Chapter 198: Guide
"Martyrs."
The restaurant manager took control of the situation and invited Hall and the others to a more private room to explain the unexpected incident just now.
The neon emperor is a lineage, and Hirohito's reign of more than 60 years runs through the entire stage of national militarist thought, so someone took the initiative to be buried after his death.
Most of them are middle-aged and elderly men who claim to be Showa men, and the two who just committed suicide in the restaurant are.
Aunt Cheryl was frightened and said incomprehensibly, "But why do they do this in a public place, it's very ...... Impolite. ”
In fact, she really wanted to explode and curse.
"Maybe they need to drink some alcohol to get themselves drunk, and their heads are dizzy to cut themselves off, and the bushido spirit can't avoid the fear of death." Hall looked at Akio Morita and said.
The latter pondered silently for a moment, and explained with a serious expression: "I'm very sorry for such an accident, I am personally willing to make all the amends for this, and I sincerely ask for your understanding!" ”
"I thought this was the greeting you were going to make." Hall did not hide his emotions and said with malice.
Akio Morita didn't have the strength that Emperor Sony should have, so he simply bowed neatly: "I will investigate immediately, and if there is any behind-the-scenes mastermind of the accident just now, please ask Your Excellency Hall to be his 'big mistake' at that time!" ”
The ancient neon people believed that the human soul was in the belly, and the original intention of the traditional art of seppuku suicide was to show the soul, which was a bit of a sense of death, and death was only incidental.
And the stomach cut for a while and a half to die, and some people rolled on the ground in pain, squeaked, screamed and struggled for more than ten hours before they died.
The neon warriors felt that this was not very good, how could they show the high quality of the soul like killing a pig, and the most important thing was that it was too sinful for normal people to resist......
So later, there was a saying of 'the wrong person', and when the samurai couldn't stand the pain of cutting his abdomen, he cut off his head and gave him a painful pleasure.
There are generally three people who are wrong, Tian Jie's wrong knife, small Jie's wrong cleaning, and big Jie's wrong head; It is held by relatives and friends of the seppuku, or by the enemy's opponent.
Akio Morita promised that if he caught the mastermind behind the scenes, he would let the other party take out his soul to expose it and prove his innocence, which can be regarded as the end of the story.
Hall can't really play with a knife and cut off two heads, and he's not a Showa boy with an abnormal brain.
"Hugo." Aunt Cheryl whispered his name.
Hall's grim face faded and shrugged and said, "Mr. Morita doesn't need to be like this, both of my mothers are devout believers, and they taught me to believe in the power of salvation, not the threat of death. ”
"As far as I know, Ms. Cheryl's business wants to set up a garment processing factory in Neon, and I personally can provide a little bit of insignificant help." Akio Morita took the opportunity to change the subject.
The incident just now has been lightly revealed, and it doesn't matter whether there is a mastermind behind the scenes, his attitude is correct enough.
Hall had no reason to dig deeper, and it was embarrassing to find out that it was really an accident in the end.
Aunt Cheryl was very impressed by the friendliness shown by Chairman Akio Morita, although the reason for coming to Neon this time was to experience the red carpet of the diplomatic plane, but the work still had to be done, and now it would be better to have the help of the head snake.
She looked to Hall for advice.
Akio Morita said with a smile on his lips, "I think we should need a new luncheon." ”
Hall bowed slightly, since he received the invitation from the Sony Emperor in front of him this morning, he still hadn't figured out what the other party was going to do, even if it was for the sake of Columbia Pictures, he would not be so kind to him that he almost took it.
In this case, you might as well let the other party perform, anyway, he has the ultimate ability to flip the table - pat his ass and run back to Europe and the United States.
In the interval between the new round of luncheon, Akio Morita and Aunt Cheryl finished chatting about business in a few words, and then talked about all kinds of trivial and interesting things.
Hall interjected a few words occasionally, and most of the time he just listened quietly, as if everyone really just wanted to make friends, and drank and tasted food in a relaxed atmosphere, and enjoyed the neon tea ceremony by the way after lunch.
A delicate girl in a kimono knelt at the table, lit the incense burner with her slender hands, and explained in Japanese in a cold voice: "The idea of neon tea ceremony is the first priority of 'Zen tea', and today's guests should drink tea and wait for it." ”
"The neon tea ceremony originated in the Song Dynasty of China, focusing on the experience of tea tasting, and incense will confuse the fragrance of the tea itself, so regular tea drinking does not light incense. Today, His Excellency Hall and Ms. Cheryl are here, and they must be entertained with neon tea ceremony and incense ceremony. ”
Akio Morita said with a ruddy face and a smile in English.
After the alcohol polish at the luncheon, Aunt Cheryl had a good sense of the old gentleman in front of her, who could both talk and behave, and thanked her with familiar words: "Please allow me and Hugo to be your guide in London if you have the opportunity." ”
"I can't thank you enough, I have to say that I am especially happy to have a guide in Europe and the United States, which is a regret that I have been longing for for many years but have not been able to achieve." Akio Morita sighed.
Hall Xin said that you have finally talked about the key, and you will have to protest if you tear down the prostate, and he pointed directly to the topic: "Columbia Pictures? ”
"Hugo-san, we agreed not to talk about work today."
Akio Morita pretended to complain, paused and continued: "In fact, I own a property on Fifth Avenue in New York, which is one of the most well-known neighborhoods in the world for the wealthy, and my neighbors are all white and American billionaires. ”
"They have a good character and a noble character, and I have a good time with them, often meeting for tea, sports, and drinking. But I've never received an invitation to line up for a formal cocktail party, never. ”
"I was especially eager for a guide to lead me into the social circles of high society in Europe and the United States." He said that at the end of the day, his expression was slightly disappointed.
The European and American high society has a strict hierarchy of contempt, the neon nouveau riche is the lowest level, almost equal to the black celebrity rich, and the emperor of the global tech giant Sony Empire cannot break the convention.
He gritted his teeth and made the acquisition of a Hollywood giant his life's wish, most of which was complicated in order to get admission to the old money circles in Europe and the United States.
Akio Morita is almost seventy years old, and this life has been successful so far, and there is nothing else to ask for except to satisfy a little obsession. He was approached by an extreme rightist to publish a book called "True", and he agreed.
"Okay, let's ignore the annoying topic, or let's talk about the neon right now and I'll be your guide."
Akio Morita cleaned up his mood and asked Hall, "Do you want to meet the local Neon entrepreneurs, I can help introduce them." ”
"Of course, Aunt Cheryl's business will use Neon as a backup base in the future, and we need friends." Hall agreed without thinking.
The Neon Emperor's funeral is the most comprehensive successor to the funeral process of ancient Chinese emperors, and there is no one.
There were many more ceremonial steps ahead, and the diplomatic envoy had to wait until the day of the burial before he could mourn, and before that he had a lot of time to attend to his personal affairs.
Mr. Mellon got him involved in the semiconductor industry, and Sony was a good place to start.