Chapter 470: Inhumanity
As the connecting sea between the European, Asian and African continents, the Mediterranean Sea has gradually become prosperous since the 1950s and 1960s.
Especially the area close to Ouzhou, Gaul, Italy, Spain, and the tax haven Monaco.
They form a circle, forming a unique and world-famous resort in the Mediterranean region.
Shirakawa Kaede also has her own residence in Cannes, a city in Gallicus close to the Mediterranean Sea.
It may not be appropriate to call it a residence, perhaps a palace would be more appropriate.
That’s right, the manor that Shirakawa Feng bought here is called Venice Palace.
Literally, it does look like a palace from the outside.
The entire palace covers an area of three hectares and has a construction area of more than 3,000 square meters, which is larger than his courtyard in Setagaya District.
The buildings here are mainly white and built against the mountain. Standing in the square garden of the main building, you can overlook the entire Mediterranean Sea.
There was a strong European feel, and even Xiao Qingkong and the others were running around in the huge living room as if they were having fun.
It is called a living room, but its classical style makes people feel like they have entered a Western history museum.
However, although the classical atmosphere is overwhelming, the facilities here are very high-tech.
In the garden outside, Shirakawa Kaede was taking a walk with his senior brother Kitano Takeshi.
The Palazzo Venezia has a vast garden lawn with a wide view overlooking most of Cannes.
There is a large pond in the middle of the lawn. The colorful koi in the pond occasionally emerge from the water, creating ripples on the surface.
There is also an artificial island in the center of the water area, with lush lawns on it and a circle of fountains around it that freely spread their clarity and coolness in the sun.
Seeing Baichuan Feng and the others coming to the pond, the housekeeper not far away gently pressed the remote control in his hand.
An artificial bridge covered with solid wood slowly extended from the island and then gently connected with the path under the feet of Shirakawa Feng and the others.
"It's really beyond imagination~" Even Takeshi Kitano, who usually has a cold expression, showed an expression of amazement when seeing this scene.
As for Tomokazu Miura, Yuzo Kayama and others who had been serving as background figures beside them, they opened their mouths in surprise.
Kitano Takeshi and his group are here to attend the Cannes Film Festival. Now it is April and May, and the annual Cannes Film Festival is naturally one of the destinations for many artists.
Earlier, at the dock at the foot of the mountain, Baichuan Feng happened to meet them.
When I met old friends in a foreign place, I just invited a few of them to sit here together.
Kitano Takeshi didn't know what politeness was. With his straightforward character, he led his team directly to Shirakawa Kaede's residence in Genna.
Hearing his sigh, Baichuan Feng smiled. "I'll be here for the next week or two. Brother Kitano and the others, if you have time, why not come over for a drink?"
"Yoshi, I heard that Gaul is rich in champagne and things like Diamond Princess. Do you have any here?"
Kitano Takeshi knew that Shirakawa Kaede was not short of money now, so he was very straightforward and agreed readily.
Look at this super luxury mansion under your feet. Not to mention ordinary rich people, even the royal family can’t compare to it.
After hearing the joke from this senior brother whom he had only known since childhood, Bai Chuanfeng smiled carefreely. "Brother, if you want to drink, of course I'll give you enough."
"Very good, Baichuan. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about your big house in Gaul when I go back.
Hey, you guys, you know what to do, right?" Kitano Takeshi turned around and looked at the people behind him.
"Of course, of course." Tomokazu Miura and Yuzo Kayama nodded repeatedly.
What they saw and heard today can be said to have completely refreshed their cognition. It turns out that there are many kinds of rich people.
That super huge luxury yacht and the ridiculously large manor under their feet, poverty really limited their imagination.
Things like Diamond Princess Champagne, those are top luxury goods that cost hundreds of thousands of pounds a bottle.
That’s equivalent to about 100 or 200 million yen per bottle. This... this... Tomokazu Miura and Yu Kayama looked at each other, and then suddenly became silent.
In Japan, they originally thought they were already wealthy, but now when compared... the gap was so huge that they didn't know how to react for a moment.
"Shirakawa, can you tell us how much you spent on this property?" Kitano Takeshi stood at the edge of the garden, feeling the breeze blowing in from the sea with admiration in his eyes. The scenery was truly amazing.
Shirakawa Kaede was about to answer when Kitano Takeshi suddenly waved his hand to stop him from speaking.
"Forget it, you'd better stop talking. I'm worried that my heart can't take it."
Uh... Baichuan Feng was a little amused. This senior brother was still so humorous.
"Well, it's getting late so let's go have a drink together."
It is almost a consensus that Japanese people love wine.
in the country, people drink sake, while abroad, of course, people drink red wine or champagne.
Kitano Takeshi happily agreed and turned his head suddenly as he walked back. "Is it more than 100 million US dollars?"
"Huh?" Baichuan Feng turned his head, somewhat confused.
After seeing his inquiring eyes, Baichuan Feng finally understood what he meant.
"About that." Baichuan Feng nodded and gave a vague answer.
Kitano Takeshi seemed to have given up struggling and nodded with emotion.
Baichuan boy, you have really made great progress.
To be honest, Baichuan Feng's answer was very conservative.
One hundred million US dollars is really not enough to buy three hectares of land in a prime location in Cannes. It would be about the same if you multiply it several times.
Although Shirakawa Feng will not live in the property here for long after buying it, please don’t forget that the properties in these places are value-added assets.
A few years later, ten years later, as time goes by, the real estate here will definitely become more and more valuable.
So even though Shirakawa Kaede doesn't live there all the time, there's no need to worry about them depreciating.
Just stay here for a week or two every year for vacation, and then you don’t want to sell it again.
