In the 1930s and during World War II, some politically influential monopoly groups became the main followers of Japanese monarchism, and the Sumitomo Consortium was no exception.

During this period, the family concentration of the Sumitomo Consortium became more obvious, and most of the consortium's industries were concentrated in the hands of the Sumitomo family.

Among them, it includes Sumitomo Group's copper resources that have been mastered for centuries.

After Japan's defeat, various chaebols disintegrated under US restrictions and were transformed into corporate groups. The Sumitomo family's influence in Japan's political and economic development was greatly weakened. However, with the post-war economic recovery of Japan, the Sumitomo Consortium made a comeback and grew stronger and stronger.

Since then, Sumitomo Trading Company has participated more widely in international trade activities in metals, machinery, petroleum, chemicals, food and textiles, and has become the core enterprise of Sumitomo Consortium and one of the four major traders in Japan.

How strong is Sumitomo like this?

In 1991 alone, Sumitomo's total global sales reached more than 120 billion US dollars, which is more than the total GDP value of the entire country of China.

Hamazaka Thai Man is the chief trader of the non-ferrous metal trading department of Sumitomo Trading Company.

This guy has two nicknames that are very intriguing, one is "Mr. 5%" and the other is "Hammer". The former is a respectful title for his ability by people in the circle, while the latter is portraying his character.

The reason why people in the circle call him "Mr. 5%" is because the non-ferrous metal trading department of the Sumitomo Trading Company led by Hamazaka Taimen controls more than 5% of the global copper trading volume. This shows Hamazaka Taimen's outstanding achievements in international copper futures trading, and also reflects the significant impact of Sumitomo's trading decisions on this on the international steel market.

"Hammer" is interpreted from the English translation of Hamazaka's Thai man's name yasuo                                                                                                                 �

It can be said that it is this persevering personality that has contributed to his unshakable position in the non-ferrous metal market.

London Financial District, Sumitomo Trading Company’s Nonferrous Metals Market Trading Department.

As the phone rings, the Thai man from Hamazu put down the teacup in his hand and picked up the phone on the table.

"Mr. Tainan has always been nice. I am Junan Okamoto. I haven't contacted him for a while. I'm really sorry."

"Oh, Okamoto-kun. I haven't seen each other for a long time. It's so good recently. Why did you suddenly remember to call me? It's so surprising."

"Thank you, Mr. Tainan, for your concern! That's right now. I'm working at First Industrial Co., Ltd., and someone asks me to ask. I don't know if you have time recently. He wants to do a big business with you."

Big business?

The Thai man in the Bin couldn't help but smile.

It’s not that he looked down on this former subordinate, but there are not many things that can be regarded as a big business by him.

You should know that the total financial asset position of Sumitomo Trading Company in London has reached 5% of the global transaction volume, but this is only the scale of financial assets. In fact, Sumitomo Group is one of the shareholders of many mining companies around the world. It controls Peru's Qingling Copper Mine No. 2 Mining, the largest open-pit copper mine in the United States, the Grasberg Copper Mine in Freeport Holdings, and Chile's Chuquicamata and esdida, which are the world's largest copper mine companies.

Yanghui Manufacturing is the predecessor of First Industries Co., Ltd. Although it has expanded rapidly in the past year after the injection of new capital, its main orders are still some orders from Kawasaki and Osaka Metalwork. In the first half of this year, First Industries Co., Ltd. bought only 20 million US dollars in raw materials from Sumitomo.

As the largest trader of Sumitomo Trading Company, Tainan, Binzhong, does not think that an outsourcing company can cooperate with him in any major business.

However, Hama Nakazu Thai no intention of ridicule. Junan Okamoto is his junior. If he can support him, he will not be stingy with an opportunity.

After picking up the tea on the table and savoring it, the Thai man at Hama-aka changed into a comfortable position and asked, "Oh. Is your boss, Ah Hui-ji, wanting to see me?"

"No. It's Mr. Akiyama Kennan, the boss of my boss, Mr. Anhui."

Tainan, Binzhong, was stunned when he held the phone. As the chief trader of Sumitomo Commercial's non-ferrous metals, he knew or knew more or less the famous figures in Japan.

But he had never heard of this Akiyama Jiannan.

"Why did he meet me?"

"Mr. Anhui told me that Mr. Akiyama wants to discuss with you the copper futures share of the London market. By the way, Mr. Akiyama is in London now."

Nani?

All the cats and dogs want to come and negotiate the copper share with me!

The Thai man in Hamazu couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous.

"Okamoto, for your sake, I can give this Akiyama Kennan fifteen minutes. What do you think?"

"Thank you so much, sir!"

"Oh. It doesn't matter. The weather in China should be very good now."

"Yes. The sun is very big and the temperature is still very high. It is more comfortable in China than in London."

“…”

Canary Wharf is not far from the financial district. Modern buildings and various architectural styles with historical atmosphere can be seen everywhere along the way. These buildings are intertwined and accompanied by the crowds coming and going on the streets, presenting a unique charm.

As the car drove smoothly, Shen Jiannan put down the information sent by the intelligence department, and a faint light flashed in his black eyes.

In 1970, Hamazaka Thai men, who were only twenty-two years old, joined Sumitomo Trading Company.

By the end of the 1970s, Binzhong Thai man went to the London Metal Exchange to participate in metal futures trading. At that time, he mainly worked on futures contracts of tin and nickel.

At the beginning, he had no fame, just an ordinary employee. But in just a few years, Hamazu Thai man began to show his talent in trading.

In 1983, his trading volume on London copper had reached 10,000 tons per year. A few years ago, he had already gained a place among international copper futures investors, and "Mr. Five percent" and "Hammer" were shouted out at this time.

This is extremely unusual.

The risk of the financial market is actually no different from the battlefield. On the battlefield, anyone who survives and is promoted is a well-deserved genius.

Not everyone is the kind of lucky guy like Washington, the founding father of the United States. Every time he is about to be finished, his superiors will die on the battlefield, relying on enduring everyone to become the biggest winner.

It is obvious that Hamazaka Thai men have not only achieved today by luck. This Mr. Hamsushi has been able to remain in Sumitomo for twenty years, which shows his strength.

You should know that Japanese trading banks usually adjust traders once in two to three years.
Chapter completed!