Hanzawa Naoki (2013–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - Episode #2.1 - full transcript
To become like Owada-san, was my target...
He gained many huge achievements one after the other...
And even got himself into the race to become the chairman.
I was also desperate to be liked by him.
Isayama chief, you were one of Owada-san's favourite disciples, weren't you?
I was damn sure that he had the ability to become the chairman.
And if that would happen,
I would be in the board of directors.
But...
Because of him...
Because he brought Owada down to his knees...
That destroyed everything for me!!!
After that board meeting...
I went to the conference room to look for Owada-san who didn't seem to return.
And there he was...
Still with his head on the floor.
That image of him is still burned in my memories.
I can never forget that.
That bastard...
He brought down that kind of fate to Owada-san...
Tokyo Chuo Bank
Chief of Securities Department
Isayama Taiji
I'll let him know what is going to happen to him when he goes against an organisation.
Right. Hanzawa was chased out of the bank with a one-way ticket.
Even if he tries to convince the entire HR department,
I'll see that he can't rise up again.
That Hanzawa...
I'll never forgive him!
I'll see he won't stay in Tokyo Central Securities either.
I'll drive him to the edge of the earth!
One month ago
Currently, Cyber Acrobatics is not even Japan's 3rd largest IT related business
or even within the world's top 20.
And we believe that we need a very bold strategy to make that happen.
We'd like to borrow
Tokyo Central Securities' know-how for this.
Please tell us how we can help.
We're thinking of
acquiring a certain business.
Which business?
- Spiral.
Spiral!?
What we want to aquire is
the search engine that Spiral operates.
Along with our businesses in the telecommunications, online shopping and e-payment services,
This will help us in developing a completely new strategy in the world of IT.
If we are able to acquire
the 5th largest business in search engines
Cyber Acrobatics will surely become one of Asia's top 3 corporate giants.
Asia's top 3?
Indeed, Japan is lagging behind in the IT race,
And this could be the perfect strategy to leap forward to where the rest of the world is at.
That's right.
President of Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Hirayama Kazumasa
And this is why we'd like to ask you
to be the advisor for the deal.
Vice President of Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Hirayama Miyuki
Moriyama, how much capital would be required
to acquire the majority of Spiral's shares?
Just a minute...
With the current share price,
It should roughly estimate
to 150 billion yen.
150 billion yen!?
So are you up for it?
Please let us carefully consider the...
- Of course! Leave it to us!
Wow! That was a great business plan
we got to hear today.
We're grateful that you chose us,
president Hirayama.
Moriyama! You're in-charge of this deal,
aren't you!?
Show your gratitude
to the president and his wife!
Thank you very much.
Hanzawa-san, what is it that
you cherish the most in a business?
Do you have something like a motto?
A motto you say?
Speed. That is the most important thing
a business should have.
It's something Bill Gates once said.
We look forward to
your strategy and advice
as soon as possible.
I understand.
Previously, Hanzawa Naoki, who was a banker at the Tokyo Chuo Bank
Was transferred to their subsidiary company,
Tokyo Central Securities.
As the chief of business operations,
he is now responsible for planning investments
of bonds and other financial instruments.
This scope of business is
incomparably small
than of his time at the bank.
And among all of that,
the employees were all stirred up
at an unprecedentedly large acquisition deal
Spiral started off 6 years ago
as a venture from a small apartment
by Sena Yosuke, Kano Kazunari
and Kiyota Masanobu.
Specifically, the search engine that president Sena developed was a huge success
It even helped Spiral become one of Japan's top IT related businesses.
His administrative skills are so good that people even called it "Sena Magic"
What we need to
think about right now
is now what strategy
we propose to Cyber Acrobatics...
But if we should even consider
this request of theirs.
If we approach Spiral, which has
a great momentum now, with this deal,
they will surely oppose it.
And if that happens,
this will most likely turn into a hostile takeover.
We can surely do something,
if that happens.
I wonder if it'll go along that well...
- What is it Moriyama?
Tokyo Central Securities
Deputy manager of Business Operations
Morota Shoichi
Are you not interested
in this deal?
Morota-san, you're overly excited right now.
You kept making fun of me all this while
for trying to deal with Cyber Acrobatics
- Hey Moriyama!
I don't think Spiral is that easy
to deal with in the first place...
What!?
- Moriyama...
Tell us more.
Tokyo Central Securities
Business Operations Department
Moriyama Masahiro
Until just recently, Spiral's president Sena,
Had a fallout with his friends,
who he worked hard to build this firm.
They all split away from the company.
- A fallout?
It started off with a difference in opinion about the administrative policies.
Other investments?
Are you stupid!?
We can't continue to function with just one search engine forever, can we!?
We need to expand our scope of businesses.
- Stop kidding me!
We solely deal with internet technology!
If you can't trust my decisions, get out!
Yeah, that's what we're going to do.
Letter of resignation
You cannot trust us either anyway, can you?
President Sena is adamant on
sticking to just one line of business.
His search engine technology.
I don't see him putting up with an acquisition that requires a complete change in the management structure.
Listen Moriyama!
Acquisions are all about eat or be eaten!
You'll be the loser if you're scared of
numbers like 150 billion!
That again, huh!?
- What did you say?
Morota
Employees shipped out of Tokyo Chuo Bank (Ex-Bankers)
When we were at the bank,
we have been looking at these numbers like millions and billions all the time!
Proper employees of Tokyo Central Securities
(Recruited to the company as new employees)
You just don't have the experience,
you got that!? Experience!!
And... What do you think, chief?
This is quite... a difficult case.
But, if we keep being scared to cross the bridge,
Central Securities will remain as it is
without any growth at all.
I believe we should take
one step forward now.
Without that, we won't be able
to see the path after that.
This could be our chance to leap forward.
Are you okay with that, Moriyama?
Yes.
- Well then...
How about we offer this deal
for a contingent based on success?
Contingent based on success?
We'll be able to generate a huge revenue from the incentive that we charge for this deal.
But if we fail, we won't even
be getting a single yen.
Let me examine this part of the deal first then.
Understood.
Well then, I will start with forming
the structure for the project team.
Tokyo Chuo Bank Corporate Headquarters
He said he'll be right here
and makes me wait for 30 minutes!
I'm leaving.
- President...
What is it?
- He's here.
Oh if it isn't chief Isayama.
Oh, I'm so sorry to have made you wait,
President Oka.
Securities Department
Work just keeps piling up, you see...
- Well, it's good to be busy.
President of Tokyo Central Securities
Oka Mitsuhide
What is it about today?
Shall we?
We were wondering to hand over some projects from our sales department to your company.
Isayama-san, this is absolutely...
'Absolutely' what!?
If I'm not wrong, your department has failed to reach the target since the past three quarters.
It was brought up as a problem during the last board meeting as well.
That as the parent company,
we need to look after our subsidiaries
and solve their problems as well.
Well, that was what our chairman Nakanowatari had to say about it though.
The chairman?
Well, since it turned out like this,
Even with complete grief, we'll have to hand over these clients to you.
So you were saying,
'absolutely...' what?
But even though you hand
these clients over to us,
the profits...
- Hanzawa!
We'll do our best.
Oh, go ahead!
Do your very best.
Chief Hanzawa
Hanzawa! Stop saying unnecessary things all the time!
They hand over
problematic clients everytime
This will only burden our staff.
- The child shouldn't rebel against his parents!
Aren't you the cause for all this harassment from the bank towards us in the first place??
We were holding on pretty fine
until they started shipping off
their problematic employees to us!
Calm down, president...
I can't overlook this doing
as you please of yours anymore!
I heard about the request from Cyber Acrobatics from Morota earlier.
It doesn't matter charge them a contingent fee
or whatever, just make it happen!
- Morota
If you just keep looking anxiously at that bridge you want to cross, you can't move forward.
Hurry up Hanzawa!
It's a deal of over 150 billion yen!
That is exactly we need
to step cautiously.
I need a little more time
to complete the review.
What is this at the time when we're not sure if we're going to even reach our targets!?
We will get the deal no matter what,
I'll hurry up on my review.
Get it done quickly!!!
You can't come home today?
What do you mean you
can't come home today?
It's a client who is in a hurry.
I need to look into it carefully before the deal...
Today is our wedding anniversary.
Do you know how hard it was for me to get a table reserved in that restaurant!?
This line of events
sounds awfully familiar...
What is it?
- Nothing...
I'm really sorry, Hana-chan...
- It's okay!
What are we celebrating,
as a middle aged couple!?
I mean... middle aged...
- I mean, isn't that a big contract you've got on your hands?
Huh?
- I can hear it from your voice.
You sound quite excited, Naoki.
Like the time when you were in the bank.
I guess I'll call my friends from
the flower arrangement club over
So do your best on your work, okay.
But don't push yourself
like you did when you were young.
Since you're middle aged already.
Middle aged...
Advisory Contract - Basic Agreement
...on the basis of a Business Partnership
Day of signing the contract with
Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Excuse me.
- Yes.
Were you able to go through the
details of the contract I gave you?
Ah, regarding that.
We'll go with this.
It's based on the contingent fee.
- But... Where did you...
Ah, that is the one which
I had prepared, just in case.
It's almost time for our meeting, shall we go?
- But...
Change the attitude of the bank, Hanzawa.
Make this happen no matter what.
This is my order.
Oh, a contingent fee?
That sounds good.
If that's the case, we will land ourselves
on a wonderful contract.
Please do it quickly.
Leave that to us.
Well then, please sign here.
Stop kidding me!
Hey Moriyama!
- What is it? Looks like you have a complaint.
Moriyama was incharge of Cyber Acrobatics!
- Why isn't he included in the project?
This is a very important deal
which will decide our company's fate.
And Moriyama doesn't have
what's called 'experience'.
- But neither does Miki-san!
Miki has experience from the bank.
Tokyo Central Securities
Business Operations Department
Miki Shigeyuki
Moriyama, how about you do these instead?
These... Aren't these the clients that
the bank dumped on us!?
What do you mean 'dumped on us'!?
Isayama chief from the securities department kindly sent these over to us.
Stop it.
Morota, I told you to think about the
project members for a bit longer.
Then why did you announce it?
I mean, president Oka himself asked me to go ahead with these members in the project.
That's enough...
Pardon me for that.
Please continue.
Are you okay with it then, chief?
That's a nice fountain pen.
Is it the piston filling type?
That's quite an old model...
Do you know a lot about pens?
When I was in Osaka-West branch, a local craftsman who had come in for a loan taught me about it.
A fountain pen is quite laborious to use but you start enjoying it as you start using it more often.
And looks like you cherish it already.
Moriyama
The deal we signed today is
all because of your efforts in sales.
It is your achievement.
What do you say? Shall we go for a drink or two?
Eh? Why?
Hmm? What do you mean 'why'?
And?
You got dumped by your subordinate
and invited us?
Forget it Hanzawa,
the youngsters these days
will never go out drinking with their colleagues.
He's right. It's about this generation.
Which means we've all
turned into middle aged men.
Middle aged...
- How about that Isayama chief who keeps harassing you?
Not all middle aged men are cute, you know.
- Wait a minute!
Tokyo Chuo Bank
IT Department
Karita Kouichi
What do you mean he's getting harassed by Isayama?
- Are all of you on a competition
to insult the chief of securities?
Oh! No no... Wait...
Do you know Isayama chief?
Tomomi-chan! She's one of the prestigious shareholders of the Tokyo Chuo Bank.
Really??
- He's exaggerating.
