An enlarged map of the Netherlands appeared before everyone's eyes.
The Port of Rotterdam was heavily circled.
"The macro team and the Investment Department have done a comprehensive evaluation." Hoshino pointed his finger at the map. "The geopolitical stability of the Netherlands is extremely high, located right in the heart of Europe. Most importantly, the Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, and its throughput can completely absorb Sega's future ocean freight cargo ships."
Hoshino raised his head and listed the advantages one by one.
"First, labor costs. Labor costs in the Netherlands are lower than in Germany and France, labor relations are relatively harmonious, and large-scale strikes rarely occur. Second, multilingual capabilities. The penetration rate of English in the Netherlands is among the best in non-English speaking countries, and it is normal for local employees to master two to three languages. For a logistics center that needs to interface with channel distributors across dozens of countries in Europe, communication costs will be compressed to a minimum."
Hoshino paused for two seconds and threw out the final heavyweight bargaining chip.
"Third, taxes. The Netherlands has a very mature set of tax deferral policies for the logistics and warehousing business of multinational enterprises. As long as the goods do not leave the warehouse, there is no need to pay value-added tax in advance. This is of great benefit to Sega's cash flow turnover."
A slight murmur of discussion sounded in the meeting room.
The data was placed before them, and various indicators completely crushed the traditional major European powers.
Yamashina Makoto looked through the materials in his hands and nodded frequently.
"Bandai suffered losses in this area before." Yamashina Makoto spoke up. "At the time, we rented several warehouses in France to store Gundam models. When we encountered a