Chapter 29 Section 1

Of the three interview examiners, the one sitting in the middle wearing glasses was in his fifties, the one on his right was a little younger, and the one on the left was quite young and looked to be in his early thirties. Mainly the guy in the middle asks the question.The questions are all fixed routines, such as why you choose our company?If you could enter the company, what kind of work would you like to do?What do you think you are better than others?Basically, the content is prepared in advance, so Zhigui answered very smoothly. He has heard before that the interview has no deep meaning, the key is to see if it fits the interview examiner's feeling.Even if you answer a question well, it doesn't necessarily make a good impression.According to the grades of the students and the results of the written test, the interview examiner has basically grasped the strength of the interviewees, and then it is just a preference.In the case of girls, being pretty seems to have a lot of influence.Zhigui also felt that, rather than saying that such a thing might happen, it would be better to say that it would happen.For example, some girls even go for plastic surgery in order to prepare for the company's exams.Some people probably think it's not necessary, but Zhigui feels that what they did is not missing the point.

So what about boys?Almost all interviewers are men.What kind of students do they like?Individual, energetic, and attractive as a person, but what about as a company employee?Bosses need loyalty more than personality.Even so, it is not a type without any characteristics that is popular.In other words, don't overdo it.Neither too personal nor too mediocre. "You don't seem to have any other relatives?" the man in the middle asked while looking at the information. Naoki briefly explained the circumstances of his parents' death.This part is not the problem, the key is after this.

"It seems that there is another brother, what is he doing now?" coming!Straight expensive think.Had several interviews and this was a must ask question.He was ready, of course, but he couldn't let the other party feel his nervousness. "Study music in America." "Oh!" All three had exclamation-like expressions, especially the young examiner on the left who seemed more interested. "Where in America?" asked the young examiner. "New York. But," Zhigui smiled, "I don't know the detailed address, nor have I been there." "It's about music, specifically?"

"Mainly drums, and other percussion. I don't know." "Takeshi Takeshi... sir? Is he famous over there?" "Ah," Zhigui smiled and twisted his neck, "I think he's still learning." "Going to the United States to study music is not easy. It may be rude to say that, but you don't seem to be in such affluent living conditions that you can make music." "That's why I do percussion!" Naoki replied calmly, "It's true that as you said, you don't even have the money to buy musical instruments, so it is impossible to practice guitar or piano. But percussion can be used at will. Something to replace it, just as the main instruments of some African tribes are percussion instruments."

The young examiner nodded slightly.The other two showed little concern on their faces. After that, there were a few more questions that I didn't think were meaningful, and Naoki was released.It turned out that it would be mailed to him within a week.After leaving the company, he stretched his body greatly. There are more than twenty companies that have taken the exam, but none of them have sent an admission notice.At the beginning, I was looking for something related to the media, especially publishing houses. After class, I didn’t choose any industry.I just took the exam for a food company, an industry I had never even thought about before.

Naoki still has a certain degree of confidence in his grades in college. Although he transferred from the Correspondence Education Department to a regular course, he doesn't think it will become a problem in the employment exam.I don't think there were any major mistakes during the interview.But even so, why was he not admitted? Is it a big deal to have no relatives?Straight expensive think.As a company, you definitely want to hire someone with a very clear identity.If there is not much difference in grades and character, students with guaranteed status must be selected. Otherwise, is it too staring at big companies?The professor who guided the inauguration said the other day.If you have confidence in your academic performance, you will have a higher chance of being admitted if you go to those companies that have a small number of admissions but are more elite to take the exam.Probably the professor also thought that Naoki's failure to be admitted had something to do with him not relying on it at all.

Naoki didn't give a clear answer at that time, but he had his own considerations.He also felt that it might be more beneficial to take the exam for a company with a small number of applicants, but worried that such a company might conduct a thorough investigation on every applicant.I don't know how deep the investigation is, but did my brother really go to the United States?If not, where are you now?Think they'll look into this.If he knew where Naoki Takeshima's brother actually was and what he was doing, the company would never admit him.But these things can't be told to the professor. He didn't tell anyone about Gangzhi in the university.

