Reborn in Tokyo: From Heiress to Global Tycoon

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi remained silent.

The only sound in the room was the faint whirring of the air conditioner.

That statement really struck a chord with him.

Saionji and Seibu have already made a similar attempt.

The key station operating rights negotiated at the beginning of the year have already allowed Saionji's retail, food, and logistics businesses to begin operating on the Seibu Line.

Prince Hotel's procurement is also shifting towards S-Farm.

The businesses surrounding the stadium are also being integrated.

These projects have only been running for a short time, but they have already proven that the resources of both parties can indeed complement each other when put together.

If we also integrate FamilyMart, MUJI, and PARCO's entire consumer-end capabilities...

Several specific sites had already begun to appear in Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's mind.

Ikebukuro goes without saying.

Soze.

Several plots of land along the Shinjuku Line that Seibu has never fully developed.

There are also several projects that were originally scheduled to be postponed due to the deteriorating consumer environment.

After the bubble burst, it became increasingly difficult to make money simply by building buildings.

But if the things inside can actually draw people in, that's a completely different story.

"Are you planning to move my brother's shop to my railway?"

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi finally spoke.

After listening, Satsuki gently shook her head.

"It's not his shop."

"Once the transaction is completed, it will be our store."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi chuckled softly and glanced at her.

"You're really not being polite; we haven't even started talking yet."

"Business is business."

Satsuki's tone remained calm.

"Besides, Seibu didn't help me for nothing."

"If FamilyMart opens a store in Seibu Station in the future, the rent will be yours. If Ryohin Keikaku enters a property in Seibu, the rent will also be yours. If PARCO really expands a project along the Seibu line, it will ultimately increase the customer traffic and land value in Seibu."

"Saionji is in charge of selling things."

"Seibu, send someone over."

She paused for a moment.

"Wouldn't it be better if everyone did what they do best?"

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi leaned back on the sofa.

This time, he remained silent for a long time.

Satsuki wasn't in a hurry to urge them.

She has said everything she needed to say.

One of the reasons for seeking cooperation with Yoshiaki Tsutsumi this time was the strained relationship between the two brothers.

That kind of thing might at most make him willing to sit down and listen, but Yoshiaki Tsutsumi wouldn't make a decision simply based on emotions.

Whether or not they will ultimately agree depends on what Seibu can gain.

After a long while, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi finally spoke again.

Have you ever thought about this question?

"Um?"

Why did my brother want to sell it?

Satsuki raised her eyes.

"As far as I know, Mr. Seiji has already begun to decentralize the group's power to various companies this year."

"So what?"

"This shows that he himself has admitted that the old way of having everything revolve around one person is no longer viable."

Satsuki took a small sip of tea.

"Since FamilyMart is a publicly listed company and PARCO is an independent company, the shareholders can be changed anyway."

"I did not ask Mr. Seiji to hand over the entire Saison."

"I don't want Seiyu, I don't want the department store, and I have no interest in anything that highly overlaps with Saionji's existing business and would only add to their burden."

I'll only take three items.

Upon hearing this, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi couldn't help but glance at her.

You'd better use the word "only" less often.

Satsuki ignored him; now she was the aloof "Business Model Satsuki."

"As for the price, Saionji will negotiate in the normal way."

"However, there's something I need to clarify first."

Satsuki gently placed the teacup back on the table.

"I'm not talking to Uncle Ti about these things today because I want you to persuade Mr. Qing'er on my behalf."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi raised an eyebrow.

"Then why are you telling me this after all this time?"

"Because if these things really end up in Saionji's hands, he will only have more and more dealings with Seibu in the future."

Satsuki looked at him.

"FamilyMart is opening stores, PARCO is looking for new commercial projects, and MUJI is also continuing to expand. Seibu has stations, properties along railway lines, and land suitable for further development."

"Since we're bound to meet eventually, instead of waiting until I finish talking with Mr. Seiji and then coming back to explain to you what Saionji is planning to do with these companies, let's clarify things between the two sides now."

Upon hearing this, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi understood her true meaning.

"So you didn't come here today for me to buy you something."

