Chapter 208 A Small Goal
" Governor , thank you Kanagawa for your strong support for Shirakawa Electric."
“When Shirakawa Electric chose to settle in Kanagawa, I said this.
Kawasaki will never refuse any request from you! "
The newly built Shirakawa Electric Factory No. 1 in the industrial park.
Shirakawa Kaede was walking side by side with Kanagawa's governor, Nagasu Ichi.
Looking at the brand new workshop and the large area of densely packed machines, both Shirakawa Kaede and Nagasu Ichiji felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
“The power of industry is truly astonishing.”
Changzhou Yier stopped and stared at the walkmans that kept coming off the assembly line, his face full of emotion.
Baichuan Feng smiled and said nothing, but the pride in his heart was greater than anyone else's.
There are a total of ten production lines, all of which are engaged in making Walkmans.
Rows of equipment and workers. The equipment moves in unison and the workers are busy.
Even Baichuan Feng, who was already accustomed to the shock, couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Not to mention Governor Nagasu who sits in his office all day.
"Are all the products here exported to the United States?" After enjoying the sight enough, Changzhou Yier turned around and confirmed again.
"That's right," Baichuan Feng nodded, "The market size in the United States is very large, and Baichuan Electric's original production capacity cannot meet the demand at all.
Therefore, we have to trouble the Governor of Nagasu to urgently help speed up the construction of the first phase of the project."
"Trouble is good. The more trouble the better."
After inspecting the production line, Governor Nagasu was in a very good mood and even had the mind to make a joke with Shirakawa Kaede.
The more than one thousand people in this factory are all from Kanagawa.
In other words, Shirakawa Electric provided more than a thousand jobs in Kanagawa just at the beginning.
What is this? This is the political achievement.
Nagasu Ichirō is already considering whether to sell another piece of land to Shirakawa Electric.
After all, this kind of deal is really a good deal.
Hearing Nagasu Ichirō's joke, Shirakawa Kaede also responded with a smile.
"Shirakawa has the same idea as Nagasu-san. Such trouble is distressing but hard to refuse."
"Haha, Shirakawa-san, heroes think alike."
After laughing, the group went to the office building outside the factory.
There are also office spaces here, but they are connected to the factory. They only have two or three floors and are square and simple in shape.
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Near the end of the year, Nagasu came to Shirakawa Electric and achieved a lot before leaving with satisfaction.
In fact, before he came, Shirakawa Electric's new factory in Kanagawa had been officially put into production for almost a month.
This is much faster than originally expected, and the reason for it being advanced is closely related to the market in the United States.
Ever since Shirakawa Electric's Walkmans were launched in the United States.
Because of its low price, diverse styles, exquisite appearance and reliable quality, its reputation gradually spread.
Monthly sales have been increasing steadily, especially in October after the product was fully stocked in Walmart channels.
The sales of Shirakawa Electric's Walkman exploded.
Combined, the two models shipped more than 600,000 units that month.
All previous inventories, plus the production capacity in Ota Ward, were almost fully occupied.
As soon as he saw that things were not going well, Shirakawa Kaede urgently contacted the Kanagawa government, hoping to speed up the construction of the factory.
The factory here in Kanagawa was built by a local construction company.
The reason why a local construction company was responsible for the construction of the new factory is that this part of the cost is also included in the total investment, which can be regarded as a return to the local area.
Even the government played a certain role in this introduction, so in a hurry to meet the construction deadline, Shirakawa Kaede directly asked the Kanagawa government to step in.
The result did not disappoint Baichuan Feng. The construction site worked day and night and managed to advance the construction period by nearly two months.
It was originally planned to commission the new equipment by the end of the year and start production in January.
Now, in the second half of November, all ten production lines are running at full capacity.
They even implemented the policy that Shirakawa Electric adopted last year, where people continued to work but the machines never stopped, and they worked in three shifts.
The reason why we are in a hurry to increase production capacity is that Christmas is about a month away.
During the most important holiday of the year, the American people also need to shop.
So Shirakawa Electric is preparing stocks in advance, and it has started since November.
So almost every other day, an ocean-going cargo ship sails to the United States across the ocean.
Facts have proved that Shirakawa Electric's preparations for a rainy day were not too early at all, and were even a little late.
With the launch of a high-end, premium model at Thanksgiving Day in late November, Shirakawa Electric's reputation in the field of portable players was directly on par with Sony.
Or taking advantage of "what others don't have, I have", Shirakawa Electric's high-end models stand out.
Sony's next-generation Walkman won't be released until next spring.
This gap is the best opportunity for Shirakawa Electric to launch high-end models, increase its presence and seize the market.
Due to the urgent shortage of stock and to save time, Shirakawa Electric even airlifted the high-end models directly.
Although air freight is expensive, the profit margins for high-end models are high enough.
In addition, the Walkman itself is small in size and light in weight, so it is no problem to choose air transportation as a temporary solution.
As for the low-end and mid-range models, a batch was also urgently sent by plane. Most of the others were quietly rowed over on large ships.
