At a time when the controversy in the neon video game industry was about to come to an end, Shirakawa Electric took advantage of the situation to launch its second handheld computer.

A Pac-Man, an original game made by Satoshi Iwata inspired by arkanoids.

However, Shirakawa Kaede didn't have time to pay attention to the specific sales situation, because at this time he had already boarded a flight to the other side of the ocean.

The first stop was still in Los Angeles, where Ullis, who had been waiting here for a long time after getting off the plane, hurried to meet him.

"Boss, it's a pleasure to meet you. Look, Hans sees you like he sees his sweetheart. ”

Hasegawa, who was cued next to him, had a very wonderful look on his face.

Before he could say anything to greet Shirakawa Kaede, he was embarrassed in place.

"Okay Ulys, don't say anything about the flesh. But who is Hans? And his sweetheart? ”

Shirakawa Kaede looked at Hasegawa with an embarrassed expression on his face, and he felt that he must have missed something interesting during the time he was away.

Hearing Shirakawa Kaede's question, Ulis laughed.

It turns out that the Hans in Ulys's mouth is Hasegawa, because the Roman pronunciation of his name is very close to 'Hans'.

So he gradually became familiar with Ulys, and simply called Hasegawa Hans directly.

Now the colleagues of the rice country branch of Shirakawa Electric Appliances are all called smooth.

Hasegawa was gloriously given an English name, oh no, a German name to be exact.

As for sweethearts, the first supermarket of Shirakawa Electric Walkman is located in the shopping center of the San Fernando Valley.

Then, because of his business dealings, Hasegawa often frequented the mecca of Hollywood, which is known as the 'Hollywood of the adult industry'.

And after going back and forth, I actually got acquainted with a former practitioner.

And the two of them, one is a super sweetheart who has read countless people, and the other is a soul who has lived overseas for a long time and is becoming empty.

Coupled with Hasegawa's generous moves, it's not surprising that something happened.

As for racial discrimination? Inexistent.

Super sweetheart has never seen any race, let alone neon that is also quite developed in the customs industry.

At this moment, the two are fighting hotly, and their relationship continues to heat up.

Shirakawa Kaede looked at Hasegawa with strange eyes, if this guy is not mistaken, he should have a family in Neon.

Now after arriving in the United States, let yourself go? It's quite flowery.

"All right, Hans. I'll talk about the sales in detail in the United States, oh yes, and your sweetheart. ”

"President..."Hasegawa looked at Shirakawa Kaede with an aggrieved expression, how could his own president be so out of tune.

"Haha" Ullis laughed without hesitation, and even the other colleagues who came with him from Neon Native also held back a smile.

After making fun of Hasegawa, Shirakawa Kaede and the others turned to Melrose Street non-stop, he was eager to know how the Walkman performed in the rice market.

Shirakawa Electric Rice Country Branch, as a model worker, Shirakawa Kaede, as usual, first held a plenary meeting with everyone.

"How's it going at other retailers besides Marshall?"

Shirakawa Kaede took the information and looked at it, and asked about the expansion of channels here.

"In addition to California, Marshall Department Store has also been fully stocked in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, etc.

In addition, Best Buy and Target have also signed purchase agreements with us, and the purchase price is basically the same as that of Marshall.

Walmart there we are negotiating, and we expect to have results as soon as this month. ”

As the sales director of the United States market, Ullis is also well aware of the distribution of the Walkman.

Marshall, where the cooperation agreement was signed at the earliest, basically follows the trend of spreading from the West Coast to the East Coast.

At present, Shirakawa Electric's Walkman has covered most of North America, and of course, it is still only in the major cities of each state.

The market at the next level has not yet sunk for the time being, but these are not in a hurry for the time being.

Looking at the data in his hand, Shirakawa Kaede thought thoughtfully, "Ulys, I will also choose a site to build a warehouse on the East Coast as soon as possible."

Our products can be propelled on both the east and west coasts at the same time, so ocean-going freighters from Neon can dock directly nearby.

Instead of having to be unloaded from the West Coast, it was transported inland to the East Coast.

This can save a lot of money on freight costs, knowing that the cost of water transport and inland transport are completely different things. ”

"Understood, Boss, I should have thought of that." Julis shrugged apologetically.

"It's not your responsibility, Ulys." Bai Chuanfeng comforted him, it seems that Mi Guo still needs to find a professional manager as soon as possible.

Yuris's strength is in sales, and he is currently only acting as general manager.

After looking at the distribution of goods in the market, Shirakawa Kaede shifted his attention to the specific sales data.

"Are all 70,000 orders from Marshall?"

"Yes, Boss, but this is just the first order. Just yesterday, the other party has added a second batch of orders, 110,000 units.

Trust me, Boss, when all the channels in North America are opened, the additional orders from department store retailers will be beyond your imagination. ”

For this, Yuris has no doubts.

