Chapter 217 Akita
At this time, the convoy at the entrance of Xiaolu Village, in addition to the people from Shirakawa Electric, also included the mayor of Kazuno, Abe Arata, whom he had met last time.
"Abe-san, you are too polite. This is totally unnecessary."
Shirakawa Kaede greeted the people from his own company, then turned around and came to Abe Arata who was waiting on the side.
"Today we are here for official business, so don't worry about it, Mr. Shirakawa."
Abe Arata, who is in his sixties, has no airs of a mayor, nor does he feel anything wrong with visiting Odeka Village in such a high-profile manner.
It was not easy for Kazuo City to produce a figure, so Abe Arata felt that it was not too much to be polite to him.
Just kidding, I went back and learned more about Abe Arata of Shirakawa Electric, and now I care about Shirakawa Kaede very much.
He fully believed that as long as Shirakawa Electric was willing to invest more in Lujiao, the future of Lujiao would be beyond imagination.
So even though Shirakawa Kaede is very young, Abe Arata still personally came to the entrance of Odeka Village to greet the young president-san.
Today, what Shirakawa Feng called official business was to lead everyone from Shirakawa Electric to visit Kazuo City to make preliminary preparations for the establishment of a future branch factory.
"Abe-san, Shikaku is also my hometown. It is my honor to contribute to its development."
Shirakawa Kaede turned around and greeted his parents and the villagers, then turned around and chatted with Abe Arata as they walked.
"Lujiao is lucky to have Shirakawa-san. Today, let me introduce the situation of Lujiao to Shirakawa-san in detail."
Abe Arata stopped beside a bus and gestured for Shirakawa Kaede to get on.
"Please!" After bowing, Baichuan Feng took the lead in getting into the car at the other party's invitation again.
When the people in the deer group behind saw Shirakawa Feng and the mayor leaving in the same car, they were all amazed.
"He's the mayor, and he's so polite to Xiao Feng."
"Is your kid from Shirakawa a big shot now?"
"Nonsense, of course he's an important person. Didn't you see that the mayor came to pick up Xiao Feng in person?"
Everyone in Xiaolu was amazed and felt honored.
The little deer, which has been calm and peaceful for a hundred years, is finally going to produce a remarkable figure.
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It is less than ten kilometers from Xiaolu to the center of Lujiao City. Because the road was slippery due to the snow, Shirakawa Feng and his group drove for twenty minutes before they arrived at their destination.
After getting off the car, Shirakawa Kaede stood in the center of Kazuo City and looked around.
Here, he could vaguely find the familiar street scenes in his memory.
"Shirakawa-san, I guess you haven't been back to visit for a long time since you graduated from Hanawa High School.
How about visiting the school first?"
Abe Arata came over to him at some point and stood side by side with him, gazing into the distance.
Baichuan Feng looked at the brick-red three-story buildings on the uphill side of the city and shook his head.
"No need, Abe-san. Today we are just on official business. As for the school, we can visit it another day."
Baichuan Feng didn't have much feeling about the fact that he had attended high school.
After all, strictly speaking, the person who spent his youth there was not the real him.
After finding a slight sense of familiarity in their memories on the streets, Shirakawa Kaede and Abe Arata walked towards the east of Kazuno City.
This is the only place that can be considered a plain in Lujiao City. A large area of dead grass is covered with thick white snow.
To the north of the land is a small food processing plant, and further east, at the foot of the mountain, is a dairy farm.
"Shirakawa-san, this piece of land," Abe Arata pointed to the wild grass wasteland in front of him, "Shirakawa Electric can use as much as it wants."
Shirakawa Kaede glanced at the gray-haired Mayor Shikaku in surprise, "Abe-san's sincerity is admirable."
If Shirakawa Kaede remembered correctly, this was one of the best plots of land in Kazuo City.
It is not far from Hanawa Station and Kazuno City Hall, and there is a shopping mall one kilometer away.
Shirakawa Feng was quite satisfied with building a branch of Shirakawa Electric here.
What's more, from what Abe Shin said, there is enough land.
"Shirakawa-san, Shikaku is eager for Shirakawa Electric to settle here.
I can’t guarantee anything else, but the land will be owned by Shirakawa Electric forever, and it will be free of charge.”
Abe's sincerity once again impressed Shirakawa Kaede, and even Hasegawa who followed him showed an excited look.
Hearing his assurance, Baichuan Feng nodded again.
“I hope that in the future, Shirakawa Electric will add more color to the development of Lujiao.”
Abe Arata smiled with relief and held out his hand, "Thank you for everything you've done for Shikaku."
"Thank you for the compliment." Baichuan Feng stretched out his hand and shook hands with him, which officially finalized the matter of Baichuan Electric opening a base in Lujiao.
After all, there had been plans in place before, and it was also for the deer's future.
In this case, and the other party has shown such sincerity, there is no reason for Baichuan Feng to refuse.
And although Lujiao City is not big, the population loss at that time is not as serious as in later generations.
There are still a considerable number of young laborers here. If we can capture this group of people, we may be able to envision a bright future for Lujiao.
After looking at the site selection for the future branch of Shirakawa Electric in Kazuo, Shirakawa Kaede, led by Abe Arata, took another tour around the city.
After a quick look at the shrine, mining ruins, and hot spring resort, the group immediately headed for their next destination, Akita City.
However, a small part of the Shirakawa Electric team stayed behind to liaise with government officials in Lujiao City and discuss the establishment of a branch factory.
The distance from Shikaku to Akita is about 100 kilometers. Even though there were few vehicles on the road, it still took the group almost two hours to reach Akita City Hall.
