On the evening of July 31, 1990, the Kitahara family villa complex in Minato District, Tokyo.
This group of bungalows with private gardens was built by the Kitahara family five years ago. It is also very close to the core market in the port area and is expensive to build. It is inhabited by five branches of the Kitahara family, with Masao Kitahara as the core.
Spread out at random, the other four branches are spread throughout Tokyo's political and business circles, and they also have considerable energy and connections.
At this moment, the single-family house located in the center of the villa complex was brightly lit, with all kinds of luxury cars parked outside the door, and many figures moving in the hall could be seen from a distance.
Is this Mr. Kitahara's home?
Yamada Kazuma had followed Yamada Masamune to visit some local wealthy and famous people in Osaka, but compared with the Kitahara family in front of him, those so-called wealthy families were not classy at all!
There were many men in black suits patrolling around the villas. After seeing the license plate of GT-R32 clearly, they raised their hands to let them go.
"Norica, I'll leave it to you." Kitahara Sosuke asked Yamada Kazuma to park the car and stay where he was. A man in black walked up quickly and opened the door for him.
"Master Cangjie, welcome back."
Several men in black bowed and then escorted Kitahara Sosuke into the single-family house.
The hall was brightly lit, and people from the five major branches of the Beihara family were sitting on the sofas, chairs and tatami. Many of them were very vague in his mind.
After graduating from Tokyo University, Kitahara Sosuke went to Osaka alone. Growing up, he was introverted and rarely walked around with his relatives at home.
Seeing him coming, some young boys and girls smiled and said hello, "Aosuke-nii", while the elders glanced at him, as if waiting for him to salute them, but Kitahara Sosuke just glanced at him.
As soon as they were there, they strode towards the second floor.
From the way they looked at him and their reactions, combined with the memories in their minds, you could basically judge the character and temperament of these people. Kitahara Sosuke was too lazy to argue with them.
"Aosuke, the older you get, the less you know about etiquette." An old man behind him whispered.
"Yes, yes, Masao has been busy with work these years and has been too negligent in disciplining Sosuke. Now that such a big thing has happened, how should we explain to the Chino family?"
"That's right. Miss Rin from the Qianye family finally agreed to date Aosuke, but now she's causing this before she even meets her..."
There was a lot of discussion.
Kitahara Sosuke paused and looked back at them. The hall instantly became silent.
He chuckled lightly and continued walking up. At the platform, Kitahara Ningzi, wearing a short shirt and hot pants, with two long white legs wrapped in knee-high black stockings dangling, smiled and waved to him.
"Hey, Aosuke is here!" Kitahara Ningzi had a straw in her mouth and was drinking an ice coke. She waved her right hand casually, and then gestured towards a room in the back, "Go ahead, daddy will be waiting.
And you."
"Sister Ningzi hasn't returned to the Middle East yet?" Kitahara Sosuke nodded with a smile, and asked in a low voice as he passed her, "Are you also going to be forced to go on a blind date?"
After saying this, he quickened his pace, dodged Kitahara Ningzi's pink fist, and walked towards the room with a laugh.
"Damn boy! Don't let me catch you! How dare you molest your sister!"
Opening the wooden door, I happened to bump into Reiko Kitahara who was walking out.
Kitahara Reiko's body swayed, and Kitahara Sosuke held her waist.
She adjusted her glasses, lowered her head and walked out. When she left, she whispered into his ear: "Don't give them money."
"I know." Kitahara Sosuke nodded silently, then walked into the living room and closed the door.
There were six people surrounding the low table on the tatami, including the heads of the five branches of the Kitahara family and people from the Chino family.
Kitahara Masao was talking in a low voice with the middle-aged man from Chino's house. When he heard the noise, he raised his head. When he saw Kitahara Sosuke, his serious expression became extremely soft for a moment, but soon returned to a serious look.
appearance.
"Aosuke, please sit next to me." Masao Kitahara made a seat available and let him sit between him and Minami Kitahara.
Seeing Kithara Sosuke coming, the middle-aged man from the Chino family raised his head and looked at the young man carefully.
Kitahara Sosuke knelt down and sat down. His father, Kitahara Masao, ranked third among the five heads of the Kitahara family, but he was already the real leader of the Kitahara family. The elderly Kitahara Minami would be retired from the Ministry of Finance in a year or two.
After he retired from the post of office clerk, the shortage of people in the Kitahara household affairs was very serious.
This is why everyone in the Kitahara family attaches great importance to his marriage to Chino Rin.
The Chino family is a top political and business family. Chino Rin's father, Chino Masato, is the same age as Kitahara Masao. In his prime, he is already a member of the House of Representatives and the governor of Kyoto Prefecture. He is a well-known figure in the political world.
After marrying the Chino family, it will not only solve the political problems after Kitahara Minami retired, but also expand her personal connections!
"This is Hiroshi Chino of the Chino family. He is Miss Chino's uncle. He is currently serving as a member of the Senate and the mayor of the Kyoto City General Affairs Office." Masao Kitahara introduced him to Hiroshi Chino.
