Chapter 1265

A rumor suddenly emerged within the Tokyo financial circle—Tree Friend Capital is finished!

As an investment institution that uses profitability as a selling point, it actually started to operate in an ultra-conservative manner contrary to the norm. Not only did clients not understand, but even competitors did not understand.

The reason given by Tree Friend was actually that it believed there were huge risks in the current market, so it needed to avoid them!

This made analysts in the industry laugh~

"The market is hot, and they actually say there is risk..."

"Tree Friend Capital must be crazy? I think it's doomed!!"

"Operating like this, Tree Friend Capital's reputation in the industry is completely gone, and there will be no clients going to them in the future."

"I heard their investment department head has no news, and even several key investment members can't be contacted..."

"Could it be an internal struggle?!"

"Possible..."

"... No matter what happens inside Tree Friend Capital, their existing clients are still very high-quality!"

"Yes, yes, Tree Friend Capital's profitability was good before, and it did attract quite a few people..."

"Let's go dig a few now!" "..."

The reaction of Tree Friend Capital's own clients was very intense. In addition to expressing dissatisfaction on the phone, many clients began to transfer to other companies, and some even came directly to Tree Friend Capital's office building in Ginza, wanting to confront Naoki Nagayama!

"My client manager said that you, Naoki Nagayama, required them to operate conservatively?!"

Kōhaku Kitahara was a man in his fifties who owned several chain stores. He made his first pot of gold by relying on the dividends of the era. He had the bandit spirit from the grassroots era, and now he was shaking his legs in Naoki Nagayama's office, questioning loudly,

"I don't care what kind of big celebrity you are... if you make me unable to make money, how are you going to settle this account?!"

Naoki Nagayama originally didn't want to have direct contact with clients, but this one seemed to have a relationship with Brother Kaede, very likely the kind of guy who had washed his hands of the underworld, and he had deposited nearly 1 billion yen at Tree Friend Capital, so he made an exception and met him once.

"Kitahara-san, it's because the market has risks that our Tree Friend Capital has to be a bit conservative!"

Naoki Nagayama explained,

"Look, we didn't just let your account operate like this... this is the investment strategy of the whole company."

"But you delayed me from making money like this!!"

Kōhaku Kitahara was still unrelenting,

"I used to make millions every minute... now it's become tens of thousands!! How are you going to compensate for this loss?!"

"..." Where are there millions?!

Naoki Nagayama was speechless; Tree Friend Capital's profitability was not bad before, but it hadn't reached such an exaggerated level!

Millions every minute, wouldn't that be a small target a day? I also want to have such a good thing!

"Cough cough..."

Naoki Nagayama coughed twice and still said nicely,

"Kitahara-san, if you feel that our Tree Friend Capital's investment does not meet your requirements, then we can withdraw your account. There are so many investment banks in Ginza, you can find one that you are satisfied with!"

"Ha?! You want to abandon me just like that?!"

Kōhaku Kitahara showed a reckless look, patted the table and said loudly,

"Do you think I'm the kind of person who is fickle?!"

Hearing this strange wording and tone, Naoki Nagayama didn't know how to respond for a moment:

"... Kitahara-san, this idiom is not used like that... and, wasn't it you who said we delayed you from making money?"

"So, clearing the account and withdrawing, you go find an institution with more profit, isn't that exactly what you want?!"

And what Naoki Nagayama didn't expect was that at this time, Kōhaku Kitahara suddenly lost his previous arrogance and instead showed a shrewd look:

"I just wanted to see if your Tree Friend Capital was really confused just now!"

"Now it seems that you, Naoki Nagayama, are not a confused person... it seems you really have a purpose in doing this..."

"Even not retaining clients, either you have confidence or you have a plan..."

"Eh..." Naoki Nagayama was helpless. After talking for a long time, "Then Kitahara-san has decided to keep the funds at Tree Friend Capital?"

"Hahaha, then my money will be kept with you first!"

Kōhaku Kitahara patted his thigh, stood up,

"Let's see after a while!"

"..."

Seeing Kōhaku Kitahara about to go out, Naoki Nagayama could only stand up and send him out politely.

And after returning to the office, Zhouxiang Jinjing came to report again:

"Naoki-san, another client wants to close the account... and this time, it was brought by an investment consultant from Nomura Securities..."

Naoki Nagayama was a bit surprised:

"Nomura Securities? Such a top-tier investment bank actually comes to grab clients?"

