But because of this, Nao Nagano keenly captured Kurihara Kazuko's inner thoughts. It was obvious that this woman was also tired under her stubborn appearance and needed someone to talk to.

This aroused Nagano Nao's interest.

For a long time, Japan has been deeply influenced by Confucianism, and its social structure is also a country based on officialism.

But the appearance of one person changed everything in the past and allowed Japan to move away from the feudal traditional bureaucratic structure.

This person is the founder of the Keio school - Fukuzawa Yukichi.

He was the most influential thinker and educator in Japan in the 19th century and was known as the "Father of Modern Education in Japan". Fukuzawa Yukichi made a great contribution to Japan's ability to get out of its closed environment.

It can be said that Fukuzawa Yukichi played a decisive role in guiding the people's thinking for Japan, a tiny country at the time, to develop into one of the "great powers".

"The reason why a country can be independent is that its people have an independent spirit. If everyone wants to be an official and the whole country is full of the old bureaucratic atmosphere, then the country can never be strong."

Japan at that time was very similar to the Qing Dynasty, with bureaucratic capitalism rampant and the people suffering.

After Fukuzawa Yukichi made this statement, with the support of Mitsui and other consortiums, he criticized the Confucian bureaucratic system to pieces and eventually led Japan to become a technological power.

The result is that the corporation-group-conglomerate family model has become dominant, while the power of government agencies has been infinitely weakened.

Nippon Life Insurance is the core of a corporate foundation rather than a government agency. Even though everyone knows that it has public responsibilities, the fact that individuals are not part of the civil service establishment does not prohibit them from participating in securities market transactions.

Therefore, whether it is the Warning Department or the Police Department, Nagano Nao's current status does not matter at all.

The report made by Shibata Watazaburo and the trading records of Sanwa Securities cannot serve as direct evidence of insider trading. Even if an investigation is required, it will be done by the inspection team of the Financial Services Agency.

Otherwise, these people would have arrested him directly instead of inviting him for tea.

But the government agencies may not care, but they cannot ignore the factional pressure within the Japanese Ibo. Tsuchiya of the Kansai headquarters graduated from Kyoto University and has always been at odds with Ida Yoko.

As long as the Seibu Group carried out a redemption and policy cancellation operation, Tsuchiya could use this as an excuse to punish Seibu Group's actions and bring him to death.

It's too difficult to fight back.

In a society where the conglomerate is the state, the Seibu Group itself is almost like a feudal lord. Even if this feudal lord will be destroyed in a few years, it will be enough to kill people before it collapses.

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi was an arrogant person, and everyone in Japan knew it.

This time, Yamamoto Hideo suffered a setback that made him lose face. It goes without saying that he will put pressure on all parties. The terror of the Seibu Group is enough to crush Nagano to death.

After taking stock of the current international situation and the current problems in Japan, Nagano Nao asked with great interest, "Where do you usually do your research and interviews, Kazuko?"

"Yes, there are. They are mainly factory workers and street people."

"Can I go with you and take a look?"

"Ah! This." Kurihara Kazuko suddenly became nervous. She never expected that Nagano Nao would make such a request.

Nagano Nao smiled and said, "Is it inconvenient?"

"No! It's just that why would Nagano-kun suddenly make such a request?"

"If the paper wants to get a better response, wouldn't it be more convincing to respond to people's livelihood?"

"I understand, but some places where we are interviewing are dirty, Nagano-kun..."

"Hezi, you are so delicate and you are not afraid. As a man, why would I care about anything?"

"You're so annoying! You're making fun of me!"

“Tsk tsk.”

“.”

Called home.

Nao Nagano stayed overnight at Kazuko Kurihara's house.

When it was daybreak, the two drove the same car to Kobe TV station.

After receiving a call from Kurigen Kazuko, Ono and Kato ran over with their equipment. After the recent adjustments, the two regained their confidence in pursuing the goddess.

However, when they saw that the car was Bayir and Kurigen Kazuko was just sitting in the passenger seat, they both felt like they had been hit hard.

How could they be together? No way!!!

No! It must be a coincidence! It must be like this.

Kurigen Kazuko didn't treat them well and directly scolded them, "Ono, Kato, why don't you say hello to Nagano-kun when you see him? That's so rude!"

Bow +2.

"Hello Nagano-kun!"

"Hello, Ono-kun, Kato-kun. I have a paper on the economics of life that needs to be combined with the income and expenditure of young people today, so today I would like to go with you to personally understand the problems of people's livelihood. Please forgive me if there is any inconvenience."

Ono Arishi and Kato Taro smiled reluctantly.

It feels so terrible that the goddess I have been pursuing for a long time came here with a tall, rich and handsome guy, and we have to be interviewed together.

But the other party was so polite that I could only respond with a reluctant smile.

This caused dissatisfaction from Kazuko Kurihara.

