Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 260 Open Source Spirit

"That's it."

Masato Takeshita nodded in understanding, and then naturally changed the topic of conversation.

"I wonder if the seniors have reached a conclusion about the situation in the Middle East?"

"They are still arguing, and it is probably difficult to pass a vote in parliament."

Although the United States has been urging Japan to send troops as well, and some senior Japanese leaders also want to take the opportunity to break through the constitutional restrictions on the military, but in the 20th century, the force opposing military action in Japan was very strong and it would most likely be rejected.

"It's good this way. War and the like are bound to involve sacrifices."

War is the decision made by old foxes and the story of young people. It can keep people young forever.

Masato Takeshita will not remain young forever because of war, but he is a young man, so he hates war very much.

This time, the cautious Keisuke Obuchi did not respond.

On issues like whether to send troops or not, people in the economic field like Young People can express their opinions freely.

As a minister who wants to make a difference in politics, it is best for him to remain silent and not offend either side.

Every high-end cocktail party is a good place to gather contacts.

Masato Takeshita and Keizo Obuchi chatted casually for a while, then parted tacitly.

Keisuke Obuchi wanted to establish connections with more upper-class people and further enhance his power in the political and economic circles.

Masato Takeshita wanted to take the opportunity to have a brief chat with a friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Senior Haneda, why are you in such a corner?"

Masato Takeshita walked around the party once or twice before he saw Ichiro Haneda, who was a year older than him, sitting in the corner.

He sat in a dark corner, looking very lost.

"Hey, I'm getting married."

"Married?" The young man came closer and asked curiously, "Which company's president's daughter is she?"

Ichiro Haneda finished another glass of wine and sighed heavily, "She is the daughter of the president of a water company in our county."

"I see. It seems that your uncle and aunt hope that you can change your mind."

Masato Takeshita quickly understood the deep meaning and asked with some confusion.

"But it's just a marriage, there's no need to sigh."

Japan is comparable to feudal China in terms of relations between men and women.

Many women don't care at all if their husbands cheat on them.

As long as the family wealth belongs to one's children in the future, nothing else matters.

Especially in the upper class society, basically no women care about these things.

"You don't understand. It always feels a little awkward."

This time, the young man understood completely.

It seems that this senior of mine is suffering from the literary and artistic disease, and he should feel uncomfortable during this period before marriage.

After a few months of marriage, everything will probably return to the same state as before marriage.

Of course, it is also possible to start enjoying your newlywed life.

Then wait a few years, when everything is no longer new, and then return to your nature.

"Well, I don't understand. I don't understand."

Masato Takeshita didn't want to talk too much with the literary youth patient, so he smiled and said a few perfunctory words, and then made a direct kill.

"When you get married, don't forget to send me an invitation."

"Got it, let's go, let's go."

Ichiro Haneda was a little angry and immediately drove the young man away.

"Hey, if you tell me to leave I will leave, but that would be very embarrassing for me."

"Let's talk for a while."

Ichiro Haneda shook the red wine in the glass and didn't care about his junior's attitude.

"What are you talking about? What's there to talk about?"

"Well, I just want to ask you, the scandal reported by Asahi, Industrial Bank was not involved in it, right?"

The latest in a series of financial scandals following Japan's stock market slump.

"No, this matter has nothing to do with our company."

Thinking of the recent Ito Man incident, Ichiro Haneda felt a little happy.

Because the more such things are exposed, the safer Industrial Bank will be.

Yes, Industrial Bank also had a financial scandal recently.

And equally famous.

It is the Tail Seam incident that many people know about after the bubble burst.

However, the media's focus recently has been on Ito Man, and the big bomb about Onoue Feng has not yet exploded.

However, Ichiro Haneda, as a person with flexible information within the company, already knew about this.

I also know that the president and others are actively trying to put an end to it quietly.

Unfortunately, this problem is too big to be solved internally.

"That's good. I guess this will become a typical case."

The financial amount involved in the Ito Wan incident was only more than 3000 billion, which was not a lot compared to the series of financial scandals that followed in Japan.

But whether it was tacit or intentional, mainstream society directly classified the Ito incident as Japan's number one financial accident.

All I can say is that Japanese bankers really know how to play.

