Tokyo, Japan.

A special restaurant.

Li Shuixiu, Jiang Feng and the other two were eating and chatting.

Li Shuixiu asked: "Jiang Feng, are you here to travel in Tokyo?"

Jiang Feng said: "Yes and no, I am a matchmaker. I came to Tokyo to help a client make a connection. Traveling is just a side job."

Li Shuixiu was surprised and asked, "No way? Jiang Feng, you are actually a matchmaker? And now you are doing cross-border matchmaking?"

She has lived in China for more than 20 years, and one of her relatives once worked as a matchmaker on a domestic dating website, so she doesn't know the current situation of domestic matchmakers very well, but she basically knows what she should know.

Generally, full-time matchmakers are married women over 35 years old. There are male matchmakers, but their number is much smaller than that of female matchmakers.

As for the matchmakers on dating websites and matchmaking agencies, they are relatively young, but they are very different from traditional matchmakers.

Especially the matchmakers on dating websites, they really cheat people to death. It is no exaggeration to say that they are not much better than those pyramid schemes. The only difference is that they cheat your money without restricting your personal freedom.

According to her relative who used to be a matchmaker on a dating website, they have to undergo training after joining the job, and the content of the training is to listen to how other matchmakers make calls.

Matchmakers have a fixed script that they have to read when they make a phone call, and they have to flexibly adjust it based on the conversation situation. Isn’t this very similar to pyramid schemes?

When calling a client, the matchmaker’s tactics are to first tell the other party: “We saw that you registered on our APP. We are very interested in you and feel that you have good conditions, but you have not filled in all your information…”

Get people's information, such as place of origin, job, income, family background, etc., which are the information generally asked during a blind date.

When chatting, you should also appear to be very enthusiastic, as if everything is for their good. Tell them that this industry is full of good people and that helping others to find partners is to accumulate virtue for yourself. Then say that you seem to be in a hurry, so I contacted you.

After making these clear, you will start to use the routine. For example, you will first praise the other person by saying that you have good conditions and why you are still single. You will also talk about when you broke up and the reason for the breakup. Generally, the other person will feel a little flattered when he hears the flattery.

The matchmaker's job is to block the client's way in terms of work, life, and family during the chat: for example, ask if there is someone you like at work, and then try to find out the reason why you are not together. She must lead the client to believe that he or she cannot find the right person at work.

Do you have any friends in life who can introduce you to someone? If so, why didn't it work out? Why are you blocking this path?

Then there is the question of whether your family has introduced someone to you. Generally speaking, if the introduction by your family is successful, you will not be single anymore, so you would tell him that maybe the person your family introduced to you is not the type you like, but they are just urging you to find a partner.

This way, we block all the clients' paths in the early stage and brainwash them into believing that they will never find a partner in the real world and that if they don't find one from us, they may end up alone. This way, when we introduce a partner to them later, they will have no reason to refuse.

Next, the matchmaker will ask the client what type he likes, and after finding out, she will immediately tell the client: "We just happen to have a new member here", and then describe him as being a good match for the client.

If the target is a male client, the matchmaker will introduce occupations that most families would like, that is, occupations that are relatively "easy to marry", such as kindergarten teachers, nurses, bank staff, customer service, etc., which have relatively simple working environments.

In short, the matchmaker will come up with a person according to his or her mate selection standards. When she first starts working as a matchmaker, she may not be able to come up with such a person, but after becoming an experienced matchmaker, she can come up with such a person just by opening her mouth.

For example, if the man is a truck driver, the matchmaker can make up a story: "We just happen to have a girl who has done the information verification. She is a kindergarten teacher, has a relatively stable job, looks very gentle, and speaks softly. But no one is perfect, and there are bound to be some shortcomings!"

Matchmakers often make up some flaws, such as the girl might be a little short, a little shorter than you want, but a little shorter is acceptable to everyone. If everything is in line with the requirements, the client may be suspicious, thinking there is something wrong or there is a gap with his expectations. As long as the gap is not too big, they will believe it.

