Chapter 253 Light
Under Shirakawa Kaede's sincere gaze, Nakajima Heitaro was once again conflicted.
To be honest, when Shirakawa Kaede came to him before, Nakajima Heitaro already had some guesses in his mind.
After all, she had just been banished to the cold palace, and he followed right after her. It couldn't be a coincidence no matter how you looked at it.
As a traditional Japanese, the word "job hopping" is still somewhat unfamiliar to him.
I have been in Sony for too long and have become so accustomed to it that I have ignored the scenery outside.
The voice of "Senior Brother" Shirakawa Kaede made Nakajima Heitaro, who was in a dilemma, raise his eyes.
"Bachelor of Meiji, monk of Tokyo University of Technology, doctor of Kyushu University.
After more than a decade of academic career, are you just going to watch them lose their former glory?"
Nakajima Heitaro's eyes moved slightly.
“You designed the sound system for the Tokyo Olympics and are a pioneer in digital audio.
Are we now willing to retreat into the background and disappear from the forefront of the technological frontier?"
Nakajima Heitaro opened his mouth slightly and his breathing gradually became faster.
“Think about what the future will be like?
Do you sit by the window with a newspaper every day when you go to work, read from morning to evening, and then end the day's work in boredom?
Do you really want to live a life like this, where all your knowledge will be washed away by time and eventually fade away and disappear?"
Every word Shirakawa Kaede said was like a hammer blow, making Nakajima Heitaro's face turn pale.
"Come on, come to SIC, let's do what we want together.
Brother, you can freely explore any idea or research.
No one will stop you here, and this is also a country where you can think freely.
The senior brother is responsible for imagination, and the junior brother is responsible for realization.
SIC is where you should be. A boring retirement life is a disgrace to your talent!"
There seemed to be a gleam in the eyes of "junior brother" Nakajima Heitaro, "Can the president of SIC decide the direction of development of new technology?"
"Yes!" Baichuan Feng gave the answer without hesitation.
“Even if some technologies have no prospect of application, can the president of SIC stick to his decision?”
"Can!"
"In the technical field, does the SIC president have the power to appoint personnel and will not be interfered with by the parent company?"
"certainly!"
"Okay!" Nakajima Heitaro nodded heavily, "Please take good care of me in the future!"
"It's an honor for SIC!" Baichuan Feng couldn't hide the excitement on his face because of the return of such a talented person.
The two brothers stretched out their hands and shook hands firmly, and the cooperation was reached!
"Brother, please!"
"Hey, where are you going?"
"Let's drink. I promised to treat you, brother, to a drink."
“Haha, good!”
Nakajima Heitaro swept away the decadence and loss he had felt half a day ago, and the moment he made up his mind, a light shone on him.
Seeing his back straighten up again, Baichuan Feng breathed a sigh of relief and showed a look of satisfaction.
Finally, his efforts were not in vain. He had been coveting this senior brother for a long time.
Looking at his rich experience and strong technical ability, you will know that he is definitely worthy of Baichuan Feng's serious treatment.
Since joining NHK in 1947, Nakajima Heitaro has been engaged in research on sound technology.
He has been engaged in this field for thirty-five years and is a well-known figure in the industry.
The developer of the condenser microphone, the developer of Japan's earliest monitoring speakers, and the developer of the world's first digital recorder.
Leading developer of PCM audio processors and pioneer of CD technology.
All these titles and so on are part of his halo.
To put it simply, with his joining, Shirakawa Electric will no longer have to worry about its strength in audio technology.
Walkmans, CD players, stereos, microphones, radios, tape recorders, and even some professional audio equipment will be part of Shirakawa Electric's business in the future.
As a technical expert, he also has considerable management skills.
He served as director of a research institute at Sony and president of Aiwa.
If it weren't for Baichuan Feng, maybe he would have been able to achieve something in Aihua.
So how could Baichuan Feng miss such a talent?
Sony has no shortage of technical talents and big names, but Shirakawa Electric does.
The position of president of a research-based company like SIC was tailor-made for Nakajima Heitaro.
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"Nakajima-san, have you decided ?"
Nakajima Heitaro, who was kneeling in front of Ohga Norio, lowered his head slightly but didn't say much.
Ohga Norio sighed, he knew that the other party had made up his mind.
"Thank you for your hard work over the years." He bowed to Nakajima Heitaro to show his gratitude.
"I am grateful to Mr. Ohga for his care." Nakajima Heitaro returned the greeting respectfully.
He has been with Sony since 1971, ten years ago.
No matter whether the process was happy or sad, he still has some feelings for this place.
Now that I have decided to leave, it is only natural to say goodbye to those who have cared for me.
In fact, he not only visited Ohga Norio privately, but also Ibuka Masaru, who recruited him.
The founder of Sony is now very old.
Faced with the old age of the hero, Nakajima Heitaro simply drank a cup of tea with him, chatted about his recent situation, and then said goodbye and left.
He didn't even tell the other party that he was leaving Sony, everything was so sparse and normal.
Sony, he's been here too long.
Facing it at this moment is like facing the aging Jing Shen Da.
