Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 328 It’s you
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I should ask Mr. Zhongshan's opinion first."

Sega was at its peak, and the major shareholder Isao Okawa naturally had great respect for Hayao Nakayama, who played a role similar to that of a professional manager.

On a daily basis, all matters concerning Sega are decided by Nakayama Hayao.

If Masato Takeshita had not suddenly come to him for help this time, Isao Okawa would still have maintained his attitude of governing by doing nothing.

He quickly dialed President Nakayama's number, and after a brief greeting, he told him what had happened.

"Oh, Xinghai Games wants to bring in a president from our company?"

Nakayama Hayao was very happy, he didn't expect such a good thing to happen. He hated Sega headquarters and the quarrels between Sega headquarters and the US branch.

But at Sega headquarters, all the people were either senior veterans of the company or people who had helped him complete the acquisition of Sega. And Kalinske at the US branch was recruited by him personally.

Due to various factors, even though he knew that Sega was constantly in internal strife, he had no way to solve it.

It should be said that there is no solution to this problem, and even if Okawa Isao were alive again, he would not be able to solve it.

Because on the Japanese branch side, the dispute between the console department and the arcade department involves the most fundamental issues of interest.

The only way to solve this problem is to completely separate them and manage their own businesses. However, Sega's console strategy makes the two inseparable.

After all, the number of games produced by Sega's console division is not good, and the popularity is not enough. Without the support of the arcade division's games, the console's appeal will be greatly reduced, which is not conducive to the overall progress and development of Sega.

As for the American branch, there are differences in management culture and business methods, and there are also many disputes over rights.

If a senior executive could go to Star Ocean Games at this time, the intensity of the internal fighting could be slightly reduced.

Although there will still be fierce infighting among the four because of the position under the buttocks after the new leader takes office, at least the intensity will be reduced in the short term.

In addition, Nakayama Hayao also thought of the wrong ideas of Isao Okawa.

He also made a similar judgment directly.
Star Ocean Games currently has a trend of breaking away from Nintendo, but no one knows when that will happen.

But it doesn’t matter. There are only two successful console manufacturers in the world. If it’s not Nintendo, the only choice is Sega.

"Great! This is what many companies wish for."

If the people sent by Sega can successfully take over StarCraft Games, if the relationship is good, they will definitely take care of their former company.

At the same time, he can also rely on Sega to solve some problems that he finds difficult to handle on his own.

If this continues for a long time, the relationship between the two parties will become better and better, and the success rate of winning them over will be higher.

Thinking of the various benefits, Nakayama Hayao agreed decisively.

"I think this is a great idea. I'll ask Ogata-san when the time comes. He's more suitable."

"Ogata Taketoku-san? That really represents the sincerity of our company."

"But, isn't he a little bit incompatible with the requirements of Xinghai Game?"

Takenori Ogata is a great contributor to the development of Sega's claw machine business. The claw machine he transformed from a grabbing machine laid a series of foundations for the claw machine and also earned countless money for Sega.

It really cost a lot of money for Nakayama Hayao to introduce such a talent to him.

However, Isao Okawa was not very satisfied with this candidate.

Ogata Takenori is a technical talent and does not have outstanding management skills.

"Well, what do you think of Vice President Suzuhara?"

"I think it's good, Suzuhara-san. It should meet the requirements of the Star Ocean game."

Isao Okawa thought of the three suggestions made by Masato Takeshita that day.

First, I must have experience in making games and also like playing games.

Second, you must have participated in the actual management of the company. Your performance is not required to be outstanding, but it can be guaranteed to be stable.

Third, there have not been any major scandals.

Yes, the requirements for Star Ocean Games to hire a new president are that low.

Because of the chaos in the Japanese game industry in the next few years, Xinghai Games is not planning to participate in it on a large scale. The company's real focus will be born in the 21st century.

Therefore, the more stable he was, the more Masato Takeshita and Rogers approved of him.

Tetsuya Suzuhara perfectly fits this description. He is a typical example of Sega's vice president who successfully became the company's vice president through hard work.

After all, a company still needs mature and prudent management.

"Okay, then I'll ask Suzuhara-san for his opinion this afternoon."

"Well, okay, I'll go back first and not disturb you at work."

After seeing off Chairman Isao Okawa, Nakayama Hayao immediately asked his secretary to call Tetsuya Suzuki over.

