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Fujita and Michelle’s White House debut was a success.
The American media outlets reported exceptionally loud about the visit of Fujita, who is considered the next leader of Japan, to the United States.
Japan’s leading newspapers and broadcasters also published several pages a day of Fujita’s visit to the White House, and they were eager to float Fujita.
It’s partly because Fujita’s father is still loved by the Japanese, but having Fujita floated in the American press probably had a bigger impact.
Japanese media outlets have always reported much more detail and often about the United States, South Korea, and North Korea than domestic politics.
It is also because the Japanese politicians put pressure on the media to divert the public’s attention to the outside world.
But on the other hand, there was also a reason why the Japanese were more curious about the United States and Korea than the situation in their own country.
The Japanese have always paid attention to the movements of Korean politicians, celebrities, and the US president.
In such a situation, it is only natural for Japanese media and Japanese to raise their enthusiasm for articles about Fujita, as it is said that a handsome politician in his country is causing a sensation in the United States.
“It’s fun. The American press is focusing on the fact that the ten-year-old, obsolete actress, Michelle, is dating a young Japanese politician, who is reporting Fujita as an international politician.”
Monica, who was monitoring the reaction of the Japanese and American media, smiles and announces the result.
“Fujita’s father served as prime minister in Japan for six years, and he was very much loved by the people. It won’t be easy to post a bad article about his son.”
“For the media in a democratic country, it is a bread shop. What the hell is that?”
“There are some taboos for Japanese journalists. They told me to be extremely careful about reporting on the Japanese royal family, the Japanese police, the Yakuza, religious groups, and some politicians.”
Monica made a face that said, “I can’t believe it.”
“When reporting about them, it is said that there is no repercussions if you avoid a critical tone as much as possible. If you break the taboo, it seems that you will get a lot of retaliation. So I’d rather safely post articles about overseas or celebrities. There is no way for foreigners or celebrities to retaliate against journalists.”
“Even though… … It’s different from the US. American journalists don’t care about retaliation.”
Monica said still sticking her tongue out.
“Of course, there were journalists like that in Japan at one time. But at some point, those journalists were expelled one by one, and it seems that people who were not critical of power took over key posts in the media industry.”
“I think it’s stupid.”
“But it’s not that easy to work.”
“Well, it was comfortable. They read the material we handed over as it is. If American reporters knew, they would just coolly ignore the flags and bites. haha!”
In fact, since Fujita started appearing in the American press, it was almost entirely in the hands of Monica.
Monica also called the entertainment reporter who set off a flashlight when Fujita and Michelle left the Plaza Hotel affectionately.
Evidence of the love front between the two of them was also selected by Monica and handed over to several New York newspapers and broadcasters.
Subsequently, photos of Fujita meeting influential figures in American politics were distributed to media outlets. The picture of him meeting Kushner and Ivanka at the White House after moving to Washington and having a friendly conversation was also close to the intended direction.
The data delivered to New York correspondents from leading Japanese media outlets were similar.
However, the way the American and Japanese media dealt with them was quite different.
The American media regarded it as a common entertainment and gossip article, but Japan was busy decorating Fujita as a powerful international politician.
Of course, the fact that Michelle, an American, is an actress, and the fact that Fujita, a Japanese, is a politician may have influenced the difference between the two media outlets.
But even taking that into consideration, the Japanese media have not published articles critical of Fujita.
This was a clear indication of the lack of autonomy in the Japanese press.
“Today, Japanese Yahoo searches are almost exclusively related to Fujita and Michelle. Even an independent movie starring Michelle 10 years ago made it to the search rankings.”
“It’s not long before Michelle becomes an actress loved by the Japanese.”
“What a relief. Now I see why the boss insisted on casting outdated actors.”
Eugene, who was rarely involved in film production, strongly requested that Michelle be cast this time.
When I first heard the request, not only the producer and director, but also Eugene’s aides were puzzled.
However, in a situation in which Michelle’s name has started to be talked about in both the United States and Japan, both the production company and the director are forced to welcome Eugene’s proposal.
“I just thought Michelle still had potential.”
“but… … . No matter how bossy you are, you wouldn’t have expected that an actress who has long since debuted and is now over middle age will win the hearts of influential Japanese politicians in one night.”
Monica nodded and continued.
“In hindsight, I think the boss is not only insightful, but also lucky. As a result, this movie will be a success, and in addition to that, you have won the hearts of influential Japanese politicians.”
Even Monica, who has been by Eugene’s side for the longest time, could not have imagined that Eugene intentionally put Michelle and Fujita together.
