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For example, through the implementation

of a customer management tool known as CRM,

you can input information such as those exhibiting at each event,

project information, and orders received.

Staff throughout the company

and all over the country can view it.

In some respects, you could say

that it is like Doraemon's "Anywhere Door".

Well let's park that joke there.

I have created a prototype CRM,

so why don't we all take a look?

If you fill in this input form…

CLIENT INPUT FORM / PLAN INPUT FORM

Sorry, just a moment.

We could never

rely on this guy.

But this one…

This one has such a strong aura.

No matter how you look at it, she seems better.

What has gotten into her all of a sudden?

Why is she staring at me?

Could it be

that she is reading my mind?

C-Can you read my mind?

-Apologies for keeping you w-- -Wait a second.

What do you think about this, Ms. Takano?

She has been quiet this whole time, letting her junior colleague speak.

A junior colleague?

What do you think, Ms. Takano?

Well,

I think that there is something more important in business

than CRM, and that's BGM,

background music.

I could kill for some BGM right now.

Music?

I have no idea what you're saying.

-What I said was-- -Well actually…

We also had another option for you,

to introduce background music into the office space.

What?

And the reason behind that is

the impact that music has on communication

is becoming a source of interest for scientists.

So,

we combine information on customers from IT

with an AI analysis of customer expressions

and an analysis of voice and emotions…

I get it.

So, that was your plan, Ms. Takano?

You astutely knew

from my expression that I had no interest in CRMs,

so you let your junior colleague make the pitch.

I'm right, am I not?

I'm not her junior. We joined the company together.

I don't know what you are talking about.

I have absolutely no clue

about IT.

Why did you start talking about background music?

More importantly, did you notice, Hiwada?

-Notice what? -That guy,

he'd a nose hair hanging out of his nose, a gray one.

What?

So, I kept staring at him.

Let's go back.

Sure.

I'm sorry.

We left a good impression

but I don't think they want to implement a CRM.

Just as a thought. That's why I sent you both.

Oh, really…?

-Wait, wait. -Yes…?

Was Takano okay?

It was the same the last time we went out.

The client mistakenly thought

she was a very competent superior of mine.

In any case, I am happy

to see that you have woken up to the outside world.

It's because Hiwada invited me.

He said that just having me there would make him feel strong.

I didn't quote an old love song like that.

Now that you're on a roll,

why don't we try data entry

for the April order numbers?

Sure.

First, you open this.

SHARED FOLDER

You open it?

Double-click on this icon.

An i-c-o--? Double?

Yes… So…

You need to operate the little machine that looks like a stink bug.

You match up that arrow with this mark here

and give the concave bit of the stink bug a little tappy-tap.

Give it a try.

I have no idea what you're saying, Hatoyama.

Oh, sorry, sorry.

Okay, I'll start by giving you a demonstration.

Tappy-tap, like this.

See, give it a clickity-click.

This is an action

called opening something.

I've got it.

It's a computer class for senior citizens.

Move it slowly…

I can't believe how patient a teacher Hatoyama is.

I'd definitely leave her alone.

When you input numbers into these fields,

the total automatically

appears at the bottom.

It's incredible, right?

But can we trust it?

Huh?

Do you think it is okay to entrust

important company numbers to a machine?

What do you mean by that?

Are you asking a philosophical question?

I cannot believe the machine.

So, I'll calculate the numbers myself.

I have the figure.

One, ten, 100, 1,000, 10,000…

Fifty-six trillion…?

You idi--!

Ugh…

Idi--!

Well done, Takano!

Everything is about trial and error.

By doing that, you have understood that compared to the calculator,

this calculation software lowers the risk of mistakes.

Right.

Data input!

"Praising subordinates to encourage them to grow" is very common…

…but he tries not to offend her.

He is such a great person.

I want someone to praise him.

-Yay! -Yes.

-And then a click. -That's right.

That's the most important bit.

A talented hawk hides his claws.

But it is a story about pigeons, pheasants,

and hawks.