After the two of them briefly greeted each other, Nakayama Hayao, who was a tough, straightforward guy, did not waste any time.

"Suzuhara-san, Xinghai Games wants to poach an employee from our company to take the position of president. I would like to recommend you. Do you have any ideas?"

"Me, the president of Xinghai Games?"

"Yes, I think you'd be a good fit because they want a president with a steady personality."

"Can I think about this first?"

Suzuhara Tetsuya never expected that this kind of fortune would fall on him. His mind was in a mess and he couldn't think straight.

Even though StarCraft is a third-party game and Sega is a first-party game, in terms of strength, neither is necessarily stronger.

If he could become the president of Star Ocean Games, he would almost be on par with Hayao Nakayama.

He didn't know if he could eat such a big cake.

"Of course, it's not too late to give an answer after the New Year."

"Thank you, I need to think about it."

"Yeah, no problem."

Tetsuya Suzuhara quickly returned to his office and kept writing and drawing on paper.

He wanted to get the job because he had no chance of advancement within Sega and the best outcome would be to retire peacefully.

But when he went to work at Star Ocean Games, he was worried that he would be fired if he did not do a good job.

Not only will you lose your title, but your pension may also be greatly reduced.

For several days, until Christmas ended and New Year came, he still couldn't come up with a plan.

His wife couldn't stand it any longer, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so distracted every day?"

“I am like this…”

Tetsuya Suzuhara had long wanted to find someone to talk to, and now that his wife had asked, he immediately told her the whole story from beginning to end.

"President, hello, I think this is a very good choice."

"very nice?"

Tetsuya Suzuhara was very confused. Why wasn't she worried about the future?
"Humph, you're just a mascot character in Sega now, and you don't control any key departments. Even if you're worse in Star Ocean Games, it won't be much different."

"As for the salary, Xinghai Group is well known for its good treatment. They don't need your salary at all."

Mrs. Suzuhara understood her husband's basic situation and also knew the worries in his heart, so she solved them with one strike.

"Okay, then I'll resign from Sega after the vacation."

Suzuhara Tetsuya was ready to give it a try. Even if he failed in the end, at least he would be remembered by more people. "Yes, that's the courage you need."

Star Ocean Games is about to have a new president, but Masato Takeshita doesn't know this as he is still busy preparing for the New Year.

"Happy New Year, Takeshita-senpai. I'm so sorry to bother you again this year."

"You don't have to be so polite, come, let's sit inside."

"Okay, please, senior."

The first greeting of the New Year is naturally to the biggest boss in Japanese politics.

He is indeed off the stage now, and his party is not the ruling party. But his influence in Japanese politics is still the first.

As for the second, it is his former ally Kanemaru Nobuyuki.

However, the two have parted ways, and there has even been a fierce standoff between their men.

The fact that other parties are able to come to power at the moment is a result of the split between Takeshita Noboru and Kanamaru Shin.

Of course, the role of Ichiro Ozawa, the top general of Kanemaru Shin, cannot be ignored.

This political disruptor not only split the Takeshita faction, but also personally formed an eight-party alliance to remove the Liberal Democratic Party from its position as the ruling party.

As the two chatted, they talked about the world situation.

"The conflict between our neighbor across the sea and the bald eagle is easing. It is estimated that there will be a large wave of investment from North America soon. Is Xinghai Group prepared?"

Masato Takeshita knew that his junior had always been optimistic about the development of China's economy and had made a lot of investments every year.

Now facing the impact of American capital, I don’t know if I can withstand it.

"These are all minor problems. Our foundation there is already stable, and now we just need to continue to expand the scale of production."

"Even if there is competition, it is only in certain industries. China is too big, and there are so many opportunities. The competitive pressure is much less than in China."

After entering China, Xinghai Group's main competitors were actually countries in backward regions such as Southeast Asia and Latin America.

These countries have various problems and it is difficult for them to pose a threat to Xinghai Group's subsidiaries in China.

“Is it smaller than the domestic market? There are indeed more opportunities in the new market.”

Takeshita Noboru also came from a time when Japan was extremely poor, and he was well aware of the basic situation in the early stages of the country's development.

Japan has matured, and it is not easy for new giants to emerge in any industry.

Of course, Xinghai Group is an outlier.

