Chapter 369: Japan's National Investment Era

The "First Annual Japan Economic Conference" was held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, with attendees including special economic envoy Jon Hardy, Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, several cabinet members, and CEOs and directors of major American and Japanese companies.

There were more than a thousand people in the venue.

First, the Japanese Minister of Economics reported on the economic situation last year. In the first half of last year, the Japanese economy was still dead. In the second half of the year, after Hardy led seven major conglomerates to carry out in-depth reforms of the Japanese economy, the Japanese economy experienced a leapfrog growth.

The fourth quarter's GDP accounts for 80% of the annual GDP.

In the first quarter of 2050, the data exceeded the GDP of the whole of last year. The economic situation is recovering rapidly, the unemployment rate has dropped by more than 300%, the market has gradually become active, and foreign trade ranks first in Japan's economy.

finally,

Yoshida Shigeru expressed his deep gratitude to Special Envoy Hadi, saying that it was Special Envoy Hadi's visit to Japan that led to the successful recovery of the Japanese economy.

Hardy spoke next.

Hadi's speech revolved around several aspects. The first was that Japan was still a defeated country and could only implement limited economic freedom and must still operate under the framework of the United Nations.

The second is clear positioning. Japan is now the processing base and production factory of the United States.

The third is to continue to open up, whether in terms of business philosophy or economic policy, so that policies will no longer be stumbling blocks to the economy, but will become boosters of the economy.

After the talk, all that remains is communication.

There is no segment where everyone gets to speak, but instead it is set up as a cocktail party where people gather together in groups of three or five, raise a glass, and casually communicate, which may spark ideas and complete a few deals.

Hardy also raised his cup and talked with others.

In a small group, someone introduced Hardy: "Mr. Hardy, this is Robert Downey, chairman of the Downey Fund."

Robert Downey, who is in his forties, saluted respectfully when he saw Hardy. "Hello, Mr. Hardy. My name is Robert Downey. To be honest, I am your admirer. I am impressed by your vision, courage and business philosophy."

"Your investment in Hong Kong has definitely increased several times now, and the tax-free policy you implemented in the Cayman Islands is simply amazing."

Hardy smiled and waved his hands, "I was gambling a lot of the time, and the risk was very high, but I won the bet."

"No, I have studied your business experience and found that you are actually very confident. I would say that you are much more confident in your mind than in reality." Robert Downey said.

Hadi thought,

Did he see that he knew the future?

"I believe that this is inseparable from your strong economic acumen and strong heart, which is the key to your success." Robert Downey said.

It turns out that it was not because he knew he could predict the future, but because he was impressed by his own economic brain. In fact, if you say that you can see through the future, no one will believe you. But if you say that you have reached the conclusion through various calculations, many people will believe you.

After complimenting Hardy, Robert Downey continued, "I knew that Mr. Hardy was coming to Japan, so I came here from the United States. I found that although Japan is in a state of economic downturn, it also contains opportunities."

"You know I run a fund company. Because Japan is subject to sanctions, economic activities are stagnant, and there are no investment opportunities in the entire market. Now the economic situation in the United States is unprecedentedly good. I think I can attract funds here to invest in the United States, so I opened a fund company in Japan."

"How's it going?" Hardy asked.

Robert Downey raised his eyebrows, looking somewhat proud. "It's much better than expected. From last year to this year, Downey Fund has attracted more than 60 million US dollars, all of which have been invested in the US stock market. As you know, the US stock market has been doing particularly well in the past two years, so we have made a lot of money for our customers."

"Last year's profit margin reached 32.5%, which is a very gratifying profit. In the first half of this year, we have already reached 25%, and I believe it will increase."

Hardy nodded. "Very good. What you have done has solved the investment problem for Japan. It is a reasonable and legal operation and should be supported and encouraged by the Japanese government."

"Thank you for your affirmation, Mr. Hardy. So far, we have been operating very well. Mr. Hardy, I know that the Hardy Group must have its own investment team. However, if you need it, Downey Investment Company is also very willing to serve you. I can guarantee a return rate of more than 30%." Robert Downey said sincerely.

Hardy looked at Robert Downey with a half-smile: "Not for now."

"Okay, please contact me if you need anything." After saying that, he handed over a gold-stamped business card with both hands.

Hardy took the card.

Robert Downey bowed to Hardy again, and then went to contact other people. Hardy glanced at Robert Downey's back.

hehe,

This guy actually deceived me.