"Yes, some of our Tree Friend Capital's clients are very high-quality."

Zhouxiang Jinjing's words carried pride. Because of Naoki Nagayama's foresight, in the past two years, Tree Friend Capital's investment direction had been in rapidly developing fields, and the profit rate had always been very good, even exceeding deep-rooted investment banks, attracting quite a few big clients.

Now the sudden conservative strategy made some clients dissatisfied, which naturally also gave competitors a chance to start digging the wall...

In addition to Nomura Securities, investment managers from investment banks like Dahe, Mitsubishi, and Mitsui were also inquiring about the news of Tree Friend Capital's clients!

After all, in a field as competitive as investment banking, not every investment manager has a full door of clients. How can developing new clients be as good as directly prying clients from other companies!

"Naoki-san, should we stop it..."

"No, if clients want to close the account, let them close it!"

Naoki Nagayama still said,

"Tell finance, don't drag it when transferring money..."

"This..."

Zhouxiang Jinjing felt a bit heartbroken.

"The clients who stay are our core clients!"

Thinking that there would be tens of billions of dollars in more than a month, and that Tree Friend Capital's clients would not lose money in the stock market crash, Naoki Nagayama felt that he was really taking clients to make money, not making money from clients...

Tree Friend Capital's affairs didn't consume too much of Naoki Nagayama's energy.

Except for some clients closing accounts and transferring money, which required his signature, he just looked at whether the investment managers below were doing as he instructed.

If it weren't for the need to hold the fort at the company so that people's hearts wouldn't scatter, he wouldn't have the energy to spend in the Ginza office building!

Slacking off and chatting at work, communicating with several key members in foreign countries, and going home after work, maintaining a good nine-to-five regular life~

After returning home in the evening, it was just in time to have dinner with Akina and little Xia Hua...

"Naoki-san, you worked hard today too~"

Akina smiled and picked up a tempura for Naoki Nagayama, like an ordinary full-time housewife,

"Come, Hua-chan... say Daddy worked hard..."

However, Xia Hua, who was eating, didn't care about others; meat was more fragrant than Daddy~

"Sigh... these days it's really like a salaryman." Naoki Nagayama shook his head. "I've been in the office building all day... looking at the white-collar workers in the office building opposite from the window, it's like bees in a beehive!"

"So saying that going to work is voluntary imprisonment, this sentence is not wrong at all!"

Naoki Nagayama only had this realization after living a white-collar life for a lifetime. The best years of life, especially the daytime, were almost wasted in the cubicle, only seeing a small piece of sky.

Akina hadn't experienced this kind of white-collar life, so she asked curiously:

"However, why do so many people yearn for a white-collar life?"

"Because white-collar workers can sit and make money... and look glamorous on the outside! Just like the name, the collars are all white..."

Naoki Nagayama subconsciously wanted to point to his collar, but found that he was no longer wearing a white shirt; he could already choose the loose clothes he liked.

"Haha, what about gold-collar?"

Akina continued to ask.

"Wearing a gold silk tie!"

"What about diamond collar?"

"Pin another diamond tie clip!"

"Hahaha~"

Such a vivid way of saying it made Akina laugh, which also made little Xia Hua finally move her attention away from the meat. Seeing Mommy laughing, she also showed a smile~

Akina affectionately pinched her daughter's cheeks and teased:

"Hahaha, what kind of collar will our Hua-chan be in the future~"

Naoki Nagayama said:

"Hua-chan won't work for a lifetime, Daddy will support her!"

"Yee~~ but people always have to do something!" Akina disagreed. "You can't be idle all day; that will make people feel empty!"

"Then let Hua-chan pursue her own interests!"

Arranging his daughter's future clearly, Naoki Nagayama drank a beer as if he had won a battle.

And Akina opposite continued,

"Mother called today! She congratulated us and then told me to rest well and not be too tired..."

"It doesn't matter before three months~"

Naoki Nagayama said,

"I remember last time at three months, I even went to participate in the Kohaku Uta Gassen!"

"That was already decided and there was no way, but this year's Kohaku Uta Gassen probably won't be attended~"

Akina sighed; actually, generally, after a while, the Kohaku Uta Gassen would start inviting artists. It's just that this year Akina didn't want to run around on New Year's Eve while pregnant.

"I want to tell Hanami-san in advance..."

Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama laughed:

"Hanami-san will definitely scold me behind my back... making Burning lose another good announcement!"

