Minato-ku, Tokyo.

Downstairs at the gate of Toneshiba, Kaede Shirakawa and Keiko Matsusaka were standing in front of the building in formal clothes, looking up at the building in front of them.

"It looks very magnificent," Keiko Matsusaka tightened her trench coat and sighed with some emotion.

The whole building is more than 20 stories high, and it stands out in the neon streets, where the buildings are generally not high.

However, Shirakawa Kaede laughed when he heard her exclamation, "Grandeur is magnificent, but Tokuma Bookstore is just a part of it." ”

"Eh," Keiko Matsusaka turned her head in surprise, "Isn't this building the headquarters of Tokuma Shoten?" ”

She subscribed to a lot of Tokuma Shoten's magazines, but this was the first time she had come to the main department.

"To be precise, it's the 5th ~ 9th floor, let's go, Takei-san, they are probably already waiting for us." With that, Shirakawa Kaede led her to the inside of the building.

The Totowa Shiba Gate Building is also one of the landmark buildings here.

However, compared with the upcoming opening of the Shirakawa Electric headquarters, it is still slightly weaker.

Well, soon, in two days, the Shirakawa Electric headquarters building will be officially opened.

Because they had made an appointment in advance, Shirakawa Kaede and they had just arrived on the 5th floor, and the reception staff had already been arranged here.

Under the leadership of the staff, as soon as I entered the interior of Tokuma Bookstore, Hirotomo Takei personally greeted him.

"Senior Brother Shirakawa, I've finally looked forward to you."

Takei Boyu pulled Shirakawa Kaede and patted him on the shoulder enthusiastically, the two knew each other very well, and ordinary social rhetoric didn't need to be put on display anymore.

"Senior Brother Takei, don't say that, wouldn't it be rude to let Tokuma-san hear it?"

Bai Chuanfeng smiled and greeted him, it seems that this senior brother is very anxious.

"Alas," Takei Boyu waved his hand in annoyance, "I'm already leaving, so I won't mention it anymore." As for Tokuma-san, the junior brother will know later. ”

It can be seen that Takei Boyu was very troubled by Tokuma Yasukuai, and he didn't know what he had endured, so he couldn't help but start complaining at the door of Tokuma Bookstore.

Regarding his complaints, Shirakawa Kaede smiled and did not speak, but introduced Keiko Matsuzaka next to him.

Keiko Matsusaka, Hirotomo Takei certainly knows. He also knows a lot about this junior brother's romance.

"Daily News" reported that the three daughters were fighting for a husband, but he was very happy to watch.

Even relying on his previous newspaper relationship, he quietly called Ken Matsumoto of the Mainichi Shimbun and wanted to eat melons at close range.

However, Ken Matsumoto was still waiting for Shirakawa Kaede, the gold owner, to inspect, and rejected Takei Boyu's gossip.

And sanctimoniously said that it was all a mispublication by the reporters under his hands. There is absolutely no such thing, and the Mainichi Shimbun has already apologized for it.

Boyu Takei, who didn't eat fresh melons, was one of the three daughters in front of him at the moment, and at the same time, he didn't forget to squeeze his eyebrows at Shirakawa Feng.

This old man is not ashamed, he is in his sixties and has not been serious.

Shirakawa Kaede directly ignored his eyes, as long as I didn't feel embarrassed, it was someone else who was embarrassed.

After the greetings, on the way to the conference room, Takei Hirotomo was also introducing the basic situation of Tokuma Bookstore.

In fact, he had already talked to Shirakawa Kaede about these before, but I don't know if it was because of the reason for leaving, but Takei Boyu became a little chattering.

The predecessor of Tokuma Shoten was Asahi Performing Arts Shimbun, and its coverage focused on entertainment and gossip news.

At that time, its founder was the current Hirotomo-san Takei, who was born in the Yomiuri Shimbun and had a good influence in the media industry.

Mitsuo Muda, the founder of Yomiuri TV, and Hirotomo Takei were close friends, and it was under the former's mediation that Hiroyu Takei founded the Asahi Performing Arts Shimbun.

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In order to resist this practice, various news agencies have sprung up.

The Asahi Arts Shimbun was founded in that context, but because the content of the report was in the entertainment industry.

At that time, affected by the social environment, people couldn't even eat their stomachs, who cared about the gossip of artists.

Therefore, at the beginning of its establishment, the business situation of Asahi Performing Business was not optimistic.

However, Hirotomo Takei was also passionate about journalism, and soon founded the "Nitto Shimbun".

As a result, the Asahi Performing Shimbun, which was not wealthy, made matters worse, and its business situation deteriorated sharply.

Hirotomo Takei again turned to Mitsuo Takeda, one of the funders, and the latter introduced him to Yasushi Tokuma, who was working as a reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun at the time.

Yasuya Tokuma is a stubborn, strong, and headache-inducing partner in the mouth of Takei Boyu.

But Hirotomo Takei also admires his Masaharan stance, and the "stubborn" Tokuma-san is a hardcore anti-rightist.

However, the Yomiuri Shimbun's stance is center-right, so you can imagine how much criticism he will suffer within the news agency.

That's why Mitsuo Mueda introduced him to Hirotomo Takei, and the Yomiuri Shimbun was looking forward to his departure.

And Yasukushi Tokuma, who ran away from the Yomiuri Shimbun, unexpectedly did a good job at the Asahi Geno Shimbun.

