N-M Chapter 1301, 1310: Tree Friends Capital is a clown!!!
Chapter 1301, 1310: Tree Friends Capital is a clown!!!
Chapter 1301, 1310: Tree Friends Capital is a clown!!!
A hangover is a terrible feeling—headache, nausea, dry mouth, sensitivity to light and sound. But because of all these side effects, the anxiety in my heart is gone!
As Naoki Nagayama lay on his bed in the bedroom, waiting for the terrible feeling to subside, Akina brought him a bowl of hangover soup and gently wiped his face and neck.
Naoki Nagayama was so moved that he hugged his wife's waist.
"Akina is such a good wife~ I'm so happy~"
"What are you saying!"
Although she smiled, Akina still feigned anger.
"Naoki-san, you need to reflect on your actions! You went out drinking for no reason, came back drunk, and even corrupted our friends!"
Especially since she didn't take me with her! Ah, I'm pregnant now, so there's nothing I can do~
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The sudden urge to drink was indeed a bit impulsive, but what's with leading my friends astray?!
"It was Otomo-san and Shuichi-san who took me drinking! How did it become that I led them astray?!"
"Huh? You went drinking with Otomo-san and Shuichi-san?!"
Akina was a little surprised. Yesterday, Naoki Nagayama came back in a taxi and then fell asleep immediately, so she didn't ask him anything.
I only found out about him being with Michael Jackson in the newspaper that morning.
"The newspapers only reported that you and Michael Jackson caused trouble in a bar while drunk."
"Huh? Me? Causing trouble?"
Naoki Nagayama vividly recalled what had happened the previous night.
"It was the band X-Japan fighting in the bar, Michael and I just happened to run into them!"
After leaving the bar, the two continued drinking and exploring nightclubs until Naoki Nagayama was completely drunk. He had no idea he would be photographed.
"Because you and Michael are the most famous, the newspapers naturally choose to report on you."
Akina placed a pillow under Naoki Nagayama's head and told him to drink the hangover soup.
"And you did indeed encounter a fight, which is why there's this claim that you've corrupted foreign friends."
"And they're even corrupting foreign friends?!"
Naoki Nagayama downed the hangover soup in one gulp; the sour and spicy flavor invigorated him, and he was about to get up and give the media a good scolding.
"Which newspaper dares to say such things about me?!"
Do they really think there aren't any seats available in the VIP seating area of Tokyo Bay?!
"Alright, Naoki-san, you should get some rest!"
Akina gently pushed her weak husband back onto the bed.
"Michael's team must be very happy; his popularity has gone up again. This is great for a foreign singer, especially with two more concerts to come."
"So this time I can't blame the newspapers, or the paparazzi who took the photos?!"
"After all, this is the global entertainment industry; these kinds of things are quite normal."
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Naoki Nagayama lay listlessly on the bed, feeling his whole body ache again. Yes, celebrities need buzz; even a pop king like him needs as much buzz as possible.
"Alright. Then let those paparazzi off the hook this time."
"Okay, Naoki-san, take good care of yourself." Akina took the empty bowl and went out. "Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"
"No need, I still feel a bit nauseous."
After Akina left, Naoki Nagayama lay in bed quietly recovering. He estimated it would take a whole day to fully recover. Today was the weekend, so the results would be out tomorrow, and he wouldn't need to worry anymore.
Just then, the bedroom door, which had been slightly ajar, opened.
A small figure walked in from outside, then ran excitedly to the bedside, looked at Naoki Nagayama on the bed, and shouted:
"Dad~ Dad~ is still sleeping!"
"Hua Jiang, what brings you up here?"
Naoki Nagayama was somewhat surprised; this little guy shouldn't be able to climb stairs yet, right?
"Stairs. Climb."
The little one curiously circled around the bed.
"Dad~ Dad~ Get up~"
"Dad got drunk last night and is a bit tired, so he can't get up."
Naoki Nagayama tried to explain to Natsuka, but the little girl didn't understand what being drunk meant and kept asking her dad to read her picture books and play with her.
"Dad drank alcohol and his head is spinning."
After discovering that her elderly father wouldn't get out of bed, Naoki Nagayama became very angry and paced back and forth in the bedroom. Naoki didn't stop him; he wanted to see what his daughter was up to.