"is it?"

Ichiro Haneda first gloated, and then showed a self-deprecating expression.

"It seems that the rest of the events will be passed off lightly."

How to cover up more scandals? The best way is to focus on one thing.

Ito Wan was the unlucky guy who was chosen.

On the one hand, Itoman is not an important direct subsidiary of the chaebol.

On the other hand, the criminal forces involved are not strong at the official level.

The underworld forces involved in the Ito Man incident were dominated by Koreans and Koreans in Japan.

It is not Japan's old Yamaguchi-gumi, nor is it the Inagawa-kai that occupies Tokyo.

Japanese media can report more freely and at will on relevant issues.

Like the Onoue incident and the Fuji Bank incident that will break out soon...

Because of the shadow of the Western underworld, the truth of the matter is confusing.

Of course, part of the truth can be revealed, but forget about the money.

No matter which restaurant you choose, you will never spit out what you put in your mouth.

"It's normal. Everyone wants to keep it under wraps."

Keeping things under wraps is a common human problem.

Neither politicians nor bank executives want a major crisis to occur during their term of office.

Even if there is, I hope it can be resolved quietly.

The situation that has caused a lot of uproar in the city must be narrowed down to a certain extent.

Unless it can no longer be hidden, it will explode in front of the general public.

Xinghai Capital’s fundraising went smoothly and 100% of the contracts were signed.

Then, under the command of Takamasa Yoshimoto, they took over the U.S. stocks that were sold to Galaxy Investment.

To this end, they even had to take out loans from banks at high interest rates.

"The interest rate is really high, and we are a big customer."

Masato Takeshita now misses the time when the interest rate for a three-year loan was only 3.25%.

"There is no other way. The central bank has raised the benchmark interest rate to 6%."

The bank's loan interest rate must be higher than the central bank's benchmark interest rate. Only in this way can it make money.

Therefore, the current loan interest rates in Japan are very high.

However, Japan's interest rate is not considered high in the world.

Whether in the United States or China, the interest rate is more than 10 basis points.

"Yeah, there's nothing we can do." Raising interest rates has become a consensus across Japan, and Xinghai Investment cannot change that.

Masato Takeshita didn't want to dwell on established facts, so he asked casually, "What do the higher-ups think about the possible drop in land prices?"

"What else can I see? I'm happy to see it happen."

"Everyone thinks that if land prices fall, it must be a good thing."

Right now in Japan, only a very small number of people realize that something is wrong with the economy.

Neither the current falling stock prices nor the expected fall in land prices in the near future can make the Japanese lose their optimism.

Therefore, public opinion generally supports the central bank's interest rate hike policy.

Young people who don’t own a house even feel that the measures are not strong enough.

People simply don’t realize that the connections between all walks of life in Japan are already very close.

If the real estate market plummets like the stock market, it will cause more serious economic problems.

After all, the scope of housing is far greater than that of the stock market.

This is also the reason why the United States experienced the subprime mortgage crisis in 08.

Many financial companies such as Lehman went bankrupt, but real estate companies, led by the two housing agencies, were rescued one after another.

Even in a finance-dominated country like the United States, the actual impact of real estate is far greater than that of finance.

"Yes, I understand. Then we will continue to pay attention."

Since things were no different from his previous life, Masato Takeshita was too lazy to continue paying attention.

The second generation of Xinghai mobile phone is about to be launched, and he needs to maintain the morale of the troops.

"Sakamura-san, I promised you before that once the mobile phone operating system is completed, I will support you in developing the PC operating system."

"Now, I am ready to fulfill my promise."

Ken Sakamura widened his eyes and subconsciously touched his glasses.

"really?"

"Of course, and it's still the main open source operating system."

The young man answered decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

"But."

This time it was Ken Sakamura who hesitated. He really had no confidence in breaking through the American blockade.

“Are you worried about the Americans interfering?”

Ken Sakamura wanted to say no, but thinking of the tragic story of the Tron operating system, he finally nodded.

"Don't worry, we won't offend the Americans this time."

Then the young man talked about his ideas for the new operating system.

"Unix operating system?"

Ken Sakamura felt a little dizzy. He didn't expect Masato Takeshita would be waiting for him here.

