Chapter 264: First Experience with Beidu Bank
What is the name of Shirakawa Electric's CD player?
"Let's call him Discman," said Baichuan Feng with a smile on his face.
"Discman?" Hasegawa repeated in a low voice.
"Yes, isn't disc dance music and similar styles of music very popular now?
So let’s call our CD player Discman, keeping up with the trend and continuing the family naming method of Flashman.”
You see, Baichuan Feng’s reasons are very sufficient, and even everyone who tasted it thought it was really good.
As time entered the early 1980s, neon pop music gradually shifted from the new music style of the 1970s to urban music.
The so-called urban music is City pop, which is also the predecessor of the evolution of J-pop in the 1990s.
However, due to the rapid development of the neon economy, the style of today's urban music is becoming more and more hedonistic.
Most of them are based on big cities, such as Tokyo, describing its busyness, alienation, and the intoxication of paper money.
The content of the song is full of descriptions of sunshine, beaches, resorts, etc. This disco music with a strong sense of rhythm is very popular among young people.
Yes, city pop was born out of disco, although it was modified based on disco.
But the name City pop has not yet become popular, and the general public still thinks of it as a disco style.
And around the world, obviously disco is more well-known.
This type of music was revived for a while in later generations, and its name was changed to urban vaporwave.
But it was the 80s, and the term City pop was not yet popular. Even when it became popular later, it was only in neon.
Looking around the world, the name of disco is more widely known.
Shirakawa Electric is a truly multinational company and is certainly not limited to a small country like Japan.
So the name "Discman" was happily decided.
“We should register it as our trademark as soon as possible. Such a catchy name will be very helpful for spreading.”
"Understood." Hasegawa happily wrote down Shirakawa Kaede's order.
Why did Baichuan Feng want to register the name Disman? Of course, he was afraid that someone else would register it first.
So who would use the name Disman? Of course it's our old friend Sony.
Two years later, this brand may become Sony's CD player trademark.
But now, it's mine. Baichuan Feng's calculations were going on.
With the goal of producing a portable CD player, Shirakawa Electric's next strategic product was finally determined.
From Walkman to handheld game console, and then to CD player next year, by that time Shirakawa Electric will have just celebrated its third anniversary.
Three flagship products in three years, this pace is already very fast.
During this period, there are also headphones and audio products to be launched next year. Baichuan Feng thinks he has done a good enough to enrich the product line to this extent in such a short period of time.
If you do it too quickly, your foundation will be unstable. After all, every product needs to improve itself.
Improvements, new models, and new research and development all require continuous investment of manpower and material resources to ensure their sustainable development.
Only after gaining a firm foothold will Baichuan Feng consider developing the next flagship product.
He is still young and there is no need to rush. Shirakawa Electric is also still young. Taking it step by step is the best option at the moment.
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Today is the last day of October, and it is also the salary payment day for Shirakawa Electric.
Da Mu held the envelope with a smile on his face, greeted his colleagues who also had smiles on their faces along the way, and prepared to get off work.
It seems that everyone is in a good mood. After all, everyone is happy after getting their salary.
The salaries of Shirakawa Electric are paid on time at the end of each month. They will never be paid late for ten days, half a month or even a month like other companies.
This alone makes the employees of Shirakawa Electric extremely satisfied. There is no harm without comparison.
When chatting with friends, everyone feels so happy when they hear that their wages are paid on time at the end of the month, or even in advance during holidays.
This invisible little benefit may seem insignificant, but for office workers who are under great pressure in life, it is sometimes like timely rain.
In fact, it is not just Shirakawa Electric. Anko Electric, HAL Research Institute, SIC, etc. All companies under Shirakawa Holdings receive the same treatment.
Baichuan Feng treats everyone equally on this point. If he wants to retain employees, salary and benefits are one aspect, and various thoughtful services are another.
Happy Da Mu whistled as he walked to the parking lot and got into his car.
Instead of starting the car and leaving immediately as usual, he put his personal belongings away first and then opened the envelope impatiently.
When he opened the seal, there was only a folded white paper inside. Da Mu knew that it was the salary details sheet.
With a light pinch of the fingers, the pay slip was accurately ticked out.
Hey, why is it a little hard? Da Mu squeezed the list in his hand and felt something hard like a card.
He opened the pay slip curiously and saw a blue and white bank card.
"Beidu Bank", four Chinese characters are extremely eye-catching in the upper left corner of the bank card.
Seeing this, Da Mu suddenly realized something. He had received a notice from the Human Resources Department a month ago.
Starting this month, Shirakawa Electric's salaries will be paid using Kitato Bank cards.
What I am holding in my hand now should be the salary card of this Beidu Bank.
I casually glanced at the brand new bank card. Against the sky blue background, there was an image of a small animal sketched with simple strokes.
This seems to be an Akita dog, Oki laughed in silence.
You know what, it’s quite kawaii.
Da Mu joked to himself leisurely while opening the pay slip and reading it carefully.
Basic pay + adjustment pay + qualification pay + extra-time pay... He simply ignored this series of items and focused directly on the last number.
1.34 million yen, wow, Oki felt even happier.
When he just joined Shirakawa Electric last year, his salary was 1.2 million. This year, due to his efforts in the sound effects of high-end walkmans, Shirakawa Electric also raised his salary.
When he was at Onkyo, he only earned 600,000 a month. Now he has switched to Shirakawa Electric as the chief audio engineer, and his salary has more than doubled in an instant.
