Japan has an oceanic climate with abundant precipitation.

When we get to the north, it can't rain, so it turns into snow.

In the northeastern regions such as Hokkaido and Hokuriku, heavy snowfall is common in winter, and it is not new for it to be so heavy that it can bury people.

If spring comes, rusty cars will appear on both sides of the road in these places.

It looks like unearthed cultural relics, but in fact they are the result of being buried under heavy snow for several months.

So ever since Matsumoto Keiko went to Hokkaido for location shooting, Ning Weimin had been on tenterhooks and worried about her physical condition.

Every time we talk on the phone, I not only have to ask her about her diet and daily life, but also whether she is dressed warmly enough, for fear that she will not be able to adapt to the bad weather and will freeze.

Especially when I learned that there was another snowstorm in Hokkaido, schools were closed, and factories were shut down.

He also inevitably inquired about the equipment and personnel of the film crew.

I am very worried that the crew is poorly equipped and poorly prepared, which may lead to dangerous situations.

Fortunately, his worries are unfounded. Due to the "long-term illness that makes people sick", people living in northern Japan actually have a way to deal with heavy snow.

For example, tire chains are indispensable in the trunk of Japanese cars in the north.

A major task of the local government is to regularly dispatch bulldozer-style snow plows to ensure that at least the main traffic roads are smooth.

The phone line is also maintained by dedicated personnel, and normal communication with Keiko Matsumoto can be maintained almost every day.

This finally made Ning Weimin feel relieved.

Also, although Japan is resource-poor and due to frequent earthquakes, houses have to be built lighter, the concept of heating has never been used throughout the country.

However, the Japanese in the north also have their own special heating methods that can effectively resist the severe cold.

The first is the kotatsu, which is also called a "warm stove" by the Japanese.

In this era, even Chinese people who have never been to Japan have seen such a scene through the Japanese TV series "Oshin" that was broadcast in China.

The family sits around a table eating and chatting.

This table is actually a heater, which is heated by an electric heater.

Japanese people can spread blankets anywhere in their homes and place such heaters, which are simple and easy to take care of.

In Japan, an ordinary kotatsu table only costs 20,000 yen, which is not expensive.

Next is the kerosene stove.

This thing is very powerful and heats up quickly, and kerosene is very cheap in Japan. It is really an economical and convenient heating device.

Although it has a long history, Japan's kerosene stove is by no means the crude thing we think of as being used for making light meals in domestic college dormitories.

In this era, Japanese kerosene stoves have developed into modern equipment with temperature control and deodorization functions.

Of course, these two heating methods are somewhat similar to the coal stove heating used in my country in the 1980s and 1990s.

The stove is on, and people are still very warm sitting next to it.

But it's not that easy if you want to heat up the whole room.

But then again, Japan is an economically developed country after all, and air conditioning and heating can be used as an effective supplement to heating.

Apart from the somewhat expensive electricity bill, this heating method really doesn’t have many drawbacks in other aspects.

So even though the latitude of Hokkaido is similar to that of Northeastern my country, the coldest extreme temperature can reach minus 30 degrees Celsius.

But where Matsumoto Keiko lives, the indoor temperature can still reach 20 degrees, and with sufficient supplies, she has no worries about food and clothing.

If people stay in the room, it is still very comfortable.

Especially since she has Ryoko Ishida as her companion to relieve her boredom.

When unable to go out for filming due to snowstorms, the two would follow Japanese traditional culture and set up a Kang table in their residence.

Next, open the pocket warmer, cover it with a big quilt, and pile golden oranges and tea on top of the quilt.

Then they would sit around the table, put their feet under the quilt, eat oranges, chat and enjoy the snow.

Thinking about this kind of scene is quite nourishing and quite tempting.

Not only is it very similar to the old days when people in the capital went on strike due to bad weather, the whole family ate miscellaneous food and gossiped.

She enjoys life leisurely and elegantly.

After all, not everyone has the opportunity to see heavy snow more than one meter thick.

To be honest, even Ning Weimin was a little envious. It was a pity that he couldn't go with us to experience it.

And what's even more interesting is when Ning Weimin expressed this kind of envy.

He never expected that Keiko Matsumoto would feel strange and ask him on the phone instead.

"Hey, isn't this your Chinese habit? Knives are like water, Wu Yan beats snow, delicate hands break new oranges. I remember a few days ago, when you were buying porcelain in Kyoto, there was this poem on something. You

You also told me, don’t you Chinese eat oranges this way now?”

Needless to say, Ning Weimin couldn't laugh or cry about this.

He really wanted to tell Matsumoto Keiko that this understanding was completely wrong. Wu Yan's victory over Xue had nothing to do with the snow.

But at the moment I don’t know where to start.

I wouldn't spend such an expensive phone bill just to discuss ancient poetry.

In short, the most important thing is that since the two of them had to separate.

Every day, we rely on long-distance calls to inform each other of each other's situation, which is almost never interrupted.

When Keiko Matsumoto is not busy, she may call twice or three times a day.

If I get busy filming, no matter how late it is, I will definitely talk to Ning Weimin once in the evening.

Needless to say, there are some things that do not need to be stated clearly. Ning Weimin has experienced the joy of being inspected for the first time.

And from this, he could definitely conclude that the fact that he and Matsumoto Keiko were dating could not be hidden from the eyes of the crew.

So although Japanese women have always been known for their tolerance for their partners, few women are as persistent as Matsumoto Keiko in wanting to know their partners' daily whereabouts.

But Ning Weimin really wasn't bothered by this. He didn't find Keiko Matsumoto unreasonable, nor did he feel uncomfortable or distrusted.

Because everything is relative, he understands that a woman will only act this way if she truly cares about a man.

That's right, a woman who is too jealous is unbearable.

But if a woman is not jealous, it will make people feel unfeminine and unlovable.

What's more, men can be quite jealous.

Especially a man who is a famous female celebrity.

Ning Weimin asked himself, when Keiko Matsumoto joined the crew, he would inevitably think about it too.

Matsumoto Keiko spends all day with those actors.

There are many fresh young men and handsome old men.

What does she do every day?

How did she reject and deal with those who were thinking about her and wanted to seduce her?

So Matsumoto Keiko's treatment of him was exactly what he needed.

This is enough to show that both of them focus on each other, proving that their relationship is very stable.

To be honest, he was not only relieved, but even a little happy.

After talking about Ning Weimin’s emotions, we might as well talk about Ning Weimin’s career.

Just as jealousy is part of women's nature, there is actually something contradictory about men's career ambitions.

If a man cares too much about his career, he will make his woman feel cold and he will be considered a cold-blooded animal who does not understand emotions.

But if a man doesn’t have his own career, or he can’t achieve anything no matter how hard he works.

It will also make women look down upon him, and he will be considered a useless loser.

Only those who can achieve perfect balance are the real winners.

Ning Weimin understands this truth, so although he is thinking about his lover far away in Hokkaido.

But he didn't delay at all in getting down to business.

As soon as Matsumoto Keiko set off for Hokkaido, Ning Weimin made full and efficient use of his time, devoted himself to his work, and steadily advanced the layout of his grand plan.

Due to an accident involving the property under his name, his first priority after the New Year was somewhat different from what he had imagined a few years ago.

Needless to say, he must put house renovation first.

So while I was looking for a design firm to produce design drawings and layout drawings, I was also ordering materials and making a project budget from the decoration company.

Because he has money, things are easy to do, and his requirements are concise and clear.

I just hope to transform the three-story Abato into a standard staff dormitory.

Pay more attention to function than appearance, as long as it can meet the needs of normal life.
To be continued...