Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 326 A Courteous Visit
It was afternoon, and Takeshita Masato had to go back to the headquarters to learn about this year's recruitment. John and Kobayashi Hiroaki also had important things to do.

The three of them did not continue the discussion and decisively decided to end today's informal meeting.

"No problem, as long as the name contains the word Matsumoto, our family has no objection at all."

Faced with the reasonable request of former employee Hiroaki Kobayashi, former president of Matsumoto Manufacturing Yusaku Matsumoto readily agreed.

He knew clearly that people were giving him face by communicating with him by phone first and then taking the initiative to visit him.

After all, after years of development, the status of the two people has become very different.

One is the president of a large company with tens of thousands of employees, and the other is a financial practitioner with just a little money.

"Thank you, thank you very much for President Matsumoto's generosity."

Kobayashi Hiroaki still respects his old leader's son and the company's second president.

Of course, this is also related to not violating Masato Takeshita's taboos.

One is the president and the other is the club president, they just call each other by their titles so as not to disturb each other.

If the young man was still the president of Xinghai Group, he would never do this.

In addition, calling him President Matsumoto also means being polite and keeping a distance.

No boss likes to see his employees entangled with their predecessors in the company.

"I've already said that I'm no longer the president of Matsumoto Manufacturing. I'd rather you call me Matsumoto-san."

Although Matsumoto Yusaku has no worries about food and clothing, he has also reached the age where he needs to consider his children.

He hopes to have a good relationship with Xinghai Group so that he can help his children get the job without taking an exam.

Kobayashi Hiroaki just smiled, without any intention of correcting the address, and continued to talk about business.

"To show respect, President Takeshita hopes to visit in person. I wonder when President Matsumoto will be able to."

"Visit me in person, in person?"

Matsumoto Yusaku stood up from his seat in disbelief, and looked at Kobayashi Hiroaki stupidly.

The gap between the two was so huge that he could hardly believe it.

"Yes, you heard me right."

"This, this, I never thought that such a small matter would alarm President Takeshita."

“No, no, no, it may be a small matter to you, but it is very important to our company.”

Kobayashi Hiroaki was too disdainful to hide it and told Matsumoto Yusaku directly to prevent any trouble in the future.

"This, this, how can this be so embarrassing."

"President Takeshita is a very nice person with a gentle and friendly personality. President Matsumoto doesn't need to be nervous."

Hiroaki Kobayashi was very fortunate to have met Masato Takeshita.

Not only do they have strong personal abilities, they also have empathy for ordinary employees, which many entrepreneurs lack, and are willing to share the company's wealth.

And without adopting a management model of crazy struggle, the company's development has been booming. In just a few years, it has become a large Japanese company, comparable to many old medium-sized chaebols.

"Ok, I know."

Even though the young man rarely gives interviews, his story is circulating throughout Japan. His entrepreneurial story is so legendary that it's impossible not to attract attention.

In addition, high-income financial investors like Matsumoto Yusaku are more informed than ordinary people. Therefore, Matsumoto Yusaku even worships young people more than ordinary people.

Not to mention anything else, the stories about the stock market alone were enough to astonish him.

Soon, Masato Takeshita, who was still checking the recruitment of new graduates, received news from Hiroaki Kobayashi.

"No problem. Since it's available anytime, let's not delay and just confirm it at 3pm tomorrow."

"Well, okay, remember to prepare gifts and cash."

"Well, see you tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Masato Takeshita returned to the small conference room and continued to give instructions.

"I must keep a close eye on the recruitment of fresh graduates. This is a sensitive issue right now, and college students are a sensitive group. You must not mess things up for me."

Xinghai Group is a large enterprise, and Masato Takeshita is regarded as an idol throughout Japan, and his every move attracts attention.

If a scandal breaks out during the current ice age of college student employment, it will seriously damage the company's image both inside and outside.

He must nip corruption in the bud and eliminate all forms of corruption and hidden rules.

Of course, Xinghai Group also has recruitment vacancies that are not announced to the public. Children from powerful families can get the job directly with their bags.

But their number is very small, only one or two hundred people, less than 1% of all recruitments.

There is no way. Since I have chosen to join the Waseda circle and the semi-tech circle, I will inevitably violate some principles.

