Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 477: Taking Control of Sony, a Big Step Forward (-Word Chapter)
Lin Yuan's smile made Mitsui Morio feel quite uneasy.

This is definitely a sign of Lin Yuan's confidence, but Mitsui Shigeo doesn't know where his confidence comes from?
The white goods industry is an important industry that is related to the lifeblood of Japan's economy.

The so-called white appliances, or white household appliances, refer to electrical products that can replace people's housework, mainly including washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.

Since the 80s, Japan has risen comprehensively in the field of white goods, and in the 90s it once occupied more than % of the world's white goods market.

Only a few companies in Europe, such as Philips and Siemens, can barely resist the expansion of Japanese home appliance companies.

Around the millennium, Japanese home appliance companies became widely known to Chinese people.

Panasonic, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba... These companies were once extremely well-known in China and represented high quality of life.

Since it represents high-quality life, the price must be high.

Many families have to spend half a year's income to buy a product from a Japanese home appliance manufacturer.

During this period, Japanese home appliance companies reaped huge profits around the world through their flagship products, represented by white goods, and made a fortune.

Want to transfer the production line of the white goods department to mainland China?

Maybe in the short term, you can make excess profits, but in the long run, the risks will definitely outweigh the benefits.

This will inevitably shake Japan's dominant position in this field. Once the technology is leaked and learned by China, it may even eat up Japan's market share.

Moreover, with the relocation of manufacturing, Japan may also lose a large number of jobs, causing a series of problems such as unemployment.

These hazards exist objectively.

Shigeo Mitsui didn't believe that Lin Yuan had any way to avoid these problems.

As long as he raises these concerns, the discussion on this issue will enter the debate phase.

With so many considerations involved, how is it possible to reach a conclusion quickly?
Even if Lin Yuan is eloquent, it will take time to make these issues clear.

Then this issue will have to be shelved. Once the voting time is delayed, Shigeo Mitsui will achieve his goal.

Procrastination is always the most effective way to ruin something.

Morio Mitsui believed that there was no possibility that he would lose, so he totally didn't understand why Lin Yuan was still laughing?

In response to the concerns raised by Mitsui Shigeo, Lin Yuan officially responded: "What you said is not important!"

unimportant?
This is a question concerning Japan's pillar industries, isn't it important?
Morio Mitsui found it unreasonable.

So what is important?
Lin Yuan continued, "What's really important is that by implementing my proposal, Sony Group's profits will increase by 22% annually and profits by 14% over the next ten years.

In my proposal, I discussed in detail the feasibility of this financial goal.

This is an assessment and forecast made by the team led by Ms. Betty Adams, President of Morgan Stanley, and it is worthy of your trust.

Fellow shareholders, this means that the value of our shares will be four times what it is now in ten years! We are going to make a fortune! "

When Lin Yuan's words were heard, the place immediately became a buzz of discussion.

"Really? Let me take a closer look at the financial targets on the proposal."

"My Sony shares are worth $10 billion. Doesn't that mean I can make a net profit of $3 million every year without doing anything? That's incredible!"

“What a wonderful future! I can’t wait to see it come to fruition!”

All the shareholder representatives present were shocked by the promise Lin Yuan made.

Lin Yuan brought out Betty to endorse him, which enhanced the credibility of his proposal.

A 14% annual profit increase is the method of compound interest calculation.

The number of years it takes for the annualized return to double can be calculated using the Rule of 72.

Specifically, 72 divided by the annualized rate of return equals the time (in years) required for your assets to double.

For example, with an annualized rate of return of 10%, it would take 7.2 years for assets to double;
At an annualized rate of return of 14%, it would take 5.1 years for assets to double.

Ten years is indeed enough time to double the profit, which is four times the current profit.

This return on investment may not seem particularly high, but it becomes quite outrageous when two premises are added:
The first is compound interest, which is the return of interest on interest, and it can create miracles.

Second, Sony Group is already such a large company. If its market value can quadruple to its current level in the next ten years, the returns it will bring will be more than just on paper.

