Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 194 Take the initiative
After the dinner officially began, unable to resist the persuasion of the Chinese person in charge, Masato Takeshita had to step forward and say a few words to calm everyone's anxiety about coming to a strange place.

“You may not be familiar with me and are relatively unfamiliar with the company.”

"But that's okay."

“I believe that as time goes by, everyone will get to know me and gradually integrate into the company.”

"Because our Xinghai Group advocates technology first and employees first."

"As long as you can make a contribution to the company, not only you but also the entire project team will benefit."

"Therefore, I don't want everyone to have a guest mentality. You are all part of the company and the protagonist of the company."

Having said this, Masato Takeshita paused for a moment to hear the applause.

Then he joked: "Maybe everyone doesn't believe me in their hearts and thinks I'm just making empty promises."

"But it doesn't matter, time will tell."

"Let us suffocate for our dreams and create a big scene together."

Of course, Masato Takeshita will not play the game of "good wine needs no bush" and will wait for time to prove itself.

He asked the company to prepare relevant materials early on, as well as bonus reports in newspapers, television and other media.

At the same time, he also made plans early.

No matter what technology Xinghai Semiconductor Manufacturing develops next month, it will win big prizes.

Only when there is a big reward will there be a brave man.

If Xinghai Semiconductor Manufacturing wants to rise, necessary financial incentives are indispensable.

"Okay, I won't say any more nonsense from now on."

"Everyone eat well, drink well, drink well and eat well."

This time, the restaurant remembered the applause even louder.

Sure enough, speeches and the like are the most annoying.

After the annoying leader's speech, a female researcher with a more cheerful personality took the initiative to ask Lin Qingqian in a low voice.

"Xiao Lin, don't we have to toast when we eat?"

Lin Qingqian smiled and responded, "No need. The president, or chairman, hates drinking, so no one will choose to toast unless they like to drink."

Then he said to the other compatriots sitting at the same table: "It's the same for everyone, no need to toast, the president hates this the most."

"Eat whatever you want and drink whatever you want."

Toasting in the workplace is the most boring thing.

This matter is completely about PUA subordinates and testing their obedience.

Masato Takeshita has a grasp of the future development trends and does not need to test his employees or organize similar activities.

"I see. That's really good."

Just this short sentence made Huang Juan and others feel more favorable towards Masato Takeshita.

Few people like all kinds of toasts. Even though they hate it very much, they still force themselves to smile.

After more than an hour, everyone had almost finished eating.

Takeshita Masato walked up to Lin Qingqian and asked in a low voice: "Did you bring the things?"

"Well, it's all here."

The girl nodded and pushed the trolley case towards the young man.

"OK, good."

After praising the young assistant, Masato Takeshita stood on the podium and clapped his hands twice.

"Everyone, please be quiet. I have something to announce."

Soon, the lively scene became quiet.

It can be said that in terms of discipline, both Japan and China are very strong.

"That's right. Although the company provides a cafeteria, you can also eat out, but compared to the prices in China, Japan is much more expensive."

"So the company has prepared 20 yen in cash for everyone in advance, and this money will be deducted from the salary over four months."

Then, Masato Takeshita opened the suitcase and began to present 20 pictures of Fukuzawa Yukichi to each employee coming from China.

Ma Yunxiang, who was the first to receive the cash, said with a sense of relief: "Thank you for your company's trouble."

He had been worrying about this before.

The prices in Japan were too high, and the little foreign currency they brought from China was not enough to spend.

Although I know that they will make sufficient preparations, I still have some wild thoughts in my mind because I haven't seen them implemented.

Now, he was completely relieved.

“It’s not your company, it’s our company.”

Masato Takeshita immediately corrected Ma Yunxiang's mistake and then explained it as a matter of course.

"You are all employees of the company, so the company will naturally guarantee your livelihood."

"I was wrong. Yes, we are all part of the company."

After distributing this month's living expenses, Masato Takeshita gave instructions again.

"You all just arrived, so you may not be familiar with the surroundings. Meet on the first floor of the apartment at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Qingqian will show you the way to the breakfast shops, supermarkets, and shopping malls near the apartment..."

"In addition, we will assist you in applying for Industrial Bank's bank cards."

