Reborn in the Tokyo Bubble Era

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"Thank you President Tao..." Hidenoria Sakano took a deep breath and asked, "President Tao, you attended the National Day reception at the Xia Guo Embassy in Nihong, and were entrusted by Master Haibu to restore the relationship with Xia." The hope of being a bridge for China's economic and trade cooperation, and then he left with Mr. Tanaka Sakae. May I ask if this is the real trigger of this incident?"

The hall was extremely silent for a moment, and everyone was staring at Tao Zhiming with nervous expressions.

When he mentioned these two people, he pointed this matter at the top level of disputes: the dissatisfaction between the United States and Nihong political circles with Jun Haifu's governance strategy, and the disputes between power and different financial groups.

What role did the former Prime Minister, who was guilty of the crime, play behind the scenes of this incident?Is the Iwasaki family really acting out of personal hatred at this time?Why did Mitsui and Sumitomo cut off with Tao Dalang?

The Fujita executive of the Nihong Economic News Agency clenched his fists and couldn't help but get nervous.

At this time, every word may cause unpredictable disturbances!

Tao Zhiming was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "I am just a businessman. Even if the adults have any expectations of me, I will only consider it from the perspective of cost and return. The Iwasaki family regards me as an influence on their family. I understand the feelings of an enemy whose strength has declined. Mitsui and Sumitomo must consider the interests of all shareholders and avoid possible risks. I also understand this feeling very well. But..."

Looking at the densely packed cameras calmly, Tao Zhiming said decisively: "I will not bear the charges that I should not bear because of accusations without evidence! Remember this, I am not as weak as I was three years ago Don’t force me to announce the details of the Ministry of Finance’s investigation results!”

Executive Fujita held his breath, this was really on the verge of a showdown.

But in this way, everyone's attention will still be focused on the details of the investigation results.

It seems that the pressure he is facing has reached the extreme. If there is no compromise, the neon economy will really usher in the birth of a demon god!

He, who is innocent, may be ready to die and become a real sinner who ruined the neon economy and ruined countless families!

What are those people who are unwilling to be lonely, Miyazawa Kiji, thinking?

Sure enough, the scene was noisy, but Tao Zhiming ended the interview.

After a while, his private helicopter took off from the helipad on the roof of the building.

And many TV stations have urgently started producing news.

Hidenoria Sakano was excited, but unexpectedly the executive and president of the Yomiuri Shimbun rushed to the scene and invited him to the car on the side of the road with a dark face.

"Professor Yasuda, the president..." Sakano Hidenori felt that the atmosphere was not right, "The readers in Kyushu are also very concerned about this matter, we are going to publish a special issue in the local weekly magazine, so..."

"You idiot!" Executive Yasuda said with a sullen face, "Who asked you to ask those questions? Do you think the position of editor-in-chief of the Kyushu branch is too good?"

Sakano Hidenori jumped, and couldn't help asking in panic: "Those questions... are there any questions?"

"Idiot... Did you see that besides you, did the reporters of the major news agencies ask questions? We all just sent people to the scene to express our concern about this matter! You are not staying in Kyushu, what are you doing back to Tokyo! "

Hidenoria Sakano stared blankly at the two of them, the atmosphere in the car was oppressive.

"Professor Yasuda, why do you ask me to tell the reporters who follow up this matter not to dig deeper into this matter?"

Sakano Hidenori was even more confused, why even the president didn't know, and he was very unwilling.

"Before the results come out, don't cause trouble! This decision was also told by the chairman himself, don't you understand?" Executive Yasuda pointed at Hidenori Sakano in confusion, "This guy, if you still can't settle down, arrange Go to the printing factory and manage the workers!"

"What?" Hidenoria Sakano went crazy, "Why? I interviewed Chairman Tao at the reception and transferred me to Kyushu, and now..."

"Shut up!" Executive Yasuda was angry, "Now that you know why you were transferred to Kyushu, why are you still restless? There is a special team responsible for this matter!"

Sakano Hidenori feels bad. If he doesn't make changes, wouldn't his promotion within the club be over?What goes to the printing house...

He gritted his teeth and said: "Master Yasuda, Mr. President, Mr. Tao seems to appreciate me very much. No matter what the inside story of this matter is, if I join the special team of event reporting, maybe..."

Manager Yasuda smiled: "Are you sure you appreciate it? You..."

