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Blast Furnace Construction's Planned Site. Hanshin Tokushu Seiko Co. Ltd

Half a year later...

It is almost autumn now.

Hanshin Tokushu Seiko's long-desired blast furnace construction

was progressing smoothly.

Teppei was visiting American Bearing Company in Chicago *Chicago, USA*

The Sales Section Chief of that company *American Bearing Company*

spoke highly the durability of the new material Teppei presented as a sample,

and said that he wanted to expand it on a large scale. *Sales Section Chief Mr. Rogers*

throughout the car industrial world in the US.

This was a great chance ... "Teppei, please surprise us with your products .....

where Hanshin Tokushu Seiko... ......using your winning high-technology"

can realize the aspiration for the Japanese steel industry "OK, Rogers, when the blast furnace is ready.....

to progress into the United States, .....I will make doubly stronger steel."

which was the largest steel country in the world.

Around the same time, *The Ministry of Finance*

in The Ministry of Finance where they were rushing with the financial restructuring,

day after day...

...the merger of fellow city banks was being discussed.

That was because..

by making big banks through mergers,

they wanted to resist an increasing growth of huge foreign capitals

which were contemplating to advance into Japan.

Putting survival at stake, *Hanshin Bank Headquarter*

father Daisuke, contemplating to use "the small swallowing the big" strategy,

was scheming to merge with Sanei Bank, but...

until now he had not been able to find a decisive way to do it.

This way in the end we'll just be swallowed by Sanei Bank!

By whatever means,

look for their weak points to make a decisive winning move.

Hai!

When Teppei returned to Japan bringing back the big result of progressing into the US,

the new residence where Ginpei was to reside after his wedding the following day

was just finishing to be built over the demolished site of the Japanese-style house.

And then...

...in Teppei's house...

Twice the amount of the former transaction?

That's wonderful!

If the transaction quantity of Bearing Company doubles,

Our profit will also increase by 20%!

Yes.

But what about obtaining the raw materials?

Yes...that's true...

Though I think it will be difficult from now on to get more pig iron from Teikoku Seitetsu,

there is Daiichi Seiko, which Ichinose-san has helped to have a talk with.

Yes I think it will be worth a try.

If possible, I'd like to see them tomorrow, can I?

I already thought you would say that, so I had made an appoinment with them

for 10 o'clock in the morning tomorrow!

As I expected, you're great, Ichinose-san! Wonderful, isn't he?

Thank you, Botchan! ( = son of rich family )

Will it be it okay?

Tomorrow is Ginpei-san's wedding day, you know!

Hmm...but the wedding will be in the evening, right?

If I leave Daiichi Seiko in Nagoya after twelve....

I will make it in time.

Please don't be late, okay?

Lately Aiko-san's attitude is becoming more and more overbearing....

If you're late, I'll be her target at the wedding tomorrow.

Really? OK I got it.

Itadakimasu! - Hai.

Is it delicious?

Delicious!

You're amazing!

While holding an important post as a managing director,

you're still developing your technology.

No.... *Daiichi Seiko, Nagoya Factory*

I just want to make a good product.

That's all.

The new material...

which you submitted to Hazama and Bearing Company... *Daiichi Seiko, Yamada Factory Chief*

Hai.

That one...

we also acquired, just like what Teikoku Seitetsu did.

Yaaaa....I was very surprised!

If such a product spreads throughout the world,

it will be frightening indeed.

Therefore, I understand a little of how Teikoku Seitetsu feels.

But...Yamada Factory Chief....

If one is defeated by technology,

one should fight fairly using technology too.

Meeting you, I am reminded of something...

namely the spirit of "steel man".

Although my company doesn't have as many pig iron as Teikoku Seitetsu,

but until your company's blast furnace finished to be constructed,

I will do what I can to help you.

Yamada-san...

Thank you very much!

Manpyo Family-Yasuda Family Wedding Banquet, Tokyo

What does it mean, Yasuko-san?

The number of your relatives who came is more than the assigned plan,

now there is a big commotion as to arrange the additional seats and meals!

I am really sorry.

How annoying, people from the noble families, I wonder why they can't do anything at all!

I ask you, tell them not to make any blunder in the banquet, okay?

Otherwise I will be...

Isn't it enough, Aiko-san?

No, I can't allow that.

Today, in addition to the Finance Minister, prominent people from the government and industry will be present...

What are you trying to do?

You're not even a member of the Manpyo family.

There is no need for you to worry so much about us.

And another thing...

If possible, I ask you not to attend the Wedding Banquet today.

What are you saying so suddenly?