Trading is just a small hobby of mine.
She gathers information from us
And made herself a fortune.
Well, as far as the rumours go.
That's a lie! They don't talk about any relevant information with me anyway.
But at least listening to all of
you complaining all the time,
I'm at least well informed about the internal news of the Tokyo Chuo Bank.
That's scary...
- Where is Kondo-san today?
Kondo is on a long business trip in Singapore.
He's doing wonderfully well,
unlike someone here.
Isayama chief was
Owada's right hand man, wasn't he?
Is he still pissed off
about Hanzawa?
Quite an annoyance indeed
- By the way, that Owada,
He is trying to be good to
chairman Nakanowatari,
even though he was opposing him
so much back then...
A restructuring plan for Empire Airlines?
If this downturn continues,
We cannot help but withdraw
all support from this client.
In the worst case, it will cause serious damage
to our bank as well.
I understand your concern very well, chairman.
Please let me know whenever,
if there's anything that I can do.
I will.
Chairman...
I have received unimaginable pardon
from your side.
I will never forget
how much you have helped me.
If I was helped,
I will definitely help back.
Repayment of favours!
And that is my motto,
So I will do whatever it is
that I can help.
This is just my assumption though,
Owada's strategy is to first raise his
favorite disciple, Isayama to the top,
so that he can help him out with his power.
Disgusting!
- And then...
...to oust his biggest obstacle,
deputy chairman Mikasa.
Well, could be true...
But currently, isn't deputy chairman Mikasa the one that is flexing his powers?
Correct! That is the problem.
And to his bad luck, Mikasa-san is the in charge of the board for securities.
Deputy Chairman of Tokyo Chuo Bank
Mikasa Yoichiro
Isayama's direct supervisor.
There is no one else that can unite our bank right now which has been divided into factions,
other than you,
deputy chairman Mikasa
Isn't this the perfect time to
demonstrate your power right now?
My power, huh?
Right, Isayama-kun?
Exactly. With your guidance,
our current securities department...
But Isayama is in a bad position himself.
He's been made to stand
between Owada and Mikasa
Ridiculous!!
- Hey...
Why is Owada allowed to stay
in the bank in the first place!?
As if Hanzawa being chased out
wasn't enough!
Does the chairman not have any sense in him!?
- Karita...
What do you have to say about that, Hanzawa!?
- Sorry about him...
Don't you feel pissed off about it!?
I'm here right now
because I pulled through!
I can't keep going against the
top management every single day either...
This isn't that time anymore...
- What did you say!?
HEY HANZAWA!!!!
- Wait... Karita...
Shall we go get some fresh air?
- Hanzawa, what has happened to you!?
How dare you call yourself
a part of our professional kendo club!?
Wow, that was some strong alcohol
they served there...
One week later
What is this scheme??
What have you all been doing
this whole week!?
Cyber is waiting for our proposal
as soon as possible.
I'll report the current status of
our project to the clients first.
No, don't worry. I'll contact them,
as the project leader.
Alright.
How much about Spiral,
have all of you researched?
The first step is to do a
thorough research in order to ascertain if
an acquisition is the right strategy
for Cyber Acrobatics, am I wrong!?
You should also include
'not acquiring Spiral' as an option...
- Not acquiring Spiral!?!?
- The contract was based on a contingent fee!
Don't push a bad deal down the customer's throats for the sake of our company's profits!
I'm telling you to look up all of the
possibilities for the benefit of the customer.
The moment you start sending
ridiculous proposals,
our company's reliability
will go down the drain!
Woah... Chief Hanzawa is pissed off...
Looks like things haven't been going great...
As expected of the staff who landed here after being shipped out of the bank.
They came here because they weren't performing well at the bank, didn't they?
Miki-san is not only useless
but he's also a complete moron.
They can't even trade shares properly, as if they can come up with an acquisition scheme!
Another week later
Excuse us.
And what is it that brings you here today?
It is about the project
that you have been consulting with us.
We are here to present
our business proposal.
Is it about that matter?
Then I guess we're fine already.
What do you mean by that?
We asked you about this
more than two weeks ago.
Even though, there were no efforts from your side of keeping in touch with us
There was no communication?
I thought we told you
that we were in a hurry.
But I'm sorry, if it looks like this, we cannot build trust on you as a partner.
We will be cancelling our contract
with you as our advisor.
So that's how it is.
Tamaki...
Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Chief of financial affairs
Tamaki Katsuo
Yes.
- Please wait...
What are you planning to do
about the acquisition?
Do we need to explain that to you?
HANZAWA NAOKI
Season 2 Episode 1
At this rate you won't be able
to reach your target this quarter either.
Well, I can't explain a lot in detail,
but we failed to secure a huge deal
that we wanted to include in this quarter.
Ah!! How unfortunate!
But with these results,
there will surely be a lot of criticism from the board members towards Central Securities.
And they will never consider that you,
President Oka,
have shown excellent administrative skills
during your time as a board member in the bank.
That's why, how about we make the one
that is acting as an obstacle to you,
to take complete responsibility?
You mean...
that Hanzawa-san?
President Oka from Central
seems to be in quite a fix...
Human Resources
By the way...
Wasn't there a branch of ours on a small island
in the Setouchi region, which was short of staff?
I've heard a gossip from Human Resources
That Isayama had come in today
to send in a request for your transfer.
Under the pretext that
president Oka had asked him for it.
I guess Isayama is out to take revenge for what happened to Owada.
As expected, he's a mirror image of Owada.
This is not the time
to be commenting on that Hanzawa!
I don't know which rival stole your contract,
But at this rate you'll never be able
to return to the bank.
You might get shipped out
to the countryside!
Well, at least I have experience in
dealing with that.
Are you seriously saying that!?
If you get shipped out again...
Are you okay throwing away
your life as a banker like this!?
There is only one way out for you
Go get back that major deal
one way or the other!
Here you go, it's a token of my gratitude.
Also as a toast to your future success.
No way! His stocks are
in the brink of crashing right now.
What do you mean by that?
Are your stocks secure right now?
It isn't going down, at least.
It's not going higher either.
Well well well, the both of you.
Come on.
Geez...
- Have some too, Tomari-san.
Thanks! Sorry for being so loud though...
It's fine.
To think that such a tremendous thing
was going on...
It's a fucking huge contract!
If we're able to make this ours,
Our department's revenues
will shoot up the roof.
We have a meeting with Owada-san
over dinner tonight as well.
Let's inform him about this there.
Right!
In order for me to rise up,
I need to borrow that man's power.
Excuse me.
Your guest has now arrived.
Sorry to have kept you waiting, Isayama...
Thanks for your hard work.
I'm so sorry to have called you over
when you were busy.
Deputy chairman.
Where's Isayama-kun?
Is he running late?
Actually... There was an urgent matter
he had to attend to...
An urgent matter, huh?
In order to start implementing this plan,
the board of directors have to pass the approval.
And for that, I was hoping
you could lend me your power.
And that's why you called me?
- Yes.
Since you are the executive advisor
in-charge of the securities department...
That's not what I meant.
I'm asking if you have already
shown this to Owada-kun.
I haven't.
So you came to me for advice,
and not to Owada-kun?
Yes.
If you betray your supervisor, you'll definitely be hunted down, you know that?
And if you don't want that happening,
You need to thoroughly
finish off the one you are betraying.
When you're going to stab someone, make sure the planning is done elaborately.
And that it is finished in an instant.
Are you okay throwing away
your life as a banker like this!?
There is only one way out for you
Go get back that major deal
one way or the other!
Hamamura.
- Yes!
Do you have a minute?
- Yes.
Thank you.
These are all we have.
We have already scanned
and stored all of these.
What do you need all these papers for?
- Wait a bit longer to dispose off of these.
What do you plan to do now?
- Wait a minute.
These are very detailed...
- That's how Moriyama-san is.
He used to gather all details about Spiral before he was removed from the team.
Meisei School?
Could it be!?
- Eh?
And where is Moriyama?
Ummm...
- Where did he go!?
You're quite passionate, aren't you?
How did it go?
Please Tamaki-san,
give us just one more chance...
I have brought you
a new proposal.
Our contract with you has been cancelled already.
Please leave.
Which company did you switch to?
- Obviously I can't tell you that!
I see, so you did switch
your advisor, didn't you?
Yeah...
Is that so?
Well then...
Do you still practice it?
- Eh?
I suddenly remembered that
I had read on your resumé
That you were part of the
Kendo club at Meisei School.
One of the best schools.
I'm quite well acquainted about Kendo.
Moreover that school happens to be
president Sena's school too.
Shall we go for a drink?
Sena was one of my best friends
from middle school.
But his father's factory went bankrupt
and they had to flee overnight.
I hadn't heard from him since.
That is, until two years ago.
I saw him on a magazine.
They had called him "a charismatic young president
who will lead Japan's IT Business world"
There was an article with his photo
published on a big magazine.
He'd become a famous personality.
I mean, even if your best friend from long ago popped up,
you wouldn't give a damn.
Did you ever happen to meet him
when you were at the bank?
I've never met him, but I bumped into him once.
- Eh?
I bumped into his shoulder on the
Chuo-dori close to the company.
It was just for a brief moment though...
But somehow strangely, I can still remember his face from back then
It's quite something that it turned out that you were to go acquire your friend's company.
I was surprised too.
But I was prepared to do
my work properly anyway.
Which is why I tried making changes to the proposal according to my own research.
Could you show me your proposal?
- Yes.
If only Cyber Acrobatics had tried to understand Sena's management policies...
They could have finalized a deal that would have been profitable for both parties.
Sena-san's management policies?
This is a fountain pen that
Sena's father used to manufacture.
Yousuke,
Do you have to keep doing that
with a fountain pen the whole day or what?
Take it. It's new.
I haven't even used it.
- Me? No.. you don't have to...
It's a prototype made by my dad.
Yeah... but...
This pen will last for ten thousand years,
it's that durable.
It is made with that level of craftsmanship.
My dad was so proud of it.
Masa, I also want to create
such a piece of art one day.
And when I went to class the next day...
Moriyama! It seems Sena's family
ran away last night.
There was a crowd of debt collectors
by his house this morning.
I think he gave me this because he knew he wouldn't be returning the next day.
I see...
And I read what happened after that
on that magazine article.
In order to return his dad's debts,
he gave up on high school
and started working multiple jobs
As I was studying in university
without a worry in the world,
he continued to work tremendously hard...
He learnt programming on his own,
developed skills to build a search engine and set up a company named Spiral.
I think Sena wanted to learn
how to build a search engine
because of his dad's fountain pen company.
That his dad would have continued to innovate
if more people around the world
were able find out about a device that they can use even in ten thousand years.
But I think there should be one more reason why his company collapsed
That is because he didn't have
any allies beside him
who could ascertain
his future prospects
Brokerage firms help invest in the future prospects of their customers
With the power of financing,
I wanted to help talented people like Sena
and his father. And that's why...
That's why you entered
the world of finances?
The proposal here that you prepared...
It's quite awful.
But it's interesting!
Hey hey hey!
Do you know what Chief
and Moriyama are doing in there?
Looks like they're going to try
and challenge another time.
Challenge?
- It's about the request from Cyber Acrobatics.
Moriyama said that he wants to get us
the advisor contract back
with a new proposal deal.
- EH!?
Well, isn't that good in a way?
If it all goes well,
It'll help our revenues hugely, you know.
- Right.
I'm terribly sorry to come in
while you're busy.
