Volume 8 Final Chapter Chapter 1065: Industrial Espionage
Ikebukuro, COFFEE VALLEY.
After Nan Yi found an excuse to send Ueno Mio away, he came here to meet Ueno Michiko.
After the usual politeness and ordering some delicious drinks, Ueno Michiko said, "Nan-san, Weiyang is so cheerful now, thanks to Nan-san's help."
Nan Yi waved his hand nonchalantly, "Mrs. Ueno, you are too polite. My role is limited. It mainly depends on Wei Yang's own efforts."
Nan Yi knew that the other party was not talking about English tutoring, but he couldn't point it out first.
"Nan Sang, you misunderstood. The help I mentioned is not just about tutoring Wei Yang in English." Ueno Michiko picked up the coffee in front of her and took a sip. "Wei Yang didn't mention her father in front of Nan Sang, right? But I think Nan Sang should know, right?"
"I haven't seen them, but I know about them. I have also accidentally met a few ladies in the villa."
Since the other party has already made things clear, Nan Yi doesn't need to pretend anymore. Just as he would investigate his neighbor's background, the reverse is also normal. Ueno Michiko would definitely not be completely ignorant of him.
"I have met Ms. Sayuri Hagiwara several times. We even had a few drinks together once." Ueno Michiko was silent for a while, then said calmly: "Nan Sang, I can see that you are a special existence to Wei Yang, so there are some things I don't intend to hide from you.
For some reasons, Junnosuke didn't like Weiyang, and she lived with my mother since she was a child. It was not until my mother passed away not long ago that I brought her back and arranged for her to live in the current villa.
It was not long ago that Junzhisuke, who had been indifferent to Weiyang, suddenly began to care about her..."
Ueno Michiko pursed her lips and said in a slightly sarcastic tone: "I know Junnosuke too well. His sudden concern can't be a good thing. Maybe he thinks Weiyang still has some value to be used."
"Is the marriage alliance used to appease outstanding subordinates?"
Michiko Ueno sneered, "It seems that Nan-san 's investigation was not thorough. There are some things you don't know."
Nan Yi nodded, "I really don't know much about the Ueno family. I didn't even know what the lady looked like before we met that day because I didn't think it was necessary. Now I regret it a little. If I had investigated more carefully, maybe I could have met the lady earlier."
Ueno Michiko bowed and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Thank you Nan-san for the compliment. Let's get back to the topic?"
Nan Yi stretched out his hand and made a gesture for you to continue.
Michiko Ueno calmed down and continued, "Because Weiyang never felt her father's love since she was a child, and I taught her some bad things about men, Weiyang has always been indifferent to all men. Nan-san, I don't know what's so special about you. Weiyang's attitude towards you is completely different from that towards others.
Ever since Weiyang met Nansang, she has been much more cheerful recently. Moreover, she is finally willing to interact with the opposite sex. This is what I need to thank you for."
The first time he met Ueno Mio, Nan Yi discovered that this girl was rather wary of men. At first he thought it was because her family was strict, but now it seems that she has some psychological problems.
While Nan Yi was reminiscing, Ueno Michiko spoke again: "Nan Sang, I am very presumptuous to talk to you about family matters today. I hope that after Nan Sang understands these, she can be more tolerant of Wei Yang in the future. Wei Yang is a little stubborn and willful, but her heart is as fragile as crystal."
Nan Yi didn't like what Ueno Michiko said, "Mrs. Ueno, do you think Wei Yang and I are dating?"
Michiko Ueno smiled, "Nan Sang, Wei Yang is my daughter. I can roughly understand her thoughts. I can feel that this child has special feelings for Nan Sang. I don't object to her dating you, Nan Sang. I just hope that when you two are together, Nan Sang will try not to let Wei Yang get hurt."
Nan Yi chuckled, changed his sitting position, and straightened his shirt, "Mrs. Ueno, first of all, I don't quite agree with your open-mindedness. I am also a father and I also have a daughter. I will never allow my daughter to date a man before she is underage.
Secondly, I must admit that I am not a good person when it comes to women, but based on the reasons I just mentioned...ah, Weiyang has reached the legal age for marriage in Japan, but in my eyes, she is still a minor, so, Mrs. Ueno, you can rest assured that I will never hurt her before she reaches adulthood.
When she grows up, if she still has an Oedipus complex and I have a chance to meet her, maybe something will happen. After all, I have a good impression of Weiyang."
