Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 205 The Importance of Having Someone Behind You

Xinghai Investment does not engage in high-frequency trading, it only buys and sells stocks, which is very simple.

Masato Takeshita watched the trader complete the stock transaction smoothly, so he didn't keep an eye on him all the time.

He has other pressing matters that need to be attended to as soon as possible.

"Good afternoon, Senior Tarui, welcome to Xinghai Semiconductor."

One day in October, Yasuo Tarui suddenly said he wanted to visit, and Masato Takeshita naturally expressed a warm welcome.

And I came downstairs half an hour in advance, waiting for the old man to arrive.

This Japanese semiconductor giant has selflessly helped so many young people, and no amount of respect for him is too high.

"You're welcome, Takeshita-san. I'm an old man, so you don't have to do this next time."

Yasuo Tarui had a smile on his face and was very satisfied with his junior.

Only by learning to respect others can you gain more.

"Tariu-senpai is not old, he can continue to dominate the semiconductor industry for another 30 years."

"As expected of you, no wonder you have won the recognition of so many professors, you are really good at talking."

"I really mean it."

Masato Takeshita is always full of respect when facing these semiconductor experts.

Because he knew that the progress of science depended on these people.

Therefore, he gives the best treatment to both Japanese computer experts and Chinese lithography industry leaders.

Without waiting for Tarui Yasuo to reply, Takeshita Masato said, "It's hot and tiring standing here. How about we go to my office first and talk over some tea?"

"Okay, the guest follows the host's wishes."

After the two men arrived at the president's office, Masato Takeshita immediately signaled his new secretary Keiko Sakai to make tea.

This tall and beautiful girl is also a student of Early Childhood University and just graduated this year.

A few minutes later, the girl served the tea and left the office obediently.

She knew that the two people might have something important to discuss and it was not convenient to disturb them.

After chatting for a few minutes, Takeshita Masato took the initiative to ask, "Tarii-senpai, is there anything you want to talk to me about this time?"

Yasuo Tarui took a sip of black tea and then slowly told his purpose.

"Senior Tarui wants me to join this operating system alliance as well?"

"Okay, that's what I asked for."

Although he knew that this operating system would end in failure, Masato Takeshita still pretended to be very happy.

He was indeed happy.

Being able to join this open system alliance led by Japan itself proves that Xinghai Semiconductor has begun to catch the attention of the Japanese government.

In the future, whenever the government has research and development in the computer field, Xinghai Semiconductor can get a share of the profits.

This is a great cause.

This marks that Xinghai Semiconductor can finally compete on the same level as NEC, Hitachi and Toshiba.

"Very good. I hope that Takeshita-kun can contribute more to our own operating system."

Yasuo Tarui, the father of Japanese semiconductors, had a solemn expression on his face, his eyes full of expectations for Masato Takeshita.

Although the young man was not his disciple, the old man treated him as his last disciple.

The old man has already determined that the future of Japanese semiconductors is not in the hands of Hitachi, Toshiba and other semiconductor giants that are currently in their heyday.

Instead, it is in the hands of this upstart who rose to fame in the suitcase industry.

The reason is simple: young people pay more attention to talents and the interests of employees.

After finishing the business, Takeshita Masato smiled and invited, "Tari-senpai, it's already so late. Let's go have a simple meal together."

"Okay."

Yasuo Tarui readily agreed. He still had some details about the TRON operating system and wanted to communicate with the young man.

During the meal, Takeshita Masato asked curiously, "Senior Tarui, I wonder what the current development progress of TRON is at?"

"Everything is going well, and Panasonic is expected to launch the first generation of computers equipped with TRON next year."

"Then we will promote it in all schools across the country, starting with students."

Humans are creatures that are difficult to change once they are familiar with something.

When the TRON system penetrates into the student population, it means that the TRON system has the most solid foundation.

"So fast?"

The young man was a little surprised, but felt it was natural.

Japan is one of the capitalist countries that has best learned the Soviet planned economy.

The rise of the entire semiconductor industry is based on the planned economic model.

"Time is running out. If we don't push forward quickly, we may run into obstacles someday."

A gloom flashed across Yasuo Tarui's eyes. He didn't know whether the plan could go smoothly.

"Indeed."

Masato Takeshita thought about the development of the TRON operating system in later generations and nodded in agreement.