Seeing the enthusiastic expressions of the shareholders present, Lin Yuan knew that his goal had been achieved.

He did not fall into the trap set by Shigeo Mitsui.

Although he had the experience of later generations, he knew that even Japanese home appliance companies were hiding their technology and refusing to share it in order to make huge profits by monopolizing the home appliance field.

But a few years later, South Korea's Samsung broke the monopoly in this field.

Ten years later, mainland Chinese companies also successfully broke through the technological barriers.

Countless Chinese home appliance companies have risen, forcing Japan to retreat step by step and become the overlord of the new generation of home appliances.

Therefore, whether Japanese companies are willing to transfer their production lines to China or not, they cannot change the trend of the rise of Chinese home appliance companies.

But this conclusion is obviously not easily accepted by the shareholder representatives present.

Once the debate begins, Mitsui Shigeo will succeed.

Lin Yuan’s strategy was very simple; he simply didn’t bother arguing with him on this issue.

When faced with a complicated and confusing situation, we must learn to grasp the main contradictions.

Once we grasp the main contradiction, all problems will be solved.

What is the main contradiction?

Of course it’s the American dad’s wallet!

Indeed, as Morio Mitsui worries, the transfer of white goods production lines may lead to China learning technology, but may also lead to the hollowing out of Japan's domestic manufacturing industry.

but……

This is your problem in Japan. Why should we, the American investors, care about it?

Morio Mitsui is the helmsman of the Japanese conglomerate. The financial fortune of the Mitsui Group is highly tied to Japan's national destiny. When he weighs the pros and cons, he will definitely consider things from Japan's perspective.

After all, if the skin is gone, where will the hair attach to?

But is Sony a Japanese company?
Do Sony's investors need to consider Japan's real interests?
Just like in later generations, many well-known Chinese companies used the banner of national enterprises, but in fact they were not Chinese companies at all.

Sony is an international enterprise that mainly represents the interests of international capital, especially American capital.

In the eyes of American capital, I only care about maximizing my own interests.

What does the collapse of your Japanese industry and the hollowing out of your manufacturing industry have to do with me?

In the eyes of the hegemonic United States, except for the most cutting-edge technological hegemony, such as semiconductors, military technology, communications, etc., which must be held in its own hands.

Japan once rose in the field of semiconductors. Toshiba and a series of other Japanese companies challenged the United States' technological hegemony in the semiconductor field, but were directly defeated by the United States.

Part of the semiconductor industry chain was taken away from the mouth of the dog Japan and given to South Korea, which was jumping the most happily.

In the eyes of the United States, industries like home appliances and automobiles are not important and can be transferred to their own minions.

Anyway, they can suck blood back through the dollar hegemony and military hegemony.

Therefore, it doesn’t matter to the United States whether the home appliance industry chain is in Japan, South Korea, or even China.

Lin Yuan looked at the gloomy-faced Morio Mitsui and knew that he had miscalculated because in his subconscious mind he still regarded Sony as a Japanese company.

He still had illusions about American investors, believing that those vampires on Wall Street would show some friendship to him because of his years of dedication in Japan.

But they don’t realize that interests come first in front of their owners. Dogs are dogs, and there are many dogs.

"Since a certain number of shareholder representatives oppose this proposal, let's vote on it," said Nobuyuki Idei, who presided over the shareholders' meeting.

Hearing his words, Mitsui Morio's face turned red and then pale.

He had a vague feeling that the outcome of the vote might not be good, but he couldn't help but hold on to a glimmer of hope.

If the resolution requires the support of a majority of the shares, he might not have any hope.

But such an important issue must be supported by more than two-thirds of shareholders to be passed, which makes Shigeo Mitsui feel that he may not lose.

After all, the local faction he belongs to already has 24% of the voting rights.

As long as they get 36% support from the neutral faction that holds 10% of the shares, they can reach 34% of the voting rights.

Thus, Lin Yuan’s proposal was rejected.

Just 10%, there is still hope, Mitsui Shigeo thought to himself.

