After all, social consumption and logistics have been greatly affected this year, and Japanese companies/companies are restricted by the lifetime employment system and cannot lay off employees at will. With costs remaining almost unchanged and revenues dropping significantly, they are also facing pressure from their peers to further compete with them. Financial overspending is not a big deal.
Look at the companies on the market. How many of them are not gritting their teeth and holding on this year?
So Ms. Nagasaki called her daughter, who was living alone in a duplex apartment on the 45th floor, very apologetically, and once again canceled the meeting she had mentioned two days ago about wanting to eat the stew made by her daughter. She sorted out the company's operating data in the past year overnight and prepared for possible problems.
However, when she arrived at the designated location to report on her work this morning, she discovered that the "institutional shareholder representative" was actually a young man who looked like he had just graduated, and she didn't know which backdoor he had taken.
But when she heard the young man say, "Assistant Nagasaki, welcome, I am the institutional shareholder representative, Genjutsu Yui, you can get ready to start your explanation," she found that the situation seemed even more... outrageous than she thought.
The Xianjuan family's industry includes parts that are exposed in public, as well as parts that have been penetrated through layers of cross-border equity to adapt to the Internet era, preventing people who shouldn't know too much from checking the accounts at low cost.
But even the part that floats on the surface and has a high exposure rate in front of ordinary people seems to be the final BOSS in a business war novel.
The last name is Xianjuan...that's not surprising, that's not surprising.
Now, with a well-mannered smile that she had cultivated over the years, Ms. Nagasaki felt relieved that the dinner was held in a low-key Western restaurant.
If the venue is somewhere like the Skytree restaurant that young people like... Although I have been there with my daughter before, it is still too strange to have a boy and girl group with an age difference of about 20 years!
Genmaki Yui looked at Ms./Aunt Nagasaki across the table with a kind look, trying her best not to show any aggression that could be easily misunderstood.
Ms. Nagasaki, who is approaching middle age and has a capable style, has the same Ichinose Suyo hairstyle as Nagasaki Suyo when she was a child. Combined with her well-maintained face despite often staying up late, she looks about ten years younger than her biological age.
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As expected, the parents of the main characters in the band will automatically get the "not looking old" BUFF... This is also recorded in previous Bon Bon anime.
As the waiter brought two plates of crispy bread slices as appetizers, Xianjuan Wei said gently:
"Director Nagasaki, your explanation today is very clear. You are worthy of the capable person the directors have always praised. I have a general understanding of the current situation of our company. There are bound to be some problems, but everyone in our company has generally done their best. The financial overruns can be said to be no fault of ours."
"No, thank you, Xianjuan-kun. This year's revenue and expenditure situation has indeed deteriorated compared to previous years. The investment institutions have some concerns and would like further confirmation. I believe all members understand."
Genjumaki Yui looked at Ms. Nagasaki who was smiling business-like, and said "hmm" before unexpectedly changing the subject.
"Come to think of it, according to the questionnaires you guys wrote about your leadership, Nagasaki-san has been living and eating at the company almost all these years, and he's barely even gone home during holidays. I'm really impressed."
"That's not right, Xianjuan-kun. The company has been promoting me over the years, so I have to work harder and give back value to the company!"
"Then..." The smile on Xianjuan Wei's lips suddenly made Ms. Nagasaki feel inexplicably cold in her heart.
"I wonder if the company's expansion and development over the years has taken too much of Nagasaki-san's personal time? Has it... delayed Nagasaki-san's return to his family? If the company's members' value as human beings is compromised because of work, then that's the fault of the shareholders."
“…Uh, eh?”
Ms. Nagasaki's smile froze for a moment. Her heart, which had been relaxing in the soft atmosphere of the restaurant, suddenly jumped to her throat. Her brain seemed to be filled with wind oil and a cold wind was blowing straight at her.
No one would really take "The company delayed your return to your family, it's the company's fault" literally, right?
Anyone with a certain amount of work experience knows that this sentence actually means "Isn't it time for you to consider the company and return to your family and step down?"
"Haha, Xianjuan-kun, you underestimate me. Even though my schedule at the company is packed, I can actually handle double the workload without any problems!"
Ms. Nagasaki seemed to have triggered some kind of blood talent, and her voice suddenly became hoarse, sounding as if she was still a girl in her twenties, full of energy and vitality that could be exploited at will.
Genjumaki Wei shook his head repeatedly, sympathetically. "Don't push yourself, Nagasaki-san. Your contributions and efforts to the company are evident to all shareholders. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been promoted to the position of general assistant in just a few years."
"Hard work isn't something too scarce, nor is it a sufficient reason to succeed. Everything Nagasaki-san has achieved is because your abilities and the value of your creations are worthy of it."
