Chapter 54: A Lot of Money
When he left, Yasutaro Hashimoto was not in a good mood.
Although he also knew the great significance of joining the board of directors of the Mitsubishi Foundation, and knew that there would never be such a good opportunity again, Iwasaki Eiichi put forward a very demanding request, that is, the Hashimoto family and the Ogata family must buy shares with cash, and Liu Wei agreed without thinking.
Is 1,500 billion yuan a lot?
It's not a small amount of money for anyone, for any family, for any consortium.
Although Sakura Ogata promised to work together, the total assets of the two families must exceed 1.5 trillion yuan, and the total assets of the Hashimoto family are more than 3 trillion yuan, but assets are not equal to cash, and it is almost impossible to make up this money in a short period of time.
Eiichi Iwasaki was very cunning and only gave Yasutaro Hashimoto and Sakura Ogata a month to prepare funds.
His demands were not excessive, the turmoil caused by the civil strife in the ship company must be resolved as soon as possible, and if the action is slow, the Kawasaki family will definitely wait for the opportunity. If the Kawasaki family takes the lead, the basis for cooperation between the Iwasaki family and the Hashimoto family and the Ogata family will not exist.
One month is the deadline, and the sooner you want to make this deal, the better.
At this point, the first thing that came to mind was to sell assets at a low price.
With the foundation of the Hashimoto family, even if you make a discount, you can make up 1.5 trillion yuan. The problem is that the foundation is the foundation of the existence of the Hashimoto family, and if you sell the foundation, even if you enter the board of directors of the Mitsubishi Foundation, you will not have the capital to play, and you will not even have a chance to turn over.
Kotaro Hashimoto can be regarded as an old man, and he can guess what Eiichi Iwasaki is thinking at once.
This guy will definitely take this opportunity to buy the foundation of the Hashimoto family on a large scale, hollow out the Hashimoto family, and then strike a counterattack and completely collapse the Hashimoto family.
This is the rules of the game in high society, how much capital there is, how much game to play.
Anything beyond one's ability will have the consequence of destruction.
The Hashimoto family is far from being the opponent of the Iwasaki family, and playing with Iwasaki Eichi is a dead end.
It's a pity that Liu Wei agreed.
In front of Eiichi Iwasaki, Yasutaro Hashimoto didn't say much. But he felt very bad in his heart, how could Liu Wei make such a stupid decision?
"Hashimoto-kun, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"You...... Hey......" Kantaro sighed before he said to Liu Wei, "Have you ever thought about what the consequences will be if we can't get this money?" β
"What consequences?" Liu Wei smiled and said, "It's a big deal not to play with him, he is his emperor, I am my head snake, and I am afraid of being eaten by him?" β
"If you go back on your word, you will be ridiculed even if you mix in the road."
"Hashimoto-kun, you don't even have this bit of confidence, do you?"
Yasutaro smiled wryly. "Confidence is faith, but we really don't have that much liquidity, even if the Ogata family adds it, we can't make up 1.5 trillion yuan."
Liu Wei nodded thoughtfully and asked, "How much liquidity do we have now?" β
"It won't exceed 200 billion yuan."
"Why is there only so little?" Liu Wei's eyes widened, "On the island, didn't you earn more than a trillion yuan from Li Lao's second-hand money?" β
"It's true that I made so much money, but I also spent a lot." Kotaro shook his head and said, "Most of our funds were borrowed from the bank, and we repaid about 400 billion. In order to stabilize other associations, hundreds of billions were spent. made a big fuss in Osaka and spent more than 100 billion. Excluding some fixed investments, there is now less than 200 billion in liquidity. The situation of the Ogata family is even worse than ours, and it would be nice to be able to scrape together 100 billion. β
"Can I still borrow from the bank?"
"I can borrow, but I can't lend so much money."
"Why, can't you just use assets as collateral?"
Kantaro sighed again and said, "Several big banks are related to the Mitsubishi Foundation, and borrowing money from foreign banks must be approved by the political axe. As long as Iwasaki Sakae has the heart, he can block this road, not only let us borrow less than a penny, but also make the bank collect the arrears. β
"Still owe a lot of money to the bank?"
"It's mainly business capital transactions, probably more than 100 billion."
"In that case, I have to think of something else."
"What else can be done?" Kangtaro glanced at Liu Wei and said, "We can only sell assets, and Iwasaki Eiichi must have guessed that we would do this." β
"I understand this, you must not sell your assets unless you have to."
"Do you have a good idea?" Seeing Liu Wei's thoughtful appearance, Kangtaro felt that there was still some hope.
"The main thing is to have a big tree. The Mitsubishi consortium has deep roots in the country, and the influence of the Iwasaki family is very great, not to mention other powerful families, I am afraid that even the Kawasaki family will not sell us face. β
"Of course."
The reason is simple, helping the Hashimoto family and the Ogata family to enter the board of directors of the Mitsubishi Foundation is equivalent to allowing two of the most influential societies in the Hanshin area to join the Iwasaki family. For the Kawasaki family, who are stubbornly defending the Hanshin area, what they want to see is not an alliance between the Iwasaki family and the land snake, but a unhappy breakup between the two sides.
"Hashimoto-kun, do you remember my Uncle Li?"
"You mean ......"
"Uncle Li has been weak since he was a child, and he is not suitable for martial arts. Back then, Master Zu said that it was easy to fight the world, but it was difficult to defend the world, so Uncle Li abandoned martial arts and followed literature and did this kind of business. β
"What kind of deal?" Kantaro immediately tightened his brow.
Liu Wei smiled and said: "Uncle Li has been walking the rivers and lakes for decades, and he has made a lot of friends, and the number of wealthy families who have been favored by him can't be counted, if he is willing to come forward, it will not be a problem." β
"Can you find him?"