Even the shareholder representatives don't need to vote. Even if they give up voting, it will be a victory for him.

Because Lin Yuan needs more than two-thirds of the votes in favor, abstention is actually the same as opposition.

With such harsh conditions, it’s impossible for Lin Yuan to win, right?

Indeed, it is quite difficult to pass major matters of the company, and it is difficult to get two-thirds of the votes in favor.

This is also the reason why Lin Yuan insists on absolute control in his own Lin Yuan Pictures.

Once his shareholding falls below two-thirds, it will be difficult for him to have the final say and he will have to share the company's power with other shareholders.

As long as he can still maintain absolute control over Linyuan Pictures, then, to put it politically incorrectly, other investors can only be considered small shareholders, relying on him for food but unable to gain power in the company.

This also shows how precious the equity he wanted to transfer to GAKKI was, and it was not just worth $180 billion.

Rather, it involves the control of a giant film and television company worth $1800 billion.

But for Lin Yuan, controlling a company does not only require absolute control.

Lin Yuan is full of confidence that when he can bring benefits to the majority of shareholders, they will still stand on his side.

The voting began, and the shareholder representatives picked up the voting machines in their hands one by one and began to vote silently.

This kind of voting certainly cannot be a secret ballot. The vote of each shareholder representative will be clearly displayed.

Voting takes only one minute.

Morio Mitsui immediately pressed the opposition button and began to look around the audience.

Smiles, he felt that there were smiles everywhere in the audience.

Compared to his gloomy face, the people in the audience were actually laughing?
Do they all support Lin Yuan?

Morio Mitsui felt incredible. How could Sony, a company with such a complex shareholder structure, all stand on Lin Yuan's side?

Is Sony still a Japanese company?

Are we willing to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs just for a little bit of profit?

Lin Yuan next to him, after pressing the voting button, leaned back in his chair leisurely with his eyes closed, looking as if he was sure of winning, which made Mitsui Shigeo feel uncomfortable.

Damn the Chinese!

Time passed second by second, and the shareholder representatives who had finished voting all looked at the big screen behind the podium with smiles, looking forward to the announcement of the final voting results.

In the eyes of Morio Mitsui, this minute was particularly long. This was probably the feeling of "the day passing like a year".

Finally, in the agony of his life, Mitsui Shigeo finally heard the voice of Idei Nobuyuki:
"Time is up, voting is closed."

One minute is a very short time, just 60 seconds.

A minute is a long time, and pressing a button doesn't even take a second.

This confrontation, which lasted only a few tens of seconds, was like a silent war, and it had already foreshadowed who would have the right to speak in the Sony Group in the future.

"The voting results will now be announced. Please look at the big screen, shareholder representatives," said Nobuyuki Idei.

As Nobuyuki Idei finished speaking, three columns immediately appeared on the big screen, representing: the green column for support rate, the red column for opposition rate, and the gray column for abstention rate.

Support rate: 81%!

Opposition rate: 16.6%!

Abstention rate: 2.4%!

When the results appeared on the big screen, Mitsui Morio jumped up from his chair and said, "Impossible! There's something wrong with this voting result!"

He couldn't believe his eyes, 81% approval rating?

This far exceeds the 66.7% required for issue work, but how is this possible?

You should know that the local faction holds 24% of the shares.

If all the neutrals were on Lin Yuan's side, there was no way he could have an 81% support rate!

Among the votes against, my family accounted for 7.2%. Does that mean that apart from me, only 9.4% of the votes were on my side?
At this moment, Morio Mitsui felt that the world was ridiculous.

"Mr. Mitsui, please be careful with your words. What you said is equivalent to directly accusing me of fraud," said Nobuyuki Idei.

"Some people always cling to the old ways and never realize that times have changed. President Idei, please show us the results of the roll call vote," said Lin Yuan.

"Okay, Mr. Lin Yuan, I'll announce it right away." Idei Nobuyuki said respectfully.

The big screen showed the voting results of the top 100 shareholder representatives with the largest shareholdings.

