Chapter 435: The feud between wealthy families
It's really big, things are really big.
Sister Xu didn’t expect that when the matter came up, the person in charge of the team would be far more excited than she expected.
Director Zou of the Textile Department, a short and fat man weighing more than 160 pounds.
I was so angry that I almost jumped up, and was scolded all over my face.
"Xiao Xu, Xiao Xu, foreign affairs are no small matter! How can I say hello to you! You are still the one responsible for supervising the discipline of those models. How can you take the lead in violating discipline? Who asked you to contact the Japanese privately? Who asked you to allow the models to accept People's flowers? "
"Do you know that we have just signed an in-depth cooperation agreement with Xijia Department Store? Do you know that this performance in Japan is a major event for us to open up the Japanese clothing market? The second contract is an order worth several million in foreign exchange! You really messed up the tasks assigned by the ministry. Who can bear this responsibility!"
"This is a small matter, this is your freedom! You are undisciplined and lack basic literacy in foreign affairs. To be honest, you know the law and break the law and are willful, which may be the main culprit in destroying this foreign business cooperation. When the ministry originally selected you as a translator, the person who recommended you said you were reliable. I didn’t expect you to really get into trouble!”
Sister Xu was indeed mentally prepared and planned to bow her head and admit her mistake.
But the problem is that she is also a temperamental person with a straight temper.
As for her age, she is certainly older compared to the models, but she is only twenty-eight or nine years old.
So although she can tolerate her boss's censure, she can't bear to involve others with her own affairs.
When Director Zou mentioned the person who recommended her, she lost control of her emotions.
On impulse, blurt out something unpleasant.
"It's my fault. I'm responsible for it. Please organize and punish me. You can record files, check, criticize me in meetings, or transfer me back. But you have to make it clear, it's none of other people's business." Huh?”
"Besides, my original intention is to protect the models in our team from harassment. Even if the contract is really deadlocked, it will be the Japanese side's breach of contract and it will be their responsibility."
"I would like to ask I asked, did XJTLU Department Store make a security promise to us? Are they responsible for driving away those harassers? Then why do their own people do such a thing and be labeled as disrupting economic and trade? On my head?”
After saying that, she turned her head away stubbornly, leaving Director Zou, who had eaten a big bowl of roast chicken, to tremble with anger.
Fortunately, Director Li from the Ministry of Economic and Trade is also there.
He didn't want to get into a stalemate, and he was even more afraid of causing the translator to give up and try to smooth things over.
"Xiao Xu Xiaoxu, don't get emotional. Lao Zou's criticism of you is also to help you make progress. He is a bit irritable. That's because he is the main person in charge and the burden is on his shoulders. . You should be somewhat considerate of his difficulties.”
“Don’t forget that we are all comrades in the same camp and have the same goal. We are all aiming to successfully complete the political tasks assigned by the ministry. . ”
Of course, if we discuss responsibility for this matter, it is indeed not entirely your fault. Judging from your reaction. Japan's responsibility is certainly greater. Please believe us, we will definitely put forward our opinions to the Japanese side and strive to coordinate based on reason. "
Then he turned around and gave Director Zou some peace of mind pills.
"Old Zou, don't be too anxious. In my opinion, the great situation we have achieved so far cannot be destroyed so easily. The situation is likely to be much more optimistic than we think. ”
"Because as far as I know, the president of Nishiura Department Store, which is what the Japanese call the president - Mr. Tsutsumi Kazuki, is actually an unconventional businessman. He is famous for writing poems and short stories. He once worked in Japan He is a well-known writer who has won many awards in the literary world. It is unlikely that a person like this would care about such a thing."
"And there is another thing you may not know, why? The real reason why Mr. Ichikiyo would extend an olive branch to us for business cooperation is actually because this president joined the Japanese Red Party, a left-wing progressive organization, when he was young. Speaking of which, he is half of us. People naturally have good intentions for our country and our party.”
“So in my opinion, it would be better to exchange opinions with the Japanese side on this matter tomorrow. Isn’t the manager going to meet with us tomorrow morning to verify the list of the newly arrived clothes? I think it’s a good time to find out what’s going on through him.”
I must admit that it can be confirmed. There are no mediocre people who have been assigned by the Republic to engage in economic and trade contacts for a long time.
Not only are all of them practical people who can do things, but they also have the ability to adapt to changes.
Otherwise, we would not be able to take on such an important job responsibility.
For example, Director Li, the advice he gave is very practical.
The next day, when he and Director Zou mentioned the matter face to face with the general manager of XJTLU Department Store.
As expected by Director Li, XJTLU Department Store paid great attention to it and took decisive measures.
Not only did we immediately launch an investigation into the matter, but we also promptly reported it to the president, Tsutsumi Ichikiyo.
Immediately, the two directors were received by Tsui Ichiki, and they learned an astonishing fact.
That means XJTLU Group, XJTLU Holdings and XJTLU Department Store are indeed from the same origin.
But the asset division was completed very early, and they were already two almost unrelated group companies.
In fact, Tsui Ichikiyo is considering establishing a Four Seasons Group to integrate his department stores and supermarket chains.
