Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 277 I'm Very Sorry
After talking around for a few times, the founder of Kyocera began to talk about his main purpose of the day.

"President Takeshita, is it true that there is no chance for the Xinghai 2nd generation mobile phone?"

"We have no choice. We have signed an exclusive contract with NTT for Japan."

Not to mention the current second telecom, which is a small business, even if it is a second telecom that emerges in the future, young people will not fall out with NTT over it.

NTT Telecom's monopoly position in Japan is unshakable, and all the subsequent telecom companies combined cannot compare with it.

This is still in later times.

Now that the country has just allowed private telecommunications companies to be established and major companies are rushing into the market, NTT's monopoly will only become stronger.

The strength of the Second Telecom is not enough to make the young man break the contract.

"Oh, well. Fortunately, the company is relatively weak, so it won't suffer too serious a blow."

A good mobile phone can really change a battery company.

The future iPhone will do the same, bringing the SoftBank-owned telecommunications company to the top three position in Japan's telecommunications industry.

The same is true for the current Xinghai II, which allows NTT to expand in the mobile communications field ahead of schedule.

"Uh, that makes sense."

Masato Takeshita didn't know what to say for a moment, and nodded helplessly.

After discussing the domestic economic situation, the three inevitably talked about the Gulf War.

Kazuo Inamori, a Buddhist, couldn't help but feel indignant when he thought of Kuwait's arrogance.

"These small Middle Eastern countries are too arrogant. Sooner or later, Kuwait will pay the price."

"It's difficult. There are so many underground treasures in Middle Eastern countries that one can easily live a wealthy and extravagant life."

Although Kuwait is a small country, its oil reserves are among the top ten in the world.

More importantly, this giant oil field, which straddles Iraq and Kuwait, is even lower in Kuwait.

That is to say, when the oil gradually dries up, Iraq's oil will flow into Kuwait, but not the other way around.

With such a depressing oil field environment, it is no wonder that Saddam couldn't bear it in the end.

"Yes, even if these small countries sitting on oil tanks really offend us, there will be no results in the end."

"Unless one thing happens, Kuwait will collectively lose its mind and give up its one-sided support for the United States."

The first survival principle for a small country is to become a younger brother of the most powerful country.

Kuwait has done a very good job in this regard, and is therefore very popular with the Americans.

Of course, the final result of everything is profit.

Kuwait imports large quantities of expensive, unused weapons from the United States every year in order to win over the military-industrial complex.

The effect was so good that the United States soon launched the Gulf War.

In fact, it is not just Kuwait. The Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, spend huge sums of money every year to purchase American arms.

They would rather let their weapons rot than offend this superpower.

Therefore, when Saudi Arabia attacked Yemen later, a very strange team scene occurred.

The Saudi army, equipped with advanced weapons, was beaten to a pulp by Yemeni militants who had basically no high-end weapons.

It can only be said that the oil-producing countries in the Middle East, except Iran and Iraq, are not doing well.

And even Iran and Iraq are third-rate countries in the world.

At this time, Isao Okawa, who had been listening for a long time, interrupted and said, "It is better to let this matter go. We in Japan really have no way to deal with Kuwait."

Then he really stopped discussing it and started talking about the future of computers.

"I think our world will soon be dominated by the computer industry. No matter what field you want to develop, it cannot be separated from the support of computer technology."

"The gaming industry is no exception and is also in urgent need of a large number of computer talents."

In the current gaming industry, console games are still the main characters. As for PC games, they are not even supporting roles, but just a bystander.

It will take another 10 years before PC games gradually take center stage.

Masato Takeshita agreed very much with Isao Okawa's point of view and responded with emotion on his face.

"Yes, there is a serious shortage of talent. We at Xinghai Games are always looking for high-end computer talents."

Game development is also a high-tech field, and there is a great shortage of relevant talents. For this reason, Xinghai Games has been relaxing recruitment conditions.

At the same time, StarCraft Games gives high salaries to skilled university graduates, breaking the common seniority-based salary growth model in Japan.

"Talent is extremely scarce at any time. What we can do is to build the best stage possible so that we have a chance to attract more."

People face different situations, so naturally they will have different thoughts in their hearts.

