Volume 8 Final Chapter Chapter 1066: Colluding with Other People’s Wife
Nan Yi quickly walked around the entire store, walked out of the store with a sense of accomplishment, made a phone call, waited outside the store for a while, and soon someone delivered a hard drive.
At dinner time, Nan Yi booked an open-air seat with a view at a restaurant located on the top floor of a high-rise building near the Rainbow Bridge. He did this not to create romance, but just to make it easier to talk. If Ueno Mio didn't live next door, Nan Yi would have invited Ueno Michiko to his own Japanese garden.
Nan Yi and Ueno Michiko did not chat while eating, but tasted the food first. After filling their stomachs, they stood by the fence with wine glasses in their hands, looking at the Rainbow Bridge in the distance.
Nan Yi leaned against the fence, shaking the wine glass in his hand, "Mrs. Ueno, how is your relationship with Ueno Junnosuke?"
Ueno Michiko lifted her hair that was blown by the breeze, revealing a sad look on her face, "Nan-san, why do you ask this?"
"For the safety of classmate Weiyang."
"I don't understand, Nan Sang, please speak frankly."
Nan Yi smiled faintly, "I will leave Tokyo in a few days. When I leave, I will lend the house in Kawaguchiko to a female officer from the Hardy military camp for temporary residence. This female officer will be on vacation soon, and she wants to study Japanese well during the vacation. It just so happens that Wei Yang can live with her, one studying Japanese and the other studying English.
However, I am not comfortable with the house being occupied by outsiders, so I plan to leave a security team to watch over the house."
Michiko Ueno understood the meaning of the song and bowed excitedly, saying, "Nan-san, thank you very much."
"No need to thank me. What I'm doing can only protect Weiyang temporarily. As long as the blood relationship between Ueno Junnosuke and Weiyang exists, as long as Ueno Junnosuke's power is still there, as long as his style of doing things does not change, sooner or later, Weiyang will experience what she has experienced today again.
Moreover, if I, an outsider, interfere in the internal affairs of the Ueno family, I will definitely be hated by Ueno Junnosuke. Perhaps one day, I will face the revenge of Ueno Junnosuke."
Nan Yi stood up straight, walked one step away from Ueno Michiko, and looked her straight in the eye. "I don't like to be passive. Once I enter the game, I will take the initiative to attack."
Nan Yi stretched out his free hand and grabbed Ueno Michiko's arm, "Michiko, if you and Ueno Junnosuke are not on good terms, I can put aside my psychological burden and focus on dealing with Ueno Junnosuke. As long as he is no longer the chairman of Ueno Department Store, he will not have the ability to control Weiyang's life."
After meeting with Ueno Michiko yesterday, Nan Yi already had the idea of taking over Ueno Department Store while planning Okura Shoji. After reading the information about Ueno Department Store today, the idea turned into a plan.
Without the foundation of Yi Retail, Nan Yi would not have established Yi Retail in Japan. In comparison, Japan can be said to be an e-commerce desert. There is no soil here to support an e-commerce company to become a giant.
Japan's tax system is already relatively mature. When the new thing called e-commerce emerges, taxation will be immediately integrated. It is impossible for e-commerce to reduce or exempt taxes. E-commerce has no tax advantages compared to physical entities.
No tax advantage means no commodity price advantage. In theory, there is no difference in commodity costs between e-commerce and physical stores.
In fact, Japan's retail industry developed early, and more than 70% of the top retail companies in Asia are from Japan. Many retail giants have not only swallowed up most of the production capacity of related factories in Japan, but also have their own brands recognized by consumers.
In other words, retail giants have monopolized the supply chains of many commodities, and e-commerce is inherently inferior to physical stores in terms of the completeness of their products. In order to make their products complete, e-commerce needs to pay more, both in terms of money and energy. That is, the cost of goods for e-commerce is higher than that of physical stores, and they are at a disadvantage.
In addition to the same costs of goods and taxes, e-commerce and physical stores also have three other common costs: warehousing, staff salaries, and office space. Since goods in e-commerce stores are more frequently transported in and out of warehouses, the cost of warehousing is higher than that of physical stores. Staff salaries are also higher than those of physical stores due to higher requirements on staff quality. Since staff are relatively concentrated, office space expenses are also higher than those of physical stores.
That is, the costs of warehousing, staff salaries, and office space are higher for e-commerce than for physical stores, and it is at a disadvantage.
In addition, e-commerce has an additional logistics and distribution link compared to physical stores, which is an additional cost expense. However, since housing prices in Japan have stabilized and the annual increase in rent is within a controllable range, "high rent", an important factor driving the rise of e-commerce, basically does not exist in Japan.
