Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 347 Replanning
The wedding was handled by a professional, and Takeshita Masato and Hayashi Ching-Chien quickly went through the entire process like puppets on strings.

After the wedding, the young man looked at the girl with deep affection.

"Would you like to come back to Japan with me?"

"No, there's no need."

Masato Takeshita scratched his head. "Alright, you can stay in Shanghai for now. You can go to Tokyo anytime if you need to."

By the 1990s, Beijing was already experiencing serious environmental problems. These problems were particularly severe during the spring and autumn seasons.

Although Shanghai also has pollution, it is much better than Beijing, and its medical care is only slightly inferior. All things considered, it is one of the most suitable places in China for childbirth.

"okay."

The girl felt she was fine with going anywhere as long as she didn't leave China.

She couldn't go on the promised honeymoon, so the young man simply stayed with her at his self-built villa in Shanghai, chatting and having meals together.

"This farming game looks fun, shall we play it together?"

"Um, okay."

Hearing his lover say this, the young man readily turned on the TV and then inserted a farming-themed online game cartridge developed by StarCraft Games into his Nintendo console.

The game type is inspired by the later popular game "Stardew Valley", mainly involving planting plants, fishing, and mining, so that more items can be made in the future to meet people's collection and building needs.

These types of games are very relaxing and won't stimulate your nerves, making them suitable for pregnant women to play for a short while when they're bored.

After playing for about half an hour, Masato Takeshita finally turned off the game console.

“We’ve been sitting for so long, let’s take a walk.”

"Let's go outside and get some fresh air."

"No problem, I'll help you."

Hearing her lover say this, the girl slapped his left hand away and said happily, "No need, it's only been a few months, don't be too nervous."

"Okay, whatever you say."

Of all things, my pregnant girlfriend is the most important.

After losing money for more than half a month, the understanding Lin Qingqian said softly, "It's been so long, you should go back first. You probably have a lot of work to do."

"It's okay, the most important thing now is to spend time with you every day."

"No need, we have a housekeeper and a nanny."

The girl didn't want to affect the operation of Xinghai Group because of herself, and her eyes were full of determination.

Takeshita Masato hesitated, scratching his head in confusion.

"Well... let's wait a bit longer."

"No need, you can go back next Monday."

The girl shook her head again, not giving her lover a chance to delay.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Takeshita Masato thought about it and realized that he did have a lot of work to do right now.

But it's okay, Xinghai Group offers weekends off. He can take a day to fly to China to be with her.

Perhaps this approach will yield better results.

Because couples often live together for extended periods, friction is likely to arise. Occasionally separating for a few days can actually strengthen their relationship.

The saying "absence makes the heart grow fonder" perfectly illustrates this point.

Upon returning to Japan, Masato Takeshita immediately began looking at the hospital site selection map sent by Seikai Life.

"On the edge of Roppongi Hills? Great location, must grab it immediately."

Roppongi Hills is a classic example of urban development in the Tokyo area during the 1990s.

However, it is still in the discussion stage and construction cannot begin immediately.

"It seems we need to choose another good location in the port area."

Masato Takeshita's requirement for his medical businesses was to have 23 hospitals in Tokyo's 23 wards, one in each ward, before the 97 financial crisis.

Roppongi Hills will not be completed until the 21st century, which will not be able to meet the needs of the Xinghai chain of hospitals, which are currently in a vacant phase.

"The central area has a good location, but the area is a bit small, only a little over 1 square meters."

The young man was about to write down the number 10, but after thinking about the current land costs, he ultimately reduced it to 3.5 square meters.

Land prices in Tokyo's 23 wards have indeed fallen significantly, by about 60%. However, they are still very expensive, remaining in the middle of the price range.

Furthermore, the average price per square meter for land suitable for building hospitals in Tokyo remains as high as 35 yen. Land prices are even higher in Chuo Ward, one of the three core wards, where 3.5 square meters would require over 200 billion yen.

Takeshita Masato has set the upper limit for land funding for the hospital at 5000 billion yen for the time being, and he needs to be careful with the money.

With the young people's writing and drawing, the 5000 billion yuan land fund was quickly distributed, but the gap was very large.

“This won’t do. I was thinking of building a large hospital in Setagaya Ward that is equivalent to the facilities of a top-tier hospital in China.”

