In November, the weather in Tokyo is getting colder.

A few red maples on the side of the street in Yuanazabu, Minato Ward, are wantonly dying their fiery red.

Behind a few maple trees is a majestic building made of gray-white rock.

It was a noisy neighborhood, but it was the only place that looked much more solemn.

Hum~, the low engine sound gradually went out.

A black Toyota Century slowly stopped under the dusty stone steps.

Click, Shirakawa Kaede, who was wearing a dark windbreaker, got out of the car slowly from the back row.

Yuko Tanaka, who was also wearing a velvet shawl, also came to Shirakawa Kaede's side after the driver opened the door, and naturally took his arm.

"It looks really magnificent."

"That's right, but after all, it's an embassy, and it's as it should be."

Kaede Shirakawa retracted his gaze and walked inside with Yuko Tanaka.

The place they came today is Huaxia's embassy in Tokyo, located in the bustling port area of Azabu Juban.

In addition to China, there are also embassies of many other countries.

As for why Shirakawa Kaede came here, of course it was to pick up the goods.

Since squandering $400,000 at the Expo Park in March, I have finally received letters from across the sea after more than half a year.

Originally, Shirakawa Kaede left his business card, planning to send someone to pick it up after they were all right.

After all, Huaxia has not opened international postal services in recent years, let alone free shipping.

However, for the sake of Shirakawa Kaede's $400,000, the goods were specially brought to Neon Tokyo on the other side.

As for who the person who brought the things over, don't you see that this is the place?

"Hello, we made an appointment with Mr. Zhang."

Coming to the reception, Shirakawa Kaede smiled and handed over his business card.

The uniformed receptionist on the opposite side immediately flashed with surprise in his eyes after seeing Shirakawa Kaede's business card clearly.

"Mr. Shirakawa, please come with me, Ambassador Zhang has already explained. You can come and see him directly, no appointment is required. ”

"Mr. Zhang is too polite." Shirakawa Kaede smiled and nodded.

Soon under the leadership of the staff, Shirakawa Kaede and Tanaka Yuko were introduced into a conference room.

Just two minutes after sitting down, an old man in a black suit who looked to be nearly sixty years old walked briskly into the conference room.

"I'm sorry Mr. Shirakawa for keeping you waiting."

"It's contemptible, it's causing you trouble."

The person who came came spoke fluent Japanese, which made Shirakawa Kaede and Tanaka Yuko feel a sense of intimacy for no reason.

He is the current Chinese ambassador to Japan, Mr. Zhang Han, and after hearing that Shirakawa Feng and they came.

Ambassador Zhang immediately put down what he was doing and rushed over.

"I have long heard that Mr. Shirakawa loves jade very much, so as soon as the commission was completed in China, he immediately sent someone to send it over."

As he spoke, Ambassador Zhang had already taken over an antique and exquisite wooden box from the hand of the assistant behind him.

"Mr. Shirakawa, please see, I wonder if this is to your liking?"

The wooden box was gently opened, and then slowly pushed in front of Shirakawa Kaede.

All the mutton fat white jade, twelve jade pendants, two wrenches, neatly arranged in the wooden box.

Shirakawa Kaede only talked about what he wanted to do.

But when he saw the jade in front of him, he was really amazed.

Not only him, but Yuko Tanaka, who was sitting next to him, had eyes shining like stars.

It was the first time for Shirakawa Kaede to see her gentle and quiet, and she even showed a longing look for something.

These works of art are the same jade, no! They are higher than art!

The picture and the real thing really can't be compared, just that charm of nothing, so that Shirakawa Feng subconsciously held his breath.

He even couldn't bear to break this artistic conception, but driven by instinct, Bai Chuanfeng still cautiously stretched out his hand and took out a white jade.

Warm and delicate, white and flawless.

The word "Chuan" in the body of a bird seal falls very cleverly in the middle of the white jade.

Just this streamlined Chinese character made Shirakawa Kaede feel the beauty of calligraphy.

What's even better is that in the upper right corner of the word "Sichuan", a lifelike maple tree was carved with a few strokes.

A few maple leaves, falling around the river. On the other side are some decorative carvings, which make the whole jade pendant more natural and harmonious.

The beautiful jade is bright, gentle and not eye-catching.

Even if Shirakawa Kaede doesn't understand jade, he also knows that this is definitely a rare treasure.

There is also that pair of wrenches, in addition to the family crest explained by Shirakawa Kaede.

The carver also used the rare vermilion pattern to carve out the auspicious cloud dragon pattern.

On the other hand, the other wrench is the phoenix pattern.

Whew~, after looking at it for a long time, Shirakawa Kaede exhaled cautiously.

Peerless, pleasing to the eye!

"Well, you didn't disappoint Mr. Shirakawa, did you?"

It wasn't until he was done that Ambassador Zhang asked with a smile on his face.

"This thing should only be in heaven!" Shirakawa Kaede directly answered with Du Fu's poems.

Hearing his authentic Mandarin and the rhyme of poetry implied in his words, Ambassador Zhang's eyes lit up.

It is not uncommon for foreigners to speak Chinese, but it is not common people to be able to recite the poems in ancient Chinese culture with great rhyme.

