Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 62 What kind of person?

"I see. Unfortunately, we have no relationship at all."

Masato Takeshita also hoped that Noboru Takeshita could be his relative so that he could act arrogantly in Japan.

Unfortunately, the only connection between the two people is their same surname.

"We have the same last name, isn't that an advantage? You know, Takeshita is a minor last name in Japan."

"Then let me lend you some good words."

There are only tens of thousands of people with the surname Takeshita in Japan, which is really a small number compared to surnames like Sato and Tanaka. Maybe Takeshita Noboru will really take care of him a little because they share the same surname.

After talking about Takeshita Noboru's upcoming inauguration as Prime Minister of Japan, everyone began to talk about each other's situations.

"Speaking of which, Kishida-san, when are you going to enter politics?"

"For me, it should be next year."

Kishida Fumio's father had arranged everything. He first let his son serve as his secretary, inherit his political assets, and then find an opportunity to enter the top position.

"By the way, Iwaya-san, you're going to run for county councillor next year, right?"

Kishida Fumio is a little envious of Iwaya Takeshi, who became a county councilor at an early age and will become a member of the House of Representatives in a few years, which will give him more advantages in politics than himself.

"It's okay, I can't say for sure."

"No need to say, I understand."

Ichiro Haneda had no intention of entering politics, so he patted Iwaya Takeshi without any respect for his parents. They all inherited their family's political power and rose to prominence easily.

If he is interested in this, he can also emulate these people.

"You, you know it all."

Iwaya Takeshi liked this junior very much and hit him with a smile.

"Brother Iwaya, Brother Suzuki, Brother Kishida, I will never have the opportunity to enter politics in this lifetime. But if you need campaign funds in the future, I can support you by buying banquet tickets."

Japan also has political donations. One is direct donations, which require registration if they exceed 5. The other is banquet tickets sold in the form of banquets, which do not require registration if they are less than 20.

Therefore, Japanese celebrities and politicians prefer hidden banquet tickets.

However, because of this, it is easy to get involved in corruption.

Masato Takeshita did not think of offering a bribe, but he also did not like to be in the spotlight, so he preferred the hidden banquet tickets.

"Well, if we run for election, I'll have to trouble Takeshita-san."

"Thank you, Takeshita-san."

"Let it go. I won't forget you."

For politicians, the more campaign funds the better. Now that my junior student has taken the initiative to propose it, they are happy to agree to it.

After talking about politics for a while, Takeshita Masato looked at Yanai Tadashi and said, "Speaking of which, Senior Brother Yanai, how is your company developing? Do you need to raise funds?"

"It's not necessary yet. My company is still very small. If I need it, I will ask my junior for help."

Uniqlo was only founded in 1984 and is still a very small company. If he hadn't known Kishida Fumio, he wouldn't even have had the chance to attend the party.

"Well, I'm very optimistic about your fast-selling model. I think if it's well managed, it should be profitable."

Uniqlo's future is bright, perhaps even brighter than Matsumoto Manufacturing.

Of course, this is while Matsumoto Manufacturing remains stagnant.

In the future, Matsumoto Manufacturing will not only enter the field of sports shoes, but also the field of fast-moving consumer goods.

Even if Masato Takeshita does not understand the clothing industry as well as Tadashi Yanai, he can still gain a foothold in the global clothing market by relying on China's low prices.

"I'd like to thank my junior brother for his good wishes. I also hope that we can cooperate." At this time, Tadashi Yanai was not as confident as Masato Takeshita. If his junior brother was really willing to invest, he would be willing to do so when the company became bigger.

"Well, that's settled then."

Uniqlo's development is still too slow. It was not until 1994 that it had 100 stores in Japan.

Masato Takeshita wants to give Uniqlo a boost so that it can complete its layout across Japan as soon as possible, and then expand into markets such as China, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States.

He hopes that with his help, Uniqlo can develop better and he can make more money from it.

Of course, Uniqlo’s current development is not very good, which is also due to the overall environment.

The yen continues to appreciate, and so do the stock market and real estate. So now the Japanese people don't regard money as money at all, and look down on cheap things that save money.

When the bubble bursts and Japan enters a stage of full-scale economic recession, the fast-moving consumer goods industry, which focuses on economical and affordable products, will usher in spring.

That was the best time to invest in Uniqlo and MUJI.

Yanai Tadashi must get along with others on an equal and friendly basis, and the sons of the two entrepreneurs, Shinji Hamada and Hiroshi Watanabe, must not be neglected either.

After Masato Takeshita had a brief chat with Yanai Tadashi for a while, he looked at his two senior brothers.

"Brother Hamada, Brother Watanabe, do you have any ideas for starting a business? If so, I can also make a small investment."

"I, I don't have any for now, so I'd better just inherit the family business."

"Me too."

The two men smiled and waved their hands. They didn't have such big ambitions and just wanted to develop the family business well.

"That's not bad either. Maybe we'll have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

"Really? Then I'll give you a discount."

Shinji Hamada's family is engaged in the logistics industry, but it is only a medium-sized logistics company. When he heard Masato Takeshita say that there might be cooperation in the future, he subconsciously thought of the suitcases made by Matsumoto.

This is a piece of fat meat, and you could make hundreds of millions of yen by taking it.

Another senior, Hiroshi Watanabe, came from an electronic component business, which had nothing to do with Matsumoto Manufacturing. So he simply smiled and responded politely.

"Oh, okay, I will give you the lowest discount then."

Everyone chatted until about one in the morning, and then went home.

On the way home, Suzuki Shunichi looked at Kishida Wenxiong and asked, "What do you think of our junior apprentice brother?"

"He's pretty good. He's very gentle and easy to get along with."

Kishida Mon'o had a good impression of Takeshita Masato. He thought that someone who had achieved fame at such a young age would be arrogant, but it turned out that they felt like a warm breeze when getting along with him.

If nothing else, at least he could not chat with everyone during the meal, which he sometimes failed to do.

"Indeed, he is a very easy-going person. But he is too principled. I don't know if he will be easily broken."

When Suzuki Shun thought about the pub just now where Masato Takeshita was the only one who hadn't drunk a drop of alcohol, he felt that his junior fellow apprentice was a very principled person.

"It's okay. I think it's more real this way."

If Masato Takeshita was really perfect in everything, Mono Kishida would be worried instead.

This is great, and it’s a goal we can deal with for a long time.

"Makes sense."

Suzuki Shunichi nodded thoughtfully, and became even more satisfied with this aide-like junior in front of him.

(End of this chapter)