Chapter 1287: Japan Threat Theory

Separated by the low bamboo courtyard wall, Shanying Yuan and the chaos outside became two different worlds.

In late October, with the drop in temperature, the cherry blossoms in Shanying Yuan bloomed again!

A light rain fell at night, and the fresh air, slightly moistened, faintly carried a hint of fragrance.

In the dry landscape garden, the fallen cherry blossoms drew a rough circle under the tree, layered in an orderly manner, pressed into a pink flower carpet on the white sand; and on the tree, the full branches of buds and flowers clustered together, looking as plump and moist as if they had absorbed enough water, weaving into pink-white cloud brocade on the canopy~

"Sure enough, the cherry blossoms at Naoki and Akina's house are really beautiful!"

Michael Jackson, dressed in casual clothes, couldn't help but praise,

"I understand now why this place is called Shanying Yuan."

When Michael Jackson came to visit before, because the flowering period had not arrived, he didn't see the beautiful scenery of cherry blossoms in full bloom. This time, he finally saw it.

Actually, Michael Jackson came to visit this time, on one hand, because his tour in Japan was about to end, so it was a farewell.

On the other hand, due to the sudden stock market crash, his world tour was also affected. It just so happened that his translator told him that Naoki Nagayama had a deep understanding of the stock market crash, so he also thought of asking about it... He also played the stock market!

"The cherry blossom tree at my house blooms twice a year."

Naoki Nagayama said with a smile,

"The one in spring is more brilliant... But at that time, the whole of Tokyo is cherry blossoms, so it's not very conspicuous. But this time in autumn, there are fewer cherry blossoms..."

"Is this not the most beautiful one?"

Michael Jackson sighed. He had never been to Japan during the cherry blossom season, so he couldn't imagine what it would be like if it were more beautiful.

Just as the two were admiring the cherry blossoms on the eaves corridor, Akina brought hot tea and tea snacks, and then sat down to talk:

"Michael, you can come for a vacation early next year, and you will be able to see cherry blossom petals flying all over the city~"

"Hahaha, that's something to look forward to~"

Michael Jackson nodded first, then shook his head again,

"But early next year, I might be very busy... I have to produce a new album..."

"Ah... That's true~"

As a singer, Akina felt deeply about this. When releasing a new album, it was also her busiest time, and she was only a singer; while Michael Jackson was a singer-songwriter, and songs, music, styling, cover design, dance MV... and even promotion were all done by him personally.

Generally speaking, Americans don't drink tea; they don't like the bitter taste... However, the tea in the Nagayama house was top-grade Gyokuro, so even Michael could feel the tea fragrance hitting his nose, and the tea snacks were also very delicious...

The three of them chatted while drinking tea, and also talked about the party that would be held in Shanying Yuan during this time, but Michael definitely couldn't attend.

At this rapidly changing time node, a cherry blossom viewing party could make the people around Naoki Nagayama feel at ease~

Suddenly, a little person ran over. Little Xia Hua, wearing long sleeves, ran to Naoki Nagayama's side, then squatted down holding her father's arm, and reached out to take a tea snack from the tea tray.

"Hmm? Does Hua-chan want to eat too?"

Naoki Nagayama hugged his daughter dotingly and asked Akina,

"Can she eat it?"

"Daijobu, just eat a little less at noon..."

Then Naoki Nagayama looked down and said to the little one:

"Only one, okay..."

Michael next to them looked at this warm scene with some envy, and felt a bit strange:

"Why only one? There are many here..."

Akina explained:

"We control Hua-chan's snacks very strictly, otherwise she won't eat her main meals, her three meals will be irregular, and her digestion will be disordered... Also, snacks don't have comprehensive nutrition... Good habits must be cultivated from childhood..."

The young pop king listened with great interest. He didn't know before that raising children could be so delicate... In the United States, as long as children aren't hungry, it's fine...

Xia Hua saw the three adults looking at her, especially the black adult in front of her, and stopped shyly.

Her little head thought for a while, and she suddenly handed the tea snack over...

"Oh? Is it for me?!"

Michael Jackson was very surprised and took the tea snack very happily,

"Thank you, little girl who is like a flower~"

He was not familiar with Japanese names, so he had been calling Xia Hua a little child who is like a flower~

Naoki Nagayama and Akina watched this scene with a smile and didn't stop it; it was naturally very good for their daughter to make friends on her own.