At present, Shirakawa Electric has only put into the market an upgraded version of the first generation of Walkman, as for the new generation of Walkman, the ocean freighter has just arrived at the port and has not had time to unload the cargo.

If this part of the market potential is also calculated, and more and more supermarkets are joining.

Yuris believes that at that time, the Boss needs to consider the issue of production capacity.

"Well done, Yuris. For the market forecast for the next six months, prepare a detailed information as soon as possible.

The local area will adjust the production capacity in a timely manner according to the general expectations. ”

There are 180,000 units in more than a month, which is worthy of being a country with a broad market.

On average, this data is about the same as the monthly sales of Neon Local.

This is still an order from the Marshalls, and the market is not fully open.

If you extrapolate by analogy, the future of the complete market, just imagining, Shirakawa Kaede feels that his breath is a little short.

Sure enough, he still earns dollars to bring energy, and the exchange rate difference of about 250 times makes him feel nothing when he looks at the yen now.

"How's Sony's sales going there?" After reading his own data, Shirakawa Kaede began to care about his old opponent again.

Yuris immediately replied, "It's about 160% of us, and they're dominant in the East Coast market." ”

Because Sony is listed in the United States, a lot of data can be found from relevant channels.

As the only opponent in the current market, Yuris is also very concerned about its every move.

It is worthy of being a multinational company that has been operating for decades, and the timing of the two countries to develop the rice market is less than two months apart, and it is almost synchronous.

Even Shirakawa Electric's Walkman is much cheaper.

But Sony still can't do it in the market, this is the essence of a multinational group.

However, when the new generation of Shirakawa Electric's walkman is put into the market, I dare not say.

But narrowing most of the gap, Shirakawa Kaede is still confident.

"The development of the Walkman can be carried out according to the original plan, Hasegawa-san... Oh no, tell me about the progress of the channel provider. ”

Hearing Shirakawa Kaede's name, a knowing laugh rang out in the conference room.

Hasegawa glanced at Shirakawa Kaede resentfully, and then got up honestly to report the progress of the channel dealer.

Unlike chain supermarkets, most of the local distributors introduced by the Electronics Industry Promotion Association focus on individual retailers.

They have their own sales network in small and medium-sized cities, and this is also an area that has not yet been touched by supermarket chains.

Although the market size is completely incomparable, the two complement each other perfectly.

If Shirakawa Electric wants to expand its influence, this part of the market must not be abandoned.

The meeting lasted for more than an hour, and Shirakawa Kaede finally sorted out everything here in the country.

"Starting next month, the Neon headquarters will have a finance team to assist in the construction of the branch structure."

"Hail (understood)!" Both Hasegawa and Yuris nodded in agreement with serious faces.

At present, the United States branch and the neon headquarters are independent of each other, and the financial settlement is also separate.

But this is not a long-term solution, especially finances, and Shirakawa Kaede must be replaced by himself to rest assured.

Of course, financial personnel, Mi Guo will continue to recruit here. In the future, the two will integrate with each other and restrict each other.

"Oh yes, Yuris has a gift for you." Kaede Shirakawa almost forgot about business.

"Oh my god, Boss, you finally remembered my hard work for the past month?" As soon as Yuris heard that it was a gift, he rubbed his hands excitedly.

The legendary katana? Or is it a mysterious ninjutsu prop?

Just as Yuris was in a reverie, Shirakawa Kaede took out a palm-sized calculator.

This is...? Yuris had a question mark on his face.

"Let's try it," Shirakawa Kaede motioned for him to turn on and give it a try.

Yuris took the weird-looking calculator and pressed the power button.

"Huh?" The appearance of his own logo on the screen made him frown, and then the game that loaded instantly caught his attention.

Unconsciously thrown into it, he didn't react until the end of the game, "This is a game console?" ”

"That's right" Shirakawa Kaede nodded, "How about Yuris, can it?" ”

Yuris now finally understands what his boss is talking about as a gift.

"Interesting gadgets, so this is another product of ours?" Yuris shrugged, "Unfortunately, I really thought it was some special gift." ”

There was a burst of chuckles in the conference room, and Shirakawa Kaede also smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, I will definitely prepare a special gift for you next time." ”

"So...", Yuris raised his handheld and asked tentatively, "we need to promote this?" ”

Shirakawa Kaede nodded, "Same as last time, let's talk from Marshall first."

It's priced at around $30 and $25 ex-works, and we have around 10% bargaining power.

The market for this kind of electronic toys should have a lot of potential, and this part of the work will be left to you, Yuris. ”

"Roger, Boss, please leave it to me." There was already a ready-made channel, and Yuris took over the task happily.

"So that's all for today's meeting, and tomorrow I'll have to visit another important guest."

Shirakawa Kaede, who finally felt a little tired, also officially announced the end of the meeting at this moment.

Tomorrow's events are important and need to be recharged in advance.

(End of chapter)