"What's with that expression on your face? Do you know why Nagano-kun wants to interview with us? But this is about a major event like high housing prices that prevents ordinary people from getting married and having children! You know what kind of pressure he has to bear to publish such a paper? Single people like you may also benefit from this, isn't it too much to have such an expression on your face?"

“.”

Kazuko Kurihara proudly told the reason why Nagano Nao wanted to go on the field trip with her.

Ono and Kato almost cried.

Isn't it because women like you, Li Yuan, look down on us that we can't find a partner?

What is the direct relationship with housing prices? However, saying this will make the goddess angry.

The two could only force themselves to give a sincere smile and drove the company's Mazda to follow Master Bayer in front.

In the car in front.

Nagano Nao was driving the car, and then asked, "Are Ono and Kato your interns?"

"Not really. In fact, they came a while earlier than me." Kurigen Kazuko changed her previous ferociousness and said a little embarrassedly: "It's just that they are too careless in their work, so I..."

"It looks like you're very popular, Kazuko."

“I won’t like them!”

"Then why not just tell them?"

"Wouldn't it be nice to have someone to help with the work? The equipment is heavy."

“.”

Nagano Nao almost burst out laughing.

I felt secretly happy.

Kurigen Kazuko thought he was angry, and asked anxiously: "Nagano-kun, are you angry? It's not what you think. How could I possibly like idiots like them!"

"I'm not angry. It's normal for people to like you when you're so beautiful. If I were to get angry about this, wouldn't I have to kill all the men in the world?"

"You said you're not angry, but you're going to kill all the men in the world! How petty!"

Can it be understood this way? Nagano smiled.

However, before he could open his mouth, Kurigen Kazuko actually lowered her head and leaned over.

Oh my goodness! Nagano Nao was so excited that he almost turned the steering wheel off the track: "Kazuko, what are you doing?!"

"Who told you to have such wild thoughts? Kazuko said that such words only belong to a violent dragon like you, and you still don't believe Kazuko! You must be punished!"

"I can't concentrate on driving like this!"

"Then let's just crash into each other and die together!"

“.”

Kobe City plays an important role in Japan's economy, with its economic output accounting for approximately 1.3% of Japan's total economic output.

Similar to other cities in Japan, agricultural production accounts for only a small proportion of Kobe's economic activities. The main agricultural areas are the northern and western parts of the city. The main agricultural products in the northern part are rice, while the main agricultural products in the western part are leafy vegetables and fruits. The most important agricultural products in Kobe are beef and dairy cattle, followed by vegetables, rice and fisheries.

Kobe beef is the first of the three major Japanese beefs and is synonymous with high-end beef.

In contrast to agriculture, industrial production accounts for 18.5% of Kobe's total economic activities, which is higher than the national average of 17.8% in Japan and significantly higher than the average level of 10.8% for large cities.

Most industrial zones are concentrated in coastal areas and the inland Xishen Industrial Park. The industries in coastal areas are mainly heavy industries such as steel and machinery, while the Xishen Industrial Park is home to many companies' R&D centers and high-tech enterprises.

The second is the service industry, the largest industry in Kobe's economy, among which the retail industry has the highest output value.

It took an hour to reach Xishen Industrial Park.

The logos of Panasonic, Konica Minolta and other companies are very conspicuous on the road signs. It is also working hours, and factory workers in factory uniforms can be seen everywhere on the road rushing to work on time.

As soon as Kurigen Kazuko arrived here, she became like a different person.

It was as if he had received some spiritual replenishment. He no longer complained like he did last night. He was full of energy and optimism.

Apparently, she often came here for interviews. She found a factory called Xieda with ease, greeted the security guard, and then asked Ono and Kato to turn on the machine and enter the workshop.

It was the first time for Naoto Nagano to come to such a place.

The surrounding area was well greened, with Taishan trees everywhere, and there were also many young girls who looked at them with curiosity.

Looking at the eyes of the female workers and the environment of the workshop, I actually felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

I still remember that I was sold to work in this kind of factory in my third year of college. The internship salary was 1,500 yuan per month, but I still didn’t get a diploma after three years of internship.

Looking back now, I feel that those days were truly happy.

After all, if I stick to it every day, I can earn 1,500 next month. I will feel very happy when I think that I can buy things with this money.

It’s not like now, when money has no meaning at all, and life has lost a lot of fun.

"Hello sir, I am Kazuko Kurihara, a reporter from Kobe TV. May I bother you for a moment?" Kurihara bowed and showed a nice smile.

The person who was stopped was a young man in his thirties. He was obviously a little nervous when she smiled, and his face even turned red.

That's why.

The interview went very smoothly.

Get the other party's request.

Kurigen Kazuko smiled and asked, "May I ask how old Mr. Miyagi is this year?"

"Thirty-one!"

"Oh. Then they must be married!"

"not yet"

"Is it because the housing prices are too high that you haven't gotten married yet?"

"yes."

Kazuko Kurigen is very good at tricking people.

In the language trap she designed, the interviewee expressed his disappointment and told the reason why he did not get married.

