Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 907 0895 [The Future is Promising]

"What? Did I hear that correctly? Sakuragi Taro was selected for the national basketball team?"

"This is a great joyous event!"

After a moment of silence, the surroundings exploded.

Almost all those who are selected for the national basketball team are gifted talents, who not only have excellent skills but also have excellent moral qualities.

Taro Sakuragi was not good at studying, and the only way for him to succeed was to play basketball.

Now, his future is completely bright.

And all of this was given by Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao gave him a "heroic act" and pushed him directly to the top.

At this moment, the young people were already in an uproar.

"Taro, congratulations!"

"Brother Taro, you are awesome!"

Father Sakuragi was almost in tears when he saw this.

The mother even burst into tears.

Others were either envious or jealous, and some couldn't help but applaud to celebrate the emergence of another talent in the Sakuragi family.

Sakuragi Rin finally understood the significance of this gift from Du Yongxiao.

What’s the use of real money?

He gave the Sakuragi family a promising future.

The old man laughed out loud when he saw Toshihiko appear in the Sakuragi family again.

The four elders had different expressions.

Sakuragi Tora's expression was as if his father had died.

He didn't expect that he could make a comeback.

Sakuragi Shun looked disdainful. Even if Sakuragi Taro was selected for the national team, what would it matter? Whether he could succeed or not was another matter. Why should he be so happy too early? Besides, the Kanana Sakuragi family always outclassed the Osaka Sakuragi family!
Whether it's strength or connections!

As if to prove Sakuragi Shun's point, since Captain Natsume arrived, people came to congratulate him one after another.

"President Jingu of the Shinai Mining Company."

"President Matsushita of Tokyo Construction Co., Ltd."

"President Watakawa of SP Entertainment."

It turned out that most of these people came for Sakuragi Tora and his son Sakuragi Shun.

In other words, these people came to celebrate Sakuragi's birthday for the sake of the father and son, which was a way to curry favor with Sakuragi Tiger and his son.

A careful analysis shows that these people are basically businessmen of all sizes from Kanagawa or Tokyo, and they have some business dealings with Sakuragi Tora and Sakuragi Shun.

Among them, Chairman Hayakawa of SP Entertainment is a well-known entertainment tycoon. His sudden appearance this time was considered to give enough face to Sakuragi Shun and also made the father and son flattered.

Father Sakuragi didn't know these people, but they came to celebrate his birthday, which made him extremely embarrassed and he didn't know how to receive them.

Sakuragi Tiger came forward and immediately stole the limelight from Sakuragi father, chatting and laughing with those big guys, as if today was his home court.

Captain Natsume’s previous appearance was directly shocked by the scene in front of him, and people once again shifted their attention from the Osaka Sakuragi family to the Kanagawa Sakuragi family.

"Look, in the end, the Kanna family is still strong!"

"Yeah, we'll always be better than Osaka!"

"Poor old Sakuragi, his birthday was stolen by Sakuragi Tiger."

"He sets the stage while others perform. This is fate!"

Many people at the scene were gloating, thinking that Sakuragi Daddy brought it upon himself.

Although he seemed to be very impressive just now, he ended up being disgraceful in the end.

"How about it, A'lin, now you know what foundation is, right? This is the foundation of our Kanna Sakuragi family! No matter when or where, we are always a head higher than your Osaka Sakuragi family! Look, these people came to congratulate your father just for my sake! If I weren't here, they wouldn't come at all!" Sakuragi Tiger walked down and said.

At this point, most of the guests had arrived and the dust had settled. He felt it was time to teach the brother and sister Sakuragi Rin and Sakuragi Taro some life lessons.

"Father, please don't say that. After all, a captain came to congratulate them just now! It seems that they are doing this for the sake of Sakuragi Rin's boyfriend - it seems that her boyfriend is very important?" Sakuragi Shun shouted gloatingly.

Sakuragi Rin frowned, she didn't care, no matter what others said, but it couldn't affect Du Yongxiao, this was the man she wanted to protect all her life.

Just as she was about to speak, a voice suddenly came from the door:
"The President of Osaka University and the Honorary Chairman of the Osaka City Tourism Bureau, Mr. Ichiro Okamoto, has arrived"

When the doorman called out the names, he was puzzled. Why did the president of Osaka University come over when the Sakuragi family was celebrating their birthday?

Osaka University is very famous throughout Japan and even internationally. The presidents are all well-known local figures and are likely to enter the officialdom and become high-ranking officials in the future.

For example, Ichiro Okamoto, in addition to serving as the president of the university, is also the chairman of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, paving the way for his future career. To be precise, he is preparing to run for mayor of Osaka.

