As soon as he heard that it was computer programming, Satoshi Iwata, who couldn't wait, couldn't wait to set off immediately.

However, since Tanimura opened his mouth to invite him and understood his character, he was naturally prepared.

He asked the colleague on duty on the side to temporarily replace him, so he took Shirakawa Kaede and the others to prepare to transfer to Akihabara together.

The newly established studio is currently only in an apartment in Akihabara, occupying a room-sized space as an office space.

To Shirakawa's surprise, when they came out of the Seibu Department Store, there were six or seven people around them.

These people were all young people who had just gathered together in the computer sales area.

After asking, I found out that they were also college students who were fooled by Tanimura into working part-time together.

Tsk, the entrepreneurial passion of college students is really high these days.

You don't even have to promise any benefits, you will be thrown into twelve points of enthusiasm.

When I walked out of the building and walked to the station, Shirakawa Kaede saw a familiar sign next to the Seibu Department Store.

「Bic camera」

He and Asuka Kobayashi glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but smile.

"This appliance retail store is doing very well this year."

Tanimura, who was on the side, noticed that Shirakawa Kaede's eyes were focused on the white building in front of them, so they started the topic very casually.

"Huh, really?" Shirakawa Kaede chatted with him with great interest.

"That's right," Tanimura nodded, "When it first opened last year, it was probably only a three-story building.

In less than a year, almost the entire seven-story building has now been rented by them.

The things sold have gradually spread from the original camera category to other electrical appliances.

The traffic here in Seibu Department Store was very much divided by them.

Many young people like to go there because there is not only a wide variety of things, but also relatively cheap. ”

As a Tanimura who has been working here, he is aware of any changes in the neighborhood.

"That's really good," Shirakawa Kaede looked at the logo that occupied an entire wall and nodded with satisfaction, it seems that Arai-san is also making good progress.

As for the expansion from three to seven floors ...

Nonsense, Shirakawa Electric's hundreds of millions of yen of chasing investment funds have been smashed in, can it have some effect?

Since the last time Shirakawa Electric went to the sinking channel across the country, BIC Camera has also followed the monster killing all the way to clear the customs.

At present, its chain has expanded from two last year to 10 now.

From Kyushu to Kansai to Hokkaido, there are BIC cameras in several major cities.

It can be said that the current BIC Camera is a veritable national chain store, currently focusing on the electrical appliance retail industry.

And to achieve today's scale, banknote capacity is naturally indispensable.

Shirakawa Electric has spent hundreds of millions of yen as a minority shareholder, and it is conceivable that Ryuji Arai will only invest more.

However, most of this money came from the bank, and Shirakawa Electric also borrowed a little.

Otherwise, Ryuji Arai alone would not have been able to come up with so much money if he sold himself.

As for why Shirakawa Electric didn't take the opportunity to increase capital and expand shares?

Don't be stupid, there are no fools in business.

At the beginning of the company, Shirakawa Electric was able to get nearly a quarter of the shares, which was already an unexpected result.

According to the future development prospects, if BIC Camera seeks financing to go public, then Shirakawa Electric's stake will be further reduced.

However, at present, after this round of expansion, BIC Camera also needs to digest the current market share.

Tsk, when you go shopping, you can see some of your own industries, and Shirakawa Kaede is in a beautiful mood.

And while they were chatting, Asuka Kobayashi also came over with a bag of ice cream and snacks.

In everyone's flattered gaze, she prepared one for everyone.

"Aligado" in a thank you, everyone politely took it.

In the end, the same ice cream was handed to Shirakawa Kaede, but it was different from the others.

Asuka Kobayashi tore open the outer packaging of the ice cream for him before delivering it to him.

"Thank you" In the envious and sour expressions of others, Shirakawa Kaede enjoyed this care with peace of mind.

Ahem, Kobayashi's assistant is doing a good job.

Because it happened to be the weekend, it was difficult to come out once, so except for Satoshi Iwata, everyone seemed not in a hurry.

The group stopped and stopped, and finally caught the train, and it took more than an hour to arrive at the downstairs of the Akihabara apartment.

The good guy said it was a studio, and it was no different from ordinary housing.

Tanimura is familiar with the way to lead everyone upstairs, the whole apartment is not high, the studio is on the second floor.

When I arrived, there was a plaque on the door, "HAL Institute".

Well, it's also a research institute.

Taking out the key to open the door, Tanimura invites everyone into the room.

"I'm sorry, but it's a little crowded." Saying that, Tanimura had already taken the lead in the house, cleaning up the messy papers on the table.

While stuffing the bento box under his feet into a convenience bag, he threw it into the trash.

The whole room is about 20 square meters, and the walls are all painted light gray.

Two desks, two computers, a printer, a fax machine, a telephone.

That's all there is to the HAL Institute, and all that's left is a mountain of documents and materials piled up on the desk.

Due to the limited space, it looks quite crowded from the far side.