But could you give us
one more chance?
It's just about that case again, huh?
I thought we had declined already.
This is a new scheme here.
Could you please look at it?
If you have any conditions,
please do let us know.
We will surely take it into consideration.
It's not about that at all.
- President Hirayama...
Please leave!
Tamaki...
Yes, ma'am.
- Which company did you sign a contract with?
I just wanted to know this one thing.
How did you record and
where did you leak our conversation to?
You were prohibited to sign another contract, according to ours though.
We leaked information!?
It was from their side that...
- Madam vice-president!!
"It was from their side", huh?
That's enough. Please leave now.
Chief
Oh! If it isn't Hanzawa!
What a coincidence!
So why are you here today?
You have some business
with Cyber Acrobatics?
Well, you could say that.
And you guys?
We're here as Cyber Acrobatics' main bank.
But you... You're quite desperate, aren't you?
I heard rumours that Central Securities
lost a huge client because of you.
I feel sorry for you
I wonder to which countryside
you will be shipped off to
for comitting such a huge mistake.
Or should I try convincing them?
Tell me what the request was about! Huh?
Hey! Tell me!!
Thank you for your concern.
But as a subsidiary company,
we shouldn't be bothering
our parent company, you see.
We'll send over some more
clients of ours to you.
So that you can do your best
in the time you've left,
until you get your transfer order.
Come along.
Did they make you take responsibility?
I had confidence on
our new scheme this time.
There was a possibility if president Hirayama
had even taken a look at it once.
That's the part which is bothering me...
The last time was also the same.
We are here to present our business proposal...
Is it about that matter?
Then I guess we're fine already.
Even if he switched to another
company as his advisor,
he should at least check out what kind of
a proposal we've brought him,
If he was really interested in
going through with the acquisition.
But president Hirayama
didn't seem to show any interest.
Could it mean that the rival company offered a tremendously great deal?
Or there were some
circumstances involved,
where he couldn't even consider
looking at our proposal.
Circumstances?
We're here as Cyber Acrobatics' main bank.
Acquisition?
What is this about?
Is there any news that there is going to be a major
acquisition deal about to happen soon?
Should be around 150 billion
150 billion?
There was news about a proposal
from the securities department
that is to be discussed about
in the board meeting.
What is this about, Hanzawa?
The major deal that I was
talking about the other day...
The one who stole it from us was probably
Tokyo Chuo Bank
Eh!? You mean the bank stole the deal
from their own subsidiary?
Yeah.
8 days ago
No way
We can do such a thing?
Yes. That is just the first stage of
this acquisition.
According to this scheme,
you purchase 30% of Spiral's shares.
And the final step is on page 6.
Excellent! This is excellent!
Thank you.
- And president...
When could you be
approving this scheme?
I will do it here right now.
- And what about the decision of the board of directors?
Those are just formalities.
I will make sure they agree.
Well then, until next time.
We're looking forward to it.
Then why didn't Cyber Acrobatics
go to the bank in the first place?
Cyber Acrobatics did indeed want us
to be the advisor at first.
But at some point of time...
It was from their side that...
- Madam vice-president!!
The bank got information
about this acquisition.
And got Cyber to switch
to them as their advisor.
As Cyber Acrobatics was trying to expand
into international markets a few years ago,
They received a few billion yen of aid
from Tokyo Chuo as their main bank
If they push down on them hard enough, they cannot refuse.
- No way...
But how did the bank
get information on this acquision?
That's a good question.
If you think about it...
- Could it be!?
Are you telling someone among us
leaked information to the bank?
Who the hell did such a thing!?
This is outrageous!!
This is exactly why I asked you
to gather here.
If information leaked to the bank,
it should most probably be
from someone among us.
Do any of you have some clues?
Hey!!
Sure, the bank
snatched away our deal.
How can we overlook it that our parent company stole the deal that we got after so much of hard work?
Moreover, not even once
did they come to us to talk about it.
True...
- Well, it can't be helped now anyway.
It can't be helped?
You ex-bankers can never understand
our feelings, can you!?
Stop messing around, Moriyama!
You know what!
We are also...
We are also frustrated!!
- Moriyama... Stop it.
So are we going to let go of this as it is?
Having the bank treat us as they want
and we just keep putting up with it?
Aren't we just a bunch of
idiots at this point?
Say something
Or is it because you're also
an ex-banker you can't say anything?
You can't stand up against the bank!?
The next day, a board meeting was held at the
corporate headquarters of Tokyo Chuo Bank.
One of the topics on the agenda
was the acquisition of Spiral
by Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Securities Department Isayama Taiji
I'm Isayama from
the Securities Department.
I had already sent all of you
executive board members
the details regarding
this acquisition earlier
Please let me explain about this
deal once again in detail today.
Isayama-kun! What is this!?
I haven't heard anything about this deal!
- In short, this acquisition will be
a revolutionary deal that
will trigger Japan's economy.
If this deal is successful,
it will demonstrate the power of
Tokyo Chuo Bank to all industrialists.
This will bring huge attention to us.
Isayama-kun is exactly right.
Isn't this the time for all of us
to unite our strengths
and make sure this deal gets done?
Chairman?
Understood!
Chief Isayama seems to have jumped ship from Owada to deputy chairman Mikasa now.
Well, this huge deal acted as
a perfect occasion
to pledge his loyalty to Mikasa-san.
Moreover, this hesitant bank decided on
this 150 billion yen deal so quickly.
There has to be something else in it.
That 'something else' is not important for you now,
plummeting Hanzawa-kun
Isayama stole your contract
And is now making you alone to take full responsibility for Central Securities' poor performance
So this is what it means to be
an audacious robber, huh?
The moment the board approves the 150 billion agenda,
the deal is finished for you.
Focus on your own problem first!
That is not the problem.
- Eh?
This is the matter of pride of
all the employees of Central Securities.
What happens to me
doesn't even matter.
I don't plan to just
let this go anyway.
Deputy chairman, that was a really impressive
acquisition strategy.
Isayama-kun is also quite
a valuable player, isn't he!?
But I happened to hear this rumour...
That deal was originally taken
to Central Securities,
our subsidiary company.
I hope the bank did not snatch
this deal away from their hands!
I wonder what you're talking about.
I hope these barking dogs are also
silenced when this is through.
Well, I guess it is because the
previous owner pampered it too much
This world brings praises
to the ones that show results.
What is it that you need to bring results?
Elaborate planning
and an instant strike.
I've learnt this thoroughly.
- Well then,
shall we go through
this elaborate planning now?
I was able to get
one piece of information.
The securities department is preparing for
a press conference in the public relations hall.
Is it today?
- Yes!
Understood!
Monitor Cyber Acrobatics
and Spiral's share prices.
It seems there is a huge fluctuation
that's going to happen today.
Does it mean...
- Probably Cyber Acrobatics
is about to set some traps
regarding the acquisition today.
11:30 AM
Market closed for lunch break
There didn't seem to be
any big moves yet...
If Cyber Acrobatics starts purchasing
Spiral's shares at once,
Its price should
suddenly shoot up, isn't it?
02:59 PM
03:00 PM
The market has closed for the day.
Closing Bell
So there wasn't any
huge fluctuations anyway, was there?
Maybe they postponed
their plans of the acquisition?
Hmm...
Tomari, it seems
nothing happened today?
No, there really was something.
What do you mean?
- The press conference is going to start as planned.
It will be streamed live on
Cyber Acrobatics' homepage.
Hamamura!
- Yes!
Change this monitor to Cyber Acrobatics' homepage!
- Yes!
We will now begin the press conference
by Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
I would like to ask the chairman of the executive
board of directors, Mr. Hirayama Kazumasa
to please begin.
We, Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Would like to report that we have purchased
30% of Spiral corporation's shares.
HUH!?
- When did they purchase 30% shares?
Extended-hours trading!?
Extended-hours trading means
Extended-hours trading
To buy and sell large amount of stocks
at a certain fixed price,
Extended-hours trading
Trading time
while the stock market
is not open for public trading
Now, Cyber Acrobatics
bought Spiral's shares at once,
Spiral's shares
Regulatory restrictions
until just below the regulatory restrictions
outside of trading hours.
90 Billion Yen
You could call it an
ambush attack on Spiral.
Cyber Acrobatics did!?
- President! This was a takeover!
A hostile takeover! They've bought more than 30% of our shares outside of trading hours!!
30 percent!?
- I'll return to the office immediately! Please wait!
After this, we are planning to acquire
a further 20% of their shares
remaining for the takeover bid.
We will now be taking questions from the media.
If you have a question...
They are calling this the Pearl Harbour of the stock market on the news.
Well, this is indeed a deceptive attack.
I never thought that the bank
would accept such a dirty scheme
in order to attain a huge achievement.
Chief! President Sena is about to start
an emergency press conference.
I have built this company
and it will remain my company!
I will not let strangers
rudely barge in on us like this!
I will strongly oppose
And will take actions against Cyber Acrobatics
for making this senseless move
I will not let them
take this company hostage!
In order to purchase 30% of their shares,
there should be someone
who has to sell that many, isn't it?
How did Cyber Acrobatics
manage to acquire those?
Probably...
They're from Kano and Kiyota.
Kano?
They both had more than
30% of Spiral's shares together.
And I think they sold it
to Cyber Acrobatics.
How would you know that!?
Stop saying ridiculous things, Moriyama!!
It's not ridiculous!
There's this company called Deklerk.
Kano and Kiyota have some private investments in it
But after the performance dropped, they both
must have been troubled for money.
How did you find out all of that?
Since this company was one of those
which Morota-san dumped on me.
How about you do these instead?
They thought of betraying
President Sena...
It's probably Isayama that
set them up like that.
Our first strike was hugely successful.
To think that you actually
bought aside those 30% shares
Kano and Kiyota were
both hesitating at first.
Sorry to say this,
but I thought we have refused this deal already...
Oh don't say that.
There's a person that I want to introduce
to the both of you today.
Excuse me!
Eh!?
- Deputy chairman!
It's an honour to meet the both of you.
We will be offering this much additionally.
I've heard rumours that the both of you
are having some financial troubles lately.
Holding 30% of Spiral's shares
Current share price
69 Billion Yen
With an additional 10%
76 Billion Yen
Our bank will surely have your backs.
But... To ask us to sell Spiral's shares...
Could you see if you
could do something?
Isayama-kun,
You shouldn't be
forceful on our clients.
Even though that you have
parted ways with the company now,
You are worried about your friend.
That is indeed an exemplary friendship.
But, has president Sena ever...
...tried to call the two of you back?
Don't you think that's terrible?
This is just some good faith from our part.
76 Billion Yen
90 Billion
So much!?
Are you dissatisfied? This let us forget...
- Please!!
Please!!
Please!!
Please!!
Yes! Got it! Thanks!!
Hey Sena!
We're now the Top 1 search engine in
Japan according to market share!
We did it!!!
Yes!! We did it!
We aim for worldwide Top 1 next!!!
Spiral Corporation
Can you not make one phonecall to Sena?
He's in a terrible position right now...
- I see.
But I'd be happy,
to get a phone call from an old friend.
I'm sure he'll just ignore me...
- It can't be helped if that happens.
But is he that petty of a man
to ignore his friend
just because he's become
rich and famous now?
Excuse me, sir.
Mr. Hiroshige from Taiyou Securities
is here to see you.
President Sena, something horribly unexpected has happened, hasn't it!
Fucking Cyber Acrobatics!
I want to fucking strangle that Hirayama!!
