Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 788 The Fewer Words, the Bigger the Matter

November 29th.

Wednesday.

International Exhibition Hall, Koto-ku, Tokyo.

A business forum officially hosted by the Tokyo Governor's Office was officially held today.

The Tokyo Motor Show was held here earlier this month.

However, the event held today has nothing to do with the Tokyo Motor Show.

Judging from the themes of the business forum, it is aimed at promoting the economy, increasing manufacturing exports, exploring the future development of Japan, etc.

Such a vague topic generally cannot be a very important event.

But since Japan's economy is so prosperous nowadays, everyone is very willing to participate in such activities that make nice words.

Therefore, when the Tokyo government officially sent out the invitation, the scene was crowded with wealthy businessmen and dignitaries, attracting the attention of many financial media.

Hideki Hanyu is naturally on the invitation list.

In the past, he would never have joined in on this kind of fun.

But this time, he did not choose to refuse, but appeared at the event in his Lamborghini Gallardo in a high-profile manner.

In fact, the staff of the exhibition center are not unfamiliar with Hideki Hanyu's car. After all, at the Tokyo Motor Show at the beginning of the month, Lamborghini Automobile Group stole the limelight at the auto show with this car.

However, the latest one on display is the latest Lamborghini Gallardo S version.

The biggest difference between the latest S version and the first version driven by Hideki Hanyu is the Lamborghini's iconic scissor doors.

Although Hideki Hanyu did not come to the auto show, he still called Wendelin Wiedeking as soon as possible and asked him to get a few of the new S-version Mavericks to drive around in.

Of course, cars are not the point.

Today's business forum event is.

Let’s turn our attention back to the event site.
After Hideki Hanyu entered the scene, he immediately saw many familiar faces.

For example, the man in front of you has a long face and wears glasses.

That rebellious aura is really hard to imitate by anyone except Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the world's richest man.

"President Hanyu, it seems like we haven't seen each other for a long time."

The world's richest man took the initiative to move over and meet Hideki Hanyu.

"The last time I met with Tsutsumi-san was at the Seibu Group's New Year reception. It's been a year since I realized it."

Hideki Hanyu, the world's second-richest billionaire, responded with a bright smile like old friends meeting.

The scene of the two of them walking together immediately attracted the attention of many people present.

Some media outlets that were qualified to enter the scene to shoot, spared no expense in pressing the shutter button to capture this scene perfectly.

After all, such a meeting between the top two people on the world's richest list is a rare scene in the past.

"December is almost here. I hope President Hanyu can still honor us by attending Seibu Group's reception this year," Yoshiaki Tsutsumi invited.

Hanyu Hideki readily agreed, "No problem, I'll bother Tei-san again then."

When the two of them talked about this point, the few words they said were basically just politeness.

After the pleasantries, it was time to get down to business.

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi asked first, "The person in charge of the construction of the Kanagawa Spirit Park reported to me that the construction progress of the Spirit Park is very unsatisfactory.

President Hanyu, time is money in the construction industry. I absolutely cannot accept the current construction speed of Elf Park.

In my opinion, the last accident was just an accident. Now that so much time has passed and there are no more problems, I think the relevant control can give way to progress. "

Hanyu Hideki shook his head upon hearing this and said, "Tsutsumi-san, don't you think that the fact that there were no more problems on the scene after that incident is due to our strict control?
And as far as I know, the slow progress of the construction of the Elf Park seems to have nothing to do with the on-site control and management. "

At this point, Hanyu Hideki lowered his voice deliberately, as if he was thinking about Yoshiaki Tsutsumi.

"I heard that the progress payments that Tisang made to several construction companies didn't seem to be paid on time. Could it be that Seibu Group is having financial difficulties?"

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, he immediately noticed that Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's expression changed.

The flash of surprise in his eyes and the barely perceptible panic on his face, although they appeared and disappeared in an instant, were still keenly captured by Hanyu Hideki.

How do you say that.

The cicadas know it first before the autumn wind blows, and the ducks know it first before the spring river water warms.

When it comes to sensitivity to the Japanese economy, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the world's richest man in name only, is definitely the most sensitive.

Even the slightest fluctuation in the economy would become extremely obvious when magnified to Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's huge business.

In particular, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's career is supported by the real estate industry, which has very high requirements for capital turnover.

Hideki Hanyu, who has cashed in a large amount of land and still owns many properties, has a good understanding of the current real estate market situation in Japan.

Don’t be fooled by Japan’s current prosperous economy. In fact, both the financial and real estate markets have expanded to their limits.

Commercial and residential projects can still be maintained by relying on marketing and promotion to make a living.

