National Tide 1980.

"I have only one requirement: follow my instructions 100%. I don't need your suggestions, I don't want your questions, and you are not allowed to contact each other, OK?"

On Monday, October 23, 1989, the moment finally arrived when the two armies were about to clash.

At nine o'clock that morning, Ning Weimin, facing the soldiers who were about to "go into battle" in his place, emphasized this sentence once again.

There were nine people in total, and the traders were all found with the help of Kenichi Sagawa.

Because of the importance of the matter, Ning Weimin also assigned an assistant to each trader, who was responsible for recording daily financial changes and reporting them to him daily.

In addition, there were several 14K brothers who were skilled in fighting and killing that Ning Weimin temporarily borrowed from A Xia.

It can both ensure their safety and handle their daily chores, and also serve as a form of supervision and deterrence, as a backup plan in case of emergency.

In this way, a trader, a financial officer, and a bodyguard—three people with different positions—formed a series of small teams that could help Ning Weimin strike at his opponents.

All three groups will depart today, heading to Nomura Securities' Minato Ward branch, Daiwa Securities' Chuo Ward branch, and Daiwa Securities' Osaka branch, respectively.

Subsequently, they will be in charge of the operation under Ning Weimin's overall command, and will be responsible for operating the transactions of Ning Weimin's three different accounts.

Therefore, in order to facilitate his remote control and issue instructions at any time, Ning Weimin not only equipped each of them with a "big brother" style mobile phone, but also paid each of them a monthly salary of ten million yen.

In other words, all nine members in these three groups are capable of fulfilling their duties and obeying orders.

During their service to Ning Weimin, not only were their food, clothing, lodging, and transportation all taken care of, but they also received a guaranteed income every month, regardless of drought or flood, earning the equivalent of their previous annual income.

However, while a generous reward may attract brave men, it can only guarantee their basic loyalty.

After all, these team members were recruited and assembled temporarily. If they were to be deliberately courted by the enemy or offered higher prices, it was inevitable that some of them would have other ideas.

So from the very beginning, he realized that the key to ensuring that things would not go astray, besides the advantage of being born with destiny, was simply keeping his mouth shut.

Therefore, his revenge, which he carried out by borrowing the power of the heavenly tribulation, is currently only in his own mind, and he has not revealed the details to anyone.

Even his true confidant, Kenichi Sagawa, only knew which few rivals he was going to take down.

However, Kenichi Sagawa still had no idea what to do at what time, what the purpose of each step should be, or what the final outcome should be. He could only gradually find out as the matter progressed.

Therefore, unless Ning Weimin himself says it, no one will know the true intention behind each of his instructions.

Even if he loses money in the market, no one knows whether he is trying to mislead the enemy, making a real move, or has other motives.
That would naturally ensure absolute safety.

In short, after several group members responded and nodded in agreement to Ning Weimin's request,

With Ning Weimin's command, "Let's go!" everyone, just like the "Flying Tigers" soldiers who bombed Tokyo, took the "financial weapons" authorized by Ning Weimin and left Ning Weimin's hotel room, heading to different locations to prepare for the operation.

For Ning Weimin, it was as if the war horn had truly sounded!
He couldn't help but walk to the hotel window, casting his gaze upon the towering buildings and concrete jungle outside the glass. With mixed feelings, he silently observed the last vestiges of prosperity in the world beneath his feet.

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Almost simultaneously, at Nomura Securities' Hong Kong branch, Hiroji Goto was also making the necessary preparations for the market opening.

However, unlike usual, his focus today was not on checking the overall operation of the business department or boosting the morale of all his subordinates.

The EIE company stock, valued at over 70 billion yuan, has been transferred to Ning Weimin's account at this branch.

While he was preparing to wait and see, playing the role of the mantis stalking the cicada, he was actually more concerned about the movements of Kenichi Sagawa, who was taking over the operations from Ning Weimin.

To this end, in addition to placing his confidants next to Sagawa Kenichi's trading seat, he also privately instructed the traders who placed orders to keep a close eye on Sagawa Kenichi's operations so as to keep track of Ning Weimin's account trading activities.

