Chapter 2093

Today is the last day of June, and the weather in Tokyo is not very good, with drizzle floating outside.

Zhou Andong and the others have been strolling around Tokyo for several days, just taking advantage of today to rest. He asked Wang Wentian to go out and buy a few decks of poker.

He Zhiyong and the others ran over to join in the fun. There are thousands of ways to play poker, but the ways of playing in the mainland and Xiangjiang are completely different.

And what Xiangjiang people often play is Big Two, also called Big Lao Er, played by four people, with a deck of cards, 13 cards each.

The one who finishes the cards in hand first is the winner, and the loser pays money according to the number of cards left in hand. Holding four 2s wins directly.

The first round is started by the one who has the diamond 3 (but the cards played must include the diamond 3), and every round after that is led by the winner of the previous round. Card types include straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight.

Playing cards is in clockwise order. The first player can choose to play: single, pair, three, or 5 cards. The next player must follow the same number of cards, and the card face must be larger. If they cannot surpass it, they can only give up the opportunity to play cards.

This way of playing is often seen in Xiangjiang movies and TV dramas. Wang Wentian and the others have seen it in movies and TV, but they were still driven away by Zhou Andong, letting them play by themselves.

Because they are not familiar with the rules, the probability of losing is too high, and there is also the income gap. These Xiangjiang elites like He Zhiyong have an annual income of hundreds of thousands to millions of Hong Kong dollars.

It's not easy to get together to play cards. Zhou Andong also wants to use this opportunity to deepen his feelings with them. Naturally, he can't play too small. Wang Wentian and the others should keep their meager wages to marry a wife.

He Zhiyong said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, you are not familiar with this way of playing. Let's play a few rounds first, and you get familiar with it?"

"No need!" Zhou Andong waved his hand boldly: "As long as you have the ability, win hard."

He Zhiyong laughed and said to the other two: "Mr. Zhou is rich and generous; you two must not be polite."

Playing this thing, Zhou Andong is really not good. He lost more than 10,000 in half an hour.

I don't know when, Yuan Wanqi and Chen Hua also came and stood behind him.

The two women gave him advice and helped him play, and finally, he started to lose and win.

He Zhiyong and the others didn't care either, because their thoughts were the same; they wanted to deepen their feelings with Zhou Andong by playing cards.

Another thing is that the bet is not big for them; it's just entertainment, and they don't value winning or losing.

The card game continued, and the atmosphere was relaxed and happy.

Although Zhou Andong is not very good at playing cards, his bold and generous attitude makes everyone feel very happy.

And the addition of Yuan Wanqi and Chen Hua added a bit of liveliness and joy. They gave Zhou Andong advice from time to time and occasionally teased his card skills. The whole room was filled with laughter.

As time passed, the atmosphere at the card table became more harmonious, and the distance between Zhou Andong and He Zhiyong and others seemed to have narrowed again.

Although the bet was not big, this interaction made the relationship between each other more intimate.

For He Zhiyong and others, going abroad to participate in commercial negotiations is a common occurrence, but following Zhou Andong this time is different.

In the past, business trips were often tense and busy, with almost no time to enjoy life, but this time, they had food, drink, and play.

However, they knew in their hearts that, in fact, from the moment they got off the plane, the contest between Zhou Andong and Sony had already begun.

Because what Zhou Andong wanted was not Sony's shareholder status, but Sony Music and Sony Pictures. Otherwise, why bring such a large team over?

Unknowingly, it was past eleven o'clock. Zhou Andong lost more than 30,000, but his mood was exceptionally comfortable.

"Let's go, let's go eat."

At the same time, Sony headquarters conference room.

Except for Mitsui Gen'nosuke, all directors were present. There was only one topic, and that was the shares in the Mitsui family's hands.

Yesterday, Watanabe Jingyuan went to see Mitsui Masao again. This time he got a definite answer: 8.9% of the shares, asking for 4.8 billion US dollars.

The premium exceeded 1.2 billion US dollars at least. Mitsui Masao was treating him, Watanabe Jingyuan, as an idiot, as a fat sheep to be slaughtered, and he couldn't accept it no matter what.

But just last night, Yoshioka Kunihiko brought him very annoying news: Mitsui Gen'nosuke talked to Zhou Andong about the shares, and Zhou Andong had already agreed to the asking price of 4.8 billion, just saying he would discuss it with the board of directors, but there would be no surprises.

"Baka yaro!"

The little-mustached old devil was still so angry, and this time, it was aimed at the Mitsui family who betrayed Sony, but he could only curse, and didn't dare to do too many things.

Others also felt stuffy in their chests, and their faces turned livid. If Zhou Andong wasn't Chinese, but their American dad or British mom, the reaction to this matter would definitely be different.

"Seek help from Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, or Yasuda financial groups; loans or financing are no problem," an old devil said fiercely: "The shares in the Mitsui family's hands must not fall into the hands of the Chinese."

"Nakata-kun is right."

Another old devil, short and fat like a ball, nodded heavily, expressing agreement, with a face full of anger.

"Even if you go to Huaerjie for a loan, you can't let the Chinese get the shares in the Mitsui family's hands again, otherwise Sony will be in danger."

Watanabe Jingyuan frowned. In this fake door incident, Mitsubishi also bore the brunt and suffered heavy losses.

And the core pillar of the Sumitomo financial group is Sumitomo Bank, which is facing a very severe problem this time.

Therefore, even if Sumitomo has sufficient funds, the primary task is to protect its own bank, rather than providing loans to the outside world.

In contrast, the Yasuda financial group is more fragile, and its core businesses include banking, insurance, construction, automobiles, and oils.

It can be said that in this fake scandal, no industry that suffered heavy losses was spared.

On the contrary, the losses of the Mitsui financial group are relatively small because its investment fields are wide and diversified, and many assets are distributed all over the world.

So, it is unlikely that Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, or Yasuda will issue loans to the outside world.

As for financing, these three financial groups might be interested in this, but cooperating with them for financing is no different from dealing with Huaerjie, which is like feeding a tiger for Sony.

It's just that it hasn't reached the point of running out of mountains and rivers yet. If it really reaches that point, he will not hesitate to seek financing from these three financial groups. If one day Sony changes hands, no matter which of these three financial groups it falls into, it is better than being controlled by the Chinese.

"Snap snap snap..."

Just at this moment, the door of the conference room was knocked. Yoshioka Kunihiko's sexy secretary, Sasaki Keiko, walked in and bowed first.

"President Watanabe, fellow directors, sorry to disturb you."

After speaking, she walked to Yoshioka Kunihiko's side and whispered a few words.

I saw a strange color in Yoshioka Kunihiko's eyes, followed by confusion, and then he frowned.