The Takazawa family residence is a Japanese-style palace building with a profound historical heritage.
The ancient cherry blossom branches are lush and the pavilions have low eaves, creating a quiet atmosphere.
In a Japanese-style room deep in the mansion, there are folded mats woven with fine rush grass. Ryoto Takazawa, who is wearing a linen kimono, is short and fat. His sideburns have turned white, revealing a shiny bald spot in the middle.
He half-squinted his eyes, the melodious string music beat softly, and his heart was filled with endless melancholy.
The prosperous scenery goes with the wind, and I return to Tokyo in a dream.
As the foundation company of the Takasawa family, Fujitsu was severely hit by the bursting of the economic bubble. As president, he has a great responsibility.
It is difficult for outsiders to know that President Takazawa Ryoto has a clear grasp of the losses suffered by his company in this catastrophe. The stock and real estate markets were especially severely hit, with assets shrinking sharply by tens of billions of dollars.
What is even more despairing is that there is no end in sight to this suffering.
At this turbulent time, Fujitsu can only quickly withdraw funds to support its main business and survive this unprecedented economic crisis if it cuts off its courage and takes decisive measures to shrink its front line.
Faced with the bursting of the national real estate market bubble, President Takazawa Ryoto truly felt that he was old, unable to keep up with the world's trends, and somewhat powerless.
Fortunately, Fujitsu is a big company and has a big business. As long as it can survive the crisis, there will still be a bright future.
Selling the eight-inch wafer fab in Osaka, as well as five six-inch wafer fabs, and half of the eight-inch wafer fab in Kobe, and completely withdrawing from the semiconductor electronic device industry, is to shrink the front line and live like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
A concrete manifestation of winter decision-making.
Currently, there are two truly sincere bidders;
One company, Sing Tao Semiconductor Company, quoted a price of US$250 million, and these young people wanted to take advantage of it.
One is the little-known Hong Kong Atlantic Company, which quoted a price of US$280 million, which is somewhat sincere. It is not far from Fujitsu's price of US$320 million, so it is a key consideration.
The key is that a message came from the United States and was conveyed through officials of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, hoping that Fujitsu would suspend negotiations with Hong Kong Atlantic Company.
Although it was a hope, Fujitsu did not have the courage to refuse and could only obediently comply.
The economic and trade frictions between the United States and Japan have been going on for a long time. They have conquered cities and territories in the world's economic and trade fields, and they have been invincible against Japan's Fuso Kingdom. They have been beaten by the United States with the trade stick more than a dozen times, and they have been ravaged like their third grandson.
Finally, Xiao Ben, who had grown so arrogant, woke up.
His eldest uncle and his second uncle are all his uncles. The high table and low bench are all made of wood.
at this time
Two people walked in one after another from the hanging flower arch. In the front was a beautiful woman in a light-colored kimono. She respectfully guided a middle-aged man in a formal suit from the back around the koi pond with the gurgling stream.
Came over.
President Takazawa Ryoto looked over and smiled slightly.
In the front is the youngest daughter Michiko Takazawa, who looks elegant and elegant, and she is completely a lady from a wealthy family.
Behind him is his right-hand man at Fujitsu, Planning Director Yamada Kogoro, a top student at Waseda University, who received a PhD in electrical engineering from Harvard University, and is a very capable leader in the company.
"President, I'm sorry to bother you."
"Yamada-kun, you just happen to be enjoying gaku with me. We old people can't keep up with the world economic situation, and we have to rely on you in the future!"
"Why did the president say this? Yamada feels sincere and frightened. Without the president as the backbone, our club cadres have no confidence in how to do things!
This visit is because there is news from the United States, hoping that we will continue to negotiate with Hong Kong Atlantic Company, and they are happy to see the results."
"oh!"
Takazawa Ryoto was silent for a long time. In the quiet Japanese-style room, only the sound of gurgling water could be heard coming from outside, and the melodious string music had stopped at some point.
"What do you think?"
The sudden question made Yamada Kogoro stunned for a moment and he reacted very quickly.
"This should mean that the U.S. side's demands have been met. We don't know the details, but the negotiations should be able to proceed smoothly. It is estimated that the U.S. side will not hinder it more."
"Well, let's talk as soon as possible."
"Mr. President, the bottom line for negotiation is..."
Mr. Gao Zeliang said word for word: "380 million U.S. dollars."
"Nani?"
The negotiated price rose instead of falling, and was a full $100 million higher than the other party's asking price. Seeing Yamada Kogoro's surprised look, Takazawa Ryoto smiled complacently;
"Yamada-kun, although we did something for the Americans, we didn't get any benefits or favors from them. When did you feel sorry for your master when he let the guard dog bite someone?"
I'm grateful.
hehe!
But we can get something back from the Chinese, don't forget, what they want is an eight-inch fab."
Yamada Kogoro understood instantly.
He rolled his eyes "Gululu", waved his hand fiercely and chopped it off, saying;
"Then why don't we..."
President Takazawa Ryoto shook his head speechlessly and rejected this more extreme idea.
“There is a saying in the art of war: if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
Although Wang Yaocheng is a mainlander, he has obtained a Hong Kong household registration and is thriving in the Silicon Valley of the United States. He is by no means a simple young entrepreneur. His future achievements are limitless.
If the Americans agree to negotiate with our company, it will certainly not prevent him from acquiring a new eight-inch wafer fab. This is obvious.
After all, it was second-hand equipment and the asking price was too high. He might as well build a new factory.
Everything should be done in moderation and just cut off a piece of meat.
What's more, we urgently need the funds to withdraw money, so we must not go too far, as we will still have to deal with it in the future."
Planning Director Yamada Kogoro was sincerely convinced and bowed down respectfully;
"The president clearly sees thousands of miles, and his subordinates admire him greatly."
"Hehehe..."
The old fox's proud laughter echoed in the courtyard, looking extremely obscene...
9 a.m.
Luxury hotel lobby
Peter Wu had eaten at the hotel's exquisite breakfast buffet. He stuck a piece of pineapple with a toothpick in his mouth and chewed it carefully. He walked out of the restaurant with ease. Today he will start negotiations with Fujitsu. After eating, he will have enough energy to deal with this brain-burning task.
work.
Luxurious hotel lobby
Several strong men wearing short-sleeved shirts gathered in front of the lobby service desk. Two of them, who seemed to be the leaders, were carefully flipping through the thick guest registration information.
The others looked fiercely and watched every guest coming and going vigilantly.
This unusual sight made Wu Peter's heart skip a beat. He passed by calmly and heard the impatient complaint of one of the Yakuza leaders;
"Asshole, you are searching for him one by one, and you don't know when you will find him. Why did you let him go in the first place?"
"Please stop saying a few words. The entire club is mobilized to investigate. If we can't find this Chinese boy, we will all be in trouble."
"Don't worry, we can dig him out even if he's hiding in the sewer."
…
Peter Wu felt his heart tremble when he heard this. He suppressed his uneasiness and walked past the hotel lobby reception desk and walked to the elevator to wait.
A "ding" sound
When the elevator reached the ground floor, the electric door opened.
Peter Wu stepped into the elevator, exhaled a long breath, and his hands trembled nervously. He felt better when the elevator door closed.
"etc."
The words were not spoken yet.
A pair of big hands inserted themselves into the gap in the automatic door and forced the elevator door open again. Several Yakuza members rushed in so aggressively that Peter Wu's heartbeat slowed down for half a beat and his face turned pale.