Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 216 It’s Time to Retreat

"In five years, Mr. Masato Takeshita gave us our own mobile phones"

"Chairman Masato Takeshita led Xinghai Semiconductor to successfully develop the first mobile phone in the country"

"Why is the first mobile phone in the country still held by Chairman Masato Takeshita?"

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Both Xinghai Group and NTT Corporation are very powerful in the media field.

So the next morning, the newspapers were filled with news that Xinghai Semiconductor had successfully developed Japan's first mobile phone.

In addition, there are also some more cunning media that choose to popularize what mobile phones are.

Mobile phones are a relatively new product and most people have never seen or even heard of them.

Fortunately, there are many Chinese characters in Japanese, and we can understand a little bit from their literal meaning.

If it is changed to English, you can only understand it after watching the relevant videos.

As for why every headline in the media tacitly mentions Masato Takeshita?

The reason is simple,
The popularity of Xinghai Group, especially Xinghai Semiconductor, is far less than his personal popularity.

Takeuchi Kazunori and Ryusawa Genta are very good college classmates.

No matter what happens on weekdays, neither will forget the other.

That morning, the two were still in class when Takeuchi Kazunori suddenly turned his head and asked.

"Xinghai Group is going to launch a mobile phone. It sounds very convenient."

"Should we buy one too?"

Long Ze Yuan Tai waved his hand and declined, "The price will probably be very expensive, let's talk about it later."

Takeuchi Kazunori thought for a moment and said, "That's right. The prices of new electronic products are extremely outrageous."

Most electronic products have a notable feature, which is that when they first come out, they are extremely expensive.

If you are not from a wealthy family, it is best to wait and see.

Especially for college students, who are still spending their family’s money, they need to be more frugal.

Anyway, there are telephone booths everywhere on campus and on the streets, and the absence of mobile phones does not affect daily life at all.

In addition to the very idle college students,

Another group that pays close attention to domestic mobile phones are players in the financial field who have made a fortune from stocks.

Because for them, it is more prestigious to sell mobile phones produced in their own country.

As for the price, it is not considered by these people at all.

It's just a mobile phone, not even as much as a normal bar bill.

This is the current situation of Japan's financial industry.

Countless people are making huge profits, and countless people are immersed in a life of luxury.

Saburo Tahara, the public relations director of Xinghai Group, was keenly aware of this trend.

He came to the president's office to report his findings and then earnestly put forward his opinions.

"President, although our mobile phone has not yet been launched and the price has not been announced, it has become a trend in the financial industry."

"So I think 10 units is a bit conservative. How about producing 20 units at once?"

There are tens of millions of stock investors in Japan now, and there are at least hundreds of thousands of outstanding ones among them.

These best of the best are target customers for mobile phones, and 10 units may not be enough to sell.

"We should start by producing 10 units. If sales are very good, we can increase the number."

Masato Takeshita thought about the economic crisis in a few months and finally shook his head and rejected it.

It will soon be an emergency period, and if we produce too much and can't sell it, it will be terrible.

Besides, there is the stimulation of Xinghai Semiconductor.

It is estimated that new mobile phones from Sony, Hitachi and other companies will be launched soon.

There are too many uncertainties in producing 20 units at one time.

"Yes, understand!"

Saburo Tahara also realized that he was indeed a bit too reckless.

Mobile phones are new products and the market still needs to be cultivated, so it is better to be cautious.

After Saburo Tahara left, Masato Takeshita did not stay long either.

He was going to rush to Xinghai Investment to complete the final work.

In the small conference room of Xinghai Investment, Masato Takeshita looked at the three leaders, Takamasa Yoshimoto, Shinji Kikuno, and Masao Nagasawa.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get straight to the point of today."

Masato Takeshita had a serious expression on his face and issued new orders very decisively.

"Next Monday, the company will start to implement a closed policy so as to complete the liquidation of Japanese stocks before October."

Although the Japanese stock market will reach its peak at the end of December, only investors who are stupid enough to be stupid will choose to exit their positions near the peak.

Of course, if you are a small retail investor, it doesn’t matter if you exit your position near the peak.

Facing the president's sharp gaze, the three of them responded loudly in unison.

"Hi!"

Although they were somewhat puzzled by their chairman's actions, as it was a bull market and why he wanted to withdraw, none of the three chose to question it.

Very simple,
Battle records available!

