National Tide 1980.

It has to be said that the current changes in the situation and the severity of the situation are a bit out of control and beyond Ning Weimin's expectations.

Originally, if Ning Weimin had only been fighting against Takahashi Oshinori as his enemy, although the change in TBS TV station's position was unexpected, it was not a dead end, and he could have resolved it with money.

At worst, Takahashi Oshinori can just make as many advertisements as he invests in TBS TV station. It's just a matter of spending money, isn't it?
But the problem is that there is an enemy like Dentsu behind the scenes, so Ning Weimin has to act with caution.

As the saying goes, cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing his parents.

After finding out what had happened from Director Kaga, Ning Weimin immediately realized what he had done wrong. He shouldn't have touched Dentsu's cake.

I can only blame myself for not having a deep enough understanding of the operating model and unspoken rules of the Japanese advertising industry.

I can only blame myself for liking “no middleman to make a profit” too much, and my understanding and pursuit of the business model was a bit too advanced.

However, they did not realize that advertising was Dentsu's own property and that they had fundamentally harmed Dentsu's long-term interests.

He also didn't expect that Dentsu's real strength in Japan had become so strong.

Even if the TV station wants to sell the advertising time of its own programs, in most cases it has to go through their hands and have to look at their faces.

But it's too late to regret now, because Dentsu, the lurking enemy, is not only powerful, but also well-prepared. He must have planned this stab in the back for a long time, which can be said to be a fatal blow.

Yes, he feels pain and confusion now, that's right.

This is what people want.

Even if he stood on Dentsu's side, he would definitely give the fallen dog a beating and teach him a painful lesson.

Otherwise, how can we safeguard Dentsu's status in the industry, how can we maintain Dentsu's dignity and face, and how can we achieve the effect of deterring others and completely eliminating such situations?

This is easy to understand if you just put yourself in their shoes.

So even if he is completely sure now, even if he makes concessions and takes the initiative to negotiate.

It is impossible for Dentsu to give in and let the matter go just because of a few words from him.

From a certain perspective, Dentsu's hostility towards him was even more serious and profound than that towards Takahashi Oshinori.

After all, the source of Takahashi Oshinori's hatred towards him was just a dispute of personal pride, but Dentsu's core interests were touched by him, and the nature of the two things were completely different.

The collaboration between Dentsu and Takahashi Oshinori was probably just a coincidence in finding an opportunity and an excuse to launch an attack.

So in this situation, he thought over and over again and felt that it was not a good idea to act rashly. The more he acted, the greater the possibility of making a serious mistake.

Apart from anything else, even he has ways to make Dentsu uncomfortable, such as using the rights of shareholders to persuade Yves Saint Laurent and L'Oreal to refuse Dentsu's advertising services.

But this will obviously only disgust the other party and further intensify the conflict, without any other practical benefits.

Especially considering that he was still hated by the Guo Group, he had to be on guard.

He was worried that there was a good chance that the Guo Group would join in the fun and take advantage of his misfortune. Wouldn't that mean he would be attacked from both sides?
In short, after all, the best strategy Ning Weimin could think of was to wait, neither compromise nor surrender, and no external action.

Without contacting other TV stations or looking for new media platforms to make up for it, we are simply waiting patiently.

What is he waiting for?
Of course, we have to wait for the right time.

You know, the other party has the advantage of geographical location, so he has to wait for the right time. Anyway, God is on his side.

Only when the economic bubble collapses and EIE's financial situation deteriorates will there be an opportunity for a definite turnaround.

He could take advantage of the situation to deal a fatal blow to Takahashi Oshinori and resolve the conflict with Dentsu at the lowest cost.

Of course, before that, he still has to win the support of the people.

We must try our best to maintain the internal base. We can’t let all the artists from Matsumoto Agency run away.

The good thing about this is that Matsumoto Keiko's entertainment empire has already begun to take shape.

Although the scale of several of its subsidiaries is average, they are a bit small.

But they have everything from film and television production, song production, brokerage companies, and media. They even have their own film library and special channels for introducing Chinese films and TV series, and have won the advertising agency business from several French luxury goods companies.

