As soon as Shirakawa Kaede and his party entered the reception hall of the Akita Prefectural Office, they were greeted with a round of applause.

Today's signing ceremony is a media conference open to the public.

Before they arrived, it was already set up. There are representatives from all walks of life in the prefecture, as well as many local and some Tokyo media reporters.

The mayor of Antlers and Oikun also stood on the side and applauded with red faces.

When it comes to building railways and airports, of course, they are the ones who make the most profits.

In particular, the mayor of Odate, Kenjiro Toyama, felt even more dizzy at the moment, and the settlement of the railway and airport together was simply a pie in the sky.

Of course, today's protagonist is not him, nor is it Shirakawa Kaede from afar.

The real protagonists are the representatives of Keio and Tokyu, after all, they are the ones who paid for the construction of a railway between Antlers and Odate.

Tens of billions of dollars of investment are smashed into it, and it is also deserved to be warmly received by the media here in Akita.

Entering the reception hall, Kikuharu Sasaki first stood on the stage and announced the railway plan for the Antler-Odate line and various prospects for the future.

From January at the beginning of the year to April now, it took about two or three months of field trips.

After confirming that the geographical environment and the number of commuters met the internal assessment, Keio and Tokyu finally decided to invest in the construction of this railway line.

The total investment in the construction of the railway is expected to reach 90 billion yen. Among them, Keio invested 40 billion yen, and Tokyu invested 30 billion yen.

Together, the two companies will invest a total of 70 billion yen, covering nearly 78% of the total cost of the railway.

Of the remaining 20 billion, the Akita Prefectural Office is responsible for 15 billion, and Shirakawa Holdings accounts for the final 5 billion shortfall.

As a result, the construction cost of the Tai Kwun-Lujiao Line Railway has been fully apportioned, and the parties will divide the future equity distribution of the railway line according to the proportion of their capital contributions.

In fact, we have already sat down together to discuss these funding rules in the previous week.

Today's media conference is more about conveying this news to the outside world.

After all, this is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and all parties are happy to see it.

And for the sake of his future political career, Kikuharu Sasaki will also hype up this big move in Akita Prefecture.

After Governor Akita finished speaking, the parties in the hall moved directly to the conference table in the hall.

The contracts that had been drawn up in advance were already laid out in front of their respective seats.

So in the applause of the audience, Kikuharu Sasaki, Keio, Tokyu, and Shirakawa Kaede signed their names on the contract respectively.

Antlers, antlers, what I can do for you, I've done my best.

I hope that in the future, you will be different from the original time and space, and shine in the years to come.

Shirakawa Feng looked at his signature on the contract in front of him and sighed secretly.

Finally, for his hometown, he has achieved a clear conscience.

"Even if you leave the fawn in the future, don't forget to love your hometown."

Four years ago, this sentence often echoes in my ears.

Although time has passed now, that original intention has finally been realized.

"Shirakawa-san, Akita will remember your name."

Kikuji Sasaki, who was on the side, seemed to feel something, turned his head and thanked him very seriously.

Shirakawa Kaede smiled, "The success doesn't have to be me. ”

"No, the success must be yours!"

This kind of thankless work can only be done by him who really cares about the antlers.

Although he is a politician, he has also experienced a lot of various private transactions.

However, Kikuji Sasaki's perception of Shirakawa Kaede is very complicated, and he quietly makes various deals with himself on the Hokuto Bank.

On the one hand, he was able to run around for his hometown, and even paid for the development of the antlers.

Sure enough, people are complex, evil and good are intertwined, and white and black coexist.

While they were talking in low voices, Nagata Masashi of King Jing and Kazuo Ogawa of Tokyu also took the stage to speak in turn.

Bursts of applause echoed in the hall, and it could be seen that everyone present was very satisfied with the Tai Kwun-Antler Line railway.

The blazing atmosphere made Shirakawa Kaede and Sasaki Kikuji both look at this scene with a smile on their faces.

"By the way, what happened to Tozawa-san last time..."

As if thinking of something, while listening to the people on the stage, Kikuji Sasaki turned his head and chatted with Shirakawa Kaede about the last call.

That time, Tozawa Shoshu came to the door, and he also became a lobbyist. Now that we have met, we can't help but talk about it again.

After all, strictly speaking, it is also related to the old things of the elders of their respective families many years ago, and it also has something to do with the current Shirakawa Kaede.

But Shirakawa Kaede didn't have to worry about anything in this matter, "Tozawa-san's matter, let's wait until I understand it from my parents in the future." ”

Hearing him call him "Tozawa-san", Kikuharu Sasaki already knew it in his heart.

It seems that Tozawa-san's plan has not been implemented, and the future development of the Tozawa clan has become even more ill-fated.

After waiting for Nagata Masato and Kazuo Ogawa to speak on stage, many media in the audience warmly invited Shirakawa Kaede to go up and say a few words.

This late star of Akita has attracted too much attention in the past two years.

The acquisition of banks, investment in the construction of factories, and now the promotion of local transportation construction.

The things that are being done are getting bigger and bigger, and they are also benefiting the general public more and more.

So needless to say, he is definitely the entrepreneur with the best impression in the hearts of Akita people.

