wavenovel Chapter 1408, Chapter 1417: I wasn't thinking about making money! I'm not interested in mo
Chapter 1408, Chapter 1417: I wasn't thinking about making money! I'm not interested in mo
Chapter 1408, Chapter 1417: I wasn't thinking about making money! I'm not interested in money!!
Naoki Nagayama, along with Daitomo Yoshimura and Shuichi Itō, took some time to have tea at the Sanmai-ryū in Ginza.
Shuichi Itō isn't at the Tree Friends Building as often anymore, so the three of them have changed their meeting place to Sanmai-ku, which happens to be in the city center.
"Naoki-san, Shuichi-san, didn't you see that?!"
At this moment, Yoshimura Hirotomo's tone was very excited, with a hint of sarcasm in it.
"That guy Yoshihiko Noda was so attentive last night."
Even when facing people in Karune who had offended him, he acted as if nothing had happened!
"Tsk tsk tsk, as expected, none of those who are determined to become politicians are not thick-skinned. They can bend and stretch, humble themselves and swallow their pride. Now I finally understand what these idioms really mean!"
Yoshimura Daitomo drank a cup of hot tea, which relieved his dry mouth, before realizing what was happening:
"Ah, I wasn't talking about Shuichi-san! Shuichi-san is definitely different from them."
Ido Shuuichi rolled his eyes when he heard that.
"Haha, Shuichi-san is of course different."
Naoki Nagayama smoothed things over.
"Shuichi is more of a technocrat; he truly earns his place in politics through his abilities and is the one who formulates policies and manages affairs. In contrast, politicians rely on their glib tongues and public image to attract votes. Comparatively, politicians are more like entertainers."
"Hahaha, yes, yes, yes! Our Xiu-san got to his position through his own abilities!"
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Shuichi Itō was momentarily unsure whether his old friend was praising him or being sarcastic.
"Alright, alright. Tell me about Yoshihiko Noda in detail. What else did he say?"
"Of course, the first thing was to repair the relationship. I said a lot of things like I was busy with work and I was sorry, and then I was punished with several drinks."
Yoshimura Daitomo said,
"Then they inquired about the progress of Shuichi-san's current 'cultural nation-building' strategy, saying things like they could contribute their efforts."
Thinking of Yoshihiko Noda's flattery and fawning last night, Yoshimura felt a little smug. In terms of his status, it should indeed be a businessman flattering a member of parliament, but last night the roles were reversed.
This wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the support of the Tree Friends Group!
"In other words, Yoshihiko Noda delivered himself to our doorstep!"
Shuichi Itō looked at Naoki Nagayama.
"Naoki-san, then we can proceed with our previous plan!"
"Yes, we can use him as the vanguard in areas where cultural development involves other industries' interests, and let him test the waters first."
These things had been discussed before, but I never expected Yoshihiko Noda to deliver them directly to me.
After chatting for a while without anything new to say, Naoki Nagayama changed the subject:
"Oh, by the way, I'm going to Jurassic Island tomorrow or the day after."
"Oh? What happened over there?"
Yoshimura Hirotomo was somewhat surprised.
"Is this to schedule the filming of 'Jurassic Park 2' ahead of schedule?!"
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Naoki Nagayama shook his head helplessly. That guy, Otomo Yoshimura, has been constantly asking about his next project lately.
"No. The park facilities over there are almost finished; I'm going to inspect them."
"If there are no problems, we'll be ready to open the park!"
"Oh?!" "Is it open yet?!"
Hearing this, both Shuichi Itō and Ōtomo Yoshimura were somewhat surprised, with Ōtomo Yoshimura even saying:
"Great opening! With the Jurassic Park craze still going strong, it's sure to attract a lot of fans to visit!"
"Due to various procedures and processes, it is estimated that it will not be possible until the second half of the year."
Naoki Nagayama continued,
"I'm only going there to see the prepared fireworks show."
"The fireworks show was wonderful!"
It's almost May now, and the Neon Fireworks Festival won't be held for another two months, so it would be great to see fireworks at that time.
The conversation naturally turned to the fireworks display:
Will Naoki-san bring his family to the Sumida River Fireworks Festival this year?
"Of course. But we'll definitely find a hotel room that's close by."
"How about we all book the rooftop of a hotel together for a small get-together?"
"Oh? It looks pretty good. I have no objections."
"The younger generation can also meet them then."
"Hahaha, okay~"
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They chatted about all sorts of random things, like casual conversation with friends. Afterwards, a relaxed Naoki Nagayama leisurely strolled to the office building of Tree Friends Capital.
"Naoki-san!"
Upon seeing Naoki Nagayama, Kanai Hiroka immediately came out from behind the counter to greet him.
"You've finally arrived! Yuan Tai-san has been waiting for a long time! There are other guests already in the conference room!"