When he said this, he paused again, thought for a while, and after watching Hidenori Sakano for a long time, he said, "Alright, let's arrange it like this. Maybe, it's not a bad thing..."

Hidenori Sakano was overjoyed: "I will definitely live up to my expectations!"

"Then let me tell you something special..."

……

Half an hour later, Kiji Miyazawa, who took up the post temporarily, also held a press conference.

"...Because the investigation results against President Tao involve a lot, the Ministry of Finance has decided to expand the investigation scope of the joint investigation team." Miyazawa Kiji said with a fair face, "From now on, the Ministry of Finance and the Neon Bank will The major banks and financial institutions across the country are launching a half-year inspection!"

It was as if the incident had reached this point, and he had to act impartially when he was re-elected, not targeting anyone in particular.

As soon as the news spread, the entire financial industry of Neon panicked.

The Neon stock index almost fell a little in response, and the informed Fujita and others couldn't help exclaiming: the trouble is getting bigger and bigger, and now the details of the investigation results have not been announced, and he has already been guided by him to affect the fluctuation of the financial market first.

This kind of momentum made Takagi Renpachi call out in his heart, and looked at Horikawa Nobuhiko who had a playful expression, and secretly complained: You are so full of ambition, do you really know what the situation is now?

Horikawa Nobuhiko was naturally unaware of the old fox Takagi Hitohachi's backlash, and he just said with emotion: "Soon, there should be countless ordinary people who sincerely hope that this turmoil will pass because they can't bear the loss of financial investment? After all, the 4 point is approaching, and many people are betting on this milestone."

"That's right..." Takaki Renpachi echoed, "It is indeed a plan that everyone discussed together. With such a foundation of public opinion, the Ministry of Finance stood up to coordinate and handle this matter under the name of 'big inspection', and finally announced a 'compromise' The public can understand the plan of the latter, right? Except for the few of us who knew in advance that there would be a big inspection and have already prepared, others should panic now. The results of the big inspection by the Ministry of Finance, for us Said it was 'controllable'."

As for those fanatics who will find it difficult to accept the findings of the Ministry of Finance's investigation and the coordinated handling plan...isn't there a special search department that has not given up on further investigations?Now that the United States has also approved the current new plan, there will be no difference in the investigation results of the Special Search Department at that time.

Takagi Renpachi felt that Horikawa Nobuhiko must have thought so in his heart, so he looked energetic and ready to do a big job.

"Miyazawa-san will come to Kansai in the name of a big inspection. Renpachi, get ready, and then let our shareholders confirm what Abe-san and Miyazawa-san will propose, and let Kaibu-san and others compromise and accept it Plan. In addition, through the Hachiman Research Association, the members of the Komeito Party need to get together. Tell Kijima Genichi that what he wants, he can get this matter in exchange for it!"

"...Yes." Gao Mu Renba bent down and agreed, "Then I will go to work."

Horikawa Nobuhiko nodded triumphantly, stood up and walked to the front of the desk, looking at the logo of the first persuasion silver on the wall behind the desk and smiling.

Being imprisoned under this sign all the time, being a watchdog diligently, how can he be worthy of his talents?

Those old guys don't even think about it, who let them enjoy so much income every year!

Could it be that just based on the merits of the ancestors, even if they are all trash, they can stand proudly on their heads and point fingers?

The big inspection by the Ministry of Finance is the proposal of Horikawa Nobuhiko!

Of course, a major inspection of the First Quanye Bank will definitely expose problems.

No problem, how could those wastes think in a panic that they need to rely on themselves to settle those problems so that they can continue to enjoy their glory and wealth?

If you want to use yourself to settle those problems, how can you not give yourself higher authority?

Horikawa Nobuhiko propped himself on the desk with a smirk at the corner of his mouth, suddenly feeling very excited.

It's time to find something happy to do and let it out!

……

Li Jiacheng, who was far away on Xiangdao, also noticed this sudden change in the neon stock market. Seeing that things seemed to be getting out of control, he had no choice but to take the initiative to try to contact Tao Yaren.

After a phone call, he fell into a long thought.

Until the door was knocked, Li Ju came in and asked, "Dad, the filming of Li Jiaxin's movie on the yacht is over. You said that when I use that yacht, I will invite Mr. Tao to come over. What's the situation now?"

Li Jiacheng nodded slowly: "It's just right, let's ask him about this."

