Chapter 411: A Sure Win Business
In the first week after the Mac computer was launched, it was warmly welcomed by the entire North American media.
Jobs' fame was at its peak, and invitations to cocktail parties, parties, university speeches and other events came one after another.
However, unlike his complacency, Baichuan Feng, whose sweet dream was disturbed, was very unhappy with Boss Qiao's arrogance.
Alas, Comrade Jobs has never experienced the beating of capital.
But all this has nothing to do with Baichuan Feng. As long as SIC's chip can be successfully installed on Mac, the mission is accomplished.
As long as this generation of SIC80281 can stand the test, the North American market will be open to SIC.
As for how SIC performs on Mac, we will leave it to the market to verify.
At the beginning of the new year, the whole of Neon has regained its former busy and lively scene.
As the export economy prospers, the pockets of the Japanese people are getting fatter.
There are new and strange products in stores almost every day, and people’s clothing and pursuit of hedonism have changed significantly compared to a year ago.
Every morning, if you just walk to the subway entrance of Shinagawa subway station, you will find that people's clothes are brightly colored and come in all kinds of styles.
Women in particular will match seasonal fashions based on the recommendations of fashion magazines, and new clothing in stores will also be hotly discussed.
At this time, women's hairstyles were mainly fluffy curls with three-dimensional bangs.
The clothes are designed as a suit, with a wide top and tight bottom, fully highlighting the girl's beautiful figure.
It is unlike later generations, where both men and women generally wear plain professional attire.
During rush hour, everything looks dark and depressing.
In contrast, Japanese women today live a very colorful life.
The reason why people's mental outlook is different from the past is that they have money now.
If ordinary people have money, all kinds of business activities will naturally prosper unprecedentedly.
Influenced by this, a major event also happened in the Neon stock market in January.
That is, the Nikkei average stock price, which serves as a reference for stock market trends, officially broke through 10,000 yen, and the Japanese stock market has since entered the fast lane of rising market value.
This was a landmark event in history. From this day on, the Japanese stock market entered a five-year bull market.
Even though the Japanese stock market was hit by the global stock market crash on "Black Monday" on October 19, 1987, its rise was not hindered.
The carnival horn is about to sound, and Tokyo will become hotter and hotter.
Although it is only the beginning of the golden age, Shirakawa Electric's stock price has soared as a result.
As of the end of January, the price of Shirakawa Electric's stock had exceeded 4,800 yen, although it is still lower than the Nikkei average stock price.
However, after conversion, the total market value of Shirakawa Electric has exceeded 4 trillion yen, which is a very strong growth momentum compared to last year.
According to the ranking in the first half of last year, Shirakawa Electric's market value of 4 trillion yuan is comparable to Sony, which ranks sixth.
However, this is not the case, because the market value of Shirakawa Electric is increasing and the market value of Sony is also increasing.
No, it should be said that the entire Neon stock market is rising!
With the current 4 trillion of Shirakawa Electric, it can only barely occupy the last place in the top ten list.
Sony has already officially entered the top five with a market value of 7 trillion, even if it is the last one in the top five.
Isn’t it incredible? In just less than two years, the market value has almost quadrupled.
However, the neon lights did not seem out of place at this time. At most, everyone lamented that Shirakawa Electric's progress was a little too fast.
The reason why people are so calm is that the neon lights are magical in themselves.
In such a magical era, it is not surprising that any magical thing happens.
However, unlike the Tokyo stock market which was gradually heating up, Shirakawa Kaede's mood became a little cold in early February.
"Are you sure it's Tanimura? Are you sure?"
“Hai, one of my classmates happens to work at Sega.
At a party last night, he also asked me if HAL had any cooperation with Sega.
Otherwise, why would HAL's president, Mr. Tanimura, be personally received by Mr. Nakayama Shun'o?"
At the class reunion last night, Daiji Yamashita ran into an old classmate by chance.
After chatting with each other, we found out that one was working at HAL and the other at Sega, so we were true colleagues.
During the conversation, the other party suddenly asked about Tanimura.
After receiving the news, Daiji Yamashita found Shirakawa Kaede as soon as he got to work today.
He was also present when Tanimura was expelled from HAL, and the astute Daiji Yamashita immediately realized that this was unusual.
After hearing the report, Baichuan Feng's face immediately darkened.
What was Tanimura going to Sega for? The first thing Shirakawa Kaede could rule out was job hunting.
Although Tanimura left HAL, there is a non-compete agreement between the two parties.
Will Sega pay HAL a huge penalty for breach of contract just for Tanimura?
Shirakawa Feng doesn't think so. After all, with a penalty of several hundred million yen, nothing can be impossible.
And based on his understanding of Tanimura, how could he, who is used to being the high and mighty head of a company, be willing to be a programmer?
If you are not looking for a job, then what is the reason?
Although he didn't know what the two sides talked about specifically, it would definitely not be a good thing for HAL.
"I know about this matter, please don't worry about it, Yamashita-kun. Please take care of the FES later."
"Hayi"
After seeing Yamashita Daiji off, Shirakawa Feng sat alone on a chair, tapping the table lightly with his fingers.
Tanimura, Tanimura, I hope you don't take the most wrong step.
Thinking of this, Baichuan Feng picked up the landline on the table and started dialing the number.
