An ordinary person may have few opportunities in his life to attract as much attention as his own wedding.
It is impossible to receive such sincere blessings from so many relatives and friends casually.
Therefore, people often want their weddings to be glamorous.
Compared to ordinary people, Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko have sufficient financial resources and do not need to worry about financial expenses.
They also have far more relatives and friends caring about them than ordinary people, which makes their marriage even more happy.
The most important thing is that they have been addicted to three weddings.
We have held Western-style weddings, Japanese-style weddings and Chinese-style weddings, and there are no regrets anymore.
Especially for Chinese-style weddings, whether it is the pomp, quality, or entertainment programs, they are all outstanding, unique and unforgettable, and there are sufficient and special audio-visual materials left behind, which is even more difficult for ordinary people to match. What a blessing.
Even the gifts they received were "silted".
You know, this wedding is full of guests, and they are all high-level guests.
Either they are educated, have status, and have status.
Either one has skills, fame, and financial resources.
It is absolutely impossible to give away pressure cookers, steamers, quilts, pillow towels, spit buckets, etc. like attending ordinary people's weddings.
In addition to the old neighbors in No. 2 Courtyard of Shan'er Hutong, they may also give these things away.
Most of the other guests either gave them calligraphy, paintings, and arts and crafts as gifts, or gave them gifts of money.
Moreover, Hong Kong people like Zeng Xianzi and Zheng Mingming were even more straightforward and directly gave gold. You can imagine how rich this wedding was.
In mainland China, it should be the largest number of gifts received at civil weddings.
Not to mention anything else, we have collected more than fifty pieces of calligraphy, painting and industrial art.
Among them, officials and celebrities such as Huo Yanping, Fu Jie, Saga Hao, and Huang Zhou gave me calligraphy and paintings that were not bad, but they were just because of their fame and elegance and had little economic value, but they still made people feel at ease.
But the things sent by the handicraft factories and old craftsmen are enough to make people nervous.
Because without exception, they are all masterpieces from all walks of life.
Maybe it’s to compete with peers, maybe it’s to thank Ning Weimin for his daily care, maybe it’s to win more orders in the future, anyway, everyone sends good things.
There are even several pieces, and you can tell at a glance that they are the kind of top-notch products in the industry that cannot be completed without painstaking efforts, and are worthy enough to be placed in a national museum.
For example, the green glazed jewelry box "Niu Plowing the Green Field" made by Jiang Sanchang.
This is a rare piece of work in the utensil shop that perfectly combines animal shapes with utensils.
The entire jewelry box is about 30 centimeters in diameter. It is green and crystal clear. Regardless of the shape or texture, it is so attractive, both artistic and practical.
There is also a piece of coral "Hundred Birds Paying Attention to the Phoenix" sent by the Jade Factory in Beijing, which was made by Liu Deying, a master craftsman among the "Four Monsters of Northern Jade".
The ivory "Tiannu Scattering Flowers" sent by the ivory carving factory was also made by the late Yang Shihui, the founder of Yang School of ivory carving and a famous ivory carving craftsman.
Just these two things, let alone the exquisite carvings, are worth much.
Even if you just look at the material of the raw material, you can tell that it is a valuable thing.
To put it bluntly, these should be the best products from these two manufacturers.
It is possible that after the creation, the price given by the foreign trade department was too low, and the two factories were reluctant to sell it, so they never sold it.
Now in order to strengthen cooperation with Ning Weimin, I sent it as a gift. It can be seen that this is to please Ning Weimin and a lot of money was spent
Needless to say, Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun , those are all masters who have seen good things.
The value of these things is like a mirror in their eyes, and no one will take it seriously.
So afterwards they did an accounting and made a list, but they couldn't get it right.
We have to discuss with Ning Weimin privately whether things like this are still normal human relations, and whether they can be accepted? Should it be returned?
You must know that etiquette and customs have always been restricted by various social conditions and family conditions, especially economic conditions.
