Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 18 What kind of business is this?

"So that's how it is. Thank you, Vice President Suzuki, for explaining this."

Masato Takeshita finally had a general understanding of the factory.

This factory is a very good type among medium-sized enterprises. The equipment is very new and the reputation is very good. If it weren't for the rapid appreciation of the Japanese yen and the fact that they just bought new machines, they wouldn't have suffered losses.

“The workers!”

Zensuke Suzuki couldn't help it and wanted to know the attitude of the new boss.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine."

Except for the person in charge of finance and human resources, Takeshita Masato did not plan to make any moves on other people in the early stage. Everything in the factory was going very smoothly now, and only a fool would suddenly change everything just to show his authority.

"That's it, that's good."

Suzuki Zensuke breathed a sigh of relief and felt much better.

This was the first time in so many days that he felt a little better since he learned that his prodigal boss was going to sell the factory.

In the following time, lawyers such as Asuka Ryo were busy checking the factory's accounts and the land contract, while Takeshita Masato, accompanied by Suzuki Zensuke, went around to observe the factory's situation.

It can be seen that Suzuki Zensuke is very authoritative.

Although everyone was busy with work, they still took the time to say hello to the vice president.

"Very good, the spirit of the employees is still there."

Masato Takeshita looked at the busy figures of the workers and felt extremely satisfied.

The most important thing for a factory is its people. If people's hearts are scattered, then the factory will soon be closed down. At present, many state-owned enterprises in China are facing operational difficulties, some of which are caused by employees being too lax.

Then he started walking around the factory asking questions: "What is this?"

"This is the machine for making the frames for the suitcases."

"Oh, that's it." Takeshita Masato nodded in understanding, and then continued to ask: "What about this?"

“This is for making wheels.”

Small but complete.

Although Matsumoto Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has only 500 employees, it has equipment for every process of suitcase production and has a one-stop industrial chain.

This is why Uno Jixing chose this factory. With an investment of tens of billions, he didn't want it to go to waste, so he had to do everything to the best of his ability.

After inspecting everything and getting a general understanding, Masato Takeshita left the factory with satisfaction.

Afterwards, various discussions began to be heard in the factory.

"What do you think the leader of the new factory will be like?"

"Isn't that what happened just now? Otherwise, why would President Suzuki accompany us?"

"No way, so young."

A worker in his 30s couldn't help but exclaim.

Another girl in her 20s who was in charge of sewing said, "I think it's OK. Being younger is more innovative."

"Tsk, I think you are obsessed with him because he is so handsome."

The girl’s best friend directly told her the truth.

"So what, you don't like it?"

"like!"

"Oh, woman!"

As the topic became more and more off-topic, the person in charge in the factory coughed twice to interrupt the others' rants. "Well, none of this has much to do with us. No matter who buys the factory, as long as we, the people in charge of production, don't cheat or do anything shady, there won't be any problems."

"The purpose of purchasing a factory is to make a profit. If all the people in charge of production are fired, who will do the work?"

Of course, although he said so, the production manager had other worries in his heart.

"Alas, you are so talkative and unreliable. I hope the factory won't be sold off again."

At this moment, he was deeply worried about the future fate of the factory.

Matsushita Yuto is the deputy director of the factory and knows his director's thoughts very well. He came over and asked quietly, "Tsunoda, are you worried that the situation in the factory cannot be changed?"

Kakuda Hiroki frowned and said softly: "Yes, too young."

"I think it's good. At least they are polite and respect us workers. More importantly, they are willing to learn and don't pretend to know something they don't."

"But……"

"What's there to worry about?" Matsushita Yuto interrupted the director and said in a relaxed tone: "No matter what, he is more reliable than the current president."

Matsushita Yuto's brows relaxed slightly. "That's true. President Matsumoto is indeed not suitable for running a factory. I just hope the new president can make less trouble."

"We incurred huge losses last year because we didn't expect the yen to appreciate so much, and the factory bought a lot of new equipment. As long as the new president runs the business well, it will be easy to make money."

After the Plaza Accord, most small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan did encounter operational difficulties, but most of these were due to serious defects in their own operations. The most common problem was that the equipment in the factory was too outdated and the production efficiency was very low.

Matsumoto Manufacturing does not have this problem; its losses are mainly due to bad luck.

Who would have thought that the yen would suddenly appreciate sharply, and then profits would be squeezed a lot, resulting in serious losses. As long as the yen exchange rate stabilizes, the factory can easily return to normal.

They also persuaded their president with this reason, hoping that he would wait for a year. If they still suffered losses by then, they would no longer insist.

Unfortunately, Matsumoto Yusaku has been blinded by the stock market.

Not to mention that the factory was making losses, even if it was making money, it could not stop him from moving into the financial field.

This was also the practice of many factory and business leaders during the bubble economy era.

Invest most of your money in financial markets.

As for expanding the scale of industry, whoever is willing to do it can do it. Making money is hard and tiring, and it is not as easy as stock trading.

Just by moving your fingers and without thinking too much, you can earn several times, dozens of times, or even hundreds of times the profits generated by real industry.

No wonder, the more developed a place is, the more people like to engage in finance.

The financial sector is so profitable that it cannot be compared with industrial factories at all.

The factory has a lot of accounts, and it is impossible to finish looking through them in one afternoon.

Seeing that it was getting late, Matsumoto Yusaku thought of arranging for a few people to go out for dinner.

"No need, I want to go to the cafeteria and take a look."

This factory is very good to its workers. Not only does it provide lunch, but it also provides dinner and midnight snacks for overtime workers. It is quite people-oriented.

"Okay, no problem."

Matsumoto Yusaku is still very confident in his own canteen.
He is a bit simple and innocent, but like his father and grandfather, he is the kind of person who is kind and pays more attention to the welfare of workers.

This kind of personality is actually not suitable for the stock market.

Because the stock market is a place where people eat each other. If you are too naive and kind, you will die in the gutter without knowing it.

"Yes, it's delicious. It's a really good factory."

"Of course, we are a model factory in the area, and nearby workers are eager to work here."

(End of this chapter)