You'll get arrested if you
do that, president...
You! Stop acting that nonchalant!
Think about some defense plan!
Okay...
What the hell are you doing!?
Spiral's Financial Advisor
Sales Chief, Taiyou Securities
Hiroshige Takao
I SAID GO BACK AND
THINK ABOUT IT!!!!
Yes!
FUCK!!!
What is it!?
You have a call from some
Moriyama Masahiro-san
Moriyama!?
Masahiro...
Masa!
Yosuke
Long time!
How've you been, Masa?
A beer, and with that...
- I've ordered already.
Pork okonomiyaki
with double cheese, right?
You haven't forgotten!
And what have you been doing lately, Masa?
Me?
- Yeah
Well, it's not that
well known of a company.
Oh what's that!
Where are you working at?
It doesn't matter,
come on.
I have some news from HR.
They've initiated steps to transfer you out.
Did you find out who
leaked information to the bank yet?
No. Not yet...
- What have you been doing!?
Hurry up, find the betrayer
and put him on trial!
You only have that one path
left open for you!
If you can't, you will really be...
- Chief!
What happened?
- The president has called for you, right now.
Got it! I'll call you back later.
Hanzawa-kun!
Miki-san! We've received complains
from accounting again.
They're so annoying!
Tell them to process the forms themselves then!
Sorry, but... It seems that
I'm going to be really busy soon.
Excuse me.
I don't think it's the
first time you're meeting.
But this is Yokoyama-kun
from the bank's HR dept.
It's been a long time, Hanzawa-san.
Hello.
And why did you call me here now?
There's a transfer order
that has come in from the bank.
President Yuasa (Isejima Hotel)
New Hotel - Pre-opening bid [Invitation]
An E-Mail?
Thanks for your hard work.
How was the reunion
with your old friend?
I shouldn't have gone.
So you've built yourself a castle,
haven't you?
That's quite a contrast to
a normal employee like me.
Are these Kano-san and
Kiyota-san's desks?
I left them there hoping that
they'd return some day...
But now...
By the way, Yosuke,
do you remember this?
The fountain pen your dad created.
I've been using this everyday since then.
Did you pull it out of
your storage room just for this?
Eh!?
You're glad to have an excuse
to meet me today, huh?
Yosuke...
You said earlier that you work for
Central Securities, didn't you?
You're from the subsidiary of
Tokyo Chuo Bank
Who happens to be
Cyber Acrobatics' advisor.
Did the bank send you
to investigate me?
That's not it...
I'm just here as a friend...
Why didn't you tell me about this
if you're a friend, huh!?
Playing shitty moves like
after-hours trading!
I didn't know they were going
to do something like that either...
Were you the one that gave them information about Kano and Kiyota?
No! Believe me!
- How the hell can I believe you!?
Every single person!
When it comes to money,
they all betray you!
Show yourself outside.
Moriyama-san from Central Securities.
I guess it can't be helped...
He's right that the bank played dirty moves
to go ahead with the acquisition.
And there's even a spy
from the bank here...
But the one who delivers results
is the one that wins, right?
Wonder how you were able
to work at such a place...
Well those are some harsh remarks...
It's exactly the same even now.
The achievements of proper employees
are taken by ex-bankers.
The failures of ex-bankers are the responsibility of the proper employees...
All of those losers that
were chased out of the bank
come over here and
act as if they own the place!
And we here belong below those people
and get treated like trash and scum!
You think so too, don't you chief!?
Just when I thought...
that I could finally do some work in my own way,
that could be of use to some people...
And that work also got snatched away...
Damn it!
DAMN IT!!
Is that all that
you had to say?
Are you just going to state your dissatisfaction
and complaints and move on?
Saying: "No matter what I do,
it's of no use"?
And just give up?
Chief!
What do you think...
... I should do?
That's exactly what you should
be thinking about now!
Deputy chief Morota,
shall we go to the next bar?
No, I have some other matters
to attend to now.
Other matters?
- Take me to Mist in Ginza.
Have a good evening.
Mist in Ginza, huh?
That's quite a lavish place.
Yes!
- Sorry to call you this late.
There was something I wanted to consult you about...
- Consult me? Could we do it tomorrow?
It's from Hanzawa chief though...
He wanted to bring someone from the
IT department and check everyone's computers.
Eh!? Wh... Why is he doing that??
He wants to thoroughly investigate
who it was that leaked
information to the bank...
And for that he has
shortlisted members.
It's going to be me, Onishi-san,
Harada-san, Moriyama-san,
And you, Miki-san.
You were at the IT department
at the bank before, right?
Could you please help me out tomorrow?
F...Fine fine fine, okay!
Thank you! We'll be gathering there at
6:30 AM tomorrow.
A...At 6:30 AM!?
-Thank you so much!
I'll definitely find them out!
Password
E-Mails
Right. Hanzawa was chased out of the bank
with a one-way ticket.
Even if he tries to convince
the entire HR department,
I'll see that he can't rise up again.
I'll see he won't stay in
Tokyo Central Securities either.
I'll drive him to
the edge of the earth!
Don't worry, chief Isayama,
Hanzawa is already finished.
You did really well!
I'll make sure you
get rewarded well!
You'll get your letter from HR soon.
- Thank you sir!
Subsidiary companies have to help
the banks out in the first place anyway!
Even if it means getting a couple of
their contracts snatched away!
They don't deserve to
sit there complaining!
Central Securities is something like
a garbage dump anyway!
A garbage dump, huh?
You seem to have quite some nice remarks
about your own workplace Morota!
Who the hell do you think you are!?
This is rude!
Nice timing, I also had some business
with Isayama chief.
But first, it's you, Morota.
I was called in by the president today.
It was about a transfer order.
But it was for Miki.
Order to transfer personnel to Tokyo Chuo Bank
Miki Shigeyuki transferred to Tokyo Chuo Bank
Securities department, Sales division
Moreover it was to the bank's
securities department, sales division.
A promotion.
So you wanted it too,
didn't you Morota?
So you came here to request Isayama chief
to transfer you back to the bank as well, didn't you?
What are you even saying??
A negotiation with the HR
in exchange of information, huh?
Stop saying absurd things like that!
You're causing me trouble by bringing up these doubts about transfers every now and then.
And these are all your assumptions,
aren't they!?
Do you have any proof
to these claims?
Yes, we do!
Miki!
Isayama Taiji
There it is!!
What are you doing here
at this time, Miki?
Overtime...
At Morota's desk?
Let me go! Let me go!!
Isayama Taiji
Moriyama! Don't do it!!
Regarding Spiral's acquisition by Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
No!! Don't do it!!
Let's hear your explanation about
what this is exactly about, huh?
Hey! Did you...
Miki told us everything.
Start explaining everything in detail.
Talk.
Start talking, Miki.
TALK!!!!
I'll tell you...
Everything...
We... couldn't come up with
any sensible proposals at that time...
10 days ago
I don't think Cyber Acrobatics
will be satisfied with this.
But...
Thanks for your hard work.
Wh... what do you mean by that??
I have an idea.
And then Morota-san went and talked about the acquisition plan with the bank.
150 Billion Yen, huh?
I'll send you the data immediately.
I got to know about that too though,
but I was silenced by them
That as long as I keep my mouth shut
nobody would know.
Morota-san... This is really bad...
- It's okay, I'll not let you take any of the blame!
Or, do you wish to keep rotting in this place
for the rest of your career!?
But when I heard that Hanzawa and the others
were about to look into our computers...
EH!?
- Wh...what are we going to do!?
There are still some E-mails in it that I've sent!
Hurry up and delete them!
I'll text you my ID and password!
- Yes!
And that's why...
I'm here now...
I'm not the one that
leaked out the information!
It was Morota-san.
Miki, you bastard!!
- Sorry...
The E-mails were all still there
Look at the subject line:
"Regarding Spiral's acquisition
by Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd."
And it was sent to the bank's
securities department...
To Chief Isayama
Hanzawa...
Let's talk about that
in detail later on.
Morota! Do you still have any
excuses left to make?
For a banker, the results are
the only things that matter.
No matter how long you work for that subsidiary, you have no future! You'll remain a loser!
But at the bank,
the people and the money,
the magnitude is different there!
You're a winner
just by being there.
If you've ever been a banker,
You'll always definitely
have that urge to return there!
You know that the most,
don't you chief?
The one that wants to return
to the bank the most, is you!
Chief Hanzawa!!
Stop kidding me, Morota!
Our work is...
Extremely important for the growth
of people and their companies.
We're the ones
that offer them support.
A job at securities...
No, every job out there,
is about aiming for the same thing!
There's no winning or losing!
What's important is not where you work at!
It's how you do your work
We have the lives of
our customers in our hands!
Their management, their employees
and also their families.
We have all of their lives in our hands!
Do you have an understanding of that!?
What you sold out
wasn't just information!
You sold out our trust!
Did you join the bank
to do such a thing!?
Do you have no pride left as a banker!?
What is it, Morota!?
Hey hey hey!!
What are you blabbing on
from quite some time!?
All that is just rubbish!
I don't get a word you're saying!
Isayama-san... This is an E-mail sent to you!
I'll not let you off the hook with just "I don't know"!
I don't know
I don't know!
I don't know!
Firstly, I've never received
such a mail.
How about you go
search my computer?
Obviously you would!
You'd even go search in the bank's servers!
Well, aren't you already doing that??
What happened?
- They got us, Hanzawa!
I've looked through
the entire server!
There's no E-mail regarding
Cyber Acrobatics anywhere at all!
The entire data was deleted
just a while ago!
Just a while ago!?
Yes?
- Hello?
Morota! Hurry up
and get over here!
Actually, Hanzawa is trying
to look through all our E-mails
To delete all data
from the mail server?
That's right! Everything!!
Did you have all of the data
from the mail server deleted?
Hey proper!!!
Stop babbling ridiculous things!!
I have no idea what information regarding
the acquisition was leaked or whatever.
And neither does
such an E-mail exist!
You don't know anything either,
do you, Morota?
You've never sent me
any E-mails, have you?
But Miki-san...
- I don't give a damn what Miki has to say!!
Isn't this just a fake E-mail
that you people forged?
How unfortunate!
Right, Hanzawa!!
Moreover, I think you
should be grateful towards us!
We, as your parent company,
cleaned up the complete mess
that you people created!
Let's leave!
To have a contract canceled
because of a delay in our response,
And to have it get
snatched away by the bank
Are matters of completely
different magnitudes.
Before we could win our clients over
with our scheme,
You bankers
Using your position as their main bank,
forcefully snatched them away from us!
Without notifying a single word to
your own subsidiary company!
Shamelessly snatched away our work!
You've been completely irrational all the way!
The 'superior' Tokyo Chuo Bank
seems to be dealing...
just like a bunch of gangsters!
HANZAWA!!!
No matter how smart
you think you are,
All of the paths left open to you,
lead you out of Tokyo Central Securities!
Bankers cannot deny
the orders from HR.
Hanzawa!
You're already finished!
No matter what happens,
you start off with your complains to HR!
You look like a kid from school, who keeps threatening to complain to your teacher!
How disgraceful that the
chief of the securities department
can only keep saying
that one thing!
What did you say!?
Go do whatever the hell you want to,
with your HR!
I'm in no mood to let this go
as if nothing has happened!
I will definitely return
this debt to you!
If I get screwed,
I'll definitely screw you back!
Double payback!!
That happens to be...
My motto, you see.
I see... So Hanzawa-kun
has made his move, huh?
