Chapter 205: SIC completed and put into use!
There is no longer any mention of Yamaguchi Momoe's wedding of the century that shocked the whole country. Most of the people at the wedding banquet were from the entertainment industry , and Shirakawa Kaede had no intention of dealing with them.
After going through the necessary procedures, he said hello to Norio Ohga after finishing his meal and left the restaurant.
The flying snow that I had previously glimpsed outside the window was no longer hidden.
Instead, it floats under the street lights like cotton wool and then seeps into the earth.
In the following days, heavy snow fell and lasted for about a week.
The snow came earlier in Tokyo this year. I wonder how it is in Akita, my hometown in Northeast China?
It's like this in Tokyo, so I guess the snow there must be heavier.
Can the crops in the fields survive this disaster? Can the wooden houses in the village withstand the heavy snow?
"Korataro" Shirakawa Kaede withdrew his gaze from the window.
"What's wrong, Xiaofeng?" Torataro, who was carefully checking the warehouse list in the house, looked up and asked in confusion.
"It's snowing outside." Baichuan Feng pointed out the window.
"Hey," Kotaro put down his work and looked up, "Xiao Feng, it's been raining for almost a week."
Kotaro was a little confused about what Shirakawa Kaede meant. Didn't it rain a few days ago?
Besides, what's so strange about snow? There's so much snow in my hometown that I can't even count it.
“The snow came too early in Tokyo. Normally, it would not come until December.
But it’s only November now, so the snow in my hometown will surely come earlier.”
The snow season in Akita usually starts in late November and ends in February or March of the following year.
But looking at the current situation, it is very likely that it will start snowing in my hometown in early November or even October.
"Eh" Toratarou in the office realized it later, pushed his chair away and quickly ran to the window sill to look outside.
"Xiao Feng, with such heavy snow, the rice in my hometown will be in trouble!" Kotaro retracted his head and looked at Shirakawa Feng anxiously.
Due to climatic reasons, Akita grows late-maturing rice, which is usually harvested in mid-to-late October.
But winter came too early, and it is very likely that the crops in the fields were buried under the snow before they could be harvested.
"Don't worry, Kotaro. Let's call home and ask. Let's go back to Akita earlier at the end of this year."
I haven't been back for almost two years. This year's affairs at Shirakawa Electric will probably not be like last year, where I need to be dependent on someone day and night.
As for their hometown in Northeast China, Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro's family are doing well and do not make a living by farming.
But it’s hard to say about the uncles and aunts in the same village.
I hope the situation isn’t too bad, Baichuan Feng sighed.
I originally thought that the snow was a sign of a good harvest, but the heavy snow came too early and went away too late, so it was no longer a good snow.
Putting aside his worries about his hometown, Baichuan Feng devoted his energy to Baichuan Electric.
As the year draws to a close, the company's affairs have not decreased at all, and many things are even concentrated together.
At the end of November, Shirakawa Electric and Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank officially signed a loan contract.
Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank loaned 6 billion yen to Shirakawa Electric for the purchase and construction of real estate for its headquarters.
This amount of money will not be directly transferred to the account of Shirakawa Electric, but will be set up in a new account and jointly supervised by Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank, Shirakawa Electric, and Shimizu Corporation.
It is specifically used for the development and construction of the headquarters, which is equivalent to a special fund for a special purpose.
In addition, according to the project budget, as the subsequent progress is made, Shirakawa Electric will provide an additional 2 billion yen to fill the budget shortfall.
At this point, Shirakawa Electric's headquarters planning came to an end.
The land area is 3,200 square meters, with a total land price of 4.5 billion yen. The headquarters building is expected to have more than 20 floors and cost about 3.5 billion yen.
The building was designed by the famous architect Kenzo Tange, who also designed the Yoyogi Stadium for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
When Shirakawa Kaede visited him, Kenzo Tange asked him about the design requirements for the future headquarters building.
For this, Shirakawa Kaede's requirements were simple: modern, eye-catching, and a landmark building in the future Shibuya, that's all.
What electronic technology companies need to show the world is nothing more than concepts such as innovation, technology, and modernization.
Therefore, there is no need for any other fancy things, after all, Shirakawa Electric is not an art company.
The construction period of the headquarters building is estimated to be about one and a half years. Including the final decoration, it can be completed in about two years.
It is quite normal for such a large project to take two to three years to complete. After all, the design of earthquake-proof structures requires a lot of thought.
Although First Bank paid the lion's share for this deal, most of the money eventually flowed back to it.
The land belonged to First Bank, and 4.5 billion out of the 6 billion loan was equivalent to something he could do in his own hands.
The construction company, Shimizu Corporation, is an affiliated company within the consortium, and the remaining 1.5 billion out of 6 billion was reserved for it.
Not only that, Shirakawa Electric will have to pay another 2 billion to make up for the shortfall.
Then the 6 billion yen loan from Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank was finally repaid in full by Shirakawa Electric within 10 years, with an annual interest rate of 2.7%.
So all in all, the bank only paid out 1.5 billion in cash, which is a quarter of the loan amount.
The land, building materials, and labor were exchanged for 8 billion in cash from Shirakawa Electric, plus interest.
Based on the current market price, did the bank lose money on this deal? Of course not.
So did Shirakawa Electric lose money? Judging from the land prices a few years later, not only did it not lose money, but it actually made a huge profit.
What is this? It's a win-win situation.
Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank, represented by Ichiro Watanabe, happily signed the contract.
Not only did he earn interest and engineering fees, he also received a commitment from Shirakawa Electric to become the IPO operator.
If nothing unexpected happens, Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank will have a share in Shirakawa Electric's future shares.
Baichuan Feng also happily signed the contract. Although this piece of land was a necessity, it also saved the money from future price increases.
