Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

As the neon bubble inflated, the financial world gradually fell into a frenzy.

Starting from 1985, there have been the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries incident, the Daiichi Bank financing incident, the Toyota Trading Company incident, and the ongoing Oue incident and the Fuji Bank loan fraud incident.

Behind everything in this series, there seems to be a shadow of the Yakuza flickering.

“According to the information we found, Sumiyoshi was responsible for Toyota Trading Company’s affairs.

The first person to come into contact with the Daiichi Bank branch financing incident was the General Office. Because Daiichi Bank was worried about shareholders being held accountable for this matter, it hired the General Office to ensure the smooth progress of the shareholders' meeting.

As for the recently reported Ito Man incident, the mastermind behind it is likely to be the Yamaguchi-gumi. "

"Yamaguchi group?" Bai Chuanfeng showed a different look.

"Hai, it is said that Sumitomo Bank lost nearly 800 billion yen because of this incident."

The Man Ito incident is another financial scandal that occurred in the 1990s. It was exposed by Nikkei just last month.

Itoman Trading Company is affiliated to the Sumitomo Zaibatsu. Although it has not been completely acquired, there is a close relationship between the two.

Kawamura, the current president of Itoman Trading Company, once held an executive position at Sumitomo Bank. He is also a confidant of Sumitomo Bank Chairman Ichiro Isoda.

The Itoman Trading Co., Ltd. led by him, somehow hooked up with a man named Ito Hisunagamitsu.

Ito Hisunaga has a Yakuza background. He was valued by Kawamura and held an important position in Itoman Trading Company.

Using business relationships, Ito persuaded Kawamura to invest in art and precious metals.

He claimed that these things were a sound investment to preserve their value, and Kawamura followed his advice.

With Ito's help, Kawamura found so-called galleries or artists, and then purchased large quantities of art.

Itoman Trading Co., Ltd. has spent at least hundreds of billions of yen on these investments.

In addition, there are tourism projects, golf course investments, etc. Kawamura has spent a total of nearly 800 billion yen.

And where does this money come from? Of course it was a loan from Sumitomo Bank.

As a confidant of the chairman of Sumitomo Bank, it is very easy for Kawamura to use his own connections for loans.

However, a recent Nikkei report has put Itoman Trading Co. at the forefront.

Nikkei News broke the news that all the appraisal certificates of the so-called works of art purchased by Ito Man at large prices were forged.

The prices of these works of art have been increased at least several times, and most of the tourist bases and golf courses are in a state of unfinished business.

If nothing else, Ito Man’s investments have basically been in vain, and hundreds of billions of yen have gone missing.

As its affiliated company, Itoman’s loss will most likely fall on Sumitomo Bank.

As for the hundreds of billions that disappeared...?

“Most of these funds that disappeared from the accounts flowed into the pockets of various high-level governments through the Yidao.

Former Nakasone cabinet and current Ministry of Finance officials are involved.

As for Ito Hisunaga, he is from the Yamaguchi-gumi. "

After speaking, Ota handed over another set of photos, and Bai Chuanfeng glanced at them twice.

Basically, it is a scene where government officials meet with corporate executives and Yakuza, and Shirakawa Kaede knows most of the faces.

Well, Bai Chuanfeng expected that not many of these people had clean butts.

But the situation of almost the entire army being annihilated was far beyond his expectation.

Can Sumitomo recover the 800 billion yen it lost?

Don't even think about it, the money has long been divided between black and white.

Even if Sumitomo Bank knows who is behind the scenes, it is very likely that he will suffer this embarrassing loss.

Because in addition to the Ito Man incident recently, the Mitsuhiro Kotani incident is also likely to be related to Sumitomo Bank.

Mitsuhiro Kotani's use of the stock market for insider operations happened almost at the same time as the Ito Man incident.

He used both carrot and stick methods to manipulate listed companies wantonly, and then bribed high-level government officials with inside information.

If the president of a company does not obey him, Xiao Gu even threatens to hire a professional killer to kill him.

Not only has he made a lot of money in the past few years, but he also wants to confront the Ministry of Finance head-on.

However, now that the incident has occurred, Xiao Gu is basically under house arrest for investigation.

