eurekapd Chapter 539: Acquiring Bankrupt Banks
Chapter 539: Acquiring Bankrupt Banks
Suddenly, all eyes were on Old Mo. They knew their husband all too well.
My husband is great in every way, except he doesn't like to get involved in things. Would he really be willing to take charge of things at our home?
Old Mo gave a wry smile and said, "Fine. Since that's the case, I have no choice but to agree."
"Okay..."
Ye Zimei cheered like a child.
Three days later, Lao Mo brought Ye Zimei to Xiao Rizi Zhengfu again.
It was still in that same conference room.
Prime Minister Yamamoto said with a bitter expression, "Your Highness Prince of Hong Kong, we agree to the conditions you have proposed."
There's really no way to make ends meet here. The entire capital, no, the whole country, is getting more and more chaotic.
If they don't agree to Old Mo's conditions, they themselves will collapse.
"Alright. In that case, let's sign the contract!"
Old Mo tossed the contract he had prepared long ago onto the table.
There were three professional people on Xiao Rizi's side who took the contract and started looking at it.
An expert pointed to Article 9 and asked, "Your Highness Prince of Hong Kong, what do you mean by Article 9?"
Old Mo said, "Literally, from now on, our Hong Kong Prince Bank will be the national bank of Japan. Anyone who wants to open a bank in Japan must go through our bank's approval. We will not allow, nor will we accept, anyone competing with us."
The professional turned to look at Prime Minister Yamamoto and the other high-ranking officials.
Prime Minister Yamamoto and the other high-ranking officials all sighed simultaneously. The power to print money had already been handed over to others, so this extra clause was insignificant.
"Okay, we agree to this one."
"I can't help it," Prime Minister Yamamoto said helplessly.
The three professionals sighed and shook their heads. Let's continue reading.
After looking at it for a full half hour, the three men put down the contract and nodded to Prime Minister Yamamoto.
Having no other choice, Prime Minister Yamamoto picked up the contract and signed his name.
Besides him, other high-ranking officials also picked up pens and signed their names.
There was no other way; it was Prime Minister Yamamoto's own request. He didn't want to be the sole traitor.
Three days later.
The ship from the US side arrived, picked up their troops, and left their peaceful life behind.
Meanwhile, China sent troops to garrison the area.
When the higher-ups at Xiao Rizi saw this, they immediately objected.
Prime Minister Yamamoto made a phone call to Merkel.
"Your Highness, what's going on? Wasn't it agreed that your troops would be coming to garrison the area? Why are Chinese troops here?"
Yes, these days we thought it would be the English troops coming from Hong Kong.
Old Mo laughed.
"Prime Minister Yamamoto, have you lost your mind? When did I ever say that it was English troops coming? I'm Chinese, so of course it's Chinese troops coming. What? You disagree?"
Prime Minister Yamamoto was completely dumbfounded when he heard this.
"I give up, I give up, I give up, okay?"
At a time like this, he still dares to act recklessly. The Prince of Hong Kong will teach him a lesson he won't forget.
Two days later.
Honda, chairman of the First Industrial Bank of Japan, and Old Mo sat face to face.
Besides Honda, there are more than a dozen of his partners.
On Lao Mo's side, it was just him and Ye Zimei.
The First Industrial Bank, once the largest bank in Japan, had gone bankrupt. The reason Old Mo had invited him out was to acquire the properties under his name.
Unfortunately, building it myself would take too long.
We can just acquire them directly. They have professional staff and professional buildings. It will be very easy to do.
"Mr. Honda, I believe the Prime Minister has already told you the reason I invited you here. Tell me, how much are you willing to sell your Dai-Ichi Kangyo Company for?"
Honda was a very shrewd old man, his triangular eyes darting back and forth between Lao Mo and Ye Zimei.
As the chairman of the largest bank, he had heard Old Mo's story. Moreover, he knew even better that these were the two men who robbed their bank that day.
They emptied their bank's largest vault. Now they want to buy out their businesses. Isn't that bullying?
Honda was furious, but there was nothing he could do. If he couldn't liquidate his assets, his creditors would tear him and his partners apart.
