Chapter 54: Initial Contract
"Twenty-eight million yen, two additional conditions!" Shirakawa Feng raised two fingers.
"Oh~" Watanabe Takashi looked at Shirakawa Kaede with interest, "Shirakawa-kun, why don't you tell me about it."
"First, I want all the employees of Watanabe Electric. All of them! I believe Watanabe-san has a way to make them all stay."
Although the recent negotiations have implicitly included the handover of Watanabe Electric's employees, there is no guarantee that some individual employees will request to resign , especially technical personnel.
At that time, RB companies basically had a lifetime employment system, but since Shirakawa Kaede bought it, the name of Watanabe Electric would definitely not be used anymore.
If someone proposed to leave at this time, Shirakawa Kaede would not be able to stop them. But if Watanabe Takashi came forward, then the problem would be much easier to discuss.
RB workers are very particular about loyalty and belonging to the company. In addition to the superior-subordinate relationship, the relationship between the president and employees is also a kind of bond between retainers and the head of the family. Of course, it is not as strong as in the traditional one, but it cannot be ignored.
In short, there is a lot of complexity between the two. This is a unique corporate value formed under the influence of RB's traditional culture.
Once this relationship is formed, employees will truly consider the company.
There was a joke about a company in RB. When the master saw his apprentice opening the hatch 90 degrees while operating the equipment, he went up and slapped the apprentice on the back of the head, "Stupid, it should only be 45 degrees. How much production time do you waste every time you open it 90 degrees?"
Although it's a joke, it also shows that the workers are indeed considering the company.
As for the price, it is the lifetime employment system. The president cannot fire employees at will, and the labor cost will increase year by year as the length of service increases.
Most of the employees of Watanabe Electric are old employees, and with their relationship with Watanabe Takashi, Shirakawa Kaede is very confident that he can keep all of them with the help of the old president.
After hearing Shirakawa Kaede's first condition, Watanabe Takashi did not comment. He gestured for Shirakawa Kaede to continue.
“Secondly, I hope that this place will not be associated with any society members in the future.
Watanabe-san, I just want to do business peacefully. I believe that the seniors also know that business is difficult and requires long-term cultivation. Even if everything goes well, the payback period is much longer than that of the financial industry.
The financial industry is booming, and more and more young people are joining it. There is no shortage of young people. The real industry is difficult, but the young people are yearning for it. "
After hearing this, Watanabe Takashi seemed to be meeting Shirakawa Kaede for the first time. He opened his half-closed eyes, and his former shrewdness and competence returned to him.
"Shirakawa-kun, from now on, I think it might not be a bad thing to hand over the Blackstone record player to you." Watanabe Takashi did not say whether he agreed or not.
Baichuan Feng waited silently without saying anything.
Watanabe Takashi turned his wheelchair and came to the window. He looked at the Tama River outside the window and fell into deep thought.
Just when Shirakawa Kaede was about to open his mouth to remind him, Watanabe Takashi sighed lightly.
"Please treat them well in the future, Shirakawa-kun. They are all excellent workers. As for other things, don't worry about them."
Hearing this, Baichuan Feng was delighted. He could finally put his last worry aside.
"Junior, thank you for your care, senior." He said this sincerely.
Now that we have the workers and the venue, Blackstone Record Player can continue to operate.
The so-called club members were actually the Inagawa Society. After listening to Ota's description, Shirakawa Kaede knew that the young president Watanabe must have provoked these people.
Now that he has taken over Blackstone Record Player, he doesn't want to be approached by someone for no apparent reason in the future.
In fact, these two things are nothing to old Watanabe. The first condition is just a matter of words for him.
As for the communities, they have been operating here for generations. My grandfather, who was a fishmonger, has been dealing with communities of all sizes.
Don’t forget that the founder of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Harukichi Yamaguchi, was born a fisherman. People from the bottom of society were the first to come into contact with the gangs. Many gangs also emerged from them.
Watanabe Electric and Inagawa-kai only had debt problems, but now with this cash, it would be easy to solve them with the face of their ancestors.
Moreover, Watanabe Takashi himself does not like the club, and he also hopes to cut ties with the Inagawa-kai as soon as possible and avoid any entanglement.
He saw clearly that the road for the social groups would only get narrower and narrower. The government would not let them continue to spread their evil influence, and there would be more and more restrictions in the future.
The terms were basically negotiated, and Shirakawa Kaede was about to stand up when Watanabe Takashi's voice came again.
"Shirakawa-kun, will Black Stone continue to exist in the future?"
Shirakawa Kaede paused and said, "The opportunity for vinyl records will always exist, but the name Blackstone may have to change."
Watanabe Takashi sighed softly, then nodded in understanding.
The Blackstone brand has been cast under a shadow and must be rebuilt before it can be rebuilt.
Seeing that Watanabe Takashi stopped talking, Shirakawa Kaede bowed and left with Kotaro.
Outside the door, Watanabe Issei, as well as Yasuda, Hasegawa and several other key members of the company were waiting in the corridor.
Seeing Shirakawa Kaede coming out, Watanabe Issei stepped forward eagerly. Shirakawa Kaede nodded at him, and the latter immediately showed his joy.
It turns out that there was a reason why Watanabe Takashi didn't let him in, otherwise if Shirakawa Kaede had offered him 20 million, he might have been the first one to agree.
Alas, Watanabe-san is my teammate, but it's a pity that he was banned at the beginning.
After saying hello to Yasuda and the others one by one, Shirakawa Kaede took Torataro away.
Today is just a preliminary agreement, the specific contract needs to be re-drafted by both parties. A week later, Shirakawa Kaede will take over Watanabe Electric.
Coming out of Watanabe Electric, Shirakawa Kaede looked excited. He quietly waved his fist and finally took the first step.
He spent nearly a year and a half dealing in old stuff, selling songs and waiting for royalties. In the end, he even resorted to some tricks and sent out Ota as an extra.
Isn't it all for this day? For Baichuan Feng, these are the things that can really be grasped in his hands.
The land price of this piece of land alone will skyrocket after 1985. It is possible that it will increase tenfold or twentyfold by then, and this investment alone will make a fortune.
Of course, the land is one thing, and the company's industrial assets are another. These are what he is best at and what he is most confident about.
As for the songs and movies in the entertainment industry, he could not remember much. They would eventually run out, so he still felt that the real economy was more practical.
However, the real economy will also face a crisis after 1985, but he has already made up his mind, so let's wait and see.
Now that I think about it, signing a profit-sharing contract with Polydor Records was the right decision.
Without this share, if he wanted to acquire Watanabe Electric and rely on himself to sell old goods, he would probably have to wait another year or two. By then, it would be a question whether Watanabe Electric would still exist.
It seems that we can pay more attention to the entertainment industry in the future, and the profits in the short term will still be very good.
At least Baichuan Feng felt that there should be no problem in supporting his business start-up.
