Chapter 7 Tokyo Stock Exchange (1)

  "Vegetable vegetable child."

  "Hi!"

  "This is the first time I've found out you can be so domineering!"

  "Jerry, is this not good?"

  "No, no, no, I think you're even more charming this way! Yeah, very charming!"

  Jerry suddenly made an electrified expression and fell softly onto his seat!

  "Ah~ I hate it!" Tanaka Nana's face turned red as she punched Jerry on the head!

  Wait, no, this sounds... like I'm being coquettish!

  "Hah~hah~hah~hahaha!" Jerry suddenly realized that he was scratching his head and grinning foolishly.

  How did this happen? Have I developed an interest in her?

  "Jerry!"

  "What's wrong? Chanchan, do you have something on your mind?"

  "A few days ago, Steven Spielberg from the US called me, he's very interested in 'Jurassic Park'!"

  "You mean he wants to buy the film rights to 'Jurassic Park'?"

  "Hey! That's what he meant on the phone!"

  "So, how much is his quote?"

  "This hasn't been mentioned yet. What he means is, let me go to the US first and we'll discuss it in detail later! Jerry, what do you think?"

  "Confirm the specific time with him!"

  "Hi!"

  "In the second half of the year, launch a manga single-volume plan. It's time to expand Shonen IC's influence globally! Menusuke, inform Matsushima-kun that if the price is right, global publication rights can be released! Hmm? The US side can be released first!"

  "Hey! Oh yeah, the Sony people are here!"

  "Sonia? The copyright of the game is my own plan. Before 1990, any contact about this aspect of the copyright will be rejected!"

  "Hey! There's something else, a few days ago, Fugaku-kun came to find me and asked for a favor!"

  "Is Fugian Yihbo? What's going on with him?"

  One of Tomioka's friends wanted to enter the company as a signed author, but that friend is currently serializing a work in "Korokoro".

  "You know our company's contracted authors are not allowed to have their works published in other magazines at the same time. It's a hard and fast rule!"

  "So Fu Jian came to ask for my help!"

  "What's his friend's name?"

  "Sounds like Takeko Tachibana!"

  Jerry's eyebrows jumped, how did these two guys start contacting each other now? In the previous life, wasn't it supposed to be in 1997 that rumors of their ambiguous relationship came out? Is it because of this little butterfly's involvement? When IC was first founded, Naoko Takeuchi's name had already been printed on Jerry's list, but unfortunately at that time, the mother of this beautiful girl warrior had already fallen into "Kōdō".

  "Tell Fugan-jun that his friend can sign an author's contract with us in advance, and once her serialized work in 'Kouron' is finished, she can officially join our company!"

  "Hey! I really have to thank Jerry for this. To be honest, when faced with Fugan's request, I was also in a difficult position!"

  "What's going on, Cai Cai Zi? From now on, when you encounter such things, you can make your own decisions! Rules are dead, people are alive, so we must be flexible in doing things, otherwise the company will not have any human touch. A company without human touch, how can it produce excellent comics?! You must remember this!"

  "Hi!"

  ……

  "Mom, I'm back!"

  "Grandma, I'm back!"

  Since Tanaka Ichiro and Tanaka Rumi joined the company, the financial burden has fallen on their shoulders. However, unlike Tanaka Ichiro who reports to work every day, Tanaka Rumi's work is basically done at home! Because leaving Bob alone at home makes anyone feel uneasy!

  Moreover, Tanaka Rumiko has extremely professional financial knowledge. After vetoing Bob's opinion to enter elementary school, Tanaka Rumiko works on finance at home and becomes Bob's home tutor! Life is fulfilling, happy, and busy!

  A voice responded from the kitchen, Tanaka Rumi didn't come out, no need to think about it, she must be preparing dinner!

  Nanako Tanaka rolled up her sleeves and entered the kitchen, while Jerry pushed open Bob's door.

  "Hey Bob, I found a teacher for you?"

  "Teacher? Jerry, you're kidding me! Grandma didn't teach you well?"

  "Rumei's grandmother taught well, but those were just theoretical conveniences! What, are you already addicted to game theory?"

  "Spare me! Jerry, you'll never have to go through that agony again! I'm on the verge of cracking up over that thick brick!"

  "Hmm... So, I found a teacher for you, and she's specifically in charge of teaching you how to play games?"

  "Play games? Don't be kidding me, Jerry! I don't have time for that! If there's only 10 minutes left in a day, I'd rather use it to drink water and go to the bathroom than waste those 10 minutes on such a stupid game!"

  "Stupid game?"

  "Didn't you say Super Mario?"

  "Oh my god, what are you talking about? Nintendo's Mario is a classic!"

  "I didn't see it at all! So go play your game and don't disturb me while I continue studying?"

  "As your brother, I'm really suffering! Alright, Bob, let me tell you the truth, I've found a teacher for you at Tokyo Securities!"

  Tokyo Stock Exchange?

  "Yes! For the next three years, you will live with her as a boarder and learn about stocks and securities operations from her. At the same time, you must also guarantee your own self-study in theory. In simpler terms, for the next three years, you will play a game called finance together!"

  "Is this mom's decision?"

  "No, it's my decision!"

