Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 256 Xinghai Entertainment
Kanagawa Prefecture's current industry is basically concentrated in the northeast, close to cities such as Yokohama and Kawasaki in Tokyo.

Southwestern areas far from Tokyo, such as Odawara City, Hadano City, and Hiratsuka City.

The county is mainly based on agriculture, fishery and tourism, which are not very profitable, and the economic development in the county is very unbalanced.

Therefore, in the 1980s and 1990s, the Kanagawa Prefectural Government began to develop the economically poor remote southwestern regions with various preferential policies.

Influenced by this, many scientific research institutes have moved to southwestern cities with better environments.

Of course, Kanagawa Prefecture developed cities in the southwestern region, and research institutes moved westward.

More importantly, industrial land in cities such as Yokohama is limited and too expensive.

The nature is somewhat similar, Huawei moved from the north of the special administrative region to the east.

In addition to Kanagawa Prefecture, the three picked some backup targets to prevent local governments from controlling Xinghai Semiconductor.

The company wants to cooperate with local governments to achieve a win-win situation, rather than simply being drained of its profits.

Even in your hometown, it is not acceptable.

After talking about the planned first 8-inch wafer factory, Masato Takeshita looked up and asked.

"How long will it take to build the fourth 6-inch wafer fab?"

Koike Junyi puffed out his chest proudly, "We are already doing the final finishing work, and it is expected to be put into use next month."

"Yes, that's right. We must check it thoroughly."

"We can't ignore safety issues just because we have a lot of orders."

Koike Junyi smiled and responded, "President, please be careful. The company is very strict about safety issues. We will never ignore safety in pursuit of production."

Xinghai's OEM business was developed under the tutelage of Hitachi, and in terms of safety, it is even better than Matsumoto Manufacturing, which it spent a lot of money to learn from.

However, this is also related to the personnel composition of the two companies.

Xinghai Foundry is a technologically advanced semiconductor wafer industry, and its employees are mainly college students.

Not only are they highly qualified, but they can also better understand the company's rules and regulations.

The technology content of Matsumoto's manufacturing is low, and the staff are mainly high school and vocational high school graduates. Their quality is average, and they do not pay much attention to safety.

Of course, this is only relative.

Overall,

The quality of Matsumoto Manufacturing's personnel is still far superior to similar companies in other countries.

"Ah That's good."

Everything went smoothly with the Xinghai outsourcing, so Masato Takeshita and Lou Gerstner did not stay long.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the two of them took a flight back to Tokyo.

"Do you think the company should buy a few more private jets?"

Masato Takeshita attached great importance to his own safety, so as early as 1987 when the Xinghai Group was just emerging, he relied on loans to buy a private jet.

I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid of being hijacked or secretly bombed.

"Private jet? I think so."

“It is convenient for employees to travel abroad, and it is also safer and more concealed.”

Since Lou Gerstner often travels on business, he naturally wants the company to buy a private jet.

This way, he can travel more conveniently and comfortably in the future.

"Okay, then order four more of the latest Boeing aircraft."

"One for Xinghai Group Headquarters, one for Xinghai Investment, one for Matsumoto Manufacturing, and one for Xinghai Semiconductor."

Xinghai Group makes too much money and has to spend money to pay less taxes.

Buying private jets, cars and other products is a good choice.

Of course, more funds of Xinghai Group will still be placed overseas.

For example, Xinghai Investment, even if the closed period ends, the share of the profits belonging to the company will not return to Japan.

On the one hand, the company will focus on overseas markets in the future, so there is no need to repatriate funds.

On the other hand, it is also a reasonable way to avoid taxes.

"Thank you, President."

"What are you thanking me for? This is what the company should do."

After a brief visit to Xinghai Semiconductor, the young man came to the newly established Xinghai Entertainment Company.

This is a pilot project of Xinghai Group, the purpose of which is to facilitate management.

Shortly after,
Matsumoto Manufacturing, Xinghai Investment, and Xinghai Semiconductor will all make adjustments in this regard.

The current Xinghai Group’s business is too chaotic and no longer conforms to its status as a multinational group.

When they arrived at Xinghai Entertainment, Masato Takeshita and President Rogers exchanged a few polite words, then sat on the sofa and asked casually.

"How's it going? Are you still getting used to it?"

"Very good. The quality of voice acting in Star Ocean games has improved significantly."

“The newcomers of Xinghai Music also have more opportunities to practice.”