Therefore, he urgently needs a large amount of US dollars or gold to solve his current problems.
"Well, Your Highness, let's be business. Our First Industrial Bank currently has branches in every city in Japan. We are the largest company in Dongying, without exception. If you want to acquire our bank outright, it will be impossible without several billion US dollars."
Ye Zimei placed a document on the table and said, "Mr. Honda, apart from a few dozen buildings, your company's other assets are worthless. Those buildings combined wouldn't be worth more than three hundred million US dollars. Asking us for billions right off the bat—isn't that a bit excessive?"
A shareholder standing nearby retorted, "Yes, you're right. Our dozens of buildings combined don't even amount to 300 million US dollars, but we have a professional team."
Adding to the foundation of our First Industrial Bank, all of these things are valuable. Therefore, if you only want to offer two or three hundred million to buy our entire company, that's absolutely impossible."
Ye Zimei shook her head and sneered, "Background? Mr. Yamamoto, if it weren't for the fact that you are the biggest company, you wouldn't even have the right to sit here and talk to us today."
To be honest, we're here today to negotiate simply to make a comparison. There are currently over a dozen banks in Japan that want to liquidate their assets.
No one dares to buy it except us. So today you have to sell, whether you like it or not.
Selling it would bring in some funds, but if they don't sell, they'll have no choice but to go bankrupt and liquidate.
In Japan, apart from the Prince of Hong Kong, no one dared to acquire their company. That's the most important point.
One of the shareholders across from her said angrily, "Madam, this is completely unreasonable! This is forced buying and selling."
Ye Zimei smiled.
"You're right, we're forcing you to sell. If you don't sell, we can still buy you at a low price after you go bankrupt and are liquidated. There's no need for us to sit here and talk to you."
"It's an honor for you to sit here and talk with us. It's a favor from our Prince of Hong Kong, understand?"
Good heavens, the Hong Kong prince isn't the scariest thing; the scariest thing is this woman.
If she weren't in a rush, Ye Zimei would have waited until they went bankrupt and were liquidated before acquiring them.
These words left the big shots on the other side speechless.
"that……"
Honda lowered his stance and said, "Madam, I know you have the power, but under normal circumstances, we are worth billions of dollars. You…"
Ye Zimei interrupted him directly, saying, "Stop talking nonsense. Is this normal? If your bank's underground vault were still intact, it would be worth tens of billions."
But now it's all gone! You only have a few dozen buildings left. I won't rip you off, I'll give you two hundred million US dollars! That's the fairest price. If you don't want to sell, then prepare for bankruptcy liquidation!
The shareholders on the other side immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Two hundred million US dollars? Are you kidding me?
They have buildings in every city, one or two. In Tokyo alone, they have three buildings.
Two hundred million US dollars is just enough for them to build these buildings.
"No, Your Highness, two hundred million US dollars is far too little. It's not even enough to pay off our debts!"
Ye Zimei smiled.
"Mr. Honda, that's a bit of a joke. All of you guys combined owe people tens of billions of dollars. You think you can pay it back in this lifetime?"
One of the major shareholders, Fujita, suddenly stood up.
"No way, two hundred million US dollars? I'd rather die than sell it. Forget about it. I don't want to talk to you anymore. I'm leaving."
After saying that, the guy turned around and tried to leave with his two bodyguards.
"Wait a moment."
Old Mo, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.
"Mr. Fujita, do you think you can come and go as you please in front of me, Old Mo?"
Fujita turned around and glared at Old Mo.
"Your Highness, what else do you want? I've already said we won't sell, okay?"
Yes, we are bankrupt now, but as long as we sell some assets and things stabilize, we can recover.
"If we scale down, we can still make a comeback. If we sell, we'll have nothing left."
"hehe……"
Old Mo couldn't help but laugh.
He looked at the dozen or so guys opposite him.
"I think you're being a bit naive. Since we signed the contract with the Prime Minister, it's impossible for any other bank to appear in Japan."
Our Prince Hong Kong Bank will monopolize all banks in Japan. From now on, only Prince Hong Kong Bank will exist in Japan. You still dream of a comeback? Go back to your dreams; anything is possible in dreams.
