Eight o'clock in the evening, Koto-ku, Tokyo.

Xiao Qi ate a bowl of beef rice at the "sukiya" nearby and casually settled down for dinner.

So far, apart from the two factions of McDonald's and KFC in the United States, there are very few other fast food chains that can open more than 100 chain stores, let alone spread all over the world.

But the Japanese still did it. A beef and rice chain store called "Yoshinoya" has opened not only throughout Asia, but also in Europe and the United States, and the business is quite good.

When it comes to the business philosophy, Xiao Qi doesn't understand it very well, but he also knows how difficult it is to achieve this step.

McDonald's and KFC are a little better. Anyway, as long as they taste exactly the same, it will be fine. But Ushii... well, that is, beef rice bowl, which requires a lot of craftsmanship. To be popular all over the world, then

It takes more effort.

In his previous life, Xiao Qi had only heard of Niujing Rice and was not interested in it, but today he came here to taste it.

The taste can't be said to surprise him, but it's quite satisfactory, with a slight sweetness and a bit of red ginger, which suits most people's tastes.

At least if you eat it occasionally, even those people in Sichuan who eat spicy food will like it, not to mention that 80% of people in the world don't like spicy food.

The food culture of China is absolutely extensive and profound, and there are countless better ones than this beef rice bowl, but none of them can reach a large scale.

Let's talk about hot pot. Although it has been opened all over the five continents, they all operate in their own way and cannot be regarded as chain development.

Foreign countries are a little better, with strict monitoring standards. Once something goes wrong, it won't matter even if your father is George W. Bush. Didn't you see that Nixon stepped down because of the Watergate incident?

But the domestic ones seem to make people laugh or cry.

As soon as it reaches a large scale, it will definitely start to engage in crooked ways and find ways to use inferior ingredients to pretend to be good ones to defraud money.

In the final analysis, being a food company means being conscientious. Over the years, those people in China who have a conscience have become unconscionable. How can we build a good industry?

When his thoughts returned to the past, Xiao Qi had already arrived at a large house with a door sign written in beautiful English. There were five or six security guards standing at the door, their glasses staring eagerly in all directions, just like prison guards in a prison.

The big house is not on a large street, but on a remote small street. It is surrounded by many high-end izakayas and Western restaurants. The street lights are not bright, and it looks very elegant.

Seeing Xiao Qi coming over, a security guard wearing headphones stepped forward and said, "Sir, I'm very sorry, we are not accepting guests here today."

Several bodyguards behind him also subconsciously touched their waists, which were obviously weapons.

Japan, like China, pays great attention to gun control, otherwise they would not dare to legalize gangs and gangs - the Yamaguchi-gumi with tens of thousands of people, the Inagawa-kai with tens of thousands, and the Sumiyoshi-kai with tens of thousands. Once you have firearms

, that would be great fun!

Since the bodyguards in front of me are equipped with firearms, at least they all have good connections.

"Someone made an appointment with me." Xiao Qi confirmed the house number and said calmly in English.

"Are you...Mr. Xiao?" the security guard changed to English with an awkward accent.

"I'm Xiao Qi."

"Ah, hello Mr. Xiao, please come in... the guests are already waiting for you inside!" The security guard nodded and welcomed Xiao Qi in with a smile on his face.

As soon as Xiao Qi entered, the security guards immediately dispersed further. The lights at the door also became dimmer.

…

"Hey, Xiao Jianlang, did you get the photo?"

"I got it, but it's not very clear."

"What did you do? When Jobs came in just now, you couldn't take a clear picture. Now another one has come, and you can't take a clear picture. This camera and camera are the most high-end!"

"The lighting is very poor now, and we wear a lot of clothes in winter. Of course, the face can't be clearly illuminated. It has nothing to do with the machine... I said, boss, don't worry about it so much. Let's go back quickly with the tape and photos. Isn't it the president?"

Have you agreed? It will be on the news soon... Haha, I didn't expect it to be Steve Jobs, but we posted it this time!"

"Idiot! Jobs' coming to Japan is huge news, but why did he come to Japan quietly? Why did he quietly meet with guests here in the dark? Who is the guest worth waiting for for a man with a bad temper like him... Have you considered these questions?

No?"

"Ah? Do you still have to think about these things?"

"So, you don't have much development prospects in this life! I'm sure that the second person is absolutely equal to Steve Jobs, and what they came here to discuss must be a big deal! If we can dig out this matter, then

But it’s really developed!”

"Boss, you are right! Then what should we do?"

"Wait a minute, wait until they come out, and take a frontal photo of them! You stay here for now, I'll call more people, damn, those security guards are very tough at first glance, they must be

Make sure the cameras and cameras are not taken away."

"good!"

…

As long as a house in Tokyo is a single-family house with one floor and one floor, well, the kind of house that Dingdang Cat and his family live in, it will definitely not be affordable for ordinary people.

A large house like the one Xiao Qi walked into now, with pavilions and waterside pavilions, looked like it had a history of hundreds of years, and was probably the ancestral home of some prince.

The Tokugawa family is very capable. They like to recruit the descendants of many princes to Tokyo to enjoy themselves, and then return them to accept the hereditary official positions of their fathers and grandfathers when they reach adulthood.

Of course, a group of people who were taught to only eat, drink and have fun were no threat to the Tokugawa shogunate.

Because of this, there are actually many spacious houses like this in the core areas of Tokyo, but ordinary people don't know about them.

A beautiful young woman in her thirties wearing a kimono gently led Xiao Qi into a brightly lit room.

Although it was a Japanese-style room with sliding paper doors on both sides, Jobs did not sit cross-legged according to Japanese custom. Instead, he held a high stool and sat there facing the waterside pavilion, chattering.

Talk.

This clubhouse is not big, with a total of six rooms like this, but it is built around a waterside pavilion. It looks quite quiet and elegant.

However, except for this room with the lights on, the other five rooms were all dark. It was obvious that the place had been cleared for Gang Leader Qiao.

Xiao Qi knew that Gang Leader Qiao was a person who was completely out of touch with his calm and calm nature. However, it was extremely contradictory for such a person to be a devout Buddhist.

Of course, Gang Leader Qiao himself is an extremely contradictory person, both in his personality and in his conduct.

After the beautiful young woman dropped Xiao Qi off, she left respectfully.

There were a bunch of fruits and snacks on the table, all of which looked exquisite. Xiao Qi was not polite and sat down to taste them slowly.

After a while, Jobs finished his call. With a frown on his face, he walked over to Xiao Qi and sat down with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Xiao, long time no see. How have you been lately?" Jobs greeted casually, still habitually staring at Xiao Qi with his falcon eyes, creating a sense of urgency.

The boy picked up the champagne and poured a glass for both of them, "It's not bad! Stephen, your iPhone has been very popular recently. I want to wish you a successful launch here!"

At this time, Jobs was not as skinny as he would be in the future, but his face was pale: "The pre-sale of iPhone will start next month, and the first batch of supply is expected to reach 3 million units. Mr. Xiao thinks it will be available in a few years."

Pre-sold out in a day?”

"You also use the pre-sale system?" Xiao Qi asked in surprise.

"Well, your method gave me a lot of inspiration. The pre-sale system can not only mobilize the enthusiasm of customers, but also collect funds early. It is much better than on-site sales." Jobs said without hesitation.

Xiao Qi felt a headache.

In the previous life, Apple's pre-sale system was only implemented in a few countries. How come it is now pre-sale from the beginning?
Chapter completed!