Tokyo: Starting with taking on his wife's debts

She's simply not cut out for saving money.

"Get up!" Xiuming grabbed her head with his large hand, lifting her up as if he were grabbing a basketball.

"Ah! My new hairstyle!" Eri screamed, "Don't pull my hair!"

Hideaki deliberately messed up her hair and gently pushed her towards the cashier. "Take out the 80 yen that Riko gave you, and then resign from my game development company. That'll be the end of it."

"Don't even think about it," Eri said, her head lowered to hide her guilt. She fiddled with her newly styled hair, her eyelashes fluttering, and peeked at Hideaki's expression through the gaps in her hair. "The other five are all fine, so why are you targeting me? Your wife and I are best friends..."

I spent all the tips from running errands this morning and forgot to pay my credit card bill.

Just as she was worrying about it, Riko and Chieko came to discuss with her about hiring five AV actresses and getting their salaries in advance. They even asked her if she wanted to join them as well.

Logically speaking, anyone would know that someone who shoots adult videos would never switch careers to become a game development engineer, especially with a high salary of 80 yen.

But considering Xiuming's personality and the looks of the five actresses in front of her, she wasn't sure if Xiuming was really going to let them join the company.

However, she was quite certain that Xiuming would never let her join the company.

Eri glanced at it and saw that her monthly salary was 80 yen. That was a lot of money, and it was an advance payment that was being made immediately.

I just said at noon that I was going to make a killing off him, and here comes the opportunity.

When Eri was instigating Riko, she was a little uneasy, but then she thought about what happened last night.

Actually, Eri didn't sleep at all last night while Hideaki was interacting with Chieko, getting a massage, and chatting. She was eavesdropping the whole time, trying to find inspiration for her work.

But as I listened, a question suddenly popped into my head: Why wasn't anything about me mentioned from beginning to end? Am I really that insignificant?

Afterwards, she felt increasingly distressed and couldn't sleep at all.

When Hideaki finished his work outside and came in, Eri, who was feeling unwell, started pounding her heart.

She realized that her small bed was right by the door, and Xiuming would likely just collapse onto her bed.

Just as she expected, Xiuming crawled into her bedsheets and then pulled her into his arms.

On my back, I could clearly feel the heat emanating from Xiuming's chest.

He wasn't wearing anything either, and the strong scent of the opposite sex made her dizzy, her heart pounding wildly, almost making her head spin.

Images of the creative process kept flashing through my mind, especially the depiction of Xiuming's appearance, as well as his physique and muscle definition.

As an adult anime, it inevitably contains other depictions, which are also extremely clear at this moment.

In her comic creations, she has designed countless romantic scenarios, whether it's passionate love, first love, or unrequited love, all based on imagination. Until this moment, she realized that this was the real feeling, with a slight sense of suffocation and dizziness, which made her feel happy.

Although she hates this womanizer, things have already come to this, there's no turning back. She likes him, and since he's a womanizer, Riko doesn't mind.

But I'm so unwilling to accept this. He shouldn't just ignore me like this! Does he not like me?

She hadn't slept all night. She carefully turned to face Xiuming and secretly examined the muscle lines on his body. Her reason was: it was necessary for her creative work.

Considering Xiuming's personality, even if I wake him up, it won't matter. At worst, I can pretend that he forced himself on me, and then I can legitimately ask him for creative inspiration.

But this kind of thing is easy to imagine, but when it actually happens, it's shameful, and I'm too scared to wake Xiuming up.

Early in the morning, Xiuming, who was fast asleep, began to move.

Eri, cautiously exploring what she needed for her creation, got so excited that Hideaki woke up. Their eyes met, and Eri's mind went blank: I've been caught red-handed... My modesty... My composure... Please, don't make me so embarrassed, even just a kiss...

Xiuming walked away as if nothing had happened.

This is an utter disgrace.

Unacceptable! Why were you so proactive with Chieko, but now that I've been so proactive with her, she still ignores me?

I'm a shoujo manga artist! I already have eight thousand fans!