"This ......" Liu Wei shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Senior Uncle Li has traveled all over the world, and his whereabouts are uncertain, and I can only try to get in touch." β
Kangtaro let out a long breath and said, "Liu Jun, if Uncle Li is willing to come to this book, Kangtaro will not treat him lightly. β
"Hashimoto-kun, it's serious." Liu Wei smiled and said, "Uncle Li treats me as if it were his own, and he will never be ambiguous about my affairs." β
"Then please Liu Jun take care of it."
"Yumi is my fiancΓ©e, and the family's business is my business." Liu Wei hesitated for a moment and said, "As the saying goes, far water can't quench the thirst of the near, we have to make many preparations." β
"You mean ......"
"Now that all major associations are working hard to bleach, they are going all out to enter the legitimate industry, and if there is an opportunity, no one will miss the opportunity to join the Mitsubishi Foundation. While doing so will complicate the problem and have an impact on the family's interests, we must consider it before finding a better solution. β
"Other clubs ......," Yasutaro hesitated.
"The Brotherhood is only one of the five Kanto Heroes, and the other four societies definitely want to intervene, but they don't have the chance. The initiative is in our hands, and we can try to lower the asking price of other associations and control the right to speak. If you do it well, you might even be able to take this opportunity to integrate the associations in the Kanto region. If you consider other associations when you have no other choice, not only will you not have the initiative, but even the room for maneuver is very limited. β
"I have to think about this carefully, and even if I do it, I can't have an immediate showdown." Yataro frowned and thought about it.
Liu Wei didn't say more, Kangtaro was the leader of the brotherhood.
By the time I flew back to Tokyo and then transferred back to Yokohama, it was already dark.
Because Rina Tanaka stayed in Nagasaki as a lawyer, drafted the text of the agreement with the lawyer representing the Iwasaki family, and did not return to Yokohama, he returned to the brotherhood, and after saying goodbye to Kantaro, Liu Wei went straight back to his residence.
The Kim sisters had already gotten up and were preparing breakfast in the kitchen with the Korean woman named Choi Jinji.
Kokura is still in bed, this girl has always been used to going to bed late and getting up late.
In the garden, Kotone Takeuchi and her five sisters are exercising in the morning.
What makes Liu Wei's head big is that Yumi Hashimoto is also in the garden, and it seems that she is still instructing Takeuchi Kotone.
"Why is she here?" Liu Wei called Jin Enyu over.
Although the appearance of the Jin sisters is exactly the same, there is no difference in the slightest, but the demeanor of the two is completely different, and Liu Wei recognized it at a glance.
"Miss Hashimoto moved here last night and lives over there."
Liu Wei realized that his courtyard had been connected to the courtyard next to him, and there was an extra door on the wall.
"What about them?" Liu Wei glanced at Takeuchi and the others again.
"Miss Hashimoto asked them to move in, saying it was to keep her safe."
Liu Wei rolled his eyes, in this place, who dares to provoke Yumi Hashimoto?
"Brother Liu, breakfast is ready."
"You guys eat first, I have something to do with the old man, don't wait for me."
Before being discovered by Yumi Hashimoto, Liu Wei quickly slipped out of the kitchen and went to the courtyard where Dian Bin lived.
The brotherhood's nest is big enough, and people with status like Liu Wei have their own courtyards, and the three of them are Liu Wei's junior brothers and enjoy the same treatment.
After saying hello to Matsushima Kaede, who was making breakfast, Liu Wei went straight to the study.
Dian Bin never slept lazily and got up before dawn.
"I said, don't bother me......" Looking up and seeing Liu Wei, Dian Bin was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Close the door, I'm about to go to you." When did you come back? β
"Just arrived, what's the matter with me?" Liu Wei sat down on the chair next to the desk.
"There's news from Lao Li." Dian Bin turned the laptop to Liu Wei and said, "Mombadi has indeed organized a mercenary army, and they are going to go back to seize power after getting the arms. β
Liu Wei frowned.
"There were about 500 people on a cargo ship hidden in Uwa Port. However, it left the port yesterday morning and is coming towards us, and it is expected to enter the port in the evening. β
"Tokyo?"
Dian Bin nodded and said, "Among these people, there are a group of members of the Red Army, and there happens to be one of our spies, and it is Lao Li's subordinate. The news has already been sent, and the police are also very cooperative, and it is expected that a press conference will be held today or tomorrow at the latest to announce the results of the investigation. β
"What will happen to you?"
"In command of this force was Colonel Lyon, known as the 'Executioner', in command of this force. This guy has committed dozens of genocides in CΓ΄te d'Ivoire, and CΓ΄te d'Ivoire has offered a bounty of half a million dollars. According to Lao Li's judgment, as long as it is determined that Mountbadi's death is related to Yuben, whether it is a club or a political axe, Leon will not let Yueben go, and will definitely do a big job in Tokyo. β
"Against civilians?"
"It's not clear yet. It's just that Mountbadi is dead, and even if Leon returns to CΓ΄te d'Ivoire, it will be difficult to make a statement, so it is better to make a fortune in the book. β
Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.
"You're looking for me?" Dian Bin knew that Liu Wei was fighting ghost ideas again.
"I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for Lao Li and asking him to do me a favor."
"Don't you want me to pass the word?"
"Would you like to?" Liu Wei smiled and stretched out his hand.
Dian Bin didn't say much wordy, and handed over the mobile phone that was specially connected with Li Tingxuan to Liu Wei. If it was a trivial matter, Liu Wei would not have contacted Li Tingxuan personally. Since it is a big event, there is no reason to stand up for Liu Wei.
(To be continued)