"Without my diversion this year, if the agency supports it with all its strength, Yukiko-chan will definitely be able to go to Kohaku."

Akina didn't feel it was a pity,

"After all, I might not have much time to work in the next two years, and the agency also needs new people."

"Then what about this year's Record Awards?"

"Of course I have to participate!"

Akina raised her head, a flash of desire in her eyes,

"The results of *Nanpasen* this year are still very good. If I can hit the Triple Crown, that will be creating history!"

"Actually, winning twice before is already very good~ it's also creating history!"

Naoki Nagayama said,

"Before, there were no idol singers and pop music that won the Japan Record Awards!"

"But if I win the Triple Crown, no one might be able to catch up for a long time!"

Akina showed her ambition for her music career; she also had a competitive spirit!

The two chatted about trivial matters while finishing dinner.

In the evening, Akina leaned on Naoki Nagayama's shoulder on the sofa, watching the program on TV.

Having returned, naturally, she had already sent her mother-in-law back, and the young couple was even more intimate at home.

Little Xia Hua, who had finished dinner, was not sleepy yet, lying on Eitaro and wanting to pull the dog's hair... making the dog make a whimpering sound, having to nudge the little one down~

Naoki Nagayama gently touched Akina's belly:

"Pregnant again, do you have any different feelings?"

"What feelings... it's only been a few weeks!"

Akina laughed and twisted,

"Itchy!"

"That shouldn't be~" Naoki Nagayama felt the soft touch on his hand, glanced at his wife's lower abdomen, and said with a smile, "Isn't Akina fatter here?"

"!!!"

Akina, who heard this, pulled Naoki Nagayama's arm hard,

"Naoki-san, I advise you not to look for trouble!"

"Haha, alright, alright~"

Naoki Nagayama hurriedly begged for mercy, then let Akina lie down, and he sat on the carpet and put his ear to the belly button, wanting to listen to the baby's voice.

However, except for the gurgling sound, it seemed that he couldn't hear any difference~

At this time, little Xia Hua saw her parents' actions and curiously leaned over.

Learning from Daddy, she put her head on Mommy's belly...

"Hua-chan, did you hear anything?"

Watching her daughter's serious appearance, Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but ask.

"Belly..." little Xia Hua learned the sound, "Gurgle gurgle..."

"Hahaha, that's your younger brother or sister talking~" Naoki Nagayama teased the little one, "In another year, the younger brother or sister will come out!"

"?"

Little Xia Hua looked like she couldn't understand...

Akina sat up straight and held little Xia Hua in her arms:

"Naoki-san, you say it like that, and people will think it's two!"

"Maybe..." Naoki Nagayama also sat back; wasn't it not confirmed yet? "Let's find a time to go to the hospital for a checkup!"

"You definitely can't tell now..."

"You'll know when you go see~"

At the same time, Hanami Akira, who was still working overtime at the Burning headquarters, was discussing work with Terabayashi Akira.

"Michael Jackson's concert in Tokyo will be held in early October..."

Terabayashi Akira said to Hanami Akira,

"The chemical effect of Akina-chan and Michael Jackson's duet in Yokohama before was very good... so that side is also very willing to continue cooperating..."

Hanami Akira nodded:

"Then for this concert, can Akina-chan sing another song? I mean, sing alone..."

"Yes!"

Terabayashi Akira nodded without hesitation,

"Continuous singing has also made Michael Jackson's state decline a bit... Akina singing one more song can also help share some pressure."

"In that case, let's go prepare the contract." Hanami Akira said, "Once we tell Akina, we can sign it directly!"

"No problem..."

Terabayashi Akira was very relieved,

"Akina also hopes to continue cooperating with Michael Jackson!"

"By the way, the invitation for this year's Kohaku Uta Gassen has also come down; it just so happens that we will communicate with Akina-chan tomorrow."

Hanami Akira said with a smile,

"After the duet with Michael Jackson, Akina's popularity hasn't dropped. Now among female idols in Japan... no, female pop singers, no one has higher popularity than her!"

"Plus the Record Awards at the end of the year, the Kohaku Uta Gassen, continue to consolidate Akina's status... maybe the title of Pop Diva can also be sat on!"

"Hahaha, Akina has this strength!"

Terabayashi Akira also sighed,

"If only she hadn't gotten married... that period of having a baby also consumed a lot of popularity..."

"Otherwise, she would have been a pop diva long ago!"

"Yes, yes, it's all Naoki Nagayama's fault!"

"..."