On the contrary, as a shopping mall, it can offset part of the cost of operating premises by subletting businesses such as restaurants and children's toys.
In addition, the service in Japan's physical retail industry is very good, and they pay a lot of attention to service details, so that every customer can enjoy the enjoyment of an emperor. This is something that cannot be felt at all when shopping on e-commerce platforms.
In summary, e-commerce has disadvantages in terms of price, convenience, timeliness, emotional value, and shopping experience, and Japan's future will still be favorable for physical retail.
In Nan Yi's plan, real retail is, firstly, an extension of retail sales channels and services, and secondly, differentiated marketing. The main products come from outside Japan, such as connecting with cloud supermarkets to introduce domestic products with significant profit margins into Japan; there are also products with a strong sense of privacy, or special hobby products, such as second-hand stockings.
In short, as long as Japanese law allows and there is large-scale market demand and profit margins for the products, real retail will be launched online.
In Japan, Nanyi still focuses on the development of physical retail. In addition to the above considerations, Nanyi also has the desire to train and explore. Between an e-commerce giant with global business development and an e-commerce platform with a global localized layout, Nanyi chose the latter.
Michiko Ueno felt the strange electric current passing through her arm, and the heat in Nan Yi's eyes. Her heart was suddenly rippled, and she was confused for a long time before she regained her clarity. Her eyelashes trembled, and she bravely met Nan Yi's gaze, "Nan Sang, what are you going to do?"
Nan Yi chuckled, and loosened his hand from Ueno Michiko's arm, but did not retract it. Instead, his hand continued to extend to Ueno Michiko's back, and he followed suit, getting closer to her. His arm continued to extend to the other arm, and he hugged and gently embraced her. Ueno Michiko fell sideways into his arms.
Lowering his head, his cheek pressed against Michiko Ueno's hair, Nan Yi put his mouth close to her ear and whispered, "I want to swallow up Junnosuke Ueno 's shares, and Shikoku Tourism's shares as well. I'll have half of the shares, and Weiyang will have half. As for you, Michiko, I hope you'll be the new president of Ueno Department Store."
As he spoke, Nan Yi bit Michiko Ueno's earlobe, rubbed it twice, and quickly let go. He also loosened his arms and raised them to act innocently, "I'm sorry, Michiko, your ears are so beautiful, I... I can't help myself."
Michiko Ueno's cheeks flushed. She calmed down the deer in her heart that wanted to break out of her body and run to be the head. She returned to her usual PG (Perfect Grade, which can be understood as high style), silently repeating one, two, three, and calmed her whole body.
The breeze blew away the heat on her face and brought back some reason. Before Nan Yi could get to the point, Michiko Ueno had already calmed down.
"Nan Sang, you are overstepping your authority. I am Wei Yang's mother."
"Tsk, this bitch is not a good person either. She knows Sayuri Hagiwara and knows what I am like with women, but she keeps pushing her daughter to me. If I didn't stick to my principles, I would have killed you today."
Nan Yi muttered in his heart, but said: "Michiko, I apologize to you again for my reckless behavior just now. As I said before, the main factors and decision-making power are all in your hands, so you might as well think about it carefully. Of course, you can rest assured that I like Weiyang very much, and I will take good care of her without harming my own interests."
Ueno Michiko was silent for a while, then said quietly, "Nan-san, let me think about it carefully. Let's stop here today. I'll call you after I've thought it through."
"Okay, Michiko, drive safely."
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In the next two days, Nan Yi continued to focus on the construction of the real company's structure.
With Ai Taniguchi in place, the Sales Department was divided into a Sales Department and a Marketing Department. The Sales Department then set up Sales Section 1 and Sales Section 2, which were responsible for real business information and real retail business respectively. When the business expanded to a certain scale, the Sales Department would be divided into two.
There is a General Affairs Department to manage the company and employee-related items, including the management of buildings, office supplies, employee uniforms, etc.
The Legal Affairs Department was established, with members of the Legal Affairs Group of the Intelligence and Policy Committee as its backbone.
A Management Department (Finance Department) will be set up, and the personnel of the Finance Group of the Information and Strategy Committee will be the backbone of this department.
In addition, we have established a purchasing department (procurement department), a logistics department, a technical department, a corporate social responsibility department responsible for enhancing the corporate image, an environmental safety assurance department, and a security department responsible for the safety of company property, employee safety, and order.
A real company takes a confident development route, confident that it can grow into a large enterprise, so from the very beginning it has a full departmental structure with each department performing its own duties, which is different from the model of ordinary entrepreneurial companies that have multiple duties.
