Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapters 1570 and 1579: This plan is called the "Steal the Base" plan!!

The shopping streets of Ginza were much quieter than before, with most of the malls and shops having few customers due to the national mourning period.

However, the flow and exchange of capital often takes place in office buildings, where phone calls and conversations continue frequently. The sounds of managers yelling and employees rushing about are intertwined; few people pause to mourn the Emperor's passing.

Compared to other companies in the same office building, the 12th floor of Shuyou Capital stands out. Despite being an investment company, there is no sound of money moving around here, because most of the funds have been invested in ultra-long-term government bonds.

Naoki Mulberry

Nakai Genta and Nagayama Naoki toured the company premises.

"Right now, all that's left is account maintenance; we're actually getting far fewer new customers."

"Haha, there's nothing we can do about it~"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and said,

"After all, I used the remaining retail investors' money to buy government bonds!"

"Are there many requests to close the account and withdraw funds?"

"Not many. Most of those who come to Tree Friends Capital understand our investment style."

If we were to describe TreeFriend Capital's investment style in the financial world, it would be: stability! Stability! And more stability!

However, on a very rare occasion, these trades can bring clients substantial profits.

Just then, Naoki Nagayama noticed that there were quite a few more empty seats in the company.

"These employees?"

"Ah, they're gone~"

Nakai Genta spoke very calmly.

"Some traders were unhappy with our strategy and felt that putting 100 billion into ultra-long-term government bonds was a waste. So we had to part ways."

While Japan's workplaces generally employ employees for life, this is mostly the case in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. The investment world is clearly different; highly skilled investment professionals actually have a very high turnover rate.

It's understandable that they want to earn higher returns and more commissions.

Okay~

Naoki Nagayama nodded without saying anything more.

After seeing the four group leaders, he called them into the meeting room.

"Sakaguchi-kun, Nakayama-kun, Hayakawa-kun, Takeda-kun, it's so good to see you all still here!"

These individuals all assisted Naoki Nagayama in short-selling during the stock market crash and can be considered the core backbone of Shuyou Capital!

"Haha, Naoki-san, what are you saying!" "Our loyalty to Shuyou Capital is as clear as day!" "Once a Shuyou person, always a Shuyou person!" "Wherever Naoki-san is, we will be there!"

These four people definitely won't leave. Having experienced the major operations during the stock market crash, their investment philosophy has undergone a significant change!

Ordinary traders look at stock market trends, turnover rates, and investment returns. They maintain high investment returns through continuous, high-frequency investing.

A return of 30-50% is already considered top Wall Street traders, and 80% is considered legendary. However, Naoki Nagayama tells them that investment returns can reach 500%!

It's like a legendary story to see a company go from a few billion dollars to nearly ten billion dollars!

Of course, during the operation, several key members also staked their entire fortunes, and now they are all billionaires in Japan, which is something many traders can't earn in a lifetime!

How could they bear to leave TreeFriends Capital?!

"Haha, thank you all for your confidence in me! And your confidence in Tree Friends Capital!"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and silenced the four men who were still pledging their loyalty, then continued.

"I'm here today to discuss an operational plan with everyone!"

Upon hearing this, everyone perked up their ears. Since it was Naoki Nagayama who said it, it must be a big plan!

"The Emperor is dead, and the bubble is about to burst."

"Of course, I don't want to make money by shorting the stock market, and I doubt the Ministry of Finance would allow it."

"What I want to do this time is slowly devour a car company: Nissan!"

The four were all surprised by this and couldn't help but start discussing it:

"Nissan?!" "Is that Nissan?!" "Really?!"

Today, Nissan holds 20%-25% of the Japanese market share, making it arguably the largest automaker in Japan besides Toyota!

What is Naoki-san saying now? He wants to take over Nissan?!

Naoki Nagayama gestured for Genta Nakai to bring out the information he had previously investigated. This information revealed Nissan's true financial situation in recent years through industrial espionage, third-party investigation companies, and other means.

Such investigations are common in the industry; many large investment institutions conduct due diligence before holding shares.

Tomoaki Takeda, the math genius with the highest IQ, carefully examined the report:

"Given its current financial situation, Nissan is in good financial shape, so the possibility of an acquisition is not high!"

