Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 212: Ginger is still spicy with age

After the topic of college students’ entrepreneurship, Masato Takeshita continued to tell the story of himself and Matsumoto Manufacturing in a light-hearted and humorous tone.

This makes the story more engaging and less boring.

After speaking for more than an hour, the young man was reluctant to look at the audience below the stage.

"That's all I have to say about me and the company for now. If you have anything else you want to know, please raise your hand and ask me questions."

As soon as Masato Takeshita finished speaking, most of the audience in the conference room immediately raised their right hands.

The friends were very curious about this famous student in their school and had countless questions to ask.

"So many people raised their hands, so I'll randomly call on a few friends."

“As for those that I didn’t order, I’m really sorry.”

After setting the tone for himself, Masato Takeshita pointed to a junior student wearing glasses.

"Well, the handsome guy in the black windbreaker, third row from the left. Do you have any questions?"

"Ah, is it me?"

The boy with eyes was a little bit unbelieving. He pointed at himself with his eyes wandering.

"Yes, junior, it's you. Is there anything you want to ask?"

Hearing the young man's affirmative voice, the boy managed to calm down.

He stood up and asked with a trembling voice, "Well. I'm a junior student majoring in information technology, and I've received many offers from big companies."

"I want to ask, is it better to choose the software industry or the hardware industry?"

Masato Takeshita nodded affirmatively.

“It’s a very good question. Many students who are looking for jobs really need to know something about this.”

“The computer industry, whether it is software or hardware, is very promising and very competitive in the market.”

"The software direction mainly tests our coding ability."

"As for the hardware aspect, it mainly tests our ability to use the equipment."

"If you like coding, then choose the software department."

"If you have strong hands-on experimental skills and like electronic components, then hardware is more suitable."

"Different people have different choices, follow your strengths."

After listening to the young man's suggestion, the boy with eyes nodded solemnly.

"Thank you, senior."

"It's okay, you're welcome, sit down."

"Oh well."

Seeing the boy sit down, Masato Takeshita began to order the second lucky one.

"The girl in the pink coat in the fifth row, do you have anything to ask?"

Sato Akina didn't expect that she would be chosen, and she stood there in a daze.

Her best friend Sakurako was anxious and quickly shook her arm to wake her up.

"Ming Nai, the senior is calling you, come and ask?"

The girl came to her senses when she heard her best friend calling her.

She stood up hurriedly and apologized sheepishly, "Sorry, I was a little distracted just now."

"It's okay. Is there anything you want to ask?"

The girl nodded quickly and said, "Yeah, that's what happened."

"I've heard that many college graduates quit their jobs after working for a while. When they run out of money to travel abroad, they look for new jobs."

"Will this have any impact on the future?"

After hearing the girl's question, Masato Takeshita's expression immediately became serious.

He said to everyone solemnly: "Many college students in society today do like to work for a period of time and then quit, and then look for a new job when they run out of money."

"Based on my personal experience, this is a very bad choice because it is too weak to resist risks."

At this point, the young man raised his voice slightly.

“What if companies suddenly tighten hiring?”

"If companies tighten recruitment, who will be the first to be eliminated from the job market?"

In response to the young man's question, everyone responded in unison.

“These people like to quit their jobs and travel.”

Masato Takeshita responded affirmatively: "Yes, it is this group of people."

Japanese companies attach great importance to loyalty, and recruiting employees who frequently leave is purely a stopgap measure.

Once the market conditions change, these people will basically not be able to find suitable jobs.

The better ones become waiters in convenience stores or small restaurants, while the worse ones become dependent on their parents.

Then he asked again.

“Some people may be thinking in their hearts, how is this possible?”

"But nothing is impossible in this world."

“We cannot predict the future, so we must do well in the present.”

“Those who often quit their jobs to travel are really walking on a tightrope.”

"Maybe when the job market returns to normal, these people will be completely eliminated."

"Everyone should remember not to make such a low-level mistake."

The bubble economy is about to burst, and college students will soon face the most difficult employment period in history.

It is difficult for normal college graduates to find suitable jobs, and it will be even more difficult for these people.

