"Nakajima-san, this is our TP-S30, this is Shirakawa Electric's FM-01, this is Panasonic's RQ-CR25."

Hiroshi Ogawa put the three Walkmans in front of Heitaro Nakajima one by one.

"The difference? Or is it the characteristics of each? Heitaro Nakajima frowned and looked at the few cheap machines in front of him, how awkward he looked.

"Uh" Hiroshi Ogawa didn't know how to speak, "roughly... The timbre performance is similar.

Functional aspects... It's also pretty much the same in appearance. Oh, and there's a slight difference in appearance. ”

After holding back for a long time, Hiroshi Ogawa finally found the difference between the three Walkmans.

Nonsense, it's all low-end like this, what difference can it make?

In terms of functionality, everyone can cut it, and it's basically cut almost enough.

Nowadays, almost only the music playback function is retained, and the timbre is not extravagant.

The only difference is that the design of the appearance of each house is different, and the products of Shirakawa Electric are still online in the same model.

The other two, the Aihua and Panasonic Walkmans, are both black models.

In terms of design style, it is the same tough industrial style, and as for the overall appearance, it is the same in a word.

Heitaro Nakajima pinched his eyebrows a little irritably, "What about the price, do we have an advantage?" ”

"Price...," Ogawa squeaked, "We're the highest." ”

"Nani?!" Heitaro Nakajima's voice rose a little.

"Nakajima-san, because of our Walkman, some parts are made by other manufacturers.

In Shirakawa Electric and Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd., all major parts can be produced in-house.

So in terms of cost control, we are at a disadvantage anyway. ”

Hiroshi Ogawa is also full of bitterness, and he is obviously a digital audio engineer.

As a result, he is now assigned to Aihua to do what Rausch analog audio.

That's right, Hiroshi Ogawa previously worked at Sony as an audio engineer for CD technology.

Later, with the transfer of Heitaro Nakajima, he was also sent to Aihua in a daze.

Why? Who made him an old subordinate of Heitaro Nakajima.

The former had just left, and less than a month later, he had also received an assignment.

I'm good at digital technology! It's not analog technology! Hiroshi Ogawa roared in his heart at the time.

However, he respectfully accepted the order, bowed and promised to complete the task.

Now, the pain in this... Who understands?

Not to mention that Hiroshi Ogawa felt sorry for himself on the side, and at this moment Heitaro Nakajima was also extremely depressed.

Aihua is going to set foot in the walkman market again.

Yes, since the last time I was hit hard by Shirakawa Electric.

Aihua has also consciously withdrawn from the walkman market, and has been trying to maintain its market share in other fields since last year.

For example, microphones, tape recorders, amplifiers and other products, in order to save Aihua's image, Nakajima Heitaro has also done his best for most of the past six months.

Now, finally, the last plagiarism incident has gradually been forgotten by the public.

Now he has received an order from Sony again to develop the global walkman market.

That's right, this is the second time, and the first time a year ago.

However, the last mission was dragged out to the present by Heitaro Nakajima on the grounds that "Aihua has not recovered his previous losses and is not in good shape".

Don't think that I, Heitaro Nakajima, don't know who is behind this.

Except for Kozo Osone, no one must have come up with such a bad idea.

Aihua has just encountered Waterloo in his homeland, and he wants to let himself go to the side again in less than half a year?

In the past six months, the impression of the local people on Aihua has not faded, let alone overseas markets.

The authorization of the Walkman is still in the hands of the old rival Shirakawa Electric.

Let me talk about it myself? Do you think that guy Shirakawa Kaede is a good match?

I don't mention whether I will agree, but if I do, it will be a lion's mouth, and it will cost a lot of money.

So how could I possibly take on such a mission?

So Heitaro Nakajima used a "drag" trick to easily postpone this matter to this year.

After all, Aihua just lost 500 million yen to Shirakawa Electric last year, and it is unable to re-develop new Walkman technology, let alone open up foreign markets.

And for good reason.

If you insist on me to work, it's okay, pay for it!

Don't mention technical support to me, Aihua is not only short of people, but also lacks raw materials, processing fees, and licensing fees for Shirakawa Electric.

Sure enough, Sony heard Heitaro Nakajima ask for money, and immediately stopped sending people to urge the progress of the project.

Just kidding, Sony only has a little more than 50% of Aihua's shares, and it is not a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Give you money, first of all, you will lose half of yourself, this is absolutely impossible.

So swaying, Heitaro Nakajima dragged the matter until today.

But after today, it may not be able to drag on any longer.

Why? The Panasonic Walkman in front of you is the best answer.

In the local market, Sony has officially opened up the authorization to its friends.

Everyone is on, it doesn't make sense that you, Sony's godson, can't be Aihua.

And in the overseas market, it is said that under the pressure of everyone's joint efforts, Shirakawa Electric has also shown signs of relenting.

This means that Aihua's walkman business will be relaunched, from home to abroad.

The cheap version of the TP-S30 in front of you is prepared for the local market.

As for overseas markets... Heitaro Nakajima started to have a headache again.

As long as the thought of discussing business with that so-called junior brother, Heitaro Nakajima felt a little headache.

But don't talk about it, this time the mission order from Sony was issued by Nori-Oga himself.

This is the business strategy set by Sony's board of directors for Aihua, and Heitaro Nakajima has no right to refuse, and he cannot delay it.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and looked at Hiroshi Ogawa, who also looked sad in front of him.

