Chapter 2725
Canon's Choice
Chapter 2725 Canon's Choice
"idiot!"
"Damn it~~~"
Minister Kimura Goro, whose body was not tall, was furious. He gripped the newspaper tightly in his hand, his body curled up like a steamed shrimp.
He never expected that the copier, a core technology that the group had always focused on investing in and that had always been doing well, would be surpassed and left behind.
Who can believe this?
How can you believe that?
Moreover, this person happens to be their enemy.
How should I explain this to my superiors?
How should we face the people of Dahe?
He could even imagine how disappointed the people in the country would be when the news got out.
How desperate must those who have always supported Canon be?
Time and again they saw hope, only to be plunged into despair. These ups and downs eroded not only their confidence but also their hope!
"Baka, baka!!!"
"When did this happen? When did this happen?"
Kimura Goro looked up, trying to remain calm, but his bloodshot eyes resembled those of a demon.
Rikiichiro Morita was startled and trembled, but dared not hide it, and hurriedly told them what he had received.
"Minister, this is a British newspaper from last week. It featured this kind of photocopier from France, but after an investigation by Britain, it was discovered that it was actually made in China."
"Shiguang photocopier".
"The newspapers claimed that they had solved the problem of photocopying on ordinary paper and were now selling to France."
"Reports from Britain claim that they are considering introducing this type of photocopier..."
Just as Rikiichiro Morita continued speaking, the phone on his office desk suddenly rang.
Kimura Gorokuro took a deep breath and picked up the phone, "Moshi moshi."
"You idiot Kimura, get up here now, right now!"
"Get up here!"
Doodle
The phone went dead, but the other end clearly identified him.
A bead of cold sweat dripped from his forehead. Looking down at the newspaper on the table, Kimura Gorokuro had a bad feeling.
After a long while, Kimura Gorokuro finally raised his head to look at the thin Morita Rikiichiro in front of him, and a figure flashed through his mind.
"Morita, you don't want to lose this job, do you?"
Morita Rikiichiro's expression tightened, and he quickly lowered his head. "Minister, Morita will definitely do his best to complete the research."
"It's too late, we've already fallen behind! Do you understand?"
"Hi!"
"Fine, we'll see what the president decides this time!"
Morita Rikiichiro looked terrified and bowed sharply at a ninety-degree angle. "Minister, please say a few kind words to me. I would be eternally grateful!"
Kimura Gorokuro nodded gently, "Yoshi, I've seen your hard work!"
"I will do my best, but I also need you to produce results!"
"Thank you, Minister!"
Rikiichiro Morita remained bowed, his expression one of deep gratitude.
"Let's go, don't keep the club president waiting!"
"Hi!"
After saying that, Kimura Gorokuro straightened his clothes and then walked out of the office with his head held high.
Behind him, Rikiichiro Morita straightened up, his face pale. If he lost this job, what would happen to the family's mortgage?
What will happen to his wife and son?
Given the current economic situation in China, it is almost impossible to find a job with such good pay again.
So this time, I absolutely must keep my job.
The two approached the president's office with trepidation, and before they even entered, they heard an old man's angry voice coming from inside.
The two exchanged a glance, then composed themselves before knocking on the door.
The next second, the door opened, and the president's secretary quickly made way for the two of them, then saw the president, Yukio Tomioka's, gloomy face.
"President!"
The two quickly approached and then bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle.
Yukio Tomioka noticed that the two of them didn't speak, but just stared intently at them.
The office was silent, and the female secretary beside her had her head down and was squeezing her legs tightly together.
Kimura and Morita remained completely still, as if only in this way could they express their sincerity.
Only in this way can you ask for the other party's forgiveness.
Time passed by minute by minute.
It may have only been a minute, but it felt like an eternity to the two of them, and their backs were starting to feel stiff.
"Kimura!"
An aged voice came from Tomioka Yukio's mouth, and Kimura Gorokuro took a deep breath, his body pressing down even further, looking even more respectful.
This made Morita Rikiichiro, who was a step behind, sigh inwardly, "The captain is indeed the captain, he can still squeeze my waist even more."
Rikiichiro Morita wanted to follow suit, but his back couldn't take it, so he could only stay in the original position.
She was determined to give Haruko a stern talking-to when she got home, because Haruko was the one who caused her back injury; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to bend over like that.
