Marika Ito quickly read through the pile of documents and information given to her by Kitahara Sosuke. She had also conducted in-depth research on the special project proposed by Kitahara Sosuke.
Regarding high technology and new service industries, I don’t know why Governor Kitahara is so sure that these two industries can be developed from scratch in an ancient city like Kyoto.
But the information given now... seems to have nothing to do with the two emerging industries that he strongly advocates.
What Nintendo... seems to be a company that makes games?
"Well, President Kitahara, aren't we planning a new business? What does it have to do with Nintendo?" Ito Marika's little head was full of question marks.
In her view, in order to succeed in these industries, they must contact government agencies as soon as possible to open up some rights to those high-tech clubs that can settle in Kyoto, at least without resistance from local people. The new service industry requires Dongsan and
Those temple sects have vigorously communicated with each other to make them willing to open up certain permissions. Only by doing so can this project be successfully promoted.
But looking at Kitahara Sosuke, it seems that he is not paying attention to this issue at all, and instead he is focusing on new markets!
"Yes, have you finished reading it? Let's go after reading it. We'll talk about it on the way." Kitahara Sosuke nodded, took his briefcase and walked out.
In order to do business, he specially bought a Mercedes-Benz SUV. Otherwise, driving a Rolls-Royce Silver Spur would be too eye-catching.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Marika Ito covered her too-short skirt with her hands and listened carefully to Kitahara Sosuke's teachings. Unlike Norika Fujiwara, who likes to draw inferences from one example and was relatively frivolous in the early stage, she is very steady in her work.
, has a learning attitude that is inconsistent with her age, but her spirituality is not as good as Fujiwara Norika's. Probably because she became a monk halfway, she has only a limited understanding of many financial issues.
Kitahara Sosuke drove to the southern district of Kyoto, firstly to see the residence of Ito Marika. The two were friends before, and now they are superiors and subordinates. Seeing her in such a state of desolation, Kitahara Sosuke couldn't bear it.
Go meet Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi.
The Famicom released by Nintendo in 1983 gave it a firm foothold in the gaming industry. The GAME BOY released in 1989 was an epoch-making game console and could be seen in major bookstores and electronics stores at this time.
The best-selling GB game console, to own such a game console was the greatest honor for young people at that time.
However, the 1990s coincided with the bursting of the bubble economy. Due to Kitahara Sosuke's intervention, the timeline also shifted slightly. The Japanese political landscape changed, the Abe family collapsed, and the six major financial groups were severely damaged by this wave. Originally, Japan's mainland would
No other club has emerged, but now there is Beiyuan Investment, which has suddenly emerged.
Kitahara Sosuke began to integrate promising industries in the future as quickly as possible, which also indirectly promoted the development speed of the electronic technology industry. The pressure of the bubble economy and the emergence of competing products made Nintendo feel a crisis that should not have arisen in the first place.
After asking around, he confirmed one thing——
Nintendo was unable to independently complete the production, sale and promotion of the new game console. They were extremely short of funds, and their previous cooperative bank, Fuji Bank, which had a very close relationship with them, encountered an unprecedented financial scandal.
A few days ago, Toru Hashimoto, the president of Fuji Bank, was summoned by Congress and apologized. He publicly apologized for the corruption and financial scandals that occurred within Fuji Bank. The Industrial Bank of Japan, which also suffered a huge financial scandal, has been nationalized and auctioned.
Gave investment to Beiyuan.
The prelude to the financial collapse has just begun, and many people have not yet realized how terrifying the unfolding crisis is.
Fuji Bank has insufficient capital reserves, and now they have added a bunch of false deposit certificates. After multiple bank runs, their business volume had to shrink, and Nintendo was abandoned!
Compared with this kind of dispensable and seemingly extremely risky investment, Fuji Bank prefers financing business in real industries such as agriculture and industry.
Without the support of Fuji Bank, Nintendo may completely collapse and be unable to launch new game consoles. With the withdrawal of GB and Famicom, their profits will drop significantly.
And Sosuke Kitahara, who is familiar with these histories, knows that the new generation of game console that Nintendo is secretly developing and requires a lot of money to prepare for release is the Super Nintendo (SFC) that has completely changed the entire industry ecology!
The Super Nintendo, which was supposed to be launched at the end of November 1990, did not appear on the market. The keen Kitahara Sosuke seized this element!
Nintendo Headquarters Building, 11-1, Kamitoba Hodachi, Minami-ku, Kyoto City.
After Sosuke Kitahara and Marika Ito walked into the building and showed their appointment letter and business card, the front desk lady was so surprised that she took them to the president's office.
The youngest vice-president of Tosan, the man known as Osaka's Wolf, stood before him alive, not on a TV, but it was still quite shocking.