The prices of large-scale land transactions, which were once hyped up, have almost stagnated in recent months, and the transaction volume has even decreased rather than increased.

Simply put, there is a price but no demand.

Bubbles are bubbles.

No matter how hard anyone blows, they cannot change the nature of the bubble.

The blown bubble only becomes bigger visually, but the bubble itself is actually getting thinner and more likely to burst.

In the stock market, Japanese companies can temporarily continue to tell their stories by taking advantage of accounting loopholes.

But when it comes to the real estate market, if you want to keep playing the game of passing the parcel, there will always be an unlucky person to take the blame.

For commercial and residential projects, people can still rely on promoting economic prosperity, feeding ordinary people with sweet talk and giving them a boost, so that they will take out decades of loans to take over.

But those huge real estate projects are not something that ordinary people can participate in.

It just so happens that the hotels, resorts, ski resorts, large shopping malls and the derived real estate projects run by Yoshiaki Tsutsumi are all of this large-scale type.

However, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's business expansion model is extremely dependent on loans, and the use of funds is very limited. Any slight disturbance will affect the operation of the enterprise.

Of course, the minor problem with the progress payment of Elf Park does not mean that Yoshiaki Tsutsumi has really encountered any major problems.

Not to mention that Japan’s bubble economy has not been burst yet.

Even if he was really exposed, Japan's economic size and the corporate scale of Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's Seibu Group would be enough for him to survive for a long time.

Just look at the Seibu Group in another time and space.

After Japan's stock market and real estate bubbles burst, although Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's net worth was cut, he still donated a record $100 million to the International Olympic Committee at the Nagano Winter Olympics.

However, donating a lot of money does not mean that Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is rich.

Although Japan’s current real estate model is different from that in China in the future, there is one thing that is exactly the same.

That is, no matter whether you are rich or poor, you must maintain your face, at least make outsiders think that you are rich, so that you can continue to scare banks and customers.

The final outcome of Yoshiaki Tsutsumi also proved that after the bubble burst, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi in the 1990s was nothing but a spent force.

After the financial bubble burst, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's source of funds was directly cut off.

The bursting of the real estate bubble completely destroyed Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's hope of a comeback.

Then, it was just a death struggle.

Eventually going to jail for falsifying accounts was just the inevitable choice after struggling.

Therefore, Hanyu Hideki did not take Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's emotional changes too seriously.

The time has not come for his plan for the Elf Park project to come into play yet.

He deliberately tested it just to confirm whether the current situation of Yoshiaki Tsutsumi was as he thought.

Judging from Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's reaction, the situation had already emerged before the bubble burst, and the other party's situation was obviously more "optimistic" than he had expected.

After hiding his emotions, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi immediately forced a smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, President Hanyu. However, there are no problems with the operation of Seibu Group for now. There are some problems with the procedures of Spirit Park. President Hanyu does not need to worry."

"I hope that Tisang will keep his word. After all, the theme park project is very important to Elf Entertainment, so I don't want any accidents to happen."

Hideki Hanyu's tone was serious, even though he was facing Yoshiaki Tsutsumi.

There are some attitudes that he still needs to let Yoshiaki Tsutsumi know in advance.

Especially in the Elf Park project.

Even if Hanyu Hideki did not plot against Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the subsequent downturn in the Neon economy and the decline of the Seibu Group would make it impossible for Yoshiaki Tsutsumi to successfully implement the theme park project.

It is naturally impossible for Hideki Hanyu to sacrifice the future of Elf Entertainment and sink with the Seibu Group.

Therefore, regarding the Elf Park project, from the initial trial to the beginning of cooperation, it was destined to end in a parting and end unhappily.

Facing Hanyu Hideki's concerns, Tsutsumi Yoshiaki smiled arrogantly and said, "President Hanyu, please rest assured that what you are worried about will never happen. Seibu Group will definitely continue to be successful."

Hanyu Hideki had to suppress his emotions to avoid laughing out loud at Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's words.

Always successful?

He really couldn't understand how Yoshiaki Tsutsumi could still have the confidence to say such things after experiencing the reshuffle of upper-level forces caused by the Recruit bribery case and realizing the abnormal management of the Seibu Group.

Perhaps, it is the still prosperous Neon economy and the long-standing success of the Seibu Group that have made him develop a certain inertial thinking that I can always succeed.

But no matter what Yoshiaki Tsutsumi thought, all Hideki Hanyu could do now was to take a glass of champagne from the tray of the waiter who was passing by, raise the glass and say to Yoshiaki Tsutsumi.

"I wish Tsutsumi-san's Seibu Group everlasting success."

Then he said goodbye decisively and left.