Many other birds will also be there.

Right, understood.

-Do you get it? -Yes, I heard that…

Yes, you've got it.

Yes, yes, yes, that's right.

No need to rush.

Hiwada!

-Yes. -Go to the Development Department.

Huh?

You want me to do that?

Yeah. I'm counting on you.

-Why do you want me to do that? -You'll find out when you go.

Okay? Go.

Yes, hello? This is Suzaku.

Yes, it is very hot, isn't it?

Excuse me.

My name is Hiwada. I am from Sales.

Sorry to disturb you while you are busy.

-Hiwada? Why are you here? -I believe you spoke

-to Mr. Suzaku, my boss? -What?

He told me to come down to the Development Department.

I said I wanted to talk to Suzaku

or the Division Head, so why would he send down a new recruit?

I'm sorry.

You're not the one who should apologize.

In any case, give Suzaku a message from me.

Recently, us in development have been

forced to make useless system after useless system due to you guys in sales.

Useless systems?

Like last month's loan management system for that architectural firm.

You could hear me this whole time?

And that stock management system for a candy maker from last week.

-And you too? -And even that demo CRM system too.

The presentation amounted to nothing, right?

You know,

that came in as an emergency request from Kijitani.

Do you really need this system?

The client started talking about it all of a sudden.

I think they'll give up on it when they see the cost,

so just throw something together that looks good.

Sorry, but we don't have enough people.

If you don't have them in-house, then you can outsource.

Why does he always speak to me like he owns the place?

Is he some sort of king?

Sorry.

And then we have Hatoyama.

He and I joined the company at the same time.

I'm counting on you, Shigiishi.

The client is really in trouble.

I'm sure this is something another company refused to build them.

How did you know?

Because you always accept these requests.

But we are the only company in the world

who can help them.

What do you say, Shigiishi?

He always accepts really tricky requests

that other companies refuse to handle.

And they all end up at our door.

So, I wanted your chief Suzaku to warn them not to do that.

So, that's why you wanted to talk to him…

Hiwada,

you shouldn't become like either of them.

Got it.

We can make it through

right until the end.

Right.

They're still doing it.

And then finally,

you press this oddly shaped button

with a big thwack.

TOTAL 201,697,000 JPY

Hatoyama…

Takano…

This is true data entry…

Data…

Entry…

Mr. Hatoyama, the app

we requested of the Development Department is ready.

You can now automate

data entry through AI.

TOTAL 201,697,000 JPY

Everything that Hatoyama and Takano spent hours calculating

can be done in just a few seconds.

Digitalization…

IT will start stealing work from Takano.

Hey, one of you.

My computer has frozen.

Fix it.

Oh, hello. How are you?

I'm heading to the bathroom.

Hey!

Hey! Come on!

What is wrong?

Hatoyama,

my computer has stopped working

with this circle just going around and around.

Can I take a look?

I'll leave it to you. I'm heading for lunch.

Okay.

He really is such a great guy.

Hey, Hiwada!

Hi, Karasumori.

I hear that Hatoyama

is being pushed around by Takano.

It has already gotten out to HR?

No, just to me.

Also,

I hear you were summoned to Development?

You even heard about that? That's kind of scary.

-Hey! -Wah! It's big sis Ukai!

What can I do for you?

This is for both of you. After work today, we're meeting

at the same place as always.

Of course!

Huh? You are inviting me too?

Yeah.

-See you. -Bye-bye.

The seniors are inviting me for drinks?

Is it that surprising?

I mean, ugh…

It's their first time inviting me.

I wouldn't know what to talk about.

In that case,

I'll show you what to do.

It's so fun

drinking with you, big sis Ukai.

Can I take a sip of that?

-Sure. -Thank you.

Wah, it's delicious.

-Can I order the same one next time? -Sure.

Yay!

-I could never do that. -Big sis,

-Hiwada, -you're skin is so beautiful.

you rejected my invite,

but when it's Ukai, you come?

Huh?

