A real estate company in Tokyo.
Mrs. Yukinoshita, wearing a traditional Japanese kimono, came to the company’s parking lot in a Maybach.
"Wait for me here."
"Okay, ma’am."
The female driver in a black suit responded respectfully.
Mrs. Yukinoshita got out of the car and came to the door of the company building. After taking a deep breath, she smiled perfectly and stepped into the door.
"Hello, do you have an appointment?"
The receptionist at the door smiled professionally.
Mrs. Yukinoshita saw more anxiety and uneasiness on her face.
"I have an appointment with President Kawamura."
"President Kawamura is talking to other guests now, why don’t you wait a moment."
"Okay, thank you."
"You’re welcome, this is what I should do."
Mrs. Yukinoshita came to the rest area under the guidance of the front desk.
Soon after, the front desk lady brought hot tea. Mrs. Yukinoshita thanked her and drank tea quietly, sitting on a chair and waiting.
Only her slightly frowned brows from time to time revealed that her heart was not at peace.
After waiting for an hour, Mrs. Yukinoshita saw someone walking down from upstairs with an ugly look and hurried out. Seeing this, Mrs. Yukinoshita became more and more uneasy.
"President Kawamura is free now, please go up."
Mrs. Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment. She already knew the answer, but still asked the question: "Those people just now…are they all going to see President Kawamura?"
The front desk clerk looked around carefully and whispered: "Madam, you should know that they are all suppliers of our company."
Mrs. Yukinoshita nodded slightly, but her heart sank completely.
With a glimmer of hope, she walked up the elevator and came to the president’s office.
Mrs. Yukinoshita knocked on the door gently.
"Come in."
Pushing the door open and walking in, President Kawamura was still the same as always, just like what Mrs. Yukinoshita knew in the past, elegant and easy-going, confident and capable.
Just thinking of the suppliers who had just left, she guessed that this was probably the president being strong and calm.
"It’s Yukinoshita, come on, come on, please sit down."
The two were also old acquaintances and had signed many business contracts. At the hospitality of President Kawamura, Mrs. Yukinoshita said sorry and sat on the sofa.
Mrs. Yukinoshita saw President Kawamura sitting opposite her. She thought for a moment and said, "President Kawamura, I’m just going to say some things directly. I hope you can forgive me."
"You tell me, Yukinoshita."
"Regarding that amount, when will your company be able to disburse it? We have already signed a contract with other companies and are just waiting for the funds to arrive."
Mrs. Yukinoshita urged, "… We are a small family business. This money is for life-saving. We really can’t delay it."
This time she isCome to ask for money.
The Yukinoshita family is not a big family, they can only be said to be rich in the eyes of ordinary people.
In Tokyo, families like Yukinoshita are not qualified to participate in higher affairs.
Only in a small place like Chiba can Yukinoshita be considered famous.
The Yukinoshita family has always been engaged in real estate. They are not real estate companies that build buildings, but provide building materials to those real estate companies.
Since Mrs. Yukinoshita’s father, the Yukinoshita family has been doing these businesses. After so many years, the family has also had a good relationship with large construction companies in the Tokyo area.
In the eyes of the Yukinoshita family, these large construction companies are backed by major chaebols and have sufficient funds. If they cooperate with them, they are in danger of being owed money.
For small companies like them, the most feared thing is that the funds cannot be received, so that the capital chain is broken, and they have to beg for money.
Over the past so many years, the Yukinoshita family’s companies have cooperated closely with other major construction companies, and nothing has ever happened.
Unexpectedly, this time something big happened.
President Kawamura said with a smile: "Yukinoshita, wait a minute. The company’s capital turnover has some problems now. You can wait a little."
"This matter can’t wait. We have signed a contract with other companies and must provide enough building materials according to the requirements of the contract, otherwise we will have to pay a large sum of money."
"Then Yukinoshita Enterprise can go to the bank for a loan first. I believe that with the qualifications of Yukinoshita Enterprise and its stable interests in the past, it can borrow a sum of money."
Mrs. Yukinoshita was angry.
Is this about a loan?
What she is afraid of is that she can’t get the money back at all!
There is indeed no problem with the loan. The bank will definitely lend it, but the interest will definitely be high.
Large-scale construction companies can use the bank’s money to quickly turn around, but small companies like them have a very slow turnover speed.
With such a long time to recover funds, I don’t know how much interest they will owe.
If the debt can be recovered, it is not bad, at most it will be less profitable.
But if the money cannot be recovered in the end, the Yukinoshita family will completely break the capital chain and will be close to bankruptcy!