As a result, senior executives of two banks were forced to resign, and dozens of officials from the Ministry of Environment were investigated.

Although the case has not yet been pronounced, it is clear that their final results were not good.

The reason why Mitsuhiro Kotani is able to operate the stock market is because Sumitomo Bank is supporting him.

Although Sumitomo Bank avoided answering questions about Kotani's source of funds.

However, Kotani once publicly declared to the media, "Sumitomo Bank is the hometown of my soul." These statements of his have long exposed the relationship between the two.

Because it is facing the Ito Man incident and the Kotani incident at the same time, Sumitomo Bank is now in a hurry.

The irony is that whether it is the Ito Man incident or the Kotani incident, there is a Yakuza behind it.

The difference is that Sumitomo Bank was the victim in the Itoman incident, but Sumitomo Bank became the perpetrator in the Kotani incident.

Therefore, faced with the hundreds of billions of yen that have been hacked, Sumitomo Bank will most likely be dumb and miserable.

This is Neon's current extreme, and even in chaos, it dares to take action against traditional plutocrats.

Of course, only the Yakuza bosses like the Yamaguchi-gumi dare to attack the Zaibatsu, and they only dare to attack the relatively weak Sumitomo among the Zaibatsu.

Among the traditional chaebols, Mitsui and Mitsubishi have few yakuza who dare to covet it. Even the government has to weigh the power of these two behemoths.

As for the three consortiums in the next three places, they are now in chaos.

Neon's six major conglomerates are also divided into upper and lower groups. The so-called chaebol generally refers to the top three conglomerates, Mitsui, Mitsubishi, and Sumitomo.

They also retain the characteristics of traditional chaebols and can be regarded as a veritable family industry.

Daiichi Kanyin, Fuji, and Sanwa can only be called a consortium. Through circular cross-shareholdings, they have formed a powerful group organization.

But there is no doubt that compared with the three chaebols, the qualifications of the three consortiums are still much lower.

In terms of consortium management, they are also much more open than chaebols and can give professional managers greater power.

However, it is precisely because of this that these consortiums are more vulnerable to invasion by external forces.

The current fraudulent loans carried out by Fuji Bank include the transactions between Daiichi Bank and General House, Sanwa Bank's subsidiary Toyo Shinkin and Ogami's arbitrage loan to Industrial, and so on.

These things that are happening are the best proof of the chaos within the consortium.

It can be said that at present, at least in the financial world, the harm caused by the Yakuza to chaebols and consortiums is shocking enough.

The reason why the Yakuza can stir up the financial market is not only the blessing of political forces behind it, but greed is also the most direct reason.

In the 1960s and 1970s, although Yakuza was also very rampant, it was the golden age of neon manufacturing.

Most companies can almost achieve profitability as long as they operate peacefully.

After all, the slogans of "building a country through trade," "building a country through industry," and "building a country through electronics" are not for nothing. Everyone can make money and naturally there will be peace.

However, by the 1980s, as the bubble inflated due to the appreciation of the yen, the golden age of the company was gone forever.

In order to ensure profits, many physical manufacturing industries entrust funds to banks or securities companies, allowing them to help achieve various financial profits in the financial market.

This was the original origin of operating special funds, which companies entrusted to the securities industry. It can range from tens of billions to hundreds of billions.

It was also from this time on that the Japanese yen seemed to simply become a set of numbers.

The profits of several billion yen and tens of billions of yen in the past are completely incomparable to the hundreds of billions of operating special funds now.

Banks and securities companies control thousands or trillions of funds. How can their internal employees stay calm?

How can the tens of millions or hundreds of millions of profits earned by the Ji Dao from fighting and killing be compared with the hundreds of billions of funds that are mobilized in the financial market?

Faced with these huge amounts of money, everyone will be tempted.

As a result, illegal operations by bank insiders, and the infiltration of the Yakuza in every possible way, all kinds of illegal activities can be seen almost everywhere.

So as a member of the banking industry, wouldn't there be no Ji Dao who wants to attack Beidu Bank?

It’s not that they don’t have it, it’s that they can’t say it.

In 1985, Shirakawa Kaede tried his best to suppress Beidu Bank from getting involved in the real estate and business special gold market.

