Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapters 1441 and 1450: Wasn't this supposed to be a preview screening? How did it turn into a

The preview screenings of "Black Monday" finally took place on the last two days of June!

The artsy spot in Ikebukuro was still hosting the preview screening, but compared to previous screenings, this one seemed to have a much smaller scale, with little media coverage.

So on the day of the preview screening, apart from a few specially invited media outlets, there were far fewer reporters at the Arts Corner than at previous preview screenings of Tree Friends films.

"What's going on here?"

Some reporters were quite puzzled and asked their colleagues,

"It seems like they didn't put much effort into the promotion and distribution for this preview screening?"

"I heard it was a niche film, so I didn't expect it to have a high box office!"

One well-informed reporter said,

"So we only invited a select group of people."

"Oh, you're doing influence!"

While niche films have a certain market, they are not a good choice for today's tree enthusiasts.

No wonder, no wonder.

"But the trailer was really impressive!"

"Yes, so the chances of winning are quite high~"

Looking at Naoki Nagayama and his entourage welcoming the audience in the lobby, the reporters felt they had found the reason, with Ren Tabata, a reporter from Kinema Junpo, being even more certain of his idea.

According to the media, Naoki Nagayama made this film primarily to enhance his influence in certain circles, or perhaps to compete for some awards.

While the reporters at the cinema chatted amongst themselves, the first group of viewers attending the preview screening had already begun to arrive.

However, the vehicles they arrived in surprised some of the reporters.

"Someone's coming!"

Renji Tabata picked up his camera, wanting to capture the first audience member to arrive at the screening so he could use it in a later article.

After pressing the shutter, he subconsciously sighed:

"He actually drove a Mercedes, wow, he's rich!"

A few seconds later, Tabata Ren once again remarked to his companions:

"Toyota Century this time?" "Oh ho? Porsche is here too?" "They came down from a Rolls-Royce this time." "Why isn't there a Mazda? Are they looking down on Mazda?!"

Most of the people invited to the preview screening were well-known figures in the financial world, so it was only natural that they all drove high-end sedans, and quite a few even drove top-of-the-line sports cars.

Of course, some people are just pretending to be rich to save face!

Before anyone knew it, the parking spaces in front of Wenyi's house gradually filled with all kinds of high-end cars, and even cars started to park across the street.

Passersby couldn't help but ask:

"Huh? What's going on? Is it a luxury car show?"

On the other side, Naoki Nagayama, who was greeting the audience in the lobby, kept saying hello to those he knew and those he didn't. But it was always okay to exchange pleasantries!

"Thank you for your support." "Please come in." "We'll definitely have collaborations in the future; let's make money together."

Naoki Nagayama smiled and exchanged pleasantries, but his cheeks felt stiff from all the pressure.

Just then, the head of the Japan Risk Business Center, Mitsuyoshi Suga, walked in, followed by a large group of people:

"Naoki-san! I've brought the core members of VEC with me!"

This person is from the small circle of Tree Friends Capital, so naturally he sent a lot of votes to people with connections.

"Arigato!"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and shook hands.

"Thank you so much for coming, Mr. Suga Mika! I hope this movie won't disappoint you!"

"Haha, you won't be disappointed!"

Suga Mika said with a smile,

"We should be thanking Naoki-san for making this movie specifically for the financial investment community!"

"Haha, I hope so, I hope so."

After greeting Suga Sanyoshi and the others who came with him, he had his staff lead the people into the screening room.

But at this moment, Naoki Nagayama sensed something was wrong, and he secretly called out to Eiichiro Watanabe:

"The tickets for Eiichiro's preview screening were distributed to movie enthusiasts and random audience members, right?"

"Hi!"

Eiichiro Watanabe, who had been helping to greet everyone, nodded repeatedly.

"The tickets have already been sent to those who personally called from the publicity department to invite people!"

"Huh? What's going on?"

Naoki Nagayama scratched his cheek, somewhat puzzled.

"Why are all the people who have come so far from here being from the investment community?"

"?? They're all from the investment world?"

Eiichiro Watanabe paused for a moment.

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? Maybe they're hanging out together?"

Even if it's Naoki-san, he doesn't know everyone who came to the screening, so maybe he didn't pay attention when he greeted them?

"impossible!"

Naoki Nagayama firmly shook his head.

"People in the investment world have a special quality; I won't mistake them!"

A profession can have a powerful transformative effect on a person. Just look around on the street; those with thinning hair, dark circles under their eyes, and wearing plaid shirts are definitely programmers! Those wearing black suits, ties, and leather shoes are usually salespeople.

People in the investment world have a peculiar feeling. They're all styling themselves with mousse, highly energetic, giving off a Wall Street elite vibe!

"Forehead"

Eiichiro Watanabe didn't know the reason either.

"I'll go ask someone."

Just then, Yasuhiro Hidaka of Nomura Securities arrived with his entourage. Upon entering the lobby, he smiled at Naoki Nagayama and said:

"Haha, Naoki-san."

"Hidaka-san, you're here too!"

Naoki Nagayama greeted them and then looked at the others who had come with him.

