Resource Tycoon Reborn

After leaving Yukio Hatoyama's residence, Fang Mingyuan did not return to his villa in Tokyo Bay, but went to Keijiro Taira's residence in the Ikedayama high-end residential area in Shinagawa District, Tokyo.

When the car arrived at the gate of the house, Taira Tsunejiro's eldest son Tsunao Taira, the second son Tsunayasu Taira, the eldest son-in-law Nishizawa Shotai and the third son Taira Tsuna were already waiting respectfully at the gate of the courtyard.

Under the guidance of Tsunao Tairatsune, Fang Mingyuan came to the back garden of the house. Although it was not big, it looked quite charming. In Japan at the end of August, the sunshine was no longer so harsh. In a bamboo pavilion in the back garden

, seeing Fang Mingyuan approaching, Heikejiro, who looked very old, stood up tremblingly.

"President Heike, you don't have to be like this, sit down, sit down!" Fang Mingyuan took two steps, held Heikejiro's bony arm, and asked him to sit down. He was a little surprised in his heart. Although Heike Jiro had

We haven't seen each other for quite a long time, but within a few months, it seems that most of Heikejiro's energy and energy have been drained out of him at once.

"Thank you Fang Jun for taking time out of your busy schedule to come and see me, this old guy." Heike Jiro said excitedly.

Fang Mingyuan sat down opposite him, looked at Heikejiro up and down for a long time and said, "President Heike, what are you? Are you feeling well recently?"

"What's wrong with being a president? I will retire soon." Heike Jiro said with a bitter look on his face, "In my current situation, I am no longer suitable to hold a position in the company." He is already older.

Well, over the years, mainly because he had dealt with Fang Mingyuan a lot and the two had a good relationship, Sony has kept him as vice president. And in the past year or so, because Manga Taro came to power, because the relationship between the two countries has tended to

Nervous, because Fang Mingyuan’s focus is not on Japan, and because the Fang family has been pulling capital out of Japan due to the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis. In addition, due to the merger of Sega Corporation and Microsoft in the home game console department, the relationship between Sony and the Fang family has become tense.

The exchanges are not as good as before.

If it is just a decline in personal importance relative to the company, it is no problem for Keijiro Hei. What dealt him a heavy blow was the Japanese stock market. Not only did the Sony stock he held shrink significantly, but also other stocks he held.

The value of the company's shares has also shrunk significantly, even more severely than Sony's stock price! The overall wealth of the Pingjing family has dropped by 50% in just over a year! And up to now

, the turning point of the economic crisis is still not in sight! The heavy pressure caused Heikejiro to age rapidly in just a few months.

Since his energy has completely failed to fulfill his responsibilities as the vice president of Sony Corporation, the Sony Corporation's board of directors has decided that Taira Keijiro will officially retire. It was precisely because Fang Mingyuan knew about this that he decided to come to Japan this time.

I want to meet Heike Jiro.

Fang Mingyuan sighed softly. Seeing Keijiro Taira's current appearance, he understood why Sony's board of directors made this decision. Taira Keijiro's current energy is indeed no longer suitable for taking on the role of vice president of Sony Corporation.

It’s a longer job.

"Fortunately, I saw Fang Jun that you withdrew your capital from the stock market and also sold part of the company's stocks. Otherwise, the current situation of the Heike family will only be worse." Heike Jiro looked at the eldest son Heike Gang who was standing beside him.

Xiong said, "I am quitting Sony, but Gang Xiong borrowed my help and has now become a director of Sony. If everything goes well, in five years, he may be able to move to a higher level.

I will ask Fang Jun to take more care of me at that time. I just don’t know... what will happen to Sony Corporation at that time..." He has worked at Sony for most of his life and is still very affectionate towards the company.

In recent years, he was naturally sad to see that Sony was deteriorating year by year, declining step by step from the company that led the world's fashion to today's difficult situation.

Fang Mingyuan nodded and said: "It's natural. Don't worry, Mr. Ping Jing. As long as I can help him, I will never be stingy with this little effort."