"Haha, it's not time yet~"
Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, continuing to walk at his own unhurried pace.
"There are only five minutes left!"
Kanai Hiroka was worried for her president. You see, in Japan, you usually have to arrive ten minutes early for a meeting like this!
“good good”
Following the corridor, we soon arrived at Nakai Genta's office. Through the semi-transparent glass, we could see Nakai Genta pacing back and forth in front of his desk.
"Yuan Tai-san and Naoki-san have arrived!"
Nakai Genta breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Nagayama Naoki:
"Naoki-san, I'm worried you might run into trouble on the road!"
"Haha, nothing's wrong, why are you so nervous?!"
"This is an important meeting in the investment world. The heads of those investment institutions are already gathered in the conference room!"
Nakai Genta said nervously,
Everyone's waiting for you!
"Make them wait. We need to make them wait."
Naoki Nagayama sat on the sofa and responded with a smile.
"Otherwise, they wouldn't cherish the opportunity to make money!"
While Nakai Genta was still stuck in the United States, Naoki Nagayama and a group of people in the Japanese investment circle reached a consensus. Now, Shuyou Capital holds a closed-door meeting every month to listen to Naoki Nagayama's sharing and communicate about investment opportunities.
Last time, news about the financial bond reform in mainland China brought substantial profits to several participating institutions.
Therefore, everyone was more enthusiastic during this closed-door meeting.
"Alright, my Naoki-san!"
Nakai Genta dared not leave so many investment heavyweights in the conference room, so he pulled Nagayama Naoki up and tried to persuade him.
"Now that you're here, let's begin the closed-door meeting. Don't keep everyone waiting!"
"Haha, since Yuan Tai-san has spoken up for them, let's begin."
Naoki Nagayama stood up quite cooperatively. He couldn't possibly attend every meeting; at most, he would offer his opinions. In the future, the person he would mainly deal with in this investment circle would still be Genta Nakai. This time, he was there to support Nakai.
Whether or not this group can be united into a community of shared interests depends on how Yuan Tai Sang operates!
"Here's what Naoki-san requested!"
Nakai Genta handed a Chinese newspaper and a proposal to Nagayama Naoki.
"I wonder what Naoki-san needs all this for."
"Of course it works!"
"Let's go!"
A few minutes later, Naoki Nagayama walked into the conference room of Shuyou Capital.
The room was filled with smoke and chatter, but the moment Naoki Nagayama entered, the meeting room fell silent.
"Hello everyone. *cough cough*"
Naoki Nagayama wanted to say hello, but he was choked by the smoke.
Then, Mitsuhiro Katagiri of Itochu Corporation immediately stood up, opened the window, and let the smoke out:
"I'd completely forgotten. Naoki-san doesn't smoke!"
Upon hearing this, the other bigwigs who were holding cigarettes quickly stubbed them out. The investment industry is a very high-pressure field, and most people smoke; some even use contraband. So, smoking in the meeting room is quite normal.
At this moment, everyone changed their habits for Nagayama Naoki.
"Yeah, yeah." "I forgot." "I'll pinch him right away!" "Is Naoki-san alright?!"
Yasuhiro Hidaka of Nomura Holdings, Yasuhiro Kajiwara of Daiwa Capital, Akihisa Ueno of Yamaha Securities, and many others all greeted Naoki Nagayama warmly.
At this moment, the way they looked at Naoki Nagayama wasn't at any particular person, but at the colorful Prince Shotoku!
The previous investment advice made a lot of money for a group of people.
"Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing."
Naoki Nagayama laughed and said that he had never smoked in his life, and his lungs were just not used to the smoke yet.
"I know that people under a lot of stress can't live without cigarettes."
"Hehe, Naoki-san is so considerate." "Naoki-san, please have a seat." "How have you been lately?"
When Nakai Genta came in later, he looked at the group of somewhat "fawning" bigwigs and felt that the image of the dignified investment bigwigs he had seen before had completely collapsed!
After a round of warm greetings, the smoke in the meeting room had mostly dissipated, and Naoki Nagayama didn't linger any longer, simply slamming the newspaper and the proposal onto the center of the conference table.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this time, let's take a look at this!"
"??"
As people in the investment world, we need to keep up with all kinds of news from around the world, so most of us are fluent in English, but only so-so in Chinese.
"What's this?" "It looks like a newspaper from the University of Tokyo?" "And there's a proposal too."
"These are newspapers and proposals from Shanghai."
Naoki Nagayama explained,
"The main reason is that the news of Southeast University abolishing the dual-track pricing system had already been piloted in Shanghai in March."
"Prices for non-staple foods and small commodities have increased by 20%-30%."
Although he is Japanese, Naoki Nagayama has always paid close attention to the University of Tokyo, and he had already noticed this news before.
