"...you want me to lead the toy department?"
Nifuji felt like he had been betrayed, and he also realized how naive he was. He thought that everyone had become a good friend as they had drunk and socialized together, but it seemed that he thought too much, especially when this bastard wanted to work him to death!
While everyone in this place took a salary without even working, Nifuji felt like he was being worked like a slave.
Previously, he thought that he would lead the new diaper company that would be acquired by this company and even if his skill in a business wasn't as bright as others genius, it was okay, as he knew that the company definitely wouldn't lose a money, especially when all of the nursing houses and all of the clients of this company would buy diapers from them.
To increase sales, he had his own teams, and he would just tell all of the employees to work hard with a quota.
If that wasn't enough, he would run an advertisement across all media.
Lastly, he also had made a plan within his mind, so he knew what he should do, and frankly, with the "Design Mastery" that he got previously after he spent ten million yen of Mayuri, he felt like he could monopolize the diaper market!
The total global diaper market was valued at approximately USD 91.14 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to USD 167.33 billion by 2033!
When he made a lot of money, he could also develop in many other areas, such as the materials that were used for diapers, and all other types of similar products that were related!
Selling diapers, frankly, wasn't cool, especially when everyone aspired to become a billionaire like Melon Musk, but Nifuji just wanted a comfortable life, so he just wanted to sell something that would definitely sell instead of gambling with everything, yet—
"Yes." The chairman nodded calmly as he said, "We have thought about this for a while, especially when it would take time for us to acquire the company."
Yup, acquiring a company isn't a simple process, and there were a lot of procedures that needed to be done!
In many stories, those processes were erased for an entertaining purpose, but Nifuji knew that it would take a long time. Even a year of process was possible, and the fastest was definitely less than six months!
Instead of letting Nifuji just root and be lazy, the chairman felt the need to train him, especially to get him used to the high position within the company.
"....." Nifuji.
Yup, the chairman wished the best for him, but he had to say that he just wanted to be lazy, which made him helpless.
'But, a toy, huh?'
Within this company, there were several businesses, including publishing, education-related services, hospitals, nursing homes, and, lastly, the toy industry.
The most profitable and one with the most potential part of this company was definitely the education-related and care-related, so without a doubt, the toy department was the one with the least potential, especially when it was just an educational toy.
With the decline of the birthrate and poverty in this country, it was already difficult for parents to buy toys for their children. More importantly, people were more interested in games instead of toys, or rather, the sales of their toys hadn't increased for the past decade!
Yes, it made money, but it wasn't a lot, or even so pitiful, which was why the chairman spoke to him last night, wishing how much the chairman wished for the toy department to enter the game industry, too.
Yet, Nifuji felt that it was hard.
He couldn't say that it was impossible, but with how everyone in this country was, it was amazing if they had a motivation to do something that didn't have a guarantee of success.
Unlike education and care, which are needed by everyone, the toy was a fickle business, which no one was sure would sell.
Instead of venturing into something that they had never tried before, it was better to take a safe and stable route. They might not make much money, but they won't lose money.
Yet, Nifuji also knew that the chairman just wanted to train him, which made him helpless.
"What do you think? It isn't a bad place, right? More importantly, it will take a while to acquire the company since you know about the bureaucracy and all other things in our place, right?"
"You are right."
The two looked at each other before they sighed helplessly.
To acquire a company, there was a long and troublesome process, which was naturally written into the regulations, so naturally, those within the politics and bureaucracy needed to be taken care of.
The chairman was okay as he had a lot of connections, but Nifuji didn't have them, and frankly, he also didn't really need them, as he was okay with his life now.
"What do you think? I won't force you, though."
In other words, it was fine if Nifuji didn't want to do this job, but at the same time, this also changed how the chairman treated him.
Nifuji's shares might be high, but even so, he lacked prestige, unlike the chairman, who had worked for a long time; Nifuji was a newbie.
Money might be able to give a lot of comfort, but to make people be respected, money wasn't enough!
Naturally, without money, nothing could be done.
In other words, Nifuji was given a chance.
The chairman also wanted to see the person behind Nifuji, especially since, despite how good this company was, there was a chance it could go bankrupt. So wasn't it better to get close to the financial institutions that supported him?
All companies needed money, and even this company borrowed money, too.
Fortunately, whether it was the chairman or Nifuji, they weren't the only owners of this company, so if they were stressed, they could share their stress with others.
Still, once again, Nifuji had a chance to raise his position, and even if he did nothing, it was fine, too, especially when no one had much of the expectations on the toy department, and when he compared it with his work in his current position—
"Okay."
"Good, I will prepare all the procedures right away!"
With those words, Nifuji quickly rose in his position to become the president of the toy department of this company!
From now on, his title would be Nifuji-sacho (president)!