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Chapter 55 Kawamoto Expressway Investor Dinner: I have a question

Iseshima Hotel, lobby.

The lights on the stage flickered, forming spots like stars on the ground.The spot of light circulated, and then converged into a huge spot of light, shining on the microphone, and the audience burst into applause like ferocious waves, and the eyes of many guests at the banquet fell on the figure in the center of the stage—Kotaro Kawamoto.

Kotaro stood behind the microphone, straightened his back, raised his head slightly, and looked at the audience.He was in a very happy mood.He really enjoyed the feeling of being under the spotlight.The speech at the dinner party was not just an ordinary speech, but a declaration of victory for Kawamoto Expressway, a testament to the success of Kotaro’s management policy, and a proof that made the capital market look up to him

After a polite opening and introduction, Kotaro looked away from the front of the group of securities and investment bank figures, and he must prove himself in front of these people!Kotaro took a slight breath and said, "What is the secret of Kawamoto Expressway's success—?"

As soon as the voice fell, the noisy venue became quieter.

It seemed that everyone was immediately pricking up their ears to listen to Kotarou's self-question.

Even the securities and investment bankers sitting at the front raised their heads and looked at Kotaro.

An entrepreneur's sharing of his business experience can often reveal the person's personality and the company's core strategy.

Seeing that the audience was listening attentively, Kotaro felt even more satisfied.He remembered how many people laughed at him behind his back when he was first assigned to the expressway company.When he first started looking for financing, many securities companies and investment banks rejected him.Just because I manage a highway company, and because the stock price of highway companies is often like a pool of stagnant water, I even deny my business talent.

Kotaro smiled slightly, and said into the microphone: "The secret of Kawamoto Expressway's success is to keep attacking! Attack! Attack again."

"Under the current drastic changes in transportation methods, our expressways are facing major competition from air transport, railways, intercity subways, and light rail. If we still stick to the traditional expressway routes and dare not expand, with the future toll deadline If the route expires, our enterprise will face a dead end."

"So, we must supplement! Supplement! Continually build new highway routes. And, we have to set up our own engineering company. Realize our highways, we build them ourselves!"

"In the process of expansion, we not only use our own ammunition, but also other people's ammunition. Specifically, we not only use our own funds for expansion, but also use external borrowed funds for expansion."

Speaking of this, Kotaro paused deliberately, coughed, and continued: "I know. Some people have questioned the debt ratio of Kawamoto Expressway. They think our debt ratio is too high and borrow too much money from the bank. .But I would say that this view is just wrong!"

"We use the bank's money to expand. And the own funds of our own business continue to stay in the accounts as cash reserves. Compared with using our own real money to expand, it is more convenient to use bank funds to expand. Safety."

"So, the high debt ratio does not prove that our business is not stable enough. On the contrary, it proves that our company's own funds are safe! They are kept in the account as cash reserves. The cash reserves of our Kawamoto Expressway, It is the highest number and the largest proportion among similar companies!!"

"In the future, Kawamoto Expressway will have a new move! A brand new attempt!!"

At this point, Kotaro stopped abruptly.

Kotaro has always been good at presentation skills.

At this time, the audience in the entire hall was completely attracted by Kotaro's words. At the moment Kotaro paused, the audience's attention was caught by Kotaro's voice, and they unconsciously expected what Kotaro would say next.Except for the securities and investment bankers sitting at the front, who remained calm and calm, the audience had already been captured by Kotaro's speech.

The staff next to the stage stretched out their hands and issued a signal, and then the lights flickered on the stage again, the picture on the screen at the back suddenly changed, the sound next to it seemed to be vibrating, and then a few large characters with golden lights appeared on the screen——

"Kawamoto Express Finance."

The entire audience was stunned when they saw the big characters of "Kawamoto Express Finance", and then there was a sound of exclamation.There were exclamations one after another.Everyone never expected that a highway company would enter the financial industry.

Kotaro admired the shocking effect in the venue, and was very satisfied with the effect of the trick he sold. He cleared his throat and said, "All along, the largest expenditure item of the expressway company is the repayment of bank loans for road construction. It paid too much, too much interest."

"Why do we let the real money flow to the bank like this? Why can't we realize the self-financing and self-construction of expressway construction funds? The next step is to establish an exclusive financial company belonging to the expressway! We not only need to realize expressway construction The self-financing system of highway construction, and we want to package the future income stream of highways into securities issuance to realize the re-securitization of the highway industry!!!”

Kotaro's voice echoed in the hall.

Listening to the rhetoric of re-securitization, the audience in the hall was also mesmerized, and they were also infected by Kotaro's emotions for a while, applauding one after another, and some people stood up directly.

The people from the securities company and the investment bank showed noncommittal smiles, and just continued to bury their heads in eating the exquisite food at the dinner party. They didn't seem to catch a cold at Kotaro's bold words about re-securitization, and the expressions on their faces were also very indifferent. Kotarou's inspiring speech skills were completely unaffected.

Amidst the lively applause, the hostess came to the stage.Several employees quickly moved a long table onto the stage beside the stage.Several executives from Kawamoto Expressway in suits and leather shoes also came to the stage.

The hostess held the microphone, showing a sweet professional smile, and said with a smile: "The next step is the communication session between Kawamoto Expressway and the media. The chairman and executives of Kawamoto Expressway will communicate with friends from the media and respond Everyone's question."

The lights in the hall suddenly turned on and brightened a lot.The executives of Kawamoto Expressway joined the line and sat on the stage.

Kotaro sat in the middle of the table, holding a water cup, sipping the tea in the cup, the joy level of his mood had reached the peak.The rest of the time is to listen to the questions from my own journalists, and to listen to others' compliments on my company's business strategy, and then the basic task of this dinner party is completed.

Kotaro felt it was necessary to force others to praise him.

Because this society is full of too much hostility and hatred for the strong.

Those who are really carrying forward are constantly being picked on and accused.But those who hid behind him wantonly swayed pen and ink to attack him.

The strong also need to have their own mouthpiece.

The weak just shut up obediently, because the weak are parasites attached to the strong!
Seeing that the executives of Kawamoto Expressway were behind the desk, the hostess turned around and said to the audience, "I would like to invite friends from the media to ask questions."

Under the stage, an area was pasted up with yellow tape, and the yellow tape on the ground formed a boundary line, enclosing an area.In the area, there are "long guns and cannons" composed of various cameras and video cameras. Reporters from various financial media are sitting in their seats and writing notes.

At the moment when the hostess "asked a question", the black people in the area raised their hands, as if a forest suddenly grew.

The administrative director of the Kawamoto Expressway next to him watched the scene with satisfaction, and looked down at the note in his hand.The note stated the name, number, seat, and media of the pre-arranged reporter.The administrative director pretended to look at the group of reporters who raised their hands for a while, and was about to call out the name on the first note.

Suddenly, there was a "sizzling" sound, like a microphone noise.But among the group of reporters, there seemed to be a female reporter in a black suit who didn't fit in well. She stood up straight away. A small microphone was directly attached to her collar, which was connected to a palm-sized loudspeaker.Although the lights in the hall had been turned on, it was still a bit dim, but the eyes of this female reporter were twinkling like stars, it was Marina Niwa.

Niwa stood up directly, without any expression on his face: "Sorry for the host. I just got an urgent message. Please allow me one question, just one."

(End of this chapter)