Chapter 1199: The Nomura Family

Before taking over the shares of Kyogen Shojiro, Xia Yu's side had accumulated control of 157.53 million shares of Xiaosi Industrial Company.

Together with the 64.4 million shares obtained by Kyogen Shojiro, Xia Yu's shareholding ratio directly reached 63.4%.

As for other minority shareholders, they were nothing but a rabble.

A mere 3.3% of the shares could be easily obtained!

While it was easy to take over Xiaosi Industries, Nomura Securities was a different story.

The top five shareholders, four of which were the Nomura family, Junpei Hyuga himself, Sanwa Bank and Island Life Insurance Company, had a combined stake of 39.67%.

What's more, Nomura Securities was listed on the stock exchanges of New York, Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, and there was no way to buy up all the shares in circulation on each exchange.

There were very few options for gaining absolute control.

Therefore, without giving up Nomura Securities' status as a listed company on the four exchanges and without touching the holdings of the two shareholders, Sanwa Bank and Island Life Insurance Company, Xia Yu's only way to obtain a compliant Nomura Securities is to take over the Nomura family's stake!

As long as the Nomura family's stake can be taken over, even if Junpei Hinata has any more ideas, he will have to obediently follow orders!

And the only formal way to take over the Nomura family's stake is to use money to buy it!

Until the Nomura family surrenders!

According to intelligence analysis, it is possible for the Nomura family to transfer their equity. The key lies in the fact that there is an absolutely irreconcilable conflict between the Nomura family and Junpei Hyuga, and the Nomura family is no longer content with the status quo.

On Saturday night, a row of black Rolls-Royce cars arrived at the mansion where the Nomura family lives.

Despite the late hour, the Nomura family still welcomed their guests with great ceremony.

As Xia Yu got out of the car, he immediately saw a middle-aged man with short hair in his forties from the Nomura family, and an elderly man with full white hair whom he was supporting.

Xia Yu had read the intelligence and instantly recognised the people.

The frail elderly man was Nomura Kohei, the current head of the Nomura family, and the middle-aged man was his son Nomura Takeo.

'Mr Xia, welcome to our home!'

'Mr Kohei Nomura, Mr Takeo Nomura, how are you? I'm really flattered that you've come to greet us at this late hour!'

Xia Yu shook hands with Nomura Kohei and his son as he spoke.

Then, at Nomura Kohei's warm invitation, Xia Yu led Wang Qi into the house, while a group of bodyguards spread out to keep watch.

'Mr Xia, Mr Wang, please sit down!'

'Thank you!'

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After sitting down, the four of them chatted in the quiet living room.

Of course, basically Xia Yu and Nomura Kohei, the two principals of both parties, were chatting, while Wang Qi and Nomura Takeo only occasionally chimed in.

Although Nomura Kohei is several times older than Xia Yu, he has always maintained a respectful attitude towards Xia Yu.

The reason is that Nomura Kohei has learned about Xia Yu's identity through his own channels and learned that Xia Yu is the king of Xiangjiang and dominates a local consortium, whose strength is far above that of the Nomura family.

Moreover, Xia Yu is still so young! The future is immeasurable!

He is young and powerful, and such a formidable person suddenly sending a message of submission to their family is a crisis and an opportunity for the Nomura family.

Nomura Kohei is a seasoned veteran, and naturally he would not offend Xia Yu because of his attitude.

'Mr. Nomura, I'm really sorry to disturb your rest at this late hour.'

'There are some things that I don't need to come and do, but out of respect for the Nomura family, I feel that it is better for me to come and say it myself. I really hope to make friends with the Nomura family!'

Xia Yu took a sip of tea, gently set the cup down, and then looked at Nomura Kohei with a smile.

Nomura Kohei's smile grew wider, and he said, 'Thank you, Mr. Xia, for your recognition of us. On behalf of the Nomura family, I sincerely hope to become friends with you!'

'Haha, in that case, I'll get straight to the point!'

Xia Yu smiled and spoke in a straightforward tone.

Nomura Kohei made a gesture of invitation: 'Please!'

Xia Yu said immediately, 'Mr. Nomura, I have come this time in the hope of buying all the shares in Nomura Securities held by your family!'

While Xia Yu was speaking, he deliberately paid attention to the micro-expressions of Nomura Kohei, but found that he was still wearing a faint smile, his expression not changing the slightest, obviously guessing Xia Yu's intentions.

Instead, it was Nomura Takeo next to him who looked shocked, then looked at his father, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

After more than ten seconds of silence in the living room,

Nomura Kohei looked at Xia Yu and said slowly, 'Mr Xia, you should know about Nomura Securities. This company was founded by my grandfather and then developed by my father. It is the pride of our family!'

Xia Yu nodded slightly in agreement, "Indeed, although Mr Nomura Tokushichi is no longer with us, his legendary experiences have always been passed down in the business world. He was a respected financier!'

Nomura Kohei smiled and thanked him, "Thank you!'

Then he added, 'Since you know, you also understand the significance of Nomura Securities to our family.'

When he heard Nomura Kohei say this, Xia Yu was not angry, but rather, he felt reassured.

Because Nomura Kohei did not say that he would not sell, he only pointed out the significance, which was the most important thing.

His analysis before coming here was not wrong!

Nomura Kohei's attitude was so good, so naturally Xia Yu would not be excessive.

However, when negotiating, one still has to bargain.

Xia Yu smiled and said, 'Mr. Nomura, I know what you're saying.'

'But as a young person, my views are different from yours.'

'I built my current foundation from scratch. For me, a company that can execute my orders is truly mine. Only by determining the direction of a company's operations can it have an infinite future.'

'Investing in and owning a company are completely different things.'

After a pause, he looked at Nomura Daio and then Nomura Kohei, and continued, 'Although the Nomura family is currently the largest shareholder of Nomura Securities, the actual controller of the company is Junpei Hinata.'

'Although Mr. Nomura Daio is the vice president of the company, as far as I know, the second largest shareholder, Junpei Hinata, has the support of the Sanwa consortium, the board of directors, and the shareholders' meeting. Junpei Hinata has also been sidelining Mr. Nomura Daio, and has not given him a platform where he can fully display his talents and grow.'

'Mr. Nomura Daio is in his prime, and I think he must be very unhappy in his current position, right?'

Both Kohei Nomura and Nomura Taiyo fell silent and did not respond.

They did not deny it either, because it was the truth. It would be useless to force a denial in front of Xia Yu, and it would make Xia Yu look down on them instead.

Xia Yu smiled and followed up: 'Although the shares of Nomura Securities are valuable, they are not the most important thing to the Nomura family in my opinion.'

'I think whether a family can continue to pass down from generation to generation and prosper from one generation to the next depends on whether the descendants are outstanding. As long as there are outstanding descendants, they will be able to surpass their predecessors and take the family to a higher level.'

'Mr. Nomura, you have experienced a lot, do you think I'm right?'

After saying this, Xia Yu looked at Nomura Kohei with a smile on his face.