Chapter 451: Entrance Ceremony
April is the recruiting season for major companies, and it is also the enrollment season for primary, secondary, high and university students.
Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, kindergarten also starts in April.
Look, on such an important day, the entire Shirakawa Feng family is mobilized.
Not only were Shirakawa Kaede and Tanaka Yuko dressed in formal attire, but even Kazuko and Shirakawa Hayato, who were far away in Olu, came from afar.
The reason for such a big fuss is, of course, because Xiao Qingkong and Xiao Yasheng are going to kindergarten again soon.
These two little guys have been going crazy at home for three and a half years, and now they are finally going to be put in cages.
Their birthdays are in October, so the enrollment season in April of the first half of the year can only be moved to the next year.
Now they are three and a half years old and almost one meter tall, standing out among a group of little kids.
In Neon, whether it is a university entrance ceremony or a kindergarten entrance ceremony, parents and children all wear formal attire.
Looking at Xiao Qingkong who was serious and trying hard to maintain the appearance of a little adult, Baichuan Feng couldn't help laughing.
"Dosan~, I'm already a student, please stop looking at me like a baby~"
"Haha~Haha~" Shirakawa Kaede tried hard to hold back his laughter.
This kid is small, but he has a lot on his mind.
It was not until Tanaka Yuko reached out and secretly pinched his waist that Shirakawa Feng resumed his serious father image.
She just gave birth to her second set of twins, two boys, last month.
Four children are already enough. After discussing with Shirakawa Kaede, Tanaka Yuko decides not to have any more children.
Her body has almost recovered, and today she is going to personally attend the entrance ceremony of Xiao Qingkong and Xiao Meisheng.
As for the kindergarten these two little guys are going to attend, it also has a great background.
You must know Fukuzawa Yukichi on the 10,000-yuan bill, the founder of Keio University.
In addition to the university, Keio also has its own affiliated kindergarten.
As a top private university, Keio University is also a comprehensive school.
From kindergarten to elementary school, and then to university, as long as you get the admission ticket, you can go all the way to university graduation, of course, the premise is that the grades are qualified.
Being able to enter such a kindergarten means that admission to Keio University in the future is a sure thing.
This can definitely be called a once-and-for-all solution, allowing parents and children to live a life of ease and success.
However, you can’t go to Yingqing’s kindergarten just because you want to, even if you have money.
No, to be precise, having money is just the most basic screening condition.
After all, there are so many presidents in Tokyo, who would be short of those millions of tuition fees?
It is absolutely impossible for parents to send their children to Keio Kindergarten without some status in their lifetime.
Do you know how many new preschoolers Keio Kindergarten enrolls each year? About 30 boys and 30 girls.
The admission ratio of Keio Kindergarten is about 13:1, which means that out of nearly a thousand children who applied, less than 10% were admitted.
Remember, the parents of the more than one thousand people who registered are all people of some status.
Politicians, financial presidents, scholars, artists, sports stars and some big-name entertainers are admitted by selecting one-tenth of their children.
In addition to looking at the parents' resumes and backgrounds, children must also pass entrance exams.
At the same time, just like the company recruiting new members, parents and children have to be interviewed together.
Only if all the above conditions are met will Keio Kindergarten consider admission.
This shows how high the admission threshold of Keio University is. It is no exaggeration to call it the highest in Japan.
But Xiao Qingkong and the others don't need to go through so much trouble, they just need to go through the motions.
Don’t you see who their father is? He is one of the few top people in Japan’s financial world. Don’t they have enough face?
Of course, for Qingkong and others who have received elite education since childhood, the entrance examination to Keio is very easy.
This is also one of the reasons why the twins were admitted easily. They were already ahead of others at the starting line.
The family packed up and quickly got on an extended commercial vehicle and headed straight to Keio Kindergarten in the Chuo District.
In fact, it’s not far away. Shirakawa Kaede has her own house in Chiyoda District, which is only a few kilometers away.
When we arrived at this nearly century-old kindergarten in the central district, it was already filled with luxury cars.
Shirakawa Kaede has seen more than one Toyota Century.
As for original luxury cars from abroad, there are even more of them.
Shirakawa Kaede got out of the car and walked towards the campus with Tanaka Yuko and Xiao Qingkong.
As for Kazuko and Shirakawa Hayato, they had already given their grandchildren a lot of instructions in the car.
The first day of school is mainly for school teachers to introduce to parents the school’s future educational plans and the educational matters that children will face after entering school.
As soon as he arrived at the door, Baichuan Feng saw a large group of familiar faces.
"Mr. Shirakawa, Mrs. Shirakawa, nice to meet you~" Aoi Tadashiro, the chairman of the Marui Group, greeted Shirakawa warmly.
"Is your son also starting school today? It's a pleasure to meet you." Bai Chuanfeng couldn't help but smile and greet the other party when he saw him leading a little boy who was about the same age .
The Marui Group is engaged in retail and wholesale business and has its own branches all over the country, with total assets of several hundred billion.
"I've heard that you and your wife gave birth to a pair of unicorn children. Now I see that they are indeed extraordinary."
Aoi Tadashiro was very eloquent when he praised people, and at the end he did not forget to look back at his son.
"Ashi, you must be good friends with Qingkong and the others in the future~"
"Hai~" The little boy politely saluted Shirakawa Feng and the others.
Tsk, the people who can study here are extraordinary. They are very polite even at such a young age.
