Chapter 27: A Long-cherished Wish Fulfilled
In front of the Yamazaki Bread Company headquarters building in Iwamotocho, Chiyoda District, Tokyo, a black car slowly stopped. The door opened, Hoshino looked at the building standing on the street, solemn and elegant. It was hard to recognize from the outside that this old company started with food.
Hoshino and Yamazaki Bread President Yoshihiro Iijima met at the agreed time. After greeting each other, the two sides began formal negotiations. As an online takeaway company, Klondike has previously confirmed cooperation with Yamazaki Bread, and its daily yamazaki convenience store operates online simultaneously. This is a foregone conclusion. Hoshino came here this time for more in-depth cooperation.
Both parties were straight to the point, Hoshino Hiroshi expressed his expectations for the investment of its convenience stores, which could be exchanged and even cash transactions. Yoshihiro Iijima and his subordinate Kasuhiro Fujita looked at each other and agreed. Daily convenience store mainly sells breads under Yamazaki, which sells various breads such as the most complete lunch bread and breads launched in cooperation with various Japanese dramas, including square sponge bread, annual ring cake and marble cake. Some larger convenience stores even have toast areas inside, which are baked and sold on site.
But after all, it is not Yamazaki's main convenience store, it is just a sales channel within the company. It is not a top three in Japan, and it is not impossible to discuss other people's investment. The idea is this, but Iijima said: "This convenience store is crucial to our company and will not sell shares easily!"
Both sides have faced each other directly, and are still trying to move the Kanema. For Hoshino, this convenience store is determined to win, and he regards it as Klondike's direct territory and last retreat. The current good situation has allowed him to receive support from the political, commercial, legal and social circles, and come with the general trend, but he will not give up easily.
In addition, he also fulfilled his promise to his sister: there is a place where you can eat bread anytime, anywhere, no matter how much you eat, this is the goal he set since the middle school era of selling desserts and pastries.
Hoshino didn't say much, and waved his assistant Mikawa to hand a folder to Iijima. After opening the folder, Iijima's originally relaxed face suddenly changed after seeing the name of the file. In fact, the thick folder was empty and there was nothing, but just a few reports, an investigation report on the Japan State Taxation Department and the loan mortgage assessment of Mizuho Financial Group.
"Hoshino Sang! Are you?" Iijima Yanhao stared at Hoshino Hiroshi, his hand holding the document trembling. If this document is exposed, as the president, he could only give up on himself, and he might count the jail in the second half of his life.
"San Iijima, after the East Japan Earthquake, you should have worked very hard. These two reports, whether true or false, I believe many people will investigate them to the end!" Since he used his trump card, Hoshino Hiroshi was not artificial. "The Ministry of Finance is worried about the deficit all day long, and the State Taxation Department is under great pressure! Mizuho is also busy with inferior assets all day long. If it is exposed, you will not be able to escape this blame!"
"I understand! Please make the conditions!" Iijima no longer had a steady attitude of winning, and she looked like she was aging and surrendered.
"Our request remains unchanged. We should change shares and cash as we have proposed to you before, and we will bear the remaining risks!" Hoshino did not pursue and fight. The Yamato people are decent people. Even if they break up, they should smile and hand over the fright and watch the other party dig. What's more, for Klondike in the future, they are friends but not enemies, and there are many places to cooperate with Yamazaki.
"Then these documents?" Iijima breathed a sigh of relief.
"I won't know it for outsiders!"
"I wonder how you know?" Fujita asked on the side for his boss. This was a secret. Now outsiders know it. It must be a spy inside.
"I can tell you that there is nothing to tell!" Assistant Mikawa Ichikawa answered seriously.
Then, under the witness of lawyers from both parties, the stock exchange ceremony was officially completed. Klondike obtained 60% of the controlling stake in daily yamazaki convenience store, and Yamazaki Bread obtained US$150 million in cash and 3% of the Klondike shares. Both parties took their needs, but they were not happy.
The Damocras Sword of the State Taxation Agency was hanging above his head. Yamazaki Bread received the urgently needed cash flow support and finally made up for the funding gap caused by the East Japan Earthquake and temporarily escaped the crisis. For Hoshino, it was considered fulfilling his long-cherished wish.
He grew up in Chiba and was familiar with the local Yamazaki bread. He has been produced by this restaurant since he was a child. But his sister always takes pocket money to buy bread. It will be her own business in the future. In addition, the various desserts made by Batis are enough for her to eat in a variety of ways every week.
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At this time, in Ueno Park, Hoshino Nan was climbing the stairs with his senior Reina Matsui.
For some reason, they were supposed to pray for Niu Kuo Buddha in Ibaraki Prefecture with everyone, and were arranged by the Ueno Buddha. The nine evil people selected on site yesterday were embarking on a journey of spiritual purification. I really don’t know who would let them go to the 120-meter-high Buddha statue to pray for their wishes! Thinking of this, Hoshino Nan, who was supposed to step on the steps normally, suddenly fell down. Fortunately, he was stopped by Matsui next to him, and the crew directly stopped the shooting!
"Arigado!" After thanking the person next to him, Hoshino Nan turned around and apologized to the crew's staff. The filming staff waved and said that there was no problem, it was just starting anyway. The two returned to the starting point and started again at the camera.
After coming to this Sakyamuni Tathagata sitting like a Buddha, Hoshino Nan and Matsui Reina began to carefully wipe the relief of the "not falling" face. Japan is a superstitious country, with eight million gods and Buddhas all over the sky. This undestined Yoshino was worshipped by people who passed the examination and prayed for various exams, and a lot of dust accumulated on their faces. According to what they knew from the operation, "In order not to fall in the future, continue to move forward." During the cleaning process, it made a loud wish: "For the ninth order of Nogizaka, you can sell it well!"
After the cleaning work was easily completed, Matsui, who sat down on a nearby stone, took out two packs of good things pineapple bread: "I know Minami, you like bread the most, so I bought bread in the delicious pineapple bakery nearby."
Matsui handed Konan a bag and took out the pineapple bread in his packaging. Looking at the bread that was bigger than ordinary pineapple bread, Hoshino Nan clapped his hands happily: "What is this? It's so amazing!" Xiaoxiao took a bite and his sweet eyes were all buzzing.
"That would be great if it could be sold!"
Chapter completed!