Chapter 163: Shirakawa-kun, please lend me your left hand
"Sanbian-san, I think you know what to say and what not to say."
A black suit, a suggestive tone, and a family photo spinning in his hands.
The bright sunshine was shining right in front of his desk , even within reach, but Yusuke Mibe felt as cold as ice.
Every time the light reflected by the photo rotated and swept across his face, his heart beat faster.
He glanced again at the expressionless staff members sitting at the desk and Takagi who was shivering in the corner.
There was a dead look in Yusuke Mibe's eyes, he lowered his head slightly, "Hai."
After receiving a positive answer, several staff members nodded, then stood up and walked to the door, filing out.
"President..." Takagi's trembling voice came from the corner.
Yusuke Mibe stood up and looked around, carefully examining the office where he had worked for nearly ten years.
Everything remains the same.
"Let's go." Yusuke Mibe fastened his buttons, adjusted his tie, and then walked towards the door with a calm expression.
Takagi hesitated for a long time, but when he finally thought of the keep-away expressions of those staff members, he obediently followed Mibian's footsteps.
In front of the headquarters of Aiwa Corporation, Yusuke Mibe walked to the front of the team amid a flash of lights.
"Red Beans Snimasai"
Swish, everyone in Aihua moved in unison, bending down and lowering their heads at the same time.
“All decisions made at Aihua were made by me alone. I have betrayed the trust of all employees of the company and acted on my own.
This ultimately led to today’s predicament…”
Looking at President Sang, who had always been quite prestigious in front of him, he now looked humble and pleading.
Gao Mu felt a chill in his heart, thinking that he would never have a place to stay here again.
In a daze, Gao Mu didn't know how he stepped down from the stage or how he survived the day.
The open collar and messy hair, Gao Mu didn't have the energy to tidy them up.
After leaving the company, he walked to the vending machine at the roadside corner as usual and put in the coins.
"Clang"
Takagi unscrewed the bottle, raised the beer in his hand and drank it.
His face flickered in the neon lights of the night, and the sound of passing cars on the roadside approached quickly and disappeared in an instant.
Takagi sighed slightly. Where else could he go except Aihua?
I will probably see my figure in tomorrow's newspapers. If that happens, I may not even have a place for myself in Tokyo.
If it doesn't work, I'll go back to my hometown in Hokkaido and grow potatoes. Although the weather is a little colder and there is more work on the farm or ranch.
But that is after all the place where he was born and raised. The snow on Mount Yotei must not have melted yet, and the water in Lake Toya must still be thick and blue.
Takagi, whose hometown was still lingering in his mind, had just put down the bottle of wine when he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
"You...did you...get the wrong person?"
"Takagi-san, right? My humble name is Ota. I would like to bother you for a few words. Is it convenient for you, Takagi-san?"
Gao Mu really wanted to say that it was inconvenient, but there were shadows everywhere in the dark alley and he didn't know how many people were hiding.
So Gao Mu suppressed his fear and nodded tremblingly. "Everyone, I am just an honest employee and a good citizen."
"Don't worry," Ota patted his shoulder with a smile, "We're just talking about work, there's no need to be so nervous."
I don't believe you at all. Gao Mu, whose legs were a little weak, was half-carried up by two tall figures on the left and right and disappeared into the alley.
…
Shortly after Shirakawa Electric, Sony and Aiwa held a tripartite meeting, Aiwa's former president Yusuke Mibe led all the company's senior executives to publicly apologize in front of numerous media outlets.
Yusuke Mibe took full responsibility and resigned as president on the same day.
The new president's successor is Heitaro Nakajima, the former director of Sony's Audio Research Institute, who was announced at Yusuke Mibe's press conference as the successor to the position of president of Aiwa.
Shirakawa Electric and Sony also issued announcements in succession, expressing their willingness to make their own contributions to the progress of the industry.
At the same time, in order to better communicate on technology with peers in the same industry, Shirakawa Electric and Sony announced that both sides would organize delegations to visit each other in April every year.
We also hold small product exhibitions to allow personnel from both sides to experience each other's products and further strengthen exchanges and communication between them.
At this point, the "Walkman plagiarism incident" came to an end, and Shirakawa Electric and Aiwa Co., Ltd. finally reached an out-of-court settlement.
Aiwa Corporation publicly apologized for the incident and compensated Shirakawa Electric 500 million yen to make up for its losses.
The hot event that caused quite a stir has finally died down.
Baichuan Feng, who had been working non-stop for half a year, finally put aside the company's affairs today and traveled light.
Of course, together with him is our energetic Asuka.
"Tsk, Xiaolin looks so youthful."
Shirakawa Kaede, who was used to seeing her in professional attire, was really surprised when he first saw Asuka Kobayashi in casual clothes.
The white, thin women's shirt has a light green bow at the collar, which looks fashionable, smart and playful.
As for the lower body, a mint-colored short skirt was lightly tied around the slender waist. The warm wind blew, and a touch of whiteness and tenderness passed by my eyes and flew to my heart.
Well, the whiteness made Baichuan Feng feel a little dizzy.
"Shirakawa-kun, are you ready?" Asuka Kobayashi put her hands behind her back, swaying gracefully with a sweet smile.
"Hai" Shirakawa Feng was also wearing casual clothes today, and the suit he usually wore was replaced by a light-colored shirt.