Oki couldn't help but feel fortunate for his choice. It turned out that Anqiao's seniority system was not worth lingering on.
At this moment, his eyes swept over the few bold notes on the payslip, which were about the location of the Kitato Bank branch in Tokyo.
There are branches of Hokuto Bank in Chuo-ku, Minato-ku, Chiyoda-ku, Shibuya-ku, Ota-ku... and even in Kawasaki.
Wow, the coverage is quite wide.
When Oki got a bank card from Kitato Bank for the first time, he decided to try it out himself.
After all, it is a bank I have never heard of before, so I feel more at ease with the money in my hands.
So he turned the steering wheel and went to the nearest branch of Hokuto Bank, also in Ota Ward.
Ten minutes later, a newly decorated three-story building on the street caught Oki's attention.
The big words "Beidu Bank" can be seen from a long distance.
What surprised Da Mu was that there seemed to be quite a few people here. Perhaps most of them were like him, ready to come and withdraw their money as soon as they got their salary.
After putting his mind at ease and parking the car, Da Mu walked into the Kitato Bank with a hint of curiosity.
"Welcome sir, how may I help you?"
As soon as Da Mu walked into the hall, a female staff member in uniform came up to him and politely asked him what business he needed to handle.
The other party bowed and spoke in a gentle tone, which made Da Mu feel very happy.
Well, the main reason is that the young lady is really beautiful.
"Uh, I'm here to withdraw money." Da Mu answered while looking at the layout of the place.
At the entrance of the hall, there is an umbrella stand on the left hand side. It should be for people to store umbrellas on rainy days.
Then there are the rows of soft sofas in the customer waiting area in the hall, which are almost full of people at this time.
Above the waiting area, there were several televisions hanging, silently broadcasting various news and current affairs.
On the other side of the sofa there is a bookshelf filled with reading materials and lifestyle magazines .
There are people sitting on the sofa waiting here, some are looking up at the sky watching TV, and some are reading magazines quietly.
Occasionally, words like "Sorry for keeping you waiting for too long. Customer No. XX, please go to window No. X to handle your business" would be heard on the radio.
The tone was just like the one of the staff who had just received Da Mu, soothing and gentle.
"Sir, if you want to withdraw money, there are manual service halls and self-service areas here. Do you need to take a number and wait?"
The young lady in uniform asked Da Mu again in a considerate and low voice.
Da Mu looked at the bustling hall and frowned slightly. There were too many people.
"I'm so sorry sir, the waiting area may be full. We can arrange for you to wait in the VIP lounge. I'm deeply sorry for the inconvenience."
The attentive young lady noticed Omu's expression and immediately prepared another arrangement.
"No need. I'll go to the self-service area." The young lady was so easy to talk to, so Da Mu naturally wouldn't make things difficult for her.
After I once again expressed to the young lady that I didn't need any help, she bowed, nodded and left.
Tsk, the service attitude is really good, Da Mu smacked his lips.
Before turning around, he took another look at the busy counter in front of him. The so-called window actually had no glass in between.
Yes , the counter of Kitato Bank is about the same height as an ordinary office desk, so customers can look at bank staff at eye level.
There was no glass security window between them; everyone was in direct contact with each other as if they were communicating normally.
Shirakawa Kaede believes that installing glass partitions will first create a sense of distance between customers and staff.
No matter what business it is, without trust between customers and banks, everything is useless.
Therefore, Kitato Bank will not distance itself from its customers for the sake of so-called security.
Besides, robbery is an occasional incident caused by a very small number of people. Compared with the huge customer base and their trust, it is really insignificant.
So now we have the scene that Oki sees. Although there are many people, everyone has a relaxed expression and there is no impatience at all.
Although it was Oki's first time to visit Kitato Bank, the meticulous service alone left a deep impression on him.
He had no special needs and just wanted to withdraw money, so a self-service ATM machine would be enough.
Da Mu walked to the self-service hall, where there were relatively fewer people.
The hall is spacious and bright, and the floor is spotless.
He came to an ATM machine and found that there were wall panels on both sides of the machine for placing items.
Da Mu hung the briefcase in his hand on it, and his hands were free to operate the ATM machine in front of him.
These wall panels are designed to facilitate office workers to handle business by themselves. They often carry briefcases in their hands, and it would be inconvenient to operate if there is no place to put them.
On the wall panel on the other side of the ATM is a small calculator for customers to perform various calculations.
It even comes with an envelope for money and reading glasses for the elderly to use.
Wow, great service, sincerity is reflected in the details.
Da Mu inserted his bank card into the ATM machine. When he looked up, he could check through the wide-angle rearview mirror above to see if there was anyone following him.
When the machine reads the card, various financial advertisements of Beidu Bank flash on the interface.
Huh? There is even a foreign exchange business.
Da Mu showed an interested look. He also liked financial management and perhaps he could study it when he had time.
The interface loaded quickly, and he was surprised that the ATM machine had multiple options for its language.
In addition to the Japanese interface, multiple voice interfaces such as English and Chinese are also available to meet the needs of various groups of people.
This Kitato Bank is amazing. Even though it is a little-known bank, Da Mu actually experienced the treatment that only international banks can get.
Not bad, the needle doesn't poke~
The subsequent withdrawals were also very smooth.
However, Da Mu only took a little bit on an experimental basis, and most of the salary remained in it.
He decided to go find the young lady again to talk about foreign exchange financial management business.
Well~ He is only interested in financial management, not in young ladies.