After the integration, Xinghai Entertainment has made good progress under the leadership of Rogers.

Especially for StarCraft games, no matter whether the game is fun or not, the dubbing will never disappoint players.

It can be said that the merger of the two companies is a typical case of 1+1>2.

Yes, currently Xinghai Entertainment consists of only two companies, and both companies are relatively small.

But, all this is temporary.

In the future, Xinghai Entertainment will enter the film and television, animation, novels, news and other industries.

Disney and Penguin’s layout in the entertainment industry is the direction of Xinghai Entertainment’s efforts.

"That's good. Xinghai Music has just started to develop. You should pay more attention to it."

"In particular, we need to pay full attention to the emotions of Matsuura Masato and Komuro Tetsuya."

"Artists are very sensitive, and I don't want the company to lose these two great talents."

Masato Matsuura and Tetsuya Komuro are both rising stars in the music industry.

Among them, Katsuto Matsuura is a genius in music management.

A small company that was only founded in the late 1980s was able to defeat old giants such as Sony in its previous life.

At its peak, it even occupied 70% of Japan’s music market.

Katsuto Matsuura's ability in music management is evident from this.

As for Tetsuya Komuro, although he has passed away in later generations, the electronic music trend he started in the 90s reshaped Japanese music.

Of course, what young people value more is Tetsuya Komuro's profitability.

At his peak, any song he wrote would sell millions of copies no matter who sang it.

It's simply unreasonable.

"Don't worry, President."

"I rarely get involved in Xinghai Music's affairs. Most of the time they manage it themselves."

Rogers didn't know much about music, and the president emphasized it several times.

He certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to frequently interfere in the management of Xinghai Music.

If it weren't for the need to consolidate his position in the company, he would have wanted to let Xinghai Music go.

"Ah That's good."

Speaking of this, Masato Takeshita felt a little embarrassed.

He quickly changed the subject and asked, "By the way, didn't you say that Street Fighter 2 has completed all the tests?"

"Come on, let's go over and take a look."

"Okay."

Rogers readily agreed and took the initiative to walk in front.

He brought his chairman to the Second Development Department led by Takashi Nishiyama.

“Hey, so many people are playing?”

The young man looked at the dozens of people wasting gas there, following Adu and Adu, and couldn't help but feel like he had entered a game hall at the turn of the century.

“Well, this game is really fun.”

“Every time there is a test, everyone signs up enthusiastically.”

Takashi Nishiyama is very happy now, he feels that he has found the true meaning of the game.

The most exciting thing is for players to compete against each other, and it is also the easiest to sell.

Nishiyama Takashi's idea is correct.

No matter when, games where people compete against each other will always be the hottest type of games.

After all, fighting with others is endless fun.

"Would you like to try it, President?"

"Okay, then I'll try it." Masato Takeshita was indeed a little itchy, so he readily agreed to Nishiyama Takashi's request.

Then he sat down next to the only two arcade machines that were empty.

This is Takashi Nishiyama's exclusive arcade machine.

Masato Takeshita is not an expert at the game, so he mostly just plays rogue and makes waves.

This mode is only for playing against noobs or AI players. If you meet an expert, it’s GG.

But as for the game, expert players have their own fun, and noobs have their own fun.

The young man had a lot of fun playing and reluctantly put down the joystick after half an hour.

"Xishan-san, you guys made a great game."

The picture is exquisite, the interface is reasonable, the music is comfortable...

The most important thing is that the moves are smoother.

After a long period of adjustment and testing, Street Fighter 2 is now incredibly powerful.

In terms of playability, it even surpasses the previous life.

"It's all thanks to the president, the club president, and everyone else."

Nishiyama Takashi was very happy, but he did not show it and cleverly hid himself.

"Be modest. We have made contributions, but you are the leader."

Masato Takeshita was accustomed to the Japanese habit of humility and caution, so he didn't say anything more.

I naturally changed the subject and asked, "When is the game expected to be released?"

Rogers is the one responsible for this.

He smiled cheerfully and said, "The game will be launched in Japan in 10 days."

"If everything goes well, it will be available in the U.S. next month."

Japan is the world's gaming center and the United States is the largest gaming market.

As long as we complete the layout of the two places, we can be said to dominate the world.

Of course, the European market is also good, but it is too fragmented and the profits are far less than those of Japan and the United States.

"Very good. Remember to notify me when the game is released in Japan."

He wanted to witness the glory of Street Fighter 2 and a new era of arcade games.