After that, he brewed for a while, picked up the phone on the table and started dialing.

After a while, it was not Tao Zhiming's voice on the phone: "Hi, hello, who is it?"

Li Jiacheng thought for a while and asked with a smile: "Is it Ah Zhong who is beside Mr. Tao? I am Li Jiacheng."

"Hello, Li Sheng." Zhong Zhisen said immediately, "The boss is busy now. I will report to the boss that Li Sheng called."

"Okay, I'm sorry." Li Jiacheng asked after a pause, "Ah Zhong, has your boss arranged a plan to go to Xiangdao recently?"

"I don't know the boss's arrangement."

"Okay... Thank you for your hard work."

Li Jiacheng continued to frown after hanging up the phone, and Li Ju asked cautiously, "Dad, Mr. Tao is in a bad situation right now? On my way back, some friends asked about private equity funds, and they were all afraid of falling into this matter." .”

"The main contributors are all stable, what are you kids in a hurry for?" Li Jiacheng glanced at him lightly, thought for a while and then said, "Please help me contact the secretaries of the bosses first, and make an appointment for tonight. time."

"How to say?"

"Let's talk about the matter over at Nihong. Let's talk about the specific situation after we meet. I have to wait for Mr. Tao's call." Li Jiacheng's eyes were sharp, "See if Mr. Tao has opened his mouth."

"Is it really in big trouble?" Li Ju looked forward to it, "Tell me about the current situation, I'll learn from it."

"Go and call first." Li Jiacheng ignored him, and continued to think after driving him away.

Tao Yaren talked a little more this time, after all, Tao Zhiming had already revealed the person who wanted to deal with him, the Iwasaki family.

It turned out that the reason why I asked myself to prepare money before was to take the opportunity to acquire some assets that Tao Zhiming had compromised.

For Tao Zhiming, this is really a dead end.Among the six major neon consortiums, four consortiums actually felt that he had too much possession.In addition to those consortiums in the United States, there are also two factions in the neon ruling party who want to fight for power.

That is to say, now Tao Zhiming relies on the in-depth cooperation with Mitsui and Sumitomo before, and he has a lot of secrets in his hands, and he is still holding on.

But since Mitsui and Sumitomo have passed the crisis for the time being and have compromised to cooperate with the American side through the plan of the Sanyou Consortium, they who accepted this plan no longer need the special relationship between Tao Zhiming and the Tao family.

Since the Tao family and the American side have prepared two plans and want to get more, they can also directly negotiate with these consortiums of Neon.

In the past, the idea of ​​directly becoming a very important shareholder of the existing consortium was resisted by the major consortiums. Now it is going to get rid of the Sanhe and Furong consortiums and absorb them into the Sanyou consortium and the Sany consortium. It is a better choice to have 25% and one to have 35%, and to get the support of the four major neon consortiums and some people in the cabinet.

It's just that Tao Zhiming, who initially planned to straighten out this idea and put this structure together, didn't have any sense of crisis?He alone is 45%, which is definitely a thorn in the side.

When the framework is straightened out, all parties can communicate directly, and his existence value will be greatly reduced, which he cannot have imagined.

Now, amidst the escalating incident, it seems that he still holds the trump card that makes all parties respect his interests equally. What is the trump card?

Li Jiacheng was in deep thought until Li Ju came back. Although the phone on the desk rang several times, it was not from Nihong.

"Dad, Uncle Li and the others have asked me specifically, and they are very concerned about the real situation on Mr. Tao's side."

Li Jiacheng nodded: "You can prepare for the dinner on the yacht as usual. If you have this opportunity, don't just think about it just for fun. Female celebrities and models should be invited less, and the leading figures of all bureaus should invite them in person. Then There are many people, and the necessary safety checks on board must also be done."

"Are you afraid that there will be eavesdropping equipment?" Li Ju hesitated, "Can Mr. Tao agree?"

Li Jiacheng gave a light lesson: "Since he can be entrusted to you, of course he would have thought that you would invite a lot of big shots. Who doesn't care about privacy and safety? This is what it should be. There must be no problem on the boat, and this is not a good thing to do." What you show to Mr. Tao is for the guests you invite."

"I see. That night..."

"Don't even think about going at night, and remember to keep your mouth shut in front of your friends." Li Jiacheng was a little tired, "You can't meddle in this matter, let me do what I told you first. .”

Li Ju had no choice but to leave first.