"Yes, my plan is to develop a variant of the Unix operating system and then make it open source directly on the Internet."

"On the one hand, the software has the Unix user base, and on the other hand, it can be developed with the help of open source technology supporters around the world."

Masato Takeshita plans to follow Lunix's path and leave Lunix with no way out.

He doesn't want the founder of Lunix to find an excuse to ban Xinghai Group in the future.

“Open source online?”

"Yes."

Masato Takeshita nodded and then talked about the benefits in this regard.

"Great, that's a great idea."

Ken Sakamura hated himself a little bit for not thinking of seeking help from the people.

The Internet was just beginning to develop in the 20th century.

Countless computer experts have the spirit of open source sharing in their hearts.

For example, the founder of the World Wide Web even gave up the potential profits of the browser in order to promote the free World Wide Web.

You should know that the market value of Netscape Navigator later reached billions of dollars.

Even if Berners-Lee's browser technology was slightly inferior, he could easily profit tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

At least when Microsoft was fighting with Netscape, it definitely wanted to acquire such a browser.

Because in this way, Microsoft can block some of the public opinion about plagiarism.

"This way, the US will have no excuse to ban us."

The reason why the United States was able to ban the Tron operating system was because Ken Sakamura wanted to develop with the help of enterprises and the government.

From the perspective of the public, it is different. The US ban will actually promote the faster development of operating systems.

Because programmers who advocate the spirit of open source sharing hate government and institutional intervention the most.

"Yes, that's right, so I will set up a non-profit organization to develop a new PC operating system."

Speaking of which, the reason why Ken Sakamura did not think of seeking help from the public is also related to the social environment he is in.

Japan is a country of state interventionism, and most things are done with the support of the government and businesses.

Even computer technology has developed on the basis of the country.

It is completely different in European and American countries, where there is a strong computer atmosphere among the public.

Therefore, when it comes to open source technology, people tend to prefer private development.

This is the environment, an alternative restriction on a person.

"As for the person in charge of this non-profit organization, it can only be Sakamura-san."

"Okay, no problem, leave it to me."

Ken Sakamura has always been angry, and now that he has the opportunity to vent, he is naturally very willing to do so.

"Well, after the New Year, we will officially implement the plan."

The young man is a little impatient, but considering that it is already December, it would be better to postpone it to January.

"No problem, I'll listen to you, President."

Ken Sakamura didn't want to affect Masato Takeshita's plan, but he had already made up his mind.

After returning home, I started research and development to realize my dream as soon as possible.

However, thinking of the power of the United States, he became a little hesitant.

"President, why don't I withdraw from Xinghai Semiconductor? This way, even if the United States has an excuse, it won't affect the company."

"This……"

When Masato Takeshita thought of the American gangsters, he was a little hesitant for a moment.

He also didn't know whether the Bald Eagle would target the Xinghai Group.

After several years of development, the company has already gained great interests in the United States and cannot withstand the Bald Eagle government's reversal of its accounts.

Ken Sakamura noticed the young man's hesitation and stepped up his persuasion.

"It's okay. It won't be too late for us to cooperate after things are settled."

"Besides, computer enthusiasts who like open source sharing not only hate the government, but also hate big companies."

Whether it is the government or a large company, there is no essential difference for users who advocate the spirit of open source.

These institutions all influence the development of open source.

If Xinghai Group gets too deeply involved, it will indeed be easily excluded.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. But I still have to pay the sponsorship fee."

The young man thought about it and found it made sense.

If an open source operating system is owned by the Xinghai Group, it is indeed easy to cause trouble.

He decided to just give money and not get involved directly for the time being.

Wait until the time is right and then quietly control it behind the scenes.

Of course, in order to prevent the open source operating system from slipping away from his hands, the young man decided to let the company's planning department formulate a strategy.

In this way, even if Ken Sakamura wants to cause trouble one day, he will be quickly suppressed.

Masato Takeshita has no intention of using the open source operating system to cause trouble, but he will not allow others to use this technology to threaten Xinghai Group.

It is somewhat similar to registering a protective patent to avoid being targeted by lawsuits that specifically look for loopholes.

(End of this chapter)