It can be said that such a person generally does not appear in such occasions, and it is well known that there is no connection between the Sakuragi family and Osaka University.

"Maybe he's here to give me face, haha." Sakuragi Tora laughed, "Speaking of which, I have met this Principal Okamoto before. When we held a cultural and tourism event in Shinagawa, we invited him as a guest to attend the opening ceremony. On that very friendly occasion, I took a photo with him..."

Sakuragi Tora said this, straightened his clothes, and stood up to greet him.

The bald head and thick glasses-wearing Principal Okamoto walked in. He looked around through the glasses and suddenly saw a place. He ignored Sakuragi Tora who was coming towards him and ran over with surprise on his short legs, shouting as he ran, "Ms. Sakuragi Rin, haha, I'm finally not late!"

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Sakuragi Rin politely stepped forward, looked at the bald headmaster, bowed and said, "Hello, Mr. Principal!"

The person who came was Ichiro Okamoto, the handsome man that Du Yongxiao and Sakuragi Rin met when they were visiting Osaka University.

Ever since Ichiro Okamoto learned Du Yongxiao's true identity, he made up his mind to hold on to this thigh.

Think about it, Du Yongxiao is not only a partner of Mitsubishi Group, but also a Tokyo real estate tycoon, a British earl, and a friend of the US president...

These identities are enough to allow Du Yongxiao to stand on a commanding height and look up to these little people.

In turn, Du Yongxiao only needed to say a few words to help Ichiro Okamoto win the Osaka mayoral election.

Ichiro Okamoto originally would not have had any contact with Du Yongxiao in his life, but it just so happened that Du Yongxiao met him when he came to Osaka for a visit. It just so happened that Sakuragi Rin was a student at Osaka University, which was an even rarer opportunity, so Okamoto immediately planned to save the situation in a roundabout way. "Hey, Miss Sakuragi, please don't call me like that, Mr. Principal, you and I should be friends! Mr. Du thinks highly of me and has a deep friendship with me, and you are Mr. Du's girlfriend, so you are also my friend! Since we are friends, we will be equals in the future, so there is no need for so many complicated etiquette." Ichiro Okamoto said righteously.

The people around looked at each other in bewilderment.

What do you mean?
This girl Sakuragi Rin and Principal Okamoto are... friends?
Not to mention that the two men have very different identities and status, one is a university president and the other is a university student. Just look at their ages. Ichiro Okamoto is older than old man Sakuragi!

Now the two of them actually had to address each other as "peers", which shocked everyone.

At this time, Sakuragi Tora, one of the four elders, had already rushed over and shouted, "Principal Okamoto! Your Excellency the Principal! Don't run so fast."

He walked to the table, glanced at Sakuragi Rin, turned to Okamoto Ichiro and said, "Mr. Principal, please follow me to the lobby to talk. This is where the juniors stay. With your status, how can you stay here?"

Who would have thought that the previously friendly Okamoto Ichiro would suddenly straighten his back, with the aura of a big boss, and glance at Sakuragi Tiger and say, "Who are you? Can't you see that I'm talking to Miss Sakuragi?"

"Ah?" Sakuragi Tiger was stunned and couldn't help but said: "I am Sakuragi Tiger from the Kanana Sakuragi family. Last time we held a cultural and tourism event in Kanana, you were a guest and took a photo with me. This time, aren't you doing it for me..."

"Oh!" Okamoto Ichiro nodded arrogantly, then completely ignored Sakuragi Tiger, continued to move closer to Sakuragi Rin, and said with a smile: "Ms. Sakuragi, actually this time, it was Mr. Du who asked me to come here to celebrate the old man's birthday! By the way, where is the old man? I'll wish him a happy birthday first!"

"Ah, Ah Xiao, I'm asking you--" Sakuragi Rin was stunned. Hadn't they just given out all the gifts? Why are there more?

Okamoto Ichiro had no idea that Du Yongxiao had kept this a secret from Sakuragi Rin, and thought that Sakuragi Rin knew everything, so he said with a smile: "This gift is neither big nor small, but I don't know if your father likes it? He's over there, I'll go over to see him--"

"Look, he's over there." Sakuragi Rin was confused and pointed casually.

"Okay!" Ichiro Okamoto happily walked past Sakuragi Torano and ran towards the lobby.

Only Sakuragi Tora was left standing there, his eyes twitching.

The other young people present were also extremely surprised.

"What do you mean? Is this principal here to celebrate the birthday as well?"

More than one person was surprised.

