After the "conversation" with Haruno Haruka last night, Tao Zhiming felt that the secret behind this might be a card that would be very useful in the future.

So he didn't communicate with Mitsui and Sumitomo for the time being. After all, even he was just making vague guesses now.

Among them, there is a more convincing explanation for why Haruno Haruka chose to follow Tao Chi-Ming, but why Horikawa Nobuhiko safely let Haruno Haru follow Tao Chi-Ming cannot be explained.

Even though they feel that Tao Zhiming's existing strength can only be fully utilized in a real life-and-death battle between consortiums, they should at least not underestimate Tao Zhiming's ability, right?

As a woman, if you really fall in love with a man, wouldn't it be easy to side with that man?

Unless Nobuhiko Horikawa doesn't know the secret hinted by Haruno last night, or this secret cannot cause harm to Nobuhiko Horikawa.

Tao Zhiming will not underestimate Horikawa Nobuhiko's ability. Since Haruno Haruka's father is his adopted brother, he may have a mission when he married into the Haruno family.

What Takagi Renpachi said at the beginning must be correct. Haruno Haruka's father must have entrusted her to Horikawa Nobuhiko's care in front of her and Horikawa Nobuhiko.

So since he had Haruno Takizo, a father, as his confidant, and Haruno Haruka was still a little girl at the time, how could he keep any secrets from Horikawa Nobuhiko?

This secret seems to be related to her mother. If we go back to that time, Haruno Haruka was only 5 years old.

A 5-year-old kid, whose father was also his subordinate, kept a secret that was not good for him for 13 years from a man who has now become the president of a large conglomerate?

Tao Zhiming is really unimaginable.

Amber... It seems that what kind of secret is wrapped in it is not so easy to melt away.

Fortunately, the war between consortiums does not happen overnight.

Tao Zhiming quietly waited for the harvest that the Inagawa family would gain in Kansai, and carefully wrote a plan for the Kyoto Plan.

…

There are more than 4,000 shrines and more than 2,000 temples in Kyoto. What about the entire Kansai region?

This is an extremely huge number.

Behind this number also includes the land and properties occupied by these shrines and temples. Just like at the beginning, the Ueda family's old monastery in Kyoto was also handed over to the well-known temple Sanzenin to take care of it.

It is these traditional buildings, mainly shrines and temples, that indirectly support some handicraft families in Kansai.

Some clean, maintain, and repair traditional wooden structures, and some provide them with various stone statues, utensils, and materials.

Yosuke Ueno has been doing this research work for some time in accordance with Tao Chiming's instructions.

In the end, he found that if, as Tao Zhiming said, he could come up with a list of traditional handicraft gifts called "Kyoto Scenery", the best partners would be those large shrines or temples with many branches, which have them all in the entire system.

Influential religious legal person.

Take Hachiman Shrine, for example. The main shrine is Usa Jingu Shrine, which is home to more than 20,000 Neons. Hachiman Shrine is the main shrine. In the entire Neon, how many people rely on Hachiman Shrine to make a living?

These shrines also have more professional manpower to handle various matters, unlike those families of craftsmen who only know how to make utensils.

Ueno Yosuke's eyes were opened after he got to know more deeply, and he realized that the management of religious corporations is a huge business.

Not to mention offerings during prayers, fees for holding various ceremonies such as marriages, sales of amulets, fortune-telling, donations from believers, cemetery management, entering and exiting the altar, etc.

In modern times, tourism, cooking, and accommodation at such religious sites have also become new sources of income.

Although these places cannot be operated with great fanfare and have a strong commercial atmosphere, after all, there are special policies on taxation and other aspects for religious legal persons. Therefore, it has indeed become a good comprehensive business with many potential functions and huge

of influence.

Ueno Yosuke couldn't help but suspect that Tao Zhiming had seen the current situation when he asked him to do this.

The planning and promotion of the so-called "Kyoto Style" brand cannot be separated from the support of these religious legal persons.

The Hachiman Shrine, where Haruno Haruka was born, is naturally one of the targets.

Recalling that Tao Chi-Ming arranged for people to learn about Haruno Haruka's experience even after Takagi Jinpachi said that he was not afraid of investigation, Ueno Yosuke secretly paid attention to the confidence related to Hachiman Shrine.

Originally, it was only opened one by one by believers with the support of the headquarters.

But fifteen years ago, formal planning began to establish a national religious legal person from the headquarters to comprehensively operate the Hachiman Shrine brand.

Twelve years ago, the Haruno family, the owners of Azuchi Castle Hachiman Shrine, chose to join this religious corporation and run the Hachiman Shrine under a new management structure.

Ueno Yosuke, who is no longer Hina, thought of what he said that night about Haruno Haruka's father's suicide, and naturally imagined that the Hachiman Shrine might play many special "roles" by relying on various conveniences.

The excitement of catching a glimpse of the secret made him very involved, until Tao Zhiming called: "Yosuke, don't keep asking about Hachiman Shrine, even if you use the 'Kyoto scenery' to learn about it from others. Your

I understand the intention, and so do others. Now, I don’t need that information anymore.”

Yosuke Ueno was shocked: "Are you in trouble?"

"That's not true. Although we have already started cooperating, it is normal for us to want to know more information. The secret of Hachiman Shrine doesn't matter now. I have already prepared the plan. You can make a list of the first batch of 'Kyoto scenery' as soon as possible.