Upon hearing this, Naoki Nagayama shook his head:

You only see the surface.

"Come on, look here at Plan 901! Nissan has 46 models."

Everyone looked over; this was a car development plan to become the number one car company in Japan in the 90s.

"Well, although the investment is quite large, isn't this a normal competitive strategy?"

Hayakawa Katsumi said,

"Many car manufacturers are competing on performance."

"Yes, yes!" "Toyota is making a new car too!" "The higher the horsepower, the better!" "The faster, the better!"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head as he watched the crowd continue their discussion. These people were already elites in the investment world; if even they couldn't see the truth, then the entire investment world truly couldn't see it.

If Naoki Nagayama didn't have memories of the future, and if he didn't have the "hindsight" of various online experts, he certainly wouldn't have been able to discover the many hidden dangers beneath the numbers.

"Everyone! These days, all car manufacturers are pushing the performance to its limits~"

Naoki Nagayama stopped their unanimous discussion and spoke directly,

"Regarding performance, the Japanese automotive industry came up with a '280 PS gentleman's agreement' last year, you should know about it, right?"

The four looked at each other, and finally, Nakai Genta spoke up:

"Naoki-san should know the answer to this best! Haha~"

Speaking of which, this car company's claim of safe driving, ensuring traffic safety, and limiting cars to a maximum of 280 horsepower—a "safety myth"—is actually somewhat related to Naoki Nagayama!

Following the release of "The Fast and the Furious," accidents involving high-horsepower, high-performance cars increased significantly, and street racing became a social issue. This led to the widespread acceptance of these industry self-regulatory rules, and Naoki Nagayama was even used as a negative example by several newspapers.

Haha, that's true~

Naoki Nagayama smiled and continued,

"However, the unspoken rules of the Japanese industry are very important, and it's unlikely that many car manufacturers will violate them. Coupled with the 'voluntary export restrictions' signed by car companies ten years ago, the competitiveness of Japanese cars abroad will decline."

The "voluntary export restriction" signed by this automaker is actually a consequence of Japan's failure to win the trade war with the United States, forcing it to restrict its own policies. It's similar to the tariff stick wielded by Trump, except that Tokyo managed to hold on while Japan couldn't!

"The domestic auto market will become even more important!"

"But after the bubble bursts, domestic consumer demand in Japan will decrease, and people will be more willing to buy fuel-efficient cars."

"Nissan will have excess production capacity and its operational pressure will increase dramatically! They will suffer losses, and their debt-to-equity ratio will continue to deteriorate!"

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Listening to Naoki Nagayama's confident statement, everyone felt his assurance and, following his line of thought, could understand why Nissan was facing a financial crisis.

"But...it doesn't seem like it's going to go bankrupt at all!"

Sakaguchi Masamichi finally asked the question that several people had.

"According to the data in this report, even if Nissan incurs losses, it would need to do so for at least ten consecutive years before it reaches the point of bankruptcy."

"yes."

Naoki Nagayama gave Masamichi Sakaguchi an approving look.

"But I'm going to accelerate his path to bankruptcy!"

"I want you to start acquiring Nissan's outstanding shares through block trades, using your existing branch offices in various countries as a means."

"Then, when the bubble bursts and Nissan's stock price falls, Shuyou Capital will disclose information about Nissan's overcapacity, excessive proportion of non-core assets, etc., to guide market sentiment and exacerbate the stock price decline!"

"After that, you need to gradually sell off large quantities of circulating shares in batches to amplify their downward pressure!"

"They are being forced to use their cash flow to cover their losses! The threat to their cash flow security requires them to raise funds and borrow money!"

"However, at that time, the entire country's economy was in turmoil, banks were very tight on lending, and there wasn't much money available."

At this point, Naoki Nagayama paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"However, Nissan is part of the Fuji Group, and they will definitely borrow money from the Hibiscus Association. The Yasuda family's bank has a lot of idle funds."

"That's our money from Tree Friends Capital!!"

The Nagayama and Yasuda families are already on the same side, and this time, with the goal of seizing power from the Ayukawa family within Nissan, Yasuda Uemon should be very happy!

"That's roughly the process. Of course, each step won't be as easy as it sounds, and it will take a long time!"

