Tadao Ando's home is not luxurious, but there are a lot of photo frames.

Some of them were taken during Tadao Ando's travels, while others are some of his most famous works.

The composition of Japanese and Chinese names is the same, with the surname before and after the first name.

Xue Ningzhi smiled and said: "Mr. Ando, the last time I saw you, I was in Pengcheng, and your lecture at that time made me remember it very deeply. ”

"Miss Xue is polite, you and Changtian are good friends, and Changtian also told me about your intentions. ”

Tadao Ando asked with a smile: "It stands to reason that there should be no shortage of top international architectural firms bidding for the Cao Cao Financial Building project, why do Miss Xue and Mr. Chen have to come to Japan to ask me to help?"

Xue Ningzhi smiled at Chen Dongcheng Nunu: "This friend of mine admires your work very much, and if possible, he very much hopes that your architectural firm can participate in the bidding." ”

Tadao Ando looked at Chen Dongcheng carefully and said with a smile: "Of course, the firm under my name will definitely participate in the bidding."

It's just that my body can't support this kind of high-intensity work.

I would like to recommend my apprentice, who is Nagata, whom Miss Xue knows.

He has the ability, but he lacks such an opportunity. ”

Xue Ningzhi hesitated for a moment and looked at Chen Dongcheng: "What do you think?"

"Look at the work and speak, as long as the design satisfies me, even if it is a newcomer with no name, I am willing to adopt it. ”

This sentence was uttered directly by Chen Dongcheng in Japanese.

Tadao Ando was a little surprised, he didn't expect Chen Dongcheng to speak Japanese so well.

"Please rest assured, we at Ando will not disappoint you. ”

Tadao Ando is indeed a living legend in the architectural world, and he can still be tenaciously active in the front line of the architectural world after removing five internal organs one after another.

On the way back to the hotel, Xue Ningzhi was still a little sorry.

"Tadao Ando's work in the past two years is indeed a bit small, but Nagata is recognized as the most promising rising star in the architectural world to inherit the mantle of Tadao Ando, so we can look forward to it. ”

Chen Dongcheng looked out the window and said with a light smile: "I still say that, I only look at the works." ”

Back at the hotel, Chen Dongcheng made up for sleep.

Xie Jingyu saw that Chen Dongcheng was awake, so he knocked on the door to report.

"Boss, there is an architect named Naoyuki Nagata who wants to visit you and is waiting for you in the lobby of Aman. ”

"I see. ”

Chen Dongcheng washed his face and came to the Aman lobby without hurrying.

A middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes was chatting with Xue Ningzhi with a smile and a smile.

"You're here, let me introduce you, this is Naoyuki Nagata, Mr. Tadao Ando's proud disciple, and I have worked together a few times before, so I am quite familiar friends. ”

Xue Ningzhi pointed to Naoyuki Nagata with her right hand and smiled: "Nagata, you should be familiar with this, so I don't need to introduce more, right?"

"Hello Mr. Chen, I'm Naoyuki Nagata, this is my business card, please advise. ”

Naoyuki Nagata handed over his business card, and Chen Dongcheng also took his business card as a gift in return.

When Japanese people meet for the first time, they attach great importance to exchanging business cards.

If you don't change your business card, you may be misinterpreted as not wanting to communicate with the other person.

Naoyuki Nagata's business card is a little complicated, "Ando Architects, Chief Architect, Naoyuki Nagata......"

On the other hand, Chen Dongcheng's business card only has his name and a string of numbers.

At his level, he didn't need to use the company as an embellishment.

After exchanging business cards, Naoyuki Nagata kept a humble smile on his face.

During this period, I will also take some interesting anecdotes in the architectural industry and share them with Chen Dongcheng and Xue Ningzhi.

After a while, Naochi Nagata said with a serious face: "Mr. Chen, this time Cao Cao Financial Headquarters Building's global bidding, we Ando Office also pay attention, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to compete fairly, I will come up with a design plan that satisfies you as soon as possible." ”

"Mr. Ando is a designer I admire very much, and I am sure that you, as his proud disciple, will not disappoint me. ”

Chen Dongcheng said with a smile: "I only have one requirement for Cao Cao Financial Building, that is, the speed must be fast! From design to delivery, I hope to control it within one year." ”

"A year?"

Naoyuki Nagata suddenly frowned, a little surprised that Chen Dongcheng would be in such a hurry.

"Questions?"

"Nope. ”

Naoyuki Nagata shook his head, although the outside world is more optimistic about him, but after all, there is no work that can be done.

Naoyuki Nagata desperately needed such an opportunity to prove himself.

Chen Dongcheng said with a smile: "That's good, within a month, I hope to see Mr. Nagata's works, and I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate." ”

"Definitely!"

Naoyuki Nagata nodded solemnly, shook hands with Chen Dongcheng, and quickly left.

It is indeed a bit difficult to see the complete design plan in a month.

But for Naoyuki Nagata, it's not impossible to do.

It's a big deal to explode more livers and stay up late.

There are only a few opportunities to become famous.

If you can't catch it, you can really only be left alone.

......

Naoyuki Nagata left, and Chen Dongcheng took Xue Ningzhi to Ginza.

Compared to Shibuya, Ginza is much taller.

Luxury cars, luxury stores, and of course, the familiar mother tongue are everywhere.