In terms of hardware, the United States realizes that it can no longer have perfect control.

So he focused more on the software level.

Once a country threatens the United States' software strength, it must be suppressed.

Japan's tron system is the most typical case.

The reason why we are not taking action now is simply because the TRON operating system is still in its infancy.

The day when the TRON system and hardware are officially combined is the day when we will face strong pressure from the US government.

Faced with such pressure, it is difficult for both the Japanese government and companies to withstand it.

First, the government.
If the Japanese government fails to implement US requirements, senior leaders will face a series of problems.

Losing your job at the least.

For example, Kakuei Tanaka and Noboru Takeshita.

Serious loss of life,

For example, senior officials who strongly support the China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Area.

Secondly, in terms of enterprises,
Currently, the United States accounts for more than half of the world's consumer electronics market.

If semiconductor companies want to make money, they must gain a foothold in the United States.

As for China, the number one consumer of electronic products in the 21st century, it is currently still in the other camp and is not worth mentioning at all.

The government can’t do that. Your market is still in their hands, so naturally you can’t be tough.

tron system, there is no soil for success.

Although one is full of worries about the future of the TRON system, the other has already sentenced the TRON system to death in his heart.

But on the surface, both of them pretended nothing happened and expressed their confidence in the open source TRON system.

The next morning, in the small conference room of Xinghai Semiconductor.

Gerstner frowned and said, "Chairman, do we really want to invest heavily in the TRON system?"

“It’s not easy for the United States to deal with it.”

As an American, Lou Gerstner knows the nature of his own government very well.

He is not as wishful as the Japanese and thinks that the US government will not care.

"We have just joined and need to understand the situation first."

"As for investment matters, it's not our turn as a newcomer."

"But we can't go too far. We need to show the value of our Xinghai Semiconductor."

Masato Takeshita did not respond directly, but everything had an answer.

Lou Gerstner was very smart and understood it instantly.

He smiled and said, "I understand. The company will have a deep understanding of the entire industry chain and make a contribution to the research and development of the operating system."

"Ah That's good."

In fact, in addition to making friends with Japanese semiconductor companies and developing the company's wafer foundry, motherboard sales, flash memory chips... Masato Takeshita has deeper ideas.

But Gerstner is an American, so there is no need to explain it to him too clearly. If the news leaks, the financial loss will be a minor matter.

It would not be a good thing if the future industrial layout was destroyed.

In addition to developing PC hardware business, Xinghai Semiconductor may also be able to enter the digital camera industry with the help of the TRON operating system.

After all, after the previous TRON system failed on the PC side, it gradually became the mainstream in embedded devices such as digital cameras and home appliances.

Masato Takeshita can develop technology in this area in a targeted manner.

Of course, even though he knew that the TRON system would not work on the PC side, Masato Takeshita still wanted to develop the PC business.

On the one hand, it is to familiarize yourself with the production process of the operating system and lay the foundation for the future.

On the other hand, I don’t want to be an exception and be excluded by the whole society.

Nowadays, the research and development of operating systems is relatively simple and does not cost much money, so there is no need to save money.

With the sword of Yasuo Tarui, Xinghai Semiconductor began to frequently contact semiconductor talents from Toshiba, Hitachi and other companies.

However, this time, Xinghai Semiconductor's actions were relatively small.

Instead of adopting the favorite poaching strategy, it learned from Samsung.

They paid a high price to ask these people to help during their breaks, thereby improving the R&D strength of Xinghai Semiconductor and the qualified rate of Xinghai's foundry products.

He still wants to buy back Xinghai Semiconductor shares, so he can't offend him too much.

Time passed by little by little, and before we knew it, it was the end of the year.

Masato Takeshita came to the beverage company acquired by Matsumoto Manufacturing and looked at the five bottles of drinks on the table.

"Is this the new energy drink developed by our company?"

The head of the beverage company, Shota Uchikawa, replied respectfully, "Yes, President."

"This is a different energy drink we made based on Austrian Red Bull."

Since there is a path to success, there is no need for Matsumoto Manufacturing to mess around on its own.

Masato Takeshita immediately arranged for his employees to imitate and innovate based on Red Bull.

"Oh, do you think these 5 models are all good?"

“These five flavors are all different, and everyone likes them.”

Scientists at beverage companies have developed hundreds of products.

After layers of evaluation, we finally selected these five products.

