Chapter 248 The Back Road (Revised)

After calm was restored within the meeting hall, Kishimoto Masayoshi was faced with questioning voices was expressing an understanding. He understood that it was impossible to make everyone here trust him. It was also impossible to please all of them. It was often the person who tried to please everyone who was also prone to being the most unpalatable.

Justice Kishimoto upheld the principle that integrating in one counts as one, and that one more force is better than one less, after all, it is all for one and one for all.

He was convinced that each of these people has its own network of resources and power. Otherwise, there was no qualification to be able to sit here.

“All of you here are people who have climbed the social ladder. Regarding the question of whether or not it is a trustee, it can only be the benevolent see benevolence, the wise see wisdom.

Empty talk is completely unconvincing. The people who invested in my company, Hard Gold Capital, did not lose money, but made a lot of money.

I can’t promise you anything about the Roppongi New Town investment project this time. If you believe in it, you can contribute money and effort, and we can cooperate. The more you invest, the more you will earn.

Of course, if you don’t trust it, you can not invest a single cent. At that time, you will neither lose nor win anything.” Masayoshi Kishimoto spoke eloquently.

“I asked Masayoshi Kishimoto to come here to tell you about this investment project, originally so that you could listen to it, not to spread it out.

If you feel that this matter is promising, then bet on it or gamble on it, it’s all a voluntary matter. On the other hand, if you think this matter is not interesting, do not bet on it.

As for the previous appearance? I’m here to say that I will definitely vote for Justice Kishimoto’s Roppongi project.

If anyone still feels in their heart that I am also his trustee, I advise you not to enter the game.” The General President threw his weight around.

At that moment, the Shinjuku District President and Vice President, who was sitting on the right hand side of the General President, said in a serious manner, “The General President’s intentions were definitely good when he invited Chairman Kishimoto of the Hard Gold Group here to talk to us about this matter.

On this point, I have no doubt. The General President’s intention is not to open up the source of income for everyone, and to provide an additional channel for money to come in. How everyone here makes a choice is a personal matter. There’s no need for you to have to be how you are here either.”

After some thought, the Setagaya District President and Vice President, who was seated at the far end of the right side, was the one who spoke up, “In my opinion, this one thing is a good thing.

All along, although we in the pachinko industry have had our own guild, the alliance has been relatively loose, with each of us doing our own thing for the most part.

If we want to strengthen our voice in this country, then it is inevitable that we have to be closely united. Now, the opportunity has finally arisen.

Chairman Kishimoto has taken the lead, so we can join Roppongi’s new city investment project by taking a stake in it.

As for the benefits! For one thing, it’s an additional source of income. I believe that even if someone has a problem with someone, no one will have a problem with money. This will also minimize the outbreak of bloodshed.

Secondly, we Tokyoites don’t have to create friction like the Kansai people do when they want to expand their business and then try to get into other people’s territory.

Thirdly, we don’t have to be taxed by the government and siphoned off by the yakuza for the profits we make from serious investment projects.

Fourthly, we are not breaking the rules. No matter what, Masayoshi Kishimoto is considered a member of our pachinko industry.

Fifthly, after the success of this new model, we will be able to continue to use it in the future to unite everyone.

Since we all share in the benefits, we should all contribute. If you only want to get benefits but are not willing to give, is there such a good thing under the sky?”

After the words were spoken, the forty-six people under the stage were once again murmuring and talking to each other. The discerning eye could see that the General President and the two Vice Presidents were more or less expressing a meaning of support.

Those who were not aware of the inner workings of the situation would have mistakenly thought that the three of them were originally brothers in the same camp. In reality, the three of them often disagreed with each other.

This time, it was an extremely rare occasion where their opinions were unanimous. From this, it could be seen that they had temporarily discarded their personal bias, and still put the interests of the industry, the interests of the people, and their personal interests together in the first place.

“I still that one principle, not forced. It is also not necessary to have everyone state an attitude and position at the present time. Everyone is joining in as private individuals, not industry group behavior.” The General President calmly said.

“In order for everyone to make long-term stable profits, I will purposely set up an asset management company for Roppongi’s new city investment project.

In order to show that I am the lead person, and also to save everyone from unnecessary suspicion and trouble. My capital contribution will be 55% of the total investment.

This means that I, Hard Gold Group, will take an absolute control. You join in the form of personal cash in the form of shares to carry out, rather than personal assets into the shares.

In this way, there is no relationship with the Pachinko Guild, it is all private behavior. For this reason, the link between the pachinko industry and this one asset management company was delineated.” Masayoshi Kishimoto said without haste.

The Shinagawa District’s branch president nodded his head, “This one approach is quite good. Someday, if the politicians strictly regulate the pachinko industry like Wakayama Prefecture in order to gain votes from the general electorate, it won’t force the pachinko industry to become an entertainment business, or even cut off our source of income.

This is indeed a way out for us. Roppongi is a prime location with many embassies and many companies and businesses, so it’s really good.

I believe, absolutely can be stable to create revenue, but to avoid the low technical threshold of our pachinko industry, as long as someone can get a government license to franchise pachinko, but also be able to give the local group head pumping, then you can set up store.

There is always a finite number of gamblers, not an infinite number of them. One more pachinko parlor on the same street, then there is bound to be a diversion of gamblers.

The more a pot of rice was divided up, then that meant the fewer people would eat inside their bellies. Instead of being fishy and bloody, it’s better to find another way. To put it bluntly, isn’t everyone fighting for more money?”

“I’ll reiterate one point here again, funding comes second, what comes first is the need to utilize a large number of contacts.

Roppongi’s old city renovation plan can be more than just a matter of money, but also lies mainly in the matter of people.” Masayoshi Kishimoto said with extreme seriousness.