The rest are listed as others, and you can also query them in detail.

Shigeo Mitsui immediately stared at the voting results of the top shareholders and carefully checked them one by one.

When he saw that the Sumitomo Group and the Fuji Group had voted in support, Morio Mitsui felt as if he had been hit on the head with a club, and he felt dizzy and saw stars.

traitor!

Shameful traitor!

No wonder the opposition rate is only 16.6%. It turns out there is a traitor within the organization.

Just now, in Lin Yuan’s first topic, the representative of the Fuji Group stood up to question Lin Yuan, but now it seems that it was all acting.

That's a shill!

Giving Lin Yuan a chance to explain further is also to numb myself!
When did the Fuji Group go to Lin Yuan's side?

Morio Mitsui felt very angry.

"You are a bunch of shameful traitors!" He looked at the representatives of Sumitomo Group and Fuji Group with gritted teeth.

"Mr. Mitsui, please be careful with your words. Our Sumitomo Group is not a subsidiary of your Mitsui Group, so how can we call you a traitor?" said the representative of the Sumitomo Group.

"Some people are used to being the boss and think that no one can disobey them. They think everyone is their dog. I don't know where the confidence comes from when they have a dog leash around their necks." The representative of the Fuji Group sarcastically said.

"You! Even if you don't obey me, you completely disregard the interests of our Great Japan?" Morio Mitsui roared with red eyes.

"I'm sorry, rights and obligations are equal, and we are not responsible for the benefits that we didn't get," said a representative of the Fuji Foundation.

Hearing his words, Mitsui Shigeo was stunned and couldn't speak.

Because although what the Fuji Group said disregarded the overall situation, it was not entirely wrong.

There are four major conglomerates in Japan: Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and Fuji.

Among them, Mitsui and Mitsubishi both started out in heavy industry, and then completely eroded the basic service industry, becoming a kind of existence that collects "survival tax" from the Japanese people.

It is somewhat similar to South Korea’s Samsung Group, where all basic services including food, clothing, housing and transportation for the people are monopolized.

As long as you need basic services such as water, electricity, gas and transportation, you have to pay Mitsui and Mitsubishi Group.

Among the four major Japanese conglomerates, Mitsui and Mitsubishi are the most reactionary and the most sinful, and they have blood debts to various Asian countries.

Therefore, the conglomerates that were most severely broken up by the United States after World War II were the Mitsubishi Group, the Mitsui Group, and the Yasuda Group, which had already declined at that time.

The Sumitomo Group is more focused on the financial industry, and its core companies include: Sumitomo Bank, Sumitomo Trust Bank, Sumitomo Life Insurance, Sumitomo Mitsui Insurance, and Sumitomo Corporation.

Although it has also entered some industries, such as Sumitomo Light Metals, Sumitomo Electric Industries, NEC, Sumitomo Chemical, and Sumitomo Bakelite...

But overall, it is not in the same league as Mitsui and Mitsubishi.

As for the Fuji Group, it was split from the old Yasuda Group after World War II and is a group mainly engaged in the financial industry.

The Fuji Group and the Sumitomo Group are both conglomerates whose main business is finance. They were excluded from the field of collecting "survival tax" from the people by Mitsui and Mitsubishi, and have long been resentful.

This is what the representatives of the two consortiums said: "Sorry, rights and obligations are equal, and we are not responsible for the benefits that we have not reaped." In their view, Mitsui and Mitsubishi collect the national "survival tax" that is guaranteed to bring in income regardless of drought or flood, so naturally they have more obligations to this country.

And those who work in finance don't need to be based in the local area.

Lin Yuan looked at the infighting among Japanese conglomerates and felt that there was nothing new under the sun.

Financial capital from all countries is in this state.

The so-called capital has no borders is the proposition of this group of people. In their view, capital flows globally, and people buy and sell globally, and being able to make money is their own ability.

This group of people has the lowest loyalty to the motherland.

This group of people also attach the most importance to investment returns and dare to sell the rope to hang themselves.

