The office of Akira Ishikawa, chairman of Nyon, occupies almost half of the floor on the top floor of the office building. When Yoshio Zuoji took Lin Zhenhua and He Fei in, Ishikawa Akira was standing motionless in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling glass window, overlooking the entire factory area. It used to be his empire, but now, it was in the twilight of the day, irretrievably gone.

"Chairman, Chairman Lin Zhenhua has arrived." Yoshio Saji stood at the door and reminded softly.

"Oh, then invite him in." Akira Ishikawa turned around and said with a smile on his face. Only Yoshio Saji could see that there was a deep sadness hidden behind Akira Ishikawa's smile.

Lin Zhenhua walked into the office, and Yoshio Zuoji introduced him and Akira Ishikawa to each other. Ishikawa Ming bowed deeply to Lin Zhenhua according to Japanese habits and said, "Chairman Lin, it's been hard all the way. ”

Lin Zhenhua hurriedly returned the salute, and also bowed slightly and said, "Chairman Ishikawa, I am very happy to meet you. ”

"I have always admired Chairman Lin very much, and I feel very honored to have the opportunity to meet Chairman Lin today." Ishikawa said humbly, "Chairman Lin, Mr. He, please sit down." ”

Lin Zhenhua sat down on the sofa and looked at Ishikawa with curious eyes. This is an old Japanese man in his early 60s, about 1.65 meters tall, stocky, with a small flat head, looking like a traditional Japanese man. Lin Zhenhua secretly thought that if Akira Ishikawa was mixed with a group of Japanese workers, he should not be able to distinguish them.

Instead of returning to his boss's seat, Akira Ishikawa sat down on another couch. The company is about to belong to Lin Zhenhua, and Ishikawa knows that he is not qualified to pose as a master.

"Chairman Lin, I have always known your name, but I didn't expect you to be so young. I guess you're not even 30 years old this year, right? Akira Ishikawa said.

Lin Zhenhua said: "I have just passed the age of 30, according to Chinese, I am already over...... It's the year of its establishment. ”

When it came to "the year of establishment", Lin Zhenhua used Chinese, but he didn't expect Ishikawa Ming to understand, he nodded and said, "30 years old, it's really a good age." When I was 30 years old, my father was still alive. That was when Japan had just been defeated and the whole country was in shambles. My father started the company when it was a small factory that produced small chemical equipment. I was a welder and my father was a fitter, and the two of us were the most skilled workers in the whole factory, and my father took me to do many important installation projects. ”

"It turns out that Chairman Ishikawa is a worker." Lin Zhenhua couldn't help but be a little in awe, he has always been very respectful of this kind of self-made entrepreneur.

Ishikawa Akira's face showed a hint of pride, and he continued to recall fondly: "At that time, Japan was really poor. We do heavy physical work on the construction site, and we only have one rice ball for lunch every day, with a little salted fish and pickles in it. Sometimes, my mother would put one or two plums in the rice balls, and it would be a good lunch for me. ”

"I have experienced the hardships of this kind of entrepreneurship." Lin Zhenhua replied.

Ishikawa said, "I know, although I haven't been to China many times, I have also heard about the fighting spirit of the Chinese, which is very similar to the situation in Japan between Showa 30 and Showa 50. ”

"He's talking about 1955 to 1975." He Fei explained to Lin Zhenhua in a low voice.

"This is a time when Japan's economy is taking off." Lin Zhenhua said to Akira Ishikawa.

"Yes, it's a time for the economy to take off. In those days, the entire Japanese nation was full of vitality, everyone never knew how to be tired, and they never complained about the hardships of life, and everyone had a beautiful hope in their hearts. Our products beat the Europeans overseas, but also the Americans. In every corner of the world, there are products made in Japan. At that time, we were very proud, we claimed that we could buy the whole of the United States, and we all believed that Japan was invincible. Akira Ishikawa's face was filled with excitement because of the memory.

Lin Zhenhua was silent, the old man in front of him had actually failed, but he was recalling the glory of victory. The more brilliant his victory was back then, the more tragic his defeat is today. Lin Zhenhua didn't know what to say to Akira Ishikawa, as a winner, he was happy that he was able to defeat Nihon Heavy Industries, but if he was a bystander, he deeply felt sad for Akira Ishikawa's current situation.

