Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

Faced with the boldness of the Kansai people, not to mention Yasuda was stunned, even Bai Chuanfeng felt a little uncomfortable.

In the past, when negotiating with other business people, everyone first chatted for a long time.

Then he kept probing or hinting around the bush, and rarely expressed it directly.

This one is good, not only showing the chariots and horses, but also speaking so nakedly and as a matter of course.

But soon Bai Chuanfeng got used to the other party's straight-forward negotiating style.

"What Kawaguchi-san means is that Panasonic wants the technical authorization of the automatic flip function of Shirakawa Electric's Walkman?"

"That's right." Kuichi Kawaguchi nodded calmly, "Good technology also needs to be promoted to consumers on a larger scale before it can be recognized by the public and even the industry."

"Of course, Panasonic is a company that is willing to actively communicate with colleagues in the industry.

If your company has any idea that needs Panasonic's assistance, you may wish to put it forward, and we will seriously consider it. "

Very good, it's okay for everyone to talk about the topic.

Then Bai Chuanfeng agrees to authorize the idea of ​​automatic flipping of the Walkman to Panasonic?

To be honest, he doesn't reject this.

First of all, this is just a practical idea, and there is no difficulty in research and development or technical barriers.

Panasonic is considered a big company to be able to come to discuss cooperation. If it were some small clubs, they might change it and use it secretly.

And even if Panasonic gets the authorization, it will probably take next year until it is actually applied to the product.

So Bai Chuanfeng didn't mind the so-called cooperation that Hekou Kusu said.

At this moment, he has already started to think about what he can get in exchange for Panasonic.

If you want something, it must be something you don't have.

Of course, you can't be too imaginative. If you want a refrigerator and air-conditioning technology, it is meaningless to the current Baichuan Electric.

Only those things that Shirakawa Electric may use in the future but do not have are the first choices.

In terms of audio, the sound technology has been packaged from Aiwa.

Digital technology, uh, this seems a bit difficult.

Everyone keeps a close eye on the cutting-edge technology that has not yet appeared.

This is one of the strategic layouts of future products, how can it be easily shown to others.

In terms of handhelds, Panasonic has no involvement at all, which can be ignored directly.

So what else is there at Panasonic that Bai Chuanfeng is worth thinking about.

He looked at Koichi Kawaguchi who was waiting for his response, and then at Yasuda who was frowning.

Hey, when he saw An Tian, ​​he remembered something.

"Heguchi-san" Bai Chuanfeng leaned closer to his body slightly, "Bai Chuan Electric can reach an agreement with Panasonic on this authorization."

Hekou Nanyi showed a slight smile on his face. Although this Bai Chuan-san is young, he is quite knowledgeable about current affairs.

"However, Baichuan Electric also expects to cooperate with Panasonic in the energy field."

Um? Hekou Nan was stunned.

We were clearly talking about audio, why did you suddenly switch to irrelevant energy?

"Energy?" The turn was too big, and Kuuichi Kawaguchi couldn't react.

Not to mention him, even Yasuda who was sitting with Bai Chuanfeng was a little dazed.

"Kawaguchi-san, please don't get me wrong. The specific field that Shirakawa Electric wants to cooperate with Panasonic is batteries."

Seeing that the other party was still wondering, Bai Chuanfeng explained again very thoughtfully.

battery technology? Kusuichi Kawaguchi finally showed a sudden look.

Panasonic has been involved in the battery field since 1923. After decades of development, it has already spread all over the battery technology track.

Lead-acid batteries for vehicles, acid-alkaline batteries for household use, solar cells and hydrogen batteries in the field of new energy are all involved.

Some have already been put into commercial use in the market, and some are still in cutting-edge development.

However, any of them is not comparable to a small automatic rewinding technology in front of you.

Kusuzu Kawaguchi looked strange, "Bai Chuan-san, with all due respect, the value of battery technology cannot be compared with the technology of reversing tapes.

Your Excellency made such a request, is it a bit too difficult? "

His impression of Bai Chuanfeng was actually pretty good, but did the other party really think about such a rude request?

"Kawaguchi-san, Shirakawa Electric does not intend to use this authorization to directly exchange technology with Panasonic.

We will have difference compensation, and what Shirakawa Electric wants to try is only household battery technology. "

Of course, Bai Chuanfeng knew the difference in value between the two, and he was not arrogant enough to want to exchange this with Panasonic.

He just wanted to solve the battery life problem for his Walkman, and by the way, try a little bit in the energy field.

"Household battery?" After listening to Bai Chuanfeng's explanation, Heguchi Kusuichi subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that this Bai Chuan-san still has self-knowledge, and did not rely on Panasonic to take the initiative to find the door, so the lion opened his mouth.

The reason why Kawaguchi Kusuichi relaxed his mind was that compared with other types of batteries, household batteries have obvious limitations.

It seems that the market is vast, but the profits are actually limited.

Radios, remote controls, toys, etc. will be used, but the price of a No. 5 or No. 7 battery is only a few tens of yen.

The profit is very thin, even if the total amount rises, the final income will be mediocre.

To put it bluntly, the added value is low, and the gap is too large compared with functional electronic products.

Moreover, household batteries are not a monopoly industry, and there are too many companies in this industry.

For example, Sanyo, which highly overlaps with Shirakawa Electric, also makes household batteries.

So Kuuichi Kawaguchi was not too surprised to hear that Shirakawa Kaede also wanted to enter this field.

After all, Japanese companies are notoriously complicated in business, and everyone is not surprised by this.

What's more, the really lucrative fields are other technology-based batteries, such as lead-acid batteries for cars, which can cost as little as a few thousand yen a piece, and even hundreds of thousands of yen used in high-end cars.

