Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 269: Probe First
After everyone chatted casually for more than an hour, Keiko Sakai came to the meeting room.

"President, dinner is ready."

"okay."

Masato Takeshita nodded with satisfaction, then said to everyone with a smile.

"Come on, let's go downstairs and eat and talk."

"Hi!"

When they heard that they could eat, everyone immediately perked up and responded with full energy.

The dinner was in buffet style, with people gathering in groups of three or four to eat and chat.

"Mr. Guo Shina, Xinghai Semiconductor's organizational structure is too chaotic and needs to be split up and reorganized to a certain extent. You need to make some preparations early."

"Okay, I understand."

Masato Takeshita had informed him of this matter several times, so Lou Gerstner was not unfamiliar with it and also knew that the direction of the reorganization was the Xinghai Entertainment model.

When the departments are corporatized, his power will indeed be reduced, but the reduction will not be that much.

The high-tech industries of Xinghai Group are still controlled by him.

Therefore, Lou Gerstner did not oppose this restructuring plan that could improve the company's operating efficiency and reduce internal friction.

"Well, you said that it would be more appropriate for Xinghai Semiconductor to be split into several independent subsidiaries."

Masato Takeshita already had a complete plan in mind, but he still wanted to hear Lou Gerstner's opinion.

The advantage of doing this is that it can both show Masato Takeshita's humility in accepting advice and make up for his lack of thoughtfulness.

After all, one person's plans are short-sighted and there will always be unexpected things.

“How many companies, let me think?”

Lou Gerstner was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said confidently.

"I think it would be better to split it into six subsidiaries."

"First, Xinghai Semiconductor's main business of flash memory chips can be split into Xinghai flash memory."

"At the same time, Xinghai Flash can be split into a dedicated flash memory chip design company, a flash memory chip manufacturing company, and a dedicated flash memory product manufacturing company."

The rapid development of Xinghai Foundry made Lou Gerstner realize that the future of the chip industry is likely to be a development of division of labor.

If the flash memory chip department makes preparations early, it can gain a slight advantage.

"Makes sense."

Masato Takeshita nodded subconsciously, and then urged with great interest: "And then?"

Being recognized by his own president, Lou Gerstner couldn't help but smile.

He straightened his chest and said confidently: "The second is the Xinghai Mobile Department."

“This sector has shown considerable potential and needs to be developed independently.”

In the entire Xinghai Semiconductor, the most profitable department at present is Xinghai Mobile.

At the same time, this department also consumes a lot of resources of Xinghai Semiconductor. If it continues to develop for a long time, it may affect the progress of other departments.

It is better to split it directly.

On the one hand, it can improve the vitality of Xinghai Mobile, and on the other hand, it can reduce its impact on other departments.

"Well, it should indeed be split out."

The rapid rise of Xinghai Mobile has created a powerful talent siphoning effect within Xinghai Semiconductor.

Some departments have already experienced slowdowns in R&D progress due to staff shortages.

If nothing changes, many departments that are currently very important in the future will be marginalized without anyone noticing.

"anything else?"

"Also, it would be best if the mouse, keyboard, motherboard, graphics card and other hardware departments were also separated out independently."

Masato Takeshita agreed and said, "It should indeed be split up and called Xinghai Hardware."

“However, although the graphics card department is small, the part that specializes in chip design should also be split into a separate company.”

Graphics chips, or GPUs, are the key to the future development of the artificial intelligence industry.

In terms of potential, it even surpasses the currently popular memory chips and flash memory chips that will soon make money.

"clear."

It's just a small matter of setting up a separate graphics card chip company. There's no need to argue with the president.

Lou Gerstner is still more concerned about businesses that have a significant impact on Xinghai Semiconductor, such as Xinghai foundry.

"I think the name Xinghai OEM is really bad."

“If you don’t know, you might think it’s some low-end manufacturing company.”

Lou Gerstner had long wanted to change the name of Xinghai OEM because every time he went abroad to get orders, he would be suspected and criticized.

This name is the worst of the worst.

"Um, sure. What do you think would be a better name?"

Masato Takeshita also felt that this name was not very good, and that he must have been out of his mind to come up with such a name.

"No problem. I think we should just call it Xinghai Wafer. It's very eye-catching."

Lou Gerstner was well prepared and directly said the name he had in mind.

