The Red and White Song Contest will end at 11:45 late at night. As a guest judge, Tao Zhiming naturally cannot leave first.

He hadn't arrived, so after the Taoran returned to the dock after wandering around the sea, the people on board had not left.

At this time, many people gathered at Zojoji Temple next to Tokyo Tower.

This is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Tokyo. The big bell in the temple has been cast for more than 400 years and is known as the largest bell in the world. Since the Edo period, as one of the three famous bells, it has often sounded at important moments.

During the New Year's Eve, a group of four believers will ring the bell 108 times in rotation every minute. It is said that each time the bell rings, it can eliminate one worry and welcome a wonderful new year.

After midnight, it will be the beginning of the last decade of this century.

The Showa era has turned into Heisei, and the haze of the neon stock market’s Bloody Friday is still there. Three years have passed in one year, and the newly appointed central bank president’s attitude is extremely tough. People with broad vision and far-reaching thoughts in the crowd are praying for a smooth future in the coming year.

Neon's prosperity over the past few years has made the wallets of Neon people bulge at least two or three times. The price of land in Tokyo's 23 wards can already buy the entire United States. People have weekends off at work. People who are immersed in the beautiful era are praying for the next ten years.

will be more brilliant.

There are more ordinary people, especially young people, who just join in the fun and never let go of every occasion that brings fun. Many of these people were born during the boom of the neon economy in the 1960s and entered the adult world.

It’s the bubble era of luxury and wealth, and I just feel that the next ten years will only be more exciting.

"Boom"

The dull and long bell rang, followed by bursts of cheers. The four people who rang the bell were smiling and full of energy. It seemed that with the glory of the temple's famous bell being rang by their own hands, everything would be smooth sailing from now on, and countless good days are waiting for them.

in front.

Tao Zhiming was sitting on a private helicopter and saw the brightly lit Tokyo Tower. Amidst the noise of propellers and engines, he could not hear the bells not far away from Tokyo Tower while wearing headphones.

Even if he hears it, he will have a different interpretation.

Is this a death knell?

For neon, it doesn’t count.

But for some people, especially ordinary people, it definitely counts.

A new era has arrived, and Tao Zhiming's eyes are bright.

Hello, 1990.

Hearing the sound of the helicopter approaching from far away, the VIPs on board the Taoran were refreshed.

He finally came.

Isn’t the 15 million yen boat ticket just for this moment?

Today, for the New Year's Eve party on the Taoran, a total of 188 people bought tickets to board the ship.

Why this number? Because there are only so many seats.

Although the Taoran is more than 100 meters long, in addition to the 62-person crew, it has cabins for overnight stays. The most comfortable number of guests can only accommodate no more than 56 guests.

But if you don’t stay here overnight, the number of places is naturally not limited to this.

Although he is willing to spend 15 million yen to celebrate the New Year with this new "God of Finance", there are many people in the neon lights at this moment.

There are only 188 places, so some people can't come.

Tao Zhiming's helicopter landed slowly on the apron of the top deck. He looked at the smiling and waving "distinguished guests" below with a satisfied smile.

188 people, that’s more than 2.8 billion yen.

Those who come here are all leeks of sufficient size. After all, there is still a threshold of 15 million yen.

Apart from them, where else would those truly capable and status people need to meet Tao Zhiming himself in this way?

The first knife in the 1990s, starting from zero hour, Tao Zhiming started cutting.

Ogami was not crowded in the crowd. She was worried that people with connections would know her and find out that she had to secretly make money from Onodera's wealth.

She was "very wealthy" and asked Runa Onodera to be picked up by BravoAir's small helicopter when she boarded the ship. She arrived very early and saw no one else after arriving.

Hearing the noise outside, she knew that Tao Zhiming had arrived.

She didn't go out either, although she wanted to know what Tao Zhiming was talking to those people outside.

In the huge banquet hall on the Taoran, there are currently no tables, only chairs placed there, as if there is a meeting.

Tao Zhiming thought it was quite magical, as if he was giving a lecture.

But this is his private superyacht. He is not one of those people who brags about how awesome he is, but can only rely on "understanding the applause" and expect others to pay IQ tax. He is really awesome.

Involving accusations related to so many political figures, the Ministry of Finance jointly investigated and the Tokyo District Prosecutors' Special Investigation Division opened the case, but only the identity of one "financial god walking on earth" was discovered, and the Ministry of Finance had to appoint him.

He served as a special director of the Financial Research Center and restrained Onodera's wealth by allowing him to be listed and subject to supervision.

We even attended the coordination meeting between the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank on the issuance of government bonds the following year.

Now that he is here, he can only sing a vague song on TV, but he should say something more to everyone who spent 15 million yen to come here, right?

The people sitting in the banquet hall, who were lucky enough to become rich due to the dividends of the times, looked at him eagerly.

Tao Zhiming stood in front of the microphone and smiled and said: "Thank you for waiting here for so long. I don't have time to cross the zero point with you all. Please forgive me. So... Happy New Year. We have entered 1990, together.

Looking forward to a new era!”

