The misty light of the sky penetrated through the gaps in the curtains, gradually creeping up Shirakawa Kaede's closed eyes.

Feeling the light, he opened his eyes slightly, and the room still looked a little dim.

Turning his head and glancing at the clock at the head of the bed, it was almost eight o'clock.

Alas, the winter days are short, and the sun has not yet fully risen.

After a moment of habitation, he turned his head to look at the sleeping man next to him.

The white and tender thighs were on his waist, and the soft arms were close to his cheeks.

Tsk, last night like a little wild cat, now it's a little white sheep again.

Thinking about that pair of little tiger teeth, Shirakawa Kaede still wants to take a breath of cool air.

He didn't expect that Matsuda Seiko's heat had already mastered it to the point of perfection.

Slightly numb, slightly itchy, and not hurtful.

I didn't expect to be quite good at serving people, Shirakawa Kaede gently moved her away, without disturbing her dreams.

After a tiring night, you still need a good rest.

He quietly got out of bed, barefoot, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of his bedroom.

When you lift the corner of the curtain, you can see the bustle of Tokyo in the early morning.

People in thick winter coats hurriedly walked the streets, and passing cars were endless.

Facing the belated morning sun, Shirakawa Kaede looked at himself with red stripes.

A trace of absurdity and indescribable pleasure lingers in the chest.

He didn't know how other people's lives were doing, but at this moment he felt happy.

Indeed, when you can ravage life, it must be cool.

This is a high-end apartment in Minato Ward, and he is located on the upper floor, and with a slight eyelid movement from the top down, he can see most of the street view of Minato Ward.

Sure enough, it's also necessary to enjoy life once in a while.

"Shirakawa-kun~" A soft and glutinous voice sounded behind him, and a pair of white and tender arms also came from his waist.

"Wake up" Shirakawa Kaede didn't turn his head, still looking out the window.

"Hmm~" came from her back with a coquettish snort, and her cheeks pressed tightly against her back.

"Do you want to rest for a while" The two bamboo shoots behind him made Bai Chuanfeng's blood surge.

"No~" The coquettish hum became clearer and clearer.

"Okay then," Shirakawa Kaede pulled back the curtain in front of him.

brush, the dazzling sunlight instantly spilled into the house.

"Huh!" Matsuda Seiko exclaimed in surprise and subconsciously clung to her.

"Haha"

She was wearing nothing, but she was startled by the sudden intrusion of sunlight.

"It's really annoying~"

"Don't worry, I'm in the way."

"That's not going to work," Seiko Matsuda hurriedly found his pajamas and put them on his body haphazardly.

"By the way, I didn't go back at night, it's okay with your parents."

Shirakawa Kaede knows that recently, she brought her parents to live in Tokyo.

Her father happened to be retiring this year, and her mother was very nervous, so she simply came to live for a while.

Seiko Matsuda paused as she dressed herself, then resumed her normal life.

"It's okay, my mother said I'm old enough to be in free love."

After listening to her explanation, Shirakawa Kaede didn't say anything more.

Seeing that she was still looking for clothes, Shirakawa Kaede stepped forward and carried her directly to the bathroom.

"Huh?"

"Alright, stop screaming. I haven't finished my homework in the morning, and I'm in a hurry to get dressed. ”

"But the Son is very tired."

"Persistence is victory."

"Is the Bic camera starting to make a profit?"

"Hai, according to the current business situation, Shirakawa Holdings is expected to have a profit dividend of about 40 million yen by the end of the year."

In the office, Kaede Shirakawa and Hiroshi Arai are sitting together to check the business situation this year.

As we approach the end of the year, companies are doing the same.

Although the financial accounts are at the end of March, the business situation of the year can be summarized in advance.

Shirakawa Holdings is responsible for the overall financial settlement, and there are more than a dozen people in the financial team alone.

Even in order to improve the efficiency of group management and capital use, Shirakawa Kaede is considering hiring a third-party financial company to provide more professional services.

The stalls are getting bigger and bigger, and the number of people who need to oversee the finances is also increasing.

It seems that it is not cost-effective to recruit a large number of financial talents just for the purpose of annual reconciliation.

At this time, a third-party financial company may be an option.

But these things, let's save them for next year, and make do with them today.

To Shirakawa Kaede's surprise, the Bic camera, which has the weakest sense of presence, has a very good profit this year.

You must know that Shirakawa Holdings only owns 25% of its shares, and the profit dividend can be 40 million yen.

That means that its overall profit is at least about 200 million yen, which is growing rapidly.

Bic camera is now expanding at a rate of 10 stores per year, which is not the best in the retail industry, but not the best.

And at this rate of expansion, it was able to break even last year, and this year it will be able to make so many profits.

This shows that the economy is on the upswing and people's desire to consume is strong.

There is no doubt that this is good news for Shirakawa Electric.

Whether it's a Walkman, a handheld, or a planned CD player, it's all consumer electronics.

The public's desire to buy is strong, and the broader their market is.

"Inform the Walkman and Handheld Division that the New Year's stock at the end of the year will increase by 30% on the basis of the same period last year."

Assistant Komatsu, who was waiting solemnly for "Hai", immediately picked up the brush and wrote it down.