"Okay, we'll change the name immediately when the group is reorganized next year."

"Well, the president is wise."

Takeshita Masato laughed and scolded: "What's so wise about this? Tell me, what else do you think?"

"Yes, and I think it would be best if the company's manufacturing department were also split up into an independent Xinghai Manufacturing."

"From now on, the company's mobile phones, disaster emergency radios, digital cameras, laptops and other products will all be manufactured by Xinghai."

The chip industry has a trend of specialized production, and electronic products are no exception.

Independent manufacturing companies can more easily adapt to market competition, reduce production costs and improve production efficiency.

"Very well, let's do it."

Companies manufacturing electronic products can significantly increase their headcount.

Why was Foxconn so powerful for a while? Isn’t it because it affects the work and life of millions of people?
Masato Takeshita hopes that Xinghai Manufacturing can also develop to the scale of Foxconn, or even larger.

Become an electronic OEM giant with an important position in the world.

Xinghai Semiconductor's business is very broad and involves all aspects.

Therefore, splitting and reorganizing is also the most complicated.

The two of them just had a brief discussion today, and continuous adjustments will need to be made in the future.

For example, in the field of flash memory chips, do we need to have our own wafer factory?

For example, should the Xinghai mobile department be separated from the telecommunications-related businesses?

Also, should batteries and displays be corporatized and developed independently?

In short, it will take at least several months to sort out the clues.

After listening to all of Lou Gerstner's ideas, the young man pondered for a while, then raised his head and spoke slowly.

"These are all very good suggestions. I will add them to my plan."

"However, time is limited, so let's stop here for today."

“We will discuss this issue again after the new year to find out more areas that need to be corrected.”

Xinghai Semiconductor is important, but the opinions of other companies cannot be ignored.

He still has a lot of things to do and can't stay here for too long.

"Okay, President, please get busy."

"Well, see you later."

After leaving Lou Gerstner, Masato Takeshita walked over to Hiroaki Kobayashi.

He went straight to the point and asked, "What do you think about the major reorganization of Matsumoto Manufacturing next year?"

"I don't have any ideas. I'll listen to the president's arrangements."

Hiroaki Kobayashi was deeply influenced by the hierarchy of Japanese companies, and had a strong mentality of putting superiority first.

Even if he really had some ideas, he wouldn't just say them out loud.

"Impossible, I don't know you yet. Just say it boldly, it's okay." The young man didn't want a timid follower, he wanted a warrior who could stand on his own.

Our president must give some useful suggestions on the reform of Matsumoto Manufacturing next year.

"This, okay."

Kobayashi Hiroaki also got used to his president's simplicity and roughness, and his mind began to reel.

Soon, he found the blueprint he had once conceived.

"I think the group reorganization of Matsumoto Manufacturing is relatively simple, focusing directly on the four aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation."

"The luggage department was reorganized into Matsumoto Luggage Company."

"The beverage, instant noodles, and snacks departments were reorganized into Matsumoto Foods Company."

"Garment factories and clothing factories were directly integrated into Matsumoto Clothing Company."

"The company's construction department was also directly reorganized into Songben Real Estate."

Matsumoto Manufacturing has a simple business structure, so the reorganization is very clear and straightforward.

Masato Takeshita smiled and praised, "That's a great suggestion, but why were you hiding it just now?"

"Next time you have a good idea, tell me directly, don't hesitate."

"Yes, President."

Kobayashi Hiroaki's idea was good, but the young man was still prepared to change some of it.

The main issue is the name.

Masato Takeshita’s idea is to change the name of the parent company to Xinghai Life after the groupization.

The company that specializes in producing trolley suitcases and other products is still called Matsumoto Manufacturing.

The business covers three areas: food, clothing and construction, and the suffix in front of it is Xinghai Manufacturing.

More than three years have passed, and the time has come to weaken the Matsumoto family and create internal influence in Matsumoto.

Even if the influence of this part is small, we must continue to reduce it.

After discussing Matsumoto Manufacturing’s business, Masato Takeshita then contacted companies such as Xinghai Software and Xinghai Investment.

However, this part of the group's business is simpler and clearer.

So after a while, the young man collected small suggestions from each subsidiary.

The major players in the reform have always been Xinghai Semiconductor and Matsumoto Manufacturing.