Chino Hiroshi nodded slightly: "This is Sosuke. He is indeed more handsome and mature than in the photo. No wonder Rin is willing to date Sosuke. For girls, Sosuke is as charming as those TV stars."
"Thank you, Uncle Chino, for the compliment." Kitahara Sosuke leaned over and responded with a smile. Chino Hiroshi's tone was calm and approachable, actually kinder than the bunch of so-called uncles and uncles downstairs.
He greeted Kitahara Minami and others one by one, and then waited quietly for Kitahara Masao to introduce the topic.
Chino Hiroshi didn't seem to pay too much attention to the oil short selling thing. He continued to chat with several members of the Kitahara family and often asked Kitahara Sosuke some work-related questions.
When he asked questions, he deliberately considered Kitahara Sosuke's ability and judgment. After receiving answers to the questions one by one, Chino couldn't help but nod. Sometimes he would fall into deep thought because of his answers, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
The first person who couldn't help it was the fifth eldest son of the Kitahara family. Kitahara River, who now runs a hotel business in Tokyo, has a fat head and big ears. He has not inherited the good appearance genes of the Kitahara family, and his voice is also very rough and unpleasant.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Brother, third brother, it's time for us to talk about Sosuke's shorting of oil." Kitharaga's face darkened as he spoke, "160 billion!
Our Beihara family’s total assets have not yet reached 150 billion, and he wants to destroy our family’s fortune, and I don’t agree!”
"Lao Wu is right. The Gulf War was too messy to short oil. Our family cannot withstand such a toss for so many years. Rather than investing money in the oil market, it is better to expand the hotel for Lao Wu. This is safer.
Some. In recent years, Lao Wu's business has been getting better and better, and the profit has been stable at about 1 billion every year, which is very impressive." Echoing Kitahara River was the only woman among the five, the second-ranked Keiko Kitahara.
She recruited a small family heir and is now mainly responsible for some of the Kitahara family's real estate businesses in the suburbs of Tokyo. She is also one of the victims of the housing market turmoil.
Earlier, when the stock market was in shock, Kitahara Masao listened to Kitahara Sosuke's words and forcibly withdrew a large amount of funds. However, Kitahara Keiko refused to give up immediate interests, resulting in a loss of nearly 5 billion yen. Later, thanks to Kitahara River's relief, she was able to survive the crisis.
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Since then, the two families have formed a loose alliance of interests.
Kitahara Sosuke's fourth uncle has always been very silent and in a neutral stage. Most of his family members are engaged in medical law and are not closely related to the business world. In every discussion like this, they usually listen to the final decision-maker.
Kitahara Nan looked at Masao Kitahara with a sad look on his face.
Kitahara Sosuke felt that his second aunt and fifth uncle were targeting him, but he just smiled and said nothing.
"Aosuke, tell me your reasons." Unlike his aggressive tone on the phone, Kitahara Masao's tone softened at the scene.
Kitahara Sosuke immediately understood and scolded himself on the phone. He was just doing it for these people. On external issues, Kitahara Masao, Kitahara Reiko and Kitahara Ningzi, all relied on him. Before
Following his judgment on the real estate and stock markets is also out of his trust in his son.
"Is there any other reason to say, third brother, you just love Sosuke too much. The same thing happened last time. He made some kind of bet with Executive Manager Ito Man. Now the rumors in various circles in Tokyo are so outrageous, and Ito Man
What can we gain from the feud between the families?" Kitaraga slapped the table, full of anger, "So what if Aosuke wins? I am a businessman, and the principles of business are the same as yours of finance. Everything must be based on interests.
, you can’t do things that are not beneficial out of anger.”
"Cang Jie, Uncle Wu is not telling you, who do you think will win the Gulf War? The Allies will win for sure! Oil prices will definitely rise, and the war will definitely not stop if it doesn't last a year or two! You want to short oil,
Isn't it just giving money to others? Tell me, when you went to Sanhe Bank today, how many people in the exchange hall were short sellers?"
Beiyuanhe looked at him with a heartbroken expression.
"Only me."
"That's right! You're the only one! Among the people I know, there are only those who lament that they don't have the opportunity to go to the United States to do long oil, but no one wants to do short oil! I can understand that you are still young and don't know much about futures and war.
Listen to what Uncle Wu said, if you invest this money in the hotel business, you will definitely make a profit. I can share 30% of your profits. How about it?" Kitharaga said and looked at Chino Hiroshi again.
"Look, Brother Qian Yehiro is also here today. Why is he here? I also want to advise you not to be impulsive. If you want to date Miss Rin in the future, you will lose 160 billion before the meeting! What do you think the Qianye family will think?
We? We want you to date, and we are also from the perspective of elders. We hope that our two children can find a good home. If you lose so much money and go to find someone else, what do you think they will think of you? "
Kitharaga warned Kithara Sosuke earnestly, but his mouth was dry after speaking. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip of sake. He felt that this matter was nothing to discuss. It was estimated that Kitahara Sosuke could not bear the pressure of so many of them.
"I know, Uncle Wu, but the money has already been sent to the United States."