What Nan Yi said was his true thoughts. He would have dirty fantasies about the loli who had not yet grown up, but he would only keep it at this step and would not take any further actions. For him, such fantasies needed to be restrained, as they violated the moral standards he set for himself.
"I do not understand."
"What don't you understand?"
"Why do you say if there is another chance to meet?"
"I'm very busy. I'll be leaving Tokyo and returning to China soon. I don't know when I'll come back next time. Maybe Weiyang and I will never have the chance to meet again."
Hearing Nan Yi's words, Ueno Michiko suddenly said excitedly: "Nan Sang, you want to go back to China?"
"I am Chinese. What's so strange about returning to China?" Nan Yi asked in surprise.
Michiko Ueno pleaded, "No, I want Nan Sang to take Wei Yang to China with her. I don't want her to stay in Japan any longer."
Nan Yi laughed, "Mrs. Ueno, let's go back to the previous topic. It's not about marriage or winning over outstanding subordinates. It's about a big shot who has a special fetish for beautiful girls of Weiyang's age. Ueno Junnosuke wants to send Weiyang to the other party in order to curry his favor. Am I right?"
Michiko Ueno's face showed hatred, she bit her lip and said, "Nan-san, you guessed right."
Nan Yi picked up the coffee cup and asked, "Mitsubishi? Mitsui? Yasuda?"
"Okura."
"Well……"
Hearing the word "Okura", Nan Yi almost spit out the coffee in his mouth. Fortunately, he swallowed quickly and swallowed most of the coffee, with only a little spilling out. He took a piece of paper from the table to wipe his lips, and then he asked tentatively: "Okura Kishichiro, or Kirokuro?"
Michiko Ueno bit her teeth and uttered a name: "Okura Kishichiro."
Hearing the name Okura Kishichiro, Nan Yi instantly felt that his image had become extremely tall. He was not thinking about backstabbing Okura Shoji, but was getting rid of harm for the people. Okura Kishichiro, this bastard, was about to be buried, but he was still thinking about harming underage girls. This put him on the moral high ground again.
Nan Yi leaned back in his chair and said in a relaxed tone, "Mrs. Ueno, let's end today's conversation. I will meet you again tomorrow afternoon and we will have a deep talk. Perhaps the things you are worried about can be solved."
Michiko Ueno was completely confused by Nan Yi's words, but she still nodded, "Nan Sang, I'm free after 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay, I'll contact you later."
After separating from Ueno Michiko, Nan Yi made a phone call and then went to an apartment in Sasazuka 2-chome.
Back then, Nan Yi met a female public relations girl named Zhang Ze Lihui from China at Jie Yuhua. Originally, this woman was just a shooting star that flashed by, but after she graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University in April this year, she joined the beer brewing department under the food department of Okura Shoji. So, she came into the sight of Ikeda Karikyo again, and naturally into the eyes of Nan Yi as well.
After going up to the third floor, Nan Yi came to the door of a unit and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door opened and a woman in plain clothes came into Nan Yi's sight. When the woman saw Nan Yi, she immediately said in surprise: "Why is it you?"
Nan Yi responded with a smile, "Do you still remember me?"
The woman pursed her lips and said with a hint of difficulty: "It's hard for me not to remember you."
"Won't you invite me in and have a seat?" Nan Yi said, and then immediately added: "Don't worry, I came here with good intentions. If I had bad intentions, this door wouldn't be able to stop me."
The woman hesitated for a moment, but finally gave up half her space.
Nan Yi walked into the room and looked around. There were very few furnishings in the room, except for the necessities of a living room and almost no other decorative items. It was no different from an ordinary office worker renting a house in Japan, but compared to other international students from China, the conditions here were already considered luxurious.
After closing the door, the woman led Nan Yi to sit on the sofa and poured him a glass of water.
The sofa has only one side, so Nan Yi sits on the sofa, and the woman can only sit on the coffee table facing the sofa.
"What do you want from me?"
Nan Yi pointed at the furnishings in the room and said, "You live a more frugal life than I thought."
"Life in Tokyo is not easy." The woman said coldly: "How did you know I live here?"
Nan Yi laughed, "I didn't take the initiative to check you out, but you fell into my sight again. I can only say that there is some fate between the two of us. Since it is destined to be fate, I didn't avoid it on purpose. Look, I came to visit you for this fate."
The woman felt disgusted by the smile on Nan Yi's face. A person she met in an occasion she wanted to forget appeared in front of her again. For her, this was not a good fate.
"Please tell me what you want to say, and leave as soon as you're done."