The advantage of doing this is that the running-in period between departments is longer, and once the chariot starts moving, it can be used as easily as an arm. The disadvantage is that the operating cost is very high, the company is burdened too much in the early stage, and the risk of entrepreneurial failure is increased.
Of course, this is looking at the Real Company as an independent entity, without taking into account the Nan Group behind it. Although Nan Yi has decided not to increase the capital of the Real Company a second time, in addition to funds, the Nan Group can provide a lot, such as smooth financing channels, so the Real Company does not have to worry about not being able to attract investment.
In addition to paying attention to the construction of the architecture, Nan Yi also pays attention to the temporary department distribution course. Most of the custom shops have been cleared, and the production of "Real Business Situation·Customs Special" can keep up.
When Yasumasa Yonehara and his team were filming in the Mist, Nan Yi took the trouble to personally serve as a part-time stylist and set designer, bringing the advanced montage-style styling scheme from twenty years later to the present.
A dignified women's multi-button small-fronted suit with a sun character cut out on the back and a space left blank; also a women's suit with a collar open to the navel; an evening gown as thin as a cicada's wing, worn with only a men's shirt. Nan Yi came up with quite a few such half-covered plans at once, and the photos he took were all "itchy but not wild", which could definitely pass the screening of the youth mode.
On the fourth day after their last meeting, Michiko Ueno made another appointment to meet Nan Yi.
Perhaps in order to allow both parties to be more honest, Michiko Ueno set the meeting place at Gokurakuyu, a hot spring bathhouse at the foot of Mount Takao, 50 kilometers away from Tokyo.
In a cypress hot spring surrounded by bamboo, Nan Yi sat on the edge of the solid wood pool, holding a glass of plum wine in his hand. Ueno Michiko was at the other end of the pool, soaking in the flowing hot water.
The two of them were in an ambiguous place, but there was no charming atmosphere, instead there was the hint of swords and sabers.
"Nan Sang, I'm very sorry , I have a client investigating you."
"No need to apologize, I totally understand." Nan Yi picked up the glass and took a sip of wine. "Since you asked me to meet you, you must have found out a lot. Why not tell me about it?"
Michiko Ueno stood up from the water, waded to the side of Nan Yi and sat down, picked up another glass of wine from the tray, slightly opened her lips and bit the rim of the glass, and gently put the wine into her mouth.
After half a cup was swallowed, the cup was put back on the tray. Ueno Michiko turned to look at Nan Yi and said, "Nan Sang, it doesn't matter what I found out. I now fully believe that you have the ability to swallow up Ueno Department Store."
"Ah, so Michiko asked me to discuss the details of the cooperation today?"
"Yes." Michiko Ueno nodded slightly.
Nan Yi moved his butt towards Michiko Ueno until he was right next to her. He naturally reached out one hand to embrace her and whispered in her ear again, "Michiko, we can talk about the details slowly. I have watched many Japanese TV dramas and movies. A beautiful love or abnormal love often starts with a trip to hot springs. You asked me to come here, do you also want to..."
"Nan Sang, your imagination is too rich." Michiko Ueno said with a blushing face.
"Really?" Nan Yi said with a wicked smile, "When I finish talking, I will kiss you on the mouth. If you refuse, as long as you show the slightest resistance, I will let you go."
As he spoke, Nan Yi's mouth found Ueno Michiko's mouth and pressed against hers.
Being kissed suddenly, Ueno Michiko's eyes widened suddenly, and a complicated look flashed between her eyes. Then, she closed her eyes and responded to Nan Yi enthusiastically.
In the end, there was no chance to discuss the details. Nan Yi and Ueno Michiko stayed overnight on Mount Takao. The next morning, they left one after another, Ueno Michiko went towards downtown Tokyo, and Nan Yi went to Haneda Airport.
After waiting for a while at the airport, Nan Yi met Nan Ruoyin who flew directly from San Francisco.
The little girl was wearing a denim suit and a pair of exaggeratedly large sunglasses. When she came to Nan Yi, she gave him a big hug, sniffed him twice, let go of Nan Yi, and said with a smirk, "It smells like Poeme. Aunt Sayuri doesn't use this kind of perfume. Oudou-san, you were busy in Tokyo."
"You have a very sharp nose. When did you go to take the police dog course?" Nan Yi smiled bitterly.
"Hehe, Dad, I was young and ignorant before. Now I'm grown up and sensible. I found that as long as you are not blind, no woman should like you." Nan Ruoyin said with a smile, and immediately took a step back to get out of Nan Yi's attack range, then stood there laughing.
