Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 349 It's not that we don't want to do it, it's just that the profit is too low.
"Yes, that piece of land is mine. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

"Yes, see you tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Sato Meijin walked away, shaking his head in confusion and guessing what was going on.

"What's going on? Why is my piece of land in Meguro Ward suddenly so popular?"

"Could it be that the Japanese government has introduced a policy to bail out the real estate industry?"

He didn't understand why he had suddenly become so sought-after, receiving offers from more than a dozen banks.

However, looking beyond the surface, the underlying principle remains the same. A sudden surge in interest in land by banks inevitably indicates a significant rise in nearby land prices.

"That's absolutely right."

Sato Meijin patted his cheeks, convinced that his guess was absolutely true.

However, he quickly put his speculations out of his mind.

Because what matters most to people is the present moment, and his company is on the verge of collapse, he must sell this land as soon as possible.

Similar cases to Sato Meijin are not uncommon; more than a dozen major banks quickly acquired the property rights to these lands.

Of course, there are also those who are not short of money, but they are equally unwilling to offend the bank.

We must strive to secure external benefits, and we must also quickly settle our internal accounts.

Upon returning to Industrial Bank, Akio Toyoshima immediately issued an order to check whether his family owned a certain piece of land.

"Yes, please rest assured, President, I will thoroughly investigate the matter within one day."

Noriyuki Uno was very good at this kind of thing. He first found out all the land owned by Kogyo Bank in Tokyo, and then focused on areas that met the requirements of the Seikai Group.

Then, in just two hours, they quickly compiled the information that Akio Toyoshima needed, including land type, average price in the surrounding area, land area, etc.

"Report: We have three plots of land in the port area that meet the requirements."

"The first plot is located south of Azabu-Juban, with an area of ​​3800 square meters; the second plot is located west of Shirogane-dai, with an area of ​​5640 square meters; and the third plot is located south of Akasaka, with an area of ​​18800 square meters."

“In the central district, we have five plots of land that meet the requirements. The first plot is located in…”

Industrial Bank does not own any large, contiguous plots of land in the three core wards of Tokyo; its land is scattered across various locations in a fragmented manner.

Because the land owned by Industrial Bank was basically mortgaged by the other party for loans, and then the other party could not repay the loan, so the land was confiscated by Industrial Bank.

In addition, the small size of Tokyo's three core wards and the presence of large companies and embassies have also led to land fragmentation.

The price is too high, and most people who want to buy it can't find it.

For example, in Ginza, located in the Chuo Ward, no business premises exceed 10000 square meters.

Later, Sony built a building here covering more than 700 square meters and dared to call it a theme park.

This is one of the reasons why Masato Takeshita approached so many banks at once; he wanted everyone to cooperate spontaneously to help Xinghai Group piece together the land into a whole.

"Great, it seems we can take the lead this time."

Akio Toyoshima nodded in satisfaction, deciding that he had to gain control of one of the three wards: Minato Ward, Chiyoda Ward, or Chuo Ward.

As for the remaining two locations, as well as the sub-centers such as Shibuya and the wealthy areas such as Setagaya, these were left to other banks to complete; Industrial Bank didn't have that kind of appetite.

After familiarizing himself with the information about his own land, Akio Toyoshima thought for a moment and decided to make a phone call to arrange a meeting with the other bank executives.

Only through concerted efforts can we ensure stable protection of our interests.

Industrial Bank is considering how to cooperate with its former rivals to earn more profits, and Xinghai Group is also discussing similar topics.

"Chairman, the banks may unite, so it's unlikely that we can achieve our goal of acquiring the property at a low price."

Masato Takeshita waved his hand gently and explained with a smile, "No, no, I estimate that only the core three districts will be like this."

“In other places, every bank has plenty of land, so they would definitely prefer to monopolize it.”

Japan's economic downturn has left banks burdened with huge land debts. The financial companies, already suffering heavy losses, found it difficult to refuse the bait offered by the Xinghai Group.

Industrial Bank and Changxin Bank, which have ties with Masato Takeshita, found it particularly difficult to resist this delicacy.

These two banks were the most aggressive in their land dealings. One became the world's largest bank through land acquisition, and the other entered the world's top ten through land acquisition.

The higher you climb, the harder you fall.

Therefore, both Industrial Bank and Changxin Bank will have conflicts with other banks in order to get more profits.

