About the book: 2011 / In the novel by the famous modern Japanese writer Satoshi Azuchi, popular in his homeland, but published in Russian for the first time, against the background of the ups and downs in the development of the central supermarket In a large company, serious passions flare up in the lives of its employees. There is black envy, all-conquering love, insane greed, loud family scandals, daring crimes and skillful revelations... The duty of a family man and the responsibility of a top manager are intertwined in the fate of the main character, forcing him to solve complex psychological problems day after day. Keep a warm place in your previous job - or risk your well-being and start your career from scratch? Get away with it, be left with nothing - or, by making a deal with your conscience, save your own company from bankruptcy? Stay with your wife for the sake of the children, keep up appearances - or finally find yourself next to the One you passionately dream of? This novel is about duty, honor and loyalty - to family, to the company, to oneself. Do you know what a good supermarket is? In Satoshi Azuchi's novel, shoppers there are greeted with shouts of "Welcome!" and pamper with various discounts, and vegetables are laid out on the counter in a beautiful color scheme... The path to creating an ideal supermarket is replete with challenges, including the introduction of new technologies, personnel changes, and the fight against illiquid goods. This is the life story of one company and its employees, courageously looking for a way out of complicated situations, business and personal. After reading the novel and once again finding yourself in the supermarket, you will not just mechanically fill the cart with products, but look around with interest and curiosity... “... That’s it, well, just everything here is us! It was we who decided to build a huge store here, we decided how to place goods in it and at what prices to sell it. We decided what material and what color would be used on the walls, floor, ceiling, what kind of music would be played in the sales area. We determined the technologies for workers, and not only that: we created the souls of these people».