He bought a bento box at the convenience store, and when he returned to his apartment in Niiza, it was already dark.It has been almost a year since I moved here, and I have to change to a bus from the tram station, and it takes more than ten minutes to walk, but the rent is cheaper than where I used to live. He opened the door and checked the mailbox hanging on the door.There was no notice from the company that took the exam, but a letter instead.Seeing the sender's name, he frowned, it was in familiar handwriting. Naoki: how have you been? It would be great if you can see this letter directly, it means that you have indeed received it.Actually, I don't know your address during this time, so I can't send you a letter.About a year ago, the letter to you was returned.I had no other choice. I wanted to write a letter to Mr. Umemura, the head teacher of Naoki High School, but I didn't know the address of Mr. Umemura, so I had to try to send it to the school.It was troublesome to go through various procedures when adding recipients, but probably because it was sent to a public high school teacher, there was no major problem, so I got permission.Umemura-sensei really wrote me back, telling me that Naoki had told him about moving, and told me your new address.Naoki has various things to do and is very busy, so he probably forgot to tell me about the move.However, now that I know, don't worry.

The new place to live is near Oizumi Academy and Shakujii, right?I feel a little nostalgic after hearing it.Been to Shakujii before for work.There is a big pool in that park. I heard that there are crocodiles in it. I searched for it with my work partners for a long time but didn't find it.Is your current residence near the park?If you go to the park, please tell me what it looks like there. In addition, Mr. Umemura also wrote in the letter, is he going to be busy with finding a job soon?Hearing that the recent employment situation is not good, I am a little worried.However, even if you go to university, you will definitely find a good job, so work hard!

I know you're busy, but even if it's a postcard, please write back.Just to show that this letter has been received. I am in good health, but I have gained a little weight recently. People say that it is because my work is relatively easy. Now I mainly use a lathe. Well, I'll write to you again next month. Takeshi After hastily reading the letter from his brother, Zhigui bit his lip and tore up the letter paper.He somewhat hated Mr. Plum Village for telling his brother his address on his own initiative, and regretted telling the teacher about moving. Cut off contact with Tsuyoshi!Straight expensive think.Of course, the blood relationship cannot be changed, but it is probably not impossible to erase the existence of my brother in my life.It is also based on this consideration that he was not notified of his address after the move.I also thought about writing to him, explaining that I wanted to sever the relationship.But somehow I couldn't make up my mind.He knew that Gangzhi committed crimes in order to let his younger brother go to college. If that younger brother sent him a letter to sever ties, how would Gangzhi feel?Thinking of this, he felt that it was too cruel to do that.

