Chapter 475: Exchange of Interests
After using an unexpected condition to exchange for a promise from the Kuhara family behind Nissan, Shirakawa Kaede did not stop his actions.
The family relationships behind Nissan are extremely complicated, and the Hisahara family is one of the most influential families.
Another family that has a great influence on Nissan and Hitachi is the Ayukawa family, but Shirakawa Kaede's target is not them.
This tough nut to crack was left to the Hisahara family. Given the long-standing marriage relationship between the two families, the Hisahara family's words were much more effective than Shirakawa Kaede's.
Besides, isn’t this the reason why Shirakawa Kaede agreed to Hisahara Yu’s conditions?
However, to be on the safe side, Shirakawa Kaede also plans to attack another family behind Nissan.
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In August, Shirakawa Holdings Bldg.
"Mr. Fujita, thank you for your hard work at the Mainichi Shimbun recently."
"President Shirakawa is too polite. This is my duty.
Under your management, the Daily News has become more vibrant.”
“That was also thanks to the Fujita family’s previous care, otherwise it’s hard to say what the outcome would have been.
Mr. Fujita, please feel free to sit down."
In the office, Shirakawa Kaede warmly greeted the middle-aged man in front of him. His name was Akihiko Fujita, and he now also serves as a senior consultant for the Mainichi Shimbun.
As the name suggests, Akihiko Fujita comes from the Fujita family, which is also one of the families behind Nissan and Hitachi.
When Yoshisuke Ayukawa founded Nissan and Hitachi, both the Hisahara family and the Fujita family provided great financial support.
It is no exaggeration to say that Ayukawa, Hisahara, and Fujita are the three major companies behind Nissan and Hitachi.
At the same time, the three families intermarried and sent adopted children to each other, and their close relationship can be traced back more than a hundred years ago.
As long as they agree to sell their shares in Fuji Heavy Industries, Nissan's opinion will be completely unified.
As for others such as the Kaijima family and the Mitsui family, their influence is not great due to their age and limited capital.
So when Baichuan Feng was researching the information, he first targeted these three companies.
What also surprised him was that he had actually been dealing with the Fujita family for a long time.
For example, when the Fujita family acquired the Mainichi Shimbun, they were one of the original shareholders.
One of the reasons why the Fujita family agreed to sell the Mainichi Shimbun was that its own business conditions had deteriorated.
In addition, the Fujita family had declined a lot compared to before. At that time, the Fujita family was in urgent need of funds to turn around several major companies within the Fujita Group.
The so-called Fujita Group, or the Fujita Zaibatsu, was once glorious and involved in many industries including civil engineering, mining, electric railways, electricity, finance, textiles, and journalism.
However, due to the post-war splitting and reorganization, as well as management problems, only more traditional industries such as mining, civil construction and metal processing are retained today.
The sale of the Mainichi Shimbun to Shirakawa Kaede was considered a landmark event marking the Fujita family's official withdrawal from the journalism industry.
But he is a chaebol after all, so Shirakawa Kaede also takes some consideration in dealing with many things.
For example, Akihiko Fujita, who was once the vice president of the Mainichi Shimbun, still serves as a senior advisor.
This can not only stabilize people's hearts, but also maintain good relationships among everyone.
Of course, this is just a sinecure; Akihiko Fujita's real job is at the Fujita Group.
It was also because of this relationship that Shirakawa Kaede invited Fujita Akihiko over.
Even though he works for the Mainichi Shimbun, Shirakawa Feng doesn't treat him as a subordinate.
On the contrary, in terms of attitude, Baichuan Feng was more polite than before.
Fujita Akihiko vaguely knew why Shirakawa Kaede came to see him today.
After all, some rumors have been leaked recently regarding internal matters of Fuji Heavy Industries.
But speculation is speculation. After Fujita Akihiko sat down, he did not speak first. He was waiting for Shirakawa Kaede to explain his intention.
"Mr. Fujita, I'm sure you've heard about the recent events at Fuji Heavy Industries.
To be honest, I do have some interest in this.
When I was very young, I saw cars running on the road, and I thought to myself that it would be great if I could have my own car when I grew up.
Now this wish has been fulfilled, but when I realized that I could be more involved in the production of cars, my heart became restless again. "
After saying that, Baichuan Feng laughed at himself and said, "So today, I have to bother Mr. Fujita for this."
A week has passed since the last meeting with the Hisahara family. According to Shirakawa Kaede's estimation, some news should have spread within Nissan.
As expected, after listening to Shirakawa Kaede's explanation, Fujita Akihiko did not show any surprise.
Although this matter has not been made public, Hisahara Hiroshi has actually discussed it with Fujita Akihiko in private.
However, Akihiko Fujita is still a little hesitant about the final decision.
Although the Fujita family is one of the behind-the-scenes shareholders of Nissan and Hitachi, he also has his own family chaebol.
Don't forget what Fujita Group's main business is now: mining and metal processing.
Whether it is Nissan or Fuji Heavy Industries, a considerable portion of the steel and other metal materials used in their interiors come from Fujita Group.
If Nissan gives up its stake in Fuji Heavy Industries, will Fujita Group be able to retain business from Fuji Heavy Industries in the future?
Akihiko Fujita was not sure about this, even though the Fujita family and Shirakawa Holdings had already had some dealings with each other.
But who can guarantee that the other party will continue to use Fujita Group's steel? After all, there are so many chaebol families in Japan, and countless of them are engaged in metal processing?
Given the complex relationships among the chaebol families, who knows whether Shirakawa Holdings has any friendly relations with steel industry practitioners.
It all comes down to profit. After all, the losses of Fuji Heavy Industries have the greatest impact on Nissan. After Nissan spreads the losses to the Fujita family, they have actually been weakened a lot.