Based on feedback from the retail industry, Kaede Shirakawa predicts that the market will be more optimistic.

So immediately adjust your marketing strategy to cope with the possible buying wave in the New Year.

Market intelligence is often hidden in these obscure information, and it seems that it is necessary to aggregate the news from various channels.

Shirakawa Kaede was already wondering in his heart whether it would be possible to set up a special market intelligence department within Shirakawa Holdings.

This department collects all the market information, whether it is useful or useless, and a special person is responsible for sifting through it.

After summarizing, it will be handed over to the corresponding department for operational reference.

"In addition to the Bic camera, Anke Electric is also expected to have 200 to 300 million yen in revenue."

"Not bad" For Anke Electric, Shirakawa Kaede is quite satisfied.

The profit of these two or three hundred million yuan does not include the cost of OEM for Shirakawa Electric, but the profit of Acro itself for other brands.

Since the merger with Oda Production, the original Kimura Production has been transformed into the current Anke Electric.

Last year, while recovering from its strength, it assumed the role of Shirakawa Electric's OEM factory.

After more than half a year of development, now it has also begun to seek OEM services for other manufacturers.

After all, if the scale is expanding, if the excess capacity cannot be utilized, it is a waste of resources.

Neon's export of electronic products is in full swing, and there is no need to worry about orders at all.

Coupled with the endorsement of a well-known manufacturer like Shirakawa Electric, the makeover Anke Electric is now famous.

It is believed that this year's revenue of two or three billion yuan is just the beginning, and it will create more profits for Shirakawa Holdings next year.

However, Anke Electric's current factories are concentrated in Arakawa District, and PCB board processing involves some chemicals, which has a certain burden on the environment.

Therefore, Shirakawa Kaede predicts that if the Tokyo Metropolitan Government mobilizes factories to relocate next time, Encore Electric is likely to be in the first echelon.

It seems that the location of its site should also be considered in advance.

This kind of chemical company, Kawasaki is not good.

Because it violates the Kanagawa government's planning principles for the transformation to a high-precision industry.

However, no matter how it involves chemical industry, it is basically inseparable from water. If you can't do it on the Tama River, then find another waterfront city.

It is best to be close to Tokyo, which is conducive to the rapid integration of resources.

In this way, the circuit boards produced can be directly sent to Kawasaki for the assembly of Shirakawa electrical products, saving time, effort and freight.

"The HAL Institute is there, except for the handheld business. This year, the newly formed computer game department has also begun to make a profit. ”

Hiroshi Arai is taking the reports one by one, as long as it is under Shirakawa Holdings, it is all within his responsibilities.

"Profitable so quickly?" Hearing this news, to be honest, Shirakawa Kaede was a little surprised.

How long has it been since HAL's computer games department was formed, and if memory serves, it was officially established in the middle of the year.

Even if it is calculated at the end of the year, it is only half a year, which is too fast.

Seeing that Shirakawa Kaede was a little surprised, Arai Yuya explained HAL's computer game department in detail.

"In the past six months, the computer game department has only produced one game."

"What game?" Shirakawa Kaede raised his eyebrows.

Arai Yu looked at the report in his hand and gave the answer, "Pac-Man".

It turned out to be it, Shirakawa Kaede suddenly.

What is the hottest game of the year? It must be "Pac-Man" without a doubt.

Although it was launched last year, it only ushered in a big explosion of sales this year.

Namco's arcade machines have shipped more than 100,000 units in Neon this year alone, and they will double several times even in North America.

The rights to the home console were taken by Atari, and more than four million copies of the game cartridge alone were sold.

More than four million copies, seeing this news, Shirakawa Kaede can't wait to develop his own game console.

Don't forget, the local game copyright of Neon is in the hands of Shirakawa Electric.

In addition, according to Shirakawa Kaede's own understanding, Namco has brought nearly $230 million in revenue to Namco this year alone.

230 million US dollars, nearly 57 billion yen., this figure is higher than the profit of Shirakawa Electric Neon in the whole year.

Shirakawa Kaede wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth fiercely, a world-class game, and its ability to absorb gold is terrifying.

Now it seems that "Pac-Man" has become a hen that lays golden eggs, as it was originally guessed.

Fortunately, Shirakawa Electric also hitched a ride smoothly. It is foreseeable that in the next year, there will also be a piece of the pie.

Swallowing his throat, Shirakawa Kaede returned to reality. "How many copies of our computer games are sold?"

"A total of 200,000 copies for half a year, and each copy is priced at 3,260 yen." Yu Arai immediately gave the answer.

200,000 copies, 3,260 yen, that's more than 600 million yen in sales.

Shirakawa Kaede instantly came to the spirit, what is the cost of computer games? It's nothing more than labor and time.

It just so happens that in this era, these two things do not account for much of the cost of game production.

In other words, of the more than 600 million yen, excluding the platform commission, most of it will be pure profit.

Wonderful, it really deserves to be "Pac-Man", there is so much money in every corner.

"Komatsu, remember the note. Let HAL develop another version of Pac-Man for NEC's PC-8801 computer. ”

"Hai," Assistant Komatsu replied crisply.

Hey, why do computer games need to be developed separately for different brands?

(End of chapter)