I'm out drinking with Hatoyama and Ukai. Want to come?

I'm in the bathroom.

There's no paper, so I can't move.

-Well… Um… No… -Don't worry about it.

Um… Where is Hatoyama?

I invited him, but he says he has important business to attend to.

Important business?

Momo, I'm home!

I'm home, Momo.

Were you lonely?

I'll get your food.

Is it good? is it good?

Hey, is it?

I'm home.

She's home. She's home.

Welcome home.

I'm beat.

I'm sure you must be.

Ugh, thank you.

Listen,

preparations for the exhibition

are way behind schedule.

Oh.

Didn't I tell you?

We have a new person in our office.

Yeah.

I'm still showing her the ropes, so everything takes twice as long.

You're training a newbie too? It's rough, right?

It really is.

-Here you are. -Thank you.

-Huh? -What?

Hey!

I told you not to give Momo so much food.

But she looked so hungry.

You spoil her too much.

This isn't good for her.

Ugh…

I can't believe it.

Hatoyama has been with his wife

since high school.

After that, they were together through university and got married as adults.

They've never fought or been unfaithful.

Doesn't that sound boring?

I think it sounds nice.

You know a lot about them.

Oh, you don't know?

Ukai is known as a one-woman CIA at the office.

A one-woman CIA?

You're Michito Hiwada, 23, originally from Yamaguchi.

You graduated with a B.A. in Information Systems

from Kanto University of Economics,

and when you feel frustrated,

you make croquettes.

How scary. How did you know that?

Nothing happens in the office that I don't know about.

However,

the only person I don't understand is Takano.

He is so handsome.

-Is he? -Yeah, of course he is.

I was so jealous.

-I want to see him. -I want you to, too.

What if you had a really hot younger brother, what would you do?

A really hot younger brother?

I'd make him an influencer.

You'd have to put him out there as eye candy.

It's like us using the boys around us as eye candy.

So, you'd have to offer him as eye candy to the whole internet.

You'd have to send him out into the world.

Hot guys need to be observed.

So, you're saying I should be selfless?

By the way,

my chief said something to me. You know him, right?

-Yeah. Tanaka? -Yeah.

Yeah, he said at this pace, we'll miss the opening date for the exhibition.

Can you believe a manager would

say something like that?

-Yeah, that's not right. -So,

he just complains and then says,

"I'll leave it in your hands," and walks off.

And we're the ones left to do all the work.

That sounds really rough.

Yeah.

Although, I'm used to it by now.

After our chief went home,

we continued working while complaining.

We were all united.

But I guess everything ended well.

You're right.

But in the middle of everything, Murata…

With young recruits these days,

if you get even a bit angry at them, they quit immediately.

It's hard to know how to either teach or how to scold them.

Yes, it is tricky.

Just a second.

Is it Mukunoki?

Could it be Saginomiya?

Oh, I've got it. It's Shiratori.

Why don't you answer? I'll take a bath.

Hello.

What's wrong?

Yeah, you had a rough day.

But Takano

is really trying her best.

Is that right?

Shouldn't you

head to bed soon, Shiratori?

See you tomorrow.

Let's do our best tomorrow.

Thanks for all your work today. Goodbye.

What were you talking about?

Well, we started out

talking about work,

but then we started talking about his parent's graves.

Ugh, what is this feeling?

I am really exhausted.

You know,

I really admire

how nice you are.

But how do I say this?

But you may be too giving of your time.

What do you mean?

Rather than being nice, you may just be someone people take advantage of?

Someone who is taken advantage of?

What are you doing?

I know that that is a pen.

EMERGENCY STRATEGY MEETING

What is going on with Takano?

She keeps spinning a pen around.

-You are right. -Is that all you can say?

It's distracting!

You are training her in, right? Get her to quit.

Despite twirling the pen around, she is properly carrying out her duties.

Why are you being so easy on her?

It's because of how nice you are to her

that this monster called Takano came to be.

A monster?

How did Hatoyama come to be in charge of training in Takano?

