Many outsiders who come to Antlers for the first time find that there is no big comprehensive shopping mall here, and life is very inconvenient.

Kaede Shirakawa, who received the feedback, had also tried to contact some supermarket chains, but they were not interested in antlers.

In the end, after examining the population data of the antlers, Shirakawa Kaede simply decided to build it himself.

Anyway, this shopping mall should be a solution to the life difficulties of employees.

Moreover, there are more than 50,000 residents in Antler City, which is not a small number of people.

Now, with the establishment of the Shirakawa Electric Factory, it can also attract more foreign population.

And the loss of local population will also slow down or even return, which can add up to more than 60,000.

The 60,000 active population in the city center is enough to support a comprehensive shopping mall.

Neon is sparsely populated, but most of them are concentrated in cities, and the same is true here for Antlers.

This characteristic of population distribution makes the population density here in the city center relatively large.

Therefore, after doing enough research, Shirakawa Holdings directly went down and set aside a large area in the best area of the city to plan the construction of the shopping mall.

As for Shirakawa Kaede's decision, the mayor of Antlers, Abe Shin, almost raised his hands and feet to welcome it.

All the approvals for the construction of the mall were green-lit, and the design drawings were provided by the design company there in Tokyo, and the construction was entrusted to the local agricultural cooperative.

With the cooperation of many parties, in less than a year, a three-story shopping mall covering an area of nearly 100 acres and a construction area of 100,000 square meters has risen from the ground.

However, it is one thing for a mall to be built, and it is only when there are enough merchants to settle in that it can really play its role.

But this is not difficult for Shirakawa Holdings, which has developed for so long, and has accumulated some business network resources.

Moreover, because it is located in the northeast, the rent of Bailu Mall is relatively cheaper than those big cities.

The storefronts are ready-made, the rent is cheap, and there is a good active population.

Local brands such as Uniqlo, IKEA, and Shiseido have settled in, in addition to foreign Adineke and KFC have also opened branches here.

With the entry of these well-known brands, the shelves of Bailu Mall have finally been erected.

The remaining stores can be handed over to many local century-old stores.

Confectionery, cuisine, sake, and kimono have a long history, and it is not too much to have a specialty store in a shopping mall.

In this way, there are about 100 brands, and Bailu Mall can be regarded as a comprehensive shopping mall.

In the two days since it opened, even people from several surrounding cities have heard the news, which is why Shirakawa Kaede saw a sea of people in the mall.

It seems that there is no need to worry about the fact that Bailu Mall will not be able to open for the time being, and it will finally close its doors.

Out of the shop, Shirakawa Kaede and Torotaro were on their way to the Shirakawa Electric Factory, and happened to pass by a game hall.

To his surprise, there was a long queue in the game hall, and the few people waiting at the back even stood outside the door.

"Hey, the arcade's business is so good?" Shirakawa Kaede was surprised that Antlers now had such a large game hall.

He remembers that when he used to go to school here, the only arcade in the city was only a few arcades.

But looking at the front of you, the size of those rows of machines has expanded several times, to say the least.

"It seems that there is a racing game that has been very popular recently, but I have only heard about it."

If Torotaro hadn't met Kaede Shirakawa and didn't work at Shirakawa Electric, maybe he would be one of them now.

But now he doesn't have the time to pay attention to these little things, and the head of the business department is not as fragrant as this.

"Racing games?" Shirakawa Kaede's eyes lit up as if he had thought of something.

So under the surprised gaze of Torataro, he actually stepped forward and talked to the young people waiting in line.

Even occasionally glance around the store, as if you're really talking to your peers about what arcade machines are fun.

However, it was only two minutes, and after Shirakawa Kaede got the news he wanted, he retreated.

"Xiao Feng, you also like to play games?" As if he had reacquainted himself with him, a pair of thick eyebrows swam around.

"It doesn't matter what the game is, but it's a good racing game."

It's not a good game, and the chip in it is self-designed.

It seems that the sales of Namco there should be good, and even this arcade machine has appeared in remote places like Antlers, which can be regarded as a bestseller all over the country.

This is a good thing, Shirakawa Kaede can already foresee, and there will be a new wave of orders after the SIC year.

"Let's go" Antlers is indeed more prosperous here than before, and Shirakawa Kaede also left with satisfaction and walked towards the Shirakawa Industrial Park not far away.

The factories were pretty much the same, and most of the workers were going home on vacation, so Shirakawa Kaede took a short walk around and turned to an apartment not far away.

This is considered to be built for Xiaolu and for the employees of Shirakawa Electric, so several apartments are built with a very conscience.

Needless to say, there is even a gymnasium, basketball court, and library.

It's exactly like a neighborhood, and the living experience is much better than any apartment in Tokyo.

After all, the land here is not valuable, and each apartment alone is more than twice the size of 1DK in Tokyo.

"I have a weekly report on the factory and can ask any questions.

