Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 341 The Great Crisis That Comes Quietly
"This is just a preliminary acquisition. We plan to acquire about 5% of the shares in the next five years, which should be enough for you to become a director of Sony Music Group..." Kagawa wanted to tell Sakamoto Kiyoshi that this 0.5 % is already a lot.

After all, that's Sony.

As one of the world's largest electronic product manufacturers, one of the three giants in the world's video game industry, and one of the six major Hollywood film companies in the United States, even in the low ebb of the past few years, Sony's stock is still very valuable.

Moreover, things like shares cannot be bought with money. . .

However, Kiyoshi Sakamoto couldn't sit still when he heard the word "five years" that Kagawa said.

"Five years?! Too long!" Kiyoshi Sakamoto said firmly.

"Five years is not too long. At that time, you were only 22 years old, and five years later, you must have become Sony's first brother. The huge prestige and lofty status in Sony Music are at their peak. .”

"If you became a director of Sony Music at that time, the doubts from the board of directors and internal discussions within the company would be much smaller. In that case, even if you propose a plan to implement the Sony system, the help will be much smaller."

"What's more, the acquisition process of shares will inevitably become slower and slower as the number of shares increases. After all, Sony's executives are not fools, and they will not let us acquire them so casually and easily. The shares in the hands of some retail investors and small shareholders of..."

Kagawa analyzed to Kiyoshi Sakamoto why it took five years for him to become a director of Sony Music.

Listening to Kagawa's analysis, Kiyoshi Sakamoto fell silent.

After all, he is not a professional financial talent. It is precisely because he does not understand these things that he will give Xiangchuan full responsibility.

However, it is hard for Kiyoshi Sakamoto to accept whether the "five years" is not long or short.

In the past five years, Japan's entertainment industry must have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Five years later, it was 2012.

In 2012, in the Japanese entertainment industry, AKB dominated the music scene. Movies have gradually declined, and Japanese dramas have risen together. It is no longer the world of Takuya Kimura.

And Sony in 2012 is bound to be a new world.

"AKB's official opponent" Nogizaka46 has been established; Nishino Kana has also started, slowly showing the domineering power of her music singer. . .

Even Rena Nengnian and Masaki Kanada are 19 years old. . .

If until then Kiyoshi Sakamoto was able to become the director of Sony Music and get the power to promote the Sony system, he would definitely miss the control of Nogizaka46 and the important growth period of Rena Nonen and Masaki Kanada as comedians . . .

This will inevitably have a major impact on his "Sony Promotion Plan".

Because, in his opinion, the three groups of artists Nogizaka46, Rena Nonen and Masaki Kanada are the core and key figures in his "Sony Series".

Therefore, after pondering for a moment, he said to the phone.

"Two years."

"Eh? What?" Kagawa doubted his ears a little, so that he asked again rarely.

"No matter what method you use, within two years, you can acquire shares that allow me to become the director of Sony Music!" Kiyoshi Sakamoto said to Kagawa on the other end of the phone with an unquestionable tone.

"..." Kagawa was silent.

As an excellent employee, Kagawa is a right-hand man who won't say "I can't say it" after receiving instructions from his boss, even if it is an extremely difficult task.

Therefore, after a moment of silence, he said solemnly.

"I'll do my best, but it's very difficult...unless there is a sudden economic crisis or financial crisis that affects the whole world, the stock market may plummet, and shareholders are frantically selling their holdings. shares, it is possible to acquire enough shares in a short period of time."

"It was possible for such a situation to occur, but now, with the intervention of the U.S. Treasury Department, this situation should not occur..."

"Economic crisis? Financial crisis?!!"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto didn't listen to all of Kagawa's words from the phone, but after hearing two of the words, it reminded him of a major event that was about to happen, or a major event that was already happening. . .

Kiyoshi Sakamoto slapped his thigh hard and shouted loudly, "By the way, the financial crisis!!!"

As a young man born in the [-]s, although he did not learn a lot of knowledge under the exam-oriented education, his four-year college career has greatly expanded the horizons of his previous life Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

At least, he has some understanding of the financial crisis that occurred in 2008.

In fact, the financial crisis that broke out from the United States in 2008 and spread to the whole world has already taken shape in 2007.

On the surface, the US financial crisis was caused by problems in housing mortgage loan derivatives, but the underlying reason was the imbalance between the US financial order and financial development, and problems in economic fundamentals.

The 2008 financial crisis originated from the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States, and evolved into an international financial crisis sweeping the world from the development of the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States.

The subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has gradually emerged since the spring of 2006.

This is a financial turmoil that occurred in the United States due to the bankruptcy of subprime mortgage lenders, the forced closure of investment funds, and the violent volatility of the stock market.

In August 2007, it began to sweep the world's major financial markets such as the United States, the European Union and Japan.

Experts in later generations generally believe that this financial crisis emerged in the second half of 2007. Since the outbreak of the subprime housing credit crisis in the United States, investors began to lose confidence in the value of mortgage securities, triggering liquidity. crisis, leading to the outbreak of the financial crisis.

By 2008, the financial crisis had spiraled out of control and resulted in the failure or government takeover of several fairly large financial institutions.

With the further development of the financial crisis, it evolved into a global real economic crisis.

. . .

In fact, as early as April 2007, the bankruptcy of New Century Financial Corporation, the second largest subprime mortgage company in the United States, exposed the risks of subprime mortgage bonds;
However, since August 2007, the Federal Reserve has responded by injecting liquidity into the financial system to increase market confidence, and the US stock market has also been able to maintain a high level. The situation does not seem to be very bad.

Just when everyone was thinking this way, the situation was constantly tilting towards the worse. . .

On August 2007, 8, Bear Stearns, the fifth largest investment bank in the United States, announced the closure of two of its funds, also due to the subprime crisis.

On August 2007, 8, France's largest bank, BNP Paribas, announced that it would freeze three of its funds, which also suffered huge losses due to investing in US subprime mortgage bonds.

This move also led to a heavy setback in European stock markets.

The subprime mortgage crisis that broke out in the United States had a serious impact on the global economy.And Japan, which maintains close relations with the United States, is also doomed.

As a small island country, Japan lacks resources. The rise of Japan relies on US aid and purchases to drive the economy. Afterwards, Japan successfully established its own high-quality, low-energy consumption, and international transnational development strategy, becoming a typical representative and successful example of an export-oriented economy. .

However, it is precisely because Japan relies on an export-oriented economy that it relies heavily on foreign countries. When the financial crisis spreads globally and its main purchasing power is greatly impacted, Japan itself is also dragged down.

In addition, in order to restore their own economies as soon as possible in the United States and other countries, trade protectionism is rampant. Protecting their own trade has become a measure for them, and it has become a curse for Japan.It made its already battered export industry worse.

For example, the automobile industry and the electrical appliance industry, one of Japan's important economic pillars, have been hit hard.

Even Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who doesn't pay much attention to news and newspapers, knows from other sources that the Japanese economy is very sluggish today.

In Japan, which was affected by the US subprime mortgage crisis from across the ocean, many companies have begun to lay off employees, even companies like Sony are no exception.

Moreover, the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis on the Japanese working class came earlier than the financial crisis. . .

In Japan, wages for salaried workers are generally negotiated when employees sign contracts with companies.

At the beginning of each year, the company usually increases the "seniority salary" to employees.

However, this year, when many wage earners received notices of wage negotiations, they got news of wage cuts.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto also overheard Sony employees talking about it when he went to the Sony headquarters building.

Although Kiyoshi Sakamoto doesn't know much about economics or finance, he feels that, as Sony's music business group, even Sony Music, a subsidiary that doesn't have much to do with finance, is affected, then it will directly face subprime mortgages. How much damage should be done to Japan's major industries in crisis!
Sakamoto Kiyoshi searched in his mind for the information and memory fragments he had seen from various places during this period of time, and slowly pieced together a complete puzzle in his mind.

In the puzzle, Kiyoshi Sakamoto saw four words.

financial crisis!

Thinking of this, Kiyoshi Sakamoto quickly sat up straight, and excitedly said to Kagawa on the phone, "Kagawa, if the financial crisis is coming soon, or has already come, can we get out of this crisis, Make a lot of money?!"

"Or, can I directly get the Sony shares I want in this crisis?!"

"Eh? What do you mean? The financial crisis is coming soon? How is that possible!" However, as a professional who knows a lot about finance, Kagawa scoffed at Kiyoshi Sakamoto's assumption.

"Kagawa!" Suddenly, Kiyoshi Sakamoto shouted loudly, the name of the president of his investment company.

"Yes!" Kagawa replied reflexively.

"Trust me, the crisis will definitely come!"

"No, it's already here!"

　The author is not a major in finance, so the above information about the financial crisis is written after the author has collected and simply understood it. Therefore, if there is something wrong, please treat it lightly.grateful!
　　
　
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