I want to get revenge on him, make him pay the price, make a fortune off him, and make him suffer! I want him to know that I am not someone to be ignored.

"We've put you here part-time, paid you a daily wage, provided you with food and lodging, and we don't even mind if you cheat on your comics. That's more than enough." Xiuming waved his hand impatiently. "Hurry up and pay me back. I have other things to do and I'm quite busy."

Now that the five AV actresses have become official employees of the supermarket, we need to improve Riko's management skills as soon as possible. She lacks a lot, and we need to teach her how to plan supermarket operations.

"I won't pay you back! Not a single penny!" Eri, her eyes bloodshot, grabbed a white rag from the cash register, threw it at Hideaki, and ran crying into the bedroom.

Xiuming was stunned. "I want my money back, and she's crying because she feels wronged?"

Chieko, who was hiding by the door, and Riko, who was standing behind the cashier, both seemed hesitant to speak.

Xiuming shrugged and asked, "What's wrong with her?"

"My husband was hugging Eri-chan last night..." Riko stammered.

Chieko chimed in quietly, "Hideaki-kun should pay more attention to Eri-chan."

"Oh~~" Hideaki chuckled coldly twice, walked closer to Chieko, frowned, bent down and tilted his head, pointing his right ear at her, and said, "Are you teaching me how to do things?" She knows everything.

Chieko's face turned pale instantly, her lips trembled, and she could only gasp for breath.

Xiuming held the pose for more than ten seconds.

Chieko couldn't support herself and collapsed to the ground, covering her face and sobbing softly, "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."

Hideaki straightened up, pointed to the bedroom, and said, "Go in and call Eri out."

“Yes…” Chieko shakily got up and stumbled towards the bedroom.

Hideaki walked to the cashier, took out Eri's employment file, slapped it on the counter, and asked, "Will you process her resignation?"

What kind of rubbish did she fill out in her personal profile? Past experience: drawing comics; personal wish: to continue drawing comics; why she chose to work here: so she can draw comics without any worries…

"Yes..." Tears streamed down Riko's face as she nodded, her voice trembling.

Hideaki nodded, pushed Eri's documents toward Riko, and gestured towards the massage room. "Go in now, process her paperwork, and then get the cooperation proposal Ezaki gave you earlier."

Riko lowered her head, her pale hand reaching for the documents. Her trembling fingertips seemed to want to touch Hideaki's hand, but she only lifted it slightly before pulling it back. Her tear-filled eyes seemed to hold despair as she whispered, "H-Husband... I'm sorry..."

Xiuming grabbed her hand, which was as cold as ice, and pressed it against his face to warm her hand. He said, "After those five come to work tomorrow, including Eri who works part-time, you will have seven employees under you. I'm giving you a small task: within three days, pick out the one with the worst work performance and fire her. Can you do it?"

Riko is too soft-hearted and lacks work experience. We need to strengthen her inner resolve and management skills, and let her take a swipe at Eri.

Riko froze, instinctively thinking of Eri who often secretly drew comics, and whispered, "Is it going to be Eri...?"

“I don’t know,” Hideaki said, shrugging his shoulders and shifting the pressure onto Riko, letting her take responsibility for her decision. “It depends on your work ability. You make the decision yourself.”

Riko gritted her teeth, nodded emphatically, and said, "Okay!"

"In the future, when you encounter problems, don't consult with people who have vested interests in you. Take Eri, for example. She's already short of money, and you still asked her if she wanted to join the company. If she's not stupid, she'll definitely take advantage of you. Chieko isn't someone you can consult either. She's under too much pressure, hesitant, and always looking before she can do anything. If you can't make up your mind about company operations and business matters and can't find me, you can ask Ezaki. She knows what's important and what's urgent."

"Mmm." Riko nodded obediently, her pale face finally regaining some color, and her hands were no longer icy cold.

“Go ahead!” Xiuming rubbed her little hands together. “Think about how to break up with your best friend Eri. Think about what she did in your shop. You’ll understand.”

