Ning Weimin caused a small commotion when he first arrived at Pierre Cardon Japan Co., Ltd.
This is not only because his personal image and the gifts he gives are a bit dazzling.
It goes against the Japanese people’s preconceptions about a third world country, and it is impossible for these Japanese people to find any sense of superiority in him as a citizen of a developed country.
Also because his free and easy performance and lack of hierarchy are not in line with the daily habits and values of the Japanese.
Although the Japanese are the most admiring foreigners, they have been eager to "leave Asia and join Europe and fully Westernize" since modern times.
Moreover, he has a strong learning ability and can quickly digest the products invented and created by the West, and then strive for excellence and carry them forward based on the work of others.
It seems very open and has a strong sense of modernity.
To be honest, these are all superficial things.
Japan is actually a small country that seriously lacks cultural confidence and has been deceived.
In the past, as a vassal state of China, they regarded Confucianism as the most important principle in the world, making Japan even more feudal and autocratic than the land of China.
So much so that he put "righteousness" completely above "human feelings", and based on his righteousness towards the monarch, he even did not hesitate to kill his own children, and took it for granted and was proud of it.
Later I felt the power of Western technology, and began to identify with Western culture, and believed that everything in the West was good.
He even accepts all depraved things, wishing he could even bleach his skin white.
But they don’t know that many of the things they accept are used by strong men to brainwash their subordinates.
This is the tragedy of a small country without its own native culture.
It is not my own thing in the first place, and I have not been able to learn the core essence even after studying it.
In addition, I don’t know how to adapt, so I often learn from other people’s shortcomings.
And this sudden mood change of abandoning one culture and worshiping another culture is easy to change.
But for the cultural influence that has been infiltrated into the bones for thousands of years, it cannot be 100% eradicated and isolated.
You must know that Sinology is the skeleton of Japanese traditional culture. It not only constructs the Japanese way of thinking and social hierarchy, but also has a profound impact on the Japanese aesthetic taste and life preferences.
If Japan wants to move from one extreme to another in reality, it is simply impossible for Japan to completely abandon its traditions immediately.
As a result, the Japanese, who turned to envy the West, showed serious self-contradiction and sense of tearing in their culture and thoughts.
So much so that for many things, the little devil is dissatisfied with his integrity.
We don’t talk about it, but we are not like this. In fact, it is really delicious, and we need to make it even better.
So it becomes more and more hypocritical and profit-seeking.
It can be said that the Japanese are invertebrates without backbones.
I will never have self-confidence and cannot insist on myself. I always have to imitate others and like to adapt to the wind.
They are also destined to just nod and bend after others.
This nation probably lives by the sea, just like crabs or lobsters.
What we have is only courtesy and obedience from the weak, arrogance from ignorance, short-sighted selfishness from the philistine, and arrogance to cover up a sense of inferiority.
To put it bluntly, this is still the key difference between expensive and cheap.
The Japanese have always lacked the sense of security that only a big country can enjoy.
So I have to live in an awkward and difficult way, and the best situation is to be a nouveau riche.
These characteristics seem to be evident from the details of the Japanese branch's reception of Ning Weimin.
Actually, Ning Weimin and the two front desk ladies were just being polite about the gifts, so it was no big deal.
But there was someone who couldn't stand it, and suddenly a strange scolding sounded.
"What's going on? Don't you have to do anything anymore? Why do you seem to be chatting and joking during working hours? You actually accept gifts from the opposite sex? Is this your friend?"
Make cold remarks The one who was mocking was a middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle, who seemed to happen to come out of the office area.
He is not tall and wears an old suit from Pierre Cardon from a few years ago.
But he looked unsmiling, like the dean of a school who was inspecting students for violating discipline.
His appearance immediately elicited frightened explanations from the two reception ladies. Let’s bow together and apologize.
"Director Taniguchi, that's not the case. Please don't get me wrong. This is Ning Sang from Pierre Cardin China Company."
"Yes, Section Chief Oda specifically explained this morning. We have a guest from the capital visiting today, this is Ning Sang.”
Ning Weimin then knew the last name and approximate identity of the person who said this, in order to smooth things over and not to worry. Cause trouble to others.
He quickly nodded with a smile and stood in front of the "Mediterranean".
"Hello, Director Taniguchi, right? I'm Ning Weimin from Pierre Cardon Company in Beijing. It's our first time meeting you, so please take care of me."
However, just because we are both under Pierre Cardon Company, Ning Weimin The citizen did not submit his business card, nor did he report his position.
As a result, he was despised because he was from the Republic and was too young.
This Taniguchi looked at him nonchalantly and definitely regarded him as an ordinary member of Pierre Cardon China Company.
Ignoring him at all, he continued to teach the two front desk ladies a lesson.
"Huh, even so, it's not a reason. Have you forgotten your job responsibilities and requirements? You two actually receive one person at the same time. When did your front desk job become so easy? If this is the case, the company might as well fire you. One of them. You are just wasting the company's money. Don't you feel a little guilty? Besides, who allowed you to accept gifts at will? I will tell Section Chief Oda about this..." The two front desk ladies simply wanted to Crying, blushing and bowing together to apologize.