Before the birth of Street Fighter 2, arcade games were mainly horizontal scrolling games.

After the birth of Street Fighter 2, fighting games swept the arcades.

The King of Fighters, Virtua Fighter, Fatal Fury, Tekken...

Countless fighting games have pushed arcade culture to new heights.

Arcade machines, which were about to be replaced by consoles, also expanded their market with the help of fighting games.

"Yes, please rest assured, President."

Apart from Street Fighter 2, there was no other game in StarCraft that impressed him.

So after simply taking two turns, Masato Takeshita took the initiative to signal Rogers to take him to Xinghai Music.

"Matsuura-san, how are you doing? Are you getting used to it?"

Artists have to be coaxed, so young people are more friendly.

"Everyone is very supportive of my work. I believe that with everyone's support, our music achievements will get better and better."

"Well, that's good. I think we are the next being."

"And under the leadership of Matsuura-san, we will surpass being."

Although Being has not reached its most glorious era, it is already one of the most popular music companies in Japan.

Therefore, taking being as an example will not hurt Matsuura Katsuto's self-esteem.

"Yes, President, please rest assured."

Katsuto Matsuura is very confident, even to the point of being arrogant.

This has to do with his personality, he never admits defeat.

To do this, he could work hard with only three or four hours of sleep a day.

"Well, I'm waiting for your good news."

That being said, now is not the era of Matsuura Katsuto.

He was good at electronic dance music, and now it is the glory of rock music.

After a few years, everyone will get tired of hearing it.

Masato Matsuura will ride on the tide of the times and directly embark on the road to becoming the number one in Japan.

In addition to wholly-owned subsidiaries, he also visited several companies in which Xinghai Group has controlling stakes.

Especially Nichia Chemical located in Tokushima is the top priority.

"Nakamura-san, how is the experiment going? Do you need more support?"

Yuji Nakamura was very moved and first pursed his lips and shook his head.

Then he said solemnly: "The funds are sufficient for now. Please rest assured, President Takeshita, I will definitely be able to develop blue light LEDs."

A scholar dies for a confidant.

Now, Yuji Nakamura wants to work hard for Masato Takeshita, who values him, to repay his kindness.

"No, no hurry."

Yuji Nakamura's success does not come from luck.

He had a keen insight into the direction of blue light LED, and worked hard on research and development, ultimately reaping the fruits of victory.

So Masato Takeshita was not worried at all.

The blue light LED patent will be in his pocket sooner or later.

"By the way, Nakamura-san, have you ever thought about sending your child to school in Osaka or Tokyo?"

Nakamura Yuji's eyes lit up, but when he thought of his past experiences, he quickly shook his head and refused.

"Forget it. If I transfer to another school now, I'll easily be discriminated against."

Bullying is very serious in Japan, especially against transfer students.

The situation where a student transferring from Tokyo to the countryside is well received is a minority among the minority.

Because in the eyes of students, since you transferred from Tokyo, your parents must have made a mistake and were demoted, and you are very easy to bully.

Although children from the countryside who go to school in big cities are not bullied as severely as students from Tokyo who transfer to the countryside, they are also often bullied.

Accent, clothing, and region can all be reasons for discrimination.

"Yeah, that makes sense. Let's talk about it after the child takes the high school entrance exam."

After high school, people focus more on study and socializing.

Activities such as bullying will be greatly reduced.

And it will be easier to make new friends if you start attending school in the first year of high school.

"Okay, thank you, President."

"It is our responsibility to ensure the daily lives of scientific researchers."

Top scientific research talents must be taken care of in all aspects.

It is laughable that when important scientific research results are produced, the reward is only a few hundred or a few thousand dollars.

Apart from Yuji Nakamura, there is no other character in Nichia Chemical that is worth young people's attention.

So he briefly chatted with the company's head for about half an hour, then took his own plane back to Tokyo.

"I am back!"

"What's cooking tonight that smells so good?"

"They are all home-cooked dishes. You must be hungry. Come quickly."

Izumi Sakai held the child and waved to him with a smile.

"Well, wait a moment."

The young man finished cleaning in a few minutes and then quickly walked to the restaurant.

"Xiaohui, who am I?"

"Daddy, snap."

The little guy still remembered Masato Takeshita and reached out to grab his cheek.

"So good!"

"Okay, aren't you hungry? You two can play after dinner."

"Well, listen to my wife."

Masato Takeshita was indeed hungry, so he nodded, smiled and left his daughter.

(End of this chapter)