The lower body is also wearing solid-colored casual pants and bright white sneakers.
Today, the two of them look like real college students.
One is extremely beautiful, the other is extremely handsome.
But don't get me wrong, they were not planning to travel together, but to meet a fat classmate.
Actually, I should have gone to the appointment at the beginning of the month, but because of Aihua's matter, I kept stumbling around until today, and finally made time for it.
The two got on the subway station and arrived at the agreed location, Ikebukuro Station, in just twenty minutes.
Coming out of the east exit, before Baichuan Feng had time to appreciate the prosperity here, his attention was attracted by a fat man waving not far away.
"Shirakawa-kun, here!" Iwata, who was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, stretched out his chubby arms and greeted.
"Iwata-kun, you're here so early?" Shirakawa Kaede walked over with Kobayashi Asuka, smiling.
"Uh" When he saw Asuka Kobayashi beside Shirakawa, the smile on Iwata's face slowly froze.
He glanced at the empty space beside him, then looked at the Baichuan Feng who were in pairs, and silently put away his smile.
Why did Shirakawa-kun bring his girlfriend here? Isn’t the computer the final destination for boys ?
Iwata feels that Shirakawa has not yet found the true meaning of life, and this is definitely not because he is a single dog.
"I just arrived too. Shirakawa-kun, let's go." Iwata greeted Kobayashi Asuka again before turning around and leading the way towards the department store not far away.
He had met Asuka Kobayashi last time at Tokyo Institute of Technology, so he didn't feel too unfamiliar with her.
Seibu Department Store can be said to be the base where Satoru Iwata learned computer knowledge.
From a distance it doesn't look very impressive, just a long row of buildings, about ten stories high.
On the roof of the building stands a sign with white letters on a blue background, "SEIBU".
This is their destination today. Under the leadership of Iwata Satoshi, Shirakawa Kaede and Kobayashi Asuka also went straight to the digital products area upstairs.
Unlike the dazzling array of digital products in later generations, the merchandise in the counter area selling electronic products at this time was relatively unfancy.
Most of them are common electronic products such as digital cameras, tape recorders, record players, walkmans, calculators, and electronic watches.
In the PC sales area, it was much more lively, with several young people gathered together, discussing something enthusiastically.
Iwata greeted "Tanimura-kun" warmly from a distance. He often came here and was familiar with the staff here.
"It's Iwata-kun." A young man in his twenties behind the counter looked up and greeted me with a smile when he saw it was Iwata.
"Let me introduce you to everyone," Iwata said, pulling Shirakawa Kaede next to him. "This is Shirakawa Kaede-san, a student at Meiji University, and also a gaming expert.
He is also very good at computers. I brought him here today to meet you all.”
"Baichuan Feng, please take care of me." Baichuan Feng greeted the group of young people generously.
In fact, although he is called a young man, he himself looks the youngest.
Except for two students who looked like they had just graduated from high school, the rest of the crowd were young people in their twenties, and Shirakawa Kaede was the youngest among them.
However, everyone's attention was not on Shirakawa Kaede. Their eyes were frequently cast on Asuka Kobayashi who was beside Shirakawa Kaede.
It is true that these otakus love computers, but who would play computers if they have girlfriends?
With Asuka Kobayashi's looks, she is simply a stunner in every way.
Asuka Kobayashi noticed all this and quietly took a few steps towards Shirakawa Kaede.
Then, under the heartbroken gazes of this group of tech geeks, he took the initiative to stretch out his fair hand and placed it into Baichuan Feng's left hand.
Hmm? Baichuan Feng is smart.
"Please lend me Shirakawa-kun's left hand." Asuka Kobayashi's barely audible voice sounded in her ears.
Baichuan Feng slowly relaxed his body, then tightened his fingers and held her soft and warm palm.
Alas~ The technical geeks watching here sighed deeply in their hearts.
Is appearance really that important?
But since the beauty has already been taken, they no longer look Kobayashi around impolitely.
Iwata also withdrew his envious gaze and asked himself quietly in his heart.
Can you have both a girlfriend and a computer?
While Iwata was still imagining some unspeakable things, the clerk behind the counter named Tanimura became interested in Shirakawa Kaede.
"Shirakawa-kun is also good at computers?" Tanimura looked at Shirakawa Kaede curiously. He is a student of Meiji University, so he should be very good.
"I know a little bit, but I can't say I'm good at it. I just like it." Baichuan Feng knows his own abilities very well, and there is no need for him to brag.
"I see." Tanimura withdrew his gaze and his interest returned to Iwata Satoshi.
"Iwata-kun, have you ever considered trying a part-time job? Something related to computer programming." Although Tanimura works as a salesperson at Seibu Department Store, he also works part-time.
"Hey!" Iwata instantly became interested when he heard about computer programming. "Part-time job?" He looked at Tanimura with burning eyes.
"Yes, it's a newly established studio. Of course, it's still in the trial operation stage. If you're interested, Iwata-kun, you can go and take a look."
Tanimura glanced at Shirakawa Kaede and said, "Of course, if Shirakawa-kun is interested, you can come along."
Iwata blinked and looked at Shirakawa Kaede, the words "I want to go" almost engraved on his face.
"Okay." Seeing his look, Baichuan Feng also smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Great, let's go now." Iwata said, already impatient to leave.
