Just two days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world was in a state of uproar.
Thousands of miles away in Japan, six major cities are buzzing with people. With this international sensation, the price of the old ruble has fallen again and again. The Japanese financial industry holds 800 billion old rubles, and now 1 meter of gold can be exchanged.
4355 old rubles. When Russia was still in the period of struggle between conservatives and radicals, 1 meter of gold was exchanged for 0.5 old rubles.
Such a huge contrast was widely publicized by various gossip magazines and newspapers, and soon caused panic among a large number of financial practitioners and the public after being verified.
In order to prevent large-scale bank runs, financial institutions that were not involved in too many old ruble transactions issued documents overnight clarifying that their businesses were not affected by changes in the old ruble exchange rate. However, more financial institutions remained silent, letting the public realize that most of them were involved.
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This time, the bank run crisis is also difficult to control.
At the same time, a belief that Japan is about to enter a real low period is gradually becoming popular among the people. Coupled with the previous fluctuations in the necessities market and the soaring prices, people have begun a new round of hoarding supplies. Even if the government and the police headquarters join forces,
There is no way to stop such a commotion.
Accompanying the panic buying behavior, prices in many convenience stores, shopping malls, shopping malls, and supermarkets have soared. The department store industry has made a lot of money in this wave.
Kitahara Investment has already controlled more than 80% of the department store companies in Osaka. The stores in the luxury commercial streets of Chuo District are basically owned by Kitahara Investment. The clerks were fortunate enough to witness this historic moment.
Countless people waited in front of the unloading truck, and the goods were sold out as soon as they got off the truck!
Let them mistakenly think that they have returned to the heyday and prosperity of the bubble era.
Unfortunately, after this wave, various industries entered a real winter one after another. Clubs closed down and bankrupted. Countless club employees lost their jobs, committed suicide because they could not afford high debts, ran away from home, declared personal bankruptcy and became homeless, jobless vagrants, etc.
The gray entertainment industry has also emerged.
Underground idol groups, custom industries, casinos, bars and nightclubs, mass-market KTVs, etc. Most of the people who can still make ends meet gather in front of the TV and watch TV. The greatest entertainment is playing video games and listening to music.
When it comes to reading books, the only people who can make them spend money to buy albums are divas like Izumi Sakai.
The era has entered the period of depression and winter. Even though Kitahara Sosuke was well prepared and the Kitahara clan society was minimally affected, they were still unable to take advantage of the general trend.
This is a country's economic setback that no one can escape alone.
Kitahara Entertainment, Kitahara Human Resources and other companies experienced operating losses for the first time in the month. Of course, 1991 was an overall year of explosive profits.
Watching "Tokyo Love Story" starring Akina Nakamori on TV, it seems that the bubble era is still going on. Compared with real life, it is quite ironic.
The new wave of runs has accelerated the death of a large number of financial institutions.
This wave is even more serious than when the bubble burst.
Kitahara Sosuke also didn't expect that many financial institutions had turned into critical companies with debts ranging from tens of billions before they even reacted. He didn't even have time to negotiate with them, and the other party had already filed for bankruptcy!
In his memory, the end of the bubble era had an unprecedented impact on the people. The Japanese spent the next thirty years recovering. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the Asian financial crisis, although serious, did not bring the same consequences to Japan as the bursting of the bubble economy.
Come a devastating blow.
But now.
Because of his bet of the century with the Takeshita family, the various measures taken by both parties, and the series of actions he asked Kithara Entertainment to carry out to fuel the flames, the disintegration of the Soviet Union actually caused huge consequences in Japan comparable to the bursting of the bubble economy.
Impact!
It's okay once, but the government really can't handle it the second time.
The first person who was dumbfounded was Tomiichi Murayama.
He is a prime minister who has been put on stage to take the blame.
At that time, it was because of the support of Kitahara Sosuke and the Fuji Foundation. After this round of winning the package, the Murayama family could gain huge benefits. For him, an old man who was half-lived in the loess, there was not much loss.
But he never thought of taking such a terrible scapegoat!
This is a scapegoat for the sinners of the country to be recorded in the history books and nailed to the pillar of shame!
Also panicked are the current members of Congress.
Many of them are political elites supported by the Fuji Foundation, some come from the other five major conglomerates, and a small part come from wealthy aristocrats.
Now, this group of people will also be held accountable!
Then here comes the problem.
Tomiichi Murayama didn't want to and couldn't bear the huge pressure.
So do members of Congress.
So who will take the lead?
In other words, who will solve this problem?
Mie Noyasu was dying and lying on the bed pretending to be dead. Since then, after the decline of the Japanese currency and the split of the Ministry of Finance, he has become nothing more than a decoration.
Everyone naturally thought of Hashimoto Ryutaro, the patriarch of the Six Dynasties.
Ryutaro Hashimoto is sweating profusely. How can he stand up to this?
After an urgent call to Kitahara Sosuke, he understood.
It turns out that this young man, who is considered to be a resourceful young man, also has unexpected moments!
"Stop building momentum now, it seems to have no effect." Kitahara Sosuke smiled bitterly.
Previously, he was afraid that the momentum was not powerful enough, so he specially asked Saito Ryuya to add fuel to the fire.
It wasn't until he received the financial statements from Beiyuan Department Store yesterday and discovered that astonishing profits had been recorded that he realized that these citizens were going crazy!
I'm really scared!
I am afraid that the price of daily necessities will increase by 100%, but I am still willing to buy in large quantities and hoard.
"I have asked the people below to stop campaigning, and at least within the scope of my influence, I have stabilized the people's sentiments and banned private price increases. But Uncle Hashimoto, you also understand that even though I have given orders like this, there will still be people who can't resist.
Tempting." Kitahara Sosuke sighed. If he could complete 30% of this kind of order, it would be a great honor for him.
Forcing him to suppress people is to cut off the wealth of his subordinates, which is not advisable.
"Then, what should we do?"
Ryutaro Hashimoto had an emotional breakdown and his voice trembled slightly.
Tomiichi Murayama is finished, he is next.
"Don't worry too much, we are the real big winners after all." Kitahara Sosuke smiled, "It's just a question of how much we win. I said, you are the next and well-deserved candidate. Who objects to what I said?
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"Now that the situation has reached its most serious moment, let's just close the net and catch the fish. It's time to settle the relationship with the Takeshita family." Kitahara Sosuke paused, "I will give you a big gift and a candidacy.
A gift that no one can refuse!"
"Aosuke... please!" Ryutaro Hashimoto bowed while holding his mobile phone. Shota Hashimoto and Ryoko Hashimoto looked behind with complicated expressions.
The finance minister of a country is groveling to a businessman.
Fortunately, the other party is his best friend.
Faced with this situation, he didn't know whether to be happy or sad.