The company successfully took advantage of the frenzy of Japan's bubble economy era and leapt into a large Japanese company through a series of inventions.

If latecomers want to catch up, they will have to put in more effort.

"Yes, it's the same everywhere. There are the most opportunities in the early stages of development, and then they gradually become less and less."

Masato Takeshita thought about his past life and the changes in public opinion on the Internet.

But overall, the country still had many opportunities at that time, far more than in Japan, a stagnant country.

After visiting Takeshita Noboru, the person he visited next was Obuchi Keizo, his main investor in the political field.

"Senior Xiao Yuan, have you stayed up late again? This won't do. If you want to make a difference in politics, you must have a healthy body."

Masato Takeshita was very concerned about Keisuke Obuchi's health and often took him for physical examinations.

He wants to defy fate and change the ending that was written in his previous life.

"There were too many things to do at the end of the year, and I just worked a little overtime."

Although the party is no longer in power, it does not mean that its members are not busy. It can even be said that they are now even busier, trying to regain everything they have lost.

"Then you must take care of yourself. You are the key to the Takeshita Sect."

Keisuke Obuchi's voice was a little frustrated, and he responded with a bitter smile, "Alas, I am not the one, Hashimoto-san is the future."

Although they have not yet become the ruling party, they have already formed a consensus within their ranks to seize power.

This time, the candidate everyone is preparing for is Ryutaro Hashimoto, who is known as the housewife killer.

Hopefully, through women's votes, we can get back everything we've lost.

With Ryutaro Hashimoto around, Keizo Obuchi felt that his hope was gone.

Because Japanese politics requires balance, after Hashimoto of the Takeshita faction comes to power, the next candidates will basically be from other factions.

The most classic one is the Triangle Daifuku-chu, where various factions took turns to come on stage. When it was the turn of the Takeshita faction, the successor of the Tanaka faction, it had been more than ten years since Kakuei Tanaka took office as prime minister.

Of course, nothing is absolute.

After Sato Eisaku resigned as prime minister, Tanaka Kakuei broke the unspoken rules with his outstanding personal abilities and powerful backdoor tactics.

"Don't worry, you have the potential, don't be discouraged. Even if you don't believe in your own vision, don't you believe in me and Takeshita-senpai?"

Masato Takeshita didn't know what kind of blow he had encountered to make him so depressed. He had no choice but to use his two trump cards to put himself and Takeshita Noboru on the chessboard.

"This is good."

Keisuke Kobuchi thought about it and it made sense. Even if Hashimoto Ryutaro got the upper hand, it didn't mean he had no chance.

As long as you have a good body, you can still wait.

Because he has an advantage that Ryutaro Hashimoto does not have, he is the recognized successor of the Takeshita school.

After thinking everything through again, Keisan Obuchi expressed his sincere gratitude: "Thank you, junior brother. I really should have a good rest."

"This is what we should do. We are all working hard to build our country."

"Well, that's good."

The Liberal Democratic Party wants to meet with him, and the leaders of the eight-party coalition also want to meet with him.

The first one is of course the Prime Minister at the time, Morihiro Hosokawa.

At this time, Prime Minister Hosokawa no longer had the high spirits he had when he took office.

There are so many political parties with different ideologies, it's a complete hodgepodge.

Every policy that Morihiro Hosokawa wanted to implement was met with countless internal disputes.

With internal unrest and the Liberal Democratic Party constantly stirring up trouble outside, the entire cabinet government can be said to be struggling.

Perhaps it would be easier to pass if the government issues bonds and then expands the scale of local infrastructure investment.

Everyone is short of money, and many people are counting on this policy to fill the hole.

However, Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa was still very graceful and did not show it on his face. The meeting between the two was leisurely and comfortable.

"Pity."

After leaving the Prime Minister's residence, Masato Takeshita looked back and sighed in his heart.

Prime Minister Hosokawa is a politician with ideals and a sense of responsibility, but the inherent flaws of coalition government doom him to do nothing.

However, the relationship between China and Japan continued to warm up during the Hosokawa Cabinet, which was beneficial for Xinghai Group to enter China on a larger scale.

In addition to Morihiro Hosokawa, another important character that must be visited is of course Ichiro Ozawa.

Although the two belong to different schools and different camps, they can still talk happily. After all, politics and economics are complementary, and there are many things that can be exchanged.

(End of this chapter)