The company's creditors, employees, and customers were full of praise for him, and the news agency's affairs were handled in an orderly manner.

Although the situation of the Asahi Arts Shimbun is not so optimistic, at least everyone sees hope.

Later, when the capital was adjusted and the company was about to be restructured, it was unanimously suggested that Tokuma Yasukuai should be in charge of the operation of the new company.

It was then that Hirotomo Takei took a back seat and only retained his original shares.

The Asahi Performing Shimbun was renamed the weekly Asahi Performing Publishing House, and later became Tokuma Shoten in '67.

Therefore, Hirotomo Takei and Yasukushi Tokuma are both key figures in Tokuma Bookstore, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the founders of the bookstore.

In addition, Tokuma Yasukuai, who dominated Tokuma Shoten, took a completely different route from Hirotomo Takei in terms of management, and his style was more radical.

First of all, he acquired Minorupgon Co., Ltd., reorganized into Tokuma Music Industry, and began to engage in the recording industry.

Later, it acquired Daying, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, and reorganized and rebuilt.

In addition to these expansions in the newspaper industry, it did not stop, and in the 70s it acquired the Tokyo Times, whose performance deteriorated.

Today, in addition to publishing, newspapers, films, music, etc. are all within the scope of Tokuma Shoten's investment.

To be honest, after Shirakawa Kaede learned about the situation at Tokuma's bookstore, he still admired this Tokuma-san.

A lot of people are still high-spirited at the age of the year, and they gallop in the mall all day long. Compared to his own senior brother Takei, he is much more courageous.

However, Takei Boyu chose to enter the real estate industry at this moment, and I have to say that he still has a vision. I just hope that when the bubble comes in the future, it won't be too miserable.

Otherwise, Shirakawa Kaede will be busy receiving assets for him again, just like now.

In the office, under the introduction of Takei Boyu, Shirakawa Kaede finally met this Tokuma Yasukuai-san.

Dark brown suit, meticulously combed hair. Although his face is full of wrinkles, he still looks energetic, especially the pair of lying silkworm eyebrows.

Seeing Shirakawa Kaede and them coming in, Tokuma Yasushi quickly got up, "Shirakawa-san's youth is surprising, although it is a bit rude to say this, but you really look like a student, amazing." ”

There have been a lot of reports about Shirakawa Kaede lately, and as a journalist and publisher, Yasukushi Tokuma naturally knows something about him.

So even though it was the first time they met, Yasushi Tokuma recognized him at a glance.

"Tokuma-san is polite, and Shirakawa has already heard of your deeds. At this point, you are the one who looks up to the younger generation. ”

At the end of the 30s, Tokuma Yasushi worked as a special manager at the Shinzen Mei Society, and yes, it was the "legendary publishing house".

The theme of this publishing house can probably be summed up in terms of "post-war literature".

The so-called post-war literature is anti-war, anti-militarism, anti-right-wing...

More specifically, there are a series of movements, but... Don't talk about state affairs ~ Don't talk about state affairs ~

In short, in those days, it took great courage to hold high such a banner.

It is also miraculous that Tokuma has survived to this day without being sunk in Tokyo Bay.

So although Shirakawa Kaede doesn't care much about Masaharu, he also admires this one very much.

And Tokuma Yasushi heard Shirakawa Kaede's compliment, but he laughed.

"Everyone's teenage years are always full of a sense of justice, and I was just a little more sober than the people around me at that time."

For his open-mindedness, Shirakawa Kaede had nothing else to think about except a thumbs up in his heart.

"Tokuma-san, I'm going to bother you when I come to the door today."

After laughing for a while, Shirakawa Kaede didn't go around the bend again, but went straight to the point.

Hearing him say this, Tokuma Yasushi quickly motioned for everyone to take a seat in the reception area.

After a cup of black tea was served, he took a sip before he slowly spoke.

"Originally, I was worried that the investors introduced by Takei-san would not be able to agree with some of the business propositions of the contemptible people.

However, if it is Shirakawa-san, it is much more reassuring. ”

"Eh, why do you say that?" Shirakawa Kaede asked curiously.

Tokuma smiled, "Because I know that Shirakawa-san is not a sedentary person either, and it is in our nature to be active. ”

Listening to his explanation, Shirakawa Kaede smiled dumbly.

The implication of Tokuma Yasukuai is that they are the same kind of people, and attacking everywhere in the mall is their common characteristic.

And the reason why the other party has such an impression of Shirakawa Kaede is also because he knows the existence of Shirakawa Holdings.

As a journalist, he is far more well-informed than the average person.

The wide range of industries involved in Baichuan Holdings is really the tip of the iceberg compared to the current Baichuan Electric.

A club that has only been established for a few years, and its business territory is already so extensive, it is not easy to move.

Not to mention Tokuma Kangkuai's speculation on Shirakawa Kaede, the latter listened to the former's explanation, and his heart was also moved.

In this case, it seems that this Tokuma-san has a lot of ideas about Tokuma Bookstore.

And the other party said this in front of himself, is he reminding himself. Will the operation of Tokuma Bookstore still follow his previous route and will not change easily?

Everyone is an active person, but there is always one who wants to be the leader and walk in front.

The rest of the one can only put away his temperament and follow in the footsteps of the former.

Shirakawa Kaede's gaze turned to Tokuma-san, who was still energetic, and sighed silently in his heart.

Sure enough, he is a person with a strong personality.

(End of chapter)