Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 428 Greater Support

"Minister Wu, I'll get straight to the point. The reason I'm here is to learn about the progress of the PHS network construction."

After exchanging pleasantries, Takeshita Masato went straight to the point about the purpose of his visit.

He hoped to get more accurate information from Minister Wu so that he could make a better judgment.

“Things are going very well, and we’ve even done some small-scale testing.”

"However, larger-scale testing will have to wait for some time."

Although Xinghai Group almost freely licensed the PHS (Personal Handyphone System) format, things like base station construction were still very expensive.

Although China Telecom Group is quite profitable, it cannot support the company's simultaneous development in fixed-line telephones, mobile phones, and PHS phones.

Therefore, we can only test on a small scale first, and then expand to smaller cities.

We will only expand to major cities once everything is in order.

After reviewing the documents handed to him by Minister Wu, Masato Takeshita noticed that the construction speed was much faster than in Thailand, and he immediately praised it with admiration.

"No wonder it's the fastest-growing country; its speed is truly impressive."

A person is most capable of enduring hardship when they have almost nothing. China is currently in this situation.

The fact that China's Runren Group will not be able to compete with the Mexicans in the future is also related to this.

After 2020, there were basically no poor people in the Runren group. Even if there were poor people, they were almost all the kind of people who couldn't endure hardship in China and dreamed of getting rich in the United States.

Mexicans are different. Their country has a strong warlord and gangster culture, and if they don't fight hard, they'll die. So they work just as hard as the Chinese today.

"Yes, it's all thanks to everyone's hard work."

Minister Wu dislikes the current situation, but the country is in the process of catching up and can only accumulate initial wealth by exploiting its own people.

Just like that guy Takagi from the east who loves to catch people, if you don't exploit your own people, there's nowhere to accumulate wealth.

This is also the only means to achieve national economic development in peacetime.

Post-war Japan and South Korea both developed thanks to the blood and sweat of their own workers.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Takeshita Masato quickly changed the subject.

"Our company has developed software for online communication and chat. Minister Wu, would you be interested in investing in our company?"

Masato Takeshita wants to develop QQ into a globally used chat software, which requires the support of governments around the world.

In China, this means receiving investment from state-owned enterprises; in the United States, it means receiving investment from established capitalists on the East Coast.

If you don't, even if you develop, you'll be punished with all sorts of excuses.

The situation with TikTok and Huawei is generally known to everyone.

"Oh, is it that QQ?"

The Chinese government attaches great importance to information related to Masato Takeshita, so after QQ was launched, a think tank conducted research on it.

After some discussion, everyone came to this conclusion.

QQ chat is likely to be the next generation of communication after letters, telegrams, and telephones.

If the Chinese internet develops, relevant investments should also be made.

As a member of the upper echelons, Minister Wu was naturally aware of the situation.

Now that I have the opportunity to invest, I naturally want to give it a try.

"That's right, it's QQ. Not only in China, but we also want to cooperate with the United States and Europe."

The United States and Europe are the world's leading economies.

If he doesn't give out shares, Masato Takeshita is worried about unforeseen circumstances.

That's the problem with countries that are lagging behind. If you were born in America, young people wouldn't have to worry about these things at all.

"Um, could you tell me QQ's current valuation?"

After meeting Masato Takeshita, Minister Wu also learned a lot of modern terms.

In the past, he wouldn't have had any concept of venture capital, nor would he have been curious about internet companies.

"The valuation is very low, only 2 million RMB. And we can offer 20% of our equity this time."

A valuation of 2 million RMB is only 2500 million USD.

This amount of money is a large sum for many startups, but judging from Xinghai Group's situation, it's basically a free gift.

Minister Wu was well aware of this and immediately made the decision to vote.

"No problem, we can sign the contract anytime."

Although the funding gap in China's telecommunications industry is very large, it is only 4000 million RMB, which is a small amount for the telecommunications system.

Putting aside everything else, just the Xinghai Internet Cafe, which the two parties cooperated on, can easily earn enough in less than a month.

"OK, it's a pleasure doing business with you!"

After Masato Takeshita finished saying what he wanted to say, he left the rest of the time to Gunpei Yokoi.

He is in charge of Xinghai Electronics' PHS (Personal Handyphone System) business, which requires him to have frequent contact with officials in the Chinese market.