Sure enough, after Ishikawa Akira finished recalling the past, the conversation quickly turned back. He let out a long sigh and said, "It's a pity that all of them have disappeared at some point. The Japanese are no longer willing to endure hardship, not only are young people nowadays unwilling to endure hardship, but even I am starting to be lazy. In the past decade, Japan's stock market and real estate market have been so prosperous that anyone can easily earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yen with just a few phone calls and a few stocks. ”

"But a country always needs someone to work on the construction site." Lin Zhenhua commented briefly.

"You're right, you're very right." Akira Ishikawa said sincerely, "When my father retired, he handed over the company to me. I asked him how I should manage the company. He only said one thing to me......"

"What?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"Never do real estate." Akira Ishikawa said almost word for word.

Several people in the room were all stunned, especially Yoshio Saji, who had joined the company when Akira Ishikawa's father was still the chairman, but he never knew that the old chairman had such an instruction to the current chairman.

To put it mildly, the old chairman left such a sentence, it is really a bit inexplicable, because at that time Nihon Heavy Industry did not do real estate at all, it is doing well in the chemical equipment market, who would think of doing real estate? However, looking at it today, the old chairman's words are really so wise that people are embarrassed, Nihon Heavy Industries has not been attached to the real estate market and the stock market for profiteering over the years, and has made himself step by step into the abyss?

Ishikawa Akira saw everyone's astonishment, he smiled sadly, and said, "At that time, I didn't take my father's words seriously at all. I think he is old and confused, how can Nihon Heavy Industries go to real estate? Isn't that a piece of nonsense? Later, in Japan, 5, some of my friends I knew, all changed careers to real estate, and quickly made a lot of money, much more than I could have earned by doing chemical equipment for a year. So, I forgot my father's advice and began to divert the company's funds to the real estate market. ”

"So, what about old Ishikawa-sama? Didn't he stop you? Lin Zhenhua asked.

"He's dead." "Before he died, he insisted on saying that I should never do real estate. But even if I remember his words, where can I believe them? I think he's just an old man with outdated ideas, how can he understand the business opportunities of modern society? ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Perhaps, Mr. Ishikawa Sr. came to this conclusion from historical experience, right? History can sometimes be strikingly similar. ”

"Yes, young man, it's not easy for you to think of that." Ishikawa said to Lin Zhenhua like he did to his own nephew, "Young man, remember my lesson, the words of the old man sometimes sound outdated, but in fact, they will never be outdated. They have experience that those of us who are juniors will never be able to surpass. ”

"Thank you, Chairman Ishikawa, for your teachings." Lin Zhenhua said sincerely.

Before coming to Japan, Lin Zhenhua imagined all kinds of scenes to meet Akira Ishikawa, but he didn't expect Akira Ishikawa to tell him his story so heartily. The words that the old Ishikawa left to Ishikawa Akira especially made Lin Zhenhua feel a lot of emotion, if Ishikawa Akira could follow his father's will, if the entire Japanese nation could maintain the fighting spirit of the previous generation, they might not lose so quickly.

After the 80s, just like Japan in the 50s and 70s, everyone was full of entrepreneurship, and under the worst conditions, they did the hardest work, creating a growth miracle that attracted worldwide attention. Lin Zhenhua secretly thought in his heart, how long can this kind of life last in the hearts of Chinese? Will China's next generation be able to work as hard as its predecessors?

Never do real estate! This sentence may sound very arbitrary, even very pedantic, but the ideas contained in it are very profound. Old Ishikawa left this sentence, not only hoping that his descendants would not do the real estate industry, but also referring to never coveting those windfall profits from the virtual economy. The virtual economy is like a casino, it can make you rich overnight or you go bankrupt overnight. Once you are hooked on this industry, you will never be able to return to the path of practical entrepreneurship.

"He Fei, you can help me remember it, after I return to the company, I will write down this sentence of Mr. Ishikawa and paste it in my office. No matter how big the scale of Hanhua is in the future, no matter what temptations there are in the market, we will always have to guard our roots, that is, industry! Lin Zhenhua said.

"Understood, Mr. Lin." He Fei replied.

Ishikawa Akira had some basic knowledge of Chinese, and he roughly understood Lin Zhenhua's explanation to He Fei, which made him feel very relieved. After listening to Lin Zhenhua, he said with a slight smile: "It's all some old things, and saying it makes Chairman Lin laugh." If my experience can inspire Chairman Lin, then I will be very happy. ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Chairman Ishikawa, what you just said is the biggest takeaway from my trip to Japan. ”