Chapter 189 An Unimagined Road

Author: quiet thoughts

Chapter 189 An Unimagined Road

Whether it is Professor Yamada or Yu Arai, their previous understanding of Shirakawa Electric was only a pure manufacturing company.

The main business it operates should be its Walkman and the recently launched so-called portable game console.

But after reading the information submitted by Bai Chuanfeng, the facts completely exceeded their expectations.

Unknowingly, Shirakawa Electric has extended its tentacles to the tertiary industry.

Raw material processing, manufacturing, retail, infotainment industry…

How long has Shirakawa Electric been established?

Professor Yamada and Yu Arai raised their heads and looked at each other, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Then they turned their eyes tacitly and suppressed the various thoughts that were constantly emerging in their hearts.

"Shirakawa-kun, do you want to set up a special holding company to spin off the various existing shares of Shirakawa Electric and manage it separately?"

As Yu Arai, who has been working in the financial industry for most of his life, he could see what Shirakawa Kaede was thinking at a glance.

"That's right." Shirakawa Feng nodded affirmatively, "Junior thinks that Shirakawa Electric can simply be a manufacturing company.

As for the shares in other clubs, it is best to separate them and manage them separately.

Otherwise, as each club develops in the future and its members increase, the departmental structure will inevitably become bloated and equity management will become increasingly chaotic."

Shirakawa Kaede has been thinking about this matter for a long time. As an industrial Shirakawa Electric, it is best to maintain purity.

The equity of other companies can be linked to Shirakawa Electric in the short term, but it is not a long-term solution.

Arai Yu nodded, "I probably understand what Shirakawa-kun is thinking. This is indeed beneficial to the development of Shirakawa Electric."

To clarify their respective interests and make a clearer and more reasonable allocation of resources, the existence of the holding company is tailor-made for this situation.

"Then Arai-senpai..." Shirakawa Kaede looked at Yu Arai with searching eyes.

"Please rest assured that Baichuan Holdings will properly handle the equity issue."

This trivial matter is of course not a big deal for Yu Arai, who has been immersed in this art for many years.

After hearing Yu Arai's assurance, Shirakawa Kaede also felt relieved.

"In that case, I'll leave it to you, senior." He stood up and bowed to Yu Arai.

Matters related to the future of the club must be left to trustworthy people.

Professor Yamada personally recommended his classmates to come here, and they also graduated from Meiji.

With these connections, Shirakawa Kaede could safely leave this matter to Arai-senpai.

"Shirakawa-kun, prepare all the materials as soon as possible.

After the establishment of Shirakawa Holdings, I will personally handle the divestment of equity in each part.

Regarding other necessary staff after the establishment of the holding company, please ask Shirakawa-kun to fill them in as soon as possible."

The future Yu Arai is almost equivalent to the professional manager of Shirakawa Holdings.

Of course, even though a big boss like him has retired, it will naturally be beneficial for Bai Chuanfeng to re-employ him.

They are probably fictitious stocks that can pay dividends. Relationships belong to relationships, and interests belong to interests.

"Don't worry, Arai-senpai, this part of the information has already been prepared. As for other employees, they are also in the recruitment process."

Shirakawa Holdings needs experienced professionals like Yu Arai, and fresh blood is also indispensable.

These talents are probably recruited from schools with strong related majors such as Meiji, Waseda, Okei, and Hitotsubashi.

In the future, Shirakawa Holdings will exclusively manage the equity interests of Shirakawa Electric, Anke Electric, HAL, and Bic Comera.

As for decision-making or resource allocation, it’s not time yet, so I won’t be involved for the time being.

As for the chairman of Baichuan Holdings, who needs to mention it? Of course it is Baichuan Kaede himself.

Hey, isn't this just a promotion from president to president?

Although he is self-proclaimed, it does not affect his happy mood at the moment.

Seeing that things at Baichuan Holdings were about to get on the right track, Baichuan Feng's burden became a little lighter.

As expected, these matters are still suitable for professional managers to be responsible for.

He only needs to firmly grasp the equity and control rights of the club and grasp the general direction of future development.

After visiting the club where he was a student, Yamada was filled with feelings.

After coming out of Shirakawa Electric, his old classmate Yu Arai followed him out.

The two of them stood at the gate of Baichuan Electric Co., Ltd. and watched the people coming and going. It was such a busy scene that they fell into silence for a while.

After a long time, Arai Yu finally spoke without hesitation.

"Yamada, this student of yours may become a great person in the future."

Professor Yamada's eyes were a little complicated. One moment he was happy and proud, and the other moment he was worried and uneasy.

But in the end, he calmed down and regained his calm demeanor.

"No one can predict what will happen in the future. It all depends on him."

"Tell me," Arai Yu approached him, "is it possible to take that unimagined path in the future?"

A look of determination instantly flashed in Yamada's eyes. "If that day comes, please ask Arai-san to take care of my disciple."

As he spoke, Professor Yamada bowed to Yu Arai solemnly.

Arai Yu's face also became serious, "Please rest assured that if it is really possible, I would also like to witness the rise of new forces, and Arai will spare no effort when the time comes."

After receiving the assurance from his old friend, Yamada felt relieved.

But this kind of thing is not easy. Neon has not changed for a long time.

…

Sony, an old friend of Shirakawa Electric.

At this moment, Osone Kozo was convening department personnel to study something.

What it is, is naturally the next-generation Walkman newly launched by Shirakawa Electric.

Since the launch of Shirakawa Electric's new Walkman in July, the growth of Sony's Walkman business has visibly slowed down.

Who is the culprit? It’s the two products they have in their hands now.

To be honest, Shirakawa Electric's launch of next-generation products far exceeded their expectations.

The reason why Sony's Walkman business declined is because Shirakawa Electric took the lead in upgrading its products.

There are not only low-end models, but also higher-end models than Sony.

Why did Sony surpass Shirakawa Electric in the past? Isn't it because its first-generation models were of higher quality than its rivals?

But now this advantage no longer exists, and Shirakawa Electric has higher-end models.

As a result, Sony's Walkman business has been significantly affected.

To be honest, they feel the pressure. Shirakawa Electric is growing too fast.

In the past, they had dismissed Shirakawa Electric's products, but now SFM-01 can be taken seriously by them.

From being dismissive to being treated seriously, this is enough to explain the problem.

But that’s not to say that Sony can’t make such a high-end model, but that they are slow, or that they made the original decision too slowly.

According to the plan, Sony will launch corresponding high-end models next year.

Now, Shirakawa Electric has taken the lead, and the same is true for low-end models.

"How about it? What's the opinion from the technical department?"

Osone Kozo held the low-end model of FM-01 and frowned in thought.

At this moment, a Staff in charge of technology quickly spoke.

"There is no technical difficulty, we at Sony can definitely make similar products.

But the profit is lower than expected, and the too low-end products will affect our brand positioning."

In fact, this is where Osone Kozo struggled, even though he had issued an order to develop low-end models very early on.

The purpose was also to squeeze Shirakawa Electric out of the Walkman market, but who knew that the other party would move so quickly.

That's all. What shocked them even more was that the price was only 18,800 yen.

You must know that at first, Sony's own low-end positioning was roughly the same as Shirakawa Electric's mid-range models, about 25,000 yen.

But what the hell is a Walkman that only costs over 10,000 yen? Can such a device really emit sound?

The fact is, it can.
To be continued...