Xia Hua pondered for a while by the bed, then, with a push of her hands, huffed and puffed as she climbed onto the bed herself.
At such a young age, she can actually climb onto the bed; her athletic ability is quite impressive!
"Oh? Flower sauce is amazing~"
Just as Naoki Nagayama was about to say a few words of praise, he noticed that Natsuka stood up on the bed, rushed to his side like a little cannonball, and then jumped and lay on his stomach!
"Wow~~"
Naoki Nagayama, who was completely unprepared, felt his stomach churn from the hangover soup he had just drunk. He almost vomited because his daughter was pressing down on him!
[Achievement: 'Persecuting the elderly father' accomplished!!]
The little one, who's just over a year old, is getting plenty of nutrition and already weighs a good 20 pounds!
Naoki Nagayama quickly picked up his daughter and moved her aside, pinning her down with his arm. Looking at the carefree smile on the little one's face, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Will she still be Daddy's little darling?!"
"Naoki-san?"
Akina, hearing the laughter, came in from outside and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Natsuka on the bed.
"In the blink of an eye, the flower sauce disappeared. This little guy is really running around everywhere now."
"Quick, take her away!"
Naoki Nagayama touched his stomach.
"In a little while, this little thing will seriously injure my father!"
"Haha~" Akina laughed and picked Natsuka up. "Alright, Naoki-san, get some rest. I'll come and call you for lunch later."
Akina closed the door when she went out this time.
Naoki Nagayama stared blankly at the ceiling, seemingly lost in thought about the potential impact on tomorrow, before drifting off to sleep again.
Nothing to do today~
On October 19th, Naoki Nagayama got up early. Due to a hangover and not sleeping well the night before, he looked rather haggard.
However, just like the last moments before an exam, he was unusually excited at this time!
"Akina, something came up at Tree Friends Capital today. I don't know if she'll be back tonight!"
Naoki Nagayama spoke to Akina at the dining table.
"You don't need to wait for me tonight."
"Hi!"
Akina, who was wiping Natsuka's mouth, nodded gently and then asked with concern,
"Naoki-san, is there a major problem with the capital of the tree friends?"
She had naturally noticed her husband's unusual behavior these past two days, but Naoki Nagayama didn't want to put too much pressure on her. He simply told her that Shuyou Capital was going to have a large-scale operation involving a lot of money, which was why he was a little worried.
"There shouldn't be any major problems; the results should be available today!"
Naoki Nagayama smiled and comforted him.
"Yes," Akina comforted Naoki Nagayama, "If Naoki-san needs money, I can offer some assistance!"
As one of Japan's most popular idols, and with her shares in the company, Akina now earns over 100 million yen a year, and her personal savings should be around 200 to 300 million yen.
Haha, no need~
Naoki Nagayama stood up and kissed his wife's forehead.
"Even if Shuyou Capital goes bankrupt, I still have Shuyou Entertainment and various copyrights!"
These two items alone can generate nearly 10 billion yen in dividends annually! That's more than 99% of Japanese households!
Before leaving, I gave the dog a good pat on the shoulder, then got into my Rolls-Royce Silver Spur and headed towards Ginza.
The morning rush hour traffic was testing his patience; the Tokyo Stock Exchange was about to open!
After more than half an hour, the car finally arrived at the office building of Shuyou Capital.
After taking the elevator to the 12th floor, I heard a buzzing discussion.
A large crowd had gathered in front of Tree Friends Capital's gates, including clients and investment managers. Last Friday's extreme trading decisions had indeed caused concern among many.
"That's Naoki Nagayama!" "He's the president of Tree Friends Capital!" "He's the one who gave the order!"
"Hey, Naoki Nagayama, where's Genta Nakai? I invested in Tree Friends Capital because of him!"
"Yes, and there are other key members too! They are the real investment experts!!"
"Look at the mess the company has become after they left!!"
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When it comes to their own wealth, these people dare to challenge even the prime minister. At this point, who cares whether Naoki Nagayama is a famous director or a star!
"Clap clap clap!"
Naoki Nagayama clapped his hands several times, drawing everyone's attention.
"Everyone, please don't block the doorway. If you have something to say, you can talk in the conference room!"