  "It's your decision! Jerry, when did you become my agent? Even if it's an agent's job to make contact, I have the right to refuse!" To be honest, Bob was a bit angry. For the past two years, almost everything had been arranged by Jerry, and he didn't like that feeling. He hated it! Jerry was clearly just like him, a kid, and even two years younger than him! So why did he seem to have control over everything?!

  "If you want to help your mom..." One sentence hit Bob's weakness!

  "You've said this many times already! But I haven't even been to the company a few times!"

  "I don't mind saying it again! Alright, Bob, you need to be patient, three years will pass in the blink of an eye! And, I'll whisper this to you, Miss Amy is a very beautiful person! Not one bit inferior to Miss Nakano!"

  "What are you talking nonsense about?!" Bob Clemens, his face turned red!

  "Bob, trust me, if you don't want that to happen, I can have a word with Tina and reapply for a primary school on your behalf!"

  "So, if you promise me, three years later, let me enter the company and help my mother!"

  "Alright, I promise you!"

  The two little guys shook hands very formally!

  I'm back~

  The voice of Tanaka Ichiro came from the entrance hall.

  "Hey! Welcome home, you've worked hard!"

  "Jerry, Bob, dinner is ready!"

  "Hi!"

  "Here I come!"

  ……

  Nihonbashi-Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo Stock Exchange.

  "Miss Ya Mei, we meet again!"

  Haruno Ami was sipping her coffee, leisurely sitting in the office flipping through Shonen Top, next to it was placed "Shonen FUTURE". "X", "Absolute Love", "Angel Sanctuary", "Mischievous Love God", "SLAM DUNK", she loved all the manga produced by Shonen IC. The reason she could be so laid-back during work hours sitting in the office reading manga was entirely thanks to the young president of Shonen IC. When can I be like Nekota Hinako? Haruno Ami held her coffee cup, gazing at the beautiful manga illustrations, somewhat infatuated, truly a paragon of women!

  Starting from March 1986, Jerry had invested a total of 42.6 billion yen in the stock market! For this, Tokyo Securities specially assigned him a financial advisor, Ms. Haruka Aoyama!

  "Hello! I'm Genya Ame! Nice to meet you!"

  Haruno Aimi is a high-achieving graduate of the University of Tokyo's Finance Department, and this is her second year at Tokyo Securities! After the Plaza Accord, more and more people entered the stock market, and the number of personal financial advisors at Tokyo Securities increased dramatically. Of course, if it weren't for that, Haruno Aimi wouldn't have been pulled in to take over, despite her lack of experience! Another reason she was chosen is that this client seems to know nothing about the stock market - all she buys is Nikkei. All Haruno Aimi has to do is put the money Tanaka Nanae deposits into her account, along with any profits, back into the stock market, and then basically do nothing!

  "Hello, I'm Tanaka Nanako, nice to meet you!"

  Haruno Aimi still remembers Tanaka Nana's first appearance in front of her, and her own awkward demeanor at the time!

  What if I lose money? That was her first thought!

  In fact, she almost doesn't have to do anything!

  Yes, that's wrong. What she needs to do is help Tanaka Kanako take care of the NASDAQ stocks in North America. Since Microsoft went public on NASDAQ in March 1986, Jerry used the 2.6 billion yen he had and the 5 billion yen borrowed from Sanseido to grab 2.3 million shares out of the 3.1 million shares of Microsoft's IPO, if he didn't have enough money, he really wanted to grab all the shares! Only 2.3 million shares, accounting for only 8% of Microsoft's shares. If Jerry hadn't been quick enough, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to get 5% of the shares, and Goldman Sachs, Microsoft's underwriter, was eyeing him from the side!

  After that, Jerry assigned tasks to Yuan Ya Mei, the financial assistant he had just acquired. Apart from investing the money in the stock market, it was to stare at NASDAQ in North America and swallow all of Microsoft's shares at any cost as soon as someone released them! Last time Microsoft issued 11% of its shares, Jerry swallowed 8%, but Goldman Sachs may not have swallowed the remaining 3%!

  Haruno Ame stared for nearly half a year, and finally locked in on a big meat, ruthlessly throwing away 5 billion yen worth of shares to use as capital to gobble up 31 million Microsoft stocks. The 5 billion yen was mercilessly dumped, instantly shaking the Nikkei index!

  "Ms. Ya Mei, how's Microsoft's stock acquisition going?"

  "I'm terribly sorry, in half a year's time, I've only managed to buy up 31% of Microsoft's shares and used nearly 2 billion yen in funds!"

  "31W shares? Ah, not bad at all, Miss Ya Mei! I'm very satisfied with this result! I think Chacha will definitely give you a great gift as a reward!" 31W shares, equivalent to 1% of Microsoft's shares, which means Jerry now holds 9% of Microsoft's shares. This result makes him overjoyed!

  Tanaka Nana smiled brightly, "As a reward for you, Amemiya-san, I've decided to invest more money in the stock market! And of course, if there's a profit, you'll get a commission, won't you?"

  "Thank you so much!"

  But when Haruka Amano received the check handed over by Kanna Tanaka, she was stunned! 500 million yen! My goodness!

  "Miss Ya Mei~ Miss Ya Mei~ Are you okay?!"

  "Hey, I'm fine!" Haruka Amami was already dizzy with happiness. Indeed, it's Menemeh-san, and as expected, it's 500 million yen!