This is the consequence of personality capitalization.

Although Lin Yuan looked down on these guys who were secretly selling out their country, it was not impossible for them to cooperate with each other and hollow out Japan together.

Sumitomo Group and Fuji Group, with finance as their main business, naturally have closer ties with Wall Street.

They had already established a certain tacit understanding with Lin Yuan through Betty's relationship.

Their support for Lin Yuan is not unconditional.

Lin Yuan’s proposal today is of considerable benefit to them, so they chose to support him.

It wouldn’t be surprising if they turned around and stabbed Lin Yuan in the back if someone offered a higher bonus someday.

But no matter what, Lin Yuan won today.

An 81% support rate means that his proposal was passed without any surprise.

At this point, Mitsui Shigeo, with a grim face, had no choice but to accept the result.

But his troubles were far from over.

Idei Nobuyuki continued, "Both of Mr. Hayashi Gen's proposals have been approved. In order to generate greater returns for shareholders, we need reliable people to execute this plan. Therefore, I suggest that we make adjustments to the company's personnel."

"Mitsui Yota, the head of the electronics department, has been incompetent in his work over the past two years. I suggest replacing him with Hirai Kazuo. This is also what Mr. Hayashi Gen suggested," continued Idei Nobuyuki.

Personnel is politics. If you want to get things done, you naturally have to adjust the personnel first.

According to Lin Yuan's instructions before the meeting, Nobuyuki Idei delivered the most fatal blow at this time.

Sony Group has a wide range of businesses, including electronics, film and television, music, games, network services, semiconductors, and finance.

But the most core department is undoubtedly the electronics department. This conclusion can be easily drawn from the public's perception of Sony.

When talking about Sony, everyone's first reaction is an electronics company, followed by movies, games and music, which shows the importance of the electronics department.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is the first department of Sony Group and occupies half of the market.

The previous head of Sony Group's electronics department was Yota Mitsui. Just by hearing this name, you can tell his relationship with the Mitsui Group.

It goes without saying who is being targeted when he is replaced at this time.

Upon hearing Nobuyuki Idei's personnel appointment and dismissal proposal, Morio Mitsui immediately stood up and expressed his objection: "I disagree! Mitsui Yota's performance over the past two years is obvious to all. I oppose replacing him."

Lin Yuan smiled and stood up: "How about we vote on this personnel appointment?"

Looking at Lin Yuan's young face in front of him, Morio Mitsui felt a sense of powerlessness from the bottom of his heart.

vote?

The vote on that issue just now had slapped him hard in the face with the cruel reality.

This kind of personnel appointment only requires more than half of the shares to be approved. How could Lin Yuan fail?
Shigeo Mitsui has realized that he will never be able to stop Lin Yuan today, as he has already gained control of Sony.

Unless Lin Yuan makes a mistake in the future or the company's performance does not meet the standards, he will always control Sony's chariot and move it in the direction he wants, and no one can stop him.

Now that things have come to this, staying here will only lead to humiliation.

So Mitsui Shigeo said harshly: "Go ahead and mess around! I'm waiting to see what you're going to do when things get out of control."

After saying that, he stood up from his seat, pushed the door open, and left alone.

After he left, the representative of the Mitsubishi Group was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then followed Morio Mitsui away.

At this point, most of the discordant factors have been eliminated.

The personnel issue that Lin Yuan hoped for was quickly approved.

Kazuo Hirai was appointed head of the electronics department, while the former head, Yota Mitsui, was fired.

The approval of this personnel appointment means that Lin Yuan has complete control over Sony Group's three major departments: film and television, game music, and electronic products.

It can be said that the Sony Group has in fact become his reserve.

As long as he can give shareholders an explanation on performance, he can unscrupulously promote his ideas.

Sony's huge resources will all be at his disposal.

What Lin Yuan wants to do most is to move the production lines of LCD screens and white goods to mainland China.

Doing so can catalyze the formation of the domestic industrial chain. When it develops to a certain level, it can further promote the take-off of related domestic industrial chains in the form of joint ventures.