If you're here, this occasion of family celebration will become unpleasant.

Teppei Onisama...

I agree with Teppei Onisama.

I think Aiko-san should have reservation and not attend the banquet.

Stop it, Ichiko.

But....

The head of the Manpyo Family is me.

I accept Aiko's attendance in the banquet.

But...

If you don't like her being here,

you can opt not to attend the banquet, can't you?

Well, it's no big deal, isn't it, Niisan?

Afterall,

it's a marriage made for the sake of marital connection between Manpyo and Yasuda familes anyway.

*Osaka Heavy Industry* Yasuda Tasaemon

*Daughter of Osaka Heavy Industry President* Yasuda Makiko

Minister, please.

Ginpei-kun

Finance Minister Nagata is here.

Thank you for coming.

Yaaa, congratulations.

Thank you.

Okay...

Let me join you!

Thank you, thank you.

Ginpei-kun, congratulations!

Since it's my wine and Minister Nagata's wine, it must bring good luck to both of you, ahahaha...

Drink a lot of it,

with that power, make a honeymoon baby today! Hahahaha....

As expected of Manpyo-san...

to build a relationship with the two persons who are candidates for next term's presidency.

As the leader of Manpyo Family,

I am obliged to support our relative Okawa Sensei, but...

as the President of Hanshin Bank, I also have the situation that

our fate is in the hands of Minister Nagata.

It seems that you are very worried about something related to the financial restructuring.

The situations of other banks are also bothering my mind,

President Yasuda must know various things about this matter, right?

Talking about it....

I heard an interesting rumour about Sanei Bank...

Sanei bank?

You look to have interest in it.

Somehow both Ginpei-Sama and Makiko-Sama look tired, don't they?

Because all of them here...

are more occupied in the talks about Hanshin Bank and Osaka Heavy Industry

than the two persons getting married.

Afterall in Minister Nagata's speech..

there was no mentioning of Ginpei Onisan's name, nor of Makiko-Sama's name, not even once.

Mrs. Koizumi, this is Manpyo's family second daughter Tsugiko, about whom we've talked about earlier.

Oh, what a beautiful girl.

It'll be great to see her with someone by her side. *Mrs. Koizumi, wife of ex-Ambassador to France*

Tsugiko-san,

Mrs. Koizumi said that she was going to help finding your marriage partner.

But I.....

Mrs. Koizumi, let me introduce you to Okawa Sensei.

Teppei Onisama, I....

You don't need to have such a meaningless marriage like this.

You....

live your life as you want to, that'll be good enough.

Yes.

It's an information from a reliable source.

Really....

There's such a black rumour there?

A Splendid Family Episode 4

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The black rumour ..

....that some illicit money was passed on from Sanei Bank to a political figure is confirmed to be true.

The one who passed the money was Vice President Mukai of Sanei Bank,

and the amount is climbing to 300 millions yen.

So...

who's the recipient of the money?

That's the irony of it...

He is your own relative.

Okawa Sensei?

It must be political fund for the the next term presidential candidacy.

This of all things....

just when we caught this scandal, it can't be used....

Yes. Besides, for Manpyo family, Okawa Sensei is

an indispensable person who acts as a backer,

to use Okawa Sensei as a bait to fish Sanei Bank

is something that even Father can't do, right?

To be hindered by one's own relative....

what's this marital connection for, hah?!

Oi! How many coils? *Hanshin Tokushu Seiko, shipment warehouse*

500 coils!

500 coils!

Yosh! this is OK!

- Hurry, carry them to the wharf! - Hai!

Gokurousama!

This month's Hazama....somehow we made it in time, didn't we?

Yes, but starting from next month next the quantity for Bearing Company will increase...

it will be tough. Perhaps the place won't be big enough to contain it.

That will be something to be happy for!

that we have order larger than our shipment warehouse can contain!

Finally we arrived to this stage, didn't we?

What are you saying, there's still a long way to go!

Hai!

Director!!

Something happened!

Just when I did it without complaining because I knew the Grandfather, what are you doing huh?!!

I will listen to you later,

but now there are only 2 hours before the ship leaves!

For now please return to your work place, please!

Please!

Please!

Director!

What Director? A youngster acting big, huh? Aratake Gen (Dock worker )

In any case, I ask you all to return to your work first.

How can we?!?

The ship departure time remains the same, but the shipment is TWICE as much!!

We're told that it was "Immediate Shipment", so we rushed to do it,

and next we're told "Handle these materials with care"!

If we do it slowly and deliberately as told,

how are we supposed to finish it? Stupid!!

Oi, let's stop, and go home!

