Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 40
At the welcome banquet, Tang Huan ate Japanese food skillfully, and he could chat about historical allusions and local customs. All this fully demonstrated that he was an out-and-out RB expert.

It can be said that the routine banquet arranged by Reijiro Hattori and Hideaki Yaskawa for entertaining guests became Tang Huan's performance show.

Taking this opportunity, he mingled with Epson's middle and high-level executives, and made these people feel that in order to expand the attractive market of printers in the United States, it is really a good choice to cooperate with such a partner with smooth communication and no cultural barriers .

Because Tang Huan drank a lot of RB sake, Tang Huan looked ruddy, looking around, he was full of heroism and charisma, and many RB people showed admiration in their eyes.

After the banquet, the meeting place was transferred to the office, and the reception staff served tea.

Hattori Reijiro considered his words and spoke slowly, "Mr. Tang, the terms of Epson printer sales in the United States should be revised. After all, the sales in the past few months have shown that it is a successful product. For long-term cooperation, , the interests of both parties should be taken into consideration in income distribution.”

Tang Huan took a few sips of tea, looked at Reijiro Hattori and said leisurely, "Mr. Hattori's thoughts are understandable. However, I like to go straight to the point, so I said some things straight to the point."

Hattori Reijiro nodded and smiled, indicating that he was listening attentively.

"With all due respect, your company seems to be blinded by the petty profits in front of you, and has not really developed printers as an independent industry. If you still don't pay enough attention to it and don't make changes, you may miss it. It’s a great opportunity for development.”

Changing the topic here, Tang Huan waved his hand vigorously, "In the United States, the development of microcomputers is in the ascendant. With the advantages of procurement costs and practical functions, they are entering the commercial field in a large scale, and Zheru's office software solutions are also in the ascendant. It is more and more trusted and welcomed by customers. At the same time, as an important output method, printers are almost always involved in every computer hardware purchase. Obviously, personal computer printers will become an important independent industry .”

"Originally, I thought that in the past six months, the sales growth of Epson printers in the United States will allow you to fully foresee this trend, and make use of the technical advantages accumulated in the production of watches to make a plan to seize market opportunities and launch improved models. product, but it now appears that it is clearly not."

Tang Huan showed disappointment unabashedly on his face, and shook his head.

Hattori Reijiro looked unmoved, "Mr. Tang is quite confident about the prospects of microcomputers, but the conclusion of the evaluation report I got is not that optimistic."

"In this case, why not sell Epson's current printing business to me?" Tang Huan looked at the other party with a half-smile and tried words.

Upon hearing this, Hattori Reijiro shook his head repeatedly, "When it comes to matters involving shares, I have to ask the parent company for instructions. I don't have the authority to make the decision."

"Then please allow me to acquire some shares. I hope that Mr. Hattori can reflect my opinion to the board of directors as soon as possible, so as to build a solid foundation for cooperation."

After Tang Huan finished speaking in a sincere tone, he took out a document and handed it over, "This is some of my proposals for cooperation in the printer business. It is best for you to form a unified opinion internally as soon as possible, and then reply to me."

Seeing Reijiro Hattori taking it over and flipping through it, Tang Huan continued: "In terms of technology, Epson's technical accumulation in precision processing is indeed very strong, enough to cope with the continuous research and development of printers, but the future technology of printers does not only include mechanical electronics. These things on the hardware level, in fact, it needs to integrate microprocessors, caches, operating systems and other elements inside to form a structure similar to a microcomputer for processing printer-specific instructions. Only in this way can various complex For example, Epson printers currently do not directly support Japanese printing.”

When Hattori Reijiro heard the topic of Japanese printing, he immediately raised his head and stared at Tang Huan, "So, Mr. Tang has his own ideas about solving the problem of Japanese printing?"

"Of course, otherwise, why should I cooperate with your company." Tang Huan nodded proudly, "I mentioned this issue in the document."

Hattori Reijiro pondered for a while, "We will study Mr. Tang's document as soon as possible. Why don't you go back to Tokyo for a visit first. We have detailed and thoughtful arrangements for the relevant itinerary."

Tang Huan shook his head, "I'm here to investigate Epson and seek cooperation. I can't just take a quick tour. I plan to stay and investigate in detail. A lot of experience here is very worth learning."

"This..." Reijiro Hattori showed a hesitant look on his face, and muttered in his heart, "There are too many uncertain factors to keep an RB expert like you here for a long time, and you may abduct any technical secret or even an engineer." went to America."

"After all, Suwa is located in a remote place, and there are not as many entertainment options as there in Tokyo. Mr. Tang is in his prime and should enjoy life, so why bother himself." Hattori Reijiro continued to persuade him earnestly.