Naoki Nagayama concluded by saying...

"However, through this method, the tree enthusiasts will gradually gain control of Nissan within 3-5 years!"

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Upon hearing this, all four of them fell silent!

Even Nakai Genta was skeptical when he heard about the plan!

To think that one could take control of the second-largest car company in China within a few years is simply wishful thinking!

But hearing these words from Naoki Nagayama made him have no choice but to believe them!

"Naoki-san always manages to create miracles!"

At this moment, Nakai Genta addressed the four of them.

"You just need to trust Naoki-san!!"

Upon hearing this, Yukio Nakayama suddenly recalled the time before the stock market crash when Naoki Nagayama arranged for them to short sell. He was also very apprehensive and nervous at the time, but Naoki Nagayama was just as confident as ever!

"!!"

Yukio Nakayama stood up.

"Please give me your instructions, Naoki-san! I will complete them meticulously!!"

Once Yukio Nakayama started, the other three naturally followed suit.

"Hey! Please lead us!" "We're going to take down Nissan!!" "This is crazy, I love it!!"

Seeing this, Naoki Nagayama finally smiled:

"Okay! Let's work hard together for the next few years!"

"Let's call this operation 'Stealing the Base'!!"

Back in the president's office, Nakai Genta secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Naoki-san, I was nervous when you said that!"

"Haha, you already knew!"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and said,

"You were the one who saw the research report first!"

"You only said you wanted to deal with Nissan and the Ayukawa family, but who knew you actually wanted to take over Nissan Motors directly?!"

Nakai Genta only knew about it before, but when he actually took action, he found that his heart was beating faster involuntarily!

"Haha, there's no limit to your ideas!"

Naoki Nagayama offered him a word of comfort, and then said,

"The mortgage process has already begun on my uncle's and Brother Feng's side. The Ayukawa family will probably be making their move against Shuyu very soon."

"Yuanta-san, has your Naito Securities still not found anything?"

Nakai Genta shook his head:

"Regarding this, I really couldn't find anything. It seems like Naito Securities really is trying to align itself with our small investment circle."

"I have no idea what they're going to do!"

After all, Shuyou Capital isn't publicly listed, and all its money is currently tied up in government bonds and overseas funds, making it impossible for Naito Securities to get involved. It's like a hedgehog.

"Sigh, I never expected that either~"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head. Did Naito Securities want all of Naoki's clients to close their accounts?

"Then let's deal with each move as it comes!"

"For the upcoming period of national mourning, Tree Friends Capital might as well just take a holiday!"

Nakai Genta nodded. Anyway, there wasn't much to do, and people at investment firms don't really have many holidays. Capital flows 24 hours a day, so this was a good opportunity to take a break.

"Okay~"

After finishing their business, Naoki Nagayama started chatting about everyday life.

"Oh right, I brought back a lot of local specialties from Hokkaido this time. I'll take them back to the car later!"

"Oh? What local specialty?"

"Snow crab! Snow crab. Alive!"

"What?!?!"

"What, Shota-chan doesn't like it?"

".I love so much!"

"Tch~~"

Shizuoka.

Nagayama Kumahara and Nagayama Kaede arrived at a private garden in Hakone. They admired the understated yet luxurious Japanese decor, the historically significant pieces and decorations, and the artistic calligraphy, paintings, and antiques.

Nagayama Kumahara, the former club leader, was a little reserved.

He knew that only wealthy and influential families could afford such traditional Japanese gardens. Even the Nagayama family's ancestral home only had a superficial resemblance to them.

Nagayama Kaede, on the other hand, was more relaxed. He didn't even think much of this courtyard. Naoki's Akebono Garden was much prettier and twice the size of this place!

"Please follow me, gentlemen."

Yoshiteru Kanai led the two inside.

"Fujita-san is already waiting inside!"

"Hi, please lead the way."

The group slowly walked along the corridor toward the main hall.

Upon arriving at the Japanese-style room, Fujita Sasuke, dressed in a modest kimono, came out to greet him.

"You two must be the two generations of leaders of the Nagayama Group! I am Fujita Sasuke from the Fujita family!"