Listen to what I'm going say!!

All of you..

Are you abandoning you own work?

What??

It's true,

concerning the load, I apologize.

But...

I ask you to return to your work right away.

Step aside! You're on my way!!

I ask you, please wait!

I told you you're on my way!

Director!

I ask you, please return to your work!

I said I'd go home, so I'll go home, you stu.....!

Those products which all of you are loading to the ship...

are very important products which will tell world of the Japanese technology power!

For that sake, we are all now...

keep working until very late at night,

in order to increase the products!

What "to the world", hah?!

Those things are mere iron!

And to make those "mere iron",

we have been risking our lives!

Those irons..

are crystals of our blood and sweat, you know!

Until the ship departs,

there is only less than 2 hours!

I ask you, please return to your work.

Unexpectedly you have guts, don't you?

All right!

Let's work again!

What are you doing? Everybody, help them!

Everybody, let's work again!

Makiko-san, you too please don't have reservation and help yourself to the dishes,

because we are a family now.

Thank you, Mother, and Father too.

for ordering the buillding materials from Europe, and built such a wonderful house for us.

I am very moved.

When it was buildingTeppei-san's house, he left it all to Teppei-san,

but when it was building Ginpei-san's house, Father's effort seems to be much bigger.

No. It was because Teppei Onisama loves to create things ,

so he just wanted to do it by himself, including the design and every other thing, didn't he?

Right, Sanae-san?

Yes.

Have you finished with moving your things?

Of course.

The curtains and carpets have arrived too.

Aahh..

Yasuko-san didn't do anything at all,

so you didn't know it, did you?

Teppei-Sama...

There is a phone call from Ichinose Yoshihiko-Sama.

Yoshihiko-kun?

Excuse me.

Thank you.

Hello?

What?

Okay.

Come to my place right away now.

I'm sorry, there's a sudden work I have to do, I'll have to leave with Sanae now.

Daiichi Seiko retracted their contract??

Yes.

If they share their pig iron with us,

their allotment for public business will be reduced, it's what The Ministry of Trade and Industry is threatening them.

Ah, sorry to bother you.

Excuse me.

Good evening.

Director, it must be Teikoku Seitetsu scheming behind the scene,

to block our company from entering the world market.

If we let things be as they are now, we won't be able to keep our export contract with Bearing Company,

and the trust given to our company will be lost!

About this....

it will be better if we ask Okawa Sensei to work it out with the Ministry of Trade and Industry...

I understand the situation.

Tsugiko-san..

Is your talk about work going to finish soon?

Tsugiko-san..

Oh right, Yoshihiko-san!

Besides, your father happens to be here too,

isn't it a good chance to make an announcement about you two?

Ah...

Announcement?

Ha?

Could it be..

Hai!

Yoshihiko!

Father...

You and Manpyo Family's daughter...

Ichinose-san!

I and Sanae also support their relationship.

As his father, please support them too...

Ichinose-san! Please support us!

Please!

What do you mean?!

I will not allow...

that relationship!

That's for us to ask, what do you mean imposing on us?

Get out of here.

Because you suddenly went home,

I came here to deliver the notice to Keisuke-san's 13th Mourning.

And besides...

I already told you about your arranged marriage partner to be supervised by Mrs. Koizumi,

didn't I?

A marriage should follow the wish of the person herself.

Pressing someone to do keibatsu marriage is selfish of you. (= marriage to build connection)

Are you denying keibatsu marriage?

It means you are denying your own marriage, you know.

Teppei-san too, he married you because you WERE the daughter of the Minister of Trade and Industry.

Stop talking nonsense!

Between Sanae and me, there's no such relationship as you said!

Is it really true?

Please remember this...

if you spoil this arranged marriage,

I....

might want to break up your family too.

What about taking the phone quickly?

Hello?

Mother..

Eh?

Fa...Father...collapsed??

Mother..

Which hospital?

Keiji University Affiliated Hospital

Father!!

Ahaha...Sa-chan!

I'm alright, I'm alright!

I know about my own body well.

I'll be well soon.

I'm relieved!

I'm really very worried, you know!

I know, I know.

Sa-chan, how is Teppei-kun?

He wanted to visit you in the hospital, but he is very busy with his work.

It's most important that a man is busy with work.

Anyhow Teppei-kun is... "Hanshin Tokushu Seiko Exporting to The US"

...the Japanese steel industry's "Hope"!

Manpyo-san, I am really very sorry! *Daiichi Seiko, Nagoya Factory*

Is it true that there was an interference from Teikoku Seitetsu

and then a pressure from The Ministry of Trade and Industry?

