wavenovel Chapter 1302, 1311: Naoki-san jumped off a building!!!
Chapter 1302, 1311: Naoki-san jumped off a building!!!
Chapter 1302, 1311: Naoki-san jumped off a building!!!
Have you ever seen New York at 4 a.m.?
Genta Nakai has seen it!
Nakai Genta forced himself to sleep for a while, but as soon as he closed his eyes, all he could see were stock market numbers, red and green screens flashing before his eyes, making his head spin. He got up intending to watch TV until dawn, but the sound and light from the television were too glaring!
In the end, all he could do was sit there, a cigarette dangling from his lips, staring blankly at the sky outside the window.
Watching the sky slowly change from pitch black to bluish-black, then to a hazy blue, then a pale white, then brighter and brighter, but finally becoming gloomy again. It was an overcast day!
As the streetlights in New York slowly went out, the quiet streets were first filled with the sounds of small vendors, and then the apartments across the street began their morning commotion.
Looking across the street, a dark-skinned, energetic young man greeted his neighbor who was blocking his way.
"Good morning my neighbor!"
"Fu*k you nigger!"
"Fu*k you too!"
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After a noisy exchange of friendly greetings, both sides took a step back and then leisurely continued on their way to work.
What a vibrant American life!
Yuanta Nakai was moved by this vitality, and it seemed that he had regained his motivation to face a major event again!
He stretched his stiff body, made himself a cup of bitter black coffee, swallowed a few slices of dry bread, then put on a coat and headed toward the New York trading center.
Normally, he would call directly from outside the trading room to have the operators inside take action, but today, he wanted to see the trading scene up close and in person!
As he got out of the taxi, Nakai Genta saw the entrance to the New York Stock Exchange and the traders continuously going in.
The market hasn't opened yet, so people's faces either show the relaxation of a weekend or the post-holiday blues as they rush to work with grumpy expressions.
"Mr. Nakai?! What brings you to the exchange in person?!"
A slick, young white face appeared before Nakai Genta.
"What a wonderful surprise! It must be a coincidence from heaven that I saw you right at the door."
Come in quickly, let me tell you the latest news from the past two days! I have inside information, do you want to hear it?
Forget it, let's not talk about it. It might involve insider trading.
Do you have any specific instructions for me to perform?
This is Aaron Nakai, a trader at the New York Stock Exchange. A typical white elite, always impeccably dressed, with slicked-back hair, radiating confidence, and spouting catchy rhymes.
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Nakai Genta didn't really want to talk to him much, even though he was a seasoned business tycoon. But this guy was just too talkative, so they had always communicated by phone before.
"The weather was nice today, so I just stopped by to take a look. There's nothing for you to do; everything has already been completed!"
"Oh yes, yes, yes, such a large number of futures contracts. It's truly astonishing!"
Aaron, still chattering on, led Nakai Genta to the observation room.
"However, I don't think the current situation is suitable. Although there are rumors of risks, no one knows when we'll be able to get out. It's a bit risky now."
There's a window here that lets you see directly into the trading floor, where many traders are already dressed in their work clothes and getting ready to work.
"Alright, Mr. Nakai, I'm going to get back to work now!"
Aaron finally flashed a typical American smile, the kind that shows at least eight teeth.
"Let me know if you have any problems!"
"Okay, thank you!"
Nakai Genta breathed a sigh of relief; finally, he didn't have to talk to this chatterbox anymore!
I sat in the observation room, lit a cigarette, and watched as more and more people filled the room, while the phones in the trading hall began to ring incessantly.
The ringing of telephones, loud answers, the sound of pencils sliding across notebooks, the clatter of keyboards, the shouts and laughter from the observation room—that's the sound of money flowing!
As the clock on the wall struck 9:30, the New York Stock Exchange officially opened!
"Finally...we've finally arrived!"
Nakai Genta excitedly stood up, leaned close to the window, and wanted to observe the situation inside the trading hall!
And reality did not disappoint him; as soon as the market opened, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 67 points!
"!!!"
Nakai Genta watched as the noise in the trading hall instantly escalated to a new level. Countless phone calls came in, with demands to sell ringing out. Traders waved their hands in response, and the clicking of computer keyboards sounded like a combination of drumbeats and galloping hooves.
In the blink of an eye, the screens in the trading hall were filled with red numbers!
A wave of selling is coming!!!
Everyone sensed something was wrong; the trading hall was in chaos amidst noise, shouts, and screams!
"Sell! Sell everything!" "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" "You damn well better get my stocks out of here!" "Something's wrong!" "..."