As soon as he got out of the car, Baichuan Feng was surprised by the prosperity in front of him.
Magnificent government buildings, a wide range of shops, crowded parks, schools, hotels, hospitals...
Although everything is slightly inferior to Tokyo, it is definitely better than Kakunoichi.
As expected of a prefectural central city, although it is located in the northeast, it is still prosperous and dazzling.
After getting off the car, Abe Arata looked at the magnificent government building with envy, then bent down and motioned Shirakawa Kaede to follow him into the building.
Shirakawa Kaede's second itinerary today is to discuss the development of Shirakawa Electric in Akita at the invitation of Akita Prefecture Governor Kikuharu Sasaki.
A few days ago, Shirakawa Kaede and Abe Arata revealed their idea of investing in Shikaku and raising some donations for the farmers affected by the disaster.
The next day, the governor of Akita Prefecture called Shirakawa Kaede and expressed his desire to visit him in Xiaolu.
After all, he was the governor of a county, and it was inconvenient on a snowy day. Baichuan Feng would not let him, who was old, go to the mountain of Xiaolu.
So on the first day of work after the New Year, Shirakawa Kaede and Abe Arata rushed to Akita City together.
Baichuan Feng is both curious about this place and has some ideas about it.
In Japan, where the sense of hometown is strong, wouldn't it be a waste not to make use of the resources of fellow villagers?
When we entered the vermilion government building, secretarial assistants were already waiting in the lobby.
Following the other party all the way to a reception room, the sixty-year-old Sasaki Kikuharu was already waiting there.
"Sasaki-san, my name is Shirakawa Kaede. I am sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
As soon as he entered the meeting room, Baichuan Feng took the lead in saluting the other party.
There is no way around it. Most of those involved in politics are in their fifties or sixties.
Although he is still young, Shirakawa Feng is far behind in both age and experience.
So no matter what achievements he has made now, Baichuan Feng can only be a junior in front of them.
"Mr. Shirakawa is indeed young and promising." Although the thin Kikuharu Sasaki is already sixty years old, he still looks energetic.
He stood up and greeted Baichuan Feng, and was surprised at his youth.
Rumors are just rumors after all. They can't compare to the shock of seeing the real person in person.
And..., they really look alike. Sasaki Kikuji looked at Shirakawa Kaede carefully, his face expressionless.
Because it was the first meeting , the county office did not arrange for other outsiders to be present.
After both parties sat down, Kikuji Sasaki first praised the series of achievements made by Shirakawa Electric.
At the same time, he did not forget to introduce the various resources that Akita currently has and the various policies that encourage company operations.
There is only one purpose behind his words, which is to hope that when Shirakawa Electric continues to develop in the future, it will consider his hometown.
“The development in Akita is truly impressive, and to be honest I feel a little ashamed.
Although I was born and raised here, it was only today that I really got to appreciate the charm of Akita City.”
As far as I can remember, Shirakawa Kaede had only been to Akita City once , during a school trip in high school .
Therefore, his knowledge of it is limited, but even though he only took a quick glance today, Akita's modernization left a deep impression on him.
At least it is not as backward as imagined, and business activities are very frequent.
"Oh~, it's really gratifying to get the recognition from Mr. Shirakawa." Having got the topic started, Kikuji Sasaki immediately began to extend the subject.
"I heard that Mr. Shirakawa plans to build a branch factory in Kazuo City when he returns home this time?"
"Not bad," Baichuan Feng nodded, "Although Lujiao is located inland, the transportation is quite convenient .
The highway system is comprehensive and it is close to Akita Port in the west. Considering the transportation cost, it is also a good choice.
At the same time, it has always been my wish to contribute a little to the local economy."
"Mr. Shirakawa is a man of great righteousness," Sasaki Kikuharu praised him without losing any opportunity.
Then the topic changed and they talked about Akita, "Just as Mr. Shirakawa said, Akita City has Akita Port to the west, Akita Airport to the south, and a highway in the city.
The Shinkansen, Odate Airport and other facilities are also under construction. I'm sure that the future of Akita will not disappoint Mr. Shirakawa."
Seeing the burning look in Sasaki Kikuji's eyes, Shirakawa Feng understood what the other party meant.
After saying so much, it’s almost as if “Come to Akita and build a factory as soon as possible” was written on his face.
Honestly, is Akita suitable for building a factory under the current conditions? Yes!
The business environment, transportation, and labor costs all have considerable advantages.
But Baichuan Feng deliberately hesitated. He built the factory in Lujiao for the deer, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a true way of giving back to his hometown.
But it would be a bit unreasonable not to express our gratitude when building a factory in Akita.
Seeing that Shirakawa Kaede was a little hesitant, Sasaki Kikuji's promise immediately followed.
“Please rest assured, Shirakawa-san, as long as Shirakawa Electric can consider Akita in the future.
The county hall will give special discounts on tax rates, real estate, and talent.”
“Since Mr. Sasaki has shown such favor, Shirakawa Electric will definitely consider Akita in the future.
However, Shirakawa not only came to bother the governor, but also wanted to do his part to help the farmers who suffered losses from the heavy snow in Akita. "
Baichuan Feng didn't agree immediately, but he changed the topic to another matter.
As expected, Sasaki Kikuji's spirits perked up. He secretly said, "Here it comes."
I've been waiting here eagerly, just for this sentence.
Akita suffered heavy losses in this snowstorm. As the governor, these problems are enough to give him a headache.
Now that someone is finally willing to lend a helping hand and alleviate the financial pressure, of course we must cherish it.