Hiroshi Yamauchi was worried about funding issues at this time. When he saw the two people pushing in the door, he quickly stood up to greet them: "This is our first meeting. Please give me your advice. President Kitahara, I am Hiroshi Yamauchi."
"Hello, President Yamauchi." Kitahara Sosuke sat down with a smile and took out a document from his briefcase, "I have read your company's financial statements and annual report in detail. There are no problems. Speaking of your company,
I also play the GB from time to time, it is really an excellent game console.”
"Haha, I didn't expect that President Kitahara is also a game fan. I just said that it is impossible for a person who is interested in the electronics industry not to play games." Hiroshi Yamauchi is obviously very confident in his company's signature products, and he also revealed it in his words.
A hint of wind, "Speaking of which, it is really difficult to make electronic products in Kyoto. When the company was first established, my grandfather decided to place the headquarters building here because he settled in Kyoto. Unexpectedly, a hundred years later, this has become our largest building today.
problem."
"Oh?" Kitahara Sosuke showed an interested expression.
"It seems that Governor Kitahara has just arrived in Kyoto not long ago? There are too many rich and famous people who have settled here. They are very repulsive to electronic products, saying that they are foreign evil things that will pollute the beauty of Kyoto! We at Nintendo have been developing electronic game consoles for so many years. In other countries,
The sales volume in the city is very high, but Kyoto itself prohibits us from opening a store to sell. Not only that, every now and then, people from the Financial Services Agency will come to check the accounts and cause trouble, and then there will also be the Department of International Trade and Industry, the tax department, etc., just to force us out!" Yamauchi!
Bo's stomach was full of bitterness.
He also investigated Kitahara Sosuke and Kitahara Investment in advance, and knew that he had acquired SoftBank Technology and registered a Kitahara Technology because of it. He knew that this young man's ideas were different, forward-looking, and could be communicated.
Nintendo was having a hard time in Kyoto, but they couldn't afford to move out. After all, they had been rooted here for hundreds of years. If they moved to other cities, the "protection fees" they would have to pay would be enough to give them a headache.
With the advent of the economic downturn, the club has become even more difficult. Fuji Bank has withdrawn its capital, and the capital chain has been cut off, resulting in the inability to release new game consoles.
Naturally, he would not tell Kitahara Sosuke all about these lurking problems, fearing that it would affect his financing.
But this is exactly what Kitahara Sosuke wants.
While you are sick, I will kill you!
This is the best time to take advantage of the situation.
After listening to Hiroshi Yamauchi's cry, Kitahara Sosuke smiled and said: "It is true that it takes a long time to start the electronics industry in Kyoto."
"In short, our club really needs a lot of funds now. President Kitahara, how much financing can Tosan provide us this time? Can you give us a figure?" Hiroshi Yamauchi still couldn't help it.
The Super Nintendo had been stuck for so long, and he was heartbroken.
"0."
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"Tosan is not optimistic about Nintendo's prospects. If it is just a loan of tens of millions of yen, I will try my best and still have a chance to get it approved. But tens of millions of yen can't solve Nintendo's urgent needs at all, right?" Kitahara Sosuke laughed.
Laughed.
Hiroshi Yamauchi immediately nodded in agreement: "It's not enough. At least, at least 500 million yen is required! Doesn't Tosan have this idea of cooperation at all?"
He is also aware of the current market situation in the domestic electronics industry. Mitsubishi Electric, which they had previously collaborated with to make video games, has terminated their contract with them. They were not optimistic about it. In addition, with the economic downturn and everyone tightening, their industry will naturally be the first to do so.
be sacrificed.
"Tosan can't give us much money, but we, the Northern God Wolf, can help Nintendo with money."
"Kitahara Shenlang? You mean the Kitahara Shenlang Credit Bank that has just been renovated by Nikko under Kitahara Investment?" Hiroshi Yamauchi asked in confusion.
Kithara Sosuke nodded: "That's right."
"Then how much loan can the Northern God Wolf provide us? As for the credit bank, the reserve fund is not large, and the interest rate is higher than that of the bank..."
"Starting at 2 billion."
"Two billion...what? Two billion!!!"
"Yes, we can even provide more loans to Nintendo, but if my request is that you suspend the Super Nintendo project you are currently working on and focus on other types of electronic products, are you willing?"
"Suspend the Super Nintendo project? How is it possible! This is our hard work! Absolutely not! No, President Kitahara, how do you know about the Super Nintendo project???"
Hiroshi Yamauchi had a puzzled look on his face, ranging from surprise to doubt. Looking at the smiling young man in front of him, he always felt that something was wrong.