thenovelthief Chapter 136 - 136: From Today, Get Familiar with Laplace Corporation
Chapter 136 - 136: From Today, Get Familiar with Laplace Corporation
In recent years, the situation of the Yukinoshita family has not been very favorable.
Mrs Yukinoshita, considered the backbone of the family's revival, has been under immense pressure.
A few years ago, Japan's economic bubble burst.
The real estate industry, once inflated to extraordinary heights, collapsed into ashes in the blink of an eye.
Many families far wealthier than the Yukinoshita family were completely ruined or severely damaged by this bubble burst.
However, thanks to Mrs Yukinoshita's sharp insight, the Yukinoshita family did not plunge headfirst into the real estate industry but withdrew in time, thereby preserving their wealth.
Nevertheless, in Chiba, where the Yukinoshita family's foundation lies in construction, they could not escape signs of decline amidst the significant economic shifts.
After painstakingly stabilizing the family's current ventures, Mrs Yukinoshita constantly
With that, Sayuri turned on the large screen in the banquet hall.
She played an advertisement video showcasing smart home furniture produced by Laplace Corporation.
All eyes in the room turned to the video.
However, most attendees initially focused not on the content but on the small logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen:
Laplace Corporation
Some had heard of it; others had not.
But from this night onward, everyone would undoubtedly remember this name.
As for the video itself?
Some viewers recognized the potential in the smart furniture line; others were merely intrigued by its novelty.
Regardless of their focus on the product, many had already begun contemplating investments in the brand.
The idea of offering support or collaboration didn't even need to be spoken.
After all, forget about smart furniture—
Even if the video had been about handmade straw sandals, as long as Sayuri introduced them and mentioned they were made by a junior in her family, people would be willing to place orders for seventy or eighty pairs.
Whether they used them or not didn't matter—at worst, they could give them away as gifts.
No one cared about the product's uniqueness.
What mattered was who introduced it.
By extending support to Sayuri now, they expected her to return the favor in the future.
"Have you heard of this company before?"
Mrs. Yukinoshita turned to ask her daughter.
Haruno, who had arrived in Tokyo a bit earlier, swallowed hard and nodded.
"Yes, it's a newly established company... growing very quickly. Currently, its market value has exceeded 100 billion yen."
Mrs. Yukinoshita nodded, showing some interest.
This 100 billion yen figure carried a special significance.
It was enough for the Yukinoshita family to take note of but not enough to fully prioritize.
If supported by the Sawamura family, achieving this 100 billion yen mark wouldn't be a difficult feat.
Thus, she was only mildly curious and didn't think much more about it.
After all, the current business fields of the Yukinoshita and Sawamura families didn't have any clear connections.
However, Haruno's eyes showed a flicker of unease.
She knew that what she had just said wasn't entirely true.
That 100 billion yen figure didn't come from the Sawamura family's support.
It was the achievement of a young man who built it entirely on his own within less than a year.
What was even more noteworthy was that the majority of this market value came from investments in products that hadn't officially launched yet.
When the actual products of Laplace Corporation entered the market, combined with strong support from the Sawamura family, the market value of the company could rise to unimaginable levels.
Haruno felt overwhelmed.
Sayuri had placed a significant bet on Yukima Azuma, someone she was willing to invest not only resources but also time and effort in.
The Sawamura family, which had maintained an attitude of gradually withdrawing from politics for many years, was now making a complete 180-degree turn because of Yukima Azuma.
This was beyond Haruno's imagination.
The person making the decisions was still Sayuri, not Eriri, the daughter who always stayed close to Yukima Azuma.
Haruno didn't know that Yukima Azuma had not yet brought any tangible benefits to Sayuri.
Sayuri had chosen to place unconditional trust in him.
If Haruno knew this, she would likely be ten times more astonished.
When the video ended, Sayuri said a few more polite words.
After that, she leisurely stepped down from the stage.
Eriri immediately ran up to her mother, her eyes shining brightly.
"Mom, did you dress up like this today to promote Azuma's products?"
Sayuri nodded.
Upon hearing the answer, Eriri smiled brightly.
That smile resembled that of a girl in love, who had just received approval from her parents.
"You're already proud of him even before getting married."
Seeing her daughter grinning foolishly, Sayuri sighed and gently pinched Eriri's cheek.
"Oh, come on, it's not called being proud. Mom is helping Azuma now; later, he'll definitely help Mom back."
Eriri, her intentions exposed, immediately tried to justify herself.
"That, I don't doubt... but that's not what matters."
Sayuri understood Yukima Azuma well. But in reality, the primary reason she invested in him was largely because of Eriri.
This was, to her, like a dowry for her daughter.
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