Age of Dreams

At eight o'clock in the evening, Koto-ku, Tokyo.

Xiao Qi himself ate a bowl of Nishii rice in the "suky" next to him, and casually dealt with dinner.

So far, apart from the two factions of McDonald's and KFC in the United States, there are very few other fast food chains that can open more than 100 chain stores, let alone spread all over the world.

But the Japanese still managed it. A chain of beef and rice restaurants called "Yoshinoya" has not only opened all over Asia, but also Europe and the United States, and the business is quite good.

Talking about the business philosophy in it, Xiao Qi doesn't understand very well, but he also knows how difficult it is to achieve this step. [

McDonald's and KFC are a bit better, anyway, as long as they taste exactly the same, it's fine, but Niujing...well, that is, beef rice bowl, which requires a lot of craftsmanship. If it is to be popular all over the world, then It takes effort.

In his previous life, Xiao Qi had only heard of Ushii rice and was not interested in it, but today he came here to taste it.

The taste cannot be said to surprise him, but it is quite satisfactory, with a slightly sweet taste and a little red ginger, which suits most people's tastes.

At least occasionally, even those who eat spicy food in Sichuan will like it, not to mention that 80% of people in the world do not like spicy food.

As far as the food culture of Huaguo is concerned, it is absolutely extensive and profound, and it is countless better than this beef rice bowl, but none of them can be made into a large scale.

Let's talk about hot pot. Although they have been opened all over the five continents, they are all independent and cannot be regarded as chain development.

Foreign countries are better, with strict monitoring standards. Once something goes wrong, it doesn’t matter if your father is a big Bush. Didn’t you see that Nixon stepped down because of the Watergate incident?

But the domestic ones seem to be dumbfounding.

As long as a scale is made. Then it must start to engage in crooked ways, trying to use inferior ingredients to act as good ones, and use them to defraud money.

In the final analysis, to be a food company is to have a conscience. Over the years, those people in China who have a conscience have become unconscionable. How can it be possible to make a good industry?

Thinking back to the front, Xiao Qi had already walked to a mansion with beautiful English written on the house number, there were five or six security guards standing at the door, their glasses staring at all directions, just like prison guards.

The mansion is not on a large street, but in a remote small street, surrounded by many high-end izakayas, western restaurants, etc. The street lights are not bright, and it looks very elegant.

I saw Xiao Qi coming over. A security guard with a headset stepped forward, "Sir, I'm very sorry, we don't accept guests here today."

The bodyguards behind him also subconsciously touched their waists, which were obviously armed.

Like China, Japan pays great attention to the control of guns, otherwise they would not dare to legalize the gang associations - the Yamaguchi group with tens of thousands of people, the Inagawa society with tens of thousands of people, and the Sumiyoshi society with tens of thousands. Once you have a gun, it's a lot of fun!

Since the bodyguards in front of me are equipped with firearms. At least at least there are big channels.

"Someone asked me out." Xiao Qi confirmed the house number, and said in English calmly.

"You are...Mr. Xiao?" The security guard changed into English with an awkward accent.

"I'm Xiao Qi." [

"Ah, hello Mr. Xiao, please come in... The guests are already waiting for you inside!" The security guard nodded and welcomed Xiao Qi in with a smile on his face.

As soon as Xiao Qi entered, several security guards immediately dispersed even more. The lights at the door also dimmed.

...

"Hey, Xiao Jianlang, did you get the picture?"

"It was photographed, but it is not very clear."

"What's wrong with you? When Jobs went in just now, you couldn't take a clear picture. Now another one came, and you couldn't take a clear picture. This video camera and camera are the most high-end!"

"Now the lighting is very poor, and we wear a lot of clothes in winter, of course the face can't be seen clearly, and the machine is turned off... I said boss, don't worry about it so much, let's go back quickly with the tapes and photos, isn't the president Have you agreed? It will be on the news soon... Haha, I didn’t expect it to be Jobs, but this time we posted it!"

"Stupid! Jobs' coming to Japan is a big news, but why did he come to Japan quietly? Why did he meet guests here quietly in the dark? Who is the guest who is worth waiting for such a bad-tempered person... You have considered these questions No?"

"Huh? You still have to think about these things?"

"So, you have no future in this life! I'm sure that the second person's absolute status is comparable to that of Jobs, and what they came here to discuss must be a big deal! If we can dig out this matter, then But it's really developed!"

"Boss, what you said is right! So what should we do?"

"Wait a little longer, wait until they come out, and let's talk about their frontal photos! You stay here first, I'll call some more people, shit, those security guards are very tough at first glance, they must Make sure the cameras and cameras are not taken away."

"it is good!"

...

A house in Tokyo, as long as it is a single-family house with a first floor and a ground floor, um, that is, the kind of house that Jing Dongmao and his family live in, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can live in.

For example, when Xiao Qi walks in now, a mansion with pavilions and waterside pavilions has a history of hundreds of years, and it is probably the ancestral house of some prince.

The Tokugawa family is very capable. They like to recruit the descendants of many princes to Tokyo to have fun, and when they are adults, they will be sent back to accept the hereditary official positions of their fathers and grandparents.

A group of people who have been taught to only eat, drink and have fun, of course, are no threat to the Tokugawa shogunate.

Because of this, there are actually many such spacious houses in the core area of ​​Tokyo, but ordinary people don't know about them.

A beautiful young woman in her thirties who was wearing a kimono gently led Xiao Qi into a brightly lit room.

Although it was a Japanese-style room with paper doors on both sides, Jobs did not sit cross-legged according to the Japanese custom, but sat on a high stool facing the waterside pavilion, chattering. talking.

This clubhouse is not big, there are six rooms like this in total, but they are built around the waterside pavilion, which looks a bit quiet and elegant. [

It's just that except for this room with the lights on, the other five rooms are completely dark. It's obvious that this place has been cleared for Joe's gang leader.

Xiao Qi knew that Gangzhu Qiao was a person who was completely out of touch with his calm cultivation, but such a person was actually a devout Buddhist, which was extremely contradictory.

Of course, Gang Leader Qiao himself is an extremely contradictory person, both in terms of character and conduct.

After the beautiful young woman delivered Xiao Qi, she left respectfully.

There are a bunch of fruits and snacks on the table, they all look exquisite, Xiao Qi is not polite, he sits down and starts to taste them slowly.

After a while, Jobs finished his call. He was frowning, and when he walked up to Xiao Qi and sat down, a smile appeared on his face.

"Mr. Xiao, long time no see, how are you doing these days?" Jobs casually greeted, still habitually staring at Xiao Qi with eagle eyes, creating a sense of urgency.

The boy picked up the champagne and poured a glass for both of them, "It's okay! Stephen, your phone has been very popular recently, and I'm here to wish you a successful launch!"

Jobs is not as skinny as he was later, but his face is pale: "The pre-sale of the phone will start next month, and the first batch of supply is expected to reach 3 million units. Day pre-sold out?"

"You also adopt the pre-sale system?" Xiao Qi asked in surprise.

"Well, your method has given me a lot of inspiration. The pre-sale system can not only mobilize the enthusiasm of customers, but also return funds earlier, which is much better than on-site sales." Jobs said without hesitation.

Xiao Qi felt dizzy for a while.

The pre-sale system of Apple in the previous life was only implemented in a few countries. Why is it now pre-sale from the very beginning?

It seems that after being reborn, many things have changed a lot. (to be continued...)