Reborn Tokyo Golden Age.

Chapter 500 Can't Stop the Car
The acquisition of Paramount by Shirakawa Group has caused concern in the American media.

But in any case, the name "Shirakawa" has indeed become more internationally famous in North America.

Wasserstein's party was just a representative. After that, Shirakawa Kaede actively carried out activities in North America.

For example, Shirakawa Paramount announced a series of film releases or production plans, SIC's listing process was launched, etc.

As a result, Bai Chuanfeng's name began to appear frequently in major media newspapers, and he received more and more banquet invitations.

Sure enough, Hollywood is a good entry point. With the deepening of communication, the financial industry is now inviting him to attend various events more and more frequently.

What Bai Chuanfeng didn't expect was that at the end of the month, he actually received an invitation letter from the White House for the ceremony.

This is a by-product that he never thought of. It seems that SIC and Shirakawa Electric's actions in starting the localization and listing process in North America have also been recognized by politicians.

After this incident, Shirakawa Kaede also began to make some policy adjustments for Shirakawa Electric's branch in North America.

For example, it increased investment in the North American Research Center, and also allowed Howard to try to recruit graduates from MIT and Harvard.

In the past, Shirakawa Electric's branch had never won the favor of these famous college students, but since the blessing of Paramount, everything seems to be starting to loosen.

I have to say that after possessing the "soul of the United States", many things have changed subtly.

The news that Shirakawa Kaede bought Paramount certainly caused a stir in Neon China.

Different from the doubts of many critics, the public just feels that it is worthy of the Shirakawa Zaibatsu.

To be able to spend $90 billion in one go to buy a major Hollywood company is an incredible achievement.

One of the seven major film companies in Hollywood, now it has become neon.

Look, how exciting this is!

However, Torataro was the one who was most capable of causing trouble. He was the first to get the news and immediately sent the previously collected photos to the Mainichi Shimbun.

So when major newspapers reported this news, the picture accompanying the Mainichi Shimbun changed to the moment Shirakawa Kaede took a swing at Antlers Golf Course.

Isn’t the word 90 billion US dollars, coupled with the golden clubs, very eye-catching?

Just when the public was surprised by this eye-catching club, coincidentally, the covers of several major Neon domestic magazines were replaced with similar photos.

Contrary to the lack of mention in the news, the magazine spent a lot of time introducing the origin of this club.

What exquisite workmanship, tungsten alloy, African natural diamonds, pure gold club heads, etc., no matter how high it is.

Now that the richest man personally carries the goods, well, even though he is the former richest man (this title was taken away by Yoshiaki Tsutsumi this year).

But there is no doubt about his appeal, especially with the news of the US$90 billion acquisition of Paramount, he is definitely top-notch.

So after Shirolu Trading Company announced that it was accepting pre-orders, all 650 sets of [-] million yen clubs were sold out in just three days.

This is 100 million yen, not 1000 million or [-] million.

Such a sky-high price club was sold out in just three days. The Neon Man's arrogance really exceeded Shirakawa Kaede and Torataro's expectations.

After receiving this news, Bai Chuanfeng smiled bitterly. With this ultra-high profit margin of nearly 80%, how can the industry compare it?

The net profit of 520 billion yen is equivalent to US$4 million after conversion, and this is just a set of clubs.

If nothing unexpected happens, the profit of Shikakuji Resort this year will once again exceed that of Shirakawa Electric.

Yes, starting last year, thanks to the skiing pandemic.

The huge flow of people at Antlers brought over 15 billion U.S. dollars in profits to Baichuan Holdings, making it the most profitable club under Baichuan Holdings.

According to current trends, this number may be surpassed this year.

Tsk, Bai Chuanfeng himself didn't expect this day when he first invested in Antlers.

However, tourism revenue has experienced a surge, and corresponding profits from the physical manufacturing industry have declined compared with the same period.

Judging from the financial reports of the entire Shirakawa Holdings, since 85, the group's annual profits have basically remained at around US$30 billion.

However, although it has made nearly [-] billion US dollars in a few years, Paramount has eaten up all these profits.

I counted my own small treasury and found it was still close to US$400 billion.

If nothing unexpected happens, most of the money will be spent in the next few years.

However, in order to ensure that there is no problem with the capital chain, the bottom line of US$100 billion needs to be kept in reserve.

Seeing that all the money I earned was dispersed bit by bit, it seemed a bit uneconomical when I thought about it carefully.

After all, everything the chaebol does is for wealth. To be able to accumulate tens of billions of dollars is the result of many years of hard work by many families.

Although the truth is this, we need to consider the problem from another angle.

If the money is just sitting in the account, it will actually depreciate in value over time.

Inflation, exchange rate changes, etc., can make cash less valuable.