In the past, there were many college students who chose this lifestyle, but after returning from their travels, they could never find a job and were eliminated by the times.

Masato Takeshita didn't know how many people he could persuade, but if he could persuade one person, he would save a life.

As the number of people called the roll, the questions they asked became more varied.

At this time, a male classmate who looked more shrewd stood up and asked.

"Senior, I heard that you have strong investment ability. Can you give us some investment advice?"

"Okay, then I'll tell you about my investment philosophy."

Masato Takeshita did not hide anything and simply stated his investment views.

“I am optimistic about the development of emerging industries.”

"In this industry, whether it is Toshiba, Sony, Nintendo in Japan or Microsoft, Apple, Dell in the United States, they are all good investment targets."

"If everyone can hold it for a long period of 10 years, they will get good benefits."

In the upcoming stock market crash, the share prices of companies such as Sony will be hit hard in a short period of time, but they will soon rise again and reach new heights.

Unlike many traditional industries, which have been unable to recover directly.

"In addition to the emerging electronics industry, the oil industry is also doing well."

“Big oil companies are always the big money-makers.”

The hot spots in the next decade will mainly be oil and electronics.

If you bet successfully, you can earn at least several times the amount.

The man continued to ask: "Then, what about the real estate industry?"

"The real estate industry has grown rapidly over the past few years and has already reached expectations. Even if it grows further, it won't grow much. It's better to invest in emerging industries, where there are greater opportunities to make money."

The real estate industry involves too many things to be directly criticized.

He only hoped that there were more intelligent people in the auditorium who could understand the implicit meaning of his words.

After the speech, Masato Takeshita discovered that Yasuo Tarui was standing at the door.

He quickly stepped forward and said, "Senior Tarui, why didn't you call me when you came here?"

The old man replied cheerfully: "It's okay, I'm fine listening down there."

"Ok."

Masato Takeshita shrugged and said nothing more.

The young man knew that Yasuo Tarui's sudden visit must be about something important.

So he politely declined the school dinner and took the old man to an elegant dinner venue.

While waiting for the food to be served, Takeshita Masato took the initiative to ask, "Senior Tarui, what do you want to talk to me about this time?"

Tarui Yasuo's expression showed helplessness amidst his anger. He sighed in a low voice and said, "Well, it's about the Tron operating system."

"Your company doesn't need to continue research anymore. The system is almost useless." Takeshita Masato knew that the Tron operating system could not continue, but he still pretended to be surprised and asked, "Is it because of the news in the United States?"

Yasuo Tarui clenched his left hand tightly, his voice filled with grief and indignation.

"Yes. I think it will be hard for the government to bear it."

There have been many trade wars between Japan and the United States.

The first was the textile industry.

Result: Japan backed down.

Take the initiative to negotiate with the United States on the annual export quota of clothing, shoes and hats.

The second was heavy industry.

Result: Japan backed down again.

Or take the initiative to negotiate with the United States on annual export shares of steel, automobiles and other products.

The third time is the current electronic information industry.

Result: Japan still backed down.

The government took the initiative to negotiate with the United States on the annual import share of PC-related products.

Of course, Japan's concession is more of a retreat in order to advance.

The most typical example is the information industry which is now booming.

Japan and the United States agreed to import 25% of American computer-related products.

Then Japan played a little trick.

The operating systems of domestic computers and American computers are different, and the software is not compatible.

Computers from brands such as IBM and Apple are made in the United States, so sales in Japan are very low.

Of course, this strategy can only delay.

If it weren't for Masato Takeshita, Japan's information industry would have collapsed sooner or later.

There is no way, the computer industry is very different from other industries.

This industry places more emphasis on the number of users.

In this regard, Japan has an irreparable natural disadvantage compared to the United States.

Therefore, in the future Internet industry, only the United States, which relies on the large English market, and China, which relies on the large Chinese market, stood out.

As for countries like India and Spain, they don't have this opportunity at all.

India does not have a unified language.

Spain, and most Spanish-speaking Latin American countries, are being dumped on English-speaking products.