Heijinggang, who was standing with his head bowed, felt bitter in his ambition. He originally thought that his father could last another two to three years. By then, for the sake of his father's lifelong work for Sony, he would have some achievements and impact the position of vice president.

I still have some confidence in a first-level position. However, my father's energy has declined rapidly over the past year, especially after entering the second quarter of 2009, and he is no longer qualified for the job. Compared with other vice presidents, he is already

A lot of duties have been reduced, and retirement has become a foregone conclusion. But in this way, it will be more difficult for him to take over his father's job. And what he thinks is a very difficult job promotion, in Fang Mingyuan's words, it is actually

Just a little effort?

"With Fang-kun's words, I feel relieved." Heike Jiro let out a sigh of relief, then glanced at his eldest son, Takao Hiratsuki, and said with a slight displeasure, "Gangxiong, you still haven't thanked Fang-kun!

"

Ping Jing Gang Xiong was startled for a moment, then he knelt down in front of Fang Mingyuan, lowered his head and said, "Gang Xiong, thank you Fang Jun for your support!" Fang Mingyuan accepted his gift proudly.

Heike Jiro let out a breath. He believed that in the future, as long as Heike Gangxiong is not unable to hold up the wall, it is really not worth Fang Mingyuan's action. Fan Mingyuan will definitely give him a hand at the critical moment. In this case, the Heike family will be in Sony.

There is still some influence left in the company. Heike Jiro waved his hand and asked Heijing Gangxiong to withdraw. Wu Xingguo glanced at Fang Mingyuan and also left, leaving only two people in the bamboo pavilion.

Keijiro picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Fang Mingyuan, then filled the teacup in front of him, and then said: "If Fang Jun has anything to ask, I will tell you everything I can." There is no white in the world.

During the dinner, although the relationship between the two was pretty good in the past, it was not to the point where Fang Mingyuan had to take care of his descendants.

"Sony Corporation has reached this day. It's really sad that things are unpredictable!" Fang Mingyuan sighed. Sony, once an economic giant with a market value of more than 120 billion US dollars, has continued to decline over the years, although it is still very thin.

A camel is bigger than a horse, but it has lost its former glory. The sharp decline in the Japanese stock market in 2008 and the first half of 2009 caused extremely heavy losses to Sony's stock price!

In the 1990s, Samsung Group was still chasing Sony, but now, Samsung Group's position in the industry has steadily surpassed Sony. In the 1990s, Sega Corporation also did the same

Struggling to cope with Sony's step-by-step advancement, and now, although the PS series of home consoles still occupy an important place in the global home console market, if a miracle does not happen, it will no longer be possible to challenge Sega in the short term.

Co., Ltd. and Microsoft Corporation joined forces to form a new company.

"Your country calls this situation Thirty Years Hedong and Thirty Years Hexi, right?" Taira Keijiro smiled bitterly. It can be said that he has experienced Sony's most glorious era, so compared to those newcomers,

I better understand the gap between Sony and its heyday.

"The Yellow River will last thirty years to Hexi and then thirty years to Hedong. But does Sony have this chance?" Fang Mingyuan asked rhetorically.

After being silent for a long time, Heike Jiro replied with a bit of desolation: "There is no banquet in the world, and there is no company that cannot fail. Look at the companies that dominated one area in the past, how many are still alive today? Kodak has declined.

, General Motors is about to go bankrupt, Ericsson is about to completely withdraw from the mobile phone industry, and Sony will naturally not be an exception."

"What a pity!" Fang Mingyuan shook his head and said. As for Sony, he personally admires it. It is a company with strong technical foundation, but the managers are incompetent and the original achievements were so brilliant that they lost their way.

Opportunities for development have been missed again and again. Now, if we want to reverse Sony's situation, we must carry out radical changes. But Fang Mingyuan is still very tempted by the technology patents owned by Sony's companies.

"Ping Jingjun, Sony lost almost three billion US dollars last year. Although we don't know the results this year, I think unless Sony transfers its assets, losses will still be unavoidable." Fang Mingyuan said calmly, "I think Sony's management,

We should not be willing to have a situation of large losses for two consecutive years. It is now close to September, and this fiscal year is already halfway through. If we plan to sell assets for cash, I think we should have an idea."

