Chapter 273 I object!
What are you doing here today?
When he heard Ikeguchi Mitsuo's question, Nakajima Heitaro showed a look of surprise.
"Today I am here to attend Aihua's board meeting. Why, Chi Jiu-san, do you suspect that I am impersonating Aihua's board representative?"
Seeing that they were still silent, Nakajima Heitaro waved his hand and said, "Ogawa~".
"Hayi" Hiroshi Ogawa stepped forward heroically.
Without Nakajima Heitaro saying anything, he opened his briefcase, solemnly took out a document from it and handed it to the former.
"This is the appointment letter of shareholder representative of Shirakawa Electric." Nakajima Heitaro shook the document in his hand and looked around the conference room. "Do you need to check it one by one?"
"No need!" Ikegami Mitsuo interrupted his performance expressionlessly.
"As Aihua's former president, Mr. Nakajima knows a lot about the company, so I think there will be no problem for him to serve as the representative director."
"Mr. Ikejima, you are too kind. I am unworthy of your praise due to my lack of talent and knowledge ." Nakajima Heitaro bowed modestly.
The muscles on Ikegami Mitsuo's face twitched slightly, but after his chest rose and fell several times, he finally calmed down.
"What we are discussing today is related to Aihua's strategic goals. I hope Nakajima-san will pay more attention to it."
"Definitely" After seeing that no one else was interested, Nakajima Heitaro walked leisurely to the empty seat in the front row and sat down.
As luck would have it, this seat was right opposite Ozone Kozo, so Nakajima Heitaro, who had just sat down, once again nodded slightly to the other party in a friendly manner.
Brush, Ozone Kozo looked away with a sullen face.
Alas, how rude! Nakajima Heitaro shook his head regretfully.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let 's start." It was still Ikegami Mitsuo who spoke first.
Although Sony is Aiwa's largest shareholder, as the founder, he still has great influence on the board of directors.
Hearing Ikeguchi Mitsuo announce the start of the meeting, Ozone Kozo, who was sitting opposite Nakajima Heitaro, unexpectedly stood up and walked to the front.
Hey, this guy has become the president of Aihua, Nakajima Heitaro showed a surprised look.
But it doesn't seem like it. Being the president of Aihua is not a promotion.
With Ozone Yukizo's scheming, it would have been impossible for him to come to this point unless he made a major mistake.
Just when Nakajima Heitaro was feeling curious, Ozone Kozo walked to the front of the stage and bowed slightly to the crowd.
"I will be the host of this meeting. Please take care of me."
As he spoke, he gestured towards the back of the conference room, and the staff there immediately turned on the equipment in front of them.
Suddenly, a colorful chart appeared on the white wall behind Ozone Kozo.
Although it's not very clear, it's quite rare to be in color.
There are no digital projectors nowadays, and the conference rooms are equipped with huge CTR projectors.
This machine is complicated to operate, expensive, and must be operated by a dedicated person each time it is used.
Although this projector looks old-fashioned and bulky from a modern perspective, it was considered a high-end product at the time.
It is usually seen in company meeting rooms and university classrooms.
Seeing that the picture was in place, Ozone Kozo raised the wooden pole in his hand and pointed to the chart on the wall.
"Since last year, Aiwa's revenue growth has stagnated, with year-on-year growth of almost zero for six consecutive months."
In the projected image, Aiwa's revenue growth curve is almost a horizontal line, and even showed a significant decline in a certain month.
“For a company, it is very dangerous if its revenue stagnates.
This means that we are gradually being abandoned, abandoned by the market, abandoned by consumers, and abandoned by society.”
Every time Ozone Yukizo spoke, the faces of everyone in the conference room became uglier.
We are all shareholders. If Aiwa's profits do not increase, their interests will be harmed.
However, only Nakajima Heitaro looked relaxed, and he even picked up the coffee and took a sip leisurely.
What did Aihua's loss of money have to do with him? At that time, he was not the president of Aihua, and Shirakawa Electric was not an Aihua shareholder.
As an outsider, keep calm.
"But this is not the worst situation." Ozone Yukizo knocked on the wall, and the icon on it switched to another one again.
"Aiwa's real crisis will come this year," Ozone Kozo looked straight at Nakajima Heitaro who was drinking coffee.
"Since the second half of the year, Aiwa's profits have plummeted. In August and September, it even fell below the cost line, resulting in huge losses."
Following the wooden pole in his hand, the curve on the icon gradually declined, until at a certain moment it dropped sharply.
The downward curve ignored the bold cost line and plunged into the abyss of negative numbers, and has not yet emerged.
Well, feeling the vague gazes around him, Nakajima Heitaro raised his head and gave Ozone Kozo a harmless smile.
It’s this damn Shiba Inu face again!
Ozone Kozo was so angry that he almost threw the wooden stick in his hand at him.
Half of Aiwa's huge losses this year are due to Heitaro Nakajima.
Now he is sitting here openly, representing the behind-the-scenes shareholders who have direct interests in Aiwa?
It's so shameless! It's ridiculous!
Why is this guy looking at me so viciously? I am the representative of the board of directors. Be careful or I will sue you.
Facing Ozone Kozo's gaze, Nakajima Heitaro was not afraid at all.
"Now!" Ozone Kozo slammed the wooden pole in his hand heavily, "Aihua must make changes!"