There are very few clients in small cities, and each matchmaker can only be assigned two or three clients a day. The matchmaker's job is to make phone calls to these two or three people all day long.

Generally speaking, a matchmaker can call one or two people to the store in a day.

And most of these clients come here to meet the girl recommended by the matchmaker.

After people are "tricked" into the store, another department and personnel will receive them.

The reception was held in a small dim room with a sofa where two people sat face to face and had a detailed chat. The content of the chat was basically the same as the routine on the phone, and the guests were shown some so-called membership information, blocking their way in all aspects.

This kind of conversation can usually last a long time, and two or three hours is very normal.

During this time, they will constantly create anxiety and keep urging you. When recommending a package later, they will tell the customer that the price is half and half for each of you. In fact, it is not true at all. They just make a profit from each of you.

The lowest package price is more than 6,000 yuan, and the highest is 20,000 or 30,000 yuan.

When they cheat customers into signing contracts, they always say they will find you a date, but in fact the package is for a certain period of time, and you can meet a few people a month. If you exceed that period, the payment is cleared. They don't care whether the person you meet is suitable for you, they just bring together the members who have paid for the meeting, and if they can, they will. If they don't like it, there is nothing they can do. Most people can't find it, and they are just cheated out of their money.

So there are often some old members coming to the store to make trouble, and they basically just "drag it out", and this is the case in the entire industry. When customers come to make trouble, the leaders are also quite rogue, saying that you can make trouble, but how can you get your money back?

There are also customers who are more cautious at the beginning and choose a package of more than 6,000 yuan. However, if they find that you have better purchasing power, they may not be in a hurry to persuade you to spend 10,000 or 20,000 yuan at first. They will let you spend 6,000 yuan first, and then tell you after meeting a few people that the money you paid is not enough. If you pay more money, they can introduce you to some better resources and make a second profit.

Sometimes they will make up some of their own stories, such as I am a single mother, raising a child alone is very hard, etc. Because many customers are divorced, it is easy for them to be empathized by sales, and if everyone has similar emotional experiences, it is easier to get closer. Many deceptions are based on trust.

Li Shuixiu's relative still had some conscience. When she met a particularly miserable client, she really couldn't bear to cheat him. In addition, that work experience made her conscience tortured. She was so disgusted with herself after cheating that she simply resigned.

Compared to dating websites, the matchmakers at matchmaking agencies are a little more reliable. At least they won’t make up a person to deceive clients. They just match people based on existing resources. Whether the match will be successful depends on the client’s luck.

As for whether the couple will be happy after the marriage, that is not the matchmaker's business.

At this time, Jiang Feng had already read Li Shuixiu's matching information and was well aware of her current situation. He smiled and said, "Sister Li, are you surprised that I'm a matchmaker at such a young age? After all, in my impression, the people who work in the matchmaking industry are all older married women."

Li Shuixiu said: "I am indeed a little surprised, especially since you have developed into a cross-border matchmaker. Are you a matchmaker for a dating website?"

Jiang Feng shook his head and said, "No, I opened a matchmaking agency in our Guangxi Province. It has a good reputation in China and has helped many clients find happiness. This client in Tokyo actually heard the recommendation from a friend and flew to Guangxi Province to ask me to be her matchmaker."

Li Shuixiu praised: "That's amazing!" Regardless of whether she believed it in her heart or not, she couldn't question it to his face.

Jiang Feng knew her current concern and said, "In fact, in addition to being a matchmaker, I also work part-time as a fortune teller. I am best at predicting marriages, so my fans nicknamed me Master Jiang.

I just looked at your face, Sister Li, and found that your marital situation is not satisfactory. It is fate that we meet in a foreign country.

If you need it, Sister Li, I can help you calculate your marriage in detail and give you the best advice. If not, forget it."

When Li Shuixiu heard Jiang Feng say that he also worked part-time as a fortune teller and was particularly good at predicting relationships, she really suspected that she had met a scammer.

But then Jiang Feng accurately said that her marital situation was not satisfactory, and Li Shuixiu became a little unsure. After all, only she knew the status of her marriage.