"Haha, what happened has happened. There's no point in deliberately forgetting it. You should look forward and think clearly before doing something. Is this another thing you don't want to mention or remember? If you're going to regret it, don't do it. If you've done it, don't regret it."
Nan Yi leaned back and crossed his legs. "A few days ago, I just hired a sales manager. Coincidentally, she is the same age as you. She started working as a public relations officer at the age of fifteen and continued until she was eighteen. After that, she worked in sales. Before she left her last job, her annual income exceeded 30 million yen.
Of course, this is not the point. When I interviewed her, she told me frankly that she had an experience as a female public relations officer. It is not easy to hide some things. "
The woman said unkindly: "If you are here to teach me how to live, then I thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it."
Nan Yi chuckled, "Although I like to be a teacher, we are not related, so I won't force myself to be your life mentor. Let me be frank. I came to you today to do a business."
Hearing this, the woman hugged her chest with both hands and looked at Nan Yi warily, "What do you want to do?"
Nan Yi chuckled, "You haven't forgotten what I said back then, have you? What did I say? I told you not to take yourself too seriously. I've seen Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Wang Xifeng. None of them is not prettier than you, who plays a maid. Put your hand down. I have no interest in your body at all. You might as well recall the past. We probably met once a long time ago."
Nan Yi's words made the woman feel uncomfortable. After all, what woman who thinks she is beautiful would like to hear others say that she is not as good as so and so? However, her guard was lowered a lot. Following Nan Yi's suggestion, she began to recall the past events of the Red Mansion crew.
After defining the scope, some memories were easier to retrieve. After a while, she said in a lost voice: "Summer Palace?"
"Yes, Summer Palace. Back then, your crew could have a meal of braised pork every now and then, and it was me who paid for it." Nan Yi deliberately glanced at the woman, "Look at you. Wow, you are so fat, and I contributed to that."
The woman spat in her heart, her memories were brought back. The past events quickly flashed through her mind. She sighed that time had passed and then returned to the present.
Because they were old friends, she was no longer so distant from Nan Yi in her heart, and the distance between them was slightly shortened.
"What deal do you want to make?"
"If you want to get something, you must give it first. When I do business with others, I prefer equal exchange and I don't want to force others. You first tell me something you really want to do or something you really want to have, and you are willing to pay a certain price to do it or get it. I will consider whether it matches what I want you to do. If it does, we can continue the discussion."
Hearing this, the woman fell into deep thought.
After a long while, the woman said, "I want to record the life of international students and make a documentary about them."
"reality?"
Nan Yi's question was confusing, but the woman understood immediately, "I have my pick, I don't shoot everything."
"Oh, a series?"
"right."
“What’s the budget?”
The woman shook her head. "I don't know exactly, but it will be a lot, at least 40 or 50 million."
Following the documentary idea the woman mentioned, Nan Yi thought that in order to expand its international influence, Chaoting TV set up an international channel three years ago, and has been actively cooperating with overseas television media organizations to make the international channel landed in various ways such as entering local cable TV or satellite live TV networks.
There is currently no partner in Japan, so it would be a good idea to take the opportunity to set up a media organization in Japan to cooperate with the Imperial Court TV station and connect it with the Big Heroine Project.
Nan Yi thought about it for a few times, and after confirming its feasibility, he said to the woman, "Are you sure you have the ability to control a documentary crew?"
The woman looked at Nan Yi with hope in her eyes and said firmly, "I can do it."
Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "I can help you achieve this, but it is not a bargaining chip for the deal between us, because it is another coincidence. This is exactly what I am going to do. Please state another request."
The woman was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, "No, this is what I want to do most."
"You can definitely make some requests for your personal enjoyment, such as a house, a car, or anything else you want."
The woman shook her head again. “I don’t need it. I’m very satisfied with my current life.”
Nan Yi frowned upon hearing this, "Be more sincere and direct, don't make me guess. You are not from the outside world, don't act like you are out of touch with the world."
The woman looked up at Nan Yi, "Strange?"
"What do you think?"
"Then keep wondering. I really don't need anything else. Now you can tell me what you want me to do."
"It's very simple. Just tell me what you heard and saw during your work at Okura Trading. You can think of it as corporate espionage, but it's much safer than corporate espionage in the general sense. Even if you're discovered, the most serious consequence is being fired."
"I'll help you do this, and you'll invest in my documentary?"
Nan Yi sighed and said helplessly: "It's okay if you want to understand it this way."
"I agree." The woman said simply.
What Nan Yi asked her to do was not difficult, and the reward was huge, so the woman had no reason to refuse.
