Chapter 1122 Predator
What a depressing Monday afternoon.
The clear and cold sky is dark gray, and the pale sunlight barely shines through the misty air.
It only looks green and gloomy, but it doesn't make people feel warm.
This bad weather not only indicates that it is likely to rain today, but also makes Ning Weimin feel depressed when he walks out of the door of the high-end apartment.
Yes, after understanding the safety of your own stock assets and the relevant information of the real estate market.
Ning Weimin found a Matsuya chain store at noon and had a hasty meal of beef rice. In the afternoon, he rushed to Daito Trading Company in Akasaka Apartment, wanting to appease his panicked employees.
Unexpectedly, what he saw with his own eyes was far worse than he imagined.
So much so that not only did he fail to appease others, but he himself was frightened.
After all, he had never experienced it personally. When Ning Weimin listened to his employees complaining on the phone from across the country, he thought it was just because they were all honest people who had never seen much of the world.
What he understood as harassment by violent groups was, at most, killing cats and dogs, or threatening people at their door, or like in Hong Kong and Taiwan movies, where they splashed paint on the door and wrote those scary and harsh words.
But actually he was dumbfounded when he came, because Japan's violent organizations are now at their peak, and these guys in charge of demolition, because of the interests at stake, are almost lawless and almost above board.
They had already kicked out the security guards at the entrance of the apartment building, and even the property was smashed to pieces by them, and it was in a state of shutdown.
So the postman stopped coming. Not only was there no one to remove the garbage in the building, but the corridors were also full of feces and urine, and the stench was overwhelming.
Almost every night there are "drunks" and "bums" coming to cause trouble.
Moreover, when Ning Weimin entered the company, he heard that the glass windows of Dadao Trading Company had even been shot through twice by bullets from outside, and the door had been poured with gasoline and burned three times.
Sometimes, in broad daylight, there are naked men wandering around in the corridor like lonely ghosts.
Whenever outsiders enter the building, these naked guys wearing only a coat will show their perverted looks, scaring people half to death.
For this reason, none of the company’s female employees can go to work. Now Dadao Trading Co., Ltd. relies on three or four male employees who are physically disabled and strong-willed to persevere.
It is inevitable that these people will often encounter insults and intimidation.
Fortunately none of them were actually hurt.
And the real office location has been moved to the warehouse rented by the nearby Daito Trading Company, which has maintained the regular supply of Daito Trading Company to Yamato Tourism.
As for the situation of the entire apartment building, it is now more than half empty.
Forty percent of the owners gave in and sold their houses in the past four months.
Less than half of the remaining people are still living in apartment buildings for the time being.
These owners decided to defend their rights with legal weapons and collectively sued the architectural firm that wanted to acquire the building and the real estate club behind it.
Among the representatives of the local residents, the leader is Haruko Maru, one of the "NHK Three Girls" who was very popular in Japan in the second half of the 1950s.
But this lawsuit is also very troublesome because there is no direct evidence to prove that the harasser has an employment-affiliated relationship with the architectural firm.
Just like when the police come, the harassers run away, and when the police leave, the harassers come back.
I am afraid that this lawsuit is probably another war of attrition that is time-consuming and labor-intensive, with unspeakable effects.
In short, after personally understanding and seeing with his own eyes, Ning Weimin's only hope of seeing the direction of the wind disappeared after returning.
He knows that money makes people crazy. Since even Japan's higher social classes are forced to do this, he cannot compete with the demolition team of this violent gang.
However, Ning Weimin was quite touched by these Japanese employees who still insisted on guarding the company for him, and secretly felt lucky that he had hired the right people.
Maybe it’s because as a vulnerable group in society, we are too afraid of losing this valuable job.
These disabled and strong-willed employees of his can be called model workers. They are obviously afraid to death, but they have persisted in fear until now.
So Ning Weimin called the phone number left by the architectural office, revealed his identity, and expressed his intention to negotiate the sale of the house in the near future.
On the spot, he also offered to give these employees of the company a salary increase as a reward.
