difficult to eat after coming to an island country, this is Chinatown, are you exaggerating so much?"

Yang Mo rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Old Wang, do you think that just because this place is called Chinatown, it really is..."

Halfway through the conversation, he suddenly felt that some topics were not appropriate to talk about in front of Wang Yinuo, so he stopped talking and changed the topic lightly: "Most of the chefs here are from the southern coastal areas, and I am not used to their taste."

Wang Yinuo glanced at him and suddenly laughed.

Of course he knew that this was not what Yang Mo originally wanted to say.

No matter which country the Chinatown is in, if it wants to integrate into the local society, a series of improvements have to be made to the taste of the dishes. Therefore, in the Chinese restaurants in Yokohama Chinatown, except for a few foods such as steamed buns and candied haws that basically retain the original taste, the rest have long become unrecognizable even to parents.

But this is not the point. The point is that if you are in other countries, such as Chinatown in Europe and the United States, if you know acquaintances, it is actually relatively easy to have an authentic Chinese meal... Although due to the differences and lack of seasonings, it may not taste as good as in China, but the overall taste is still quite authentic.

However, the situation in island countries is quite different.

Leaving aside the first group of overseas Chinese who fled to various countries more than a hundred years ago, in the past decade or so, although most of the Chinese who went to Europe, the United States and other countries were European emperors in spirit, there were also many Chinese who went there due to livelihood or simply to make money. Therefore, many of these people would gather together for warmth, and completely retain most of their living and eating habits in China, and even communicate in Chinese. Therefore, it is not difficult for you to get an authentic Chinese meal there.

But it is different here in the island country. In the past ten years or so, the Chinese who have come here are basically all the original middle class/elite class. Few people come here just for a living, but because they "yearn for it";
Therefore, compared with Chinese people in other regions, the third generation of immigrants in the island country will embrace the local society with a very proactive attitude. The language, clothing, diet, and even values ​​and ways of thinking will all be transformed in a very short period of time. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to eat a fairly authentic Chinese meal here.

what?
You said that Yokohama Chinatown has a history of more than a hundred years. Then the first and second generations of overseas Chinese and their descendants must have retained the traditional Chinese eating habits, right?
Unfortunately... no.

So as experienced as Wang Yinuo was, as soon as he heard Yang Mo change the subject, he knew what Yang Mo was worried about... Although this topic was brought up by food, if it was extended a little deeper, it would immediately touch on some topics that are not suitable for discussion at the moment.

Ah……

Looking at the overseas Chinese in all regions of China, the Chinese in island countries are probably the least influential and most scattered group in the local area. Not to mention the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, even the overseas Chinese in North America are far ahead of them.

From afar, I saw the four characters "亲仁邻善" hanging on the archway at the entrance of Yokohama Chinatown...

Wang Yinuo's eyes became complicated, and he didn't even have the desire to take a bite of the bun in his hand.

"Xiao Yang, there's no one around now, please tell me the truth...why did you choose this place as the address for the overseas Chinese meeting?"

After three full seconds, Wang Yinuo withdrew his gaze from the archway, turned his head and looked at Yang Mo gently, but his tone was unquestionable.

Yang Mo said that he was "traveling on public funds" purely as a joke;

In fact, his trip to the island country was nominally in accordance with the practice of friendly exchanges between China and Japan. He came to Yokohama to attend a meeting with overseas Chinese, to express his condolences to the Japanese in China and to promote mutual feelings. But in fact, Yang Mo had asked the organization for his visit early on, and it was clearly stated in the application that he "hoped" Wang Yinuo could lead the team to guide and cooperate with his overseas work.

For a guy like Yang Mo who can stir up a lot of trouble anytime and anywhere, no one would take the "guidance work" he mentioned in his application seriously. However, as for this guy naming the person, the others had no other thoughts except to envy Wang Yinuo's good luck... Yang Mo's personality and style of doing things are well known in the system. If someone else comes, I'm afraid this guy will do something weird again.

Although Wang Yinuo was pleased that Yang Mo had never forgotten the agreement they had made, and was grateful that the young man thought of helping him as soon as he had the right opportunity, there were some things he had to figure out... As the former general manager of a drilling company, Wang Yinuo was not the kind of person who would simply follow whoever gave him milk.

Yang Mo naturally knew why he asked this question, and waved his hand nonchalantly: "Old Wang, don't worry, since we have applied to the organization to invite you to help, we will naturally not let you just go through the motions, nor will we let you waste your energy doing useless superficial work and then be ridiculed by others."

At this point, Yang Mo took out a piece of paper from his pocket and wiped his shiny lips with a playful expression: "After being rejected openly and covertly, you know that some people on this island country don't have much value in the united front, and I also know that they don't have much value in the united front;"

"But the problem is... the people on this island country are of little value, but those patriotic overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia are worthy of our attention!"

"You have to know that it's not just the Chinese who want to take root in the island country... With the successful holding of the Asian Games and the Sino-Japanese Cultural Festival, if there is a suitable opportunity and method, patriotic overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia like the Chen family and the Lin family would not mind contributing a little more to the motherland and taking a big bite of the fat meat of the island country that has been gradually lost!"

At this point, Yang Mo smiled strangely: "Of course, just like the triangle is the most stable shape in the world, if we want to take root in the island country, we naturally cannot pull down the local companies and the Chinese living in the island country;"

"Regardless of whether these people are the focus of our united front work or not, we still have to show our attitude... And objectively speaking, they are not completely worthless. At least in the beginning, we still need to borrow their shells."

"Of course, as for how the situation will develop in the future, that depends on their performance; but at least for now, we still have to do our best to save face... So, do you know why I came all the way to Yokohama?"

The target is an island country?
The real focus is on those patriotic overseas Chinese families in Southeast Asia?

Wang Yinuo compared the situation in Tokyo and quickly sketched out the whole outline, but he couldn't help but frowned deeply.

When the entire Western world is shorting the Japanese yen and the island country's stock market, the island country, which is showing its virtual status, is indeed a piece of fat meat that people are tempted by.

But China is not like other countries. Its diplomatic tone determines that it is impossible for it to do anything that hurts the feelings of the people of both countries during the honeymoon period between China and Japan... Besides, China at this time does not have the window and strength to cut a piece of fat from the island country.

Just when Wang Yinuo wanted to ask this guy about his specific plan and remind him to be careful about the scale, he heard a burst of Bilibili sound.

Yang Mo took out the newly bought mobile phone from his briefcase, then raised the brick to his ear with great effort and made some humming and moaning sounds for a while.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Mo shrugged at Wang Yinuo: "Old Wang, it's almost time, let's go back and prepare... It seems that everyone is here!"

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PS: It is too inconvenient to type after coming out, and I have been too physically exhausted in the past two days. I almost feel sleepy as soon as I touch the bed, so the number of words today is really a bit small, and I may not be able to update tomorrow. I’ll let you know in advance.

(End of this chapter)