Thanks for informing me.
He gained many huge achievements one after the other...
And even got himself into the race to become the chairman.
I was also desperate to be liked by him.
Isayama chief, you were one of Owada-san's favourite disciples, weren't you?
I was damn sure that he had the ability to become the chairman.
And if that would happen,
I would be in the board of directors.
But...
Because of him...
Because he brought Owada down to his knees...
That destroyed everything for me!!!
After that board meeting...
I went to the conference room to look for Owada-san who didn't seem to return.
And there he was...
Still with his head on the floor.
That image of him is still burned in my memories.
I can never forget that.
That bastard...
He brought down that kind of fate to Owada-san...
Tokyo Chuo Bank
Chief of Securities Department
Isayama Taiji
I'll let him know what is going to happen to him when he goes against an organisation.
Right. Hanzawa was chased out of the bank with a one-way ticket.
Even if he tries to convince the entire HR department,
I'll see that he can't rise up again.
That Hanzawa...
I'll never forgive him!
I'll see he won't stay in Tokyo Central Securities either.
I'll drive him to the edge of the earth!
One month ago
Currently, Cyber Acrobatics is not even Japan's 3rd largest IT related business
or even within the world's top 20.
And we believe that we need a very bold strategy to make that happen.
We'd like to borrow
Tokyo Central Securities' know-how for this.
Please tell us how we can help.
We're thinking of
acquiring a certain business.
Which business?
- Spiral.
Spiral!?
What we want to aquire is
the search engine that Spiral operates.
Along with our businesses in the telecommunications, online shopping and e-payment services,
This will help us in developing a completely new strategy in the world of IT.
If we are able to acquire
the 5th largest business in search engines
Cyber Acrobatics will surely become one of Asia's top 3 corporate giants.
Asia's top 3?
Indeed, Japan is lagging behind in the IT race,
And this could be the perfect strategy to leap forward to where the rest of the world is at.
That's right.
President of Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Hirayama Kazumasa
And this is why we'd like to ask you
to be the advisor for the deal.
Vice President of Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Hirayama Miyuki
Moriyama, how much capital would be required
to acquire the majority of Spiral's shares?
Just a minute...
With the current share price,
It should roughly estimate
to 150 billion yen.
150 billion yen!?
So are you up for it?
Please let us carefully consider the...
- Of course! Leave it to us!
Wow! That was a great business plan
we got to hear today.
We're grateful that you chose us,
president Hirayama.
Moriyama! You're in-charge of this deal,
aren't you!?
Show your gratitude
to the president and his wife!
Thank you very much.
Hanzawa-san, what is it that
you cherish the most in a business?
Do you have something like a motto?
A motto you say?
Speed. That is the most important thing
a business should have.
It's something Bill Gates once said.
We look forward to
your strategy and advice
as soon as possible.
I understand.
Previously, Hanzawa Naoki, who was a banker at the Tokyo Chuo Bank
Was transferred to their subsidiary company,
Tokyo Central Securities.
As the chief of business operations,
he is now responsible for planning investments
of bonds and other financial instruments.
This scope of business is
incomparably small
than of his time at the bank.
And among all of that,
the employees were all stirred up
at an unprecedentedly large acquisition deal
Spiral started off 6 years ago
as a venture from a small apartment
by Sena Yosuke, Kano Kazunari
and Kiyota Masanobu.
Specifically, the search engine that president Sena developed was a huge success
It even helped Spiral become one of Japan's top IT related businesses.
His administrative skills are so good that people even called it "Sena Magic"
What we need to
think about right now
is now what strategy
we propose to Cyber Acrobatics...
But if we should even consider
this request of theirs.
If we approach Spiral, which has
a great momentum now, with this deal,
they will surely oppose it.
And if that happens,
this will most likely turn into a hostile takeover.
We can surely do something,
if that happens.
I wonder if it'll go along that well...
- What is it Moriyama?
Tokyo Central Securities
Deputy manager of Business Operations
Morota Shoichi
Are you not interested
in this deal?
Morota-san, you're overly excited right now.
You kept making fun of me all this while
for trying to deal with Cyber Acrobatics
- Hey Moriyama!
I don't think Spiral is that easy
to deal with in the first place...
What!?
- Moriyama...
Tell us more.
Tokyo Central Securities
Business Operations Department
Moriyama Masahiro
Until just recently, Spiral's president Sena,
Had a fallout with his friends,
who he worked hard to build this firm.
They all split away from the company.
- A fallout?
It started off with a difference in opinion about the administrative policies.
Other investments?
Are you stupid!?
We can't continue to function with just one search engine forever, can we!?
We need to expand our scope of businesses.
- Stop kidding me!
We solely deal with internet technology!
If you can't trust my decisions, get out!
Yeah, that's what we're going to do.
Letter of resignation
You cannot trust us either anyway, can you?
President Sena is adamant on
sticking to just one line of business.
His search engine technology.
I don't see him putting up with an acquisition that requires a complete change in the management structure.
Listen Moriyama!
Acquisions are all about eat or be eaten!
You'll be the loser if you're scared of
numbers like 150 billion!
That again, huh!?
- What did you say?
Morota
Employees shipped out of Tokyo Chuo Bank (Ex-Bankers)
When we were at the bank,
we have been looking at these numbers like millions and billions all the time!
Proper employees of Tokyo Central Securities
(Recruited to the company as new employees)
You just don't have the experience,
you got that!? Experience!!
And... What do you think, chief?
This is quite... a difficult case.
But, if we keep being scared to cross the bridge,
Central Securities will remain as it is
without any growth at all.
I believe we should take
one step forward now.
Without that, we won't be able
to see the path after that.
This could be our chance to leap forward.
Are you okay with that, Moriyama?
Yes.
- Well then...
How about we offer this deal
for a contingent based on success?
Contingent based on success?
We'll be able to generate a huge revenue from the incentive that we charge for this deal.
But if we fail, we won't even
be getting a single yen.
Let me examine this part of the deal first then.
Understood.
Well then, I will start with forming
the structure for the project team.
Tokyo Chuo Bank Corporate Headquarters
He said he'll be right here
and makes me wait for 30 minutes!
I'm leaving.
- President...
What is it?
- He's here.
Oh if it isn't chief Isayama.
Oh, I'm so sorry to have made you wait,
President Oka.
Securities Department
Work just keeps piling up, you see...
- Well, it's good to be busy.
President of Tokyo Central Securities
Oka Mitsuhide
What is it about today?
Shall we?
We were wondering to hand over some projects from our sales department to your company.
Isayama-san, this is absolutely...
'Absolutely' what!?
If I'm not wrong, your department has failed to reach the target since the past three quarters.
It was brought up as a problem during the last board meeting as well.
That as the parent company,
we need to look after our subsidiaries
and solve their problems as well.
Well, that was what our chairman Nakanowatari had to say about it though.
The chairman?
Well, since it turned out like this,
Even with complete grief, we'll have to hand over these clients to you.
So you were saying,
'absolutely...' what?
But even though you hand
these clients over to us,
the profits...
- Hanzawa!
We'll do our best.
Oh, go ahead!
Do your very best.
Chief Hanzawa
Hanzawa! Stop saying unnecessary things all the time!
They hand over
problematic clients everytime
This will only burden our staff.
- The child shouldn't rebel against his parents!
Aren't you the cause for all this harassment from the bank towards us in the first place??
We were holding on pretty fine
until they started shipping off
their problematic employees to us!
Calm down, president...
I can't overlook this doing
as you please of yours anymore!
I heard about the request from Cyber Acrobatics from Morota earlier.
It doesn't matter charge them a contingent fee
or whatever, just make it happen!
- Morota
If you just keep looking anxiously at that bridge you want to cross, you can't move forward.
Hurry up Hanzawa!
It's a deal of over 150 billion yen!
That is exactly we need
to step cautiously.
I need a little more time
to complete the review.
What is this at the time when we're not sure if we're going to even reach our targets!?
We will get the deal no matter what,
I'll hurry up on my review.
Get it done quickly!!!
You can't come home today?
What do you mean you
can't come home today?
It's a client who is in a hurry.
I need to look into it carefully before the deal...
Today is our wedding anniversary.
Do you know how hard it was for me to get a table reserved in that restaurant!?
This line of events
sounds awfully familiar...
What is it?
- Nothing...
I'm really sorry, Hana-chan...
- It's okay!
What are we celebrating,
as a middle aged couple!?
I mean... middle aged...
- I mean, isn't that a big contract you've got on your hands?
Huh?
- I can hear it from your voice.
You sound quite excited, Naoki.
Like the time when you were in the bank.
I guess I'll call my friends from
the flower arrangement club over
So do your best on your work, okay.
But don't push yourself
like you did when you were young.
Since you're middle aged already.
Middle aged...
Advisory Contract - Basic Agreement
...on the basis of a Business Partnership
Day of signing the contract with
Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Excuse me.
- Yes.
Were you able to go through the
details of the contract I gave you?
Ah, regarding that.
We'll go with this.
It's based on the contingent fee.
- But... Where did you...
Ah, that is the one which
I had prepared, just in case.
It's almost time for our meeting, shall we go?
- But...
Change the attitude of the bank, Hanzawa.
Make this happen no matter what.
This is my order.
Oh, a contingent fee?
That sounds good.
If that's the case, we will land ourselves
on a wonderful contract.
Please do it quickly.
Leave that to us.
Well then, please sign here.
Stop kidding me!
Hey Moriyama!
- What is it? Looks like you have a complaint.
Moriyama was incharge of Cyber Acrobatics!
- Why isn't he included in the project?
This is a very important deal
which will decide our company's fate.
And Moriyama doesn't have
what's called 'experience'.
- But neither does Miki-san!
Miki has experience from the bank.
Tokyo Central Securities
Business Operations Department
Miki Shigeyuki
Moriyama, how about you do these instead?
These... Aren't these the clients that
the bank dumped on us!?
What do you mean 'dumped on us'!?
Isayama chief from the securities department kindly sent these over to us.
Stop it.
Morota, I told you to think about the
project members for a bit longer.
Then why did you announce it?
I mean, president Oka himself asked me to go ahead with these members in the project.
That's enough...
Pardon me for that.
Please continue.
Are you okay with it then, chief?
That's a nice fountain pen.
Is it the piston filling type?
That's quite an old model...
Do you know a lot about pens?
When I was in Osaka-West branch, a local craftsman who had come in for a loan taught me about it.
A fountain pen is quite laborious to use but you start enjoying it as you start using it more often.
And looks like you cherish it already.
Moriyama
The deal we signed today is
all because of your efforts in sales.
It is your achievement.
What do you say? Shall we go for a drink or two?
Eh? Why?
Hmm? What do you mean 'why'?
And?
You got dumped by your subordinate
and invited us?
Forget it Hanzawa,
the youngsters these days
will never go out drinking with their colleagues.
He's right. It's about this generation.
Which means we've all
turned into middle aged men.
Middle aged...
- How about that Isayama chief who keeps harassing you?
Not all middle aged men are cute, you know.
- Wait a minute!
Tokyo Chuo Bank
IT Department
Karita Kouichi
What do you mean he's getting harassed by Isayama?
- Are all of you on a competition
to insult the chief of securities?
Oh! No no... Wait...
Do you know Isayama chief?
Tomomi-chan! She's one of the prestigious shareholders of the Tokyo Chuo Bank.
Really??
- He's exaggerating.
Trading is just a small hobby of mine.
She gathers information from us
And made herself a fortune.
