My daily life with the Shiina sisters

"Ahem, my Mahiru has a physique that can't gain weight, how could she possibly gain weight? And you don't have to cook dinner tonight."

Shiina Mahiru was a little confused when she heard this, but Imagawa Kaede said mysteriously, "Someone is treating us."

Shiina Mahiru didn't say anything about this, but just put back some of the meat she had originally planned to buy.

When the two went downstairs, they saw that Kassan's assistant Asai was already waiting downstairs. After going upstairs to change their clothes, they took a car to Kadokawa Bookstore's headquarters in Chiyoda District.

It was in the car that Mahiru Shiina learned why Imagawa Kaede was going. Assistant Asai competently explained the basic information about Kadokawa Shoten to the two of them, and even mentioned some famous works in the industry published by them.

After listening for a while, Imagawa Kaede began to ask, "Aunt Asai, how much of Kadokawa Bookstore's space can our family occupy?"

Assistant Asai answered with certainty: "18.5%"

Imagawa Kaede felt that it was a bit low, but he was relieved that the main business of the Imagawa family was not in this area. However, he continued to ask: "What about the others? Like Shogakukan, Shueisha's Hitotsubashi or Otowa's Kodansha?"

"Those are even smaller, 7.5% and 5% respectively."

Imagawa Kaede looked a little worried when he heard this, but he still asked, "What about the other subsidiaries? Are there any that have a larger stake?"

"Kadokawa's Fujimi Shobo 45%"

Upon hearing this, Imagawa Kaede's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Can Fujimi Shobo publish comics or something like that?"

In response, Assistant Asai checked on his tablet and said, "Yes, it is possible."

After hearing her reply, Imagawa Kaede couldn't help but get a little excited, so he asked directly: "Can we talk to Kadokawa about directly holding a controlling stake in this subsidiary? If I remember correctly, the performance of this subsidiary is not particularly good, right?"

Hearing this, Aunt Asai flipped through the tablet in her hand again and soon gave a reply: "It is true that compared with other subsidiaries, Fujimi Shobo's performance is not particularly good, and it is at a lower-middle level."

Seeing this, Imagawa Kaede quickly called his mother.

The call was quickly connected, and without waiting for the other party to speak, Imagawa Kaede went straight to the point and said:

"Mom, can you give me a company to practice with first? It's a subsidiary of Kadokawa, called Fujimi Shobo. See if our Imagawa family can directly control it..."

"Stop, stop, stop." Imagawa Mikiko was still writing documents on the other end of the line, and she couldn't stand the rapid-fire words from Imagawa Kaede. "Give the phone to Asai and ask her to talk to me."

Hearing this, Imagawa Kaede handed the phone to Aunt Asai and looked at her with a flattering look on his face. In response, Asai just nodded slightly and started talking to Imagawa Mikiko.

Although he seemed to be doing his job properly, he was actually speaking well of Imagawa Kaede.

"Young Master has grown up, it's time for him to exercise himself."

"That subsidiary is actually not that important. I am confident that I can lower the price to a very reasonable range..."

As for what Imagawa Kaede wanted to use the subsidiary for, no one cared. It was a small company with only thirty or forty people, so who cared about their life or death? It didn't matter even if Imagawa Kaede got rid of him. The total value of the small company was just that small. What's more, they already held 45% of the shares and now they just wanted to reach 51%.

In their opinion, this is no different from buying a small toy for Imagawa Kaede. Since he wants to give it to him, so what if he loses all the money?

Moreover, this kind of small company still uses Kadokawa's channels, otherwise it would be better to register a new company by itself.

Therefore, the two quickly reached an agreement. Imagawa Mikiko even used this incident to lecture Imagawa Kaede, and Imagawa Kaede listened obediently.

It’s true, there is only one good mother in the world.

After this decision was made, the purpose of several people changed. The USB flash drive in Imagawa Kaede's hand was of no use for the time being, and the purpose of this trip became Aunt Asai's purchase demonstration.

In fact, this is nothing. Kadokawa Shoten is completely insignificant in front of the Imagawa family. Excluding the time spent on printing documents, this acquisition involving 10% of the shares was completed in less than half an hour.

Imagawa Kaede and Shiina Mahiru, who were watching the whole process, still felt a little unreal. It was over in such a short time? There was no need for internal discussion or formal occasions. When the old man appeared, Aunt Asai put forward the demand, the old man quoted the price, Aunt Asai said a few data, and then quoted a lower price. The old man raised the price, and finally both parties agreed, and waited for the contract to be printed and signed.

It was so simple, so simple that Imagawa Kaede wondered what he was doing at the previous drinking party. This might be the charm of trading. Sometimes things are actually very simple, but people have to make them complicated.

After returning to the car, Imagawa Kaede asked with some confusion: "Shouldn't 6% be enough?"

Aunt Asai showed a rare expression on her face. After thinking for a while, she said:

"Because I believe you can run that company well."

"Why did that person agree to buy it so readily?"

Aunt Asai said in silence, "Because for him, this is a deal where the benefits outweigh the risks. Plus, we already have a lot of shares in Kadokawa. Besides, that company isn't a profitable one. If you manage it well, he'll still make money. If you don't, we'll be the ones who lose. The most important thing is, he wants to do us a good job."

After hearing this, Imagawa Kaede understood something. As for Shiina Mahiru, there was a little worry in her eyes when she looked at Imagawa Kaede, but more of it was hope.

"Has Aunt Asai had dinner yet?"

"Not yet. Do you want to go eat something together?"

"Okay, Aunt Asai will treat me. I'm going to the same izakaya we went to last time."

She just smiled rarely in response, sent a text message to Imagawa Mikiko, and asked the driver to drive to a izakaya in Ginza.

Asai and Imagawa Kaede have a very good relationship. She can be said to have watched Imagawa Kaede grow up. She was actually responsible for picking up and dropping off the original owner from school, as well as dealing with the troubles he caused.

How to say it, in fact, Asai is to Imagawa Mikiko what Hayasaka Ai is to Shinomiya Kaguya. Of course, Asai has not received any coercion, so there is no risk of betrayal.

Imagawa Kaede actually feels both fortunate and regretful. He is fortunate that he doesn't have a maid who grew up with him, but he also regrets that he doesn't have a maid who grew up with him.

(Okay, good night everyone. Little easter egg: you can search for Fujimi Shobo.)