Chapter 1252: Completely fake news, Fake News!

The feeling of sleeping until waking up naturally is very comfortable, so when Akina woke up, she was in high spirits and a pleasant mood. Even the sound of the wind and rain hitting the window sounded rhythmic~

When washing up, seeing the white and red skin in the mirror, she wanted to kiss herself, and even narcissistically turned around to appreciate her figure~

"This is called natural beauty!"

Akina, who is at the golden age of 22, has bright eyes and white teeth, skin like snow, and a graceful figure... She is in the most beautiful years of her life, not to mention that she is now wealthy and her relationship is smooth, and she radiates brilliance from the inside out like a blooming flower~

When walking down the stairs, she heard the crisp laughter of her daughter and the voice of her husband.

Walking a few more steps, she saw little Xia Hua on the sofa in the living room, being held in her father's arms, holding her hands to practice weightlifting... and while lifting, she shouted:

"One, two, three, four, two, two, three, four....."

Naoki Nagayama shouted the slogan and lifted his daughter to exercise, and little Xia Hua was also very happy, waving her little hands randomly, and kept making high-pitched laughter, not looking like a girl at all~

For a time, I don't know if Naoki Nagayama treats his daughter as a dumbbell, or little Xia Hua treats her father as a swing.

Sure enough, men bringing up children is so... weird...

"Naoki-san...."

Akina couldn't help but shout,

"What are you doing?!"

"Ah...." Naoki Nagayama stopped hurriedly and put the little one on the sofa, "Just playing with Hua-chan...."

And little Xia Hua, after seeing Mom, twisted her body and climbed off the sofa, walked quickly toward Akina, and then plunged into Akina's arms who was squatting down, shouting Mom Mom Mom without stopping.

"Naoki-san.... were you just treating Hua-chan as an exercise toy?"

Akina hugged the little one and walked to the side of the sofa, looking at her husband somewhat speechless.

"Haha, aren't children born to be played with?" Naoki Nagayama shrugged, looking innocent, "Hua-chan is also very happy~"

Akina lowered her head and sure enough saw that the happy smile was still on little Xia Hua's flushed face....

"But this is too unladylike! Our Hua-chan is a girl...."

"Haha, then she won't be like this when she gets older~"

Naoki Nagayama changed the subject and asked,

"Akina, you just got up, are you hungry? The breakfast made by Mori-san is still being kept warm... give Hua-chan to me to hold, you go eat first~"

"......"

Looking at her daughter's little face again, Akina felt that she couldn't let her daughter be influenced by Naoki Nagayama anymore,

"I'll just hold Hua-chan....."

"......"

Sigh~ Is there no trust at all?!

Akina on that side was whispering to the little one while eating the warm breakfast, and occasionally gave little Xia Hua a small bite, looking very harmonious.

And Naoki Nagayama on this side felt that he couldn't insert himself into the atmosphere there, so he used the remote control to turn on the TV, but just happened to see today's breaking interview.....

Recruit's President Hiroshi Jiangfu, after investigation in the morning, quickly found "Asahi Shimbun" and threatened and lured them to stop the slander.

However, as "Asahi Shimbun" with a history of half a century, it was not afraid of a listed company, even though Hiroshi Jiangfu informed them that he had good relationships with many high-ranking officials.....

"Our 'Asahi Shimbun' upholds freedom of the press, reports objective facts, and maintains the public's right to know."

After Hiroshi Jiangfu mentioned his connections in political circles, Editor-in-Chief Takeo Watanabe was full of official tone, not leaving facts in three sentences, talking about justice in two sentences, without any fear,

"Even if this matter goes to court, we are not afraid! But President Hiroshi Jiangfu, do you dare to explain it in court?!"

"You....."

Of course he didn't dare!

The media is just reporting on the wind and supervising public opinion. As long as the so-called bribery incident is not admitted, others can do nothing about them.

At most, one side will resign to appease the masses~

But if the police investigate, they will find... this kind of bribery is real, so it is really possible to go to jail!

"Editor-in-Chief Watanabe, you also know that the current economy of Japan is developing wildly. In the process of expansion, our Recruit Company may indeed have some human feelings that are too hard...."

Seeing that the threat of connections was ineffective, Hiroshi Jiangfu changed his way of saying it,

"This is something that any company that wants to develop cannot avoid..... 'Asahi Shimbun' is such a big media, you can't beat Recruit to death with one stick...."

"You know, we have provided tens of thousands of jobs for Japan..... many families rely on our company...."

"The government definitely doesn't want the economy to fluctuate...."

"Hahaha...."

Editor-in-Chief Takeo Watanabe laughed. He knew that there were more bribery behaviors behind Recruit, and even involved many high-ranking government officials..... It was they who didn't want to be exposed!