"Fine, let's invest another 2000 billion yen then. It just so happens that loan interest rates at Japanese banks are relatively low right now."

Before the bubble burst, Bank of Japan Governor Yasushi Mieno frantically raised interest rates, with the highest rate reaching 6%.

Faced with the collapse of the Japanese stock and real estate markets following the bursting of the bubble, a series of corporate defaults, and a year-on-year increase in unemployment, the Bank of Japan panicked and immediately resorted to interest rate cuts.

By 1994, bank interest rates were already lower than during the bubble era, at only 1.75%.

But this is not the limit. Next year, bank interest rates will drop to 0.5%, and in 2000, the first bank will implement a 0% interest rate policy.

It can be said that the government has tried every possible means to stimulate Japan's economic recovery.

However, it was all for naught; Japan in its previous life remained stagnant. Except for a few industries, most of them became dust of the past.

"Should we buy the land next year?"

Masato Takeshita, thinking about the low interest rates on bank loans and even lower land prices next year, felt compelled to postpone his purchase.

Land prices are still too high; the 23 hospitals will require an investment of over $100 billion.

"Okay, then let's just cut it in half, so it won't be built and no one will use it."

Japan has a limited number of doctors and nurses, so even if many people are dissatisfied with public hospitals, they won't be poached all at once.

Building so many at once could very likely result in a large number of idle spaces.

Masato Takeshita plans to first shut down hospitals in the slower-developing areas of Tokyo's 23 wards to save on expenses and avoid excessive waste.

He is indeed very wealthy; his private investment fund in Xinghai alone could easily cash out hundreds of billions of dollars. But having money doesn't mean there's a need for excessive extravagance; it only invites ridicule and contempt.

Furthermore, he also plans to invest in Japanese semiconductor materials companies. Shin-Etsu Chemical alone requires over $100 billion in funding.

If all factors are considered, the entire industry is estimated to require an investment of $300 billion.

However, all of this is well worth it, because Tokyo Electron, which he values ​​highly, alone has a future market value of over $600 billion.

When it comes to Tokyo Electron, it should be the materials giant he is most confident in.

This company attempted to merge with its American counterpart in 2013. However, the US government rejected the merger on antitrust grounds.

The best part is that Tokyo Electron's current market value isn't that high; it can be easily acquired for around three billion US dollars.

Of course, young people can wait.

Tokyo Electron's market capitalization only reached $90 billion in 2013.

The company's market value was able to grow to over 600 billion after 2020, mainly due to the boom in the mobile internet and AI industries.

Similar companies include Keyence and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo, all of which benefited from the rise of the mobile internet era. However, it's unnecessary, because controlling an industry is far more important than making money.

The semiconductor materials field is not yet very prominent, and Xinghai Group's strength in the technology field is only barely first-class, so it won't attract much attention.

Xinghai Group can easily achieve its goals by simply using money by taking action at this time.

If we move forward to the 21st century, countries around the world have become extremely focused on the semiconductor industry.

Even if Xinghai Group has a lot of money, it would be difficult for it to achieve a full-chain acquisition in the semiconductor materials field.

The United States' antitrust laws alone can thwart all of Starsea Group's ambitions.

Having figured everything out and regained his senses, Takeshita Masato began to reorganize Seikai Hospital.

But soon, the young man discovered that everything had returned to square one.

He stopped issuing new loans, but the 5000 billion yen in funds remained completely depleted.

There was no other way; he simply couldn't stand the fact that the hospital was too small.

Almost all hospitals have seen an increase in land area, further enhancing the external strength of Xinghai Hospital.

Putting everything else aside, once these 12 hospitals are completed, their appearance alone will put many of Japan's long-established hospitals to shame.

"We hope to recruit enough nurses and doctors. If that's not possible, we'll have to poach them from less developed countries."

Currently, Japan enjoys a special aura worldwide, and if Xinghai Hospital wanted to, it could poach many talented doctors who yearn for life in Japan.

As for the nurses, their job is even easier.

Except for a few core positions that require experienced nurses, most other positions can be filled with six months of training.

With so many unemployed college graduates in Japan, they can be recruited anytime as long as the salary is sufficient.

After all, the nursing profession has a relatively low entry barrier. As long as you are not overconfident or have low intelligence, you can quickly get started.

"Hmm, it's probably going to be difficult. We'll probably have to import a batch from abroad. It's better to prepare early."