Yes, Gunpei Yokoi has been promoted.

After the young man learned of Gunpei Yokoi's true abilities, he promoted him from head of research and development to head of general management.

In this way, he became the number two person at Xinghai Electronics, second only to President Hideaki Hasegawa, who controlled Xinghai's mobile phone business.

After concluding their visit to Minister Wu, the two traveled to Haizhu City the following day to gain a deeper understanding of the development of PHS (Personal Handyphone System) mobile phones in China.

This is a designated experimental city by China Telecom, and all data is generated here.

However, this time, only the team led by Gunpei Yokoi went, while the team led by Masato Takeshita had other matters to attend to.

After a period of business restructuring and rectification, Shanghai, China, has become the sole headquarters of Xinghai Software's China branch.

As for the price, it was that Lei Jun was promoted to the position of branch president.

Of course, in a sense, this is not a price to pay.

Lei Jun's promotion was accomplished at the suggestion of Takeshita Masato.

This talented student from Wuhan University is well-suited for software development work.

Both office software and the Chinese version of the Xinghai operating system were completed under his leadership.

Even some of the core programs of the Starsea operating system were contributed by Lei Jun's team.

With such great talent, he naturally deserves to be promoted beyond his rank.

“Lei Sang, I had a chat with Minister Wu from the Information Department yesterday.”

"That person will acquire 20% of QQ Chat for 4000 million RMB. Find a time to sign the contract."

"Okay, got it."

Lei Jun readily agreed, knowing that this might be the price of QQ's development in China.

After all, QQ chat looks very promising.

Yes, the same thing can have different effects in the hands of different people.

Xinghai Group is so famous, and it seems to value QQ chat a lot. It's natural for people to think that QQ chat has a bright future.

This is also a drawback of large companies; it's difficult for them to develop quietly.

If it were a small company, people wouldn't care about chat software at all.

Because nobody thought that a free chat software had a future.

It can only be said that the times have blinded people.

Besides bringing in state-owned enterprises as investors, Masato Takeshita's other purpose in contacting Lei Jun was to find out the development progress of Xinghai Office Software.

The new generation operating system will be launched next year, and the corresponding office software must be completed before then.

"The R&D project is going very smoothly, and Microsoft has also given us a lot of good suggestions."

Early operating system-related content was entirely Microsoft exploiting Xinghai Software.

Things are different now. Microsoft has grown and expanded, and Starsea Software has finally benefited.

"Yes, keep up the good work, especially with Chinese character input methods. We must become the strongest one."

Input methods may seem insignificant, but they are a core competitive advantage.

Xinghai Software needs to maintain its leading position in this area and contribute to the development of China's internet industry.

"Please rest assured, Chairman, we are in a commanding lead in input methods."

When it comes to input methods, Lei Jun exudes confidence.

Because Xinghai Software has money, it invests heavily in these areas every year, thus far surpassing its university peers.

“That’s right, that’s the kind of spirit we need.” Consultation alone wasn’t enough; Masato Takeshita quickly delved into specific departments.

"Is this our new generation of PPT development software?"

"Yes, we have received a series of feedback from users and are preparing to optimize and rectify these shortcomings."

"Yeah, very good."

Masato Takeshita couldn't understand the code on the computer at all, so he could only hurry past.

But it's okay, he came here to let everyone know that the company values ​​you all.

This will increase employee motivation.

"By the way, I seem to recall saying before that game development is very promising. What progress have you made so far?"

When asked by his own chairman, Lei Jun quickly gave an answer.

"The results are pretty good, with one film selling over 50 copies and five films selling over 10 copies."

"It's really great, things are getting better and better here."

"It's all thanks to the chairman, who pointed us in a way to make money."

Since becoming the president of Xinghai Software's China branch, Lei Jun has always had a strong sense of crisis.

Xinghai Software's China branch lacks core profit-generating projects.

Yes, despite Xinghai Software's booming development, the situation in China is completely different.

Because Xinghai Software's most profitable operating systems and office software don't earn much money in China, they need financial support from headquarters.

Things are different now. People in the Chinese region can make money from games, and they've become much more assertive.

"No, I only used my mouth; it was all your own hard work."

