Chapter 281 Scenery
After leaving Bailu Mall, Baichuan Feng and Sama who followed him went around to the back of the mall, where there was an ancient street and alley.
In addition to the various small shops that already existed, there are now many more food stalls here due to the attraction of the shopping mall's traffic.
The so-called yatai store is actually a mobile stall with a tent, or in slang, a "roof shop".
A simple wooden cart with various signs written on the cloth banners on the top.
Baichuan Feng took a quick look and saw people displaying toys, selling flowers, catching small fish, and there was also a lot of food.
Because it is close to the New Year, it is very lively here.
After dodging a child flying past with a toy airplane in his hand, Shirakawa Feng and Sama sat down in a barbecue restaurant.
"Xiao Feng here~!" Before entering the door, I heard Kotaro's greeting from afar.
Looking around, besides Kotaro, there was also Kashiwagi sitting at the table, and in front of them were already filled with various kinds of barbecue.
Squeezing into the bustling little shop and listening to the various shouts with local accents, Baichuan Feng couldn't help but smile.
"There are so many people here." After walking outside for a long time, Shirakawa Feng couldn't help but feel hungry when he saw all kinds of barbecue in front of him.
"Hey, Xiao Feng, are you surprised by the changes in the antlers now?"
With a smug smile on his face, Kotaro picked up the bottle and poured him a glass of draft beer.
"It's indeed changed a lot," Baichuan Feng couldn't help but sigh. In just one year, the Deer Antlers Statue has changed its appearance.
But even though he was feeling emotional, he had to fill his stomach first. Shirakawa Kaede was exhausted from running around on the first day back in Akita.
He picked a skewer of grilled mullet, and he was honest and unceremoniously transformed into a foodie. This is Akita's specialty fish, and it tastes delicious and tempting.
Because it was winter, the heat from the barbecue turned into billowing white mist, even covering everyone's faces.
The whole shop was filled with smoke and various conversation sounds. Baichuan Feng liked this atmosphere very much.
Compared to Tokyo, his hometown is more humane and makes him feel a long-lost sense of familiarity.
"The antlers are unrecognizable to me, especially compared to a few years ago."
Kashiwagi also poured himself a glass of beer, then drank it happily.
"Ha~" He couldn't help but let out a sigh and put down the wine glass contentedly.
"Xiao Feng, you know what? Seeing the antlers today reminded me of this place when I was a kid."
After drinking a glass of wine, Kashiwagi began to talk about what deer antlers looked like in the past.
“Although we were very poor back then, the streets were bustling every New Year, just like today.
But unfortunately, as more and more people went out to make a living, Lujiao was no longer as lively as before.
The population has decreased significantly in the past two years. It’s not that people don’t want to have children, but that young people have left here.”
Having said that, Kashiwagi picked up the bottle and personally filled a glass of wine for Shirakawa Kaede.
"But now, the good times seem to have returned, and all this is thanks to your contribution, Xiaofeng."
Seeing Kashiwagi's eyes full of admiration and a hint of gratitude, Shirakawa Feng was also slightly moved.
"Uncle Kashiwagi, I grew up here too. If the antlers can be made better within our capabilities, that would be what I hope to see."
Shirakawa Kaede may not have any feelings for Neon, but he still has some feelings for this town at the foot of the mountain.
Be it the memory of my previous life or the first sight I saw when I opened my eyes in this life, this place already has the flavor of my hometown.
This is why he is willing to spend money to develop deer and invest in antlers.
Otherwise, for a true capitalist, an investment that does not show a return will never be considered.
"Yeah, I'm really glad you were born in Fawn, Xiaofeng."
Kashiwagi likes the deer antlers today, as they bring back memories of his childhood.
Having seen it wither and now regaining its vitality, the feeling of having lost it and then regaining it is hard to express in words.
All this is because the Shirakawa Electric Factory officially settled in Lujiao, thereby increasing the population cohesion of Lujiao.
Although the Shirakawa Electric Headphone Factory directly provides less than 2,000 jobs, the food, clothing, housing and transportation of such a large population has also attracted another group of people.
When workers have their wages, they have consumption needs. The coming and going of people in the various shops on the street is the best proof of this.
Enterprises create wealth and workers earn income. However, because of the need to deal with food, clothing, housing and transportation in life, this part of the income flows into the market in exchange for various living materials.
This will form a healthy economic cycle, which is the so-called stimulating domestic demand. It is also the reason why the locals in Kanagawa and Akita are very eager for Shirakawa Electric to build factories in their areas.
Only a flowing economy is a healthy economy and the driving force for local development.
Although Kashiwagi didn't understand the details, he knew that it would take an astronomical amount of investment to achieve this.
Factories, apartments, shopping malls, every investment is a contribution to Lujiao, and the funds required are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Since everything depends on Baichuan Feng alone, his personal safety is naturally the top priority.