In this day and age, most veteran news workers have some integrity. Seeing Hiroshi Jiangfu's "righteous" look, Editor-in-Chief Takeo Watanabe even felt a little disgusted:

"President Jiangfu, don't waste your breath.... In short, our 'Asahi Shimbun' has decided that we will report this matter to the end!"

"You...."

Hiroshi Jiangfu's face was ugly. Since his business success, he hadn't encountered such a situation where he wasn't given face for a long time.

At this time, Takeo Watanabe could be said to have hit his dignity, which had long been high above~

After coming out of the "Asahi Shimbun" headquarters with resentment, he said directly to his secretary:

"Contact the media we are on good terms with, as well as TV stations. I want to hold a press conference! Does 'Asahi Shimbun' think only they have the right to speak?!"

The secretary originally wanted to persuade him. After all, it is best to handle this kind of thing coldly, and wait until the heat passes before everyone cares about it....

However, seeing the President's angry expression, he silently closed his mouth:

"Okay..."

"Has Hideki Komatsu been contacted?"

"Hai, contacted him at the first time, and informed him not to admit anything. Even if he is investigated and has to resign in the end, we will give subsequent guarantees....."

Recruit Company has a lot of real estate business, and the experience of a former Planning Bureau Director is still very suitable.

"Mm.... that's good~"

Hiroshi Jiangfu breathed a sigh of relief, and then remembered the look of Editor-in-Chief Takeo Watanabe just now, and a fire of anger slowly ignited from his chest......

"After the press conference, investigate the reporter who wrote the report, and find someone to give him a warning!"

"....." The secretary paused and nodded silently, "Hai...."

In this era of real estate, who is not a person who eats both black and white...... I don't know how many of the construction teams under his hands are directly members of underworld gangs!

"Asahi Shimbun" is a newspaper with a long history and huge influence.

Since the morning paper broke the news that "Recruit Company bribed the Planning Bureau Director and obtained land through improper measures," it quickly attracted public attention.

"Sure enough, it's collusion between officials and businessmen..." "Don't know how much was embezzled..." "There is no good person in the upper levels!" "....."

At first, people were not too surprised by this, because bribery is too far away from ordinary people, so everyone just watched the excitement and complained about it.

At most, Recruit's stock price fluctuated in the stock market... but this was only temporary. As long as the company's operations and performance were fine, where would the stockholders care about what means the company used!

However, I don't know why, Hiroshi Jiangfu, the President of Recruit, actually held a press conference near noon... which raised the heat of the incident to another level!

"This is completely a fictional report, without any concrete evidence.... It is a shameless suppression of Recruit Company, and even more a slander of Director Hideki Komatsu's character!"

Hiroshi Jiangfu said righteously,

"We haven't done it, so we dare to stand in front of the camera.... We reserve the right to pursue responsibility!"

At the press conference scene, many long guns and short cannons were surrounded, camera lenses were focused, several TV stations were recording videos, and NHK even started a live broadcast directly....

The reporters on the scene were naturally bold, and asked directly:

"If Recruit didn't do it, why did 'Asahi Shimbun' report it?" "Is there really no problem with the land transaction? President Jiangfu, do you dare to be responsible for what you say?" "Is the matter of selling unlisted shares fake?" "....."

Hiroshi Jiangfu's face didn't change:

"Director Komatsu and I are sworn friends in private. He has confidence in my company. Isn't it normal for him to buy my company's shares before listing? And he also paid for it, a normal transaction......"

"As for the land, our Recruit Company is strong and has complete procedures. It is land obtained legally and compliantly...."

".....'Asahi Shimbun' is biased. They didn't even ask us, and directly carried out slanderous reports..... They are completely fake news, Fake News!"

Such a full-spirited explanation even made the reporters on the scene think that Hiroshi Jiangfu was indeed clear of conscience for a while.

Under such circumstances, even though Hiroshi Jiangfu did not have the popularity and influence of Seiko Matsuda and Akina Mori, combined with this morning's report, the heat of the bribery case was further improved~

Naoki Nagayama in Shanying Yuan also saw the live broadcast of the press conference. Seeing the person on the screen lying so calmly, he couldn't help but sigh:

"Sure enough, in the business world, the first element is a thick face~"

It's a pity that he met Naoki Nagayama, who knew all his details and would expose them bit by bit.

"Naoki-san...." Akina, who had finished brunch, hugged the little one and walked over, "Who are you talking about?"

"The one who is broadcasting live on TV."

Naoki Nagayama pointed to the live broadcast screen.

"Eh? Does Naoki-san know him? What happened to him?"

"Don't know...."

Naoki Nagayama took little Xia Hua over and let Akina lean to the side,

"However, he bribed others and was reported....."