Although knowing about the move and not telling him the new address is a bit cruel.However, Naoki expects his brother to understand his current situation and mood.He felt that this was probably how he felt when he broke up with his long-time lover.And no matter which side's thinking is self-centered, he is very aware of this. The admission notice that Zhigui was anxiously waiting for finally arrived a week later.The company that decided to hire him was a company known for its mass merchandisers of electrical products.During the interview, I felt a bit out of touch, and I remembered that I hardly asked about relatives. The inauguration has been finalized, but there is no one to inform.He didn't even bother to tell Mr. Plum Village, who had taken care of him a lot in all aspects, because he was afraid that he would tell Gangzhi again. In the end, only one person was notified—Yumiko Shiraishi.Even so, he didn't tell her on purpose, he just said it when she called.She has been worrying about the inability to settle down on Naoki's employment. "Let's celebrate!" Yushiko said.So, we made an appointment to meet at a small restaurant in Ikebukuro. "It's great! I can't make up my mind. I'm a little worried. I heard that finding a job this year is even more difficult than last year." After the two clinked glasses of draft beer, she said, "Besides, Xinxing Electromechanical is first-class Business!" "It's not top-notch, it's just famous in the Akihabara area." "That's fine! Having a job is happiness!" "Yeah." Naoki drank beer with yakitori, and felt that it had a special flavor. "Did you tell my brother? He will be happy, he must be very happy." Yushizi said happily.There was a flippant element in the expression on his face, Zhigui felt. Not only didn't she notice that Zhigui's face sank, she rolled her eyes up to look at him like a peeping. "What's wrong?" "It's nothing." Zhigui's voice became weak. "It's okay...you didn't tell brother?" Zhigui didn't answer, he was chewing the perennial fish.He looked away and sighed. "Why?" Yushiko asked with a sigh-like voice, "It would be great if I told him!" "You control too much!" "Perhaps. . . but he will be pleased, your brother. Why not please him!" Straight expensive drinking beer.I feel that the taste has become weak, maybe it is a psychological effect. "Zhigui!" "Hate!" He was a little annoyed, "I have decided not to contact my brother anymore!" "why?" "Why, why! You are endless! This is my problem, don't worry about it!" Yumiko shrunk her chin as if frightened by him, but she still stared at him and said: "Because of my brother, I had to break up with the person I like?" "I've said it all, if you're annoying again, I'll beat you!" Unconsciously, the voice became louder, and the surrounding guests were looking here.Zhigui drank the beer in the glass and asked the clerk for another glass. "If you want to beat me, you can beat me." Yushizi muttered. "No one would do anything like that." "I just think you should understand brother's feelings. Mr. Zhigui seems to think that brother is a criminal, which is wrong. He is serving his sentence now, and criminals are a thing of the past." "But people in the world don't see it that way!" "Whatever in the world! Let the people who want to say something say it." "It won't work, like this time looking for a job. I lied and said that my brother was in a foreign country, and I finally got the admission notice. If I said that I was in prison, I would be dismissed immediately." The clerk brought new mugs of beer.Zhigui took it and drank half of it in one go. "Because of this, it's wrong for you to cut off contact with brother! If you do that, wouldn't Naoki-kun be the same as those guys in the world?" "No way!" Zhigui sighed. "If we keep in touch, sooner or later my brother's affairs will be exposed. It wasn't always like this before. Letters from my brother always hinder me." All kinds of things that happened were recurring in Naoki's mind, and he shook his head vigorously as if trying to drive them away. "But, after all, my brother's letter is still coming." "I plan to move next year." "Going to move? Didn't you just play house? Are you that rich?" "Let's find a way. I have a job at 'BJ' at night, and I will work as a day laborer for two or three months in the future, and I will probably be able to make up enough deposit and deposit." "Is it necessary to do that? Just to escape from my brother." A sad look appeared in Yushiko's eyes. "Me, that's enough!" Naoki said, staring at the glass stained with beer foam, "Every time something about my brother is exposed, my life is messed up. If this happens a few times, sooner or later I will hate my brother Yes. I'm afraid of being that." "But..." Yushiko stopped after speaking half a sentence. Shortly thereafter, Naoki really started working as a day job in road construction and hardly ever went to college.I got all the credits required for graduation, and I only wrote my graduation thesis on Sunday. Working day and night, his physical fatigue is close to the limit.Can think of doing so is for his own life, he persisted.Gangzhi sent regular letters once a month, which aroused his enthusiasm even more.He said to himself that in the future he must go to a place where there would be no more letters like this. He began to stop reading the letters.Just glance at the words on the envelope and immediately throw it in the trash.He knows his weakness, and if he reads the contents of the letter, he will never forget his affection. This ushered in March, and after working hard for such a long time, the money I saved was not that much.Because I'm going to work soon, I have to prepare things like suits and shoes.He realizes that moving is unlikely anytime soon.Once you work, of course you can no longer work part-time. On the day of the university graduation ceremony, as if he knew this in advance, he received another letter from Tsuyoshi.It happened to be a day when there was no part-time job, so he was sleeping in his room, not in the mood to attend the graduation ceremony. Recently, he always throws away the envelope without opening it, but today he opened the envelope, it was just a kind of randomness.He felt that there was nothing serious about what was written in the letter anyway. However, after reading what was written on the letter paper, Naoki jumped up from the bed. Naoki: How is it going?Are you about to graduate soon?When Naoki went to college, I was really happy. It was like a dream to be able to graduate smoothly.I really want my mother in heaven to see how you look now.Of course, I really want to see it too. And I will be a company employee from next month.very impressive!Although I don't know much about the situation of Xinxing Electric Co., Ltd.