Chapter 145: Attacking in the east and being plotted
After playing in Osaka for a day, everyone returned to Tokyo the next day.
Back at the company, Hideo Fukunaga came to the office.
"President, how is the discussion with SNK going?"
Looking at Fukuda Shinmi who was drawing comics seriously next to her, Xu Liang called Fukunaga Hideo outside.
Hand him the initialed agreement.
“Signed the agreement so quickly?”
“I also feel it’s a bit fast. Eikichi Kawasaki accepted our offer without any conditions at all. This is too abnormal.” Xu good way.
Hideo Fukunaga frowned and thought for a while.
“There is indeed something abnormal.”
"You know a lot of people in the Japanese business community. Ask around and see who else SNK is in contact with besides us?"
"Do you suspect that SNK has found another company?"
"It's a false plan to destroy Guo. When we planned to sell Excite to Yahoo, didn't we also contact Goo and Nifty to put pressure on them? There is no reason that others wouldn't use the same method." Xu Liang said.
He is now more and more sure that he is being used by Eikichi Kawasaki.
From the very beginning when the other party came to Tokyo to look for me, he might have already made up his mind.
Thinking about it, Hongmeng Japan Company does meet the other party's requirements very well.
The company is not big and it is an outsider, so it is easier to bully.
Sold the Excite portal business to Yahoo and made a lot of money. There was already cooperation between the two parties, and they were both companies focusing on the gaming industry, so there was a basis for acquisition.
"I'll call and ask right away." Hideo Fukunaga said.
“Yeah.”
After Hideo Fukunaga left, Xu Liang came to the secretary's office.
"Kaga, please call SNK. We want to start due diligence as soon as possible and complete the acquisition as soon as possible. Let's see what they say?"
Miyoko Kaga nodded and quickly picked up the phone. Call over.
It rang for a while and then answered.
"Hello, Moxi Moxi, I am Miyoko Kaga, the secretary to Chairman Xu Liang, the president of Tokyo Hongmeng Company. I would like to find President Kawasaki."
"I'm sorry, President Kawasaki is not at work today. Do you have anything to do with him? Can I convey it to you?"
Xu Liang waved his hand.
Miyoko Kagami understood, "I'll call you after President Kawasaki comes back, thank you."
"Okay, goodbye."
"President ?”
"You go to work first. If SNK calls back, remember to notify me."
"Yes."
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Osaka, SNK Company.
Dong dong….
There was a knock on the door.
“Come in.”
The secretary opened the door and walked in.
"President, Hongmeng Company just called and asked about your itinerary. I have declined according to your instructions."
"I understand, you can go down."
After the secretary bowed, he turned and walked out.
"President, is it too soon to reject Hongmeng now?"
The middle-aged man sitting on the sofa next to him asked.
Eikichi Kawasaki smiled, "I have almost reached an agreement with President Morinaga, and the contract will be signed soon. So Hongmeng is no longer important."
Paused.
"Ogawa, you go to South Korea immediately and register the company. We need to transfer the company's copyright as soon as possible. Otherwise, the longer we delay, the worse it will be for our future plans."
"Hi, I'll order it right away. Ticket."
"Go."
"Hi."
Looking at the other person's back, Kawasaki's eyes gradually became sharp.
"Whether we can get rid of SNK's burden and let the company start over depends on the next operation."
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No news for two days in a row.
On the third day, Fukunaga Hideo hurriedly found Xu Liang.
"President, I heard about it. SNK is negotiating with ARUZE (Loten) Company."
"ARUZE Company?"
"ARUZE Company is a famous Pachinko industry giant in Japan, with annual revenue of hundreds of billions of yen, and is very powerful."
"Pachinko" literally It means "marble". The gameplay is to eject small steel balls into the board. During the falling process, the steel balls will continue to collide with the nails in the board, thereby changing the trajectory.
If you can fall into the designated position in the end, you will get a reward.
A DU gambling tool that is very popular in Japan.
Xu Liang's heart thumped, and he knew something was wrong.
The most important thing that DU Bo Company lacks is money.
“Why would Leteng acquire SNK? Their businesses have no connection at all.”
Hideo Fukunaga smiled bitterly: “Maybe Leteng wants to use SNK’s developers to develop new game consoles. .”
“Still can’t contact Eikichi Kawasaki?”
"The phone call didn't work, and I sent employees to Osaka but still couldn't see anyone."
Xu Liang nodded and was about to speak.
Fukunaga Hideo's cell phone rang.
Look at the caller ID.
“It’s Eikichi Kawasaki.”
"Pick up and release."
Hideo Fukunaga nodded, picked up and pressed the release button.
“Is it President Fukunaga?”
“It’s me. President Kawasaki, you’ve made it easy for us to find you during this period.”
“Sorry, sorry, I am not feeling well during this period and have been hospitalized. For my health, my family has restricted my access to work, so I have not been able to contact you. I am very sorry.”
"President Kawasaki, are you back to health now?"
"Yes."
"Then should the cooperation agreement between us continue to be implemented?" Fukunaga Hideo continued .
“Well, I’m afraid there’s no other way.”
“Why? Haven’t we both signed an agreement?”
"It's true that we signed an agreement. But the offer given by ARUZE Company is more favorable. They are willing to acquire 51% of our equity for 5 billion yen, and they will not interfere with our operations."
Hear this , Xu Liang understood that SNK had no chance with them. "President Kawasaki, your company has cooperated with ARUZE even after you initialed the agreement with us. Isn't it too unethical for you to do business?" Hideo Fukunaga said sternly.
“I’m sorry, President Fukunaga, I only received the news after I was discharged from the hospital. For this, I have severely criticized the vice president of the company.