After the abolition of the dual-track system, prices at Dongda University experienced a short-term surge, triggering a nationwide buying frenzy. Those who lived through that era all remember it vividly. Light industrial products, in particular, were snapped up quickly, with only the first few available.
Japan and the University of Tokyo are currently in a honeymoon period, and it is during this time that Japanese home appliances and other products have entered the East, such as Panasonic and Toshiba TVs, which are all necessities for ordinary families in the University of Tokyo.
Japanese light industry stocks have very close ties with the University of Tokyo.
So, after Naoki Nagayama explained what it meant to abolish the dual-track pricing system, why it caused panic buying, and what impact this panic buying had on Japanese light industrial stocks...
Many investment gurus naturally understood it immediately!
Japanese light industry stocks are going to surge!
"I predict this plan will be rolled out nationwide, and at that time, all the stocks in Japan's food, small appliance, and other related sectors will experience a surge."
"So everyone can try making more in advance."
Such news naturally made the meeting room lively once again. Everyone was enthusiastically discussing the possibility of a rise in light industry stocks, and some even planned to join forces to make a big splash in the stock market!
More than ten minutes later, everyone realized that Naoki Nagayama had not participated, but was instead chatting with Genta Nakai.
"Naoki-san, Wonta-san? Aren't you going to join?!"
Hidaka Yasuhiro asked, somewhat puzzled.
"We can work together to set this up; this is a rare opportunity!"
"Of course we at TreeFriends Capital will participate, but there's no need for a joint effort."
Wonta Nakai said,
"Otherwise, there is a risk of stock market manipulation."
With the current size of TreeFriend Capital and the presence of these individuals in the meeting room, the amount of money mobilized could be enormous, potentially drawing regulatory intervention.
"Our tree-loving group will let its operators make the decision themselves."
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The gazes directed at Naoki Nagayama grew even more peculiar. Letting his subordinates handle things themselves? Did Nagayama Capital not want to make money?!
Everyone knows that funds should be used in one place to obtain greater profits!
Seeing the strange looks from everyone, Naoki Nagayama smiled and said:
"Don't be surprised, everyone. The purpose of Tree Friends Capital is not to make money."
I'm not interested in money!!!
After saying that, Naoki Nagayama suddenly understood how incredibly awesome Jack Ma felt at the time!
"!!!" "." "???"
The way the bigwigs in the conference room looked at Naoki Nagayama was (°ο°)(°□°)(⊙□⊙). They were probably thinking, "Has Naoki Nagayama gone mad?!"
"Cough cough."
Naoki Nagayama rolled his eyes at Genta Nakai, who was trying hard to suppress his laughter, and continued to explain.
"For TreeFriends Capital now, the more important thing is to expand its influence."
"I plan to take this opportunity to expand my business to the eastern continent."
In reality, Naoki Nagayama wanted to be a good friend of the Chinese people and help the University of Tokyo mitigate some of the fluctuations through certain channels.
After all, being a Japanese capital entity, it is relatively convenient for them to purchase Japanese light industrial products.
He also wants to invest in and acquire some companies, hoping to invest in the University of Tokyo before SoftBank's Masayoshi Son.
"Has Naoki-san already set his sights on the University of Tokyo?!"
"They're making preparations in advance?!"
"So farsighted?"
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After hearing Naoki Nagayama's words, the investors felt relieved.
In their view, Tree Friends Capital is no longer satisfied with the virtual assets of the stock market and has begun to invest in the real industry!
This coincides with Naoki Nagayama's previous analysis of the bursting of Japan's economic bubble.
Naoki Nagayama had long said that Japan's virtual economy was too high, far exceeding the capacity of the real economy, and he was not optimistic about the future of the Japanese stock market!
They believe there will be a major collapse within the next two years.
So this time they've decided to bet everything on the University of Tokyo?!
Add to that Nakai Genta's actions in the United States, and it seems Shuyou Capital is diversifying its investments!
The US, Tokyo... maybe they're already making moves in Europe and America. Didn't they say that Shuyou Group has already reached a distribution agreement with film companies there?! This should be a sign!
"Naoki-san, you're truly a visionary!" "Impressive!" "Sukuni Ichi"
"What's that saying again? He who does not plan for the whole cannot plan for a part; he who does not plan for the long term cannot plan for the short term!"
"Yes, yes, Naoki-san is such a far-sighted person!"
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"Hidaka-san, stop joking!"
Naoki Nagayama waved his hands repeatedly.
"I just saw this opportunity. Let's discuss how to make use of it!"
"If you all keep praising me like this, I'm getting embarrassed!"
For some reason, the meeting room turned into a scene of praising Naoki Nagayama. Nakai Genta found the scene rather amusing.
They're all serious and composed bigwigs in the financial world when they're out in public, but do they all turn into sycophants when they meet Naoki Nagayama?!
No wonder people say that the aloof goddess you admire might be incredibly smitten with other people!