For the property management of the apartment, you can seek a third-party service company, and don't waste your energy on this. ”

Although most of the people here are fellow villagers, Shirakawa Kaede treats everyone equally in management and will never discriminate.

"Don't worry, Kaede. Everyone is very well-behaved, and they know what the factory means to everyone, and they all love it very much. ”

After all, the thorns are a minority, and in the context of lifelong employment and fellow villagers, most people take care of Shirakawa Electric as their home.

For them, the second half of their lives have been closely related to their lives, and they will hardly be separated again.

So, in general, the management of "people" is much easier.

"That's good," Shirakawa Kaede nodded, "The headphone division will also set up its own sales department in the future, in addition to relying on the Walkman to ship these products."

We ourselves have to learn to develop the headphone market alone, and the prospects in this field in the future should not be underestimated. ”

"Hai" Speaking of this, Torotaro was also a lot more serious.

Previously, the production capacity of headphones was mostly based on the shipment of the Walkman, and its status was regarded as an accessory of the latter.

But with the increasing variety of headphones, as well as the research and development of high-end products.

Shirakawa Electric's headphones can also try to open up the market independently, and this will not be possible without the efforts of the sales department in the future.

Setting up their own sales department and developing the market separately can be much more pressure than the previous distribution type of production.

But the young Toritaro is also eager to try, and only when there are challenges can he grow.

"Anyway, if you have any questions, ask Hasegawa-san for advice.

He has a lot of experience, and it is enough to fly to and from Akita for more than an hour. ”

While Shirakawa Electric is growing, it also needs young people in every job to grow as soon as possible.

Those who stand still, or make slow progress, are abandoned by opportunities.

Torotaro naturally understands this truth, so he listens very carefully to Shirakawa Kaede's teachings.

"Oh yes, isn't the traffic here in Antlers much more backward?"

Shirakawa Kaede remembered one more thing, the conversation with Ozawa in the mall, but it gave him a lot of inspiration.

"Traffic?" Torotaro didn't know much about the situation, but someone knew.

"Railroads are very scarce, but the road system is well developed."

As the head of the warehouse, Kashiwagi knows everything about the situation in Akita.

"Most of our products are shipped to Akita Port by road and then shipped to all parts of the country.

Although the road carrying capacity is limited, it is not a problem for headphones.

The existing road system can already meet most of the requirements for the transportation of goods. ”

"What about people?" Kaede Shirakawa's focus is obviously on another aspect.

"People?" Kashiwagi was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Shirakawa Kaede meant.

"If you have a car, it's convenient, but the bus is a little slower."

Sure enough, it was about the same as I thought.

Shirakawa Kaede probably understands the problem of the antlers, but these matters need to be discussed with someone else.

The group stopped and stopped, and soon walked around the Shirakawa Industrial Park.

Overall, Shirakawa Kaede is still very satisfied. And with the establishment of Shirakawa Electric, the entire antlers have a new atmosphere.

It's good, I've finally done something for my hometown.

"Almost, let's go back to the fawn."

Shirakawa Kaede put his hands into his windbreaker, and finally took a look at his own industry, feeling very satisfied.

"Okay, let's go back quickly."

Torotaro couldn't wait to start the car, he really wanted to take Shirakawa Kaede back to the deer to see.

Compared to the antlers, the fawn is the real earth-shaking and reborn from the fire.

I just don't know, Xiao Feng still doesn't recognize the current fawn.

Got in the car, led by the veteran driver Torotaro, and it took only fifteen minutes for the car to enter the border of Ogura Village.

Unlike the bustling city center just now, the closer you get to the foot of the mountain, the more wild the scenery becomes.

The attentive Shirakawa Kaede also found that compared with last year, the road to Xiaolu has been widened a lot, and now it can accommodate two cars walking side by side.

In addition to the newly built road, there are occasional decorative wooden fences on both sides of the road, as well as cute sculptures of Akita dogs.

Before entering the deer, Shirakawa Kaede already clearly felt that this place had changed a lot compared to before.

Finally, the car stopped on the side of the road leading to the entrance of the village, where there was a building that resembled an archway, or rather a torii gate.

After getting out of the car, Shirakawa Kaede looked up carefully, and the words "Hachimantai Hot Spring Town" were extremely conspicuous.

In addition, in front of a wooden sign that stands upright, there is a simple circuit map on it.

The names of the facilities and attractions of the resort are marked on it, and the name of "Little Deer" is prominently listed.

"How is it, Xiao Feng, are you scared?" From behind him came the triumphant voice of Torotaro.

"But don't worry, the bigger surprise is yet to come."

Although Shirakawa Kaede had not yet entered the village, he already knew that the current fawn was definitely not the deer he knew before.

But before he could speak, there was a cacophony of voices in front of him, even accompanied by the sound of drums.

And judging by the sound, it seems that they are coming towards themselves.

Shirakawa Kaede turned his head, and Torotaro and Kashiwagi looked at him with a smile as they explained.

(End of chapter)