As the "Book of Rites" says, "The poor do not regard wealth as a gift, and the old do not regard their strength as a gift." This is what it refers to.
Regardless of the gold goods sent by Zeng Xianzi and Zheng Mingming, both Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun thought it was okay to accept them.
That's because they know that Zeng Xianzi and Zheng Mingming are businessmen in Hong Kong City, so giving them these gifts is within their means and is a normal social interaction.
But if the poor want to stand on tiptoe and follow suit, then they will not tolerate it, and this is inconsistent with their original intention of organizing this happy event.
This is supposed to be a lively and lively event for everyone, so how can it put such a big burden on others?
So what they mean is that these gifts are probably too valuable, so it is better to return them.
You can even take part and return part.
According to the old etiquette, part of the gift that is returned is called "Yuzhen", and the part that is not accepted at all is called "bixie".
No matter what kind, just attach it to the item and write a big red post to thank it, and send it back with the item.
That means the host appreciates it and is very grateful, but the gift is too expensive to deserve.
However, Ning Weimin thought about this seriously, but rejected the suggestions given by the two old men.
His reluctance to return the gift was not because of greed, but because he felt that the matter was closely related to the person's face.
Officials have their own style, people have their own style, rich people have their own style, poor people have their small style, who doesn't want to lose face?
As far as social impact is concerned, nowadays the trend is back, people yearn for wealth but do not want to be poor, and they are willing to learn to be rich but not to be poor.
This time he held a wedding and everyone gave gifts. I am afraid that he had a mentality similar to participating in a beauty contest, taking the opportunity to show his face and compete for beauty.
What would people think if he returned the gift?
Especially those old craftsmen have the strongest self-esteem and are also the most sensitive.
He was afraid that acting like this would make these people feel humiliated. It was Ning Weimin who looked down on them.
Secondly, the more important thing is interpersonal relationships.
The old artists gave him gifts not only for their help and affection in the past, but also because they hoped to use him to support them and become famous in the future.
The factories in the industrial art industry gave him gifts mostly for the sake of profit, hoping that he could place large orders and improve the living conditions of these factories.
Based on the above circumstances, this generous gift appears to be abnormal but is not abnormal at all.
It would be easy for him to return the gift, but it would also reflect the intention of rejecting people thousands of miles away.
I am afraid that these people will be disappointed and think that Ning Weimin does not want to fulfill their wishes.
So for Ning Weimin, he believes that as long as he can afford to give the other person what he wants and repay the favor, there is actually nothing to be taboo about.
As the saying goes, "It is not polite to come and not go back", which is opposite to "Poverty cannot be polite".
Of course he will not sell the gifts he received, let alone publicize them outside.
He believes that the best way to deal with it is to put it in the Yun Garden as a display.
This is a bit like using private weapons for the public and selfless dedication.
It can not only add a cultural atmosphere to Yunyuan, but also enhance the style of Yunyuan.
If you attach a text description under the exhibits, it can also make the giver famous and make them look good.
And wouldn’t it be nice to not be afraid of others suspecting that he was just showing off for the filming of a movie?
Not to mention, his words seemed to be more thoughtful from the perspective of human nature and sophistication.
Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun thought about it for a while, then they had nothing to say, so they did as he said.
How much did you charge for the wedding day?
Ning Weimin can’t explain this clearly. Because to be honest, he doesn't care much about domestic cash income now.
He didn't even count it himself, so he handed all the gifts to Kang Shude and asked him to handle them on his behalf.
No matter how much some people close to him gave him, he still had a certain basic understanding of the situation.
A rich aunt like Jiang Nianyun gave Matsumoto Keiko a ruby ring, a gold and jade Ruyi ring, and two thousand US dollars.
In addition to the gift of 10,000 yuan in foreign exchange coupons, Song Huagui also gave Matsumoto Keiko a pair of jade bracelets.