After all, housing prices have been rising and time is money. The persistence of these people has very practical significance.
Now for sale, the market price is much higher than some time ago, which is a favorable condition for negotiation.
To ensure everyone's safety, Ning Weimin asked these employees to pack their things and go home early from get off work.
Tell a few people that you won't have to go to work starting tomorrow. Everyone will take a few days off and have a good rest, and then go to work after the new office location is determined.
At this time, the emotions of these Japanese employees finally stabilized, and they happily felt that the nightmare of this period was over.
However, after walking out of the apartment building, Ning Weimin could not feel relaxed at all, because the brief conversation with the architectural firm just now made him feel the arrogance and pride of the other party's successful conspiracy.
As the old saying goes, rushing is not a business, and the other party is not a good person with a soft heart.
As you can imagine, it was not easy for him to get a good price for this deal just by bowing to him. So after thinking about it, he gave up his original plan to go to Nishi-Azabu Eibundo Bookstore, and instead decided to contact Axia for help immediately, and simply arrange the matter in one go.
Fortunately, I carry Axia’s business card in my wallet, and you can find public phones almost every five hundred meters on the streets of Tokyo.
He quickly realized the conversation.
"Hey, is this Chixia Nightclub? Is Mamasang here?"
"I am Axia, who are you...?"
"Ah, Axia, you are indeed in the store. This is great. I am Ning Weimin."
"Ah, Mr. Ning, you are finally willing to go back to Tokyo. When you hear your voice, I'm very happy too. But why are you so anxious to find me?"
"Yes, I have something to ask you. I mentioned it to you last time, from Akasaka Apartment. I wonder if you still remember it? Are you busy now? Can you give me some time, just thirty minutes..."
"No problem, come and talk about it. It doesn’t matter how long it takes. It’s been a while. Let’s have a drink.”
“Thank you, I’m welcome.”
However, even though Ning Weimin's phone call went smoothly, and Axia also expressed her warm welcome, when Ning Weimin came to Chixia Nightclub in Ginza 7-chome with full expectations, he found that God seemed to be playing tricks again. Give him a hand.
The problem he needed to face turned out to be far different from what he expected. It was far more complicated than he imagined.
For no other reason than because Axia was actually in similar trouble like him and was in an unsafe situation.
And just as he urgently needs Axia's help for the apartment in Akasaka, Axia also needs help from him in order to keep the store in Ginza.
This is great now, let alone whether Axia can help him is a question.
Even if Axia is willing to help and has enough ability to help him, he has to think carefully about the price and risks involved.
What is going on?
To put it simply, what happened was because the land prices in Ginza had risen so sharply. Therefore, as a foreigner living under someone else’s roof, the nightclub Axia bought also attracted jackals, tigers and leopards. I'm thinking about it.
You know, even when Ning Weimin came to Ginza, the big screen display at the street intersection was still scrolling the latest news report about Ginza land prices from NHK TV station.
“Now I am in Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Five years ago, the price of one square meter of land in this area was only about 3 million yen, but today’s transaction price is - 3,800 yen. Millions! This trend is very obvious in the center of Tokyo. The land price increased by 70% this year. The data is abnormal and surprising..."
The reporter who was interviewing on the spot took out a cardboard with the amount marked on it as a prop, hoping to express the huge difference between the two sets of figures more concretely.
So the two cardboards marked with different numbers and depicting different amounts of money can often attract the attention of all kinds of pedestrians.
Who wouldn’t be frightened!
Taking it all together, that's an increase of more than ten times, much more violent than Ning Weimin's Akasaka apartment.
It is already far beyond ordinary people’s imagination, let alone the King of Earth!
It’s no wonder that Ginza has become the first choice for a sacred place, attracting some voracious predators.
