Chapter 1693 1695【Things are different and people are different】
In 1998, the Asian financial crisis.
Xiang Nan’s net worth has not decreased but increased. Because he transferred a large amount of funds to the U.S. stock market.
??The United States is currently experiencing an Internet craze, and the stocks of Internet companies such as Yahoo, AOL, eBay, and Amazon have skyrocketed since their listing.
Xiang Nan happened to catch this free ride, and his capital increased exponentially. In addition, the sales of USB flash drives and MP3 players are becoming more and more popular, and the business is getting better and better. Xiang Nan''s net worth has naturally expanded greatly.
In a capitalist society, with money, you also have influence.
Xiang Nan not only has many partners in the business community, but also district councilors, city councilors, and congressmen have become his friends. So much so that Lili''s naturalization application was successfully passed without even passing the three-year review period.
?Even though the Triads are still the largest gang in Japan, they don''t dare to cause trouble to Xiang Nan anymore. After all, it bullies ordinary people, and ordinary people are gone. If it bullies Xiang Nan, it will be gone.
This is the power of capital, which cannot be compared with gangs.
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Life after having money is naturally very enjoyable.
Xiang Nan specially spent 5 billion yen to buy a top-notch mansion in the Minato District of Tokyo.
Minato area is one of the core areas of Tokyo, and it is also a luxury area in the traditional sense. Everyone who lives here is either rich or expensive.
They will not marry anyone outside the constituency because their wealth, identity, and status are completely different. Similar to the traditional Chinese matchmaking.
?In addition to luxury homes, luxury cars such as Ferrari, Porsche, Maybach, Rolls-Royce, and Bugatti Veyron, as well as top-notch yachts nearly 100 meters long, are also must-haves.
The port area is right next to Tokyo Bay. In your spare time, it is also a great pleasure to go out on a yacht, enjoy the wind, go fishing, and swim.
In addition, in terms of food and clothing, they naturally enjoy all the luxury. It’s not that I don’t want famous brands, it’s not that I don’t want to wear customized clothes, shoes and hats.
There are many internationally renowned designers in Japan, such as Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, etc., who all have considerable influence in the fashion and trend circles.
?Asking them to design customized clothing will naturally cost a lot of money. But for rich people, they not only want to dress beautifully, but also want unique beauty in the world, so spending money doesn''t matter.
Actually, no matter how much attention is paid to food, clothing, housing and transportation, it is nothing to wealthy people. Rich people go bankrupt mostly because of investment failures.
?For example, the comic wizard Huang Yulang once made hundreds of millions of dollars with a single painting brush. However, due to the 1987 stock market crash, the hundreds of millions of funds invested in the stock market were wiped out overnight;
??Another example is Nicolas Cage, who originally accumulated hundreds of millions of net worth from his film salary. However, because of poor investment vision, people around the world purchased real estate investments just in time for the subprime mortgage crisis. House prices plummeted, and they suddenly became heavily in debt.
? Xiang Nan rarely fails in his investments, so even if he does so, his net worth will not decrease but increase.
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At the beginning of 1998, Lili was still pregnant.
At the end of 1998, a cute baby boy was born, and Xiang Nan named him Tienan.
A family of five living a very comfortable life.
As for Ajie, he and Jingzi lived happily after getting married.
??Now the maid cafe is managed by him, and the annual profit alone is 40 to 50 million. He can be said to be a wealthy man.
Jingzi will naturally enjoy happiness if he follows him.
The two also gave birth to a girl in 1999. In terms of appearance, she perfectly inherited the characteristics of her father and mother. She has a pink jade bracelet that is crystal clear and cute. Xiang Nan has already booked her to be his daughter-in-law in advance.
Two years later, Nakajima Hiromasa was released from prison. But at this time, he was no longer a threat to Xiang Nan.
?Don''t say that he wants to cause trouble for Xiang Nan. If Xiang Nan doesn''t cause trouble for him, he will already be Amitabha.
After so many years, the balance of strength between them has already been reversed.
? Xiang Nan is a super rich man with a net worth of nearly one trillion yuan, while Nakajima Hiromasa is just an unemployed man who has just been released from prison.
??Coupled with the fact that Japan''s economy has been sluggish, it has also been difficult for gangs to do business. After all, businesses are having a hard time, so how can they get the extra money to pay fees?
Without money, it is naturally impossible to maintain so many gangs. Therefore, the gang power in Japan has been gradually shrinking in recent years.
?In 1990, there were as many as 190,000 recorded gang members in Japan. By 2001, the number had dropped to only about 70,000. Most of the remaining people were forced to quit because they could no longer survive.
??Although Nakajima Hiromasa was once the eldest brother of the Nakajima-gumi, he was also considered a prominent figure in society. But now the Nakajima Group is gone, and after he was beaten by Xiang Nan for internal injuries, he still failed to recover even after a period of treatment. Every time it was windy, rainy, or cloudy, he would feel pain.
Let alone carrying a knife to chop people like he did a few years ago, even if he were allowed to walk a few more steps, he would still be out of breath. The Triads won''t accept such people.
In addition, Nakajima has a criminal record and cannot find a serious job. In the end, he can only live on the streets. He makes a living by picking up mineral water bottles, cardboard boxes, and expired food from supermarkets.
??Ajie had met him on the streets of Shinjuku. But he is no longer the fierce and tyrannical Yakuza who frequently fights and kills. Instead, he is a homeless man who has completely lost his fighting spirit and lives in confusion all day long. He does not dare to resist when others scold him or hit him.
Xiang Nan sighed with emotion when he heard about it.
??An earthen jar cannot be broken without leaving the well mouth, and how can a general avoid being killed at the head of the battle? This is what happens when you join a gang. If you do well, you will be the big brother. If you do not do well, this will be the end.
?Just like what Da Fei said in "The Bewitched Boy", when you were young, you worked hard and drove a insurance company. It was so glorious. When he gets old, he will lie down on the roadside like this...
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In 2005, Hiroshi Ikeda, who was imprisoned for illegal possession of weapons, was finally released.
In the first half year of his release, a series of internal strife broke out among the Triads.
The internal fighting is mainly about fighting for power and seizing a good position before Hiroshi Ikeda is released from prison. After all, Ikeda Hiroshi is still the nominal president of the Triad Society no matter how powerful he is.
Internal fighting among the Triads further aroused public resentment.
After all, they usually do a lot of good things and are disgusting. Now the fight is restarted, killing and killing, hurting innocent people and scaring passers-by, which is naturally more annoying.
?In addition, in 2005, the Internet has begun to become popular, and ordinary people can also use it to express their opinions, giving small people the right to speak.
They unanimously denounced the protest on the Internet, and public opinion surged, making the Triads once again the target of public criticism.
?Seeing this, the Japanese police and prosecutors took immediate action, and then sentenced Hiroshi Ikeda to another five years on suspicion of assault. Since this fight started with him, now is the time to lock him up for a few more years.
This naturally made Ikeda Hongji very depressed. As the nominal president, he has no binding power over those branches. They were fighting among themselves, why should they lock him up.
??What a bad luck!
(End of this chapter)