I don’t know about Robert Downey, but he arranged to come to Japan himself. It’s really interesting.

Robert Downey just said that he has raised more than 60 million US dollars in just over half a year, and it seems that the results are indeed good.

Who said Japan has no money?

Those who have no money are those at the bottom of the society. The former nobles and wealthy people, although their country has lost the war, still have trump cards in their private hands.

Hardy knew one thing. When Japan was defeated, a batch of supplies that the government had prepared for the war disappeared before the US occupation. The supplies were said to be worth more than 400 million US dollars.

Who took it?

Naturally, it was the bigwigs in high positions who divided these things up.

This is just one of the things. Before the United States plundered Japan, Japan first carried out a wave of self-digestion. Many of the currency, gold reserves, and important materials in the treasury were gone. That is why the Americans came and said that Japan's treasury had been emptied.

In fact, many of them are hidden.

Robert Downey received more than 60 million US dollars in investment, which is actually not much.

After Hardy met Robert Downey, the fund manager, he met the chairman of Antique Mortgage Finance Company, the chairman of Gold Mortgage Finance Investment Company, the boss of Home Mortgage Finance, and the head of Land Mortgage Finance Company.

At the conference, the heads of these investment companies kept communicating with Japanese and American entrepreneurs and were more active than anyone else.

They even want to get each other to invest in their own financial companies, but in fact they don't know each other's situation.

They have only one boss and are unaware of the existence of other companies.

The only people who knew everything about them were Hardy and Henry.

Hardy saw all these people's actions.

Hardy found it interesting.

Good guys,

Organizing an annual economic meeting on his own would make things easier for these scammers, but he was happy to see this happen.

These companies have been doing booming business in Japan lately, and have been featured heavily in newspapers. They are now more well-known than local Japanese companies.

At regular intervals, the most recent earnings are reported.

Originally, many Japanese were still waiting and watching, but as they saw others making a lot of money, more and more people became interested.

Invest funds in fund companies.

There are antiques for mortgage antiques.

There is gold collateralized by gold.

Even if you don't have these assets, you always have real estate and land, which can be mortgaged, and the mortgaged funds can then enter the investment company.

Wells Fargo reported to Hardy a few days ago that the mortgage loans of these companies have reached about 300 million US dollars.

Under the constant propaganda offensive, the whole Japanese society entered the investment era. Others were making money by mortgaging their assets. If you didn't do it yourself, you would be like a fool. Many people mortgaged all the assets in their homes.

In Japan today, whether you are working or doing business, everyone is talking about stocks, futures, the U.S. stock market, and even specific stocks and future industries.

It's like they are all investment experts.

The Japanese investment enthusiasm was fully aroused and entered the era of full-scale investment.

Look at the chairmen of those mortgage financial investment companies; they are surrounded by Japanese entrepreneurs, bankers, and even government officials.

Those guys were in high spirits and talked eloquently about the bright future of the U.S. stock and futures markets.

Hardy had a slight smile on his face.

The greater their influence, the more money they get, and the more they earn. When the crisis hits, the greater the damage to Japan's economy will be.

The first annual economic meeting was very successful. The meeting's progress was reported in newspapers the next day. The big headlines in the newspapers made many Japanese excited.

"Japan's economy is expected to return to its best days."

The content reported the national economic situation reported by the Prime Minister and the speech of Special Envoy Hadi, and then analyzed the future economy of Japan. The current Japanese economy has indeed shown explosive growth after investing in the United States.

This year's GDP is expected to reach 80% of the pre-war level, and in the next two years, it may catch up with the best period in Japan's history.

This is not an empty statement.

This is indeed the current economic situation in Japan, but people don't know the underlying situation. Japan's big banks and big companies are now all controlled by Americans, and it is these American companies that are truly gaining the greatest benefits.

In fact, the situation in the Rabbit Country in later generations is similar. Many well-known private enterprises are backed by European, American and Japanese capital.

On the surface, the GDP data seems good, but most of the benefits are taken away by others. Finance is also a war and it has never stopped.

The newspaper also focused on introducing American financial investment companies. The heads of these investment companies all attended this year's annual meeting. Not only do ordinary people invest in these financial investment companies, but many Japanese banks and companies are also using these financial companies to operate. Japan is now entering the investment era.

Japan's stock market and futures market have not yet recovered, but through these financial companies, it is entirely possible to make financial investments and earn American money.

This sentence actually has some incitement, telling the Japanese that making money from the Americans is a small way of getting revenge psychologically.