"Yes, Sakayanagi-san, it seems that I am one step ahead of you." Yukinoshita Haruno responded with a smile.
One step earlier? One step earlier than what?
Since he did not attend the lunch time, Wu Yi had no idea what the two were talking about and could only stare in confusion.
"What's the point of doing it early? As long as you haven't signed the contract in black and white, I still have the opportunity to bid, right?"
Arisu Sakayanagi skillfully put on slippers at the door, walked in, came to the coffee table, smoothed her skirt and sat down elegantly.
She put her cane aside, placed her arms on the table, crossed her fingers and rested them on her chin, smiling and glancing sideways at Yukinoshita Haruno on her left.
"I think Wu Yi should have told you that we will take the order from whoever offers the highest price, not the one who arrives first."
tsk...
Yukinoshita Haruno smacked her lips slightly and thought that this was indeed a tough opponent.
The reason why she was in such a hurry was actually to sign the contract with Wu Yi before Sakayanagi Arisu arrived, but it seemed that it was not going to work now.
"Stop, stop, stop, wait a minute, Arisu, what are you talking about? What do you mean by you are bidding against Yukinoshita? Do you mean..." Wu Yi was skeptical.
"Oh, didn't Yukinoshita tell you that I would also join the Kengan Club and participate in the Kengan Fatal Tournament?"
Sakayanagi Arisu glanced at the eldest daughter of the Yukinoshita family with a playful look.
"That's right. She doesn't want you to know about this at all. After all, if you knew about it, her grand plan would most likely be ruined, right?"
Volume 474: Chapter Arisu uses a kick attack
I didn't expect Arisu to participate in the Kengan Fatal Tournament.
This news was unexpected for Wu Yi, but it was also reasonable.
Unlike Chairman Sakayanagi who always gives people the impression of being a gentle man who is not arrogant and even a little sickly, Arisu Sakayanagi has been a queen since she was a child.
With his innate outstanding talents, a strong desire for control, and an ambition that is almost as great as Ayanokouji Atsuomi's if his personality is left out, it is normal for him to make such a decision.
However, I feel like I'm trapped in some strange Shura field... Wu Yixin said.
He now fully understood the conflict between the two girls.
It's simply that both families want to participate in the Kengan Fatal Tournament, and both want to hire him as a fighter.
Well, if it happened to other fighters, this situation would probably be almost impossible to happen, but it is quite common in the Wu clan.
After all, for the vast majority of companies registered by Kengankai, money is nothing. As long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem.
But it is hard to find a strong fighter, let alone a fighter who can win the championship.
It so happened that the Wu clan was not only very powerful, but also willing to work for money, so every time there was a fight between the Quanyuan companies, they would receive a lot of orders, and it was common for both companies to send invitations together.
When encountering this situation, there is usually only one solution: work for whoever pays more.
Of course, each party only has one chance to bid. It is better not to wait for the price to rise and let the two companies raise prices to engage in an arms race and make huge profits, as that would damage their reputation.
"The one who pays the highest price wins. I think Miss Yukinoshita should understand this simple truth, right?"
Arisu Sakayanagi changed the address from "Yukinoshita-san" to "Yukinoshita-san", which means that the conversation has escalated from students of the same grade to the competition between the Sakayanagi and Yukinoshita families.
"And I think Miss Yukinoshita has not forgotten that I have now obtained my father's permission. Everything I say from now on can represent the highest will of the Sakayanagi family. My bid represents the bid of the Sakayanagi family. I just wonder if Miss Yukinoshita can represent the Yukinoshita family now?"
"What if I say yes?" Yukinoshita Haruno raised her eyes.
"That would be great."
Sakayanagi Arisu smiled faintly.
"If it's a normal business negotiation, even if both parties are just subordinates, they can call and seek instructions from their superiors when they encounter uncertain situations. However, in this school, communication is greatly restricted in all aspects. If you are indecisive during the negotiation due to insufficient authority, it would be a taboo."
"Having said that, is Ms. Sakayanagi's way of operating really in line with the rules?" Yukinoshita Haruno suddenly said.
"Rules?" Arisu Sakayanagi was a little confused.