The most important thing is that he is young, he seems to be much more accessible than those older people who are full of white hair and serious feelings.

It's no exaggeration to say that in Akita, Shirakawa Kaede is even more popular than those idols, even if he never promotes himself much.

In the face of everyone's invitation, he also took the stage very generously and stood in front of the microphone.

"First of all, thank you for your kind invitation, but the protagonists of this event are undoubtedly Nagata-san and Ogawa-san, who are our most popular guests in Akita."

The audience first burst into laughter with good-naturedness, and soon there was warm applause.

Nagata Masa, who was standing on the side, also nodded and applauded happily.

"I was born and raised in Akita. I love this land as much as everyone else.

In recent years, with the improvement of the economy, people's lives have improved a lot.

But compared to a metropolis like Tokyo, Akita is a little less attractive to young people.

Is it because the scenery of Akita is not beautiful enough? Or is Akita's food too much to satisfy everyone's appetite?

No, it's neither.

In my opinion, what Akita lacks is just enough opportunities and convenient infrastructure.

It's not that Akita is lagging behind in construction, but it's still a little worse than Tokyo.

But that's what we're here for today, to improve traffic between cities and to create a channel for rapid communication with each other.

The construction of railways and stations will not only improve the inland transportation situation in Akita, but also create a large number of jobs.

In addition to the construction of the railway, the construction of the Odate Airport in the future will make it easier for Akita to communicate with the outside world.

At the same time, Shirakawa Electric will also increase its investment in Akita, and the headphone factory, audio factory, and energy factory will create a large number of jobs in Akita.

I believe that with these measures, Akita's future will be very different.

Remember, today's Tai Kwun-Antler Line is just the beginning! ”

Wow~

The roaring applause echoed in the hall, and it was said that it was in the hearts of the Akita locals at the scene.

Who doesn't want their hometown to develop more beautiful and better.

Sure enough, Shirakawa Kaede-san is in love with Akita in his heart.

Not to mention the emotion in the hearts of everyone at the scene, Shirakawa Kaede came down and prepared to go to another conference room with Kikuharu Sasaki.

Now that the contract has been signed, let's talk about the specific construction plan of the railway.

According to the previous agreement, the main body of construction was Keio and Tokyu.

Both of them are giants in the rail transport industry, and when it comes to railway construction, they provide a one-stop service from design to construction.

In order to speed up the construction progress, reduce the construction time. The Tai Kwun to Antler railway will run simultaneously from the two first and last stations.

Keio starts with antlers, and Tokyu starts from Odate, going both ways.

The original construction period was expected to be 3~5 years, and it is likely that the whole line will be completed within one and a half to two years.

This speed is not unfast, and even the promise that Kikuharu Sasaki promised to build an airport before the railway opens to traffic will be broken.

In order not to lag behind, the Tai Kwun Airport Preparatory Committee was recently formally established under his strong initiative.

He personally ran the process matters, and the treasury was responsible for most of the funds, and the county office also did its best to support it.

If nothing else, construction of Tai Kwun Airport will also start this year.

Things are on the right track, and what is happening here in Akita, Shirakawa Kaede doesn't have to involve too much energy.

As for the 5 billion yen invested in the construction of the railway, to be honest, he did not expect much return.

After all, if it accounts for less than 6% of the shares, even if the profit amount is not too large.

The right is to contribute to the development of the hometown, and no matter how bad it is, it can be used as a long-term and stable financial investment.

There is a high probability that the business of railway operation will continue to exist for a long time.

It's no surprise that spanning generations is no problem to return to capital for such a long time, and there may even be surprises in the future.

In short, he can be the shopkeeper of the railway, and the professional affairs should be left to the king of Jing.

After staying in Akita City for two days, he didn't even return to the deer, and went straight to Sendai in Miyagi.

Previously, the two parties have almost reached a specific agreement on Shirakawa Energy's battery plant project.

I happened to be on a business trip to Tohoku this time, so I would like to stop by and pay a visit.

The teaching philosophy of Northeastern University is "research first", "open door", and "respect for practical learning".

Listen, two of the three are for science and engineering. This shows how much Northeastern University attaches great importance to science and engineering.

Indeed, Northeastern University has the largest number of on-campus research institutes in all neon.

In the 80's, the university allocated more than 10 billion yen to research institutes every year.

In the current era, it is more than 10 billion, second only to East University of Technology and second in the amount of research funding of Neon University.

Moreover, unlike Tohoku University, which relies on government support, a large part of Tohoku's funding is self-raised.

This is very powerful, the support of schools is one thing, and the support of many enterprises is also one thing.

Just like its teaching philosophy of "Respect for Practical Learning", Northeastern University has the largest number of utility patents of any neon university.

Because the school respects practical learning and encourages research, a large number of practical patents have been born in the institute over the years.

The licensing of these patents to enterprises will also bring a large amount of licensing fees.

This is also the reason why Northeastern University has so many funds to support research every year.

To be honest, when Shirakawa Kaede heard the news, he also admired Tohoku University very much.

There are not many universities that can rely on their own strength.

In this regard, the University of Technology is slightly inferior to it.

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