Zou Guodong gave eight thousand yuan.
As for the executives of Pilkington Company, on average, almost each of them gave away 2,000 yuan.
In addition, Yin Yue, Luo Guangliang, Xiao Tao, Zhang Shihui, Sun Wufu and Gu Si also sent gifts.
Yin Yue gave 20,000 yuan, and Sun Wufu gave 5,000 yuan.
Of course, Zhang Shihui encouraged several people to build a "banknote fleet" for him using the newly issued banknotes. He soon learned from Kang Shude.
However, his views are a bit different from Kang Shude's. After all, he was a postal dealer in his previous life.
These things are vulgar, but there is one thing. It depends on where they are placed and how they are used.
If it were to be placed in the stamp and currency circle, in the future, who could have such a fleet of ships that cost more than 100,000 yuan to build as a collectible, it would not seem so tacky, but it would have a positive effect in attracting customers.
To put it bluntly, just like those casinos in Macau, they always like to use exaggerated goldware to attract people's attention. It can be regarded as a form of advertising.
And having said that, after all, this is also the intention of these brothers.
In any case, it can be seen that everyone has put a lot of painstaking efforts into it. Both the form and the value are impressive enough.
Therefore, he not only accepted the friendship, but also did not destroy the things given by his brothers. Instead, he put them together with his stamp inventory, waiting to be taken out when the occasion arises in the future.
And this is something Kang Shude has never been able to understand.
In short, the wedding was lively and prosperous.
Although money is spent, people are also very busy and tired.
But the money spent was eventually returned in some other form doubled.
Moreover, the wishes of Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun were fulfilled, and even the Japanese father-in-law and mother-in-law and Matsumoto Keiko were very happy.
In addition, a major event has been accomplished that will satisfy the people of the whole country. What else can Ning Weimin say?
If he suffers a little loss, he will suffer a little loss.
As the old saying goes, a small loss is a big advantage.
He would rather be a good person and still be so self-sacrificial for others.
However, even though this wedding was a good one, after this wedding, Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko had no time to enjoy another honeymoon.
They couldn't even accompany Han Yingming and his wife, who were becoming more and more interested in mainland China, on short domestic trips.
In order to satisfy the two old people's wish to see the great places in China, we could only spend 20,000 yuan to customize a special "free travel" itinerary for them, and entrusted a travel agency to arrange a special car and dedicated people to take care of them.
Send the two of them to Xi'an first, and then travel to Chengde and Shenyang.
Fortunately, there is a branch of Tan Palace in Chengde. Du Yang, who was unable to attend Ning Weimin's wedding, would be happy to have the opportunity to entertain his immediate boss's father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Moreover, the travel agency Ning Weimin chose also has a cooperative relationship with Yamato Tourism, so it must be able to take good care of the two elderly people and let them have a good time.
As for themselves, on the contrary, after the wedding, there was basically no room for Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko to breathe.
One of them had to act and promote "Li Xianglan" and the movie soundtrack album released in mainland China, and the other had to deal with business affairs. Almost immediately, they started to get busy in the capital.
Especially Ning Weimin, he has many times more things to do than Matsumoto Keiko.
Some things that were originally squeezed because of his marriage, now he has no room to shirk and must deal with them as soon as possible.
The first person to bear the brunt was the representative of the "Shanghai Translation Factory" who rushed to the capital from Shanghai and Shanghai after being greeted by the film bureau leaders and China Film. He was eager to discuss with Ning Weimin the European films in his hands and the Japanese films that were likely to be introduced in the future. Regarding the cooperation on the film, we quickly entered into substantive negotiations and signed the contract as soon as possible.
Perhaps it is to bring glory to the leaders of the Film Bureau and China Film Group who are "paying close attention" to this matter.
Perhaps it is because the "Shangyi Factory" has fully felt that due to the state of "not having enough to eat", it is a little anxious to get angry, or even to seek medical treatment in a hurry.
