Chapter 474: The Chaebol Family
Hearing that Hisahara Yu had his own request, Shirakawa Feng was already prepared to bleed him.
After all, if something can impress these tycoons, it must have some weight.
Ultimately it is an exchange of interests. If Shirakawa Kaede wants to acquire shares in Fuji Heavy Industries, he will have to give up something in exchange for Nissan's release.
While Shirakawa Kaede was staring at Hisahara Yu with burning eyes, the latter slowly took out a photo from his arms.
"Shirakawa-san, please take a look."
Baichuan Feng, who didn't understand what was going on, took the photo and looked at it for a few seconds, but he became more confused.
The photo shows a little girl wearing a kimono, who looks to be about four or five years old.
The background is a courtyard. A little girl is sitting on the bluestone steps holding an oil-paper umbrella with a cute smile on her face.
"Mr. Hisahara, what is this...?" Shirakawa Kaede was waiting for the other party to make some conditions, but he handed him a photo instead. What did that mean?
"This is Keiko, my eldest granddaughter, who just turned four this year. I heard that Shirakawa-san's son is the same age as Keiko?"
Hisahara Yu's simple words made Shirakawa Kaede's body tremble.
He turned his head and glanced at Kitano Takaoki who was sipping sake at the side. The latter put down his glass and the originally warm smile on his face turned a little serious.
“Brother Shirakawa, the continuation of the Neon family has always been a sacred thing.
If we want to pass on our excellent bloodline, we must find the corresponding other half of the excellent bloodline.
In addition, the circle of families and chaebols is much smaller than imagined.
Just like me and Hisahara-san, or me and Shirakawa-san."
Kitano Takaoki's words made Shirakawa Kaede fall silent again.
Why did he invite Kitano Takaoki to meet Hisahara Yu today? It was because Kitano Takaoki was Hisahara Yu's uncle.
That’s right, although Kitano Takaoki is only a few years older than Hisahara Hiroshi, he is a generation older than the latter.
The reason is that Hisahara Fusanosuke had eight daughters, the fourth of whom, Hisahara Shigeko, married Kitano Takaoki.
So in terms of relationship, the two families are actually relatives.
Kitano Takaoki is also Shirakawa Kaede's senior brother. When these three people sit at the table, a closer look reveals that they are all closely related.
Shirakawa Kaede, who has just started his career, now has complicated interests involved. This shows that the relationship between Japanese families and chaebols is even more complicated.
This is indeed the case, such as the daughters of Kuhara Fusanosuke mentioned just now.
Some married into the Tsutsumi family of the Seibu Group, some into the Goto family of Tokyu Corporation, and some into the Ishii family, a political family.
At the same time, Kuhara Fusanosuke himself is the brother-in-law of Ayukawa Yoshisuke, who is one of the founding families of Nissan and Hitachi.
There is also Hisahara Hiroshi who is sitting in front of Shirakawa Kaede. His mother is the eldest daughter of the Fujita family, and his wife is the eldest daughter of the Sakai family.
The Fujita family is also one of the founding families of Nissan and Hitachi. As for the Sakai family, the highest family status is earl.
Look at this complicated relationship. It is no exaggeration to say that if you randomly pick any family or chaebol from Japan, they may be relatives.
And now Hisahara Hiroshi took out his eldest granddaughter and placed her in front of Shirakawa Kaede.
Although Baichuan Feng knew that this was very common in Japanese families, he might face this situation in the future.
But she didn't expect that this day would come so soon, and the person to be married would be her own son.
With a troubled look in his eyes, he sighed softly.
"Kuhara-san, Inuko Harusora is indeed the same age as Miss Keiko, but... isn't this a little too early? After all, they are still too young."
If possible, Baichuan Feng really doesn't want to arrange a marriage for his son when he is still in kindergarten.
How is this different from the ancient Chinese child marriage? But this is Japan, where families and chaebols run rampant.
If there were no intertwined relationships between each other, it would probably be difficult for the next generation, right?
But it was still too early, and Baichuan Feng tried his best to get more relaxed conditions.
And Hisahara Yuya was not angry at all about Shirakawa Kaede's reply.
"Mr. Shirakawa is right, the child is indeed too young. So we just made a verbal agreement that in the future, if they grow up, they will not hate each other.
Then, I would like to ask Mr. Baichuan to make the decision on this marriage."
Hisahara Yu did not force Shirakawa Kaede to accept the marriage on the spot, but left some wiggle room for both of them.
However, he never considered whether his granddaughter or Baichuan Feng's son would have any objections.
The marriages of the family's children are not decided by themselves.
They were born into the family and enjoyed superior treatment, so when the family needed them, they had to obey unconditionally.
Freedom? Sorry, that doesn't apply to families when it comes to marriage.
It may sound a bit cold-blooded, but this is the reality, especially in Neon, which is known for its closedness and tradition.
Baichuan Feng hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, let's do as Kuhara-san said. If it's suitable in the future, the marriage between the two will be decided."
Baichuan Feng did not bargain. He knew that in Neon, there were certain rules that he had to follow.
The Shirakawa family was not immune to the various marriages between families and chaebols.
I just hope that these two little guys can get along happily in the future.
Seeing Shirakawa Kaede nod in agreement, both Hisahara Hiroshi and Kitano Takaoki smiled.
They raised their glasses and said, "It's a deal now. Please rest assured, Mr. Shirakawa, the Kuhara family will be responsible for reaching a consensus at Nissan."
"Please, both of you." Baichuan Feng also raised his wine glass. The three of them clinked their glasses lightly and drank it all in one gulp.
Of course, there was toasting and laughter afterwards . With the possibility of the relationship being further developed, the atmosphere at the banquet became more enthusiastic.
