Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 279 Another Newcomer

Early April is the start of the annual school year in Japan, and it is also the time when major companies hold new employee induction ceremonies.

At this time, the large conference room on the third floor of Xinghai Group was filled with noise.

After quickly finding their seats, the newcomers from various universities and colleges couldn’t wait to chat with their acquaintances to relieve their inner stress and joy.

"Xiaoshan-san, I knew you would choose this place."

Although they were just classmates, Naruhito Fujita was still very happy to see an acquaintance at the new employee induction ceremony.

In the future, we can not only learn from each other, but also take care of each other.

"Of course, this is Xinghai Group."

Oyama Naya admired Masato Takeshita very much, and after graduation he only sent his resume to the Xinghai Group headquarters.

Fortunately, he was a student of the University of Tokyo and was also quite outstanding, so he successfully obtained the qualification for the internal appointment.

Yes, the college graduates who were constantly whispering in the hall were all new recruits hired by the Xinghai Group headquarters this year.

However, only one third of these people can actually join the headquarters, and the rest are all transferred to subsidiaries.

Of course, the diversion will also pay attention to the interests and hobbies of newcomers.

If you are very good at mathematics and like financial work, you will be diverted to Xinghai Investment.

If you are good at computer technology and like scientific research, you will be diverted to Xinghai Semiconductor.

In short, adjust the jobs of new employees based on their interests and hobbies.

Of course, Xinghai Group didn't hide this fact, so most people knew this rule on the first day they submitted their resumes.

"Yes, this is Xinghai Group."

Fujita Narihito nodded with emotion, happy that he was chosen.

You have to know that even among students from the University of Tokyo, not every one of them can receive the internal appointment qualification issued by the Xinghai Group headquarters.

Especially this year, major companies have cut back on hiring, and it has become even more difficult to get directly into a company’s headquarters.

After the two of them praised the Xinghai Group to each other, Fujita Naruhito suddenly asked.

"Besides the two of us, are there any other Todai students?"

"Yes, there are. And there are quite a few. I know about twenty of them."

Because of his exaggerated admiration for Masato Takeshita, Oyama is also quite famous among the students of the University of Tokyo.

So basically every Dongda student, after deciding to accept the offer from Xinghai Group headquarters, will contact him as soon as possible.

"Oh, there are so many."

Fujita Narihito first smiled happily, then said with a hint of regret.

"Unfortunately, I had to go to the United States for something after receiving the internal offer. If I were in China, I would be able to get to know everyone."

"That's what I thought. No wonder. But it doesn't matter. It's not too late to get to know each other now."

They are all students of the University of Tokyo, and they are from the same class of students. They are destined to be a group and need to look after each other. So even if they get to know each other later, it doesn't matter at all.

"well, thanks!"

"Thank you, we are classmates."

The Xinghai Group headquarters recruited more than 20 new people at the University of Tokyo, and even more at Waseda and Keio, which together total more than 100 people.

There's nothing we can do about it, since there are so few graduates from the University of Tokyo.

This is also an important factor why private schools can challenge the status of public universities in both political and economic circles.

With more students graduating every year, more and more people are joining well-known large companies.

As a result, more outstanding talents from private universities have emerged.

Soon, it was 10 o'clock in the morning and the fifth new employee induction ceremony of Xinghai Group officially began.

"Good morning, everyone, I am the president of the company, Masato Takeshita."

This simple sentence immediately caused a sensation in the conference room, and the enthusiasm of many new employees erupted like a volcano.

Although there were only about 700 people, it still produced a thunderous sound.

"Thank you, thank you everyone."

The young man bowed slightly, and then began to introduce the group's brilliant achievements as usual.

Many products, including trolley suitcases, Xinghai mobile phones, Street Fighter II, Soviet Cube, etc., were displayed at the ceremony.

Finally, Masato Takeshita did not forget to speak loudly, half sincerely and half brainwashingly.

"Xinghai Group has basically no history, but because of this, we are constantly creating history."

“I hope everyone here can open up a new future for the company.”

“I hope everyone here can witness the company’s new history.”

“I hope everyone here can write a new chapter for the company.”