Because he was worried that if he continued chatting with Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, he really wouldn't be able to withstand Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's "domineering aura" and would accidentally laugh.

……

After saying goodbye to Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, Hideki Hanyu was at the scene again and chatted with several people who participated in the event.

Seeing that the forum would not start for a while, he wanted to find a place to wait.

He was invited to attend this event not only because he did not want to offend the official Tokyo Governor's Office.

I also feel that I haven't appeared in such occasions for a long time, and it's time to show up to avoid any strange news spreading.

Now that he was here and had shown his face, he would just have to wait for the forum to end, and then go to the University of Tokyo to pick up Fukuda Ayano, and go to the Oda River together to take a cruise and see the night view of Tokyo.

But at this moment, several uninvited guests came to him.

Just look at the short and fat man in the lead, with a face full of flesh and a mad look in his eyes. Isn't he the Honma who has been secretly plotting against him all along?

After these people found Hanyu Hideki with a clear goal, Honma spoke first.

"Hanyu-san, I never thought we would meet here."

Hanyu Hideki glanced at Honma and the others, and muttered to himself with disgust.

"What bad luck! If I had known that the Tokyo Governor's Office would invite everyone, I shouldn't have rejected the invitation directly."

“Baka! You…!”

Behind Honma, an accomplice was about to attack, but was interrupted by Honma raising his hand.

"Why are you so angry? You've already been looked down upon by Hanyu-san, do you want to continue to embarrass yourself in public?"

After talking about his accomplices, Honma turned and looked at Hanyu Hideki again.

He sighed helplessly and said, "Hanyu-san, we could have been friends."

"Really?" Hanyu Hideki said sarcastically.

"Haha, look at that annoying expression of yours, this is why we can't be friends."

Honma said this, bringing his fleshy face closer to him, with sinister eyes and a cold tone as he spoke slowly.

"You are obviously a lowly commoner, why are you so confident, and why are you so successful?

Do you think that if you help us make money, we will be grateful to you and treat you as a friend?
No! We will only hate you even more!
My friends and I all come from wealthy families with distinguished ancestors. We have been successful since birth and will always be successful.

Ants like you are only worthy of being trampled under our feet and being our dogs forever!"

"Successful people... hehe."

Hanyu Hideki looked down at Honma, even though he only said three words and smiled gently.

But that mocking tone, and the disdainful, ridiculous laughter, were worth a thousand words and instantly hurt Honma's sensitive heart.

In an instant, Honma's expression became ferocious, and combined with his already fleshy face, he looked as ugly as a demon.

But compared to his accomplices, this man is more cunning after all.

The anger came, but was quickly brought under control.

But even so, Honma couldn't help but challenge, "Hanyu Hideki, I heard that you've suffered a lot recently because of your competition with Panasonic."

"What does this have to do with you?"

Hanyu Hideki spoke in a mocking tone, not even bothering to look at Honma and the others while he spoke.

His attitude immediately aroused great dissatisfaction among the other person behind Honma.

This person is Shunichi Tokura, the one who hates Hanyu Hideki the most among the Honma group.

Without waiting for Honma to speak, Tokura Shunichi jumped out and said, "You are still pretending at this time. I want to see. Wait for you..."

Snapped!
There was crisp applause.

Tokura Shunichi covered his face in the middle of his words and looked at Hanyu Hideki in disbelief, "How dare you hit me!"

"A dog suddenly jumped out to scare people, why shouldn't I dare to hit you?
You should be thankful. If this wasn't the wrong occasion, I would have given you more than a slap for a scum like you who only knows how to bully the weak by relying on the power of others."

As Hanyu Hideki spoke, he looked at Tokura Shunichi with a cold look.

Shunichi Tokura, who usually relies on his status and power to do all kinds of bad things in the entertainment industry, did not dare to say a word when facing Hideki Hanyu's eyes.

At this moment, Honma, who was worried that continued conflict would attract media attention, pulled Tokura Shunichi behind him.

Then he turned to Hanyu Hideki and said, "Hanyu Hideki, you'd better hope that you can continue to be so arrogant.

otherwise……"

Honma didn't say anything, but the implicit threat was evident in his words.

Faced with Honma's threat, Hanyu Hideki was not afraid. Instead, he took a step forward, approached Honma, looked down at him, and questioned him in a cold tone.

"How about otherwise?"

"You'll know!"

Honma said this viciously, as if he could not bear Hanyu Hideki's aura, and waved his hand to take the others away.

But just as they were leaving, Hanyu Hideki's voice sounded behind Honma and others.

"Haha, after several generations of wealth and prominence, they only raised a bunch of useless insects like you. It's really ridiculous."