Even the people in the observation room started cursing. Some took out their cell phones and dialed the traders' landlines, yelling at them to sell everything. Others leaned against the observation windows and frantically waved to signal the traders inside to sell!
The investors, who were once impeccably dressed and eloquently discussing international economic trends, now resembled cornered ducks, quacking incessantly.
Ten minutes, half an hour, an hour. The selling frenzy showed no signs of stopping!
Meanwhile, an emergency meeting was being held inside the New York Stock Exchange's offices, with the general manager, deputy general manager, and heads of various departments, including compliance and major client trading, all gathered in the meeting room.
Like the traders below, the people in the conference room were also having a loud and frantic discussion.
"Never before! Never before!" "This is a huge problem!" "If this continues, the client will go bankrupt!"
It wasn't until the administrators placed several landlines on the conference table and then dialed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Treasury Department, and other regulatory bodies that the call ended.
"Alright. Quiet!"
The general manager began,
"SEC Chairman David Rudd is online, and Treasury Secretary Baker is also online. We are now providing the latest updates!"
"Since the market opened, in just over an hour, there has been a sell-off of hundreds of millions of shares!"
"The New York Stock Exchange's computers were overwhelmed with information, causing them to lag behind actual trading and nearly crash."
"As things stand, this trend is likely to worsen."
"Chairman Luther, Finance Minister Baker, our exchange proposes a temporary market closure."
These words caused the entire conference room to fall silent, and even the landline phones went silent. The New York Stock Exchange is the world's largest trading market and a financial center.
Once the market closes, countless transactions will be unable to proceed, countless investors will be driven to despair, and the US economy may even be thrown into turmoil.
This responsibility is simply too great!
No one can bear this burden!
Finally, it was Finance Secretary Baker who spoke:
"I will communicate with the President to discuss the current situation and advise against closing the market for the time being!"
"We can also wait and see how things develop at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Toronto Stock Exchange, and the London Stock Exchange."
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Ultimately, this emergency meeting achieved nothing!
And the observation room downstairs
"Thump! Thump thump! Thump thump thump!"
A deep blush spread across Nakai Genta's face, and his heart was pounding so loudly it seemed to be roaring right next to his ears!
His rapid breathing, nostrils flaring, chest heaving—he couldn't help but rip open his shirt, wanting to breathe in a little more air.
His eyes were bloodshot, yet his gaze was frighteningly bright as he stared intently at the screen in the trading hall, watching the red numbers refresh like a waterfall.
Even when the cigarette in his hand had burned down to its last bit, he simply stubbed it out with his hand, without taking his eyes off the screen!
The other investors in the observation room, who were also in a panic, didn't dare to push him aside when they saw his ferocious appearance. They were afraid that he might suddenly explode and start indiscriminately shooting at them with his "equalizer."
Until noon
The stock exchange still hasn't taken any action, and despair has filled the trading floor!
The observation room was filled with wailing and howling; an atmosphere of panic, as if the end of the world was approaching, quickly spread from the stock exchange outwards.
Wall Street, Times Square, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
Wherever it went, there was a chorus of wails.
It was almost noon when Nakai Genta emerged from the New York Stock Exchange. Feeling somewhat exhausted, he slumped down on a stone bench on Wall Street and pulled out a satellite phone from his coat.
"Toot~toot~toot~Moshi Moshi, Naoki-san?"
Nakai Genta forced himself to keep his voice from trembling.
"Black Monday has begun!"
"The New York Stock Exchange has crashed!"
Just as Nakai Genta was about to say something more, suddenly
"Bang!!!"
Not far away on the street, a body fell from the sky and landed on the concrete street with a dull thud!
The stiff, gray-black ground resembled a black-and-white negative, while beneath the motionless body, a glaring liquid slowly flowed.
"Naoki-san, someone jumped off a building."
It is currently daylight saving time, and there is a 13-hour time difference between Tokyo and New York.
So it's around 11 AM in New York, and around 9 PM in Tokyo.
Ginza was still brightly lit, and the shopping streets were filled with pedestrians who didn't go home. The boutiques were bustling with customers, laughter, and people, even more lively than during the day.
In this day and age, the workplace is such that if the boss doesn't go back, the employees won't either. This wasn't a problem for Shuyou Capital in the past.
Both Nakai Genta and Nagayama Naoki are people who go to get off work and leave work on time, or rather, Nagayama Naoki leaves work much earlier.
But today, Naoki Nagayama stayed in his office! So almost all the employees of Tree Friends Capital were at the company.
At this moment, the Tree Friends Capital office on the 12th floor, though brightly lit, exuded an undeniable sense of decay.
