Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 204: The August Stock Market Crash
The girl left, taking with her Masato Takeshita's thoughts and expectations.

She will help Xinghai Group complete the task of connecting with domestic universities, and the first step is to implement the donation of computer projects.

Shanghai is the base of Xinghai Group in China, so the donation activities will naturally start from here.

"Principal Weng, you're welcome. I will soon be a member of your school."

Lin Qingqian was very modest and cautious at the donation ceremony, placing herself in a supporting role to highlight the image of the donation.

"Student Lin, this is what we should do, even if we are teachers in the school."

Principal Weng is very happy now.

If the school were to buy 800 computers on its own, it would cost at least 2000 million RMB.

Although Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a key university in the country, it is also unable to allocate such a large amount of funds for the electronic information major.

Even the richest universities in the country, Jingcheng University and Shuimu University, are short of funds.

Soon, Principal Weng stopped smiling.

I asked tentatively, looking a little embarrassed: "Well, are all these computers going to be given to computer-related majors?"

"No, half will be given to computer-related majors, and the other half will be left to the school to arrange freely."

At this time, all schools and departments in China were short of computers.

For many years, young backbone teachers have to queue up to use the computer.

Some people do experiments at night deliberately because there are fewer people around and they can have more time to use the computer.

There is a severe shortage of school funds and even more so of experimental equipment.

It is no wonder that the Chinese at that time were the most pro-Western, because the gap between China and foreign countries was so huge.

"That's great, thank you so much."

"It's nothing, this is what we should do."

Don’t worry about scarcity but inequality.

Computer-related majors have the meat, but other majors also need to be able to drink some soup.

If everything is left to computer majors, it will be a disaster.

Compared to computers, RMB donations are simpler.

Except for the money spent on laying the network cable, the rest will be arranged by the school.

The schools in Shanghai obtained the promise of the leaders and completed the donation activities quickly.

The rest of the places are very cautious because they have no relevant policies.

Want, but full of hesitation.

Faced with such a situation, Lin Qingqian decided to open a gap first.

This gap is his alma mater, the world-first Beijing University.

As the most famous university in modern China, Jingcheng University has always been very active in all kinds of thinking and is willing to try new things.

The girl was an outstanding student at Jingcheng University and went directly to the principal's office.

"Hello, Principal Ding! I'm Lin Qingqian, who went to Waseda for an exchange program in 86."

"Hello, classmate Lin, I know. Why didn't you think of staying in school after graduation, but went to Shanghai Transportation instead?"

The current Chinese government is very poor, and Chinese universities are even poorer. Every student who goes abroad is deeply remembered by President Ding.

Principal Ding is eager for them to return after completing their studies and pass on more advanced knowledge to future generations.

"It's mainly because the Xinghai Group where I'm interning has bet on Shanghai and has many projects in Shanghai. I can communicate better by connecting with them."

The girl was very honest and explained everything clearly.

"We can do that, too. You know, our Capital University was the first to start foreign exchanges."

The atmosphere of Beijing University has always been relatively liberal, which is why it became one of the first universities to establish sister schools with foreign universities and is also a pioneer of reform in China.

"really?"

Lin Qingqian immediately got to the point and explained the donation in detail.

"Okay, so you are setting a trap for me? You are really smart, little girl."

Principal Ding shook his head, feeling as if he was being hunted by geese all day and being pecked by them.

But he was not angry.

On the one hand, the girl was the child of a faculty member and belonged to the generation he had watched grow up.

On the other hand, this incident itself is a good thing for Jingcheng University, so why should we be angry?

"Hey, this is just to help our alma mater."

The girl showed a cute and innocent expression at the right time, giving both parties a way out.

"Okay, I'll discuss it with Lao Wang and give you news in a few days."

"Well, then I'll wait for good news from the principal."

Soon, the donation activity of Jingcheng University was successfully completed.

Out of respect for China's top university, Beijing University ultimately received 900 computers.

It’s still the same old rule: half of the majors are computer-related and the other half are other subjects.

With the reputation of Capital University, the remaining 15 universities are naturally a piece of cake.

But even so, it took the girl more than a month to complete the donation.

On the one hand, China's transportation is not very good, and on the other hand, the 20 universities are located in all parts of China.

Lin Qingqian was busy making donations to help Xinghai Group build up connections with universities.

Masato Takeshita was not idle during this period.

