The early morning of September was already a little cool, but Shirakawa Kaede was still standing shirtless in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, quietly looking out of the window.

More than a month has passed since Shirakawa Electric's last briefing, and Shirakawa Kaede has just met with the auditors of the Orient Stock Exchange.

If nothing else, Shirakawa should soon be able to obtain marketing authorization.

During this period, he had another talk with IBM, but unfortunately the other party did not let up on the patent share.

Shirakawa Kaede is not in a hurry, but since it is about to go public, it is also possible to speed it up.

Calculating the time, I believe that announcing a piece of good news at the beginning of the listing will also have a good boost to the stock price.

In that case, it's time to meet Norio Oga, presumably he has been waiting for himself for a long time.

Turning his head to look at Seiko Matsuda, who was still sleeping soundly on the bed, Shirakawa Kaede shook his head.

is still a senior sister and a literary young woman who is considerate, every time she is tired, she insists on getting up to make breakfast for Shirakawa Kaede.

It's like her, patronizing herself comfortably, and falling asleep when you're done.

Put on her clothes and leave the room lightly, as for a certain little tiger tooth, let her go.

Shinagawa-ku, Sony Building.

Shirakawa Kaede, who has revisited the old place many times, has a sense of intimacy when I come here as if I was going home.

He didn't need to report at the front desk, he wanted to knock on the door of Norio Ohga's office directly.

But after thinking about it, forget it.,It seems that he was very angry when he left last time.。

The polite Shirakawa Kaede, who was very gentlemanly, waited for the young lady at the front desk to go in, and listened carefully at the door.

After confirming that there was no yin and yang strange voice, he followed in as usual.

"Dahe-san, I haven't seen you for many days, and your complexion is very good."

That enthusiastic expression made Norio Ohga wonder how thick this person's face was.

"It turned out to be the most charismatic president of Neon.,Shirakawa Kaede-san."

Norio Ohga showed a sudden look, and then got up to greet him in a hurry.

"As the birthplace of the world's first CD player, your Excellency is not in Shirakawa Electric, what do you have to teach here?"

"Uh" Shirakawa Kaede waved his hand modestly, "Ohaga-san, you and I don't have to see each other."

Where the world's first CD was born, that's all misinformation.

Sony is a well-deserved creator, and the world is false, how fallacious. ”

"Hmph" After Norio Ohga sneered lukewarmly, he didn't dwell on this matter anymore.

"Please take a seat," he said, getting up from behind his desk and heading straight to the sofa in the reception area.

Seeing that the other party was no longer prickly in his words, Shirakawa Kaede also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, Oga Norio, who has always been very self-contained, also has a day of yin and yang.

Tsk, it seems that he was really angry last time.

But it doesn't matter, I'll get used to it in the future.

"I heard that Sony's CD player was about to go on sale, and the response at the press conference was very enthusiastic.

Here, Shirakawa first wished Sony's CD player a big hit. ”

Just a week after Shirakawa Electric held a briefing session, Sony also held its own press conference.

As a neon tech giant, Sony's press conference was still very pompous.

The desktop CDP-101 launched by it has also received a lot of praise from the media.

Hearing Shirakawa Kaede say this, he knew that he intended to flatter, but Norio Oga's mood was still a lot better.

Judging from the feedback at the press conference, there are indeed high internal hopes for the release of CDP-101.

As for Shirakawa Electric's portable CD player, to be honest, Norio Ohga does not think it is a big threat.

Because according to their questionnaire analysis, many middle-class families pay more attention to sound quality than price.

At this point, Norio Oga has full confidence.

Sony's desktop CD player is absolutely complete with Shirakawa Electric's portable CD player in terms of sound.

Since there is not much of a threat, and even the tracks are different, Norio Ohga's anger has also eased a lot.

"Sony's CD Opportunity was released as originally planned, but I don't know what the release date of Shirakawa Electric is"

Seeing him staring at him with burning eyes, Shirakawa Kaede smiled, "October 15th." ”

"Hmm~" Dahe nodded reservedly, quite satisfied.

Half a month later than Sony, then there is no problem.

"Ohga-san, I wonder what you think of CD-ROM?"

Taking advantage of the other party's good mood, Shirakawa Kaede also took the opportunity to turn the topic to today's theme.

“CD-ROM？” Norio Ohga's eyes swept over his expectant face, and he nodded slightly, "It's kind of interesting." ”

"So Oh Ho-san thinks that CD-ROM can be promoted on a large scale?" Shirakawa Kaede is poor dagger.

Norio Ohga lightly tapped his fingers on the table, and said in a relaxed tone, "CD-ROM is the result of Shirakawa Electric's hard work and development, if it needs to be promoted, Shirakawa Sang will do it himself."

In this regard, Sony is very appreciative of your achievements, and we are happy to see your company carry forward the CD technology and further popularize it to a wider range of applications. ”

"This is exactly what Shirakawa Electric wants to do, but as a pioneer of technology. In terms of promotion, I believe that with Sony's appearance, CD-ROM will meet the public faster. ”

After listening to Shirakawa Kaede's words, Dahe Dianxiong secretly said in his heart.

