Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 101 A Victory Blow

After simply handling the official business of Matsumoto Manufacturing, Masato Takeshita went straight to Xinghai Semiconductor.

He did not disturb Fujio Masuoka who was developing a new flash memory chip, and went straight to Masanari Morita.

"I heard that you recruited two talented people for the company. Where are they now?"

Xinghai Semiconductor is short of everything now, especially talents in the hardware field.

"We have to wait another two months. They are processing the resignation procedures."

After calming down, Takeshita Masato jokingly said, "Is that so? That's great too. I'll give you credit for this."

Morita Masahiro was already familiar with his president's personality, and he also responded jokingly: "Okay, I will save it up and exchange it for a better position in the future."

"No problem, the company will give you a surprise then."

Masato Takeshita was planning to appoint him as the company's second-in-command in technical matters.

If for no other reason, it was because he chose to join the company when it was penniless.

Talents must be balanced, and the interests of old employees must also be balanced.

"How is the development of the disaster emergency radio going?"

"It went very smoothly. The hand-cranking method provided by the president was very effective."

"This is not my idea. I learned it from across the sea."

The technical inspiration for disaster emergency radios lies in two main directions.

Its basic source is the spring-type electric motor developed by British inventor Bayliss.

When the generator is fully wound up, it can keep the radio running for 30 minutes, making it very suitable for remote and backward areas.

But this type of clockwork motor is not suitable for disaster seasons because it is too easy to be damaged.

The second source is the Chinese military’s hand-cranked generators, which are battlefield-suitable equipment and are very sturdy and durable.

Chinese engineer Walter Zhao organically combined these two technologies and eventually invented the disaster emergency radio, which facilitated the country's rescue work.

Masato Takeshita is just repeating what others have said.

"That's already pretty impressive. Aren't great inventors good at making all kinds of summaries?"

In this world, it is not only those who invent new technologies who are powerful; those who are good at summarizing are equally powerful.

Steve Jobs is a typical example. What he is best at is technical summary.

Take the iPhone as an example, they were all the technology of the time.

Some of these technologies were even invented before World War II, but only Jobs figured out how to put them together.

So even though he was racist, he was still generally respected.

Like Einstein, he was a great man who had poor personal morals but had greatly promoted world progress.

"Great, you even learned to flatter me, that's fine."

Masato Takeshita was very happy, especially when he was praised by a technical expert like Masanari Morita, which made him even happier.

"Hehe." Morita Masahiro smiled sheepishly, then said with some concern: "President, the product is sturdy, but it is expensive and heavy. Is there any problem with sales?"

"Of course, don't worry. The most important thing about a disaster emergency radio is durability and stability. Everything else is unimportant."

Durability and stability are what the Japanese are best at.

This may be related to the region you live in. Disasters happen frequently in Japan, so they value the stability and durability of products more than any other country.

Japan is able to defeat the United States in the storage field thanks to these two magic weapons.

The disaster emergency radio project developed under the leadership of Masato Takeshita can be considered to be in line with the expertise of the Japanese.

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Time passed unknowingly and it was February 1987, 2. Masato Takeshita was slumped in the living room, watching international news with his girlfriend.

"Today, Finance Minister Takeshita Noboru attended the Louvre Conference in Paris..."

Masato Takeshita watched the news on TV, a sneer flashed across his lips, and he thought to himself: "Haha, Japan is really finished this time."

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Izumi Sakai didn't know what her boyfriend was thinking, but she felt something was wrong.

"Nothing, I just thought of something funny." "Oh, I see."

The Louvre Conference can be regarded as the beginning of Japan's entry into the abyss.

This meeting was convened by the Americans in order to force Federal Germany and Japan to cut interest rates again, thereby alleviating fiscal pressure on the United States.

West Germany was at the forefront of the Cold War and had stronger resistance capabilities, so it directly rejected the US's demands.

Japan was not in such a good situation. First, the overall situation between China and the United States eased, and then the Soviet Union's strength in Asia was average.

Therefore, the Japanese government had no choice but to bow its head and lower the interest rate to 2.5% when it returned home.

Of course, Japan agreed so happily not only because of the US’s request, but also because of its own considerations.

Japan also used this tactic when it was experiencing economic downturn before.

The effect was very good that time. Japan suffered no losses at all and its economy continued to grow rapidly.

In 1986, Japan's economy was in recession again, with GDP growing by only 2.6%. So even if the United States did not ask for it, Japan might have chosen to cut interest rates.

Unfortunately, times have changed.

The experience from the past cannot be applied to today.

Japan's interest rate cut this time is like stepping on the accelerator at a time when the country is in a downward trend.

"It's already 8 o'clock, aren't you going to write poetry?"

"You, you, how do you know?"

Izumi Sakai's face instantly turned red, and his tone became stammering. He didn't want to let the fact that he wrote something be exposed, at least not now.

"What's the big deal? We've been living together for so long. If you can't figure this out, you're really stupid."

"Well, then, you are not allowed to tell anyone."

"Don't worry, I'm not that boring."

Masato Takeshita doesn't like to gossip. Since his girlfriend chooses to hide it, he naturally won't tell others.

"Come to think of it, you're creating music every day, are you thinking of becoming a singer?"

"Ah."

Izumi Sakai nodded embarrassedly.

On one side is the president's wife, and on the other side is the singer. Her heart is very confused.

"How about I buy a record company in the future and help you sell your records?"

After the bubble burst, the record industry became one of Japan's most profitable industries.

Most of the singers who appeared on the Japanese charts in later generations had sales during this period.

This is the embodiment of the lipstick effect.

When the economy is bad, people prefer cheap entertainment products rather than expensive activities such as golf and skiing.

Masato Takeshita would certainly not miss it.

"Is this true?"

"Of course, but not now. We have to wait another two years."

The record industry does not need to rush. Both Being, which created the glory of the early 90s, and Tetsuya Komuro, who created the glory of the mid-90s, are still in the growth stage.

Avex, the number one record company in Japan, is still a small company now. He has to watch Being and Avex grow up slowly, and then reap the benefits later.

"Well, thank you."

Izumi Sakai was so excited that she boldly took the initiative to kiss her boyfriend on the cheek for the first time.

"And this side?"

Masato Takeshita pointed to the right side of his face again.

"Ah."

Izumi Sakai was very happy now and immediately met her boyfriend's request.

(End of this chapter)