The moment he opened his mouth, he brought up the Yongshan Group, implying that the two were just Yakuza leaders of a shady gang. It was clearly a preemptive strike to suppress them!

Before Nagayama Kumahara could speak, Nagayama Kaede shook her head with a smile:

"Fujita-san is joking. The Nagayama Group has long been disbanded. We're just legitimate businessmen now!"

"what"

Fujita Sasuke paused for a moment, then smiled.

"I misspoke, I misspoke. Please come in and have a seat!"

Haha, okay~

Having seen the world in Tokyo, Nagayama Kaede unceremoniously sat down at the coffee table. Nagayama Kumahara, on the other hand, seemed somewhat reserved.

However, since it had been discussed beforehand that his son would handle most of the conversations, he felt a little more at ease.

Please have a cup of tea.

Fujita Sasuke brewed a cup of tea for the two of them using a very elaborate tea ceremony.

"This year's Jade Dew is sweet and mellow, perfect for drinking on cold winter days!"

"Arigato."

Yongshan Feng took a sip, savored it a couple of times, and felt it wasn't as good as the tea from Sanmeiju. "This young master isn't trying to fool me with stale tea, is he?"

"Mr. Kumahara, how are you feeling?"

"Haha, I'm a rough man, I don't know anything about tea."

Nagayama Kumahara had a rugged appearance.

"It tastes no different from plain water tea!"

"Wow, the difference is huge!"

Fujita Sasuke wanted to thoroughly humiliate the two nouveau riche in front of him during the tea ceremony, but Nagayama Kaede interrupted him in time:

"Mr. Fujita, my father and I are both rough men and not very interested in the tea ceremony."

"Let's get down to business!"

Let's talk about the specific tourism projects along the Lake Ashi skyline!

Kaede Nagayama learned a trick from Naoki Nagayama: no matter how the other person changes their mind, you only need to focus on asking one question!

"How can I make money?!"

Just like when Sun Wukong was asked by the Bodhi Patriarch, he only said one question: "Can one live forever?"

"Forehead"

Fujita Sasuke looked at the two burly men in front of him and cursed them as nouveau riche in his heart once more.

However, since the purpose of today's project was to reassure the two of them, Fujita Sasuke put aside his displeasure.

"Haha, since you're in such a hurry, let's have a proper discussion about this project!"

Next, Fujita Sasuke and Kanai Yoshiteru began by explaining the composition, expectations, and projected profit cycle of the tourism project, starting with Lake Ashi.

The project exists, and it's well-planned with great potential; it's definitely a worthwhile investment. It's just that the person in charge, Fujita Sasuke, wants to take all of the Nagayama family's money!

In his eyes, it's not difficult at all to fool two nouveau riche. He can raise funds, borrow money, become insolvent, and go through bankruptcy liquidation. Then he can just sell it off and it's all his again!

Meanwhile, Nagayama Kaede and Nagayama Kumahara listened with great interest, both believing the project had great potential.

However, their plan was also to make Fujita Sasuke insolvent and go bankrupt so they could buy the project at rock-bottom prices!

Both sides secretly wished for the other's death, but on the surface, they appeared to be in perfect harmony!

To get even more serious, Fujita Sasuke drove the two of them to the project site for an inspection!

When it was time to part ways, both sides were somewhat reluctant to say goodbye.

"We really like this project!"

Nagayama Kaede was completely serious.

"We'll raise the funds as soon as possible and sign the investment agreement. Fujita-san, please speed up construction as well!"

"Let's make Lake Ashi lively as soon as possible!"

"Hi!!"

Fujita Sasuke had a smile on his face.

"We've already completed one-third of the construction!! Once Fengjun and your funds are in place, we can begin trial operations by the end of next year!!"

"Haha, that's great! But as for the funding, it still depends on Kanai-san!"

Nagayama Kaede let out a hearty laugh and looked at Kanai Yoshiki beside him.

"Please expedite the mortgage process with Jinjing Sang Nong Xie Yang Jin!"

"Hey hey hey, it's all settled! But then the Emperor ascended the throne, and the banking system has to observe mourning too!"

"Alas, the Emperor's death was truly ill-timed!"

Who can argue with that?

Faced with self-interest, none of them considered the Emperor's death to be of any importance.

(End of this chapter)