Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 49 Be careful in everything
There are always variables in the acquisition before the contract is signed.

Masato Takeshita was worried that Nichia Chemical would suddenly break the contract, so after leaving Industrial Bank, he immediately told Yuriko Kagawa: "Kagawa, immediately buy 20 tickets to Tokushima Prefecture. The sooner the better."

In addition to his assistant bodyguard and three cooperating lawyers including Asuka Ryo, Masato Takeshita also called on statisticians from Deloitte.

He was worried that 10 tickets would not be enough, so he simply bought 20 at once.

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Yuriko Kagawa immediately contacted the Matsumoto manufacturing management department. In the era when the Internet was not well developed, it was more convenient to purchase through the company account.

"Also, you need to contact the law firm and Deloitte as soon as possible. After we get the plane tickets, we will go to Anan City, Tokushima Prefecture immediately."

The law firm is responsible for reviewing the contract to prevent Masato Takeshita from making mistakes in the contract. As for the last review of Matsumoto Manufacturing's accounts, it was completely a personal help from Asuka Ryo. As Matsumoto Manufacturing grows and develops, it naturally cannot handle all the contracts and accounts like before.

Masato Takeshita simply went straight to Deloitte, one of the Big Five accounting firms, and handed over all the company's audit work to Deloitte.

He originally wanted to find PricewaterhouseCoopers, but thinking of the disgusting Evergrande in his previous life, he decisively changed to one that he felt comfortable with.

"Yes, President Takeshita!"

Yuriko Kagawa took out her notebook and quickly wrote down everything again. At the same time, she looked at her president, asking if there was anything else.

"Well, that's all for now." Takeshita Masato quickly reviewed what he needed to do in his mind, and found that he had to do everything next. He decisively gave the order: "We will separate here, Kagawa, you go back to the company first, I need to go out for a while."

"Hi!"

After splitting into two groups, Masato Takeshita first went to the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and took out stock certificates worth 80 billion yen from his safe.

Then he took the stock certificate to Citibank's Tokyo branch. He wanted to borrow 55 billion yen from Citibank by pledging his shares.

This time he did not choose a domestic bank with a lower loan interest rate, but instead took the initiative to choose Bank of America, mainly because foreign banks have stronger confidentiality.

He didn't want Nichia Chemical to know that he had taken out a stock loan, so he wanted to sneak into the village quietly.

The loan application went smoothly. For a one-year loan, Citibank only charged 1% interest.

This interest rate is naturally very high for domestic Japanese banks, but compared with loans to domestic American companies, it is definitely the lowest it can be.

Masato Takeshita estimates that the current one-year interest rate of 1% may be the result of Citibank - Tokyo branch adapting to local customs.

If this happens in the United States, companies cannot borrow a single penny from a bank without a high interest rate of more than 10 percentage points.

Of course, this is related to the severe inflation that the United States is experiencing.

During this period, bank deposit interest rates often exceeded 10 percentage points, and loan interest rates naturally rose as well.

"Asuka-san, Honma-san, I'm so sorry to call you out so suddenly."

In the VIP lounge of Haneda Airport, Masato Takeshita looked at Asuka Ryo from a Tokyo law firm and Ryoma Honma, a partner at Deloitte Japan, with an apologetic look on his face.

Asuka Ryo and Honma Ryoma didn't dare to reply to Takeshita Masato's words, and responded humbly, "No, President Takeshita is too polite. This is what our law firm should do."

"Yes, it's an honor for us at Deloitte that President Takeshita took the initiative to find us." After repeated politeness for a while, Masato Takeshita, who had not eaten anything for lunch, couldn't bear it anymore.

"Have you all had lunch? Do you want to buy some burgers or something simple to fill your stomach?"

"I already had it before I came here, thank you."

"We too, have already had our working lunch."

"Is that so?" Takeshita Masato nodded enviously, then said apologetically, "Sorry, I'm a little hungry. I'm going to go eat something."

"It doesn't matter. Eating is more important."

"Go eat quickly, the flight will take more than an hour."

"Well, sorry, I have to excuse myself for a moment. You guys can chat first." After saying that, Takeshita Masato said to Kagawa Yuriko: "Kagawa-san, you haven't eaten either. Let's go to McDonald's for a quick meal."

Food is always more expensive in any airport in any country. But for Takeshita Masato, the most important thing right now is to fill his stomach, not the food.

He ate a hamburger and drank a Coke and said with emotion: "McDonald's is indeed the essence of human industrial diet. It tastes delicious."

The delicious taste of fried food has been imprinted deep in the human soul. Even though people know that eating too much is bad for the body, there are still many people who cannot resist the delicious aroma of fried food.

"It's okay, but it's really suitable for business trips."

There are slight differences in the bacteria in different places. Many people have difficulty acclimatizing when eating local food in other places, which is due to the different gastrointestinal bacteria.

In this regard, fried foods have a great advantage.

The extremely high temperature of hot oil will directly kill most bacteria, so it will not change the type of intestinal bacteria in the body of the business traveler, and will not cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

After a quick meal, Takeshita Masato returned to the departure lounge. He looked at Asuka Ryo and Honma Ryoma, who were chatting happily, and asked curiously, "Are you two discussing business?"

Asuka Ryo raised his head and whispered, "Almost. We are talking about the suitcase. This invention can be said to have directly changed the pattern of travel. It is definitely a great invention that will go down in history."

Honma Ryoma nodded in agreement and responded, "Yes, a trolley suitcase is a boon for travelers."

Masato Takeshita was a little embarrassed by the compliment: "Thank you for the compliment. It's not as good as you say."

"Not at all. You see, almost everyone in the terminal has one, and some even have more than one. It can be said that this small suitcase has greatly facilitated people's travel."

"Although it is not very eye-catching and its structure is relatively simple, I think the trolley suitcase is definitely a representative invention in the field of people's livelihood."

Asuka Ryo continued to praise him endlessly, constantly strengthening the good impression he had in Takeshita Masato's mind.

This can be considered a little trick used by Asuka Ryo to avoid being replaced.

As Matsumoto Manufacturing continues to expand, other law firms have begun to suggest that their business is better and their prices are more cost-effective.

Although Masato Takeshita is not attracted to him for the time being, what if his attitude changes one day?
Asuka Ryo doesn't want to pin all her hopes on the teacher-student relationship between Takeshita Masato and Inoue Kunihiko. She wants to have a personal friendship with Takeshita Masato.

(End of this chapter)