He knew that these things were either thunderstorms or gray transactions.

Once the Ministry of Finance is held accountable later, Arai Yu may have to go in and step on the sewing machine.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, Bai Chuanfeng would rather earn less than take meaningless risks.

Therefore, there is no good way for the Ji Dao and those arbitrageurs to deal with the underdeveloped Beidu Bank.

However, Hokuto Bank has participated in several large-scale acquisitions by Shirakawa Holdings, which has proved its financial strength.

The salivating Ji Dao, one plan fails and another one succeeds.

Since Beidu Bank can't do anything, let's first try to see if we can open a way with Shirakawa Electric.

Don't underestimate people's desire for wealth. In order to achieve their goals, they will do anything.

As for the Shirakawa Zaibatsu? What a joke. They dare to take action against big conglomerates such as Sumitomo and Daiichi Bank. Is there anything about a new group that they can be afraid of?

Now Baichuan Feng has felt the vague eyes surrounding Baichuan Holdings.

Unexpectedly, it has entered the 1990s, and Baichuan Holdings is already strong enough, but it still attracts the covetousness of others.

It seems that the bubble era is far from being an era that can be completely insulated by reducing participation as much as possible.

Madness is not only happening among the people, but also in the business and political circles.

"Ota, don't tell me in advance from the headquarters. In view of the activities of the Yakuza, let's make more preparations."

After reading the information in his hand, he began to assassinate and fight with each other. Bai Chuanfeng was shocked by what he saw.

These would never appear in news reports because they would be inappropriate.

"Shirakawa-san, what do you mean...?" Ota's face suddenly became extremely serious.

Bai Chuanfeng nodded, "Just in case."

Ota and Shirakawa Kaede confirmed their gazes, and then nodded calmly.

Have you finally come this far? However, the neon environment has indeed become increasingly turbulent recently.

The main house, protected by the Yamaguchi-gumi and Sumiyoshi-kai, was the first to come to the door.

What our ancestors said is good: hit with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches.

As Yu Arai previously introduced to Shirakawa Kaede, June is the date when Neon listed companies hold intensive shareholder meetings.

And most companies hold their conferences on this day in the middle of the month, as is customary for Shirakawa Electric.

Because the members participating in the shareholders' meeting may come from all walks of life, major companies attach great importance to the shareholders' meeting in order to maintain their own image.

Not only give various small gifts to the participants, but also entertain them well if there are journalists coming to interview.

Any news or information that is unfavorable to the club must not be published in the newspaper.

Otherwise, the stock price will fall and negative news will occur, which will bring huge headaches to the operators.

Because of this relationship, there is a foundation for the survival of the General Assembly House.

This year's shareholder meeting of Shirakawa Electric will still be held at the Imperial Hotel as usual.

Because of its huge scale, it is estimated that the number of people attending the Shirakawa Electric Shareholders Meeting in previous years is likely to be in the thousands or even tens of thousands.

Therefore, it is difficult to satisfy ordinary venues. You can only choose clubs or hotels with giant auditoriums.

During the shareholders' meeting, well-known companies like Shirakawa Electric will even be interviewed by reporters.

After all, there are more than 100,000 employees under the company, and Shirakawa Electric alone plays a decisive role in Neon.

For this kind of very large enterprises, NHK, Fuji TV, and TV Asahi have produced more than one special program.

So it would not be a surprise if a reporter entered the Shirakawa Electric shareholder meeting.

However, this year is different from the past. Starting from the beginning of June, various rumors about Shirakawa Electric began to appear in the market.

For example, a company is in difficulty and reports a huge loss this quarter.

There are senior executives at Shirakawa Electric mistreating their subordinates and practicing various unspoken workplace rules.

There are also data falsification, arbitrary dismissal of employees, etc.

What's more, in some magazines and tabloids, there are interviews with former employees of Shirakawa Electric.

The content is mostly all kinds of so-called inside information. These newspapers used the gimmick of revealing secrets to make various embellished reports on Shirakawa Electric.

Not to mention that today's stock market is already turbulent. These specious reports have indeed caused Shirakawa Electric's stock price to drop hundreds of yen.

However, because there were people in the market who were silently absorbing Shirakawa Electric's shares, and because of its reputation, the stock price stabilized after falling for a long time.

