Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 2 Sakai Spring Water
Before traveling through time, Masato Takeshita loved reading novels and had a relatively clear understanding of some of the iconic events of Japan's bubble economy era.

First Real Estate Company is a typical example.

In 1986, the company purchased Tiffany Building at a record-breaking price, which not only shocked the American business community, but also caused a huge sensation in Japan.

However, the reasons for the shock were completely different.

The American business community thinks that Japanese companies are stupid for spending so much money to buy an office building that has been rented out for a long time.

You should know that famous buildings in New York, USA, are often rented out for hundreds of years, and buyers have to wait until a hundred years later to have the right to use the building.

More importantly, the rental return rate is still very low. For companies that need capital turnover, it is not a good project at all.

The Japanese companies also felt stupid for not noticing such an obvious business opportunity.

It’s not a big deal if the price is high but you don’t have the right to use it.

What’s important is that when a company buys an iconic American building, it will greatly enhance the confidence and pride of its own people, and it is also equivalent to a large-scale advertisement around the world.

Compared with the surge in the company's stock price, the money spent on buying the building is nothing.

It can be said that both sides felt that they had won.

Since then, Japanese companies have started large-scale overseas purchases.

The castles and manors in Western Europe, the mansions and villas in the United States, and the farmlands and ranches in Australia are all targets of Japanese companies.

Whether or not you can create value is not important; what matters is whether you can drive up stock prices.

As for ordinary Japanese, they also have the air of nouveau riche, spending money non-stop on luxury goods and artworks, and the entire nation is charging towards the bubble.

First Real Estate is generous to the outside world, so it is natural that it will not be stingy when it comes to recruiting workers. After all, even if it is just to package itself, it has to be very generous in terms of gifts.

The next morning, Masato Takeshita dressed up again, hoping to leave a good impression on the interviewer, and then went to the interview venue in a suit and tie.

Still the familiar lines, still the familiar formula.

With his confident and emotional speech, he once again won the interviewer's approval.

"It feels like it's a little thicker. Could there be an unexpected bonus?"

Masato Takeshita felt the thickness of the kraft paper envelope and made some guesses in his heart.

Just then, two girls who seemed to know each other also walked out of the door of the First Real Estate Company and began to discuss today's interview in a low voice.

"Sachiko, how was your performance in the interview?"

"I feel pretty average. How about you, Eri?"

The girl named Sachiko shook her head first, then looked at her companions.

"I'm absolutely fine."

The cute round-faced girl named Eri was full of confidence, and then she patted her friend's shoulder with full of energy.

"Don't worry, you're so pretty, you'll definitely pass the interview. Anyway, big companies only recruit girls like us to do some window work."

Japan is a very traditional patriarchal society, especially in the 80s.

After working for a few years, most women will choose to quit their jobs and get married.

Therefore, when most Japanese companies recruit female employees, they do not pay much attention to academic qualifications, as long as they are pretty and good-looking.

Anyway, they are just simple basic jobs like serving tea or organizing documents, which high school students can do, so naturally they want to find something pleasing to the eye.

"It's her." Masato Takeshita looked in surprise at the girl named Sachiko who was tall, had flowing hair, and pure and beautiful eyes not far away. He felt a sense of happiness that he was extremely lucky today.

The girl's full name should be Sachiko Kamachi, and after entering the music industry she took the stage name Izumi Sakai.

That’s right, the beautiful girl in front of you is the future-renowned lead singer of the ZARD band, the famous Japanese beauty singer Izumi Sakai.

Seeing his favorite singer, Masato Takeshita naturally would not let her go.

He made up an excuse and interrupted with a smile: "Um, sorry to bother you. Are you also from Qinye City?"

The energetic girl Eri tilted her head slightly and looked at the young man who suddenly walked towards her. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: "So handsome! I wonder if I can get his contact information."

However, the girl did not show it in her expression and remained cheerful and energetic.

"Hello too, no need to bother you, are you here for the interview as well? Yes, I'm from Qinye, are you too?"

"Yeah, I'm here for an interview, too. It's great to meet people from my hometown here!"

Masato Takeshita's inner drama is also overwhelming.

He tried hard to hold back his outburst, pretending to be calm as he looked at Sister Quanshui, who was standing there gracefully and charmingly, like a willow by the lake: "Are you also Qin Ye's?"

"Me?" Izumi Sakai was a little shy, and shyly turned her head slightly and said softly, "I'm not from Hatano, I live next door in Hiratsuka. But I went to elementary and junior high school in Hatano, so I have a Hatano accent."

Hadano City and Hirazuka City are small cities next to each other in Kanagawa Prefecture. They have relatively small populations and mediocre economies, and are far less developed than Yokohama and Kawasaki.

It is not easy to hear a familiar accent in a big city. Sister Quanshui was a little happy, so she revealed all her information unknowingly.

"So that's how it is, but there's no difference. We're all considered fellow villagers when we go out together."

"Yes, that's right, hehe."

The girl named Eri nodded, then naturally took her best friend's fair and tender little hand, making Takeshita Masato extremely envious.

"Ok!"

Izumi Sakai was still a little shy in front of the stranger Masato Takeshita, but she also agreed with their points of view, so she did not refute them.

"By the way, I haven't introduced my name yet. My name is Takeshita Masato. Nice to meet you. Thank you for your guidance!"

"I'm Tanaka Eri, Takeshita-san, please give me your guidance!"

"I'm Sachiko Kamachi, please give me your guidance!"

After greeting each other, the relationship between the few people became a little closer. Then, under the careful guidance of Takeshita Masato, they began to talk about various experiences of interviews.

He has an advantage in this aspect and can show himself better.

"It's a bit dry to stand here and talk like this. Should we go sit in the cafe over there?"

"Okay, I'm a little thirsty."

Tanaka Eri accepted the young man's invitation enthusiastically, and without giving her best friend a chance to refute, she directly pulled her towards the coffee shop.

"Could it be that he was exposed?"

Looking at the girl's decisive movements, Takeshita Masato, who was following closely behind the two of them, had some guesses.

"But, never mind. Judging from Tanaka-san's attitude, he should be more supportive of my actions."

When you encounter an opportunity, you must take it decisively, so as to live up to the reputation of a time traveler who has been reborn.

(End of this chapter)