Ichiro Akutagawa, who was sitting on his knees at the small table, respectfully held the wine glass and toasted with half-bent body: "President Kitahara, you are free to do as you wish."
"Yeah." Kitahara Sosuke took a sip of sake and looked at him, sizing up this new subordinate without saying a word.
Several Japanese maids sitting on their knees picked up wine bottles and refilled their drinks, then slowly stepped aside and continued to kneel on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
Marika Ito was still sitting at the low table. Before she picked up the wine glass, Ichiro Akutagawa smiled and picked up the wine and toasted: "Assistant Marika Ito turned out to be a member of the ZARD band. He really kept it secret. Listen.
It is said that ZARD will release its first album soon, but I have been waiting for it for a long time."
"Oh? Does Akutagawa-san also listen to their songs?" Kitahara Sosuke looked at him with a smile.
Akutagawa Ichiro nodded slightly and smiled a little sheepishly: "My girlfriend liked it very much, so I followed her, haha. Don't get me wrong, Mr. Kitahara. I don't know much about music myself."
This guy is both flattering and self-deprecating in just the right way, making it hard for people to find points of dissatisfaction.
Kithara Sosuke looked at him with a feeling of sadness.
All along, he has been in contact with many opponents who are in high positions but have worrying IQs. He once thought that he came here with a halo of intelligence reduction. Now that he finally met a normal person, he felt a little uncomfortable.
In the afternoon, he deliberately learned about an anonymous list provided to him by Kyoko Kobayashi. Unknowingly, Tosan also gave birth to a group of young and highly capable new backbone employees in the changing times. Akutagawa
Ichiro is one of the better ones.
These people come from all over the world, some have wealthy families, and some, like Ichiro Akutagawa, come from poor areas and were able to make a comeback after being admitted to Tokyo University. What they have in common is that they have strong business abilities but do not have the corresponding promotion channels.
The promotion of Ichiro Akutagawa was the work of Kenji Owada, and Kenji Owada did this because Kyoko Kobayashi specifically asked him to take care of Ichiro Akutagawa.
The reason was that Kobayashi Kyoko, who was the branch manager of Osaka Nishi Branch, met Ichiro Akutagawa, who was the branch manager of Osaka Tennoji Branch at that time, at a business exchange meeting. They had a good conversation and introduced him to Progressive School. He received training from the head office last month.
After returning, he was sent to the Kyoto branch by Owada Kenji.
He is indeed a capable talent.
"Akutagawa-san knows a lot about trusts?" Kitahara Sosuke tapped his fingers on the table and asked suddenly.
Akutagawa Ichiro was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and waved: "Ah, how dare you say you understand in front of President Kitahara? I only occasionally dabbled in some trust-related knowledge, and I am still learning, learning..."
"Oh, I heard that you just took the exam for the trust analyst certificate more than a month ago. You have never been involved in the trust business before. Akutagawa-san is very good. He just passed the exam not long after I acquired Nippon Trust.
With this certificate, you can also 'encounter' Xingzi at an exchange meeting, making her full of praise for your trust business capabilities."
Kithara Sosuke's voice became colder and colder.
The meaning of the words has changed.
Akutagawa Ichiro, who had a keen sense of smell, stood up abruptly, and then immediately kneeled down in front of Kitahara Sosuke. Ito Marika, who was silent on the side, almost jumped up in fright.
Kitahara Sosuke, however, remained motionless and continued to drink and eat.
"President Kitahara! Please believe me, I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely have no intentions towards President Kobayashi! I approached her just hoping to contact you through her! In Tosan, only you can support me!"
Akutagawa Ichiro couldn't help but apologize and trembled all over. He had carefully studied Kitahara Sosuke's resume and acting style, so he knew very well what it meant to be his enemy. It was this detailed investigation that made him determined to become Kitahara Sosuke.
The heart of subordinates.
Only such people can help themselves reach greater heights!
He planned this incident when Japan Trust was about to collapse.
Expand your trust business capabilities as soon as possible. When Tosan merges with Nippon Trust, as a powerful presence in Tosan, Kitahara Sosuke will inevitably get involved. At that time, he will definitely need a lot of talent support.
If you rely on him at this moment, there is a high chance that you will be reused.
Otherwise, a mere branch manager might not be noticed by Kitahara Sosuke. He must show his value as soon as possible.
He had been preparing for that business exchange meeting for a long time, just to get close to Kobayashi Kyoko and gain her favor, hoping that she would introduce him to Kitahara Sosuke.
But he had miscalculated and miscalculated Kobayashi Kyoko's position in Kitahara Sosuke's heart.
Sensing Kitahara Sosuke's displeasure, Akutagawa Ichiro knew that lying at this time, explaining and covering up were all mistakes, so he simply knelt down to admit his mistake and confessed everything!
Kitahara Sosuke remained silent and did not speak.
After a while, there was a knock on the door.
Several of the equally nervous waitresses had an excuse and quickly got up and ran to open the door.
Carrying a bag and wearing a pink coat, Kobayashi Kyoko walked out of the door. After several months of hard work, she had transformed from a naive sales department clerk into a branch manager who could take charge of her own role.
"Aosuke? President Akutagawa? You, what are you doing?" Kyoko Kobayashi, who originally had a smile on her face, exclaimed, crossed Ichiro Akutagawa and sat next to Kitahara Aosuke.
Kitahara Sosuke gave her a "I'll take good care of you when I get home" expression, coughed a few times, and said to Akutagawa Ichiro: "Get up, let's leave it like this."
"Yes! Thank you, President Kitahara!" Ichiro Akutagawa stood up as if relieved and returned to his seat, not daring to look at Kyoko Kobayashi again.
Kobayashi Kyoko was smart enough not to ask any more questions, and they discussed the current issues in the private room.
The Buddhist Association has criticized Kitahara Sosuke in various ways, and the Chino family is also trying its best to prevent the Kitahara Club from entering. In this case, the best way is to withdraw capital first to put pressure on the other party, but in this case, Kyoto will
It's a mess.
Ichiro Akutagawa was actually quite uneasy, but in order to gain the trust of Kitahara Sosuke, he was determined to do this.
Marika Ito wanted to return to the bank because he saw the difficulties faced by Kitahara Sosuke and hoped to do his part.
"President Kitahara, what should we do next?" Ichiro Akutagawa asked with a frown, "With the loan recovered, the business is still unable to start. We can only try our best to assist those downstream clubs, but it will definitely not help after a long time."
"Then let them withdraw from the market as they wish. But it will take a while first." Kitahara Sosuke smiled mysteriously, "If the enemy advances, I will retreat. When the enemy retreats, I will advance again."
"But, will they still make concessions? After we withdraw from the market?" Akutagawa Ichiro was stunned for a moment, completely confused by his strategy.
Kithara Sosuke looked at him and said nothing.
Of course they will retreat. Not only will they retreat, but they will also beg themselves to come to the rescue in the end.