It seems like many women are struggling financially. Is it possible to provide a small gift through the club—just enough to cover transportation—without making an offer? For example, making an offer to a black-listed woman and going on a first date can cost ¥150,000 or ¥200,000, but with that kind of money, I might feel better giving small amounts of pocket money, modest as they are, to 15 or 20 women I don’t even know who are in difficult circumstances. Would the club be able to act as an intermediary?

Maezawa here with an answer. > I feel like I might feel better if I gave a little spending money (though it wouldn’t be much) to 15 or 20 women I don’t know who are going through a difficult time. Let’s say, hypothetically, you gave ¥10,000 to 20 women. For example, I don’t think you’d feel good simply handing it over anonymously. In that case, you’d probably want them to be told, “This is from Mr. ○○.” But even just passing that message along probably wouldn’t be enough to make you feel good, so you’d likely want a response from the women as well. Then you’d want to reply to their replies. While the effort itself wouldn’t be substantial, it would still require time and work from the staff. Also, if some women didn’t respond, you might end up feeling disappointed instead. What’s more, some of the women might get angry and say, “I’m not a beggar—I don’t want this.” I think many women value spending time with a man over a meal, having enjoyable conversations, and that kind of human connection. If, after that, they see value in me, they’d be happy if they could express it in a tangible way. If so, their anger could also end up being directed at Universe, the agency acting as the intermediary. When I think about all of that, it doesn’t seem like such a good idea. It feels like making an offer and going on a date with one woman would ultimately lead to a better outcome.