But no matter what, these rumors are indeed not a good thing for Shirakawa Electric.

In addition to the public relations department constantly issuing announcements to refute the rumors, Ohta is also busy tracing where the news spread.

In fact, you don’t need to think about it to know that this must be the secret work of the General House behind the scenes.

If the predictions are correct, it should be the event room and publishing room below the general meeting room that are taking action.

Who else could use these familiar tactics of uncovering dirty information and spreading rumors?

It can be seen that Shirakawa Kaede's original words of "sweeping the bed and waiting" have been regarded as a declaration of war by the headquarters.

Not only Shirakawa Electric had expected these actions of the other party, but many corporate executives with some background probably also knew what was going on.

There is nothing new under the sun, and the neon lights are so big, what kind of evil can be hidden?

"Shirakawa-san, I knew these guys from the General House couldn't scare you at all.

They are used to being arrogant and think that you will obey like those gentlemen.

But as everyone knows, as the founder of the Shirakawa Group, Shirakawa-san doesn't do this at all.

Haha~, good! This time, those guys must see that not everyone will choose to compromise. "

Referring to the series of laughter on the phone, Bai Chuanfeng pinched his eyebrows as he was a little confused about whether to laugh or cry.

"Tabuchi-san, please stop praising me. I'm having a headache because of this matter.

Because of these guys' troubles, Shirakawa Electric's stock price dropped a lot. "

"Haha, Baichuan, don't think I don't know who took the initiative to lower the stock price.

But a reminder, Sony and Nintendo have taken a lot of your stock lately.

Shirakawa Electric's operating profit is supported by solid data, and your stock is favored by many investment clubs. "

Tian Yuanjie also hinted vaguely, which made Bai Chuanfeng raise his eyebrows.

As expected of the chairman of Nomura Securities, Shirakawa Holdings’ small private actions have not been hidden from them.

Why did Shirakawa Electric's stock fall? That's because Shirakawa Holdings is slowly cashing out in secret.

In January, Shirakawa Electric's share price fell by more than one-third due to the stock market crash.

During that period of undervaluation, Shirakawa Holdings itself repurchased many shares.

Later, in May, the Nikkei index stabilized to around 30,000 points, and now the situation of the stock market in June seems a little not good again.

It just so happened that the General Office was spreading rumors again, so Shirakawa Holdings took advantage of it and simply decided to sell some cash.

Even if the Nikkei Index does not fall in the future, it may fall once the rumors about the Federation House ferment.

So when the rumors first appeared, the first person to sell was Shirakawa Holdings itself, in order to cash out part of the stock and run away before the stock price fell.

However, these small moves were not hidden from Nomura Securities, one of the top companies in the neon securities industry.

However, Sony and Nintendo were secretly absorbing Shirakawa Electric's shares, which surprised him.

Are these two old men planning to steal the house? Unlike this, Baichuan Holdings' shareholding ratio has never been lower than half.

But forget it, Bai Chuanfeng didn't pay attention to the sneaky tricks of the friend's businessmen.

The main thing that needs to be paid attention to right now is the General House. Although these guys' methods are despicable, they are indeed a headache.

"Tabuchi-san, what do you think of the General House and the people behind it, Koike Ryuichi, Ogawa Kaoru and others?"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Chuanfeng also planned to ask this well-known industry insider about his attitude towards the General House.

After hearing Shirakawa Kaede's question, Tabuchi Setsiya's chuckle seemed to come from the phone.

"It's just a group of parasites. It has lost its role as a transit station and will die out sooner or later."

"So, does the other party at the transfer station care about the existence of the general house?"

Um? A flash of light flashed in Tian Yuanjie's eyes, and he couldn't help but sit up straight while leaning on his office chair.

"The rules of the game require a transfer station, but the transfer station does not have to be in the headquarters."

The same light flashed in Bai Chuanfeng's eyes, "I understand, thank you Tianbuchi-san for your guidance today.

When I'm done with this period of work, I'll definitely treat you to a drink later. Of course, you must also appreciate it~"

"Haha, easy to say ~ But Shirakawa-san, please be sure to note that the Prosecutor's Office has also paid great attention to the General House recently."