Although the Chinese Academy of Sciences will take part of the salary, the rest

For the Chinese people at this time, it is still a considerable amount of money.

Masato Takeshita opened an Industrial Bank account for them for the sake of financial security.

After explaining everything clearly, Masato Takeshita did not waste any more time and announced the end of the banquet tonight.

Everyone wanted to rest, and he was no exception.

After returning to the apartment, the members of the lithography machine project team first put the money in the house.

Then they all gathered in the lounge of the apartment, discussing everything that happened today in groups of three or four.

Huang Juan looked at Zhang Hong, another female employee in the project team, with emotion.

"I didn't expect the company to give us so much living expenses in advance."

Zhang Hong nodded in approval, then smiled and said, "Yes, that's more than 1000 US dollars."

Then she turned around and asked, "I plan to mail some of it to my family, but I don't know how much the handling fee will be."

Huang Juan had the same idea. After a flash of inspiration, she said, "It's probably going to be very high. It's better to let a friend take care of it."

"That makes sense. Let's find someone we know."

In 1988, major Chinese banks had not yet entered Japan, and major Japanese banks had not yet gone to China.

If you want to mail money home, you not only have to pay cross-border fees, but also cross-bank fees, which is very costly.

If you ask someone you know for help, you can save this money.

However, this method can be used now.

In the future, when there are more Chinese people in Japan, it is best not to be greedy for cheap things, as your salary can easily be cheated away.

In addition to discussing wages, some people also discussed food issues.

Everyone hopes that the food in the cafeteria can be better, and it would be best if there is a meat dish every day.

All I can say is that poverty limits everyone's imagination.

Except for a few knowledgeable overseas students, most people have the air of an emperor carrying a golden shoulder pole.

"By the way, Sister Huang, have you seen the clothes in the room?"

"Well, didn't Xiaolin say that those are work uniforms? We each have three sets."

"Yeah, I know, it just feels a bit dreamy. The company is so rich that they gave out three sets of such nice clothes."

Xinghai Semiconductor Manufacturing Company provides advanced systems and very good materials to the lithography machine team.

But in terms of price, it is actually not much different from the cheap clothes sold outside.

This is also the advantage of ordering uniforms on a large scale. At the same price, the quality of the clothes will be higher.

Of course, the premise is that the company's purchasing department is not too greedy.

As for not being greedy? This kind of thing is hard to happen, at least Xinghai Group has not happened.

As long as the company's uniforms are of the same quality and cheaper than wholesale products outside, senior leaders such as Masato Takeshita will turn a blind eye.

On the first day, they familiarized themselves with the area around the apartment; on the second day, they handled various documents, including bank cards; on the third day, they familiarized themselves with the future office location; on the fourth and fifth days, they rested, and it was not until the sixth day that the group officially started work.

Masato Takeshita looked at Yasuo Tamura and asked with a hint of pride: "How is it? How do you feel?"

"Very impressive. Although there are some problems with language communication, it's not a big problem."

"They are all top talents, and their ability to draw inferences from one instance is extremely strong."

“I believe that with them, the company can quickly develop products comparable to Canon.”

After a week of getting used to it, Yasuo Tamura was completely convinced by his colleagues from China.

The technical capabilities are beyond doubt, far exceeding those of our own company.

If there were no communication barriers, the R&D progress might be faster.

"Of course. This is a team that can independently develop world-class lithography machines. Their strength is naturally far greater than ours."

"In one week, the company will welcome a large number of graduates. By then, we must let the newcomers learn a lot from them."

Masato Takeshita hopes to improve the scientific literacy of the company's Japanese employees and try to avoid an imbalance in the scientific research capabilities of both sides.

There is nothing wrong with making use of China's scientific research capabilities, but we cannot rely on them completely.

"Don't worry, the students who join our company are all people who are eager for technological advancement."

Compared with banks, commerce, securities and other companies, the semiconductor industry is not very attractive.

Especially the semiconductors of Xinghai Group, due to their popularity, their appeal is pitifully small.

Therefore, students who choose the semiconductor field, especially the semiconductor field of Xinghai Group, are all ambitious in technology.

Masato Takeshita was still a little worried and nagged again: "The future of Tokyo headquarters still depends more on ourselves."