Even so, in November, the US market still absorbed nearly 1 million Walkmans from Shirakawa Electric.
A considerable portion of these are transported directly to the United States by air from the new factory in Kanagawa.
The whole month of November was busy, and December was even busier.
However, despite such busy schedule, the new phase of Shirakawa Electric's project in Kanagawa currently only occupies less than one-third of the original land.
The production line in the new factory is enough to be doubled, but the current production capacity is already sufficient.
Subsequent expansion plans are still being evaluated, and if possible, priority will be given to expanding the handheld game console production line.
Previously, because the technical difficulty of handheld game consoles was not high, many of them were produced directly by Anko Electric.
However, with the huge success of Shirakawa Electric's second handheld game console "Pac-Man", Anko Electric's production capacity began to be stretched.
This Pac-Man is currently the best-selling of Shirakawa Electric's four handheld game consoles, with a total shipment of 2 million units.
It is still placed in a prominent position in retail stores.
It can be seen that excellent game design is still the key factor in determining sales before there are further breakthroughs in technology.
For handheld game consoles abroad, "Pac-Man" has just been released due to localization reasons.
Maybe after the New Year, it will give Shirakawa Feng a surprise on the other side of the ocean.
Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, ten more handheld game console production lines will be built in Kanagawa to fill the overseas market demand and some domestic shortages.
Although handheld game consoles are currently available overseas, they have not yet reached their market peak.
However, the potential for the future cannot be underestimated, so preparations must be made.
Calculated in this way, there will be a balance between the Walkman and handheld game console business and production capacity for a period of time.
In the office, looking at the report sent by Howard from the United States, Baichuan Feng felt very satisfied.
It turns out that rice and gold are really fragrant. It has only been a short time, less than half a year.
The profits brought by the US market are higher than the total profits of Japan in the whole year.
One hundred million US dollars was easily achieved. Baichuan Feng never thought that one day a small goal would be achieved so easily.
Is it that making money has become easier? Or is it that if you stand on the right vent, even a pig can take off?
Or maybe when an industry develops to a certain scale and there is a lack of competitors in the market, the profits it brings will grow exponentially?
No matter which one it is, it doesn't affect Baichuan Feng's happy mood at the moment.
While Shirakawa Kaede was checking the financial statements, Shirakawa Electric welcomed a completely unexpected guest.
"Are you Mr. Takagi Tokujiro?" Shirakawa Feng looked at the business card in his hand with a strange expression.
If he was not mistaken, this person was the president of the company that was in court with Shirakawa Electric.
"That's right," Takagi Tokujiro nodded calmly, "I am the president of Takatoku Corporation."
Oh, it seems that I have to go to the meeting alone today and prepare to settle it.
Oh, it’s not like I’m going alone. Shirakawa Kaede glanced at the middle-aged man with wise eyes behind Takagi Tokujiro.
"My name is Masao Noguchi. President Shirakawa, nice to meet you."
Baichuan Feng nodded, took the other party's business card and took a look at it.
"It turns out you are Attorney Noguchi from Osaka. Nice to meet you."
That's fine. Since I can't find a lawyer in Tokyo, I've learned to go to Osaka instead.
Baichuan Feng looked at the two people in front of him and motioned for them to sit down.
"Then, I wonder why you two are visiting today?
Please forgive me for being rude. If it is a dispute about patents, I would rather wait for the court's decision."
He didn't want to quarrel with others, so he decided to leave that matter to the legal department.
"Gotoku Corporation, are you interested in buying it, Mr. Shirakawa?"
"Huh?!" Even though Baichuan Feng felt that his imagination was big enough, he was still shocked by the other party's words.
"I'm sorry Takagi-san, if I heard you correctly, you just said to sell...Godek?"
Baichuan Feng widened his eyes slightly and confirmed it again.
Takagi Tokujiro nodded calmly, "Shirakawa-san, you heard it right. Gaode Co., Ltd. can be sold to Shirakawa Electric."
Shirakawa Feng sat up straight, then turned and gave instructions to Assistant Komatsu.
"Go and invite Xiao Xisang over."
"Hayi" Assistant Kosong immediately ran downstairs.
Unfortunately, Kobayashi is now in charge of the Human Resources Department. Although the office is right next door, Shirakawa Kaede always feels that something is missing.
How about moving the HR director's office here?
Well, forget it, it’s too messy.
Just as he was thinking about a certain classmate Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Konishi, who was visiting the legal department of Shirakawa Electric, had arrived at the office.
"Xiao Xisang, I'm in trouble."
The latter nodded slightly, greeted the two people opposite him, and sat down next to Baichuan Feng, waiting quietly.
He is the specially appointed legal advisor of Shirakawa Electric and is affiliated with a professional law firm. He is in charge of the current lawsuit with AutoNavi.
At the same time, he is also a senior of Shirakawa Kaede in the same school. In the patent dispute with Sony at the beginning of the year, the other party also gave great support to Shirakawa Electric.
Seeing that his legal staff were already in place, Baichuan Feng finally gave his response.
"Well, Takagi-san, tell me the terms."