Yukinoshita Haruno explained, "Just now, Wu Yi also said that there is only one chance to bid, and there is no such thing as a tug-of-war by raising the price against each other. But if both parties are present, once someone bids first, the other party can win the negotiation as long as they can raise the price again on this basis within their ability... It's like playing rock-paper-scissors and someone makes the last move. Isn't this very unfair?"
"If you want to follow the rules, at least you should wait until both parties leave before sending the offer via email or other confidential and secure means, right?"
"That's true." Sakayanagi Arisu thought for a moment, "But even so, as you saw just now, Miss Yukinoshita, I have a spare access card for the room here. I can come here anytime I want. At least in theory, it would be much easier for me to get close to Wu Yi and learn about your offer, Miss Yukinoshita. And this opportunity can last until graduation the year after next."
It's like the auctioneer dropping the hammer at an auction.
However, in order to allow the auction to proceed normally, the auctioneer will usually strike the hammer three times to announce the owner of the auction item after asking twice and finding that no one has bid.
But the situation is different now. The auctioneer's hammer can be delayed for more than a year until the Kengan Fatalism Tournament begins. This time is enough for other bidders to make a few more big deals and save up some money before bidding.
It's still unfair.
"So my suggestion is to solve it here, now, and immediately," said Arisu Sakayanagi.
"I agree." Yukinoshita Haruno followed seamlessly.
Oh?
Hearing this, Wu Yi was slightly stunned.
He felt that he probably understood the white-haired loli's intention behind saying so much.
Because he had been very confused before this, in his impression, although Sakayanagi Arisu was not like the already killed Ryuuen who was always thinking of some insidious and despicable tricks to cheat others, he was definitely not so upright as to be kind enough to take the initiative to remind the opponent of the flaws that he accidentally exposed.
And as mentioned before, relying on their close relationship to get close to her and thus get Yukinoshita Haruno's bid is indeed a theoretically feasible method. She can completely use this to kick the former out of this auction.
But Sakayanagi Arisu didn't do that, unless he said -
Noticing the change in someone's gaze, Arisu Sakayanagi calmly took off her slippers under the table and kicked with her little feet wrapped in white silk to signal him to shut up.
Wu Yi immediately raised his eyebrows to indicate that it was OK.
"Come to think of it, I wonder if Ms. Sakayanagi has ever thought of a possibility."
Yukinoshita Haruno tapped lightly on the coffee table with her knuckles, and a few strands of her smooth black hair fell to the corners of her eyes due to the vibration.
She had a slightly playful smile on her face.
"That's right... I was waiting here for Miss Sakayanagi on purpose, and I also knew that Miss Sakayanagi would definitely come over to talk to me."
"Is there anything wrong with being on guard against competitors getting there first?" Arisu Sakayanagi also smiled.
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant." Yukinoshita Haruno shook her index finger. "What I meant is that the reason why Ms. Sakayanagi did this and said so much as a prelude was actually for one purpose, which was to drag me into a trap called 'win-win cooperation'."
"Win-win cooperation?" The white-haired Loli tilted her head. "Although I personally have always had a great fondness for this term, I wonder why Miss Yukinoshita suddenly said such a thing?"
"Don't you really understand?" Yukinoshita Haruno asked back.
"Then I'll be frank. Joining Kengankai requires a total of 5 billion in funds, and the Sakayanagi family probably can't come up with such a huge cash flow at once, right?"
Noticing a slight expression on the silver-haired girl's face, Yukinoshita Haruno smiled helplessly.
"Well, after all, we're all in similar situations, aren't we?"
Just as Wu Yi guessed, the Yukinoshita family and the Sakayanagi family were once qualified to join the Kengankai but gave up for various reasons and no longer intend to consider doing so.
Therefore, we only keep a small amount of necessary cash flow on hand, and the rest is invested to make money. It is not the kind that can be used in a short period of time.
Besides, even if we have to take forceful action...it's not that it's impossible, but I'm afraid it will have to come at a certain price, such as a certain degree of depreciation, profit loss, and so on.
In comparison, win-win cooperation is indeed the best option.
"So my proposal is still win-win cooperation, how about it?"
The offensive was reversed, and Yukinoshita Haruno took out the proposal that Sakayanagi Arisu had prepared in advance.
“…Oh my, I wanted to force Ms. Yukinoshita to cooperate for free, but now it seems that this won’t work.”
After a short silence, Arisu Sakayanagi spread his hands helplessly.
"In that case, we can only make a deal."
