Chapter 422 World Expo
Although 1984 has passed quickly, it was also an extraordinary year for Shirakawa Kaede.
This year, Shirakawa Holdings' net profit exceeded US$3 billion for the first time, and the proportion of various patent and licensing fees in total profit began to increase significantly.
SIC chip licensing, CD-ROM patent fees, optical drive patent fees, chewing gum battery patent fees, partial patent fees in the LCD field, and patent fees in the headphone audio field.
All these patents total more than 1,000, which directly contributed more than US$800 million in licensing profits to Shirakawa Holdings.
From initially relying on manufacturing for profits, to this year's patent fees accounting for nearly one-third of total profits.
This process is also the dividend brought by Shirakawa Holdings upgrading its industrial structure, starting to participate in standard setting, and entering into competition in higher-level technological fields.
First-class companies sell buildings... bah, first-class companies sell standards.
This year, both Shirakawa Electric and SIC have basically achieved the upgrade transition of this process.
As long as they continue to invest in R&D, they can live a comfortable life without worrying about business crises even if they encounter product competition problems in the future.
In addition to these two pillars, LCD, optical disc factories, and battery factories in the physical manufacturing industry have all made great progress compared to last year.
The first two even made it to the top of Japan and are at the forefront of the first echelon.
They are all valuable assets of Baichuan Feng Holdings. Although they have not yet been widely popularized, they are promising in the future.
Especially for LCD, Shirakawa Kaede has decided to set up a special subsidiary under Shirakawa Holdings to manage a series of operational issues of the LCD factory.
The future market for display panels is self-evident. Its variants such as LED and OLED have broad prospects. SIC is already making forward-looking arrangements.
As for the media industry, after a year of restructuring, the Daily News turned losses into profits. Although the profit is not much, at least it can take care of itself.
As the mouthpiece in his own hands, even though its earning power is far inferior to that of the manufacturing industry, the power of public opinion is worth Baichuan Feng's money to support it.
As for other brands like Gaode and Daiei, what can I say? Even a mosquito leg can be considered meat.
In the field of media and interactive entertainment, the real big money maker is HAL, which brings profits to Shirakawa Holdings second only to Shirakawa Electric.
And the fat classmate Satoru Iwata has also been officially promoted to the position of president of HAL from vice president.
It turns out that Mr. Iwata is not only good at technology, but also has excellent foresight and management capabilities in the game software industry.
I believe that in a few years, as he gains more experience, he will become more mature.
In 1984, not only these companies grew, but Kitato Bank has now become a truly medium-to-large bank.
It has a full range of financial businesses, with branches all over Japan.
Following the footsteps of Shirakawa Holdings' manufacturing industry, it can be seen in larger cities from Kyushu to Hokkaido.
Although its user base is not as large as that of traditional large banks such as Mitsubishi and Sumitomo, in addition to its own expansion, Kitato Bank also actively participates in investment and construction in various regions.
There are more than a dozen local small banks that have been invested in or acquired. For a large financial group, it is not enough to have only one bank.
Just look at Mitsubishi and you will know that there are banks associated with it all over the country.
In fact, Kitato Bank is also copying this route, but the speed is much more restrained because they want to save money and save it for later use.
Also at the end of 1984, the market value of Shirakawa Denki had exceeded 4.5 trillion yen, ranking seventh among the top ten Japanese companies.
Veteran electronics manufacturers such as Sharp and NEC are all ranked behind it, and its high profit margin is the main reason why the market is optimistic about Shirakawa Electric.
In addition, as the number of its products increases, the words "Shirakawa Electric" have become more and more involved in people's lives.
Its only competitor in Japan at present is Sony, and others such as Toshiba and Hitachi are no longer within the scope of internal benchmarking.
In 1985, Shirakawa Kaede and his family of four still spent the New Year in Tokyo.
Kazuko and Shirakawa Hayato have stayed in Xiaolu since Haruzora and the others' first birthday.
For them, Tokyo is prosperous but too noisy.
The beautiful natural scenery and peaceful days of deer are the places that can make them feel at peace and relax.
However, although they returned to Xiaolu countryside, Shirakawa Feng would bring his children to visit them every summer.
Not only Qingkong and Meisheng, he will also bring Yuika and Yokohisa over so that his parents can enjoy family happiness.
However, for the time being, Shirakawa Kaede is still focusing on his career. After all, this year is 1985.
This is destined to be an extraordinary year for the Japanese people, and it is also a year of great opportunities for Shirakawa Kaede.
Since January, newspapers have reported that the US and Japanese governments are discussing the feasibility of adjusting the exchange rate and devaluing the dollar through artificial interference.
Also attending the meeting were the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Of course, this was just a preliminary discussion and the formal meeting would not be held until the second half of the year.
This incident just caused some waves in the financial world, but it was soon overshadowed by another incident.
In March, the 72nd World Expo will be held in Tsukuba, Japan.
The theme of this World Expo is "Housing and Environment, Human Home Technology" and the name of the conference is "International Science and Technology Expo".
