Chapter 131 Beyond the Situation
After leaving the Sony Building, Shirakawa Kaede stood on the steps, looked up at the sky in the distance, and sighed deeply.
Although I know it won’t be so smooth the first time, Sony’s dominance still makes me feel stressed.
He knew that from the moment he said that, Shirakawa Electric had to be prepared to face criticism from Sony.
As for where the hidden arrow would come from, to be honest, he wasn't sure.
Raw materials? Channels ? Local governments? Or directly take them to court?
But no matter which one, Shirakawa Electric will not give in.
Want to make him submit by being stingy? No way.
If Sony doesn't pay something to end this matter, it will be unworthy of its reputation of being a freeloader.
"Shirakawa, do we need to take the initiative?" Professor Muto Kiyoshi asked, standing beside him.
"Mr. Muto, let's just wait and see what happens. This is just the beginning, and there may be a lot more to come.
Unless the other party files a lawsuit and we respond, there will be no room for maneuver if we take the initiative.”
When confronting a behemoth like Sony, every step must be taken with caution.
Baichuan Feng would not lose face unless it was absolutely necessary.
After all, Shirakawa Electric is still a small company that relies on the local market.
Sony can still survive well without the Walkman, but for Shirakawa Electric, losing the Flashman is a matter of life and death.
Be cautious, cautious, and cautious again.
In real business confrontations, there is no such thing as crushing the whole way, nor can problems be solved by just rushing forward.
After a few rounds of fighting, everyone would sit down again and continue the conversation.
The reason why Baichuan Feng was so restrained was also for future plans.
Muto Kiyoshi also approved of his approach.
Although they are not afraid of Sony's legal department, reason is always the best partner for solving problems.
"Thank you for troubling me today. Shirakawa will come to thank you in person someday."
Before leaving, Shirakawa Kaede once again thanked the seniors from the Meiji Law School.
"You're welcome, Mr. Shirakawa." The big guys greeted him and left.
This is just the first time, and they will need to appear in subsequent confrontations with Sony.
Although they were brought together because of the bond of Meiji.
But Baichuan Feng was not so stupid as to not show any benefit, but there was no need to mention these things here.
Looking at the remaining employees of Shirakawa Electric, Shirakawa Feng smiled at them.
"Hasegawa-san, we can fulfill your wish this time." He turned his head and looked at the eye-catching Sony Building, "Sony, we are really here this time."
"Haha, President, I've been waiting for this day for a long time." Hasegawa laughed.
When the others saw how relaxed the two were, they also started laughing, and the gloomy atmosphere just now disappeared.
He asked everyone to get in the car, and Baichuan Feng still led the first car.
But this time on the return trip, Hasegawa also sat in the back seat with him.
"What was Kimura Manufacturing's response?"
The relaxed look on Baichuan Feng's face had long disappeared, replaced by an extremely serious expression.
Hasegawa also regained his composure. "The other party explained that it was due to aging equipment and carelessness of the employees, and promised that such a situation would not happen again in the future."
"Outdated equipment? Employees are careless?" Shirakawa Feng sneered, "Keep a close eye on Kimura Manufacturing. As long as they don't make any more mistakes, we won't pursue them relentlessly.
However, from now on, we will immediately look for a new OEM manufacturer. Be careful not to to Kimura Manufacturing."
"I understand." Hasegawa nodded sternly.
"Also..." Baichuan Feng was about to speak, but suddenly stopped.
"President, do you have any other instructions?" Hasegawa looked at him inquiringly.
"Forget it." Baichuan Feng waved his hand. Some things would be better left to Ota.
However, Kimura's production here failed at this critical juncture.
Whether it was intentional or unintentional, Baichuan Feng no longer planned to cooperate with it.
Kimura Productions' performance during the New Year period was extremely unstable, with ups and downs.
Although it finally caught up with Shirakawa Electric's production capacity requirements, a small company is still a small company.
Shirakawa Electric does not want to experience this unstable situation a second time.
This time it just happened that I simply looked for a new foundry to replace it.
Business is so cruel. If you can't adapt, you will be eliminated.
Pity is the word that should never exist in business management.
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Adachi Ward, which is separated from Ota Ward by Tokyo Bay, is located on the northeastern edge of the outermost of Tokyo's 23 wards.
Kimura Manufacturing, which manufactures for Shirakawa Electric, is located here. Like Ota Ward, the land price here is one of the cheapest in Tokyo.
At this moment, Eiji Kimura was sitting in his office, feeling extremely worried.
"What did Oda Production say? This bastard can't even make a basic PCB.
You promised me solemnly that there would be no problem, is this how you promised?!"
His assistant Aoki was also worried. "Oda-san said that because we were rushing to complete the project in the past two days, we were a little careless about the quality."
"A little?!" Kimura Eiji raised his voice , "Can the craftsmanship be explained by carelessness?!
What's going on? Aoki, do you know anything?"
Aoki hesitated for a moment and then spoke, "I heard from the other party's workers that Mr. Oda accidentally delayed the order from Shirakawa Electric because he was rushing to finish the order for Aihua.
In order to save time, we used obsolete equipment to rush the order from Shirakawa Electric, so..."
"Baka!" Eiji Kimura was so angry that he threw the pen in his hand away.
The orders for Shirakawa Electric were placed under the name of Kimura Manufacturing. Now that the products have quality problems, it will directly affect the reputation of Kimura Manufacturing.
But no one can be blamed for this, as he originally wanted to get the order from Shirakawa Electric.
Therefore, the PCB manufacturing process was outsourced. Once things are subcontracted, the uncontrollable factors in the production process will increase greatly.
Now that Oda Production has quality problems, Eiji Kimura is the person directly responsible.
Just when Eiji Kimura was getting furious, another of his subordinates came in to report.
"Shirakawa Electric does not intend to pursue their responsibility for the time being, but they must ensure that subsequent products do not have problems again."
Hearing the reply from Shirakawa Electric, Eiji Kimura subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he quickly told Aoki, "Try to handle the subsequent orders from Shirakawa Electric internally. If you can't complete them, you'd better find a larger manufacturer and make less money, rather than entrusting Oda to make them.
In addition, Shirakawa Electric's technical data was immediately withdrawn, and the explanation given to Oda Production was that the new internal production line had been debugged.
Thank you for your support and cooperation. The manufacturing fee will be settled as soon as possible. That’s all.”
"Yeah!" Aoki nodded and immediately prepared to carry out the relevant task.
Watching Aoki leave, Eiji Kimura breathed a sigh of relief again.
Now Shirakawa Electric is Kimura Production's largest customer, with tens of thousands of orders every month, which is enough for Kimura Production to digest for a long time.
It is no exaggeration to say that Shirakawa Electric is now the bread and butter of Kimura Production, and such a customer must not be allowed to make any mistakes.