Finally, the young man ended today's speech with a paragraph of parallel sentences, leaving more time for the newcomers themselves.

"That's a very good point. We can also become new history and write a new chapter."

Kenichi Suzuki looked at his best friend Aoi Tanaka excitedly.

He is a graduate of Waseda University, so when he received many job offers, he joined Xinghai Group without a second thought.

This is also the common practice of many Waseda University students after the rise of Xinghai Group. Therefore, the number of Waseda University students in Xinghai Group far exceeds that of other universities.

For example, this year, nearly 70 people from Waseda University have joined the Xinghai Group headquarters, while Keio University, the second largest university, has just over 40 people.

Tanaka Qingzhi had a calm expression and said in a gentle tone: "It is indeed very good. It would be even better if it could be performed without a script."

"You are so calm, please be more passionate."

Kenichi Suzuki was a little mad. He looked at his friend helplessly, then continued speaking in silence.

"I really don't understand you. Why did you join Xinghai Group? Didn't Mitsubishi Corporation also give you the highest-level internal job?"

Among the six major Japanese zaibatsu groups, Mitsubishi has surpassed Mitsui to become the most powerful. Mitsubishi Corporation is the core of the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu.

Being able to join Mitsubishi Corporation is basically equivalent to a worry-free future for the rest of your life.

"Xinghai Group has a better chance, that's all."

The Inamon clan, to which Waseda belongs, is not very powerful.

A more pleasant way to put it is that it can compete with the Todai Akamon clan in the political arena, and with the Keio Mita-kai in the financial world.

To put it bluntly, it is suppressed by the University of Tokyo in politics and by Keio University in finance.

No matter which chaebol company you join, your promotion speed is likely to be slower than those from Keio University or the University of Tokyo.

It is precisely because of his rational thinking and his greater optimism about Xinghai Group that Suzuki Aoshi would give up the big for the small.

The first choice within Waseda University was Xinghai Group, and many people had similar thoughts.

Of course, there are also many who join because of personal worship. It can only be said that fools have good luck.

"Huh, can't you say something nice?"

"No need."

Kenichi Suzuki pushed his glasses and said without turning his head.

"Let's go to the banquet hall on the second floor. Everyone is there."

"Hey, wait for me, walk slower."

The banquet after the annual induction ceremony is considered a hidden benefit for new employees.

New employees from the same school can get to know each other and help each other develop. For schools with only one or two new employees who have been hired, it is also easier for them to find suitable partners to join the team.

The world is full of circles, and youth just makes them arrive earlier.

After the induction ceremony, the training for the new employees began quickly.

Everyone will first intern at the headquarters for 3 months, and then go to Xinghai Semiconductor, Matsumoto Manufacturing, and Xinghai Entertainment for internships in rotation.

The internship period is 2 months in each subsidiary, and the students will return to the group headquarters after half a year.

Then there is another 3 months of training at the headquarters.

Finally, those who meet the requirements will join the Xinghai Group headquarters, and the rest will join the major subsidiaries.

As for Xinghai Investment, it was not included in the internship process because there were many things that needed to be kept confidential.

But it is not important.

Because Xinghai Investment has the priority to select new people, those who perform well during the internship will be asked whether they are willing to join.

There was a dedicated person in charge of the internship work, and Masato Takeshita just took a quick glance and put it aside.

He has a lot of work to do now, such as visiting Ken Sakamura's open source laboratory.

"How is it? Are there many people using it?"

Because he was standing on the shoulders of giants and had experience in developing operating systems, Ken Sakamura was able to produce the software very quickly.

It was all done in a few months.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that early operating systems were very simple.

In his previous life, the Linux system only took Linus, who was still a college student, a few months to develop.

"A lot of friends, especially in the United States, have joined us."

Talking about the open source operating system that has just been launched, Ken Sakamura couldn't help but reveal an excited expression.

If I can’t allow big companies to cooperate with me, then I will open source it directly to individual users.

This move can be said to be a direct attack on the vital point of the US government's suppression.

Because sanctions are useful for big companies and politicians, but basically useless for high-end computer talents.

There is no place to stay here.

There is a shortage of computer talents all over the world now, and even with US sanctions, suitable jobs can be found quickly.

