My 1999

After spending a day in Osaka, everyone returned to Tokyo the next day.

Back at the company, Fukunaga Hideo came to the office.

"President, how was the discussion with SNK?"

Glancing at Fukuda Shinmi who was drawing comics seriously next to him, Xu Liang called Fukunaga Hideo to come outside.

Hand him the initialed agreement.

"Signing the agreement so soon?"

"I also feel it's a bit fast. Eikichi Kawasaki accepted our offer without any conditions at all. This is too abnormal." Xu Liangdao.

Fukunaga Hideo frowned and thought for a while.

"There's definitely something unusual about it."

"You know a lot of people in the Japanese business community. Ask around and see who else SNK is in contact with besides us?"

"Do you suspect that SNK has found another company?"

"It's a false plan to destroy Guo. When we planned to sell Excite to Yahoo, didn't we also contact Goo and Nifty to put pressure on them? There is no reason that others wouldn't use the same method." Xu Liang said.

He is now more and more certain that he is being used by Eikichi Kawasaki.

From the very beginning when the other party came to Tokyo to look for him, he might have already made up his mind.

Thinking about it, Hongmeng Japan Company does meet the other party's requirements very well.

The company is not big and it is an outsider, so it is easier to bully.

He sold the Excite portal business to Yahoo and made a lot of money. There was already cooperation between the two parties, and they were both companies focusing on the gaming industry, so there was a basis for acquisition.

"I'll call and ask right away," Hideo Fukunaga said.

"Um."

After Hideo Fukunaga left, Xu Liang came to the secretary's office.

"Kaga, please call SNK. We want to start due diligence as soon as possible and complete the acquisition as soon as possible. Let's see what they say?"

Miyoko Kagami nodded and quickly picked up the phone and dialed.

It rang for a while and then cleared.

"Hello Moxi Moxi, I am Miyoko Kagami, secretary to President Xu Liang of Tokyo Hongmeng Company. I would like to find President Kawasaki."

"I'm sorry, President Kawasaki is not at work today. Do you have anything to do with him? Can I convey it to you?"

Xu Liang waved his hand.

Miyoko Kagami understood, "I'll call you after President Kawasaki comes back. Thank you."

"Okay, bye."

"President?"

"You go to work first. If SNK calls back, remember to let me know."

"yes."

——

Osaka, SNK Corporation.

Dong Dong…….

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

The secretary opened the door and walked in.

"President, Hongmeng Company just called and inquired about your itinerary. I have declined according to your instructions."

"I know, go down."

After the secretary bowed, he turned and walked out.

"President, would it be too soon to reject Hongmeng now?"

asked the middle-aged man sitting on the sofa next to him.

Kawasaki Eikichi smiled, "I have almost reached an agreement with President Morinaga and will sign the contract soon. So Hongmeng is no longer important."

There was a pause.

"Ogawa, you go to South Korea immediately and register the company. We must transfer the company's copyright as soon as possible. Otherwise, the longer we delay, the more detrimental it will be to our future plans."

"Hi, I'll book a flight right away."

"Go ahead."

"Hi."

Looking at the other party's leaving figure, Kawasaki Eikichi's eyes gradually became sharp.

"Whether we can get rid of SNK's burden and let the company start over depends on the next operation."

——

No news for two days in a row.

On the third day, Fukunaga Hideo hurriedly found Xu Liang.

"President, I heard about it. SNK is negotiating with ARUZE (Loten) Company."

"ARUZE Company?"

"ARUZE Company is a well-known Pachinko industry giant in Japan, with annual revenue of hundreds of billions of yen, and is very powerful."

"Pachinko" literally means "marble ball". The gameplay is to shoot small steel balls into the board. During the falling process, the steel balls will continue to collide with the nails in the board, thereby changing the trajectory.

If you can fall into the designated position in the end, you will get a reward.

A very popular DU gambling tool in Japan.

Xu Liang's heart thumped, and he knew something was wrong.

The most important thing that DU Bo Company lacks is money.

"Why did Leteng acquire SNK? Their businesses have no connection at all."

Fukunaga Hideo smiled bitterly and said: "Maybe Loten wants to use SNK's developers to develop new game consoles."

"Still can't contact Eikichi Kawasaki?"

“The phone couldn’t be reached, and even though I sent employees to Osaka, I still couldn’t see anyone.”

Xu Liang nodded and was about to speak.

Fukunaga Hideo's cell phone rang.

One look at the caller ID.

"It's Eikichi Kawasaki."

"Pick it up and release it to the public."

Hideo Fukunaga nodded, picked up the call and pressed the release button.

"Is it President Fukunaga?"

"It's me. President Kawasaki, you have made it easy for us to find you during this period."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I haven't been feeling well during this period and have been hospitalized. For my health, my family has restricted my access to work, so I haven't been able to contact you. I'm very sorry."

"President Kawasaki, are you back to health now?"

"Yes."

"Then should the cooperation agreement between us continue to be implemented?" Fukunaga Hideo continued.

"Well, I'm afraid there's nothing we can do about it."

"Why? Haven't we already signed an agreement?"

"It's true that we signed an agreement. But the offer given by ARUZE Company is more favorable. They are willing to acquire 51% of our equity for 5 billion yen, and they will not interfere with our operations."

Hearing this, Xu Liang understood that SNK had no chance with them.

"President Kawasaki, your company has cooperated with ARUZE even after you initialed the agreement with us. Isn't it too unethical for you to do business?" Hideo Fukunaga said sternly.

“I’m sorry, President Fukunaga, I only received the news after I was discharged from the hospital, and I have already severely criticized the company’s vice president for this.

