TV series "Flowers" ended, I always felt that the finale was unsatisfactory. So I wrote the subsequent story of A Bao and Li Li. After the sequel to the finale of "Flowers" was released, some netizens made a suggestion, which is to judge the changes in the next ten years based on the existing information.
This suggestion is very good and very in-depth. When writing the Po and Li chapters, we took into consideration that the characters were basically born in the 1950s, and by the 1920s, they would all be in their sixties or seventies. No matter how good the living conditions are, there are only a few people who can reach the age of 90, so they dare not continue to extend the timeline of the story backwards.
The following article is about Reiko. Assume that Reiko was born in 1955. In 1994 in "Flowers", Reiko was 39 years old.
In "Flowers", after Reiko came back from Japan, she almost stayed at Ye Jingdong. After Abao quit, Reiko took over Ye Jingdong and renovated and opened it, adding Japanese cuisine, and the dishes were richer than before. In addition to Lingzi, Ye Jingdong also has three major shareholders: Ling Hong, Tao Tao and Teacher Ge. In the finale, invited by two Hong Kong businessmen, Reiko planned to go to Hong Kong to have a look and open a branch.
It was such a coincidence that Abao transferred his clothing company stock to Qilin Society, and Lingzi met a Hong Kong businessman. The transfer of shares by Abao can be understood as Qilinshe taking over Abao's plate and position. Lingzi started working with A Bao. After A Bao quit Ye Jingdong, Lingzi took over. If Lingzi wants to expand the hotel in Hong Kong, she will definitely need funds. It is estimated that Ye Jingdong will be taken over by Qilin Society. By that time, Reiko had little to do with Shanghai.
Why does Reiko want to go to Hong Kong?
In the 1990s and a period thereafter, Hong Kong's financial status was higher than that of Shanghai. In addition, Hong Kong will return to China in 1997. Some profound changes will definitely occur in Hong Kong before and after the return. In this case, mainland cuisine should be very popular with local residents, plus Reiko can develop recipes herself. As long as there are sufficient funds, it should not be a problem for Reiko to gain a foothold in Hong Kong.
Later, the mainland cuisine that Reiko operated in Hong Kong was indeed very popular. In addition to the locals, Japanese, Southeast Asians, Europeans and Americans who came to Hong Kong also liked it.
From 1994 to 2005, Reiko was mainly in Hong Kong. In 2004, Reiko began to prepare to run Chinese cuisine in Tokyo, Japan. Do you still remember the Japanese Yamamoto in the play? He had the same idea, so Reiko cooperated with Yamamoto to run Chinese food in Japan. After the success of the main store, some branches came one after another.
From 2005 to 2010, Reiko was mainly in Japan. In 2011, Reiko was invited by a German and decided to give up her business in Tokyo, Japan, and go to Berlin, Germany, to run Chinese and Japanese cuisine.
From 2011 to 2020, Reiko has been in Germany.
In 2021, Reiko was invited by an American to go to New York, USA, to run Japanese and German cuisine, and of course, Chinese cuisine.
In 2025, Lingzi, who is 70 years old, quits the hotel industry. I bought a farm in Canada, imported glutinous rice from China, and artificially brewed traditional Chinese rice wine with an improved formula. It was mainly sold to high-end hotels in the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
In 2030, Reiko was 75 years old. This year, Reiko went to Moscow. What is Reiko going to Moscow for? Still open a restaurant?
No, after 40 years of running a restaurant, Reiko finally entered the securities market. However, it was not in China, nor in Hong Kong, nor in New York, but in Moscow.
From hotel entities to stock market securities, Reiko spent 40 years!
After 2030, the border between Russia and Ukraine, which had gone through vicissitudes of life, smoke and suffering, finally became peaceful. Both countries are attracting investment and preparing to launch large-scale economic construction. After the guidance of domestic experts, Reiko made a lot of money in the Moscow stock market, which was ten times her income from running a restaurant for forty years.
After Lingzi made a lot of money in the securities market, she did not return to her country or Canada. Reiko went to Kiev Oblast in Ukraine.
What is Reiko doing in Kiev Oblast? She is engaged in real estate and Japanese catering.At the end of 2031, Reiko's Japanese restaurant in Kiev Oblast, Ukraine, was completed and opened. In 2033, Reiko's real estate project was completed and the properties were sold out in advance.
In 2035, Reiko was 80 years old. This year, after handing over her business in Kiev to her son, she returned to the Canadian farm. In the farm, in addition to continuing to make rice wine, Lingzi also opened a traditional Chinese medicine and food therapy clinic.
In 2040, Reiko passed away in Canada at the age of 85.
Where did Reiko's son come from?
In 1996, when Reiko opened a store in Hong Kong, she met a teacher from Xi'an. In 1997, the two got married. The older Reiko insisted on having a son after marriage. Since then, her husband and son have been following Reiko. Lingzi's son is named Yihai. After graduating with his doctorate in 2027, he went to work for a Korean company in Poland.
Reiko's story, both in the original work and in the drama, is relatively simple. Because there is no accumulation from her ancestors, Reiko traveled almost all over the world, from a migrant worker to an operator, and did not really become a boss until 2025.
Reiko's experience in "Flowers" and after the ending, isn't it just that the flowers are blooming and the flowers are falling, and there is no guest of honor in the world? Reiko's experience is a history of catering cultural exchanges around the world.
Do you think Reiko's life arrangement is reasonable after the finale of "Flowers"?
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