When Kozo Osone arrives at Norio Oga's office, he meets an unexpected person, Heitaro Nakajima.

"It's such a coincidence, it turns out that Nakajima-san is also here." Kozo Osone put away the surprise in his heart and said hello quietly.

Heitaro Nakajima, who was making a report, also showed a hint of embarrassment on his face when he met Kozo Osone here.

But soon this discomfort was suppressed by him again, "Today, I came to report the latest development progress of the CD to Oga-san, and Osone-san will visit there later." ”

Heitaro Nakajima's research institute was hung under Kozo Osone's division, although the two were of similar ranks.

But now that he has appeared in Norio Ohga's office, he is already suspected of overstepping the report.

This is also the reason why Heitaro Nakajima was a little embarrassed just now, and as for what Kozo Osone thinks, it's hard to say.

"Okay, Nakajima-san came here at my request to report on the progress of CD development." Knowing that there was not a harmonious Ohga Norio below, he played a round in time.

As Sony grows, not only do the functions of the major departments overlap, but the personnel team also shows a hint of bloat.

Norio Ohga knows all this, but there are too many factions within the company, and it is not something that can be solved in a day or two.

"Osone-san, are you here for the Shirakawa Electric affair?"

Hearing Norio Oga's question, Kozo Osone nodded curtly, "I'm sorry to disappoint Oga-san." ”

Norio Oga waved his hand, he was not surprised by such a result.

Since the other party dared to launch the Walkman project without any scruples, and did so much on the patent, how could he easily let it go.

"Don't worry about it, in that case, let's negotiate with the other party as soon as possible.

The Board of Directors has decided that the first overseas market development of the Walkman will be in the United States and Britain, which is the top priority.

You can't let anything else affect the implementation of your overseas expansion plan, you know? ”

"Hay!" Kozo Osone respectfully bowed his head and agreed.

Heitaro Nakajima, who was sitting on the side, had been secretly eating melons with his eyes and nose and heart, but fortunately he was smart at the beginning and got rid of this hot potato in time.

Now that I think about it, it was a wise decision.

"I heard that Nakajima-san is the senior brother of Shirakawa Kaede, the president of Shirakawa Electric, or Nakajima-san will try it when the acquisition is negotiated.

Maybe the other party will gladly agree to our acquisition for the sake of friendship. ”

Heitaro Nakajima, who was eating melons, was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly looked up, only to see Kozo Osone on the opposite side smiling at him.

And Norio Ohga, who was beside him, also showed an inquiring look, and Heitaro Nakajima's heart was cold.

"Osone-san laughed, I'm not familiar with the other party, and I have no connection."

"But I heard that the matter of Shirakawa Electric was handled by Nakajima-san at first, and it was not until the new year that the senior management received the relevant news."

Heitaro Nakajima changed color violently, "Osone-san!" …”

"That's it!" Norio Oga raised his hand to interrupt their dispute, "It's better to trouble Osone-san to deal with this matter, as for Nakajima-san, the development of the CD cannot be lost." ”

"Hay!" Kozo Osone and Heitaro Nakajima both bowed their heads in response.

At this point, Norio Oga had no interest in letting them continue.

After waving his hand to send the two away, he began to think about Sony's follow-up digital strategy.

Outside the door, Kozo Osone and Heitaro Nakajima looked at each other coldly.

The relationship between superiors and subordinates, which was originally maintained on the surface, is now more like a window paper that has been pierced, and it completely ceases to exist.

But in the end, neither of them said anything, and they each passed by with a cold face and without saying a word.

…

Shirakawa Electric.

It's been three weeks since the first note with Sony.

In addition to the first two weeks due to Sony's channel blockade, Shirakawa Electric's Flashman distribution encountered some difficulties.

In the following week, because of the addition of Keio Department Store and Tokyu Department Store, the so-called lockdown was naturally broken.

Recently, I saw Flashman on the shelves of other department stores, which attracted some buyers.

Because of the temptation of profits, the original electrical appliance retail stores began to secretly put Flashman on the shelves again.

But it's just sneaky, and the billboard outside doesn't mention anything related to Flashman.

Today, Shirakawa Kaede is sitting in the office, looking at the report in his hand with a smile.

As for what is so happy about it, without it, Flashman's first-month sales have already come out.