Looking at Lei Jun in front of him, Masato Takeshita seemed a little dazed, as if he were seeing Lei Jun, the CEO of Kingsoft Software, in his previous life.

When he was developing office software at Kingsoft, the company was in a state of near collapse.

Ultimately, it was through game development that they successfully turned their business around and became a publicly listed company.

Yes, Kingsoft, the company that developed office software, ultimately had no choice but to rely on making games to go public.

There was nothing that could be done; most Chinese people at that time were simply poor.

Microsoft is so powerful overseas, yet in China, everything is still free.

Only when the economy develops will Kingsoft's software be able to sell well.

To further demonstrate his importance to the area, Masato Takeshita immediately treated everyone to a lavish meal at a five-star hotel after the tour.

The food is mainly fresh seafood, but considering that some people may have allergies, there are also regular meats and vegetables.

In short, every employee in the branch office must be taken care of.

By the time the dinner ended, it was already past nine o'clock.

Masato Takeshita, thinking of his wife waiting for him at home, quickly said goodbye to everyone and got into his car to leave.

"Sorry, I'm a little late."

"Hmm, it's alright."

Lin Qingqian gently shook her head, then naturally reached out and took her lover's handbag.

"The bathwater is ready, take a bath first."

"Okay, wait a moment."

"Ok!"

Knowing that someone was waiting outside, Takeshita Masato naturally took a quick bath.

I took a shower and then soaked in the water for a little while, which only took 10 minutes.

Why didn't you soak it for a little longer?

"There's nothing much to soak up; I'd rather spend more time with you."

"Hmph, how cheesy."

The girl's words conveyed disdain, but the slight upturn of her lips betrayed her true feelings.

"What's so cheesy about it? I really think so."

As the young man spoke, he plopped down next to the girl and gently embraced his lover.

"I'm free these few days, how about we go on a trip?"

"Traveling? Sure, where would you like to go?"

"Don't ask me, you should ask me where you want to go?"

Masato Takeshita was the one accompanying his lover, and he had to do everything according to his lover's wishes.

Besides, he has no preference for travel or anything like that; it doesn't matter where he goes.

"Hmm, let me think about it?"

The girl, nestled in the young man's arms, had a face full of happiness and began to seriously consider where to go for fun.

"Lin'an? No way! I've been to Lin'an many times already."

"Suzhou? Not so good either, I've been there even more often..."

Lin Qingqian's expression kept changing as she repeatedly selected and then rejected targets.

However, she quickly froze, no longer caring about choosing a travel destination.

"You, don't..."

"Alright, let's think about it tomorrow. We have more important things to do tonight."

Then, suddenly overcome by lust, Masato Takeshita didn't give his lover any time to object and carried her to the bedroom in a princess carry.

An hour later, a somewhat tired Masato Takeshita lay lazily on the bed, looking completely at ease.

Lin Qingqian was the same way beside him.

However, women generally recover faster.

A moment later, Lin Qingqian drew circles on his chest with her finger while softly asking him the question he most wanted to ask.

"How many days are you planning to stay here this time?"

"Well, not necessarily, but I'll be staying for at least two weeks."

All the important things have been taken care of; all that's left is routine work.

If you have time, you should naturally try to spend more time with the girl.

"This time it's been so long?"

"Yeah, things are pretty relaxed lately, so you can go wherever you want."

"That's it."

A sudden idea struck Lin Qingqian, and her beautiful eyes darted around.

"What do you think, should we go somewhere farther away? Like Zhangjiajie, or Jiuzhaigou?"

"Okay, I can do it."

"Okay, then let's choose between Zhangjiajie and Jiuzhaigou."

Lin Qingqian really liked the scenery in these two places. Although she had been there several times, she always wanted to go again.

But soon, she thought of her child.

"Forget it, it's too far. Let's wait until the cargo area is bigger."

"Don't we have a nanny? There's no need to always be there."

"That won't do. Children need their parents' company."

"It's only for a few days, it'll be fine."

Children do need their parents' company, but a few days is perfectly fine.

As long as it's not a long-term absence, it shouldn't have any significant impact.

"No, no, what if?"

"Um, okay, I'll listen to you."

Masato Takeshita didn't want to argue with a mother about childcare; he simply couldn't win.

It doesn't matter where he goes, it's all the same to him.

(End of this chapter)