Well…

TSUMEKO TAKANO MICHITO HIWADA

I'd like to announce

that after completing their probationary periods,

new recruits Hiwada and Takano have been assigned

to the Sales Department.

Yay!

Wait, wait, wait.

Why didn't you select Karasumori?

That kid would definitely be a real asset to us.

HR snapped him up.

I would like to assign someone to act as a mentor to them.

-I will take Hiwada. -Really?

And, well, Takano is a woman,

so I would like to assign…

No, thank you.

I haven't even asked yet.

That way of thinking, that a woman should mentor a woman, is so old-fashioned.

Why do you have to say that?

And despite the fact that she may look really competent,

she actually can't do anything. It was obvious during her probation.

She can't do anything?

I don't agree at all.

In my opinion,

it all depends on the mentoring.

EMERGENCY STRATEGY MEETING

It was decided because Hatoyama said that.

Oh… Right…

In that case,

you need to take responsibility and raise her to be better.

Understood.

What was I thinking

when I said that back then?

Did I really think I could train her to be competent?

Takano…

Yes?

I hope that goes well for you,

that pen twirling.

Thanks.

I think it is an autonomic headache.

Autonomic?

It seems like you are very stressed.

I will write you a prescription for headaches.

TREATMENT ROOM 1

Thank you very much.

Huh?

Shigiishi…

Are you having headaches again too, Hatoyama?

"Too"? So, you must be having

them also, Shigiishi.

Yes.

I haven't gotten used to the Development Department yet.

So many aspects of it are difficult.

You are a department head now, after all.

It's just a title.

I know how to sell systems,

but I don't know how they are made.

I think sales is a better fit for me.

Is that so?

I think that if you were in charge

of Takano, you could really

make something of her.

Is Takano that new recruit?

Yeah.

I am in charge of training her in.

But to be honest,

I have no idea

how to train her.

Well, I know you, Hatoyama,

and I'm sure you are being too nice to her.

What?

You can't just be nice to people

all of the time.

It's just like that issue with that client from a while back.

It's great that you wanted to help them when they were in trouble.

But that made things difficult for us in Development.

Really?

But the reason we tried to complete

the request was because it came from you.

But we were all really exhausted because of how tricky the request was.

Those staff members

are victims of your niceness.

Victims?

I'm sure Takano is the same.

Do you really think hand-holding her

to that extent is doing her any good?

People can't be molded

through kindness alone.

Oh!

It seems that my complaining cured my headache.

Ms. Shigiishi, your bill is ready.

See you again.

People can't be molded

through kindness alone.

Kindness…

I don't get it. Kindness…

Hatoyama!

Hatoyama, come here.

Yes? Yes.

I found a contractor that will help us develop the IT system

that we talked about, so please set up a meeting.

A contractor?

Understood.

-I'm counting on you. -Got it.

Takano, we don't need any more copies, so take your seat.

Okay.

Wait, wait, wait.

Chief,

can I bring Takano and Hiwada

to the meeting?

Huh, why?

Mr. Kito, can I have a word?

-"Mr."? -Sorry, President Kito.

Are you going to accept the offer from that agency?

They also place their orders at the last minute,

so it makes things tough on us.

If you don't like it, I can tell them where to go.

Really?

Oh, wait. I meant I can tell

you where to go, Arai.

Hello, hello.

He's a real demon.

He never used to be like that.

Maezawa, you were one of the founders of this company, right?

We used to be acquaintances from a university club, but when we founded

this place, he changed completely.

I'm the only other founder left.

But I'll be gone soon too.

Thank you very much.

Hello. My name is Kito.

I am the CEO of PLACE 2.5.

Nice to meet you.

Please come this way.

Oh, my apologies.

Is this a flower?

It's a pen.

Yes, it is.

Thank you.

Has she been abroad?

Those people are always the worst.

Let me provide a brief summary

of our experience to date.

-Please. -Please.

Do you really think that hand-holding her

to that extent is doing her any good?

