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With so many forces gathered together, naturally no deal was reached in the end.

For Lin Haoran, since the shares he holds are so valuable, he is not willing to sell them to any one force so easily.

So, in the end, no one got the result they wanted.

When this "gathering" that brought together representatives of Japan's top financial groups ended in a slightly depressing atmosphere, Lin Haoran realized that the 20% Toyota Motor shares he held had become the core bargaining chip in a fierce business game.

And this game has just begun.

In the box, Toyota Motor's current president, Eiichi Toyota, invited Lin Haoran to join the Toyota Motor's board of directors on behalf of Toyota Motor Corporation.

However, Lin Haoran rejected it directly on the spot.

In his opinion, since he had no intention of acquiring Toyota, there was no need for him to join the Toyota board of directors.

Lin Haoran's refusal immediately aroused speculation among the bigwigs.

At the same time, he also expressed his thoughts on the Toyota Motor shares. Those present were all Japanese business tycoons. As an outsider, he did not want to offend any force and hoped that everyone would not rush to find him. If they really wanted to acquire his shares, it would be better to go back and negotiate suitable conditions and then talk to him in detail, otherwise it would not make much sense.

After saying goodbye to the Japanese business leaders, Lin Haoran left the restaurant with Yamada Keiko and others.

This scene was also secretly photographed by Japanese paparazzi outside the hotel.

The major business leaders of Japan gathered in a restaurant. This scene was naturally a news that would easily attract everyone's attention.

After all, it is a rare scene to see so many big guys gathered together.

In the blink of an eye, one night passed and it was May 5th.

After getting up and having breakfast, Yamada Keiko began to read the news to Lin Haoran as usual.

In today's news, Lin Haoran became the headline of major media. The reason is very simple. After the news that he holds 20% of Toyota Motor's shares and becomes Toyota's largest shareholder was spread yesterday, these media knew about it at the first time.

Toyota Motor Corporation is the national brand of the Japanese.

But now, their family had been robbed. A car brand that they were so proud of was actually controlled by a wealthy man from Hong Kong, who became the largest shareholder. This undoubtedly caused an uproar in the Japanese business community and even the entire Japanese society.

Although even if it becomes the largest shareholder, it will not be able to become the controlling shareholder of Toyota Motor Corporation for the time being, but all these signs indicate that the other party is very likely to want to acquire Toyota Motor in the future.

Lin Haoran secretly acquired Toyota Motor shares and became the largest shareholder without anyone knowing. So what was his purpose?
Do you want to take control of Japan's largest automobile brand?
Or is it just for investment?

Why did this wealthy man from Hong Kong dare to invest huge sums of money to acquire shares of Toyota Motor when everyone was pessimistic about the future of Japanese cars?

The reports by Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Dodo Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, etc. are all extremely exaggerated.

In fact, Lin Haoran basically only pays attention to these mainstream Japanese newspapers. He doesn't pay much attention to those small newspapers.

"Shocking news! Hong Kong's mysterious tycoon Lin Haoran quietly became a major shareholder of Toyota Motors. His 20% stake caused a major earthquake in the Japanese business community!"

"A super-rich man from Hong Kong secretly became a major shareholder of Toyota Motors. Is his purpose to acquire Toyota Motors?"

"Hong Kong's capital giant's 'Toyota raid': Is Lin Haoran's shareholding hidden behind his ambition to restructure the industry?"

"With the invasion of foreign capital, Toyota Motors is being hunted by Hong Kong tycoons. It's time for Japanese financial groups to reflect on themselves!"

"Many heads of conglomerates gathered at a restaurant in the central district, including the president of the Mitsubishi Group who had not been seen for a long time. What was their purpose?"

"During the US-Japan negotiations, all forces including major Japanese financial groups were not optimistic about the future of the Japanese automobile industry. Only one wealthy man from Hong Kong was optimistic about the prospects of the Japanese automobile industry. The acquisition of 20% of Toyota's shares by foreign capital is worth our deep consideration!"

"Toyota is a Japanese brand and a proud brand of our nation. We will never allow foreign investment to acquire it!"

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Each article was filled with doubt, shock and dissatisfaction, pushing Lin Haoran to the forefront.

The appearance of these articles will surely stir up public opinion and agitate public emotions. It will definitely trigger a major discussion about foreign capital holding local national enterprises across Japan.

By then, some people may worry that this is a precursor to the hollowing out of Japan's industry, while others may call on the government to take measures to protect domestic companies from excessive foreign investment.

Putting down the newspaper, Yamada Keiko's face was full of worry: "Haoran-kun, these media obviously have bad intentions and are deliberately misleading the nation's emotions. You should be careful."

Lin Haoran didn't care at all. These media reports were only leading readers to think that his purpose of acquiring Toyota Motor shares was to acquire Toyota Motor.

However, he never considered acquiring Toyota from the beginning to the end.

How could he not understand the media's little tricks?