Of course, most importantly, Xinghai Group's interests in various banks far outweigh the potential profits from this land transaction.

They don't want to offend Xinghai Group, and they won't form a large alliance for such a small amount of profit.

Even if they were to unite, they wouldn't dare ask for too high a price. Xinghai Group is the client and can choose to abandon the acquisition at any time.

Land-related matters are complicated, and it's unclear how long it will take for the major banks to reach a suitable solution.

Masato Takeshita wasn't going to wait idly; he arrived at Starsea Capital the very next day. While investigating Starsea Fund's selling activity, he instructed the traders who hadn't participated in US stock trading to acquire shares in the semiconductor materials company.

"President, is it all using your own funds?"

"One-third of the funds will be from my own capital, and the rest will come from Galaxy Capital."

It would take nearly 20 years to increase the market value from over $30 billion to $90 billion, and Masato Takeshita was naturally unwilling to waste it.

If it weren't for the need to better control materials companies like Shin-Etsu Chemical, Tokyo Electron, and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo, he would have even wanted Galaxy Capital to acquire all the shares.

After all, it only doubles in 20 years. Even if most companies offer dividends, it's still a very unprofitable business for young people.

What is poison to him is candied arsenic to me.

For Galaxy Capital, the shares in companies like Tokyo Ohka, which were not worthwhile for Masato Takeshita, were the perfect fit.

Because the annual dividends will be several times higher than bank deposits, it is a rare and good investment.

"Yes, President."

Masato Takeshita then added, "Furthermore, the acquisition will be carried out in a decentralized manner, and our goal is to acquire 20% of the shares covertly."

Owning a 20% stake means that Xinghai Group can have a certain influence in these companies, and everything else is just a matter of time.

Therefore, once Xinghai Group acquires a 20% stake, it will confront the already listed semiconductor materials company.

If an acquisition can be reached, that would be a win-win situation. If the other party is unwilling, Xinghai Group has ample time to wait. Before the advent of mobile internet, semiconductor material companies were not the focus of attention.

“Very well, then Mr. Jiaben, you can arrange for everyone to make the purchases according to the list in the document.”

"Yes!"

Jia Benlong bowed slightly respectfully, then skillfully assigned different tasks to the traders, wanting to complete the work as quickly as possible.

The staff who only worked the day shift were all busy, and Masato Takeshita suddenly found himself with nothing to do.

He simply found Masao Nagasawa, who was in charge of monitoring psychology and other related work, and was temporarily free of work.

"How are you all feeling after all this time?"

"There are plenty of places to eat, drink, and have fun at the company, and we can also take walks in the small garden outside, so my mood is quite stable."

The Japanese have exceptional resilience, and those selected by Xinghai Capital are truly outstanding.

Therefore, even though everyone stayed in a semi-enclosed place for several months, no obvious problems arose.

"That's good."

The young man put aside his worries and then solemnly gave the instructions again.

"We must pay attention to the mental health of our employees. If we find that any employee is not in a good mood, we should send them home to rest immediately."

"Understood, please rest assured, Chairman, we will not joke with the lives and health of our employees." "That's right, we are a company with a conscience, and that's the attitude we must have."

After discussing the employees' mental state, the two began to talk about Xinghai Capital's current liquidation situation.

"What I know so far is that Walmart, which has been in a continuous decline, has been completely sold off. Stocks with slower growth were also sold off early on."

"Only the hottest stocks in the market remain, such as stocks of companies like General Electric, Microsoft, and Intel."

As for the stocks of emerging companies like Cisco and Qualcomm, the Xinghai Fund sold them to its own people through a series of transactions.

Once these companies' stocks are sold, they are difficult to buy back, so there's no need to create unnecessary trouble for your own company.

"That's good. The sooner it ends, the sooner everyone can get some rest."

The two had only been chatting for a short while when Kamoto Takamasa had already finished assigning tasks.

He arrived at the small conference room where the two were, and respectfully knocked on the door before entering.

"Come on, have some tea first."

As he spoke, Takeshita Masato poured him a large cup of hot tea.

"Yes, thank you, Chairman."

Another 20 minutes passed, and everyone had almost finished their tea and eaten quite a few snacks.

The young man then leaned forward, put his hands together on the table, and asked.

"Will we be able to complete the liquidation of our stock holdings by July?"

"No problem, most of the transactions have already been completed, and it should be finished by mid-July."

Xinghai Group mainly sells popular stocks that are easy to trade on the market.