This will allow the country to take over the vital home appliance industry chain at least five years earlier, laying a crucial step for domestic industrial upgrading.

If this goal can be achieved, Lin Yuan's relationship with the country will be further bound, and his foundation in the country will become more unshakable.

This is a win-win situation that benefits the country and the people, as well as his own goal. It is worth his spending so much time and going through roundabout ways to gain control of Sony to achieve it.

But the road ahead is still very long, and he certainly cannot complete it alone. He needs more geniuses to move forward together.

At this moment, another face appeared in Lin Yuan’s mind: Are you OK?

That man could be said to be Lin Yuan’s favorite Chinese entrepreneur in his previous life.

He said he wanted to devote himself to allowing everyone to experience the fun of technology.

He did it.

He is also one of the few wealthy entrepreneurs who appears sincere, not greasy, and not offensive.

If he had helped, perhaps that technology company famous for its cost-effectiveness would have appeared a few years earlier?

At this time, he should still be working at Kingsoft, helping it go public.

But Lin Yuan felt that his talent was completely wasted there. When he went to China to hold the premiere press conference of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" in a few days, Lin Yuan wanted to meet that man.

After deciding all this, Lin Yuan turned his attention back to Sony's shareholders' meeting.

Today, both of his proposals and a major personnel appointment were passed, which can be regarded as a great victory.

During the remaining meeting topics, Lin Yuan also restrained his edge and just played the role of a background board.

After all, he has already obtained what he wanted, so there is no need for him to get involved in everything. He should also give other shareholders some space, otherwise it will be detrimental to uniting others.

Time passed, and at 12 noon, the three-hour shareholders' meeting finally ended.

Lin Yuan stood up and walked to the stage, and GAKKI followed him.

"Mr. Lin Yuan, would you like to have lunch together?" asked Nobuyuki Idei with a smile.

"Okay, but President Deji may have to wait for me for a while. I'll go find Kazuo Hirai first, and we'll have dinner together later." Lin Yuan said.

Idei Nobuyuki nodded and said, "Of course. He should be informed of the new personnel appointments and dismissals as soon as possible. He and I should cooperate well in the future and have a closer relationship."

He is really good at upward management. Originally, Nobuyuki Idei had welded himself to the big ship of Lin Yuan, but after seeing Lin Yuan's amazing influence at the shareholders' meeting today.

Nobuyuki Idei was completely conquered by Lin Yuan. In this situation, since Lin Yuan was so optimistic about Kazuo Hirai that he even wanted to hand over the most important electronics department to him, Nobuyuki Idei naturally expressed his closeness immediately.

The four words "cooperate well" are his expression of determination, indicating that Lin Yuan will definitely cooperate with Kazuo Hirai, there will not be any internal friction, and Lin Yuan's intentions can be perfectly realized.

Faced with the very sensible Nobuyuki Idei, Lin Yuan naturally gave a kind response.

He smiled and replied, "Then please wait a moment, President Izumi. We will come as soon as possible."

After saying that, Lin Yuan took GAKKI-chan to Kazuo Hirai's office on the 17th floor.

Before the shareholders' meeting, Kazuo Hirai's rank was certainly not low, but he was still quite far from the top.

At least when it comes to major matters that determine the fate of the company and the appointment and dismissal of senior personnel, he doesn't even have the qualifications to attend the meeting and observe, let alone make the final decision like Lin Yuan.

But now, that has changed.

Lin Yuan and Gakki-chan arrived at the door of Hirai Kazuo's office. The clever assistant immediately came forward with a smile and said, "Mr. Lin Yuan, we've finally seen you. Please follow me."

The assistant brought the two into the office and carefully closed the door.

Hirai Kazuo immediately stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Mr. Lin Yuan, thank you for taking the time to personally guide my work."

Lin Yuan smiled and waved his hand: "Don't be so polite. We will be family from now on. You will soon get to know my personality and work style. I don't care about such things as hierarchy."

