Chapter 1,553 Life Troubles(1/2)
Everyone has troubles.
Although Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko are so happy now, they cannot make their lives perfect.
There are also countless troubles in relationships, career, and life, and they are no less than others.
But it is undeniable that their worries are quite different from those of ordinary people.
Many of the things that trouble them may seem more like Versailles happiness to ordinary people.
If they really dare to complain in public, there is a high probability that they will arouse public anger and provoke public outrage.
Take this car for example.
If you include the maroon Mercedes Benz 380SL produced in 1982 presented by Yamato Kanko.
Since Ning Weimin obtained his Japanese driver's license, he has actually obtained two cars for free.
They were all given to him by others, and they were all expensive large-displacement imported luxury cars.
Even in the current situation where the economic bubble is getting bigger and bigger, Tokyo, Japan, is home to a large number of world-class luxury cars.
If his two cars were driven onto the road, they would not be lost in the cluttered street scene with hundreds of cars.
Still standing out from the crowd, very stylish and decent, enough to attract the envious eyes of men and women.
It should be said that he took advantage of it and actually got more than 20 million yen in vain.
How can you explain that a man who came from China to dig out cakes on the ground should have such a blessing that even the Japanese covet?
Think again about the times when Keiko Matsumoto wanted to spend millions of yen to buy a car as a gift to him.
It makes people feel that there are no traces of the variables in life, which is really wonderful and interesting.
But the problem is that these two cars are not very practical, and the trouble they bring to Ning Weimin does not affect people of all ages.
As for the extended version of Cadillac, it is slightly better.
With Matsumoto Keiko's current status, if there are important talks and business activities, riding in such a car can at least enhance her appearance.
It also makes it convenient for Ning Weimin to disguise himself as a driver and accompany him around.
Even the facilities in the car are complete, and the car glass in the back can completely block the outside view.
Not only does it ensure privacy, it also prevents reporters from taking secret photos.
Occasionally, if there is a chance, Ning Weimin can role-play with Matsumoto Keiko to enhance the fun.
For example, after meeting Akira Kurosawa that day, Ning Weimin did not send Keiko Matsumoto back.
Instead, he drove Keiko Matsumoto straight to Mount Takao, which overlooks the scenery of Tokyo.
After parking the car in an uninhabited place on the mountainside, Ning Weimin immediately turned into a gangster driver who took advantage of the situation and "rudely kidnapped" Matsumoto Keiko and got into the back compartment of the car.
Then I couldn't wait to stage a plot from William Wallace's novel "A Rose Dream".
And I have to say, a movie queen is a movie queen.
Matsumoto Keiko's superb acting skills that can be shown at any time without any preparation, almost made Ning Weimin mistakenly believe that her "beautiful face" and "frightened" were real.
But precisely because of this, Ning Weimin was deeply immersed in the subsequent violent shaking of the car and could not extricate himself.
Afterwards, he embraced Matsumoto Keiko in the car with a sense of contentment and welcomed the dusk together, admiring the cityscape of Tokyo with thousands of lights on at sunset.
He couldn't help but feel from the bottom of his heart that he was the luckiest man in this era.
It would be great to find a movie queen as my wife!
Maybe once you get married, you will never feel bored!
But then again, this is an extended version of Cadillac, with a total body length of 9 meters.
Ning Weimin found it difficult to turn this car when driving on the streets of Tokyo, let alone walking on mountain roads or at night.
Especially as the old saying goes, it's easier to go up a mountain than it is to go down.
Although the winding road in Mount Takao is well built, the sky was bright when we arrived, so there were no problems.
But it didn't work when we went back. It was already dark and the road was going downhill again.
As a result, when turning a corner, in order to avoid a car coming from the opposite direction, the chassis was bumped and the body of the car was scraped.
In short, although Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko's outdoor outing was indeed extremely exciting and hearty, they also paid a high price for it.
More than one million yen!
This game is fun to play, but it’s a bit too expensive.
Fortunately nothing happened to anyone.
