Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 39 Visit Epson

Ginza, located in the central district of RB Tokyo, is a world-renowned bustling center alongside the Champs Elysees in Paris and Fifth Avenue in New York. The three major scenic spots in RB are symbols of nature, history and modernity: Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Ginza, and Ginza The value of this can be seen from this.

Wako Department Store is located in the center of Ginza. The clock tower on the top floor is a landmark of the Ginza area. Every hour during the business hours, the bell will ring to tell the time. It is a famous sight.

Such a treasure land with every inch of land and every inch of gold is owned by Seiko Epson's parent company, Seiko, and the meeting place between Tang Huan and Epson was arranged here.

While the other party showed their enthusiasm for hospitality, it might not be a kind of showing off of strength, Tang Huan pondered in his heart while waiting for the arrival of the host.

Not long after, several RB people came in one after another, "Mr. Tang, I have kept you waiting, I am Hideaki Yaskawa, and this is our president, Mr. Reijiro Hattori."

Tang Huan looked at the other party and was secretly satisfied. The standard of the reception this time was very high. Hideaki Yaskawa will become the president of Epson in the future, reverse the decline of Epson, and bring Epson to the public market, and Reijiro Hattori is the founder of Seiko. Taro's grandson, became head of the clan after his brother died in 1987.

After Yaskawa Hideaki finished his introduction, an attendant began to translate in English.

This is not a diplomatic occasion, but to sit down and discuss business. There is no need to waste time on details, so after the translator finished speaking, Tang Huan said directly in Japanese: "It is a great honor to know you two."

Listening to Tang Huan's standard Tokyo accent, Hattori Reijiro and Yaskawa Hideaki showed surprise and surprise on their faces.

"I didn't expect Mr. Tang to be so proficient in Japanese. It's really surprising." Hattori Reijiro smiled covertly.

"I've dabbled in several of the most popular languages ​​in the world." Tang Huan said proudly, and at the same time he hummed in his heart. My brother's Japanese is very good, and he doesn't just understand the words that are repeated over and over in island country action movies. , Don't even think about playing tricks when negotiating.

"Mr. Tang's great talent is admirable." Yaskawa Hideaki politely flattered, "Mr. Tang must have been exhausted when he came to RB. Our itinerary is to let Mr. Tang rest for a day. Here in Tokyo There are many unique scenic spots, so you might as well visit them.”

"Thank you for your kindness. There is absolutely no need for this. I want to visit Epson now. After learning about your technical capabilities, I can discuss the possibility of in-depth cooperation in the future."

Tang Huan waved his hand and directly refused. Although his words were elegant, his attitude was arrogant, even rude.

However, this is what Tang Huan wanted.To a large extent, RB is also a society of human relationships. Facing a partner who occupies a strong side like myself, we have a sugar-coated meal before negotiating, and maybe a few soft girls who warm the bed. The string of "a strip of water" is loose, and if you can't bear to make concessions, it will be a big loss.

Therefore, Tang Huan deliberately put on an arrogant and rude look, and put a distance between each other. Anyway, the other party had to pinch his nose to recognize him.You know, in the original time and space, when Jobs inspected the RBIT company in order to find a disk drive for the MAC, he was extremely rude, but he still received warm hospitality.

In the final analysis, status in the market is earned by strength.

Reijiro Hattori and Hideaki Yaskawa looked at each other. This Mr. Tang didn't seem to be easy to deal with. They all glanced at Sun Zhengyi at the same time, and it seemed that they were going to find out some information about this person.

In fact, this is also the reason why Tang Huan brought Sun Zhengyi here. If you want to sing red face and white face, someone has to divide the work and cooperate.

Although Reijiro Hattori and Hideaki Yaskawa felt that their good intentions were ignored by Tang Huan, and they felt a little unhappy, but the other party's proposal to visit Epson first was really understandable.

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Seiko Epson is located in Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture, RB, 200 kilometers away from Tokyo. It can be said that this is a rural area.

The reason why it is so remote may be related to the origin of Epson.

In 1942, Hisao Yamazaki founded Yamato Industries here, and the Hattori family also has related industries here.

In the 50s, the two merged and reorganized and became Epson.Of course, the main business at that time was the development and production of watches.

In 1964, Tokyo hosted the Olympic Games. Epson, who made great efforts, seized this opportunity, defeated the Swiss watch competitor, and became a supplier of special timing tools for the competition. The Olympic Games to expand brand awareness may not be the same as this case.

In 1968, in order to conveniently record the timing results, Epson used the precision processing technology accumulated in the research and development of watches to launch the world's first small electronic printer EP-101, and since then entered the field of printers, and Epson's name came from this.

To some extent, the printer may be an unintentional work, but it has now shown a huge business opportunity, and Epson naturally cannot let it go.

Tang Huan wanted to go directly to Epson for a visit at his own pace, which really disrupted the prior arrangements made by Reijiro Hattori and Hideaki Yaskawa. I don't know, because Epson's welcome ceremony is neat and calm.

Accompanied by Reijiro Hattori, Hideaki Yaskawa, and a group of ministers and section chiefs, Tang Huan began to visit Epson majestically.

During this period, the printer business accounted for a small proportion of Epson's overall industry. Tang Huan confirmed this conclusion when he walked out of the machine department. It's really easy to get used to it.

Don't look at Tang Huan's unflinching attitude towards Hattori Reijiro and Yaskawa Hideaki, but he showed great respect for these engineers. During the visit, he often discussed a few words of technology with a pleasant face and a cheerful smile, especially when he met the engineer who invented the world's first LCD Yoshio Yamazaki, a display digital quartz watch, was even more enthusiastic.

Seeing this scene, both Reijiro Hattori and Hideaki Yaskawa secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that this Mr. Tang does not have any objections to us RB people, but that his work style is originally the same, and he prefers to mingle with technicians.

During this period, Epson presented a gift, no doubt, it was their favorite work, a Seiko watch, which was still a luxury item.

For this, Tang Huan expressed his deep gratitude. In order to reciprocate courtesy, he planned to use the method of reciprocity and not expensive, to send a painting as a gift, so that he can also show that he has a cultural level.

Seeing that Tang Huan was about to draw, and a black line appeared on Reijiro Hattori's forehead, this Mr. Tang really remembered that it's a one-off, but he can't be rude, so hurry up and prepare tools.

After a while of flying around, Tang Huan began to splash ink to show off his painting skills.

Not far from Epson is Suwa Lake, which has a beautiful scenery, so it became the background of the painting.

When Yaskawa Hideaki came to inform that the welcome banquet was ready, Tang Huan's painting was also completed, and he showed off his calligraphy and wrote the words Suwa Lakeside.

Reijiro Hattori looked at the gift in return, and couldn't help showing admiration on his face.

As the third generation of the Hattori family, and Seiko watches are often associated with fashion and luxury goods, Reijiro Hattori naturally has a certain level of identification.In addition, everyone belongs to the Confucian cultural circle, and it is easy to find common ground in artistic understanding. He can tell that Tang Huan's calligraphy and painting are unique.

This Chinese man named Tang Huan is a bit unpredictable. He can speak Japanese, understand art, and seems to know RB very well.

In this way, there will be no obstacles for everyone to communicate, but at the same time, don't try to be sloppy in business negotiations.

Thinking of this, Hattori Reijiro began to worry about gains and losses.

(End of this chapter)