"I heard that Principal Okamoto is going to run for mayor of Osaka and may very well be the top leader of Osaka city in the future. Why is he so respectful to that girl Sakuragi Rin?" Sakuragi Shun and others were puzzled.

Only Sakuragi Taro frowned slightly, guessing that it might be his cheap brother-in-law Du Yongxiao's doing again. He just gave him a "heroic act" and wondered what he would give him this time?
"What kind of shocking gift could the president of Osaka University give?"

At this time, people in the lobby also felt something was wrong and began to speculate.

In the lobby, the old ancestor and others were sitting in the upper seats. When they saw Ichiro Okamoto coming, they heard that Principal Okamoto was also a candidate for the future mayor of Osaka, so everyone immediately helped the old ancestor to stand up and greet him.

"This Principal Okamoto is quite knowledgeable about the rules. He knows to come over and greet the old ancestor."

"Yes, after all, he is a cultured person, very traditional in his bones!"

Many people are thinking about this.

But the next scene left everyone dumbfounded.

Ichiro Okamoto walked into the hall with his short legs and headed straight for Father Sakuragi. He ignored the old ancestor and the four elders and others, and came over and bowed: "Mr. Sakuragi, today is your 50th birthday. I, Ichiro Okamoto, wish you good fortune and a long life!"

Since he was a man of culture, Ichiro Okamoto's birthday speech was of course brilliant, and the following sections were even more brilliant, making the people around him want to applaud.

Father Sakuragi stood up at a loss, and didn't know what to say when he saw Ichiro Okamoto constantly bowing to him and wishing him a happy birthday.

He really didn't know the other person, but he was so polite to him! Especially since he was such a big shot, wouldn't it be embarrassing for him?

"Mr. Okamoto, you're too polite. To be honest, I'm very happy that you can come to celebrate my birthday, but I--" Father Sakuragi wanted to say, I really don't know you.

Okamoto already knew what he was going to say, "It doesn't matter whether you know him or not. The most important thing is that you know Mr. Du Yongxiao! And you are Mr. Du's elder, this is very important!" Okamoto Ichiro said very seriously, "So I have to come and wish you a happy birthday today!"

As he was speaking, Ichiro Okamoto took something out of his arms and handed it over, saying that it was a small gift and asked Father Sakuragi to accept it.

Under the watchful eyes of the public, Dad had no choice but to accept it.

"What's the gift?"

"I don't know, it looks like a document."

"Ah, documents? What documents?"

Just when everyone was puzzled, Ichiro Okamoto said, "This is a letter of appointment from Osaka University. We hope to hire Ms. Sakuragi Rin as the honorary director of our school."

"what?"

The scene exploded.

What is an honorary director? They are senior management personnel of the university who are not directly involved in the management of the university but can influence the development and construction of the university.

The most important thing is that for a prestigious university like Osaka University, it is a rare opportunity for ordinary people to serve as an honorary director, because it is a symbol of identity and status, and most importantly, it can bring honor to the family.

Most importantly, in the future, family members can have priority to enter this university and do not need to compete fiercely like other children. They have priority and stand at the starting line ahead of their peers as soon as they are born.

It can be said that this letter of appointment not only carries great honor, but can also help the development of the family.

After Ichiro Okamoto finished explaining, everyone finally came to their senses. What was going on?
This gift of incredible power is more meaningful than the "heroic act" just now.

Most importantly, who is Sakuragi Rin? She is just a little girl from the Sakuragi family.

It is said that she only studied at Osaka University before, and after graduation she went to Tokyo to work as a policewoman to make a living. Now she has resigned and is at home.
But now, in the blink of an eye, he has become an honorary director of a famous university? !

If people like them in the Sakuragi family want to send their children to school in the future, won’t they have to beg and curry favor with her?

"Is this true or false? Sakuragi Rin became a school director?"

"Will our Sakuragi family also be included in the history of Osaka School? Will our children also be given preferential admission?"

The ancestor Sakuragi Shou muttered in disbelief.

Although his voice was small, it was just loud enough for everyone in the hall to hear.

It can be seen that the gift sent by Ichiro Okamoto this time even surprised the ancestor.

"Please don't doubt it!" Okamoto Ichiro suddenly said loudly, "Everything you guessed is true!"

After saying that, Ichiro Okamoto looked at Father Sakuragi, then turned to look at Rin Sakuragi: "Now, as long as Miss Sakuragi is willing to accept this offer, then--"

Ichiro Okamoto looked around and said in a loud voice: "The Sakuragi family has a promising future!"

(End of this chapter)