Kyocera, led by Kazuo Inamori, has passed the era of urgent need for manpower and can easily fill vacant positions.

Therefore, he is the most Buddhist among the three and does not care much about the loss of one or two talents.

Compared with the departure of individual employees, he pays more attention to the construction of the company's corporate system and corporate culture.

Although the few people sympathized with each other, they were not that familiar with each other after all.

After chatting for seven or eight minutes, they smiled and parted ways, looking for the next person to communicate with.

When returning from the banquet, Masato Takeshita looked at the tall and graceful secretary-general.

"Sakai-san, please put it away for me."

"Hi!"

Keiko Sakai responded lightly, then carefully took the personal business card from Masato Takeshita.

You never know when the phone number inside may come in handy.

"By the way, I just promised the Tokyo police department that I would donate some daily necessities."

"The price is about 20 billion yen, keep that in mind."

At all times, companies must establish good relations with local government departments.

Especially the three major departments of police, taxation, and industry and commerce are of top priority.

This is a universal rule, and Japan is no exception.

"clear."

Keiko Sakai is already familiar with these things because the company donates tens of billions of materials to various departments every year.

Inside there are bags and beverages produced by Xinghai Group itself, as well as various foods and fruits purchased from outside.

Sometimes, cars are even purchased for donation.

"Also, I will be visiting Mr. Kakuei Tanaka on April 4 this year. Please remember this for me."

Kakuei Tanaka is considered to be the post-war prime minister most admired by young people and is full of personal charm.

Unfortunately, due to the American factor, he could not stay in the prime minister's seat for too long.

"That's good."

Keiko Sakai looked up in surprise, but quickly realized that her president should have a sound consideration, so she nodded and wrote it down in her diary.

The young man saw the secretary-general's thoughts and consoled him with a smile, "There's no need to overthink. Senior Takeshita knows."

Although he admired Kakuei Tanaka very much, the most politically powerful person in the country was Noboru Takeshita, who had stabbed Tanaka Kakuei in the back.

Therefore, the young people have never had any chance to visit this contractor prime minister who has never attended college and only has a primary school diploma.

Now the situation has changed. Kakuei Tanaka's daughter Makiko Tanaka actually appeared at the reception held by Takeshita Noboru.

Masato Takeshita also took this opportunity to find Makiko Tanaka, preparing to visit the former commoner prime minister whose life was coming to an end.

While satisfying your own wishes, look for more political allies to cooperate with.

Although Kakuei Tanaka has lost his power, his potential political influence is still very large. Makiko Tanaka has contributed a lot to Koizumi becoming prime minister in the 21st century.

However, Makiko Tanaka was very naive in politics, and the reason she had such great appeal was entirely due to Kakuei Tanaka's political legacy.

In addition, Kakuei Tanaka's faction also had a not-so-good relationship with the United States.

If we can win over Masato Takeshita a little, there will be a greater chance of avoiding the coldness in the Sino-Japanese political field.

What the South Korean government can do, the Japanese government can definitely achieve better.

After all, in terms of independence, Japan is still far superior to South Korea.

"Hi!"

Keiko Sakai felt very embarrassed when her thoughts were exposed, but she didn't show it on her face.

She can easily do this without showing her emotions.

The next morning, after processing a series of documents regarding Xinghai Semiconductor, Masato Takeshita came to Xinghai Investment.

"How many shares has Matsumoto Manufacturing temporarily repurchased?"

“We have repurchased 11.2% of our shares, but there are not many shares on the market, so it will take longer to reach the repurchase target.”

The ultimate goal of the young man is to have the shares owned by Matsumoto Manufacturing plus his own shares reach more than 70%.

That is to say, Matsumoto Manufacturing needs to repurchase 20% of its shares.

"That's it."

Masato Takeshita pinched his chin and thought about it, then decided to increase his strength.

"We can't just rely on the stock market, we also need to find ways to leverage investment institutions and large companies."

"Tell them that Matsumoto Manufacturing will buy back the company's shares at a 30% premium. If that doesn't work, 50% is also acceptable."

For the future development of the company, the last part of the shares can only be sold at a premium.

Because if you continue to delay, problems will easily arise.

The development of Pulse energy drinks is unstoppable and is expected to achieve full-scale outbreak in the second half of this year.