"This is?"

"These are all my friends in the industry!"

Hidaka Yasuhiro said with a smile,

"You've run out of preview tickets for Nomura. They paid a high price to buy those tickets from other people! They just want to be among the first to see this movie!"

"Naoki-san, you have no idea how popular your movie is among investors!"

"what?"

Naoki Nagayama realized what was happening. Connecting the dots with the group of unfamiliar faces earlier, they were probably all scalped tickets bought from someone else!

As for how they obtained the contact information of the other invitees, it's simply a matter of internal staff selling information, much like how data was sold in the future.

"Oh, Hidaka-san, you could have just told me directly. I would have sent you a few extra beforehand."

"This won't do! It's already very generous of Nomura Securities to give so many tickets to Naoki-san's preview screening!"

"What are you saying!"

Naoki Nagayama exchanged a few pleasantries with Yasuhiro Hidaka, then quickly ushered them inside.

"The movie is about to start, please come in and have a seat, Hidaka!"

Haha, okay~

After sending the person inside, Nagayama Naoki instructed Watanabe Eiichiro:

"Eiichiro, it looks like someone on our side has leaked information. We need to investigate!"

".Hi!"

Eiichiro Watanabe's face was serious. As the head of the publicity department, he was ashamed of what had happened!

It looks like there's a problem inside the company; it needs a thorough overhaul!

With the screening time fast approaching, the staff of Shuyou invited the reporters who had been invited to the screening room!

After sitting down in the seat reserved for reporters in the screening room, Renji Tabata couldn't help but say to his colleague next to him:

"Look over there, in the second row, that's the head of the Japan Risk Business Center!"

"And that one, he's the investment manager at Ito Shosha!"

"The other people also looked familiar; they were all big names in the investment world!"

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Reporters are very good at remembering faces. Several colleagues bumped into each other and were surprised to find that almost everyone in the screening room was from the Japanese investment community!

Moreover, many of them are well-known investment gurus, financial tycoons, and even senior executives of many banks. They all represent the "money" of Japan!

The last time so many people from the financial sector gathered was when the Prime Minister convened his first fiscal advisory meeting!

"If a bomb were to explode here right now, half of Japan's financial sector would probably be paralyzed!"

"Isn't this supposed to be a movie screening? Why does it feel like a financial summit?"

"."

Renji Tabata even wondered if the Tree Friends Group was going to take this opportunity to form an organization like the "Tree Friends Alliance" to manipulate Japan's economy from behind the scenes!

Naoki Nagayama hadn't expected such an unexpected incident at a mere film screening, and he wondered what the consequences would be.

After discussing with Yoshimura Otomo and others, he had no choice but to temporarily back down and went to the screening room himself.

Let's just call it a benign accident for now!

At the same time, the lights in the theater dimmed, and "Black Monday" finally began playing!

Almost everyone in the screening room was involved in investment, so they naturally had a deep impression of last year's lightning-fast "stock market crash".

With the release of "Black Monday," people finally began to understand how Naoki Nagayama managed to make a fortune by going against the trend during the stock market crash!

Upon seeing that Naoki Nagayama had noticed the anomalies in the US stock market six months in advance, Yasuhiro Kajiwara, chairman of Daiwa Capital, remarked in surprise:

"Does TreeFriend Capital know so much about the US stock market?"

His subordinate chimed in:

"Naoki Nagayama had already been deeply involved in the US stock market five or six years ago, and it seems that Shuyou Capital's first pot of gold was earned from the US stock market."

"Kenta Nakai, co-founder of Tree Friends Capital, resigned from the bank around that time."

"."

Everyone had naturally investigated the history of Shuyou Capital's rise to prominence. Although information didn't spread quickly in this era, they still had a general understanding of it!

"I see. No wonder."

This explains why Naoki Nagayama noticed the abnormalities in the New York Stock Exchange so early on.

Other viewers started discussing the matter again when Naoki Nagayama said, "Wall Street analysts are certain that the stock market will experience a major correction."

"Did Wall Street know all along?" "Sure enough, the stock market crash was instigated by the US! To reap the benefits from global stock markets!"

"The 1927 stock market crash also started in the United States!"

Although Japanese analysts provided risk analysis at the time, the investment gurus did not pay much attention to it!

Looking back now, it feels like a conspiracy theory!

In the movie, Naoki Nagayama, after anticipating this situation, immediately begins to change the investment strategy of Tree Friends Capital.

After a fierce struggle, they decided to bet their entire fortune on a single operation: shorting the global stock market!

During this time, I struggled internally because a stock market crash would cause countless investors to suffer significant losses.

So he made the decision to announce his predictions in the media!

"The stock market is about to crash!"

Naoki Nagayama's appeals in the media at the time even reached overseas! Yet, this very prediction was ridiculed within the Japanese financial investment community.

"Coward!" "A lackey in the investment world." "Too young, inexperienced." "A worrywart," and other sarcastic remarks came from the mouth of the financial tycoon character in the movie.

It made some people in the screening room blush!

Because these are exactly the words they said back then, and now it seems incredibly regrettable!