Heikejiro nodded silently. In December of this year, the term of the current Sony chairman will expire. Whether he can continue to sit in this position will play a decisive role in Sony's performance this year!

Regarding the current chairman, Keijiro Taira believes that he has done a good job in the entertainment field, but he is not suitable to lead the entire Sony company. If he had enough say, he would definitely not choose him.

"The company plans to close three factories in Omikawa, Hamamatsu, and Senba in the second half of this year. Moreover, the company's factories in Mexico and Spain will also be closed one after another." Keijiro Taira sighed. Sony Corporation in 2000

At the end of eight years, three factories were closed, with layoffs of up to 19,000 people. In June this year, Sony's board of directors decided to make hemostatic adjustments to the company's organizational structure, and planned to close eight factories around the world this year, with a total number of employees

There are more than 25,000 people, including more than 17,000 people in Japan and nearly 8,000 people overseas.

Sony is very determined to reduce operating costs and is implementing it under huge pressure. However, Keijiro Hei is not optimistic about these measures because it makes the employees in the company uneasy and worry about whether future layoffs will be implemented.

Due to Japan's special national conditions, the laid-off employees are relatively young and middle-aged, but older employees will find it difficult to find jobs with the same salary level. And if people's hearts are unstable, how can the company be in trouble?

How to overcome difficulties and obstacles and break through the ice?

"After these factories are closed, will the orders originally produced by them have to be given to OEM companies?" Fang Mingyuan asked with a smile, "Deguang Electronics Group Company will be happy to take on these businesses."

Heikejiro nodded and said: "Now the board of directors is discussing the issue of who will produce the orders that originally belonged to them after closing these factories. Tokko Electronics Group Company is of course also one of the important candidate companies." Tokko Electronics

The group company is now one of Sony's most important OEM companies, producing a variety of electronic products for Sony every year, including the ps3 home game console.

Fang Mingyuan rubbed the invisible stubble on his chin. Although Sony's profit statement has been ugly over the years, its sales have still been considerable. The reason why Deguang Electronics Group is what it is today is of course because it has products that it can produce.

, on the other hand, it is also because it is also one of the important OEM companies in the world. Just the OEM of home game consoles has made countless domestic companies drool with envy.

Before coming to Japan, he had already learned about the news that Sony would continue to lay off employees and close factories. Of course, he couldn't let go of this piece of fat. With Sony's list, even just a part of it, was enough to ensure that he would stay in Qingshan.

The new factory of Deguang Electronics Group Co., Ltd. newly built in the province is operating normally. Moreover, Fang Mingyuan also plans to package the machines and equipment from these factories. Even if they have been used for several years, as long as the price is right and the quality and performance are good,

Many similar equipment in China are still better.

"I would like to ask Heike-kun to put in a good word for Tokko Electronics Group Co., Ltd. on this matter," Fang Mingyuan said. Although Heikejiro is retiring, he has worked at Sony for his whole life and has been the vice president for many years.

In his high position, there are countless direct descendants in Sony Corporation, which is an important reason why he so happily agreed to take care of Taira Tsuneo in the future. Everyone gets what they need, and everyone is happy.

Heikejiro nodded. Although he said he was quitting, it was still okay to say a few more good words for Fang Mingyuan on this matter. Not to mention that Tokko Electronics Group was originally an important OEM for Sony products, including Columbia Pictures.

You still need to work with Hong Kong Kumho Film Group. Now the chairman of Sony Corporation regrets it to death. When Cameron decided to shoot "Avatar", the investment budget was too high. After several considerations, Columbia Pictures

The company finally refused to participate in the filming of "Avatar". And now, even a fool can see that the future global box office of "Avatar" will be based on "Titanic" and "Terminator 3" as the final benchmark.

!

Not to mention how much profit it can ultimately make, just because it can enter the top three of the global film rankings, the fame brought by participating in the filming is a huge intangible wealth for Columbia Pictures!