Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 67: The Rice Gate Clan Gathering
Time flies, and before we know it, the day of the Daomen clan gathering has arrived.

"Hello, please show me the invitation."

"Hey, look."

Masato Takeshita kindly handed the invitation letter to the prosecutor and waited quietly for the verification results.

"Excuse me, please come this way."

"It's just a small thing, thank you!"

Masato Takeshita took the invitation with a smile, and then followed the staff's instructions and soon arrived at Restaurant No. 1, which is located on the top floor of the Prince Hotel and has an unparalleled view of the hotel.

The banquet was a Western-style banquet, mainly featuring cold dishes, which didn't look very appetizing.

However, the most important thing about this kind of gathering is never eating, but providing a place for everyone to communicate.

Most people would come over after eating at home, and so did Masato Takeshita.

He arrived a little early, and there were only about 20 seniors in the restaurant at that time.

They should all be like him, with a relatively low status in Restaurant No. 1.

Soon, Masato Takeshita's guess became reality.

After he took the initiative to communicate, he learned that everyone's status was indeed relatively lower.

"Takeshita-san, please take care of me in the future."

"You're too polite, Araki-senpai. We are in a win-win situation and we need to take care of each other."

Jun Araki is a director of Dentsu, Japan's largest advertising company, and has a huge influence on television stations and the media.

If Masato Takeshita doesn't want the news about him to spread everywhere, he will have to rely on him in many places in the future.

"That's right, win-win, or what Takeshita-san would say."

After getting to know Jun Araki of Dentsu, Masato Takeshita got to know Asahi TV director Nagahito Wada, Nippon Television director Hiroshi Hashimoto, and Bungeishunju editor-in-chief Takayuki Kawahara through him.

These are the bigwigs in the media industry and the key factors in the rapid rise of Waseda University politicians after the war.

In addition to the media industry, Masato Takeshita then got to know some presidents of small listed companies, as well as senior leaders such as directors of large companies.

These people are inconspicuous in Restaurant No. 1, but after leaving here, they all become local lords.

Among them are senior executives from industries related to Matsumoto Manufacturing, including retail, logistics, electricity, railways, and raw materials.

Masato Takeshita quickly reached a series of verbal agreements with several of them.

It is estimated that after some time, the various manufacturing costs of Matsumoto can be reduced.

As time went by, more and more people came to the restaurant, and many heavyweights also showed up.

Masato Takeshita was a little surprised when he saw the four people who had just entered the restaurant.

"Wow, these four are here so early. This is worthy of being the No. 4 restaurant for Waseda's year-end party. No, there are two future prime ministers here. I must go up and meet them."

Masato Takeshita knew from the future that the political prospects of Kaifu Toshiki, Watanabe Tsunezo, Kono Yohei, and Obuchi Keizo were limitless, and the others were not fools either.

Because here, Toshiki Kaibe is the successor of the Miki faction among the five major factions of the Liberal Democratic Party; Watanabe Tsunezo and Obuchi Keizo are core members of the Takeshita faction, the largest faction of the Liberal Democratic Party; and Yohei Kono is the leader of the Miyazawa faction.

It can be said that except for Yohei Kono who is slightly weaker, the other three are strong contenders for the future prime minister.

After waiting for a long time, Masato Takeshita finally found an opportunity to come to the four people.

He first took the initiative to greet Watanabe Tsunezo and Obuchi Keizo, who were closest to him.

"Good evening, Mr. Watanabe and Mr. Kobuchi! I am Masato Takeshita, the president of Matsumoto Manufacturing, and this is my business card."

Watanabe Tsunezo was the first to accept Takeshita Masato's business card in a friendly manner, and then he praised him generously: "Hello, junior. You are worthy of being our Waseda University's elite, and you are indeed a talented person." Following closely, Obuchi Keizo also took the business card and said: "Senior Takeshita is very optimistic about you. I hope you can create glory for our Waseda University in the business world."

Because it was a gathering of the Dao Clan, everyone did not address each other by their professional titles, but instead addressed each other in a more intimate manner as seniors and juniors.

The advantage of doing this is that it can better unite the members of the Daomen clan.

"Oh, really?"

Masato Takeshita was a little flattered. He didn't expect that he would really be named because of his surname.

He is being noticed by Noboru Takeshita, the current top scholar at Waseda University and the second most important politician in Japan after the Prime Minister.

"Of course, this is what Senior Takeshita said himself."

"That's such an honor."

The Takeshita faction is the largest faction in the Liberal Democratic Party. In addition to the in-laws Takeshita Noboru and Kanamaru Shin, the seven most important members of this faction are known as the Takeshita Seven Bugyo.

Watanabe Tsunezo and Obuchi Keizo were two of the Takeshita Seven Bugyo.

And because of their relationship as brothers, the two are naturally closer to Takeshita Noboru and are the most direct descendants of the Takeshita school.

As for Ichiro Ozawa, the most flamboyant of the Seven Magistrates of Takeshita, he was a direct descendant of Kanamaru Nobuyuki.

Although he respected Takeshita Noboru, he had many conflicts with Watanabe Tsunezo and others.

Both of them are current political celebrities and have a lot to do.

So after Masato Takeshita chatted briefly with the two of them, he tactfully stepped aside.

At this time, he was mainly trying to gain popularity and had no intention of gaining any policy support.

Then, he saw that there was an empty seat next to Kaifu Toshiki, so he quickly walked over to him, took the initiative to bow and said, "Senior Kaifu, good evening, this is my business card."

"Hello to you too, Takeshita-san. You don't have to be so polite here. We are just students of Waseda University."

Toshiki Kaifu is a very gentle person. He is also a well-known peace lover and China-friendly person in Japanese politics.

Unfortunately, his Miki faction was too weak and he was destined to be unable to realize his political ambitions in the Japanese political arena where factions were rampant.

"Senior Kaibu is right. I am too formal."

Kaifu Toshiki was also a very busy man, and the two of them didn't chat for a few words before Takeshita Masato tactfully chose to leave.

Then he turned his gaze to Yohei Kono.

He still took advantage of every opportunity to step forward, still bowed respectfully and took out his business card, not daring to be negligent in any way.

Yohei Kono does have the lowest status among the four, but he is not someone that Masato Takeshita can underestimate.

"You're welcome, Takeshita-san. This is my business card. Please keep it."

Yohei Kono also has a very good attitude towards Masato Takeshita, and he is very happy that Waseda has such a young talent.

Only if the Daomen clan continues to grow and become stronger can politicians like them gain more support.

"Okay, Kono-senpai."

After talking with four political bigwigs, Masato Takeshita finally saw a familiar figure.

He quickly walked over and took the initiative to greet him, "Brother Fengdao, when did you get here?"

"I just got here not long ago too." Toyoshima Akio replied, then smiled and said to the middle-aged man standing next to him, "Senior Yokota, this is the president of Matsumoto Manufacturing, Junior Takeshita Masato, whom we often talk about."

(End of this chapter)