"Why didn't I listen to Naoki Nagayama back then?!"

"They meant well!"

"I thought he was just talking nonsense because he's young, but it turns out he's full of insightful opinions!"

At this moment, no one can deny that Naoki Nagayama genuinely warned them. But at that time, the stock market was booming, and who knew it would suddenly crash!

The movie continues.

"The greatest trading strategies are achieved using the simplest methods!"

Naoki Nagayama's trading strategy is nothing new to investment gurus these days; it's just using the most old-fashioned short-selling contracts!

At that moment, the audience in the screening room were even thinking:

"If I were in charge, I would definitely use various strategies to increase profits tenfold!"

But this was just something I thought about in my mind.

During the period when Naoki Nagayama was in charge of the project three months in advance, he was ridiculed by his peers and the media, and at the same time, he had to withstand the departure of clients from Shuyou Capital. Just thinking about it makes everyone feel immense pressure.

Naoki Nagayama in the film acted as if nothing had happened. He even edited together Jurassic Park!

And on an ordinary Monday, everything finally happened!

The New York Stock Exchange crashed!

Then Hong Kong, and then London.

At this moment, gasps of cold air echoed throughout the screening room. The investment tycoons were once again recalling the days that had sent chills down their spines!

"New York started it first!"

"The Hong Kong stock market actually suspended trading. What a terrible move, a really terrible move!"

"The Japanese stock market is a day late. Thanks to the time difference."

"."

Watching people jump off buildings, go insane, and frantically make phone calls outside the stock exchange on the screen, the audience felt a deep sense of unease.

They never want to relive that experience again!

The global stock market's chain reaction and the government's bailout efforts are all depicted in "Black Monday," but Naoki Nagayama's substantial profits are only briefly mentioned. Of course, everyone understands that.

However, Nakai Genta's subsequent experience of being placed under house arrest in the United States caused many people to frown. They all knew about this and had spoken out about it!

No investor wants to make money and then encounter something like this!

Finally, after the Prime Minister's visit, Nakai Genta was released and met Nagayama Naoki at the airport. (End of story)

What everyone initially thought would be a boring documentary turned out to be a surprisingly enjoyable watch!

So much so that even when the lights came back on, many people were still reluctant to leave.

Naoki Nagayama stepped forward:

"Everyone's finished watching the movie! Thank you!"

Upon hearing this, the audience began to clamor:

"Is that all?!" "I haven't seen enough!" "Naoki-san wants more!" "More..."

Although he knew they didn't mean it that way, Naoki Nagayama still felt a chill run down his spine from being asked such a request by a group of men.

He clapped his hands, signaling everyone to be quiet:

"There is no media interview session scheduled for this screening. So if you have something to do, you may leave now."

"If you have any questions about the movie, feel free to ask me now."

Upon hearing this, naturally no one left.

Instead, the number of questions raised by the crowd increased.

"Naoki-san, how large is the operation?" "In which countries has this been done?" "What difficulties were encountered?" "How were they resolved?"

Various questions came at Naoki Nagayama, and he patiently answered them one by one.

"Naoki-san, how were you able to predict the exact time of the stock market crash?!"

"No, not at all. I'm prepared to hold out for three months."

"What if there wasn't a stock market crash?"

"Hahaha, then I'll lose my entire fortune!"

Naoki Nagayama made a relieved expression.

"But it's okay, I can still make movies! And I still have Akina to support me!"

"."

Upon hearing this, the audience members were stunned for a moment, then immediately frowned. Did they really have to watch a movie and be subjected to Naoki Nagayama's PDA?!

“Eek~~~” “Whoa~~” “.”

After a chorus of scornful gasps, reporter Renji Tabata seized the opportunity to stand up and ask his question:

"Mr. Yongshan! What is your biggest takeaway after this stock market crash?!"

"Well"

This question made Naoki Nagayama pause for a moment, and then he slowly spoke:

"Actually, I don't have much insight into making money during a stock market crash. After all, I just predicted the timing."

"If any of the other investment gurus present had confirmed the stock market crash, they could have done even better than me."

"but."

Naoki Nagayama looked towards Genta Nakai standing at the door.

"After Yuan Tai-sang was detained by the United States and not allowed to return, I have some insights to share."

"Japan is a defeated nation and heavily dependent on the United States. There's nothing that can be done about it!"

"But capital knows no borders, and we investors cannot put all our eggs in one basket."

"."

His brief remarks silenced everyone present.

In Japan, the United States is practically the supreme ruler. However, with economic development, Japan has indeed had enough.

The idea that someone from Tree Friends Capital could be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned simply because they made money in the stock market is something that could happen to any Japanese person!

Considering the small circle surrounding TreeFriend Capital, it seems they've recently been converging on a certain major Eastern country, apparently planning to invest in and build a factory there.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

This statement seems to have taken on a different meaning!

Okay, that concludes the Q&A session!

Naoki Nagayama ended the conversation at this point.

"Everyone, please head back now! You're welcome to come and support us again when the movie is officially released!"

(End of this chapter)