"I'd say half."

Satsuki shook her head slightly.

"I need to know first what Seibu thinks of this deal."

"If Uncle Tsutsumi didn't want Saionji to get involved with these companies under Mr. Qing'er's control in the first place, then I'd better know before the negotiations begin, rather than having an additional problem to deal with suddenly appear halfway through the discussion."

She paused for a moment.

"Furthermore, those collaborations regarding the station and development along the line are meaningless if it's just me sitting here making assumptions."

"I need to first determine if Seibu is willing."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi leaned back on the sofa and thought for a while.

"In other words, you haven't even bought the product yet, but you're already talking to me about how to use it after you buy it."

"almost."

"You seem quite confident."

"It's never a bad thing to prepare in advance."

Satsuki's tone remained calm.

"It would be too late to think about what to do with it after the company buys it."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi did not respond immediately.

He had already mentally calculated the plan that Satsuki had just given him.

If it were just Saionji acquiring FamilyMart, Ryohin Keikaku, and PARCO, it wouldn't be a direct loss for Seibu itself.

If Satsuki were to follow the approach she just mentioned and combine the future expansion of these companies with Seibu's stations, properties, and development along the railway lines, then Seibu would actually be able to reap considerable long-term benefits from it.

Since that's the case, there's no need for him to step forward and block this business deal just because those companies now belong to his brother.

"OK."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi finally spoke.

"If you're asking about Seibu's stance, I have no objection."

Satsuki looked at him.

"Once you buy these things, as long as the project is suitable, we can continue to discuss the station, property, and development along the line."

"As for my brother..."

He thought for a moment.

"I can pass on a message for you."

"If you want me to go see him with you, I can go."

"But let's make this clear first."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi looked at Satsuki.

"The price is your own business, and whether he's willing to sell is also your own business. I won't go and force my brother to sign just to help you buy a few companies."

"Of course."

Satsuki nodded.

"I never intended for you to negotiate the price for me."

"If Mr. Qing Er is willing to talk, I can talk to him myself."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi then asked:

"What if he doesn't want to?"

"Then I won't buy it."

Satsuki answered very decisively.

"I want these things because they're just right for Saionji right now. If the price and conditions eventually become unsuitable, then they won't be as worth buying as they are now."

"Saionji doesn't need any company so badly that it absolutely has to be acquired."

After hearing this, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi smiled.

That's more like her.

They meticulously planned how a company could be used over the next few years, who it could partner with, and which business it could fill. Yet, when the acquisition fell through, they could simply let it go.

These kinds of people are the most troublesome.

Because it's difficult to force her to pay more by using "what she wants" as leverage.

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi picked up his tea and took a sip.

"Then it's settled."

Satsuki nodded gently.

"Um."

That's enough.

What she really needed to confirm today wasn't whether Yoshiaki Tsutsumi could keep Seiji Tsutsumi in check for her.

As long as Seibu clearly states that it will not oppose the deal and is willing to continue to provide cooperation on station, property and line development after the acquisition is completed, the most important part of the plan will no longer be just a concept on paper.

When she finally sat down in front of Seiji Tsutsumi, she no longer needed to discuss the acquisition while simultaneously wondering if Yoshiaki Tsutsumi would suddenly intervene from the other side.

At least on Seibu's side, it is no longer a variable.

As for whether Tsutsumi Kiyoji is willing to sell, and at what price—

That's the problem to be solved at the next table.

"alright."

After finishing her sentence, Satsuki finally leaned back into the sofa.

The serious expression he had maintained since entering the room gradually relaxed as the negotiation truly came to an end.

Satsuki reached for her teacup, only to find it was cold when she touched the side of the cup.

She wrinkled her nose.

"They're all cold."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi ignored her sudden complaint about the temperature of the tea.

He was still looking at Satsuki.

I watched for quite a while.

Satsuki noticed this and looked up.

"What's wrong?"

"A question suddenly occurred to me."

"What?"

"All that you just said."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi raised his hand and tapped it lightly on the table.