Kashiwagi put down the wine glass in his hand and looked seriously at Sama, who had been silent beside Shirakawa Feng.
"Sam, don't forget what the deer told you."
"Yes!" Sama nodded solemnly.
Seeing Kashiwagi's expression, Sama remembered what his elders at home had told him that night.
Apart from demolishing and rebuilding the dilapidated house, I no longer have to worry about my younger brothers and sisters’ future schooling needs.
No, to be precise, the life of the whole family will depend on the support of Baichuan Feng from now on.
My mother takes care of the household, so my grandparents no longer have to drag their old bodies to work in the fields.
This year they can sit leisurely in front of the newly built wooden house and enjoy their retirement.
And my father no longer has to travel far away to work to support my younger brothers and sisters to go to school.
Now, he can get a generous return from Shirakawa Electric, which is just a few kilometers away from his home, and he doesn't have to worry about being fired at any time because of outsourcing.
Sama certainly knew that all this was hard-earned, and he always remembered the oath he made when he kneeled in front of his grandfather.
However, seeing the serious expressions of Kashiwagi and Sama, Shirakawa Feng waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Okay, this is in Lujiao, and it's New Year's time, don't be so nervous."
Baichuan Feng understood the good intentions of his elders. Although he did not understand the so-called samurai spirit, he did not get involved too much.
Although Sama doesn't talk much, he understands the principles, so Baichuan Feng is not too worried about these things.
"By the way , Kotaro, is everything going well at the Shirakawa Electric factory? Are there any problems?"
The headphone factory just started operation this year, and Shirakawa Feng learned more about its operation from the financial statements.
Now that he happened to be in Lujiao, he also wanted to learn about the situation here in detail.
"Xiao Feng, don't worry. Everything is normal at the headphone factory. There is no problem."
I get excited when I mention Kotaro. He has been very popular in Kakuzu in the past six months.
Because he had trained in Tokyo, the relatively simple-made headphones were no problem for him.
Besides, it is impossible for Baichuan Feng to leave him here alone, and he needs a lot of support from other management talents.
Because most of the employees here are from Akita, and many of them are even from Koda.
Some of his childhood playmates initially looked down on the silly-looking Kotaro.
If it were someone else, they might have considered the other person's feelings and not done anything to him, but Kotaro didn't care about that.
No matter who made a mistake or found fault, he would scold them all.
It has to be said that Kotaro, a local, is more suitable to manage employees who are also locals.
If it was an outsider, everyone would boycott him. But it was different for Kotaro. Being from the same hometown was one identity, and being a playmate with Shirakawa Kaede was another.
With these two factors combined, Shirakawa Electric's Kazuo Factory quickly got on track and its production capacity increased steadily.
Listening to Kotaro talking about how he overpowered everyone, Shirakawa Kaede almost laughed at him.
As a minister, is it so childish to use words like "rush forward like a pig" and "charge to the death"?
"Kotaro, think more about your experience in Ota City. If you make good use of human resources, the management efficiency of the company will be raised to a higher level."
"Xiao Feng, I want to come too, but there are too few talented people here in Lujiao. Even with the high salary, no one is willing to come."
Kotaro was helpless about this, and of course he also wanted to relax a little.
However, the antlers are still a little too biased and have little appeal to talented people.
This is a problem. Baichuan Feng ate another skewer of barbecue, then took out a tissue to wipe his hands.
“After the New Year, I visited Akita University and Tohoku University in Miyagi.
Whether it is school-enterprise cooperation or sponsoring teaching, it will help Shirakawa Electric in Akita solve its talent shortage."
Kotaro's complaint reminded him that the introduction of talents in his hometown must be implemented as soon as possible.
Both Kazuno and Akita City need a new generation of talent.
There is no doubt that local universities are the best choice. Akita University is a national university and there is no need to worry about its level.
In order to support the development of Shirakawa Electric, both Akita University itself and Mr. Sasaki would surely be happy to see it happen.
It will take some effort to get into Northeastern University, but considering that we are all from Northeastern China, the result should not be too bad.
In addition, Tohoku University has strong comprehensive strength, and in some areas it is even stronger than Tokyo Institute of Technology, which is worth a visit by Shirakawa Feng in person.
As for Meiji, I will graduate soon and it’s time to express my gratitude to my beloved alma mater.
"Let's go. After visiting the Bailu Mall, it's time to go see the Baichuan Electric Factory. We'll go back to Xiaolu later."
After almost finishing his meal, Shirakawa Feng prepared to visit the Shirakawa Electric factory in Lujiao.
If Bailu Shopping Mall was an accidental product, then the headphone factory was a carefully planned industry.
It is said that the decision to build the Bailu Shopping Mall was also related to the complaints of employees at the headphone factory.