Shirakawa Kaede and the others entered the house, filling it up almost instantly.

"HAL Institute?" Shirakawa Kaede looked at the name of the club hanging on the wall and muttered softly.

"Oh," Tanimura said, standing under the wall with the logo written on it, raising his hand to introduce the group.

"HAL, every letter is one step ahead of IBM. I also hope that HAL will become a leader in the industry like IBM in the future. ”

"Si Guoyi~" Iwata Satoshi looked at the logo on the wall with bright eyes, he felt that this name was really handsome.

IBM is undoubtedly the world's most powerful hardware and software company.

With it as the goal, it can be said that it instantly captured the hearts of this group of young people who still have two hearts.

"It's really admirable" Although the goal is very big, the courage is commendable.

"By the way, HAL's president-san is..."Shirakawa Kaede wondered who the president of this company was so powerful.

"Cough" Tanimura coughed lightly and straightened his clothes. "Contemptible and talented, temporarily dismissed as the president of the HAL Institute."

Yo, this Tanimura-san is quite a bit of his original style.

Shirakawa Kaede secretly poked and poked at the president in front of him, but as the president, he went to Seibu Department Store to work part-time...

"Well, HAL has been around for less than two months. I'm about to quit my job at Seibu Department Store and I'm going to run HAL full-time. ”

As if he had guessed what Shirakawa Kaede was thinking, Masahito Tanimura explained in a timely manner.

The president of the hall, Sang, needs to go to work part-time to earn extra money and subsidize the operation of the club, so you can imagine the current business situation of HAL.

However, the club has just been established, so there is no need to be too harsh on this.

"How? Iwata-kun, let's do it together.

We can develop device peripherals for microcomputers, as well as PC games or port games between different platforms. ”

Tanimura was well aware of Satoshi Iwata's obsession with this, and he was confident that he would convince him to join HAL.

Sure enough, when he heard Tanimura say this, Satoshi Iwata was immediately moved.

These are all areas of interest to him, and it's part-time. In addition to school, you can also happily type code to learn programming, which is not too cool.

He glanced at Shirakawa Kaede, and couldn't help but want to agree.

"I take the liberty of asking, Tanimura-san, does HAL have an investor?" Shirakawa Kaede unexpectedly asked a question that surprised Tanimura and the others.

"Investors?" Tanimura was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously replied, "There is one."

As he spoke, Tanimura began to rummage through his desk, and after a while, he found a business card and handed it to Shirakawa Kaede.

"I had a chance to talk to Iwasaki-san about this, and Iwasaki-san, who is a little interested in computers, readily agreed to the investment."

This is not secret information either, and Tanimura generously explains the original intention of the establishment of HAL.

Taking the business card, Shirakawa Kaede took a closer look, "Iwasaki Giken Industries."

It seems that it is a club that has nothing to do with software at all, Shirakawa Kaede nodded in understanding, and then handed the business card to Asuka Kobayashi.

The latter nodded knowingly, then quietly exited the room with his business card.

"Why is Shirakawa-kun also interested in HAL?" Tanimura looked at Shirakawa Kaede and then at Satoshi Iwata.

"HAL is always welcome if Shirakawa-kun is willing.

There are six other students here who are also part-time, so you can talk freely and communicate freely. ”

If you think about it in Tanimura, Meiji University is also a prestigious school, and Kaede Shirakawa should have two brushes no matter how good it is.

Moreover, today's college students are part-time, and almost all of them are not paid much. The main purpose of everyone is to learn and communicate, and as for the salary, it is purely pocket money.

So in Tanimura's opinion, no matter what Shirakawa Kaede's level is, if he is pulled over to be a white part-time worker, he will not lose anything.

Shirakawa Kaede smiled, "It's really a little interested."

"That's great," Satoshi Iwata was the first to agree, although he and Shirakawa Kaede had only met twice.

But he seems to have regarded Shirakawa Kaede as a friend, and at this moment, he is naturally very happy to see that his friend will work with him in a club.

Shirakawa Kaede looked at his innocent appearance and couldn't stop laughing in his heart.

This guy still has a warm heart at this time.

However, I am not interested in working here, but as a major shareholder, I am still a little interested.

Workers and capitalists, of course I choose the one with street lamps.

Bai Chuanfeng secretly teased in his heart.

At this time, Asuka Kobayashi, who had just gone out, walked in and whispered a few words in his ear.

Shirakawa Kaede nodded, what he wanted was this efficiency.

"Cough" Shirakawa Kaede coughed tactically, attracting the attention of Tanimura and Satoshi Iwata.

"Tanimura-san, would you like to change the office space for HAL?"

"Huh?!" Tanimura and Iwata Satoshi were a little surprised and a little unclear.

"Would you like to equip HAL with the most advanced computer available today? Want to hire a full-time engineer and do what you want to do? ”

"Huh?!" Tanimura and Iwata's eyes widened.

Thank you all for your support!

(End of chapter)