"Thanks for your hard work."

After giving him some detailed instructions, he patted the two men who were monitoring Kenichi Sagawa for him, left the room, and then went to the brokerage office where proprietary stock trading was handled.

Needless to say, the ability to swallow up the stock shares lent to Ning Weimin ultimately depends on the number of trades he manages, hence the highest reward he offers.

"How are you all? Are you all ready?" Hiroji Goto nodded to the group of people present.

"Yes, General Manager, we are all ready..."

"It's just picking up corpses, it's too easy..."

"Well……"

Seeing the enthusiasm of his subordinates, Hiroji Goto fixed his gaze on the two in front of him, deliberately adopting an authoritative tone, and said, "Whether our sales department can maintain its reputation as the number one sales department next month, or even the end of the year, depends on you. If we make a lot of money this time, I will not only report your achievements to headquarters, but the best employee award will also be selected from among you..."

"Thank you, General Manager."

Almost everyone agreed loudly, showing a real fighting spirit.

After that, their eyes returned to the display screen waiting for the market to open, and they never looked away from the stock market data on the screen again.

...At the Minori Golf Club in Tokyo, a group of people who had just finished a round of golf were having breakfast at the course's tables.

But only one of them was talking big; the other three were just listeners. During the listening process, apart from occasional agreement, they were careful even when making the sounds of their cutlery and plates clattering together.

The person who was talking so loudly was the president of EIE and the owner of this golf club—Harunori Takahashi.

"Who says Japan isn't an old-money country? When it comes to golf, how can we not be? Since my grandfather's generation, the Japanese have been golf enthusiasts."

"Since the establishment of Kobe Golf Club, Asia's first golf course, in 1903, golf courses have quickly become a social venue for the upper class in Japan. Currently, there are more than 2000 golf courses in Japan. More than 20 million people in Japan play golf every week. Golf memberships can now cost millions to hundreds of millions of yen, and are even more valuable than real estate."

"Why is this? Because the characteristic of the old money is that they have a lot of wealth and repeatedly fall in love with the same sport. Also, now the Japanese people are getting richer and there are 100 million middle-class people in the country. With the addition of white-collar workers, golf courses have become giant green conference rooms. Just like us now, receiving clients and being invited by superiors has become part of the Japanese company culture. The process of playing nine holes is itself a business discussion and chat, not to mention the so-called 'integration into the circle.' Golf is the key to entering the circle."

"With such a strong grassroots foundation, it's inevitable that more large companies will enter the golf industry. To be honest, the emergence of golf companies in Japan wasn't late. The three major tire companies—Sumitomo Rubber, Yokohama Rubber, and Bridgestone—have long been involved in the golf sports branding business."

"For us Japanese, golf is simply a gift from heaven. Anyone who doubts this can go to the Shinbashi area and see for themselves. It is probably the area with the highest density of golf courses in the world. All kinds of golf-related shops and companies are as densely packed as convenience stores. Even the buildings are named after golf companies, at least a dozen of them."

"I believe that anyone who understands this point can understand the passion that the Japanese have for golf. That's why Japan is the second most popular country for golf, not the UK, nor other European and American countries. In terms of the number of golfers and courses, Japan ranks second only to the United States."

"But this is still only temporary. I believe that Japan will soon surpass the United States and become the world's number one country. How to achieve this? It's simple, just buy it. EIE alone is enough for this. My plan for next year is to buy the ten most famous golf courses in the United States. At the same time, we will also acquire a well-known golf brand. You know Honma, right? This kind of brand is a typical representative of Japanese craftsmanship. The clubheads are hand-ground and can be inlaid with gold and gemstones, similar to Hermès in the golf world. The top series can even cost 50 to 100 million yen. I intend to buy this company no matter the cost. This is our EIE expansion plan for next year..."

Having said that, Harunori Takahashi finally came to a close. He seemed a little thirsty and went to get the juice in front of him.

Meanwhile, the others also joined in, showering him with flattery.

"President, you truly have vision! Only someone with your ambition could devise such a grand plan. Rest assured, regarding financing, Changyin will continue to support your decision. No matter the amount, we are willing to support you..."