People can't be molded

through kindness alone.

Okay, I'm going to hand this off

to Hiwada and Takano.

Um…

When available, this acts as an alternative

to create an idea from a scheme

made in Para and authorized by stakeholders.

This guy may as well be speaking English.

These are my least favorite types of clients.

Understood.

-Excuse me… -Yes?

Did you just say, "Jurassic"?

I said "drastic".

If only it wasn't just her pronunciation that was good.

She has no idea what it means.

This project is currently pending approval.

Pen?

Pending.

It means that it's not yet approved.

Why did she have to do that again?

Yes.

Um…

Because of this,

the users, I mean, those engaging

with the product will have an easier time.

Our priority is in having

a cool, or should I say modern, interface.

I think this guy may have the wrong idea that Takano used to live abroad.

Is that why he stopped incorporating so many English words?

So, we engage in a statistical analys--

review.

-Excuse me. -Yes?

Feel free to continue using English.

Sure, understood. I'll keep going.

Through this case, the clients big data suggests

-customer insights-- -Cust?

Customer insights.

It refers to things that the customer may be interested in.

Would you mind if I had a drink of water?

There's no other explanation.

He must be thinking that she spent time living abroad.

The chief says we have to do a deal with these guys

for budgetary reasons.

Even if I'm told I have to, it doesn't mean that I can.

Say something Hatoyama.

People can't be molded on kindness alone.

People can't be molded on kindness alone.

-People can't be molded-- -Ehm…

Ms. Takano, do you have experience

in doing business internationally?

For example, in Silicon Valley?

Oh, Silicon V-o-lley?

Oh, in English, I guess it means "volley", like in volleyball.

What's it like in the valley?

Well…

if you jump, you will be blocked.

Does that mean that if you stand out too much, you are knocked down?

What happened then?

I launched an all-out attack.

You push back?

Yes.

I was told not to break any rules.

But in the end, it was okay.

What the heck are they talking about?

Was Takano in the volleyball club in high school?

And who was involved

in that incident?

Large IT companies?

What?

Apple?

She managed to get companies

in Silicon Valley to change their rules?

All I did was follow the instructions of my leader.

I relentlessly attacked

the weaknesses of my enemies.

She's crazy.

They're going to exploit us.

Let's turn them down.

Wait, no way. Are they going to turn us down?

People can't be molded on kindness alone.

People can't be molded on kindness alone.

This is bad. I have to do something.

Um…

Yes?

The issue on the table today

is whether we can form

a f-feasibility partnership

with a client for a project

that is already in the k-kick-off phase.

-Right. -What has gotten into him all of a sudden?

By engaging your company,

which has the best practices

in the field of UX design,

we want to improve synergies.

That's the purpose of this project.

By the way, Takano will be omitted and not be assigned

to this project when it kicks-off.

O-mi-to?

Oh, he means "omitted"?

This guy is quite brave to be speaking about a superior like that.

Our company takes a mission oriented approach…

Wait, what the heck is going on?

It's our top priority.

Is this some sort of ploy?

We want to scale this solution.

-The project we are engaging in… -Is this Takano person

playing the villain on purpose?

And then, this Hatoyama guy is just sitting back and letting it play out.

And then, as a result of that,

they tried to motivate this Hiwada dude

to make it seem like we can trust them.

…we are behind and can't provide coverage.

-If that's the case, how lame? -So we want to form an alliance.

-Is this just a game to them? -We want a more agile form of development.

This industry

is a dog-eat-dog world, even within the company,

and only the survivors

can outwit others and prosper.

We provide instruction to respond to the cycle.

We have to commit to excellance on behalf of our members.

COMPANY NAME ANNOUNCEMENT PLACE 2.5

But this dude seems like a good guy.

And I bet it's not just him. She seems nice too.

And this guy too.

I thought that if I was a good guy, I would lose something.

But all I ended up doing was driving people away.

But I wonder if I have time

to take back those

important things that I let slip through my fingers.

