Chapter 235: Chapter 235: Japan Headquarters
20 billion yen, which was almost 175 million USD. Since Nomura Securities didn't even blink an eye before taking it out, Charles of course had no reason not to use it.
Making money with other people's money was Charles' favorite thing to do.
In the afternoon, back in Shibuya, Charles met Phyllis Jones, who had been busy for several days. As soon as she saw Charles, she hugged him and started acting cute.
"Boss, these days I've been to many places looking at houses. High-rise luxury apartments in Minato City, standalone villas in Shibuya, and countryside villas in Setagaya!"
Charles kissed Phyllis Jones on the cheek, "If you like any of them, just buy it. Staying in a hotel for too long always feels a bit off!"
"Don't worry, the most expensive high-rise luxury apartment in the new town of Roppongi, Minato City, costs 600 million yen for a 430 square meter flat on the 48th floor. It overlooks Tokyo Bay, offers a view of Tokyo Tower, and you can even see Mount Fuji's beautiful scenery.
Also, I've bought standalone villas in Shibuya and Shinjuku, about 280 to 300 square meters each, costing around 100 million yen.
In Setagaya, I purchased a modern European-style villa with a land area of 1,000 square meters and a building area of 780 square meters for 300 million yen. The boss will surely like it!"
Although Phyllis Jones was puzzled about why her boss was buying properties overseas, she didn't have any objections.
Maybe the boss just liked houses in East Asia?
"It looks like the most expensive areas in Tokyo are still the Chuo Ward, Chiyoda Ward, and Minato Ward. Shibuya and Shinjuku are still a bit behind," Charles shook his head. He wasn't too concerned about this though; he knew the prices would rise in the future but only by a few times.
"I am planning to invest at least 5 billion yen to build a modern building here in Shibuya as the headquarters for Capet Entertainment in Japan," Charles said as he walked to the window, watching the crowd not far away.
"The entertainment industry in Japan is very developed, which makes many Japanese entertainment companies reluctant to expand abroad."
Phyllis Jones didn't really understand, but whatever the boss said was the way to go.
"Is Dona still in Shanghai?" Charles asked.
Phyllis Jones shook her head, "After Miss Lily went back to Hong Kong, Dona took a flight that same night directly to San Francisco!"
"Is Lily not coming back to the U.S.?" Charles knew that Lily was forming the East Asia Business Division. Dawn China's current big investment was Moet Hennessy.
"There's still some stuff in Hong Kong, but it doesn't affect her managing the U.S. stock market from there!"
Charles nodded. Of course, it wouldn't affect her, only the time difference was a bit different.
Anyway, with a private jet now, traveling was much more convenient.
"By the way, you can notify Lily that we'll be providing her with 15 billion yen. I want shares in South Korea's NHN Corporation, especially NHN Japan. The more shares, the better," NHN was formed by the merger of Naver and Hanga. Naver was South Korea's most used search engine. Hanga itself was an entry portal and game operation platform in South Korea.
NHN's current market value was about 1.5 trillion won, roughly 1.2 billion USD, and Charles also had his sights on NHN Japan. In the future, NHN Japan would become Japan's social media giant LINE.
NHN Japan had just been established not long ago, controlled by NHN, so now was the perfect time to strike.
To have influence in Japan and Korea, one must have a say in this area; it was all about benefits and competing with local conglomerates. Power and a voice were very important.
"Boss, didn't you say you were interested in Chinese internet companies like Tencent, Baidu, and NetEase? Why the sudden interest in Japan and Korea?" Phyllis Jones was a bit puzzled.
"Uh, the funds aren't enough right now. Baidu and NetEase are both listed on the U.S. stock market; I can buy them at any time!"
Charles was currently waiting to sell YouTube and then sweep the stock market for internet stocks. After all, internet tech stocks were quite good now, especially those Chinese companies.
"Alright, take a few days off first. Our vacation isn't over yet," Charles patted Phyllis on the shoulder. After all, Phyllis Jones was the only personal assistant around, and he didn't want her to be overworked.
The private jet would take several days to bring Dona Williams back from the U.S.
In the afternoon, in his office, Charles reviewed some Japanese record companies and finally decided to acquire the old Japanese record company King Records.
"Let's go with this one. Its performance isn't good, mainly acting as the agent for European and American records. But over the years, with the mergers and integrations in the European and American record markets, the agency rights aren't there anymore," although King Records was established early, its scale wasn't large.
Takahashi nodded, "It's a record company under TBS Television, so it shouldn't be difficult!"
Charles laughed. Although King Records' music copyrights were average, he noticed an advantage in King Records.
That was King Records' contract with AKS Company, which was a commercial performance operation company established in 2004.
Crucially, AKS started to form Japan's large idol group AKB48 at the end of last year, with Yasushi Akimoto as the chief producer.
AKS was the parent company of AKB48, and it was definitely a money tree in Japan's entertainment industry. With the record contract of AKB48, coupled with King Records already producing some anime and movie soundtracks.
After Capet Records Company acquired it, they could also release soundtrack albums for Capet Pictures' movies, and future stars like Taylor Swift's albums.
"Moreover, I've decided to spend 5 billion yen to build Capet Entertainment's Japan headquarters. By then, the Japanese market will become an important overseas market," Charles said as he stood up and patted Takahashi's shoulder.
"You need to work hard, the international expansion of Capet Entertainment has begun!"
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