Well, as far as the rumours go.
That's a lie! They don't talk about any relevant information with me anyway.
But at least listening to all of
you complaining all the time,
I'm at least well informed about the internal news of the Tokyo Chuo Bank.
That's scary...
- Where is Kondo-san today?
Kondo is on a long business trip in Singapore.
He's doing wonderfully well,
unlike someone here.
Isayama chief was
Owada's right hand man, wasn't he?
Is he still pissed off
about Hanzawa?
Quite an annoyance indeed
- By the way, that Owada,
He is trying to be good to
chairman Nakanowatari,
even though he was opposing him
so much back then...
A restructuring plan for Empire Airlines?
If this downturn continues,
We cannot help but withdraw
all support from this client.
In the worst case, it will cause serious damage
to our bank as well.
I understand your concern very well, chairman.
Please let me know whenever,
if there's anything that I can do.
I will.
Chairman...
I have received unimaginable pardon
from your side.
I will never forget
how much you have helped me.
If I was helped,
I will definitely help back.
Repayment of favours!
And that is my motto,
So I will do whatever it is
that I can help.
This is just my assumption though,
Owada's strategy is to first raise his
favorite disciple, Isayama to the top,
so that he can help him out with his power.
Disgusting!
- And then...
...to oust his biggest obstacle,
deputy chairman Mikasa.
Well, could be true...
But currently, isn't deputy chairman Mikasa the one that is flexing his powers?
Correct! That is the problem.
And to his bad luck, Mikasa-san is the in charge of the board for securities.
Deputy Chairman of Tokyo Chuo Bank
Mikasa Yoichiro
Isayama's direct supervisor.
There is no one else that can unite our bank right now which has been divided into factions,
other than you,
deputy chairman Mikasa
Isn't this the perfect time to
demonstrate your power right now?
My power, huh?
Right, Isayama-kun?
Exactly. With your guidance,
our current securities department...
But Isayama is in a bad position himself.
He's been made to stand
between Owada and Mikasa
Ridiculous!!
- Hey...
Why is Owada allowed to stay
in the bank in the first place!?
As if Hanzawa being chased out
wasn't enough!
Does the chairman not have any sense in him!?
- Karita...
What do you have to say about that, Hanzawa!?
- Sorry about him...
Don't you feel pissed off about it!?
I'm here right now
because I pulled through!
I can't keep going against the
top management every single day either...
This isn't that time anymore...
- What did you say!?
HEY HANZAWA!!!!
- Wait... Karita...
Shall we go get some fresh air?
- Hanzawa, what has happened to you!?
How dare you call yourself
a part of our professional kendo club!?
Wow, that was some strong alcohol
they served there...
One week later
What is this scheme??
What have you all been doing
this whole week!?
Cyber is waiting for our proposal
as soon as possible.
I'll report the current status of
our project to the clients first.
No, don't worry. I'll contact them,
as the project leader.
Alright.
How much about Spiral,
have all of you researched?
The first step is to do a
thorough research in order to ascertain if
an acquisition is the right strategy
for Cyber Acrobatics, am I wrong!?
You should also include
'not acquiring Spiral' as an option...
- Not acquiring Spiral!?!?
- The contract was based on a contingent fee!
Don't push a bad deal down the customer's throats for the sake of our company's profits!
I'm telling you to look up all of the
possibilities for the benefit of the customer.
The moment you start sending
ridiculous proposals,
our company's reliability
will go down the drain!
Woah... Chief Hanzawa is pissed off...
Looks like things haven't been going great...
As expected of the staff who landed here after being shipped out of the bank.
They came here because they weren't performing well at the bank, didn't they?
Miki-san is not only useless
but he's also a complete moron.
They can't even trade shares properly, as if they can come up with an acquisition scheme!
Another week later
Excuse us.
And what is it that brings you here today?
It is about the project
that you have been consulting with us.
We are here to present
our business proposal.
Is it about that matter?
Then I guess we're fine already.
What do you mean by that?
We asked you about this
more than two weeks ago.
Even though, there were no efforts from your side of keeping in touch with us
There was no communication?
I thought we told you
that we were in a hurry.
But I'm sorry, if it looks like this, we cannot build trust on you as a partner.
We will be cancelling our contract
with you as our advisor.
So that's how it is.
Tamaki...
Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Chief of financial affairs
Tamaki Katsuo
Yes.
- Please wait...
What are you planning to do
about the acquisition?
Do we need to explain that to you?
HANZAWA NAOKI
Season 2 Episode 1
At this rate you won't be able
to reach your target this quarter either.
Well, I can't explain a lot in detail,
but we failed to secure a huge deal
that we wanted to include in this quarter.
Ah!! How unfortunate!
But with these results,
there will surely be a lot of criticism from the board members towards Central Securities.
And they will never consider that you,
President Oka,
have shown excellent administrative skills
during your time as a board member in the bank.
That's why, how about we make the one
that is acting as an obstacle to you,
to take complete responsibility?
You mean...
that Hanzawa-san?
President Oka from Central
seems to be in quite a fix...
Human Resources
By the way...
Wasn't there a branch of ours on a small island
in the Setouchi region, which was short of staff?
I've heard a gossip from Human Resources
That Isayama had come in today
to send in a request for your transfer.
Under the pretext that
president Oka had asked him for it.
I guess Isayama is out to take revenge for what happened to Owada.
As expected, he's a mirror image of Owada.
This is not the time
to be commenting on that Hanzawa!
I don't know which rival stole your contract,
But at this rate you'll never be able
to return to the bank.
You might get shipped out
to the countryside!
Well, at least I have experience in
dealing with that.
Are you seriously saying that!?
If you get shipped out again...
Are you okay throwing away
your life as a banker like this!?
There is only one way out for you
Go get back that major deal
one way or the other!
Here you go, it's a token of my gratitude.
Also as a toast to your future success.
No way! His stocks are
in the brink of crashing right now.
What do you mean by that?
Are your stocks secure right now?
It isn't going down, at least.
It's not going higher either.
Well well well, the both of you.
Come on.
Geez...
- Have some too, Tomari-san.
Thanks! Sorry for being so loud though...
It's fine.
To think that such a tremendous thing
was going on...
It's a fucking huge contract!
If we're able to make this ours,
Our department's revenues
will shoot up the roof.
We have a meeting with Owada-san
over dinner tonight as well.
Let's inform him about this there.
Right!
In order for me to rise up,
I need to borrow that man's power.
Excuse me.
Your guest has now arrived.
Sorry to have kept you waiting, Isayama...
Thanks for your hard work.
I'm so sorry to have called you over
when you were busy.
Deputy chairman.
Where's Isayama-kun?
Is he running late?
Actually... There was an urgent matter
he had to attend to...
An urgent matter, huh?
In order to start implementing this plan,
the board of directors have to pass the approval.
And for that, I was hoping
you could lend me your power.
And that's why you called me?
- Yes.
Since you are the executive advisor
in-charge of the securities department...
That's not what I meant.
I'm asking if you have already
shown this to Owada-kun.
I haven't.
So you came to me for advice,
and not to Owada-kun?
Yes.
If you betray your supervisor, you'll definitely be hunted down, you know that?
And if you don't want that happening,
You need to thoroughly
finish off the one you are betraying.
When you're going to stab someone, make sure the planning is done elaborately.
And that it is finished in an instant.
Are you okay throwing away
your life as a banker like this!?
There is only one way out for you
Go get back that major deal
one way or the other!
Hamamura.
- Yes!
Do you have a minute?
- Yes.
Thank you.
These are all we have.
We have already scanned
and stored all of these.
What do you need all these papers for?
- Wait a bit longer to dispose off of these.
What do you plan to do now?
- Wait a minute.
These are very detailed...
- That's how Moriyama-san is.
He used to gather all details about Spiral before he was removed from the team.
Meisei School?
Could it be!?
- Eh?
And where is Moriyama?
Ummm...
- Where did he go!?
You're quite passionate, aren't you?
How did it go?
Please Tamaki-san,
give us just one more chance...
I have brought you
a new proposal.
Our contract with you has been cancelled already.
Please leave.
Which company did you switch to?
- Obviously I can't tell you that!
I see, so you did switch
your advisor, didn't you?
Yeah...
Is that so?
Well then...
Do you still practice it?
- Eh?
I suddenly remembered that
I had read on your resumé
That you were part of the
Kendo club at Meisei School.
One of the best schools.
I'm quite well acquainted about Kendo.
Moreover that school happens to be
president Sena's school too.
Shall we go for a drink?
Sena was one of my best friends
from middle school.
But his father's factory went bankrupt
and they had to flee overnight.
I hadn't heard from him since.
That is, until two years ago.
I saw him on a magazine.
They had called him "a charismatic young president
who will lead Japan's IT Business world"
There was an article with his photo
published on a big magazine.
He'd become a famous personality.
I mean, even if your best friend from long ago popped up,
you wouldn't give a damn.
Did you ever happen to meet him
when you were at the bank?
I've never met him, but I bumped into him once.
- Eh?
I bumped into his shoulder on the
Chuo-dori close to the company.
It was just for a brief moment though...
But somehow strangely, I can still remember his face from back then
It's quite something that it turned out that you were to go acquire your friend's company.
I was surprised too.
But I was prepared to do
my work properly anyway.
Which is why I tried making changes to the proposal according to my own research.
Could you show me your proposal?
- Yes.
If only Cyber Acrobatics had tried to understand Sena's management policies...
They could have finalized a deal that would have been profitable for both parties.
Sena-san's management policies?
This is a fountain pen that
Sena's father used to manufacture.
Yousuke,
Do you have to keep doing that
with a fountain pen the whole day or what?
Take it. It's new.
I haven't even used it.
- Me? No.. you don't have to...
It's a prototype made by my dad.
Yeah... but...
This pen will last for ten thousand years,
it's that durable.
It is made with that level of craftsmanship.
My dad was so proud of it.
Masa, I also want to create
such a piece of art one day.
And when I went to class the next day...
Moriyama! It seems Sena's family
ran away last night.
There was a crowd of debt collectors
by his house this morning.
I think he gave me this because he knew he wouldn't be returning the next day.
I see...
And I read what happened after that
on that magazine article.
In order to return his dad's debts,
he gave up on high school
and started working multiple jobs
As I was studying in university
without a worry in the world,
he continued to work tremendously hard...
He learnt programming on his own,
developed skills to build a search engine and set up a company named Spiral.
I think Sena wanted to learn
how to build a search engine
because of his dad's fountain pen company.
That his dad would have continued to innovate
if more people around the world
were able find out about a device that they can use even in ten thousand years.
But I think there should be one more reason why his company collapsed
That is because he didn't have
any allies beside him
who could ascertain
his future prospects
Brokerage firms help invest in the future prospects of their customers
With the power of financing,
I wanted to help talented people like Sena
and his father. And that's why...
That's why you entered
the world of finances?
The proposal here that you prepared...
It's quite awful.
But it's interesting!
Hey hey hey!
Do you know what Chief
and Moriyama are doing in there?
Looks like they're going to try
and challenge another time.
Challenge?
- It's about the request from Cyber Acrobatics.
Moriyama said that he wants to get us
the advisor contract back
with a new proposal deal.
- EH!?
Well, isn't that good in a way?
If it all goes well,
It'll help our revenues hugely, you know.
- Right.
I'm terribly sorry to come in
while you're busy.
But could you give us
one more chance?
It's just about that case again, huh?
I thought we had declined already.