Although he is not a lecturer, the warm applause from the audience was no less impressive.

No need for support, his record is enough to ignite the enthusiasm of these people.

Tao Zhiming bowed and thanked him as the Romans do, and then opened his arms: "I know, you all want to ask me what I think of this year's financial trend. Forgive me, I can't talk nonsense anymore."

Amidst the sighs and unyielding expectations, Tao Zhiming smiled and blinked: "But no matter what, the listing of Onodera Fortune at the end of the month will already bring about some changes."

Many people were shocked. Does this mean that the decline may continue until the end of the month? Will the listing of a heavyweight new stock like Onodera Fortune restore confidence in the Neon stock market?

So, we need to stop the loss quickly and buy the bottom before then?

"In addition!" Tao Zhiming continued to say loudly, "Of course, everyone's ticket should be worth buying! When the holidays are over, the Gate of Heaven will officially start pre-sales. Downstairs of the Finance Research Center of the Ministry of Finance, there is an entire floor

The building above is the Tokyo office of Bloomberg News, which I co-founded with Mr. Michael Bloomberg, the president of Bloomberg Intelligence in the United States."

Someone's eyes lit up. They were Tao Zhiming's loyal fans. Knowing that Tao Zhiming first made financial investments, he bought this Bloomberg terminal. And this company is now a popular financial information company and financial company in the Flower Street of the United States.

Service provider.

"Bloomberg News Agency provides global business news and financial information 24 hours a day." Tao Zhiming briefly introduced, "Of course, the key point I want to say is that upstairs of the Financial Research Center, I will

I bought it and opened it as a club."

He nodded to Runa Onodera, and after she smiled, she had a large box brought in, and then began to distribute it to everyone present.

What was sent out was a very delicate handbag.

Tao Zhiming introduced: "This club is called Tianshang Club. Inside the bag, there is a club membership card, and a trial version of Bloomberg Business Weekly that has not been officially released by Bloomberg. In addition, there is an article written by me.

, a 1990 economic analysis article specifically focused on Neon."

Under his meaningful smile, someone had already eagerly opened his wallet and took out the membership card and the magazine.

Amidst the sound of turning pages, Tao Zhiming said: "Don't worry, there is plenty of time to read slowly. Now, the cabinet has determined that it will discuss policy reforms in the areas of club holdings and mergers and acquisitions, and has also determined that it will impose restrictions on land financing.

, interest rates have also been raised three times. This is all public information, and I will do some analysis without breaking my promise to the Ministry of Finance and the Cabinet."

"President Tao!" Someone had already glanced at it a few times and couldn't help but say, "Your performance at the Red and White Song Festival just now... was great!"

His words aroused a lot of friendly laughter, and amidst the compliments, he asked the question he really wanted to know: "Because of your special status, someone must have been interpreting it. I have heard from friends who have been to WanderDane before,

This version of the lyrics is a little different from the previous one. Does the modified part have any meaning?"

Tao Zhiming chuckled and said: "It was the Red and White Song Festival after all. The previous lyrics had some content that was not suitable for widespread dissemination. There was nothing we could do about it."

"President Tao, please tell us!"

"Yes, you suddenly went to the Red and White Song Festival and performed. It must be for a very special reason, right?"

"I also have friends who work at NHK. I heard that this was a temporary decision made by the chairman. The chairman of NHK must have been entrusted by someone, right?"

"Why are you so tactful when you get here?" A Kansai accent person spoke in the discussion and asked directly, "Chairman Tao, it should be the Ministry of Finance. Because of the situation of the stock market on Friday, can you please help me say something?

"

The banquet hall was very noisy for a while. Tao Zhiming smiled and waited for them to quiet down a bit before saying: "In the neon stock market on Friday, the neon economic index fell by 6.98%. This is only the club included in the neon economic index.

It’s just a stock, and its total market value has evaporated by nearly 50 trillion yen. There will definitely be people who cannot ignore this situation.”

The banquet hall fell completely silent, and the next words seemed to be crucial.

Tao Zhiming's voice was clear and echoed through the speakers in the banquet hall: "I can only say that the next step will definitely be war! The trend on the first day after restarting may explain a lot of things. Everyone knows that in the first year of Heisei, the

How difficult it is for the cabinet. Whether it is the reform of the national consumption tax and other aspects, or the reform of the accounting system, holding policy, land financing, or the privatization of state-owned corporations and public construction investment, now is the time

The moment when reform enters a critical stage!”

"The purpose of reform is precisely for the long-term future! But the process of reform will not be smooth sailing. In fact, my own experience in the first year of Heisei also illustrates some problems." Tao Zhiming said eloquently, "Now, I

I have also been involved and can no longer watch from the sidelines like in the past.

Analyze calmly and rationally from the perspective of an investor. In the past, every decision I made was only responsible for myself and the clients of Onodera Fortune. Now, I am not willing to express my judgment too much. Everything will have a chain.

Everyone should understand this truth, right?"

Seeing that most people nodded, Tao Zhiming said: "So, I can only use clubs like Tiantian Club to help everyone who trusts me avoid the next risks as much as possible."
To be continued...