This is the third time that Neon has hosted the World Expo, but the 1985 Expo caused unprecedented popularity in Neon.
Since the 1000-day countdown, Neon has been doing related publicity.
In addition to spreading the call for heroes to countries around the world, Japanese companies are also actively participating.
Especially since 1985, there has been almost overwhelming publicity on television, media and radio.
At the same time, the Japanese government stipulates that students from all over the country, including elementary and middle school students, high school students, college students, junior college students and other groups, can enter the Expo Park free of charge.
Companies have also begun organizing large-scale visits to the upcoming World Expo for their employees, and some have simply given their employees a day off to go to the venue freely.
It can be said that almost everyone, from primary school students to working adults, participates.
When we chat privately, we always talk about this World Expo.
The pride and full spirit in those words really infected the whole of Neon.
He listened to his company's employees, even Tanaka Yuko and Matsusaka Keiko talking to him about the World Expo that was about to open.
Baichuan Feng had an illusion that he was at the Yanjing Olympics that year. Everyone felt proud and honored from the bottom of their hearts.
The reason why everyone is so enthusiastic about this World Expo is that Japan now urgently needs to show its new look to the world.
After decades of development, Neon has become the world's second largest economy in 1978.
Automobiles, electronics, Japan's technological products are conquering the world.
The World Expo, which has always been centered around science and technology, is the best opportunity for Japan to once again showcase its technology and progress to the world.
The general public also understands this truth, and they feel that the era of neon has arrived.
In some technological fields, Japan has even surpassed the United States and ranks first in the world.
Baichuan Feng could understand the urgent need for recognition from the world. After all, he had had this experience in his previous life.
So when Shirakawa Electric started accepting applications for on-site staff and volunteers at the World Expo pavilion, the company participated enthusiastically and received more than 600 letters of self-recommendation alone.
This shows everyone's enthusiasm and eager anticipation for this World Expo.
Yes, Shirakawa Electric also participated in the Tsukuba Expo.
And it was the government's active invitation. Like Sony and Panasonic, Shirakawa Electric will have its own exhibition hall, the "Shirakawa Hall".
Tsk~, how is it? Pretty impressive, right?
Nonsense, now Shirakawa Electric is one of the representatives of Japanese technology companies both in Japan and overseas.
Its product innovation in recent years is second only to Sony. In this case, isn't it natural for it to have its own exhibition hall?
A year and a half ago, after receiving the confirmed quota and invitation letter, Shirakawa Electric started preparing for this day.
This is the time for Neon to show its technological image to the world, and it is also the time for Shirakawa Electric to show its strength to the world.
Baichuan Feng would certainly not miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
All companies under Shirakawa Holdings fully cooperate with Shirakawa Electric to complete the design and production of various creative products.
The cost of investment is incalculable, and the resulting imaginative product amazed even the family members themselves.
More than a year of hard work is waiting to make a splash at the World Expo.
As for the quota for the World Expo, it was already being reviewed and confirmed when the venue was decided.
However, Shirakawa Electric has emerged too quickly and is now among the top ten companies in Japan by market value. It is hard not to attract attention.
In addition, Shirakawa Kaede had very strong connections, so he added the name of Shirakawa Electric in the list separately.
Although I don’t have as much time to prepare as , with Shirakawa Kaede around, I don’t have to worry about my product not being amazing enough.
After the government's review agency looked at the matter, they were almost shocked.
Yoshi, this is the representative of Japanese technology!
Bang! With a big stamp, Shirakawa Electric successfully got the admission ticket.
Time quickly came to March 17th, and the opening ceremony of the Tsukuba Expo officially began!
On this day, Shirakawa Kaede also got up early and drove to Tsukuba City, 50 kilometers away from Tokyo.
Not only him, but also Tanaka Yuko, Matsusaka Keiko, Matsuda Seiko and others will also go there in batches.
It is a rare event and everyone wants to see it.
As soon as Shirakawa Kaede got out of the car after arriving at the venue, he was amazed by the magnificent and numerous .
More than 100 hectares of land and hundreds of various exhibition halls do look stunning.
But now is not the time to sigh, he has other things to do.
When he arrived at the Science and Technology Museum, Baichuan Feng ran into an acquaintance before he even entered.
"Shirakawa~" Akihito, who had just arrived here, saw him and waved over here with a smile.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince" Baichuan Feng walked forward and saluted first.
After all, they are of the same generation as his parents, so Shirakawa Kaede treats Akihito with respect as a junior.
"Okay, you're welcome." Mingren waved his hand. "I heard that your Shirakawa-kan has some new and interesting things?"
Because he was very familiar with Shirakawa Kaede in private, Akihito spoke more casually.
"Your Highness, you will know when you go and see it later." Baichuan Feng smiled and kept the secret.
"Haha, okay," Akihito agreed happily.
As the honorary president of the Expo, Akihito needs to speak at the opening ceremony of the Expo.
Shirakawa Kaede also has an additional role at this World Expo.