"Yes! Mr. Lin Yuan." Hirai Kazuo replied.

"President Hirai, let me inform you of one thing first. According to the resolution of today's shareholders' meeting, you are now the head of Sony's electronics department. A formal personnel appointment and dismissal notice will be issued soon." Lin Yuan said.

"what?!"

When he heard the news, Kazuo Hirai couldn't believe his ears.

His chest heaved violently and his breathing became rapid. He was obviously quite excited.

Kazuo Hirai told himself in his heart: Stay calm, don't show your emotions, and don't act so unbearable.

But he couldn't control his excitement at all. After all, the information Lin Yuan told him was so surprising.

Kazuo Hirai joined Lin Yuan in the hope of making further progress in his career in the future, but he did not expect that Lin Yuan would immediately find such an important position for him.

The head of the electronics department!

This is half of Sony's empire. Even though he is the vice president of Sony Group, Kazuo Hirai chose not to change this position.

As long as he can achieve results in this position, the position of CEO of Sony Group will be his.

He has every confidence that he can soar to the sky with his achievements.

"Mr. Lin Yuan, thank you so much. I can never repay your kindness. Please see how I perform next. I will definitely not let you down." Hirai Kazuo immediately expressed his loyalty.

"President Hirai, I will ask Yui Aragaki to transfer the position of director to you so that you can exert greater influence." Lin Yuan continued to make additional investments.

Only by becoming a company director can he have a say in important matters and thus better realize his intentions.

After GAKKI-chan became Lin Yuan's assistant, she had to be by his side all the time, so it would be difficult for her to achieve any practical results if she continued to serve as a director of Sony Group.

Therefore, Lin Yuan made a decisive choice to hand over the position of director to Kazuo Hirai.

If you want a talented person to play a role, you must give him sufficient resources. Otherwise, he will be timid and fail to achieve results, and in the end it will be Lin Yuan himself who suffers.

"Mr. Lin Yuan, please give me the task. Even if I die on the job, I will definitely complete the task you assign to me." Hirai Kazuo expressed his determination again.

He knew that Lin Yuan had invested so many resources in him, and there must be something important for him to do.

Otherwise, why should I get so many benefits when we are not related to each other?
Lin Yuan was very satisfied with Hirai Kazuo's attitude. He smiled and said, "I'll let Aragaki Yui contact you about the specific work details. You just need to follow her instructions."

"I understand. I will carry out Miss Aragaki's instructions to the letter."

Although GAKKI-chan is much younger than Kazuo Hirai, and is even only the age of his daughter, Kazuo Hirai did not show any contempt, but respected her as much as Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan didn't care whether he was acting or not, as long as he was willing to honestly carry out his plan, that was enough.

Lin Yuan took out a document from his bag and handed it to Hirai Kazuo: "Sign this agreement."

"This is?"

Kazuo Hirai took the agreement with some doubts, thinking it was some kind of agreement to sell himself.

But this is not surprising at all. After all, Lin Yuan has invested so many resources in me, so he must be on guard against my betrayal, right?
It's not strange to lock yourself in with a selling agreement.

If you want to gain something, you must pay something, which is reasonable.

Kazuo Hirai thought to himself that no matter how harsh the agreement was, he would sign it.

But when he opened the agreement and took a few glances, he was immediately stunned: "What is this? Morgan Stanley's Senior Partner Agreement?"

Kazuo Hirai was a little confused. He didn't know why Lin Yuan asked him to sign this. Shouldn't it be a contract to sell himself?
Lin Yuan explained: "Giving you an identity will provide an extra layer of protection, so that your personal safety is guaranteed."

"What?" Hirai Kazuo asked in confusion.

"You betrayed Morio Mitsui. You don't think he will let you go easily, do you? With the consortium's domineering behavior, it is entirely possible that they would use some illegal means." Lin Yuan replied.

After hearing Lin Yuan's reply, Hirai Kazuo suddenly felt his eyes sore.

He didn't expect that Lin Yuan would consider things so carefully for him.