The buzz had been going on since morning and had already reached inside the company. All employees knew that Shuyou Capital had a terrible reputation in the financial world, and that many clients had come to close their accounts during the day.
The current size of TreeFriend Capital is less than one-fifth of what it was a month ago!
The employees at their workstations were glancing every now and then toward the president's office in the corner, where a figure sat quietly in a boss's chair behind the frosted glass wall.
Since making phone calls to Nakai Genta and others at securities centers around the world, Nagayama Naoki has stayed in his office, even having his lunch and dinner delivered by the receptionist, Kanai Hiroka. Apart from going to the restroom a few times, he has hardly left the office!
He had heard about the ridicule from his peers, and he had also heard some customers coming to cancel their accounts. However, none of this left a ripple in his heart.
What worries him most right now is naturally the situation on the other side of the ocean!
"It's nine o'clock now, the market should have opened over there already."
Will it collapse today?! Will it follow the historical trajectory?!
This kind of situation, where he has no control over his own life, hasn't happened in a long time. In the past, whether it was investing or making movies, he always had a clear understanding of the situation.
Unlike this time, although I'm confident, I don't know if the specific timing will change slightly. To put it in terms of my past life, the overall situation remains the same, but minor changes may occur.
"So annoying!!!"
Just then, he heard some noise from the front desk, followed by footsteps walking towards the office.
"Dong Dong~"
The door was pushed open, and a face that could be both angry and happy appeared in the crack, and below it was a smaller face that was shrunk to the same size!
"Akina?!" Naoki Nagayama stood up, then looked at the little face below. "Hana-chan?!"
"Naoki Mulberry"
Akina pushed open the door and then put the little guy down.
Then I saw the little guy dart into the office and rush towards Naoki Nagayama.
"Dad~Dad~"
Naoki Nagayama quickly squatted down, picked up Natsuka, and spun her around a few times before pulling his wife in as well.
"How did you get here?!"
"Hua Jiang always waits for you to come back and keeps asking to see you!"
Akina smiled, picked up the bag in her hand, and took out a bento box from it.
"Besides, it's rare for Naoki-san to work overtime all night, so I made some late-night snacks to treat him."
"Arigado~"
Naoki Nagayama felt a surge of warmth in his heart, leaned over and gently kissed Akina's cheek, causing Akina's face to blush slightly.
Meanwhile, the little one in his arms, seeing that his father was kissing his mother instead of him, immediately became jealous and covered Nagayama Naoki's mouth to stop him from continuing.
"No! I won't kiss you."
"Huh? Is Flower Sauce jealous?"
Naoki Nagayama smiled and kissed his daughter on the cheek, which made the little girl turn from being angry to smiling and happy again.
Meanwhile, Akina had already opened the bento box and placed it on the coffee table. The sushi and fried food inside were neatly arranged, garnished with green leafy vegetables and red cherry tomatoes, making it a pleasing sight to behold.
"Because I thought there might be colleagues with us, I brought an extra one and gave it to Kanai Hiroka at the front desk."
Akina said,
"But I didn't expect so many people to be working overtime! Looks like we won't be able to eat."
Naoki Nagayama set up a tempura plate and started eating it. He also handed a cherry tomato to Natsuka, telling her not to eat too much at night or she would get indigestion.
"It's okay, I'll have Zhouxiang order some late-night snacks for everyone later."
He didn't actually mean for them to come with him, but he had been focused on overseas matters and hadn't paid much attention to the company's internal affairs, which led to everyone being...
"Is Naoki-san going to stay up all night tonight?"
Akina glanced at her husband's office, slightly puzzled. He didn't seem like he was busy with work.
"Maybe."
Naoki Nagayama nodded, letting Natsuka wander around the office, sometimes even peering through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the other buildings in Ginza. Surprisingly, she wasn't afraid of heights.
"In this globalized market, we mainly need to pay attention to market changes in other countries. It's night here, but it's still morning in New York!"
She briefly explained things like economic globalization to Akina, and that was enough to fool the elementary school student. She even looked at her husband with great admiration.
So girls don't actually need to be too smart.
The cozy half hour flew by, and just as they were having a late-night snack and chatting, Naoki Nagayama's cell phone suddenly rang.
"Dili li~ Dili li"
Naoki Nagayama pressed the answer button and heard Genta Nakai's somewhat hurried breathing and words coming through the receiver.
"Moshi Moshi, Naoki Sang?"
“It’s me!” Naoki Nagayama nodded.
"Black Monday has begun! The New York stock market has crashed!"
Nakai Genta's words were like a button, causing Nagayama Naoki's heart to slow down a beat for a moment, and then start beating rapidly!
"Thump thump! Thump thump thump!! Thump thump thump thump!!!"
