Reborn in Russia as a Big Shot

Chapter 96 Li Xiang VS Honma Ken

Li Xiang arranged to meet Honma Ken at the "Shun" sushi restaurant in Ginza.

This is where they first met.

"I knew you'd come looking for me. Go ahead and check the accounts if you want, it doesn't matter, I haven't broken any laws." Kenji Honma said with an air of utter confidence.

"Does it have to come to this?" Li Xiang asked.

Kenjiro Honma brought a translator.

"You deceived me first, you Shanxi man."

"You know who I am?" Li Xiang was not surprised. Even Xin Yuan knew that his image was being used infringingly on Shopee, so it was impossible for Honma Ken not to know.

"I've looked at your little website. It has no future and will go bankrupt sooner or later. Running off to Russia to do internet business, I really don't know what you were thinking." Kenji Honma turned to the translator and said, "Just translate it as I said, I wish it would go bankrupt."

Li Xiang took out his phone, found a photo of himself and Sun Zhengyi, and handed it to Honma Ken.

Is there anything to discuss?

"It's photoshopped again? It's not the same picture as last time." Kenji Honma didn't believe it at all.

Li Xiang asked earnestly, "If I really knew him, could we have a proper talk?"

Kenjiro Honma said to the translator, "Tell him that if he wants to withdraw his investment, I can return the money for the shares to him, and he can take the Singapore dollars with him."

Kenji Honma did not falsify accounts at LES.

He started a new company that specializes in helping artists under LES get laid. He takes the job, makes a profit, and then subcontracts it to another company.

The new company diverted a portion of the profits, which were then distributed between LES and New Century.

This definitely infringes on the interests of minority shareholders, but it is quite difficult to provide evidence in the legal arena. Moreover, even if the lawsuit is won, it will only result in some financial compensation. The most realistic solution is still a settlement.

This is also Honma Kenji's ultimate goal.

As long as New Century Entertainment still holds shares in LES, Kenji Honma will always be a laughing stock in the industry. Moreover, having such a thorn in his side means he might get bitten back one day, and problems could easily arise.

Kenjiro Honma deliberately stirred up trouble so that Li Xiang would back down and withdraw his investment.

I just didn't expect Li Xiang to be like a fool, not reacting even after being swindled out of so much money.

"I hope to continue working with you," Li Xiang said with a friendly expression.

"I don't want that!" Honma Ken was unwilling to drag it out any longer and took the initiative to back down, saying, "As long as you are willing to withdraw your shares, I can return the funds that were misappropriated, and we will split the accounts according to the normal ratio."

"Are you an adversarial personality? Can't we talk things out?" Li Xiang sighed and said to the translator with a helpless expression, "Let him calm down first, let's eat first, and then we'll talk."

"I have no appetite, let him eat by himself." Honma Ken said with a straight face.

Li Xiang feigned concession and said, "Let's have a peaceful meal. If you still want me to withdraw my shares after this meal, then I'll sell them to you."

After understanding Li Xiang's meaning from the translator, Honma Ken was overjoyed. "Alright, let's order then. The sooner we finish eating, the sooner we can call it a day."

Only a dozen minutes had passed, and not all the dishes had been served yet.

The sliding door to the private room was opened from the outside, and a group of middle-aged and elderly men dressed in black stood outside.

"Excuse me, is Mr. Li Xiang here?" the other person asked in English.

"Yes, that's me." Li Xiang raised his hand upon hearing this.

"Mr. Fujimoto sent us. Is there anything we can help you with?"

There are two types of gangsters in Japan.

Local gangs tend to be relatively civilized and dislike violence because it's easy for them to make money.

Immigrant gangs are mostly from the lowest rungs of society, so they tend to be violent and bloodshed is common.

In earlier years, the most ruthless gangs were Korean-American gangs. However, after South Korea's economy took off, fewer people went to Japan to make money, and Chinese-American gangs began to rise.

Who has the strongest fist is determined by which ethnic group has the largest immigrant population.

After the Chinese left, the Vietnamese were next.

There is no systematic gang power among Russians in the Japanese islands, but the ethnic gangs in the Japanese islands are more or less connected with the Russian mafia.

It can be considered as the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.

Smuggling used cars from Japan to Russia, and smuggling contraband from Russia to Japan.

Money laundering, arms trafficking, and smuggling Eastern European women to sex shops in Japan.

The men in black who were summoned today are members of the Sumiyoshi-kai, the second largest yakuza gang in Japan. Daria has been doing business with them recently.

Li Xiang pointed at Honma Ken and said to the leading uncle, "He stole my money and wants to kick me out of the company. I'm a stranger in Japan, so I can only ask you to help me get justice."

Honma Ken couldn't understand English and didn't know what Li Xiang was saying, but he knew the situation was bad and was anxious to communicate with the translator.

"Mr. Li, let me speak with him for you first, please wait a moment."

The middle-aged man in black who was leading the group entered the private room, leaned over and whispered a few words to Kenji Honma. They didn't talk for long, less than two minutes in total.

After the conversation, the man in black said to Li Xiang, "You two continue talking, I'll go out first."

After leaving, he also closed the door to the private room behind him.

"What exactly do you want?" Honma Ken asked with a gloomy expression.

"If you insist on me withdrawing my shares, I can do so, but I hope we can continue to work together. You must have heard that Satomi Ishihara has moved to my company, and I want to put her in your care as well."

"Does it have to be me?" Kenji Honma asked, tilting his head to the side.

"If you don't want to cooperate, then let's settle the score. How much of the money you swindled from me, compounded with interest, is fair game for you to return?"

Li Xiang took the initiative to lower his stance, "I admit that I deliberately pretended to be the stupid son of a coal mine owner, hoping you would think I was easy to fool, but you also swindled a lot of money from me, so let's call it even."

"For future cooperation, things will proceed as agreed, and everything will be done according to the agreement."

"You have to withdraw your shares," Kenji Honma insisted.

"Okay," Li Xiang said again, trying to ease tensions. "I really do know Sun Zhengyi."

"Then let's arrange to meet sometime." Honma Kenji knew when to stop; continuing the stalemate would not benefit either side.

After conveying Honma Ken's message, the translator said, "Mr. Li, since you and our boss have reached an agreement, shouldn't we let those people outside disperse? This is Ginza, with many people coming and going. It wouldn't be good to attract the police, and it would also affect the business of the shops."

Li responded and agreed.

The film and television industry chain and the animation industry chain overlap, with the most crucial overlap being television stations.

Kenjiro Honma is quite well-known in the Japanese entertainment industry and has access to a considerable amount of resources.

Having experienced those unpleasant moments before, Li Xiang and Honma Ken are consciously extending goodwill to each other.

This is to prove that they are sincere enough in their commitment to the upcoming cooperation.

This also transformed the New Century and LES from being adversaries into a honeymoon period in an instant.

At the recommendation of Kenji Honma, Shinmoto starred in the Fuji TV medical drama "Critical Care", playing the lead role of Megumi Shiraishi.

New Century Entertainment has also established a special cooperative relationship with Fuji Television.

The two parties signed a copyright purchase agreement, determining the price based on the viewership performance of "Emergency Rescue" and acquiring the overseas remake rights to the series.

He's preparing to direct his own TV series in the new century.