Tokyo Reborn: Dark Superstar

Chapter 213 Hokkaido cannot do without the Takakura Group

Obihiro City, Hokkaido.

Obihiro City is located in central Hokkaido and is the fifth largest city in Hokkaido. Its name comes from the Ainu word "opereperekepu", which means "the place where things spread out downstream".

Its population is second only to Sapporo, Asahikawa, Hakodate, and Kushiro, and it is also the venue for the bobsleigh event of the Nagano Winter Olympics.

The central area of ​​​​Obihiro today was not cultivated by official military soldiers or retainers of the former shogunate.

Instead, in recent years, the militia battalion of the Mimihaji PMC company has stationed troops here, renovated the facilities of the Tokachi Second Prison in Kushiro Shuji Prison in Hokkaido, established an agricultural product distribution center and a logistics storage station, and the population has gradually increased.

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Last year, Mimihaji PMC established the GLONASS satellite R&D center and the DPLA-61 "Bumblebee-1" UAV production workshop here.

The DPLA-61 "Bumblebee-1" UAV and two UAV production lines were not purchased through Colonel Shokgu's connections, but were purchased by Mimihaji PMC through the channels of President Yelit's family.

This is a small unmanned aerial vehicle used in the "Real-time Integrated Observation" system successfully developed by the Russian Yakovlev Design Bureau in the 20s. It uses an onboard zoom television camera to conduct reconnaissance on the tactical depth of enemy combat forces.

The integrated launch and control station is responsible for automatic pre-launch detection, launch, remote control of the UAV and signal reception, and real-time display on a TV monitor.

The operator can see the ground images detected by the drone, the drone's route and its location coordinates on the TV screen.

An important feature of the DPLA-61 "Bumblebee-1" UAV is its strong survivability.

Anti-aircraft weapons are difficult to hit, and can only be destroyed by intensive artillery fire if their routes are accurately known.

The drone has a cruising speed of 110 to 130 km/h, a flight altitude of 100 to 3000 meters, and a flight time of 2 hours. After modification, it can be equipped with a throwing device and can carry two 40×46 mm grenades.

Mimihaji PMC installed a 45-nanometer "Armament Color Haki" military chip produced by Metaverse, which increased the armor-piercing thickness by 500 mm and the killing radius by 15 meters.

Complete the transformation from a reconnaissance drone to an integrated reconnaissance and strike unmanned drone.

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The projects of the GLONASS Satellite R&D Center and the DPLA-61 "Bumblebee-1" UAV production workshop have provided thousands of high-paying jobs locally.

With the development of the garrison economy of Mimihaji PMC, the economy of Obihiro has maintained an annual growth rate of 7% and the local population has continued to increase.

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A residential community near the GLONASS satellite R&D center.

Ryo Nishikido got up, looked at the watch, and without even bothering to wash his face, he wolfed down the sushi his parents had left for him, drank a bowl of miso soup, then got on his bike and ran away.

GLONASS Satellite R&D Center, FamilyMart convenience store at the west gate of the commercial plaza, his high school friend had been waiting here early and was furious when he saw him.

"I waited for you for more than 20 minutes and thought you were fast asleep."

"I watched Wu Xinlan's new work yesterday and used a pack of napkins. I woke up late today."

"You kid! You're hiding your stuff again! I shared Kurai Yun's work with you last time!"

"Let's go, let's stop talking nonsense and talk on the way."

The two men rode along the newly built asphalt road for the GLONASS satellite research and development, riding hard against the wind while talking loudly against the wind.

"I've already found out. There's a Kadokawa Bookstore in the Axin Shopping Center near the drone factory. My cousin knows the store manager, and he gave us a discount."

"Great."

Nishikido Ryo smiled happily: "Aragaki Yui likes the band Beasts the most. If I could give her an album, hehehe."

The friend looked at Ryo Nishikido speechlessly. Among the two, he was a true fan of the Beasts band and bought the album to support his idol, while Ryo Nishikido bought it purely to pick up girls.