However, the money that the Fujita Group earned from Fuji Heavy Industries did not need to be distributed through the shareholders' meeting. All of it went into the Fujita family's own pockets.
After careful comparison, Fujita Akihiko preferred to continue holding shares in Fuji Heavy Industries to ensure that his own business would not suffer any losses.
However, because the close family of the Kuhara family kept lobbying him, Fujita Akihiko never made up his mind.
But today, Shirakawa Kaede came to him on his own initiative, and Fujita Akihiko suddenly felt a little more concerned.
"I have long heard of Mr. Shirakawa's sincere devotion to industry.
To be honest, the Fujita family had no objection to handing over Fuji Heavy Industries to the Shirakawa family.
However, the current situation of Fujita Group is not very optimistic. Its previous business with Fuji Heavy Industries was the mainstay of the family's economic income.
So…” Fujita Akihiko drawled out his tone.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Fujita, the change in Fuji Heavy Industries' equity will not affect our cooperation."
Before Fujita Akihiko could finish his words, Shirakawa Kaede made a promise with great tact.
This condition was not a problem for him at all. After all, it didn't matter whose steel he used.
Besides, Fuji Motors has been using Fujita’s steel for many years, which means the performance indicators are relatively reliable.
With Shirakawa Kaede's promise, Fujita Akihiko finally felt reassured.
In this way, agreeing to transfer the Fuji Heavy Industries shares held by Nissan not only saves the face of the old relative Hisahara, but also makes friends with the Shirakawa family.
Tsk, wouldn’t this kill two birds with one stone?
But is this all that Fujita Akihiko is planning? Of course not, he wants to kill three birds with one stone.
So even though Shirakawa Kaede made a promise, Fujita Akihiko did not immediately show joy.
He coughed lightly, "Since Mr. Baichuan can say so, I feel relieved.
But I heard recently that United Telecom has some delays in the construction of base stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture in southern Honshu?"
Baichuan Feng secretly raised his eyebrows, "Because there are many mountainous areas, plus it's the rainy season.
Therefore, for safety reasons, the construction team decided to postpone the construction of the additional station."
Yamaguchi Prefecture is located in the southern part of Honshu Island, surrounded by the sea on three sides, and every summer is basically spent in strong winds and rainstorms.
And because there are many hills in the mountainous area, mudslides are very likely to form during the rainy season.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, the construction of United Communications' base stations is currently basically suspended in the local area.
But after listening to Shirakawa Kaede's introduction, Fujita Akihiko's eyes lit up.
“To be honest, the Fujita Group originated in Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the Fujita family still has some influence.
In addition, civil engineering and other businesses have always been the strengths of the Fujita Group. I believe that with the assistance of the Fujita Group, the construction of United Communications' base stations will surely proceed steadily as scheduled."
"But there is still the risk of natural disasters. Should we avoid climate factors?" Baichuan Feng was a little hesitant. He would rather go slow than be reckless.
“Please rest assured, Mr. Shirakawa, all the construction workers of Fujita Group are from Yamaguchi Prefecture, and they are most familiar with the local conditions.
Even without boasting, the climate of Shikoku Island is similar to that of Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the Fujita Group is also capable of handling the task.”
Knowing what he was worried about, Akihiko Fujita had already thought of a countermeasure.
Yamaguchi is the private land of the Fujita family. Shouldn't it be easy to take care of it?
However, Akihiko Fujita was not satisfied with just Yamaguchi Prefecture, he also wanted to take over the Shikoku region across the Seto Inland Sea.
Under his burning gaze, Baichuan Feng thought for a while before slowly nodding in agreement.
"Okay, then I'll leave the construction of United Communications' base stations in Yamaguchi and Shikoku to Fujita Group."
“Please rest assured, Mr. Shirakawa, the progress of the project will not delay United Communications’ original plan.
As for Fuji Heavy Industries, the results will be known within a few months!"
Kuhara Katoda, it is almost a foregone conclusion that Nissan will transfer its shares to Shirakawa Holdings.
Akihiko Fujita had full confidence that he could accomplish this task. In addition, he won the contract to build websites in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Shikoku area, which was another unexpected fortune.
As an infrastructure project subsidized by the government, there is a lot of money to be made.
If handled well, it would definitely be a windfall for the Fujita family.
After getting the assurance from Fujita Akihiko, Shirakawa Kaede finally felt relieved.
"In that case, I will wait for good news from Mr. Fujita."
Isn't the reason why he met with Fujita Akihiko today just because of this sentence?
Although Akihiko Fujita was not the eldest son of the Fujita family, the other two brothers of his grandfather's generation basically had no descendants.
In the end, Fujita Hikosaburo, the third oldest, became the only direct descendant, so Fujita Akihiko naturally became the head of the Fujita Group.
No, strictly speaking his father, Mitsuhiko Fujita, is still alive.
However, due to his advanced age, although he holds the title of director of the Fujita Group, the real boss is now Vice President Akihiko Fujita.
As soon as his father dies, Fujita Akihiko will become the head of the family.
This is why Shirakawa Kaede personally met with the vice president.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries and waiting for the other party to say goodbye and leave, Baichuan Feng's recent planning was finally mostly completed.
Now it depends on how Mr. Toshihiro Tajima will convince those people from the Fuji Group.
Tsk, transactions within chaebols are indeed extremely troublesome, with too many interested parties involved.
Nissan, which holds just one of the shares, is involved with the three major chaebol families. Others such as Yasuda, Nakajima and others represent Fuji Bank, Fuji Heavy Industries itself and Industrial Bank . There is still a game going on there.