As she said that, she kicked Wu Yi again under the table.
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I forgot where I saw it before, but it said that in the original novel of Oregairu, whether it was Haruno or Yukino, Yukino's father had to sell the house to raise money to study abroad, because Yukino's mother had used the money to sell government bonds and real estate...
Volume 475: Chapter : Canvassing for votes? Is this necessary?
The cultural festival that ended the sales crown competition was followed by two consecutive days of weekend rest, and now it is Monday.
Even though the grand carnival had just passed and the festive atmosphere had not yet completely faded, it was over and everyone was semi-forced to return to their normal pace of life with classes.
The morning sun of autumn shines through the treetops and forms a silhouette. It is 7:45 in the morning, just when students have finished their breakfast and are heading to the classroom to prepare for their morning classes.
The same goes for Wu Yi.
When he had breakfast in the school cafeteria and brought a portion for Karuizawa Kei, and went up to the second-grade floor of the teaching building, someone was already waiting at the stairs.
It was the teacher who came to the meeting room after Nanyun quit the student union and told them that they should elect an acting student union president.
"Hey, good morning, teacher?"
Wu Yi stopped when passing by him, waved and said hello.
"...Good morning." The student union teacher raised his head when he heard the voice, still speaking in that official tone.
"Time is tight this morning, so I'll get straight to business. Although I think Nanyun probably hasn't mentioned this to you, Wu Yi, you should know that every summer vacation, after the sports meet... this year, after the cultural festival, there will be a handover ceremony for the new and old student council presidents. The time is scheduled for next Friday, which means there are less than two weeks left. You can use this time to canvass votes in the student council and prepare your speech for the handover ceremony."
"It's okay to make speeches, although for me it's better to improvise on the spot when the time comes." Wu Yi scratched his head, "But is canvassing for votes really necessary?"
Uh……
The teacher in charge of student union affairs was also stunned by this.
Come to think of it, at least there was Kiriyama Ikuha from the Horikita school in the student council who could compete with Nanyun. Although he was crushed and almost beaten to his knees in the end, at least there was a second option...
Now, the third years are about to withdraw from the student union. There is nothing much to say. In the second year Class A alone, there is an acting president, a vice president, and a student union secretary. The remaining second year cadres in the student union are only Sakayanagi Arisu and Ichinose Honami.
Then there are first-year students Amasawa Ichika and Tsubaki Sakurako.
Good man, half of the country is made up of our own people, so there is really no need to canvass for votes.
The teacher in charge of the student union coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness: "The necessary procedures must be followed, and it can also be regarded as a semi-farewell ceremony. I would like to tactfully remind the third-year students that it is almost time to submit their withdrawal applications and prepare for graduation."
"Well, there's still a farewell ceremony. This doesn't sound like preparation for graduation, but preparation for graduation." Wu Yi nodded in understanding.
The teacher in charge of the student union was silent again and decided not to continue the conversation.
"In short, these are the things you need to deal with."
"it is good."
Wu Yi agreed very readily.
What a hammer you put there...
The teacher in charge of the student union knew there was a problem when he saw his reaction.
Putting aside other things, if we were to rank the irresponsibility of all the student union presidents, this guy would definitely be ranked first.
Just think about it, the vice president has to take charge of even the meetings, what can you say about him?
So he added another sentence.
"Have a serious meeting, don't just send a hasty message in the group!"
"……it is good."
Wu Yi awkwardly put away the phone he had just taken out of his pocket and was about to type a message to the student union group.
But after thinking about it, he took out his phone again and started typing about the afternoon meeting notice.
[Come to the conference room for a meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon]
After a little thought, I added another sentence.
[If anyone is unable to attend due to some reason, please report in advance. We can change to an online meeting. There is not much to say anyway.]
"Is this okay?"
Wu Yi shrugged and waved the phone screen showing the chat history in front of the teacher in charge of the Student Union.
The former looked at him silently, shook his head and sighed, and left.
……
At three o'clock in the afternoon, all members of the Student Union meeting room arrived on time.
At the conference table that they hadn't seen for a long time, on the left were the third-year students headed by Kiriyama, and on the right were the first- and second-year students headed by Yukinoshita Haruno.
Wu Yi was still sitting in the chief seat, with the little secretary Horikita Suzune standing straight beside him with a cold face.