Masato Takeshita glanced at the number of people logged in and found that there were more than 3000 people. He nodded unconsciously.

"Not bad, there are so many visitors, and more than 300 people chose to upload code. It seems that our open source plan is really successful."

There are no more than 2000 million computer users in the world, and even fewer with Internet access. Having more than 3000 visitors in more than a week is already a very successful performance.

Of course, the networking here is not what we call the Internet in the future, but more like a large local area network.

There is no way. Although the Internet has been around for a long time, it has not yet been officially released.

Even if Ken Sakamura wanted to use the more convenient Internet for communication, he couldn't do it at all.

"Yes, we succeeded. I didn't expect that choosing individuals over companies could lead to such a big breakthrough."

Ken Sakamura first realized the power of free and open source Internet.

He made up his mind that from now on, all the software he made would be shared on open source software websites.

After realizing the power of individual users, he seemed to have opened up a new world.

"This is inevitable. There are too few computer users, and even fewer things to talk about, so people naturally prefer free and open source communication."

"Well, that's true."

Ken Sakamura thought about the process of communicating with everyone about software over the past few days and nodded in understanding.

It's really great to have so many people discussing the tinux operating system with me.

Yes, that's right, Ken Sakamura's new operating system is called tinux.

T represents his unfulfilled dream, the TRON operating system, and Linux represents the origin of the operating system.

From now on, the open source operating system will be controlled by Xinghai Group, and no more mess will happen.

Now that it's open source, let's be thorough.

Get out of here, politics and all that.

After throwing out Ken Sakamura to attract American firepower, Masato Takeshita officially started his own operating system plan.

Yes, the young man never gave up his ambition for the operating system. But he knew that the United States would suppress it, so he had been planning carefully.

Now the opportunity has come. As long as Ken Sakamura is active, it will be difficult for the United States to notice his little moves.

"Sakai-san, I'm planning to set up a new research institute with a staff of less than 500 people. Please help me find a suitable location near Sendai."

Tokyo is too big a target, so the young people plan to place the project team in a remote location.

Of course, it cannot be too remote. If it is too remote, it will be more conspicuous. Sendai City in Miyagi Prefecture is more suitable.

This is the home of Tohoku University, a well-known Japanese university, and there is no shortage of research institutions. At the same time, it is far away from Tokyo and Osaka, making it difficult for Americans to notice it.

"Hi!"

Keiko Sakai was very efficient and found several suitable locations in five days.

"President, this is a relatively suitable research institute that I found. Take a look and see which one is more suitable."

"Well, wait a minute."

Keiko Sakai found a total of three suitable research institutes, each of which could accommodate hundreds of people.

After much deliberation, Takeshita Masato finally chose a place with few people nearby and the most beautiful environment. This was where he would be less likely to encounter problems while researching operating systems.

Of course, there is no rush for now.

He plans to wait for a while until the controversy over the open source operating system has completely passed.

However, the preliminary preparations should start as soon as possible.

"Gorshinasan, I need your help with something."

"No problem, President, please tell me."

Lou Gerstner agreed without hesitation.

"That's right. I am very optimistic about Qualcomm's technology route in the field of communications, and I am also ready to make efforts in this direction. Therefore, I need to select 50 elite backbones of the company to go to Sendai City for preliminary development and research."

Although it is a cover-up, Masato Takeshita is also prepared to do it seriously. CDMA technology, which represents the future of the communications industry, is the best choice.

"Is it under Xinghai Semiconductor?"

"No, Xinghai Headquarters."

Xinghai Semiconductor is already very large, and there is no need to join the communications field.

"Okay, got it. I'll submit the personnel list next Monday."

When Lou Gerstner heard that the company was not under the name of Xinghai Semiconductor, he immediately realized that the chairman attached great importance to this matter.

Because the last company that received such treatment was a lithography machine company.

Although it is still small in scale, its status is on par with Xinghai Semiconductor, which he controls.

When the person in charge attends a meeting, he also sits at the same table with me.

Of course, as vice presidents of the group, the power they hold is vastly different.

The lithography machine company is too small and the group basically does not talk during meetings.

(End of this chapter)