Their business lines are complex and involve companies such as Toshiba.

The other business seems simpler, but involves listing issues.

Both Masato Takeshita personally and Matsumoto Manufacturing as a company need to acquire enough shares to avoid anyone causing trouble.

And even if someone causes trouble at that time, enough shares can ignore these people and force their way through.

He always remembered what happened in the club house.

After briefly understanding everyone's thoughts, Masato Takeshita felt much more relieved.

Because the senior leaders within the group basically responded with approval, everyone is optimistic about the company's reforms.

After finishing his business, the young man stretched himself and casually chatted with Kamoto Takashi about international gossip.

"Kamoto-san, when do you think the United States will take action?"

"It won't take more than 15 days. Saddam is finished."

Kamoto Takashi was following the news every day and received a lot of secret information about the war.

The bald eagle has basically completed the logistics and will start immediately.

"I don't think Saddam will fall anytime soon."

"The United States needs Saddam to resist Iran's expansion in the Middle East and to deter the Gulf countries."

As long as Saddam is in power, it will be difficult for Iranian forces to enter the Arabian Peninsula, and the Gulf countries will need the protection of US troops.

"I thought it was simple. It should be like this."

Kamoto Takashi thought about it carefully and found that this was indeed the way to maximize the interests of the United States.

I just don’t know how long the war will last. If it lasts too long, it may lead to other unexpected events.

Masato Takeshita guessed what Kamoto Takamasa was thinking, and he said confidently, "Don't worry, the fight won't last too long."

"Even if the Iraqi soldiers were tough, there wasn't enough ammunition to go around."

Most countries in the world do not have the ability to produce ammunition, and the same is true for Iraq.

At the same time, the eight-year Iran-Iraq War has drained Iraq's wealth.

Even if Iraq wanted to replenish its ammunition, it had no money to buy it.

The reason why Saddam invaded Kuwait was that he wanted to default on his debts.

In addition, even if Iraq has money, no country dares to sell it now.

The US war on Iraq was waged under the banner of justice.

If you don't want to offend the vast majority of countries, you need to be quiet.

"Weapons and ammunition, that's true. Wars are fought with logistics."

Yoshimoto Takamasa quickly understood and knew why his chairman wanted to withdraw from the oil futures market so early.

If the war lasts for a short time, continuing to go long will easily lead to being wiped out by the capital giants.

"So if you bought shares in a weapons company, you'd better run."

Xinghai Investment has made so much money, so naturally it has to reward everyone.

In addition to monetary rewards, there are also job promotions.

For example, Takamasa Yoshimoto now has a free investment quota of US$3 million.

If he bought stocks of American weapons manufacturing companies, he could easily suffer huge losses after a while.

"Hey, I'll notify everyone to go to work tonight and clear out the relevant stocks."

"There's no need to rush."

The young man quickly grabbed Kamoto Takamasa,

"The war hasn't started yet, so it won't be too late to sell after the New Year."

"The stocks of arms companies are very popular right now, and there is no problem selling them."

"Don't disturb everyone, let everyone have a good New Year."

In the stock market, fools always make up the majority.

Most stock investors do not understand the Gulf War. They only know that when the war breaks out, war-related stocks will rise.

As for when it will fall, only God knows.

"Hi!"

War-related stocks can only be considered a snack after dinner.

The Hong Kong stock market is the most sumptuous meal in recent times.

Because it is a window city, Hong Kong stocks are very easily affected by international situations.

Hong Kong stocks have been falling recently, and this is the best time to buy shares again.

Masato Takeshita is preparing to invest another US$10 billion to acquire more high-quality stocks in real estate, telecommunications and other fields.

But there is no need to rush this matter, it won’t be too late to do it after the New Year.

Anyway, even if the war ends and the Hong Kong stock market recovers, he will still make this investment.

Xinghai Investment, especially its subsidiary Galaxy Capital, is too large and needs to allocate funds globally.

"By the way, what stocks did the private equity fund that cooperated with Goldman Sachs buy?"

"According to the chairman's request, we bought a combination of Microsoft + Walmart + Coca-Cola."

"Yeah, that's good, a very steady approach."

Even a fool can see the prospects of these companies.

Although the growth rate is not as amazing as that of companies like Cisco, it can definitely satisfy Goldman Sachs' appetite.

(End of this chapter)