Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 266 Year-end Party
In December, Masato Takeshita is always busy.

Just after completing the review of the group's internal investment, revenue, profits, etc., he had to go to the Prince Hotel to attend the Inamon clan gathering.

"Takeshita-senpai, I offer you a toast. I hope that in the new year, you will achieve all that you wish for."

Although the current Prime Minister of Japan is Toshiki Kaifu, who also graduated from Waseda University, Masato Takeshita still first visited Noboru Takeshita, who had already stepped down in disgrace.

This kind baby-faced old man is the real ruler of Japan and the new generation of the shogun.

"Thank you, junior brother. I hope Xinghai Group will develop better and better."

Takeshita Noboru still cares a lot about his financial backers, especially those who can help him make money legally.

Not only did he respond politely, he also took a few minutes to chat with the young man.

What you talk about is not important, the main thing is to show an attitude.

This junior takes this very seriously, so it would be best if no one had any messy ideas.

After Takeshita Noboru arrived, the young man took the initiative to walk up to the Prime Minister.

"Senior Haibu, you have been working really hard during this period."

"It's okay, nothing."

When Toshiki Kaifu thought of the pressure from the United States and the strong opposition at home, he couldn't help but frown.

I don’t know whether spending money alone can improve Japan’s international status.

But thinking that today was a gathering of the Daomen clan, he really didn't want to talk about Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, so he smiled and changed the subject.

"I heard that you have a lot of investments in China this year. That's what we need to do. Please keep it up."

Masato Takeshita replied seriously: "Please rest assured, Senior, Xinghai Group's investment in China will only increase."

Japan is his base camp, and he will continue to develop even if the labor costs are high.

He will stop his large investments only when the company can become a source of livelihood for millions of workers like Toyota.

Rich people without political status are nothing more than money bags.

"Well, you are worthy of being the Japanese dragon and miracle child that came out of Waseda University."

"Uh, Haibu-senpai is joking."

The young man was now very embarrassed and wished he could dig a villa out of his big toe.

These nicknames are so childish, how can I have the nerve to say them out loud.

After talking with the two top bosses in Japanese politics today, Masato Takeshita did not neglect other powerful figures.

Keizo Obuchi, who was closest to him among the politicians, Makiko, the daughter of Kakuei Tanaka, who often opposed Takeshita Noboru, and Mikio Aoki, who promoted Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori in the post-Obuchi era...

He always took the initiative to come forward and have a conversation, acting like a junior and giving everyone more face.

In addition, the youth did not forget to woo the rising stars.

"Kishida-san, do you want to get together for a midnight snack tonight?"

Since Xinghai Mobile and NTT reached a strategic cooperation, the relationship between Masato Takeshita and Fumio Kishida has become increasingly close.

Basically every few months, the two of them would find an opportunity to get together.

Of course, the gatherings are rarely held alone, and every time there are potential new stars who graduated from Waseda University.

For example, the future Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, the Minister of Reconstruction Yoshino Masayoshi, and Yanai Tadashi in the economic field.

Among these people, there is Iwaya Takeshi who wants to take the East Asian route, and there is Yanai Tadashi who wants to take the middle fence route.

The only thing missing is the one with thick colors on the right.

After all, a great man once said that politics is about distinguishing who is a friend and who is an enemy.

Make more friends and fewer enemies.

So even if he is a centrist fence-sitter, he will try his best to win him over.

"Okay, let's call Haneda-san?"

"of course."

Young people rarely called Haneda Ichiro to political gatherings, but for a casual late-night snack like this, friends were a must.

After setting the time, the two began to call people.

It was mainly Masato Takeshita who called, with Fumio Kishida providing assistance.

Because this time, Masato Takeshita plans to call on some young talents of big name level.

After agreeing on a time for supper, Masato Takeshita entertained the guests with a more relaxed attitude.

"Good evening, Toyoshima-senpai!"

"Well, good evening, junior."

Toyoshima Akio was very polite, his heart filled with emotion.

Because of Masato Takeshita, he knew what genius was.

In just over three years, the status of the two people has undergone a dramatic reversal.

The young boy who once had only one invention patent has grown into a towering tree that he cannot understand.

Not only does he lead Japan in technology, he's also a mastermind in finance. To describe this young man as at the peak of his powers is no exaggeration.

"I wonder when you have time so that the four of us can get together?"