The most important thing is that the pure accent and subconscious blurting out are what Ambassador Zhang cares about the most.

It seems that this Mr. Shirakawa is more than just able to speak Chinese.

Putting his mind down, Ambassador Zhang continued to discuss these jade artifacts with Shirakawa Kaede.

"Mr. Shirakawa is satisfied, according to your request, for the sake of anti-counterfeiting.

There are unique marks under the branches and leaves of the maple tree, please see here. ”

Following his guidance, Shirakawa Kaede finally used a magnifying glass to find a very small and plausible word "Chuan" between the lines of the maple leaves.

The other jade pendants and wrenches are also about the same, and they all have similar marks in inconspicuous places.

People who don't usually know would never have thought that the lines of the leaves contain such secret marks.

And in order to distinguish the twelve jade pendants, there is also an inscription on the back in the order of the twelve earthly branches.

The whole set of jade definitely took a lot of thought. The effect is indeed hard to refuse.

Don't you see Yuko Tanaka's loving look? The charm of Chinese culture is really as pleasing to the eye as a work of art.

"I'm causing you trouble this time, please accept the rest of the money."

Shirakawa Kaede handed over the check that had been prepared with both hands.

Last time, I only gave a deposit, but now that I have experienced the goods. Then it's time to settle the rest and complete the deal.

After accepting the check, Ambassador Zhang did not leave in a hurry.

"Mr. Shirakawa is so fond of jade, he must have studied Chinese culture as well.

If it is convenient, welcome to go there to take a look, we welcome friends from all over the world to come to China as guests. ”

The spring breeze of reform has been blowing all over the north and south of the river a few years ago, and today's China is like the soil after a long time of rain, and the sprouts of development are growing everywhere.

Therefore, Chinese embassies abroad have a special department, a commercial office.

In addition to diplomacy, embassies also assume some of the functions of trade matters.

Of course, Shirakawa Kaede could understand the meaning of Ambassador Zhang's words.

"Contemptible people also have this idea, they have long heard that Pengcheng is developing rapidly, and it must be a vibrant scene there.

However, I can't get out of this year's busy business, so let's talk about it next year. ”

After speaking, Bai Chuanfeng handed over his business card with both hands.

With a flash of light in his eyes, Ambassador Zhang took the business card and exchanged his own business cards.

"Then look forward to the presence of Mr. Shirakawa, Shirakawa Electric has long been famous in China."

Shirakawa Kaede smiled and nodded, "That's Shirakawa Electric's honor." ”

Watching the neon famous couple leave, Ambassador Zhang also had a smile on his face.

It seems that the other party does have good intentions towards Huaxia, and the meaning of that sentence seems to be very inclined to go to Pengcheng for a field trip.

After a little temptation, the other party also gave a positive response.

In this case, it is necessary to report the matter to China as soon as possible, and as soon as it is approved, Ambassador Zhang will issue an official invitation to Shirakawa Kaede for a business visit.

This is the practice here at the embassy, which begins with verbal confirmation of each other's intentions.

If there is a positive response from both sides, then a formal invitation to visit is issued through the embassy.

Since the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Neon, there has been more and more business cooperation between them.

Even historically, this period was a honeymoon period for the two countries, with a high frequency of mutual visits.

Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi, these companies have already visited Huaxia in the 70s, and now it is not abrupt to invite one more Shirakawa Electric.

In the blink of an eye, December has come to an end, and the extraordinary 85 years have come to an end.

The World Expo, the Plaza Accord, the semiconductor anti-dumping investigation, everything is enough to pull Neon's nerves.

However, for ordinary people, apart from the World Expo, everyone will talk about it, and the rest does not seem to have any impact on everyone's life.

However, it cannot be said that there is no impact at all, and one of the most obvious changes is that there are more and more people who speculate in stocks and more and more people who play foreign exchange.

In addition, we also found that some high-end rice domestic products are generally cheaper.

For example, perfumes, bags, etc., their prices seem to be discounted by about 20%.

Hey, luxury is cheaper? Some stay-at-home wives can't help but be tempted, and there is no reason not to buy them when they are discounted.

As a result, the flow of people in high-end shopping malls has increased significantly, and people's desire to consume has gradually become stronger.

However, it is the stock market that has changed the most, and I don't know if it is stimulated by the Plaza Accord, and the entire neon Nikkei index is soaring.

Take Shirakawa Electric as an example, the market value at the beginning of the year was 4.5 trillion yen, and by the end of the year this figure had become 5.9 trillion yen, a skyrocketing of nearly 30%.

But strangely, the market capitalization ranking has not changed much, and it is still hovering around the fifth place.

The reason for this phenomenon is that the stock prices of all companies are rising, and they are collectively soaring.

In the face of the soaring stock market, many companies have a headache and rejoice at the same time.

After all, the rise in market value indicates that the company's brand awareness is excellent, and the public is optimistic about its development.

But where is the headache?

In the fourth quarter of '85, affected by the Plaza Agreement, the neon export industry ushered in a rare decline for the first time.

This naturally includes Shirakawa Electric.

(End of chapter)