The current 30% or 50% premium is simply not enough for Matsumoto Manufacturing's future.

"Understood. Please rest assured, President, we can definitely complete all acquisition goals in March."

Since his own president had said so, Kamoto Takamasa naturally understood the importance of the matter.

He planned to ask his former employer to act as a lobbyist to help him acquire the last portion of shares.

In this kind of matter, securities companies are more professional.

If Xinghai Investment takes action personally, it will easily lead to a situation of reluctance to sell.

There is no way, Xinghai Investment’s reputation in the Japanese financial field is too high.

Stocks in which Xinghai Investment is involved are prone to panic buying.

It is a bit similar to Musk in later generations, who can easily detonate an economic point.

Dogecoin, which originally had little value, skyrocketed again and again due to his several actions.

"Don't be too anxious, it can be completed before May."

June will be the month when the Pulse Energy Drink will explode. The young people will have one month to prepare for the emergency, which is enough to complete the final adjustments.

"Hi!"

After talking about Matsumoto Manufacturing, Masato Takeshita handed a startup company financing report to Takamasa Kamoto.

"I am very optimistic about the development of this company and I am looking for ways to get more financing shares."

The young people were targeting AOL, which is America Online.

The most famous thing this company will be known for in China in the future may be suing Penguin for plagiarizing its own ICQ, forcing Penguin to change the name of QICQ to QQ.

As for the United States, it was that jaw-dropping merger.

However, this company was destined to be lost, so the young man's strategy was to make a quick buck and run.

"Hi, got it!"

Looking at Kamoto Takamasa's serious and cautious expression, Takeshita Masato smiled and waved his hand.

"There's no need to be so cautious. This company is still small, and showing too much importance might backfire."

When AOL went public in 1992, its market value was only or million.

At the moment, it probably only requires an investment of 10 or 20 million, which is not worthy of the president's attention.

"Ok, I know."

Kamoto Takamasa also understood the reasoning, and he said thoughtfully: "I will arrange for the company's employees in the United States to visit first, and I will only be responsible for the final signing work."

For security reasons, most of Xinghai Investments remain in Japan, and there are only small offices in financial centers such as New York, London, and Hong Kong.

Only Sand Hill Road in Los Angeles had a very complete staff.

This is because the US economy is the most dynamic in the world today and produces the most promising emerging companies.

Xinghai Investment’s venture capital business can only be placed in North America.

In addition, another market with great development potential is China.

But China has not yet fully established the direction of its economic development and needs to wait for some time.

"Well, just act normal. If there are venture capital firms that are equally optimistic, there's no need for us to compete too much."

If you can’t invest upfront, you can just buy it on the stock market later.

AOL will not take off until 95 years later, so Xinghai Investment has plenty of time.

"I know, peace and prosperity."

Xinghai Investment is an outsider and cannot have too strong conflicts with local enterprises.

There are so many ways that people can legally make you lose money.

For example, the company starts a new business and gives you a shell company.

Of course, this would bring bad reputation, so no one would do this unless they were desperate.

We are not stupid, so few people are willing to cooperate with deceptive companies. Even if they have to cooperate, they will be very cautious.

"Yes, that's right. Our company is a world-class giant."

As he spoke, Masato Takeshita couldn't help but smile with pride.

“Yes, we are a world-class giant.”

Kamoto Takashi nodded heavily, his face also full of pride.

In addition to the most famous AOL, this list also includes many start-up chip companies.

As for how many companies will be able to develop in the future, that is completely unknown.

He only knows a few well-known companies in the United States.

For example, technology giants such as Cisco, Qualcomm, and Nvidia, and financial giants such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup.

But it doesn’t matter. Even if they all fail, it will not affect the development of Xinghai Investment.

Because the venture capital arm of Xinghai Investment has already invested in Starbucks and Qualcomm.

Yes, Xinghai Venture Capital successfully invested in Qualcomm by relying on the company's influence in Silicon Valley.

The company plans to go public within this year, and after the listing, Xinghai Venture Capital will be able to obtain at least 5 times the profit.

Of course, as long as there are young people around, Xinghai Investment will not sell, and high-quality assets must be held for as long as possible.

(End of this chapter)