In 2018, a Japanese guy named Morimoto suddenly thought that he could make money by "renting himself".
Unexpectedly, this whim put him on the road to riches, and in 4 years, he has served more than 4,000 times, and has accumulated a lot of repeat customers, and his work content is also very interesting, that is, "do nothing", but each time he can receive a high reward.
How did he come up with the idea to "rent himself" to make money? Why does he get paid well for "doing nothing"?
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Profession that rents yourself out
Nowadays, the general loneliness of young people, many people have a "why only I have no friends, if only I had friends", and some websites deliberately made a loneliness level, which says that if a person does something, it is several levels of loneliness.
It's not just young people in China who will have such a situation, but also in Japan, where social pressure is huge, there are more such situations, some people crave love, family, and friendship, after all, it is too lonely to eat, watch movies, and go shopping alone, and some people are eager to have a companion, so a witty young man thought of a way to make money.
The guy's name is Shoji Morimoto, his job is very simple, it is to "rent" himself, as long as someone places an order and needs him, he will appear there, there is no substantive content, and he does not need to do anything, just simple existence is enough.
Morimoto shared one of his customers, this customer is a writer, friends who read e-books should know that many authors are on the verge of updating time, no one urges them, no one stares at them, these writing guys seem to be completely unmotivated.
The same is true of Morimoto's writer client, who wants Morimoto to keep an eye on his creations, to keep them from procrastinating due to his inner laziness, and of course, when he is bored, he will chat with him to pass the time or change his inspiration, but most of Morimoto's "job" is to sit there.
This situation is very common, most of Morimoto's customers do not make any special requests, he just does "exist here", I will accompany you wherever the guests want to go, whether it is to eat or go to the park or do anything, Morimoto will silently follow.
Morimoto's job is not as boring as it seems, because almost every day different clients will find him, he can meet more people with personalities, he can listen to some stories, and Morimoto's job is not low-paying, even better than a normal job, Morimoto also had a stable job before entering this industry.
At the beginning of his graduation, he also submitted resumes everywhere like an ordinary person, tried jobs everywhere, and entered many different fields before and after, but none of the jobs made him like from the bottom of his heart, and a job that made him unhappy would only be full of complaints every day.
And after the leader labeled him as "introverted" and "no sense of existence", he chose to resign, and after not working, Morimoto began to struggle for a period of time, he didn't know what he was looking for in his next job, and he was afraid that he would not be able to adapt to the new workplace life.
Suddenly, he thought about his specialty, which was "doing nothing", and he thought that he couldn't do anything with it. After that, there was the current Morimoto, and Morimoto felt that "renting himself" was a really good idea, so he posted information on his social platform.
Is it really possible to make money doing nothing?
Morimoto first engaged in this industry in 2018, some people felt very novel after seeing Morimoto's post, and felt very stupid, after all, who would spend money to hire someone who doesn't know anything? But it's also such a "curious" idea, which has a lot of retweets.
Many people know that there is a person who "has nothing to do" in Japan who rents himself out, and some people who are interested in him come to him, "Is it really just doing nothing?" This is a question for many people, no one believes that normal people would "rent" a useless guy, but Morimoto made it clear to everyone that yes, that's right.
He can be a listener, an obscure companion, he will not interfere in anyone's life, nor will he do anything, this job has been done for a long time, Morimoto himself has also changed his opinion, he does not seem to only "do nothing", he slowly feels that his existence is so necessary.
Because some people they have nowhere to talk to, they are more open to a stranger as a listener than in the face of people they know, Morimoto said that many of his customers find him just to release some pressure, they are strangers who don't know each other, and they can say whatever they want.
In addition, some of Morimoto's customers are also very strange, such as the customer asked him to see him off at the station, waved goodbye to himself cordially, and the customer just wanted to experience the fun of childhood for a long time, so he asked Morimoto to play a seesaw with himself.
Morimoto's "service attitude" is excellent, because he knows that customers don't come to him to want a solution, they don't want to get anything from him, they just want to talk and vent, and Morimoto has also created a unique circle of his own, and his customers are increasing.
Don't underestimate this job, Morimoto really made a fortune with this job, his fee price is not low, 10,000 yen an hour, almost 500 yuan at that time, from 2018 to 2023, Morimoto probably counted that he has rented himself out more than 4,000 times, and there are many repeat customers.
Some people may really not understand why someone would pay such an expensive price to ask a stranger to listen to them, and why he charges such a high price.
Existence is reasonable, which is a necessity for the progress of the times
Think about it, how long has it been since you have been with the person you love and love you? Whether it is your lover or your children, have you put down your mood, spent a comfortable time with the people you love very relaxed, and have you communicated with them calmly?
In this fast-paced era, everyone is busy, you are tired and I am tired, you have negative emotions and I also have negative emotions, everyone has a mask of hypocrisy in society, for fear that the painful self will be exposed, and the social pressure in Japan will be even greater, and the greater their pain.
Under such a social premise, the Japanese are very much in need of someone who can confide in them unscrupulously, and holding a lot of words in their hearts will only increase the pain, especially in the more prosperous cities, they need to listen alone, and Morimoto is very good at listening, not so much a companion, but a garbage can.
A trash can that can absorb all your bad values, people don't need advice or preaching, they just want a respectful listener, which is a necessity for the progress of the times and the reason why Morimoto can succeed.
Information sources:
Red Star News: 2022-10-13"You can make money without doing anything? Japanese man "rented himself" and earned nearly 2 million yuan in 4 years"
Jiupai News: 2022-9-7 "Japanese man "rents himself" has a good business, serving 4,000 times in 4 years, charging 10,000 yen each time"