Chapter 1200: Utmost sincerity

Nomura Kohei's eyes did not fail with age, but instead shone with brightness and wisdom.

He smiled faintly and shook his head, saying, 'Mr. Xia, your eloquence and thinking are admirable!'

Xia Yu laughed lightly, 'I'm afraid I don't deserve it, I'm just expressing some of my own thoughts.'

Nomura Kohei sighed, saying, 'Mr Xia, you are so young but you have already understood the true meaning of family inheritance, but there are many people who wait until they are grey-haired before they can understand it.'

'This is the difference.'

Xia Yu smiled, not being humble anymore. It would be a bit too much to be overly humble again, and he was not someone of a lower status than Nomura Kohei, so there was no need to be overly fake.

Nomura Kohei tilted his head and looked at his son Nomura Takeo sitting next to him, his eyes full of a very complex expression.

He had cultivated his son with great care, but unfortunately the problem lay with the father.

Before World War II, Nomura Securities was controlled by his father, Tokushichi Nomura, and developed extremely rapidly.

Unfortunately, due to his own lack of ability, and the social unrest after the war, as well as the complex political and business situation, in the end, after his father's death, he did not succeed in taking over his father's position, but instead allowed an outsider like Hitoshi Tsunehiko to become the president and lead Nomura Securities to create one brilliant achievement after another.

The Nomura family's shareholding was not enough to support him in taking back the leadership of the company. Most importantly, his own abilities were indeed inferior to those of Junpei Hirata, and he was unable to command respect, so he could only admit defeat.

However, he sent his son, Nomura Takeo, to the company to be trained, and placed his hopes on his son.

While he was still healthy, with his status and connections within the company, he was able to protect Nomura Takeo and give him enough resources to train and a broad platform to grow rapidly.

However, with his retirement after falling ill and the gradual departure of the older generation, the current young and middle-aged faction of Nomura Securities is mostly Junichi Mukai's side, so Nomura Takeo's days are difficult.

And Nomura Daio has also reached the height of vice president of the company, but has hit the ceiling, unless he kicks Junichi Hirata out of the way, there is no way he can grow any further.

And Junichi Hirata is also guarding Nomura Daio strictly, so Nomura Daio is now in a very awkward position in Nomura Securities, high up in the ranks but without enough power. It can be said that these past few years have been a waste of time!

The Nomura family tried to get in touch with the other shareholders, but the other shareholders were not stupid and only cared about profit. They believed that Junpei Hinata was the only one who could bring them stable profits, and the Sanwa consortium also supported Junpei Hinata.

After the failure of the alliance, Nomura Kohei had wanted to find another way out for Nomura Taiyo, but he had never found the right opportunity and had been hesitant to make a decision.

But after receiving Xia Yu's invitation, Nomura Kohei realised that the opportunity he had been looking for seemed to have finally arrived, and Xia Yu's words tonight confirmed his previous suspicions.

But whether the Nomura family should actually take this step depended on whether Xia Yu's offer was enough to make him make up his mind!

'Mr Nomura, I have come tonight with great sincerity, and I believe you can see that too.'

'At present, I don't have many friends in the island country, and I very much hope to forge a friendship with your family.'

'If you had known me better, you would know that although I sometimes do things that are shocking and hard to accept, I am also famous for my attitude towards friends, and I would never let my friends suffer.'

'So why don't you hear my offer?'

Xia Yu finished, smiling and looking at Nomura Kohei.

Nomura Daio, who was standing next to Nomura Kohei, had sweat on the palms of his hands, and he gripped the leg of his trousers as he looked at his father with a somewhat nervous expression.

After listening to Xia Yu's words, he was feeling very mixed emotions, both hopeful and apprehensive, because this decision would determine the future of him and the next generation of the Nomura family.

And the power to make this decision rested entirely in the hands of his father.

Nomura Kohei nodded slightly and said with a smile, 'Mr Xia, you can name your price. As the Chinese proverb goes, "Even if the deal doesn't go through, there is still friendship".

Xia Yu's smile grew even wider. After a moment's hesitation, he locked eyes with Nomura Kohei and said solemnly, 'Mr Nomura, I'm a straightforward person who doesn't like to beat around the bush, so I'll just name a price.'

'This Friday, the share price of Nomura Securities fell to 446.92 yen per share, and is expected to continue falling next week.'

'But I sincerely want to make friends with the Nomura family, so I'm willing to pay a high price!'

'900 yen per share!'

When Xia Yu quoted this price, even Nomura Kohei, who was prepared for it, was still moved.

Nomura Takeo, who was standing next to him, was even more shocked. He never expected Xia Yu to quote such a high price.

His sincerity was indeed not just words, but was demonstrated with real money.

Nomura Kohei and Xia Yu looked at each other for more than ten seconds, and then he let out a long breath, admiringly exclaiming, 'Mr Xia, your sincerity really surprised me.'

Xia Yu smiled faintly and said, 'Mr Nomura, my sincerity doesn't stop there.'

'If we can cooperate, your family will be my closest friends in the island country in the future, and we can cooperate in many areas in the future.'

'With such a large amount of capital, your family can start a large securities company from scratch. After I join Nomura Securities, I can also cooperate with the company I return to. My bank and Jiuding Securities can also cooperate.'

'My strength in the banking industry of the island country will not be inferior to any of the six major consortia. Do you believe that?'

The last sentence shocked Kohei Nomura. Although he subconsciously didn't believe it, he calmly thought that Xia Yu didn't need to lie to him, because whether it was true or not could be seen during the cooperation.

Thinking about it like this, he was even more shocked. He didn't expect Xia Yu to be able to have such strength without making a sound, and also be able to hide it so deeply.

This is the manifestation of strength!

'Mr Xia, I believe you have this strength!'

Kohei Nomura nodded with a serious expression.

'So, what is your decision?'

Xia Yu finished and looked at Nomura Kohei with a smile on his face.

Nomura Kohei laughed: 'Mr Xia, our family is willing to become your closest friend!'

After saying that, Nomura Kohei patted his son on the shoulder and asked him to help him up.

Xia Yu and Wang Qi also stood up.

'Happy cooperation!'

When the two hands were joined together, the four people in the room all showed bright smiles, and the atmosphere reached its peak tonight.

After the four of them sat down again, the atmosphere was much more lively than before.

Xia Yu smiled and said, 'Mr. Nomura, thank you very much for your help.'

'However, because this is rather urgent, I will bring someone tomorrow morning to complete the transaction. The money can be paid in one go. What do you think?'

Of course, Nomura Kohei had no objection, and he even said thoughtfully, 'Of course, Mr. Xia, don't worry. I will keep this news confidential. If there is anything we need to do to cooperate, I will do it without hesitation!'

'Thank you!'

'Mr. Nomura, I had a very pleasant time at your place tonight, but it's getting late, so I won't bother you any longer. I'll come back to visit tomorrow.'

'Okay, then I'll trouble you to come back again. I'll have everything ready for your visit tomorrow!'

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Nomura Kohei and his son saw Xia Yu and Wang Qi out the door, shook Xia Yu's hand again before getting into the car, and waved until Xia Yu's convoy was out of sight.