Chapter 503: Landslide and Tsunami

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Kenichi Kawakami was originally a middle and senior manager of a large foreign trade company, with a house, a car, a career, and a beautiful and virtuous wife.

It can be described as a real winner in life.

However, about a year ago, due to the continuous appreciation of the yen, the international competitiveness of Japanese products weakened, and the value of exports fell sharply.

The company's performance has also been affected so much that his bonuses have been significantly reduced.

As performance shrank, companies had to lay off employees to save money, and many departments were either laid off or abolished.

Unfortunately, the department he led was included in the ranks of the abolition.

The department was abolished, and as the manager of the department, he naturally lost his job with the employees under him, which was his first career since joining the work.

Suddenly going from a senior white-collar worker to an unemployed person made him a little uncomfortable.

However, he is not too disappointed, and his career as a senior white-collar worker in the past few years has allowed him to accumulate some family foundation, which is enough for him to cope with for a while.

And it's just the right time to take a break.

One day at dinner, his wife, Haruko Morishita, said casually while eating, "When you went out in the afternoon, my high school classmate Shizuko came to our house. ā€

"I heard her say they're moving, as if they're moving to a new upscale villa area on the other side of Tokyo Bay."

Kenichi Kawakami was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Isn't Shizuko's husband an ordinary white-collar worker?" The villas on the other side of Tokyo Bay are only affordable for entrepreneurs. ā€

"Does their family have that much money to buy? Could it be that you misheard, or that Shizuko was lying to you? ā€

"And I remember that the house they live in now was bought only two years ago, and it was unbelievable that they only changed houses after only two years of living."

Haruko Morishita's reaction to her husband seems to have been expected.

"Shizuko's husband resigned a year ago, and he has been trading stocks all year round, and I heard that he has made a lot of money, but Shizuko didn't say how much."

"But if you can buy a villa in Tokyo Bay, you should have at least 1 billion yen."

1,000,000,000 yen!!

Hearing this number, Kenichi Kawakami's heart immediately beat unhappily, and then he thought that many of his friends were trading in stocks, and they all seemed to be making money.

After a deep groan, he suddenly made a decision in his heart.

"I'm unemployed at home now, and I don't know when I'll be able to find a job again, and the stock market is so hot, so I just sell some stocks to speculate."

"What do you think?"

"Of course, I'm sure we'll be able to change houses soon."

Haruko Morishita nodded again and again, the reason why she told Kenichi Kawakami about Shizuko's family's purchase of a villa in Tokyo Bay was to let Kenichi Kawakami go to speculate in stocks.

Now almost everyone she knows is trading stocks, and she has only heard of those who make money, but not those who lose money.

Kenichi Kawakami thus joined the vast army of stock speculators, and as he expected, the Japanese stock market continued to rise.

In just over a month, he has doubled the amount of money he has invested in the stock market.

What makes him even happier is that there is no stopping of this trend.

With the crazy rise of the stock market, his money is like a snowball, rolling bigger and bigger. By the end of 1989, the 10 million yen he had invested in the stock market had turned into more than 200 million yen, a doubling of more than 20 times, and the profits far exceeded his initial expectations.

Seeing the end of the last trading day of 89 years and the stock market hitting a new high, Kenichi Kawakami hugged his wife as excitedly as many people.

The two then walked out of the stock exchange together.

Looking at the crowd around him, who were also full of excitement and smiles, Kenichi Kawakami said happily, "Let's celebrate tonight." ā€

"Tomorrow we'll go to a few new neighborhoods in Akihabara, and we need to get a bigger house."

After a pleasant and hearty dinner, Kenichi Kawakami and his wife vent their excess energy and excitement with intense sex-love.

The next day, the couple went to see the new house as planned.

It took two days to choose a large suite of 150 square meters, four bedrooms and two living rooms, all the details were negotiated, and the deposit was paid.

Just wait for the market to open on Monday and dump some stocks to recover the money you need to pay for the house.

A new day begins.

Today is the first trading day of 1990, Haruko Morishita stayed at home due to a little unwell, and Kenichi Kawakami drove alone to the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

As soon as I walked through the door of the stock exchange, a noise came to my face.

As far as the eye can see, the hall of the exchange is densely packed with stockholders, including young people in their early twenties and old people in their sixties and seventies.

Almost everyone has a smile on their face, full of optimism and confidence for the new day.

Since there was no seat left, he could only find a random place to stand, and waited for about ten minutes, when a bell rang out.

The Tokyo stock market opened.

Instantly, the crowd erupted in cheers, as the big screen was green and the stock market was still rising.

However, this situation did not last long, and suddenly several stocks that were rising very quickly began to fall, and the smiles on many people's faces instantly froze.

But they didn't think badly.

Such a technical pullback in the stock market is quite normal, and there have been several similar situations before, which should be up soon.

But it didn't take long for them to realize that the situation today is completely different from what it used to be.

The downward trend of those stocks not only did not mean to stop, but was getting faster and faster. At the same time, other stocks joined the decline.

