Kazuo Hirai took his entourage and many reporters to the Triumph Hotel, where the agreement was signed.

There, the CEO of ChetritGroup, James Brown. Howard had been waiting for a long time, and under the attention of many media reporters, the two sides quickly signed the transfer agreement of the headquarters building.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please trust the strength of Sony. With this transaction, we have completed the steps of integrating resources, and we will definitely give a very big surprise to all those who are looking forward to it in the next area of Sony's traditional strengths. ”

After the signing ceremony, Kazuo Hirai held his glass with a triumphant smile on his face.

He not only expressed his thoughts, but also paved the way for the follow-up.

I saw him take James. Howarddra came to his side and said loudly: "ChetritGroup is a trustworthy partner, and our cooperation has only just begun. I believe that with the joint efforts of both sides, we will be able to create a win-win situation in the future. ”

In the face of his impassionedness, James. Howard just smiled decently and didn't say anything.

However, his smile was misunderstood by Kazuo Hirai, who thought that everything was fine.

In fact, long before the signing of the agreement for the sale of the headquarters building, Sony had already disclosed the news that it would lease back in order to stabilize people's hearts.

Therefore, the media and reporters who are here today are all aware of this.

They also heard the subtext of Kazuo Hirai's words, that is, that the signing of the leaseback agreement was not far off.

Although Sony's leaseback of the headquarters building fell within the scope of this negotiation, the sale and lease were two different transaction models, so they had to be carried out separately.

Otherwise, they will be subject to the interference of the Trade Fair Commission to avoid illegal transactions.

According to the agreement between the two parties, the leaseback agreement was signed three days later, but Kazuo Hirai can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

News of the sale of Sony's U.S. headquarters building has reached the country. Naturally, the bigwigs were annoyed and angry. But the wood is already in the boat, and there is nothing they can do.

In addition, there is news that Sony will lease back and continue to use it, which is equivalent to using a subtle means to stabilize people's hearts, so they reluctantly accepted it.

At this point, Kazuo Hirai was planning for the use of the $900 million he was about to receive while waiting for the final formalities to be completed.

After doing this, he has to rush back to Japan and continue to work on Sony's transformation.

It's just that his sweet dream only lasted for one day, and the next day he was completely stunned by the sudden news.

Mitsuo Ikeshita almost rolled into his room, looking like a mournful woman. "President. Something went wrong. ”

Kazuo Hirai jumped up all of a sudden. "What nonsense, what can happen?"

If it weren't for Mitsuo Ikeshita, who was a close confidant of Masaya Tachimi, he would have slapped him a long time ago. Now that even such a dangerous thing as selling the headquarters building has been passed by him, what else can stump him?

Mitsuo Ikeshita didn't regress because his face was not good-looking, his fat body collapsed on the sofa, and he drank all the pot of tea before telling the truth of the matter.

It turned out that this morning, Sony's U.S. headquarters was still open and ready to open as usual, but the ChetritGroup company personnel came to the door.

Everyone knows that the building they are currently working in has been sold to this real estate company. So at first, I just thought that the other party was here to test the building, and I didn't care.

Unexpectedly, the other party directly approached the person in charge of Sony, and after showing his ownership of the building, he made it clear that they had other planned uses for the building. Sony was ordered to move out within three days.

This directly stunned all the Sony people, because the news they got before was that although the building was sold to the other party, according to the agreement, Sony would continue to use it after renting it back.

Now why the other party does not abide by the agreement. Do you want them to move out within the time limit?

Therefore, while using various means to stabilize the people of Chetritgroup, the person in charge gave an urgent notice to Mitsuo Ikeshita.

Mitsuo Ikeshita, who learned the news, was also taken aback, but he was not the person in charge of the incident. And you can't call the shots.

Realizing that the problem was strict, he appeared at Kazuo Hirai with a crawl.

If Mitsuo Ikeshita was surprised when he learned the news, then Kazuo Hirai was furious.

Rao is that he has been rolling in the workplace for so many years and has experienced countless business dumps, but it is the first time he has seen this kind of behavior that he swore yesterday and regretted it today.

