Yuan Guangrong didn't know how to respond.

Because of the personnel agreement between Nagano Nao and Ida Yoko, he, a guy who was destined to be a general manager at most, became the next successor to the president.

Although it was just a transition and alternation of power, my destiny was able to break through the end of the universe, thanks to this bastard boy in front of me.

Thinking about the choice I made back then, fate is truly amazing.

In the same situation, just by saying a few words, I was able to change the absolutely impenetrable barrier.

Even if it's just alternating.

After a few years of working, I can still make use of my remaining energy in the future, which is also a kind of honor! "There will be a very important meeting in the financial sector after the New Year, straight man, you should prepare well!"

The two of them came to the lounge laughing. Yuan Guangrong made some tea and said something that seemed to hint at something.

Nagano Nao was very interested and asked curiously, "We need to prepare in advance? It looks like this must be a very important meeting!!"

"Yes! The economy is in a downturn, and the new cabinet is of course eager to change this situation, so Minister Miyazawa hopes that the financial sector can provide some support."

Two months ago in October.

Because of the mess in the major banks, the Ministry of Navy and the cabinet resigned collectively.

In this game, the Liberal Democratic Party ultimately won. After Kaifu resigned, the Liberal Democratic Party used its ultimate move and sent veteran Kiichi Miyazawa to take over the presidency.

Because he has served as Chief Cabinet Secretary, Finance Minister, Foreign Minister, and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister, Kiichi Miyazawa has a good influence in all aspects.

At the moment, we need a person with strong comprehensive abilities to deal with economic and diplomatic issues both internally and externally. Therefore, after becoming the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, relying on his prestige in many fields, Kiichiro Miyazawa successfully ran for the post of prime minister and re-formed the cabinet.

But in Japan, the concept of life and death is not only a legend in urban folklore, but also exists in various attribute restraints in the workplace, politics, and economy.

On the surface, the Prime Minister oversees the Cabinet and can control eleven directly affiliated units of the central ministries and agencies.

But in fact, whether the cabinet's administration will be implemented depends on whether the financial sector supports it.

It's ridiculous to say.

The head of an institutional department of the Ministry of Finance can use window guidance policies to issue orders to the head of a foundation without formal documents, and they will be executed.

However, the Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister, who are nominally the superiors of the Ministry of Finance, are unable to oversee the operations of the financial sector.

The so-called financial world.

These are the four groups that are the highest-level organizations in Japan's industrial and commercial circles and ostensibly represent the overall interests of the industrial and commercial circles.

The largest one is called the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren for short.

The second is the "Japan Employers Federation", abbreviated as "Nikkei Federation".

And the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, abbreviated as "Nissho".

"Economic Friendship Association", referred to as "Economic Friendship Association".

Among them, Keidanren plays the greatest role among the four financial groups. The group was established in August 1946 and was originally composed of large enterprise economic groups and small and medium-sized enterprise economic groups.

In 1952, the "Japanese businessmen" representing the interests of small and medium-sized enterprises withdrew from the "Keidanren". Later, the Sanwa Group was established, and the Japanese businessmen became the Sanwa Group. The "Keidanren" then became an economic group centered on large enterprises.

The president, vice president and directors of Keidanren are all the main leaders of the groups under the major conglomerates, representing different industrial groups and corporate organizations.

But even though Keidanren has split, it still has extremely terrifying power in this country. The chairman is often a senior manager of major financial groups and is called the "Prime Minister of the Financial World."

From this name, we can see what kind of status the financial world has in Japan.

As the core group of the financial community, the main task of Keidanren is to "unify the general will of the business community, mobilize the general wisdom of the business community, influence the government's domestic and foreign policies, and implement the general demands of the business community."

And these things are written in the core strategies of the financial world.

To put it bluntly, any foreign policy of the cabinet government must be supported by the financial community.

When major financial companies invest and visit overseas, they can represent the Japanese government without the permission of the cabinet.

He knew that Yuan Guangrong was trying to win him over.

Nagano Nao said with some guilt: "Such an important meeting, isn't it always attended by the vice president? I am not qualified enough, will it be..."