If it weren't for concerns about affecting prices, it could be easily sold in half a month.

"Yes, no need to rush. It would be bad to make mistakes in a hurry."

"Yes, please rest assured, Chairman. Kikuno-san is meticulous and careful in his work, and there will be no major mistakes."

"Indeed, Kikuno-san is probably the most meticulous one among us."

When the young man thought of Shinji Kikuno, he couldn't help but think of his body.

He was the least physically fit member of the Star Sea Capital trio, and Takeshita Masato planned to transfer him back to daytime after this.

As for his successor, it was Masayoshi Arai, whom the company had been cultivating for a long time.

This young talent currently serves as the vice president of Xinghai Fund and has an exceptional understanding of stock trading.

The stocks he traded always yielded returns several percentage points higher than the other traders in the company.

The numbers may seem small, but the potential profits are substantial.

Because even a 1 percentage point could involve tens of millions of dollars in interests.

Besides his outstanding stock trading skills, he also has very high emotional intelligence and gets along well with his colleagues, making him very suitable for a leadership position.

In addition, his background is also a major advantage.

Masayoshi Arakawa graduated from Waseda University and is from Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Not only was he Masato Takeshita's junior, but he was also from the same hometown, so he naturally received more care.

There wasn't much to talk about regarding the fund's liquidation, so Masato Takeshita simply steered the conversation back to the field of semiconductor materials.

He took out a new document and handed it to Jia Benlongzheng.

"These are some unlisted, hidden champion companies in the semiconductor materials field; you could try to acquire them."

"If they are unwilling, we can also choose to take a 25% stake."

"If you're not willing to invest, then just mark the company."

Xinghai Group must control the entire semiconductor materials industry chain; those companies that are unwilling can only apologize.

It will probably be another tragedy similar to the ballpoint pen ball incident.

However, the ballpoint pen steel ball was created because of the rampant influence of public intellectuals. In order to curb this arrogance, a steel giant was forced to enter this industry and inadvertently killed the hidden champion in this field abroad.

"Please rest assured, President, I understand how to accomplish this."

Jiaben Longzheng had countless plans in mind to force these small and medium-sized companies to comply.

The simplest way is to pay these companies' employees high salaries and then poach all their staff.

Of course, this method is not suitable for Xinghai Group. Sometimes, having too good a reputation can be a problem.

However, not directly poaching talent doesn't mean a similar goal can't be achieved. By poaching key technical personnel, Xinghai Group can quickly catch up in this field. At that point, these companies will have no choice but to sell.

In the face of reality, stubbornness is meaningless.

"Yes, be careful not to ruin my reputation."

"Don't worry, it won't happen."

Now that the matter had been explained, the young man naturally changed the subject.

"Sony's PS game console will be launched in the second half of the year, and I am very optimistic about it. Starting tomorrow, I will buy as much Sony stock as possible."

After the PS is released, Sony's stock price will skyrocket. If you don't buy it now, it will become increasingly difficult to purchase later.

"Yes, understand."

"Also, the Japanese stock market is reopening. However, you can only buy into companies related to electronics and semiconductors."

"For example, companies like Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Hitachi."

In the 90s, Japanese electronic products swept the world. Whether it was Sony's Walkman or Toshiba's laptops, they were loved all over the world.

These companies' stocks are rarely affected by stock market crashes, and they can still make money.

"Yes, how large is it?"

After hearing this, Masato Takeshita had an idea, but then quickly gave it up because he knew Starsea Capital was very busy.

"Forget it, let's wait and see. We'll talk about it after Kikuno finishes clearing out his inventory."

He plans to establish two separate private equity hedge funds to invest in Japanese stocks when the company raises funds again.

However, Xinghai Investment is currently very busy, so it is really not the right time to bring this up.

"Yes."

After discussing Japanese stocks, Masato Takeshita naturally brought up Hong Kong stocks.

"How long do you think this downward cycle in Hong Kong stocks will last?"

"Hong Kong stocks are too easily affected by the global situation, and it is estimated that they will not stabilize until autumn."

Under Soros's leadership, Mexico has become the first country to fall after the US raised interest rates.

Hong Kong Island will not recover from this in the short term.

"I see. Then let's wait a little longer."

Masato Takeshita also didn't know when the Hong Kong stock market would recover.

Since the professionals have already made their judgment, it might be wise to play it safe for now.

(End of this chapter)