Ning Weimin, who knew how to be a good person, was embarrassed to talk about the low price quoted by "Shanghai Translation Factory".
He said, "I like the translated works very much, and it counts as a contribution to the translation and production industry." He happily donated 25 million yen in the name of Matsumoto Keiko Kiri Production For the price, I bought a "dubbing package" of fifty movies for one year.
Once this contract is signed, it will not only allow the "Shanghai Translation Factory" to return to full capacity immediately, but will also promptly alleviate the existential crisis of the largest translation studio in the country, which has turned from prosperity to decline.
On the other hand, for Ning Weimin himself, it was actually quite a bargain.
For no other reason than because domestic manpower is still too cheap.
Especially now, it is an indisputable fact that those who manufacture missiles are not as good as those who sell tea eggs.
Ning Weimin never dreamed that translation work would be so cheap at Shangyi Translation Factory.
A team of seven people responsible for translation, each mastering different languages such as English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Japanese, took a month to complete the translation work for a movie with 30,000 to 50,000 words, and the quote was less than 1 Ten thousand yuan.
According to the overall calculation, including dubbing actors and dubbing directors, as well as equipment production costs, the sound of a movie is translated into Chinese and subtitles are provided in four languages: Chinese, English, French and Japanese. , an average of only 30,000 yuan per movie.
Such an affordable price gave him almost no hesitation, and he completely gave up his original plan and no longer considered the possibility of dubbing these films in Japan.
He decided to simply release the original film with Japanese subtitles in Japan, and just use the translated version for the subtitles.
Nothing else, cheap is the way to go.
Why can Indians earn US dollars by outsourcing services?
It doesn’t make sense that he can’t take care of his own compatriots, right?
So in order to stimulate the work enthusiasm of the "Shanghai Translation Factory" and ensure the translation quality of each film, he even took the initiative to propose an additional clause. If the quality of the film is satisfactory, there will be no major translation Mistakes.
He can also add an additional 100,000 yen for each movie as an incentive bonus.
At this time, the representatives of the "Shanghai Translation Factory" were very happy. Originally, Ning Weimin's willingness to pay foreign exchange was enough to make them happy, but now he is actually willing to pay more?
How could this make them so grateful and full of energy?
The leaders of the Film Bureau and China Film Company were also very satisfied with Ning Weimin's generosity, and their trust gradually increased.
After this incident, they no longer doubted Ning Weimin's determination to serve the country. He was a good young man who was in the Cao camp and in the Han Dynasty, and who was determined to support his country's film industry.
As for who really suffers?
Matsumoto Keiko?
No, no, how could Ning Weimin turn his elbows outward and trick his own wife?
He has already thought about it. This thing is tax-deductible, so instead of taking advantage of the Japanese, it is better to take care of his compatriots.
In the final analysis, it is the Japanese government that will ultimately provide the money.
How could he not be able to settle this account?
It's all very good. The only bad thing is that the contract is easy to sign and the money is easy to negotiate, but it takes time and energy to get things done.
With this contract, he had to select the copies as soon as possible, select them from the vast film library, and arrange the manpower to send them to the translation factory.
Only in this way can work start over there.
No one can do this for him, so isn’t this a kind of self-imposed trap?
(In the 1980s, a group photo of the dubbing actors of Shanghai Translation Factory. There are many unforgettable figures in it. They are - back row from left: Yang Xiao, Yang Chengchun, Cao Lei, Hu Qinghan, Yan Chongde, Weng Zhenxin, Bi Ke, Yang Wenyuan; middle row from left: Cheng Xiaohua, Zhou Han, Su Xiu, Wang Jianxin, Ding Jianhua, Shang Hua, Shi Rong, Lu Yinghua, Fu Runsheng; front row from left: Sun Yufeng, Liu Guangning, Wu Jingwei , Zhao Shenzhi, Yu Ding, Qiao Zhen, Tong Zirong) (End of this chapter)