Reborn in the Tokyo Bubble Era

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The convoy stopped at the entrance of the dojo, and saw that the surrounding area was already on alert. Of course, there were still many residents here watching on the street or at the door.

Kyoto has the most respectable and well-mannered residents in the entire city, and the scene doesn't look chaotic at all.

Tao Zhiming soon saw the new Minister of Foreign Affairs Uno Soyou, as well as Hashimoto Taro who had seen before, all got out of the car.

At this time, some bodyguards opened the door of an extended car.

Afterwards, Crown Prince Renming, who was wearing a suit, got out of the car with another man with a thicker beard, a red turban and sunglasses.

They are accompanied by translators.

Tao Zhiming listened to them introduce the neon warrior culture and the history of the Ueda family, and walked over here.

"Prince Hassar, this is the head of the Ueda family, Masahiro Ueda." It was Hitomi who personally introduced him.

Masahiro Ueda was meticulous in his salutes, greetings, and expressed his honor.

Afterwards, everyone's eyes turned to Tao Zhiming.

It was Prince Hassar who spoke first, speaking in English: "Mr. Tao, I know you!"

"...I really don't know whether to thank Forbes or hate Forbes. Prince Hassar, nice to meet you."

Prince Hassar laughed, and looked into his eyes with curiosity and exploration: "I am more grateful, at least let me know Mr. Tao."

In front of so many people, the two tacitly settled down that they only met because of the "Forbes" magazine report.

Ueda Masahiro and Tao Zhiming greeted Renming, Hashimoto Taro, Uno Soyou and others one by one, and the group went to the dojo.

At this time, Ueda Masahiro was replaced by Ueda Masahiro to introduce the furnishings and history of this dojo, and Tao Zhiming just quietly accompanied him.

The ashram is not too big, and as you walk slowly, everything that needs to be introduced has been introduced.

Next, the important guests were arranged in the largest practice hall in the dojo.

The seats had already been arranged. In the front row, Hitomi and Prince Hassar sat in the middle, and Uno Sosuke and Hashimoto Taro accompanied Hitomi.On the side of Prince Hassar, there were also two people from Ouyert.

Tao Zhiming looked at Tian Zhengyu and nodded, then walked to the side of the hall to get the performance knife.

"Prince Hassar, next, please watch Patriarch Ueda's kendo performance."

"Ninjas and samurai don't seem to be the same." Prince Hassar asked with great interest.

"...Of course, there are small differences."

The two heirs from different royal families conversed, aided by an interpreter who sat bowed behind them.

The location of the performance is not far from the seat.

There are three screens behind Masahiro Ueda, and a short table in front of him.

After Tao Zhiming handed him the knife with both hands, he put the knife on the ground beside him, and bent down first: "I'm sorry."

"This look... I seem to remember, is it called drawing the sword?"

"Prince Hassar has a wide range of knowledge... In kendo, drawing a sword is a kind of Iaido." Hashimoto Taro explained, as a fifth-level kendo, he appeared here for no reason.

Prince Hassar smiled, and saw that Ueda Zhengyu closed his eyes and began to adjust his breathing. He turned his eyes away and looked at Tao Zhiming who was standing on the side.

Sensing his eyes, Tao Zhiming smiled at him and nodded slightly.

To be honest, he is quite unwilling to act as an actor on such an occasion, not to mention that he will have to "practice" with Ueda Masahiro later.

With Tao Zhiming's current status, if he is unwilling, no one else can force him.

But the newly appointed Takegami stepped forward to personally convey the news, which is also of great significance to Ueda Masahiro. In addition, there is a reason for the log transaction behind it, so let’s walk along with this cutscene.

Now, he was quite curious about what opportunity Prince Hassar would look for next, and what he could chat with him about.

To show respect for Nihong, Prince Hassar met Takegami Taro in Tokyo yesterday, and now he is accompanied by Hitomi, Foreign Minister, and Hashimoto Taro. It is not easy for him to leave these people aside.

What's more, of the three of them now, one will take over as Dingnenhao Pingcheng in more than a year, one will temporarily take the position of prime minister after the incident in Takegami, and the other will be prime minister in a few years' time. Role.

Of all the people in the seat, Hashimoto Taro is the most serious.

And when Ueda Masahiro suddenly drew his knife and cut off a section of bamboo tube placed on the low table diagonally from bottom to top in an instant, only the lower half was shaking, and the upper half had already fallen off, making a dull sound on the floor. The rolling sound, the art of Iai was still expressed by Masahiro Ueda.

Prince Hassar was very face-saving, and nodded in praise with a smile.

Next, a long bamboo tube with a height of one person, Ueda Masahiro showed stronger strength.After drawing the knife, he made two oblique cuts from bottom to top, and then chopped again from top to bottom. Before the severed bamboo tube fell to the ground, he actually used the knife three times in this short period of time, and three pieces of bamboo tube rolled down on the ground. go away.

"As expected of Ueda-sama!" Taro Hashimoto praised sincerely.

Tao Zhiming also opened his eyes, and then he felt that he was too arrogant for not being hacked to death by him for his behavior of harming Shana.