"Furthermore, if anyone is dissatisfied with our Tree Friends Capital's strategy and wants to withdraw their funds, we will cooperate!"
"Anyway, the money is already in the account, so transferring it is very convenient."
"However, I urge everyone to trust us one more time. This time, we have truly detected the risks!"
Since it was the last day anyway, Naoki Nagayama said a few more words.
"Look, didn't US Treasury Secretary Baker say yesterday that they would consider maintaining the dollar's depreciation trend?"
Upon hearing Naoki Nagayama's words, the clients who had come immediately began to discuss it enthusiastically, and the investment managers also tried to calm them down.
Then, without caring whether the group listened or not, he walked straight through the crowd and into his office.
A moment later, Kanai Hiroka, the receptionist, came in with a cup of coffee.
"Naoki-san, the clients have all entered the meeting room."
"Ah That's good"
Naoki Nagayama nodded, picked up his coffee and took a small sip, only then realizing that Hiroka Kanai was still there.
"Zhouxiang-chan, is there anything else?"
"Hmm," Kanai Hiroka hesitated slightly, "Naoki-san, the investment managers came this morning and they were all very worried. They seemed to want to ask how to proceed."
Nobody dared to provoke Naoki Nagayama, so they asked Kanai Hiroka to inquire.
"Didn't I say we'd stick to last Friday's procedure? Continue collecting what needs to be collected!"
There's no room for wavering now; we must persevere!
"Hey! I'll go tell them!"
Upon receiving this news, Kanai Hiroka breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went out to inform others.
Meanwhile, in his office, Naoki Nagayama looked out the window at the gradually bustling streets and buildings of Ginza, a sense of melancholy and a touch of utter absurdity rising within him.
"I wonder if someone might jump off the building?"
"However, given the Japanese personality, they'd probably hang themselves!"
In this world, Yukiko Okada did not jump from her office building, so it did not cause a wave of suicides in Japan.
The trend of jumping into subways didn't take off in later generations. Most people, if they wanted to end their lives, would still choose to hang themselves in the woods or jump into a volcano to avoid causing trouble.
"Americans are more straightforward; they just jump off buildings."
Naoki Nagayama didn't feel much for people who jumped off buildings after losing money in the stock market, since he had told them from the beginning that the stock market was risky!
Most people who go bankrupt are those who leveraged their investments to try and earn more money; high returns come with high risks, which is a given. However, they only bet everything when they were certain a stock market crash was coming; others just wanted to gamble!
In fact, if Naoki Nagayama fails this time, he will lose most of his fortune, which is the risk he is willing to take!
Just like that, I let my thoughts wander aimlessly, letting time slip by second by second.
Meanwhile, within Tree Friends Capital, investment managers had escalated from quiet conversations to loud discussions. After the market opened, the entire stock market continued to thrive, with trading volume steadily increasing and the Nikkei index soaring.
This makes TreeFriend Capital's actions last Friday seem completely haphazard!
"Some of our peers are already laughing at us, Tree Friends Capital, calling us clowns!"
One investment manager sighed.
"I just managed to persuade one customer to give us a little more time, but we're sure we'll have more customers coming this afternoon!"
"Yes, if this continues, I'll lose all my clients!"
"Yes, yes, what should we do, what should we do?"
"Has President Naoki Nagayama not changed his mind yet?"
"He hasn't said he'd keep it up yet."
"So, does President Nagayama actually know how to trade stocks?! I'm not questioning his abilities. But I'm new here, and I only know a few stories about Nagayama Naoki's stock trading."
"Me too, me too."
"Where did Minister Nakai and the others go?!"
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Various discussions have already begun to emerge. Even as the president, Naoki Nagayama cannot simply suppress the employees' complaints by issuing orders. The continued conservative strategy has already been genuinely affecting their income!
Meanwhile, investment managers and department heads at Japanese securities firms such as Nomura Securities and Daiwa Securities were also discussing the operations of Shuyu Capital.
Their conservative strategy in the previous period might have been to avoid risks, but the sudden further contraction last Friday caused them a moment of panic, as they wondered if TreeFriend Capital had received some inside information.
Unexpectedly, everything was thriving after the market opened on Monday!
