Chapter 237: Hard Gold Media

Hard Gold Media Corporation was officially established in an office building near TV Tokyo. For the time being, Masayoshi Kishimoto took on the role of president until a suitable candidate could be found.

Maki Iwasaki was appointed as the company’s second-in-command. Naoki Hasegawa, who knows the media industry best and has a lot of experience in the field, was appointed as the company’s third-in-command executive.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the daily work of Hard Gold Media is carried out by him in a full responsibility. After all, Masayoshi Kishimoto’s center of gravity is not in the joint venture subsidiary, but in the business of the entire group of companies.

The core of the Hard Gold Group of Companies is Hard Gold Capital, which is under the charge of Kobayashi Kiyoshi, and is also the “seed” of Kishimoto Masayoshi’s initial start.

Hard Gold Media Co., Ltd. has been working in a low-profile manner from now on. A team headed by Naoki Hasegawa worked out a detailed acquisition plan for TV Tokyo in accordance with the plan that Masayoshi Kishimoto and Maki Iwasaki had agreed upon at the dinner table.

At this time, Masayoshi Kishimoto stood in his temporary presidential office located in Roppongi, Minato-ku, which would not be visited much in the future, and looked across the street at the Tokyo TV station.

“What, you can’t even wait to get into TV Tokyo?” Maki Iwasaki asked offhandedly just as she stepped in.

“I was thinking that in the past, I needed to go to Ueno in the Taito district for work, but from now on, will I be able to come here instead?

As for the biggest benefit, it’ll make my commute a lot less time consuming. Especially in the winter, I can properly lie down inside a warm comforter and take a big nap.” Masayoshi Kishimoto said as he turned sideways and smiled at her.

Iwasaki Maki said in disbelief, “You would come here often to work? It’s really humorous. So far, for you, the investment here is nothing more than a measly ten billion yen.

As far as I know, your hard gold group in the United States, San Francisco, South Korea, Seoul, China, Hong Kong set up any office of the registered capital will be higher than this one!

I think you intend to do so for the purpose of nothing more than want to show the strength of the uninformed business community, as well as strive to expand overseas markets.

The other two wholly owned subsidiaries of the Hard Gold Group, Hard Gold Construction, have a registered capital of 200 billion yen. As for Hard Gold Capital, the registered capital has increased to 800 billion yen.

Even if these three subsidiaries of the Hard Gold Group together have a registered capital of one hundred and one trillion yen, that’s not going to be all you have, is it?

Otherwise, what would you have to participate in investing in Roppongi’s new town program? The investment amount for this one Old Town Renovation Plan project would have to be nearly three hundred billion yen at a conservative estimate.”

After hearing her say this, Masayoshi Kishimoto not only realized that the Iwasaki family’s intelligence network was strong, but that the other party had also done their homework for this.

This made an investment, even if it was a small amount, it wouldn’t just be for fun and games. In his opinion, Iwasaki Maki was doing it to show her personal ability and recognition towards Iwasaki Eisuke.

Only if she made this one project a success, then she would be able to obtain a greater financial investment and support from her father, as well as the family in terms of attitude in the future.

“Since you know all about it, then you will have to work harder in the future.” Masayoshi Kishimoto said with a kind smile.

“You should say something like that to Naoki Hasegawa. He’s the one who’s in charge of the entire TV Tokyo acquisition project.” Maki Iwasaki smiled sweetly and said.

“He’s your man, won’t me saying something like that to him make you misunderstand a what?” Masayoshi Kishimoto said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

“What’s there to misunderstand. We’ve all started working together, so we should trust each other. Mutual suspicion is then often the beginning of failure. There is nothing I dislike more than failure.

Furthermore, if Naoki Hasegawa had been so easily bribed by you, then he wouldn’t have gotten such an opportunity as he has today.” Iwasaki Masashi said confidently.

Kishimoto Masashi certainly understood how important opportunities were to people. It was something that, if seized once, would be able to turn one’s life around completely. Although Iwasaki Maki also needed opportunities, more often than not, he was giving opportunities to others.

Inside, he knew that the reason why Naoki Hasegawa was working so hard and doing everything he could to realize the acquisition of TV Tokyo was that after the acquisition was successful, the other party’s salary level and status in the industry would also rise.

On the contrary, he could become nothing. The executive position is as capable of being appointed by Maki Iwasaki as it is of being removed by her. Who made her one of the real bosses?

“If you want to make the media piece bigger and stronger, then I’m happy to play along. In my hand I still have 10% of the outstanding shares of HORIPRO Corporation, which is known as the entertainment kingdom of Japan.” Masayoshi Kishimoto saw that she was a person who did things that belonged to the category of either don’t do it, or if you do it, you will do it right.

Maki Iwasaki guffawed, “What does that tell you? It reveals your intentions, doesn’t it! It looks like your desire to enter the media industry is not a one-day, two-day thing, but has been premeditated for a long time. Is our cooperation this time considered coincidental?”

“If there is any coincidence, it is purely coincidental. Entertainment and media are not the same thing.” Justice Kishimoto defended.

“How are they not the same thing? It will be one and the same thing when we succeed in acquiring TV Tokyo.

Even though TV Tokyo’s main business is cartoons, food, shopping, and economic programs, it also shoots movies and TV dramas. It’s not like it’s making media and entertainment hang together.” Maki Iwasaki wasn’t really joking when she said.

“It is if you say so! If you don’t mind, then I’ll have to use 10% of HORIPRO’s outstanding shares as a price for a capital increase.” Masayoshi Kishimoto calmly said.

“Don’t mind at all. The total price calculated based on today’s Tokyo Stock Exchange’s listed stock price is the price I need to pay for a capital increase.” Iwasaki Maki still maintained the principle of 50/50 share parity between the two parties and said.

“I’m really not used to this kind of cooperation that doesn’t allow me to take absolute control.” Masashi Kishimoto laughed and said.

“Actually, I’m not used to it either. If we don’t cooperate in this form, I’m afraid that a sense of distrust will arise in our respective hearts. Is it insubstantial in your heart, always thinking that I will eat you?” Iwasaki Maki said truthfully.

Justice Kishimoto did not recognize it, “Could it be that you are not solid in your heart? You’re not worried that I’ll eat you.”

“Interesting.” For the first time in her life, Iwasaki Maki encountered a man who dared to call out to her to her face and said.

“Interesting things will come later.” Justice Kishimoto was intriguing said.

“That’s good. You mustn’t let this great lady down.” Iwasaki Masashi’s face also spread a meaningful smile and said.