If we add that Ning Weimin's bookstore also covers certain publishing businesses, it can be said that their production chain is already quite complete, leaving them with almost no shortcomings in their business ecology, and they can fully achieve basic self-sufficiency.

This can at least ensure that the artists under their management still have work to do, and they will not be so discouraged that they lose confidence and flee like birds and beasts.

And what’s more important is that Matsumoto Keiko has indeed made a lot of money in recent years thanks to Ning Weimin. The company’s finances are not only healthy, but also abundant and not short of money.

In addition to several popular artists under the company, including Teresa Teng, Tomokazu Miura, Ken Utsui, Hiromi Go, Yukiyo Tojuu, Kyoko Koizumi, and Yoko Nagayama, they all have a strong sense of belonging to the company.

Especially Teresa Teng, Tomokazu Miura, and Ken Utsui, the three people with the highest commercial value. The things they have experienced together with Ning Weimin and Keiko Matsumoto have made their relationship more than just that of boss and subordinates, and their mutual trust is very solid.

So after Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko talked to these people in turn, and had frank discussions about the current difficulties they were facing, and announced an additional investment of 3 billion yen to add four more film productions to Mist Studios, as well as to release new albums for their singers, hold concerts, and fan meetings to hedge against this crisis and make up for the artists' loss of television media exposure opportunities.

These people felt their sincerity and expressed that they would stand with the company and work together to resist the suppression from EIE and Dentsu.

As a result, apart from a few insignificant small artists under the company who felt their future was bleak and regretted jumping into the fire pit, no one else showed negative emotions.

On the contrary, many people who understand the situation have become more motivated and cherish the extra opportunity provided to them by the company.

After all, under normal circumstances, it is difficult for people like them to have the opportunity to get such rich performance opportunities.

Normally, it’s good enough to have a small supporting role with a few lines and record one or two singles.

How can you grow, increase your fame and gain fans without the opportunity to show yourself to the audience?
Now the company has invested extra resources to increase performance opportunities for its artists and hold concerts, which is certainly a good thing for them.

As artists of the company, they became the most direct beneficiaries. Not only did they get much more important roles, some were even assigned the second or third supporting roles.

This is the hope of becoming famous. Even if the effect is not satisfactory and they cannot be remembered and liked by more audiences, it is better for them than having no such opportunity at all.

At the very least, it can increase practical performance experience and improve industry qualifications. Even when facing friends and family, it can be considered an achievement and something to brag about with pride.

In comparison, the opportunity to appear on TV is not very important, and if you lose it, you lose it.

Is it more important to appear on a variety show or accept an interview than to have actual performance works?
In short, through a series of hedging operations by Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko, the internal strife among artists that might have occurred was quickly calmed down.

They successfully maintained stability at a completely acceptable cost and suppressed the crisis caused by the resource supply interruption in a timely manner.

Although on the surface, increasing the investment by so much at once seems too risky and doesn't seem like a big deal.

But who made Ning Weimin open his third eye?

Not only does he know the future changes, but the projects he plans are always very profitable and he has never done any business at a loss.

Otherwise, how could Keiko Matsumoto become the queen of the Japanese entertainment industry so quickly?

On the other hand, as a wife, Matsumoto Keiko is not only dependent on such a husband, but also superstitious. The couple is naturally optimistic about the future and has no worries at all.

This attitude is also contagious. Seeing them so calm, the mood within the company was further stabilized and the feeling of crisis miraculously dissipated.

Everyone began to think that this incident was no big deal and focused their energy on new work directions.

It is obvious that the joint attack by Takahashi Osunori and Dentsu will definitely not achieve the desired effect.

The resilience shown by Ning Weimin and the strength he gradually demonstrated are bound to surprise his enemies.

But this is still not the last round of competition.

As things progressed to this point, it was certain that Takahashi Oshinori would discover more and more information about Ning Weimin.

It is entirely conceivable that when he found that all conventional means of attack were ineffective, he discovered that Ning Weimin's restaurant in Ginza was actually his personal property.

Naturally, people would be curious about where Ning Weimin's strong financial strength comes from and how much wealth he has.

