Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 405 Salary, Recruitment, and Finance
After the private dinner with his two senior classmates, Masato Takeshita finally had a short break.

"Indeed, it's more enjoyable to be carefree."

He lazily sprawled on the sofa, not thinking about anything or doing anything.

"Hmm, it's been a long time since I've watched a movie. Let's watch a movie."

In 1995, when "Jurassic Park" was sweeping the globe, Masato Takeshita and his family, who were not short of money, naturally bought the DVDs early on.

Who could dislike dinosaurs?

After watching the film carefully, the young man thought about the dinosaur craze it had sparked. Then, still somewhat unsatisfied, he turned off the TV and muttered to himself.

"I wonder if Capcom's latest 'Cadillacs and Dinosaurs' will be another failure. If it is, will Starsea Group be able to take it over?"

"Cadillacs and Dinosaurs" is an excellent side-scrolling platformer, but for some reason, it didn't make a splash in the United States.

The failure in the US market led Capcom to abandon releasing the game in Japan.

However, while one thing failed, another emerged; "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs" quickly became a sensation in Greater China. It was the second most popular side-scrolling beat 'em up game in Greater China after "Dynasty Warriors," with an influence comparable to "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King."

Masato Takeshita wanted to take over and see if he could promote it in Japan and the United States.

After all, this game is really fun.

Furthermore, even if the arcade attempt fails, Xinghai Group can still adapt it into a PC game and add it to the Xinghai Internet Cafe Alliance's game library.

"I don't want to think about it anymore. I'll have Suzuhara-san ask Capcom about it tomorrow."

After resting for about three days, the young man had to embark on his work journey again.

Tonight, he also has a banquet to host for representatives of various factions.

"President Takeshita, you truly are a man of few words but amazing talent."

Akio Morita was extremely jealous, so much so that he even regretted publishing the book "Japan Can Say No".

If I hadn't provoked them in the 1980s, would I have had this opportunity too?

Even though I know the chances are slim, what if it actually succeeds?

Masato Takeshita, of course, had no idea that this retired emperor of Sony harbored the thought, "I could do it too."

Therefore, he responded humbly, "Not at all, it's all just everyone's kindness; I haven't done much myself."

If he knew what this person was really thinking, he would definitely scoff at it.

Without the massive donations from the Xinghai Group and the Xinghai Foundation's exceptional ability to generate profits for the top echelons of American society, no matter how well you do in your philanthropic endeavors between Japan and the US, you wouldn't even make it onto the list of Person of the Year.

Many outcomes were decided long before the official list was released.

Soon after Akio Morita of Sony, another executive from a major consumer electronics company arrived at the venue early.

"I really envy you, Takeshita-san. I wonder if there's any chance our two companies could collaborate on mobile operating systems?"

NEC President Tadahiro Sekimoto also admired the young man's honor. However, compared to this rare honor, he would rather collaborate with the young man on mobile operating systems.

For example, one could invest in Xinghai mobile operating system or pay a certain amount of patent fees each year to obtain the right to use the mobile operating system.

"Of course, no problem. We'll have our subordinates talk to them next year."

It's too late this year; we probably won't achieve anything significant. It would be better to postpone the negotiations until next year, which would allow for more effective negotiations.

"no problem."

More than half an hour later, the dinner officially began.

Masato Takeshita first thanked everyone as usual, and then it was free time.

At this point, everyone in the meeting started getting busy.

To build rapport, or to discuss business-related matters.

Such an opportunity is extremely rare.

The young man was no exception; he walked over to Ryutaro Hashimoto and offered his congratulations.

"Congratulations in advance, Hashimoto-kun."

"Takeshita-san, you're too kind. Things aren't completely settled yet."

"Hashimoto-kun is too modest. I don't think there is anyone else who would be a suitable candidate besides you."

"Hehehe, Takeshita-san truly lives up to his reputation as the chairman of a major company."

Ryutaro Hashimoto was very happy; who doesn't like to be praised by someone standing at the pinnacle of honor?

The only downside is that it's too explicit, which makes me a little embarrassed.

After Ryutaro Hashimoto, the young man chatted with former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa for a while.

This descendant of a prominent Japanese noble family was someone he tried hard to win over.

On the one hand, this former prime minister is politically inclined to unite Asia and sincerely apologizes for the past.