Even a South Korean chaebol like Samsung Group could sink its enemies into the Han River, causing them to disappear from the face of the earth or have them "compeled to suicide."

It is even less likely that an old rogue like the Mitsui Group would be so law-abiding.

It is a very simple truth that only by punishing traitors with the most severe means can we deter our subordinates who are ready to make trouble.

It is entirely possible that Morio Mitsui will use some extreme measures against Kazuo Hirai.

Lin Yuan predicted the actions that Morio Mitsui might take, and took the initiative to give Kazuo Hirai the identity of a senior partner of Morgan Stanley, a giant on Wall Street in the United States.

If Shigeo Mitsui dares to attack Kazuo Hirai, the nature of the situation will change.

How dare you, a servant, kill your master's dog?
Do you think all the soldiers in those military bases are vegetarians?
This will definitely make Mitsui Shigeo afraid to punish Hirai Kazuo outside the rules.

As for Mitsui Shigeo, if he wants to take revenge openly within the rules, Lin Yuan will have even less to fear.

At this time, Sony Group had been temporarily turned into a back garden by Lin Yuan. Morio Mitsui could not find any point of force and could not effectively attack Kazuo Hirai.

Lin Yuan handed over another business card: "This is the business card of Shinkage-ryu Kamizumisai Naokenhao. Find an opportunity to meet him. He will further guarantee your personal safety and ensure that you are absolutely safe."

In Japan, violent organizations like the Kendo Association have deep ties with various gangs, and can even be said to be the behind-the-scenes controllers of many gangs.

After the Kendo Tournament, Lin Yuan had basically unified the Japanese Kendo world through the four swordsmen, and had also gained significant influence on the Japanese underground forces.

Assuming that Morio Mitsui really has a mental breakdown, that is, his rationality is out of control, and he is determined to do something desperate, he will most likely use underground forces.

Then they would run directly into Lin Yuan's gun. The four swordsmen headed by Kamiizumi Saisao were absolutely sure to protect Hirai Kazuo and counterattack Mitsui Morio.

Lin Yuan took double insurance measures for Kazuo Hirai's safety, which can be said to be very comprehensive.

Such sincerity completely conquered Kazuo Hirai.

"Boom!"

Hirai Kazuo knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to Lin Yuan: "Mr. Lin, I can never repay your kindness to me even if I die nine times. Please believe me, I, Hirai Kazuo, will never betray you in my life. If you break this oath, let me die of festering all over my body!"

After saying that, he kowtowed several times again, his forehead turning red, obviously he was bleeding internally due to excessive force.

Kazuo Hirai performed the standard ancient Japanese ritual, the kind of ritual during the Warring States period when retainers recognized their lords.

At this time, he was using the utmost courtesy to express his unwavering devotion to Lin Yuan.

In fact, Lin Yuan doesn’t care much about etiquette or oaths.

After all, this is Japan, a country famous for its "subversion of superiors". The country has no good tradition of loyalty and trustworthiness.

Haven't you seen the era of war results? There are a lot of people whose names contain "righteousness", "faith", "humility" and "loyalty". They shout slogans based on what they lack, but in reality, they can hardly do it.

Lin Yuan has the talent of "Life is a Play", and no one can play tricks on him.

He was very sure that at this moment, Kazuo Hirai was truly serving him.

But if the situation changes in the future, it is hard to say whether he will continue to remain loyal.

It is difficult for people to go against their own interests; this is human nature.

Lin Yuan’s attitude towards human nature is: don’t demand that others go against human nature.

It doesn’t matter to Lin Yuan whether Kazuo Hirai will always be loyal to him in the future. As long as he can work hard now and implement Lin Yuan’s ideas, that’s enough.

Lin Yuan helped Hirai Kazuo, who was kneeling on the ground, to his feet and said with a smile, "Let's go. We'll have lunch with President Idei at noon. I'm leaving for Seoul after lunch. I hope that when we meet next time, you'll give me the confidence to help me get promoted."

"Mr. Lin, I will definitely not let you down!"

(End of this chapter)