Before saying goodbye, Tian Yuanjie also seemed to have an unintentional reminder.

Hearing the name of the Prosecutor's Office, Bai Chuanfeng smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder~"

After hanging up the phone, Bai Chuanfeng leaned his head on the back of the chair and began to close his eyes and silently perfect the previous plan in his mind.

The transfer station and the general house are really strange existences.

But since the rules of the game require it, let’s make do with it for now.

The transfer station that Tabuchi Setuya mentioned is the role that the General House currently plays.

As mentioned before, some insider transactions do not go through formal channels and can only be completed through the general house.

If a club wants to transfer benefits to an official, it will first entrust it to a securities company.

The securities company then goes to the general office and sends the unissued bonds and stocks to the officials through them.

After passing through the middle two links, it is difficult for outsiders to find out the details even if they want to trace it.

This is why the General House is still active today despite being strangled by the law.

Dirty things can exist only if someone needs them to do dirty work.

This is also the reason why Nomura Securities obviously has an interest in the Association, but Tabuchi also looks down on them.

Nomura Securities has transactions with the General House, and that is because it has accepted the entrustment of other clubs.

Due to Party A's request, in order to obtain the order, the securities company could only cooperate with the General House.

It has been like this since ancient times. If you want to sit down and play, you must abide by the rules.

But now, a coldness flashed in Bai Chuanfeng's eyes, and it depends on what the club will choose next.

Although the shareholders' meeting has not yet begun, some preparations need to be made in advance.

Thinking of this, Bai Chuanfeng picked up the phone and dialed a number.

An hour later, Ota appeared in front of Shirakawa Kaede on time.

"Take it." Bai Chuanfeng took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Ota.

"Shirakawa-san, this is..."

"I will take you to familiarize yourself with the contact information of certain dignitaries and senior executives one by one in the next period of time.

All you have to do is remember them, and then find a way to quietly deliver the shares that SIC is planning to issue in Mi to their hands.

Remember that the method must be reliable, secret, and cannot be traced. Even if there is a problem in some part of the process, the responsibility will not be held on the customer or yourself. "

Every word Shirakawa Kaede said made Ohta feel nervous, but excitement followed.

Are you ready for a big fight? He, Ota, couldn't hold it in any longer.

Stretching out his slightly trembling hands, Ota couldn't help but widen his eyes as he looked at the names on the list.

These people are regulars on TV news channels. To be honest, Ohta has never come into contact with these people at the pinnacle of power.

But the more this happened, the more excited he became.

Showa men, this is how it should be.

He can't wait to make Clay Stick Co., Ltd. bigger and stronger.

"Remember this is top secret and treat it like a career."

After handing him the information, Bai Chuanfeng gave a special and solemn note.

"Hai! I won't give up even if I die!"

Time flies to mid-June, during which time shareholders’ meetings of Neon listed companies are being held intensively.

Financial news and the Yomiuri Shimbun have also spent a lot of time reporting on these matters recently.

But which shareholder meeting are these media looking forward to the most? Of course it must be Shirakawa Electric.

In addition to being slandered by various rumors, they have a keen sense of smell and know that there are secret forces dealing with Shirakawa Electric.

One of the top three companies in the electronics manufacturing industry, Shirakawa Electric.

Are there any violent gangs who dare to target them? There's something good to watch now.

The reporters who were not too concerned about the excitement waited at the entrance of the Imperial Hotel early on the day when the Shirakawa Electric Shareholders Meeting was held as scheduled.

At nine o'clock in the morning, as Shirakawa Kaede's car arrived at the hotel lobby door, the reporters' flashlights lit up one by one.

However, due to the distance, it was a pity that they did not take the opportunity to interview.

But it doesn't matter. As reporters, they have admission tickets and can enter the venue openly after ten o'clock.

After getting off the car, Bai Chuanfeng had just walked to the threshold of the lobby when he suddenly ran into a somewhat familiar person.

But before he could think about it carefully, the other party took the lead and walked over with a smile.

"I, Kaoru Ogawa, from the General House, I didn't expect you to come in person, Shirakawa-san. It's really a pleasure to meet you."

Looking at the smiling face in front of him, Bai Chuanfeng narrowed his eyes slightly.