"FamilyMart fills the gaps in convenience store terminals, MUJI fills the gaps in your current daily necessities, and PARCO takes over your clothing, entertainment and retail companies."

"We can continue to expand overseas in the future."

Satsuki didn't interrupt.

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi continued:

"You've already calculated what even Seibu can get from it."

"Station, land along the line, rent, passenger flow, and future new development projects."

As he said this, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"These things aren't things you can come up with just by sitting here for ten minutes."

Satsuki paused for a moment, holding the cup of tea that had gone cold.

"You went shopping at PARCO this morning, and then suddenly came here to buy a car this afternoon."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi looked at her.

"And then he 'just happened' to run into me."

"So, in such a short time, you've figured out what your retail business will lack over the next few years, how to acquire it, how to integrate it after acquisition, and even what Seibu will get in return?"

Satsuki seemed to pause for a moment because of this question.

She glanced down at the tea in her cup, then looked up again.

The intensely serious expression he had when discussing business was gone.

Instead, there was a smile that made Yoshiaki Tsutsumi feel a stomachache.

Who knows?

Satsuki gently swirled the teacup.

"Maybe I had this prepared beforehand?"

"Perhaps..."

She thought about it for a moment.

"I just thought of that."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi stared at her.

Satsuki smiled.

"But none of that matters, does it?"

"..."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi remained silent.

That's equivalent to not answering at all.

But he couldn't find any point in continuing to ask.

If it was prepared in advance, it means that before this girl went shopping at PARCO today, she had already set her sights on a few things her brother had, and just happened to run into her, so she took out the plan ahead of time.

If it really was something I just thought of...

Ten minutes or so.

From the moment she saw PARCO, to the moment she met herself, and before she sat down in this lounge, she had already connected the locations of the three companies with the interests of both sides.

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi thought for a while.

In the end, I decided not to investigate further.

After spending so many years with this little girl, he has gradually learned a lesson.

Knowing the answer to some questions doesn't necessarily make him feel better; it only increases the likelihood that he'll need stomach medicine.

"Alright."

He waved his hand.

"Whatever."

Satsuki smiled happily.

She no longer wanted to drink the cold tea. She pushed the cup aside, and the seriousness she had maintained while discussing things had dissipated considerably.

Seeing her like this, Tsutsumi Yoshiaki suddenly asked:

"Should I contact Qing Er for you?"

Satsuki, who was about to reach for her handbag, paused upon hearing this.

Then, she looked up and gave Yoshiaki Tsutsumi a look of utter disdain.

"Let's forget about it."

"What's wrong?"

"If it were Uncle Ti who called..."

Satsuki thought for a moment, and her tone became relaxed again.

"Perhaps Mr. Seiji already didn't want to talk anymore as soon as he heard your voice."

"..."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's expression froze.

"Our relationship isn't that bad, is it?"

Satsuki didn't answer, she just looked at him quietly.

A few seconds later, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi looked away first.

"...At least they won't hang up on me immediately."

"That's dangerous too."

Satsuki laughed.

"It's better if I go to Mr. Qing Er myself. Uncle Tsutsumi's attitude today is enough for me; leave the rest to me."

After she finished speaking, she finally picked up her handbag and stood up from the sofa.

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi glanced at her.

"Are you planning to go today?"

"today?"

Satsuki blinked, as if only then realizing what he was saying.

He then shook his head decisively.

"No way!"

"Weren't you just eager to buy that company?"

"Wanting to buy doesn't mean we have to talk about it today."

Satsuki lowered her head and straightened her clothes.

"My father specifically made me come out to rest today."

As she spoke, the smile she had shown while looking at cars in the showroom returned to her face.

"We've bought the car, spent all the money, and just now we also discussed something else important."

"You've already tried your best, haven't you?"

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi looked at her.

"You call this rest?"

"certainly."

Satsuki answered as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

She had already walked towards the door, and as she reached for the doorknob, she glanced back at Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, who was still sitting on the sofa.

"So we'll talk about Mr. Qing'er another day."

"Today's words—"

Satsuki smiled and gestured with her chin toward the exhibition hall outside.

"Just relax."