This is a new scheme here.
Could you please look at it?
If you have any conditions,
please do let us know.
We will surely take it into consideration.
It's not about that at all.
- President Hirayama...
Please leave!
Tamaki...
Yes, ma'am.
- Which company did you sign a contract with?
I just wanted to know this one thing.
How did you record and
where did you leak our conversation to?
You were prohibited to sign another contract, according to ours though.
We leaked information!?
It was from their side that...
- Madam vice-president!!
"It was from their side", huh?
That's enough. Please leave now.
Chief
Oh! If it isn't Hanzawa!
What a coincidence!
So why are you here today?
You have some business
with Cyber Acrobatics?
Well, you could say that.
And you guys?
We're here as Cyber Acrobatics' main bank.
But you... You're quite desperate, aren't you?
I heard rumours that Central Securities
lost a huge client because of you.
I feel sorry for you
I wonder to which countryside
you will be shipped off to
for comitting such a huge mistake.
Or should I try convincing them?
Tell me what the request was about! Huh?
Hey! Tell me!!
Thank you for your concern.
But as a subsidiary company,
we shouldn't be bothering
our parent company, you see.
We'll send over some more
clients of ours to you.
So that you can do your best
in the time you've left,
until you get your transfer order.
Come along.
Did they make you take responsibility?
I had confidence on
our new scheme this time.
There was a possibility if president Hirayama
had even taken a look at it once.
That's the part which is bothering me...
The last time was also the same.
We are here to present our business proposal...
Is it about that matter?
Then I guess we're fine already.
Even if he switched to another
company as his advisor,
he should at least check out what kind of
a proposal we've brought him,
If he was really interested in
going through with the acquisition.
But president Hirayama
didn't seem to show any interest.
Could it mean that the rival company offered a tremendously great deal?
Or there were some
circumstances involved,
where he couldn't even consider
looking at our proposal.
Circumstances?
We're here as Cyber Acrobatics' main bank.
Acquisition?
What is this about?
Is there any news that there is going to be a major
acquisition deal about to happen soon?
Should be around 150 billion
150 billion?
There was news about a proposal
from the securities department
that is to be discussed about
in the board meeting.
What is this about, Hanzawa?
The major deal that I was
talking about the other day...
The one who stole it from us was probably
Tokyo Chuo Bank
Eh!? You mean the bank stole the deal
from their own subsidiary?
Yeah.
8 days ago
No way
We can do such a thing?
Yes. That is just the first stage of
this acquisition.
According to this scheme,
you purchase 30% of Spiral's shares.
And the final step is on page 6.
Excellent! This is excellent!
Thank you.
- And president...
When could you be
approving this scheme?
I will do it here right now.
- And what about the decision of the board of directors?
Those are just formalities.
I will make sure they agree.
Well then, until next time.
We're looking forward to it.
Then why didn't Cyber Acrobatics
go to the bank in the first place?
Cyber Acrobatics did indeed want us
to be the advisor at first.
But at some point of time...
It was from their side that...
- Madam vice-president!!
The bank got information
about this acquisition.
And got Cyber to switch
to them as their advisor.
As Cyber Acrobatics was trying to expand
into international markets a few years ago,
They received a few billion yen of aid
from Tokyo Chuo as their main bank
If they push down on them hard enough, they cannot refuse.
- No way...
But how did the bank
get information on this acquision?
That's a good question.
If you think about it...
- Could it be!?
Are you telling someone among us
leaked information to the bank?
Who the hell did such a thing!?
This is outrageous!!
This is exactly why I asked you
to gather here.
If information leaked to the bank,
it should most probably be
from someone among us.
Do any of you have some clues?
Hey!!
Sure, the bank
snatched away our deal.
How can we overlook it that our parent company stole the deal that we got after so much of hard work?
Moreover, not even once
did they come to us to talk about it.
True...
- Well, it can't be helped now anyway.
It can't be helped?
You ex-bankers can never understand
our feelings, can you!?
Stop messing around, Moriyama!
You know what!
We are also...
We are also frustrated!!
- Moriyama... Stop it.
So are we going to let go of this as it is?
Having the bank treat us as they want
and we just keep putting up with it?
Aren't we just a bunch of
idiots at this point?
Say something
Or is it because you're also
an ex-banker you can't say anything?
You can't stand up against the bank!?
The next day, a board meeting was held at the
corporate headquarters of Tokyo Chuo Bank.
One of the topics on the agenda
was the acquisition of Spiral
by Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Securities Department Isayama Taiji
I'm Isayama from
the Securities Department.
I had already sent all of you
executive board members
the details regarding
this acquisition earlier
Please let me explain about this
deal once again in detail today.
Isayama-kun! What is this!?
I haven't heard anything about this deal!
- In short, this acquisition will be
a revolutionary deal that
will trigger Japan's economy.
If this deal is successful,
it will demonstrate the power of
Tokyo Chuo Bank to all industrialists.
This will bring huge attention to us.
Isayama-kun is exactly right.
Isn't this the time for all of us
to unite our strengths
and make sure this deal gets done?
Chairman?
Understood!
Chief Isayama seems to have jumped ship from Owada to deputy chairman Mikasa now.
Well, this huge deal acted as
a perfect occasion
to pledge his loyalty to Mikasa-san.
Moreover, this hesitant bank decided on
this 150 billion yen deal so quickly.
There has to be something else in it.
That 'something else' is not important for you now,
plummeting Hanzawa-kun
Isayama stole your contract
And is now making you alone to take full responsibility for Central Securities' poor performance
So this is what it means to be
an audacious robber, huh?
The moment the board approves the 150 billion agenda,
the deal is finished for you.
Focus on your own problem first!
That is not the problem.
- Eh?
This is the matter of pride of
all the employees of Central Securities.
What happens to me
doesn't even matter.
I don't plan to just
let this go anyway.
Deputy chairman, that was a really impressive
acquisition strategy.
Isayama-kun is also quite
a valuable player, isn't he!?
But I happened to hear this rumour...
That deal was originally taken
to Central Securities,
our subsidiary company.
I hope the bank did not snatch
this deal away from their hands!
I wonder what you're talking about.
I hope these barking dogs are also
silenced when this is through.
Well, I guess it is because the
previous owner pampered it too much
This world brings praises
to the ones that show results.
What is it that you need to bring results?
Elaborate planning
and an instant strike.
I've learnt this thoroughly.
- Well then,
shall we go through
this elaborate planning now?
I was able to get
one piece of information.
The securities department is preparing for
a press conference in the public relations hall.
Is it today?
- Yes!
Understood!
Monitor Cyber Acrobatics
and Spiral's share prices.
It seems there is a huge fluctuation
that's going to happen today.
Does it mean...
- Probably Cyber Acrobatics
is about to set some traps
regarding the acquisition today.
11:30 AM
Market closed for lunch break
There didn't seem to be
any big moves yet...
If Cyber Acrobatics starts purchasing
Spiral's shares at once,
Its price should
suddenly shoot up, isn't it?
02:59 PM
03:00 PM
The market has closed for the day.
Closing Bell
So there wasn't any
huge fluctuations anyway, was there?
Maybe they postponed
their plans of the acquisition?
Hmm...
Tomari, it seems
nothing happened today?
No, there really was something.
What do you mean?
- The press conference is going to start as planned.
It will be streamed live on
Cyber Acrobatics' homepage.
Hamamura!
- Yes!
Change this monitor to Cyber Acrobatics' homepage!
- Yes!
We will now begin the press conference
by Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
I would like to ask the chairman of the executive
board of directors, Mr. Hirayama Kazumasa
to please begin.
We, Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
Would like to report that we have purchased
30% of Spiral corporation's shares.
HUH!?
- When did they purchase 30% shares?
Extended-hours trading!?
Extended-hours trading means
Extended-hours trading
To buy and sell large amount of stocks
at a certain fixed price,
Extended-hours trading
Trading time
while the stock market
is not open for public trading
Now, Cyber Acrobatics
bought Spiral's shares at once,
Spiral's shares
Regulatory restrictions
until just below the regulatory restrictions
outside of trading hours.
90 Billion Yen
You could call it an
ambush attack on Spiral.
Cyber Acrobatics did!?
- President! This was a takeover!
A hostile takeover! They've bought more than 30% of our shares outside of trading hours!!
30 percent!?
- I'll return to the office immediately! Please wait!
After this, we are planning to acquire
a further 20% of their shares
remaining for the takeover bid.
We will now be taking questions from the media.
If you have a question...
They are calling this the Pearl Harbour of the stock market on the news.
Well, this is indeed a deceptive attack.
I never thought that the bank
would accept such a dirty scheme
in order to attain a huge achievement.
Chief! President Sena is about to start
an emergency press conference.
I have built this company
and it will remain my company!
I will not let strangers
rudely barge in on us like this!
I will strongly oppose
And will take actions against Cyber Acrobatics
for making this senseless move
I will not let them
take this company hostage!
In order to purchase 30% of their shares,
there should be someone
who has to sell that many, isn't it?
How did Cyber Acrobatics
manage to acquire those?
Probably...
They're from Kano and Kiyota.
Kano?
They both had more than
30% of Spiral's shares together.
And I think they sold it
to Cyber Acrobatics.
How would you know that!?
Stop saying ridiculous things, Moriyama!!
It's not ridiculous!
There's this company called Deklerk.
Kano and Kiyota have some private investments in it
But after the performance dropped, they both
must have been troubled for money.
How did you find out all of that?
Since this company was one of those
which Morota-san dumped on me.
How about you do these instead?
They thought of betraying
President Sena...
It's probably Isayama that
set them up like that.
Our first strike was hugely successful.
To think that you actually
bought aside those 30% shares
Kano and Kiyota were
both hesitating at first.
Sorry to say this,
but I thought we have refused this deal already...
Oh don't say that.
There's a person that I want to introduce
to the both of you today.
Excuse me!
Eh!?
- Deputy chairman!
It's an honour to meet the both of you.
We will be offering this much additionally.
I've heard rumours that the both of you
are having some financial troubles lately.
Holding 30% of Spiral's shares
Current share price
69 Billion Yen
With an additional 10%
76 Billion Yen
Our bank will surely have your backs.
But... To ask us to sell Spiral's shares...
Could you see if you
could do something?
Isayama-kun,
You shouldn't be
forceful on our clients.
Even though that you have
parted ways with the company now,
You are worried about your friend.
That is indeed an exemplary friendship.
But, has president Sena ever...
...tried to call the two of you back?
Don't you think that's terrible?
This is just some good faith from our part.
76 Billion Yen
90 Billion
So much!?
Are you dissatisfied? This let us forget...
- Please!!
Please!!
Please!!
Please!!
Yes! Got it! Thanks!!
Hey Sena!
We're now the Top 1 search engine in
Japan according to market share!
We did it!!!
Yes!! We did it!
We aim for worldwide Top 1 next!!!
Spiral Corporation
Can you not make one phonecall to Sena?
He's in a terrible position right now...
- I see.
But I'd be happy,
to get a phone call from an old friend.
I'm sure he'll just ignore me...
- It can't be helped if that happens.
But is he that petty of a man
to ignore his friend
just because he's become
rich and famous now?
Excuse me, sir.
Mr. Hiroshige from Taiyou Securities
is here to see you.
President Sena, something horribly unexpected has happened, hasn't it!
Fucking Cyber Acrobatics!
I want to fucking strangle that Hirayama!!
You'll get arrested if you
do that, president...
You! Stop acting that nonchalant!