Please spare me that question....

Minister, as Japan's first merging of city banks is materialized, *Ministry of Finance*

I came to give this report to you.

Really? *Haruta Bank Section Chief*

Thank you. From what I thought,

Haruta-kun has a tendency to go to a different direction.

As I've expected...

this bank should be the first to be merged.

Hai.

So that was it.

And then...

what Manpyo desired,

namely a merger of the small consuming the big....

is an impossible state of affairs.

*Shibarian, Akasaka, Tokyo*

No.. *Shibarian, Akasaka, Tokyo*

IF things stay as they are now.

IF - things

stay - as - they - are - now.

Did the Minister say that?

What's the reason?

Actually a talk raised up that Sanei Bank,

which Father is targeting, will be merged with Heiwa Bank.

Such nonsense...

Both banks already mutually agreed.

Damn!

Once their merging is materialized,

the financial restructuring's action will accelerate very fast,

our bank will be swallowed up by a higher-ranked bank!

If they didn't carry out the first merger,

the small consuming the big would be impossible.

Father.

Minister Nagata's true feeling is that he wanted to ruin this merger.

Arriving at this point,

there is no other way than to ruin this merger, isn't it?

Father is already

holding the ace card of Okawa Sensei accepting illicit money.

Right?

Do you want to say I should use that card?

It's true that if Okawa Sensei wins in the presidential election 2 years from now,

he will be the best marital connection for Manpyo Family.

But..

will Hanshin Bank last by that time?

Isn't it time for Father to make a decision?

To choose Minister Nagata,

or Okawa Sensei?

MITI Teikoku Seitetsu Daiichi Seiko Touwa Seiko Chuo Seitetsu

MITI (Minister of Trade and Industry)

Shogun,

Again they stop the supply of pig iron.

If they keep doing such trivial things,

the dream of entering the group of developed countries

will end as a mere dream.

Tomorrow.....

I will go to the Ministry of Trade and Industry

Father

What are you doing, at this hour?

You yourself, what are you doing?

Nothing in particular...

You worked until this late?

Yes. There are a lot of things...

I have not been able to visit the hospital.

Visit the hospital?

You didn't hear about it?

Okawa Sensei was admitted to the Keiji University Hospital.

He has had an operation 6 months ago, I feel a little worried about him...

If Father has a chance to go to Tokyo, please drop by the hospital to see him.

What's wrong?

Father!

Please convey to Okawa Sensei that I wish him to take good care of his health.

Hai.

Good night.

Good night.

Father, please don't force yourself.

You can't take a physician's words for truth.

Like last time...

I used to believe my blood type was O

But the result of the blood test during the war showed that it was a mistake

I was told: "Your blood type is B!"

I am relieved that you look well.

What's wrong?

Teppei-kun, you don't look well, you look worse than a sick person like me.

If there's a problem with your work, you can tell me.

I'm already indebted to you for a lot of things.

Rather than worrying about me, please concertrate on your treatment.

Well, if it's not a big problem, okay..

Ah, right!

The Okami (proprietess) of Tsurunoya...

she is being treated in this hospital.

That's why...

ahh, Teppei-kun, sorry, but..

Could you please deliver those fruits over there to her on my behalf?

Hai.

Ah, Okami likes banana,

give her the one with a lot of bananas...

Hai.

Thank you.

I'll go, excuse me.

Sanae.

What is it that has happened to Teppei-kun?

Sa-chan.

Tell me what has happened.

Please come in.

Tetchan!

Okawa Sensei asked me to deliver this to Okami-san.

Thank you.

Thank you for last time.

Uhm?

Thanks to Fukko's words, my eyes are open now.

Really?

It's time I have to return now.

Thank you.

Please tell Okami-san to get well soon for me.

Hai.

See you.

Did you see Teppei-san again?

Mother.

Didn't you say that you didn't want to see him anymore?!

You must never relate to him anymore!

The promise that you gave me 7 years ago, was that a lie?

Mother..

You are hiding something from me, aren't you?

The fact that you opposed to my relationship with Teppei-san...could it have...

something to do with who my real parents are?

There's no such thing...of course not!

To the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

President...

Regarding your request this morning,

I managed to talk to the Head of the Hospital's Surgical Department just now...

Really?

I am sorry to ask you in a such a sudden.

Connect me to Mima-kun.

Isn't it a judgement of the Ministry of Trade and Industry after a request by Teikoku Seitetsu?

What a rude man are you! *Ishibashi* *Heavy Industry Section Chief*

We gave you the permit for the blast furnace construction! And you forget that debt to us.