After the little one finished the snack and went to play in the living room, the three continued their chat:

"Naoki... The translator told me that you are very constructive in finance and know a lot about the stock market crash. Is that true?"

"Stock market crash... I know a little..."

Naoki Nagayama nodded, calm and unruffled,

"What's wrong, Michael, did you also lose money in the U. S. stock market?"

"Yeah..." Michael Jackson sighed, "The day before yesterday, my investment advisor called and said that the New York stock market is now wailing, and the stocks I bought also lost a lot..."

"Michael, did you participate in index futures?"

"No... I don't have that time. Most of my funds in the stock market are for buying stocks related to music..."

Actually, Michael Jackson's investments were basically centered around his music career. The bulk was in copyright acquisition; he had already bought ATV Music Publishing and owned the copyrights to hundreds of songs by the Beatles, Elvis Presley, and others.

A portion of the remaining funds was used to buy stocks of companies like Sony...

"Then there's no need to worry too much." Naoki Nagayama said, "This stock market crash is not the result of an economic collapse, but an accidental incident..."

"For a company like Sony, there is no problem with its operations, so you just need to hold the stocks firmly, and it will return to its original level!"

After hearing Naoki Nagayama's explanation, Michael's expression relaxed a lot:

"Naoki... When do you think the stock market will recover?"

"I think the stock market crash will pass by the end of the year, but it will probably take a year for the stock market to recover from this disaster to its original level..."

This statement was Naoki Nagayama's reply to everyone who came to ask. He did know that the stock market crash would pass soon... But not many people knew it would recover by the end of the month.

"That's good... A year..."

Michael Jackson smiled,

"During this year, my ranch should also be built... When the time comes, you must come to visit!"

He had already bought the land for his Neverland Ranch... and was preparing to go back to build it!

"Okay... Definitely!"

Going abroad for a vacation~

Plus, Naoki Nagayama was going to enter Europe and the United States next year, so he would definitely have to go to the United States often~

"Oh, by the way... The Tokyo International Film Festival is postponed to November, so I might not be able to attend the red carpet."

Michael Jackson said,

"Also... Naoki-san's 'Jurassic Park', is it also going to be postponed?"

"If it's postponed, you must notify me... I still have to make a cameo appearance!"

"!!!"

Michael Jackson's words seemed to open a long-dusty window, making Naoki Nagayama suddenly startled!

That's right, he still had to prepare for the filming of "Jurassic Park", and the casting was only halfway through!!

These past few days, one thing after another had happened, and he hadn't had time to consider his own film project!

Also... the male lead, Harrison Ford, had been thrown by him to the semi-closed Jurassic Island resort hotel for a long time without any care!!! Maybe he didn't even know about this stock market crash!!

(Harrison Ford, who was sunbathing on the beach at this time, suddenly felt a chill on his body... "The weather has turned cold...")

"Ah... That's for sure!"

Naoki Nagayama hurriedly laughed it off,

"Speaking of which, Michael, do you have any ideas for the film's theme music?"

After returning to the topic of music, the three of them continued to chat enthusiastically for a long time, until Mori Naka notified them that lunch was ready, and they stopped chatting and enjoyed a very home-style delicious meal...

Genta Nakai in New York hadn't gone to sleep yet.

The security situation in New York had become increasingly serious these past few days. Although it was said that "Free America, gunfights every day," vicious incidents generally wouldn't spread to the city center like Manhattan.

However, with the occurrence of the stock market crash, countless people were cheated out of everything, not to mention that many "upper-class people" who originally lived in Manhattan were among them... So naturally, the security situation quickly deteriorated!

Especially at night, people drinking and going crazy, armed robberies... Genta Nakai even heard that someone had directly robbed a bank!

Anyway, my money is gone, so naturally, I can only ask rich people for it!

"Fortunately, I listened to Naoki-san's instructions and bought a lot of supplies in reserve. These past few days, I've only been in contact by phone..."

Genta Nakai heard two crisp popping sounds again; those were gunshots!

"The New York Police Department is useless. How can they not stabilize the order?! Do they have to wait for the National Guard?!"

When the police cannot maintain order, naturally, more violent guys are needed!

"Also... hasn't the plummet stopped these past two days? Why are people still robbing..."

With the statements of many big shots, the intervention of the President and the Treasury Secretary, and the market rescue measures of major banks and large companies, the stock market crash in New York had stopped little by little... Stock prices began to stabilize and were no longer falling.

And the stability of the New York stock market also allowed the storms in other markets around the world to stabilize little by little...

