Chapter 135 Kintetsu Group
"Brother? What's wrong? You look terrible."
Su Hui was startled by his sudden strange behavior and reaction, and quickly helped him up.
"Ah...no, it's nothing..."
Su Hao forced himself to calm down, took a deep breath, and barely managed to break free from the dizzying sensation.
But cold sweat had already seeped from his forehead, and his heart was still pounding wildly in his chest.
This feeling... this sudden, intense palpitation and ominous premonition... is stronger than ever before!
"...Let's...not go to Japan."
"Huh? Why?"
"Let's go somewhere... farther away. This time, I'll buy the plane tickets so you and Mom and Dad can experience first class."
"Wow! First class?! Really?! Hurry up, bro! That's awesome!"
Wait, wait, let me check right away. How about... we go to America?
When my sister heard that there was a first-class seat, her eyes lit up like two little light bulbs, and she immediately forgot all about Japan and Kumamoto.
Excitedly, they began searching for new travel destinations, chirping away like happy little birds.
But Su Hao couldn't hear his sister's cheerful voice at all.
Only one thought was swirling in his mind:
'What exactly was that feeling I just experienced?'
***
Fang Huan Investment, Special Trading Department.
"Knock knock—"
"Please come in."
The door to the director's office was pushed open, and Liang Haiyuan walked in carrying a document.
"President Su, this is the information about Japan that the research department just sent over. It's the information you requested earlier."
Su Hao took the document and quickly flipped through it.
Ever since I talked to his sister last time, a strong intuition, like GPS positioning, has firmly locked onto the Japanese market.
His intuition told him there was some big news over there!
"In Japan, the situation is currently the same as in the United States; they are keeping interest rates very low."
There are even rumors that they plan to implement negative interest rates.
Liang Haiyuan added from the side.
Japan, once an Asian economic giant, is now running headlong down the path of low interest rates, shoulder to shoulder with the United States.
Especially the current Prime Minister Abe, who launched the so-called "Abenomics," made a series of impressive moves, but the result... was just so-so.
So the question is, why is Japan so stubborn as to insist on keeping interest rates so low, even at the cost of negative interest rates?
The reason is shockingly simple—that place has already exhausted its potential; it's reached its limit and can't be expanded any further!
Unlike in China, where ordinary people rack their brains to get loans to buy houses, fearing they might miss out on hundreds of millions if they delay even a moment.
Young people in Japan are very laid-back and don't have the obsession with "selling everything to buy a house, otherwise you're a failure in life."
Not to mention any grand ambitions or mortgaging one's entire fortune to take out a loan and gamble on starting a business.
Most people are like Buddhist youths, content with the status quo, going with the flow, living a life of "peace and tranquility, detached from worldly strife".
As a result, banks can't lend money out, and no one is rushing to buy houses, so interest rates naturally stay stagnant.
As for housing prices? They're getting worse every year, like Wang Xiaoer celebrating the New Year.
This is a stark contrast to the situation in China!
In China, as long as the location is decent, especially for school district properties, you can buy a house without much thought; the price will most likely rise.
But in Japan, would you dare to buy a house?
That's basically like watching your money go down the drain; it's highly likely the stock will fall!
It is precisely because of this "you're bound to lose money if you buy a house" curse that Japanese people are even more wary of real estate, creating a vicious cycle.
"Here, there's an invisible social pressure pushing people to climb the social ladder, isn't there?" Liang Haiyuan remarked.
"Once you get married, you have to buy a house, preferably in a good school district; your child must get into a top-tier university (985 or 211), and after graduation, they must get a job at a major company..."
It's like leveling up in a game, one level after another. It's so stressful it's suffocating.
What about Japan?
The birthplace of the "lying flat culture," the question remains: "Why roll up? Isn't lying down uncomfortable?"
Its main theme is to live a life free from worldly strife.
This is the huge difference in social values between the two countries.
Of course, this endless pressure of involution in China is not a good thing either.
Just look at the soaring statistics on mental health issues among our youth; it's all driven by the broader societal environment.
Su Hao remained silent; he had also observed these social phenomena.
The pursuit of higher, faster, and stronger can certainly inspire vitality, but everything in excess is as bad as deficiency.
He looked down and flipped through the investment recommendations given by the research department. As he read through them, he saw words like "not recommended," "high risk," and "bleak prospects."
The research department's conclusion is clear:
I do not recommend investing in Japan right now.
Just kidding, even local companies in island nations are losing confidence in their own country these days and are flocking overseas.
Where did the term "yen carry trade" come from?
It's because Japan has zero interest rates and low borrowing costs that everyone borrows yen from Japanese banks and then invests it in high-yield overseas markets to make a profit!
He got something for nothing, and he played the game perfectly.
"Tsk, not a single one of them is impressive..."
He patiently continued scanning the stock list line by line.
Sudden--
"Um?"
His gaze was fixed on a name, as if drawn by a magnet.
" Kintetsu Group?"
This name has a simple and unpretentious... rustic feel to it?
He quickly retrieved the company's detailed information.
Kintetsu Group is a long-established railway company in Japan.
Its main businesses include railway transportation, real estate development, and overseas investment, making it a true diversified behemoth.
Just look at the name – "Kintetsu" (近铁), which, when translated directly into Chinese, means "close to the railway".
Simple, direct, and endearingly straightforward.
Seeing this, Liang Haiyuan also came over to take a look:
"Ah, Kintetsu Group, they're quite well-known in Japan's railway industry."
However, as you know, Japan's railway transportation market is basically monopolized by the behemoth ' JR Group '.
Therefore, Kintetsu has not had a good time in recent years and has had to desperately expand into other businesses, such as real estate, hotels, and retail, getting involved in whatever makes money.
They also reportedly built what is currently Japan's tallest skyscraper, what's it called... oh, Osaka's ' Abeno Harukas '.
But Su Hao's heart inexplicably started racing when he saw the words " Kintetsu Group ".
That familiar premonition, like mercury spilling onto the ground, enveloped him completely.
At first, it was very faint, like a wisp of smoke, but as he delved deeper into the company's information, the feeling of "this is it!" became clearer and stronger!
To give an example, it's like playing a treasure hunt game. The closer you get to the treasure, the more elaborate the visual effects and the more intense the controller vibrations become. The "ding-ding-ding" notification sounds are practically slapped right in your face!
At that moment, Su Hao had this feeling!
It was as if an invisible hand was guiding him, pushing him closer to some mysterious truth!
He immediately retrieved all the supplementary information about " Kintetsu Group," scrutinizing every word and punctuation mark in a thorough and meticulous manner.
"...!"
Finally, amidst a mountain of dense financial data and project reports, he found a precise key point!
' Corporate bonds issued by Kintetsu Group?'