"These people will return to our branch in China soon."

“So we try to squeeze as much technology out of them as possible while they’re still around.”

"Yes, President."

After dealing with the matters concerning Xinghai Semiconductor Manufacturing, Masato Takeshita looked at his secretary.

"How many days are left?"

In a few days it will be April, the day when Japanese college students officially start working.

Masato Takeshita guessed that Lin Qingqian would leave when new employees joined the company.

The girl did not respond directly, but smiled and asked, "Do you know when Chinese college students graduate?"

Masato Takeshita opened his eyes wide, with surprise in his voice.

"Are you going to leave in July?"

Chinese college students graduate in July, so they also choose to start work in July.

This is very different from Japan.

In Japan, students graduate in March and start working in April.

The girl still didn't respond, but just smiled and nodded.

"Wow nice!"

Masato Takeshita couldn't control his emotions and hugged his secretary.

"you."

Lin Qingqian's body became stiff and her face turned red.

She didn't expect that her president would be so bold this time.

Although I have a great liking for young people, this is too sudden.

"You know what? I fell in love with you the first time I saw you at Waseda."

"If I don't speak out this time, I'm afraid I won't have the chance in the future."

"But, I heard you have a girlfriend."

Lin Qingqian's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally it was filled with sadness.

Masato Takeshita did not respond directly and just spoke to himself.

"It is difficult for men with money and power to control their lower body."

"Tanaka Kakuizo, who established diplomatic relations with China, was forced to resign as prime minister because of his relationship with his secretary."

"I am a non-marriage advocate and I will not go into politics, so this is not a problem at all."

"But, but..."

The girl still couldn't accept it. Her mind told her that this was wrong.

"I know I'm a little shameless now, so I won't force you. I hope you can think clearly after returning home. I can wait forever."

After saying that, Masato Takeshita gently let go of the girl.

He doesn't like to force things, he prefers mutual consent.

Lin Qingqian ran away, blushing and returning to her office to calm down.

Masato Takeshita's heart was also beating fast.

If he wasn't worried about not having the chance in the future and the situation was better at this time, he wouldn't have suddenly said what he was thinking.

All I can say is that he has no experience at all when it comes to being a scumbag.

The girl was very confused and subconsciously wanted to ask her best Japanese friend, Kayo Asano, who worked at Xinghai Investment.

Arriving at the familiar dessert shop, Lin Qingqian suddenly asked out of the blue: "Jiadai, do you think I am a bad woman?"

Asano Kayo, who has a baby face and big breasts, quickly waved her hands to deny it.

"Qing Qian-chan is so gentle and kind, how could she be a bad woman?"

"Well, did the president say something?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and responded softly.

"Ah."

"Hehe, I knew that the president likes you very much. Isn't this a great thing?"

Lin Qingqian looked at her smug friend and asked in confusion, "But the president already has a girlfriend."

Kayo Asano said nonchalantly, "What does that matter? What successful man doesn't have all kinds of women behind him? Only useless ones will stay like that from beginning to end."

China's economy has just taken off, so this kind of messy phenomenon is relatively rare.

But even so, there are those who rely on constant divorce and remarriage to change wives.

It can be said that this is a kind of human nature.

Only a small number of great people can resist this instinct.

Kayo Asano, a girl living in a semi-capitalist and semi-feudal country, doesn't care about this at all.

There is a strange phenomenon that Japanese housewives may abuse their husbands because they come home early.

"If you ask me, the president's offer is so good, you should just agree to it."

"Maybe you will be the final wife. If the president pursues me, I will definitely agree."

The girl shook her head and whispered, "That's impossible. The president said he is a non-marriageist."

"Hey, isn't this better? If you two have a child, you can divide the assets."

Kayo Asano became even more excited, and even wanted to use the bestie route to successfully sell herself.

She doesn't want to work hard and just wants to be a rich lady who lives a life of idleness and waits for death.

"Uh, you're thinking too far ahead."

Lin Qingqian felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have told this matter to her best friend whose head was full of feudal ideas.

But her heart was telling her that this was the purpose of her looking for Kayo Asano.

The girl is a mess now.

(End of this chapter)