Chapter 9: Industrial Light Magic (6)

  "Miss Ya Mei, we meet again!"

  Haruno Ame was a bit startled by the tall and large American men who appeared before her!

  "Hey... I'm telling you guys, wipe off those wolf-like grins. Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman from Japan before? Don't scare Miss Asia!"

  Ferrero and others scratched their heads in embarrassment.

  "Let me introduce John Paulson, US JR investment manager, and the four big guys behind him are his trading team. Miss Yuan Mei, I am a financial consultant at Tokyo Securities."

  "Hello, Haruno Asami!"

  "Ah......hello, hello, Mr. John Paulson!" Being stared at by a group of "aboriginal people", Yuan Yamei was still a bit scared, and her originally not-so-good English became like torn cloth.

  "Miss Ya Mei, don't be so nervous, Mr. Paulsen won't eat you! He's no different from the apes in the jungle!"

  "Hey... boss, how can you say that about me!"

  "Old... boss?"

  "This is what they call me, to be honest, I myself also find it unfamiliar!"

  "Is JR Investment founded by Jerry?"

  "You could say that, from a legal standpoint, JR's investments are actually Cai Cai Zi's assets! I'm just hosting some important things. By the way, Miss Ya Mei, where is Bob? Isn't he with you?"

  "Are you talking about Bob? He's reading a book in the house!"

  "Get him out here! He's been reading all day, he'll become stupid! There are some important things that need to be told to him!"

  "Hey..."

  For John Paulson, the tatami room of the island nation made him very uncomfortable. What surprised him even more was that when the people of the island nation met guests, they actually knelt down!

  Don't their knees hurt? Fredo thought so.

  "Hi... Mom, hi... Jerry, long time no see!"

  Bob Clemens soon appeared at the door, and after several months of not seeing him, this guy had actually grown taller, and his whole person had become much more mature! After greeting everyone, he came to sit down beside Jerry.

  Keep pretending, keep pretending... I'll see how long you can keep up this act!

  Jerry looked at Bob Clemens and found it hilarious that he had a gentle, polite and courteous appearance! This kid wouldn't really have taken a liking to Yuan Yamei, would he? He had never seen Bob Clemens look so serious before.

  "Bob, for the next month, your job is to follow John, observe carefully and learn diligently. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask him, he'll be a great teacher! Miss Ya Mei, put down the teapot, our meeting starts now!"

  As Jerry's private financial advisor, Yuan Ye didn't expect that this seven-year-old kid would brew up such a shocking and thrilling drama, no, it was a war!

  "I object, Jerry! I object! As your personal advisor, it's my duty to stop all of your reckless behavior! Your plan is utterly unreasonable. The island nation's stock market can't possibly collapse without warning. This is nothing but a gamble, and if you lose, not only will you lose everything you own, but you'll also be saddled with debt from this meaningless bet! I won't let you do it, Jerry. This isn't the kind of mistake a wise person like you should make. Your Highness Menmen, aren't you going to stop Jerry's crazy actions?"

  What Ayumi said is absolutely right. After the Plaza Accord in 1985, to promote the appreciation of the yen, the island country's government adopted a series of expansionary policies. In 1986, the central bank of the island country lowered its discount rate four times in a row, and in February 1987, it even lowered interest rates again to 2.5%. Under the support of this expansionary monetary policy, from the beginning of 1987, the economy of the island country began to recover, leading to the economic bubble that caused the stock market crash in 1989 not yet appearing. The current outlook for the island country's economy is very promising!

  Tanaka Nana looked at Harano Aimi, who had a puzzled expression on her face, and shook her head. "Thank you for considering me everywhere, Aimi-san. However, Jerry-kun's thoughts are exactly what I mean!"

  "Miss Ya Mei, your analysis is flawless. However, you made a fatal mistake!"

  "Fatal... mistake?"

  "Yes! Extremely deadly! And this deadly mistake makes you misjudge the stock market of the current island country! Your vision is only focused on the islands, but not looking at the whole world!"

  "Really, the whole world?" Jerry's words directly hit the blind spot of Yuanyexia Mei's mind. This beautiful woman was stunned for a moment, her body leaned back, and her waist could no longer exert any strength. She sat down on her own heels with a thud.

  "Perhaps you can't think it through for the time being, but Miss Ya Mei, do as I say and a month later, you will see the whole truth of the matter! Now, there are three things I need you to take care of."

  "Hi...... yeah!"

  "First, hand over the operation rights of the stocks to Mr. John Paulson. Second, use your connections in Tokyo Securities to find out about the flow of shares of major listed companies in Japan. Third, find us a hotel that is as close to Tokyo Securities as possible. For the next month, I want it to be our only destination except for the operation room of Tokyo Securities! The Chuo-ku district of Tokyo is your territory, so I have no choice but to trouble you!"

  "Hey... Jerry, I'll go take care of these things right away!"

  "Guys, get ready for a tough battle ahead of us in the next month!"

  Tokyo, Mitsui Bank Headquarters!