Apart from anything else, when he was in Hong Kong, he was targeted by the media many times for spreading rumors and manipulating public opinion.

Therefore, Lin Haoran has long been accustomed to the methods of these media.

Just as Lin Haoran had thought, these media reports had indeed attracted the attention and discussion of the entire Japanese society. Throughout the morning, discussions were in full swing everywhere, on the streets, on TV programs, and on radio stations, the incident was hotly discussed everywhere.

People's emotions are complex and changeable. They are worried about local brands being controlled by foreign capital, as well as curious and speculative about the mysterious billionaire Lin Haoran.

In the eyes of some conservatives and nationalists, Lin Haoran's behavior is undoubtedly an infringement on Japan's economic sovereignty. They are worried that this will accelerate the hollowing out of Japan's industry and weaken Japan's position in the global economy.

They called on the government to take immediate action to limit the penetration of foreign capital into key industries, and some even suggested that legislation should be used to protect local companies from such "raids."

However, there are also some liberal thinkers and economists who hold different views.

They believe that in today's globalized world, the flow of capital is inevitable, and the introduction of foreign capital often brings new technology, management experience and market channels, which may not be a bad thing for the long-term development of local enterprises.

They feel that as an internationally renowned brand, the diversification of Toyota's equity structure may bring it new development opportunities and enhance its competitiveness in the global market. The invasion of foreign capital is not a bad thing.

In this big discussion, Lin Haoran's name was mentioned repeatedly, and his every move touched the hearts of countless people.

At this moment, Lin Haoran's popularity in Japan suddenly increased to the point where almost everyone knew him.

A day ago, very few people knew Lin Haoran.

Nowadays, Lin Haoran’s photos can be seen in major newspapers, television stations, etc.

Everywhere, there are reports about Lin Haoran's acquisition of Toyota Motor shares.

Everywhere, people are discussing Lin Haoran.

Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for the Japanese not to recognize Lin Haoran!

In other words, Lin Haoran is now completely famous in Japan.

At this time, the discussion among investors was even more intense.

Everyone reached a consensus: the conclusion of the US-Japan auto trade negotiations had brought good news to the Japanese auto industry, and Toyota Motor's stock price did indeed soar for two consecutive trading days during this period, just as everyone expected.

However, now that foreign shareholder Lin Haoran is very likely to further acquire shares of Toyota Motor, in the future, whether it is the countermeasures of major consortiums or Lin Haoran's continued increase in holdings, it is very likely to trigger a fierce competition for Toyota Motor's equity.

As a result, Toyota Motor's stock price is bound to suffer a major impact, and it is inevitable that it will continue to soar.

Therefore, as soon as the stock market opened today, Toyota's stock price soared like a sports car.

Although the stock prices of automobile companies such as Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda, and Suzuki also rose, within an hour of opening, the stock prices of these automobile brands only rose by less than two or three points.

And Toyota Motor's stock price rose by more than ten points again in this hour, a terrifying figure.

It can be said that Toyota Motor’s stock price is far ahead!

After reading the newspaper, Lin Haoran took Yamada Keiko to the Landmark Building.

I went directly to Galaxy Securities Department and paid attention to the rise in Toyota Motor’s stock price.

Even Lin Haoran was surprised by such an increase, which was completely beyond his imagination.

Lin Haoran felt a little emotional, the Japanese stock market is really awesome!

There are still too many rich people here.

Even though the oil crisis brought huge economic losses to Japan and caused a sharp increase in unemployment, the impact was not visible in the stock market at all.

After all, Japan's population base is too large, with a population of more than 100 million. Even if the rich only account for a minority, the number is still huge.

Before the stock market closed at noon, the rise in Toyota's stock price finally slowed down a lot, and the stock price even fell back occasionally.

Even so, in one morning's trading, Toyota Motor's stock price rose by as much as 15.8% compared to the previous day's closing price.

This increase is a terrifying statistic.

In comparison, the growth of automobile brands such as Honda, Nissan, and Mitsubishi is far less than that of Toyota.

Apart from Toyota, Honda had the largest increase, but even so, its increase was only 4.6%.

The reason why Toyota's stock price has risen so wildly, in addition to being Japan's most exported automobile brand, is largely due to the influence of Lin Haoran becoming Japan's largest shareholder.

In addition, there is another more important reason. That is, due to Lin Haoran’s participation, those fund companies and investment companies that originally planned to sell and reduce their holdings of Toyota Motor shares have now had their shares acquired by Lin Haoran, resulting in a lot fewer stocks in the secondary market.

These are the reasons why Toyota Motor’s stock price continued to soar on the third trading day after the conclusion of the US-Japan auto trade negotiations.

"Boss, the security guard downstairs reported that several reporters want to interview you. Do you want to meet them or not?" After reviewing the morning's trading situation, Lin Haoran had just walked out of the office of Galaxy Securities Department when Huo Jianning came over to report.

"Reporter? If you don't want to see me, just say I'm not here!" Lin Haoran refused directly. (End of this chapter)