He didn't realize it at all. Seeing that Tian Zhengyu's cut was almost done, he owed himself and left first, and changed into the protective gear that will be practiced later.

When he came back, he was already holding a head protector and two bamboo knives in his hand, and the field had been cleaned up.

Seeing him handing over the bamboo knife to Masahiro Ueda, Prince Hassar asked curiously: "Mr. Tao, why are you the only one who needs to wear this attire? If I remember correctly, both of you need to wear this attire in the kendo competition, right?"

Tao Zhiming said helplessly: "Prince Hasar, I'm not afraid of your jokes. This is the normal state of my father and I practicing against each other. When my father needs to wear protective gear, it means that I have really started. I learned kendo, and it’s time to regret it now. Let me show my ugliness and see what it means to be one-sidedly abused. Of course, the scene will be better if this is the case. After all, everyone can only see me attacking madly, but I can’t even hit it. Father."

After he finished speaking, he put on the protective gear to protect his head, and the voice continued to come from inside: "It's good, everyone can't see my embarrassed face."

For a while, there were some friendly laughter in the room, and the atmosphere relaxed a lot.

Prince Hassar said with a smile in his eyes: "Mr. Tao is really a humorous person. It must be a pleasure chatting with you."

The corners of Tao Zhiming's mouth curled up in the protective gear: "If Prince Hassar is willing, I'd be happy to chat with you. I'm confident that I still know some interesting things in the world."

After the foreshadowing is finished, it will be the serious duel practice.

As Tao Zhiming said, if two real kendo masters compete, the scene is generally not very interesting.At the moment of confrontation, the moves of the shot will not be the gorgeous one, the pursuit of scoring and effective killing.

But now, although Tao Zhiming is not too weak, he is only an amateur after all, while Ueda Masahiro is a real master in this way.

The scene where Tao Zhiming used all kinds of methods to attack but was resolved was much more lively for a while, and it really looked better.

As Tao Zhiming said, he was abused one-sidedly.

Hashimoto Taro said emotionally to Prince Hassar: "Prince Hassar, Tao Jun and Ueda-san are not performing for you. From my fifth-dan kendo vision, they are serious sparring, Tao Jun Daily practice must be like this."

"Oh? Does Mr. Tao often practice this kind of practice?"

"Of course. With the level of footwork, swordsmanship, and strength he has cultivated so far, he can already deal with at least three ordinary people holding cold weapons alone."

Prince Hassar nodded and sighed: "You can imagine the glory of the warriors back then, but unfortunately, now is the era of hot weapons."

This word also reached Tao Zhiming's ears, his heart moved, and he attacked again with a "ha".

After three more rounds, he stepped back and saluted, took off the protective gear on his head and said, "It will be boring to watch any more, and we can't practice for so long as usual."

Prince Hassar looked at Tao Zhiming, whose hair was already drenched with sweat, and asked, "Does Mr. Tao usually last longer for the intensity of this exercise?"

Tao Zhiming wiped his sweat, grinned and said, "At least four times the time. Fortunately, I always have an excuse. I have to be busy making money. Once such an excuse is made, my father will not be able to continue to abuse me. "

Seeing them laughing again, Tao Zhiming bowed his head: "Excuse me, I'll go take a shower and change clothes first."

Prince Hassar looked at Ueda Masahiro who also bowed and left, and then said to Hitomi, Uno Soyou, and Hashimoto Taro: "Mr. Tao bought a yacht company and ordered such a good super yacht. He should also be a fun-loving It must have taken a lot of time to practice kendo to this level. It is really curious that there is still time to create so much wealth in a short period of time."

Renming smiled and nodded: "Tao Jun's rise is like a mystery, and many people are very curious."

Prince Hassar smiled, of course it was because of some special support.

He continued to hear what they knew about Tao Zhiming from the mouths of these Neon people, and he became even more curious.

If this Tao Zhiming grew up in Nihong all along, and his rise only happened in the past two years, then how did he gain the trust of Xia people when he was just an ordinary person?

When Tao Zhiming and Ueda Masahiro changed into their usual clothes and came out, Prince Hassar asked: "Mr. Tao, I admired your heroic appearance on the cover, but seeing you being beaten so badly today makes me really sad." I was surprised."

Tao Zhiming said seriously: "If you just put on a pose and show a special momentum, Prince Hassar, you can learn it in 10 minutes!"

Prince Hassar was stunned, then laughed loudly: "Let me chat with Mr. Tao about yachts. Mr. Tao, are you tired just now? Is there a place to sit? I also want to order one A yacht like yours has some very special privacy requirements, can I ask you for advice alone?"

"Of course! To be honest, I came up with many of the designs of my yacht. I am now an expert on yachts."

Prince Hassar smiled, and said to Renming and others beside him: "I don't care about economic and trade matters, everyone is here, let's exchange opinions before lunch."

He took it for granted, but Nihong saw that he and Tao Zhiming had already spoken English very affectionately and walked out. Facing the officials of the Ouyerte delegation, Uno Zongyou and others soon accompanied them in twos and threes chat up.

