Because of the automation of part of the waste disposal course of, the proceeds at MCTBH have apparently been dramatically rising.

At some point, at a administration assembly, Ishida approached Hiroki to “seek the advice of concerning the firm’s future plans”.

[Do you remember when I mentioned how there were cooperation proposals from trading companies and chemical companies?]

[You did mention something like that.]

The corporate was questioning again then about how they may deepen their relationship with such giant prospects once they began enterprise within the area of liquid waste therapy.

Hiroki remembers how one of many strategies mentioned was within the type of a partnership with different firms or accepting investments.

[What’s going on now?]

[The President of those companies expressed their difficulty in investing in the company,  so we settled on a long-term contract.However…… There seems to be a lot of dissatisfaction on their side.]

[Are they asking for a change in the way things are done now?]

[Yes. The volume of processing our company does have become so large that the client’s business could be at risk if the contract is terminated. The client’s management probably wants to invest in the company to reduce management risk and to have some voting rights or some control over the company.]

This can be a pure request, because the shopper wouldn’t need to take the danger of out of the blue being informed that the value of waste processing that has been outsourced to them for 10 years could be tripled the next yr.

Hiroki had no intention to do such a factor as a result of he isn’t in it for the cash within the first place, however the shopper firm isn’t going to simply consider him for his phrases.

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Even so, troublesome issues are troublesome.

[I don’t like the idea of having my shares held by people I don’t even know, but that’s also troublesome……]

With Hiroki proudly owning 100% of MCTBH’s shares, the opening might be stored secret, and he’s allowed to have his unusual habits like organising a nap room subsequent to the opening.

If different individuals have been to come back in, somebody would possibly discover fault in Hiroki’s irrational habits, or Hiroki would a minimum of want to provide out some clarification.

Considering of all this, Hiroki discovered it an actual trouble.

[Also, it’s not just one or two companies that are coming to us saying that.]

[I see…… However, isn’t this something that can’t be helped? Do you have a countermeasure in mind?]

[Yes. That’s what I came to consult with you. I was thinking that we should just buy their trading or chemical company.]

[Eh? Are you talking about corporate takeover?]

Hiroki had seen this phrase in financial novels and information, one thing about M&A.

(T/N: Mergers & Acquisition)

[Yes. We would buy the entire company for distribution and plant processing equipment, internalize the process and monopolize the profits ourselves. That way, we don’t have to let those companies make money from us and we can keep the company’s secrets. From an accounting perspective, we would increase fixed costs and decrease variable costs. From a business perspective, the larger the size of the company, the more profitable it is. In other words, we are steering the company towards a greater size. I believe this is in line with the original purpose you had when you started the business, which was not to accept interference from yakuza or local government.]

Listening to Ishida’s phrases, Hiroki remembered that when Ishida was nonetheless a college researcher, the aim of his session with him was “to make the corporate larger in order that no troublesome issues would come close to him”.

For Ishida to nonetheless do not forget that…… Hiroki himself had forgotten all about it till Ishida talked about it.

Nonetheless, Ishida’s proposal might sound cheap, however it looks like it will even have its personal issues.

[That sounds like a very reasonable proposal, but putting aside how profitable the company is, do we have enough funds to buy the company in the first place?]

[We have a lot of people coming to invest or lend money. There are even more of them than those who request partnerships. That’s part of the reason why I’m consulting you about this.]

[Are we really getting that many inquiries?]

[To the extent that we would need to hold explanatory meetings.]

[How in the world did they sniff us out when the company isn’t even listed on the stock exchange?]

“Cash hyenas certain are scary”, or so Hiroki thought.

[People are troubled because they have no place to invest money. China’s real estate bubble has burst, and bitcoin, which led the cryptocurrency boom, isn’t doing so well. People say that India would be the next superpower, but their caste system is dragging the country down, and their industries other than IT aren’t developing at all…… Ahh, our company is also mining cryptocurrency with our surplus power. Waste disposal without making use of any power is just unnatural.]