The girl that Nishikido Ryo has a crush on, Yui Aragaki, is a transfer student from Okinawa. She is a die-hard fan of Akina Nakamori, the bassist and lead singer of the band Beasts.

Therefore, Ryo Nishikido planned to buy the new album of the Beasts band and give it to Yui Aragaki to please her.

This is actually not the first time he has done this. When the single "Kokorozushi" (Psychological Effect) sung by Akina Nakamori was released, he bought a copy early and gave it to Yui Aragaki.

But in order to save money, I gave a pirated copy...

…………The result is predictable.

Giving pirated albums to die-hard fans...

The reason they didn't fall out was simply because Aragaki Yui was a transfer student who was unfamiliar with the place and was relatively gentle, introverted and had a good temper.

So this time, Ryo Nishikido learned his lesson and called his friends who were fans of the band Beasts, planning to buy an authentic copy to win back the goddess' heart.

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After pedaling for more than ten minutes, they finally arrived at their destination, a newly opened Kadokawa Bookstore in the Ashin Shopping Center.

When Nishikido Ryo and his companion arrived at the store, they felt a little uneasy before they even entered the door.

There were several people standing at the door, some of them were holding albums and smiling brightly, while a few were returning empty-handed and looking gloomy.

The two rushed inside, and the friend knew the boss: "Brother, do you still have Takakura Bunta's album?"

The manager of Kadokawa Bookstore spread his hands, his face showing both joy and depression: "Sorry, they are all sold out, please go to another store."

"Isn't today the first day of sale? It's only 10 o'clock in the morning!"

Ryo Nishikido couldn't believe it. He could understand that the product was sold out, but the key point was that it was just put on the shelves early this morning.

"Some people came to the store to place orders several days in advance, and came to pick them up yesterday morning. This morning, many more people like you came to buy in bulk, and the remaining stock was swept away. They were willing to pay a higher price to buy them."

The manager of Kadokawa Shoten explained, and the two friends regretted not booking in advance. Nishikido Ryo couldn't help but complain again.

"It's so hot, why don't you eat more?"

"You think I don't want to?" The store manager became more depressed when he mentioned this. "The Beasts band is so popular this year that people from all over the country are scrambling to get their new album. There's simply not enough to go around. I spent a lot of time trying to get 2000 copies. I thought they would last a week, but they were sold out in no time."

"Director Kadokawa Yoshiko has included all branches in Hokkaido in the electrical equipment group and will give priority to replenishing stocks."

"You can wait a while."

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The so-called motor group is the internal sales mechanism of Kadokawa Shoten Group.

A general term for bookstores and chain stores that are designated as agent sales stores based on their sales capabilities. They can receive preferential treatment in the number of first edition copies and additional orders.

Yoshiko Kadokawa, the sister of Haruki Kadokawa, chairman of Kadokawa Shoten, head of the Asian market, and president, has a close relationship with Bunta Takakura.

The Takakura Group's large-scale investment in Hokkaido and its support for Hokkaido's independence are already clear.

Hokkaido cannot do without the Takakura Group, just as the West cannot do without Jerusalem.

Now there is a saying circulating in Hokkaido and even in the whole of Japan:

"After leaving Tsugaru Gorge, find Takakura if you need anything!!!"

Therefore, Director Yoshiko Kadokawa gave special care to the Hokkaido region and gave the highest priority supply to Hokkaido's bookstore music channels in Japan.

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"Are there any other places?"

The manager of Kadokawa Bookstore was quite generous and gave the two people some advice: "Go to the video store near the bobsleigh Tokyo Olympics venue. If that store doesn't have it yet, you have to go to Sapporo."

"Or you can wait a little longer..."

Your friends can wait for two days, but Nishikido Ryo can’t wait, and two days later, Aragaki Yui bought it herself.

It's useless even if I give him this album.

Originally, he had to buy it first today because he got the information...

(End of this chapter)