Masato Takeshita always remembered the help given to him by three Industrial Bank employees, Haneda Ichiro, Uno Noriyuki, and Toyoshima Akio, so he would find time to get together with them whenever he had time.

The Japanese New Year is coming soon, and if we don’t get together this year, there will be no chance again.

"I'm available anytime, you can make the arrangements, junior."

The most important task of bank management is to serve major customers well.

And Masato Takeshita is that extremely large customer.

Even if the company president knew he couldn't attend the important meeting, he wouldn't say anything.

"Okay, then the day after tomorrow, okay?"

"Don't worry, it'll be okay."

Toyoda said calmly that he was going to work more overtime tomorrow to make more time.

"Ah."

After chatting about personal matters, Masato Takeshita curiously asked in a low voice: "Senior Toyoshima, is there a chance to take a step further now?"

Toyoshima shook his head. "It's difficult. My position in the company is not high. Industrial Bank was a state-owned enterprise before, you know."

"I see."

The young man smiled in understanding.

The most lucrative economic-related sectors in Japanese politics are firmly controlled by students from the University of Tokyo.

Industrial Bank was previously a state-owned enterprise, so graduates from the University of Tokyo naturally have deep roots there.

It will be difficult for Waseda to change this situation in a short period of time.

Of course, academic ability is important, but your business ability is equally important.

As the youngest senior executive of Industrial Bank, Akio Toyoshima still has a glimmer of hope.

What Masato Takeshita wants to do is to magnify this opportunity.

"Senior Toyoshima, based on my inference, the real estate business will be difficult next year."

"If you believe me, it would be best to get rid of this part of the business altogether."

He had already completed the re-positioning of his financial assets and no longer cared about whether the information would be leaked. Therefore, he no longer concealed his views as before and simply expressed them directly.

"Is it that serious?"

As early as the young man first hinted at it, Toyoshima Akio had already disposed of most of his real estate business.

Now that my junior classmates have said this, it seems that the collapse is imminent.

He planned to hold a meeting as soon as he returned tonight, and then ask his subordinates to complete the remaining real estate transactions as soon as possible.

This general manager of Industrial Bank trusts his junior more than he trusts himself.

"It may be more serious than we imagined, and life will be difficult for everyone."

"That's it."

People who were in the bubble era would occasionally think that this kind of life would not last. But today, when I heard that this kind of life is about to end, I still feel empty inside. I just hope that the economy will recover soon and everyone can continue to live a similar life.

The two didn't talk for long and soon parted.

The top gathering of the Daomen clan only happens once a year, so you have to get to know as many people as possible.

These are all connections, and they are also the meaning of academic cliques.

"Senior Uno, why are you here alone?"

Masato Takeshita turned around and found his new target, Uno Kiyuki. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he had a sad aura.

"Nothing much, I just feel that next year, many more lives may be lost."

Uno Kiyuki is younger and more energetic.

He recently collected and compared data and found that the real estate market has stopped growing.

At present, the real estate industry is a game of passing the parcel.

The moment growth stops, collapse is not far away.

By then, the rooftops and subways will probably be filled with the remains of those who failed in investment.

"Oh, Senior also discovered it."

Uno Jixing showed a bitter expression, "With the tip from my junior, it would be really stupid if I still can't find it."

Most people are aware that something is amiss with the economy, but they still prefer to indulge in sweet dreams.

Like many hype scams, no one thinks they are the final buyer.

"There's nothing we can do. We can never wake up someone who is pretending to sleep or someone who has fallen into a dream."

"Yeah, there's no way."

When you are busy, time always passes very quickly.

Before we knew it, tonight's Daomen clan gathering came to an end.

This time, everyone is still preparing to take a family photo.

However, unlike in the past, Masato Takeshita's position began to move closer to the center.

In a sense, the position of the photo is also a reflection of his rising status.

At first, he could only stand in the corner of the last row.

Gradually, his position kept moving forward.

Now, he has become the golden deputy C position celebrity second only to Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu.

I don’t know if there will be a day when I will even appear in the C position.

Thinking of this, the young man's mouth corners unconsciously curved into an arc.

"1, 2, 3..."

The photo quickly froze, and the year 1990, which represented the Daomen clan, just passed by in a flash.

Like previous years, this year is also a glorious moment for the Daomen clan.