Bar."

"I understand. When will you come over?"

"Three days later."

Tao Zhiming was surprised when he hung up the phone. He didn't give any orders, but Yosuke Ueno touched this level, and it seemed that he was still making progress. Takagi Jinpachi called and reminded him, of course not to focus on understanding Hachiman.

The shrine arouses the suspicion of Furong and Sanhe.

The regular board meeting of Sanyou Investment Bank in August was enlarged just like last time, but the location was changed to a place that would make people less suspicious.

Jun Kaifu appeared with Taro Hashimoto and Soue Uno, and Ryunosuke Iwasaki also arrived.

Just as Tao Zhiming said to Kinoshita Hidefeng, how to dig a hole for Daiichi Kanye Bank is not something they two need to worry about. His original intention of doing this Kyoto plan was just to provide Jun Kaifu with help by helping Uno Munue.

A new policy measure that will be supported by substantial investment, and by the way, it will help three of their consortiums to take advantage of the other three consortiums.

Tao Zhiming's biggest goal has always been to strengthen his foundation in the cultural media field. The greatest value of the Kyoto Project to him is to plot Toho.

There are two copies of the plan, one is real and the other involves the participation of the First Bank.

Everyone working together is just trying to perfect these two plans and how to cover them up and connect them perfectly.

Tao Zhiming didn't say anything about Haruno Haruka.

Gekko Manso, Hachiman Shrine, the headquarters where Daiichi Bank was involved, and the Lockheed incident, Tao Chi-ming kept them all in his mind for now. He asked Tao Yaren to transfer the information, even if Tao Yaren was against Iwasaki Ryuunosuke

It doesn't matter what these people said.

Someone gave him a woman as a gift, wouldn't Tao Zhiming want to find a way to investigate it?

He wasn't planning to cause any trouble now.

When the secret meeting was over, Taro Hashimoto suddenly said to him meaningfully: "In late September, the Ministry of Finance will hold a meeting that invites some private people, related to financial policy. Mr. Mieye, I have specifically asked you to participate."

Tao Zhiming looked at him in shock: "Why?"

"I don't know." Taro Hashimoto looked at him deeply, "If you don't understand, you can also contact him and ask."

This is something Tao Zhiming never expected. Why do you want me to participate in your discussion of your financial policies? Although Mie Nofu showed great admiration for him back then and even made some requests for the Tokyo sub-city plan, he has not done so in the past year or so.

Not much contact.

Tao Zhiming couldn't help but frown when he thought that Mie Yefu was about to take office as the president of the central bank at the end of the year.

That guy wants to use himself as a swordsman again?

Maybe it was because he proposed the Kyoto plan that Jun Kaifu got to know him, which gave Mie Nofu a new idea?

Tao Zhiming originally wanted to contact the person sent by Mie Yefu to meet him last time, but thinking about it, the formal invitation had not come yet. How did he get the news? It seemed not good to expose his frequent secret meetings with Taro Hashimoto.

Anyway, it’s late September. Let’s wait until the formal invitation arrives. Maybe he will also take the initiative to contact me.

…

On the night when "The Last Echo of the Showa Era" was about to air the first episode, Uno Souyo held a press conference with Aota Nagaomi.

One is a former prime minister who is deeply involved in scandals, and the other is a family that developed the geisha industry. This combination is really easy for people to associate.

In a sincere atmosphere, Uno Munue once again reviewed his previous mistakes, and then Aota Nagaomi lamented the impact of the changes of the times on the geisha industry and the gradual stigmatization of geisha, and then announced with emotion

The dance hall first started by WanderDane will be transformed into a theater specifically for kabuki, allowing geisha to return to the position of representing art and beauty, and glow with new glory in the new era.

Unlike geisha, the Kabuki family's status in Neon is actually very high.

Aota Nagaomi said this, and comparing it to geisha seems to be a bit unfair.

Uno Munue said solemnly: "I have studied and trained hard since I was a child. Once I have this identity, I will have to bear it for the rest of my life. The future is always so narrow. This is the main reason why their survival has become increasingly difficult. For me, Uno Munue

Fame, I already have the consciousness to be laughed at by everyone

.But! After all, I still have meager strength, so let me spend the rest of my life fighting for a broader and dignified future for this entire group! Ten years, twenty years! One generation, two generations! With a long history

Geisha will one day become a glorious cultural symbol of Neon!"

The tone was sonorous, and the original promise seemed to be true...

Reporters don't yet know what the geishas think, but it is very unexpected that the long-famous WanderDane will be turned into a kabuki theater. I'm afraid some of the young people in Tokyo will be disappointed.

But young people always have other fun. That night, the first episode of "The Last Memories of the Showa Era" was broadcast.

In the competition among 10 newcomers, one of the two final winners received an investment of 400 million yen and had the opportunity to become a member of the Rising Star Director Program; the other received an investment of no less than 5 billion yen, and his first work will be

It is such a big production starring Yasuko Arisawaguchi.

Even in the exaggerated bubble era, such a move was rare. What's more, all this will be decided within three months.

After Tao Zhiming and Qiu Yuanyasu discussed it, the script design of the entire program was also very innovative. It was a real simultaneous competition, not a performance with a predetermined identity.
To be continued...