If she loses this job, it will definitely be related to Haruko.
"Hi!"
While Morita Rikiichiro was still pondering, Kimura Gorokuro had already shouted it out loud.
"Kimura, I trust you."
Yukio Tomioka said coldly, "That's why I'm entrusting you with the group's most important and best research project, hoping that you will live up to my expectations."
"Is this how you repay me?"
As he spoke, Yukio Tomioka slammed a stack of newspapers onto the table.
"Look, look closely!"
"France published the information in the newspapers a week ago, and now the entire Western world knows about it!"
"Britain, Germany, the land of bullfighting, and the land of windmills, etc., are all waiting for news."
"Did you know? French newspapers will soon spread all over the world, and the news of the China Time-Sharing photocopier will soon be remembered by the world!"
"And what about us? Where are our photocopiers?"
"Are we supposed to wait until China dominates the market before we make it?"
"Do we have to lag behind China in everything?"
"Shame on us, utter disgrace!"
Yukio Tomioka immediately launched into a barrage of questions, which made Goro Kimura's face turn red and his expression turn sorrowful.
Rikiichiro Morita was so ashamed that he shed tears.
It was because of him that the task was not completed on time, which disappointed the minister, the president, and the people of Taiga.
He is a sinner!
"President, I have failed your expectations."
"I am filled with remorse and only hope that you will continue to have mercy and give me a chance to make amends..."
As Kimura Goroku spoke sincerely, Tomioka Yukio's expression gradually improved.
"President, it's not Minister Kimura's fault. It's my fault for failing to complete the task!"
Rikiichiro Morita cried out.
"No, Morita, you've done a great job. No one works harder than you! You're always the first to arrive and the last to leave, and you can't even take good care of your wife at home..."
"You're not wrong, you just lacked a little luck..."
"Damn Chinese, they must have stolen our luck!"
"minister!"
"Morita!"
bang bang
"That's enough, you two!"
Yukio Tomioka slapped the table, and those two idiots were still putting on an act for him.
Hi!!!
The two immediately stopped expressing their sincere emotions and became serious!
"This matter must be resolved as soon as possible, before the public is informed of the situation!"
"Opportunities are not something we can't give you!"
Yukio Tomioka calmed down and spoke again.
"Hi, thank you so much, President!" Both of them were overjoyed. Morita Rikiichiro even wiped his face, snot and tears on the side, looking very serious.
Yukio Tomioka sat in the chair. "I'll give you time!"
"I want to see a Canon copier on March 1st next year!"
"That way, there's still a chance to make amends!"
"If you can't do it, you two can just wait to commit seppuku!"
Kimura Gorokuro and Morita Rikiichiro felt a buzzing in their heads.
It's the end of December now, which is two months away from March 1st next year.
Moreover, February only has 28 days, so it only adds up to 60 days.
Sixty days to complete a research project seems like an impossible task.
But do they dare to refuse?
dare not!
If they dared, they wouldn't need to commit seppuku; the debts and pressures they carried alone would be enough to send them to the rooftop!
"Hi!"
"Please rest assured, we will definitely complete the mission!"
Kimura Gorokuro and Morita Rikiichiro made promises, but whether they could actually accomplish it depended on how they did it.
"Go, finish it as soon as possible, the sooner the better!"
Yukio Tomioka waved his hand weakly, and the two exchanged a glance before leaving the office.
After walking for a while, Kimura Goroku grabbed Morita Rikiichiro and led him into the storeroom, his expression grave.
"Morita, tell me the truth, can you make a photocopier in sixty days?"
Morita Rikiichiro's face paled. He wanted to repeat what he had just said, but looking at Kimura Gorokuro's murderous look, he swallowed hard and carefully said, "Captain, it's difficult!"
"We still have several technical challenges that we haven't been able to overcome!"
"The biggest problem is the control system. Our semiconductor materials don't meet the requirements, so the control system we make won't meet the standards!"
"The problem of using regular paper in photocopiers can't be solved!"
"In addition..."
Snapped
As Morita Rikiichiro was still talking, he was slapped across the face.
"Hi!"
Rikiichiro Morita immediately nodded!
Snapped
He also got hit on the left side of his face.
"Hi!"
Rikiichiro Morita's voice was louder.
"idiot!"
Kimura Goro grinned, "I didn't hear you say it was difficult!"