After all, the promotion of CD-ROM is inseparable from Sony's help, and he expected this at Shirakawa Electric's briefing.

He waited at Sony for more than a month, and the other party didn't come to the door until today.

This efficiency can be somewhat incompatible with him, who is known for his mobility.

Although he was guessing what the other party was up to, Norio Oga had already thought of his words.

"Because Sony's current strategic focus is on the CD player business, there may be no help in promoting CD-ROM.

Also to convince the board there, to help Sony's competitors promote the format. Without the right reason, I'm afraid it's very difficult to do. ”

Knowing that this would be the case, Shirakawa Kaede sighed secretly in his heart.

The previous sentence was nonsense, it was just an excuse, and Shirakawa Kaede directly ignored it.

The real reason is the latter sentence, the so-called appropriate reason to convince the board of directors, is nothing more than to benefit.

He had thought of this before he came, but there was a reason why he had to do it because he had to do it in person.

Not to mention that Sony is the inventor of CD technology, the original technology licensing alone cannot be bypassed.

CD-ROM is developed on the basis of the original technology of CD, and this part of the patent naturally includes Sony and Philips.

Although before the development of CD-ROM, Shirakawa Electric signed agreements with Sony and Philips and obtained licenses.

But when interests are really involved, can you leave each other alone and do it yourself?

Maybe, but that will also mean that the alliance between Shirakawa Electric and Sony and Philips will break down.

Seriously, it is possible that the entire CD alliance will isolate Shirakawa Electric in the future.

So as a last resort, Shirakawa Kaede didn't want to tear his face directly with these giants.

To do business, especially if you want to grow into a new giant, you can't just bury your head and do it.

Only by uniting the interests of the majority can we have the last laugh.

This is something that Taizu has told us a long time ago.

Shirakawa Kaede is young and vigorous, yes, but he is rational enough.

Moving from side to side and back and forth between these giants. Paving a way for the development of Shirakawa Electric is his ultimate goal.

As for being wronged in front of the big guy and bowing his head slightly, what is it?

However, how could Kaede Shirakawa, who had planned for the worst in advance, be unprepared.

"It would be a shame if Sony couldn't get involved in the CD-ROM promotion for business reasons.

Shirakawa Electric has reached a cooperation intention with IBM, and the two sides will invite major computer hardware manufacturers around the world to jointly develop various specifications for optical drives and CD storage discs.

We strive to standardize them in the industry and apply for formal specifications from international ISO organizations. ”

Well? Norio Ohga, who was still leisurely and relaxed a moment ago, subconsciously sat up straight. “IBM？”

The shadow of the famous tree, if there is anyone who can make Sony take it seriously, IBM is definitely one of them.

"Of course," Shirakawa Kaede nodded very naturally, "As a leader in the computer industry, how can the technology of optical disc storage be without IBM's involvement?" ”

Norio Oga's face became cloudy, CD technology was obviously invented by Sony first, why let IBM pick peaches.

This is a matter of standardization in the CD field, and as an inventor, how can Sony be absent?

And if the CD-ROM is ISO certified, but the name of Sony is not on the list.

How will the outside world view Sony, and how will he face the board's accountability?

"IBM was dealing with Hitachi in Tokyo, and it happened that I had a conversation with the other party's senior management about it at the briefing meeting.

IBM was very optimistic about the prospects of CD-ROM after a month of negotiations.

At present, we have reached a cooperation intention on some contents.

cough~ Of course, because of the current public opinion environment of Neon, the two sides will deal with this matter in a low-key manner first. ”

When Norio Ohga was still thinking about the pros and cons quickly, Shirakawa Kaede revealed some information without hurry.

Kaede Shirakawa and IBM executives met at the briefing, and Norio Oga has also seen relevant media reports.

I didn't expect the other party to be talking about this, no wonder the two of them were smiling, it turned out that they already had the intention of cooperating.

Not to mention Norio Oga's brain supplement, Shirakawa Kaede quietly breathed a sigh of relief here.

Judging by the other party's appearance, you should be able to carefully consider your proposal.

As for IBM's cooperation, it depends on how to understand it.

At IBM, Kaede Shirakawa said that if necessary, he would work with the CD Alliance to promote the standardization of CD-ROMs.

Here at Sony, it has become that Shirakawa Electric has reached an intention with IBM to jointly promote the development of standards for the whole industry on disc storage.

What kind of banner to resist depends on what kind of wind is blowing.

How about it, I'll ask you, whether this big flag is red or not, and whether it works.

"Ohga-san, there is a lot of trouble today.

Shirakawa Electric is extremely eager for Sony to join the promotion of CD-ROM, so please consider it.

After all, we are natural allies, and IBM is not my race. ”

Shirakawa Kaede, who incarnated as a devil, sighed meaningfully.

After saying this, he owed himself and left the place in his farewell.

In the office, Dahe Dianxiong thought for a long time before finally calling an assistant.

"Let's check if IBM has any high-level executives who have come to neon recently, where they live, whether the people from Shirakawa Electric have visited, and if you can explore the wind."

Assistant "Hai" was ordered to retreat.

(End of chapter)