"Bribery?"

Akina looked at Hiroshi Jiangfu carefully, only feeling that this face seemed very upright,

"Is that so? Really can't tell!"

"Yeah....."

Naoki Nagayama sighed. He looked at Hiroshi Jiangfu on TV..... This guy didn't know yet that he was just the starting point of a series of storms..... just a person accidentally injured by Tree Friend to deal with the Takeshita faction~

In the office of the National Diet Building, Noboru Takeshita was communicating with his secretary about the work during this period. Things in the business world had not yet attracted his attention.....

Since the establishment of the Takeshita faction, his only focus was the upcoming prime ministerial election, so he devoted himself to the election.

Noboru Takeshita asked his secretary Ihei Aoki:

"How much is the election fund left?"

"In recent advertising investment, speech gatherings...." Ihei Aoki paused, his voice lighter, "and private entertainment banquets...."

"The 50 million borrowed from Recruit Company before is almost spent...."

"So fast?"

Noboru Takeshita was also a little surprised. Although the prime ministerial election is to burn money, this speed is too fast....

"Because..." Ihei Aoki was a little helpless, "There have been a lot of gatherings of the Takeshita faction during this period....."

The gatherings of the Takeshita faction were all cheering for him. As the leader of the Takeshita faction, all expenses were naturally paid by Noboru Takeshita.

Coupled with Noboru Takeshita's previous luxurious behaviors such as "I'll book the venue tonight," "All expenses count on me," "....", the election fund naturally spent very quickly.

"It seems that we need to raise some more..." Noboru Takeshita muttered to himself, "But this should be the last time, October is fine...."

In October, after the Diet vote, he could rightfully become Prime Minister!

This was almost a nailed-down thing. Even if the "Tanaka faction" was still supporting Susumu Nikaido, there were not many supporters left.

"Let's do this, borrow another 10 million from Recruit Company. Anyway, Hiroshi Jiangfu has money....."

"Takeshita-san..." Ihei Aoki interrupted, "Recruit Company seems to be in a bribery storm now. At this time, it is not suitable to continue borrowing from them...."

"Bribery storm?"

So Ihei Aoki told about "Asahi Shimbun" reporting Recruit Company's illegal land acquisition.

Noboru Takeshita didn't care much after hearing it. It was just a piece of land, but he was in the middle of an election, so he really had to avoid suspicion:

"So that's how it is.... then raise some from other parties...."

"....."

Ihei Aoki was in a dilemma. The donors had donated several times. There were not many donors as generous (bribing) as Recruit Company.

Noboru Takeshita also saw the expression of his confidant, his mind turned:

"By the way, that Nobuo Asai of the Film Association, didn't he say he wanted to control the support fund of the Film Association? It has a scale of more than 5 billion. How is it now?"

The Tokyo Film Industry Association is a newborn organization, without political factions or chaebol families as backing... and it has such a large sum of money... Children holding gold, this is the reason why Takeshita supported his subordinates to control it.

"Not that fast...... Currently, Nobuo Asai has only entered the standing committee."

Ihei Aoki said,

"The control of the support fund is in the hands of Tree Friend....."

"Tree Friend, Tree Friend....."

Noboru Takeshita muttered to himself,

"Tree Friend doesn't seem to have any background.... Why don't you find a backer?"

The implication is that Tree Friend is so ignorant, why don't they offer money to me and let me drive them!

"Takeshita-san, Naoki Nagayama of Tree Friend is famous both at home and abroad.... and it seems that there are many Social Democratic Party assemblymen in the Diet who are related to Tree Friend..."

Ihei Aoki hurriedly reminded,

"And he also has Tree Friend Capital..... This investment bank has many clients, many of whom are big figures in Japan..... I heard that Tree Friend Capital also has a relationship with the United States...."

"In other words, Naoki Nagayama and Tree Friend cannot be easily moved....."

Noboru Takeshita touched his chin. In a capitalist society, capital cannot be moved,

"Then let's start from the Tokyo Film Association..... The Film Association is not owned by one family....."

"Let Nobuo Asai speed up the progress, control the Film Association in the summer as soon as possible, and control the funds...."

Noboru Takeshita said,

"Then hold a political fundraiser....."

"Hai, I will urge him!"

"Mm."

Noboru Takeshita waved his hand, signaling the secretary to go out. For him, raising election funds was just a small matter.

Then he continued to look at the proposal on the table....

This is a proposal for consumption tax. Although the name has been changed, it is essentially a consumption tax increase... In the previous prime ministers of the Liberal Democratic Party, all wanted to pass this proposal, but all failed.

This will be an important proposal after he becomes Prime Minister, and it is the "political achievement" of the Takeshita regime! ===== CHAPTER 1253 =====