They hope that young people can make the final decision and choose the most suitable one.

"Oh, let me try it."

Masato Takeshita decisively opened the bottle on the far left and tasted it carefully in small sips.

"It's OK, but a little astringent. If the astringency could be removed, it would be perfect."

Then he picked up a bottle next to him.

“This is a little too sweet.”

"Our products are mainly for people who work overtime, so they can't be too sweet."

After tasting the five products one by one, Masato Takeshita pointed to the bottle he tasted first.

"Continue to research this drink further."

“When the astringency is gone, our energy drinks will be available.”

The first one was the closest to the Red Bull he drank in his previous life, so naturally he had to develop it vigorously.

"Yes, President!"

After finishing the energy drink, Takeshita Masato continued: "How is our tea drink research going? Do you need my comments?"

“It’s still in the initial development stage, so it will take some time before it’s ready.”

Beverage companies are currently focusing all their attention on energy drink projects, and tea drinks are just getting started.

Masato Takeshita understood the person in charge's subtext and gave direct instructions.

"If there is a shortage of people in R&D, then recruit more scientific researchers."

"Tea is the most popular drink in the world, so there must be a huge market for it if it's made into a beverage."

In later generations, there are endless new tea drinks.

Cheaper ones have tea drinks, and medium-priced ones have milk tea.

These drinks are popular not only in China but also in Asia.

It even has a good market in the United States, Western Europe and other places.

Tea drinking is popular in Japan, and tea beverages definitely have a very good market.

"understand!"

After briefly learning about the company's progress in beverages, Masato Takeshita returned to Matsumoto Manufacturing.

“How is the company’s progress in China going so far?”

President Hiroaki Kobayashi responded respectfully: "The Shanghai factory is progressing smoothly. It is expected that the third phase of the factory expansion will be completed in August next year."

"good."

"No, this is what we should do."

Masato Takeshita was already used to Kobayashi Hiroaki's modesty, so he continued to ask, "Is the Shencheng real estate project going smoothly?"

"It's going relatively smoothly, and the first phase of delivery will be possible in January."

"Great. This way everyone can move into their new homes before the New Year."

Masato Takeshita was very happy because he was able to solve some problems for a small group of ordinary Chinese people.

Currently, Shanghai citizens have difficulty in housing, and many families are crowded in small rooms of more than ten or twenty square meters.

In this real estate project that Masato Takeshita is collaborating with the Shanghai government, each household can get at least a 90-square-meter, four-bedroom house.

This is the indoor area, which does not include greenery, stairs and other miscellaneous items.

Although some families with many children are still crowded, it is much better than before.

At least boys and girls can be separated and have their own rooms.

“Well, that’s what everyone thinks.”

The Internet was not yet well developed, and the whole world attached great importance to the New Year.

Matsumoto Manufacturing chose to deliver the houses before the Spring Festival due to this factor.

"That's how it should be. The company should always put people first."

After sighing, Masato Takeshita smiled and instructed: "We must hurry up with the second and third phases, as many employees in the company have poor housing conditions."

"Please rest assured that the project is progressing very smoothly."

“Next year, both the second and third phases of the project will be successfully completed.”

After talking about the housing issue, Masato Takeshita learned about Matsumoto's instant noodle factory in China and McDonald's fast food.

These two businesses are also developing very well.

Instant noodles were in short supply, and McDonald's became a very famous Western restaurant in Shanghai, the Special Administrative Region, Jinling, and Guangzhou.

That’s right, it’s a western restaurant.

At that time, most Chinese people did not understand the situation in the West and thought that McDonald's and KFC were Western restaurants.

That's why some people choose to get married in KFC and McDonald's.

In a sense, this is also a limitation of the times.

"That's good, but it's not enough. What do you think about us investing in a Chinese beverage factory as a joint venture?"

"A joint venture beverage factory?"

"That's right. I wonder if you have paid attention to the Chinese beverage market recently."

"President, what you want to talk about is Jianlibao beverage?"

In the past two years, Jianlibao has been a prominent figure in China's beverage industry.

Kobayashi Hiroaki, the president who closely follows the youth strategy, is naturally very clear about this.

He also planned to engage in joint ventures or acquisitions, but gave up after thinking about it.

They have sufficient funds and are developing very well, so it is unlikely that they will agree to a joint venture.

(End of this chapter)