Counting the more than 9,000 units sold during the Christmas period, Shirakawa Electric has shipped a total of 110,000 units since the release of Flashman.

If it weren't for Sony's intervention in the middle half of the month, this number would have been even higher.

However, there is no need to worry about the problem of being stuck in the future, and Shirakawa Kaede believes that next month's sales will only be high.

When this matter with Sony comes to an end, the simple competition for sales in the market, Shirakawa Kaede plans to give Sony a ruthless attack at that time.

But these things will be talked about later, and there are more things to be happy about.

The payment for 110,000 flashmans and 160,000 pairs of headphones has arrived.

After deducting 10%-15% of the channel share and operating costs, Shirakawa Electric received a one-time payment of 2.3 billion yen.

Although the net profit is only more than 700 million yen after removing management costs and materials and labor, Shirakawa Electric has already reached 1.8 billion yen in funds at this time.

A wave of fat, really a wave of fat.

Even if the balance of the previous materials is settled at one time, the rest is still a huge amount of money.

With so much money, the first thing Shirakawa Kaede thought of was to spend it.

Although theoretically speaking, Shirakawa Electric is considered his sole proprietorship at this time.

A large part of this money can also be transferred into his pocket, but the ultra-high personal progressive tax still makes Shirakawa Kaede dispel this idea.

Spend the money so that when the corporate tax is calculated next year, the corresponding investment part will be deducted.

It is wisest to start recalculating the remaining surplus.

As for the place where Shirakawa Electric is spending money now, it is too much.

The Walkman currently has only three production lines, and with the gradual opening of the market, this production capacity will certainly not be able to meet the huge market demand.

Not to mention the overseas market in the future, but at present, Shirakawa Electric's territory has expanded to the limit.

In the existing factory, at most one more production line will be plugged in, and the site will be completely filled.

If you want to continue to expand your production capacity, you have to think of another way.

Replanning the plant would be an inevitable choice, and the place would have to be large enough, preferably around Tokyo.

If you meet the above conditions, there are not many places to choose.

Kaede Shirakawa raised his head and set his sights on Kawasaki City, across the Tama River.

However, these are not in a hurry for the time being, but when it comes to site planning, Shirakawa Kaede has the idea of buying land again.

Where to buy, when Jean is within the Tokyo metropolitan area.

It's been a few years since the bubble, so it's not too much to buy a few houses or other yards. He won't do anything else, so he will make a timely move when the time comes, and he will be able to make a fortune no matter what.

If he hadn't caught the line of the real estate company, he would have been a little bolder.

However, buying residential land is secondary, and what he really wants to buy is the future land for the headquarters of Shirakawa Electric.

That would be a lot of money, because as a headquarters site, both the location and the area of the site need to be carefully selected.

There is a row and it is big enough, you don't have to think about it to know, you have to throw a lot of money.

I may not be able to afford it now, but I can still pick and choose the land for the Shirakawa Research Institute.

That's right, Shirakawa Kaede wants to separate the institute or simply set up a subsidiary to be responsible for the research and development of high-precision technology.

It is definitely not suitable here in Ota City, firstly because there is no place, and secondly, because the work of the research institute no longer uses the equipment of the factory.

Advanced instruments must be procured separately to support the research and development of the study.

Therefore, it is the best choice to pick a new place and move the institute directly there.

"President, here you go again, here you go again!"

Just as Shirakawa Kaede was thinking about how to spend the money, Hasegawa's familiar voice came from afar again.

After running outside for more than 20 days, the channels in major cities have basically been opened, and the remaining details can be handed over to the people below.

And Hasegawa himself has also returned to Shirakawa Electric in the past two days.

"Sony?" This time, you don't have to guess that Shirakawa Kaede also knows what the reason is.

"The president is really clever, and Sony's second note is here again!"

Unlike the first time I was apprehensive, this time Hasegawa didn't know how much confidence he had.

Want to card our distribution channels? Sorry, we've already cleared the country.

Looking at Hasegawa's fearless appearance, Shirakawa Kaede was a little funny.

But this is indeed something worth raising eyebrows, and it will be difficult for Sony to handle them again this time.

Looking at the note book in his hand, Shirakawa Kaede let out a sigh.

Anyway, it's time for this matter to come to an end.

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Tomorrow's three watches

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