Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

This time Shirakawa Kaede came to Chuo District to attend the Keidanren meeting, it was actually the same old routine.

It is nothing more than statistics of various losses suffered by Shirakawa Electric in export trade since the latest quarter.

In addition, if you have any good ideas within the group, you can also bring them up for discussion at the meeting.

But regarding semiconductor sanctions and overseas trade, Shirakawa Kaede has no good solution.

This kind of wrestling between countries is beyond his personal control.

Besides, Baichuan Holdings has not grown to the point where it can influence national policies.

"Shirakawa-san, what do you think of the new round of sanctions from the United States?

As far as I know, your group's chips and export-oriented electronic products have been affected to a certain extent, right? "

Just when Shirakawa Kaede and Kamai Sachiko were sitting silently in the back row, preparing to be transparent, the current president of the Keidanren Federation, Saito Eishiro, suddenly noticed him.

Bai Chuanfeng looked around, and a large group of old men over fifty or sixty years old silently turned their attention here.

Alas, as a young person, I originally just wanted to be a transparent person.

However, even if you want to make soy sauce, it won't work.

Having no choice but to stand up and bow slightly to the surroundings, Bai Chuanfeng spoke.

"The businesses of SIC and Shirakawa Electric have indeed been affected to a certain extent, especially since the latter has suffered heavy losses since the 100% tariff increase."

As soon as he finished speaking, many people nodded in agreement. Everyone is engaged in industry, and they feel the same way.

"As for my opinion, Saito-san, you are so disrespectful to me. With all the seniors in charge, Neon's economy will not be in chaos."

Cough~ Although this junior Baichuan is a little younger, he still has a stable temperament. As expected of a descendant of the Chinese ethnic group, family education and self-cultivation show their heritage in every aspect.

Bai Chuanfeng's flattery made everyone present look much better.

They are all decision-makers of many clubs under the ancient chaebols. In terms of qualifications, they are veritable seniors in the financial world.

Although Keidanren has more than a thousand corporate members, only a few dozen people can actually attend the meeting.

Among them, the direct descendants of the six major chaebols account for more than half, and the rest are emerging chaebols like Shirakawa Holdings or other local chaebols.

To be honest, with Bai Chuanfeng's qualifications, if it weren't for the fact that he was the founder of Bai Chuan Holdings, such a meeting would never have been possible for him.

Keidanren, that is a group that can directly participate in the formulation of the constitution. Looking at Neon as a whole, this is almost the role played by the chess players in charge of power.

Therefore, it is normal for some old stubborns to feel uncomfortable when Bai Chuanfeng appears here at such a young age.

After all, it took them decades to get to where they are today, but Bai Chuanfeng was already on an equal footing with them when he was only in his twenties, and it was a shame that he didn't have any emotions in his heart.

However, Shirakawa Kaede's humble answer did not satisfy Saito Eishiro.

"Shirakawa-san, if you have any opinions, it doesn't matter. Everyone can speak freely today. After all, 100% tariffs concern every company here."

Um? Bai Chuanfeng blinked, feeling somewhat enlightened.

It seems that Lao Mi's sanctions have put a lot of pressure on the government and Keidanren, and they have asked young people like me for advice. They must have been forced into a corner.

It was certain that he would get a headache from being forced, but Eishiro Saito really wanted to hear Kaede Shirakawa's opinion.

He has been paying attention to Baichuan Holdings for a long time, especially Baichuan Electric. Its performance in the past two years has been a textbook demonstration.

After the Plaza Agreement was signed, Shirakawa Electric began to slow down its expansion, and at that time he heard that Shirakawa Electric was looking for the possibility of overseas OEM.

At first, Saito Eishiro also laughed it off. He also thought that the other party was overreacting.

But what happened next was far beyond everyone's expectations.

And Shirakawa Electric was able to survive various exchange rate wars unscathed, which also proved that the original plan for a rainy day was a good move.

Since then, the place of production has been changed to avoid sanctions from the U.S. Department of Commerce, and SIC's factory-free operation model has given Saito Eishiro great inspiration.

Also, he recently heard that Baichuan Holdings is making internal adjustments, which may be related to future industrial layout and transformation.

Although the specific details are currently unknown, Saito Eishiro has reason to believe that Shirakawa Kaede is by no means aimless.

And despite the fact that this young man was crying about poverty just now, in fact, Baichuan Electric did not suffer much losses at all.

A young man with a forward-looking vision who knows how to hide his clumsiness, Eishiro Saito can only lament that the establishment of the Shirakawa Zaibatsu did not rely on luck.

Nor can just anyone become a trendsetter just by standing on the wave of the times.

Under the encouraging gaze of the financial leader, Bai Chuanfeng looked slightly serious.

"The Plaza Accord, the MOSS Agreement, the Semiconductor Agreement, and now the trade sanctions, in fact, the United States' goals have always been very clear."

"Huh?" Everyone looked at Bai Chuanfeng, waiting for his further explanation.

“There is only one thing the United States wants from beginning to end, and that is the market.

There is always only one problem that the United States wants to solve, and that is the trade deficit or fiscal deficit. "

The essence of the problem was revealed in just two sentences, and everyone's faces became serious after hearing this.

Many people may understand this truth, but not many can clarify their thinking.

Many people even think that the United States is simply targeting neon.

“But both of them are related to neon, or they can be regarded as a problem.

