Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 76: Opening Ceremony Bag
After knowing that her son became the president, Asami Takeshita no longer accused her son of being wasteful.

Because in the eyes of the older generation, stock trading is very illusory. So even if Masato Takeshita made a lot of money through stock trading, the couple still had no sense of security.

A company is different; it is an industry with an impact that goes far beyond finance.

If not, and time does not permit, the couple would have wanted to go and see it immediately.

It was only after Masato Takeshita repeatedly assured them that he would drive to pick them up in late January that the two of them finally settled down.

After a comfortable night's sleep, Masato Takeshita started helping his mother with things within his ability early the next morning.

Today is New Year's Eve, his mother will be very busy and he will also have to take some responsibility.

In the evening, the family of three ate a sumptuous dinner while watching the Red and White Song Festival, which was similar to the Chinese Spring Festival Gala.

Then the mother, Asami Takeshita, casually asked, "Do you want to go to the New Year's Shrine tonight?"

"Okay, I'll go."

Masato Takeshita didn't know whether there were really gods and Buddhas in this world, but he was still willing to worship them, at least so as not to offend them.

Because the mother is a Buddhist, the family of three went to a Buddhist temple instead of a shrine.

However, there is not much difference between the two, and both focus on New Year blessings.

I hope everything will go well and as I wish in the new year.

Good times are always short, and before we know it, the holiday is coming to an end.

A few days ago he saw his sister and his 2-year-old niece.

Unfortunately, my sister had a lot of things to do, so she only stayed at home for half a day and then drove away in a hurry.

Originally, his mother wanted to tell his sister's family about his company, but the plan was ruined because she was in such a hurry.

"Dad, Mom, the weather is so cold, don't catch a cold. You can go back and don't worry about me."

"I know, it's okay."

Asami Takeshita was very reluctant to see her son leave, and this farewell journey was the only comfort in her heart.

"My home is so close, I can come back often in the future. Dad, Mom, there's really no need to do this."

Masato Takeshita stopped the car, put his arms on the door, stuck his head out of the window, and looked at his parents who were following him with a troubled look.

"Just go on your own and don't worry about us?"

"Hey, okay."

Masato Takeshita rolled down the car window, shrugged helplessly, and wanted to disappear from his parents' sight as quickly as possible.

This way they can go home earlier and not freeze in the cold wind.

Japan also has the custom of giving out money during the Chinese New Year, but unlike the red envelopes in China, Japanese gifts are usually placed in white pockets called gift bags.

Because the Japanese believe that white is a sacred color and represents purity.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. On the first day of the company's operation, Masato Takeshita and the company's senior executives stood at the company's gate early in the morning with a large number of white gift bags filled with cash.

Soon, employees began to arrive.

Masato Takeshita said with a smile on his face: "Good luck in starting a new business. This is just a small gift, not much of a respect."

"Hi, thank you, President!"

After rounds of recruitment, the number of employees at Matsumoto Manufacturing has exceeded 8000. Even with the help of senior executives, everyone is busy until almost noon.

"Phew, you should all be tired. From now on, everyone can move freely."

Giving out gifts is also a hard job, especially in Japan.

In order to show politeness, Masato Takeshita and others would bow slightly to express their gratitude every time they distributed congratulatory bags.

Even a young man like him can hardly handle it, let alone those executives who are close to retirement.

Now, things like work have to be put aside for the time being, so as not to make everyone sick from exhaustion.

"Yes, President!" Several people answered straightforwardly and immediately went in groups of three or four to find a place to rest.

Anyway, there was nothing to do on the first day of work, so we gathered everyone together mainly for the dinner in the evening.

That's right, Matsumoto Manufacturing doesn't have any work to do today.

You can wander around the factory at will or find a place to sleep.

Then at 6 o'clock in the evening, chefs from the cafeteria and outside hotels will prepare delicious food in the company, so that everyone can spend an unforgettable night.

After a short rest, Masato Takeshita went straight to the restaurant he often visited.

"One shrimp tempura + tonkotsu ramen set, and then add one fried gyoza and one shrimp tempura."

"Okay, please wait."

The quality of the canteen manufactured by Matsumoto is quite good.

Masato Takeshita imitated the university cafeteria and directly outsourced the cafeteria windows to individual businesses.

In this way, we can ensure food diversity to the greatest extent possible.

In order to ensure healthy eating, the canteen of Matsumoto Manufacturing does not charge rent, but makes money by taking a commission. And in order to ensure that the food is delicious enough, the canteen also implements a last-in-first-out system.

Once there are too many complaints at the window and the complaints are proven to be true after investigation, the store will be directly cleared out.

"Yeah, it's fried food, it's delicious."

Tempura is fried food coated with bread. In Japan, basically everything can be tempura.

It has to be said that humans simply cannot resist the temptation of fried food, so tempura quickly became a well-known Japanese delicacy.

The tempura ordered by Masato Takeshita was especially good.

The fried vegetables were moderately salty and not greasy at all, including the eggplant which absorbs oil very well and was very crispy.

The prawns are also very fresh. When you bite into them, they burst in your mouth and the taste is so refreshing.

It is precisely because the tempura here is so delicious that he always orders an extra portion.

After enjoying the delicious food, Takeshita Masato wandered around aimlessly, occasionally chatting with employees and asking about the company's problems.

You know what, he actually found quite a few problems.

For example, raw materials are often not available, cargo transportation is occasionally jammed, and so on.

This is the inevitable result of the company's rapid expansion.

In the new year, Matsumoto Manufacturing's Japanese headquarters will basically not recruit on a large scale.

The company needs to work hard on its internal strength and continuously reduce unnecessary losses caused by each link.

Especially in the production process, waste is very serious.

In other words, there are no competitors now. If Matsumoto Manufacturing continues to waste like this in a few years, it will definitely be beaten to a pulp by new companies.

Labor costs in Japan are very high. Only by striving for excellence can we gain a foothold in the high-end brand position and earn as much profit as possible.

"Welcome, welcome, let's get started."

"Okay, President Takeshita."

Time soon came to 6pm, and the chefs from the cafeteria and hotel began to show off their unique skills.

The cafeteria chefs mainly don’t want to be eliminated themselves, and there is no such excellent cooperation model as Matsumoto Manufacturing outside.

Hotel chefs receive performance-based commissions.

The hotel owner has issued an order that 30% of the profits from the banquet will be used as rewards for the chefs.

Compared with the current amount of money, the hotel owner would rather take over Matsumoto Manufacturing's hotel business.

(End of this chapter)