"Japan's economy is so good, are the people at Tree Friends Capital crazy?!"
Chihiro Sugano, a department head at Nomura Securities, said this while chatting with his subordinates.
"Or do they simply not want to continue working in the financial world?!"
"Hahaha, I heard that Naoki Nagayama is now in charge at Tree Friends Capital. He's the one giving all the orders!"
His subordinate investment manager, Ryosuke Ikegami, chimed in.
"It seems to be a result from an analysis in the United States, which says that the stock market has systemic risks and a major crash is inevitable in the future."
"From the US?" Chihiro Kanno asked curiously. "Where did they get their analysis from?"
"I don't know. After all, it's a private source."
Ryosuke Ikegami shook his head.
"However, some large companies on Wall Street did hold internal meetings and discussed the risks, but none of them adopted a conservative strategy."
"Haha, of course there are risks in the stock market, but you never know when those risks will come, so it's better to make money first!"
Minister Chihiro Sugano shook his head. The stock market is inherently a place where risk and reward coexist.
"Doesn't Naoki Nagayama understand this principle? I don't know how he founded Tree Friends Capital!"
"Didn't you say that when General Fujitsu was being merged, you found out in advance through taxis and made a profit by taking a risk?"
"That's just a story! The real story is probably that they got inside information from a members' club."
"So he has absolutely no investment ability?!"
"Haha, he's just an entertainer and director, at most he's a bit fluent in writing."
Chihiro Kanno smiled and said,
"Investing is mathematics, it's science!! Humanities students can't handle it!"
"Hahaha~"
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Similar conversations continued to circulate within the financial sector. While people initially placed great importance on the well-known Shuyou Capital, they began to consider whether to follow suit when Shuyou Capital began to scale back its operations.
Now, with the market becoming increasingly prosperous and the stock market rising steadily, various securities companies, investment companies, and even individual investors no longer respect Shuyou Capital!
"TreeFriends Capital is a joke!"
"You won't make money!"
"I won't be able to stay in the financial world for long!"
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In this environment, Naoki Nagayama spent almost the entire opening and closing of the stock market in his office. Until the Tokyo stock market closed at 3 p.m., the entire market was still booming!
"How could this happen?" "A stock market crash?" "Could it really be the butterfly effect?!"
Anxious, Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but dial the number of Genta Nakai, who was far away in New York!
The phone rang twice before being answered.
"Naoki-san?"
"Yuanta-san!" Naoki Nagayama didn't waste any words and asked directly, "How's the situation in New York? Has nothing happened since the market opened?!"
There was a pause on the other end of the line before Nakai Genta spoke, "Naoki-san, it's only four in the morning here in New York, the market won't open for another five hours!"
"Forehead"
Ah, Naoki Nagayama forgot, New York is 12 hours behind Tokyo!!!
He must have been too nervous! That's why he completely forgot about jet lag!
"Oh, I forgot all about it, haha~"
Naoki Nagayama gave a dry laugh, and then, seemingly to ease the awkwardness, asked...
"Why is Yuan Tai-san awake at four in the morning?!"
"I can't sleep!"
Nakai Genta sighed and said...
"I haven't slept for almost two nights. This weekend I've only managed to doze off occasionally, and then I'm jolted awake again!"
"I even dream about my account being emptied."
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Naoki Nagayama paused for a moment; at least he was asleep.
"Wonta-san, relax. Remember, even if we fail, we can always make a comeback!"
"Hey, I know, I've always believed in Naoki-san!"
Such trust moved Naoki Nagayama so much that he was speechless. Was this a declaration of affection between men?!
"Ahem. Yuan Tai-san, you still have four hours left, close your eyes and rest for a while!"
"Hi, I'll try to sleep for a while."
"Everything will be over tomorrow!"
"it is good!"
After hanging up the phone, Naoki Nagayama tried calling all the key members who were out of town, but as expected, none of them were asleep, so he could only offer some words of comfort.
Finally, looking at the sky outside the window that was beginning to darken, Naoki Nagayama silently sat back down in his office chair.
I'm not going back tonight; I don't want to bring my anxiety back to Yama-oka-in.
He will stay at the company until the situation there becomes clear!
(End of this chapter)