Of course, Xiao Qingkong and the others did the same. They greeted the uncles and aunts politely and spoke without any stage fright.
In addition to them, Shirakawa Kaede also met Sakurai Shun, an official from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and Aso Yasushi from the Aso family, the latter's brother was the cabinet chief.
In addition, Shirakawa Feng also met many well-known novelists and performers in society.
After taking a closer look at the parents of the children in the same class as Xiao Qingkong, Shirakawa Feng actually knew most of them.
But it’s not too exaggerated. After all, it’s Keio, and only a few people can enter this circle.
Even if everyone is not very familiar with each other, they have at least dealt with each other once or twice.
Since everyone knew each other, they were more casual in greeting each other.
As they chatted, everyone even felt like they were attending an upper-class social gathering.
These are the interpersonal relationships among the social elite, and they have even spread to the next generation.
Because Keio University's kindergarten goes directly to university, this means that students in the same class now can be classmates for at least a dozen years.
With this kind of relationship in place, it can be said that these children naturally belong to a social circle, and it is the kind that has been cultivated since childhood.
To put it bluntly, "Growing up together in the genuine upper class and having such a circle of childhood friends will bring you so many benefits after entering society."
Yes, just look at the identities of these children’s parents today.
Whether they inherit the family business or enter society in the future, they already have a huge network of relationships.
It is even possible that because of this relationship with their children, parents can cooperate with each other.
For example, mothers often plan gatherings, inviting restaurant chefs to their own villas to hold parties, and the couple attend together.
During the summer vacation, you can also visit other parents' holiday resorts, etc. As for the many presidents, you can also exchange worries and give each other advice.
After getting to know each other, they introduce each other and join various clubs, golf courses, etc.
This kind of relationship will be maintained until the children go to school and enter society.
Look, the network of relationships in the upper class is becoming more and more dense, and the next generation is joining in when they are in kindergarten.
Over time, the so-called closedness and class stratification gradually emerged.
But what does this have to do with Baichuan Feng? He is a vested interest and he is now a staunch supporter of maintaining the status quo of society.
The butt determines the head, this is a very realistic problem.
This is also the reason why Baichuan Feng sent Xiao Qingkong and the others to Keio.
When it comes to power in the business field, Keio University's "Mita Clan" is undoubtedly the number one in Japan.
Among the presidents of listed companies in Japan, the largest number of them are from Keio, even more than those who were born in Tokyo.
If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Qingkong will also be a member of the "Mita Clan" in the future.
In order to cultivate his offspring, Shirakawa Kaede sent them to the top private school in Japan without hesitation, instead of Meiji University, which was closer to him.
But it doesn’t matter. I have many children and Meiji University will take care of them in the future.
But the successor can only be Keio, and Waseda will not be a second choice.
Keio University is also very clear about its own positioning, and it does not even reject "materialistic" education.
Because the people who came were all descendants of high-ranking officials, Keio was also very considerate and classified these young men.
The enrolled classes can be divided into groups K, E, I, and O. Group K consists of the sons of wealthy and political elites from big corporations.
Group E includes those in power within Keio, Group I includes the offspring of stars, and Group O includes the children of scholars. That’s roughly it.
It can be predicted that children who grow up in such an environment will naturally have a vision far superior to that of ordinary people in the future.
And there is no need to worry that Keio will train these young masters into useless people.
Although theoretically everyone can go directly to Keio University, necessary exams are still required.
The extremely high deviation value can be easily dealt with by the children of wealthy families.
Therefore, those young men who studied from kindergarten to Keio University are not only handsome and rich, but also have excellent academic performance.
Therefore, parents try every possible means to send their children to Keio University.
When Baichuan Feng was signing up Xiao Qingkong and the others, he encountered an interesting incident.
A middle-aged man with a big belly and smart clothes was reluctantly driven out of the park by the security guards.
"Damn it, these bastards, 1 billion yen can't even feed them. Damn it, let's go somewhere else!"
After saying this, the middle-aged man took the child and left cursing.
Looking at his back, the parents waiting around him looked disdainful but still maintained their composure.
Later, after hearing the explanation from an acquaintance, Baichuan Feng finally understood what had happened.
It turned out that the middle-aged man just now was a nouveau riche stock speculator, and he had naturally heard of Keio's reputation.
So, relying on his wealth, he wanted to use money to get his son into Keio.
But unfortunately, this road is obviously blocked.
The parents who come here are worth at least hundreds of billions of yen, and no one would even bother to look at a mere ten billion yen.
There are some circles that you can’t enter just by having some money.
The higher up the social ladder one gets, the more xenophobia becomes.
After arranging the admission of Xiao Qingkong and the others, Baichuan Feng turned his attention to the Japanese yen exchange rate which had reached its historical peak.
1:138, it really makes countless government officials nervous.
Nakasone visited the United States with emergency economic measures and his personal appearance showed that the situation had reached a very critical juncture.
However, at this time, a large number of small and medium-sized manufacturing industries have already died, and the remaining ones are still struggling to survive.
In order to face the future situation, Shirakawa Kaede is also slowly pushing Shirakawa Electric to reform.
How to change it? Gradually shift the focus of product development to the entertainment field.
For example, game consoles are not that sensitive and will not cause the United States to impose sanctions on them in a high-profile manner.
However, ordinary game consoles can no longer play a revolutionary role, and only epoch-making products have this ability.
For example, home consoles and 3D games developed using CD-ROM technology.