Because he learned a piece of seemingly true news through insiders of the Taiwan government and the news media.

Taiwan is preparing to enact new laws to tax the stock market.

One day in August, Masato Takeshita sat on the sofa and looked at Takamasa Kamoto seriously.

"Is the news accurate?"

“Several senior staff members of the Taiwan Legislative Council said this on the phone.”

"Well, that should be accurate."

The Taiwanese government is inspired by a humble general, and they don't care about being honest or incorruptible at all.

You can buy any news for a little money.

In addition, many government officials are spineless and cannot stand up to the Japanese, so the information is more accurate.

"No need to wait, clear out your Wanwan stocks immediately."

The Taiwan stock market has now risen to 8000 points. Even if it continues to grow, the potential is not great.

At the same time, the risk of a stock market downturn has grown.

If you don't escape early, you will earn a lot less.

"Yes, President!"

Yoshimoto Takamasa had already had this intention, and immediately conveyed Takeshita Masato's instructions to quickly clear out the Taiwanese stocks held by the three major funds.

"How is it, how much did you earn?"

"After deducting costs, each fund probably made around 500 billion yuan."

"Yes, it was not in vain."

Masato Takeshita smiled with satisfaction and then issued new instructions.

"Each of the three funds will retain 200 billion. The rest will be converted into U.S. dollars. No, let's convert it into Japanese yen. We will continue to buy financial and real estate stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange."

"You can also buy more in the electronics and semiconductor fields such as Sony and Panasonic."

Masato Takeshita originally wanted to buy the Nikkei 225 stock index in Singapore, but suddenly realized that the Nikkei stock index in Singapore is still a niche product.

Basically, you can only make small money. To make big money you still have to rely on the stock markets of the United States and Japan.

He had bought too much in Singapore before, and finally had to convert most of the funds back into Japanese yen and continue buying shares of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Taiwan's stock market is also not big. Even if we continue to play, 600 billion yen will be enough.

"Yes, President."

Jia Benlong realized that his chairman still wanted to invest in the Taiwan stock market, but he did not try to persuade him.

Although he is more optimistic about his own stock market, he feels there is no need to pay too much attention to small stock markets in Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea.

But the experience of his own president has long proved that he is the most correct one.

As a subordinate, you don't need to understand, you just need to carry out the orders honestly and be a qualified tool.

1200 billion yen of funds is nothing for the Japanese stock market.

Soon, Xinghai Capital completed its investment quietly.

After that, Masato Takeshita focused all his energy on the Taiwan stock market, wondering when the end would come. Masato Takeshita did not have to wait too long. With the introduction of capital gains tax, the Taiwan stock market suddenly plummeted.

5%, 3%, 6%…

"My money, my money, my hard-earned money."

"You son of a bitch, why are you targeting me like this? I just bought some stocks, and they've already plummeted to nothing?"

"No, we can't just let it go like this. What a rubbish policy."

The stock market crash immediately caused widespread dissatisfaction among investors, and countless people were jealous of policymakers.

Many people invested money for buying houses and retirement, but now it has turned into a pile of waste paper.

The public’s anger is easily ignited, and undercurrents are also surging within Taiwan’s local government.

Stock market and economic experts panicked and quickly urged the Taiwanese government to rescue the market.

They had never imagined that things would be so serious and that the stock market was at risk of never recovering.

Because the stock market fell so much this time, it was cut in half.

The Taiwanese government did not even bother to deal with the relevant responsible persons and hurriedly introduced rescue measures.

If no rescue is done, the local government of Taiwan is worried about the chain reaction of the stock market crash, which will eventually affect the development of the local economy.

With the entry of government agencies, the Taiwan stock market immediately improved.

The stock market is finally no longer in a desperate pattern of falling, falling, falling.

"Very good, let's follow suit."

Masato Takeshita has been keeping an eye on Taiwan these days and knew that the opportunity had come.

Instruct the traders to enter the game secretly.

Although the Taiwan stock market still has some room to fall, there is no need to wait any longer.

If you don't grab the chips now, the cost will be higher in the future.

Because of this big drop in Taiwan, it will rebound soon, just like the Japanese stock market after the black swan stock market crash in 87.

"clear."

The Taiwanese market is just a small matter, and Masato Takeshita is more concerned about the Japanese stock market.