However, this was the first time that Baichuan Feng experienced such a thing. If it were him alone, it would be fine.
But when it comes to children, this is somewhat in conflict with his values in his previous life.
Alas, I hope Xiao Qingkong can understand the bond between the Japanese family as soon as possible.
As the first heir, some things were destined. At the same time, Xiao Qingkong himself might face the same situation as today in the future.
If you gain something, you will always lose something. There is no fairness in the world.
Unlike Shirakawa Kaede who was full of worries, Hisahara Yu was in a good mood.
Originally, because of the losses of Fuji Heavy Industries, the Hisahara family had been advocating to sell the shares they originally held.
After all, Nissan and Hitachi are the core of the family. Why not get rid of an industry that is losing money and overlaps with the core business as soon as possible?
Now that Baichuan Feng has taken over on his own initiative, and has also gotten the promise of marriage with the other family for free, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?
Although the Shirakawa Zaibatsu was born not long ago, its rapid progress in various fields and the enterprising spirit shown by the family have already attracted the attention of some old money people.
These are exactly what ancient families like the Kuhara family lack. Besides, the global rich list is not all gimmicks.
The financial strength of the Shirakawa Zaibatsu has already attracted the attention of most of the other six zaibatsu.
If it weren't for the fact that his family didn't have any extra male children of marriageable age, Hisahara Yu would have wanted to give one to Shirakawa Kaede as an adopted son.
Does it sound incredible? It's almost the 90s, and Japan still has the concept of adopted children?
Neon’s closedness and tradition are beyond imagination. It is common for major families to send each other their models and recognize each other as godfathers.
For example, Hisahara Hiroshi's grandfather Hisahara Fusanosuke adopted Tsutsumi Masayasu of the Tsutsumi family of the Seibu Group as his adopted son .
Another family behind Nissan, the Fujita family, also adopted people from the Ayukawa family as their adopted sons.
These families are chaebols themselves, and the reason they send adopted sons to each other is to further deepen their ties.
When these adopted sons grow up, they often marry daughters of the corresponding families.
This is equivalent to an adopted son and son-in-law combined into one, and after they become adults, they will be treated according to their respective circumstances.
An adopted son can return to his original family and restore his old surname, or he can continue to be an adopted son and even hold an important position in his adoptive father's family.
In short, the various types of relationships are dazzling, and it is not uncommon even nowadays.
However, although Hisahara Yu thought so in his heart, Shirakawa Feng might not agree.
The verbal agreement just now already made him feel uneasy, and he really couldn't accept having an adopted son.
After three rounds of drinks, the two sides exchanged some ideas. Baichuan Feng couldn't hold his liquor anymore, so he said goodbye and left early.
Hisahara Hiroshi and Kitano Takaoki were the only ones left in the izakaya, and the originally noisy atmosphere gradually became quiet.
"Kuhara-san, will Nissan really give up its shares in Fuji Heavy Industries?
The opinions within the Fujita and Ayukawa families seem to be somewhat inconsistent?"
Although Kitano Takaoki is a generation older than Hisahara Hiroshi, they still treat each other as equals in private.
The relationships between family members are too complicated. If you really want to trace the roots, all kinds of weird names between each other will come out.
So in order to avoid embarrassment, people with a small age difference should just treat each other as friends.
But after hearing Kitano Takaoki's question, Hisahara Hiroshi just smiled indifferently.
"Fuji Heavy Industries has suffered huge losses for three consecutive years, which has made most people within Nissan dissatisfied.
In addition, Nissan needs to focus on dealing with Toyota's expansion, and Nissan has not participated in decision-making and management at Fuji Heavy Industries for a long time."
What Hisahara Yu said was true. The original reason for the combination of the two families was that they usually saved the trouble of coordination.
Although they all belong to the Fuji Group, the relationship between Nissan and Fuji Heavy Industries is rather delicate internally because the businesses of the two companies overlap to a great extent.
There is no doubt that Nissan, which is second only to Toyota in Japan and ranks fifth in the world, occupies an absolute core position.
This has resulted in a situation where Fuji Heavy Industries can only play a supporting role on the margins and has a weak presence.
To be honest, Hisahara has a pretty good chance of getting Nissan to sell off its shares in Fuji Heavy Industries.
If you have the opportunity to sell the loss-making goods and make a profit at a premium, why would you refuse this deal?
Besides, Fuji Heavy Industries has nothing that Nissan can compare to. In terms of technology, Nissan is far ahead of Fuji Heavy Industries.
The latter is like a piece of chicken ribs, useless to eat and a pity to throw away.
Hisahara Yu was very aware of this situation, which is why he dared to agree to Shirakawa Kaede.
Tsk, not only did I make a fortune for free, but I was also able to tie myself up with an emerging chaebol. It was a good deal no matter how you looked at it.
Thinking of the wonderful point, Hisahara Yu couldn't help but drink another glass happily.
"Ha~" Putting down the wine glass, Hisahara Yu smiled, "It seems that Keiko is going to transfer to another school?"
"Hmm?" Kitano Takaoki turned his eyes away with some confusion.
"The Shirakawa kid is in Keio Kindergarten, and Keiko will transfer there from Shoto Kindergarten in the fall.
When the time comes, I will make arrangements so that Keiko and the boy from the Shirakawa family can be in the same class and preferably sit at the same table.
In the future, the two of them will go to school together from kindergarten to university, and since they are still young, they should take this opportunity to get to know each other better."
Hisahara Hiroshi's matter-of-fact words did not surprise Kitano Takaoki.
This is just a small and insignificant means to maintain the relationship between family members.
"Kuhara-san, you are still as flawless as ever!"
"Haha, drink~ drink~"
