Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 1: Making money, I'm a professional!

“It has been my childhood dream to work at Long-Term Credit Bank.”

Wearing a black suit, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, Masato Takeshita, a junior student with a righteous face, sat upright and responded to the interviewer's questions word by word with emotion.

The interviewer did not comment on this and continued to follow the procedure and asked: "There are so many banks, haven't you considered other banks?"

"No!" Takeshita Masato paused for a moment, then said softly in a more determined tone: "You are my only choice."

"When I was young, I often read in the newspapers that a certain company had successfully grown and expanded with the help of your bank's loans. A certain company had achieved global expansion with the help of your bank's loans."

"At that time, I had a small seed in my heart that I wanted to work for your bank in the future, and then, just like your bank supported Toyota Motor against all odds, it would also help build a world-class giant enterprise."

"After seeing your bank's strategy of entering the real estate industry, I became more determined to join your bank, because I am also extremely optimistic about the Japanese real estate industry."

"Japan is an island country with limited land area. With the rapid economic growth, both industrial and residential land are facing a shortage. It can be said that buying Japanese real estate now is basically a good deal."

"Your bank is making great efforts to penetrate the real estate industry. In the process, it will definitely help real estate companies grow and develop, and also share in the lucrative profits of the real estate industry. It is a good company and a good leader in my mind."

"Therefore, your bank, Long-Term Credit Bank, is my only choice."

“I am very eager to work in your bank.”

After entering the 80s, the Long-Term Credit Bank encountered an operational crisis and split into two factions.

The reformists said they wanted to reform Changxin Bank into an investment bank, while the conservatives chose to maintain the status quo and continue to focus on the credit industry.

Conservatives now have the upper hand within Changxin Bank, and this advantage is becoming stronger with the continuous development of the Japanese stock market and real estate.

Masato Takeshita's clear support for conservatives makes it easier for him to win the favor of the interviewer and succeed in the interview.

The interviewers were almost all conservatives. After a brief discussion, although they were extremely satisfied with Masato Takeshita, they still spoke in formulaic clichés with a blank expression.

"Understood, the interview is over. If you don't hear from me before 0: tomorrow morning, it means we are not destined to be together. Please forgive me!"

"Ok!"

Masato Takeshita bowed slightly politely, then respectfully left the bank interview site.

"Yes, yes, it's worth my sincere speech. There are so many."

After leaving the bank and returning to his rented apartment in Tokyo, Masato Takeshita opened the manila envelope handed to him by the bank staff.

He looked at the 50 photos of Fukuzawa Yukichi inside and couldn't help but smile happily.

In February 1986, although Japan had not yet officially entered the bubble era, the competition for talent among major Japanese companies had become increasingly abstract and exaggerated.

A junior at the prestigious Waseda University like Masato Takeshita will receive a 10 yen gift even if he performs poorly during an interview. If you perform well, a large company will even pay for you to travel overseas to Hawaii, the Caribbean, etc. for a year to prevent you from being snatched away by competitors.

The reason behind this is simple.
Japan's economy grew rapidly, and after becoming the world's second largest economy, it began to catch up with the United States, which was the first.

Not only have they defeated American companies in the automobile and home appliance industries, but they have also put a heavy pressure on American companies in the emerging semiconductor industry.

More importantly, with the signing of the Plaza Accord in 1985, Japan continued to open up its financial markets, which broadened the financing channels for companies and gave them more funds.

With more money in hand and being extremely optimistic about Japan's future economic development, it is natural to accelerate the expansion of the company.

Business expansion requires a large number of talents, but the talent in the market is limited, so companies focus on future talents, that is, graduates from prestigious universities.

The number of graduates from prestigious universities is also limited, and as companies compete for them, there is a serious imbalance between supply and demand. After a company implements the silver bullet strategy, subsequent companies can only follow suit, forming a prisoner effect, and eventually there is a strange scene where companies give money to interviewers from prestigious universities.

However, although Waseda University is good, it is still inferior to the two major Japanese universities, the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University. That is why companies are doing everything they can to compete for students from these two schools.

Large companies will directly promise high salaries and exaggerated benefits at the campus recruitment meetings of these two schools. Then, as long as there are students who are interested, they will directly pull this student onto a long-prepared cruise ship to travel around the world for a year. As for activities such as beautiful women seducing, they are even more indispensable projects, which can be regarded as the Japanese version of the Hai Tian Sheng Yan.

This crazy and frenzied competition for talent has made Japanese university graduates the happiest group in the world. Many university students simply don't work, earning a lot of money from interviews for one or two months each year, and then traveling around the world.

If I run out of money, the worst that can happen is I can go back to Japan for another round of interviews.

Masato Takeshita is also a similar type of college student, who attends interviews just to get gift money. However, unlike those who indulge in playing, he wants to get more capital and then invest it in the stock market to make more money.

During the Japanese bubble era, the stock and property markets were extremely hot, and buying in was basically like making a profit. He would not miss such a good opportunity.

Among them, the real estate market belongs to physical assets, which are rather troublesome whether buying or selling, and are likely to attract criminal gangs, so it is not suitable for an ordinary family like his.

Besides, he doesn’t have that much capital to buy a house.

The stock market is different. It is a player that cannot be any smaller. No matter how you operate, it is very convenient and not easy to be targeted.

In fact, he considered borrowing money to invest in stocks, but after thinking it over, he gave up the idea.

Although the risk of stock trading during the Japanese bubble era was small, what if the butterfly effect occurred? He was a reborn person with plenty of opportunities to make money, so there was no need to put himself in risk.

It is better to develop slowly than fall into a crisis.

Masato Takeshita lay on the bed, counting the money several times before putting it into his wallet with satisfaction. Then he lazily reached out to the small table next to him, took the information on it, and began to check out the next company to interview.

"Let me see. Tomorrow it's Daiichi Real Estate Company. Great. Not only is it a real estate company, but it's also a well-known upstart. It looks like I can get another 50 yen gift money."

(End of this chapter)