Ning Weimin blamed himself even more when he saw this. He stepped forward and blocked the two frightened girls behind him.
"Director Taniguchi, please don't be angry. This matter is actually my fault, I took the initiative to joke with them. The gift is also, actually, I..."
His tall stature completely obscured Taniguchi's gaze.
The two girls could not be seen, which made the greasy middle-aged man who was enjoying the apology obviously a little unhappy.
In addition, Ning Weimin has no habit of bowing. He just has a smile on his face that reduces big things to small things.
This makes Taniguchi feel that his authority has been challenged.
Asshole, I am teaching people in my company a lesson, but an ordinary employee of Huaxia Company dares to interrupt randomly.
Such a fat-headed, playboy-like boy only knows how to use the company's property to please girls.
Could it be that he has eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard?
So Ning Weimin was not allowed to explain the basic situation clearly, saying that everyone had a share of the gift, or to take practical actions to come up with a gift.
This Taniguchi exploded like a powder keg, and he was so angry that he even reprimanded him.
"Haha, don't the employees of China Pilkington Company need to go through onboarding training? They don't even know some basic etiquette! Your company should be very considerate and well-educated when sending you to Japan. You mean it? But why are you not polite at all when talking to seniors? This is a serious disrespect!"
It's a shame!
The scolding became louder and louder, and several people in the company's office area were already attracted by Taniguchi's voice.
And he became more and more excited as he talked, as if teaching someone a lesson was a very prestigious thing in front of other colleagues.
Ning Weimin frowned slightly. He could actually understand this kind of person's mentality.
Most people who like to bully the weak and fear the strong have no real ability and lack temperament and tolerance.
But I especially want to be recognized and respected by others, so I want to express my status in this way.
In fact, there are such bosses in China, the most typical one is the "Marxist-Leninist old lady".
However, a big factor is also due to menopause. There is absolutely no man as stubborn as this guy.
Because if a man is this stingy and has a beating temperament, he will often get beaten. If the glass at home is not repaired, it will have to be smashed in the middle of the night.
"Director Taniguchi, thank you for your advice. I will carefully understand the social etiquette here in Tokyo. It may be that I don't understand the situation here, which leads to misunderstandings. If you don't mind, this Can the matter end here? "
"What is your attitude? Haven't you realized your mistake yet? If your section chief knew that you behaved like this in Tokyo, he would probably do it for you. Are you ashamed?”
"Well... I don't have a section chief."
"No section chief? There aren't just a few people in Beijing. Apart from the president, there are no other cadres who help manage the company, right?"
"How is that possible? Our company currently has more than 160 people in charge of office business. There are also many levels in the company. Maybe the name is different. We don't have the title of president, but the general manager. Below the general manager are the department managers and deputy managers. Next are the supervisors and team leaders. I wonder which one corresponds to ours? "
"It's also possible...the section chief... Probably the supervisor..."
"Oh, I understand. Then the section chief is my subordinate. In fact, I always talk to Mr. Caton like this in China, regardless of the manager. , supervisor, and store manager, communication with each other is actually so relaxed and equal. It seems that our branch in Beijing is closer to the situation of the French head office than the situation in Tokyo. Ah..."
"Huh? You...can you talk to the president directly? How is it possible..."
"President? What president? Isn't Mr. Caton the chairman? Hey, forget it, this misunderstanding, I'd better explain it to Supervisor Ishikawa of your company. He has been in contact with me on the phone. We have made an appointment to meet here. If it is convenient, I would like to meet him now..."
My conscience.
Ning Weimin really didn’t think about pretending again and again.
After all, they are two companies. No matter how powerful he is in the capital, he can’t care about Tokyo, right?
But the problem is that he wants to settle the matter, but this guy named Taniguchi is pressing forward step by step, insisting on running into him.
Yeah, now he has to talk about Pierre Cardon.
Don’t mention it, the Japanese actually do this.
As soon as he heard what he said, Taniguchi immediately became panicked. Even the two front desk ladies did not dare to delay any longer and immediately called their superior, Section Chief Oda.
And when Supervisor Ishikawa and Section Chief Oda, who helped him go abroad, actually came out of the office to greet him.
Taniguchi was already sweating profusely, and then he crawled to the ground, and a man came to sit down.
Look, what a huge contrast between this servility and just now? Isn't it a shame?
Ning Weimin was embarrassed, as if he was hiding something on purpose, just to make trouble and show off in front of the human company to show his sense of existence.
The most amazing thing was that later, he really understood how big a bird official this Gukou's "director" was.
Ganqing is very different from domestic directors who have certain powers.
Because Japanese companies pay attention to the "seniority sequence", that is, promotion and salary increase based on length of service, ability, and contribution.
So old employees who have been working in the company for a certain number of years will be promoted to a certain level and are called directors.
To put it bluntly, it only refers to those who are relatively proficient in working procedures among ordinary employees. They cannot be regarded as management positions with greater power at all. They are several levels away from the section chief.
Co-author Just now, Ning Weimin was given a lesson by someone who was equivalent to a domestic gatekeeper.
When it comes to this, I don’t know whether he was unlucky or Taniguchi was unlucky.