Not only is the prime minister's throne still under control, but strong men are also emerging in the economic field.

Especially Masato Takeshita, who amazed the whole of Japan.

How can someone make so much money in the financial market?
After the party ended and seeing off political dignitaries such as Takeshita Noboru and Kaifu Toshiki, the young man couldn't wait to drag Fukuda Yasuo and others to a private club he liked very much.

"Mr. Fukuda, I haven't seen you for a while. What have you been busy with recently?"

"Nothing much, mainly assisting Chang Yin with some domestic affairs."

Since his father was still in power, Yasuo Fukuda could only focus on the economic field.

Long-term credit bank was the main target he chose.

This bank has had a deep relationship with the Fukuda family since its early days, and Yasuo Fukuda can now be said to have inherited his father's business.

"Nagashi Bank is great. I wonder how Yokota-senpai is doing now?"

"Well, the position is still very stable."

Although Masato Takeshita was very young, Fumu Yokota didn't care at all and basically followed the young man's footsteps.

So when other senior executives were lending heavily to the real estate industry, he tightened his purse strings early on.

As a result, even with the support of Masato Takeshita, Fumu Yokota's performance could only be considered mediocre.

The position is very solid, but don't think of getting any closer.

But it doesn’t matter. When the tide recedes, we’ll know who’s been swimming.

"That's it."

Masato Takeshita couldn't help but praise his senior for his cleverness, knowing that he would definitely go further.

The faster you run this year, the more miserable you will die next year.

"Yes, that's right. Our senior brother, um..."

Yasuo Fukuda shook his head repeatedly and didn't want to talk too much about this stubborn senior.

Seeing that Yasuo Fukuda was not very interested in talking about Fubu Yokota, the young man naturally changed the subject with a smile and introduced two alumni to him.

"Mr. Fukuda, the person on my left is Mr. Fumio Kishida, who also came from Changyin and has just entered politics."

Kishida Fumio was very tactful. He took the initiative to bow and handed over his business card, saying, "Good evening, Fukuda-senpai. I am Kishida Fumio. I previously worked in international foreign exchange trading at Changyin. It's our first meeting. I'm grateful for your guidance."

"Well, please give me some advice."

Yasuo Fukuda took the business card and politely presented his own business card.

After talking about Kishida Fumio, the young man introduced Iwaya Takeshi to him.

As for Ichiro Haneda and others, Yasuo Fukuda was already very familiar with them.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

At this time, Ichiro Haneda asked curiously, "Masato, I heard that Xinghai Finance made a huge profit of several trillion yen by relying on Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Is this true?"

Hearing Ichiro Haneda ask this, Tadashi Yanai and others couldn't help but prick up their ears to listen.

Everyone is curious about such a big gossip.

Masato Takeshita was speechless and rolled his eyes in anger, saying, "The media is just making up stories. How could there be such a high number? Can you give me the missing money?"

"Hey, I'm just curious."

"Then you can continue to be curious. The details of Xinghai Investment's transactions will basically not be exposed in the future."

Xinghai Investment has passed the stage where it needs to rely on profit news for publicity, so it will naturally no longer share relevant transaction details.

Detailed transaction details will not be available unless the fund matures.

"What a shame. It will be less fun in the future."

Ichiro Haneda shook his head, livening up the atmosphere of the dinner party.

"You guy."

The young man also knew this, so he behaved very cooperatively and tried his best to reduce the aura of a superior.

They are the guarantee for us to change the world order, so we must not leave a bad impression of arrogance.

During the conversation, Masato Takeshita took the initiative to talk about the company's domestic plans for next year.

"Senior Fukuda, Xinghai Semiconductor intends to build a keyboard factory in Gunma. I hope you can help choose a good location."

"Please rest assured, I will definitely help you choose a place with the most convenient transportation."

Yasuo Fukuda was very happy. He didn't expect that he would have an unexpected gain from today's midnight snack. This was a reward that came to his doorstep.

"Thank you, senior."

Masato Takeshita has great support for the political investment targets he has chosen.

Now a keyboard factory can only be considered a small test.

As Yasuo Fukuda's status rises, there will only be more and more investments in the future.

Then he looked at Fumio Kishida and Takeshi Iwaya, and also handed out two small gift packages for investment in factory construction to help them consolidate their situation in the constituency.

In political investment, voters are always the most important bargaining chips.

(End of this chapter)