"Nagano-kun, you are actually becoming more modest! With your ability, who would dare to object to you attending the meeting? You are a peerless dragon who has earned a large amount of foreign exchange from Germany!" Yuan Guangrong said with a smile, his tone half true and half false, but not without admiration.

He also discussed this matter with Iida Yoko, and still couldn't understand why someone would dare to bet heavily on the appreciation of the mark when it was completely impossible for the German mark to appreciate, and why Nagano had predicted it again.

But anyway.

The terrifying side of this guy Nagano has been experienced many times.

A bastard who is so good at making money. Even the financial world has to bow to this kind of guy who is super good at making money.

We chatted for a while longer.

Thinking that entering the financial world was something he would have to experience sooner or later, Nagano Nao agreed to consider it and left Tokyo for Kyoto.

Nakagyo Ward.

This is the most densely populated area in Kyoto, with numerous shops and service industries, and a population density of 15,000 people per square kilometer.

Because driving is prohibited on the commercial street.

Nao Nagano found a place to park the car, then got out and started walking.

The surroundings were crowded with men and women who were off work, surrounding the izakayas and shopping malls decorated with lights, and there was a prosperous scene in front of various stores.

Although the real estate bubble has burst, people's lives do not seem to have been greatly affected.

On the contrary, the downturn in the real estate industry has led to a sharp drop in housing and shop prices. Many people have taken the opportunity to open small shops such as restaurants, izakayas, and laundries, and have entered the service industry.

Passing by a busy braised pork rib shop.

There is a recruitment notice posted on the door.

Store manager: 500,000 yen/month

Waiter: 350,000 yen/month.

Please come into the store to discuss in detail.

There were so many diners in the restaurant that the waiters were too busy to handle it all. From time to time, one could see the waiters bowing and hearing them apologizing.

Nagano Nao couldn't help laughing.

It feels like a funny batch.

I was busy apologizing, but the more I bowed, the busier I became! I was secretly laughing and crying.

Compared to the past, the streets are still prosperous and there is not much difference from before the bubble burst.

But if you look closely, you can actually find some differences.

In the past two years, the most common storefronts on the street were real estate agencies. At that time, working in a small agency was a very prestigious job.

Selling a few houses in a month and making a few hundred thousand dollars every month is just a casual thing.

Nowadays, there are obviously fewer roadside real estate agencies, and they are almost deserted, which is in stark contrast to the izakayas and barbecue restaurants around them.

While other businesses are booming and bustling with people, the few remaining real estate agencies are deserted, as if they were forgotten in the corner of the world.

It's already eight o'clock in the evening.

When you pass by the door, you will see a billboard at the door and the walls inside the house are full of information about second-hand houses for sale.

A fully renovated single-family house in Fushimi district, 290,000 yen/stove. Two-story layout, free garden, garage, two floors.

This is a very impressive price.

Because this is Kyoto! It was once the ancient capital, the core area of ​​the three major metropolitan areas, and a waiter can earn more than 300,000 yen a month.

One stack of houses is approximately 1.66 square meters, while Japanese houses are actual living areas with permanent property rights.

What does that mean? You can buy two square meters by working part-time for a month.

It’s permanent property rights.

However, two years ago, the housing price in Nakakyo was still 1.6 million yen per square meter.

Because I lingered at the door of the agency.

When the salesperson inside saw this, he came over and bowed.

With a very humble smile, he said, "Sir! Do you need to buy a house? The location here is very good, and the price is very favorable. It is fully decorated and comes with all appliances! Do you want to know more?"

"This is not necessary! Thank you!"

Nagano Nao refused with apology.

Looking at his back, the poor salesman sighed, and the light in his eyes dimmed a lot.

Back to the store.

My colleague was talking on the phone listlessly.

It looks like.

Telemarketing is useless.

After hanging up the phone, my colleague said dejectedly, "I really don't understand what these guys are thinking. Before, housing prices were so high, and everyone was scrambling to buy a house. Now that you can easily buy a house, they have lost interest."

"What's so strange about this? There are enough houses in the country for 200 million people, and the birth rate has dropped to the international warning line of 1.2. Aging is already foreseeable. If this continues, will the houses be sold to ghosts in the future?"

