Manhattan Reborn 1978

Hong Kong.

Early morning~

Inside the villa at No. 60, Mount Galley Road, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Island.

David opened his eyes and got up from the bed, looked sideways at Cui Yingying, who was still sleeping, kissed her gently on the cheek, quietly picked up the newly bought pajamas and walked into the bathroom, ready to wake up and start working.

About ten minutes later.

The bathroom was filled with heat.

Under the shower of hot water, several pictures emerged in David's mind unconsciously.

Last night~

The sudden visit of Yasuda family aide Gensuke Sawagawa surprised both David and Kanes.

However, they did not rudely drive away the guest Gensuke Sawakawa. Instead, they invited him to sit down and chat for a while. The two of them cooperated with each other and gradually understood the purpose of Gensuke Sawakawa's visit.

His reason for coming is actually very simple~

Crisis is coming!

Smart people understand the principle that huge risks = great opportunities.

Gensuke Sawakawa has worked for the Yasuda family for nearly 40 years as a staff member.

His life is full of all kinds of bizarre colors. He has seen too many people and experienced too many things. How to see opportunities from risks and seize opportunities has almost become an instinct for him. .

Therefore, when Gensuke Sawakawa "sincerely confessed" his intention to David and Kanes, the two of them looked at each other in shock, but surprisingly they only said they would think about it seriously.

. . .

"Whoo~"

David carefully observed his upper body in front of the mirror, slowly wiped off the water droplets with a towel, raised his hand to wipe the water stains on the mirror, and let out a long breath.

Last night he told Gensuke Sawakawa that he would seriously consider it, and he indeed spent half the night thinking about it seriously.

The biggest difference between the Yasuda family in the island country and other consortium families is that they have been focusing on the banking and insurance industries since they made their fortune, and their investment in physical enterprises is much less than other consortiums.

In the 50s after World War II, conglomerates such as Mitsubishi, Mitsui, and Sumitomo were secretly actively planning to reorganize corporate alliances and restore their past "glory."

However, the Yasuda family, which once controlled the island country's banking giant Yasuda Bank, has no strong will to restore the corporate alliance to form a consortium. It has not even restored the name of Yasuda Bank, and it still uses the name of Fuji Bank until now.

Gensuke Sawagawa, who happened to experience all this personally, explained this as~

Fuji Bank, which was reorganized after World War II, took the initiative to give up its aristocratic attitude and dignity, allowing Fuji Bank and the Yasuda family to gain huge "popularity" among ordinary people.

Therefore, after the reorganization, it took only more than ten years for Fuji Bank to rely on the trust and support of countless civilians to once again become the largest bank in the island country's banking industry in terms of deposits!

However, the Fuji Bank controlled by the Yasuda family actually took the initiative to put down the dignity of being an "aristocratic" in order to please the common people, which also aroused the contempt and rejection of other island nation's conglomerate families.

Because this class system, which has been passed down in the island country for nearly a thousand years, is deeply imprinted in the blood of the people of the island country. .

Originally, we were all "nobles", so why did your Yasuda family suddenly become able to live in harmony and make friends with the "humble" commoners?

Therefore, the consortiums headed by the Sumitomo Foundation have gradually increased their investment in resources in the domestic banking industry in the past ten years, gradually allowing the relatively independent companies surrounding Fuji Bank, which belong to different factions, to gradually realize that What is the terrifying strength of the old "nobles"?

Another major factor that contributed to the current embarrassing situation for Yasuda was the Fuji (Hibiscus) Consortium with Fuji Bank as the core. Although it has established bank-enterprise ties with cross-shareholdings among companies within the consortium~

However, these companies that are also in the Fuji Consortium do not have binding cross-shareholdings like the companies in other consortiums, so that everyone is bound together to become a community of destiny.

Therefore, the Fuji (Furong) Consortium, which seems to be very prosperous today, is an alliance organization that relies on the relationship between banks and enterprises. The stability of the connections between the companies within the consortium is far less than that of consortiums such as Mitsui, Mitsubishi and Sumitomo.

The purpose of Gensuke Sawakawa's special visit was to ask David and Kanes to conduct a "loyalty" test to the companies of the Fuji Consortium from outside the island country during the oil crisis that was about to break out.

At the same time, he will continue to provide reliable intelligence information "internally" to help David and Kanes complete the "big test" that the consortium has never had before!

As for why he deliberately set up such a "difficult" test, the explanation given by Gensuke Sawakawa is~

"Who is the one who has the backbone of rebellion and has long been rebellious against Fuji Bank?"

"Who has both loyalty and justice in mind and is willing to continue to follow the footsteps of Fuji Bank?"

"Although people's hearts are unpredictable, I don't have much time..."

"I must help Yasuda Fengichiro find someone who is really willing to follow him before I die!"

After listening to his somewhat "tragic" explanation, David and Karnes quickly realized that he had not even mentioned his favorite disciple, Junshu Wada.

Could it be. .

. . .

Thinking of this, David had already put on his nightgown in the bathroom and was going to go to the living room downstairs to make a pot of tea to wake up.

But when he walked out of the bathroom, he was surprised to find Cui Yingying leaning against the door, looking at him with distressed eyes.

"Why are you up?"

"..."

"Haha~"

David stepped forward and hugged Cui Yingying, kissed her several times in the ear, and joked.

"I, an unlicensed doctor, will only treat you with injections!"

"How about it?"

"Do I need another injection?"

"...No!" Cui Yingying was so teased that her face turned red. She buried her head in David's arms and murmured with her eyes closed tightly.

"Hahaha~"

David felt very amused and patted her back. He picked her up and walked into the bedroom. He slowly put her on the bed and covered her with a thin quilt. He squatted by the bed and held her hand, whispering. road.

"Anyone's success is achieved at the expense of comfort and freedom."

“Anyone’s talents and talents are inseparable from their diligence and hard work.”

"I never envy other people's maturity and wisdom, because they are all gained through painful experiences."

"..." Cui Yingying grabbed David with both hands, her lips trembled several times, but she couldn't say anything.

David seemed to be able to guess what she was thinking. He sat directly on the bed and leaned over to look into her eyes closely and whispered.

"The world is full of unexpected uncertainties."

"Of course I can also choose to retreat when facing the unknown."

"It's always easier to go backwards than forwards!"

"But I know very clearly what my goal in life is~"

"With it, I can suppress my inner restlessness and continue to endure it."