When Chinese people come to Japan, Ginza is almost a must-visit.

Among the many luxury stores in Ginza, the number of tourists from China is also the largest.

However, they didn't come for consumption, they came to a high-end office building in Ginza, and Jin Yang waited downstairs early.

"Chen Dong. ”

Jin Yang opened the car door and said hello with a smile.

Moving from Shibuya to Ginza doesn't seem to be far.

But the cost gap between them is enough to make Jin Yang's flesh hurt.

Fortunately, since yesterday, Douyin has officially launched its global development strategy.

Overseas offices have received much more funding than before.

In particular, there is a precedent for the Tokyo office, which is deliberately clear from the Douyin headquarters.

The office environment in each of the world's major offices must not be lower than the industry average, and the specific standards are determined by the local person in charge.

Jin Yang proudly introduced the many modern facilities of this building all the way, and Chen Dongcheng listened absentmindedly.

There are several buildings under his name alone.

Not to mention that Jin Yang is just a small tenant in this building.

"The perennial vacancy rate in Tokyo is less than 1%, and the office we rented was previously leased by an overseas company, but now that the company's operations in Japan have been shut down, this office has become vacant. ”

Jin Yang brushed the access control and took Chen Dongcheng and them to the 15th floor of the building by elevator.

Compared with the old and dilapidated building in Shibuya, the interior decoration of the building in front of me is in line with the high-end and bright Japanese office environment that most people have in their impression.

"The 400-square-meter office we rent can meet the office needs of nearly 100 employees. ”

In Japan, tsubo is one of the commonly used units in their properties, which is equivalent to 3.3 square meters.

400 pings, equivalent to about 1,200 square meters.

For an overseas office like Jin Yang, which emphasizes elite combat, it is no longer small.

Jin Yang scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "It's a bit expensive in terms of rent, the rent of office buildings in Japan has risen year after year, mainly because the supply of office buildings in the five central districts is less than the demand, and the rent per square meter is about 2,500 yuan, and the rent of our office alone has reached 1 million per month." ”

"It's pressure, it's motivation, and a good office environment is also good for our brand image. ”

Chen Dongcheng smiled and patted Jin Yang on the shoulder: "You are docking with popular Japanese stars and Internet celebrities, without these outer packaging, how can you persuade those rigorous firms to cooperate with you?"

"You're right, but those big offices in Japan really give me a lot of headaches. ”

Jin Yang's tone was a little helpless: "I communicated with the office behind Yukina Kinoshita yesterday, hoping to win the other stars they worked with, but I was directly rejected by the other party." ”

"Oh?"

Chen Dongcheng asked suspiciously: "You didn't tell them about the development of Douyin in China?"

Jin Yang smiled wryly: "I said it, but they don't recognize it, these large Japanese firms are very conservative about the online exposure of artists." ”

"I've visited a few artist agencies before, but I've always been turned down. ”

Chen Dongcheng thought for a while and said: "This is a matter of concept, and besides, the country is too far away from them, and you still need to work hard to reverse their inherent concepts." ”

"I think so too, but after Yukina Kinoshita moved into Tik Tok, I did see a little hope. ”

"I compared the user growth of Tik Tok before and after Yukina Kinoshita's entry, and I obviously felt that the resistance of the office behind Yukina Kinoshita was not as serious as before. ”

Jin Yang invited Chen Dongcheng and Xue Ningzhi to his office and poured water diligently.

The office is clean and bright, with floor-to-ceiling windows that offer a panoramic view of almost half of Tokyo.

Chen Dongcheng took a sip of water and asked, "Do you have any other goals other than Yuki Kinoshita?"

"Yes, that's Satomi Ishihara's HORIPRO office. ”

"They are the second largest firm in Japan, and I've been talking to them for a while. ”

"I pointed to the idea that the traditional concept of these offices could be reversed through the presence of Yukina Kinoshita. ”

Jin Yangneng was poached by Hong Jun from other companies and sent him to set up a Japanese office, what he valued was Jin Yang's indomitable energy.

In other words, ordinary people have been rejected so many times, and they have already given up.

Jin Yang's stubborn spirit is worthy of praise.

Chen Dongcheng asked: "Don't worry about funding, have you considered a suitable advertising placement plan?"

"Chen Dong, Japan is different from China, Japanese TV stations do not accept advertising placement, if we want to advertise on TV stations, we can only grind slowly. ”

Jin Yang has been in Japan for so many years, and it is far more efficient than parachuting a person in charge from China.

Chen Dongcheng said with a smile: "It's good that you know in your heart, you have a little few people, during this time, in addition to signing celebrity Internet celebrities, the team also has to be quickly enriched, and I also point to you to fight a tough battle for me." ”

Jin Yang immediately replied: "Don't worry, but I don't plan to recruit people blindly, one is to do this, our financial pressure will be relatively large." ”

"The other is that instead of sacrificing quality for the sake of numbers and affecting the team's combat ability, it is better to slowly tap capable talents. ”

"I've always felt that those free afternoon teas, often going out for team building and the like are the lowest means of cohesion. ”

"Real talents need a group of like-minded colleagues with similar abilities. ”

"Instead of pulling a group of pig teammates to run, I have to accompany the smiling face to participate in meaningless team building activities. ”