"But... I'm sorry for taking up almost all of your time for so many years. Won't Nagasaki's husband and children complain about this? If Nagasaki is willing to take care of her husband and children and make up for her family, I can try to arrange some free time for you without reducing your income too much..."
"No... there's absolutely no need for that!" Ms. Nagasaki was so anxious that she interrupted Yui Genjumaki's words rudely. There was even a hint of pity on her expression.
"Xianjuanjun, as a single mother, I am fortunate enough to be able to provide for my daughter with the material conditions I earn from my work. This is the best way to repay my family."
Xian Juanwei opened his mouth slightly, looking a little surprised and astonished. When he lowered his head slightly, he seemed to feel guilty for touching the other person's sensitive pain point.
So, Xian Juanwei changed to a gentler and more sympathetic voice and asked what she really wanted to say tonight:
"I'm sorry... Nagasaki-san, I was so rude to you. Regarding your family situation, if you don't mind... I'd like to hear more about it. If conditions permit, I'll do my best to accommodate you."
Chapter 7 If Madam loses her job, Su Shi will probably...
"Eh... I see. It seems like it's really hard for Nagasaki-san to be alone."
"Given the current state of the job market, even without mentioning the difficulty of switching jobs between Japanese companies, it would be nearly impossible for Nagasaki-san to find a job with comparable compensation to his current one if he applied for one outside of Japan."
While listening to Ms. Nagasaki talk about the difficulty of balancing work and life while raising a child alone after divorce, Xianjuan Weiyi occasionally carefully guided her to tell some details about her relationship with her daughter.
Ms. Nagasaki didn't know whether she could tell from Yui Genmaki's reaction that the other party seemed to have some interest in her private life, but the result of the communication between the two was that she intentionally or unintentionally told many stories about her and her daughter that she had rarely talked about with outsiders over the years.
Perhaps from Ms. Nagasaki's perspective, she is trying to create the image of a single mother who "works hard to make up for the debt she owes to her sensible daughter materially."
After all, as Yui Genmaki, he actually wanted to learn information about Nagasaki Soyo, who had nothing to do with him, from her. This was really beyond the thought process of Ms. Nagasaki as a normal human being.
During the interactive communication, in addition to the personal image that Ms. Nagasaki has worked hard to create, the image of Nagasaki Suyo, who is "a good cook who can make stews that her mother likes, gives a very comfortable massage, is a widow but is sensible enough to make people feel distressed", is gradually enriched with the addition of details.
Ms. Nagasaki's eyes reddened as she spoke: "I owe my daughter too much in terms of family companionship. I can never make up for it. I can only work hard to give her a better life."
Genmaki Yui nodded in agreement. "A mother's love is truly magnificent. I'm a little hazy on where Nagasaki-san lives, but I remember the monthly rent for a high-rise duplex there was somewhere between three and five million yen. And he's still covering his daughter's tuition and daily expenses at Tsuki no Mori, an aristocratic academy...it's quite remarkable."
"Even if Mr. Nagasaki earns a decent salary as a general assistant, supporting his daughter in a place like Tsuki-no-Mori, where so many celebrities and noble ladies gather, would be a heavy burden. If Mr. Nagasaki were to suddenly lose his job, even if it were just a significant drop in income, Ms. Nagasaki, who has worked so hard for so many years, might be able to tolerate it, but the comfortable life his daughter has grown accustomed to would probably be shattered all at once, wouldn't it?"
"Such a sensible child probably wouldn't blame Nagasaki-san, and would even reassure you that it's okay, as long as the family is together... But the sudden drop from the standard of living of a quasi-rich girl back to the ordinary middle class would probably be a huge psychological gap, and it would take a long time to adjust."
Genjumaki Wei said this with great "understanding". Ms. Nagasaki, who was sitting across the table, reached out and wiped the corners of her slightly moist eyes, and nodded slightly with a fragile gesture that she had never shown before when facing her subordinates.
"With the savings from the executive shares I cashed out over the past two years, I will do everything I can to allow my daughter to stay in her original residence and finish high school. However, if she has any further aspirations for university or life, I'm afraid I won't be able to support her..."
As she spoke, Ms. Nagasaki looked at Genmaki Yui with slightly red eyes.
Xianjuanjun has asked so many questions. As an understanding person, he should understand the necessity of this general assistant job for her and will no longer think of sending her back to her family, right?
But she still has a daughter to support who lives the life of a rich lady!
Ms. Nagasaki thought that someone of Yui's status caring so much about her private life might be a warning or a warning to her, but if she was to say that he was using this to control her or even take advantage of her...
That's so curious!
