Chapter 370: Six Hundred Million Dollars

Three days later, Masayoshi Kishimoto received Zeng Qiang and his entourage from mainland China in the high-level conference room of the Hard Gold Group. They didn’t make a sudden visit, but had had numerous contacts beforehand.

The purpose of Zeng Qiang and the others was to be able to make a financing from the Hard Gold Group here, so as to realize the development of e-commerce in mainland China.

People from both parties were sitting face to face. Zeng Qiang began to explain the business financing plan, that is, the business model of his financing project.

Masayoshi Kishimoto listened attentively to the other party’s gushing explanation on one side, and on the other side, he was aware of the butterfly effect that his trip to mainland China had brought about.

He was convinced that more than one Zeng Qiang would personally visit the headquarters of Hard Gold Group, and that more entrepreneurs from mainland China would come to raise capital in the future.

Masayoshi Kishimoto knew that Zeng Qiang was not here for empty talk. The current e-commerce platform opened by the other party is bigger than Alibaba in terms of volume and scale.

I don’t know how many hours had passed, but Zeng Qiang had finished saying everything he wanted to say. He had since hoped to obtain venture capital from the Hard Gold Group.

Justice Kishimoto asked bluntly, “How much capital do you need? Give me an exact figure.”

Zeng Qiang was silent for a while and gathered enough courage to say, “Six hundred million dollars.”

As soon as these words came out, apart from Justice Kishimoto who acted extremely calm and collected, Yamada Mirai and the others who were involved were instantly agitated.

Although they did not say anything above their mouths, but in their hearts they all thought of a piece, fools talk about dreams. This to finance 600 million dollars of courage is really not small.

Kishimoto justice did not intend to carry out a bargain, also not a mouth refused to say: “I know. If things come to fruition, I will give you a call from my side.”

After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked out, then returned to his president’s office. He sat on top of his throne, but did not think about the previous matter inside his head.

Not long after Masayoshi Kishimoto sat down, Mirai Yamada also stepped into his chairman’s office. He casually asked, “Have the guests left?”

“Sent away. It’s really thanks to them that they dared to ask for a lion’s share of the money. That’s a total of six hundred million dollars in financing.” Yamada Mirai said with a sarcastic tone.

“The project is good. Only that the asking price is too high. For me, it would be a case of large investment and small profit, completely uneconomical.

Even if we are given more than 51% absolute controlling interest, I don’t want it. I’d rather split the six hundred million dollars into ten other projects than invest it directly on this one.”

Although Masayoshi Kishimoto didn’t lack the six hundred million dollars on hand, he had already made the decision not to invest it. This was mainly because the return on investment was unsatisfactory to himself.

“What’s most difficult for me to understand is that the Internet economic bubble has already begun to burst. How dare they still dare to ask for sky-high prices, do they really think we are stupid people with too much money?

President, you decided not to vote for this one project, and that was the right thing to do beyond measure. Whoever voted for it is a fool. I believe that no one will venture into it at this price.” Yamada Mirai said bluntly.

Masayoshi Kishimoto nodded in agreement. Nowadays, the relevant Internet companies were going bankrupt and closing down one after another, and had long since lost the advantage that they had at the beginning of the initial Internet economic bubble.

To a certain extent, is also a round of market above the priority of the survival of the poor. The Internet company that can survive in the end must have the strengths and advantages that other companies do not have.

“This matter ends here. In the name of the president’s secretary’s office, you send an official notice to all the employees of the Hard Gold Group, so that they can work with peace of mind, there will be no layoffs. Likewise there will be no salary reduction program.” Masayoshi Kishimoto said in a serious manner.

“Chairman, aren’t you being a bit more cautious with this one decision? The bursting of the internet economy bubble is coming on strong. A good number of our group’s investments are also focused on internet companies.

In case, and I’m just assuming, in case the situation continues to deteriorate, then ……,” Yamada Mirai said as she shared her current thoughts.

Masayoshi Kishimoto didn’t wait for her to finish her sentence before directly interrupting, “Then I’ll increase the percentage of relevant shareholdings.”

“It’s really too risky for you to do that.” Yamada Mirai did not fail to say with some trepidation.

“Riches and riches are risky. When you make an investment, what you say about vision, vigor, and so on, those are all words of praise after you have successfully invested in the right project. On the contrary, if you invest in the wrong project, it will be a different story.

Sometimes, investment is like two sides of a coin. Once you throw it up in the air, you have to make a choice before it hits the ground.

Should this be betting on the positive or the negative? It sounds like gambling. In reality, it’s really just like that.” Masayoshi Kishimoto said offhandedly.

Yamada Mirai knew deep down that he only had the right to make suggestions at most. As for the final decision, that was in Masayoshi Kishimoto’s hands. If he decided, then that was all that could be done to move forward.

“I understand.” Yamada Mirai said as she complied with the order.

“Aside from the one thing of sending out notices, it’s up to you to personally convey to the Finance Department to have them reveal out what our cash flow status is.

It’s not for them to fake it, but to tell it like it is, how it should be.” Kishimoto Masayoshi is confident that the strength of the Hard Gold Group is not a false fat road.

Yamada Mirai was a bit unable to understand the chairman’s intentions for a moment. To have himself send out a notice, it was to stabilize the people. At a time when there was economic turmoil outside, it was naturally quite necessary. Having herself notify the finance department of the intentional leakage of company secrets, wasn’t that so that the outside world would be well aware of the reality?

Masayoshi Kishimoto saw her hesitant movements and understood. He laughed a little and said, “If it’s false, it’s true, and if it’s true, it’s false. If it is false, it is true, and if it is true, it is false.

Even if the information we leak out is true, there will still be many people who suspect it to be false. It’s just like believing in God, if you believe in it, you have it, if you don’t, you don’t.”

“I see. You’re planning to use it to confuse our competitors. Then why don’t you have the finance department just give the fake information?” Yamada Mirai said as realization dawned on her.

“Do you think that group of people at the National Taxation are eating for nothing? Even if they don’t notice something’s wrong first, someone will go and tell them specifically.

Instead of inviting unnecessary trouble and storms afterward, it’s better for us to show it cleanly. Even if the national tax people come to our company, there is no need to be afraid of a what.

I just made a financial announcement like a public company should do. At that time, we can also let them give us a good advertisement to the outside world that we are a quality company that complies with the law and pays taxes according to the law.”

Kishimoto justice hands fingers crossed, two elbows are placed on the desk surface, smile among the full of a sense of mystery said.