For example, if the president of Waseda University asked him to help find an easier job for his daughter, would he choose not to refuse?
Humans are social creatures, and the young man can only try his best to maintain fairness and justice in the company. Therefore, at the company's senior leadership meetings, he made several seemingly unintentional announcements.

Normal recruitment does not consider family background, but only considers real talent and skills.

For background recruitment, the number of vacancies can never exceed 1% of normal recruitment.

This was also the only thing he could do as an ordinary worker in his previous life.

"Yes, please rest assured, President."

Masao Hino, director of the supervisory department of the Xinghai Group headquarters, and Haruma Ichijo, deputy director, bowed in unison in response.

They knew that their president was serious about this, and those who were short-sighted would never succeed.

Either they are sent to remote areas, or they sit on the company's bench.

Of course, it is more likely that the two are combined.

However, these may not be very important to corrupt officials, because the pressure from society will be unprecedentedly great.

The nearly 50% unemployment rate among college students has become a powder keg in society. These people will inevitably be condemned by the whole nation, and social death will be a good outcome.

In addition to the supervisory department, Masato Takeshita also called the minister and deputy minister of personnel.

He briefly talked about the seriousness of the recruitment matter and then gave the two of them a serious warning.

"If any of you have problems, I can let you off this time. As long as you explain clearly and honestly, at most you will be transferred out of the HR department, but your salary and bonus will remain the same."

"If the company finds out, they will be exiled directly to Africa or islands like Okinawa."

The employees in charge of recruitment at Xinghai Group are all in Tokyo, and it is estimated that none of them want to develop in turbulent areas or remote areas in the country.

"President, rest assured, we will find out everything before the end of the year."

Masato Takeshita's tone was resolute. "Well, that's good to know. Don't let the company down, and don't let the people down."

"The reason why so many of our company's products are so popular in the country is because of the national friendliness."

Whatever Xinghai Group sells now, it has a natural advantage in Japan.

Everyone knows that this is a company that is willing to share profits with employees and help college students and the unemployed solve their employment problems.

Masato Takeshita does not want to lose this national friendship, which is a spiritual wealth that many companies can only dream of.

After all, this is not only useful externally but also internally. Employees will be proud of the company's image and will be willing to contribute to its development.

"Yes, President!"

This time, the two men stood up and bowed 90 degrees, determined to conduct a strict inspection. After assigning all matters to his subordinates, he, Kobayashi Hiroaki, and John arrived at the Matsumoto Yusaku residence in Ota Ward on time the next afternoon.

As soon as he arrived at the Matsumoto family, Masato Takeshita saw Matsumoto Yusaku and his family of four welcoming everyone outside the gate.

"Good afternoon, President Matsumoto. Sorry to have kept you waiting this afternoon."

"No, it's an honor for our family to have President Takeshita as our guest."

He then began to introduce his family with a smile.

"This is my wife Yuko, this is my son Hirahito, and my daughter Reina."

After hearing this, Masato Takeshita hurriedly greeted everyone and then began to introduce the people on his side.

After a brief exchange of courtesies, the two sides entered the Matsumoto family residence in a grand procession.

A very luxurious courtyard, probably about 400 to 500 square meters. It seems that he successfully escaped the Japanese bubble crisis a few years ago.

After chatting aimlessly for more than ten minutes, the young man finally got down to business.

"Kobayashi-san should have told me everything about my purpose of coming here."

"Yes, I have no objection to the company changing its name to Matsumoto Manufacturing. The two words Matsumoto are enough."

"Thank you so much, I don't know what to say."

Masato Takeshita felt very warm in his heart and thought he was so lucky to meet such a reasonable person.

He quickly continued, "Matsumoto-san, but we can't just take it for granted. This is a gift, I hope you can accept it."

The young man actually wanted to call him president, but Matsumoto Yusaku himself strongly objected, so as a guest he had no choice but to accept it.

But it doesn’t matter. No matter what the name is, it won’t affect the young man’s debt of gratitude to him.

"This……"

Looking at the box full of tens of thousands of yuan in bills, Matsumoto Yusaku was very hesitant. He really didn't want to accept this gift.

Seeing this, Kobayashi Hiroaki quickly persuaded, "Take it, this is what you deserve."

"Well, all right. Alas, I really don't deserve it."

