Chapter 16921694【Surge in Wealth】
After becoming a rich man with a net worth of 5 billion, Xiang Nan''s status in Japan has been greatly improved.
After all, in a capitalist society, capital is big. A rich man like him is no longer a **** who can be manipulated by gangs.
?Even if the Triad is fine now, it would not dare to cause trouble to Xiang Nan rashly.
Besides, it is still a clay Buddha crossing the river and cannot protect itself. Wang Xiaoer celebrates the New Year, and every year is worse than the last.
Due to the sudden death of Ohtawara Morimasa, the Triads lost their protective umbrella and were severely cracked down by the Japanese police.
In the past six months, more than 100 people have been arrested, many of whom are middle- and high-level cadres. Even the president, Hiroshi Ikeda, was arrested for illegal possession of weapons and other crimes.
?This has greatly weakened the strength of the Triads, and their territories have been occupied by the Sumitomo Society, the Inagawa Society, the Shochiku Society, etc.
Although the triad members were furious, they did not dare to take action to fight back their opponents because they were closely watched by the police. Therefore, they could only sit back and watch their territory being occupied, feeling extremely aggrieved.
This situation was not relieved until the beginning of 1997, when the Triads found support again.
?However, at this time, the Triads had fallen out of the top five gangs from Japan''s largest gang, and their power was far less than before. Moreover, because the president was arrested and imprisoned, the Triads fell into disarray.
??Although the eldest brother of each branch still admits that Hiroshi Ikeda, who was sentenced to six years in prison for illegal possession of weapons, is still in prison, as the president, in fact, everyone has gone their own way, and the big tail cannot be lost.
?Hiroji Ikeda, who was in prison, wanted to remotely control the operations of the Triads. It was simply impossible. In other words, his president has actually become a mascot, just a decoration.
The triads are scattered and working independently. They have neither the strength nor the motivation to cause trouble for Xiang Nan.
After all, they join society mainly to make money. The so-called chivalrousness, loyalty, and loyalty are just deceptive pretense. No one really takes the real big brother seriously.
What''s more, Xiang Nan is no longer what he used to be. He is no longer someone they can control. Therefore, everyone chooses to live in peace with each other, and no one foolishly troubles Xiang Nan anymore.
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In the next year, Xiang Nan worked **** his career.
Not only did he open the third maid cafe, he also invested more money in the stock market, allowing his capital to expand rapidly.
By the end of the year, Xiang Nan’s capital had expanded to 30 billion yen. Even though Japan is full of rich people, he can be regarded as the best.
??Moreover, in 1997, when the three-year marriage period expired, Xiang Nan also successfully passed the naturalization application and obtained Japanese nationality. From then on, he was no longer a gangster. You can walk openly in the sun without worrying about having your ID checked by the police.
?This made Xiang Nandu feel like he was reborn and seeing the light of day again.
?After getting the nationality, he followed the preface, divorced Xiuxiu, and then married Lili. In this way, Lili can also apply for naturalization and end the days of being invisible.
During this period, Ajie also married Uncle De’s daughter Jingzi.
Ajie is now considered a successful person. He was not stupid to begin with. After serving as the deputy manager of the maid cafe, he studied hard, worked hard, and managed both stores in order, showing a certain degree of management ability.
?Hence, Xiang Nan felt comfortable leaving the store to him and offered him an annual salary of 30 million yen, equivalent to a gold-collar income. Such a status and such an income make Uncle De''s daughter rich and abundant.
Uncle De is not a fool. With his identity and status, it is not bad for his daughter to marry someone like Ajie. A serious Japanese rich man would not marry the daughter of a Chinese boss in Kabukicho, not even a gold-collared one. As for ordinary office workers, Uncle De doesn''t want his daughter to marry and suffer.
Hence, Ajie is not as good as the superior but more than inferior, so it is definitely cost-effective to match Jingzi. What''s more, the two of them have a relationship foundation, so it would be more suitable to be together.
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In 1997, after successfully naturalizing, Xiang Nan, who had obtained his identity, began to start a business in a legitimate manner.
??Small businesses like the maid cafe are all left to Ajie.
Xiang Nan applied for patents for USB flash drives and MP3, and immediately began large-scale production.
In fact, the technology of U disk is not complicated. It is nothing more than a flash memory chip, a main control chip, a USB port, and a PCB board. MP3 is just one more monitor, one more decoder, and one more audio port.
However, USB flash drives and MP3 are one of the most practical inventions among electronic technology products at the beginning of the 21st century. They have achieved huge sales and even changed people''s lives.
?For example, people used to rely on floppy disks, CDs, etc. to copy files. Floppy disks and CD-ROMs require specific hardware to be installed in order to be able to read and write.
The USB flash drive can be directly plugged into the USB port, without the need for additional hardware equipment, saving a lot of costs. After the introduction of USB flash drives, floppy drives and optical drives were gradually eliminated.
MP3 has changed people’s listening habits. Before that, people used Walkman, CD players, and MDs to listen to music, which all required people to buy tapes, CDs, and mini CDs.
When using MP3 to listen to songs, you can download songs directly from the Internet and listen to them. Since then, digital music has gradually become more popular, while the physical record market has shrunk significantly.
?It can be seen how influential these two electronic products are.
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Xiang Nan subsequently launched IPAN and iPod. After the launch of these two products, they quickly gained market recognition, and sales continued to rise, making Xiang Nan earn a lot of money.
Since Xiang Nan has applied for patents in major countries around the world, it is difficult for other manufacturers to bypass Xiang Nan''s patents if they want to produce USB flash drives and MP3 players.
After all, Xiang Nan is a thief. He is familiar with the development trajectory of USB flash drives and MP3, and has already applied for patents for technologies related to USB flash drives and MP3. This makes it difficult for these manufacturers to innovate.
So in order to make money and get a share of the pie, they had no choice but to cooperate with Xiang Nan and purchase his patent license at a high price.
Xiang Nan also knows that the market for USB flash drives and MP3 players is too big for him to finish all by himself. What''s more, if the situation is really urgent, those manufacturers really dare to play tricks.
?For example, many patents on MP3 and USB flash drives are not in his hands. For example, MP3 decoding patents, U disk flash memory patents, main control chip patents, etc. If they use these patents to jam Xiang Nan''s neck, Xiang Nan will also be in trouble.
So instead of arousing public anger by eating alone, it is better for everyone to work together to make a fortune.
So in addition to producing USB flash drives and MP3 players for sale, he also authorized other companies to produce them too. He gets a commission from every product produced.
As a result, Xiang Nan''s wealth increased rapidly. By 1998, he was already a super rich man with a net worth of more than 300 billion yen. Even in Japan, such a net worth is considered extremely wealthy.
(End of this chapter)