My 1999

"Boss, where are we going?"

"Let's go to the Seibu Department Store in Ikebukuro first."

Seibu Department Store has many branches, but Seibu Department Store in Ikebukuro is definitely the crown jewel.

Located in Ikebukuro, Tokyo's top business district, and above the subway, it has an excellent location.

Twelve floors above and below, with a total area of ​​190,000 square meters, ensure ample commercial space.

Therefore, the revenue of Ikebukuro Department Store is still ranked second in the country even though consumption in Japan has been downgraded.

The number one store in the country is the Tobu Department Store next door.

It's 17 stories tall, bigger than Seibu.

Although both have the word "武" in their names, they are actually two companies.

Tobu Department Store is located to the west of Ikebukuro Station, and Seibu Department Store is located to the east of Ikebukuro Station. The two department stores share at least one-third of the traffic in Ikebukuro, a Japanese shopping and gourmet paradise.

"Mr. Xu, we are here."

Zhang Hongwei reminded.

Xu Liang responded and stepped out of the car, frowning slightly as he looked at the huge 'SEIBU' sign shrouded in sunlight and the simple design below.

The exterior design is too old, as if it were an old man in his sixties or seventies, and you can feel a heavy air of twilight from a long distance away.

"Let's go in."

With Zhang Hongwei and another bodyguard Zhou Tao, the three of them followed the flow of people into the store.

The first floor mainly sells women's clothing.

Xu Liang looked around.

From the layout point of view, it is the traditional department store layout of the 1980s and 1990s, with complicated circulation design and no high-ceiling skylights that penetrate the entire floor.

If it were in China, department stores with this pattern would basically be eliminated in five years.

Keep going up and you'll find women's clothing all the way to the fourth floor.

The fifth floor is for men's clothing, and the sixth floor is for kimonos and high-end miscellaneous goods.

The seventh floor is a hypermarket.

The eighth floor is branded catering.

From the ninth floor to the eleventh floor, various small commodities and daily necessities are sold.

Audio and video products are sold on the twelfth floor.

There are also the first and second underground floors, which are mainly for food, similar to a food court.

Xu Liang walked up and down in a circle, constantly comparing it with the top shopping malls in his memory.

Although both are mainly high-end luxury stores, the layout of Seibu Department Store is very different.

The hypermarket is on the seventh floor. He has never seen a hypermarket this high. Who wants to push a lot of things into the elevator?

Moreover, apart from eating and selling goods, there are not many leisure and entertainment facilities from top to bottom.

That would be fine if there was no Internet.

Nowadays, e-commerce is developing faster and faster, and doing this is simply courting death.

There are also those furniture stores. People who buy furniture will subconsciously go to the furniture city. Who comes here?

Instead of keeping these inefficient stores, we might as well replace them with arcade stores and trendy toy stores.

However, people's consumption habits are difficult to change for a while. From the still dense flow of people at the Ikebukuro store, it can be seen that its performance is very good.

In addition to the Ikebukuro store, Seibu also has a Shibuya store in Tokyo with a construction area of ​​104,600 square meters.

After switching to both stores, the problems are similar.

"This is the largest and most luxurious Seibu Department Store in Shibuya. You can go shopping as you like. We will meet here in an hour. Is everyone clear?"

The familiar Mandarin made Xu Liang look subconsciously.

A tourist group obviously from China.

There were about twenty or thirty people.

Mostly middle-aged people.

It can be seen from their dress and temperament that they are basically middle class or above.

Xu Liang found it strange that the tour guide was holding a "Global Travel" flag.

"Old Song is quite capable."

He remembers that at the end of the year, Global Travel had not yet developed tourist routes in Japan.

Jinjiang Tourism, which he bought from the Magic City, developed many tourist routes in Japan, South Korea, and Wanwan.

You can see Universal’s brand here, and it’s obvious that the two companies are well integrated.

Just as Xu Liang was about to turn around and leave, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind. He suddenly stopped and turned around, staring at the dispersed tourist group.

"Mr. Xu, what's wrong?"

Zhang Hongwei asked in a vigilant voice, lowering his voice.

"It's okay, I just thought of something."

After signaling him to calm down, Xu Liang glanced at him and found a seat to sit down.

My mind was spinning rapidly, considering the idea that suddenly appeared just now.

The difficulties that Seibu Group is encountering now can be summed up in one point.

