Chapter 684: Yoshida Akikawa
Ginza.
Located in Tokyo's Chuo District, it is the busiest commercial district in Japan, and is known as the "three most prosperous centers in the world" along with the Champs-ElysΓ©es Avenue in Paris and Fifth Avenue in New York. β
The streets are lined with huge shopping malls that house famous brands from all over the world, and are a shopper's paradise with fashion and personality goods everywhere.
In addition to goods, there are many restaurants in Ginza's Hachi-chome (Hachijo Street), and there are not only Japanese restaurants, but also restaurants from Italy, France, Arabia, and other countries, where you can enjoy delicious food from almost half the world.
I have to say that at least in this era, Nichiban Ginza is really prosperous.
Of course, in the eyes of Li Yadong, a contrarian, it is actually like that.
Because there is no obvious difference between Ginza at this time and the Ginza he saw when he came to Nichiba more than ten years later. At that time, China had already risen, and places like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou were full of larger, better-equipped, and higher-end central business districts than Ginza.
It's just that many countries have always been prejudiced against China, and the domestic media's reports on China are almost all negative news, which makes the public's impression of China always stay in the dirty mess of this era, and it has not changed for decades.
Frankly speaking, in 2018, when Li Yadong was in his last pigtail, China's infrastructure construction, similar to that of cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, had already surpassed New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, and even any other city in the world.
Since China's reform and opening up in seven or eight years, it has maintained a rapid GDP growth rate of almost 10% every year, which has lasted for decades and seems to have no end, which can be called a miracle in the history of mankind.
If Li Yadong is not mistaken, when he was braided in his last life, when he calculated GDP not according to the official exchange rate of the US dollar, but according to the more accurate purchasing power parity, China has surpassed the United States to become the world's first.
It's just that many people don't want to admit it, then, China, which has always advocated harmony and civilization, doesn't bother to argue about anything, the second is the second, it's just a name.
Whether the great powers admit it or not, China's middle class at that time exceeded 600 million, more than twice the total population of the United States.
In short, China's rise is unstoppable.
And Li Yadong, who has witnessed the rise of China, will not be surprised if he is asked to go to any developed region in the world at this moment.
Because, he has seen better places.
The meeting with Akikawa Yoshida was agreed at a KTV here in Ginza 2-chome.
KTV in this era is still a very high-end place, even if it is business entertainment, it does not lose its grade at all.
The reason why I chose to be in KTV is because there are private rooms here, which is more convenient to talk about some things.
Speaking of this, I have to spit out the small family spirit of foreign countries, and praise the scale of China.
In foreign countries, there are very few restaurants with private rooms, even if they are high-end restaurants, people can only eat in the hall.
In China, even a small fried restaurant usually opens up three or two private rooms in order to meet the needs of customers.
Not to mention that in the future, in Chinese hotels, you can see all kinds of halls, all kinds of pavilions, and all kinds of separate dining areas that can be used as meeting rooms abroad.
Of course, some people may say that many Japanese restaurants also have that kind of tatami room, objectively speaking, it is just whether the partition is good or not, there is almost no privacy, and what the person next door says, you can hear it clearly.
There were indeed a lot of people in Ginza on the weekend, and vehicles were prohibited, so that Li Yadong and his party were two minutes late, and Yoshida Akikawa was already waiting in the box.
It is a slightly chubby middle-aged man in his forties, with a white and clean appearance, a pair of silver-rimmed glasses on his big nose, half bald hair, and a very short height, only about 1.65 meters.
From the outside, you can never imagine that this ordinary middle-aged uncle would be a gangster.
He also had an assistant, a tall and lanky young man, taller than 1.75 meters tall among the Japanese people, but who was always bent over, making people worry that he would become a hunch before he was forty years old.
"Hello President. β
Before Miss Yan could introduce him, Yoshida Mingchuan stepped forward quickly and greeted Li Yadong respectfully.
It is unlikely that he knows Li Yadong, because Li Yadong's photos have never been exposed in any media, but he has a bit of eyesight.
The Qi brothers and Xiaofang don't mention it, frankly speaking, Brother Shengli in a straight suit on the side looks more bossy than Li Yadong, who is dressed in casual clothes.
"Hello. Li Yadong smiled and shook his hand.
For his dealers, there is no question of introducing himself, Li Yadong is sure that he knows a little about himself.
After the group sat down on the long sofa chairs, Yoshida Akikawa called the waiter, asked Li Yadong's opinion, and ordered drinks and snacks.
Not long after, another mother Sang came in and enthusiastically promoted her escort lady, but Li Yadong refused.
Brother Shengli was disappointed, and at the same time, Yoshida Akikawa and the two did not call, this is the first time.
"What is the current business of Mr. Yoshida's Land Rover 4S store?" asked Li Yadong with a smile.
"Thanks to the care of the President and Ms. Yan, business has been good since its opening, and the Land Rover brand has a unique competitiveness in the Japanese benzene automobile market and has a group of loyal customers. β
In fact, Li Yadong has long understood these situations, that is, "properly cared for", after all, he is his own dealer.
There is naturally no shortage of rich people in Japan, and the automobile industry is also extremely developed, but due to the national conditions, the mainstream models of the Japanese benzene automobile industry are cars, and the displacement is not large.
Even if there are off-road vehicles, they are based on the chassis of the sedan, which cannot be compared with the professional off-road vehicle manufacturer - the Land Rover brand.
Although the market is not large, it is expensive because there are no competitors, and it is still very profitable to do a unique business, and it is easy.
"If Mr. Yoshida encounters any problems in operation, you can feedback to Manager Yan as soon as possible, our Land Rover brand has mature management experience in European and American countries, and I believe that it can help you improve operating profits more or less. β
"That's great, thank you so much for the President's support. β
The two chatted without a word, and after three glasses of Scotch whisky, Li Yadong explained his intention in a timely manner.
"Actually...... Mr. Yoshida, I'm here for a matter that I would like to ask for your help. β
Yoshida Akikawa put down his glass and said respectfully, "Please give instructions to the president." β
"I heard...... Mr. Yoshida is a member of the Yamaguchi-gumi, right?" asked Li Yadong with a smile.
"Yes. Yoshida Akikawa didn't mean to hide it, this identity did not have any substantial impact on him, on the contrary, it could bring him a lot of convenience.
In Nichiban, even if there are many gangs, no one dares to take the initiative to trouble the Yamaguchi-gumi.
He had already learned about this from Miss Yan, saying that their boss had a request for him, and Yoshida Akikawa attached great importance to this.
He knows very well the energy of the young man in front of him, a real billionaire, not to mention that he is the boss of his partner, even if he is not, he is very happy to serve such a big man.
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