In fact, anyone will see it. The men’s side was ten years older and had a much higher advantage. From the outside, you can only see two people meeting by chance and eye-to-eye.
“But those two… … . Can it be better in the future? After organizing the data, it seemed that Mr. Fujita’s family would strongly object to it.”
“It could be. But Fujita is a strong man when it comes to love, though nothing else, so he will be able to overcome the opposition of his family.”
“Is that so… … .”
“If Michelle helps Fujita succeed politically, there will be no strong opposition from her family. It is the family’s greatest ambition to succeed in his father’s footsteps as prime minister.”
“In the end, Michelle must be loved by the Japanese if the two of them are going to be successful.”
“First, we have to start by raising awareness in the United States. And a movie starring Michelle has to be a box office success.”
The two began discussing how Fujita and Michelle would succeed in their marriage.
“Certainly, if Fujita becomes Prime Minister of Japan, it will be quite helpful.”
Joanna, who was listening to their conversation, nodded and said.
“right. Compared to other countries, the performance in the Japanese market is still insignificant.”
“The Japanese market is definitely important. Although China’s influence has diminished since the rise of China, it is still the world’s third largest economy. Compared to that, I think we should pay more attention to the Japanese market.”
So far, Joanna’s wealth management company has not devoted much of its assets to Japan.
“There are no big investment destinations other than some technology companies such as Sony, Keyence and Fanuc, startups such as Preferred Networks and Smart News, and Nomura Securities.”
“For now, that is enough.”
Most of the companies Eugene wants are companies with original technologies such as Keyence, Fanuc, SMC, and Lasertech.
I remember that other Japanese companies had never paid much attention in the past life, and there was nothing remarkable about them compared to American and Chinese companies at this time. So it was difficult to devote a lot of assets to investment.
Since 2010, innovative start-ups have rarely appeared in Japan as in the United States, China, or Korea.
This may be because it is already solidifying into a stable economic structure. Internal investment in venture companies was also poor compared to global trends. It was also significant that the Japanese people were unable to keep up with new technological developments.
“Let’s keep investing in traditional tech stocks like Keyence and Fanuc.”
Eugene’s emphasis on the Japanese market was consistent.
The goal is to secure as much stock as possible in companies such as Fanuc, a world-class machine tool and robot maker, Keyence, the No.
The most notable places in Japanese industrial society are technology-based companies with a long history. The competitiveness of these companies would have been difficult to catch up with even the leading Korean and Chinese conglomerates.
“I am buying as much as possible what is available in the market. It looks pretty foamy, but… … .”
Joanna seems a little worried.
This may be because, unlike other investments so far, they are making blind investments that do not look at profitability in Japanese technology companies.
“I do not care. They are well worth it.”
Eugene knew that the value of those companies would skyrocket within the next two or three years.
At that time, I had no intention of selling the stock and making a profit. I just think it’s not a very wise choice to go there and buy stocks at high prices.
“I know. Is it worth it?”
Joanna replied with a bright eye. In my experience so far, when the boss said that, it was because he had an intuition that there was something hidden.
Of course, Eugene didn’t say that investing in companies like Fanuc and Keyence was part of a much longer-term plan than Joanna thought.
Eugene ultimately wanted complete dominance over Japanese tech companies. However, to get to that stage, simply securing a stake was not enough.
As you can see from the outside, even inside Japan, we knew very well that technology-related companies are the backbone of Japan.
Therefore, we have prepared a device to exclude interference or involvement from foreign capital in various ways.
In the end, to get what you want, you need something more than just an investment.
Calling Fujita this time, weaving Michelle together, and sending him to the White House was part of such a long-term plan.
It was an investment to get what he wanted in Japan, so Eugene was not wasted at all.
“This year the stock market is cruising. The return on investment in stocks alone in the first half is over $200 billion.”
As the words came out, Joanna posted a report on investment performance.
Eugene has invested more than half of her assets in stocks, especially leading American companies.
It was because he was well aware that the global stock market would continue to grow over the next three years, especially the US stock market.
FAANG. In other words, assets invested in large IT stocks such as Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Google, and Netflix had already exceeded $1 trillion.
The reason why it is much larger than Eugene’s assets is because it leverages many times more leverage than Eugene’s assets through other large investment banks.
In addition, Eugene’s stake in the 100 largest U.S. companies totaled $2 trillion.
Now, Eugene spends less time on investment.
To give you a rough idea, the world’s best professionals were doing their best to make money.
Having entrusted making money to such professionals, Eugene was now diligently preparing to move to the next level.