Finally, it's here!!!
"Yuan"
Just as I was about to continue my conversation with Nakai Genta, I heard a loud bang from the other end of the microphone, followed by a series of exclamations.
The chaotic atmosphere was palpable even in Tokyo!
Then, Nakai Genta's breathing became heavier and his voice trembled slightly.
"Naoki-san, someone jumped off a building."
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So fast!
Naoki Nagayama forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and said to Genta Nakai:
"Yuanta-san, let's go back to the apartment first. It's best not to go out for the next couple of days!!"
"As planned, all preparations are complete. We're just waiting for the government to intervene in the market so we can liquidate the futures contracts!"
"It won't be too long; the US government will take action very soon!"
"Hi!" The voice on the other end of the microphone quickly calmed down. "I'll be right back."
"Buy more food! Store it in the fridge!" "Don't go out!"
After giving Nakai Genta his earnest instructions, Nagayama Naoki then noticed that Akina was sitting on the sofa with Natsuka in her arms, preventing her from disturbing him.
"Mingcai."
He was about to speak when Akina seemed to have already understood.
"Naoki-san, time to get to work, isn't it?!"
"Yes, things are starting to get turbulent in the US market!"
"Then I'll take the flower sauce and head back first!"
Akina very considerately picked up the little one and said to her,
"Hana-chan, say goodbye to Daddy, Daddy has to go to work!"
Although somewhat reluctant, the little one still raised his little arm and waved it like an adult:
"Bye-bye, Daddy~"
"Okay, Hana-chan, be good," Naoki Nagayama pinched his daughter's cheek. "Go back to bed and sleep. Then when you open your eyes tomorrow, Daddy will be home!"
"Okay~~"
As he was delivering the assorted vegetables, Naoki Nagayama asked;
"Are you driving yourself? Or should I find someone to take you home?"
"No need. Ah Fu drove here; he's still waiting in the parking lot."
"That will be very hard on him."
Naoki Nagayama only returned to his floor at Tree Friends Capital after seeing the two people into their car. Upon seeing the receptionist, Hiroka Kanai, he turned right and went directly to the investment managers' workspaces.
"Pah! Pah!!"
Two rounds of applause sent a jolt through everyone, and they all turned to look at Naoki Nagayama.
"Everyone"
Naoki Nagayama looked around and said solemnly,
"I just received a message from Yuan Tai-san in New York. The US stock market has plummeted!! It's almost collapsed!"
"The impact will reach Tokyo tomorrow! We expect this unrest to last until the end of the month."
"Tomorrow, the entire Japanese financial world will know about the foresight of our Tree Friends!!! They will all acknowledge the judgment of our Tree Friends!"
"So, you need to take action!!!"
"Our previous conservative strategy will allow us to avoid the most dangerous wave. Then, how to make money in a stock market crash is something we've been thinking about for a month now!"
"Now, we can start using it!!"
"Call our old customers and win them back!"
"Call other brokerage firms' clients and poach them!!"
"Once this stock market crash is over, Tree Friends Capital will become one of the largest investment companies in Japan!!!"
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After Naoki Nagayama finished speaking, the entire office was stunned for a moment, as if they hadn't yet processed the news!
Right now, TreeFriend Capital is the laughingstock of the entire industry!
Everyone clearly believes that Naoki Nagayama is an amateur leading professionals and is completely making a mess of things!
And then you say the US stock market really crashed?!
Is a stock market crash really coming?!
The wolves are really coming?!
While everyone was still stunned, Naoki Nagayama scolded:
"What are you waiting for? Take action! Make the call!!!"
"Hi!" "Hi!!" "Hi hi hi!!!"
With each exclamation, the employees of Shuyou gradually became excited, their breathing quickening as they finally understood!
The situation has turned around!!!
The commotion in the office seemed to be getting louder and louder, gradually becoming abnormal. Naoki Nagayama quickly withdrew!
As he passed the front desk, he said to Kanai Hiroka:
"Zhouxiangjiang, go order some late-night snacks and energy drinks for everyone."
"Then be prepared to stay up all night."
"what?"
Kanai Hiroka froze for a moment, then heard the voices coming from inside the office, and trembled.
"Hi!!!"
"Yes!" Naoki Nagayama nodded. "If we work hard, our year-end bonus will definitely triple!"
"Hi!!! (voice cracks)"
Seeing that everyone at Tree Friends Capital was full of energy again, Naoki Nagayama returned to his office with satisfaction, and then called the key personnel in other countries to ensure the smooth operation of the business!
Tomorrow, the whole of Japan, no, the whole world, will be transformed!
(End of this chapter)