"What I need to hear is, yes or no!"
Looking at the short but exceptionally fierce Kimura Gorokuro in front of him, Morita Rikiichiro straightened up and nodded vigorously, "Yes, I can definitely do it!"
"It must be done within sixty days!"
"well!"
Kimura Goro put his hands behind his back with a sigh, then, as if remembering something, continued, "I'll have someone get a photocopier made in China as a prototype. You study it carefully and try to surpass them!"
Upon hearing this, Morita Rikiichiro's face stopped hurting, and he happily replied, "If we can refer to their photocopier, we will have even more confidence."
Goro Kimura nodded. "Yes, this matter concerns the future."
“Starting today, you, and all related researchers, will live at the company.”
"You'll get subsidies for food and lodging, so keep up the good work!"
Rikiichiro Morita stood with his legs together, bowed, and said, "Yes, thank you for your support, Minister Kimura."
After saying that, Kimura Gorokuro left, while Morita Rikiichiro walked solemnly toward his office.
After the two left, Yukio Tomioka waved to his secretary, who immediately and carefully left the room and gently closed the door.
After a while, Yukio Tomioka calmed down and then picked up the phone.
"Sir, I am Yukio Tomioka!"
When the call connected, Yukio Tomioka's voice was humble.
"Tomioka, how did things go?"
"Your Excellency, I have made the strictest demands, and it will definitely be completed by the end of March next year!"
After Yukio Tomioka finished speaking, there was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before he replied, "Okay, we need to speed things up."
"As you know, because of the Kashima incident, we signed a humiliating agreement that I could not use any items developed by China without their consent."
"Even if we use them, our products cannot be sold to other countries. This is a consensus reached by the United States and the Union."
Upon hearing this, Yukio Tomioka unconsciously clenched his fist.
"Sir, the other party is utterly despicable!"
"We clearly spent more time researching and started earlier, but just because they released it first, just because of this damn agreement..."
Tomioka Yukio felt uncomfortable.
Once upon a time, they were the leading figures in the field of scientific research.
Even the most advanced weapons can be made by any university professor with their students.
The only limitation is that the raw materials are not readily available.
Otherwise, given their level of scientific research, there's nothing they can't do.
But who would have thought that the other party would actually walk in front of them?
And they even signed such a shameless agreement.
That's right, it's shameless.
Why can you hide at home and copy this and that, but we can't?
It's clearly a case of the pot calling the kettle black, but when it comes to me, you won't let me copy you. That's so shameless!
While Yukio Tomioka was still fuming, the old man on the other end of the phone spoke again.
"Now that we've signed the agreement, and with the United States and the Alliance as guarantors, we must abide by it!"
"These are the rules; there's no other choice!"
Yukio Tomioka's eyes darkened. "Sir, the photocopier is the core technology for our future development. If we give up, our initial investment will be wasted."
"Your Excellency, we...we cannot answer to our people!"
Yukio Tomioka lowered his voice and spoke carefully.
"Therefore, you must complete the research and production of the photocopier within three months."
"It would be best to achieve large-scale production!"
The person on the other end suddenly said something that caught Tomioka's eye; something was definitely off about what they were saying.
Sure enough, the other party continued, "We have already made contact with the United States privately."
"After our repeated pleas and the sacrifice of some benefits, they finally agreed to give us a chance."
"If the copier production is completed within three months, they will send someone to evaluate it and then do their best to facilitate sharing the patent with China!"
"This is our last chance."
"Therefore, we must make it!"
Yukio Tomioka excitedly stood up from his seat.
"Rest assured, Your Excellency, Canon has the capability, the ability, and the confidence to manufacture a photocopier."
"Please trust us, we will definitely succeed!"
"Hey, keep this a secret. You know what will happen if the Alliance finds out!"
"Hi!"
Yukio Tomioka hung up the phone, a smile flashing across his face, then took a deep breath. "There's still a chance, there's still a chance!"
He was absolutely certain that they could finish it within three months.
If China, with its limited technological resources, can do it, why can't they?
Previously, he had only shifted the focus to photography technology, but now he was going to personally oversee the project, gathering all the resources of the Canon Group. He was determined to make a photocopier!
He even did better and more than China.
Then we'll see what they have to say!
Thinking about this, Yukio Tomioka felt that he had the potential to become a national hero of the Great River.
"well!!!"