Chapter 37 Collusion
Seryozha soon learned from Mikhail that the Japanese government would cut interest rates after signing the Plaza Accord, and not only that. [Full text reading] Seryozha also knows that other participants in the Plaza Accord, including the European allies of the United States such as Britain, France, Germany and Italy, will also sign this agreement.
Seryozha felt a little thankful that Mikhail brought him the latest information on the eve of the operation. It turns out that not only the financial departments of the governments of these countries are aware of the Plaza Accord, but also some powerful businessmen in Japan. After pondering for a while, Seriosha already understood where he was wrong, and also understood the deep-seated reasons why the Japanese government would take the initiative to raise the price of the yen to help the dollar depreciate and lower interest rates.
The appreciation of the yen will undoubtedly hit Japan's manufacturing exports and have a serious impact on the Japanese economy. But the key is that Japan's current economic situation has turned from reality to fiction, and the stock market and property market have a great role in stimulating the economy. The Japanese government does not feel that this is a dangerous thing at all, but continues to cut interest rates to inject more funds into the domestic market. The Japanese government no longer cares about the hard-earned money earned by the manufacturing industry, and instead focuses on making money on paper in the stock market and property market. Combined with the depreciation of the U.S. dollar after the Plaza Accord, it can be predicted that funds from all walks of life will frantically flow into countries such as Japan and Germany whose local currency appreciates. At that time, the stock market and property market will undoubtedly reach new highs.
Politicians really have deep routines. The Japanese prime minister will not consider the impact of current policies on the future, because their ruling period is limited, and all policies are for the present. Politicians in democratic countries are probably mostly pursuing the glory and wealth in office, and they don't care about the flood after they step down.
Seryozha thought about these problems and decided to change his plan. Mikhail can cooperate with Seibu Group, but Sergesha didn't want to invest heavily in the real estate market because his liquidity was too poor, so he decided to invest in the Nikkei 225 Index. But the relationship with Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is very important, and Mikhail must win over the ministers who are close to the Minister of Finance.
Mikhail would have carried out these things even if Seryozha had not ordered them. Under the premise that the Japanese government is about to cut interest rates, Mikhail can safely spend the funds in his Colombian bank account.
Mikhail and Tsutsumi Yoshiaki have reached a cooperation, and Columbia Bank will participate in the hotel project in Chiyoda Ward. As the younger generation, Likulute Real Estate Co., Ltd. controlled by Jiang Fuhaozheng also received investment from Columbia Bank and became one of the important shareholders of this company.
In the current world, the hearts of Japanese people have been stirred up by the rising stock market and real estate market, and no one can feel at ease to start a business anymore. Even ordinary people know that relying on the income from work, they will never even think about buying a property in Tokyo. The only way is to borrow money from the bank to buy land and real estate, or put the hard-earned money in the stock market. If your credit cannot allow the bank to lend you money, there are still financial companies that can accept it. Although the interest is high, as long as you invest in the right place, your wealth will definitely rise like a rocket.
In fact, not only Japanese nationals,
Japanese companies have also been coerced by this wave of wealth, and almost all large Japanese companies have set up real estate departments and investment departments. The credit of these large companies is much higher than that of individuals. Under the conditions of loose credit, they can easily obtain funds from banks.
Under Sergey's repeated reminders, Mikhail has always maintained a calm heart. He knew very well that his goal was speculation, not investment. Therefore, every investment of Mikhail has a major premise, that is, he can withdraw his own funds from the project at any time.
Since Columbia Bank has become an important shareholder of Rikulut Co., Ltd., Mikhail has also become a person that Jiang Fuhao dare not offend. At Mikhail's initiative request, Jiang Fuhao was looking for an opportunity to introduce Japan's Minister of Finance and Liberal Democratic Party's senior cadre Noboru Takeshita for him. When they met for the first time, Mikhail gave him a valuable antique as a gift.
Takeshita Nobo felt some interest in Mikhail, not because of Mikhail's great gift. It's that he seldom meets a Japanese who understands the rules of the Japanese so well. Because in Takeshita's impression, those Americans and Europeans always have a kind of arrogance from the heart towards the Japanese. Even if they bribe, they are done by their Japanese subordinates. Precious gifts. But Mikhail was different, he did it naturally, without that kind of arrogance at all. This made Takeshita interested in Mikhail.
"How long has President Grachev been in Japan?" Takeshita Todo raised his empty wine glass, while Jiang Fuhao was kneeling beside him to fill up the wine for Takeshita Toto.
"It will be a year soon!" replied Mikhail. In fact, Mikhail really didn't have any psychological pressure to give a gift to Takeshita. When he was in Uzbekistan, didn't he rely on bribes to get along with local officials. Dealing with a Minister of Finance is not much different from dealing with the First Secretary of Uzbekistan in terms of difficulty.
"President Grachev's Japanese is pretty good. It seems that he is enjoying his life in Japan!" Minister Takeshita joked.
"Thank you!" Mikhail responded.
With a good first impression and a generous gift. Mikhail succeeded in winning the favor of Minister Takeshita. By the way, Columbia Bank has also gained more benefits. Under Jiang Fuhaozheng's personal arrangement, Mikhail obtained more yen from the Bank of Tokyo at a price lower than the exchange rate. Moreover, the Financial Services Agency has also been greeted. They will not pay too much attention to the Columbia Bank. They only need the Columbia Bank to hand over the accounts to the Financial Services Agency every month. But the price? Naturally, it has to be expressed to the Economic Research Association under the name of Minister Takeshita and its subordinates.
Without the interference from the Financial Services Agency, Seriosha could more conveniently transfer the U.S. dollars to Mikhail, and Mikhail used the influence of Minister Takeshita to convert the U.S. dollars into Japanese yen at a very low cost. .
Under the close cooperation of Seryozha and Mikhail, the assets of Columbia Bank in Japan quickly doubled again, reaching an astonishing 5 trillion yen. And one tenth of it was invested in Japan's stock market in various ways. Mikhail's investments are limited to the Nikkei 225 index, many of which are bank stocks. Moreover, the holdings of each stock are just at the highest standard of placarding that is not noticed by the regulators.