In 1989, towards the end of the year, the penultimate week of December, Christmas was less than seven days away.

During this period, the Japanese stock market has been affected by the Singapore futures index, which has risen for six consecutive weeks, from 35,500 points in November to 38,200 points in December, a cumulative increase of nearly 10%. On the eve of the New Year, everyone is optimistic that within two weeks in Zuihou, the index will climb all the way to 40,000 points.

As for where the end is, no one knows, and the vast majority of people want to be able to continue the crazy rise, even though they all know that it is impossible.

Throughout the January futures contract, Jim and his team have always avoided fighting, always throwing a small part of the short order at a relatively high price, operating within a tolerable range after the transaction, and leaving the market in time. So much so that the Japanese consortium wanted to find him for a decisive battle, but there was no chance.

Under these circumstances, the contradictions of Japan's consortium alliance began to come to the fore.

Being able to share weal and woe, but not prosperity and prosperity, is a common problem for the vast majority of people on shijie, especially in the East Asian cultural circle, the most important thing is to fight alone, rather than teamwork.

Representatives of the Japanese consortium in Singapore began to demand a share of the profits and the dissolution of the temporary alliance.

It is understandable that after the shorts have disappeared and there is a profit of more than a billion dollars in the joint account, no one wants to lose power and give credit to others, they don't want to be charged with incompetence.

The first to be proposed was Taro Odazawa, who was the first to support the alliance, and then Ryoichi Watanabe of the Mitsubishi Foundation, and then several other foundations saw that the situation was not right, and they also rushed to ask Kaoru Iwamoto to dissolve.

In fact, the profits made by these two campaigns have exceeded the profits they have made in the past year combined. Some people even made a private calculation, and according to their share, the profit they could share even exceeded the sum of the three years they came to Singapore.

Many people have the mentality of not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, hoping that the two weeks can be spent smoothly, so that they can not only have a haode vacation, but also occupy a leading position in the position adjustment in the coming year.

In the same place where the alliance was formed before, the same people, even the same Kabuki who accompanied the drink, but the content of the discussion was completely different - the dissolution.

"Gentlemen, do you really want to do this?" Kaoru Iwamoto is not reconciled, and still wants to do Zuihou's efforts. He knew very well in his heart that the bears were defeated this time, but they were not crushed, and there was a high probability that they would make a comeback.

"Iwamoto-san, we are very sure and thank you for helping us during this time. I'll tell you the truth about this to Tokyo, and Iwamoto-san is waiting to get out of this stuffy place! ”

Oda said with a smile. He deliberately said that it was Kaoru Iwamoto's help, not leadership, and the meaning was self-evident: I do not admit that there is an alliance, and the defeat of the bears is the result of the sincerity of all the conglomerates in Japan, and in fact erases the credit of Kaoru Iwamoto.

"Yes, Iwamoto-san has worked hard. As you know, the end of the year is going to be a very busy time for us at Mitsubishi Corporation, and my upper echelons in Tokyo have repeatedly urged me to report my results so that I can give an account to the shareholders. Iwamoto-san, to be honest, I'm also very embarrassed, I hope you will raise your noble hand, please! ”

After speaking, Ryoichi Watanabe bowed deeply, and his expression was grim as if he was entrusting the future.

Kaoru Iwamoto hurriedly dodged away from the bow, and at the same time sighed in his heart, knowing that the general situation was set and irreparable.

"Iwamoto-san, thank you for your efforts during this time, and the future of Japan will be handed over to you in the future!"

"Yes, according to Iwamoto-san's momentum, I believe that it will not be long before I will sit in the position of president, and it will not be difficult to enter the Ministry of Finance."

“……”

Others are not far behind, and all kinds of praise words are thrown out again and again without money, and they want to lift Kaoru Iwamoto to the sky, but the meaning of everyone's words is also very clear, that is, to get back their funds and corresponding profits as soon as possible.

"Xiexie's support during this time, I will transfer your contracts and profits to your account as soon as possible when I go back. Without further ado, I'm going to do it for the sake of Japan's future. ”

Kaoru Iwamoto was silent for a long time, then suddenly stood up, bowed deeply ninety degrees to everyone kneeling on the tatami mats, and then drained the cup of sake in one gulp.

As soon as the low-powered, clear and sweet sake entered his stomach, it suddenly turned into a bitterness, rushing from Kaoru Iwamoto's throat to his abdomen, choking him and coughing repeatedly, and tears were about to flow.

"Uh...... Iwamoto-san, my contract is no longer held, it's all closed. I don't have much time to stay in this hellish place, so I'll leave these troubles to the next one. ”

Most of the people present looked at Kaoru Iwamoto's "performance" coldly, and no one came out to comfort them. Just as Kaoru Iwamoto sat down again, Ryoichi Watanabe suddenly said quietly.