Please also President Fuyong must explain the situation to Xu Sang. Our cooperation with your company has always been very sincere. If your company can come up with conditions that exceed those of ARUZE, our cooperation can continue..."
Xu Liang didn't want to hear him pretending to be a good person anymore, so he hung up the phone directly.
And he couldn’t spend 5 billion yen to acquire only 51% of SNK’s shares.
"President, we have been taken advantage of."
Xu Liang nodded bitterly.
Eikichi Kawasaki put on the posture of negotiating with them, probably to put pressure on ARUZE Company.
In fact, the main target of selling the company was ARUZE Company rather than them from the beginning.
Of course, if they are willing to spend money, Kawasaki Eikichi would not mind selling it to them.
“We will definitely suffer the consequences of this mute.” Xu Liang said.
The initialed agreement has no legal effect at all, and there is no way to sue.
Hideo Fukunaga nodded.
"Okay, you go down and do your work."
When the other party left, Xu Liang took a deep breath.
It’s really frustrating when you can’t fight back after being taken advantage of.
But competition in the business world is like this. There are many intrigues and intrigues, and you will fall into it if you are not careful.
“The money spent on commercial investigation companies is wasted.”
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"Xu Jun, what do you think of my painting?"
Xinmei Fukuda came over with a stack of drawings.
Xu Liang took it and turned it over.
He only remembers a general plot of "Death", and many of the details were originally created by Fukuda Shinmi. It feels pretty good, but he doesn't know what will happen after it is released.
But it doesn't matter, "The God of Death" is just to find something for Fukuda Shinmi to do.
"Very good. I didn't expect Xinmei to be so talented in comics."
After being praised, Fukuda Xinmei smiled and rolled her eyes, exuding happiness all over her body.
The pure breath made Xu Liang's heart flutter.
Can't help but reach out and hold the girl in his arms.
After more than a week of contact, he has completely fallen in love with this girl who has a melancholy appearance and a simple heart.
Futian Xinmei sat in his arms with a red face. Although they had done this action many times, her face was shy every time, just like before.
"Xu...Xu Jun, mom and dad want to invite you to our house as a guest."
The faint sound of mosquitoes and flies rang in Xu Liang's ears.
Fortunately we were close, otherwise we wouldn’t have heard it.
"Uncle and aunt invite me to your home?"
"Yes."
Looking at the nervous Futian Xinmei, Xu Liang smiled.
“When?”
“Tomorrow night.”
"Okay, I agreed."
"Really?"
Futian Xinmei said in surprise.
“Of course.”
“Great, they must be very happy to hear the news.”
"By the way. What are their hobbies? They always bring some gifts when they visit for the first time." Xu Liang said with a smile.
"My dad likes tea, and my mom likes red wine."
Xu Liang looked at the time, "It's almost time to get off work, let's go. Eat first, and then choose gifts."
“Yeah.”
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The next day, Futian's house.
Xu Liang’s arrival was warmly welcomed by Futian Yanji and his wife.
But compared to last time, there was a young man in his thirties beside them, wearing a crisp black suit, gold-rimmed glasses, and exuding the look of a financial elite.
"Mr. Futian, Aunt Yaxiangli, it is an honor to be here as a guest. A gift is not a sign of respect, so I hope you will accept it."
"Xu Jun is interested, come in quickly."< br>
Fukuda Masakari took the gift from Xu Liang's hand and welcomed him in.
Coming to the living room, the men sat in the center.
Fukuda Gandera introduced: "This is my son Fukuda Hideo, who currently serves as senior vice president at Goldman Sachs Japan, responsible for the private banking department."
Investment banks have many business departments.
Investment Banking Department, Asset Management Department, Risk Management Department, Treasury Department, Internal Control Department, etc.
The Private Banking Department mainly serves high-net-worth individual customers, conducts wealth management for high-net-worth customers through customized investment portfolios, and provides them with services such as fund management, estate planning, and tax planning.
The source of profit is the management fee charged to customers.
If you want to do a good job in private banking, in addition to professional management capabilities, you must also have a broad network of contacts.
Hideo Fukuda was able to become the senior vice president in charge of the private banking business of Goldman Sachs Japan at a young age. Although he had a prominent background, he also had to have certain abilities.
“I’m very grateful to Xu Sang for saving my sister. I was on a business trip abroad last time and couldn’t express my gratitude to Xu Sang in person. I’m deeply sorry.”
"Mr. Fukuda is very polite. I have already felt enough gratitude from Mr. and Mrs. Fukuda."
Hideo Fukuda smiled.
“I heard from my father that Xu Sang started from scratch and founded two very promising companies. In particular, Hongmeng Company has developed into a business spanning East and Southeast Asia, more than a dozen countries, with a valuation of more than 600 million US dollars. A big company? ”
“Mr. Futian was very impressed. Hongmeng’s best development is mainly in the South Korean market, Japan, Singapore and other markets. It has just entered, so it is difficult to say it is successful.”
“Having said that, Xu Sang is young and has achieved such results in less than a year since he started his business, which is already outstanding enough.”
After a pause, Hideo Fukuda continued.
“Furthermore, I heard that Xu Sang’s company has just received investment from SoftBank?”
“Mr. Sun Zhengyi has just invested US$3.5 million in Hongmeng Japan and obtained 10% of our equity. ."
"So, Hongmeng Japan Company is an independent legal person?"
"Yes, Japan is a completely unfamiliar business environment for us, and we want to achieve success here. Success, the efficiency of cross-border management is too slow, localization is a more suitable choice
Therefore, we separated Hongmeng Japan Company into an independent company, obtained financing here, and will also be listed in Japan in the future. ”
“This is a smart strategy. "
"Thank you. ”
The two were chatting, Fukuda Gandera just listened and did not interrupt.
(End of this chapter)