Nakajima Heitaro felt a sense of fear for no reason, and he suddenly remembered that he had just entered his sixties.
Too long, too old.
He was worried that if he stayed any longer, one day his whole body would begin to smell rotten.
Coming out of the Sony Building, Nakajima Heitaro seemed to be welcoming his new life.
He stood on the steps in front of the building, facing the rising sun with his eyes closed for a long time, before he breathed a sigh of relief.
After opening his eyes, Nakajima Heitaro left without looking back and headed for the next destination again.
Where to go? Of course, to Aihua.
However, he went to Aihua not to say goodbye to anyone, but to take something away.
Nakajima Heitaro ignored the pointing and talking of Aiwa employees along the way.
He walked straight to the door of an office and pushed it open.
There, Hiroshi Ogawa was struggling with the Walkman in his hand with a sad face. This was Aiwa's after-sales maintenance department.
He is a senior sound engineer who studied abroad and specializes in digital audio.
But at this moment, he is holding a screwdriver with a dirty face, tightening the screws? !
Nakajima Heitaro frowned and felt a little guilty.
When Hiroshi Ogawa saw Nakajima Heitaro standing outside the door, he looked blankly and didn't react.
"Hey, Nakajima-san, why are you here? Aren't you..."
"Ogawa!" Nakajima Heitaro interrupted him and asked further questions.
“Come with me, and do your favorite digital audio! Do a job that can bring out your talents! Do research work that others can’t even think of and that is beyond everyone’s expectations!”
Hiroshi Ogawa widened his eyes, and in his gaze, there seemed to be light on Nakajima Heitaro at the door.
Yes, he saw the light!
"Huh!" Hiroshi Ogawa threw down the tools in his hand, followed Nakajima Heitaro, ignored the onlookers, and strode away from Aihua.
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"You two guys, you better take it easy next time. After all, I'm still the president, don't you know that?"
Baichuan Feng looked at the two people in front of him with squinted eyes, with a proud look on his face.
"Hehe" Yamashita Daiji and Kiryu Jiro laughed strangely at the same time.
"Don't worry, Shirakawa-kun. When I get my first month's salary from you, I will definitely treat you to a bubble bath."
The showy Kiryu Juichiro shook his long hair, his movements were indescribably cool.
"Yeah," Yamashita Daiji nodded in agreement.
His eager eyes looked as if all he needed was Baichuan Feng's salary and he could take action immediately.
"Go away," Bai Chuanfeng waved his hand in disdain, "You two guys should stop saying that you are my classmates. I can't afford to lose face."
Bubble bath? Do I need a bubble bath now? What I'm experiencing now is beyond your imagination.
“Well, please ask Konishi Yasuyuki-san about matters concerning the Ministry of Justice.
He and Professor Kiyoshi Muto are classmates, so the professor will know your internship performance very well."
As soon as he heard the name Muto Kiyoshi, Kiryu Juichiro immediately wilted.
This professor was very strict, and Kiryu Juichiro suffered a lot under his tutelage.
“There are also Yamashita-kun, Yasuda-san, and Akagi-kun. You can choose any one of them according to your wish.
Rest assured, both the Walkman and the handheld game console are the core businesses of Shirakawa Electric and are equally important.”
Hearing what Shirakawa Kaede said, Yamashita Daiji's eyes lit up, and he immediately said without hesitation, "I want to go to the handheld game console division."
"Hmm?" Baichuan Feng thought he would go to the Walkman Division, which he was more familiar with.
After all, in the past two years, he had often assisted Yasuda.
"Handheld game consoles are so interesting. They are game consoles. What could be more exciting than personally participating in the design of a game console?"
In response to Shirakawa Kaede's question, Yamashita Daiji gave his reasons without hesitation.
Okay, as long as you are happy.
"That's settled then. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I'll be at Shirakawa Electric most of the time."
After arranging the two lively guys in the dormitory, Baichuan Feng started to devote himself to his busy work again.
Alas, I’m already a senior in college and will graduate in less than a year.
…
Less than two weeks had passed since my last chat with Nakajima Heitaro and he had completed the formalities and started working at SIC.
With his joining, things here at SIC finally have a backbone.
Not to mention the overall strategy, just the trivial matters in the company's operations require dedicated personnel to handle.
It just so happens that most of these things are related to technology, and Baichuan Feng had already found it quite difficult to deal with them in the past.
Now these things can finally be put aside and left to my senior brother to deal with.
Heitaro Nakajima is not only strong in audio technology, but also has achievements in electrical engineering and other fields.
What seems like a headache to Baichuan Feng may just be trivial matters to him.
He already has a general understanding of SIC's situation, but to truly be able to use it with ease, he will probably have to gradually become familiar with it in his future work.
But today, Shirakawa Kaede will take him and Yamazaki Teru to conduct SIC's first business negotiation.
Time is urgent, so you can take your time to understand the company's operations.
But business opportunities wait for no one. SIC's enhanced 8-bit chip 8089 has roughly completed performance testing.
After confirming that all obvious bugs have been eliminated, it has officially reached the commercial stage.
From the first tape-out in April to the official commercial preparation today in September, half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
However, now that the chip has been made, it is natural to push it to the market.
