Yukio Eguchi snorted hard and stood at the door of the Isejima Hotel against the cold wind. He beckoned, and the waiter ran eagerly.

"Hey, is Masayoshi Son, president of SoftBank Group, really holding a banquet here?" Yukio Eguchi asked incredulously.

"Hey! Need me to show you the way? The waiter asked, bowing his head.

"Yo Xi, take me quickly!" Yukio Eguchi said impatiently.

Yukio Eguchi is the owner of Okada Software Co., Ltd. in Japan, mainly engaged in system integration software development. His company doesn't have much of a technical advantage in Japan, but it still survives with his keen business sense.

His company had no direct connection to SoftBank Group, but this twitching nose told him that there seemed to be an opportunity hidden in the seemingly mass invitation.

What kind of opportunities? Maybe it was the word "China" on it that touched him.

Yukio Eguchi's father was a World War II recruit, and of course the Japanese man of that era was either a veteran, or on the way to becoming a veteran. But why did he say that his father was a recruit?

Because he only came ashore in 1945, the poor North China Dispatch Army recruit Shinnosuke Eguchi had just set foot on Chinese soil when he was captured by the Tsuchibachi. Until the end of World War II and re-establishing himself on Japanese soil, Mr. Shinnosuke Eguchi did not become a veteran.

However, although it was only a few months, this time of being a captive profoundly changed Shinnosuke Eguchi's life.

Ever since he was a child, Yukio Eguchi has been interested in the country across the ocean. In his father's mouth, he didn't seem to be ashamed of being captured, but would tell him about that legendary experience and that legendary team.

What kind of story would there be in the SoftBank Group, which controls the distribution channels of Japanese software, on the one hand, and a little-known Chinese company on the other? Yukio Eguchi really wanted to find out.

The waiter took him to the banquet hall of the Ise Island Hotel, which has now been completely encased. Two tuxedo-weared, white-gloved waiters stood in the doorway, carefully examining each guest's invitation.

Yukio Eguchi handed over his invitation, and after checking it, someone naturally pushed open the door and let him in.

The banquet hall of the Iseshima Hotel was crowded with richly dressed guests. This is a Western-style buffet banquet, where guests are free to pick up food from the dining areas on both sides, or try the wine and snacks they are interested in in the hands of the waiters who shuttle through the venue.

"Eguchi-san, long time no see!" A fat man in a black suit and tie walked over and greeted him with a smile.

"Oda-san, back from the United States? It's not easy to meet you lately! Yukio Eguchi hugged him, the two are friends who have studied in the United States, and Sayao Eguchi is different, Oda Takao has a very good level of technology in software, with several patented techniques, it is a lot easier to do business.

"This year, Americans are promoting ERP management technology, and I have tracked a few projects in particular, which is very interesting!" Oda said with some excitement: "If ERP software management technology can be promoted in Japan, such as Sony, Toyota and other large companies can also be applied, it will definitely greatly enhance the industrial efficiency of our country!" ”

"Oh!" Yukio Eguchi sighed and said, "I have also heard of the recent rise of ERP technology, but I didn't expect the computer management technology of the Americans to come ahead of us again. ”

"Don't worry, I'm contacting NorthernDynasties, which has a lot of ERP experience, to ask them to come to Japan. I believe that as long as they can come to Japan and make their first successful project, and then there is a clear demonstration effect, our company will soon catch up. ”

Yukio Eguchi took a glass of wine from the waiter, took a sip and sighed: "You're fine, you can always chase the most cutting-edge excellent skills, which is like my company, which can only do projects with low profits such as system integration and system maintenance." ”

Oda Shofu smiled when he heard this: "Eguchi-san, without you as the cornerstone of the software industry, a company like mine that relies on technology to make a living would not have a good life." Japan is a great country, and we must work together to make it stronger! ”

"That's right, to great Japan!" Yukio Eguchi toasts well Oda Takao clinks glasses.

Dangdangdang –

The rostrum, the rostrum, suddenly sounded the pleasant sound of knocking on the cup, and the originally noisy banquet hall quickly fell silent.

Son Zhengyi held his glass and stood on the stage looking forward to the wind.

"Hello everyone, I'm Masayoshi Son, President of SoftBank Group, and welcome to today's banquet!"

As Son said, there was a neat and soft applause below. He pressed his arm, and continued: "Thank you for your warm applause, you are all the mainstay of the Japanese software industry, please allow me to extend my deepest greetings to all of you on behalf of the SoftBank Group......