"What? Do you want to close the long order? Kaoru Iwamoto was taken aback, and the wine suddenly woke up a little, and even a cold sweat broke out on his body. Do you mean the same thing? ”

As far as he looked, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at him. Obviously, they also had the same idea as Ryoichi Watanabe.

"Don't you know the consequences of that? In case we clear the long orders in our hands, then the bears will definitely make a comeback, and our previous efforts are in vain! Oda-san, say something quickly! ”

Beads of sweat poured out of Kaoru Iwamoto's forehead, and he never thought that these people would not only dismember the alliance, but even the fighting spirit would completely disappear, and they would have to evacuate like this.

If this is placed on the battlefield, it is like taking a lot of effort to capture a key city, and before the smoke clears, it will be surrendered to the enemy.

Everyone understands. Yes, they have been immersed in the market for some days, how can they not understand this simple truth!

"Hahahahaha, I see. It turned out that Japan's economy was not as important as its future in front of the monarchs. hahahaha......ha

His laughter was so sudden and so bleak that even the geisha, who had been playing with emotion, stopped the shamisen in his hand and looked at it with a puzzled expression.

"Bage, what are you? What qualifications do you have to represent the Japanese economy, and you keep saying that we are the sinners of the Japanese economy? Iwamoto, you're going too far! Oda slammed the table and pointed at the tip of Kaoru Iwamoto's nose and shouted accusatory. If you know each other, do as we were told, or don't blame us for being unkind! ”

"Got it!" To everyone's surprise, Kaoru Iwamoto did not open his mouth to refute, but agreed very simply. The moment he spoke, the tears could no longer be held back, and they slid down his weather-beaten face.

Seeing that Kaoru Iwamoto agreed, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief, and after a few polite perfunctory words, they got up and said goodbye.

The feast broke up.

Kaoru Iwamoto was left alone on her knees in despair, gulping down sake and muttering something to herself.

"Sir, don't you drink any more?" The geisha, who was stunned on the sidelines, finally couldn't stand it anymore and pressed Kaoru Iwamoto's right hand holding the wine glass. "Mr. Iwamoto, what the hell is going on? Your friends are gone! ”

"It's Miss Korezi, you know? Just now, those guys buried the Japanese economy, if the Japanese economy collapses! Kaoru Iwamoto felt his arm pause, opened his confused drunken eyes, and found that it was the geisha who had been playing next to him holding his hand, and he said with a bitter smile on his face.

"Mr. Iwamoto, you're drunk." The geisha named Edako was confused and didn't understand what this Iwamoto-chan was talking about. She subconsciously thought that this was Mr. Iwamoto's nonsense.

She doesn't know much about this group of middle-aged people who often come to the store to consume, but she still has a good impression of these people who are bold and not as hairy as other Japanese customers.

"Will Japan's economy collapse?" Kaoru Iwamoto ignored her, still pouring wine cup by glass, and soon fell headlong on the tatami mat, drunk and unconscious.

"Hey, another typical Japanese person!" Miss Koreko sighed softly and opened the door to greet the waiter. She's been in Singapore for a few days and has seen men from other countries come here to drink, but never like the Japanese. Therefore, in her subconscious, she looks down on this behavior of Japanese men.

In Japan, it is normal for men to go drinking after work, but if they go home after work, they will not only be laughed at by their peers, but even their wives will be looked down upon.

Japan is a country of extreme patriarchy, once a woman gets married, she needs to stay at home with her husband and children, and it is easy not to go out to work again, while the man bears all the expenses of the family.

Therefore, in order to be considerate of men who work hard outside, women should not only have no complaints about men who go out to drink and socialize, but even carefully prepare condoms for men when they are on a business trip.

Things that seem unthinkable in other countries are rare in Japan. It can only be said that this country is very different from most countries on Shijie in some ways.

To get back to the point, in the penultimate week approaching the ninetieth year, Kaoru Iwamoto closed most of the long orders in his hand, and then transferred funds to everyone separately.

The shock caused by such a large number of orders appearing in the market can be imagined.

Everyone is speculating about what happened, even Jim and his team in Kobe.

Did the bulls know what news in advance, or were they ready to leave the market, or were they ready to take heavy positions in other months?

Unlike most people, Jim sensed his chance almost the moment he showed up! (First of all, thank you for the tip of the child 2 who reads the book!) And then add a few words by the way: I was looking forward to seeing this book as soon as possible, but because the editor has pointed out that it is not possible to write about immigration to Hong Kong, I have recently planned to make major changes in some chapters. During the overhaul, there can only be one change on weekends, so I hope you will forgive me. Of course, authors with more than 4,000 recommended votes will still fulfill their promise to add one more chapter, so there will be two more tomorrow. ）