Besides, her meeting with Jiang Feng and the other two was just a coincidence. There was no possibility that someone deliberately set up a trap to deceive her.

Judging from this, Jiang Feng is likely to really understand physiognomy and fortune-telling, and is quite accomplished in it, otherwise he would not have said so shamelessly that he would help her calculate her marriage in detail and give her the best advice.

Thinking of this, Li Shuixiu said, "I didn't expect you to be a master of fortune-telling. I'm so sorry! Then please ask Master Jiang to help me calculate my marriage fate!"

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Okay, please provide me with your birth date and time, and I will calculate it for you after dinner."

Li Shuixiu nodded, reported her birth date, and then warmly invited Jiang Feng and others to eat.

After they had almost finished eating, Jiang Feng began to help Li Shuixiu "calculate".

After three minutes of professional finger counting, Jiang Feng looked at Li Shuixiu and said, "Sister Li, I have basically figured out your situation. You chose to marry in Japan despite your parents' strong opposition. You thought you would live an ideal happy life, but your married life was not as good as you imagined.

You are unable to integrate into Japanese society by adapting to local customs. You are spoiled in your parents' home, and after marriage, everything revolves around your husband. You are unable to adapt to the identity of a housewife.

The most important thing is that you find out that your husband doesn’t love you as much as you thought, and your efforts are rewarded with his cheating on you, and you feel like a joke.

You have been wanting to get a divorce for a while, but you haven't really taken this step because of various concerns. Am I right?"

Li Shuixiu was astonished. What the other party said was exactly right, as if he had seen it with his own eyes. This was truly unbelievable. How could such a powerful master of fortune-telling be hidden in the country?

The key is that this master of calculation is still so young!

Li Shuixiu exclaimed: "Master Jiang, you are amazing, you are right. This is my current marital status. I have always wanted to divorce, but I said too much in front of my parents. Now I am divorced and return home in disgrace. It is really embarrassing!

Besides, I raised the child by myself, and I would definitely be reluctant to part with the child if I get divorced. But if I take the child away, let alone whether I can win the fight against him, even if I succeed in winning the custody of the child, I am afraid that my parents will not welcome me if I bring him back to China.

This is the main reason why I have been hesitant and dare not make up my mind to divorce. "

Baili Wutong and Guo Bingbing were accustomed to Li Shuixiu's exclamation. They had witnessed their boss's ability to calculate too many times!

Jiang Feng said: "Sister Li, let's sort out the two issues you mentioned one by one. First of all, you returned to China in disgrace after your divorce and were ashamed to face your parents. I think Sister Li, you don't need to be too strong. What's shameful about bowing your head in front of your parents?

In this world, only parents are the most tolerant towards their children. No matter what you do wrong, they will choose to forgive you. What's more, you just married the wrong person. They will only feel sorry for how much suffering and grievances you have endured over the years. "

Hearing this, Li Shuixiu's eyes reddened slightly. She knew that Jiang Feng was right. Based on her understanding of her parents, if she divorced and returned home, her parents would definitely keep silent about her choice back then, and would only care about how much suffering and grievances she had endured over the years.

This is what she was actually afraid of. If her parents chose to scold her or even make fun of her with the same words they said in the past, she wouldn't feel that bad.

Jiang Feng continued, "As for the second question, you are afraid that your parents will not like your child because he is of Japanese descent. This does make sense. After all, the hatred between Japan and our country is not so easy to erase.

But there is no use avoiding this matter, in the end you still have to face it.

What's more, people are all made of flesh and blood. When you bring your children back to your country, even if their parents don't like them at first, they will eventually develop feelings for them after spending time together for a long time.

If a child grows up in our country and receives our education and culture, then he is a genuine Chinese. "

Li Shuixiu nodded repeatedly after hearing this. The reason why she couldn't make a decision was that she couldn't discuss this issue with her family and friends.

When people are confused, a suggestion from a friend is like a guiding light. Li Shuixiu has a similar feeling now.