In Cannes, in addition to vacationing, Shirakawa Kaede also met with people from IBM and Apple.
Some of them were on vacation here, while others flew here specifically.
What they talked about was nothing more than reaffirming SIC's various plans for listing in Mi in the future.
At the same time, we also have to communicate about the financing ratio first, because we have to take the lead, and it is certain that Shirakawa Holdings will be the largest shareholder.
Apple, IBM, and Pioneer Navigation are not too concerned about this point.
It would be enough for SIC to be listed in the US. They only need to hold a proportion of more than 5% and obtain a certain number of board seats to be guaranteed.
As for technical development, their people are indeed much worse than the SIC team.
Therefore, professional matters should be left to professionals, and investing in SIC will only allow the two companies to not worry about the supply of processor chips in the future.
As for how much money can be made by relying on SIC now, this is not the main purpose.
The computer market had not yet unleashed its huge potential, and the value of processor chips had not been properly reflected, so SIC could only be considered a layout.
After everyone discussed it, we basically reached a preliminary agreement.
In the next one to two years, we will begin to gradually prepare for SIC's listing in Mi.
After meeting this wave of guests from the United States, Shirakawa Kaede even ran into Toshihiro Tajima of Fuji Heavy Industries in Monaco.
President Sang, who is almost 70 years old, seems to be living a carefree life.
When Shirakawa Kaede saw him in Monaco, the president was hugging two blonde and blue-eyed foreign beauties on his left and right.
Tsk, the Japanese who go abroad seem to be freed from their collars, and become unrestrained.
But if you think about it, the leaders of these chaebols may not be able to bear the various restrictions in Japan.
But once you go abroad, no one cares about you and you can have fun however you want.
When Shirakawa Kaede asked him why he didn't go to Hawaii, where all the Japanese people go.
Toshihiro Tajima sneered disdainfully. Those were places where common people went. As an upper class, of course, the tax haven of Ouzhou was more attractive.
Besides, there are so many Japanese people in Hawaii, what if I get recognized while surrounded by girls?
Therefore, Monaco, with its high-end customized services and aristocratic enjoyment, is more suitable as a place to spend money lavishly.
Looking at him driving luxury cars, being accompanied by beautiful women, and owning a 500-square-meter loft, Baichuan Feng couldn't help but sigh.
Although Fuji Heavy Industries is facing a crisis in the country, this does not affect our president from enjoying all kinds of imperial services overseas.
That’s right, although Japan was experiencing a domestic bubble boom, Fuji Heavy Industries’ business suffered a major blow.
In particular, Fuji Motor, which exports overseas, has seen the most severe decline in business among several Japanese car companies.
Toyota, Nissan and Honda only experienced a slight decline in their export trade volumes in the last quarter of 1985, when they were impacted by the Plaza Accord.
However, in the past two years, with the relocation of production capacity, the overall number of cars exported has steadily increased compared with the past.
It is also doing well in the domestic high-end market, especially Nissan's newly launched CIMA high-end model, which has become popular in Japan this year.
But Fuji Motor's overseas trade has fallen into a mess. Japan's domestic response is also relatively slow, and so far, mid-to-high-end models have not been updated.
While the share prices of other automakers have been rising, Fuji Heavy Industries has basically remained stagnant.
Toshihiro Tajima bowed and apologized to the board of directors many times for this matter, but apologies are apologies, and this does not affect our president's enjoyment of going out to sea.
When Toshihiro Tajima saw the Nanami luxury yacht parked at the port by Shirakawa Kaede, his eyes turned and he instantly had an idea in his mind.
"Mr. Shirakawa, are you interested in cars?"
"Hmm?" Shirakawa Feng came back to his senses from his gaze at the ocean. "Did Tajima-san say you like luxury cars?"
"No, what I want to ask is whether you are interested in the automotive industry?" Toshihiro Tajima gave a meaningful look.
Baichuan Feng raised his eyebrows. This sentence was very interesting.
"Does Fuji Heavy Industries have plans in this regard, or does the Nakajima family agree with you doing this?"
The predecessor of Fuji Heavy Industries was the Nakajima Zaibatsu, which started out as an aircraft manufacturer and later gradually expanded into automobile and other machinery manufacturing.
After the split and reorganization after the war, most of the Nakajima Zaibatsu's legacy was inherited by Fuji Heavy Industries, and the Nakajima family also became one of the behind-the-scenes shareholders of Fuji Heavy Industries.
If other chaebols or capital sources are introduced, it would sound unreliable to rely on Toshihiro Tajima alone.
Toshihiro Tajima was aware of this, and he just smiled indifferently.
“I am somewhat confident that I can convince the board of directors.
Unfortunately, even for Fuji Heavy Industries today, if they want to reform, it will not work without huge financial support.”
Looking at the other person's slightly inquiring eyes, Baichuan Feng chuckled.
"Mr. Tajima, have you seen the Nanami at the harbor?" Shirakawa Kaede raised his chin and gestured towards the distance.
The calm bay is densely packed with various sailboats and yachts.
One of the largest luxury yachts stood out among the small sailboats.
Because it is so luxurious, many tourists at the harbor are competing to take photos with it as the background.
It is Shirakawa Kaede's vehicle, Nanami.
"Mr. Tajima, the Nanami cost over $200 million to build, and the annual fixed expenses are also in the tens of millions.
And it is just a toy to me.”
Shirakawa Kaede's eyes turned slightly, and that strong self-confidence made Tajima Toshihiro's heart tremble uncontrollably.
How inhumane! The envy in Toshihiro Tajima's eyes was revealed as if it were real.