"No, you're welcome, Matsumoto-san."

The problem was solved, but they couldn't just leave without any emotional intelligence, so they started chatting about various topics again.

"In recent years, Xinghai Capital has not invested in the country."

“Yes, I have been buying more U.S. and European stocks recently.”

In the 90s, not only was the United States developing rapidly, but the European economy was also doing very well.

Investing in European stocks, especially telecommunications-related stocks, can multiply your money several times in just a few years.

"It seems that I have to pay more attention to European and American stocks."

"Indeed, it is still unknown how long it will take for the Japanese stock market to recover."

The European and American stock markets are bullish in the long term, while the Japanese stock market is bearish in the long term. These are very obvious things, and basically anyone who has a basic understanding of the stock market knows it.

Therefore, he did not think of hiding it and responded directly.

"I think it's going to be difficult. The domestic situation is a mess right now. Even if everything goes well, it will take several years to get back on track. As for if it doesn't go well..."

Matsumoto Yusaku didn't say anything else, but everyone knew what he was going to say.

If things don't go well, Japan will be trapped in a long-term economic crisis, or it may even become more serious.

But Japan was lucky. It was about to decline further, but the decline was stopped by someone.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

Matsumoto Yusaku sighed, but soon smiled with gratitude.

"Speaking of which, I was able to successfully leave Japan before the bubble burst. I am really grateful to President Takeshita."

"I, what do you mean?"

Masato Takeshita vaguely guessed it, but was a little unsure.

"Ever since President Takeshita took over Matsumoto Manufacturing, I have been paying close attention to it. I am relieved to see that you can develop Matsumoto Manufacturing."

Matsumoto Yusaku's father knew that he didn't like the family business, so before he died, he specifically told him to find a suitable person to take over.

This is also one of the important reasons why Yusaku Matsumoto was so happy to sell the factory to the young man.

Without waiting for the young man to respond, he immediately continued, “Then I noticed the greater achievements that President Takeshita had made in the financial field.”

"I believe that anyone who succeeds in several fields must be a genius."

"So when I saw Xinghai Asset sell its shares and leave, I followed suit. It turned out that my thinking was right. Not only did I not lose money, I even made a lot of money."

Following the strong is always the most stable investment strategy.

For example, when it comes to U.S. stocks, Buffett does have his share of losses, but he always makes it back in the end.

If you buy and sell stocks in his way, you may not earn as much as those gamblers in a short period of time, but in the long run, you will be the eternal winner.

When others are going bankrupt, and you follow Buffett and hold cash, then you will be a rare winner in the stock market.

Hearing what Matsumoto Yusaku said, Takeshita Masato waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, these are your own judgments. I played a very small role. Countless people knew that I was withdrawing my investment, but only a few chose to follow."

"My contribution is not significant. You will leave smoothly even without me."

There are only two types of people who are most likely to make money in the stock market: one is a smart person, and the other is an honest person.

Smart people rely on their own talents, while honest people rely on the support of the powerful.

It is obvious that Yusaku Matsumoto is the honest man.

Since we are talking about the stock market, we will inevitably talk about Xinghai Fund.

This private equity hedge fund company has had outstanding performance in the past.

Although it has been quiet in recent years, people who understand know that Xinghai Fund has been making a fortune in silence.

The stocks of technology companies such as Microsoft and Cisco alone are enough to make countless financial practitioners drool.

"I don't know when the next Xinghai Fund will open. Will I have a chance to invest?"

"Next year will be the fund's opening time. As for investment, we welcome anyone who meets the requirements."

Xinghai Fund has a private investment quota, and as long as Matsumoto Yusaku is willing, he can invest by attending the fundraising banquet.

The rich and powerful eat meat, but they also have to give ordinary people some soup.

"Okay, thank you. I plan to invest part of my funds in Xinghai Fund this year."

"Welcome, welcome, the future big money sponsor of Xinghai Fund."

Although he was being polite, the young man didn't really care.

Xinghai Fund has passed the stage of begging for funds. Now it is up to Xinghai Fund to decide whether it is willing to accept your money.

This is the status of top private equity hedge funds, with wealthy people from all over the world flocking to them. Every share of the fund will attract countless people to scramble for it.

(End of this chapter)