As expected, Genmaki Yui kindly reassured him, "I fully understand Nagasaki-san's current situation. Not only do others lack Nagasaki-san's outstanding abilities, they also lack the motivation to work like Nagasaki-san."
"However, I still want to ask Nagasaki-san to return to the family temporarily."
Eh?
Ms. Nagasaki felt as if she had fallen into an icy cellar.
Could it be that... my character of "working hard to take care of the kids" not only failed to arouse the other party's sympathy, but instead made him want to destroy beautiful things like some very bad people?
No, based on my many years of working experience, the other party doesn't seem to be such a bad person, so he definitely won't...
"Ms. Nagasaki."
The sudden change of address by Genmaki Yui made the flustered Ms. Nagasaki straighten her back.
"When a company grows to this size, it's inevitable that there will be some unexplained economic problems. We are fully prepared for this."
"In the years since you were promoted to General Assistant, the company has been doing well, so as long as no major problems arise, everyone has temporarily turned a blind eye to some issues."
"But you're well aware of the current situation. The company's performance has little room for expansion. Normally, this is the time to clean up the internal problems."
Genmaki Yui looked smiling, but Ms. Nagasaki felt her heartbeat slow down.
She asked herself that she had worked diligently for so many years and had absolutely no illegal operations or income, but if the investment institution and the board of directors decided to start messing around with themselves, this would not constitute a reason to protect herself.
"It's only natural to clean up the accumulated problems and old debts your company has accumulated over the years, taking advantage of the nearly paralyzed market. Almost all the votes on the board of directors are under my command, so I can do whatever I want."
Ms. Nagasaki said cautiously, "Mr. Genmaki... I understand the necessity of what you're saying, and I fully support your decision. However, many people in the company are panicking right now. Please... don't destroy the company's backbone all at once."
Then, she saw Genmaki Wei say some scary words with that kind expression.
"If you accidentally overdo it, the company will disband. It's normal to have successes and failures when practicing. It's nothing to worry about."
Genjumaki Yui was indeed telling the truth. If he caused the company where Ms. Nagasaki worked to be dissolved because of his reckless behavior, the situation would not be more serious than if the son of a giant real estate group caused a Lawson convenience store to go bankrupt.
"Two days after you, Ms. Nagasaki, there are eight companies with serious financial problems that will report their financial status. Due to national conditions and responsibilities, even if a company disbands due to personnel adjustments and management chaos, I will use mergers and acquisitions to provide a safety net for ordinary employees... But the same may not be true for company executives. The more they do, the more mistakes they make. Who among the executives of a large company is without problems?"
"So, Ms. Nagasaki..."
Xian Juanwei looked seriously at the woman opposite him who seemed to be only about 27 or 28 years old. The latter sat up straight and replied, "Yes!"
"Another company specializing in cross-border e-commerce derivative services has experienced disastrous internal management. Its management team has been placed on the consortium's hit list, and they plan to transfer or fire them all and file lawsuits."
"Ms. Nagasaki, your work attitude and abilities over the years have been impeccable, but your company's president doesn't have any major issues either. Considering your qualifications and needs, you probably won't be promoted for at least the next ten years."
"So I'm planning to transfer you to become the president of this company. After all, the situation can't get any worse. Your salary... if calculated based on the original situation, excluding stock dividends, will be roughly three times your current amount. The board of directors is prepared to patiently wait at least three years for the situation to improve. After three years, the company's key indicators, such as market share and revenue, must not fall below their current levels. Otherwise, you will be replaced by Xian as the company's general assistant."
"In Neon, you know that parachuting into management is usually a taboo. Although there will be no opposition from the company's top management, whether you can land smoothly in the end depends on your own ability."
"So, Nagasaki-san, if you accept the appointment, go home today and prepare to hand over your duties as general assistant, and start your new position a week later. The relevant company information will be sent to your email address shortly. Don't worry, you already deal with their core business frequently, otherwise they wouldn't have chosen you for this appointment."
Although Ms. Nagasaki tried her best to maintain her image of being calm and capable of taking on important tasks, she couldn't help but take a deep breath, and her chest rose and fell noticeably.
She seemed to have been kicked into the sky from the gate of the hell called "unemployment". Several electric currents seemed to flow through her body, and her face flushed slightly as she tightened her body.
As for rejecting the appointment and choosing to stay in the current position of general assistant...
Is there really anyone who would consider this as an option?
"Mr. Genmaki, I will definitely..." Ms. Nagasaki held her hands in front of her chest, looking like she was ready to go to the battlefield as a suicide squad at any time.