“Also, after completing the liquidation of Japanese stocks, immediately liquidate the Singapore Nikkei Index.”

"Remember, this should be done after you have completed the liquidation of your Japanese stocks."

Masato Takeshita did not trust Singapore very much and was worried that the information would be leaked.

It is better to wait until the warehouse is cleared before executing it, which is safer and more stable.

Anyway, I didn't buy much of the Nikkei Index, so even if the stock market crashes early, I won't lose too much.

"understand!"

After the three people responded loudly, Vice President Kikuno Shinji asked carefully: "President, how many months will it take to clear the Singapore stock index?"

“It can be completed before mid-October, so there is plenty of time.”

A small amount also has its advantages, which is that the funds flow back very quickly.

The stock index shares purchased by Xinghai Investment can be sold out in just a few days.

Unlike the stock market, the amount of capital is too large and it is very clumsy.

"learn."

Kikuno Shinji quickly wrote it down in his notebook to prevent himself from forgetting it.

"Also, while selling the Nikkei Index shares, we will also complete the liquidation of Taiwan stocks before November."

"It's really crazy over there. It's going to blow up next year."

Compared with Japan, Taiwan is the real big bubble.

The stock price of a company with only one broken ship could rise from over 1 cents to over 200 yuan.

It's really crazy.

In addition, another feature of the Taiwan stock market is that transactions are very frequent.

At its peak, the daily trading volume reached as high as 60 to 70 billion US dollars, equivalent to the combined trading volume of the US and Japanese stock markets.

Masato Takeshita was really scared. It was too much of a challenge to his nerves.

"Understood, we will complete the divestment as soon as possible."

In his heart, Takamasa Yoshimoto was even more frightened than Masato Takeshita. He was terrified every time he looked at the Taiwan stock market financial statements.

Because the Taiwan stock market is a horror story for Japanese stock investors at this time.

There is still hope for Japanese stocks now.

Because the semiconductor industry represents the future of the world, Japan ranks first in the world.

Although there is some bubble at the moment, there will be opportunities to realize investors' expectations in the future.

The Taiwan stock market is different. It has no future at all. It is simply a casino for investors.

"Yes." Takeshita Masato nodded, and then solemnly instructed again: "It must be done quietly, and no one can find out."

"Yes, don't worry."

When it comes to selling stocks quietly, Xinghai Investment is the king in this field.

Yoshimoto Takamasa and others are very confident.

"That's good."

After talking about Japanese stocks and Taiwanese stocks, U.S. stocks naturally cannot be left out.

"Don't move on the U.S. stock market for now. Wait until you've cleared your positions in Japanese and Taiwanese stocks."

"Hi!"

After talking about Xinghai Investment, the young man crossed his legs and asked in a relaxed tone: "By the way. In a few days, I plan to sell some of Matsumoto Manufacturing's shares. Will it affect you then?"

Kamoto Takashi was smiling and shaking his head: "No, it's better to say this."

"The president's actions can just cover up our actions."

Then, Kikuno Shinji also answered seriously: "That's right, President, please trade as you like."

"However, I think it's best to find a suitable reason to prevent others from seeing the flaws."

Masato Takeshita pinched his chin and thought for a while, then looked up at the three people.

"You guys say it."

"If I was selling my stocks, it would mean that I was optimistic about the mobile communications market and was prepared to invest heavily in this industry."

"Is it possible?"

Masao Nagasawa said nonchalantly, "I think it's feasible. Everyone knows that the communications industry requires huge investments, and they won't have a big opinion on you selling stocks."

Shinji Kikuno, who was the most meticulous, also thought this was a good reason.

After all, everyone can see the chairman's desire for the semiconductor industry.

Take Xinghai Semiconductor as an example.

Without the support of the radio and peripheral divisions, annual losses could exceed 400 billion yen.

This was 80 billion yen in the 400s, a huge sum even for a giant company.

Only people like Masato Takeshita who have firm goals can ignore such huge losses and continue to move forward boldly.

"OK, then use mobile communications as an excuse to sell stocks."

Mobile communications were still in their infancy, coupled with the government's suppression of NTT.

Even if NTT has objections internally, it will not fall out with Xinghai Semiconductor over such a small matter.

After all, mobile communications are only the future, and mobile phone projects will soon make a lot of money.

Compared with long-term interests, most people are more concerned about the present.