Because Xinghai Group cannot monopolize this market, large conglomerates such as Mitsui and Mitsubishi will also enter the market.

Their advantages are much greater than those of Xinghai Group, and they are also more likely to attract high-end talent.

However, Xinghai Group also has an advantage, namely that the company's operations are very healthy.

Mitsui and Mitsubishi are indeed powerful, but they have too many companies to save, and a large amount of their internal funds are tied up, so they can't compete with Xinghai Group in terms of capital and benefits.

Furthermore, they already have a large number of private hospitals, and there are already factions with vested interests within them. Outsiders entering the country cannot have their rights guaranteed.

Unless you have a close relationship with the hospital's doctors or management, you won't be able to integrate well into the organization.

Even if you become familiar with it, you'll probably have to keep your head down and work on it for a while.

Xinghai Group is different; its hospital system is completely nonexistent.

This is a great opportunity for ambitious doctors who want to take control of a hospital or a department.

Whether to be the head of a chicken or the tail of a phoenix, most people would rather be the former.

After finalizing the allocation of funds on the map, Masato Takeshita called Hiroaki Kobayashi over.

"Chairman, President Kobayashi has arrived downstairs at the company."

"Okay, bring him over here."

"Yes, President!"

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, Masato Takeshita handed Hiroaki Kobayashi his revised hospital construction plan.

"Take a look, this is my revised hospital development plan."

"Yes, President."

Hiroaki Kobayashi stood up, respectfully accepted the documents with both hands, and then carefully read through them.

"They've made so many changes; the quantity has been reduced by half."

Hiroaki Kobayashi's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show it on his face.

He was used to it. For him and many other employees of Xinghai Group, their chairman's words were golden rules, and they, as his subordinates, had no choice but to follow them.

"However, the amount of money was not reduced; the hospital's size was simply increased by nearly double."

“This is indeed better and makes it easier to attract top doctors.”

The president of Xinghai Lifestyle Club wholeheartedly agreed with the young man's suggestions for revision.

In large cities like Tokyo, a large hospital area equates to strong capabilities.

After all, the land price alone is enough to deter small and medium-sized companies. And even large enterprises don't have many that can afford to spend so much money all at once.

Hiroaki Kobayashi became increasingly engrossed in reading it, and soon he had carefully reviewed the new plan three times.

"How about it?"

The young man saw him close the plan and immediately asked him questions.

“I also agree with doing this. It does look more powerful, and at the same time, it allows us to concentrate our efforts on developing the hospital better.”

"Okay, that's good. I'll have to trouble you with the site selection for the rest of the time."

"It's alright, it'll be easy to find a suitable spot."

Japan right now is like China after 2022: selling a house is difficult, but buying a house is extremely easy.

In other words, Xinghai Group's hospital plan is still in the confidential stage. If it were announced to the public, a large number of banks would immediately flock to Xinghai Company's doors.

At the same time, everyone from Masato Takeshita to the presidents of various branch offices was being harassed by countless phone calls.

A whopping 5000 billion yen—which bank wouldn't want to get rid of such a huge burden?

Despite decades of economic growth in Japan, people remain skeptical about the current economic recession.

Yes, the vast majority of Japanese people, including government officials and business leaders, still believe that everything is only temporary.

Japan will soon recover and resume its previous high-speed economic growth. Then, land prices and the stock market will also recover.

It can only be said that the path dependence created by long-term economic growth is difficult to eliminate in a short period of time.

Even though banks believe that land prices will eventually rise, they still want to recover their funds as soon as possible in the face of the current difficult economic environment.

Only with sufficient funds can people feel at ease.

Furthermore, the crisis in the Japanese banking sector has also made them willing to sell land as quickly as possible.

The non-performing loan ratio of major Japanese banks has exceeded 4% and is approaching 5%.

Even though no Japanese banks have gone bankrupt due to bad debts since the war, it still worries them.

If there are too many bad debts, the company's development will fall behind other companies.

Yes, what major banks are worried about is falling behind in development, not going bankrupt.

For those in the Japanese financial sector, a wave of bank failures is still a distant concept.

"Well, if possible, it would be best to buy a small commercial plot of land nearby. There are usually good businesses near hospitals."

"Yes, President!"

Even if the young man didn't say it, he would have instructed his subordinates to do so.

The small shops next to the hospital are almost never short of business.

(End of this chapter)