Chapter 43: The Bank Forced Palace

"Special manager, someone from the Central Bank of Tokyo is here!"

Hosokawa Kiyofumi sat quietly in his office, overlooking the bustling scene of the city from a high place, but there was a mess of thoughts in his mind, which made him feel an indescribable sense of irritability.

"Specialty?"

"Joto-kun, do you know how many buildings we have built on the land in front of you alone?"

"Huh?"

"I did the math and it seems that there are 17 skyscrapers, a viaduct, and three stations as far as I can see. Yes...... I seem to have forgotten to calculate the underground railroad and pipe network facilities!...... It's all something you can't see......"

"Special Manager, you?"

"Nothing...... It's just a whim, just a little emotion! Let's go! Don't let the people in the bank get impatient to wait!"

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After speaking, Managing Director Hosokawa took off his coat from the hanger in the corner of the office, and then followed his secretary Joto to the direction of the reception room. Along the way, employees who recognized him stood on the side of the road and bowed to him, and Hosokawa did not tire of nodding in response.

When Hosokawa Kiyofumi walked into the reception room, the cadres sent by the Central Bank of Tokyo saw him and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Didn't Sakamoto-kun from the financing section come this time?"

"Section Chief Sakamoto has been sent overseas because of the needs of his work, and the next is Shunsuke Kazama, who took over the work of Section Chief Sakamoto. ”

Hosokawa smiled at the other party with some alertness, then reached out and shook hands with the newcomer, Shunsuke Kazama. Although the other party didn't say it explicitly, Hosokawa could still hear it, and Sakamoto, who he was familiar with, was probably transferred by the Central Bank of Tokyo because of the construction of Toshima!

"Mr. Kazama, we invite you here this time mainly in the hope that we can get the support of the Central Bank of Tokyo as always. I hope that your bank will be able to lend a helping hand to us when the construction of Toshima encounters difficulties and stand firmly behind us!"

"That's right, Toshima Construction has always been the most important partner of the Central Bank of Tokyo, and we should have reached out to you when you were in trouble. But ......"

"Mr. Kazama, please tell me bluntly!"

"However, please also tell me truthfully, whether the high-speed rail project of the Kingdom of Najd has been unilaterally terminated by the Najd government as reported by the media......

"This ...... Please wait patiently for some time, the president himself is now in the Kingdom of Najd to explain our sincerity to the other party, and I believe that there is still room for things to turn around!"

"In this case, hasn't Toshima Construction given up on the high-speed rail project of the Najd Kingdom?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"In my humble opinion, shouldn't your company face the reality earlier and come up with a financial plan that can convince us?"

"What do you mean?"

"Now that the Najd high-speed rail project has reached the point of no return, shouldn't your company think about how to repay the bank loan as soon as possible?"

"What do you mean by that? Is the Central Bank of Tokyo going to recover the loan at such a time?"

Hosokawa Kiyofumi heard the other party's request and couldn't help but feel a trace of anger. The Central Bank of Tokyo is the main correspondent bank of Toshima Construction. Most of the financing for Toshima Construction was raised through the Central Bank of Tokyo, but I did not expect that this time, the Central Bank of Tokyo would actually abandon Toshima Construction. If this kind of news spreads, those suppliers and partners who are attached to Toshima Construction, and investors who have invested in Toshima Construction shares, will definitely come to the door to ask for arrears and frantically sell Toshima Construction shares. At that time, Toshima Construction will be forced to the brink of bankruptcy!

"Mr. Hosokawa, please be considerate of the difficulties of the Central Bank of Tokyo, the loss this time is more than 5.5 trillion yen, and if the loan cannot be recovered as soon as possible, the Central Bank of Tokyo will not be able to afford such a heavy loss, right?"

"It is precisely because of this time that the Central Bank of Tokyo, as the main correspondent bank, and Toshima Ken should stand firmly together, rather than betray!"

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Seeing that the head of the financing section sent by the Central Bank of Tokyo was becoming more and more rude, Senior Counsel Hosokawa's emotions slowly became excited. Although he knew very well in his heart that maintaining the relationship with the main correspondent banks at this time was very important to the construction of Kazeshima, it ...... He still couldn't swallow it.

"Senior Managing Hosokawa, although you have a long-term relationship with the Central Bank of Tokyo, the Central Bank of Tokyo does not only provide financing services to your company. After all, you are only one of the important customers of the Central Bank of Tokyo, and if we do more than business to help you today, what will the Central Bank of Tokyo do if our other customers encounter the same crisis as yours?"

"Mr. Asami, I don't know when you joined the Bank of Tokyo?"

"Huh...... This year marks my twentieth year at the Central Bank of Tokyo. I think I'll continue to spend the rest of my life here......"

"Well, no wonder you can say something like that? Truth be told, I've been working at the company for more than 30 years, and I remember that in my second year on the job, it was just in time for the bubble to burst, when the Central Bank of Tokyo was in the same position as Toshima Construction is now. I remember that the Central Bank of Tokyo was in a credit crisis, which led to a frenzied run on depositors, and it was almost taken over by the Ministry of Finance."

"Hey, this thing...... I often hear seniors talk about ......"

When Section Chief Asami heard that Senior Agent Hosokawa suddenly mentioned this matter, he immediately understood what the other party wanted to say. He couldn't help but bow his head in shame, and his tone softened a little.

It was in those circumstances that Toshima Construction desperately pulled a large amount of money from its subsidiaries to support the Central Bank of Tokyo, risking the deterioration of its own revenues. While everyone was frantically taking the funds away from your bank, Toshima Construction did its best to deposit all the cash into your bank to show its trust. But now, it's finally the turn of the Central Bank of Tokyo to repay the kindness of Toshima Construction, is that the attitude of your company?"

"Hey, what a rude thing to be in the next place!"

Asami and his subordinates hurriedly stood up and apologized to Hosokawa in shame.

"Teshima Construction...... It is a first-class company with a business history of 200 years, do you really think that the high-speed rail crisis will bring us down? If this level of difficulty could have bankrupted Toshima Construction, it would not have been possible for Toshima Construction to survive to this day. ”