"But it shouldn't be that outrageous! Some time ago I heard that a house in Shimane Prefecture was sold for only 300,000 yen! It's just the same price as a pair of Louis Vuitton shoes!"

"Leather shoes can be worn, but what can a house be used for? Pass it on to future generations? Come on! Poor people like us probably won't have any descendants!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Please cheer up! Come to think of it, this is a good thing! Didn't Miss Guan Yong always demand a house before she would marry you? Isn't now a good time to buy a house at a bargain price?"

"Do you think I'm an idiot? I'm using my most precious youth to get a slut that others have abandoned! Why can't I use this money to enjoy my life? I can get a new one every day?"

"What? You are such a shame! Such a thing."

The other side.

Nagano Naoio walked to a fruit shop and stopped.

There were a few big words hanging on the sign - Changshan Family.

This is the Kyoto branch of Changshan Fruit Shop after its profitable expansion. Thanks to the monopoly of the Japanese Business Alliance in the fruit market and relying on the relationship with Naoto Nagano, Changshan has enough supply to expand the market. It is now considered a large fruit chain store in Kyoto.

Walk to the door.

A girl in her twenties bowed and sent the guest away.

Seeing Nagano Nao coming over, he bowed again hurriedly and shouted to the proprietress: "Madam! Nagano-kun is here!"

Kanako Nagano was counting money at the counter.

When he saw Nagano Nao, his eyes sparkled with surprise.

She quickly threw away the money, walked over in small steps, bit her lip and said a little embarrassedly, "Straight man, why are you here?"

"I don't have anything to talk about today, so I wanted to come and see how the store is doing lately?"

"With Okamoto-kun's care, business is pretty good!" Nagano Kanako said happily, mumbling about the business these days. When it comes to purchasing, she complained casually: "I don't know why the prices have been rising higher and higher recently. If it continues like this, many people may not be able to afford fruit."

"This is inevitable! Real estate has always served as a reservoir, and now that it has been punctured, the funds can only flow into fruits and vegetables."

"Ah! Will the price of rice also go up?"

"Of course not! Ensuring the stability of basic prices is what the cabinet is working on now! I mentioned this before in Kyoto."

"I don't understand all this! But houses are so cheap now, why don't we buy a new one!" Nagano Kanako said with big eyes, which actually brought a bit of a money-grubber vibe.

Nagano Nao laughed: "Naijiang, you idiot! Still thinking about speculating in real estate! This thing is like tulips. For a long time to come, housing prices will only fall and not rise."

"Ah! What about those who bought houses before? Mrs. Yamaguchi's house is not even enough to pay the mortgage now."

"What to do? Of course, catch a sheep and fleece it!"

"What?"

Nagano Nao didn't explain this question, but mocked, "You'll understand soon enough."

The New Year’s bells are ringing.

unconsciously.

It’s the end of the year and the weather is cold.

Rituals to welcome the new and get rid of the old are held at major shrines.

With the blessings of pine and cypress, major companies have ushered in a new struggle.

This day.

An annual work review meeting was held.

Naoio Nagano received a call to go to Tokyo to attend a financial summit.

This is a meeting that can greatly enhance one's qualifications, as senior managers from major conglomerates and large companies will attend.

Although such meetings have always been attended by vice-chairmen or directors of major conglomerates, being able to show up on such occasions is also a step towards becoming a real player.

Because for a long time, the financial circles headed by Keidanren have formed an intricate personnel network with various government departments through "backroom politics", serving in administrative departments, and accepting retired government officials, so that the government acts according to the intentions of the financial circles.

In diplomacy, Keidanren is also known as the "Second Ministry of Foreign Affairs". It is not new that the financial community can represent the government in overseas visits and hold various international conferences regularly.

According to the time.

Nao Nagano rushed to Tokyo.

The meeting was held in Chiyoda.

The chairman of this Keidanren is the vice president of Mitsubishi Corporation, and the vice president is the vice president of Panasonic Electric.

In addition to these two heavyweights, those present were all senior executives such as vice presidents, general managers, and directors of major Japanese corporate groups.

Take a quick look.

Surprisingly, a large number of those present were acquaintances, all members of the Mita-kai, and they occupied fully one-third of the seats in Keidanren.