Not to mention solar energy, hydrogen batteries, and lithium batteries. Once they can be commercialized on a large scale, they are almost equivalent to giants in the energy field.

Household batteries that have matured and are seriously involuted are not the focus of business in the eyes of Panasonic.

"I understand what Bai Chuan-san means, but household battery technology is not within the scope of Technics' business.

All I can do is to feed back Bai Chuan-san's ideas to the headquarters.

As for the final result, I can't make any guarantees. "

Hekounan thought about it again and again, and finally gave a relatively conservative statement.

After all, he is only an employee of the audio business department, and battery technology is not only interdepartmental but also interprofessional for him.

"Of course." Bai Chuanfeng nodded, "Bai Chuan Electric's battery technology only serves the company's electronic products.

In addition, regardless of whether Panasonic agrees or not, Shirakawa Electric will actively communicate with your company about cooperation in licensing. "

"Okay." Seeing that Bai Chuanfeng was so sincere, Kawaguchi Kusuichi also nodded in satisfaction, "I will definitely convey your company's expectations to the headquarters."

"So, next time we meet, I hope that we will have more in-depth cooperation with each other."

"Very happy."

Just as Hekou Nanyi got up and was about to leave, Bai Chuanfeng signaled him to stay calm.

"It's rare for Kawaguchi-san to come to Tokyo once, how can he not appreciate the elegance here."

"Huh?" Kusuichi Kawaguchi's expression moved slightly.

"Later, I will arrange for a guide to accompany Kawaguchi-san to Liubenben for a stroll, which can be regarded as a little bit of the landlord's friendship."

Bai Chuanfeng smiled and motioned for his assistant to inform Hasegawa that he was familiar with these places.

Roppongi, Kusuzu swallowed.

"Well, if that's the case, I'll leave it to Bai Chuan-san. Don't worry, I will definitely go to the headquarters personally."

"Then please ask Kawaguchi-san." Only then did Bai Chuanfeng warmly shake hands with the other party and say goodbye.

After watching the other party leave, Bai Chuanfeng sat down again and thought carefully about his decision.

"President, are we really going to enter the field of household batteries?"

Until now, Yasuda was still surprised by Bai Chuanfeng's proposal just now.

"Isn't our Walkman the most complained about in terms of battery life? Why now that we have the opportunity to completely solve this problem, we shrink back instead."

Bai Chuanfeng looked at him a little amusedly, the current battery life problem has almost become Yasuda's heart disease.

He made various design adjustments to this end, but with little effect.

There is not much room for hardware changes. If you want to solve the battery life problem, you can only find a way from the root cause.

"But the current household batteries can't solve the battery life problem of the Walkman."

Yasuda said it very euphemistically, mature batteries are mediocre, let alone Baichuan Electric, a newcomer.

"Of course." Bai Chuanfeng nodded with a smile, "Since the current battery can't meet the demand, what about the future battery?"

"Eh?" An Tian stared blankly at Bai Chuanfeng, why is the president so confident.

This is a battery. It looks simple, but it is not so easy to specialize.

"Don't worry, it's just an attempt. Baichuan Electric is not in a hurry to develop a new battery, as long as you can get started now."

As for the battery, Bai Chuanfeng didn't feel any urgency, and just regarded it as a convenient layout.

And the reason why he wanted to talk about cooperation with Panasonic in this regard was because he wanted to avoid detours.

There are ready-made techniques and recipe references, do you want to start from scratch?

It is possible, but the progress is too slow.

Bai Chuanfeng is now used to using money to solve problems, and it is simple and rude but also quick.

Even if Panasonic fails to negotiate here, he will find a way to buy technology from other battery manufacturers.

In short, in the field of batteries, Shirakawa Electric is determined to try.

Start with a simple household battery first, and accumulate technology for the future.

As for the new energy in the future... it's still too early, let's develop insignificantly.

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The time has entered October, and the new year will be another year in more than two months.

Although time flies, Baichuan Electric has also been active in the past half a year.

Needless to say, at the beginning of the year, the Northern Metropolis Bank, in the middle of the year, the chip at SIC was initially finalized.

From the second half of the year to the present, some innovations have been made in handhelds and Walkmans.

The factory in North America has also started construction, oh yes, and by the way, Aihua, the loser, has been swept out of the market again.

And just at the beginning of October, Shirakawa Electric held a tripartite meeting with Sony and Aihua again.

After coordination by Sony, Shirakawa Electric spent 1.6 billion yen to acquire a 5.3% stake in Aihua.

At the same time, in an undisclosed private manner, Aihua's sound effect technology was packaged and sold to Baichuan Electric at a very low price.

At this point, the two companies, which were originally competitors and even had a feud, suddenly shook hands and made peace, which stunned the outside media.

With the official signing of the agreement, Baichuan Electric has turned into a shareholder of Aihua, and is still a shareholder who is eligible to be a director.

This... Even the perverted little day media find it incredible.

In the past, these two families fought life and death, whether it was because of love or hatred.

Could it be acting? But gossip belongs to gossip, but the name of Baichuan Electric has become more and more famous.

For the general public, being able to acquire a stake in another well-known company is a symbol of strength.

Although Baichuan Electric is not on the market, it seems to be more and more mysterious now.

And because of Bai Chuanfeng's operation, Aihua's shares, which had been falling endlessly, also showed signs of recovery.

Generally speaking, the second half of the year was also fruitful, but it was not without problems.

For example, the price increase of the display screen of the handheld, and the battery life of the high-end Walkman.

Neither of these two troubles can be resolved in the short term, and we are just taking one step at a time.

In addition, in late autumn, Bai Chuanfeng also received an invitation unexpectedly.