Chapter 18: Asakusa Boy
"But Kotaro, you just reminded me that after we make two more trips to Ishikawa, we'd better talk to a few second-hand stores."
"Hey, isn't this place in Ishikawa nice?"
“It’s good, but you have to be aware of the risks when doing business.”
Seeing that Kotaro was still a little confused, Shirakawa Kaede had to explain to him what mixed sales and risk sharing were.
Selling products to only one customer for a long time is a high-risk behavior.
Shirakawa Kaede and Ishikawa Masaaki didn't sign a transaction contract. If Ishikawa Masaaki wants to lower the price or simply refuse to buy them in the future, what should they do? Who should they sell these second-hand appliances to?
Finding new sales channels will take a lot of time and labor costs, which is not worth it. So now that you are aware of it, why not prepare in advance to avoid risks.
In the previous transaction, Shirakawa Feng also deliberately tested Ishikawa Masaaki, and it was obvious that what he sold must have made considerable profits for him. Otherwise, he would not have added four percentage points so readily.
Of course, Shirakawa Feng also stopped when he saw the good, and did not deliberately embarrass Ishikawa Masaaki. He achieved his purpose of testing, and also indirectly reminded Ishikawa Masaaki that he had no shortage of sales channels.
That’s all I have to say. How can you do business without some tricks?
"Next time we go to negotiate with other second-hand stores, Kotaro, you go and negotiate."
"Ah?" Kotaro was stunned. "Xiao Feng, you know me. I'm faster with my fists than with my brain..."
"Then put away your fists and try to use your brain more." Shirakawa Feng saw that Kotaro was still a little dazed, so he patted the latter on the shoulder and said, "Give it a try. It doesn't matter if you succeed or not. Just treat it as training."
"Okay." Kotaro scratched his head unconfidently.
Baichuan Feng smiled and said, "Let's go eat tuna sashimi today. I have never eaten such high-end cuisine."
"Is tuna too expensive? How about eel?" Kotaro became interested when talking about food, but he was still thinking about eel.
The awkward first dinner in Tokyo made him not mention the word eel for a long time. Now that he mentioned it, it seemed that he had understood what the word "Tokyo" meant.
Baichuan Feng waved his hand, "Try them all!"
Great!
It is about to enter May. As the weather gets warmer, the girls in Akihabara are wearing cooler clothes. Because of the Pink Lady trend, their clothes are also imitated by other girls.
Short curly hair and shorts are almost the standard for girls. Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro lingered on the streets for nearly two hours, and only prepared to eat the high-end cuisine they talked about when it was getting dark.
Well, not all Japanese girls have skinny legs. Some of them are so skinny that you can’t even poke a needle.
Shirakawa Kaede reminded Kotaro to wipe the non-existent saliva from the corner of his mouth, and before the latter could react, he had already quickly walked into an izakaya called "Akamatsuya".
The shop is not big, but its decoration style has a historical texture and is unique.
Although it wasn't mealtime yet, there were already quite a few customers. Shirakawa looked around and saw that there was only one table left, so he sat down with Kotaro and started ordering.
All the sashimi and sushi that he had only seen on the Internet in his previous life were now clearly on the menu in his hand. This made Shirakawa Feng feel more real about the Showa era he was in.
He ordered the tuna, eel, and various snacks mentioned earlier. It was a pity that he couldn't drink alcohol. When Kotaro saw others drinking, he kept swallowing his saliva secretly. It seemed that he drank a lot at home.
While the two were waiting for their meal, two more customers came into the shop.
They looked to be in their thirties, wearing formal black suits, but their collars were casually open.
One of the round-faced men looked around the store while cursing. Seeing that every table had customers, he subconsciously frowned.
Suddenly seeing that the long table here was more spacious, he went straight there without hesitation.
"Hey, kid. Do you mind if we sit here? "
He said he didn't mind, but when Baichuan Feng raised his head, everyone had already sat down.
His companion quickly followed, first smiled apologetically at Baichuan Feng and the others, then sat down opposite the man.
Baichuan Feng looked at the round-faced man sitting diagonally across from his deskmate and felt that he looked familiar.
The round-faced man saw Bai Chuan Feng staring at him and thought that Bai Chuan Feng was unhappy that they sat down.
His eyes tilted and his eyebrows raised.
"Kitano...Senior Brother?" Baichuan Feng swallowed the last word "Wu" and changed it to "Senior Brother".
"Hmm?" The round-faced man's expression relaxed as he was about to explode. "Do you know me?"
This man with a round face and looking like an energetic young man is the famous Takeshi Kitano.
At this time, half of his face was not injured and he looked very expressive.
What surprised Shirakawa Kaede the most was that Kitano Takeshi now did not have the buzz cut that was common in later generations, but wore a black suit and had a very professional hairstyle, and even had bangs?!
This is also the reason why Shirakawa Kaede did not recognize him at first sight. Who knows Kitano Takeshi once had bangs? Can you imagine what that would look like?
"Well, Senior Brother Kitano is quite famous among our seniors at Meiji University." Shirakawa Feng explained honestly.
Kitano Takeshi was a senior at Meiji University, but he failed to graduate because he did not have enough credits. However, he did not think about retaking the credits and simply dropped out of school. After that, he became very popular on TV shows as a manzai, and his fame has skyrocketed in the past two years.
There are many legends about this legendary senior on campus.
Kitano Takeshi sneered, "It's the reputation of being a negative example."
"Of course not. Brother Kitano's art of comedy is absolutely unquestionable." Regardless of whether they were familiar with each other or not, Baichuan Feng started by flattering him.
"I watch every episode of 'Laughing Big Collection' by Kitano-san and Kaneko-san." At this time, Kotaro, who had been silent, suddenly interrupted.
"Oh?" Kitano Takeshi looked at the rough and simple Kotaro and became interested. "Boy, how about our performance?"
Jiro Kaneko, who was traveling with Takeshi Kitano, also looked at Kotaro with a smile. He also wanted to know what their group looked like in the eyes of the audience.
Kotaro rubbed his hands together excitedly and looked at the two of them. "It's very vulgar and obscene, but of course it's also refreshing and funny. I like it."
Kitano Takeshi and Kaneko Jiro looked at each other and then burst into laughter.
Shirakawa Feng was stunned when he heard Kotaro's answer and secretly worried for him.
Kitano Takeshi finished laughing and said to Kotaro, "Boy, you are indeed our loyal audience."
Kotaro followed along and chuckled.
"As for you, kid..." Kitano Takeshi paused as he looked at Shirakawa Kaede.
"Oh, Senior Brother Kitano, I'm Shirakawa Kaede, and he's Kotaro." Shirakawa Kaede quickly introduced himself.
"It doesn't matter." Kitano Takeshi waved his hand. "Meiji University is just a little too boring sometimes, but it's quite suitable for you."
Baichuan Feng was stunned. This Senior Brother Kitano was indeed very special.
"Forget it, since we have met juniors from the same school and loyal audiences, I will buy you a drink today."
Baichuan Feng really wanted to say that they were not yet adults.
However, according to Kitano Takeshi's personality, he would definitely mock him severely after hearing this.
The fact is that Kitano Takeshi did not allow them to refuse. As soon as he finished speaking, he loudly called the waiter to bring the drinks.
Soon the table was filled with wine, and Kotaro and I had originally planned to treat ourselves to a dinner, but when Kitano Takeshi and the others showed up, the style changed completely.