Riko nodded and went into the massage room.

Chapter 120: The chicken is Zhang Huili.

Hideaki's original plan was to let Ezaki lead Riko to expand and strengthen the business, while he would only provide the money behind the scenes.

However, the expansion of supermarkets and shopping malls is now urgent.

Aside from the long-term deflation and economic downturn in the broader environment, as well as the changing consumer attitudes, the retail industry has also begun to focus on low-priced goods.

Hirotake Yano's "Daiso Sangyo" is the "Daiso 100 Yen Chain Store" that officially opened this year, becoming one of the first distributors in Japan to adopt a single-price model.

There are also dozens of retailers such as Seria, Watts, and CanDo, and even MUJI later adopted its business model.

In other words, once other people's chain stores are established, gain popularity, and establish a reputation, then "Miyamoto 100 Yen Supermarket" here can only become a supporting role.

If you're going to do something, do it the biggest.

If Riko can achieve the goal of having retailers in a region rushing to her door with gifts and begging her to "give her a break and not come here" whenever she says, then she has succeeded.

Currently, Riko's work experience and management skills are not yet sufficient to support the upcoming expansion of the stores.

But since she wielded the greatest power, it became a source of interest for others.

Her personality makes her easily manipulated, so she needs to mature quickly.

He didn't trust anyone else to teach Hideaki, and Ezaki also had other things to do, so he had to take matters into his own hands and teach her step by step.

Of course, in addition to money, the foundation for store expansion is the supply chain, and Ezaki's "Yamagai Foreign Trade" is the most important one.

It won't be long before they start competing with other retailers for market share, maybe two or three months from now.

Having a stable, efficient, and low-cost cross-border supply chain not only provides an advantage in sourcing goods, but also creates a core cost barrier that will be difficult for competitors to imitate in the future.

Last night, Ezaki went to consolidate her "Yamagai Foreign Trade" company. Before leaving, he told her that he would transfer 200 million yen to her.

I was busy recruiting five software talents in the morning, then I was busy dating Tachibana at noon, and then I went to GameFreak to show off in the afternoon. I didn't have time to send her money.

With this in mind, Hideaki dialed Matsuba Bank's customer service number to transfer 3 million yen to Ezaki.

There is still 500 million yen in the bank card that Ayako had, and the previous 300 million yen was deposited into three futures trading accounts.

I made a profit of 4.5 million yen this morning and 16 million yen this afternoon, bringing the total funds in the three accounts to 1.6 billion yen.

Hideaki hung up the phone and then dialed the mobile number that Ezaki had left. It was a "portable phone".

A two-pound "big brother" mobile phone is usually carried in a briefcase and rarely worn on the waist; it is a symbol of luxury and status.

"Speak quickly, the phone is heavy in my hand."

Ezaki's voice was sharp, and the receiver also carried the sounds of sea breeze and ships horns as they docked; he probably didn't have time to make a phone call.

"The money has been transferred, 3 million yen. Let's open the China-Japan trade route as soon as possible. To compete with Guangdong and Zhejiang, I want to open ten super flagship stores in Tokyo in the short term. We're out of stock."

Currently, trade between China and Japan is booming, with a growth rate of 45%.

Various slow-moving and unsold goods from Japan are being shipped to the huge and eager Chinese consumer market, especially second-hand home appliances.

The most famous is Panasonic, whose products, including televisions, refrigerators, and electric fans, are sold everywhere, even in rural areas.

In rural areas, if someone owns a Japanese brand television, they are very proud, and the whole village will flock to their house to watch it.

Of course, smuggling was rampant... Even "Ye Guohuan" gave up taking AKs, which shows how profitable it was at the time.

Even Ezaki could lead his underlings to run a business smuggling secondhand appliances.

Having its own port is very convenient.

"I'm going out to sea tonight. Send me a sample order. The fax number is..."

Xiuming was slightly surprised, but her tone was very urgent, so she didn't ask any more questions. She quickly wrote down the fax number and said, "Tell me if you need money. Be careful."