"Don't be too sad, Tarui-senpai. The US is mainly targeting PC products. We can also run the Tron system on home appliances, cameras and other products, right?"

The later Tron system was forced to take this path.

Whether it is automobiles or various machine tools, this system is used. It is considered the last stubbornness of the Japanese.

"It's useless. The future belongs to the computer industry."

Yasuo Tarui's tone was lonely, and there was a sense of tragedy in it, like a hero at the end of his life.

"Uh, sure."

Masato Takeshita originally wanted to say that since this path is different, then he should take the free and open source route.

The Linux operating system of later generations has developed into one of the world's mainstream operating systems by relying on the attitude of open source sharing.

Even in the mobile era, it is close to dominating the world.

But it suddenly occurred to him that this was not yet the Internet age.

If you want to take the open source route on the Internet, it will not work at all.

All I can say is that the Tron system was proposed too early.

If it was proposed after 1990, then Tron, which took the open source route first, would have a high probability of replacing Linux.

Furthermore, if it had been proposed after 1990, the Tron operating system would not have been severely suppressed by the US government.

Because currently, the world's operating system industry is in a stage of contention among a hundred schools of thought.

The United States is afraid that the Tron operating system, which implements a free and open source strategy, will threaten the development of its own operating system industry.

You should know that it is not only Japanese companies that support the Tron operating system.

Giant companies in the United States, such as IBM and Motorola, also strongly support the development of this operating system.

Things were different after 1990.

Microsoft's Windows 3.0 was officially launched, sweeping all operating systems on the market.

that time,
The U.S. government no longer worries that any operating system could threaten its own products.

can only say,
Time is also fate!
The Tron operating system, which advocates open source, was born in the wrong era.

"So, what does Professor Sakamura Ken say?"

Ken Sakamura is the founder of the Tron open source operating system.

He is currently a professor in the Department of Information and Intelligence, or Computer Science, at the University of Tokyo.

Masato Takeshita really wanted to recruit this great talent under his command, but he was hesitant to do so.

He didn't want to attract special attention from the US government and thus affect his own development.

Masato Takeshita does not want to experience what happened to Toshiba.

Of course, even if Xinghai Semiconductor wanted to, it probably wouldn't have the chance.

Because the current Xinghai Semiconductor is not qualified at all.

What is your identity?
If it weren't for the disaster radio, it would be a complete loss.

Naturally, there is no need to target this kind of enterprise.

"We are still working on the operating system, hoping that the government and enterprises can hold up, but this is just a daydream."

"impossible."

"impossible."

Yasuo Tarui shook his head repeatedly, not optimistic about Professor Sakamura's efforts at all.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Our products are so dependent on the U.S. market."

Japan's continuous concessions are not only due to the garrison issue, but also due to market issues.

For companies like Toshiba and Sony, the largest market is the United States.

If we don't give in, at best we will become a second-rate company, at worst we will go bankrupt.

This is also the disadvantage of export-oriented enterprises, which are easily controlled by the largest market.

Tarui Yasuo said with hazy eyes: "Yes, it would be great if the other side of the sea could rise a little bit."

Now is one of the best times for China-Japan relations.

Many Japanese sincerely hope that China can rise.

In this way, our own products will have a big market again.

It won’t be like it is now, facing the pressure from the United States and having no ability to struggle at all.

It was due to the times, and also because all industries in Japan, except the automotive industry, were in decline.

Especially electronic products, which have gradually become third-rate.

Not only in the component market, it is gradually being replaced by mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea.

The finished product market has also completely become a dumping ground for mainland China, the United States, and South Korea.

If it didn't have some old background, it would occupy the upstream of the semiconductor industry chain.

Japan's position in the world is expected to decline further.

"Yes, we East Asians are born to be united, and we will rise sooner or later."

The characteristic of a Confucian cultural country is that it is more adaptable to collectivism.

And collectivism is the system that is most suitable for economic development.

Therefore, countries influenced by Confucian culture will have a place in the world.

"makes sense."

Most of the older generation in Japan love Chinese classical culture very much and are proud of it.

Unlike later generations, many politicians’ calligraphy is so crooked that it looks terrible.

(End of this chapter)