Genta Nakai opened his personal notebook computer and recorded today's latest data on it... Looking at the final profit column, the number that made people unable to count, the flame in his chest became more and more intense...

"These past few days, I've bought quite a few shares of companies like IBM and Microsoft... and there's still so much..."

Thinking that this number would continue to increase as the market continued to recover, Genta Nakai finally felt what it was like to have more money than he could spend!

"No, I still have to open up and bottom-fish... Oracle, and other emerging technology companies, can also be bought!"

"And Coca-Cola!"

Regarding this stock, Naoki Nagayama always mentioned it... saying that it would definitely be strong for the next half-century!

What Genta Nakai didn't know was that with his continuous moves during this period, the name of the New York branch of Tree Friend Capital had become known to more and more people...

"Who is this? How could they buy back so many companies' stocks during the stock market crash?!"

John Phelan, Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, looked at the report sent by his subordinate in surprise. Although the authorities had encouraged companies to buy back, such large-scale acquisitions of hundreds of millions of dollars in a row had already aroused the vigilance of regulatory departments.

"This is an investment company called Tree Friend Capital... It's a Japanese company..."

The subordinate responded,

"This company was already very active in the stock market before, and this time it made a big profit by taking advantage of the stock market crash!"

"Japanese capital, huh!"

John Phelan was relieved first. He also knew that Japan had many wealthy and long-standing zaibatsu and financial groups, and in recent years, Japan's economy had become more and more boiling, and there were many cases of Japanese capital coming to the United States to acquire assets, so this was no longer fresh...

However,

"You mean, this Japanese investment company made a big profit because of the stock market crash?"

"Yes..." The subordinate was dutiful, "This company chose to short the stock market before the crash and bought a large number of bearish index futures contracts... Now, naturally, it's making a huge profit!"

Stock exchanges generally wouldn't know the profit situation of investors, but they would pay attention to large transactions...

"..."

John Phelan rubbed his chin, and a conspiracy theory instantly went online,

"You say, could it be that Japan planned this stock market crash behind the scenes?! So that their capital could profit?!"

Now that the situation of the stock market crash had been controlled, soon many people would want to find the cause of the stock market crash... As the origin of the stock market crash, the New York Stock Exchange naturally needed to give an explanation!

And at this time, another Japanese capital had profited against the trend in the stock market crash and was crazily bottom-fishing... So could they concoct a "Japan Threat Theory" and directly throw this pot to Japan?!

Anyway, Japan's behavior of buying, buying, buying in the United States in recent years had already made Americans very dissatisfied!

"Cough cough..."

The subordinate hurriedly interrupted his superior's thoughts,

"Chairman Phelan... Actually, there are many investors who profited by shorting the stock market... Have you forgotten? On the morning of the 19th, the New York stock market hadn't opened yet, but someone had already shorted it in other markets!"

"There are quite a few speculative companies!!"

In fact, many smart Americans had long discovered the omens of the stock market and made a big profit from it.

And some hedge funds, such as the Tudor Futures Fund, had also made quite a bit in the stock market crash by relying on the concept of "risk hedging"... Tree Friend Capital was just one of the more eye-catching companies among them.

"..."

In this case, wanting to throw the pot to Japan was a bit troublesome!

"Large-scale share transactions of listed companies need to be publicized. Publish the transactions where Tree Friend Capital bought up to a certain standard.

In such a counter-trend, this kind of transaction is very eye-catching, so let the media write some things in this direction... Let the public's emotions have an outlet..."

Although limited by confidentiality regulations, John Phelan couldn't directly disclose the relevant situation, but at this time, public opinion didn't need too obvious evidence... A lead was enough.

Another storm directed at Tree Friend Capital was forming~

But this was also unavoidable. There are gains and losses... By relying on the news of the stock market crash, Tree Friend Capital made a huge profit in the stock market, so naturally, it had to face the impact brought about later!

In Japan, Naoki Nagayama was a big celebrity, and his connections were also very solid and complex, so he could steadily eat this benefit and have a place in the upper financial echelons.

And in the United States, Tree Friend Capital was just a small and medium-sized investment company. Suddenly eating until it became fat, naturally, it had to face the jealousy of others in the stock market crash and the scrutiny of U. S. capital...

Fortunately, Naoki Nagayama's operations this time were all open and honest advance layouts. If any violations were found, involving insider trading or manipulating the stock market, they might be bitten until they were bloody by that group of capitalist hyenas! ===== CHAPTER 1288 =====