The consumption downgrade caused by the real estate bubble in 1992 caused the revenue of Seibu Department Store, which takes the high-end luxury route, to decline.

At the same time, Seibu Tourism's revenue, which mainly operates hotels, resorts, golf, ski resorts, and amusement parks, has plummeted.

Who would still want to play when we have no money?

But the Japanese people have no money, but the pockets of the Chinese people next door are swelling rapidly.

In his previous life, he read a business survey on the tourism industry.

When Chinese people travel abroad, more than half of them go to countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Especially Japan, ten years later, the number of people traveling from China every year will reach tens of millions.

If this huge tourist population can be guided into Seibu's resorts, even if only half or even one-third, plus Japan's local tourist population, can quickly reverse the current predicament of Seibu's sixteen resorts.

After thinking clearly, Xu Liang let out a long sigh.

Finally found a way to solve the dilemma of Seibu Resort.

The tense thoughts also relaxed a lot.

Just at this time, a middle-aged man in his forties came over here with a few shopping bags. He seemed to be tired and came to rest.

Zhang Hongwei subconsciously wanted to stop him, but was blocked by Xu Liang.

After the other party sat down, Xu Liang smiled.

"Brother, are you traveling to Japan?"

Qian Weiguo looked at the guy next to him who looked obviously different from ordinary Chinese people, but spoke standard Mandarin.

"Are you... Chinese?"

"From Qilu, China."

Xu Liang said in the Qingzhou dialect of his hometown.

Qian Weiguo suddenly realized.

"I thought you were from Xinjiang Province."

"Haha, my mother is Russian."

The makeup artist of the security team gave him a mixed-race makeup, so it's no wonder that others think so.

"No wonder."

Although Qian Weiguo felt that his brother looked a little stiff, he didn't think much about it.

"Brother, are you here for a trip, too?"

Xu Liang nodded and said, "I'm usually busy with work, but this time I have a rare chance to take a few days off, and my wife insisted on bringing me over to have some fun..."

Snap.

Qian Weiguo slapped his thigh, his face full of the expression of 'finally finding a soulmate'.

"Me too.

I don't like coming to Japan either.

What's so good about the little Japanese?

What about Todaiji Temple, Sensoji Temple, Shinjuku Gyoen, aren't they copied from China?

As for Mount Fuji, what's so good about a bare mountain?

Yulong Snow Mountain, Gongga Snow Mountain, Mount Everest, which one is not better than it.

In terms of culture, Huashan and Taishan carry thousands of years of history.

But the tigress at home insisted, saying that she wanted to see her idol Yamaguchi Baihui."

"Yamaguchi Baihui."

"Yes, that's the Yamaguchi Baihui. What's so good about a Japanese woman? If you have time, you might as well read Journey to the West and Dream of the Red Chamber. These are the treasures of our country.

As a result, she got angry and said that I didn't respect people.

Not only did she not cook for me, but she also brought out her son and daughter to criticize me together."

He sighed heavily and waved his hand dejectedly.

"There's no cure for this woman now."

Looking at his bitter and vengeful look, Xu Liang wanted to laugh.

"Sister-in-law can come whenever she wants. It only happens once a year. Just treat it as making her happy."

"My daughter said so too, so I'm here now."

Dinglingling...

The phone in his pocket rang.

Qian Weiguo quickly took it out, took a look and pressed the answer button.

"Okay, got it, I'll go right away."

After hanging up the phone, he stood up quickly.

"Brother, my wife asked me to carry something for her, so I'm leaving first. We'll talk again later."

"Take care, brother."

Qian Weiguo waved and hurriedly carried the things away.

Looking at his back, Xu Liang's eyes were filled with envy.

Although the other party always complained about his wife when chatting.

But the tenderness in his eyes after answering the phone could not deceive people.

If you really don't love each other, you won't spend energy to make the other person happy.

"One life, one pair. Alas, I haven't had it in two lives."

Love is a luxury, and he has long given up.

After lunch, Xu Liang took the subway line under Seibu Railway to the Seibu Garden for a tour.

This super large amusement park, covering an area of ​​210,000 square meters, is the second largest amusement park in Tokyo after Disneyland.

It was even the largest before Disneyland expanded DisneySea.

It was also established very early.

It has been more than half a century since it opened in 1950.

Although it has been renovated several times, you can still feel the oldness of this place.