Chapter 55: Robert Taki's Proposal
"Ah...... It's so rare that President Hosokawa still remembers our flower cage house!"
"Mom San, I haven't bothered you for a long time, this is a little bit of my heart, please don't dislike it!"
While greeting Sang Aki, the mother of the flower cage house, Hosokawa Kiyofumi took a large bouquet of flowers from his secretary and gave it to the other party.
"Oh...... It's rare that Mr. Hosokawa still remembers my preferences, right. I haven't had time to congratulate you on becoming the president, so I will definitely take care of the shop in the future!"
"Mom Sang said with a smile, I should ask you to take care of me!"
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After chatting with the mother of the flower cage house, San, the other party led him to a private room, and at this moment, a middle-aged man in his forties who had been waiting here for a long time hurriedly stood up and bowed his head to Hosokawa Kiyofumi.
"I didn't expect President Hosokawa to come, I'm really grateful, the first time we met, what was the inconsiderate hospitality, please don't dislike it!"
"This is Mr. Robert Taki, who has been begging me to introduce him to you, and today we finally have time to get together, so you must have a few more drinks, President Hosokawa!"
Seeing Robert Taki get up to welcome the arrival of Hosokawa Kiyofumi, his mother Sang Aki also hurriedly introduced the other party to Hosokawa. Kiyofumi Hosokawa raised his head and looked at the other party slightly, then smiled and stretched out his hand, holding it with Robert Taki.
"What are you two going to drink today?
"What does President Hosokawa like to drink, but I've heard you're an expert in whisky!"
"There...... There, only occasionally when I feel tired from work, I will drink a little to make my sleep better. ”
Just as Robert Taki was getting closer to Kiyofumi Hosokawa, Aki picked up a few whiskey glasses from the table in front of him with a smile on his face, and then picked up a whole piece of round ice with an ice clip and put it into the glass.
A bottle of The Macallan 20-year-old commemorative whisky sells for 270,000 yen, while here at Hanalongya sells for five times as much as the outside. Robert Taki took the bottle of wine that had just been opened from his mother-san, and then poured a glass for Hosokawa Kiyofumi himself, and when everyone's glasses were filled with wine, everyone raised their glasses and took a sip gently.
"Ah...... It's a rare opportunity to have a long talk with President Hosokawa, and I'm so happy to have it today. Toshima has always been a Japanese company that I have respected the most. If there are any opportunities for everyone to work together in the future, we will definitely help you in the future!"
"Hah...... Mr. Taki is so polite. We at Toshima Construction are just a traditional construction contractor, and so far, there seems to be no precedent for cooperating with a fund company like yours!"
"However, I seem to have read in the newspaper that your company and the Central Bank of Tokyo, the main bank in the past, were a little unhappy! Speaking of which, these big banks in Japan are really harsh? If Toshima Construction really needs funds, why don't you ask President Hosokawa to consider our River Plate Fund by the way?"
Hearing Robert Taki suddenly and directly explain his intentions, President Hosokawa couldn't help but feel a little sudden, he first put down the wine glass in his hand, and then sat there quietly, looking at the other party cautiously. ”
"Eh, Mr. Taki, you're such a nice and enthusiastic person, but the big companies in our country are usually used to financing from the major banks they are familiar with. But Senior Chef Shirakawa is really ruthless this time, and President Hosokawa must be very distressed now!"
"To be honest, there is a huge need for money at the time of Toshima Construction, and these days I have been looking for a partner who can replace the Central Bank of Tokyo. However, although I have heard of the River Plate Fund represented by Mr. Taki, I have not had any experience working with a company like yours. Speaking of which, Toshima Construction is a construction contractor-based enterprise, the construction industry is long, need to pay a large amount of money for customers for a long time, and the required funds are often astronomical, before the whole project officially passes the acceptance, we can basically only use their own funds to pay for all the upfront costs, for enterprises like us, it is often difficult to attract such a "good at capital operation of enterprises" like the Canal Fund!"
Hosokawa Kiyofumi's words were euphemistic, but Robert Taki still understood what he was trying to say. Toshima Construction is not a company that can make quick money, and on the contrary, Toshima Construction will take up a lot of money for a long time, and if the Canal Fund is looking forward to making money from Toshima Construction, it is really a mistake.
"I've heard that Toshima Construction is also interested in participating in the tender for the Chuo Shinkansen project, right?"
"Hey, on this point, this is the project we are currently trying to strive for, but because of financial reasons, we are still facing many difficulties!"
"President Hosokawa, if Toshima Construction is willing to accept the investment from the River Plate Fund, the financial problems faced by your company may no longer be a problem!"
"What do you mean by that?"
"President Hosokawa, your company is currently facing a huge financial problem, and the losses caused by the Najd high-speed rail project cannot be compensated for overnight. Even if you do win the Chuo Shinkansen contract for JR East, you do get your wish. It may take decades to slowly make up for the loss of the Najd Kingdom project. Isn't your company willing to consider other solutions? As far as your company is concerned, the introduction of new strategic investors may be the fundamental way for your company to get out of the debt crisis!"
"Does the River Plate Fund want to become the owner (shareholder) of Toshima Construction?"
"Hey, we hope to acquire 40% of your company's shares and occupy the corresponding seats on the board of directors, as for the conditions? If Toshima Construction accepts our acquisition conditions, then our River Plate Fund is willing to act as a debt guarantee for your company and help you resume all cooperation with the Central Bank of Tokyo!"
"What conditions do you have?"
"The 20% layoff and our proposed plan for Toshima Construction to conduct a private placement to specific investors!"
"Do you know how many employees there are in Toshima Construction? A 20% layoff means that more than 20,000 employees will lose their jobs, sorry, this condition is too harsh!"
Hearing this condition proposed by the other party, Hosokawa Kiyofumi immediately raised objections.
"President Hosokawa, there is no perfect plan in this world, and sometimes only by sacrificing the interests of a small number of people can most people live better!"
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