"Let's go down first, about the follow-up research and development of the Walkman, you make a plan first.

Let's discuss it at the meeting another day, and the marketing department will be responsible for the pricing issue. ”

"Hai" Hiroshi Ogawa left the office listlessly.

Heitaro Nakajima looked at his back and shook his head.

To be honest, he is not very optimistic about the Walkman business, and he prefers CDs relatively speaking.

As one of its leading developers, Heitaro Nakajima knew very well that in terms of sound quality, CDs would definitely beat the Walkman.

However, I can't help myself.

Although his face was full of helplessness, he still picked up the phone and dialed a long-lost number.

"Moxie Moxi?" A familiar voice came from the other side.

"Senior brother, I'm Nakajima."

"It turned out to be Senior Brother Nakajima," Kaede Shirakawa, who had just returned to Ota Ward from SIC, immediately raised a smile.

"Senior brother, I miss it very much when I don't see you every day. How about going to have tea together again? ”

Heitaro Nakajima, who was on the other end of the phone, thumped his throat twice, but finally endured it.

"Senior brother, just drink tea, why don't you have a drink together? Senior brother is in for a treat! ”

"That's an honor!" Bai Chuanfeng agreed without hesitation, "As for the location, I will let the senior brother arrange it." ”

"It's a deal!" Heitaro Nakajima hung up the phone and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this junior brother did not refuse himself, so let's leave the matter for later.

But not to mention, the brown color arranged by the junior brother last time is novel and sultry.

It is worthy of being a master of Roppongi tea tasting, and anyone who has talked about business with his junior brother is full of praise.

…

Shirakawa Kaede hung up the phone and began to wonder why this senior brother was looking for him to drink.

Last time, under the pretext of apology, Shirakawa Kaede took Heitaro Nakajima directly through Roppongi and a dragon.

It seems that this senior brother was quite satisfied last time, did he think about it again this time?

But it's not like it.,I just rejected it on the phone.。

Or..., this senior brother is too reserved and too embarrassed to speak?

No matter, wait until we meet to see what he's up to.

Shirakawa Kaede hung up the phone and looked up at Komatsu, the assistant opposite.

"Assistant Komatsu, Fujitsu is not in a hurry to make an appointment there. I have other arrangements for tomorrow. ”

"Hai~"

Komatsu's assistant's cute voice came crisply.

…

On the evening of the second day, Kaede Shirakawa appeared in front of a private tavern in Roppongi on time.

This izakaya called "Matsumaru" is not open to the public, and VIP users can make reservations in advance according to the store's schedule.

As for VIP users, it is not available by application, it must be introduced by existing members to become a VIP here.

To put it bluntly, this is a private custom-oriented izakaya, and the guests who come here are either rich or expensive.

President San, entertainers, and even politicians are all guests here.

It can attract so many people of status to come here to cheer, in addition to its three-Michelin star sign.

In addition, excellent personal privacy protection is also one of its major attractions.

And today's guests of "Matsumaru" are undoubtedly Shirakawa Kaede and his senior brother.

Matsumaru is a one-day-a-day one-size-fits-all system, and as the name suggests, only one table per day is accepted.

All the ingredients of the day are prepared for this table, even if it doesn't know what the guests are going to eat today.

Therefore, no matter what ingredients, if they are not used on the same day, they will be thrown away when they are outdated.

The reason for such a high production cost is to ensure that the freshest taste of the dish is preserved.

After all, three Michelin stars are not built, and guests who come here will not care how much this meal costs.

Everything is for the best service and experience.

Shirakawa Kaede enters the izakaya, where the chef and owner come to salute.

Then I asked them if they had any taboos, and the service was very meticulous.

Kaede Shirakawa directly ordered the "any course" and then sat down in front of the only seat in the izakaya.

The so-called arbitrary set meal is what the chef does and what they eat.

"Senior brother, it's really rude to bother you to come over today." Heitaro Nakajima greeted Shirakawa Kaede with great enthusiasm.

"Senior brother is too polite, you and I are not outsiders, there is no need to be like this."

Shirakawa Kaede's invisible appearance, as if the relationship between the two was really close.

"Uh" Heitaro Nakajima felt that this junior brother was more enthusiastic than himself, but this is fine, and it must be easier to talk about things later.

"What the junior brother said is that the senior brother has seen the outside." Heitaro Nakajima picked up the sake on the table and poured a glass for Shirakawa himself.

"Speaking of despicable people's minds for their junior brothers, they are ashamed of themselves."

Seeing him gesture to himself with a wine glass, Shirakawa Kaede wondered what was wrong with this senior brother.

But his face remained silent, "Senior brother, how can I say this, I don't dare to be ashamed of my mind." ”

"Previously, because of Aihua's affairs, the junior brother not only didn't care, but took the lead in making amends to the contemptible.

That alone makes it hard to be ashamed. After speaking, Nakajima Heitaro directly raised his head and turned the cup in his hand to the sky.

If you give me another 500 million yen, I can apologize again.

Shirakawa Kaede, who was short of money, whispered in his heart.

Besides, he didn't see the other party look ashamed, but after complaining, Shirakawa Feng still drank the wine in his hand very face-saving.

"Senior brother, you are today..."Taking advantage of the wine and food on the table, Shirakawa Kaede also turned the topic to today's wine game.

(End of chapter)