"Moshimoshi... Ohta, help me check this person. Find out all his itineraries from October last year to now, no matter what means he used."
After hanging up the phone, Baichuan Feng sighed softly.
Some people always have trouble figuring out what they are facing.
Tsk, I clearly want to be a good person, but there are always people who force me.
After making a secret joke to himself, Baichuan Feng called Xin Jinyu in again.
"Arai-san, it's time for Shirakawa Holdings to have its own building."
"Hey" As soon as Arai Yu entered the door, he was startled by Shirakawa Feng.
"But Chairman Shirakawa, there is enough space in the current Shirakawa Building for Shirakawa Holdings to use as an office."
At this time, the Shirakawa Building had areas on the top few floors reserved specifically for Shirakawa Holdings.
Because it is a non-manufacturing company, Shirakawa Holdings does not have many employees.
A few floors of office building are enough for it.
However, Baichuan Feng didn't think so. "Since most of the chaebols and groups know about the existence of Baichuan Holdings, there is no need for us to hide it anymore."
In the past, because Shirakawa Electric had not yet gone public, not many companies under Shirakawa Holdings had grown.
Therefore, in order to develop in a low-key manner, Baichuan Holdings has not yet highlighted its presence.
But now Shirakawa Electric has entered the top ten Japanese companies, and SIC, HAL, Kitato Bank, LCD factories, optical disc factories, etc. have also established a firm foothold.
In terms of size, Shirakawa Holdings already has sufficient risk resistance capabilities.
In this case, it’s time to show off the “Shirakawa” brand.
For a family or a chaebol, it is not enough for the upper class to know about it.
It also needs to be publicized to ordinary people invisibly. Only when it is fully recognized by the society can the family character be truly cohesive.
And build a more magnificent building for Shirakawa Holdings, a headquarters that is even more magnificent than the current Shirakawa Building.
This is the best way to announce the "Shirakawa" brand to the world.
Since Shirakawa Kaede has made the decision, Arai Yu certainly has no reason to object.
"Where does Chairman Shirakawa plan to build the headquarters of Shirakawa Holdings?"
"Minato District!" Baichuan Feng spat out a district name without hesitation.
Minato Ward is the second most prosperous of Tokyo's 23 wards after Chuo Ward, and its prosperity is self-evident.
In Tokyo, Minato-ku is also synonymous with the core of internationalization. Many foreign embassies and multinational corporate headquarters are located here.
So when thinking about the headquarters of Shirakawa Holdings, Shirakawa Feng felt that the port area was the most suitable.
Chuo-ku is the financial center, and the headquarters of Hokuto Bank is located here.
There are too many government agencies in Chiyoda Ward, and Shirakawa Kaede doesn't like the political atmosphere there.
Not only does Minato Ward have a free atmosphere, but its area is also larger than Chuo Ward and Chiyoda Ward, making it easy to find a suitable location.
"The headquarters of Shirakawa Holdings covers an area of at least 10,000 square meters. For such a large land transaction, we should go directly to Mitsui, Sumitomo and Seibu Group."
"Hayi"
“In addition to Shirakawa Holdings, Hokuto Bank will also build a larger headquarters in Chuo Ward.
The same is true for SIC, HAL, etc. In short, the only purpose is to buy land! "
"Eh" This time Arai Yu was even more confused.
If the land was purchased for the headquarters of Shirakawa Holdings, it would be normal.
But he couldn't understand the following companies like Kitato Bank, SIC and HAL.
They obviously already have their own office buildings, so why do they need to buy land?
As if sensing his doubts, Baichuan Feng put down his pen and looked at him with shining eyes.
"Mr. Arai, Shirakawa Holdings has only one goal this year, and that is to acquire land."
"But...but..." Arai Yu really wanted to say that Shirakawa Holdings has slowly accumulated a lot of land over the years.
Yes, in recent years, Baichuan Feng has set aside a portion of his profits every year to buy land.
After a few years, all the scattered pieces added up to tens of thousands of square meters.
But why buy it now? Arai Yu's intuition told him that there was something unusual going on.
"Mr. Arai, the land prices in Tokyo will continue to rise in the next few years, and the rise will be beyond people's imagination."
Very straightforwardly, Baichuan Feng told him the answer directly.
But the more straightforward the answer, the more confused Arai Yu became.
Everyone knows that land prices in Tokyo are rising. After all, everyone can see the 3% to 4% increase every year.
But the increase is beyond people's imagination? Will it double to 7 or 8 percent?
Arai Yu said he still found it difficult to understand, but Shirakawa Kaede just smiled and didn't explain further.
"Anyway, buy more land."
Not only Shirakawa Holdings should buy it, but if you have the conditions, you might as well buy some as well.
Baichuan Feng had already suggested this to everyone a year ago.
"Oh, by the way, try to get a bank loan for the land purchase, and don't touch the cash in your account."
Baichuan Feng wants to enrich himself in the next few years, and he doesn't want to use his own money as capital.
To put it bluntly, he just wants to get something for nothing.
With so many subsidiaries under Shirakawa Holdings, it is very easy to get a loan.
Throughout February, Baichuan Feng was busy stockpiling land for himself.
But in March, an unexpected visitor came to visit.
And the identity of this visitor is not simple. It is the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, which is in charge of the development of Japan's business.