Think about some defense plan!
Okay...
What the hell are you doing!?
Spiral's Financial Advisor
Sales Chief, Taiyou Securities
Hiroshige Takao
I SAID GO BACK AND
THINK ABOUT IT!!!!
Yes!
FUCK!!!
What is it!?
You have a call from some
Moriyama Masahiro-san
Moriyama!?
Masahiro...
Masa!
Yosuke
Long time!
How've you been, Masa?
A beer, and with that...
- I've ordered already.
Pork okonomiyaki
with double cheese, right?
You haven't forgotten!
And what have you been doing lately, Masa?
Me?
- Yeah
Well, it's not that
well known of a company.
Oh what's that!
Where are you working at?
It doesn't matter,
come on.
I have some news from HR.
They've initiated steps to transfer you out.
Did you find out who
leaked information to the bank yet?
No. Not yet...
- What have you been doing!?
Hurry up, find the betrayer
and put him on trial!
You only have that one path
left open for you!
If you can't, you will really be...
- Chief!
What happened?
- The president has called for you, right now.
Got it! I'll call you back later.
Hanzawa-kun!
Miki-san! We've received complains
from accounting again.
They're so annoying!
Tell them to process the forms themselves then!
Sorry, but... It seems that
I'm going to be really busy soon.
Excuse me.
I don't think it's the
first time you're meeting.
But this is Yokoyama-kun
from the bank's HR dept.
It's been a long time, Hanzawa-san.
Hello.
And why did you call me here now?
There's a transfer order
that has come in from the bank.
President Yuasa (Isejima Hotel)
New Hotel - Pre-opening bid [Invitation]
An E-Mail?
Thanks for your hard work.
How was the reunion
with your old friend?
I shouldn't have gone.
So you've built yourself a castle,
haven't you?
That's quite a contrast to
a normal employee like me.
Are these Kano-san and
Kiyota-san's desks?
I left them there hoping that
they'd return some day...
But now...
By the way, Yosuke,
do you remember this?
The fountain pen your dad created.
I've been using this everyday since then.
Did you pull it out of
your storage room just for this?
Eh!?
You're glad to have an excuse
to meet me today, huh?
Yosuke...
You said earlier that you work for
Central Securities, didn't you?
You're from the subsidiary of
Tokyo Chuo Bank
Who happens to be
Cyber Acrobatics' advisor.
Did the bank send you
to investigate me?
That's not it...
I'm just here as a friend...
Why didn't you tell me about this
if you're a friend, huh!?
Playing shitty moves like
after-hours trading!
I didn't know they were going
to do something like that either...
Were you the one that gave them information about Kano and Kiyota?
No! Believe me!
- How the hell can I believe you!?
Every single person!
When it comes to money,
they all betray you!
Show yourself outside.
Moriyama-san from Central Securities.
I guess it can't be helped...
He's right that the bank played dirty moves
to go ahead with the acquisition.
And there's even a spy
from the bank here...
But the one who delivers results
is the one that wins, right?
Wonder how you were able
to work at such a place...
Well those are some harsh remarks...
It's exactly the same even now.
The achievements of proper employees
are taken by ex-bankers.
The failures of ex-bankers are the responsibility of the proper employees...
All of those losers that
were chased out of the bank
come over here and
act as if they own the place!
And we here belong below those people
and get treated like trash and scum!
You think so too, don't you chief!?
Just when I thought...
that I could finally do some work in my own way,
that could be of use to some people...
And that work also got snatched away...
Damn it!
DAMN IT!!
Is that all that
you had to say?
Are you just going to state your dissatisfaction
and complaints and move on?
Saying: "No matter what I do,
it's of no use"?
And just give up?
Chief!
What do you think...
... I should do?
That's exactly what you should
be thinking about now!
Deputy chief Morota,
shall we go to the next bar?
No, I have some other matters
to attend to now.
Other matters?
- Take me to Mist in Ginza.
Have a good evening.
Mist in Ginza, huh?
That's quite a lavish place.
Yes!
- Sorry to call you this late.
There was something I wanted to consult you about...
- Consult me? Could we do it tomorrow?
It's from Hanzawa chief though...
He wanted to bring someone from the
IT department and check everyone's computers.
Eh!? Wh... Why is he doing that??
He wants to thoroughly investigate
who it was that leaked
information to the bank...
And for that he has
shortlisted members.
It's going to be me, Onishi-san,
Harada-san, Moriyama-san,
And you, Miki-san.
You were at the IT department
at the bank before, right?
Could you please help me out tomorrow?
F...Fine fine fine, okay!
Thank you! We'll be gathering there at
6:30 AM tomorrow.
A...At 6:30 AM!?
-Thank you so much!
I'll definitely find them out!
Password
E-Mails
Right. Hanzawa was chased out of the bank
with a one-way ticket.
Even if he tries to convince
the entire HR department,
I'll see that he can't rise up again.
I'll see he won't stay in
Tokyo Central Securities either.
I'll drive him to
the edge of the earth!
Don't worry, chief Isayama,
Hanzawa is already finished.
You did really well!
I'll make sure you
get rewarded well!
You'll get your letter from HR soon.
- Thank you sir!
Subsidiary companies have to help
the banks out in the first place anyway!
Even if it means getting a couple of
their contracts snatched away!
They don't deserve to
sit there complaining!
Central Securities is something like
a garbage dump anyway!
A garbage dump, huh?
You seem to have quite some nice remarks
about your own workplace Morota!
Who the hell do you think you are!?
This is rude!
Nice timing, I also had some business
with Isayama chief.
But first, it's you, Morota.
I was called in by the president today.
It was about a transfer order.
But it was for Miki.
Order to transfer personnel to Tokyo Chuo Bank
Miki Shigeyuki transferred to Tokyo Chuo Bank
Securities department, Sales division
Moreover it was to the bank's
securities department, sales division.
A promotion.
So you wanted it too,
didn't you Morota?
So you came here to request Isayama chief
to transfer you back to the bank as well, didn't you?
What are you even saying??
A negotiation with the HR
in exchange of information, huh?
Stop saying absurd things like that!
You're causing me trouble by bringing up these doubts about transfers every now and then.
And these are all your assumptions,
aren't they!?
Do you have any proof
to these claims?
Yes, we do!
Miki!
Isayama Taiji
There it is!!
What are you doing here
at this time, Miki?
Overtime...
At Morota's desk?
Let me go! Let me go!!
Isayama Taiji
Moriyama! Don't do it!!
Regarding Spiral's acquisition by Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd.
No!! Don't do it!!
Let's hear your explanation about
what this is exactly about, huh?
Hey! Did you...
Miki told us everything.
Start explaining everything in detail.
Talk.
Start talking, Miki.
TALK!!!!
I'll tell you...
Everything...
We... couldn't come up with
any sensible proposals at that time...
10 days ago
I don't think Cyber Acrobatics
will be satisfied with this.
But...
Thanks for your hard work.
Wh... what do you mean by that??
I have an idea.
And then Morota-san went and talked about the acquisition plan with the bank.
150 Billion Yen, huh?
I'll send you the data immediately.
I got to know about that too though,
but I was silenced by them
That as long as I keep my mouth shut
nobody would know.
Morota-san... This is really bad...
- It's okay, I'll not let you take any of the blame!
Or, do you wish to keep rotting in this place
for the rest of your career!?
But when I heard that Hanzawa and the others
were about to look into our computers...
EH!?
- Wh...what are we going to do!?
There are still some E-mails in it that I've sent!
Hurry up and delete them!
I'll text you my ID and password!
- Yes!
And that's why...
I'm here now...
I'm not the one that
leaked out the information!
It was Morota-san.
Miki, you bastard!!
- Sorry...
The E-mails were all still there
Look at the subject line:
"Regarding Spiral's acquisition
by Cyber Acrobatics Co. Ltd."
And it was sent to the bank's
securities department...
To Chief Isayama
Hanzawa...
Let's talk about that
in detail later on.
Morota! Do you still have any
excuses left to make?
For a banker, the results are
the only things that matter.
No matter how long you work for that subsidiary, you have no future! You'll remain a loser!
But at the bank,
the people and the money,
the magnitude is different there!
You're a winner
just by being there.
If you've ever been a banker,
You'll always definitely
have that urge to return there!
You know that the most,
don't you chief?
The one that wants to return
to the bank the most, is you!
Chief Hanzawa!!
Stop kidding me, Morota!
Our work is...
Extremely important for the growth
of people and their companies.
We're the ones
that offer them support.
A job at securities...
No, every job out there,
is about aiming for the same thing!
There's no winning or losing!
What's important is not where you work at!
It's how you do your work
We have the lives of
our customers in our hands!
Their management, their employees
and also their families.
We have all of their lives in our hands!
Do you have an understanding of that!?
What you sold out
wasn't just information!
You sold out our trust!
Did you join the bank
to do such a thing!?
Do you have no pride left as a banker!?
What is it, Morota!?
Hey hey hey!!
What are you blabbing on
from quite some time!?
All that is just rubbish!
I don't get a word you're saying!
Isayama-san... This is an E-mail sent to you!
I'll not let you off the hook with just "I don't know"!
I don't know
I don't know!
I don't know!
Firstly, I've never received
such a mail.
How about you go
search my computer?
Obviously you would!
You'd even go search in the bank's servers!
Well, aren't you already doing that??
What happened?
- They got us, Hanzawa!
I've looked through
the entire server!
There's no E-mail regarding
Cyber Acrobatics anywhere at all!
The entire data was deleted
just a while ago!
Just a while ago!?
Yes?
- Hello?
Morota! Hurry up
and get over here!
Actually, Hanzawa is trying
to look through all our E-mails
To delete all data
from the mail server?
That's right! Everything!!
Did you have all of the data
from the mail server deleted?
Hey proper!!!
Stop babbling ridiculous things!!
I have no idea what information regarding
the acquisition was leaked or whatever.
And neither does
such an E-mail exist!
You don't know anything either,
do you, Morota?
You've never sent me
any E-mails, have you?
But Miki-san...
- I don't give a damn what Miki has to say!!
Isn't this just a fake E-mail
that you people forged?
How unfortunate!
Right, Hanzawa!!
Moreover, I think you
should be grateful towards us!
We, as your parent company,
cleaned up the complete mess
that you people created!
Let's leave!
To have a contract canceled
because of a delay in our response,
And to have it get
snatched away by the bank
Are matters of completely
different magnitudes.
Before we could win our clients over
with our scheme,
You bankers
Using your position as their main bank,
forcefully snatched them away from us!
Without notifying a single word to
your own subsidiary company!
Shamelessly snatched away our work!
You've been completely irrational all the way!
The 'superior' Tokyo Chuo Bank
seems to be dealing...
just like a bunch of gangsters!
HANZAWA!!!
No matter how smart
you think you are,
All of the paths left open to you,
lead you out of Tokyo Central Securities!
Bankers cannot deny
the orders from HR.
Hanzawa!
You're already finished!
No matter what happens,
you start off with your complains to HR!
You look like a kid from school, who keeps threatening to complain to your teacher!
How disgraceful that the
chief of the securities department
can only keep saying
that one thing!
What did you say!?
Go do whatever the hell you want to,
with your HR!
I'm in no mood to let this go
as if nothing has happened!
I will definitely return
this debt to you!
If I get screwed,
I'll definitely screw you back!
Double payback!!
That happens to be...
My motto, you see.
I see... So Hanzawa-kun
has made his move, huh?
Thanks for informing me.