Within a few minutes, there was no trace of green on the entire screen.

It was only then that people realized that the economic bubble had burst and the stock market crash in Japan began.

"Oh my God, how can this be, it's not true, it's not going to be true, quick, you all get out of the way, get out of the way, I'm going to dump all the stocks......"

"Bastard, don't squeeze me, ah...... You've stepped on my feet, I'll beat you to death......"

"How is it possible, how can the stock market fall, there is 20 million I borrowed from the bank, if I lose it, I will be finished, get out of the way......"

"It's over, it's all over, all my savings for more than ten years have been lost......"

"This machine is mine, you get out of the way, bastard, I told you to get out of the way, didn't you hear, get out of the way, ah, you look for death, I'll let you rob me......

The panic made the whole trading hall a mess, everyone wanted to throw away the stocks in their hands at the first time, only in this way can some losses be recovered, but there are three or four hundred people in the hall, and the limited trading computers and telephones obviously cannot meet everyone's needs.

And the collapse of the stock market has only just begun.

At this time, no one dared to accept the stocks in the hands of shareholders, and even if someone could trade, the stocks could not be sold, and not a single share could be sold.

I can only watch the wealth I have accumulated rapidly shrink.

In a building diagonally opposite the entrance to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Sylvester faithfully carried out Wei Xiong's orders.

When he saw that the stock market was still rising, his brow couldn't help but furrow.

At this moment, a little red suddenly appeared on the originally green computer screen, and then this green color quickly expanded.

After a while, the entire computer screen turned green.

It fell, and it fell across the board, the Japanese stock market really collapsed, and the stock market crash really began.

He slowly turned his head to look at Wei Xiong, but saw a faint smile on Wei Xiong's face, and it took a long time for him to speak: "Old ...... Boss, are you God? ā€

Wei Xiong smiled slightly.

"Hehe, I'm not God, I just have a sharper eye than others. Take a good look at the market, everything is going according to plan. ā€

At this time, the heart that was carried was finally put down.

Japan's economic bubble burst despite strong historical inertia, and his previous fears proved to be unnecessary.

"The decline in the Japanese stock market will be a long-term process, and everyone must be prepared for a long battle."

"But the fastest fall, according to my estimation, should be in January, I hope this month, let everyone work hard."

"I'll talk about whether we will continue in a month."

"Mr. Wei, don't worry, I will explain the situation to everyone." At this time, Sylvester was already convinced of Wei Xiong from the bottom of his heart.

It's incredible.

Now, even if Wei Xiong told him that the Nikkei Stock Average would plummet by 50% in an hour, he would not hesitate to believe it.

……

The stock market crash in Japan has shaken the global financial market, and Hong Kong, the world's third largest financial center, is no exception.

As soon as the market opened on January 1, the stock market plummeted.

The situation immediately caused panic in the market, but the stock market quickly stabilized, after all, the Japanese economy does not have the global influence of the United States.

Moreover, there are many blue-chip stocks in the Hong Kong stock market, and they can completely support the stock market by shooting together.

It should be considered a false alarm.

At this time, in Li Ka-shing's office, Li Ka-shing, Fok Yingdong, and Ho Hongsen were sitting on the sofa, talking with Wei Xiong.

Looks like they're in a good mood.

I only heard He Hongsen say with a smile: "I have been on the phone with Ah Xiong just now, and all the funds were invested in the stock market by him a week ago. ā€

Both Fok Yingdong and Li Ka-shing's eyes lit up.

Of course, they knew that Wei Xiong was in Japan now, but Wei Xiong did not tell them a specific date for the bursting of the Japanese economic bubble.

Naturally, they don't know why it's time to enter.

Now I heard that Ho Hongsen said that Wei Xiong had entered the market a week ago, which means that they chose to believe that Wei Xiong was right this time.

Earning is for sure, it's just a matter of earning more and earning less.

"And this kid is using 10x leverage, obviously confident in his own judgment."

Now the smiles on the faces of Huo Yingdong and Li Ka-shing are even thicker, no one doesn't like money, even if it's a rich man of their level.

"Looks like we'll have to thank him when we come back this time."

Huo Yingdong smiled.

In terms of financial strength, he is no better than Li Ka-shing and Ho Hongsen, and he has been suppressed by the British government in Hong Kong for the past few decades because of his proximity to the mainland.

A lot of good projects and opportunities are lost.

Investing in a co-investment company was definitely his most successful investment in the last 10 years. In addition, it may be because he is close to Wei Xiong.

In the past two years, the British government in Hong Kong has suppressed him much less than before.

Li Ka-shing also said with a smile: "When the time comes, I will hold a party to let young people gather more, and we will always hand over the business to them in the future." ā€

……

The unforeseen collapse of the stock market has caused extreme panic throughout Japan, from the prime minister to the general public, but this is not an occasional stock market crash.

It is the inevitable result of the bursting of the economic bubble.