Of course, the maintenance fee is paid by the insurance company, but don't forget that even daily maintenance of this kind of car is several times more expensive than ordinary cars, and the fuel consumption and taxes are also different.
You should know that Japan uses 2000CC or above as the dividing line. Volkswagen models below this standard are used by ordinary people and are issued "5-prefix" license plates for common people.
In Japan, large-displacement cars belong to high-ranking officials and wealthy people, and the license plate is a "3" license plate.
It seems that the difference is only based on numbers, but in fact the difference is huge.
Why?
Just because taxes and expenses are completely different.
Owning a luxury car in Japan is equivalent to owning a real gold-eating beast.
For example, take Ning Weimin's extended Cadillac sedan.
The official selling price is 12 million yen, and based on the 23% item tax on the highest-end product, you will have to pay an additional 3.6 million yen.
Including the 81,500 yen tax on vehicles with an engine displacement of 0 to 0 yen, the total is 3.68 million yen, and the biennial vehicle inspection fee of 200,000 yen is 3.88 million yen.
There is also compulsory insurance and optional insurance for 300,000 yen to prevent accidents.
Tax deductions and insurance alone are already the annual income of the working class. Who can afford this car if not a wealthy person?
But it would be completely different if you buy a Toyota Corolla with a displacement of 6.
The price is 1.45 million yen, and the item tax is 5%, so you only need to pay 80,000 yen.
Including the 39,500 yen tax on cars with an engine displacement of less than 30,000 yen, the total vehicle body inspection fee of 30,000 yen is only 340,000 yen.
Plus various insurance premiums of 70,000 yen.
The entire cost is only equivalent to the annual income of a salaried person in a single month.
The difference between the two is more than 3 million yen, which is enough to buy two new Toyota Corollas.
Therefore, it is clear to everyone which car to buy under the heavy tax.
And because of this tax policy, Japanese society has long formed a consensus - having a "3-prefix" license plate is a good thing.
This is exactly the same as the chain of contempt in Tokyo where people with a "Shinagawa" license plate are considered rich, and people who drive out are treated as superior to others.
But for the pragmatic Ning Weimin, spending money on this would be better than using the money to hire someone to work for him.
In order to covet this vanity, it is equivalent to domestic wealthy people insisting on buying license plates with auspicious numbers such as "888" and "666", which is a meaningless and stupid behavior.
In fact, this license plate did not bring him any benefits.
Despite spending so much money, his stretched Cadillac is more likely to be stuck in traffic jams on Tokyo roads than any other vehicle.
Others can find opportunities to change lanes, but he cannot. This makes people unbalanced and irritated more than anything else.
Especially during rush hour, this Cadillac should never be driven out.
If you really dare to violate this taboo, you will never reach your destination if you don't survive the rush hour.
The average driving speed was not much faster than a person walking, and he heard the cars behind him honking their horns all the way.
Do you think Ning Weimin can't be upset?
Does this count as spending money to seek suffering?
But even though this extended version of Cadillac is so expensive, it can still be driven after all.
Compared with this car, the Mercedes-Benz sports car is even less affordable. It is basically as good as nothing.
Ning Weimin never expected that Yamato Tourism would actually give him a convertible sports car for two people.
Although the performance is good and it is fashionable enough, it is completely useless.
Why did he take Matsumoto Keiko for a ride?
As soon as this is revealed, why don't you tell all the tabloid reporters that his relationship with Keiko Matsumoto is not normal?
Therefore, they can only drive this car by themselves, and most of the time they can only sit in the warehouse and eat dirt.
Ning Weimin really regretted why he was so shy and didn't take the initiative to ask for a business-type four-seater car.
Now it's better. It's a big piece of chicken ribs made by Mercedes-Benz. It's a pity to abandon it and it's tasteless to eat.
But this is nothing. The most troublesome thing is that the parking problem of these two cars is a life-threatening problem.
As we all know, Japan in the 1980s was a major automobile producer.
It is the hometown of Mitsubishi, Mazda, Suzuki and other various car brands.
To be continued...