Go home now! The next visitor is getting stuck waiting.

Well!

Give me a break!

Takahashi-kun!

Oi, Takahashi!

Yes.

Section Chief, Minister Mizutani asked you

to bring Director Manpyo to the Minister's Room right now.

What?

*Minister of Trade and Industry's Room*

Excuse me.

Come in.

Minister, we brought Director Manpyo with us.

Okawa Sensei..

Ishibashi-kun..

It seems that the air in MITI is very stagnant. (MITI=Ministry of Trade and Industry)

Okawa Sensei....

Joining hands with Teikoku Seitetsu,

it seems that you received a promise that you'd get a promotion.

However, if because of this, the rudder of Japanese industry went to the wrong direction,

it will be the end of your career, you know.

I....

certainly have no such intention....

Mizutani-kun,

as the Minister, do you mean to overlook

such a thing like this? *Minister of Trade and Industry*

No...no...

Then you should stop such a nuisance NOW!

Ishibashi-kun, you heard it.

Put down that talk.

Yes.

Thank you.

Are you alright?

Yes I'm fine, I'm fine.

Father.

For my sake, you even ignored your illness....

Cut out being too formal....

I want you not to hesitate to ask me anything.

Because for me, in my mind, you are

.... my real son.

For a parent,

to be useful to his children...

is the happiest thing.

Hai.

Thank you very much.

Ah, I'm sorry.

According to a rumor, for the presidential election two years later,

there was an enormous sum of illicit money...

flowing from Sanei Bank to a powerful Diet Member of The Liberal Party.

So President heard such a rumor?

Well...

if that foul money is a fact,

such a bank must not be merged. *Kineian, Shinbashi, Tokyo*

But as the one in charge of banks, The Ministry of Finance cannot make public the foul play of a bank...

If you give me the permission,

my bank will do it using our own original judgement.

But then...

that Diet Member...

might lose his political career....is that okay?

Minister, I am really very grateful.

Hanshin Tokushu Seiko

Without any problem,

the raw material pig iron were supplied by Daiichi Seiko.

All of the employess also felt very grateful to Father.

Thank you very much.

Don't mention it.

Tomorrow...

at my Grandfather's 13th Mourning,

I'll have a good announcement to tell my late grandfather.

Father.

Sugiura Sensei came to visit you.

Oh, what is it? Why did you come all the way here?

- Okawa Sensei. - Heh?

I am truly very sorry!

Eh?

We have tried as hard as we could to stop it,

but in whatever way, we could not stop it!

Illegal money for Diet Member Okawa Ichiro. 300 million yen from Sanei Bank.

Why...such a thing like this..

Whose work is it?

Whose work is it?

Whose work is it?!!!

Haruta-kun, this is your carelessness!

Please forgive me!

Minister, then...what about the merging of Sanei and Heiwa?

Well, let's cancel that!

Bye!

Even so, you really decided on

that matter quite quickly, didn't you?

Mima-kun

Just between you and me,

Okawa Sensei's physical condition is pretty bad.

He seems not to last much longer.

So you threw him away...

But you also thought of selling Okawa Sensei, to make Minister Nagata win, didn't you?

I want more of your cooperation...

in looking for a new target bank to merge with.

13th Mourning of Manpyo Keisuke

Thank you.

You are very gentle, Teppei Onisama.

You're so very thoughtful of Sanae-san...

Because the one most unhappy is Sanae-san...

Of all days, such an article came out at Grandfather's 13th Mourning...

So it's already the 13th Mourning...

I..

everyday I have never forgotten that day.

A dead person..

doesn't speak anything, does he?

Thank you.

Sanae-san too, it must be hard on you.

Is there any need to symphatize with her?

Okawa Sensei is a disgrace to Manpyo Family.

What did you say?

It's the truth, isn't it?

It means that a criminal appeared from among the Manpyo Family's relatives.

- Kissama!! Watch your tongue!! - Anata!

- Apologize to Father Okawa! - Calm down Teppei-kun!

APOLOGIZE TO SANAE!!

Teppei!

If each time you get upset by such a thing,

you are not fit to be a manager.

"Such a thing," you said?

Aren't you upset that Sensei got insulted like that?

Regarding the article that came out yesterday, my heart also aches!

However..

that is also something Okawa Sensei has brought upon himself.

How could you say such a thing...

about a benefactor, who has made great efforts for the sake of Manpyo Family!

I'll definitely never forgive the person who produced that article!

Is that person hateful to you?

Yes.

Suppose now....

that person appears in front of me..

I want to kill him.

I see..

So he's that hateful to you...

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