"President Kawamura, our two families have been cooperating for so many years, can’t you make some concessions and make up our debts first?"
Mrs. Yukinoshita was angry, she tried to suppress her anger, knowing that it was useless to be angry at this time, but it might make things go in a worse direction.
She lowered her head and said in a tone of almost request.
President Kawamura said regretfully: "President Yukinoshita, this is not a question of concessions, but it is really difficult for me to do it."
Seeing this, Mrs. Yukinoshita knew that it was useless to beg, so she threatened: "In this case, I can only go to court."
The one who owes money is the boss. Mrs. Yukinoshita has known this sentence for a long time, but it is the first time she feels the power of this sentence.
President Kawamura hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Yukinoshita, we have known each other for a long time. There are some things I won’t tell others, so I will tell you the truth."
"Even if you go to court, it’s useless. This company no longer has any working capital. It not only owes you money, but also owes money to banks and other companies."
"Even if you go to court, the company will at most go bankrupt and reorganize. The money from the liquidation after bankruptcy will not be paid to you first, but to the bank first."
"You also know that behind the banks are major chaebols, and they are more powerful than you."
"Don’t look at me like that. Although I am the president, I am just a senior worker. I only have management rights over the company, not ownership."
Mrs. Yukinoshita trembled, and she gritted her teeth and said: "Thank you, President Kawamura, for telling me, is there nothing I can do?"
The other party told the truth because of the good relationship between the two parties.
That is to say, this construction company is going bankrupt. There is no money on the books. It is completely insolvent.
President Kawamura shook his head.
He pointed out these problems so that Mrs. Yukinoshita could be prepared. She might not be able to collect the debt.
Mrs. Yukinoshita said unwillingly: "This company has a history of 60 years. It is a long-established Japanese company. How could it go bankrupt so easily?"
Kawamura said helplessly: "It’s not about the aquarium. We built the aquarium and it has been built and can be delivered."
"But who would have thought that there would be a terrorist attack and the entire aquarium was severely damaged. The insurance company will not pay for such a thing. The contract we signed at the beginning was to deliver the complete aquarium."
"After this destruction, our company has to pay a large amount of money to continue construction. For this matter, we are also arguing with the other company every day."
"But even so, this company is backed by the Shinomiya Zaibatsu. The Shinomiya Group will not give up a high-quality company with a 60-year history for such a small amount of money, right?" Mrs. Yukinoshita said in disbelief.
It was precisely because this construction company was backed by the Shinomiya Group and had a reputation of 60 years that the Yukinoshita family chose to trust it and prepaid a large amount of construction materials before the other party paid. (To read the novel, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
Of course, this is also a common problem of large enterprises. These large enterprises will use their size to oppress suppliers. Lowering prices is secondary, and generally payment is deferred.
"Calm down, Yukinoshita. You are right. If it were in the past, the Shinomiya Group would not give up a company with such a long history for such a small loss."
"I don’t know if you have paid attention to the stock market recently? Whether it is the stock market in Japan or the United States, the companies under the Shinomiya Group have suffered heavy losses."
"For the Shinomiya Group, the banking industry is the foundation. What they need to protect is their basic market. In order to cope with this menacing crisis, they can only cut off their arms to survive and abandon the car to save the coach.. "
"Unfortunately, this company is one of the broken arms."
"Even if there are other companies willing to acquire it, they probably won’t want the debts, but will acquire it at a lower price after bankruptcy reorganization. You know the methods of those people, and we small people can’t afford to offend them."
President Kawamura pointed upwards.
Those who can become chaebols are all ruthless and have people in politics, law, and economy. It is very difficult to fight them.
"I advise you to prepare in advance and find a way to get through this crisis."
"The Yukinoshita family’s company has a history of more than 30 years and is deeply rooted in Chiba Prefecture. If you really can’t do it, go and discuss with the local official departments to see if you can borrow funds to get through the crisis."
President Kawamura was also saddened by the death of the rabbit and the fox, and kindly advised.
"Thank you for your advice. ”
Mrs. Yukinoshita forced a smile. She did not stay here for long and left in a hurry.
Her expression and back when she left were exactly the same as those suppliers she had seen in the lounge before.[]
After the greetings from the front desk, Mrs. Yukinoshita left the corporate building and got on the waiting car.
She closed her eyes and said tiredly: "Let’s drive back to Chiba."
"Yes, ma’am."
The driver responded, and the car drove smoothly on the street.
It seems that we have to find another way.
Mrs. Yukinoshita knew that it was almost impossible to recover the money from this company.
If she still clings to this place, the family business of the Yukinoshita family will definitely be in big trouble.
