Successful Trial Run

Just then, Jun Murai suddenly spoke, his voice not loud, but it silenced the entire office.

"Special Secretary Nakayama."

"Professor, please go ahead," Takuya replied with a smile.

"I see efficiency." Jun Murai's gaze shifted from the leisurely employees, sharpening again as he looked directly at Takuya. "But I wonder, is efficiency all Sega sees?"

This question made Director Yoshikawa, who had just Panasonic, feel his heart jump into his throat again.

"Of course not." Nakayama Takuya's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes became serious. "What we see is the standard."

"Standard?"

"Yes." Takuya met Jun Murai's scrutinizing gaze without backing down an inch. "Today, it's Sega's Logistics Department that has improved efficiency. Tomorrow, as more companies use our software, countless ' Logistics Department ' will improve efficiency. When everyone gets used to confirming orders by email and verifying data with spreadsheets, a new business 'standard' will be born."

"By then, companies that still insist on using fax machines and manual verification will not only be outdated, but may even be directly eliminated by this standard."

After he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent.

Jun Murai stared at the young man in front of him for a long time.

He remained silent, then slowly nodded. There was no praise or encouragement, but that nod carried more weight than any words.

Before leaving, Nakayama Takuya personally carried a large box of floppy disks that he had prepared beforehand to Jun Murai's car.

"Professor Murai, this is a small token of our appreciation. These are the first batch of installation disks for our email client," Takuya a smile. "We sincerely invite everyone on the WIDE Project Team to become our first external trial users."

Jun Murai looked at the young man, and a rare smile appeared on his usually serious face.

He didn't say much, just nodded and patted the box.

"I'll accept these; I'll give the extras to other professors to try out. I'm just waiting to see your other internet software go live."

Directly promoting it to other professors carries more weight than any words of praise.

After seeing off Jun Murai group, Nakayama Takuya got back into his car, looked at the neatly arranged box of floppy disks on the passenger seat, and drove straight to Tokyo Institute of Technology.

This time, he met his mentor, Professor Yonezawa, in the office.

"You brat, you still know to come see this old man." Professor Yonezawa chuckled and scolded Takuya, but his gaze fell on the box Takuya was carrying in. "What's this? A new Sega game? To bribe your teacher?"

"Teacher, this is the software I requested your support for development." Takuya placed the box on the ground, opened it, revealing twenty beautifully packaged floppy disks inside. "Our company just completed the first batch of trial production of our email client, and we're sending you a box to try it out."

"Oh?" Professor Yonezawa became interested. He didn't let Takuya do it, but took out a box himself and looked at the instructions on the packaging with great interest.

"It's written quite well," he muttered, then tore open the packaging and inserted the floppy disk into the drive of the computer on his desk.

He didn't ask Takuya any questions. Instead, he picked up the detailed instruction manual that Nohara others had stayed up all night to write and started flipping through it while operating it himself.

The entire process of installation, registration, and setup was seamless.

"The interface is well-designed, very clean, much better than those anti-human designs the United States come up with," Professor Yonezawa nodded and muttered to himself. "The functional logic is also clear, and the interface isn't overly complicated. Very good."

In less than ten minutes, he had successfully sent and received a test email to himself.

Takuya simply watched quietly, without saying a word.

He knew that for a top expert like Professor Yonezawa, the product would speak for itself.

"Speak," Professor Yonezawa leaned back in his chair and turned around. "You've even invited Jun Murai to the platform; this software of yours is definitely more than just for this old man to send and receive emails."

Takuya and then recounted the entire process of Sega's internal trial operation data, as well as the "surprise inspection" conducted by Jun Murai's team.

Professor Yonezawa raised an eyebrow when he heard the figure of "320 percent improvement in workflow efficiency".

When Professor Yonezawa heard that Takuya had given another box of software to Jun Murai and told him to "give it away to whomever he wanted," he finally couldn't hold back and burst into laughter, pointing at Takuya.

"You little rascal, you're a real fox!" He laughed so hard he almost fell over. "I get it! You're not just giving away software, you're casting a wide net! Using a free 'key,' you've turned all of Japan's top scholars and engineers into users of your software, thus gaining a reputation among the highest-level users! You haven't spent a single penny on Google Play, yet you've achieved top-tier promotion!"

After laughing, Professor Yonezawa's expression became more serious.

He tapped the table with his finger, making a knocking sound.

"Professor Murai is an authority in academia, a flag bearer in the tech world. You made a brilliant move." He looked at Takuya, then changed the subject, "But having them alone isn't enough."

"Teacher, what do you mean?"

"You've won over the road construction workers and car enthusiasts, but you've forgotten who truly controls this road, deciding who gets to use it and how much toll to collect?" Professor Yonezawa's gaze deepened. "You submitted a proposal to Section Chief Eikura of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and he approved it for you—that's just the first step. Now you have concrete evidence that can significantly improve the efficiency of an entire industry. Don't you think you should also send him a copy of this 'record of merit'?"

Nakayama Takuya suddenly realized the truth, and it was like a sudden enlightenment!

Yes! We were only thinking about finding a breakthrough in the tech and academic circles, but we ignored the root of the policy!

I've been too busy being happy these past two days.

Section Chief Eikura needed achievements, and wasn't this hot report and software in his hands exactly the kind of achievement he needed most?

"Teacher—" Takuya stood up and bowed deeply to Professor Yonezawa, "I understand!"

Professor Yonezawa nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand. "Go ahead, strike while the iron is hot. Remember, sometimes, the weight of a floppy disk is far greater than millions or tens of millions of Japanese yen in public relations expenses."

As Nakayama Takuya left the Tokyo Institute of Technology, he sat in his car, looking out at the Ever Flowing streets. A large part of his vision became clearer.

He took out his phone and found a number.

"Eikura? This is Nakayama Takuya from Sega. I have some good news regarding the progress of the ' Information Superhighway ' project, and I'd like to report it to you in person."