Not long after he left, the phone on the table rang again. After picking it up this time, he finally heard Tao Zhiming's voice: "Dong Li, I'm sorry, I've been busy just now."

"I don't have anything else to do here. I just call to ask, A Ju is using your yacht to hold a reception dinner. Does Mr. Tao have time to come to Xiangdao?"

"I'm afraid I can't go." Tao Zhiming sighed on the phone, "Let Lao Zhao attend on my behalf."

"The matter over there is very troublesome?" Li Jiacheng asked, "I read the news before, didn't the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance say that there is no problem with the investigation results?"

"They didn't dare to announce the results of the investigation." Tao Zhiming said casually, "What kind of inspection is going on now? Just now, the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office summoned me to prevent me from leaving Neon in a short time."

Li Jiacheng was shocked: "So serious?"

He paused, and then said sincerely: "Mr. Tao, if you have difficulties, don't be polite to me. Xiangdao is willing to help you."

"Mr. Li, maybe my phone is still being monitored." Tao Zhiming teased.

Li Jiacheng didn't mind this, and said with a smile: "We are business partners, what are we afraid of helping each other?"

Tao Zhiming also smiled, and then said: "If Director Li is interested, he really needs a lot of funds recently. Let's take a look first, and if there is a need, I will speak up. In the past few days, the cabinet on the Neon side should I want to pull us to sit down and discuss how to solve this matter. Most likely, I have to prepare a lot of money to buy back their shares in Sanyou Investment Bank and prepare to invest in a new platform.”

"New platform?" Li Jiacheng silently paid attention to the important information he said in his heart: the Nihong cabinet will pull Tao Zhiming to negotiate with various consortiums, and he really has a great bargaining chip in his hand.

"Yes, Mr. Li, this is also an opportunity for you. Since everyone in Xiangdao is willing to help me, why not share in the future changes of Neon."

Li Jiacheng thought for a while and asked, "I ask them out tonight, how can I say it's appropriate?"

This is because he wanted to know more information. Tao Zhiming on the phone was silent for a while, and then said: "Let's say, because of your relationship with the Tao family, they will agree to me taking some shares in your name. Looks good on all sides.”

Li Jiacheng understood: "That is to say, we set up an investment company, and you indirectly hold some shares by taking shares in our investment company. It shows that the share that belongs to you has been reduced, and other consortiums have explained it. past?"

"It's roughly like this. The specifics depend on the outcome of the negotiation. No matter what, I won't lose money this time."

The Li family intentionally shuddered, and ended the call with him after continuing to exchange a few words of greeting.

Anyway, he won't lose this time?It is absolutely impossible for the United States to lose money, so who will lose?Is it Mitsubishi represented by the provocative Iwasaki family, or Mitsui, Sumitomo, or the newly joined consortium Tao Yaren mentioned.

As for letting the big families in Xiangdao set up an investment company together, Li Jiacheng understands Tao Zhiming's indirect holding of shares through this method.

Xiangdao's funds will be seen as being on Tao Zhiming's side in the outside world, so Tao Zhiming's "face" is passable.And because of the relationship between Li Jiacheng and Tao Yaren, the part of this investment company that belongs to various families in Xiangdao can also be regarded as representing the interests of those consortiums in the United States, and the United States can accept it.

After deliberation, Li Jiacheng called Tao Yaren again, and after talking about Tao Zhiming, he asked, "Mr. Tao, what exactly does this mean?"

"This guy..." Tao Yaren actually complained on the phone, and then said after a pause, "If that's what he thinks, then it's fine. He also knows that the relationship between you and him is not real. Mutual trust, through this method, we can indeed exchange other conditions with us. Telling you this plan is probably also to pass it on to us."

"Didn't he tell you directly?"

"No." Tao Yaren pretended to be stupid, "He is now using the details of the investigation result as a threat to put pressure on other parties."

Li Jiacheng knew that it was impossible for him to put pressure on Miguo Capital, so he asked, "You should know the details of the investigation results, right?"

In Li Jiacheng's mind, it was nothing more than those bad things in the competition in the mall, after all, no one was clean.

Unexpectedly, Tao Yaren said: "I know, but what I can tell you is that the investigation result is not about the conspiracy between each other. It is because, once the details of the investigation result are announced, he will have the initiative."

Li Jiacheng was stunned: "Then why didn't he take the initiative to announce it?"