Chapter 612 – Changing Times

The person who walked up from the stage to draw the prize in the second round of the raffle was Kobayashi Kiyoshi, and the person who walked up from the stage to draw the prize in the third round of the raffle changed to Yamaguchi Katsuhei. In the fourth round of the raffle, Takayuki Nanno was able to walk up from the stage.

These arrangements were not random. Long before this, Ryosuke Natsume had made a list of executives who were lined up to go on stage for the raffle program.

After he had made the plan himself, he submitted such a list to Masayoshi Kishimoto for finalization. Masayoshi Kishimoto made certain modifications based on the plan that Ryosuke Natsume had given himself.

Kobayashi Kiyoshi’s Hard Gold Capital had the best performance in 2001, so it was only natural that he should be ranked after himself.

As for the hard gold construction led by Katsudaira Yamaguchi, the performance of the second place, it should be second to Kiyoshi Kobayashi to go to the stage after him.

After the two of them, in the middle of the hard gold group personnel director Takayuki Nanno added, is that he in this year inside the hoe good, for the company to recruit and dig up some talent.

At this time, more than 10,000 Hard Gold Group employees sitting in the martial arts hall. Of course they know, who is the first to go on stage, who is the second to go on stage, who is the third to go on stage …… each represents their ranking and status within the Hard Gold Group. The first person on stage was undoubtedly the founder and big boss of the Hard Gold Group, Masayoshi Kishimoto.

The second person on the stage was Hard Gold Capital’s president Kobayashi Kiyoshi, some people had thought of it, while others guessed wrongly. If the other person’s performance this year was anything to go by, he would have deserved it, and the same could be said for Katsuhei Yamaguchi.

As the number two person at the Hard Gold Group headquarters, one side’s view was that it was Takayuki Nanno, while the other side’s view was that it was Kazuya Takahashi.

The fact that Takayuki Nanno was on stage before Kazuya Takahashi at the annual meeting was a great boost to the confidence of the Nanno faction.

The annual meeting of the Hard Gold Group, which was held in the Kitanomaru Budokan in Chiyoda-ku, came to an end after four to five hours.

Some people were happy, which meant that some people were not. Those who had won prizes, especially the first and second prizes, had been clamoring to invite their superiors, subordinates, and peers to an izakaya for a drink.

“You were at least able to get a Sony cell phone, while I was able to get nothing. This luck is too bad.” Nanjo Nana exclaimed.

Watanabe Saki consoled Nanjou Nana, who had walked out of the Budokan with herself, “Don’t be so downhearted! Just because you didn’t get it at the annual meeting this year doesn’t mean you’ll be the same next year!

It’s possible that you’ll be able to get a car next year as well! Besides, you’re not the only one who didn’t get anything, more than ninety percent of the people are the same as you.”

“It’s really not a thing thing. I feel like I’ve lacked some good luck in my life.” Nanjou Nana couldn’t help but think of her own destiny trajectory from above this one thing.

She felt that she had enough ability and strength, but why was she not favored or used by her superiors? It was all down to a bit of bad luck.

“I’ll buy you a drink at an izakaya. There’s no work tomorrow either, so let’s get drunk.” Watanabe Saki took the initiative to invite her to go with him to indulge her body and mind and let loose a little bit, saying.

“Just in time, I especially want to drink too.” Nanjou Nana said as she wanted to drown her sorrows in alcohol.

She paused here and then added, “At the annual meeting tonight, who is that woman sitting next to the chairman?”

“She is my best friend, the wife of our chairman, Rie Sakai. Nowadays, she has officially changed her name to Rie Kishimoto.” Watanabe Saki replied.

“This is the first time I’ve met the Chairman’s wife. Not only is she a beautiful person, but she also gives off the impression that she has a good temperament.” Nanjo Nana said bluntly.

Watanabe Saki laughed and said, “And let’s not talk about one of my best girlfriends. How many women do you think there are around rich men who aren’t good looking and have a bad temperament?”

“That’s true. This woman who wants to marry into a rich family, the prerequisite is that she is pretty and has a good temperament. Otherwise, there won’t be much of a chance.”

Nanjou Nana of course knew that with her own conditions, she was unqualified. She also didn’t have the luxury of hoping that she would be fortunate enough to marry into the Mansion Road one day.

“No, no, this one realization of yours is a misconception. In an international metropolis like Tokyo, there are plenty of women with good looks and temperament.

How many of them have actually married into a wealthy family? There are very few of them. The elimination rate is much higher than that of becoming an official member of the Hard Gold Group.

Rie’s success in marrying our chairman was not mainly due to her appearance or inner strength, but her marriage contract.

Her marriage to our chairman wasn’t a free love affair, but was set in motion by her parents and the words of a matchmaker. To be precise, Rie was still in the womb when the Kishimoto and Sakai families tied the knot.

So, there are those who can do nothing and are destined by fate to enjoy glory and wealth. As for some, a lifetime of working as an ox cannot be exchanged for a peaceful life.” Watanabe Saki said nonchalantly.

“This proves once again that what some people are born with is also something that some people spend their entire lives in painstaking pursuit of but cannot obtain.

You and I fall into the category of women who can only have a good life by our own efforts and struggles.” Nanjou Nana said rather emotionally.

“To say a thousand words, the two of us are also considered lucky women, after all, we are able to work inside a flourishing big hand enterprise like the Hard Gold Group.

Even if we fall in love in the future, or even get married, I don’t want to leave my job, so naturally I want to continue working. Even if I get divorced in the future, I’ll still be able to live a good life without it negatively affecting me much.” Watanabe Saki said as she made peace with what she had been thinking all along.

“I also have your kind of thoughts. Because of the increasingly prominent problems of aging and childlessness, the Japanese government, for its part, is strongly advocating and encouraging Japanese women to participate in society and the workforce.

In fact, the reverse has made more and more women not want to engage in work and are bent on returning to their families. Why is there such a contrast?

It is not because they feel that work is too hard and the income is too low, and they think that they can make a change by finding a man with a good income.

However, globalization has become increasingly competitive, making it difficult for the average Japanese man to support a family on his own. As a result, the difficulty of getting married has been further exacerbated.

In the past, the good old days when ordinary women worked as temporary workers to earn pocket money are dying out. They need to take out the income they used to earn from casual labor to supplement the family income. Otherwise, the family can’t live well.” Nanjou Nana said with a lot of feelings.