"Yes, and our company too, senior. Don't worry, at the board meeting, our company's representative will fully support your decision, and we will also further increase our holdings of EIE company stock..."

"If it can be realized, of course it would be a good thing. EIE's stock will definitely rise as a result. We will all benefit from it. However, President Takahashi, I have another question. I'm a little worried that the plan won't go too smoothly. The Americans hate us now, don't they? You want to buy their best golf course, what if they refuse to sell?"

The last person's question was somewhat inappropriate and an anomaly that disrupted the atmosphere.

Given his usual temperament, Harunori Takahashi would probably be quite displeased. He might remember this incident and find an opportunity to retaliate and make things difficult for the other party.

However, considering the purpose of calling these people here, Takahashi generously chose to forgive them and even explained the situation to them in a very amicable manner.

"In my opinion, such concerns are nonexistent. Why don't Americans sell? Is it just because of their fragile egos? But frankly, those who think that way don't understand the true power of money. Let me give you a few examples and you'll understand."

"What if someone tells us we can't touch the artifacts when we visit a museum abroad? Simple, I'll just buy them. Now please don't touch my collection. You say this building restricts entry to Japanese tourists? No problem, I'll buy it. Now please take your money and leave my building. You say the latest seasonal products are limited to Japanese buyers? Call the brand's manager over and have them create a Japan-exclusive product line, only for Japanese buyers, isn't that enough?"

"As for the situation you described, what if someone really doesn't intend to sell to me? Sure. I'll just buy the company that owns the stadium. If the stadium is an independently operated business, that's fine too; I can just raise the price until they're willing to sell. Just like Sony buying Columbia and Mitsubishi Estate buying Rockefeller Center, they were both jewels of the American peninsula, and they sold them, didn't they? The key is the price. As for whether Sony and Mitsubishi lost money after the purchase, no, just look at their soaring stock prices. Because the price they paid will become the new benchmark for evaluating these assets, which will actually increase the valuation of these companies and further push up the prices of similar assets. That's the secret of asset expansion."

"So what are you still worried about? What you should be most worried about is that by not standing with me, you might miss out on a lot of profits. So, sir, what will you choose? Join us or leave? It's up to you. I have no intention of forcing you. I can't just forcibly convert your insurance company's money into my company's stock. I am the president of EIE and your senior, but I am not a stock salesman."

After he finished speaking, the people at the table burst into laughter in support.

Now, even those who had opposed him earlier changed their minds, and he showed no embarrassment whatsoever.

"President, you've explained it perfectly. You've answered all my questions. Of course I'll join. We'll also increase our holdings in your company's stock. We'll stand with you and support you forever."

At this point, Harunori Takahashi has fully achieved the purpose of today's gathering: to attract more off-exchange funds in preparation for short selling.

Even so, he started to put on airs and act as if he was doing favors for others.

"Don't rush, rushing won't help. There are requirements for increasing your holdings of our company's stock, and the timing is also important. We have to wait until we have the announcement ready. Be patient, and I will notify you when the right opportunity arises at the best time."

This is what's known as insider trading.

But the more this happened, the happier the people present became, beaming with smiles and showering them with flattery, as if Takahashi Harunori were their benefactor or their own father.

Thus, before the Japanese stock market opened, Harunori Takahashi completed the deal.

While he was in the restroom, he took the opportunity to make a phone call to his finance manager.

"Miyazawa, I have some good news for you. I've allocated at least 200 billion yen in off-market funds to increase our stock holdings. So keep up the good work. You need to make that guy reflect on his actions and teach him the price of offending me."

The other party expressed their gratitude respectfully, saying, "In that case, there's absolutely no problem. Please rest assured and watch my performance; I'll definitely show them what I'm capable of."

"The goal is to bankrupt them, to completely bankrupt them. Now I'm waiting for your good news."

"Okay, I'll prove it to you, President."

After hanging up the phone, Harunori Takahashi glanced at his diamond-encrusted watch; the market would open in five minutes.

He couldn't help but reveal a confident smile.

You're about to die, you piece of scum from China! (End of Chapter)