The more he thought about it, the more it made sense, and Takeshita Masato prepared to make the fake play real.

At that time, a small portion of the funds from the sale of stocks will be used to build mobile communications projects.

Anyway, we are still in the 1G analog signal stage, and it doesn’t cost much to build base stations in a few big cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Yokohama.

In the early stage, there is 2 million US dollars, which is more than 200 billion yen, enough to sustain consumption for several years.

After the high-level meeting ended, Masato Takeshita immediately convened a meeting of all employees.

20 minutes later, he turned his head and looked at Kamoto Takamasa: "Is everyone here?"

"The company has a total of 264 employees, and 264 people were present, with no one absent."

"OK, good."

Masato Takeshita nodded in satisfaction, and then said in a dignified tone: "Starting from next Monday, the company will be in a completely closed state."

"It's still the same old rules. Everyone eats and lives in the company, and all communications are shut down."

“The estimated time is three and a half months.”

"Everyone, if you have any problems, please deal with them as soon as possible."

Financial markets require strict confidentiality, especially hedge funds.

Because once your opponent sees through your actions and becomes your opponent, you may suffer huge losses.

Unless you are an investment company, like Berkshire Hathaway, managed by Buffett, or BlackRock Capital.

They only buy stocks, don't use leverage, don't play short, only go long, so it doesn't matter whether outsiders know about it or not.

After all, stocks are something like

You don't use leverage and take the long route, which is the normal stock buying route.

Even if you lose a lot, you can still have some money left.

Even if there is capital suppression, as long as the company is normal, the stock price will soon return to normal.

Because the stock price can never be zero, you always have a chance to turn things around.

Leverage and short positions are different.

Once your opponents know that you are being targeted, they are likely to wipe out your account, resulting in huge debts.

The same goes for futures, stock indexes, and foreign exchange, all of which may cause investors to fall into debt.

The future crude oil treasure is the best example.

In order to absorb this money, capital directly pushed the price of oil futures to negative numbers.

Although it was only a moment, it caused a state-owned bank to not only lose all its principal but also incur huge debts.

The bank wanted consumers to pay the bill, but fortunately the country stopped this behavior in time.

Xinghai Investment has a tendency to develop towards BlackRock Capital, but now is not the right time.

Because Xinghai Investment not only has stock indexes, but also has a certain degree of leverage.

However, the leverage is relatively small, basically two or three times, which is considered a very stable decision.

More importantly, Xinghai Investment will also mortgage the purchased stocks and then continue to purchase new stocks.

This is a high-risk behavior and should not be known by the opponent.

Of course, high risk also means high returns.

Simply buying and selling stocks, Xinghai Investment's annual interest rate is at most one or two times.

With the help of financial means, Xinghai Investment can at least increase its annual income by more than 5 times.

"Did you hear everything clearly?"

"Listen carefully!"

"OK, let's break up the meeting."

Masato Takeshita acted decisively and did not waste anyone's time at all.

After the meeting, Taro Yamashiro was not in a hurry to leave.

He stretched himself and said happily to his friend, "It's great. I can make a lot of money again."

Junichi Sawada also showed a happy expression on his face, and said with a longing look: "Yes. This time the closure will last for more than three months. I wonder how much bonus will be given?"

After every major operation, Xinghai Investment will pay out a huge bonus.

This is also the most important factor why Xinghai Investment’s half-yearly bonus is slightly lower.

Because the huge bonus paid out after the project is completed is part of the half-year bonus.

Yamashiro Taro glanced around and whispered in his friend's ear, "I estimate that those of us who help out can get at least 2000 million."

"As for the president and his team, even if the bonus reaches 10 billion, it is not a dream."

Sawada Junichi speculated and asked, "So many, is it because of time?"

"Yes, before, the maximum was one and a half months. This time, it starts at three months, so the bonus is naturally higher."

"That makes sense, I hope so."

Taro Yamashiro and Junichi Sawada were fantasizing in the conference room, while on the other side, Tatsuya Ogawa and Akio Fukuda were also looking forward to the huge bonus they would receive in the future.

They didn't know about other project teams, but the funds controlled by the two of them alone had made more than twice the profit.

The current Japanese stock market is so profitable that basically buying it means making money.

This is because the leverage is relatively low. If you learn from those all-in masters, it is very easy to make five times the money.

(End of this chapter)