"What? You want a monopoly and won't allow other banks to exist?"
The dozen or so guys opposite were all stunned.
Old Mo laughed and said, "That's right."
Old Mo slammed a contract on the table and said, "This contract clearly states that it was signed with your Prime Minister and all your senior officials."
From now on, anyone wanting to register a bank in Japan will need our bank's approval. Otherwise, it will be illegal.
"What?!"
Fujita ran over, took the contract, and started reading it.
Old Mo said, "Take a look at Article Nine."
Fujita quickly turned to the second page and looked at the ninth item.
Sure enough, it was clearly written that from now on, the Prince of Hong Kong Bank would be the national bank of Japan, and anyone who wanted to do related business on this land would have to go through the approval of the Prince of Hong Kong Bank.
Fujita's eyes widened, and he plopped down on the ground, nearly killing himself.
"No, no, no, how dare they? How dare they sign such a contract? This is treason, this is treason!"
Fujita shouted loudly.
Honda hurriedly grabbed the contract and started reading. After reading it, he was completely dumbfounded.
The other shareholders were all stunned after reading it in turn.
In other words, even if they don't sell, they can no longer engage in banking-related industries.
This is truly a bolt from the blue!
All the shareholders were stunned and couldn't come to their senses for a long time.
It's over, it's really over now.
Fujita gritted his teeth and said, "Even so, we can't possibly sell it to you for 200 million. We have such a huge industry and such a professional team. Even if we don't go into banking in the future, we can still make a comeback in other financial industries."
You can't possibly stop us from doing other financial industries, can you? Even if we don't do finance, we can still make a comeback in other sectors. So, two hundred million US dollars is impossible.
Old Mo was too lazy to waste words with them and said coldly, "Are you out of your minds? Huh? Let me just tell you straight! From now on in Japan, the military is mine, and the financial sector is mine."
Even the telecommunications industry is mine. If you offend me, I can make you die or live at will. Do you understand now?
Do I have to arrest you, torture you, and lock you up for ten or eight years before you'll behave?
Clang.
At this point, everyone fell silent.
What is forced buying and selling? This is the real forced buying and selling.
If you don't sell, they'll kill you, and your entire family will be wiped out. They could have just robbed you, but they're giving you two hundred million dollars because they pity you.
If you offend someone, they can do whatever they want to you. How can you talk to them then?
From now on, this Prince of Hong Kong will not only be the King of Hong Kong, but also the King of Japan. Even if their Heavenly King's father came, he would have to bow and scrape before the Prince of Hong Kong.
If this Hong Kong prince is unhappy, even if he is the father of their Heavenly King, he will starve to death.
Tell me, how can we play like this? How can we even continue this discussion?
"never mind."
Honda sighed, picked up a pen, and with a trembling hand, signed his name on the contract.
Fujita trembled all over and slowly opened his eyes.
He picked up the pen and signed his name on the contract.
The other shareholders also reluctantly signed their names.
The landscape of Japan is about to change. Those who fail to recognize reality will become cannon fodder.
They've monopolized the military, finance, and communications. Even if the Heavenly King himself came, it wouldn't matter.
Ye Zimei picked up the contract, looked at it, and smiled.
"Alright, the contract is signed. This is our Hong Kong prince's bank card, with two hundred million US dollars in it."
Whether in Hong Kong, the US, the UK, or even Switzerland, you can withdraw money.
Of course, once our Prince Hong Kong Bank opens in a while, you can withdraw money here too. On my way, next one.
Ye Zimei tossed a bank card at him and left with Lao Mo in a dashing manner.
It feels so good to rob someone of their money. Especially when it comes to those who live a simple life.
What followed was even better; every day was spent negotiating with those banks. Then, by leaving behind a pittance, they could easily acquire all of their assets.
After acquiring these banks, their "Hong Kong Prince Bank" will spread throughout every city in Japan. They can then exploit the local population however they want.
Most importantly, they should thank them. If it weren't for them, their lives would have been in chaos for who knows how long.