I also ask President Fukunaga to explain the situation to Xu Sang. Our cooperation with your company has always been very sincere. If your company can come up with conditions that exceed those of ARUZE, our cooperation can continue... "

Xu Liang didn't want to hear him pretending to be a good person anymore, so he hung up the phone directly.

And he couldn't spend 5 billion yen to acquire only 51% of SNK's shares.

"President, we have been taken advantage of."

Xu Liang nodded bitterly.

Kawasaki Eikichi put forward a posture of negotiating with them, probably to put pressure on the ARUZE company.

In fact, the main target of selling the company was ARUZE Company rather than them from the beginning.

Of course, if they are willing to spend money, Eikichi Kawasaki wouldn't mind selling it to them.

"We will definitely suffer the consequences of this mute." Xu Liang said.

The initialed agreement has no legal effect at all, and there is no way to sue.

Fukunaga Hideo nodded.

"Okay, you go down and do your work."

When the other party left, Xu Liang took a deep breath.

It’s really frustrating when you can’t fight back after being taken advantage of.

But competition in the business world is like this. There are many intrigues and intrigues, and you will fall into it if you are not careful.

"The money spent on commercial investigation companies is money wasted."

——

"Xu Jun, what do you think of my painting?"

Fukuda Xinmei came over with a stack of drawings.

Xu Liang took it and turned it over.

He only remembered a rough plot of "Death", and many of the details were originally created by Fukuda Shinmi. It felt pretty good, but he didn't know what would happen after it was released.

But it doesn't matter, "The God of Death" is just to find something for Fukuda Kosumi to do.

"Very good. I didn't expect Xinmei to be so talented in comics."

Fukuda Shinmei smiled and rolled her eyes after being praised, and her whole body exuded happiness.

The pure aura made Xu Liang's heart flutter.

He couldn't help but reached out and hugged the girl in his arms.

After more than a week of contact, he has completely fallen in love with this girl who has a melancholy appearance and a simple heart.

Fukuda Xinmei sat in his arms with a red face. Although they had done this action many times, her face was shy every time, just like before.

"Xu...Xu Jun, my parents want to invite you to their home."

The faint sound of mosquitoes and flies rang in Xu Liang's ears.

Fortunately, we were close, otherwise we wouldn't have heard it.

"Uncle and aunt invite me to your home as a guest?"

"Um."

Looking at the nervous Futian Xinmei, Xu Liang smiled.

"when?"

"Tomorrow evening."

"Okay, I agree."

"real?"

Futian Xinmei said in surprise.

"certainly."

"That's great, they must be happy to hear that."

"By the way. What are their hobbies? They always bring some gifts when they visit for the first time." Xu Liang said with a smile.

"My dad likes tea and my mom likes red wine."

Xu Liang looked at the time and said, "It's almost time to get off work. Let's go. Let's eat first and then choose gifts."

"Um."

——

The next day, Futian's house.

Xu Liang's arrival was warmly welcomed by Futian Yansi and his wife.

But compared to last time, there was another young man in his thirties beside them, wearing a crisp black suit, gold-rimmed glasses, and exuding the look of a financial elite.

"Mr. Fukuda, Aunt Yaxianli, it's an honor to be here as a guest. A gift would be disrespectful, so I hope you'll accept it."

"Xu Jun is interested, please come in quickly."

Fukuda Masakari took the gift from Xu Liang's hand and welcomed him in.

Coming to the living room, the men sat in the center.

Fukuda Gandera introduced: "This is my son Fukuda Hideo, who currently serves as a senior vice president at Goldman Sachs Japan, responsible for the private banking department."

Investment banks have many business units.

Investment Banking Department, Asset Management Department, Risk Management Department, Treasury Department, Internal Control Department, etc.

The Private Banking Department mainly serves high-net-worth individual customers, conducts wealth management for high-net-worth customers through customized investment portfolios, and provides them with services such as fund management, estate planning, and tax planning.

The source of profit is management fees charged to customers.

If you want to do a good job in private banking, in addition to professional management capabilities, you must also have a broad network of contacts.

Hideo Fukuda was able to become the senior vice president in charge of the private banking business of Goldman Sachs Japan at a young age. Although he had a prominent background, he also had to have certain abilities.

"I'm very grateful to Xu Sang for saving my sister. I was on a business trip abroad last time and couldn't thank Xu Sang in person. I'm deeply sorry."

"Mr. Futian is very polite. I have already felt enough gratitude from Mr. and Mrs. Futian."

Hideo Fukuda smiled.

"I heard from my father that Xu Sang started from scratch and founded two very promising companies. In particular, Hongmeng Company has developed into a large company spanning East and Southeast Asia in more than a dozen countries, with a valuation of more than 600 million US dollars?!"

"Mr. Futian was very complimentary. Hongmeng's best development is mainly in the South Korean market, Japan, Singapore and other markets. It has just entered the market, so it is difficult to say that it is successful."

"Having said that, Xu Sang is young and has achieved such results in less than a year since he started his business, which is already outstanding enough."

After a pause, Hideo Fukuda continued.

"Also, I heard that Xu Sang's company just received investment from SoftBank?"

"Mr. Masayoshi Son just invested US$3.5 million in Hongmeng Japan and obtained 10% of our equity."

"So, Hongmeng Japan Company is an independent legal person?"

"Yes. Japan is a completely unfamiliar business environment for us. If we want to succeed here, the efficiency of transnational management is too slow, and localization is a more suitable choice.

Therefore, we separated Hongmeng Japan Company into an independent company, obtained financing here, and will also be listed in Japan in the future. "

"It's a smart strategy."

"Thanks."

The two were chatting, and Fukuda Gandera just listened and did not interrupt.