After having the hotel maid take their luggage and belongings to their room, Song Tianyao walked to the tea table, sat down, stretched his legs, and leaned back comfortably in his chair. He then lazily asked Wei Meixian, "What did you ask just now?"
"Meddling in this, why do you need to ask Mr. Song what he wants to do?" Scribe Hui, tugged at his secretary and then smiled at Song Tianyao, "Business can be done anytime. Mr. Song has been busy in Hong Kong for so long, of course he should rest first when he comes to Japan."
"Weren't you busy setting up a new factory and scouting locations in Malaysia? Why did you rush over here as soon as you heard I was in Japan? What, are you afraid I'll elope with your secretary?" Song Tianyao noticed the way his Scribe Hui was pulling at Wei Meixian and asked with a smile, "You seem to value this Miss Wei quite a bit."
Nine-Tattooed Dragon, standing beside him, swallowed the last bite of grilled clam meat and asked, "Mr. Song, when will I have a secretary?"
Huang Liu was injured. Although he insisted on accompanying Song Tianyao Japan despite Japan injuries and guaranteeing Song Tianyao 'Japan safety, Song Tianyao did not intend to let him come to Japan to solicit prostitutes while injured. He left Huang Liu in Macau to recover and wait until he was fully healed before coming to see Japan girls. Therefore, he temporarily brought Nine-Tattooed Dragon to act as his follower.
"You? You want a secretary too?" Song Tianyao took out a handkerchief from his pocket and tossed it to the other person. "Wipe your mouth first. At most, Scribe Hui can get his secretary pregnant. A glutton like you might eat your secretary and get pregnant yourself if you're hungry. I might not even earn enough to feed you, how dare I find you another secretary?"
Luo Zhuankun, who was on the far side, remained silent the entire time, only smiling as he watched Song Tianyao and his Scribe Hui and Nine-Tattooed Dragon chatting and laughing.
"Miss Wei, do you think that since I'm here in Japan for this inspection, I should visit those factories that are popping up all over Japan, or go to the US military bases in Okinawa, to see if I can take advantage of Hong Kong's cheap labor to snatch some United States orders from Japan factories?" Song Tianyao rolled up his trousers and put his feet directly into the hot spring pool in front of him. The water was warm, and after his feet entered the water, he felt a warm current rising from the soles of his feet, up his spine, and straight to his head, making Song Tianyao let out a comfortable breath before asking Wei Meixian.
Although Scribe Hui repeatedly winked at her and tugged at her sleeve, Wei Meixian didn't obediently shut up as her boss intended. Hearing Song Tianyao's response, she nodded and said, "Yes, I think if Mr. Song wants to do some research, he should visit cities like Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. These cities are currently the economic leaders of Japan, rather than coming to Atami, a small tourist city. Besides pubs, inns, and hot springs, there aren't a single factory here. And even if you want to soak in hot springs, you can find hot spring inns in those other major cities."
"Atami is indeed a small city, and it was Miss Wei who inspired me to come to Japan for a visit. However, my research differs from Miss Wei's. As far as I know, although Atami is small, it is the most expensive city in all of Japan. From the moment we got off at Atami Station until we entered this hotel, we saw countless tourists—families, companies, couples—and Japan from Tokyo, Shizuoka, and even Nagoya all come to Atami for vacation and sightseeing. The street food here costs twice as much as in Tokyo, yet tourists still flock here. What does that tell us?" Song Tianyao raised his chin slightly and asked Wei Meixian, who was standing next to his Scribe Hui.
Wei Meixian said, "Does this mean the Japan have become wealthy?"
"This shows that most ordinary Japan people are not only wealthy, but also using their wealth to stimulate and satisfy various desires. Japan is a narrow country, and the Japan people, in some ways, are also a narrow people. I've read two books about Japan, 'The Chrysanthemum and the Sword' by United States, and 'On Japan' by China person. These two books have one thing in common: they say that beneath the polite and courteous exterior of the Japan, there is actually a crazy and fierce nature deep down." Song Tianyao pointed to two maids who had just come out of the guest room and were bowing to them from a distance. "The Japan we see now are polite and meticulous... Well, I've digressed a bit. Actually, our purpose is very simple. The average monthly salary of Japan is now as high as 15,000 yen. With money, Japan naturally need to consume. While most Japan people are busy earning US dollars, we should be responsible for satisfying their various consumption desires and exchanging them for their money. Moreover, I came to Atami not only to see what Japan's most expensive city is like and to soak in hot springs, but also for another reason."
Song Tianyao had indeed done some research on Japan. Some of it came from reading "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" and current Japan political news while serving as Second Young Master Chu's secretary. Others came from his in-depth understanding after Wei Meixian and her Scribe Hui secured the contract for the US military bases in Okinawa. This understanding was far more detailed than the information found in memoirs or history books in his previous life, and it made Song Tianyao feel a sense of unease about Japan at this time, as a China person who knew the future and had been reborn into this era.
By this time, Japan was no longer the Japan of the first two years after the war. As soon as the Korean War World War II broke out, the United States placed a large number of orders for special war supplies with Japan. Moreover, the United States returned all of the more than 850 military factories in Japan that had been taken over by the United States as war reparations after World War Japan. Most of these factories were civilian enterprises that had been converted to military production during World War II. The fact that these more than 800 military factories were returned to Japan and quickly started production after taking on orders provided a solid foundation for the recovery and development of Japan industry during the Korean War. In addition, the United States provided Japan with various advanced industrial equipment and technologies. In less than two years since the start of the Korean War, Japan's industrialization process had reached the forefront of Asia.
This is a nation that is willing to submit to the strong, adept at imitation, and eager to learn. In ancient times, it learned from China; during the Meiji Restoration, it learned from the West; and World War II, it learned from the United States. Today, Japan is striving to emulate the United States, holding United States- backed money in its hands, developing its industry nationwide, rapidly growing stronger, and working hard to meet United States's expectations of it, containing China and other socialist countries in Asia as much as possible. As for the hatred caused by the two atomic bombs, it is temporarily buried deep in Japan.