On the other hand, this former prime minister has many followers who could run for governor of Tokyo in the future and suppress that disgusting guy named Ishihara.

He certainly doesn't want the future governor of Tokyo to be jumping around on any particular topic.

A small island is not a core issue for either China or Japan.

If it weren't for the instigation of foreign forces, very few people would care.

This is a good idea to develop it together; why do we need so many bicycles?

Even if you have a big argument, you'll eventually come back to square one, so it's all meaningless.

"Prime Minister Murayama, good evening!"

The former prime minister should pay attention, and the current prime minister should naturally pay even more attention.

Even if Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama steps down, he can still help the Seihae Group in many ways.

Good evening, Takeshita-san.

Although he was about to leave reluctantly, Prime Minister Murayama did not show it on his face.

He had anticipated this outcome when he formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democratic Party.

I was somewhat disappointed, but not regretful.

When people do things, they always have to make choices.

Although the buzz surrounding the Person of the Year award is immense, it quickly fades away.

From then until the end of Christmas, the young people were basically on rest.

"Send me a copy of the bonus statistics."

"Yes, President!"

Soon, Miho Uchida returned to the chairman's office with a large stack of documents and carefully placed them on the desk.

"Is the minimum guarantee still three months?" the young man asked without looking up.

"That's what we say, but at your request, Chairman, everyone will receive at least four months' salary and bonuses."

Xinghai Group is financially strong, and after excluding the influence of Xinghai Fund, its profit level has reached a new high this year.

If you make money, you should naturally let your employees enjoy the fruits of success.

Only in this way can we better win the hearts of our employees.

"Okay, that's good. We want to be a company that integrates with its employees."

The lowest year-end bonus at Xinghai Group is one month more than other companies, while the highest year-end bonus is 20 times that of other Japanese companies.

However, only the three heads of Xinghai Fund and the research staff of other subsidiaries are eligible for a 60-month year-end bonus; most receive less than 10 months.

Even so, the young man was still filled with pride as he looked at the huge numbers on the data.

He thought to himself, "A six-month bonus of over 100 billion US dollars, only Xinghai Group could be so generous, right?"

What was originally intended as a six-month bonus of several billion dollars was ultimately increased to tens of billions at the request of the young people. The profits of four Nokias were thus easily devoured.

Of course, this year is a special case, mainly because Xinghai Fund made a fortune last year.

If it were at another time of year, the semi-annual bonus would likely be one-third to one-half less.

Due to its rapid business development, Xinghai Group now has nearly 60 employees worldwide.

With so many people, Masato Takeshita simply couldn't possibly see them all in a short time.

Therefore, he devoted most of his time to high-end talents who shone brightly in the scientific research field, such as Xinghai Chip.

As for the majority of the company's manufacturing assembly line workers, construction workers, logistics workers, and service personnel, well, I'm sorry to say.

He quickly looked at some items for an hour or two before putting them aside.

Even so, it still took the young man almost two days to roughly digest the information.

There was so much content that it made his eyes a little dizzy.

What is the average annual income of our company's research staff?

"In Japan, it's about 760 million yen; in North America, it's $6.3; in Europe, it's $5.9; and in China, it's $0.6..."

In 1995, Japan's GDP per capita reached US$4.43, far exceeding the United States' US$2.87, ranking third in the world.

Although there is a certain amount of currency bubble involved, it also demonstrates the strength of the Japanese economy on the international stage.

Therefore, in terms of researchers' income, Japan's is far higher than that of the United States and Europe.

As for China, the average annual salary of $0.6 is the result of repeated increases by Xinghai Group.

The average annual income of ordinary Chinese people is less than $0.1. Even in the two top Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai, the average annual salary is just over $0.1.

"Very good, it seems to be at the top level in each country."

"Yes, our salaries are much higher than those of companies at the same level."

Needless to say, Japan is very egalitarian, and researchers' annual income is slightly higher, but it is difficult to exceed 600 million yen.

In North America, the internet revolution has only just begun.

The income of science and technology talents is much higher than the average annual income, but it is still difficult to reach the level of Xinghai Group.

At other tech companies in the same industry, employee salaries are generally around $5.

Europe and North America are similar, or even slightly worse, so Xinghai Group's salaries are naturally top-tier as well.

"Very good, keep it up. We must be at the forefront when it comes to salary and benefits."