Even though tens of billions of dollars have been spread out now, Bai Chuanfeng's assets have not actually decreased.

On the contrary, it continues to expand and increase in value, because the money spent has turned into another form of assets of Baichuan Holdings.

The more than 200 billion US dollars of shares in international investment banks can be sold to other capital and withdrawn at any time.

However, in a few years these shares will exceed 200 billion. With the development of Southeast Asia, value appreciation is inevitable.In addition to these investments, they can also recover additional loan interest for Baichuan Holdings.

After that, half of the nearly 200 billion US dollars was invested in Subaru, and the other half was invested in Hollywood studios such as Paramount and Marvel.

You may not see the possibility of cost recovery in the short term, but they are all high-quality assets that can be invested in the long term.

Even Subaru is already making money now. If this trend continues, its market value will definitely continue to grow.

The market value has increased, so aren’t the assets of Shirakawa Holdings also increasing?This does not include annual profit dividends.

The same is true for Paramount, although Shirakawa Kaede’s ultimate goal of joining Hollywood is not to make money in the film industry.

What he wants to do is integrate into the United States and create a first-class international brand image of Shirakawa Electric.

But if he can make money from movies, then of course he won't refuse.

The IPs held by Paramount are actually very profitable if they work well.

The most typical ones are the "Transformers" and "Mission: Impossible" series, whose ability to attract money has been proven.

Now add to the charm of the Marvel Universe, the future Shirakawa Paramount is actually very promising.

And unlike the weird stock markets of China, the stock markets of the United States and Neon really pay dividends, and most of them pay dividends in cash.

Especially in North America, its stock market is very mature.As a rule, dividends are paid every quarter.

In total, 50%-70% of the profits earned by listed companies are used for cash dividends.

Moreover, the dividend method of U.S. stocks is only cash distribution, and there is no dividend method of bonus shares.

Isn’t this too different from some companies in the Chinese stock market that have not paid dividends for ten years after being listed?

The so-called listed companies do not pay dividends, that is just a characteristic of China.

The essence of stocks is that investors invest in listed companies and ultimately share the dividends from the company's profits.

Listed companies, on the other hand, take investors' money to expand reproduction, and then share the money they make with investors, creating a win-win situation.

Although the U.S. stock market will also have capital unplugging the network cable, most investors can really get money.

This is one of the reasons why Americans have low savings. Most of their assets are in the stock market.

Because the stock market is a medium- to long-term investment in the United States, it is a real cash return.

As the people of Leek can get their share of the money, of course it will be no problem for a controlling party like Baichuan Holdings.

So as long as Subaru and Paramount make money, Shirakawa Holdings will continue to reap profits.

This is the purpose and essence of investing.

Otherwise, who would be willing to throw away a lot of money only to see no return in a few years or ten years?

In the world of capital, although cash is important, assets are the ultimate expression of your wealth.

Even if you exchange cash for high-quality assets, your ability to resist risks will become stronger.

While Shirakawa Kaede was actively participating in various interpersonal activities in North America, the first Bank of Japan interest rate increase that had been brewing for a long time in Neon finally began to be implemented.

At the end of May, the Bank of Japan officially announced that the bank interest rate was officially raised from the previous 2.5% to 3.25%. At the same time, the inter-bank lending rate was also increased.

This measure aims to tighten the previously overly loose financial policy and begin to restrict the flow of funds to the stock market and real estate industry.

However, this move by the Bank of Japan did not cause any splash in the stock market and property market, and there was not even any fluctuation.

The stock and property markets are still surging, and the price index remains high.

The reason for all this is closely related to the current fanatical investment atmosphere.

This small change in interest rates has minimal impact on speculators.

Although deposit interest rates and loan interest rates rise at the same time, this encourages people to deposit and increases loan interest rates.

But this little income and loan interest are nothing compared to the appreciation speed of stocks and property markets.

To use an analogy, it's like making a product.

Although the prices of raw materials and workers' salaries have increased, the sales prices of goods have increased even more, and demand exceeds supply.

So when faced with such a scenario, I would like to ask you, the manufacturer, should you continue doing this business?
Do it, of course you do it!If you don’t make money, you’re a bastard~!

No one is a fool. As long as the market is still in short supply and as long as profits are still there, there is no reason not to continue business.

This is the true portrayal of the neon stock market and real estate industry at this time. The Bank of Japan's interest rate hike did not achieve the desired results.

The stock market will not fall, and the slogan of rising land prices has been shouted for so many years. How can it be shaken by a small interest rate increase?

The carnival continues, and the golden age is far from reaching its end.

Then play music, then dance~!

The Bank of Japan, which had adjusted once, was stunned when seeing this scene.

Not only has this bubble not slowed down, why does it feel like it’s getting bigger and bigger?
(End of this chapter)