If I do that, maybe things will go back

to how they were.

Depending on the client,

we may refer to you as the main client

for a consulting fee.

-Excuse me. -Yes.

Did you say that you would introduce us

as the main contractor?

Yes.

So, that would make us

nearly like an ambassador?

Yes, it would be on a case-by-case basis.

We could open negotiations on this

as one of the goals of our engagement.

Are you serious?

It depends on the budget,

but I think we could have a great collaboration.

Got it.

Best practice! Success! Must!

Agree!

-Pleasure doing business with you. -Thank you.

-Thank you very much. -Thank you.

Maezawa, thank you for everything up to now.

Huh?

I hope we can continue to work together.

Of course.

Let's get it done!

-I'm going to do it. -Yay.

Place 2.5!

That has a great ring to it!

Well done, Hatoyama! I wouldn't have expected any less.

No, this was all the work

of Hiwada and Takano.

All I did was leave it up to them.

That's incredible, you two.

It's because Hiwada was fluent in English.

Please don't say that.

The client seemed to be

under the mistaken impression that Takano had lived abroad.

-It happened again? -Yes.

Well, all's well that ends well.

But I think

that Takano

is really developing.

You are not talentless.

You were a baby,

but you are here now

because you have learned to do

what you couldn't.

Don't you want to continue

to ride this momentum

and learn to do even more things

that you couldn't do before?

Hatoyama…

Did you understand

what I said?

I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

Idi--! Idio--!

Idio--! Idio--!

Hey!

What has gotten into you, Hatoyama?

Apologies. I am fine.

Wait, I have gotten it wrong, Takano.

After all,

I want

to find a way

to be able to work with you.

Understood.

Let's work together.

She opened the shared folder all on her own.

She even performed the double-click.

She has accurately inputted the figures.

TOTAL 204,792,000 JPY

No way. She even got the total.

Now, all she has to do is hit enter!

What's wrong?

-Hey, Takano! -What happened?

What happened, Takano?

-Are you okay? -Takano!

Takano?

-Apologies. -Are you okay?

Sorry for causing you trouble.

Is there anything I can do?

No, no, take a seat and relax.

You only have ten minutes left in any case.

Understood.

Are you okay?

I feel refreshed after sleeping.

I still have ten minutes left, right?

Until the end of the day?

Yes.

That again?

There is five minutes left.

Three minutes.

One minute left.

It's almost time to get going.

Hatoyama!

I am now able to do something that I couldn't do before.

Hatoyama,

please don't cry.

You fool.

What am I looking at here?

So, that's what has you in good spirits?

Misa.

Even if I am someone that people take advantage of,

I think I will continue the way I am.

Or should I say,

it's the only way I know.

Right.

That makes sense.

But I really hope

that people like you

are actually valued by society.

I'm back.

-Welcome back. -Hatoyama.

-Yes? -I can't twirl the pen anymore.

Really?

What happened? How did this happen?

Okay, watch closely.

Be gentle about it. Now, give it a try. Do your best.

That's the way to do it.

Do your best.

You can do it.

My really great superior

will never be praised by anyone,

and I'm sure he'll never get ahead in life.

You'll get it next time.

They say companies are always like that. The nice ones suffer.

That was close.

But I think that his way of life

seems like quite a nice one.

HIWA-DORI USER SINCE APRIL 2020

You can do it.

-Hatoyama… -What's wrong?

Why do people

twirl pens in the first place?

Huh?

What is fun about it?

Takano, I think

you don't have to work hard.

You can just

continue as you are.

Okay!

Oh, he gave up.

He gave up on being positive.

Huh?

My computer has given up on the internet.

-Well, it is a battle. -Who are you, Hachibei?

-You're pretty stiff. -Shut it, twerp.

It's the first time I've ever felt what it means to be busy.

Thank you so much for your hard work.

Have you availed or our free trial?

If it doesn't suit it's just a new bad debt on file.

Takano, I want to go out with you.

Subtitle translation: Shane Forde