January 1, 1998, the beginning of the new year. According to the terms of the contract, this day was the day when Kishimoto made his first transfer to NCSoft online game company.

He arrived early at a Mitsui Bank near Taito Ward and lined up for business. What surprised me was that the elderly Chinese liked to start queuing up to withdraw money before the bank door was opened.

This RB old man also likes this. They really go to bed early and wake up early, are in good health, and live a long life. It's just that living too long is not necessarily a good thing.

Masayoshi Kishimoto's head couldn't help but think of a book published by NHK about RB seniors "Old Age Bankruptcy: A Nightmare Called "Longevity"" that he read before he crossed over.

A sentence that is still fresh in my memory is that an old man in the book said that when he had spent all his money and was not dead, he would commit suicide.

In addition to sighing and sighing, Masayoshi Kishimoto once again firmly believed in Soros's words, I was born poor, but I must not die still poor.

When his name was read from the loudspeaker in the bank, he walked to the counter and sat down unhurriedly. He took out the passbook and handed it to the other party as soon as he raised his hand.

RB's commercial bank does not have thick bulletproof glass, so there is no time that in the event of a bank robbery, the bank staff will hold customers hostage to the robbers, so that they are safe behind the thick bulletproof glass.

This is not the case for China's commercial banks, where thick bulletproof glass is standard. This is something that even the U.S. commercial banks that legalize guns can't do.

Among them, there is an even more exaggerated place, the KFC in Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, has also made it like a Chinese bank with thick bulletproof glass, and the window for withdrawing money has become a window for taking food.

It didn't take long for Kishimoto to get his personal business of transferring money done. He put away the passbook and his private seal, and slowly got up to leave.

In RB, in addition to the signature, the private seal is very important and is generally used. Both natives and foreigners need one.

When Kishimoto walked out of the bank, he saw snowflakes falling from the sky outside. He stretched out his right palm and took it.

Masayoshi Kishimoto walked forward, and instead of choosing to go straight home, he walked into a small street shop that he used to frequent.

As soon as he entered, the shopkeeper greeted him with a warm smile, "Long time no see." You haven't been here in a few days, have you?"

"I sold the pachinko room. Masayoshi Kishimoto directly explained why he didn't come to this restaurant to eat and drink again recently.

"Oh, are you planning to retire early?" the shopkeeper said incredulously.

"There is no such thing as a good one. I'm going to go on a trip to the United States. "Justice Kishimoto is really not a mouthful.

He has already chosen a project at Stanford University in the San Francisco Bay Area of California this year.

Masayoshi Kishimoto does not feel that this small Japanese-style shop with an interior layout similar to the pattern in "Late Night Canteen" is forced to be low, but makes himself feel very Japanese culture and atmosphere.

The only difference is that the owner of "Late Night Canteen" is a midnight to early morning business, while here it is only a daytime business.

The shopkeeper is a good man, or rather a man who takes care of his family, and closes early at six o'clock in the afternoon, not doing business in the evening. Every morning at 6 o'clock, the store is already open and starts business.

Masayoshi Kishimoto found a seat in the innermost part on the left and sat down, and was instantly attracted by the steaming oden. Eating some hot food in this winter is naturally something that makes the body extremely useful.

"First of all, bring me a radish, a tofu, a fish ball, and a bamboo wheel. By the way, bring me another glass of sake. Masayoshi Kishimoto looked at the oden lattice cauldron that was bubbling with white mist.

When the shopkeeper understood this, he immediately held the empty bowl in one hand and the spoon in the other hand and served it as he wanted. He filled the four oden food that the other party needed, and then went to pour the other party a glass of sake and brought it to him.

At this time, the TV set in the store happened to be broadcasting the fact that the Korean people spontaneously donated gold, dollars and other hard currencies to save the country in response to the Asian financial crisis.

"I didn't expect Koreans to be united!" said the shopkeeper, looking at the picture on the TV screen.

"A drop in the bucket. Masayoshi Kishimoto blurted out a glass with sake in his right hand.

The shopkeeper turned to look at him again, and said with interest, "Tell me about it!"

"Last year, on November 11, 1997, South Korea's foreign exchange reserves were only $3.84 billion, and two weeks later, South Korea's foreign debt had to be repaid at $10 billion.

South Korea also needs $12 billion a year to import essential food from abroad. On December 3, 1997, when South Korea was almost stabbed in the neck, the government accepted the IMF's $57 billion bailout package almost unconditionally, except for the most core terms.

Many international media have used Santa's forgotten city records to photograph the Christmas of the people of Seoul. South Korea is the hardest hit of the Asian Tigers.

More than 2 million South Koreans donated gold and other gold at a meagre discount. Isn't this comparison a drop in the bucket?

Or rather, it's a bit more of a show. After all, at this time, in the hands of ordinary South Korean citizens, in addition to owing a lot of card debts, there is no money.

Even if South Korea survives the Asian financial crisis, there will be a credit card crisis in the near future. At that time, there will be another wave of suicide climax in South Korea, and even the charcoal in the supermarket will be out of stock.

Once again, the government stepped forward to play the role of a savior, and for those who had too much personal card debt, they went bankrupt directly. For those who have less card debt, the interest is reduced and paid off in installments month by month. As soon as Kishimoto tilted his head, he took a large sip of the sake from the glass.

"What happens if the South Korean government doesn't accept the IMF's $57 billion bailout package?" asked the shopkeeper, curious.

"The national economy collapsed. At this time, the TV news you see is not that the people of South Korea donate gold, dollars, or anything, but that the social order is extremely chaotic, and there are smashing, looting, and burning everywhere, and the people are struggling to make a living.

However, this will not appear. Because the South Korean government would rather accept the IMF's alliance under the castle than let that happen.

The former is at most a strong man's broken arm, and if the latter makes it a reality, it is a life talisman. Kishimoto didn't laugh at all.