Xianjuan allowed her to make a declaration of determination, half true and half false, just like when she was promoted to general assistant. Then he raised his glass of white grape juice and said kindly:
"Then, for the next week, please hand over your duties and return to your family with peace of mind. Once you take over, I'm sure the time you can spend with our daughter will be even more precious."
Ms. Nagasaki ate the meal enthusiastically, although even a less perceptive person could see that her attention was absent.
After seeing Ms. Nagasaki off, Genjumaki Yui walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the box with his hands behind his back. The glass reflected the flickering neon lights.
In his mind, he continued to enrich and complete his portrait of Nagasaki Suyo.
Before he was reborn into the Bon Bon world, his knowledge of the girls in the band came only from a few words in anime and games. This was enough for him to use to make memes and follow trends online, but when he faced real people and wanted to get to know them and have a heart-to-heart talk with them, this little knowledge was too shallow.
The entire season of MyGO anime has only 13 episodes and 260 minutes of effective content. Even if we only count the members of MyGO and Crichic bands, each person only gets less than 40 minutes on average.
It’s less than a high school class, how pale it is compared to the girls’ 15 or 6 years of life?
Even if it is just an ordinary high school student, whose life can be summarized in just 40 minutes?
He wanted to understand the girls seriously and become an important member of their lives - the kind of important member who would never have anything to do with the word "beautiful" in the girls' lives if he died suddenly.
He is not pushing Galgame to collect the entire atlas, and there is no opportunity to run away after getting the CG and unlocking the SCENE in infinite SL; the girls who are about to face each have their own complicated lives and are not paper people who can be summarized by a character picture.
If he had just been reincarnated, he might have had a strong sense of arrogance towards the "plot character" in his heart, but after 17 years of getting along with Genjumiko Kokoro, he, who was once an only child, has fully understood how heavy the feeling of "being willing to give one's life for another person" is.
Everyone in the HHW band, the girls from other bands he had met before... Every time he interacted with them, he understood more clearly that people are not machines that give fixed feedback according to a program. Everyone has a unique personality, their own desires and shortcomings, and they also shine a precious and dazzling light from their own perspective.
What kind of Nagasaki Suyo had he known before... a comedian? A shocking kneel? Why did he play Kasugakage?
These labels are representative as a reference for analyzing a person's personality profile, but they are not comprehensive enough.
The details about Nagasaki Suyo's preferences and daily life that Ms. Nagasaki revealed during a meal were equivalent to half of what Yui Uesugi knew about her through animation and games.
"After all, family is the most important thing to me. Although my understanding of Soyo is still not perfect, it is still unmatched... Soyo, you are the woman who could become my mother, but if half a year is not enough for me to enter your life, then you may also become my stepdaughter."
Genjumaki Wei thought in his heart, using the information he learned about Nagasaki Suyo to think about how to get along with her.
With the capabilities of the Genmaki family, it is not impossible for them to collect information from all aspects and draw a portrait of Nagasaki Suyo like a spy agency. However, Genmaki thinks that this behavior is a bit too much, and on the other hand, he does not dare to believe that any secret handled by more than one person can be kept for a lifetime.
If he could develop a deeper relationship with the girls, he didn't want to plant any hidden dangers in the future that would cast a lifelong shadow on him once exposed.
The last time he looked for Chihaya Aine's flight, he just asked someone to collect the flight crew information, and he did the specific name screening and searching himself.
There was a knock on the door of the private room. After receiving permission, the man in black pushed the door open and reported to Xian Juanwei:
"Master, they've agreed to sell RiNG's shares. They just said the workers will be students from several nearby academies. They hope there won't be any changes in this regard."
Xian Juanwei nodded. "Didn't I promise this condition from the beginning? Arrange the remittance and sign the contract as soon as possible. I hope it can be completed before I go to RiNG to meet with the people tomorrow."
…………
High-rise duplex, overlooking the sea and the river.
Ms. Nagasaki, who had only drunk a little red wine, had already gotten rid of the slight smell of alcohol on the way back in a taxi. After opening the door of her home on the 45th floor, she looked at the dark house, smiled, shook her head, and turned on the switch in the living room.
The next moment, she was delighted to see her daughter sitting on the sofa with her knees hugged, kicking off her high heels and opening her arms:
"Sushi! Mom's back!"
"Mother?"
Holding a cell phone with the screen turned off in one hand, Nagasaki Suyo, who looked particularly adorable and had more charm of a divorced young woman than her mother, raised her head and looked at her mother with a look of surprise in her eyes.
Every time my mother apologizes, she usually doesn't come home until late at night. Why is it that today...
Mom looks very happy. Is things going well at work?
I just finished rewatching Crichic's past updates, and Nagasaki Suyo, who was immersed in emo emotions, immediately put on a bright smile:
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