Honma, who had already turned around, suddenly turned back and spoke in a tone of suppressed anger.

"If we are useless, then what are you when you can barely keep your position as guild leader?"

This time, Hanyu Hideki did not respond to Honma at all.

The way he turned and left after he finished speaking made Honma, who turned back to refute, feel like he had punched cotton. He felt so frustrated.

However, Hanyu Hideki also understood what Honma meant.

After swallowing up a large number of Northeast Energy shares, Honma and his people immediately launched an effort to remove him from his position as chairman.

He was not present at that meeting at all.

But after the meeting, all kinds of messy rumors came out from nowhere.

For example, the situation at the meeting was very unfavorable to him, as many board representatives stood on the side of the removal faction. In the end, if it had not been for the support of the Mitsui representatives, he would have lost his position as chairman long ago.

But unfortunately, rumors are just rumors.

At the board meeting that just ended at Northeast Energy, there was an overwhelming consensus to remove him from his position as chairman, and in the end it was representatives of the Mitsui Group who stepped in to keep him in office. Not a single word of this is true.

Honma and his gang did take action, and their board representative did speak out at the meeting, not only demanding the removal of Hideki Hanyu from his position as chairman, but also wanting to completely abolish Tohoku Energy's overseas strategy.

But unfortunately, they didn't accomplish either of these two things in the end.

The proposal to remove President Hideki Hanyu was rejected unanimously as soon as it was put forward.

As for the issue of overseas strategy, although there was some discussion, in the end they only postponed some unimportant plans, and they failed to successfully influence any of the plans that had been approved before.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

People like Honma simply didn't realize that he is no longer at the same level as he was before.

These guys wanted to use financial market means to deal with him who had established a firm foothold in the industrial field. He could only describe them with the word "ignorant".

How can these guys who are used to making quick money easily calm down and think about the problems in a down-to-earth manner?

The complex power that Hideki Hanyu has built up in the local area in recent years cannot be suddenly reversed by a small change in shares.

Of course, if we continue to give Honma and his group more time.

Let these guys take advantage of their shareholding advantages to gradually gain a foothold in Northeast Energy. Naturally, they will be able to unravel the mystery bit by bit and gradually expel Hanyu Hideki from Northeast Energy completely.

Since the attempt to remove the chairman of Northeast Energy failed, these people will definitely change their approach quickly and make new plans against him.

It's not just Northeast Energy, there is also Crescent Cinema Line which also failed in its attempt, as well as Ayi International and Cloud Satellite TV which acquired a lot of shares.

But the problem is, even if Hideki Hanyu is willing to give them time.

But is this era willing?

Hideki Hanyu turned around and left before the forum event officially began.

But another piece of news came first.

Amidst the prosperity and splendor of Neon society, the Neon Bank suddenly sent out a text message of less than 20 words.

"Yasu Mieno succeeds Satoshi Sumita as Bank of Japan President."

As the saying goes, the fewer words, the bigger the matter.

Everyone in the upper echelons of Japan knows that Satoshi Sumita is from the Ministry of Finance, while Yasushi Mieno is just the opposite.

This text message seemed to tell everyone that the struggle between the Japanese Ministry of Finance and the Japanese Central Bank over the power of Japan's future economic development has finally come to light.

Just today, the Nikkei index has approached 39,000 points, which is even more exaggerated than Hideki Hanyu's memory in another time and space.

And Mieno Yasushi also took office twenty days earlier than in another time and space.

Standing at the event site, Hanyu Hideki glanced at the people who were still confused and ignorant, as well as Honma and others who were laughing and cursing with their accomplices not far away.

He left quietly without saying goodbye to anyone.

……

On the surface of the Oda River, the cruise ship chartered by Hideki Hanyu was sailing downstream.

Fukuda Ayano on the deck had just discovered a beautiful view and was about to share it with the person she loved.

But when I turned around, I found that Hideki Hanyu had left at some point.

When Fukuda Ayano found the cabin, she saw Hanyu Hideki standing in front of a TV, watching a news interview.

In the picture, there is an old man wearing glasses.

Facing the flashing spotlight, the old man said these words.

“It’s abnormal that working people can’t afford a house even though they’ve worked hard all their lives!”

Click!

The TV was turned off by Hideki Hanyu and the picture disappeared.

Hideki Hanyu turned off the TV, took Ayano Fukuda's hand and walked towards the deck.

"Let's go."

Fukuda Ayano instinctively asked, "What?"

Hideki Hanyu lightly lifted his white hair and smiled brilliantly.

"Go set off fireworks."

(End of this chapter)