"Yes, President!"

Xinghai Group has high average wages, so its salary expenditures are naturally high as well.

In fiscal year 1995, an estimated $200 billion in expenditures were required.

Fortunately, Xinghai Technology and Xinghai Life are both money-making machines, otherwise Xinghai Group would really be in trouble.

It took Masato Takeshita almost three days to finally sort out the matter of salary and bonuses.

He then looked at Xinghai Group's revenue and expenditure statements for the year while asking about the recruitment situation.

"Approximately how many people with connections did the company hire this year?"

"As per your instructions, Chairman, the Japan headquarters plans to recruit 3500 people; 1000 from China; and 600 from the United States..."

There's no way to eliminate favoritism.

Although Masato Takeshita was very annoying, he had to grit his teeth and accept it. However, he was still very principled and never allowed more than 5% of his clients to be related to him.

Of course, this refers to those whose level does not meet the requirements of Xinghai Group.

Those that are normal or even exceed Xinghai Group's requirements will not be included in this ratio.

Although including these individuals would bring the proportion of second-generation employees in Xinghai Group to 10% or even 15%, it would still be an exceptionally clean and independent group compared to other large companies.

Because the proportion of second-generation leaders in other major Japanese companies exceeds 50%.

It can only be said that Japan is in a league of its own when it comes to the issue of the "Robo-Oka" incident.

It is perhaps precisely because there were too many "recruited employees" in society from the 1990s to the early 21st century that the innovation capabilities of Japanese companies declined significantly.

Does this include the upcoming social recruitment?

"Yes, Chairman!"

No one in Xinghai Group would dare to play tricks or engage in wordplay on this matter to recruit more people with connections.

The last person to do this was sent to Africa by Masato Takeshita.

Unless he achieves great success, he can forget about returning to work in Japan before retirement.

"Very good, we must pay close attention to management. I don't want the company to be full of cronies."

"Hi!"

Apart from Japan, young people in both China and the United States are not very worried.

Because these two countries are very similar, both having highly competitive social ecosystems. Even in monopolistic enterprises, the level of favoritism doesn't reach the exaggerated levels seen in Japan.

As for private enterprises or highly competitive state-owned enterprises, the number of people with connections is estimated to be similar to that of Xinghai Group.

Yes, but definitely not many.

Most of them come from ordinary families, or are rich kids whose families have no connection with them.

Time quickly came to June 29th.

After this day, Xinghai Group will officially begin its holiday.

This is also the day when Xinghai Group's subsidiaries compile their business reports.

Masato Takeshita arrived at the company early and began reviewing the company's financial report for the year.

"Xinghai Technology's revenue was $197 billion, with a profit of $17 billion; Xinghai Chip's revenue was $61 billion, with a profit of $13 billion..."

"I didn't expect Xinghai Chip to have such high revenue and profits this year."

Xinghai Chip finally saw a major breakthrough this year.

The company's four main business segments—mobile phone chips, PHS chips, communication base station chips, and flash memory chips—all achieved significant growth.

Among them, mobile phone chips have been rising in tandem with the sales of Xinghai mobile phones.

The sales volume of PHS (Personal Handyphone System) chips is not very high at present, but they have already shown the potential to surpass mobile phone chips.

However, this refers to a period of time.

When underdeveloped areas no longer need PHS phones, that will be the day when PHS-like chips disappear.

Of course, while it could be said to have disappeared, it could also be said that it was absorbed by mobile phone chips. After all, there is no fundamental difference between the two types of chips.

They are all combination systems mainly composed of baseband chips and microprocessor chips, including functional chips such as radio frequency chips.

As for communication base station chips, these are naturally the mobile phone base station orders and PHS base station orders from NTT.

The final flash memory chip benefited from both the emergence of Xinghai's new generation of mobile phones and the invention of the USB flash drive.

Unfortunately, USB flash drives are very easy to imitate.

Even with its first-mover advantage, Xinghai Group can only occupy a portion of the market, while the rest will be divided up by a host of companies such as Toshiba, Sony, Samsung, and Intel.

Fortunately, so many companies are also working to expand the market and create an even larger flash memory market.

Xinghai Group can also take this opportunity to receive more patent fees.

Whether it's the patent fees for USB flash drives or flash memory chips, they all amount to a considerable sum.

(End of this chapter)