“Hey, Nintendo hasn’t seen a price increase in over two years?”

Masato Takeshita noticed that something was wrong with Nintendo's stock price and asked with uncertainty.

"Yes, Nintendo's stock price has remained stable since its surge in 86."

It may be that the growth in the first half of 1986 was too much, or it may be that Japanese investors did not have enough understanding of games.

Nintendo's stock price has remained basically unchanged in the past two years.

Masato Takeshita naturally could not miss out on a company with a severely undervalued stock price and a bright market prospect.

"Each fund will first sell 100 billion, and then cooperate with each other to buy Nintendo shares. When all the money is spent, repeat the previous action."

"Yes!"

The heads of major funds responded in unison.

"Also, be careful to stay hidden."

Xinghai Investment is in its heyday and has to some extent become a weather vane for the Japanese stock market.

If the purchase of Nintendo shares is exposed, a large number of investors will come out to grab them.

"Yes."

The fact that so many funds were jointly operating Nintendo soon attracted the attention of Hiroshi Yamauchi.

"Check to see if Sega is trying to cause trouble."

Hiroshi Yamauchi, wearing brown glasses, looked like the boss of a black gang, sitting there with a big sword and smoking a cigar.

Although he expressed disdain for Sega and often mocked it.

But in his heart, Sega was always considered the number one threat.

This is a leader in the arcade market with a deep foundation and full offensive attributes.

"Probably not. President Nakayama is a very bright person."

Gunpei Yokoi knew his old rival very well and did not think Hayato Nakayama would do this.

"Could it be that this is just a simple investment behavior?"

Yokoi Gunpei nodded in approval: "Maybe, but we still have to be cautious."

"That's right, we must find out who it is."

Hiroshi Yamauchi is a dictatorial tyrant who does not allow any instability to appear in the company.

"President, Nintendo has discovered us."

Nintendo’s high-profile move was soon discovered by Xinghai Investment.

Kamoto Takashi was walking quickly to the president's office to report.

“How much have we acquired?”

"Nintendo's stock doesn't trade very frequently, and we only bought 9.68% in total."

Nintendo is a high-quality stock and not many people choose to sell it.

Xinghai Investment was very lucky to be able to acquire 9.68% of the shares quietly.

"We are preparing to notify Nintendo and tell them that our investment is only financial."

Masato Takeshita just wanted to hide it from ordinary people and other investors.

Nintendo is a partner, so it doesn't matter if they know.

"Yes!"

After receiving the notification, Nintendo discovered that it was actually Xinghai Investment.

Yamauchi Hiroshi called and asked unhappily, "Takeshita-san, you are not being kind this time."

"Senior Yamauchi, I am just optimistic about Nintendo's development. This is a purely financial investment."

"I hope so."

Yamauchi Hiroshi wasn't quite sure, and felt that there was more to it than that.

"Really, I am very optimistic about your company's handheld game console business."

"I think when the handheld game console is launched next year, Nintendo's stock price will definitely soar again."

Masato Takeshita does have some fantasies about Nintendo, but this investment is more about making money.

Nintendo's handheld console will be launched next year and will become another cash cow for the company.

If the company's stock price does not double, it will be unworthy of its monopoly power in the handheld game console business.

The outside world has always been more optimistic about Nintendo's console business.

In fact, the handheld game console market is the company's core ballast.

Nintendo has survived several crises thanks to its handheld game console business.

"Well, I hope that Takeshita-san will have a maximum of 15% of the shares."

Hiroshi Yamauchi issued a final order, and then hung up the phone without giving Masato Takeshita a chance to refute.

"This……"

The young man listened to the "beep" sound coming from the other end of the phone and shook his head naturally.

As expected of a man called a tyrant, he has a very strong personality.

"Mr. Jiaben, be careful not to buy too much, and don't buy more than 15%."

"Please rest assured, President. It won't happen."

Nintendo doesn't have that many shares in circulation, so 12% is probably the limit.

If you want more, you will need to visit all the shareholders and then buy them at a high price.

Xinghai Investment is for profit, there is no need to do this.

"Ah That's good."

In addition to Nintendo, Toshiba cannot be spared either.

Although the company suffered a heavy blow in 1987, it achieved significant growth in business and profits.

It’s a bit late to invest now.

but it does not matter.

For Xinghai Investment, every bit of profit counts.

(End of this chapter)