[Huhh……]

[People in Europe are in an uproar, you know? They went to the trouble of setting up a clean technology business to compete with the US, China and Japan, but now, some random company appeared in Japan that had reduced everything to zero. They will have to rethink their industrial strategy at the national strategic level.]

[The topic getting that far is too big for me, so I don’t really understand.]

Hiroki blurted out.

Even when individuals say that MCTBH’s enterprise of processing any type of waste at a really low price will have an effect on the world state of affairs, it doesn’t make any sense to Hiroki in any respect.

Hiroki simply needs to remain by the opening and hold throwing as a lot waste into the opening as potential.

What was extra stunning to him although have been Ishida’s subsequent phrases.

[And that’s why, we’re going to hold an explanatory meeting for investors at a hotel in Tokyo.]

[Eh?]

[In three months, we would like President to speak in Tokyo.]

[Ehhhh……]

It looks like Hiroki would wish to drag out his swimsuit, which he hadn’t worn because the earlier interview.

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As for the place and at what resort will the buyers’ assembly be held……

The number of such a resort is alleged to be strongly influenced by the coordinating firm’s brokerage agency.

Since Hiroki’s firm is an beginner on this space of administration, they paid a fee to outsource this work.

This time, the explanatory assembly was to be held in a corridor of a 5-star worldwide resort in Tokyo due to the excessive curiosity of buyers from abroad.

Within the corridor, there have been lots of hyenas in high-end fits sitting in a row, all of them carrying custom-made fits.

All of them have been most likely carrying fits that have been specifically made for them and watches that price greater than their vehicles.

Hiroki thought that his swimsuit may be the most cost effective one in that room.

When the seats have been 80% crammed, it was time for the occasion to begin, and MCTBH’s investor presentation started.

Though English is the popular language for displays like this, the buyers have been already informed that Hiroki was unable to talk Enterprise English, so he needed to clarify issues in Japanese by means of an interpreter.

[And so, our strategy is to take the number one global market share in the growth of the global green business sector. Specifically, we aim to reduce the value-added costs of the entire value chain by establishing a low-cost global supply chain of waste materials, starting from CO2 and various waste emitters in the petrochemical industry, which is the upstream sector of the industry, to consumer goods, which is the downstream sector of the industry……]

Unnn. Though Hiroki was talking in Japanese, he himself couldn’t perceive what was being mentioned due to the numerous international phrases concerned.

The interpreter was truly given an English translation of the draft beforehand, so whatever the content material, the members ought to have heard a fantastically pronounced and well-written English presentation.

Ishida had reassuringly informed him “President has a strong physique, so please look forward and converse confidently. We’ll maintain the remainder”, so although it lasted solely 20 minutes, Hiroki managed to finish the presentation.

After the administration completed explaining the enterprise, applause concurrently rang out within the corridor and it was time for the question-and-answer session.

An Anglo-Saxon-looking white man stood up and spoke in fast English.

Hiroki had no clue what he was saying although.

[I will answer your question.]

Calmly nodding his head, he left it to Ishida to take care of it.

Subsequent Q&A periods have been between Ishida and the foreigners.

Comparable exchanges befell with a Chinese language-looking outdated man, a Japanese-looking outdated man and a Hispanic-looking outdated man, all of which have been answered by Ishida.

Similar to that, the investor assembly ended peacefully.

After the assembly, there was a light-weight feast, the place Hiroki was requested to talk to some individuals, however he simply left it to the interpreter and Ishida, and concentrated solely on his meal.

The corporate is paying for this meal in spite of everything…… so he needed to make up for his or her cash’s price.

That night time, the corporate personnel stayed on the worldwide resort.

Maybe, due to the beneficiant corridor rental payment, they have been provided a collection room with some type of service.

[Good grief. I’m more tired than when I’m disposing 100-ton shovels of garbage down the hole.]

The spacious room, the delicate mattress and the night time view of Tokyo from the resort window have been all considerably tasteless for one individual.

The one want he had in thoughts was to return to that bleak room close to the opening as quickly as potential…… for Hiroki doesn’t suppose that he would be capable of have dream right here.