—— Zhigui called Yushiko with the letter in his hand, but all he heard was the sound of not being at home.He remembered that today is not a day off, Yushiko should be working in the company. He didn't wait until night, looked at his watch, and rushed out of the room. The place where Zhigui went was the factory of the headquarters of the automobile company, where he used to work.Just not employees of that company. Enter the factory from the gate that still has an impression.He knew that if he walked in freely, he would not be stopped by the guards. Just in time for lunch break.Workers in overalls walked leisurely.He walked towards the waste disposal site where he worked. At the disposal site, two men were eating bento beside the hill-like pile of scrap metal.All of them looked like they were in their thirties.Not seeing Tachino's figure, Zhigui felt more at ease, hid behind the building, and looked at the factory entrance next to him. Before long, workers started returning to the factory, as if their lunch break was over.Zhigui looked around.You Shizi and other female workers came over chatting and laughing, and Zhigui trotted up to meet her. Before she had time to say hello, she saw it first, and seemed to be surprised and stopped. "What's wrong?" asked the person walking together. "Nothing, you go first." The man looked suspiciously at Zhigui and walked over.At this time, Yushizi looked at him sullenly. "Come here a little bit!" Zhigui grabbed her wrist. He let go of his hand when he turned the corner of the factory wall.Taking out the envelope from his pocket, he stretched it out in front of Yumiko, "What's going on? This." "What?" Yushiko rubbed the wrist he had grabbed. "What are you asking? A letter from my brother. How did he know about my inauguration, and even where I worked. You told him, right?" Yushiko didn't answer, and looked away from him. "There is no one else but you, and I have never told anyone. You can only inform my brother. Tell me the truth!" Yushiko exhaled and stared at him. "I told him, didn't I?" "Of course! Have you forgotten what I told you before? I said I don't want to contact my brother anymore." "That's why I did it for you. There's nothing wrong with that, isn't it my freedom to whom I write?" "Ah really!" Zhigui's face twisted, and he almost stretched out his hand.He stopped before that because he saw Yumiko's eyes watching his back.Looking back, a man who looked like the workshop director of a factory was running towards him.It was probably notified by her girlfriend just now. "Let's go!" You Shizi said close to Zhigui's ear. "What are you doing? Do you have anything to do with Miss Baishi?" The man frowned. "He's my relative, he came to tell me something happened at home." You Shizi tried hard to hide it. "Did something happen?" "Ah, it's a little bit of a problem, but it's not a big deal." She looked up at Naoki: "Thank you! I'll contact you again and say hello to my aunt!" There can't be any commotion here. Although Naoki didn't get a satisfactory answer, he had to turn around, nodded towards the director who was still looking at him suspiciously, and left there. Before going out, they passed by the waste disposal site. The two people who had eaten lunch just now were picking up iron filings with sullen faces.Once upon a time, his own figure was there. Never want to go back to that life again, he thought to himself. He spent the time anxiously in his room.After seven o'clock in the evening, the doorbell rang, and when I opened the door, Yushizi was standing there. "Sorry, I think it's faster to come here than to call." "You can really find it here!" "Well, I asked the police on the way.... Shall I come in?" "what." It's the first time Yushiko visits the current residence.She looked around the room and sat down. "Are you still planning to move?" "If you save money." "You really don't want to keep in touch with your brother?" "You are endless!" Yushiko was silent for a while, then nodded slowly.He took out an envelope from the bag beside him and put it in front of Naoki, "You can use this." "what?" "You'll know it when you look at it." Naoki took a look inside the envelope, there were about thirty 10,000-yen banknotes. "Are these enough for moving?" Yushiko asked. "What's the meaning?" "It's not interesting. Don't you want to move? If you don't have money, you can't move. I'll just lend it to you first." "Didn't you object to my moving before?" "It used to be. However, it has changed a little now. I wonder if it would be better for Zhigui, and maybe for your brother..." He lowered his head as he said. Naoki looked back and forth between the envelope and Yumiko, thinking that if possible, he would move before joining the company.If you look for a house quickly, maybe it's still too late. "The place where I work, I heard it is in Nishikasai." He said, "The notice came the day before yesterday, and the welcome ceremony seems to be held in various business offices." "Nishikasai? It's far enough from here." "Well, this is also a reason for wanting to move." "So, this money, can it help?" Zhigui nodded, and said, "Return it to you as soon as possible." "Zhigui-jun, are you really not in touch with your brother anymore?" "That's the plan. My brother and I are no longer related." Yushiko sighed and muttered, "Really." The next day, he hurried to Edogawa District and found two real estate agents.A suitable house was found in the second home.You can go to the company's premises by bicycle, no guarantor is required, but the deposit is large, and the money lent to him by Shizi just comes in handy. In April, from the new house he just moved into to the company he just entered, Zhigui felt a new look.He secretly vowed: This time, he must live the same life as others, and there will be no such unjust treatment as others gossip behind his back. After receiving a month of training, I determined the specific work department, which is the department that sells computers.He heard that it was the busiest and hardest place, so he was a little nervous, but at the same time he felt that there was a dry head there. I started to wear work clothes with the store logo on it, and deal with the endless stream of customers every day.Not to mention the products displayed in the store, even the products that are not sold in the store, or the products that are scheduled to be sold in the future, you need to be familiar with them in advance.After he returned to the apartment, he continued to study without interruption.Naoki not only read all the materials, but also went to bookstores and libraries on his off days to enrich his computer knowledge.Of course, just having knowledge is not enough. He also observed the practices of his seniors who were very good at receiving guests, and secretly learned their skills.Not only reading computer magazines, but also books on the correct use of honorifics.He wanted those around him to realize that Takeshima Naoki was a worthy member of society. As a result, after about three months, I did get the evaluation of Takeshima's ability.He was very satisfied, and he was looking forward to nothing in the future, riding the updraft forward. Gangzhi's letter also didn't come, because he didn't tell him his new address, so of course it was impossible to receive it.Then another few months passed.