Besides, such a low annual interest rate is a benefit in itself. The construction cost is also given a certain discount, which are all tangible benefits.
At the same time, with a good start to the cooperation with Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank , other chaebols will probably not harass Shirakawa Electric anymore.
As a talisman, it is worth it. As for the shares after listing, they are all publicly traded. Who cares who holds the shares?
Besides, even if we don't ask Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank to do the business, we still have to ask other financial institutions for help. In that case, why not choose someone we know?
Therefore, both parties signed the contract with smiles on their faces and in a friendly manner, thinking that they would make a fortune.
At this point, the two pieces of land that Shirakawa Electric urgently needed to solve have been found.
Shirakawa Kaede, who was relaxing, also attended the company's second major event in early December: the official completion of the SIC building!
Shibuya, Daikanyama.
Baichuan Feng looked at the magnificent glass-walled building in front of him, and couldn't help feeling a surge of pride in his heart.
Looking at the brand new and magnificent building in front of him, he felt as excited as when the first factory of Shirakawa Electric was completed.
Construction began in March or April at the beginning of the year and lasted for eight or nine months. The research institute, which Baichuan Feng had high hopes for, can finally be put into use.
In addition, this is also the first substantial real estate under the name of Baichuan Holdings, and Baichuan Feng feels at ease.
Sure enough, with land and a house, I don’t feel worried.
From the outside, the building is not very tall, with twelve floors above ground and two floors underground. In the upper right corner of the roof, the three white letters "SIC" are particularly eye-catching.
Although it is only 12 stories high, the nearby buildings are not very tall. The SIC building is still very conspicuous in this area.
And although the area is only 800 square meters, after the building is completed, it gives people a much larger visual impression.
You should know that Sony's exhibition building in Ginza only covers an area of 707 square meters, but it is built taller than SIC.
It is still very eye-catching among a bunch of high-rise buildings.
Therefore, don’t underestimate 800 square meters. The visual experience is much more intuitive than cold numbers.
Including two underground floors, there are fourteen floors in total, with a construction area of more than 10,000 square meters, which is enough for the research institute.
"Shima-san, how is it? I hope SIC doesn't disappoint you." Shirakawa Kaede turned around and greeted Shima Masatoshi, who had been looking up at the building.
" Unexpectedly spectacular." Shima Masatoshi came back to his senses with a satisfied smile on his face.
He had just returned from the United States. Today, the SIC headquarters was officially opened. As its number one general, he certainly could not be absent.
“Honestly, it looks fancier than most companies in Silicon Valley.”
Shima Masatoshi and Shirakawa Kaede were talking as they walked, and with them were Matsumura Masayoshi and Yamazaki Teru. The group walked towards the building together.
"It's such a luxurious configuration that we need Shima-san to host it."
Masayoshi Matsumura, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but make a joke.
"With Mr. Matsumura here, I don't deserve the title." Shima Masatoshi waved his hands repeatedly. In terms of age, Matsumura was his senior.
"Seniors, please stop arguing," Shirakawa Feng interrupted them with a smile, "Matsumura-san and Shima-san are the dragon and phoenix of SIC. Only when they work together can they be extremely powerful."
"Haha" Matsumura Masayoshi and Shima Masatoshi both laughed out loud. Of course they had heard of the story of the Three Kingdoms.
"Two seniors, please come in!" At the entrance of the SIC hall, Baichuan Feng stretched out his hand and motioned for them to go in first.
"Okay." The two did not delay and entered the newly built building together.
All the decoration here has been completed, including office facilities.
The largest area on the first floor is naturally the spacious and bright reception desk, connected to which is the product exhibition area for future enterprises.
However, this part is temporarily empty, and now there are a few sofas and coffee tables as a rest and reception area.
The remaining part was divided into several meeting rooms, which were neatly and cleanly planned.
The second to sixth floors are research areas, where various instruments and equipment have been installed and debugged.
Most of them are top domestic brands or cutting-edge equipment from abroad.
Masayoshi Shima and Masayoshi Matsumura stayed here the longest. After all, these were the tools they would use for future development, so how could they do it without being familiar with them?
However, after watching it, they looked more and more satisfied, and even began to itch in the process.
The conditions are so good, much better than the laboratory of Tokyo Institute of Technology, and not inferior to Silicon Valley abroad.
It has to be said that perfect hardware configuration is also a great temptation for technicians.
Not to mention other technical equipment, current chip design does not have professional software assistance.
Most of the time, it still depends on manual rubbing, so hardware assistance is also indispensable.
In addition to here, there are actually laboratories on the two underground floors.
It is an experimental area designed specifically for resisting signal interference, sunk six or seven meters underground.
Thick copper sheets are covered on the walls and floors to shield signals and reduce interference from external signals.
The thick shielding door weighs over a thousand pounds. Just the few floors used for research, plus the underground laboratory, cost Shirakawa Kaede hundreds of millions of yen.
What could Shima Masayoshi and his friends not be satisfied with for a laboratory that was built with a lot of money?
After visiting the R&D floor, the group continued to move upwards.
Starting from the seventh floor is the office area.
The decoration here has been completed, and all the configurations such as office desks and chairs, computers, telephones, fax machines, printers, etc. are in place.
In addition to these, there are also sofa areas for relaxation, light wooden seats, white walls, and open glass curtain walls.
The winter sun shines in, giving people an inexplicable sense of warmth.
"It's really good," Shima Masatoshi nodded with satisfaction.
A comfortable environment will also make you feel relaxed while working.
"Well, Shirakawa-san, let's find a place to discuss the progress of chip development."
After roughly looking at his future workplace, Shima Masatoshi was satisfied and went straight to the point of work.
"Okay." Baichuan Feng nodded and took them upstairs.