  "April 13th, California, East Los Angeles, Sierra Foothills, Commercial Boulevard, Warner Bros Studios meet Steven Spielberg!"

  "April 17th, California, New York, Fifth Avenue, Marvel Comics meets Avi Arad!"

  "April 20th, Washington State, Seattle, Redmond City, Microsoft Corporation meets Bill Gates!"

  "On May 22nd, California, San Francisco, Bank of America, pledged 19% of Microsoft shares, loan received $5 billion."

  "May 24th, New York, Wall Street, JR Investment Company was established and Robert Soros took office as the investment manager."

  "May 25th, California, San Francisco, Lucasfilm Ltd., Industrial Light & Magic, meet George Lucas."

  "July 23rd, California, Fremont, factory, meeting with Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple."

  "September 28th, New York, Wall Street, JR Investment Company, meet Robert Soros again."

  "On October 2, he departed from New York to Tokyo on NW Flight 799, accompanied by his young son Jerry K. Roschelle, John Paulson and seven Americans, who according to the Chamber of Commerce analysis were all professional traders."

  "Tanaka Nana did not return directly to the IC company in Nerima, but instead brought these people to the home of Harano Ami. According to intelligence, currently Tanaka Nana's eldest son, Bob Clemens is living at Harano Ami's house! However, now they are all at Hotel VilFontaine near Tokyo Stock Exchange!"

  "The film rights to 'Jurassic Park' have been secured by Warner Bros., and the digital synthesis technology support for Steven Spielberg was provided by George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic..."

  "This is Microsoft's confidential material!"

  Mitsui Aiko took over the materials and listened to Takeda Matsuaki's report while looking at them.

  "The founders are Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Paul Allen left Microsoft in 1985 due to illness, but just five months ago he returned to the Microsoft board of directors! Microsoft's stock price on NASDAQ has risen from $21 to $95... At this point, I have to admire Tanaka Nana's investment insight!"

  "Marvel Comics, one of the two major comic book companies in the US, releases about 6 issues every month. In 1978, Toei Company had signed a three-year contract with Marvel Comics! ...However, Avi Arad has not much good feeling towards the island nation!"

  "This is the detailed information of four investment managers invested by JR! This is the information of Robert Soros and Leslie Miller, who are in charge of investments! ... John Paulson, who followed Nakamura Nana to Tokyo, has rich experience in corporate mergers and acquisitions!"

  Upon hearing this, Mitsui Aiko raised her hand to interrupt Gunta Shouei's report, "Gunta-kun, what do you think our national idol wants to do? Take over companies or manipulate the stock market?"

  "I think both are available! In the US, JR's investment managers have cast their nets. As far as we know, small and medium-sized fund companies in the US, as well as some peripheral investors, have all received JR's stock borrowing requests! It is clear that this is a premeditated act!"

  "What stock are they aiming at?"

  "Mobil Oil, Texaco, Coca-Cola, Apple, IBM..."

  “？”

  "From the direction of JR's investment manager, we can't analyze at all which stock they will attack or the entire Wall Street!" Even Gunoda Matsuaki himself found it unbelievable!

  "How much money did they use in total?"

  "John Paulson leveraged his relationship with Bear Stearns to successfully put on 30 times leverage, and in addition to the $18 billion of his own money, Gruss Partners also dismantled another $5 billion!"

  "$23 billion and you think that's enough to shake up the entire Wall Street? Gun Tian, your imagination is really too rich! The large US funds will not sit idly by and watch this happen! Tanaka Nana is not so foolish! Hmm, Robert Soros? Did JR get on board with Quantum Fund?"

  "From what I can see now, there is no such sign yet! Aiko-san, what do you think..."

  "With Robert Soros in the picture, it's not impossible! George Soros is a financial giant!"

  "Perhaps we are worrying too much. The US economic indicators this year are all very good, and since last week, JR's large orders of stocks have been absorbed by major funds. The Dow Jones index not only shows no signs of decline but is gradually rising. I think that this time, Tanaka Nana may be digging her own grave!"

  "Yutaka-kun, don't be too arrogant!"

  "Hey..."

  "So, what analysis does the Chamber of Commerce have on Tanaka Kanna's movements in the island nation?"

  "Except for yesterday and the day before, John Paulson has dumped all his stocks in batches with the help of Yuan Yamei, and there are no other moves for the time being! The good news is that the Nikkei index has risen by nearly 100 points under John Paulson's control! The Chamber of Commerce estimates that JR's actions in the island country will not escape the US operation mode!"

  "Alright, continue monitoring and report back to me as soon as there's any new development!"

  "Hey..."

  Mitsui Aiko looked out at the sky outside the house, dark clouds were gathering, and a sense of foreboding gradually arose in her heart!

  "Wait, Tanaka-kun..."

  "Miss Aiko, is there anything else?"

  "Could you ask Mr. Ogura for me, what is Mitsui Realty's investment amount this year?"

  "Hey... Alright, I'll have Ogura-kun bring over the detailed information for you in a bit!"