"Very good, give me some time to set up a new company. The documentary will be shot in the name of the new company. All the fame gained from the documentary will belong to you, and you can get 20% of the profit." Nan Yi said and stood up, "Someone will come to you to discuss the details and sign the contract.
I am a person who abides by contracts. I will do what I say, and I hope you will do the same. I am always sincere to my partners, but I never have a bottom line to my enemies. I will never bring disaster to my family."
Nan Yi said, looking at his watch, "It's 1:55 pm now. My people will come to see you at 8 pm tomorrow night. I guess you will be off work by then. Before that, think about it carefully. You still have a chance to regret it. Goodbye, Miss Zhang Zedan, have a nice day."
Hearing the other party calling her name, Zhang Zedan looked at Nan Yi with complicated eyes as he walked towards the door, then watched him open the door and leave. Hearing the door being closed gently, the strength in her heart that supported her bluffing suddenly disappeared. She grabbed the water cup on the coffee table that Nan Yi had not touched, took a big sip, and then let out a breath.
There is a straight line from the Red Mansion crew to Jie Yuhua. The other party's status and position are obviously much higher than hers. Having lived in Tokyo for nearly six years and worked in nightclubs, she has seen how the "big shots" in Tokyo do not treat people as human beings. She has been afraid of what the other party will do to her.
"Fortunately, he's gone. Although he spoke harshly, he seemed to be quite reasonable and he also knew how to take care of my feelings."
Zhang Zedan had a good impression of Nan Yi because he did not call her name until he was about to leave during their conversation just now.
The reasonable Nan Yi went downstairs, looked up again, and then called Ikeda Karikyo to ask him to buy the house where Zhang Zedan lived.
What Zhang Zedan needs to do is not worth exchanging for a house, but it is reasonable to let her live there for free for a few years. In a few years, she should be able to buy a single-family house of her own.
Nan Yi has the idea of using Zhang Zedan, but it remains to be seen.
…
The next day, Nan Yi received another email from Kamal of Real Online - Real Online had reached a basic agreement with SoftBank, and the two parties jointly established "Real Japan". SoftBank invested 75 million US dollars, and Real Online provided brand and technical support, and symbolically invested 500,000 US dollars. The two parties held 51% and 35% of the shares respectively, and the remaining 14% was used to absorb other shareholders.
Nan Yi couldn't help but sigh that Masayoshi Son was quite cunning. It seemed that he suffered a loss in this deal, but he benefited from the momentum of Real Online. As long as Real Online went public, the stock price would skyrocket. When Real Online goes public in Japan in the future, the stock price would also rise rapidly.
The stock market is irrational about Internet companies. As long as they can go public, they will soar. If there are a few more positive news, they will continue to soar. The final sale agreement of Netscape and South Browser has not been signed yet, but just a little news has been leaked, and the stock price has risen by more than 20 yuan. Once the news is officially announced, the stock price will be even more unstoppable.
Nan Yi thought about the time when Nan Ruoyin called him last night and criticized Netscape for its dirty tricks, and he couldn't help but laugh. There was no doubt that Netscape had deliberately leaked the news, and the purpose was nothing more than to lower the number of shares that Nan Ruoyin requested.
Nan Yi read the email, walked out of the entrance, and just appeared in Ruyuan. Ueno Weiyang, who was sitting in the pavilion and staring at the gate, shouted, "Teacher, hurry up, I'm so hungry."
“Here I come.”
Nan Yi was very helpless. In just a few days, the original cool girl with long black hair was gone, replaced by this disrespectful, naughty and clingy girl.
Shaking his head, he went to the pavilion and sat down. Ueno Miyoshi, who was sitting opposite him, rested her elbows on the stone table, held her face with both hands, and said to Nan Yi, "Teacher, the cinema is still showing Love Letter. Can you go with me to watch it?"
"Not today, I'm busy, I can go with you Friday night."
"Long live!" Upon hearing Nan Yi's agreement, Shang Ye Weiyang immediately cheered, "Teacher, I will buy the tickets first. Is four o'clock in the afternoon okay?"
"no problem."
"Teacher, can you take me to a couple's restaurant for dinner after the movie?"
When he heard the word "couple restaurant", Nan Yi was surprised.
Seeing that Nan Yi didn't respond, Ueno Weiyang said, "Yes?"
"All right."
Ueno Mio cheered again instantly, and then ate the rice porridge with fermented bean curd, which she did not like, with relish.