Among so many people, for a while it seemed benevolent and no one took care of them.After all, he is a mascot, and the other prince who said he didn't care about economic and trade matters, his family actually held the real power.

One is the crown prince, and the other is just a prince, but that prince is much more free and easy.

Ueda Masahiro walked over: "Your Highness, please take a rest in the tea room."

Renming smiled: "Excuse me, Ueda-kun."

In the next room, Tao Zhiming sat down with Prince Hassar, and they exchanged glances.

Then, the corners of the mouths of the two smiled together.

"Prince Hassar also wants to build a private yacht?"

"It's not just me. Mr. Tao, I wonder if you are interested in providing comprehensive yacht services for our royal family? From our royal family's exclusive yacht, to daily maintenance, and travel services as needed?"

Tao Zhiming looked a little embarrassed: "I have indeed established such a company, but the home port currently only plans to build one in Tokyo and one in Xiangdao..."

"It takes time to build a yacht. Besides, Mr. Tao will rent special yacht berths in many ports around the world in the future, right? The royal family only needs to have a yacht and someone to provide services when they play in the past."

"Of course there is no problem." Tao Zhiming nodded, and then asked with interest, "Prince Hassar said just now that the royal family also wants to order super yachts? I just bought a yacht company and invested in one."

"After seeing the yacht you designed, I think it must be the best to design by you!"

"Thank you, Prince Hassar, for sure. I don't know...how much is the royal family's budget?"

Prince Hassar smiled meaningfully: "3.2 million yuan, every year."

Tao Zhiming looked surprised to see the big business, and his eyes lit up: "Please rest assured and leave it to us, we will definitely provide the best yacht and the best service!"

"Then Mr. Tao, please prepare well, and arrange someone to contact the royal family as soon as possible to communicate the design and plan. Mr. Tao, I also sincerely invite you to visit Ouyerte."

"Thank you very much, we must arrange it as soon as possible!"

When they appeared together in front of the crowd, they were already as close as good friends. They were talking about yachts, private jets, models, parties, etc., and there was a tacit smile on the corner of their mouths that everyone knew.

A bearded Middle Eastern man wearing a turban, and a young oriental face, are so inexplicably friendly.

It's like no one in this world thought that these two companies would reach such a big deal.

It seems that it's just because they share the same taste and love to play.

Those who can understand English can't help but glance at Masahiro Ueda quietly: Your son-in-law is talking about models with others, don't you want to kill him?

Chapter 407: Is Columbia Pictures Interested?

On this trip to Kyoto, I naturally stayed in Kansai for three days.

Prince Hassar had other schedules, and the two did not deliberately get in touch with each other.What Tao Zhiming needs to cooperate with is to prevent the secret terms from being announced by the two countries, and the actual start date will be after it is officially announced next year.

Before that, there is still time, and in the name of "loving to play", let Prince Hassar and this wealthy upstart become playmates.

Tao Zhiming stayed in Kansai, nothing more than to witness Hashimoto Taro's so-called "teacher apprenticeship ceremony".Hidden behind this is naturally the deepening of the friendship between the Kansai clan and Taro Hashimoto.

In addition, the Qingtian family opened a kiosk in Tokyo anyway, so that the group of people can have a base in Tokyo for secret discussions on major issues.

Because of Hassar's incident, the time has come to almost mid-November.

Tao Zhiming's trip to the United States was delayed again, because the pre-sale of Mogami Gokurakucho also involved the smooth implementation of the residential building model of the Subdu Center Plan.

Tao Zhiming simply took advantage of this time to go to Xiangdao again to straighten things out there.

Taking advantage of the downturn in Hong Kong's stock market at the end of October and the current need to stimulate the economy, the Hong Kong headquarters building was mainly promoted by the Huo family, and it was officially launched soon.

After all, building a building can drive a lot of construction projects, building materials and labor services.

At the same time, Tao Zhiming's 2 million yuan rescue plan was also included in the plans announced by the Li family, the Guo family, the Zheng family, and the Shao family.

All of a sudden, new public housing projects, new developments at Seac Pai Wan and Ap Lei Chau, Lamma Island's resort bay and yacht home port... all kinds of plans were launched one after another, and Hong Kong's stock market finally improved.

The Dow Group also made it clear that it has become the major shareholder of the wireless station.

Although the bigwigs thought that he would arbitrage and leave sooner or later, the artists signed by TVB didn't know it.

Faced with the visits of these artists, Tao Zhiming did not shirk, after all, he needed to create an image of a playful young upstart to the outside world.

Now that the yacht has become his signature, Tao Zhiming first rented a large yacht and went to sea to entertain him.

On the contrary, Guan Zhilin didn't come to curry favor with him anymore, but Qiu Shuzhen saw that he was polite, and then returned to the port before midnight to send everyone away, she only secretly slandered him for hypocrisy.

In Tokyo before, she still remembered the noise next door that night!

Tao Zhiming's mind is not on this, this time to Xiangdao, there is one more thing that needs to be considered seriously.

By discussing the reasons for the construction of the headquarters building, Tao Zhiming and Huo Yingdong met again.