Tang Huan naturally wanted to stay here and continue to find out, but Reijiro Hattori just wanted to have a fleeting look at the superficial things, and then directly enter the negotiation process. It would be too petty, and he felt really unhappy.

Turning his eyes inadvertently, Tang Huan saw a set of Go, and couldn't help but move slightly, "Mr. Hattori is too modest, and it's not only entertainment that is considered entertainment, don't forget the elegant game of Go. Now that we are talking about business It's hard to make progress for a while, so it's better to just let it go and play chess for a while."

During this period, the RB Go movement was still in a prosperous stage. In addition to the famous seven major professional games such as Qi Ji War, Celebrity War, Honinbo War, Ten-Dan War, Tianyuan War, Throne Battle, and Go Holy War, there were various Professional games, amateur games, and women's games.

People like to watch, radio stations are keen to broadcast, companies are willing to sponsor, and chess players can also get generous rewards from it. Talents are emerging in large numbers. The superposition of several factors has suddenly turned RB into a major Go country.

In this context, it is impossible for Reijiro Hattori, who was born in a famous family, to know Go, which is why Tang Huan said.

Seeing that Tang Huan was so stubborn, Hattori Reijiro also planned to destroy the opponent's spirit on the chessboard, so he nodded happily and agreed.

However, he was still a little apprehensive.After all, Wu Qingyuan, who once swept the RB chess world, is a Chinese, and Nie Weiping won the famous "Nie Xuanfeng" in RB with his impressive record the year before last.

"We are businessmen after all, and time is money, so we still need to cherish one or two, why not play fast chess, just to experience the timing function of a Seiko watch." Tang Huan said with a weird smile.

Seeing Tang Huan's determined expression, Hattori Reijiro suddenly felt chills running down his back. He murmured in his heart that playing rapid chess should be a trap designed by the opponent long ago, but he has already been squeezed and has no way out, so he can only hold on Scalp drilled in.

At the same time, Reijiro Hattori was a little unconvinced, so what about rapid chess, his own chess skills are not bad.

"One move within 20 seconds, and there are 5 maneuvers totaling 5 minutes. Mr. Hattori, please go ahead." After Tang Huan set strict rules, he signaled Sun Zhengyi to help with the timing.

Hattori Reijiro was not young after all, and Tang Huan, who was better at playing rapid chess, was soon defeated, and his back was soaked from the intense mental activity.

"In the high-tech industry, the competitive situation changes rapidly, and the requirements for leaders are much stricter than those in traditional industries. Mr. Hattori, what do you think?" Tang Huanyi said pointedly.

Hattori Reijiro took a sip of tea, adjusted his thinking, and replied lightly, "No matter how big the difference is, there are always similarities. Come on, let's continue."

Compared with the first game of chess, Tang Huan took the route of hand-to-hand combat. Every crisp sound of chess board falling means that the rope wrapped around the opponent's body is a little tighter.

Seeing that Reijiro Hattori was sweating on his forehead and seemed to be about to collapse, Hideaki Yaskawa felt a little anxious. He rolled his eyes and began to play outside tricks, trying to interfere with Tang Huan's attention with words.

In the second game, Reijiro Hattori still did not escape the fate of defeat. The difference is that the loss was more decent than the first game, which was defeated by Tang Huan with a slow knife.

Hattori Reijiro, who had lost two games of chess in succession, was in a daze. He didn't even react immediately when his subordinates informed him that the headquarters was calling him.

Yaskawa Hideaki gently pulled Reijiro Hattori, "President, the headquarters is calling for you."

Reijiro Hattori, who came to understand, glanced at Hideaki Yaskawa appreciatively, not bad, not bad, if he knows to find an excuse to help him out, the next president will be yours.

Hattori Reijiro stood up and staggered involuntarily. Tang Huan quickly reached out to give him a hand and said with concern: "After sitting for such a long time, it is easy to have low blood pressure when you stand up suddenly. You have to be more careful."

"Thank you for reminding me." Hattori Reijiro pinched his nose and thanked him, not to mention he was not too troubled.

When he walked outside the door, he whispered to Yaskawa Hideaki, "Keep an eye on this Tang Huan, don't let him get too close to our engineer, it's best to find a way to send him to Tokyo as soon as possible."

Hideaki Yaskawa showed embarrassment, "President, I will do my best."

Reijiro Hattori patted his caring subordinate on the shoulder comfortingly, "Be patient, I will persuade the board of directors to agree to sell the shares as soon as possible. Although this Tang Huan acts aggressively, he is indeed capable and is a worthy partner."

(End of this chapter)