After going out, Nan Yi went to the Central Library and used two copies of Fukuzawa Yukichi to impress the administrator. He found the Ueno Department Store report from the mountains of annual reports of listed companies and sent it to the desk where Nan Yi was sitting.
The general shareholder structure can be seen from the annual report of a listed company. Nan Yi extracted the list of shareholders of Ueno Department Store and circled out "Shikoku Kanko Co., Ltd.". This company is the second largest shareholder of Ueno Department Store after the Ueno family, holding 19% of the shares.
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Okura Zaibatsu, whose majority of business was in China, had lost 70% of its strength. After MacArthur's breakup of the Japanese zaibatsu, the Okura Zaibatsu suffered another heavy blow, with only Okura Shoji and the broken-up Daisei Corporation left as its direct industries.
After the reorganization, Dacheng Co., Ltd. was renamed Asakusa Construction. Nan Yi remembered that among its second-level subsidiaries there was a company called Shikoku Trading Co., Ltd.
Nan Yi went to Ikeda Karikyo's office and asked Ikeda Karikyo to take out the information of the Okura family. He quickly linked Shikoku Tourism and Shikoku Trading Company. Shikoku Trading Company was the largest shareholder of Shikoku Tourism, holding 72% of the shares.
After figuring out the connection, Nan Yi no longer found it strange that Ueno Junnosuke was trying to please Okura Kishichiro.
After confirming this issue, Nan Yi communicated with Ikeda Karikyo and told him the new information he had obtained. He also informed him that Kuroki Kai had found a high-level gigolo, Seoi Hirao, to deal with Okura Kirokuro's senior secretary, Sakurai Lisa.
There are all kinds of strange people in this world. Some are born with supernatural powers, some are born with higher IQs, some can easily learn anything, and some are born with extraordinary attraction to the opposite sex. Seoi Hirao is one of such people.
Seoi Hirao not only engages in the long-standing profession of being a son-in-law, but also engages in an emerging industry called "professional trapper". Simply put, he is hired as the husband of a couple to seduce his wife, and then create and record evidence that is unfavorable to his wife, so that the husband can divorce his wife smoothly, or pay less price in the divorce, and vice versa.
Seoi Hirao is a top expert in the industry. His asking price is not low, but his ability is indeed very strong, and Lisa Sakurai is almost in his pocket.
After leaving Ikeda Company, Nan Yi went to a convenience store and a bookstore and bought all the adult magazines and newspapers with sports editions on the market. Then he found a quiet and secluded place and began to observe carefully.
There is no need to say much about adult magazines. Advertisements for the Japanese sex industry are generally published in the sports section of newspapers. The reason is very simple. First, due to restrictions, sex industry advertisements cannot have pictures in newspapers. Only text can be used, and the text cannot be too straightforward and must be obscure. Second, the sports page is read by almost all men, so it is more targeted.
Nan Yi flipped through some magazines and found that all of them only focused on highlighting the truth, goodness and beauty of women. There were not many advertising contents on how to discover this kind of beauty and where to look for it. As for the advertisements in newspapers, it would be impossible for an experienced driver with less than five years of driving experience to understand them at all.
After reading the magazines and newspapers, Nan Yi took out a paper box from the trunk. Inside were various small cards that Huzai got from Kuroki Kai. Every night when night falls, there would always be bunny girls handing out the kind on the streets of Shinjuku and Shibuya.
Nan Yi took out a notebook and while flipping through the small cards, he wrote down the innovative advertising slogans in the notebook.
As evening approached, Nan Yi went to Shibuya again.
At a heavily trafficked N-shaped intersection, there is a seven-story building that looks as slender as an elevator from a distance. On the corner of the wall near the intersection hangs an advertising sign three meters above the ground and level with the top of the building. It is a transition between white and orange, and from top to bottom it reads "PILLOW POP LIFE", which translates to "Pillow Popular Life".
Nan Yi stood on the side of the road and looked up for a while, then went to the gate and looked inside. There were quite a few guests at the entrance, queuing up waiting for their identities to be checked by the staff.
Minors are not allowed to enter here. If you want to enter, you must show proof of adulthood.
After entering the store and passing the identity check, Nan Yi looked around the store. There was a Japanese and English comparison diagram next to the main aisle, which warmly told customers what products were on each floor - the first and second floors were movies, the third floor was for men, the fourth floor was for women, the fifth floor was special fetish toys, the sixth floor was various series of wild brands, and the seventh floor was Cosplay.
This is the Tokyo flagship store of Pillowside, and Nan Yi will never admit to anyone that he has anything to do with this place.