As the saying goes, if you dig deep, you must get to the bottom of things. And for Takahashi Oshinori, who graduated from Keio University, the financial field is the area where he has the widest network of connections and is best at manipulating.

You know, Keio University’s alumni can be said to be spread across Japan’s political and financial circles, firmly grasping the power of Japan’s financial circles.

Keio University is regarded as a key institution of higher learning that holds the lifeline of Japan's economy and future development, and its alumni network is Takahashi Osunori's most powerful trump card.

Inevitably, Ning Weimin's assets in the stock and property markets, and even his bank loans, could no longer be hidden from him.

However, when Takahashi Osawa discovered the secret of Ning Weimin's wealth, it turned out that he made the money by borrowing from the bank like him, and then speculating in the stock market and the real estate market.

What would he do about it except be stunned?
The answer is simple, he will take action to dig out Ning Weimin’s roots!
Will find ways to destroy Ning Weimin's financial resources!

They will use all their connections to prevent him from obtaining an endless supply of financial support from Japan's booming stock and property markets.

Otherwise, he would not deserve to be called the "Keio Star".

It is also because of this that Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko's business structure in Japan began to face the biggest crisis ever.

In April 1989, both the head of the Hong Kong sales department of Nomura Securities, who provided Ning Weimin with funds for stock trading, and the Yoshima father and son of Sumitomo Bank, the largest source of loan funds, contacted Ning Weimin one after another.

They all explained to him with embarrassed expressions that they were asked by their superiors to terminate their credit services to him and recover their financial support in advance in exchange for a reduction in the interest payable.

Yoshimo and his son also mentioned the loans to Kiri Films and Matsumoto Office, saying that they also needed to be repaid in advance.

In fact, Ning Weimin didn't need any evidence or in-depth research on the truth of the matter. He could guess that it was Takahashi Oshinori, who had a Keio background, who was responsible.

After all, he is the only enemy in Japan's financial sector who has such ability, and no one else has such ability to influence Japan's financial institutions.

So this time, Ning Weimin couldn't help but start to have a headache.

You know, most of the money he borrowed was used in the stock market to make profits for him.

The current Japanese stock market situation is very enjoyable and comfortable. If the stocks he holds increase by one point every day, he can earn more than ten billion yen. Moreover, the market value of Hanwa Kogyo is about to exceed one trillion yen.

He also knew that the craziest time would still be in the next few months, and the stocks he held would still increase by at least 30%.

With such a good market environment, he can certainly cash out, and it won't be too difficult to ship in large quantities.

But the problem is that reducing the capital leverage at this time would be a huge loss. What’s the difference between that and throwing money into the sea?
The potential economic losses are at least 20 to 30 billion yen. How can it be offset by reducing loan and financing interest rates?

However, Matsumoto Keiko's demand for loan funds is much more practical. After all, the entertainment industry cannot do without money to launch works and carry out publicity.

However, income is deferred. Even if there is a hit work, it is a long-term income. The box office revenue of movies and the sales and royalties of music albums cannot be obtained in the short term.

If Sumitomo Bank calls in the loan early, what will happen to Matsumoto Keiko's career? Will she continue to work?
In short, they cannot afford to suffer such a huge loss, so they naturally have to safeguard their core interests and not hesitate to use all their tricks to negotiate with the other party.

Whether it was analyzing the interests, talking about the law, or building relationships, he had to find ways to persuade Nomura Securities and Sumitomo Bank to revoke their decision.

Please ask them not to harm others and benefit themselves, and help Takahashi Oshinori.

Needless to say, negotiations involving huge amounts of money take time.

Because this matter involved some senior executives of two financial institutions, some people deliberately made things difficult for Ning Weimin. The difficulties Ning Weimin had to face and the complexity of solving the problems were far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

As a result, the original plan to go to France could not be implemented. As time was delayed again and again, even though the date of Saint Laurent's listing was approaching, Ning Weimin had no way to leave Japan to go to France to participate in the celebration.

Then he had no choice but to let Matsumoto Keiko take the child and the nanny to Paris on the chartered plane to keep the appointment. He needed to finish his business in Japan before meeting them. (End of this chapter)