“If Aiwa wants to get out of the quagmire of losses, it must find new profit growth points.
Traditional radios, tape recorders, and microphones have a limited market in Neon.
With the emergence of new products such as the Walkman, they no longer have a future and will inevitably be completely eliminated one day in the future.
So!" Ozone Kozo looked down, "I suggest that we only keep the minimum production of these local traditional products.
Other production lines have been transferred to Southeast Asia, where products such as radios and tape recorders still have a certain market.
As for the homeland, we will concentrate our efforts on expanding into new areas and making the final desperate assault! "
Ozone Kozo swung the wooden pole in his hand upwards, following the curve on the wall.
"Only in this way can Aihua have a glimmer of hope for its future."
As his decisive words fell, a buzz of discussion rang out in the conference room.
I have to say that such a decision requires great courage.
Products such as radios and microphones are now the mainstay of Aiwa's profits.
To be honest, many people have some doubts about easily giving up on the Japanese market and moving it abroad.
After all, this is the only business from which they can receive profit dividends every year.
If you easily transfer to a foreign country, who knows whether it will develop smoothly in the future.
"What exactly does the new territory that Ozone-san mentioned refer to?"
In the end, it was Ikegami Mitsuo, holding a cane, who asked the questions in everyone's mind.
"CD player!" Ozone Kozo gave the answer without even thinking.
"A CD player?"
Everyone looked a little surprised, and Ikegami Mitsuo also began to frown and think.
However, Nakajima Heitaro's expression turned serious.
Wow, Shirakawa Electric’s products haven’t even come out yet, and it’s already welcomed a new competitor.
"Ozone-san, please tell me more about this."
Ikekyu Mitsuo did not say whether he agreed or not to Ozone Kozo's suggestion, but decided to listen to it first.
Upon hearing this, Ozone Yukizo pointed the wooden pole in his hand again, and the chart on the wall was replaced by a picture.
"As we all know, the new generation of audio standard CD format has been released.
There is no doubt that it will become the mainstream medium for the new generation of audio in the future.
As an audio equipment manufacturer, how could Aiwa miss such an opportunity? "
At this time, Ozone Kozo pointed to the picture on the wall and said, "Here, everyone, this is the concept model of Sony's CD player."
Everyone turned their eyes to the picture, and an exquisite, pocket-sized, ultra-thin CD desktop computer on it suddenly caught everyone's attention.
I have to say that this picture is very well photoshopped, and the entire CD body is full of a sci-fi feel.
The appearance is also very good, and it is obviously a high-end product that integrates the essence of technology.
However, it can only scare outsiders who don't know anything about it, so Nakajima Heitaro sneered at it.
If Sony's CD player could really reach this level, then there would be no need for anyone to play with it.
Once it is launched on the market, everyone will be in trouble.
If he had not seen Sony's original prototype, he would have almost believed the other party's lies.
"This machine," Ozone Kozo knocked on the picture with a wooden pole, "has a sound quality that is absolutely the nemesis of vinyl and tapes. Once you experience it once, you will never refuse it again."
"It sounds good and looks beautiful."
“If the sound quality is indeed better than vinyl, maybe Aiwa should give it a try.”
Seeing that the people below were beginning to be moved, Ozone Yukizo finally showed a smile on his serious face.
"How do you all feel? The performance of the CD player will definitely not disappoint you. If everyone has no objection, then Aihua's next strategy is..."
"I object!"
Before Ozone Kozo could finish his words, he was interrupted by a sudden voice.
Everyone turned their eyes and saw Nakajima Heitaro's lone arm raised high.
"Mr. Nakajima, the prospects of CD players are well known to everyone. What do you think?"
Ozone Yukizo suppressed his anger and asked him back rudely.
Facing his angry glare, Nakajima Heitaro stood up expressionlessly and turned to everyone.
"Everyone, don't forget the lesson of the Walkman.
Aihua rashly entered a field that it was not familiar with, which led to the current business difficulties. "
"How dare you mention a Walkman?!" An angry Ozone Yukizo interrupted him directly, not even bothering to maintain the social politeness.
"You are at least half responsible for the huge setback that Aihua's Walkman business has encountered!"
In the face of Ozone Kozo's accusations, Nakajima Heitaro argued confidently.
“That’s because you didn’t listen to my advice and insisted on entering the Walkman field.
If Aiwa didn't make Walkman, it wouldn't have suffered the losses it has today.
The same is true for today's CD players. We don't have the technology and we don't have the experience.
If we directly start the CD player business, will the prospects really be as imagined?
Don't forget that in addition to Sony, a series of giants such as Panasonic, Hitachi, NEC, Toshiba, etc. are also developing CD player businesses.
Moreover, their project has been under development for a long time. What can Aihua do to catch up?
When Aiwa's CD player comes out, will there still be a place for Aiwa in the market?"
Nakajima Heitaro's series of questions made the other shareholders, who had just been quite interested, start to hesitate.
After all, it is a new thing, and no one can guarantee that CD players will be popular in the future.
What happened to the Walkman now makes them very cautious about any major decision.
“These are not reasons…”
"Wait, let me finish what I'm saying first!"
Just as Ozone Kozo was about to refute, he was interrupted by Nakajima Heitaro.
I know you're in a hurry, but please don't rush.