"Little girl, what do you know? Any woman will like you, my father." Nan Yi waved his hand, "Don't hide, let's go back and tell you something serious."
There is an idiom that goes "The more capable you are, the more work you will do." In Nan Yi's eyes, Nan Ruoyin is a capable person.
Nan Ruoyin has a high IQ and is smart at an early age. He has been exposed to business since childhood and has a broad vision. He has traveled around the world and met all kinds of people, from emperors and generals to peddlers and hawkers. He has a deeper understanding of this world.
While boating on Lake Kawaguchi, Nan Yi gave Nan Ruoyin a detailed account of everything going on in Japan, one by one. He did not intend to personally take care of the remaining work of Okura Shoji, Shinji Company, and Ueno Department Store, but instead left it to Nan Ruoyin.
After Nan Yi finished explaining, Nan Ruoyin asked, "Dad, were you with this Ueno Michiko yesterday?"
"Yes."
"Does she have feelings for you?"
"Ueno Michiko is a rational woman. She might have done it last night out of physical need, or she might have used her honey to seduce me. In short, you don't have to consider emotional factors."
"Well, where's Ueno Mio?"
Nan Yi paused, "She is a very cute little girl, who lacks fatherly love and has an Oedipus complex. I took over Ueno Department Store and gave her half of the shares."
"Should we be on guard against Ueno Michiko?"
"Of course, money can make people's hearts flutter. Sometimes mothers are not necessarily reliable." Nan Yi picked up the oar beside him and threw it to Nan Ruoyin. "Okay, I have explained everything I need to tell you. The rest is up to you. Now, you will be the boatman."
Nan Ruoyin paddled a few times and said dissatisfiedly, "I'm not a boatman, I'm a beautiful boat girl."
"What are you talking about? Don't speak in Japanese. I'm calling you Sister Song, okay? Hurry up and row the boat."
Nan Ruoyin swung the oar again, and the oar was stuck into the water. She rowed while retorting, "I'm still making fish soup."
"Fish soup is good. There are a lot of wild crucian carp here. You can catch them with flour as bait. When we get to the shore, I'll catch a few fish and make fish soup for you."
"Okay, I haven't eaten my dad's cooking for a long time. Make more today and I want to enjoy it."
Nan Yi fell back and lay lazily on the deck, "Okay, there's a vegetable market over in Shinobu Village, we'll go buy some vegetables there later, the scenery over there is nice, we can go shopping while we're there."
"Okay."
Nan Yi then stayed in Japan for another two days, taking Nan Ruoyin to meet everyone and bringing her to meet Nan Jiakang; as for Ueno Mio, he accompanied her to see a movie and to the couple restaurant she requested.
After leaving Tokyo, Nan Yi went to Mumbai and stayed there for three or four days. He kept in touch with some of his connections and also took the opportunity to check on Nan Jiawu on Yuandan.
In mid-October, Nan Yi returned to the capital.
As soon as I landed, I went to Peking University Feilong first, pulled out Zou Jizhen and Gu Wen, and the three of them held a small meeting. The topic was to launch a new project "Feilong Input Method" in Feilong Software.
Input method is a must-have software for every Chinese computer. The software that each computer user will install varies greatly, but input method is the only one that is a must-have for every user. It is not a big deal now, but in the future, it will become a battleground. It can output pop-up ads, and it can collect user information and usage habits. It can be called an inconspicuous heavy sword without a blade.
Nan Yi had been busy with other larger projects, so the relatively small input method could only wait a little longer. Now that the large project has come to an end, he has the energy to focus on this one.
In 1995, not many people in China paid attention to pinyin input methods. Only the Science and Technology Development Department of Peking University developed an Intelligent ABC. Most others were researching Wubi or other input methods. Nan Yi remembered that there would be input methods such as Yibi and Erbi emerging soon, but they were all short-lived and not popularized.
Pinyin input method is not taken seriously. The main reason is that the typing efficiency is too low. The secondary reason is that the threshold is too low. Computers are such advanced things. If anyone can tinker with them, computer engineers will be worthless.
Nan Yi chose this method because it has a low threshold and anyone who knows how to read can get started. It is friendly enough for ordinary users. Moreover, he plans to incorporate the concept of vocabulary and the concept of artificial intelligence training into the input method from the beginning. When it iterates to the second or third generation, it will become truly intelligent, recording the phrases frequently input by users and adding association functions.
After listening to Nan Yi talking about the details of the input method, Gu Wen was quite happy. This thing was finally related to artificial intelligence, and he could put it into practice.
After talking about input method, Gu Wen left first, and Zou Jizhen pulled Nan Yi aside to talk about something else.