Even a small high-rise apartment in Kobe costs 700,000 yen, while the factory income is only 260,000 yen per month. Gasoline, living expenses, buying a house and getting married become out of reach.

Kurigen Kazuko encouraged the other party at the right time, saying that things would definitely get better, and then changed her target.

In this way, I interviewed seven or eight people and asked about the situation in the factory. Half a day had passed. I stopped a few people on the road to ask them, and it was soon noon.

Even in late autumn.

The temperature is also very high at this time.

Ono Yuzhi came over happily after buying some water from a convenience store: "Ms. Kurihara, you must be thirsty, please drink some water!"

"Nagano-kun, please have some water." Kurigen Kazuko was helping Naoto Nagano wipe his sweat. When she saw the water, she took it and said.

Ono Yuzhi's enthusiastic smile froze on his face.

Her rosy little face felt sore and she almost burst into tears.

It’s so heartbreaking!

I clearly went out to buy the water and even carried the machine for the whole morning, so why shouldn’t I get this kind of treatment?

He left with his head down, not wanting the other person to see how embarrassed he was.

However, I have no place to express the sadness in my heart! It hurts so much! It must be because I don’t work hard that Miss Li Yuan doesn’t like me!

Ono-kun, please do your best! Nagano Nao was very happy.

Suddenly I realized that dog licking is really a good thing!

With such joy, I took the water and took a sip. I don't know if it was an illusion, but I suddenly felt that the water was particularly sweet.

But it wasn't a big deal to drink other people's water, so Nagano Nao waved his hand and treated them to lunch.

After a good meal and a good drink.

The group talked about today's interview.

"I only get a little over 200,000 yen a month. After deducting the public pension, employee pension and taxes, my actual income is only 230,000 yen. It's really hard to buy a house and start a family with this little money."

"What's even more abominable is that the annuity contributions have been increased again, and the retirement age has been delayed."

“.”

"No wonder people don't want to get married nowadays. There's really no hope in living like this!"

“.”

Is this kind of life hopeless?

Listening to Ono and Kato's complaints.

Nagano Nao's face twitched.

He really wanted to say, are you serious?

But the words came to my lips but I couldn't say them.

The happiness index is a result of comparison and has nothing to do with income.

"Nagano-kun, I heard that the retirement policy was proposed because of your Japanese life insurance proposal. Which bastard is so abominable? Life is already difficult enough, and they are raising the contribution base and delaying retirement. This guy is such a bastard."

Damn it! Can you please stop cursing? "This... the company is actually forced to do this. The reason is that the birth rate is too low. As an institution that carries social welfare, if the policy is not adjusted in time, according to the current fertility rate, there will be only elderly people in 20 years. How can they take on future responsibilities?"

"But knowing that this would happen, why didn't you stop it from happening earlier?"

"Yes, Europe went through this last century. Can't we learn a lesson from it?"

Because I was drinking.

Ono and Kato seemed to be complaining to some extent.

But these words were quite unpleasant to Kurigen Kazuko's ears: "Hey, hey, hey! How can you blame Nagano-kun for something like this? Don't you know that he introduced the love allowance in order to make things better? The company was able to give you the allowance because Nagano-kun was the first to propose it!"

"That's not what we mean. Ultimately, it's because housing prices are too high that people are afraid to get married. But why don't we solve this problem when we know the reason?"

“.”

Why not solve it?

Because the way of heaven is unfair, and the way of man is selfless! Therefore, the lesson that mankind has learned from history is that mankind cannot learn lessons.

With such self-mockery, the interview day ended.

Kazuko Kurihara returned to the radio station, edited the interview clips, and submitted them to the review department.

For a long time.

Regarding issues such as social impact, only major research institutes are qualified to comment.

There are such research institutes as Seiwakai, Seikei Kai, Heisei Research Institute, etc., and the cabinet government is behind these research institutes. However, companies like Osaka Asset Management are also policy research institutes, and issuing papers in the name of the president is within their responsibilities.

The review was approved.

That evening, the life economy interviewed by Kazuko Kurihara was broadcast on TV.

First, people complained about the difficulties in getting married, high housing prices, great pressure in life, high rents, and breaking up with girlfriends because they could not afford to buy a house. Then Nagano Nao appeared in front of the camera as an expert of the Policy Research Institute and the person in charge of social welfare.

"Hello, President Nagano. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has proposed a bill to delay or advance retirement. The public is very dissatisfied with this. As the head of Japan Life Insurance Asset Management Company, do you have anything to explain?"

"As a public fund management company, Nagano feels deeply guilty about the delayed retirement. However, the declining birth rate has brought a huge problem to the future retirement of all people in the whole society. The current proportion of contributions and support can no longer guarantee basic public welfare in the future. Therefore, the company has to make suggestions in this regard, just to ensure that everyone can have a place to rely on and be well cared for in their old age."

"Japan is currently facing a critical period of changes in its social demographic and economic structure, just as the high housing prices faced by young people today have prevented them from getting married and having children."

“.”

(End of this chapter)