Kazuo Hirai, who felt that his face was slapped hard, immediately gave it to James. Howard called, angrily asking. "Mr. Howard, may I ask what is going on? Why would your company have such a backshit, with no regard for business ethics? ”

James. Howard had apparently expected Kazuo Hirai to question, but he also had a countermeasure. "I'm sorry Mr. Kazuo Hirai, but I'm the head of a commercial enterprise. When conducting business activities, of course, it is necessary to choose the method that maximizes the interests of the company. Please also take into account the feelings and interests of our ChetritGroup company and make every effort to vacate the building. ”

Kazuo Hirai slapped the table and screamed in anger. "We had an agreement that the headquarters building would be leased back to Sony for continued use. Now you are doing this, it is a clear breach of the contract, and you will be punished by law. ”

On the other end of the invisible line, Howard shrugged indifferently. "Mr. Kazuo Hirai, it is important for me to remind you that we have not yet put into place a concrete written agreement on the leaseback. It is only a verbal agreement and does not have any legal effect. ”

Kazuo Hirai was obviously confused, and he came as soon as he opened his mouth. "Well, the sale of the headquarters building will also be nullified."

Hearing this, Howard felt as if he had learned a big joke. "Dear Mr. Kazuo Hirai, regarding the sale of the headquarters building, we have signed the agreement in black and white, and we have received legal justice. If you default, you will pay a large amount of liquidated damages. ”

Kazuo Hirai breathed heavily. I almost fainted.

Fortunately, he remembered something again, and then replied somewhat forcefully, "So what? Mr. Howard, don't blame me for not reminding you. In order to help your company acquire the headquarters building, the $900 million loan was also contacted by our Sony company. Now with just a word from me, the loan will be canceled. If you are unable to pay the purchase price, you will also be in breach of contract. ”

Kazuo Hirai thought he had grabbed the other party's handle, and he began to look a little proud.

Before working with ChetritGroup, he had done his research.

The size and strength of this real estate company definitely does not have the ability to shell out $900 million in one go. So when he offered to help contact the loan, the other party would be moved.

Right now. This loan became his killer feature.

If chetritgroup doesn't comply, then he will get SLGreenRealty to stop lending to the other party.

It should be noted that there is also a time limit in the agreement for the payment of the acquisition price, and without foreign aid, Chetritgroup, which is unable to pay, will also have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages to Sony.

Otherwise, where did Kazuo Hirai get the confidence to plan this matter.

Now, with the phone in his hand, he could imagine Howard on the other side of him being annoyed and helpless.

Sample, the uncle is also a person who has been in the business world for decades.

In today's financial market in the United States, except for Uncle Ben. Who else is willing to give you a loan of nine hundred million dollars?

It's a pity that Kazuo Hirai's past experience is destined to be baptized today, and the huge amount of $900 million did not make Howard hesitate at all.

His voice was still so smooth and favorable, with a little mischief. "Mr. Kazuo Hirai, the full proceeds for the acquisition of the headquarters building. It was already an hour ago, and it was all credited to your company's account. In other words, we have already concluded our cooperation on the acquisition of the headquarters building. ”

"What? Where did you get the money? "Kazuo Hirai was spinning for a while. He asked without hesitation.

Obviously, such a problem should not appear in the mall, because this time it involves the trade secrets of the other party. Kazuo Hirai, who is well versed in the rules of the business world, certainly knows that there are violations in this move.

It's just that he was stimulated by the news. Lost sense of proportion for a while.

However, he soon reacted, and in the process of negotiating and signing the agreement between ChetritGroup and Sony, the other party must have found another financier and made this investment.

It was precisely because of this change that he didn't know that Sony was caught off guard.

Now that the entire purchase price of the headquarters building has been paid in full, it means that the building has nothing to do with Sony from now on.

In this case, it is reasonable for people to ask Sony to evacuate.

However, this fact is unacceptable to Kazuo Hirai, because the office in this building includes several major departments such as Sony Music Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

All of them add up, and there are thousands of employees alone.

And that's not counting the many equipment, instruments and materials, texts, and so on. Without a month or two, it is completely unrealistic to move out completely.

What's even more serious is how expensive real estate in New York is. Finding a suitable office location for these departments would require a significant additional expense.

I don't know how long the 900 million money I just got from the sale of the building will be able to support it.

What's even more serious is that it is not easy to find a suitable place.

Even this work is more difficult than relocation, and not having enough time is not good to deal with.

But ChetritGroup only gave three days, which was not enough to complete this series of work.

What will happen then?

Kazuo Hirai could almost imagine thousands of Sony employees and countless devices piled up on the road, not knowing where to stay.

At that time, the whole world will see a joke that Sony, the electronic business empire, has actually fallen to the point of being reduced to the streets.

At that moment, all of Sony's face will be lost.

At the thought of this terrible scene, Kazuo Hirai couldn't hold on any longer, rolled his eyes, and fell to the ground. (To be continued......)