“...Do you remember what I told you? When I bought this store, I didn’t fully use it myself because I needed to set aside some reserve funds for operation and purchase luxurious equipment and utensils. In order to pay off the store, I borrowed 300 million yen from Toyo Sogo Bank. But every month since then, I have been paying the interest on time. However, the business was just picking up when the bank suddenly informed me, They wanted to stop the credit relationship and ask me to pay back the money. This, of course, caught me off guard and I couldn't understand it. Later, I went to the bank to negotiate about this matter. I thought it was because they were not satisfied with the active interest rate I signed, and the Bank of Japan lowered it. They were not happy about the interest rate, so I expressed my willingness to re-sign a fixed-rate contract with them, but their attitude was still very tough. Of course I realized there was something else going on..."
I don’t know if it was because of her career, but even though Axia said angrily, she didn’t forget to take care of Ning Weimin.
Took the wine and poured him a glass of Hennessy XO.
As for herself, she only had a glass of ordinary Suntory whiskey for company.
However, Ning Weimin is more willing to believe that Axia's use of such expensive wine to suit her needs should represent some kind of expectation.
"Well, it doesn't matter. Please go on..." he said, holding the brandy glass in both hands.
“Later, I sent people to investigate, including my own people and Japanese detective agencies. Frankly speaking, the detectives I hired were very efficient, and they conducted more detailed and more thorough investigations than our own people. Come on, you will soon find out some things for me. The reason why the bank wants to terminate my loan is actually because of a Japanese named Kawamoto Genshiro..."
"How old is this person? "?"
"Fifty-one years old, he is in the prime of life now. This person is not simple. He is the largest individual shareholder of Toyo Sogo Bank Central District, serves as a director of the board of directors, and has a lot of assets in his name. Huge. He is the boss of several companies. In addition to owning shares in Toyo Sogo Bank, he also owns a housing agency, a publishing company, and a land construction company, but he is most famous for his food city, which you can see everywhere in Tokyo. The circular signs of the Genji Group are all properties under his name. He owns too many properties, and they are basically concentrated in the Ginza area. To put it bluntly, there are eight buildings in the whole building. He seems to have an unusual obsession with buying houses, especially real estate in Ginza. This time, his target is the building where our nightclub is located. In fact, several nightclubs have been purchased by him in this building so far. It’s gone. It’s being renovated now..."
While listening to Axia's story, Ning Weimin recalled that several streets in Ginza did have the word "source" in red neon lights in a circle, which even became a symbol of Ginza at night.
I couldn't help but shudder and nodded.
I thought to myself, it seems that Axia is really unlucky, this time she was really targeted by a giant.
However, this was not over yet. Axia continued to say, "But what's even worse for me is that his Genji Group also has many relatives of high-level judicial officials. I heard that Genshiro A special department has been set up called the President's Special Assistant. There are dedicated offices at the headquarters of the Genji Group and on the fourth floor of Toyo Sogo Bank. The people who work in this department are all relatives of people in the judicial field. To put it bluntly, that's it. Enterprises are the natural nemesis of people with my background."
"What? Is he using this method to corrupt people in the legal profession and deliberately cultivate his own power?" br>
Ning Weimin's expectation was indeed good, and Axia responded affirmatively.
"Yes. Even two retired police officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and several retired prosecutors themselves worked for the Genji Group. They should have been hired by him after retirement. Therefore, the board of directors of the Genji Group, Not only have there never been any professional shareholders to cause trouble, nor have we ever encountered green vote blackmail, even business dispute lawsuits are almost always victorious, and media reporters are also afraid of this, as long as there are these majestic former prosecutors. Officials, high-level police officials, and tabloid reporters would not dare to make mistakes casually. In short, this person is too powerful and smart. It is difficult for people to get caught using this method to communicate and convey interests to the Japanese judicial circle. . After all, there is no benefit in retiring from public office. No one is a saint. Who doesn’t want to think more about himself and live a superior life when he is old?”
(Note: The origin of the term green ticket blackmail? On Wall Street, it can also be called a corporate predator. This is a commercial blackmail method often used in the 1980s. Specifically, it first buys a large number of shares of a company and then threatens to merge with it. The company repurchased its shares at a high price)
(End of Chapter)