As for why this is the case?
This requires us to talk about the complex family relationships and conflicts of interests of the Di family.
The specific situation was revealed by Tsutsumi Ichiki himself.
This gentle and scholar-like president is indeed magnanimous.
Do not hesitate to show the scars on your family relationship to the outside world.
The father of Tsutsumi Ichikiyo, Kojiro Tsutsumi, is a typical politician and businessman.
Because he was the speaker of Japan's House of Representatives and relied on political power as a backing, he was able to single-handedly establish the Nishiura Group, which includes railways, real estate, chemical hotels and department stores.
But because of this, Tikojiro was undoubtedly quite angry about the young and energetic Tsutsumi Ichiki joining the Japanese Red Party.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to kick this biological son out, and even deprived Tsutsumi Ichikiyo of his inheritance rights. He handed over his Xijiao Group to another illegitimate son Tsutsumi Kazaki who was originally not eligible to inherit.
In 1973, in order to avoid inheritance disputes and ensure internal stability of the group.
After his father's death, Tsutsumi Kazuaki inherited the XJTLU Group in view of his special status.
Quite wisely, he made some concessions and offered conditions to his brother Tsutsumi Ichikiyo, who was his legitimate son.
He expressed his willingness to hand over XJTLU Group’s department store business in exchange for his complete withdrawal from XJTLU Group.
After weighing the pros and cons, Tsutsumi Ichiki believed that his father's will could not be fundamentally overturned, so he agreed to the distribution plan.
That’s how XJTLU Department Store emerged, which was independent of XJTLU Group.
This means that in the end, Tsutsumi Ichikiyo only received less than one-fifth of his father's inheritance.
However, his younger brother Tsutsumi Ichiaki left almost the entire XJTLU Group industry behind and became the biggest winner.
But even so, among all department stores, Nishiura Department Store Ikebukuro Main Store is an exception and does not entirely belong to Tsutsumi Ichikiyo.
Because during Tsutsumi Yasujiro's lifetime, when he celebrated his seventieth birthday, Tsutsumi Kazaki's wife coincidentally gave birth to a boy on this day.
The birth of this grandson by such a coincidence certainly made Kojiro Tsutsumi very happy.
He believed that this child was a good omen for the family, and not only named the child Di Kangguang himself.
And he happily gave 100 million yen worth of equity in Nishiura Department Store Ikebukuro main store to his grandson as a blessing.
This part of the shares belongs to Di Kangguang personally and is not among the assets cut off by the group.
In this way, the facts become obvious.
The person who harassed the model of the Republic delegation was none other than Tsutsumi Ichikiyo’s nephew.
He is also a small shareholder of Nishiura Department Store and often comes to the Ikebukuro main store for shopping and consumption.
Probably because there are many people at the Nishiura Department Store Ikebukuro main store who want to take refuge and deliberately curry favor with this special heir of the Nishiura Group.
Only those who send flowers on behalf of Ti Kangguang can have such unimpeded and unscrupulous access.
So Tsutsumi Ichiki's attitude towards this matter was very clear, and he apologized to the two directors on the spot.
To say it very sincerely, the responsibility for breaking the agreement lies entirely with you.
It was his own appeasement and carelessness that caused trouble for the delegation and created obstacles and misunderstandings for the cooperation between the two parties.
So he will definitely pursue this matter to the end and ensure that the delegation will be given a satisfactory result.
He even wanted to personally apologize to Sister Xu and Qu Xiao who had been wronged and make compensation for the matter.
To be honest, what the two directors actually want is for business cooperation to continue as usual without being affected.
I never expected Tsutsumi Ichiki to make such a statement.
So they were really satisfied and didn't want to cause any more trouble.
In an attitude of calming things down, the two of them naturally tacitly agreed to let it go.
In fact, we are also responsible, so we might as well just regard it as a misunderstanding and forget about it.
And they also complimented Qidi Yiqing together.
It is said that he has the style of an elder who is humble to others and has an attitude of being lenient towards others but strict with himself, which is very admirable.
But unfortunately, it may be due to the limitations of the two division directors.
They never understand that many small things are actually superficial phenomena or just an introduction.
It is what is hidden behind these little things and the results that are important.
As far as this matter is concerned, there are undoubtedly many other factors involved when it comes to Di Yiqing. He has far more to consider than the two directors.
To be honest, Ichiki Tsutsumi also has two sides. He is not just a writer.
Moreover, joining a left-wing organization was already part of his history when he was young. People will grow and change.
Now that I have taken over the lowest-class department store business in my father’s property.
He can run the business well and is expanding at an alarming rate in recent years.
This is enough to prove that he is also an outstanding master in business management.
Of course it is impossible for such a businessman to lack calculation.
So at this point, how this matter will evolve will not be stopped by the two division chiefs with just a few words.
With Tsutsumi Ichikiyo making commitments and decisions, contrary to the wishful thinking of the two directors.
This small incident, which was really nothing, is destined to continue to expand the situation and evolve towards the other extreme.
(End of this chapter)