He was polite for a few minutes, and then got to the point: "The main reason why I invite you here today is to introduce you to Zhou Shuosang, the president of China Xinke Computer Co., Ltd. Zhou Sang is a remarkable proprietor in China, with at least a thousand staff under his command. I came to Japan this time to work more closely with my colleagues in the Japanese software industry. ”

As soon as Sun Zhengyi's words fell, several shouting questioning voices suddenly sounded below.

"Sun Sang, what cooperation can the Chinese have with us Japanese? That's nonsense, isn't it? ”

"Yes, how many people in China have seen a computer, they can't even use a phone!"

"Chinese still honestly produce shirts and toys, how good they are, they can't learn the high-tech of software."

Zhou Shuo stepped forward from behind the stage, took the microphone in Son's hand, smiled and nodded, and said: "Japan's software industry is dying, don't you still know what to do?" ”

"A Chinese dares to speak out in Japan?" Someone in the audience said angrily: "Japan's software industry is hundreds of times more developed than China, we are dying, you are the sperm in the bags of men's descendants!" ”

Zhou Shuo stood on the stage and clapped his hands and said with a smile: "This gentleman said well, China's software industry is indeed still very weak, but we are trying to develop in the rising period, and the future prospects are infinitely beautiful." But what about Japan's software industry? What are you proud of internationally? However, Japanese software workers are paid more than Americans! In terms of cost alone, Japanese software is not competitive. Unlike China, you are going downhill! ”

After Zhou Shuo finished speaking, there was silence in the venue. No one expected that a Chinese would dare to ridicule the Japanese banquet, but they opened their mouths, but they could not say anything to refute them. In the field of commercial general-purpose application software, Japanese software is a desert. His main market is actually the customization of the government and hardware manufacturers, the weakness of the Japanese software industry and even their own consensus.

Since 1993, the Japanese have been aware of this problem, and have proposed a "New Era of Software" to change the traditional policy of emphasizing hardware and to urge a readjustment of the development structure of the information service industry. Unfortunately, even 20 years later, the adjustment of the industrial structure has not been effectively implemented.

"Japanese software is better than China, which doesn't even know what software is, we don't need you to talk nonsense!"

"I'm here to save you!" Zhou Shuo shouted: "The Japanese software industry not only has no technological advantage, but also no cost advantage!" Your lowest-level data entry work costs more than 200,000 yen per person per month. If you're a skilled programmer, doubling the monthly cost isn't enough! The reason why Japan's software industry still exists is only because of its geographical advantages. The labor cost of the Americans is also very high, but they have the advantage of technology and the emerging outsourcing center in India, and in the long run, the Japanese software industry can only wait for death. ”

"Even so, what can the Chinese help us?" Oda stood up from the crowd indignantly and said: "The software industry is an industry where technology and efficiency are paramount, you Chinese can't even save yourself, who can you save?" ”

Zhou Shuo looked at him, eased the atmosphere, and said with a smile: "China's human resources are unimaginable, our labor cost is only one-tenth of Japan's, even if the efficiency is only one-half or one-third, it can greatly reduce the cost of Japan's software industry." Isn't it a good strategy for Japanese software companies to provide technology and Chinese software companies to provide manpower? ”

"Even if it is a low-level work, how can you ensure that the Chinese can complete it?" I think the Chinese may not be able to do even the most basic work. ”

"You can rest assured that we're up to the task, at least when it comes to data entry and software testing. For the largest share of custom software in the Japanese market, it may only take a dozen software engineers to develop the software, but the data maintenance work requires dozens of people, who create less than one-tenth of the value of software development. However, if data services are not provided, the software development business will not be able to get started, which will drag down the overall profit of the software. But as long as you can type data, what is the difficulty? ”

Oda scoffed, "It's not so easy to do data entry!" It requires the use of multiple databases. Access, Foxpro, SQL, Oracle, ......, must apply different systems according to the different situations of users, do not know how to do data entry in the database? At present, the newly popular ERP system in the United States is developed by your Chinese NorthernDynasties company. It can be seen that your outstanding talents have gone to the United States, what is left of the homeland? ”

Zhou Shuo scratched his head and said innocently: "This gentleman, don't you know that the Chinese name of NorthernDynasties Company is Xinke Computer Technology Co., Ltd.?" ”