That is, in the future global trade market, will the United States or Neon be the leader?

In the field of cutting-edge technology and the high value-added automobile industry, is the future decided by the United States or Neon? "

After the two questions were posed, everyone's expressions could no longer be described as serious, they were simply solemn.

Do you still need to ask such a question? Many people already have the answer in their hearts.

Even when Bai Chuanfeng asked the question, he already hinted at the answer.

Put the United States and neon together, and then ask who listens to whom, even a three-year-old child would know how to answer.

"Baga! If Neon doesn't take the number one position in force, isn't it okay to turn to the number one position in business now?

Americans bully people too much! I, a dignified and dignified man, am ready to fight against thieves."

"Shut up! Okuda!"

A big man in his forties stood up angrily and wanted to shout out the famous saying that brought buffs.

Before Naihe could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Saito Eishiro and others.

"Hmph!" The big man was furious for a few seconds, still feeling angry with himself.

"Shirakawa-san, do you have any suggestions for this situation?" Saito Eishiro became more polite.

"Don't take this advice seriously. The seniors have seen many more storms than the juniors.

But the United States must have these things, so we can only see what we want to seize and what we can give up. "

To put it bluntly, even Shirakawa Kaede is not optimistic about a hard fight with the United States. Selectively seizing key industries and appropriately giving up some interests may make the situation develop for the better.

After all, if your chain is in someone else's hands, it can turn the world upside down.

Of course, it is not up to Bai Chuanfeng to decide what to hold on to and what to give up.

There are people from all walks of life here, and some things they say may offend others.

After a long silence, Saito Eishiro looked at Shirakawa Kaede again, "Besides these, does Shirakawa-san have any other suggestions?"

Obviously Saito Eishiro also understood the profound meaning of this. In order not to make it difficult for him, Saito Eishiro also quickly changed the topic.

"Juniors think it would be good for Neon at this time to keep a low profile and not make themselves so prominent in foreign trade."

"Oh?" Saito Eishiro's eyes lit up, "Shirakawa-san, please tell me in detail."

After considering for two seconds, Bai Chuanfeng slowly spoke. “Although Neon has been the number one trade surplus country in the United States in recent years.

But in fact, Germany, which ranks second, and Yizhou, which ranks second, only have more than 10 billion US dollars less than us.

As long as the neon is ranked second, it will be less noticeable. "

Don't look at Neon's surplus with the United States of 40 to 50 billion U.S. dollars. In fact, there are quite a few second and third surpluses.

The strange thing is that Neon is too prominent, ranking first every year and not even having anyone to share the firepower.

Taking a step back occasionally is not necessarily a bad thing.

But at this point, Bai Chuanfeng remained silent again.

It's still the same as before, there are some things that cannot be said clearly.

"Thank you for your hard work." Eishiro Saito bowed slightly.

"Thank you for taking care of me." Bai Chuanfeng returned the greeting.

After nodding tacitly, Saito Eishiro began to enter the next agenda of the meeting, which was the Toshiba incident.

Gee, what do you say about this? Or Toshiba is seeking death on its own.

Shirakawa Kaede is very cautious in procuring local parts in his hometown, but it would be better for you to sell high-precision machine tools directly.

Do you really think that the whip in the hand of an American father won’t hit people? And it started selling it in 1983. Someone reported it in 1985, and it was only investigated and filed in 1987.

The relationship between Neon and the United States was already tense due to trade issues, but the Toshiba incident directly worsened the situation.

The victim Nakasone personally went to the United States to apologize, and Toshiba also spent 100 million yen to publish full-page "confession advertisements" in more than 50 newspapers in the United States.

Let’s not talk about the losses of Toshiba’s various businesses in the United States. Whether Toshiba Group can survive safely is a question.

Toshiba Group President Masaichi Saha, who had negotiated with Shirakawa Kaede on the chip licensing issue, also had to take the blame and resign.

For this reason, the Neon government urgently revised the "Export Control Law" in July.

Because of this incident, the United States rejected Fujitsu's acquisition of Fairchild.

And there seem to be signs of another attack on neon in the semiconductor field. These are the effects of the Toshiba incident on the neon industry.

At this time, Keidanren mentioned the Toshiba incident here, firstly, to warn major companies that they must exercise self-control in exports.

In addition, I hope that everyone can pool their wisdom to help Toshiba overcome this difficulty. After all, this is one of the purposes of Keidanren.

From Bai Chuanfeng's point of view, there is actually nothing to say. If you don't have sovereignty, just admit your mistake honestly.

It is only right to go and cry to your father in the United States, and then mobilize Toshiba's power in the United States to lobby Congress to reduce the punishment.

After all, the attitude of the United States is the key to this matter, and Neon's internal influence is secondary.

"Without sovereignty, everything is really stretched~" Bai Chuanfeng in the back row sighed softly.

"Eh?" Sachiko Kamachi, who was sitting next to him, looked at him in confusion without hearing clearly.

"It's nothing." Bai Chuanfeng shook his head, "When the meeting is over, let's go outside for a walk first, and then go meet another guest."

"Hai" Sachiko Kamike also felt that the atmosphere here was too serious, and her palms became sweaty after staying there for less than an hour.

From the corner of his eye, he saw her lowering her head and writing something rustling. The corners of Bai Chuanfeng's mouth were slightly raised. She was really a demure person.