The Japanese government has no way to control the collapse of the stock market, or that the economic bubble is simply something that the Japanese government itself intends to burst.

Since May 1989, the Bank of Japan has raised the central bank's discount rate several times.

and requires all commercial banks to cut their loans sharply.

It is impossible for the Japanese government to be unaware of the impact of the sudden tightening of monetary policy on the Japanese stock market, which is in the midst of a frenzied rally, before formulating and implementing this policy.

In other words, the Japanese government is knowingly acting on the ground.

It's just that their previous idea was to let the stock market decline slowly and eventually achieve a soft landing for the economy, but unfortunately people are not as good as heaven.

The Japanese stock market did fall, but not as slowly as they thought.

Instead, it collapsed in its entirety, like a raging flood that broke down the embankment, rolling down, without any tendency to stop.

The bubble economy is a deformed and false economic phenomenon that parasitizes some economies.

Because without the support of the real economy, once it bursts, especially if it is a huge bubble like Japan, the damage caused by it will not be able to be stopped by manpower.

It's like a powerful time bomb.

It doesn't look harmless before it explodes, it's bland, nothing special, and you might not even know that one bomb.

But once it explodes, its power and horror will be vividly displayed.

Now that's it, all the Japanese government can do now is try to control the rate of decline as much as possible, hoping to minimize the damage.

The reason for such an out-of-control situation is that the Japanese government has made mistakes in its monetary policy and is too eager to achieve results.

All aspects of the market are not fully taken into account.

There is no contingency plan in place in the event of an emergency.

So much so that it was not until the third day of the stock market crash that the Ministry of Finance, which had recovered from the panic, announced that it had suspended the decree on loan cuts.

However, the impact of this news was rather limited.

Panic has already formed, and investors just want to sell their stocks as soon as possible, and they don't care about the moratorium on loan cuts.

It is precisely this panic that has exacerbated the pace of the decline of the Japanese stock market.

It corresponds to an ancient Chinese poem: The water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky and flows to the sea and never returns. There is no point in looking back.

As the stock market plunge continues, Japan is already in mourning.

The newspapers were filled with pessimism and accusations against the government, and many economic experts and scholars were looking after the fact.

Blame the government for the mistakes of monetary policy and the sluggishness and ineffectiveness of rescue measures.

At the same time, these experts and scholars also put forward their own views and suggestions on the current situation.

It's just that these views and suggestions are full of uncertain words such as 'should', 'maybe', 'or', 'probably', and so on.

This is true for economic experts, not to mention ordinary people.

By the fifth day, the first news item appeared in the newspaper about jumping off a building because of the stock market crash.

When reporting this news, the Yomiuri Shimbun tone appeared very sad, and said that if the government does not change the situation quickly,

Similar things will continue to happen, and more and more.

Because at this time, the stocks in the hands of shareholders can hardly be sold, and they can only watch the stock continue to depreciate.

In the end, it became a piece of waste paper, and all his wealth was also lost.

No one can afford such a blow, and it is not surprising that some radical thinkers would commit suicide by jumping off a building.

Moreover, Japan itself is a radical nation.

In fact, as the Yomiuri Shimbun said, more and more people are choosing to end their lives by suicide, and it seems that this is the only way to get rid of them.

Some jumped off the building directly, some burned charcoal, some cut their wrists, some took sleeping pills, and some hanged themselves......

Although there is no evidence that the reasons for these suicides are related to the stock market crash, the media and the public naturally link the two.

Wei Xiong has been reading the newspaper these days, and when he saw the news of suicide, he was also very helpless.

These people are innocent, and there is nothing wrong with them putting their money into the stock market, which itself is a capital market for people to invest freely.

The mistake is that you don't know what you see and take it, but this is the nature of human greed.

In a sense, they will end up committing suicide entirely at their own fault, if they can understand what contentment means.

Then the tragedy will not happen.

As for whether he will feel guilty, to be honest, he really doesn't, not at all, first of all, he has never had a good impression of the Japanese.

Secondly, even without him, a collapse in the Japanese stock market would have been inevitable. However, his addition will indeed make the stock market fall faster.

After all, he has more than $300 billion in funds in his hands.

That afternoon, Gu Yongning came to a coffee house not far from the stock exchange, and then walked into a private room under the guidance of a waiter.

There was already a middle-aged man sitting inside.

Seeing the other party standing up, Gu Yongning stepped forward and shook his opponent's hand, and said with a smile: "Presumably you are Mr. Yoshino Ryuichi." ā€

Yoshino Takashi nodded: "It's me, you are Mr. Gu Yongning?" ā€

Gu Yongning took out a business card: "That's right, let me introduce myself, I am Gu Yongning, the project manager of Wei's Investment Company, and this is my business card." ā€

Yoshino Takashi looked at the business card, and then said enthusiastically: "Gu Jun, please take a seat." ā€

Although he is still not sure what the famous Webster Investment is looking for him, it may be his lifesaver at this time.